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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-22

trolied congress and it was UNDER
stood that anti-slavery sentiment
prevailed in Washington territory.
Another statehood movement de-
veloped during the seventies, but
received no encouragement from
congress because there were too
many Democrats in the territory.
Republicans were having all they
could do 10 control congress and
they didn't want to make a state
out of a territory that might send
couple of Democrats to the
United States senate.
And believe it or not. a consid-
cradle number of settlers east OF
the Cascades opposed a statehood
proposal in the late seventies. They
said we were getting along pretty
well as a territory, with the fed
eral government paying lot OF
the freight, 30 why bother about
statehood?
The matter WAS agitated spor-
adically but the statehood bull
never got past the preliminary
stage until 1889.
On the I57th anniversary Of
the birth Of George Washing
ton, Feb. 22, 1899, President
Cleveland signed the bill open
Ing the way to statehood.
The news reached Olympia and
Tacoma about the same time that
afternoon. A bulletin at the Led
ger office soon spread the news
here. A crowd gathered and an
impromptu celebration was or
ganized. George Kelley's old
bronze cannon, one of two pieces
of armament salvsged when the
Russian gunboat, Politofsky, which
the United States obtained in the
deal for Alaska, was taken to the
bluff near the end of So. 7th st.
One of the hardware stores con-
tributed a key of powder.
An old artillery sergeant pre-
pared the charges by putting a
couple of pounds of powder in WOOL
en- socks. Ramming in a sockfull at
time, wadded with wet gunny-
sacks. he fired Al shots. For the
AID shot he doubled the quantity
OF powder for salute to the new
state of Washington. Then with
more zeal. than judgment, he re-
sponded to the appeal from the
crowd for big shot for Tacoma,
metropolis of the new state" He
trippled the quantity of powder.
The recoil kicked the gun halfway
across the street. Pieces of the
gunnysack wsdding were found on
the ST. Paul dock across the bay.
The old cannon now reposes
IN front Of the historical
building near the Stadium. It's
AL ready for the golden ami
versary celebration, but so far
nobody has had the daring 70
attempt to fire II. Perhaps II
Is Just as well, for those old
guns have a way of doing the
unexpected sometimes and this
might be one Of those times.
Ito Be Continued
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-22
SCIENCE NEWS

