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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
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'Ted!" said Marjorie impuls
lively, "I'm your sister! Dom
speak to me that way!"
my sister," said Ted scorn
fully. well, I can't help it il
you are, that doesn't give you {
right to pry into our private af.
fairs, does it?"
An angry flush had stolen over
the boys lean cheeks and his
eyes were hard as steel.
''Oh, please don't!" said Mar.
jorie covering her face with hel
haends, II wasn't prying. I was
trying to help"
well, we don't need your
help!" said the boy with young
scorn in his eyes.
But you see, Ted, I'm not q
visitor. I'm one of the family
and Betty and I are working to-
gether."
Betty! Does my sister Betty
know you are here? Where is
she?"
She's upstairs now with the
doctor"
"The doctor! Is my mother
worse?"
Il don't know. l haven't seen
her yet, but as soon as I heard
she was so sick begged Betty
to get the doctor. You know
pneumonia is a very treacherous
disease"
Eyes, and who did you think
would pay the doctor?" asked
Ted in that hard cold young
voice so full of anxiety and be-
liggerence.
ooh, Ted! I'll pay, of course!"
"You, and what do you think
Mrs. Wetherill will say to that?''
Eyes, and what you think Mrs.
Wetherill will say to that?"
"She won't say anything, Ted.
She's dead" There was a bit of a
sob in Marjorie's voice in spite
Of her best efforts.
The boy looked at her specula-
lively and froWned.
IF you are family why didn't
you ever turn up before when
Mother was fretting for your"
Because | didn't known any
thing about her or any Of you eX-
ccpl that you had let me be
adopted!'
The hardness in the boys face
relaxed.
Then they heard the doctor
coming downstairs, with Betty
lust behind him, and by common
consent they froze into silence.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

covered a handleless cracked cup
with little tickets in it. Were they
milk tickets or what? She wiped
off the shelf, stepped down with
the cup in her hand, and stood
there examining the bits OF
paper. Each one had something
written on it.
"Six plain sterling spoons" one
said. Zone brussels carpet" said
another. "Three upholstered
chairs"
Majorie stared at them in dis
may as she realized what these
bits of paper must be. They were
pawn tickets! They represent
the downfall of a home! A pre-
cious home where these her own
flesh and blood had lived!
She went on with the tickets.
Zone child's crib-bed." Six din
ing room chairs"
She stood studying them, try
ing to make a rough estimate OF
the entire amount loaned for
all those articles, when sudden
| ly she heard the kitchen door
open and a boys voice said:
whats the idea, Belts, of hav-
ing the cellar window open? Did
you think it was milder out than
in?"
Marjorie turned startled, let
ting the pawn tickets fall back
into the cup, and facing him, not
realizing that she still held the
cup in her hands.
She saw a tall boy, can and
wiry, with a shock of red hair
and big gray eyes that had green
lights in them.
He stared at her first with a be-
wildered gave like one who had
come in out of the sun and could
not rightly see in the dinner
light.
"You are Ted, aren't your" He
stiffened visibly, realizing that
he was in the presence of a
stranger.
"Yes?" he said coldly, lifting
his head a trifie, with a gesture
that in a man would have henn
called naughty. He was alert,
ready to resent the intrusion of
a stranger into their private mis-
cry.
Then he saw the cup in her
hand, and putting down the
bucket Of coal he had picked
from the dump he stepped over
and took the cup possessively.
THAT wouldn't interest you,"
he said coldly, reprovingly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
President Roosevelt Defends
Democracy I'm Address Sat.
Calls Liberty" The Nations
Defense. 15Oth. Anniver-
sary Talk.

