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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Ashe Talent
To Appear On
Station WIT
Winners In Young America
Contest Here Go To
Charlotte Sat.
ON AIR AT 10 A. Nj.

Invitations have been received
by Elmo Jones, Is; Elizabeth
Anne Diggs, II; Dorothy Dean
Campbell, 9 and Margaret Ruth
Morphew, 9, to appear on Radio
Station w. B. T. in Charlotte in
the Norge Young America Con-
test. They will appear on April
90 at 10 A. M. young America
on the Air" =.
These Young America were Sc
lected by the judges in the recent
contest held here in w. Jefferson
and sponsored by the American
Legion Auxiliary and the coope-
rating Norge dealer, Central Ra-
dio Company. ......
On the program on which these
Young Americans will appear will
also be a representation from Null
Inns, S. c., and judges will select
one winner for the broadcast. This
winner will receive a radio given
by Southern Bearings & Parts
Co., Norge Distributors, and will
also be given an invitation to re-
turn later in the finals of the
Norge Young America Contest.
The two winners in the finals
will receive trips to the New
York Worlds Fair and parents of
these winners will receive their
choice of a Norge Rollator Ref
rigerator, a Norge Electro Speed
Electric Range or Complete
Norge Home Laundry outfit.
An invitation has been extend
ed by the sponsors of Young
America to all interested re-
sidents of w. Jefferson to be their
guest in the studios of w. B. T.
when these representatives ap-
pear.
Mrs. P. C. Wright and Mrs. Ed.
D. Barr will be in charge of the
group of performers who go to
Charlotte.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Miller Boys Get
b Long Sentences
Willard Gets From 10 To IL
Years; Roosevelt, Is to 20.
Adjourned Thursday.

The Ashe superior court ad-
journed rather abruptly last
Thursday morning when Solici-
tor McMichael learned that a
number of cases scheduled for
Immediate trial would have to
be continued until the fall term
on account of sickness on the part
of defendants or some of the wit
neSSeS.
This included the case of Ros-
coe Eldreth, charged with man.
slaughter in connection with the
fatal accident of Reeves Perry,
of Horse Creek. This case had
been set for trial on Thursday
but it was stated that one of the
Witnesses was i'll.
Before adjournment Judge ]
H. Clement sentenced Willard
Miller to serve from 10 to IL
years on manslaughter verdict
in connection with the murder OF
Luther Miller and Roosevelt was
sentenced from Is to 20 years fol
second degree murder in the
same case.
Sheriff Ed Miller took Wade
Blackburn and the Miller boys tc
Raleigh on Friday.
Also before adjournment, Ear
Childers was granted a divorce
from Cora Childers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Planting OF Glad
Bulbs Completed

Bruce Dent, Ashe county S
leading horticulturist, who has
charge of the Vaughn Seed COM
pany's big gladiolii project IN TINS
county, this week said he had fin
ished planting bulbs and bullets
on the % acres set aside for this
project.
He stated that he planted be-
tween two and three million
bulbs and bullets, consisting OF
63 different varieties of glads.
Eight acres are devoted to bulb
lets and Is acres to bulbs.
All of the bulbs were planted
by hand and will be cultivated IN
this manner, too. He said he
would use about 10 men to Guilt
vate them.
"Some of the glads will start
blooming in June and continue
through August and September
he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
TO LAUNCH HOSPITAL
DRIVE SAT. AND SUN.

Continued from Page One)
day night, 7:3O o'clock; Chestnut
Hill Baptist church, Sunday
morning, II o'clock; Shelter Bap-
fist church, Sunday afternoon,
2:3O; Landmark Baptist church,
night, 7:3O.
District Number Four.
Lansing school gym, Saturday
night, 7:3O; White Oak school,
Sunday morning, IL O'Clock;
Tuckerdale Baptist church, Sun
day afternoon, 2:30; Phoenix
Baptist church Sunday night,
7:3O.
District Number Five.
Nathan's Creek school, Satur-
day night, 7:3O; Welcome Home
Baptist church, Sunday morning,
II o'clock; Furchess school, Sun
day afternoon, 2:3O o'clock;
Friendship Baptist church, Sun
day night.
District Number Six.
Grassy Creek Methodist church,
Saturday night, 7:30; New
River Baptist church, Sunday
morning, II; Sussex Communi-
ty Baptist church, Sunday after
noon, 2:3O P. NJ; School house at
Fairview, Sunday night, 1880.
District Number Seven.
Glendale Springs school,, Sat-
urday night, 7:3O; Blue Ridge
Baptist church, Sunday morning
IL; Obids Presbyterian, church,
2:3O Sunday afternoon; Pine
Swamp School, Sunday night,
7::30. IN r... -..,,-..
District Number Eight. r..
Fleetwood school, :. Saturday
night, 7:3O; Brownwood .,Metho-
dist church, Sunday morning, II;
Todd school, 2:30 Sunday after
noon and Bethany Methodist
church, 7:3O Sunday hight.
District Number Nine. -.
Riverview school;" Saturday
night, 7:3O; Big Laurel Methodist
church, Sunday morning, II o.
clock; Little Laurel Methodist
church, Sunday afternoon, 2:30
and. Rich Hill Methodist church,
Sunday night.
District Number Ten.
Green Valley school, '7:30 Sat-
urday night; Creston Methodist
church, Sunday morning, H.
Ashland Baptist church, Sunday
afternoon, 2:30; Sutherland
Methodist church Sunday night
7:3O. =,
District Number Eleven.
Sturgills school; 7:30 Saturday
night; Big Helton school, Sun
day morning; Little Heltor
school, Sunday afternoon, 2:30
and Greenwood Methods
church, Sunday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Lansing Wins 7
Straight Games

