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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
TOP O. THE MORNING

Let hope be not quenched in the b7ackness Of
night,
Though the cyclone aachile mag hare b1otted
the light,
For behind TIT great darkness the stars eve7
shine,
And the light of Gods heavens, His 1ove
shaV make thine,
Let no gloom dim thine eyes, but uplift them
ON high
To the face of thy God and the blue of His
sky.
CoWMAN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
LONG-TERM FURNITURE

Furniture is ordinarily a long
term investment and therefore
should be examined carefully be-
tore purchase. Explicitly labeled
furniture made by reliable manu-
facturers is the safest buy. How
ever, you will want to check on
the wood-whether it is solid or
merely yeneers: on the actual con-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
What It Means:
RELIEF EXPENDITURES
BY MORGAN M. BEATTY
AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Frcm a
standing start on July 81, 1882, up
to midnight last December 81. the
federal government devoted more
than Fl and a half billion dollars to
recovery and relief.
The exact figure is $21, 689, 454,.
031.50, and it's the latest figure OBJ
tainable. 1t is possible to get that
because the President has made an
annual report to congress on relief
since 1885, with every single item
accounted for.
That report has just been put on
the desks of the nations 500-odd
congressman.
That book, however, accounts
for only the IL billions spent and
lent out of the public till since 1885.
You have to wade through the 1941
budget, and the Works Progress
report for December, 1887, to com.
plete the picture.
Here's What You Got
Of the 21.5 billion total, exactly
1859, 0O0, 600 can be recovered. be-
cause it is lending money. The 9TH
er 10 billions have gone up the
spout, never to return.
Not exactly up the spout, either.
That you'll learn at the treasury's
special office of accounts, headed by
the governments most persistent
bookkeeper, E. F. Bartelt-a watch
dog of whom you never may have
heard.
You've got lots of public works,
b~attleships, roads, buildings, ard i'm.
provements to show for the money,
including the morale that relief dol
lars were expected to put into Gesti-
tute citizenship.
Nobody knows whether all this
was worth IS billions of dollars or
not. Nobody ever will. If relief
prevented a revolution, as some
folks say it did, then the taxpayer
got a whale of a lot more than his
moneys worth. On the other hand.
if a strict appraisal on a hard.
handed dollars-and cents basis could
be made from l~eaf-raking days to
now, then the relief projects were
not worth all they cost. It's all in
your point of view.
Direct relief, grants to states,
public works (including national de-
%fense), public buildings, highways,
roads and streets, farm aid and re-
Mobilization, conservation work-in.
Guiding CCC, account for more than
IA billions of dollars, or about three.
fourths Of the total.
It's impossible yet to tell exac city
where the money went before 1885.
by the way, because Mr.. Bartlett and
his crew were not on the job. The
federal agencies-more than 30 of
them-and the states that got the
money didn't speak the same book
keeping language in those days. AL
you can get is their totals,
Why It's An Issue
Just now, as congress wings into
action on the 1941 budget, tho re.
lief spending and = lending picture
looms large On the political horizon.
For recovery and relief spending
since 1882 is almost Identical with
the increase in the public debt since
1882.
And the public debt is one of the
Dig issues of the day because it is
pretty close to the 5-billion.dollar
limit set by congress after the
World war.
This No. 1 financial problem of
the government is probably the
most complicated of all current d.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
READER
UP

RENO, New. LP-On Cbl'S'.p
day, 1914. Ernest C. Bennett W.
in a train wreck at Inlay |
but traffic was quickly Is7's
and Bennett went on to his -,
tination without knowing eA"
what happened.
Recently he gratified a 4 .ns.
standing curiosity, went to a H' n,
paper office here, and looNeu .
the story of the wreck in 'ne ,
Now he knows what occurred -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
DOUBLE VETERAN DEAF

SEBREE, KY, Jan. q. - LP -
Mack Louvall, 50, who SAID he
served two years with the Confed.
crate army during the War Re-
tween the States, then switched to
the Union side for duration Of the
conflict, is dead. He was a farm
worker until a month before his
death yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
HEAVY SNOW