Ale treated with q minute
amount Of ascorbic acid when
bottled will keep its original
flavor. sparkle and color for a
long period Of time. according
to patent issued to Philip Gray
of Forest Hills, L. l.. and Irwin
Stone Of New York. The pro-
cess IL claimed to eliminste OK
idiEing action resulting from air
IN the bottle neck.
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the neutrality bill rather than
around the wording Of any pros
pective message to congress on
the subject.
FDR urged Hull to take adj
vantage of his long service in
the house and senate by making
personal plea to several re-
calcitrants. especially Walter
George Of Georgia. Hull and
George have been extremely
close friends for years. so much
so that the latter was one of the
few legislators invited to the
cabinet members luncheon to
the Norwegian royalists.
Hull finally did intervene on
Capitol Hill, but with evident
distaste. He knew that he was
fighting lost cause - George
was one of the most distinguish
ed of the Corcoran "purgees"-
and he did not like the idea Of
begging for votes.
Politicos read tremendous sig
nificance in the tiff. AS an old
fashioned organization Demo-
crat, the secretary of state never
had any sympathy with FDR's
attempt TO drive George and
others out Of the party; he never
opened his lips during the intra-
party struggle. So Hull did not
relish the idea Of ogling Demo-
Gratis who. in his opinion, had
every reason for opposing the
White house. Hull WAS not dis
loyal; he was simply being
logical.
Harry Hopkins is quietly try
ing to arrange out-of-court agree
ments with several industries
which are in Attorney General
Frank Murphy's antitrust dog
house. 1t represents the adj
ministration's unadvertised. pre-
1910 attempt to convince busi-
ness and industry that 1t wants
to do the right thing.
The secretary of commerce
has been negotiating with the
motion picture interests. which
are under attack on Capitol Hill
and by Murphy for alleged mo-
nopolistic practices in the dis
tribution Of Hollywood releases.
He has proposed an agreement
under which the exhibitors
complaints will be satisfied
without the threatened court
action. The A. C. Is cooperating
by withholding any drastic
move, but % far about 20 per
cent Of the smaller showhouse
proprietors are holding out.
They think the proposed Hop
kins settlement IL too favorable
10 the big shots Of the movie
industry.
Regardless of the outcome,
Hopkins technique represents a
right-about-face at Washing
ton. Instead Of the epidemic Of
antitrust suits and consent de-
crees predicted by Mr.. Murphy
and rr1lst-Buster Thurman Ar
mold. it hints at a series Of
friendly negotiations.
Two Of the sweetest and best
intentioned people in the world
the presidents mother and AS
sistant Secretary Of State r.
Walton Moore-were largely re-
sponsible for the house-senate
decision 10 withhold discretion
AIRY neutrality power from
Roosevelt. II shows how SEEM
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A8s.@EAH. 6%@EAst1n IN AAAAE tNA~
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer ONLY Initials
VIII be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixif: DO you know of
any commercial hull frog farm
In or near Tacoma or Seattle:
A. Y. ID.
We know OF one at Stella
COON. II you wish 10 see II,
drive to steilacoom. but where
the road turns down 10 the ferry
landing. keep on going on the
road toward DUPONT. On that
road. take the second street to
the right. 90 about three long
blocks in distance and you
should see the place. Proprie-
tors name In Charles Turner.
Mr.. Ffxit: notice that you
advise keeping Of cats n .
means of mouse and rat eradi-
cation. My advice would he to
try and tolerate . few rats and
mice, rather than to Increase
the cat population. Here on
vashon island have experi-
nnented with the cat problem
for the last seven or eight
years. One year l caught 80
cats In q box trap set not more
than so feet from my hack
door. How can there he a great
deal of Wild life with that
army Of killers on the job all
the time: VERNON l..
Sorry we didn't have space
for your entire letter, but this
should give n fair picture of
your attitude toward house
cats. We'd be interested in
knowing how your neighbors
feel about cat-trapping.
Mr.. Fixit: Some people claim
that mill wood that has been In
salt water, when used In
ranges and heaters, will burn
out the fire boxes In = short
time. l disagree with them.
DO not think that the logs will
absorb enough salt to make
much difference. We have .
heater that has been In sse for
IL years and half Of that time
have burned salt water wood
and the fire box still IL In good
Who's right:
THOMAS d.
An excellent authority ex-
plains to us that wood milled
rom logs which have soaked In
he bay does not contain enough
'alt to damage . stove. Or
linary beach wood does collect
salt in its driftings
nd forms glaze on cast iron
r steel inside the firebox Of \
tove. The glaze peels off,
radually deteriorating the stove.
fanny Of the log booms In the
'acoma harbor really don't sit,
n salt water but in fresh water
lacked up from the Puyallup
liver.
Mr.. Fixit: Is there q private
n boarding school near Tacoma
or boys rs. Of high school. not
eform school but just school
raining and discipline.
MRS. X. Eatonville.
Marymount Military acad-
my on Route 5, in the lakes
istrict. takes boys through the
tn grade, which usually means
bout Is years of age. Pacific
lutheran college takes students
or the last three years Of high
chool and they may live and
oard at the school, II they
gish.
Mr.. Fixit: On what date will
he Wilkeson old time coal
miners hold their picnic. and
where: GEO. h.
II will be held the last Sun
ay in this month. July so, at
he Alag picnic grounds near
umner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-22
KEEPING UP TO DATE

Latest explosion Of q star in
the heavens has been discovered
by DR.. Fritz zwicky from Pslo-
mar mountain. Cal. Occurring in
the Virgo cluster. the eruption is
visible only through a telescope.
The explosion Is the 10th super
nova-term for q gigantic star
explosion-to have been record
ed in the skies. A supernova
reported by Tycho In the 18th
century was 90 bright It was
visible in the day time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-22
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixe. Things