Lansing high school baseball
nine won their 7th straight VIC
tory last Friday afternoon when
they defeated West Jefferson
here 9 to 8 in a rather loose err
r-making game.
This was the third time that
Lansing had licked West Jeffer-
son. The scores before were II to
7 and IL to 2.
Coach Paul Perkins was allow
ed to pitch and the Morphis lads
collected IS hits off of him, while
West Jeffc.30 tapped Ray BE
wins for 7 hits.
Playing here last Friday for
Lansing were: Warren, 3rd; Pow
ers, If; Blevins, pitcher; Stancil,
catcher; Kilby, centerfield; Chap
pell, short stop; Miller, right
field; Welch, second; and Jones
first.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Pond Mountain
Licks Lansing
Fox Hunters" Won by Score
of 6 to 0. Campbell Pitch
Excellent Game.

Pond Mountain COX hunters"
open their 1889 baseball season
by defeating the strong Lansing
nine 6 to 0.
Although the Pond Mountain
boys have had very little prac-
tice, they easily outplayed Lam
sing high champs.
Campbell, Pond Mountains
star pitcher, famed Is men and
walked only l and allowed only
4 hits.
Stancil struck out 8 men, walk
ed 4 and allowed IS hits.
The line up is as follows:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Shatley Springs
To Open May Ii
G.. l.. Collins To Be I'm Charge.
RemOdeling Work Now
In Progress.

Shatley Springs, one of Ashe
county's nationally known sum-
mer and health resorst, will open
on Saturday, May 13, at was an
nounced this week.
c. L. Collins, of Marion, Va,
who successfully operated the
Bromine-Arsenic springs for the
past three seasons, will be in
charge at Shatley this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins also ope-
rate the Hotel Marion and are
widely known in this section.
Plans for remodeling and i'm
proving the dining room and sew
eral buildings at Shatley Springs
are now under way and Mr.. Col
Inns states that he is looking for
ward to a record season.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Today
AND
Tomorrow
FRANK PARKER
STOCK RID E
S Took RIDG

That might have been written
yesterday. The English people
we're as concerned then as they
are now, hundred years later,
over the ever-present danger of
war.
Then, as now, the threat to
Great Britain was the loss of her
colonial possessions bordering on
the seven seas. 1T is more than
probable" the English neWspa-
perman wrote, that the loss of
several colonies would be the re-
suit of those hostilities with
which, according to the Warlike
preparations of the present min
istry, we are threatened" That
is the major concern of the Bri-
fish people in the present Euro
pean crisis.
TRANSPORTATION retarded
In 1889 the first proposal was
made in the Congress of the
United States for a canal across
the Isthmus of Panama. A reso-
luton was adopted instructing
the President to consult with 9TH
er nations involved as to it's fea-
sibility.
At that time the United States
extended only to the Rocky
Mountain S, but we had a great
shipping trade with the Orient
and ships had to make the peri
lous voyage around the tip of
South Amerira.
1t was more than sixty years
before anything serious was done
toward digging the Panama Ca
nal, more than IS years before
the canal was finished.
Business, as usual, was a long
way ahead of government in 1889
in promoting the use of new in
ventions. In that year, when the
Navy had only one steamship,
the legislature of Louisiana vot-
ed to substitute a corporation to
build steamships to run lines to
Europe.
have long thought that the
most serious result of the Amer
lean Civil War was that it inter-
rupted our rapid expansion in
foreign trade and gave Britain
chance to displace this country
as the worlds carriers of mer-
chandiSe.
CHANGES security
After studying pretty careful
ly file of old newspapers of
hundred years ago I can't see
that there have been any chang
es Of consequence in the outlook
OF the general run of people.
There is still, as there was in
1889, a considerable number of
folks who want the Government
to do something for them or their
special interests.
There is still, I am thankful to
say, a very large number of peo-
pie who don't ask any favors.
The only fear I have for the fu-
ture of America is that we may
get SO fixed in the habit of ex-
pecting the Government to do
everything for us that we will be
willing to give up our natural
liberties in exchange for what
seems, at the time, a greater mea-
sure of economic security.
Going back into history a lot
farther than a hundred years,
find the records of many nations
who were sold on the same idea.
The only ones that have survived
are those whose people woke up
and threw out the governments
which undertook to tell everybo-
dy where to head in. People have
never gotten anywhere but by in
dividual hard work and common
honesty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
7 MORE ASHE BOYS
CAN GO TO c. Nj. T. C..