MADRID, Jan. 21-QP-A snow.
fall of 5.S1 inches, the heaviest since
1918. blanketed Madrid tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Three naturalized
citizens, accused with others Of a plot to over
throw the United States government, cannot
be deported even if proved guilty.
The three, two Irish and one German in orr
gin, were rounded up in New York by j. Edgar
Hoover and his Omen amid a fanfare Of pub
licity almost as fantastic as the nature OF
the plot against the government Of which the
II were accused.
The moment an alien completes his citizen
ship ceremony, he becomes forever immune
to deportation except on one condition.. Only
if it is proved he obtained his citizenship pap
ers by fraud or deceit can he be deported, nc
matter how undesirable a citizen he may turn
out to be.
The II men, including the three naturalized
citizens, had an array Of cans full of powder
rifles, ammunition, machine-gun belts and vari.
GUS impedi1nenta which together with other
information convinced Oman Hoover that they
had in mind a plot so gigantic that it made
ordinary revolution look pale.
AS a prelude to Selling the government, they
planned to blow up communication lines, said
Hoover, to capture arsenals, to knock off a
dozen congressman as a sample Of what they
might do if they really got going. Moreover,
said Hoover, they were mad at a neighborhood
theatre which showed Russian-made films and
were going to blow it up along with a Jewish
newspaper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22

and then you can't do it, unless wv
treasury gives you one of Mr.. 6@'
tells experts to help you out
Meanwhile, congress argues "
and SO do the voters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
The Bridges Case

To a casual spectator it would appear that
the main objective of becoming an American
citizen would be to enjoy the sort of govern
ment and opportunities that America offers
Yet there Is no provision in the law which
states that a naturalized citizen may be chuck.
ed back home if he tries to wreck the govern
ment he was presumably so DESTROYS Of en-
joying.
1t is pretty well established that an alien
applicant for citizenship will be rejected if he
has indicated a disposition to overthrow the
United States government by force. Belonging
to the Russian branch of the communist party
likely would be enough to bar a candidate
for citizenship. That, at least, was the test
which Harry Bridges, west coast waterfront
labor leader, had to pass to escape deportation
proceedings. Lately Dean Lands Of Harvard
Law school, sitting as examiner, cleared hin
Of that charge. Presumably he may now renew
his suit to become a citizen.
May Take Away Rights
Yet along comes J. Edgar Hoover and turns
up a trio of naturalized citizens to whom M
such test can now be applied. They can b.
jailed if convicted Of conspiring to use violenc.
against the government. But the far more pow
erful menace of a possible deportation coult
not act as a restraining influence.
Naturalized citizens can plot and conspirs
and intrigue to their hearts content to upse
the government they pledged themselves tt
support without jeopardizing their residence
here. Like any native-born Yankee, they cal
be deprived of rights Of citizenship for felonies
but not deported.
We have listened for a half-dozen years t.
vltriolic outpourings in congress against tn
most law-abiding aliens who happened 10 b.
here, with the most peaceable intent, but no
even Senator Reynolds Of North Carolina, mos
rabid alien-baiter, has reached out to sugges
an amendment to the law to crack down OF
the lads from across the sea who go sour OF
the government after ducking into the safet!
zone.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22

lemmas. You have to wade through
five pounds of 1871 budget, fiv
pounds of relief reports to congress
and an odd pound or so of WPk
reports to make head or tail OF it
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-24
RIVER FLOW BIGGER

The U. S. geological survey
reports western Montana rivers
are now carrying more water
than during the fall of 1899.
Flow of the principal streams
west of the Continental divide
with but one eXception-the
saltwater river in northwestern
Montana-is greater than the
same time a year ago.
Our Classified Section is noted
for one thing-RESULTS!
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-24
Edna Kingston,