To receive attention In this coll
ufnn letters must give name and
address Of writer Only Initials
VIII be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-22
Congress Heeds North
Oregon Plea
Passes Bill TO Create
Territory Of "Columbis"
After thought Makes II
Washington
Old Cannon Still Here But
Where's The Gunner7


WHETHER it was the addi-
" tional prodding by the Mon
ticello convention or the efforts
of Gen. Joseph Lane, Oregon ter
ritorial delegate who presented
the Cowlitz petition to congress
is a disputed question. Just
what was the reason doesn't
make any particular difference
the important fact is that
shortly after the meeting of the
Monticello convention congress
awoke to the fact that north of
the Columbia river was a great
area which apparently should be
organized as a separate terri
tory instead of being hitched on
to Oregon.
Nobody knew the extent Of
that north half Of Oregon
which is now the state Of
Washington. The northern
boundary was somewhere this
side of the land claimed by
British Columbia but nobody
knew how far that was be-
cause the international boun-
Diary line had not been estab-
lished. II was assumed that
the eastern boundary was
somewhere along the Rocky
mountains hut nobody knew
for sure. The only definitely
established boundaries were
the Pacific ocean on the west
and the Columbia river on the
south.
knowledge of the members of
congress about other matters
out here was about as vague as
it was concerning the north and
east boundaries. And great
many of them didn't care. Most
of them were interested only in
getting rid of the continual pes
tering by Gen. Lane about some
thing out in the Northwest will
derness. Those who were inter-
ested were concerned with the
political complexion of the peo-
pie and how they felt on the
slavery issue. That was the at
titude in which congress finally
passed the bill to create the ter
ritory of Columbia and establish
the reason for the Washington
state jubilee in 1889.
The bill was up for final pas
sage when Richard II. Stanton, OF
introduced an amend
nent changing the name of the
1ew territory from Columbia to
Washington. He said it had just
occurred to him that the Father
If His Country ought to be honored
by having one state named for him
and then was as good a time as
any to rectify the oversight. The
was accepted by both
houses and the bill creating Wash
Ington territory was signed by
Fillmore March 2, 1853,
The information did not
reach Olympia, however. until
April is. News Travelled slow
ly in the fifties. The terri
torial government was estab-
lished but could not function
until the arrival of Gov. Isaac
Stevens who was coming over
land and surveying a route for
a railroad to Puget Sound as
he Travelled.
That takes us over the first
hurdle on the way to statehood.
II might be thought that the peo-
pie would have been satisfied to
run along for a while as a terri
.ory, but In less than 10 years they
we're talking about statehood.
The matter first came UP just be-
'ore the Civil war but didn't get
'ery far. Southern interests con-
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"Tkoss scho are governed least are governed best"
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-22

servatory. J. p. Blanchard was
the first man TO use the para
chute to descend from a bal
loon (1793).
11-LETTER PARTIES
Because Ohio election laws as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-22
TopAY,s COMMON ERROR

Do not say, Il did not know
but what he was my friend"
omit what"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
BUILDING A HOSPITAL

Dr. Fred Hubbard, owner of the Wilkes
HOSPITAL, in recent talk to the members
of the Jeffersons Rotary club said, "a mo-
dern hospital is, and should be public
health center and is worth a great deal
more than it costs any community. He
traced the history of medicine and hoSpi-
tails and asserted that "medicine, surgery,
and nursing have developed to an unbe-
lievable degree today, and heartily COM
mended the efforts of individuals to build
a hospital in Ashe county.
DR.. Hubbard, who is an outstanding
physician, is we'll qualified by training,
experience, and association to realize Ashe
county's need Of hospital.
Science and medical research have made
great strides in the improvement Of health
and the lengthening of life, but without
hospital, thousands of Ashe county people
are denied the benefits of new discoveries.
Should the people Of this county suffer
and die without having an equal chance
for life and health often made possible
through hospital?
The drive Of the hospital association to
raise the needed funds is moving along to-
ward the goal. And this goal can be, and
will be reached if every citizen of the
county will give his part The hospital is
now in sight. Insure the speed of it's cree
ton by making donation now Life is far
too valuable to risk by delay.
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way will not mean much to Ashe, but tour
lists coming to West Jefferson and driving
to the top of Negro will mean lot
The Rotary club and other organizations,
as well as the town and county, should
erect several large, attractive signs on the
highways leading into Ashe, advertising
all attractions and the many advantages.
And another thing +. The State Depart
ment of Conservation and Development is
doing a fine job of developing attractions
for tourists and of advertising the state.
Why wouldn't it be a good, logical thing
for this department to take over this en-
tire mountain. and develop it into a park?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
Says
Gossip One Worst
Evils OF Today
Local Meth. Minister Urges
People to Stop Saying Bad
Things About Others.

