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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
Half Way Mark Passed lin Nurses Appeal
Today's Gifts Advance Total To $S,3S7.75
Three Prominent Citizens Praise Work of Visiting
 Nurses Association

Campaign of the Visiting Nurse association for funds to support the program of public health service during 1899 resulted today in con- tributions amounting to $8,387.75. The minimum amount vital to con- tinuance of the health service of the association is $16.000.
 Joining the appeal of many other civic-minded citizens for support of the Visiting Nurse association cam paign today, Elton s. Wayland, Har- ry Liebeskind and John M. Burrall today added their pleas that the public give generously so that the service need not be curtailed.
 MT. Wayland
 Elton s. Wayland said: T have known for some time that raising funds for this good work is a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02

Kitson, wife of the famous British sculptor, and placed on King Is- land by Father Hubbard at the sug- gestion of Jesuit missionary liv- ing among the Eskimos who wanted statue of Christ the King to face Goddess Soviet Siberia across the Boring sea as a symbol of Americas Christianity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
GLACIER PRIEST
 HERE MARCH l4TH
Father Hubbard Scientist, Explorer Lectures at
 Strand Theater

On the rocky summit of remote King Island, home of the "walrus people" far off the coast of north ern Alaska, there stands today a heroic statue of Christ the King, erected by Rev. Bernard R. Hub- bard, S.J., distinguished scientist, explorer and Jesuit missionary, famed at the "Glacier Priest" who brings his newest motion picture Cliff Dwellers of the Far North" to the Strand theater Tuesday, March IA, to be shown at o'clock in the afternoon and 8:30 o'clock in the evening. Father Hubbard's ap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
(By Democrat Legislative Reporter)

(By Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, March 2.-The election laws commission. which will hold its first public hearing tomorrow afternoon, is ex- pected to recommend to the Gen. eral Assembly later in the sessions bills abolishing the to-be-made lists of voters and having new voters admitted once month instead of once year.
 Both these procedures are "pet" measures of Republican Town Chairman J. Warren Upson, of Wa terbury, clerk and counsel of the commission. William J. Pape, Wa terbury publisher, is commission chairman.
 Changes Proposed
 The commissions hearing tomor- row will be devoted to proposed changes in the present laws regard ing caucuses, primaries and party rules.
 Another hearing will be held on Tuesday. at which time the subject matter will be election laws in gen. eral, ballots, etc.
 The commission was appointed by Governor Baldwin early in the pres ent legislative session. It is scheduled to report back its rec concentrations to the governor by April 15.
 New Judges
 Chief Justice William M. Maltbie, of the supreme court of err TOTS, who Sen. George T. Culhane of Waterbury declared Tuesday was the sponsor of the bill adding two judges to the superior court bench. has declined comment on the bill The bill was first passed by the senate, but later the upper branch of the legislature voted to recon sider, then tabled the bill.
 Believed Necessary
 During the debate over the bill. Senator Culhane asserted: T don't think the chief justice would have asked for two more judges if he didn't think they were necessary" Today the chief justice was quoted as saying. T don't want to become involved in any controversy. don't think I'll say anything"
 Senator Culhane and two other Democrats voted with the Republi- cans to support the bill and it passed 17-16. Later in the day, how ever, Senator Pierre Laramee, Dem- ocrat, who had voted for the bill, asked for reconsideration, and the Democrats succeeded in tabling the measure.
 During the debate Democrats had Kitson, wife of the famous British sculptor, and placed on King Is- land by Father Hubbard at the Sug- nactinn of O Iocl1it f,oicci0narIl liu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02

