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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
2-Year Suspended
Sentence Is Given
DIR. B. W. Tugnan
Appeal From Many Friends
Causes Judge to be Len
lent. Eldreth Tried.

After approximately five hours
of deliberation, a jury rendered
a verdict in the Ashe superior
court last Friday, finding DR.. B
w. Tugman, we'll known West
Jefferson physician, guilty of an
attempt to perfom an illegal ope-
ration on Jessie Bledsoe, of Wa
goner community.
Saturday afternoon Judge Fe-
lix Alley over-ruled a motion tc
set the verdict aside on the
grounds that there was no evil
dence to support it and made a
lengthy talk explaining his posi-
ton in the case.
He said he YVES going to be len
lent because of appeals from a
large number of friends of DR.
Tugman's. dozens of men have
come and talked to me about this
case and to make a long story
short, it looks IS though every
body is for him." he declared.
II couldn't sleep we'll last night
for worrying about it . Here is
a man who has one great weak
ness and 1 don't know whether
he can conquer it or not, but ]
hope so. I am a judge who be-
lieves that the highest thing OF
the law is to save men and not
to destroy them"
He then described the parable
of the Good Samaritan and later
read one of Edgar Guests poems
about being good neighbor
which brought tears to the eyes
of many spectators and two law
yerS in the courtroom.
Il propose to take care of the
public on one hand and the de-
PENDANT on the other" he asser-
ted. The judgment was as fol
lows:
That DR.. Tugman pay the cost
of court and be placed under ::
suspended sentence of two years
The sentence specifically prohi-
bits him from receiving fees OF
rewards from the practice oil
medicine and from using intoxi,
cants for period of two years.
Eldreth Gets Off Light
Roscoe Eldreth, who submitted
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
Roosevelt Severely Criticized
BvPremier MOlotoff OF Russia

MOSCOW. - Premier Molotoft
Tuesday chided President Roose-
welt for lending Finland the mo
raj support" of the United States,
in effect warned the Firms to
come to terms, and notified the
world that Russia is drawing
closer to Germany and Japan
once partners in the anti-comin-
tern pact.
In an exhaustive report on Rus
sia's new foreign policy, the pre-
mier and foreign commissar told
more than LOO deputies attend
ing the extraordinary joint SEES
sion of the soviet council that the
United States move to repeal its
arms embargo would INTENSITY,
aggravate and protract" the
European war.
Salient points in Molotoff's 85-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
Caldwell Mutual
Is Given Final
Sum OF $4,000
All Construction To be Com
pleted Soon. Directors
To Meet Saturday.

Allotment of "a final $4,000 for
the completion of the Caldwell
Mutual corporation was recently
made the Rural Electrification
Administ, at n in Va. ington.
In addition to completing the
project by erecting Ines to mem
bers living in 1000 feet of the
main lines, $4,000 of this sum
will be used to defray certain ex-
penses connected with the initial
operation of the project which
cannot be covered by. the con-
struction loan.
This extra expense developed
as a result of not getting current
in this vicinity and of later hav-
ing to purchase it from the Duke
Power Company and thereby
making necessary the construc-
ton of a heavier line from Lenoir
to Sparta, all of which was not
anticipated in this original allo-
cation, Supt. G. F. Messick ex-
planned yesterday while in town.
Construction on the additional
REA lines in the four counties
started this week and will be
completed within a short time.
The Caldwell Mutual corpora
ton, previous to the $4,000 al
lotment, had been allocated $685.
900 to build 780 miles of line to
serve 1902 members in the four
counties in this state and John
son county, Tenn, and $118,400
to finance house wiring and
plumbing installation.
The board of directors of the
Caldwell Mutual will meet in Lee
noir Saturday, in regular session.
Mr.. Messick yesterday said that
the load on the lines is not as
large as he wants it to be, but
that the company is operating in
the "black'' and not in the "red"
He said that there are very few
complaints relative to rates now
and that the Caldwell Mutual has
about the lowest REA rate in the
country.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
Many Ashe Teachers Planning
To Attend District Meeting
Meet In High Point TOmor-
row. Several Schools May
Be Closed in County.