B. D. Barr, West Jefferson post
master and Ashe county c. M.
T. c. representative, yesterday
stated that 7 more Ashe boys can
enroll for encampment at Fort
Bragg this summer if they will
act at once.
Anyone wishing to go to the
C. M. T. camp is requested to get
in touch with Mr.. Barr within
the next week. He has appica-,
ton blanks and can arrange for
transportation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
ATTENDING GENERAL
M. E.. CONFERENCE

Walter Worth, cashier of the
Northwestern Bank in Jefferson
and a prominent lay-leader in the
Methodist church, is attending
the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal churches
that is being held this week in
Kansas City. Mr.. Worth left last
Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

Exports of American wheat
and flour since last July have to-
tailed 1O1, 100000 bushels.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

For the third consecutive month
a decline has occurred in local
market prices for farm products,
bringing the price index to the
lowest point since July, 1884.
The Valley settler., 1939-02-10
CO-OP MANAGER

The Board or riroctors cf tho Eotoml9ka Valley Cooperating Association hav0 succeeGe1 in obtaining an outs t0nding aon for Lena ger of this 7r1cnizCtion. Mr. L. Clair Stock of Ko1so Wash inrtcn is 1oovinE 2oattle in Q fow 1ays t2 talCo ever the position Tn viow CT strike con3itionG part or lis trip will be by air. 1cr. Stock hes q record of 18 years association with Cooperating Associatio oas and at the time of accoptanco of this position was .- succosa afully mana sinG q C0-op in his home conrunity. He also has organized Coop associations. We ere fortunate in boing able to enrage q man with such q good roccrd of achievement to stand upon, end yet be TounG enough to ccrry our problem of organization to cOnr le ti0ns
 The Board of Directors have ex- orainod the qualifications, history and record of many prospo cts for. the job, and now feel that with the selection of llr Stock and his acceptance VIC can 50 for wand rapidly.
 Lots o1l plan to Givo cur new LanaGor full coore ration i, pull together, on3 rocr the benefits accordingly.
 Success depends upon 100 2 cooper ation. COOPE3ATIrE meaning TO OPERATE TOGETHER FOR A C0lDIoN
 oBJECT-- JOINT ACTION AND PROFIT STAPT7I1
The Valley settler., 1939-02-10
APPRECIATION

To Dr.Albre cht and his Lamp ght- CTS" Mir Wi emer, Ernest Kling, and Lyle Rogers, acc ompaniec by Miss Ennabal Freeburn, for their entertaining musi cal numbers. To John Long for donation of five dollars.
 And to all Of the folks from the Independence Mine, Wasilla, Anchorage, Motanuska, & B No.5, and from Palmer, we wish to
 (continued on page 9
The Valley settler., 1939-02-10
RURAL RECOMMENDATION

Plans are definitely going for- ward for Rural trification. Word. from Washington, D. c. states, that, before money can be appro- priatod for this purpose, we mus send in an accurate report and survey showing that adequate and constant power can be made available. This engineers re- port will cost ,525O. As soon as this inf ormation has been sent to Washington, steps can be inrnedi- ato1y taken to procure the re- quired appropriation from which our .'25O. will be refunded and further progress made at once.
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The Valley settler., 1939-02-10
MAIL SERVICE

Tho local Post office advises that nothing definite can be promi sed in mail service, but cs far os is now known, mail will go south to Seward today and may leave s sometime next week. Also, it is expected that mail will leave here to-morrow at 2 o'clock for the north where 1t will probably make come ctions with Air-mail servi ce.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23

Canadian ice hockey players, we
read, may be conscripted into mill
tary service. A good war might seem
to them, at that, welcome, restful
relief.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23
Dealings For
Stocks Slow

