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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12

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By Elmo Scott Watson
Sacred Harp Singers

Sacred Harp Singers
@ OMETIN1E in the late summer go
- down into the South and attend
convention of the Sacred Harp Singers.
When you do, close your eyes as they
sing and feel yourself transported from
modern America back to Elizabethan
England.
For the Sacred Harp Singers cling
to the "fa-so-la" singing of that far
off period, the "fa-so-la" being the
names of the notes with which the ma
jor diatonlc scale began. Because they
the dora mi" and "si-do" added later,
they have been called a "lost tonal
tribe" They also use the old square
notes."
The Sacred Harp Singers have borne
that name for almost a century. TAX
ing it from a book of hymns called
THE Sacred Harp" published In Phil
adelphia in 1914 First compiled by
b. Il. White and T. J. King of Georgia,
1t has gone through many editions and
many hymns have been added. Most
groups use book called 1.-THE Original
Sacred Harp published in 1911, which
contains all the songs in former edi-
tions.
On some weekend between early
July and early September. when their
crops "have been laid by,' the Sacred
Harp Singers gather for a convention.
The president opens 1t with a song
then a chapter from the Bible Is read
and the chaplain leads the group In
prayer. Thereafter the Sacred Harp
people frequently sing all day with
ten-minute recesses every hour and
a half
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
College Cagers To Play Wilmington
And Tri-State In Games This Week

Wilmington and Tri-State cage
teams will oppose Bluffton colleges
scrappy outfit in games of next week.
The Beavers will play at Whining
ton this Thursday, and Tm-State is
scheduled to oppose the Burckymen on
the Bluffton court next Saturday
night.
In their start against Wilmington,
the Burckymen will take part in their
first Northwestern Conference cage
tilt of the season. Both teams have
been playing fine ball, and altho the
Quakers have a slightly better record
they have not met an array such as
Bluffton has been called upon to face.
Bluffton's first four opponents-Ash-
land, Findlay, Kent State and Bowl
ing Green-have as fine records as
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Bluffton High Bests Wapakoneta,
1926, Fourth Win In Five Starts

er of the stanza cut the advantage to
27 to 2s. In the closing minutes the
Dillermen added three more free
throw. and close checking defense
held the visitors scoreless, to assure
victory.
Buttons attack was paced by
Fisher, sharp-shooting forward, who
garnered IL points, and Burkholder,
guard, who tailed eight, Lieberick OF
Wapakoneta, also got eight points
L,aoL +oaY, bad II field GOALS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Fellahs. Arab Tribes

Fellahs is the name by which the
settled agricultural Arab tribes are
known, in contrast to the wandering
Bedouins. 1t is more familiar as
applied to class of agricultural la
borers or peasants of Egypt and Pal
estine.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Home of Head Hunters

Dutch Borneo is the second larg-
est island in the Malay archipelago.
1t is fiat as rule, with impenetra-
BILE forests as a background. In
these forests live the Dyaks. or
head-hunters, so deadly with the
blow-pipe. These were the wild men
of the popular song of one or two
generations ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
APPRECIATED

S. P. Herr expresses his apprecia-
tion to all those who hoped for his
speedy recovery; also to all who
visited him in the hospital; those
who sent the beautiful floral tributes
and cards and letters expressing
their sympathy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Game College Five Drops Bitterly
Contested Tilt To Ashland, 1912

Richcreek, a guard, and Gongwer, a
forward, both sophomores, led Ash
lands attack, the former tallying 10
points and the latter getting 13. Tet-
low got IL for Bluffton and Nurmi adj
ded 10 more to the Beavers total.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
III. S. Reserves Win
Fourth Of Season

Bluffton High reserves won their
fourth victory of the season by
trouncing Wapakoneta seconds, 10 to
s, last Friday night on the local
floor.
The Pirate understudies led at the
periods: to 2; II to 5; and Is to 5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12

day, yet coasted thru to a 33 to 9
victory over Urbana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12

The January clearance sale is on
at The Lape Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12