A large number of Ashe coun-
ty teachers and principals are ex-
pected to attend the 18th annual
convention of the Northwest Dis
trict Teachers Association which
will be held in High Point tomor-
row and "a good many schools will
be closed for the day, Supt. J. B.
Hash stated yesterday.
Every teacher in the county
is privileged to attend the annual
convention and to close school on
Friday in event of such attend
ance, he said, Those who do not
60 are expected to teach as US
ual
A delegation from each central
high school has been urged to
attend and it is believed that
Ashe will be we'll represented.
A full days program has been
arranged, starting at 10 o'clock
in the morning.
The presidents of the county
units will hold a banquet in the
Sherton Hotel tonight and Prof.
R. E. L. Plummer, Ashe presi-
dent, is planning to be present
On this occasion.
T. E. Story, former principal
of the Wilkesboro school, is
president of the association and
will preside. Several outstanding
educational leaders will deliver
addresses, including Dr. Ebert
Fretwell, of Columbia University.
DR.. Julian Miller, editor of The
Charlotte Observer, will also
speak.
The senior high school build
ing in High Point will be head
quarters for the convention, but
group meetings will be held in
several other schools in High
Point.
In this district are Is counties,
including Ashe, Allegheny, Wa
tauga and Wilkes counties.
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FIRST TOUCH OF
WINTER is FELT

Winters first icy blast was
felt here on Saturday when
the thermometer took a sud
den drop and a typical West
Jefferson wind arose. Sunday
remained unusually cold for
this time of the year and on
Monday the thermometer
dropped below freezing.
Snow was reported on
WhitetOp for the first time this
year and the trees on Negro
mountain were covered in an
icy mist. Tuesday also re-
manned cold, but yesterday old
man Winter took a breather
and the temperature arose
slightly.
Service stations reported a
rushing business, getting cars
ready for winter, while local
merchants noted an increase in
, the sale of blankets, heavy
winter clothing, stoves. Coal
dealers have been busy max
ing deliveries for the past few
days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
Phipps Is Elected
Chairman OF Ashe
AAA Committee
Succeeds r. w. Hardin. J. C.
Little Chosen Vice Chair
man. Gambill, Member.
RICH REELECTED

The Ashe county soil conserva-
ton committee for 1910 was lee
ted at meeting of the delegates
from the six farm communities in
the county, held in the court
house Monday morning.
j. R. Phipps, we'll known Silas
Creek farmer who has served on
the county committee for two OF
three terms and who was vice
chairman last year, was selected
as chairman, to succeed r. w
Hardin, of West Jefferson.
The other members of the com
mittee are J. c. Little, of Clifton
vice chairman and J. w. Gambill
of West Jefferson, member. J. c
Goodman was elected first alter
nate and H. H. Burgess of Obids
second alternate.
The new county committee
then met and reelected County
Agent c. J. Rich secretary anc
Mrs. Mary Grant, treasurer.
All of the delegates and new
committee members highly prais
ed the work of Mr.. Hardin anc
expressed deep regret that he ha:
been suffering with heart trouble
The committee will meet ir
the near future and map out
complete program for 1910.
In the election of Mr.. Phipps
it was pointed out that G. C. Den.
ny will automatically become
chairman of the jefferson com
munity committee to take Mr.
Phipps' place and w. O. Ashley
will become vice chairman of the
Creston community committee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
Funeral Held For
Ance Ayers, Y

Funeral service was held Fri
day for Ance Ayers, we'll known
Crumpler farmer who died at his
home on Oct. 26. A large num-
Der of friends and relatives at
tended the funeral conducted at
the Healing Springs Baptist
church with Rev. Edgar Denney
in charge. Burial followed in the
Healing Springs cemetery.
The deceased who was the son
of Wilcum and Sarah Lewis Ay-
ers was born at Ore Knob, Nov.
6, 1866. He has been engaged in
farming practically all Of his life.
He is survived by his wife and
one sister, Alkaline Gualtney.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
minute speech were:

minute speech were:
l. Struck at President Roose-
welt for intervening" in Russia's
negotiations with Finland Gin
contradiction of the United
States policy Of neutrality"
2. Declared Russia was unable
to understand Finland's refusal
of a mutual assistance pact SINH
lar to those which made the Bal
tic states of Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania virtual protectorates.
3. Denounced Great Britain
and France for carrying on the
war with Germany for the pur-
pose, he said, of safeguarding
their colonial possessions.
4. Said "there can be no ques-
ton of restoring Poland" and that
it was absurd to continue the
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
TO MAKE PLANS FOR
hurley TOBACCO VOTE

Farm agents and their assis-
tants and committee members in
this section will attend a district
meeting in Asheville next Mon
day to map out final plans for
conducting hurley tobacco ref
erendum on November 81, as is
announced.
C. J. Rich, H. D. Quessenberry
and C. B. Price and probably J.
R. Phipps will attend from this
county
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02
Farm Coop Being
Organized Rapidly;
Application Made
Will Also Be Marketing Gen.
ter for Produce, Fruits,
Poultry and Meats.
MANY HAVE JOINED