Edna Kingston.
Precinct No. 8, FoSter-H. A.
Williams, Joe Olenik, Dave King.
Precinct No. 4, Old Mission
Glen Quest, John Gilreath, G.
T. Van Cleve.
Precinct No. S, TullockJ. s.
Romine, John Grosfield, Robert
Smith.
Precinct No. 6, Sarpy-Wm.
Frazer, Lawrence Johnson, Stan
ley Nichols.
Precinct No. 7, Crow Agency
Alex Naylor, Shirley J. Parkin-
son, VIM. Bends, VIM. Gentry,
Thomas Tobacco.
Precinct No. 8, st. Xavier
Nellie r. Lobdell, Paul Kills,
Ralph Saco, Harry Martin,
Blanche A. Schaller.
Precinct No. 9, Lodge Grass
Ben Lawrence, J. C. Bucking-
ham, Geo. Cooley, Dave Pease,
Louis Walks.
Precinct No. 10, Kirby -
Dwight Ferguson, Elmer E. Ko-
bold, w. w. Anderson.
Precinct No. II, Decker-Em-
NETT Munson, Adam Anderson,
H. H. KiSteman.
Precinct No. IL, o. Wv. A.
Hughes, J. G. Lloyd, H. M. Mef-
ford.
Precinct No. 10, Pearl-C. E.
Erbaugh, Cora B. Anderson, F.
A. Kimmell.
Precinct No. IA, Wyola-Keith
Culbertson, c. S. Starina, R. w.
Smith, Thomas Yellowtail,
Frank Medicine Horse.
Precinct No. IS, Pryor.. S.
Tuggle, "A. S. Helgeland, Oliver
Lion Shows, Chas. Bedrock,
Simpson Sings Good.
Precinct No. 16, Nine Mile
D. W. Carper, Adam Metzker,
Andrew Kallen.
Precinct No II, Hardin, Ward
stark Bair, Goldie B. Finlay-
son, Lola Litton, Bessie Rankin,
Mrs. Ray Thompson.
Precinct No. 10, Hardin, Ward
p. B. Quest, Mabel Kenyon,
Rayburn Riggs. R. N. England,
Geo. Danskin.
Precinct No. 10, Hardin, Ward
3-Blanche Baker, Jessie Ben
nett, Pauline Fish, Mabel
Franklin, J.E.H. Nelson.
Precinct No. 20, Custer Park
Hannah L. Batty, Alice Astle,
Joe Torske, Russell Danielson,
Mildred Ragland.
Precinct No. 81, Iron Springs
Jack Deeter, L. L. Long, R. C.
Fly.
Precinct No. %, Corinth-
Lenice Schissler, J. c. Shottmil-
Ter, Martin Spoolstra.
Precinct No. "a, Four Mile
Samuel Dahl, James Gibbons,
Louise M. Dahl.
Precinct No. Is, Lodge Grass
(outside) Sam Stevenson, John
Helwich, Jay Fitzgerald, Henry
Pretty On Top, Harry Don't
Mix.
Precinct No. 26, Busby-Alfred
Habegger, William Hollowbreast,
John Russell, Chas. Parker, F..
G.. Connolly.
The following securities, held
by the county treasurer as Sc
curity for deposits of the fol-
lowing banks were examined
and approved by the board.
Big Horn County Bank
Federal Deposit In
S1lrance { nm m
Custodians Receipt
Federal Farm Mort
gage $4,000
Cashiers Checks-Fed-
eral Reserve Bank $4,000. 90
Registered Warrants
County General ...... 914.16
School Dist. 17H ..... 2,131. 70
$64, 1854
First National Bank of
Hardin
Federal Deposit In
surance ......:.....$ 100000
CuStodianS Receipts
Minnesota Hiway go. 100000
U. S. Treasury ........ 1900. 90
U. S. Treasury ....... $500. 90
II. Q. L. c. .......... 3,050.00
U. S. Treasury go. 1000. 90
Federal Farm Mort
gage Corp. -. $4,000
Federal Farm Mort
gage Corp. %. 10000
Federal Farm Mort
gage Corp. -. 10000 90
32,750.00
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-24

personal taxes ........ 1873
Sheridan FIGURING Mills
Inc, refund personal 49,,
taxes ............... 1o.ls
Brewster-Arnold Ranch
Company, refund pers-
onal taxes ............ l1!Os
Fred Lehman, refund
personal taxes ....... LOU
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFER
Ounce Poor, transporta-
Mrs. ISL Bert Romine, trans
portation 1906
A. S. Helgeland, trans
portation ............ 2O.2S
Martin Spoolstra, trans
portation .............. 2u.2s
MRS. D. E. Burger, trans
porta ton ........ l9.5e
There being no further bust
ness, the board adjourned to
meet in regular session, on
October 8, 1910.
APPROVED
B. H. McCarty, Chairman
ATTEST:
Harry E. Cox, County Clerk.
REGULAR SESSION
Second Day, October 8, 1910
The board met this day in
regular session, all members
being present, including the
County Clerk.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The following monthly reports
for the month of September
1910, were received, examined.
and ordered filed.
County Clerk and Recorder
report showing fees and other
collections.
clerk of the Courts report
showing fees and other COL
lections.
County Treasurer's report
showing balances on hand.
Sheriff's report of the Jail
Boarders.
Sheriff's report of fees and
other collections.
The following quarterly re-
ports we're received, examined
and ordered filed.
County Treasurer's report for
the quarter ending Sept. 30th,
1910.
County Physicians report for
the quarter ending Sept. 30th,
1910.
Justice of the Peace R. "A.
Wckers for the quarter ending
Sept. 30th, 1910.
Justice of the Peace C. A.
Corkins for the quarter ending
Sept. 30th, 1910.
Upon motion duly made, Sec
onded and carried the board
authorized the Chairman and
Clerk of the Board to enter into
and execute proper contracts or
proper conveyanceS relating to
the sale of said lands and pre-
misses upon behalf of Big Horn
County, Montana, to the respec-
tive purchasers.
Duplicate deed to Bert R.
SalverSon, for Lot 5 and 6,
Block II, Southwest Add. to
the town (now city, of Har-
din, Montana. This deed is
issued in lieu of original
deed dated Aug. S, 1910, which
has been lost.
Deed to Frances r. Brooks,
for the Southeast Quarter OF
Sec. 8, Twp. 1 N, Range 80
E., for the sum of $4,000.
There being no further bust
ness, the board adjourned to
meet in regular session October
9th, 1910.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Harry E. Cox, County Clerk.
REGULAR SESSION
Third Day, October 9, 1910
The board met this day in
regular session, all members
of the board being present, in
Guiding the County Clerk.
The minutes OF the previous
meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The board appointed the fol-
lowing Judges to serve in the
General Election to be held No
vember 5th, 1910.
ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE
GENERAL ELECTION
November, 1910
Precinct No. /, Two Leggin-
c. v. Mabe, T. w. Scabery, Mrs.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-24
THURSDAY, OCTOBER "a. 1910

