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Evening star., 1939-04-11
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

=
NEW YORK, April 11.-Support
came to the stock market today
after selling forces had unlimbered
their heavy artillery and moved
down leaders to more than
points.
In a rush of forenoon offerings,
accelerated by the unloading of i'm
paired margin accounts, the ticker
tape for while fell behind floor
dealings as large blocks changed
hands at sharp recessions. Buyers
stepped in during the fourth hour
and extreme declines, at the close,
were substantially reduced or re-
placed with modest advances.
The pace slowed on the recovery
journey, but transfers approximated
10000 shares.
Talk OF Anglo-French naval con-
centration in the Mediterranean. in
a new stop Hitler" shift. revived
war nervousness in Wall Street,
brokers said, and apparently touched
off the initial wave of liquidation.
In addition, speculative contingents
saw little in the business perspec-
tive, still clouded mainly by the
string of European crises, to inspire
recovery sentiment.
Some disappointment also was evi-
dent over the refusal of the list to
follow through on yesterdays rally.
AT the same time many in the finan-
cial district seemingly turned to the
buying side in the latter part of the
proceedings on the theory the recent
relapse may have discounted every
thing short of actual overseas hos
tilities and sliding industrial trends
at home.
Aircrafts. motors, steels and spe-
cialties bore the brunt of the first
onslaught, but some of these wiped
out their minus signs before the
finish. Rails did fairly well the
greater part of the time.
Weakness of securities at London.
Amsterdam and Paris was a con-
tributing influence in the first hours
drop in New York.
In the backward division most of
the day were Chrysler, General
Motors, Douglas Aircraft, Kennecott,
Westinghouse. American Smelling,
Du Pont, j. C. Penney, Union Car
bide, Philip Morris and American
Can.
Late resistance was displayed by
U. s. Steel, Bethlehem, New York
Central. Great Northern. Sears Roe
buck, Montgomery Ward, Sperry,
Loft, Standard Oil of New Jersey and
Johns -Manville.
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CottonSeed Oil.

n Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Grain
By the Associated Press.

6y tne Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Fluctuating
nervously with a 1l2-cent range.
wheat prices today rose to the best
level in more than two months, but
then lost all of the gains and closed
fractionally lower than yesterday.
Official forecast of winter wheat
production, showing material i'm
provement in crop prospects since
winter, and failure of foreign grain
markets to show any excitement over
political developments in Europe, en-
couraged selling of wheat futures
here.
Wheat closed 4 lower to 4 higher
compared with yesterdays finish,
May $685., July $685.: corn un-
changed to a off, May ATS "a, July
49L oats Ilnchapped to l. 1ou,er =
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Variety SoIes Gain

The Commerce Department says
average daily sales of variety stores
IN March were per cent higher
than In February and about per
cent above March of last year. ga
Evening star., 1939-04-11
New York Cotton

Bv the Associated Press. n,
NEW YORK, April 11.-Hedge
selling, Bombay liquidation Of
straddles and commission house SELL
ing depressed cotton futures to-
day.
Prices in midafternoon were / to
4 lower. May Sold 1893, of l, and
July 7.76, down 4. Contracts were
taken by trade interests, SPOT
houses, local professionals and New
Orleans brokers.
F,,fnr
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Chicago Cash Market

VHUAkO VNSN MaFket.
Cash wheat. No. red durum ssh.
No. 3 Northern spring, II: sample grade
Northern spring. 69A. Corn, No. 2 mixed,
4al4-5o; No ! yellow 40; No white.
54A;, sample grade, An Oats No. 9
mixed 3la4 No / white. 33-33h,: sample
grade white. 1890 Mating barley 52S0
nominal, feed; 35.45 nominal: No. 8 malt
s7i3. Timothy seed. 2 2s5-3I5 nominal:
red clover. l3.00-16.0O nominai red top,
925-75 nominal
Evening star., 1939-04-11

COttonSeed Oil. -
Commission houses bought cottonseed oil
futures and local shorts covered on the
rauy IN lard today. advancing the market
from . barely steady opening to q ranEsa
Early trade was spasmodically active. July
Gwent from 6.77 to $50 for the best gain.
september recovered from 6.S6 to 500. or
were reported in the Southeast and Valley
~ oA cents. Nominal Texas quotations
were oA to 5A. depending upon location
Evening star., 1939-04-11
FREIGHT Loudinos

freight carloadinss on railroads reporting
today for the week ended April included.
April Prey WY. ". Agc;
N. =. Central-- 60.s3l 7O.47S 67,S4S
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Continued on Page A.1e.)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
Ashe Post To Be
WenRepresented
At Legion Meet
Annual State Dept. COnven-
ton to Meet In Raleigh
This Week End.