New York, Oct 23.-(AP)-Utili-
ties. motor trucks and specialties
managed to attract a few buyers in
today's stock market, but many is
sues were unable to get along on
the upside Dealings slackened ap-
preciably after a fairly lively open
ing, in which blocks Of 1000 to TO-
900 shares changed hands. Near the
fourth hour, minor advances and de-
clines were about evenly divided.
News from abroad was hardly Of
a character to whip up the specula-
tive urge, brokers said, and the war
was Just as confusing to traders as
it has been for the past several
weeks.
On the domestic front, business
prospects were still to the liking OF
financial quarters, but even here
some thought was given to the pos
sibility that stock prices may have
done considerable discounting Of re-
covery. Securities at London and
Amsterdam did better. Bonds dis
played higher tendencies. Com
modities were mixed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23
High Court Balks
Upon Doctors Case
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ed in profession and not trade
The law prohibits activities in re-
straint Of trade in interstate COM
merce.
The Justice Department said de-
cisiOn by the high tribunal would af-
feet the conditions of medical prac-
tice throughout the United States"
Among other actions today the
court:
Declined to review decision tenn
porarily enjoining two publishing
companies from selling Adolf Hitler's
book, "Mein Kampf," the American
copyright Of which is claimed by an
other company.
Denied a request by the milk
wagon drivers union Of Chicago for
review Of Q decision enjoining
picketing of retail stores selling the
product Of a dairy alleged to have
engaged in un If labor practices.
Denied pc ton by the British
American Tobacco Company, Ltd,
seeking review of a decision which
denied recovery of $4,331, 500 from
the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York for gold bullion taken over by
the government in 1888.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23
Two-to-One Margin
Expected for Bill
When Vote Is Had
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up The battle Of words on the neu-
trality bill. They called the SEN
ate into session at II a. m. in the
hope Of concluding general debate
and starting action on more than a
scOre Of amendments.
A final vote is widely expected
before The week 'nds.
An early meeting hour was the
reply to the opposition's refusal
Saturday to enter 6 formal agree
nent 10 limit further speeches. The
administration forces hope to OBJ
tain such an agreement this after
noon, and, failing that, to hold
sessions much longer than the usual
siVe-nOur meetings.
Weep sident Garner was re-
ported authoritatively not only to
be pressing for a vote this week, but
to be opposing action at the special
session on S5OOOO,0OO flood
drought relief proposal, deficiency
defense appropriations, or any 9TH
or legislation after disposing of the
bill repeating the c-'.c7- embargo
and providing leash and carry
sales 10 belligerents.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23
Japan Likes Frank
ness Grew Showed
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ter Kichisaburo Nomura, but said
he did not know what on the agen-
la
Suma described Crews speech as
'an energentic effort to create I'M
Outstanding between the two coun-
tries, and remarked that ''such
straightforWardness in the presen-
fation Of American views will be
2ucn appreciated"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23
Violence Flares
In Hot Yugoslav
Political Enmitv

Zagred, Yugoslavia, Oct %
(AP)-One political leader was kill
ed today as political violence flared
again in the newly autonomous
Croat state.
Peter Vratar, commander of the
armed Peasants Protective Society at
Pakrao, was beaten to death by an
unidentified gang He was a follower
of Vladimir Mack, head Of the
Croatian peasant party.
The killing followed the Croatian
authorities recent suppression of the
Sokol youth organization as too Ser
bian in character. At one place the
Sokol heacc~Srters was burned
Croatian autonomy is the result of a
compromise after long Serb-Croat
conflict within the Yugoslav state.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23
St|Ial|!d;f52!&}%|'!etaSJE !iiE4}Eo!!!!!:>:;2