Democratic side, claimed that the two additional judges were un- necessary and quoted Judge P. B. O'Sullivan in support of this state ment. Court dockets are now much less cluttered, he said, than in 1885 when the Republicans blocked a Democratic move to enlarge the court by adding two judges.
 In the voting. the Socialists joined with the Democrats for the first time this session, opposing the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02

critical matter and that the Wis., iting Nurse association is having difficulty. The Association has been pretty successful in the past in raising money and it seems to me that this appea lis one of the most impoatrnt that can pos- sibly come to the people of Wa terbury."
 Harry Liebeskind, president of the Chamber of Commerce said: T whole-heartedly endorse the commendable work the Visiting Nurse Association is doing. I think the public should be made aware of the struggle to keep it going and be asked t0 give its sup- port"
 MT. Burrall
 John M. Burrall, chairman of the American Red Cross, issued the following statement: From my observation as chairman of the Waterbury, Chapter of the American Red Cross, and as a cit- izen of Waterbury, I feel that the Visiting Nurse Association is very vital to the welfare of the city. therefore urge that people give and not count the cost"
 Today's list of donors includes fIa fnlIov,it,u.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
THIRD CHURCH TO
 HEAR REV. McCANCE

Rev. William H. McCance, pastor of the Middlebury Congregational church, will substitute for Rev. Theodore Bobilin, pastor of the First Methodist church, as guest preacher at the Lenten service of the Third
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
TRIPLE-DUTY CASE

Jessie Ralph, veteran character actress, carries lawyers brief case to work with her. It has compart- ments for movie script. novel, two magazines. and letter-writting outfit. to occupy hertime between scenes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
Walter WiHicIhell
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
Post To Announce
A she's All-Star
Teams Next Wk,
Delay Due To Two Or Three
Coaches. Winston TOurna-
ment Now In Progress.

Announcement of The Skyland
Posts all-Star or all-AShe county
basketball teams for the 1938-'39
season is being WiRhhHld until
next week, due to the fact that
coaches of two or three schools
did not submit their selections
in time for publication this week,
and The Post wants to get an ex-
preston from every coach.
In view Of the fact that most
Of the Ashe teams are entered in
the tournament at Winston-Sal-
en-, which is now in progress and
will last for two or three weeks,
The Post thought best to wait I'M
til about March 20 to 81 to have
the all-star games here.
Further details will be an
nounced next week and all coach
es are urged to submit their
"pickings" at once.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
w. NJ. Eller Is
Seriously Hurt
Car Wrecked By Paul ShOuns
Near Boone Sunday
Night.

w. M. Eller, Mrs. Clyde Eller,
Tom and Kelley Eller of Creston
were injured Sunday night when
a car driven by Paul Shouns
crashed into Eller's car Is miles
out of Boone in Watauga county
near the Tennessee line.
w. M. Eller, 46, was critically
injured, suffering from a crushed
hip, and severe cuts about the
head, but Tom Eller was inbred
about the head, but not serious
ly and Kelley >Eller and Mrs.
Clyde Eller received minor cuts
and bruises. ..+.tsr
When Shouns car went through
F., Boone Sunday night, speed
ing, Chief of Police S. D. Oils
and State Highway Patrolman
Carlyle Engle tried to overtake
them, but were unable to un-
able to until they were within
few miles of the Tennessee line.
The officers shot at the tires
of the car in an effort to stop
them, but only hit the tenders
Shoun told officers the people
from whom he bought the car
told him that if it didn't outrun
anything on the road to bring il
back, and that was the reason he
was going at such tremendous
speed through Boone.
Three miles this side of the
Tennessee line, he ran into the
car of the Ellers, who were TAX
ing Mrs. Clyde Eller to Grace
Hospital in Banner Elk for treat
ment. Although not seriously in
jured, Mrs. Eller is suffering
from shock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
Bruce Dent Be
In Charge OF Big
Cladiolii Project
20 Acres To Be Planted In
Flowering Bulks And Bulb
lets This Season.
PROJECTS SUCCESSFUL