Plans for the establishment of
a Blue Ridge Cold Storage Co.
operative plant and marketing
center, to be located at West JEFF
ferson and constructed through
the cooperation of the Rural
Identification Administration,
are now nearing completion, it
was announced yesterday.
Last night Gwyn Price, di-
rector of the Caldwell Mutual
Corporation; Max Wilson, attor-
ney of REA coop and Senator
w. B. Austin left for Washington
where they have an appointment
with REA officials this morning
at $50 o'clock to perfect prelimi-
nary application plans, which
have already been pending.
Congressman R. L. Doughton,
who is a member of the proposed
cold storage farm coop and who
is keenly interested in its es-
Enlistment, made the appoint
ment and will assist in securing
approval of the application for
a large loan and the ALLEGATION of
the money.
C. F. Messick, superintendent
of the Caldwell Mutual Corpora
ton, states that this is the first
application in North Carolina
that has been made to REA for
such a plant and that he believes
it will be approved.
''The value of an institution of
! this kind to Ashe and surround
ing territory is unlimited and it
will also increase the income of
the Caldwell Mutual as we'll as
the farmers" he declared.
1t is reported that over 200
farmers and business men in
Ashe and Allegheny counties
have already made application
for membership in the proposed
Blue Ridge Cold Storage Coop
erative and that every effort will
: be made to secure at least 100
more farmers.
The big project is being spon-
sored by the Jeffersons Rotary
Club and the Ashe county farm
agents office, through the COOP
GRAFTON of the Caldwell Mutual
Corporation, and a large number
of Rotarians, farmers and school
principals are assisting in secur-
ing memberships or stock sub
scriptions.
! For the past several months,
Gwyn Price and other farm lead
ers and members of the Rotary
Club have been discussing the
vast possibilities of a cold stor-
age plant and marketing center
in this county and have been
studying the REA plan of assis-
lance, but organization activities
have only been underway short
time. The success made thus far
is phenomenal, Mr.. Price said.
At a meeting of the Rotary club
last Thursday night, Mr.. Price,
chairman of the cold storage COM
mittee, made a report and out
lined detail plans for organiza-
ton.
Congressman Doughton was
present and made a splendid talk
in which he said this proposed
project offered farmers a Won
derful opportunity to increase
their income through co-opera-
ting together in the marketing of
their products and in the holding
of those products, including veg
etables, poultry, meats, fruits and
seeds, with a cold storage plant,
Continued on Page Eight)
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Plans To Get REA Cold Storage Plant Nearing Completion
Church Is Found mot Guilty.
In Ashe Superior Court Tues.
Sensational Trial Required )
Days To Complete. At
tracted Big Crowds.

Clifford Church, Warrensvllle
filling station operator, was
found not guilty of murder in
connection with the fatal shoot
ing of his wife last July, in the
Ashe superior court Tuesday at
ternoon.
After celebrating less than two
hours, the jury rendered its YER
dict of not guilty at two o'clock,
thus ending one of the most SEN
sational trials in the history OF
this county.
For the first time in many
years, an extra two-day session
was required to complete this
trial that turned out to be an out
standing legal battle.
In his charge, Judge Felix AL
ley told the jurymen that they
could find Church guilty of first
degree murder, second degree
murder or not guilty.
No one could assuredly predict
what the verdict would be and it
was a tense moment when Austin
Houck, acting as foreman for the
jury, announced mot guilty..
Church, it seemed, was per-
haps the only man in the court
room who was sure of that YER
dict and he rushed over and
thanked all of the jurymen, the
Judge, his attorneys and even So
licitor McMichael who waged a
great fight to convict him.
Throughout the entire trial
Church sat back of his formidable
array of attorneys, looked to-
wards the jury box and displayed
no emotion whatever.
The presentation of evidence
was completed Saturday at noon
end that afternoon, Attorneys Ira
T. Johnston and Ed Bingham pre-
sented.> their arguments to the
jury. All say fS,h.4d2y We con
sumed by speeches to the jury
and Tuesday morning Judge Al
ley delivered his charge.
Testifying for the State, which
sought to get first degree con-
viction, were Sheriff Ed Miller,
John Burkett, Roy Ashley, Price
Blevins, S. A Dotson, Ray Miller,
a brother Of Mrs Church; Iva
Jean Rimer, 12-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Church's; Mrs. Genie
Jones and others.
Sheriff Miller testified that on
the night of July %, Mrs.
Church's body was found lying
across a bed in the Church home
at Warrensville with a bullet hole
through the right eye and her
head in a pool of blood.
He said Church was intoxicated
and was crying, saying that his
wife had committed suicide. He
said there was no gun near the
body or in the room and that
Church refused to tell where the
gun was. He stated that Church
was placed under arrest and that
he tried to escape, but was caught
on the bridge and brought to jail.
En- route to Jail Church fought
and cursed the officers and the
Sheriff quoted him as saying that
he would not get over Is years.
The next day pistol was found
under an adjoining house and one
bullet had been fired, he said.
Dotson, of Galax, a fingerprint
expert, testified that he found 7
prints on the pistol and that all
Continued on Page Eight
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JOIN STORAGE COOP