A good delegation from the
Ashe Legion post, composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Barr, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B Hurt, Edwin Eller and 9TH
ers, will attend the American Lee
gion department convention in
Raleigh June 1927
District Commander Wright
states that he is proud of the re-
cord the post here and this dis
trict has made during the past
year.
"a splendid program has been
arranged for the convention and
imagine there will be at least
5000 legionnaires in attendance"
he said.
A Forty and Eight wreck will
be held on Saturday night. Bur
gin Pennell, of Asheville, is re-
firing commander and there are
3 candidates for election this
year. The Ashe post is sponsor
ing Mr.. Wright for vice COM
mander.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
STATE EXHIBIT
is DEDICATED
AT WORLD FAIR

NEW YORK, June 10 - The
North Carolina exhibit at the
Worlds Fair was dedicated to-
day by Governor Clyde R. Hoey,
his staff, state dignitaries and
about $500 natives and residents
of the state.
The Governor spoke of the
states cultural, social, agricul-
tural and industrial accomplish
ments and declared that North
Carolina has not neglected "the
great spiritual values on which
a mighty civilization is built"
He pointed out that the state
has a balanced budget, that it re-
quired less for relief than any
other state during the depression
and that it is keeping pace with
the nations progress"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
Second Series OF
Building & Loan
Stock Opens Soon
Applications Are Being Ac.
cepted. Made Money
First Six Months.

The second series of INSTALL
ment thrift shares of the Ashe
Building and Loan Association
will open on July and applica-
tons for shares of stock in this
series are now being accepted,
Glenn B. GRAPHICAL, secretary and
treasurer, announces.
The Association was organized
January l, and has made good
record during it's first six
months of service to the Jeffer-
sons and Ashe county.
There were nearly 100 share
holders of the first series, max
ing a total of 604 shares. Six
loans to build or repair homes
have been made and the Associa-
ton now has several applications
pending and it needs more share
holders.
An urgent appeal is made in a
full page advertisement on page
three of this issue for everyone
to join the Association, which
provides safe, convenient way
to save money, to make money
and to help build the community
and county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
Dewar Says REA
Should Increase
Income nCounty
Caldwell Mutual Engineer
Discusses Rural Electri-
ficatiOn At Club
HOSPITAL REPORT

There are over 200 ways that
farm families can use electricity
to increase their income and en-
joyment in life, Harry Dewar.
project engineer of the Caldwell
Mutual Corporation, told mem
bers of the Jeffersons Rotary
Club last. Thursday night.
Construction of the main lines
in this county is now well un-
der way and will be completed
this summer, he stated.
1--WE have received wonderful
cooperation and there is no rea-
son why this large cooperative
should not be a success" he de-
clared.
The outstanding REA engineer
briefly reviewed the history of
the Rural Identification Admin
istration. 1t was established by
an act of Congress in 1885, he
said, to assist agencies in the es-
tablishment of electric lines in
rural communities.
It was set up to run for 10
years and to loan to power COM
panies and co-operatives an aver
age of $4O,OO0,00O per year at a
low interest rate, with the un-
Outstanding that only low power
rates would be charged.
During the past 4 years a total
of 100000 miles of rural lines
have been built by the REA,
serving 100000 customers.
The power companies, he said,
have not taken advantage of the
opportunity to borrow this mo-
new to build rural lines to any
great extent, while on
the other hand rural co-opera-
tives such as the Caldwell Mutt
ual Corporation have sprung up
rapidly all over the country.
The government lends the CO.
Oh the money at an interest rate
of less than 3 per cent and gives
it Is years in which to pay back
the principal and interest. Dur
ing the first five years it is only
necessary to pay back the inter-
est.
The co-operatives, he said,
have to operate very economical
ly and with fine cooperation
from REA, they should be able to
come out on top without any SER
ious difficulty.
The speaker was introduced by
Rotarian A. B. Hurt, a director OF
the Caldwell Mutual. Joe Neal
was program chairman.
During the clubs business ses-
sion, Wade Eller reported that
splendid progress is being made
on the hospital drive. GAS many
people want a hospital in this
county as there are who want
to go to heaven when they die, "
he declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
VIC Judging Team
Wins End Place
At F.F. A. Rally
Team Composed OF Vance
GRAPHICAL, Rodney Brown
And Carroll Waddell.
HONOR FOR SCHOOL