Washington, March 4.-Upon g
| cheering, gala joint session OF
Congress, President Roosevelt
and Chief Justice Hughes i'm
pressed today the thought that
the individual liberty guaranteed
by the constitution is this ma
TONS defense against those who
would destroy democracy.
Gathered in the big hall of the
meeting of the national legisla-
ture house of representatives
were the members of b o t h
branches of Congress, comment
Grating the first meeting of the
national legislature under the
constitution, $50 years ago today.
With them were the members Of
the cabinet, the Supreme court,
the heads of the army and navy,
and the diplomatic ENJOYS of
more than so foreign countries.
Review Democracy
It was an occasion for tradi-
tional American patriotic speech
making, for tribute to the foun-
ders of the country, and to the
constitution. But Mr.. Roosevelt
and Chief Justice Hughes made
it also an occasion for
reviewing a century and a half
Of democracy, what it has meant
to the people of America. They
found their thoughts following
similar channels.
Today" said the President,
with many other democracies,
the United States will give en-
enlargement to the belief that
our processes are outworn, or
that we will approvingly watch
the return of forms of govern
ment which for 1000 years have
proved their tyranny and their
instability alike"
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Il see," said Betty sadly. Il was
all wrong of course. But I guess
that was what made Mother suf-
fer so, thinking she had let you
go. She has cried and cried over
that. Whenever she wasn't well
she would cry all night. She
said Mr.. Wetherill came to her
when she was weak and sick and
didn't realize fully what she was
doing. Father was threatened
with tuberculosis and Mr.. Weth-
Grill promised to put him on a
farm and start him out. Besides
he gave them quite a sum OF
money to have me treated. II
seems I wasn't very strong and
had to be under a specialist for
long time. They said I wouldn't
live if I didn't have special treat
ment."
Il used to wish sometimes they
had let me die. I thought Moth
er didn't love me at all, she
mourned for you so much"
ooh, my dearw said Marjorie
coming close and putting her
arms about her sister. my dear!
I think we are going to love each
other a lott"
It was very still in the little
dreary kitchen for a minute
while while the two sisters held
each other close. Then Betty
lifted her head.
I'm glad you've come, any
way!" she said. you've been
wonderful already. And I'm
glad for Mother that she needn't
fret for what she did any more.
AS soon as the doctors been here
I want to tell her. 1t will cure
her just to know you are here,
l know it will
We'll, you'd better ask the
doctor if it won't excite her too
much. There! Isn't that the door
bell? Perhaps he's come! But
it isn't quite two o'clock"
Betty hurried to answer the
bell, and Marjorie lingering in
he kitchen saw through the crack
of the door that it was the doc
or. Betty took him upstairs at
once, and Marjorie stood for a
minute by the kitchen window
looking out
Then she remembered the pam
try which she had been putting
to rights, setting he supplies up
in an orderly manner on the
shelves.
She stepped on a box to reach
the top shelf, and there she dis
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
Pacelli Is Named
262nd POntiff
By c ardinal
New Pope Is First Ever To
Have Visited In United
S t a t e S.

Vatican City, March 2.-Eu-
genio Cardinal Pacelli was elect
ed pope today and took the name
of Plus XII on his sixty-third
birthday in one Of history's short
est conclaves. He was chosen on
the third ballot in the first day
of voting.
He became the 262nd pontiff,
spiritual ruler of 33l, 500, 900
Catholics and temporal sovereign
of Vatican City Just 20 days after
the death of Plus XI, whom he
served as papal secretary Of state
for eight years.
He is the first pope ever to
have been in the United States.
AS papal secretary of state he
went there in 1896 end was re-
ceived by President Roosevelt.
People tainted in the crush of
100000 faithful who jammed ST.
Peters Square to receive the
bendiction of the tall, thin and
acetic diplomat who was raised
by his brother princes of the
Church to the Vicarage of Christ
It was popular election &C
complished in three ballotings
within "a hours after the 62nd
cardinals, the full membership of
the sacred college, had been
locked in secret conclave.
How many votes he received
on the first ballotings and how
many on the last may never be
come known. But he is rumored
to have received a majority at
the outlet which was carried to
the required two-thirds in the
subsequent tallies.
His quick election broke sew
eral precedCntS Of recent con-
clavcS.
It came in one day; it was in
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

The afternoon; it placed a native
Roman at the head of the Roman
Catholic Church; and in was
broadcast.
Not since 1921, when Gregory
XIV was chosen, has a conclave
acted SO promptly.
not since 1921, when limo
cent XIV was elected, has the col
lcge of cardinals made a Roman
the bishop of Rome and sovereign
oontiff of the Catholic world.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