Malicious gossip is one of the
greatest evils in the world today,
Rev. w. J. Huneycutt told his
congregation here at the West
Jefferson Methodist church last
Sunday morning.
Using "Therewith We Bless and
Curse" as his sermon subject, Mr..
Huneycutt stated that the aver
age person has the bad habit of
saying mean, unkind and harm
full things about neighbors.
"Often times there is very lit
tie truth involved in most Cos
sip and yet we hurt our neigh
bors by talking about them," he
said.
"Instead of looking for the
worst in people, we should look
for the best, for the beautiful,
for the good and we should stop
talking about others. Gossip
hurts the individual who indulg-
es in it as we'll as the person who
is being talked about" he assert
ed.
He said the reasons for gossip
are: jealousy, anger, feeling of
superiority, desire to dictate and
above all, the desire to talk.
Without realizing it, we Of
ten times injure others by the
things we say about them which
we should not say" he said. And
West Jefferson is one of the
worst places for petty gossip that
| have ever seen. Let's stop it,
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of life and how to live it that we
think we owe it to our children
to lecture them about things
which do not seem wrong to the
childish mind.
Nothing is more pitiful, to me,
than to see a child or a class of
children wriggling impatiently
while a teacher or a parent tries
to impress them with truths
which everyone should know but
for which most children are not
ready until they are in their mid
die teens or older.
Children learn more from
chance remarks dropped by their
elders than they do from all the
lectures and sermons they ever
hear.
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.nuh
and
KeAneN
By
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

The preacher tells us we'll play
On harp of thousand strings,
And that will be soon after
We have sprouted angelic wings.
But | am afraid if we don't
Mend our thoughts and earthly
ways,
On a harp of five hundred
strings
We will have to play.
If we don't mend our ways
And certainly pretty soon,
The few strings we will have
Will be knocked out Of tune!
If had my life to live over
again l guess that I would live
it worse" than have.
During the trial at Jefferson,
there was so much repetition OF
phrases that l aptly went into
the reporters record as the Dor
ed" of county commissioners.
One of the oft repeated terms
of the present trial is the Sink
ing" fund.
The Norfolk and Western won
the Safety Medal this year. No
wonder. Judging from this
branch known as the Virginia
Creeper" they never haul anybo-
dy to be injured.
did You Ever Talk With Your
Wife, title of a magazine article.
You may have talked AT her,
but not with her.
l heard a tourist say that he
slept like a hog. Well, this eli
mate does have the effect OF
bringing one back to himself.
saw by the paper that Vir-
GINA farms ranked And for cash
returns. The paper did not say,
but my personal observation IS
that they rank first as road hogs.
The past pres. of the North
Carolina Bar Association is NAM
ed Van Wrinkle. It isn't old Rip,
but he holds mighty good posi-
ton for sleeping.
Dummy Firm Found Out
West" This is "dumbfounded"
world anyhow.
Everything has met lately but
the Association of the Amalga-
mated Tobacco CheWers Trust
and the Federated Subsidiaries.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
WPA WORKERS ARE
NOW BACK ON JOBS

Around $50 WPA workers in
the county are now back at work
after four-day lay-off over the
Fourth.
B. w. Jones, county supervis-
or, stated yesterday that he has
not received the new rules and
regulations, but that he under
stands the hour limits will be in
creased and the rate of pay
slightly decreased.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
Large Crowd Pay
Tribute To Mrs.
Carl Miller Here