@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
Fleetwood News

Fleetwood high school opened
August 81, with the largest at
tendance in its history. There
was no change in the faculty
from last year.
The young folks of the Fleet
wood Methodist church met Sun
day night and reorganized their
Epworth League. The following
officers were elected: Edith
Greer, president; Richard Lemly
vice president; Mary Nell Bled-
soc, secretary and treasurer. The
following were chosen as chair
man of the various committees:
Mamie Eastridge, Hattie Coffey,
Itherel Lemly and Violet Van
noy. The young folks are begin
ming campaign for funds with
which to buy piano.
The Blue Ridge maskers re-
organized Monday with the fol-
lowing election of officers: Edna
Scott, president; Kathryn Houck
vice president; Mary Belle
Owens, secretary, and Lucille
Taylor, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davis
have moved to Fleetwood for the
winter.
The Bible School, which was
being held at the Baptist church
closed last week after a success
full term.
Miss Wilma Baker, a graduate
of last year, is taking a beauty
course in North WilkesborO.
The road between Baldwin anC
Fleetwood is being repaired thi:
fall. People in this community
are enjoying electric lights thl:
year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
Ashe County Is Mecca For
Raising Variety Of Flowers

Jane CoWl, Lois Watcher, a pur-
pie with white tips, Rita Wells
in peach mingled with light gold
and cream, Poinsettia, in scarlet
with the long pointed petals,
among the many other beautiful
dahliaS in bloom in this section
this month. But the average OBJ
server, who is not so we'll ac-
quainted with the dahlia, will
simply stop and gaze in awe at
the perfection in color, form, TO-
liage and size attained in this
section.
Dahlias are so easily grown
here that, given any encourage
ment and care, often surprise the
most inexperienced gardener in
the results achieved. While these
flowers are not grown on a large
commercial scale in this county
they form a background to hun
dreds of summer flower gardens
Noted Collections.
One of the largest collections
tosbe seen in the county is grown
by Mrs. J. Felix Jones, of Silas
Creek. Here can be seen 80 clus-
tiers, many of which are eight
feet in height or taller, now If
full bloom Her collection in.
cludes both the formal and in.
formal decorative in a wide as
sortment of colors, ranging from
snow white to the deepest pur.
pie Another collection much ad
mired here this summer is that Of
Mrs. ]. N. Tulbert, of West JEFF
ferson. While Mrs. Tulbert's Sc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
Young Democrats
To Meet Sept. 7-9

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 6-Throw-
ing politics, caution and finances
to the wind, the Young Demo-
Gratis of Mecklenburg are hard at
work on the social activities of
the State Convention to be held
in Charlotte, September TO.
They have planned for the de-
legates a banquet and dance Fri
day night, a luncheon Saturday,
and another banquet and dance
Saturday night, to say nothing of
many cOurtesieS all during the
Convention. They hope this will
be the largest of the eight con-
ventions and the leaders of the
LEGAL club are determined that it
shall be the most enjoyable.
Word has come from the East
that the race for the presidency
will be holly contested. Forrest
Pollard of Durham is the only
candidate who has announced
but it is foregone conclusion
that either Kate Fenner Urqu-
hart CT BERTHE, Tom Gresham, Jr.,
of Warsaw, or Alan A. Marshall
of Wilmington will come to the
Convention with powerful sup
port. The quietness that exists
now is only that before the storm
which will break during the
three days of the Convention.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07

lection is not so large she has
some of the most perfect speci-
mems ever grown in this section.
Ashe county, with an average
elevation of 5000 feet and an
average mean temperature of ap-
proximately SIS degrees, is thous-
ands of miles from Hawaii with
which these fragrant blossoms
are usually associated
This month a SeVen-year-old
night-blooming Cerus sacred cac-
tus belonging to Mrs. j. w. Gam
bill showed its appreciation OF
night life, by opening eight buds
into full bloom in single even
ing. Typical of the name, the
flower is pure white. The bios
SONS last for only one night, but
to flower lovers their beauty IS
sufficient reward for years OF
care. This particular cactus has
bloomed several times before but
usually scatters its flowers over
several nights.
Due to the many native wild
flowers and ferns this section can
boast of a number of rock gar
dens and lily pools, for which the
West Jefferson Woman's club
was awarded the Joseph Werner
cup this spring in statewide
contest. Many of these pools and
gardens are now their best
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
PROF. DUNCAN TO TALK
HERE SUNDAY MORNING