Marjorie with a hand at her
throat to still the wild throbbinc
of her pulses. Then hey heard
the doctors voice:
mo, l don't expect her fever
t. go higher tonight. Oh, per
haps a little more. All she needs
is rest and nourishment and good
care. Be careful about the temp
erature of the room. Of course
don't let her get chilled. Thai
is the greatest danger. Nc,
don't think her lungs are IN
volved yet. Good care and res'
and the right food will Wort
wonders"
doctor, my sister-has been
away some time. She has just
come back. Do you think it will
hurt Mother to know she has
come? She has been grieVing tc
have her at home"
What kind is she? Will she
worry your mother, or will she
be a help?"
ooh, she'll be a help. She's
rather wonderful
Ted stole sudden shamed
glance at Marjorie, with the flick
er of a grin of apology in his
young face.
"Well, then, tell her about it
by all means. Joy never kills
Perhaps you'd better wait till she
wakes up"
When the door closed behind
the doctor Marjorie had sud-
den feeling of let down as if she
wanted to sit down and cry with
relief.
Betty's face was eager as she
came out into the kitchen. She
looked straight at Marjorie. Per
haps she didn't see Ted at first.
"He thinks maybe she won't
have pneumonia after ALL" she
said with relief.
ooh, Ted, you've got back
I've been so worried! You went
off without any breakfast, and
you had no dinner last night"
"Aw, whaddaya think l am? A
SOFTER" said Ted.
GIVE been keeping the sour
hot for him." said Marjorie
'Here it is, Ted" She placed c
bowl on the box and brought the
thermos bottle. "There's coffes
too, and a plate of sandwiches
She set the things before him.
"Goshp said Ted dumfound-
ed. "Where did you get all this
layout?"
"You don't know what's hap,
/ pened since you left, Theodore
Gay! A miracle has come, that's
what" said Betty. We've got
another sister, and she's just
like Santa Claus. She did it all'
"Gosh!" said Ted, Wrinkling
his nice mahogany brows, ''but
I don't think we ought to take
it."
"Well," said Betty, Il thought
so too, but I found out it was
choice between that, and dying
and she seemed determined tt
die with us if we did, so 1 let hel
have her way"
Marjorie felt a sudden lumE
coming into her throat that be-
tokened tears near at hand. She
felt so glad to have got here IL
time before her family starved tt
death! How awful to think they
had been in such straits while
she feasted on the fat of the land
. Continued Next Week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

Farmers cooperating to conduct
.he five-county livestock market
t New Bern last week shipped
;23 hogs weighing 59,866 pounds
'or which the owners were paid
Yer $4,000. This money scattered
mcng the adjacent farm own
r. Is supplying needed cash at
his season, reports county agent
L. G. Mathis.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

Out of 1000 peach trees two
year sold in one of Hawley
Poole's orchards in Moore coun-
ty, not over 500 have escaped
damage from rabbits which have
eaten the bark off entirely around
the trunks of the trees. Only
about 200 trees were left with
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

Newest of horticultural contri-
buttons to growers in Minnesota
is a creamy white string bean
developed by T. M. Currence of
the Horticultural department at
the University farm.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09
HOLY COMMUNION SUNDAY

There will be he service of The
Holy Communion at 100 a. m,
on the 3rd Sunday in Lent, Mar.
18th, at st. Mary's church, Beav-
er Creek, Rev. J. B. Stills being in
chare. He is at Glendale Springs
and Jefferson this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

Mrs. Ef1e Wagner, of Todd
visited her son, Mr.. Otto Wagon
er several days last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-09

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The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04
Kenneth Sly Shot Accidently; Out
 Hunting Trip