School Dist. 17H
General ............1'616.77
2,862.s6
$55,e12.s6
Little Horn State Bank
Federal Deposit In
Custodian Receipts go. $4,000
Lodge Grass Bond $4,000
Registered Warrants
county General ...... 1,552.H
County Road ........ 31.85
$1s,5s4.5s
The board approved the fol-
lowing claims and ordered them
drawn on their respective funds:
B. H. McCarty, per
VIM. Lynde, per diem and
Thomas Macleod, per diem
and mileage .......... 1880
ROAD FUND
B. H. mccarthy, inspecting
and viewing ...... S 1886
VIM. Lynde, viewing
and mileage .......... 104.69
Thomas Macleod, per
diem Gnspecting) go. 800
The board ordered themselves
out to view roads during the
month of October, 1910.
There being no further busi-
ness, the board adjourned,
sine die.
APPROVED:
B. H. McCarty, Chairman.
ATTEST:
Harry E. Cox, County Clerk.
SPECIAL SESSION
October IL, 1910
The board met this day in
Special session, a two day no
tice having previously been
posted. The following members
were present: B. H. McCarty,
Chairman, VIM. Lynde, and
Thomas Macleod, together with
the County Clerk.
The purpose of this meeting
was to receive bids for the care
of the Poor and INDECENT sick
and Infirm.
The following bid was re-
ceived:
Hardin General Hospital: Am
bulatory Patients at $1,000 per
week; Bed patients at $1,000 per
week.
After due consideration the
board accepted the above men,
toned bid.
There being no further bust
ness the board adjourned, sine
die.
APPROVED:
B. H. McCarty, Chairman
ATTEST:
Harry E. Cox, County Clerk.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
A MOUNTAIN HOME
BY Edna Sue Miller

There's a ram-shackle shack in
the mountains
Beneath a gnarled old apple tree,
It's not beautiful it's true, but
I want to tell you
That shack is a real home to me.
There are homes along grand
highways
That are far more beautiful than
thee;
But am coming back, dear ram
shackled shack,
For you have been home to me.
I can see the sunlight on your
windows
And the freight so cheerful anc
kind;
Twas from these same windows
I watched as a child,
The wind in apple trees and pine
To others you may seem very
ugly,
But your dearness to me car
never hide,
For there have spent my happy
childhood,
And there my dear Dad lived and
died.
So I'll sing thee a song dear,
Old home in the Mountains;
Though through this wide world
I may roam,
I'll always come back, dear ram
shackled shack,
For you have been my childhood
home.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Women To Have
Stand At Fair
WOman's Club And Legion
Aux. to Raise Money to
Garry on Programs.

The West Jefferson Woman's
Club and the American Legion
Auxiliary, two of the finest or
CARNATIONS in this section,
will have a stand at the County
Fair here next week.
Members of both organizations
will be in charge of operations
day and night and will appre-
ciate patronage.
They will have sandwiches, hot
dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks and
other good eats for sale.
Profits made during fair week
will be used in carrying forward
their various civic projects.
The Woman's Club, of which
Mrs. Ed Anderson is president,
sponsors the Ashe county public
library and co-operates in a num-
Der of other activities.
The Legion Auxiliary, headed
by Mrs. McNeill, president, helps
the active Legion post in all of
it's Undertakings, co-operates with
other organizations for civic bet
torment, sends food, clothing and
money to disabled soldiers and
their families.
Patronize the Woman's Club
Legion Auxiliary stand!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
To Hold Fiddlers' Convention
And Dancing Contest Sept. 20