All farmers are urged to join
the Blue Ridge Cold Storage Mar
keting Cooperative. Complete in
formation is available at the farm
agents office, Join at once!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02

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 Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-02

Shown above group of relatives and friends of Mrs
Nancy JONES' who recently celebrated her 9st birthday
Mrs JONES sitting the bumper of the Standing to
right her oldest son. Rufus JONES' The to the left
wearing dark and hat is Walter JONES' of Rufus
JONES' Mrs Orie Greer, great grand daughter is also
shown in the picture Mrs JONES has children 26 grand
children, Al greatgrandchdren and great grand
children. She was born and reared in Allegheny.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

: proposal. Two weeks
ped with my best girl
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Young Ruth Terry
Has Competition

Few screen newcomers have had
an acting opportunity comparable to
that Walter Wanger has given 18-
year-old Ruth Terry in Send An
other Conn.," and seldom has any
young starlet had more competition
in any film vehicle. Miss Terry
sold" herself to Wanger and Di-
rector Tay Garnett through an ex-
ceptional screen test. When produc-
ton began Garnett built up the girls
role confident she would give good
accoul, t of herself. Thus far she has
lived up to the directors fondest
expectations, but it has been hard
work. In most of Miss Terry's
scenes to date have been not only
Pat O'Brien, Edward Arnold and
Broderick Crawford, the three actors
who have the leading male roles,
but also such veteran scene stealers
as Henry Armetta, Alan Dinehart,
John Sheehan, Douglas Dumbrille,
Bernard Nedell, Addison Richards
and Douglas Fowley, who has ap-
peared in more than 100 pictures in
his first five years in films. Z
In one scene II members of the
cast are all active in a small elevator
and later in one small room. With
most of these actors husky 6-footers.
tiny Miss Terry had had added
problems, but as Send Another
Coffin" progresses in production the
dynamic youngster continues to
make her feminine lead more and
more attractive.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