Prof. B. H. Duncan will speak
at the West jefferson Baptist
church here Sunday morning at
the II o'clock hour and Rev. S.
S. GRAPHICAL, Of Creston, will
preach Sunday night, Rev. w. T.
Wilmington announced Monday
before leaving for a weeks vaca-
ton in CookviIle, Tenn, with his
family. He plans tO returnithe first
of next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
Good Season for GladiOli. A
Large Number of Dab
las are Also Grown.
By Stella w. Anderson


Horticulturists as we'll as anna
teur flower growers are learn
ing by experiment that there are
certain types of flowers which
flourish readily in the high alti-
tude of western North Carolina,
and as a result, this summer
Ashe county can boast of va
riety of unusual flowers which
are attracting tourists from 9TH
er sections.
Seed houses and individual
gardeners have found that AShe
county is adapted to the growing
of gladioli bulbs and flowers,
and this month throughout the
county can be seen thousands of
these stately blossoms in every
color of the rainbow.
While many flower lovers are
raising gladioli for their own use
there are several commercial
projects in the county. The larg-
est of these is under the direc-
ton of Bruce Dent, representa-
tive of a well-known Chicago
seed house. On the Dent farm
near Jefferson there are 20 acres
of these flowers which can be
seen from highway 16.
The traveller is Immediately at
tracted by this colorful display
! nestled like a jewel at the foot
of Negro mountain. One may see
a broad stripe of scarlet shaded
into cerise and pale orchid
Breaking into the white will be
seen deep purple, sunset yellow
and afterglow shades of rich ap-
ricot. The average stalks are from
three to four feet in height and
stand erect in long evenly Spac-
ed rows.
They are grown for the Vaughn
Seed company by Mr.. Dent prl-
marily for their bulbs, but due
to their superb blossoms, hun
dreds have been shipped to all
sections of the south this season.
Modest Beginning.
1t was three years ago that
this particular seed house began
its experiment in gladioli bulb
production here. with only one
tenth Of an acre. It proved to be
such a success from the stand
point Of the bulbs as well as the
flowers that the second year SIX
acres were planted, with $780,
600 bulbs, and this year two 10
acre plots were planted, with
more than 100000 bulbs and
bulblets. Most Cf these bulbs
were planted in March and APP
ril and have been carefully cul-
tivated by hand throughout the
season.
A small amount of ordinary
fertilizer was used to enrich the
fertile loan soil, and the bulbs
were double spaced for each two
roads. between which wider
space was left to facilitate cult
walton. Mr.. Dent employed about
80 workers, secured through the
state employment agency.
To the average observer
gladiolus differs from another
only in size and color But In
these acres of flowers each bears
distinct name and classification
Among the most popular bulbs
here are Sea Foam, Shirley Tenn
pie, Yellow Emperor, Harvest
| Moon, Colossus, Cactus Rose, Du,
ma, Early Sunrise and Eleanor.
Dahlia Production.
Another flower which reaches
perfection in Ashe county is the
dahlia. 1t is not uncommon to see
this tuber reaching the height Of
eight feet and producing bios
SONS 81 inches in circumference
while others will bear dozens OF
attractive miniature pompons. A
true dahlia fan will recognize
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
MAKING THE LIVING ROOM
MORE LIVABLE
Wall Brackets

CONTINUED from Last Week
A wall bracket may furnish
4 light spot at a place where
you need it. However, the NEST
diScour3 ging thing about wall
brackets is that, in most cases,
t&gy are located just where
ley are not needed. And ma
y times thsre are spots about
the room where a wall bracket
would be an attractive addi-
ton. For instance, in a corner
of the room, or beside, or be-
meath a mirror.
An inexpensive way is now
provided fer. securing such
types of fixtures. A new pin
it-up lighting fixture is now
available in many attractive
designs, which can be hung up
on the wall by a tack, the same
as a picture. Many homes are
employing this type of fixture
with gratifying success.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
BARE REUNION is HELD

A family reunion was held at
the home of L. o. Bare, near JEFF
ferson, last Sunday All the close
relatives of the family and a
number of friends attended. A
picnic lunch was served and the
table, which was prepared out
side, was filled to Overlooking
CAPACITY.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07

We wish to commend the ma
ny men and women of Ashe
county who have worked so
faithfully to establish a hospi-
tai in the county. With the con-
struction starting ceremony a
few days ago the people are at
last assured of the success of
this great undertaking,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07