awards, B. w. Jones, chairman OF
the special committee OF the
American Legion, announces.
He states that one or two other
outstanding stunts and amuse-
ment features will be included on
the varied program.
Cash awards will be given for
the best fiddler, best banjo pick
er, best string band, best tap dam
Ger and best clog dancer.
Eve need money for the COM
munity club house and hope that
every Legionnaire and everybody
in this section will plan to attend
this fiddlers' convention and
dancing contest next Friday
night" Mr.. Jones said.
Serving on the committee with
Mr.. Jones are L. P. Coward,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Cash Prizes to be Given. Will
Be Held in West Jeffer-
son High School.

An old time fiddler's conven-
ton and dancing contest, which
will be held in the West Jeffer-
son high school auditorium next
Friday night, starting at o'clock,
under the sponsorship of the
Ashe post of the American Leg
ion, will be another highlight on
the program of the Ashe County
Fair.
A total of $20.5O in cash prizes
will be awarded to winners and
all musicians, tap dancers and
clog dancers in Ashe and adjoin-
ing counties are cordially invited
to come and compete for the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Scott Outlines
Theme For Fair

Raleigh, Sept. 10.-North Caro-
lin:'s 9th annual State Fair, to
be held at Raleigh, October
through IL, will be dedicated to
the purposes and principals of
the campaign "For Balanced
Prosperity in the South 194O-
$780," Commissioner of Agricul-
ture w. Kerr Scott said today.
Meanwhile, Fair Manager j. S.
Dorton reports that agricultural
premiums will again be boosted
this year in keeping with the
theme of the 1910 exposition and
program to encourage quality
production and displays of farm
commodities"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Annual Session
Well Attended

The attendance and program CT
the 9Th annual session of the
Senter District Primitive Bap-
fist Association, held at the Horse
Creek church last week, were un-
usually good.
Elder Ed Davis, of Tuckerdale
was reelected moderator and F
T. Miller, of Wagner, clerk.
The next session will convene
at the Pond Mountain church on
Friday before the second Sunday
in September, 1941.
A number of people from the
Jeffersons attended the Associa-
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
TransOu News

MIR. and Mrs. William Transou
and baby girl, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Transou, of Greenboro, spent
the week end with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Transou.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Walker, of
Winston-Salem, spent last week
at the Transou cottage
MIR. and Mrs. Hege Hamilton,
OF Winston-Salem, visited at the
Transou cottage for the past
week end. They had with them
some of their friends.
Glen Austin, son of Robert L.
Austin, left Monday for Raleigh
to enter the State college.
On Sept. LIST a seven pounds
baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodrow Bare.
Rev. Mr.. Billings, of Alleghan,
county, preached at the Transo
church Sunday afternoon. Tn
people are always glad to hea
him.
A new filling station and gro
Gerry store is being opened thi
week, by Bert Bare, of Nathan
Creek. The store is located on w
M. Transou's farm at the Pea
Creek precinct voting place.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Todd DrugCo.
Is Opened Here

The Todd Drug Company
which will specialize in the pur-
chase of all kinds of roots and
herbs, was opened here this week
in the building located next door
to Vannoy Produce Company, by
w. B. Todd, of Lenoir.
Mr.. Todd has had a good deal
of experience in this type OF
business and states that he is
locating in Ashe because lit is
the best county I have SEEM" He
plans to move his wife and fam
lily here son.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12

Jack Rhodes and Ed Barr.
The Legion is also planning to
have a unique rat stand feature
on the midway of the Ashe coun-
ty fair.
On Saturday night, Sept. Fl, a
dance will be given in the Com
munity Club House under the
sponsorship of the Legion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12

Counties having the greatest
farm population based on the
1910 farm census of the State De-
partment of Agriculture are
Robson, 44,080; Johnston, 41,52O;
Pitt, $3.50; Nash, 34,330 and
Sampson, 31,73O.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12

Robson county leads in land
planted to crops with 2OO,96O &C.
res in cultivation, the State De-
partment of Agriculture reports
in the 1910 farm census.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12

Enter the Ashe County Fair
and win one or more prizes.
Be sure to attend the big Ashe
County Fair at West Jefferson
next week. Four big days and
nights. Something happening ev-
cry minute!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12

See the Fireworks at the Ashe
County Fair next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26

A comparison of the two Americas of today is made by Mary Roberts Rinehart in the next article of this series on "Our Country"