Ashe county will be a veritable
garden of Gladiolii this summer
according to plans now underway
by Bruce Dent who has just ac-
copied a position as a represen-
tative of Vaughn's Seed Store of
Chicago to supervise the growing
of gladiolii in this county when
20 acres will be planted in bulbs.
Two years ago when this large
Chicago mail order house began
the experiment of growing gla-
dolii in this county, Mr.. Dent was
in charge of the project. In the
initial venture only small plot
of one-tenth of an acre was used,
but it proved to be very success
full. Last year approximately six
acres were planted with 500, 900
bulbs under the direction of Fred
Coward.
Mr.. Dent who has served as
county supervisor of the agricul-
tural program in connection with
the farm agents Office for past
two years resigned his position
with the county March l to begin
work on the gladolii project.
He stated that he would pro-
badly plant 10 upland and 10 bot
tom acres of bulbs and bulbletS
on the Dent firm near Jefferson.
He explained that he had asked
the state employment agency to
assist him in securing approx
mately 80 workers to help in the
project.
The planting list which Mr..
Dent has received shows that in
cluded in the types of bulbs for
the Ashe county project are those
from Crossnore, Shady Valley,
Chicago, and the Pacific coast.
Among the popular names of the
bulbs are Sea Foam, Shirley
Temple, Yellow Emperor, Harv-
est Lossus, Cactus Rose and many
Moon, Duna, Early Sunrise, Co.
others.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
Executive C. Committee Refuses
To Grant Lansing Football
Team The Appalachian Grown
Cranberry Coach Stalled And
Committee Voted To Not
Have A Winner.

BY all logical rules and regula'
tions, the Lansing high schoo
football team won the Appalachi.
an high school championship last
fall and this title has been con-
ferred upon that powerful Ashe
county eleven throughout the
state. 49,.
However, at a meeting of the
executive committee of the, Ap-
palachian High School Associa-
ton, held at Boone during the
tournament last week, by a vote
of 4 to 2 this official body went on
record with a motion that there
was no title-winner in 1888
and thereby refused to award
Lansing the deserved trophy.
Coach Parks, of Cranberry, is
accredited with having prevent
ed the placing of the crown on
Lansing, and the four members of
the executive committee in Wa
tauga and Avery counties voted
for the neutral action. A similar
action took place in 1886 and kept
Lansing from officially winning
at that time, it is stated.
To get Parks to agree to play
a schedule game here on Arnis-
tice Day, 1887, Lansing had to
give him $500. Last fall the
game was first scheduled to be
played at Boone. Coach Morphis
stated that Cranberry bucked on
it and finally wired on Monday
that they would play at Gran
berry that week and give Lam
sing only $40 and not $35. But
on Wednesday an acceptance
wire was sent, it is stated and
Coach Morphis said that they got
a reply stating that they had dis.
banded their team and could not
play at all.
The Lansing eleven had by far
the better record. They defeated
NeWland and Crossnore in con-
ference games and won total
of 8 games and only lost one.
There are six members of the
executive committee, two from
each county, but in Ashe county
there are 9 high schools and on
ly 7 in the other two counties.
Voting against Lansing were
Whiteside, of NeWland;
Coach SPAWN, of Cove Creek.
Blowing Rock principal and the
other Watauga-Avery member.
VanHoy, of VIC Coach
Bruch GRAPHICAL, of Riverview,
voted against the measure passed.
Since Ashe county has a ma
iority of the members in the As
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
III. I'll. Burgess Is
Re-Appointed AS
Tax Supervisor
County Commissioners Also
Name J. T. Brown, OF Todd,
AS Electrical Inspector.
JURY LIST DRAWN

The Ashe county commissioners
Monday made plans for the list
ing of taxes next month and ap-
pointed H. H. Burgess, of Obids,
as county tax listing supervisor.
Mr.. Burgess has served in this
capacity for the past three or
four years. Several Township list
ers were also appointed and COM
plete appointments will be made
in the next week or two.
It was decided that house-to-
house visitation would be made
by the listers, for the convenience
of the tax payers.
J. T. Brown, of Todd, was ap-
pointed electrical inspector for
the county. Mr.. Brown, it is stat
ed, recently passed a special state
examination and is we'll qualified
for the position. He will inspect
wiring of REA homes.
A jury list for the April term of
superior court was drawn and
will be announced laer. The one
week term begins on Monday,
April II, with Judge Clement
to preside.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
Walter F. Hart
Is New Sanitary
Inspector Here
AshwOrth Is Transferred To
jackson. HI. HI. Tucker Ac-
credited With Change.
WELL EXPERIENCED