C. T. Robbins, Div. Mgr.
your friendly neighbor"
Evening star., 1939-10-01

be more important than 1t Is today,
in spite of the revival of interest,"
mineral production, and all other
production from public lands, in
Guiding our great timber resources.
The Bureau of Reclamation is af-
fecting thousands and future mil
lions with its program of irrigation
and flood control The Once of
Education touches all American
youth by directing and correlating
all public educational forces in this
country. The Office of Indian AZ
fairs handles all matters pertain
ing to the true and original Amer
leans" Through the National Park
Service it creates and maintains
scenic and natural wonders so you
can leave your picnic debris around.
Mines, charitable institutions. oil
production, all our outlying possess
sions, our maps. and even our local
place names all are supervised or
controlled by this department. In
other ways too numerous to men,
ton this department touches you
and me.
Limited Information.
And how few of us know it.
It's Mr.. Dickens job to explain it
to you here in America, and to
others throughout the world, by
means of these same toy trains and
boats, these 5-inch dolls, these
Evening star., 1939-10-01

boats and tail-twitching horses, Mr..
Dickens demonstrates better farm
ing methods, better housing condi-
tions, more practical flood control
and prevention of soil erosion-or
just a place that's far distant and
interesting. One diorama 8 feet
wide, feet high and feet deep
shows the harbor of Juneau. Alaska
and it is complete in detail, with
ore cars trundling along, dumps
working, boats at the dock that rock
gently with the tide, and even sound
effects of an ore crusher at work.
This beautifully animated picture
of Juneau is fitted with lighting ef-
fects that range gradually from deep
night through dawn, bright SUM-
light and evening dusk. This piece
is Mr.. Dickens particular joy. be-
cause it was in Alaska and around
Juneau that he did his prospecting.
started as a railroad hand and came
up to general traffic manager Of the
Alaska Railroad. So you may be
sure that one is accurate.
Others show the far possessions OF
these United States-St. Thomas in
the Virgin Islands, San Juan in
Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam and
others-to be installed in museums,
at State fairs, in national and inter-
national expositions, in travelling
educational exhibits of Government
work. at national and international
engineering and educational conven-
tions. Examples of the work OF Mr..
Dickens and his staff of sculptors.
architectural and landscape model
ers, cabinetmakers. artist designers
and misunderstanding a special
ist in clockwork-have been shown
at Paris in 1888 and 1887, at San
Diego, Fort Worth, Dallas. Chicago
Century of Progress and San Fran
cisco's and New York's current world
fairs. The Government expects tt
send his work to Toxic and Bergen
next year and Rome in 1942-if the
present war doesn't disrupt these
promotions of peace and progress"
All this is for the purpose Of
educating the pubrc-part1cuiAry
those Or you VINO are TOO dull to read
even duller publications-in the
functions and activities OF Govern
ment agencies, primarily those Of
the Department of Interior. The
most recent ones for these world
fairs. said Mr.. Dickens, included
more than this one department In
an effort to show the public how the
several departments interrelate and
how they can be made to interact
for the benefit of community.
Harbor Diorama.
Onet of the most elaborate Of
these dioramas is now under con-
struction. 1t is the harbor Of San
Juan, Puerto Rico. Gen. Baltor
Winship, former Governor Of
Puerto Rico; Senor Enrique Ortiga,
director Of Puerto Rico Tourism
Gravel bureau, for which 1t is
made); Mr.. Everett Wilson Of the
Puerto Rico Trade Council. Mr.
Frederick L. Brigham Of the
Division of Territories and Island
Possessions and DR.. Rodriguez
Geigel pronounced Hay-hiD OF
Puerto Rico came to supervise the
work and check the accuracy Of de-
tail. Not that this was really neces'
sary.
Before any Of the actual work
Gee DOLLS, Page c-1o3
Evening star., 1939-10-01