Kenneth Sly, a delivery driver for Lehmann's store, was acci- dently shot in the right arm while out hunting this morning.
 The accident occurred on the Flamboe River about twenty odd miles from town.
 A description of the accident was told by Si Sileen, butcher at Lehnann's who was with him.
 They were in a canoe, said Sil- cen and Sly was standing up hooting at a flock of geese. Sil- cen attempted to rise in the can oe when his foot slipped, and the l2-guage shotgun he was hold ing went off, the charge passing through the fieshy part of the right arm.
 First aid was administered and the canoe headed back for Safe ty Lagoon where Sileen's car was parked.
 The injured man was placed in the car and brought to the hos pital here, where Dr. Morcom immediately commenced treat ment of the wound.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04
Missing g Ferguson Plane Found By
 Searchers

Pilot Jack Hermann of the Ferguson Airways with two pass engers, who has been missing since last Thursday on a flight from McGrath to Anchorage, was discovered at the head of Stony River by a searching plane this morning. reports reaching Nome said.
 Aboard the plane, it was said, were o. s. Sullivan, Internal Re venue collector who left Nome a week ago last Saturday, and one other name unknown.
 The plane was reported to have had a forced landing.
 The report received at Nome said all occupants were uninjur ed.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Early this morning Pilot Hans Mirow made an emergency trip to Golovin to bring an injured native man to the hospital.
 Martin made trip to Solomon today with two salesmen for Solomon and Fred Chambers as a round tripper.
 This afternoon pilots Martin and Chambers flew the Stinson and Fairchild to American creek. Passengers were Howard Beas- ley. Homer Davis, Donald Staun ton and "Cappy" Kapelowtiz for American creek. This evening pilot Curley Martin will take 2 salesmen from Solomon to Coun cil and Aggie creek.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Saturday Martin made a trip down the coast to Golovin and pilot Fred Chambers made a trip to Council with Joe Lucas and freight. During the day the two planes made several trips be- tween Ungalik Golovin Council ana White Mountain carrying mail and express. They returned to Nome Saturday evening with six passengers. Mrs. John Thai, John Thall and three children from Golovin and Hans Hanson from Council.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Sunday morning a trip was made to Teller via Coffee creek Glenn Briggs was picked up at Teller and was taken over the Teller range to look for reindeer. After returning Glenn Briggs to Teller Sig left for Taylor, Fox Bar and Council. Bud Thompson was taken to Council from Fay Tor. One passenger was brought to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04
German Subs In South Atlantic
 Cause of Alarm

NEW YORK, Sept 4, - On the reported presence of Ger man submarines in south Allan tlc waters, marine underwriters raised war risk rates on cargoes on ships plying between North and South America.
 All Italian and German vess- eis already are unable to obtain g lch insurance from American ports to anywhere else.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04
Mirow Air Service
 Activities

Pilot Curley Martin made a trip to Ungalik, Unalakleet Ega- vi Golovin and return. Passen- gers mail and express were car ried-Briton Sprague to Ungal- ik; Mrs H Ivanoff Ungalik to Un olakleet; Hans Samuelson Unala- kleet to -gavik; Salem Abraham Golovin to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Yesterday afternoon a load of freight was taken to Taylor and Dick creek. Mrs. Cook and one other were taken to Ungalik.
 The return trip to Nome was made via Council to bring Bud Thompson and Fritz Mebes to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04
Wien Airlines
 Activities

Saturday Sig Wien made trip to Kotzebue to bring a passen- ger to Nome for the U. s. Mar shal's office. Mrs. B. B. Mozee and Hugh O'Farrell were round trip passengers.
 Another trip was made Satur- day to Teller, Taylor, Fox Bar and Noxapaga Passengers were Knute Orange Nome to Teller; Dan Wheeler Noxapaga to Nome; Henry Breen and one other name unknown Taylor to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Norris Johnson arrived in Nome last evening from Fair banks and left this morning on the return trip with Geo. An derson, MT. Huelsdonk and one other.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

That unique and humorous and typical Alaskan stationery "Sourdough Roadhouse Letter heads and Envelopes, have been brought strictly uptodate, and are now available at the Nugget off, ce.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Sunday pilot Hans Mirow ar rived from Fairbanks in the tri- motored Stinson with four pass engers-E E Roberts, Bill Muntz Clarke Anderson and one other.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04
PIONEER MEETING