task of tanning the seemingly un-
tamable Katharine (Miss Fon-
tanne). there is not the slightest
feeling that the Bard is being i'm
molated. On the contrary, in spite
Of the fact that some of the orna-
ments to the action become impedi-
ments to the flow of the play at
times, one has the idea that Shakes
peare, himself, would contribute to
the uproar of approval.
Although they set the mad mood
of the Interpretation, the principals
by no means entirely dominate the
rowdyism which is rampant from
the induction" to the ring around
the-rosy" dance which brings the
final curtain down.
AS Petruccio, the swain so in need
of money that he would risk his life
in conquest of Katharine's heart,
Mr.. Lunt gives performance that Is
far more of a caricature of his
reputable actor self than was his
romp in Idiots Delight" The
broadness of his playing, which
practically defies measurement, Is
matched by that of Miss Fontanne,
however, in the role of the tempestu-
GUS Katharine. They reach the ulti-
mately hilarious effect of their many
scenes in that in which she re-
nounces her positiveness to agree
with him that the suns the moon,
or vice versa, II he says so. Perfect
also is the prelude to that passage,
the one in which Petruccio's cam
paign of coldness and starvation
ends up with the surrender of
enough fruit, meats and vegetables
concealed in her clothing-to have
fed Katharine for days.
AS it would be, THE Tanning of
the Shrew' is nearest to dullness, if
not actually contiguous, when the
Lunts are absent There are such
moments, but not too many to be
retrieved, by the return of the
battling pair to the arena of con-
flict.
Comedy honors in subordinate
AoASo AoAA AdtuI dAly W ftlCIldTQ
Whorf and Sydney Greenstreet,
ranking members of the Lunt acting
company, AS Christopher Sly,
rowdy, dirty character in the lin
duction," Mr.. Whorf contributes a
highly comic stage-box perform
ance that can be called diverting
without implying a double meaning.
Mr.. Greenstreet as the harried, cor
pulent, peace-seeking Baptista,
father of those hellion daughters. is
his invariably excellent self. Edith
King, also of the original company
of four years ago, does handsomely
by the brief part of the garrulous
Curtis and S. Thomas Gomez is
splendid In the knockabout Grumio
role. The rest are quite adequate.
Carolyn Hancocks settings, state
ly affairs, handsome and amaz-
lnglv adjustable to the whimsical
requirements of the play, constitute
very competent realization of the
production scheme.
The production scheme inciden-
tally, is the creation of the Lunts. as.
indeed, is the hilarity OF the whole
berserk presentation.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"The Tanning of the
Shrew." as enlivened by Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne: $50 pm.
Earle-"What Life" the comedy
of high school amour: $50, 11::55
am, 2:25, 4:55. 7::30 and 10 pm.
Stage shows, with Ann Sheridan:
HOS am, 1:35, 4:05, $40 and
9:10 pm.
>Capitol-"Dancing Coed" rhythm
in the halls of learning: II am,
las, 4:30, 7:15 and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 12:50, 3:35, $40 and 9:05 pm
Metropolitan-"Dust Be My Des-
tiny" true young love by John Gar
field and Priscilla Lane: II am.
LOS. 3:15, 5;25, 7:3O and $40 pm
Palace-"The Women" with claws
barred and fangs dripping acid: 10:45
am, lbs, 4:05, $50 and $50 pm.
Columbia Thunder Afloat,'
Wallace Beery VS.. submarines: 11:25
am, 1:30, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and
$40 pm.
Keith's-"Fifth Avenue Girl" Gin
ger Rogers being a cure for your
morbidity: 11:50 am, 1:50, $50
$50. 7:50 and $50 pm.
Little-"The Old Dark House.
Laughton, Karloff ct al. in a mys-
terry thriller: II M, 1880, 2:35, 4:20
6:10, 7:55 and GAS pm.
Trans-Lux-NeWs and shorts, con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Open n-Air-''My Man Godfrey
revival of the comedy: 7:45 and 10:10
pm
Evening star., 1939-10-03

COMEDY, is hlgh-Splrlted af1a1r, an
Interpretation as mad as the Marx
brothers, if not invariably quite so
funny.
In behalf of their conviction that
there has been too much dulcet awe
in the approach to Shakespeare,
the Lunts (bulwarked by the The
ater Guild make the widest kind
of farce Of their outrageous produc-
ton" of 'The Shrew." They go all
out for the potential fun in the
tale of fiery gal being quenched
by her lord and master. To this
end, they make use of an assort-
ment Of figures, animal and hu-
man, and f1tments that never ceases
to be amazing-and, correlatively,
amusing. If the production does not
bring Shakespeare to life, it at least
has him turning over in his grave.
Midgets, new musical score, aero
bats, fiery chariot that symbol
ICES the flight of the lovers to be-
lated bliss, an offstage stooge, horses
(stuffed but spirited, and a dozen
other equally startling items are in
troduced in the merry course of
Petruccio's conquest of Katharine's
stormy heart.
No two players of lesser stature
than Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fon-
tame, no doubt, would dare trans
late Shakespeare into such terms of
travesty. But when Mr.. Lunt's
Petruccio takes hand, sword and
eventually a huge bull whip to the
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Lunts Make Romping Farce
Of aiming Of the Shrew'
Nationals Season Opens With Stages
First Couple in Outrageous
Production of Bard's Comedy
BY JAY CARMODY.

thou dd hold Shakespeare thine heart absent thee
tradition awhile
riot distinguished audience
National
Helzapoppin
Evening star., 1939-10-03
His Girl Friday
Is ROsalind Russell

Rosalind Russell, the most wide
ly discussed actress in Hollywood
following successive triumphs in
"The Citadel and "The Women,
has been signed to play the leading
feminine role in the Howard Hawks
production "His Girl Friday" ac-
cording to an announcement by Co.
lumbia Studios.
Miss Russell will be co-starred
with Cary Grant in the romantic
comedy drama set against the back
ground of metropolitan city. Ralph
Bellany is featured as an insur-
ance salesman, equally adroit at
selling romance.
Portraying a capricious and cap
tivating star reporter, Miss Russell
is on the verge of leaving on he.
honeymoon with Bellamy when one
of the most sensational stories of
the year breaks loose. This Sc
quence, high lighted with gay COM
edy, furnishes the keynote of the
romantic conflict.