Growing Network of Triangulation Joins
Similar Survey Networks in
Canada and Mexico

ployed to give much information in
a very short period of time. The
observers also communicate with
the lghtkeepers in this way. When
the observations at two stations
have been completed the lightkeep-
ers are communicated with by the
and two rear lightkeep-
ers inform the units of the building
party that the towers which they
had occupied could be taken down
and sent forward. The lightkeepers
then plan to move to their new sta
tions the next day and to be ready
for the observing parties.
Next step is to permanently mark
the exact center of the site with a
small hole in a brass plate mount
ed on concrete slab and placed in
the ground.
Thousands of these concrete mon
uments are set in the ground
throughout the country to a depth
of feet each to mark the points
of the various, surveys. The lines OF
the surveys are run along the prin-
cipal highways and the monuments
set in high ground on the road right
of way near property lines. In the
top of each monument is imbedded
q bronze tablet bearing its number
and the elevation above sea level
Such surveys are useful in connec-
ton with property-line determina-
tions and highway surveys and will
be useful in settling disputes be-
tween property owners and reduce
the cost of many local and State
surveying operations.
Many Of these surveys are use
full in making accurate topograph-
ic maps. Such maps show three d.
mensions: Direction, distance and
elevation. They reveal the natural
resources of the State such as soil
timber, waters and to some extent
the minerals. They are very helpful
in the sale or purchase of lands.
Military Use.
The importance of topographic
maps in military defense is fully
appreciated by military men ane
Is one main reason the Fedora
Government is anxious to have the
topographic work completed for th'
entire United States.
These locations latitude, longi'
tude and azimuth) will be held dxee
and standard for . great man!
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Coast and Geodetic Survey Is Covering
United States With Thousands
of Concrete Markers

that would destroy 1t. Without tri-
angulation the maps of the coun-
try would also lack form, strength
and continuity.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey is
at work on plan which calls for
the spacing of the arcs of triangu-
lation for chains of triangles at 25-
mile intervals over the entire coun-
try. More than one-half of the
work has already been done and
many miles of the chains of tri-
angles are added to the net every
month.
In the course of its triangulation,
survey parties build portable steel
structures known as Bilby towers
to elevate the instrument and OBJ
server above trees and other objects
that would obstruct the line of sight.
They are. double structures, the in
ner tower being used for supporting
the instruments and the outer con-
tanning the platform on which the
observer stands at his work.
Never do the two towers touch at
any single point, in order to insure
the isolation of the delicate in
struments used In observing the
angle of the triangle. In general
they do not exceed 103 feet, but
the maximum height of a tower
used is 159 feet. A tower stays over
station only a short time, two
weeks being the maximum period.
When observations have been made,
it is taken down and carried on
trucks to new stations.
Each triangulation station is
marked by an inscribed metal tablet
set on an outcropping rock or in a
block Of concrete. A triangulation
party will extend this work along
an area for a distance of from two
to four hundred miles per month,
depending upon the closeness of
stations, the roads and the char
acter of the country. OF course
the weather has much to do with
progress for when the atmosphere
is hazy or foggy, when 1t is raining
or when the wind is blowing hard,
observations are not made.
Five men can erect q land light
house In two and one-half to five
hours, depending on weather condi-
tions and the roughness Of the, ter
J ritory being surveyed. Engineers
Evening star., 1939-10-01

work done to tie in such objects as
water towers, church spires and Gu
polas to the main arc of the tri-
angulation. The heliotrope, as is
well known, is merely an arrange
ment of mirrors and pointers by
means of which the sunlight can be
reflected toward the observer from
q distant station.
Morse Code Used.
The observers communicate with
each other by dots and dashes of
lights from the heliotropes or lamps
with the Morse international code.
Prearranged code signals. are en-
Evening star., 1939-10-01

make their tower observations at
night. Then down comes the tower.
and away the parties move to the
next station. The objects pointed
on are lights furnished by electric
signal lamps, which consist of auto
mobile headlights into which con-
tracted filament bulbs are placed.
These lamps have been observed on
for distances up to 100 miles when
the atmosphere is clear, but such
long lines can be found only In
mountainous country. During the
day observations are made on hello.
tropes In connection with the angle
Evening star., 1939-10-01

horses with tails that really twitch
even If their flanks won't shiver.
When you see in a travel exposi-
ton a scale model of a coal mine
that actually runs, or at your own
State fair a detailed and operating
model of Boulder Dam, or at an en-
gineering or educational exhibition
an animated map of the area served
by the T. v. A., you can just about
be sure it Is the work of George
Dickens, ex-railroader, and his staff.
At the New York Worlds Fair
are two scale models of Western