One of the largest attended
funerals ever held in West JEFF
ferson took place last Thursday
morning at the Methodist church
here when the last rites were
conducted for Mrs. Carl Miller,
widely known and popular native
titizen who died on Monday
afternoon, June 26, following a
serious illness of more than three
years.
Practically all stores in town
dlosed for the service and the
church was overlooking with
friends and relatives.
The services was conducted by
Revs. w. ]. Huneycutt, w. I,
Wilmington, R. H. Stone and j.
w. Luke. Interment was made IN
the new West jefferson ceme-
terry.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
Clifford Ray To
Be Buried Friday

Funeral service for Clifford W.
Ray, we'll known business man
who died early this morning al
ter a long illness will be held
here Friday afternoon in the
West jefferson Baptist church at
800 O'Clock. Burial will follow
in the HardinRay cemetery at
Beaver Creek.
The deceased who was So years
old at the time of his death
which occurred this morning just
before 600 o'clock was a men,
Der of enc Of Ashe cOunty's most
prominent families. He was a
druggist by profession and ope-
rated the Ray Drug company
here for many years. In recent
years he had been in business in
Coeburn, Va, but returned to his
home here several months ago
when he became i'll. He was one
of the most popular business men
in this section.
He is survived by his wife the
former Miss ANNA Horne Of
Coeburn, Va, three brothers, DR..
R. c. Ray, Earl and Fred, and one
sister, Mrs. Walter Tucker, all of
West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
THE LOVE OFsMONEY

There is absolutely no doubt about the
validity of the proverb, "the love of money
is the root of all evil'
Day in and day out we see tangible proof
of this age-old statement. We see men in
both high and low stations in life selling
their character and even their very souls
for money, or for material things closely
related to monetary possessions.
Just look at the big Louisiana scandal
of DR. James Monroe Smith, president of
the Louisiana State University, his wife
and son-in-law who fled to Canada to es-
cape the hands of justice, but this attempt
ed flight did not do them any good. They
are now back in Louisiana where the for
mer university president will face the
charge of embezzling 100000 of university
funds No bond has been fixed for the
genial, semi-bald educator whom officials
say delved lavishly into the schools money
to cover his market losses of approximate
ly one-half million dollars And his wife is
charged with fading and abetting in the
embezzlement"
Only a few days ago, the highest judicial
officer of the United States, except men,
in a federal court and sentenced to serve
two years in prison and $4,000 fine on
the charge of conspiring to "sell justice.
That man was Judge Martin Manton,
chief judge of the federal circuit court of
appeals Isn't it shocking and startling that
an eminent judge who had had twenty
two years on the federal bench would do
such thing as "sell justice" when he had
more than enough money to live on COM
fortably. He was respected by all who
knew him as a man and as judge and yet
he let his desire for money overcome all of
the scruples which an honorable man and
especially an honorable judge, holds above
money, position or power.
Money is simply medium of exchange.
It's intrinsic value is worth very little. The
only thing it is good for is to provide the
necessities and comforts of life, which in
clude food clothing, shelter and luxuries.
Money by itself would merely be so much
paper or so many coins.
Of course everyone wants enough mo-
ney, the medium of exchange, to live on,
to have economic security for dependents
and old age and to help humanity. Out
side of those things, what value is there in
money?
The possession of it should be largely the
result of service to society. The greatest
things in life are good character, friend
ship and unselfish service to others.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
ADULT
EDUCATION MEET

Mrs. Marion Faison adult edu-
cation supervisor of areas z and
10 is in Manteo today attending
the N. c. state adult education
al Day.
Following a special program
including addresses by Governor
Clyde R. Hoey, Clyde Irving,
State Supt. of Education, the
group will see Paul Greene's
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Jefferson. N. G.
July S, 1889
Dear Parent:
Thanks to your county Off
Gals, you will have a health unit
for the oncoming year. Won't
you please take advantage of
this opportunity and have your
children who are to enter school
this year given the diphtheria
and smallpox vaccine on your
very earliest Monday A. M. or
Saturday A. M. at the health de-
partment.
If you have children who are
not old enough to enter school
and have not been vaccinated,
then bring them with the ones
who are to enter in order that
they may get their vaccination.
Respectfully submitted,
Ashe County Health Dept.