Next regular meeting of Pion- eers of Alaska IgloO No. l. We'd nesday Sept. 6. Initiation of can didates, following by social and smoker. Come all you Pioneers.
 Dave Gray, Secty.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

The s. s. Fl Capitan of the Olympic Line finished unloading of cargo late Saturday and sail ed for coastal points in Norton Bay.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04
NEWS ITEMS

The s. s. North King complet ed discharging of cargo at Nome Friday afternoon and sailed for Norton Bay ports.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Due to the volume of news re- ceived regarding the outbreak of the general European war, The decided to issue it's regular edi- ton.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Today being Labor Day Sep tember 4th, business establish ments, municipal offices and fed eral offices remained closed.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

Proof of Labor Blanks can now be had at the .-ome Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-04

(Note: All sailings subject to change without notice)
 JOE HARNISH, Agent
Evening star., 1939-05-13
H. 0. Dawson, Pioneer
Movie Projectionist, Dies

Harvey O. Dawson, 43, motion
picture projectionist at the Colum-
bia Theater for 20 years, died yes
terday in Mount Alto Hospital after
an illness of about five months.
Mr.. Dawson, who was one of the
pioneer motion picture machine op-
orators in Washington, many years
ago worked at the old Alhambra
Theater on Seventh street NV. Sub
SeQuently. he worked at several small
theaters in this city before going to
the Columbia 20 years ago He had
continued at the latter until becom-
ing i'll
During the World War Mr.. Daw-
son served in field artillery at Camp
Meade. Md He was a member of
Columbia Post of the American
Legion.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Bernice E. Dawson; his mother
Mrs. Hattie Dawson, this city; four
brothers. Aubrey, William and
Harry Dawson. all of this city. and
Jasper Dawson. Greenwich. Conn
and a sister, Mrs. Beulah Howard
this city.
Funeral services will be held at
10 nj. Monday at the home of Au-
brey Dawson, 4l57 Alabama ave-
nue. Sc. Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-05-13

For instance, I get the idea that
B. A. is part of everything he.
builders have seen = in Paris.
Madrid, Berlin. London, New Yo.K
or Chicago The Argentines take a
little of this and that from here
and there, and mix it together after
formula of their own.
A downtown skyscraper, for ex.
ample, looks like an office building
yet it's an apartment house The
structure narroWs as it mounts up
ward. The outer design resembles
that of Rockefeller City or the
Empire State Building. On the
other hand, the builders discarded
structural steel in favor of REIN
forced concrete
Traffic Belittles ID. G. Jams.
The extent of traffic congestion
on downtown streets would beWilder
a seasoned Westinghouse Rush.
hour traffic creeps for miles in B. A
where it's a matter of blocks in
Washington Motor cars, trolleyr
and buses tie themselves in knots
! around or in the evenlng-tne
hour when the Office employe leave:
work and generally goes to mov-
ing picture show before dinner
served too often-between 8 and
10 pm.
Through bedlam of traffic and
street noises dart nonchalant bus
riders whose daring is only ex-
celled by their dexterity in emer-
gencies. They brush street cars,
taxis and speeding automobiles off
their sleeves with a Latin shrug,
and no able bodied citizen ever
thinks Of entering or alighting
from bus unless it is in motion
in the middle of traffic. Yet, they
tell me. the death toll is quite low
After several rides through traf-
f1c, am inclined to believe this
On many occasions. I. being a re-
porter with his full share of am
bulance chasing, have reached for
Evening star., 1939-05-13
Back o-City Dwelling
Movement Proposed
F. TIE Associated Press,


SWAMPSC0TT, Mass. May l3.-
A "back-to-th the-city dwelling move
ment was proposed today by Ernest
A. Hale, president of the New Eng
land Federal Savings Bank League
as means of balancing the
budgets of large cities.
Business property alone is not
enough to support the total of city
costs Mr.. Hale declared at the
leagues annual spring conference.
There must be substantial pro-
portion of medium and higher priced
homes if the budgets of our larger
centers are to be balanced.
Many people prefer to live in
the city and many more will move
there if they can be assured of the
same zoning protection. good plan
ming and reasonableness in prop
erty assessments that they find in
the suburbs