GRASSY CREEK, June 90
M. w. Reynolds, agricultural in
structor of Virginia-Carolina high
school returned last Saturday
with his livestock judging team,
who attended the thirteenth an
nual conference of the F. F. A.
Rally held at V. P. I. at Blacks
burg, Virginia.
In competition with fifty-nine
livestock judging teams from va
rious chapters of the state, Vir-
ginia-Carolina boys won second
place. The team was composed of,
Vance GRAPHICAL, with a score of
62O.8 points; Rodney Brown, with
619.9 points, and Carroll Wad-
dell, with 613.7 points, making a
total of 1882 points. They lost
first place Ito North River by
22.6 points.
The judging consisted of nine
classes as follows: two classes of
beef cattle, two classes of sheep,
one class of hogs, one class of
draft horses, one class dairy
cows, one class of corn. and the
identification of twenty-five cuts
of meat.
Others attending the rally from
Notwithstanding were: Elwayne
Sexton, as leadership boy, who
will be president of the local
chapter for the coming year. He
attended the School of "parlia-
mentary procedure" and Harry
Barker, who received his third
degree last year was an invited
guest of j. O. Hoge, district sup
ervisor of Southwest Virginia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
Referee Hearing OF County's
Suits Against Ex-Sheriff Ill.
vi. Miller To Start Monday
Judge C. HI. Hastings is Refe-
rec. Public Hearing to be
Held in Courthouse.

A referee hearing of the four
Ashe county suits against Ex-She-
riff Henry M. Miller and his
bondsmen, charged with an in
debtedness to the county of ap-
proximately $28,OOO.OO, will COM
mence next Monday in the court
house in jefferson before Judge
C. H. Hastings, of Winston-Sal-
en-, who was appointed as referee
for the four cases a little over a
year ago.
The hearing is scheduled to
start at 1870 o'clock in the after
noon and may last for several
days. The referee will act as
clerk, jury and judge, but eth
er side can appeal to the Ashe
court, according to ex-
ceptions filed by them after the
appointment, which was mutual
ly agreed upon.
The defendant will be repre-
sented by the law firm of Bowie
and Bowie and by attorneys for
the National Surety Bonding
company and Attorneys w. B.
Austin, Ira T. Johnston, Gov. R.
A. Doughton and Hayden Burke,
Of Taylorsville, will represent the
the county.
The county's principal witness
will be E. w. Smith, of Lenoir, a
certified public accountant who
has been auditing the county's
books since January, 1887.
Henry Miller served three
terms as sheriff of the county,
from 1882 to 1886. According to
the certified public audit made
by Mr.. Smith in the spring of
1887, which is on file in the
county public records and
which was used as the basis of
the suits, Ex-Sheriff Miller still
owes the county nearly $4,000,
that was collected during the six
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
Congress Expects To
Pass another Relief
Bill This Week End
New Appropriation Will Elk.
pend Little Less Than
2 Billion Dollars.
CHANGES ARE MADE

With existing WPA appropria.
tons running out on June 80
Congress has been busy during
the past week working out a new
relief bill.
Last Saturday the House pass
ed a $1,735, 100000 measure, with
certain amendments, after a heat
ed 14-hour session, and sent it to
the Senate.
This was the amount requested
by President Roosevelt, to- con-
tinue the great work relief pro-
gram. There was a good deal of
sentiment in both Houses for an
increase of $5OO,OOO,OO0 in the al
lOtment.
The senate has been debating
the matter the first of the week
and final passage should take
place the latter part of this week.
Among the most outstanding
regulations passed by the House,
was the creation of a three-man
board to administer the program,
rather than just one man.
Neither the spenders nor the
savers ran away with the legisla-
tion," Senator Adams asserted,
adding that a $1O0,O00,000 allot-
ment for the national youth ad-
ministration was "a good COM
promise" Mr.. Roosevelt had re-
quested $123,OOO,OOO and the
House appropriations committee
had recommended 100000.
Along with the prospective
battle over the PWA appripria-
ton, some controversy was ex-
pected over the restitutions the
House voted on WPA spending.
One would limit to $4,000 the
amount WPA could spend on a
single building project. Advo-
Gates of the limitation said it was
designed to prevent WPA con-
struction of heavy projects, but
opponents contended it would
prevent many useful and worth
while projects. A House commit
tee received testimony that WPA
construction cost on the average,
much more than private con-
struction.
The House also approved aboli-
ton of federal-sponsored WPA
art, theatre, music, writers and
Observation-Disclosures projects. Any
projects in this classification, 9TH
er than theatre, may be contin-
ued, however, if they have local
sponsors and the local communi-
ty pays part of the cost.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22