as she crossed the room and Rant
above the table.
I'm not sure" she said at last
but 1 think this is the one. I eoorn
to remember that it had some blps
enamel on it. We never used tho
thing, but I've seen it lying there
On the desk ever since we FIRST
came to Hill House"
WAS it there last night?" Lancv
leaned forward scanning hex face
with ecger eyes.
I'm positive it was. wrote two
letters at the desk last night, and
l know I saw it then"
Thank you. Mr.. Barry, can YOU
pick cut the one which belongs in
your cottage ?"
Barry examined them closely.
then shook his head negatively,
Sorry, sir, but I can't I've noticed
the thing lying there, but I never
touched it but once"
"When was that?" Lancv
snapped the question at him before
Barry had scarcely spoken his last
word.
why, 1 don't know exactly. 7
rennenoo picking it up and jwr-
ing it around while I was talking
to Orion once, but don't remem.
bar Whom it was. Perhaps he can
tell you"
How about it, Orion ?"
Bruce left his chair and walked
to the table. 81 remember Barrvs
handling the thing and I've seen
it lying on the desk ever since I've
been in the cottage, but I'm hanged
If I can tell which one Of the three
it is. It might be anyone OF them as
far as I'm concerned"
Can either Of you remember
when you saw it there last?"
Both failed to place an exact
time when the knife was last seen,
and Lancy turned to Josie.
How DO you open your letters
Miss pcalze?"
Josie blushed. Usually with
hairpin," she confessed.
mot always" queried Lancy
gently.
mo, not always. Sometimes I
haven't one in my hair. Then I use
q knife or scissors, whichever is
llandicst."
Il see. And you, Miss Ruther-
ford ?"
II tear off the end Of the envelope
with my fingers"
Rhoda, Coral and Chloe said thu
-Gn1e. l was the only one who ha-
ioitually used u paper cutter. If"
said tartly, "you had fifty letters
to open at che time, you'd use
cutter, too"
With the men a key was the IA
vored article And that line OF ques-
tioning died right there.
The next move was a surprise to
ne. Fingerprints!
And now" said Captain Lancy,
when the messiness was over, II
want to know where each one Of
you was last night between nine
thirty and five minutes of ten.
Miss Feake, Miss button and
Miss Gordon were together during
the entire 25 minutes. Mr.. Abbott
and DR.. Peake together during a
part Of the time, and Mr.. Abbott
YVES with the three girls on the
terrace when the scream sounded"
His eyes rested on Pauls face.
Or. Ruthcrfcrd, where were you
during that time? ?"
Go Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23

| Las3cy'5 presc~ce VILE enough tc
keep our labored conversation on
trivial things. After the meal was
ended, 1 took a tray up to Josie;
then spent an hour with Chloe in
the kitchen. l h2d just finished
with her when Neal came to tell
me that Chief Forrest had returned
and wished me to join the others
in the lounge.
Chief Forrest was speaking
when I entered. At sound behind
me, I TUNED. ChlOe was tiptoclnG
along at my heels. I had not known
that she was to be included, but
evidently everyone was to be pres
ent. Everyone but mrs. Rutherford,
1 amended my thought after l
glanced around.
"No one is to leave Hill House
for any reason whatsoever without
the permission of either Captain
Lancy or myself" the chief said
sternly. The report CT the autopsy
has come in. LITS. PcGl-c vyaG killed
with a long slender knife or dag
ger. Has anyone seen such a Wea-
pom?
One after another we all denied
knowledge of such a thing. Had we
anything to add to our statements
Of last night, was the next question
asked, and ? n the answer was
no.
He was 81 .ng to speak again
when q trooper entered. He laid
something hidden from our gaze
by d loose paper wrapping on the
table behind which the police OF
fcers sat. In a low tone they con-
suited briefly; then before our as
tonished eyes Captain Lancy held
up a long slender bladdcd knife.
Does anyone recognize this ~
he asked. COR this? Or this ?" lie
held two more knives of similar
style before us; then laid them on
the table and said: Surely some
one must have seen these knives
before ?"
To my establishment Josie rose
from her chair. She was as white
as drift Of beach plum bloom and
her fingers shook piteously as she
claspcd them together. Her voice
faltcIcd aS she spoke.
II think one Of them, the last, is
the paper cutter which I keep on
TIE desk in my study"
"YOu are correct, Miss Peake.
Captain Lancys voice was curt.
Can you tell me when you last
saw it there?
II am sure it was there yester-
day afternoon when Miss CCrdc?
helped me put the room il order"
did you sec it then, Hiss Cor
DOM"
1 was ashamed to admit that ]
wasn't sure, but I had to 90 So
Il d>n't know" 1 replied. II have
an impression that q paper cutter
lay on the desk beside the pen
tray, but I can't be sure"
Who else recognizes these
. knives"
81 do" Bruce Orton's deep voice
cut the silence.
II think one of them came from
the desk in our living room
Pauline's voice was forced and fa1
louder than necessary.
II do" Joseph Barry, looking
like a whipped dog, mumbled the
words
Miss Rutherford, will you como
to the table, look az the two knives
and decide, if you can, which came
from your cottage?"
Her nervousness was apparent
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-23

because Represen-
tative Clarence F.
Lea of California
is the Montana
senator's partner,
in sponsoring it in
the lower legisla-
tive chamber) to
put this country's
river transported
ton under the In
terstate Commerce
Commissions juris
dicti0n evidently is
due to meet with