c. D. Ashworth, sanitarian OF
the Ashe unit of the tri-county
health department, has been
transferred to Jackson, N. c.,
where he will do sanitary inspec-
ticn work in North Hampton
county.
Walter F. Hart, of Transylvania
county, who has worked under
the supervision of the State
Board of Health in that county
since 1888, has been transferred
here to take Ashworth's place.
Or. Robert King, district health
officer, announced this week.
The outcome of the Tucker
trial, which really turned out to
be more of a trial of Ashworth
and his knowledge of sanitary
inspection work than it was of
Mr.. fuckers hotel rating, was
accredited as being the main rea-
son for the transfer.
Rating signs placed in the 9TH
er hotels by Ashworth, who had
not much experience in the work,
are said to have now been re-
moved and DR.. J. M. Jarrett, of
the state department and M. M.
Melvin, district inspector, paid
Jess Reeves for the Clipped and
cracked dishes which Ashworth
destroyed during an inspection of
the City Hotel and Cafe. This,
they said, was certainly not a
duty of a sanitary Inspector. In
formatio about it came out at
the Tucker trial and Mr.. Reeves
sent in a bill. ~
Mr.. Hart is older and more ex-
perienced in the work. He has
also had special training at the
University of North Carolina.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
District Music
Contest April l

Gordon Nash, chairman for the
Boone district of the National
music contest, has announced
plans for district contest.
which will ho held in Boone on
Saturday, April l.
The Boone district includes the
counties, of Watauga, Ashe.
Avery and Allegheny. The con-
test, which is for high school
students includes events for vo-
cal solos, duets, trios, ouartets
etc., glee clubs Of boys, girls and
mixed groups; instrumental So
los, duets, etc.
Winners in this division will
compete in the state contest that
will be held at the Woman's COL
lege of the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, the Sec
ond week in April. The Boone
High School band, directed by
Mr.. Nash, will be the only band
from this district and will be en-
tered at Greensboro as a Glass D
or first year band. Several mem
bers of the band will enter indi-
vidual contests,
First place winners in the state
contest will be complete with
winners from other states at the
southeastern division contest
which will be held at Charlotte
in May.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
VIC Gets Three
Trophies; Other
Awards Are Made
Ruth Barker And Waddell
Voted Most Valuable Play
erS In Tournament.

Immediately following the final
games at Boone last Saturday
night, George Farthing, Watauga
assistant county farm agent, an
nounced t h all-tournament
teams and outstanding players
and presented trophies d
charms to the winners.
VIC walked away with three
of the four trophies awarded,
They won the two tournament
cups and were awarded the A.
H. S. Associations regular season
trophy, won by the boys at Cove
Creek recently. The Healing
Springs girls were presented with
the Associations regular season
girls basketball award. :, - r.
Ruth Barker, of Healing
Springs, was again voted the
most valuable girl-player in the
tournament and Waddell, Of
Grassy Creek, for the boys
The girls all-tournament teams
chosen were: first team, :Cald-
we'll, VIC; E. Buchanan, Gran
berry; Phipps, Healing Springs;
Ruth Barker, captain, ! Healing
Springs; Grillis, Cranberry and
Eastridge, Fleetwood; second
team, Gamble, West Jefferson;
Dollar, jefferson; Blevins, VIC;
Laven, NeWIand; Miller, Cove
Creek and Little Twins, Jeffer-
son, co-captains. .. 49,.
The boys all-tournament
teams: first-Stewart, Riverview;
A. Blevins, VIC; GRAPHICAL. VIC;
VIC and Adams, Cove
Creek. Second team-Watson,
Cranberry; Cox, Healing Springs;
Galloway, Lansing and Bingham,
Cove Creek.
Best players selected by the
players on the various teams
w r e: Ashe county-Phipps,
Healing Springs and GRAPHICAL,
VIC, to whom gold balls were
given by B. w. Stallings, jewel
er. Watauga-Avery Girls-Gril-
lis, Cranberry and Lewis, Cove
Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
VIC Boys And Girls
. Won tournament
At Boone Saturday
Grassy Greek Lasses Spring
Upset By Defeating Heal
ing Springs Sextet.
BOYS BEAT RIVERVIEW