Ashe county will get it's full
share of the $4,000 that the state
will spend during the next two
years for beef cattle and sheep
research work in the mountain
counties, Dean I. o. Schaub,
head of the State College Exten-
sion Service, declared Tuesday
while in the county.
Meetings are being held in the
various mountain counties this
month to determine ways and
means for conducting this re-
search and experimental work
with beef cattle and sheep.
Monday a meeting for Ale
ghany, Ashe, Watauga, Avery,
Mitchell and Caldwell counties
was held at Boone. County Agent
c. J. Rich, Ira T. Johnston and
w. B. Austin attended it.
The legislature appropriated
the money, but left it up to the
extension service of State College
to determine the best methods
for carrying out the program.
Dean Schaub stated that his
department is going to ask agri-
cultural committees to pick out
various farms in each county as
experimental or demonstration
farms for the program.
He said the State would pro-
badly furnish an improved sire
for a number of farms. Various
features of the experiment will
also include Improvement of pas
ture lands, methods of fertiliza-
ton, grasses that are best adapt
ed to different soils; experiments
in winter feeding, silage, hay and
so on.
Dean Schaub, Fred Sloan, dis
trict agent supervisor; L. I. Case,
beef cattle specialist; F. R. Farm
ham, dairy specialist; w. B. Col
Inns, Mr.. Rankin and other Off
Gals were in the county Tues
day. Dean Schaub was very much
interested in the pasture expert
ment being carried out on the
Rich Hill Dairy farm.
Mr.. Farnham had a group of
visitors from CASTOR and Roam
counties who were interested in
buying some heifers for All club
work in their counties.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
One New School
Bus Route Will
Be Added In Co.
Long Branch School Children
to go to Lansing. Few Ex-
tensions Proposed.
SURVEY COMPLETED

Ne5t fall Asba county will
have one new school bus route
and several of the old routes will
be extended if the roads are ade-
quately improved, according to
the proposals made by Prof. AL
bert Martin, representative of
the state department of public
instruction, who has just COM
pleted a survey of all existing
school bus routes in the coun-
ty and considered the requests
made.
The new route will be in the
Lansing school district and will
extend through the Long Branch
section, thus consolidating the
one-teacher school there that
burned down last fall with the
Lansing high school. The county
commissioners decided that it
would be better and less expen-
sive to purchase new bus rath-
er than to erect another school
building.
This will give Ashe a total of
81 school buses, about two-thirds
of which will cover two routes
and thus make two trips twice
each day, servicing a total of
around so routes and travelling
over 900 miles per day, hauling
around $500 school children at a
cost of around 3 cents per day
per child, figures from Supt.
Hash's office show.
Continued on Page Eighth
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
RaldWin's Home
Is Burned Down

The home of Banner Baldwin,
located in Ashe near White Top,
was completely destroyed by fire
during the past week, it was
learned here yesterday.
The fire caught on the roof
from a stove flue and quickly
burned everything to the ground.
All of the furniture and house
hold articles were destroyed, it
was reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
Over $4,000 Is
Pledged To Ashe
Hospital Assn.
Nearly $500 Secured in Past
Week. Over LOCO PeO-
pie Have Signed.
ELLER is PLEASED
WORK