The fourth annual Appalachian
High School Association basket
ball tournament at Boone was a
big success and, as predicted by
The Posts sport scribe, Ashe
county teams dominated in the
finals Saturday night.
AS predicted, the finals found
Riverview boys, who licked Cove
Creek on Friday night, playing
the powerful Virginia Carolina
quint, and the Healing Springs
girls meeting Virginia. Carolina
laSSeS.
Climaxing their record making
season of call victories and no de-
feats", the Virginia Carolina boys
were in top form Saturday night
and triumphed over Riverview,
IL to 20, thus winning the tourna-
ment as well as the Ashe and
tri-county championships.
The biggest upset of the tour
ney was Virginia. Carolina girls
last-minute victory over the fav-
orite, Healing Springs sextet that
had not lost single game this
year. The Crumpler girls had
been slightly off during the firsst
three rounds and had just man.
aged to win two games by one
point. Saturday night Virginia.
Carolina edged with a % to 20
score.
Other turnament results were:
Boys, Thursday, Cove Creek 35,
Healing Springs, %; West Jeffer-
son, %; Riverview, Is; Cranberry.
229; Lansing, %; Nathan's Creek,
20. Friday-Riverview, %, Cove
Greek 20; VIC 81, Cranberry %.
Girls-ThurSday, H l n g
Springs, II, Jefferson, II: Gran
berry 10, Nathan's Creek IA; V
c Is, Newland Is; Fleetwood 81.
Cove Creek "a; Healing Springs
"A, Cranberry %; VIC 80, Fleet
wood.
Lineup of final games:
Girls Game
Va.-Car. (22) Healing Sprgs. (2O)
Barker 3 Phipps 5
Waodeu Rutherford 9
Caldwell IL Cox e
Blevins Barker
Flerce sub. HartZog
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
Crumpler Man
Buried On Wed.
Wiley A. HartSoe Died Sud
emily Tuesday From Heart
Aim mt.

Funeral services were held
yesterday at noon at Warrens-
vile for Wiley A. HartSoe OF
Crumpler who died early Tues
day morning at his home as re-
suit of heart ailment
Mr.. Hartsoe who was well
known in this section was a mem
Der of a large and prominent
family. His death came as a
shock to his many friends, as he
was apparently in good health
until the time of his death. He is
survived by his wife the form
er Miss Kate Coe and nine chill
dren: Henry, Virginia, Howard,
Fred, Ruth, Paul, Mildred, Frank
lin, and Grace of Crumpler. His
mother Mrs. Daniel Hartsoe and
several sisters and brothers also
survive.
The deceased who was a ma
tive of Ashe county was born
at Warrensville July l, 1899 and
was taken back there for burial
in the Ashley cemetery. Ser
vices which were conducted by
Revs. w. E. Denney and A. c.
Ashley were attended by large
number of friends and relatives.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

ISOLATION, it is pointed out by in
terested parties that the execu-
tive committee should be COM
posed of three members from
this county and three from the
other two counties.
This action certainly doesn't
look fair or doesn't portray good
craftsmanship practice.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

Fifteen years ago, Al carloads
of hay were shipped into our
community at Wake Forest; last
year ony one car was shipped
here" said E. S. Fort of Wake
Forest, route 2, in commenting
on the better farming practices
followed as a result of extension
work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

The application of $50 pounds
of triple superphosphate on an
old pasture owned by J. B. Bu-
chanan in the Cane Creek town.
ship of Mitchell County produced
three size which did not receive
the treatment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
MEMORIAL TO MISS O'NEAL

The memorial window to be
installed in Lansing Presbyterian
church in memory of Miss Kath-
crime O'Neal is expected to ar
rive this week end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

A 20 percent increase in the
domestic consumption of Ameri-
can lumber this quarter from the
first quarter of 1888 is predicted
by the Commerce Departments
Lumber Survey Committee.