During the past week nearly
$500 in stock subscriptions and
contribution pledges to the Ashe
Hospital Association have been
made, bringing the total to date
to $8,25000, Wade Eller announc-
late yesterday afternoon.
cts plenty certain that the
people of good old Ashe county
want and intend to have a mod
ern hospital" he stated. "More
than 1000 people have already
shown their desire by putting
their pledge of financial support
to the building project into black
and white"
"Anyone who might have even
remote doubts on this score may
convince themselves more fully
by persuing the long lists of good
people whose names appear on
the reports from all parts of the
county.
"It is really stimulating to the
workers to hear the enthusiastic
statements the people make con-
corning the project. They are
heavily concerned about the
good of this county, about the
prospects for future develop
ments and they are most con-
cerned of course for the better
care and nursing of our sick
folks" he stated.
The following have signed
stock subscriptions cards in the
past week:
H. H. Lemley, oPindexter Bile
wins, R. B. Taylor, F. H. Shatley,
Levern Johnson, Lonzo Davis, J.
C. Little, w. G. Little, w A.
Williams, J. w. Faw, Gillian
Weaver, r. D. Sheets, w. M. A.
Eldreth, E. R. Stansberry, w. w.
Collins, Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Jefferson M. E. Church,
Grant Bauguess, L. M. Faw, Jack
D. Wagner, E. c. Eller, G. V.
Stansberry, M. M. Weaver, Ward
Ray, L. w. Baker, John M. Bal
lou, C. c. Brinegar, M. F. Denny,
J. K Coins, D. Frank Porter
Archie Barton, c. M. Dickson,
Ex-Sheriff Thomas K. Miller,
Rhodes Furniture Co., G. o. Bur
CESS, Don L. Francis, J. R. Grubb,
Langdon L. Scott, Rev. w j.
Huneycutt.
George T. Wellborn, Lee Barr,
E. E. Absher, Walter Blevins,
Guy Barker, Everett N. Moore,
Estle% Brown, T. K. Douglass,
Scott Cox, James Pollard, Leo
nard E,am, George F. Sawyers,
Claude Osborne, E. D. Handy,
w. w. blackburn, w. o. Jones,
John w. Caldwell, Guy Neaves,
A. H. Owen, w. F., Pugh, John
Sawyers, It. E. Jones, E. F. Gam
bill, Mrs l'rancis Porter and Mrs
Daisy Ellie.
About 80 have signed pledge
cards in the past week, and
their names will be carried in the
paper later. A partial list is as
follows:
Haines Baker, w. G. Baker, P
L. Mcmillan, Lee Jones, c. M
Blackburn, Lidia Perry, B. D.
Absher, c, C. Phipps, Vealin Nc
MILAN.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22

The Federal Surplus Commodi-
ties Corporation has issued invi-
tations to manufacturers through
out the United States for offers
to sell surplus American cheese
and evaporated milk.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
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
Golden Opportunity!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
AsHE COUNTY

is the air-conditioned section of
worm Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
90 oeove sea level. twenty-five miles
OF the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
Ashe To Get Full Share
States Beef Cattle And
Sheep Research Program
Various Farms to be Selected.
J. c. Pierce, Jr., To Di-
rect Activities
$4,000 is SET UP

]. c. Pierce, Jr., of Grassy
Creek, who graduated in ami
NAL husbandry from State
College this spring with high
hOnOrs, has been appointed
to direct the $4,000 beef cat
tie and sheep research work
in the mountain counties,
Dean Schaub announced this
week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-20
Restrictions for
Nelson Lagoon Are
Planned by Dimond

A bill introduced by Delegate A.
j. Dimond on June will, If en-
acted, prohibit commercial fishing
for salmon with stake nets in the
Nelson Lagoon area and the arms
and tributaries thereof, except by
those VIII ohave resided continuous
ly for at least two years within a
radius of IS miles of the locations
where the net would be staked or
set. Nelson Lagoon is near Sand
Point.
The proposed legislation was adj
vanced by Delegate Dimond after
attempting to secure restriction Of
stake net fishing through regula-
ton by the Bureau of Fisheries.
The Bureau reported that it could
not make effective regulation that
would fit the need under existing
law. The bill is similar to law
that was sponsored by the Delegate
two years ago which limits stake
net fishing in the Bristol Bay re-
gion to residents of the locality.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-20
100000 ACRES
INCLUDED IN
SOIL SURv ley
Final Approval for Susifnd,
Matdnuska Study Is
Received

Parts of IL townships in the Su-
sitna and Matanuska valleys. about
200 ,000 acres in ell, are in the dis
trict where an Alaska Planning
Council sponsored soil survey and
economic study is to be made this
summer.
Word was received today from w
A. Rookie, Assistant Regional Con-
servator of the Soil Conservation
Service, who will be general super
visor of the study, that final APP
provsl of the project had been re-
ceived from Washington.
Cost of the survey will be $685.
o15. Headquarters will be at either
the Matanuska Experiment Station
Matanuska, or the Matanuska Col
ony Community Center, Palmer
Working for five months, the sur
vey crew of three men expect to
cover from 500 to 1000 acres per
man day, or from 1885, 900 to 270,00C
acres in all.
G. E. Rachford of the Forest Ser
vice is expected to serve as chair
man of the sub-committe of the
National Resources Committee which
will direct the work.