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MORE ABOUT NEGRO MUSICIANS
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have taught Such are SANDER on all Negroes,
good and bad.
1t is time crack down on this 9Th column with the
alarm extending from the boot black to the pulpit from the
docks to the doctors and DENTISTS from the grade school to
the university And Negroes should seize this opportunity
to bring the attention of their fellow citizens this hand of
Esau Are just dumb? DO feet dwarf intellectual
faculties? All Negroes that the only time 75c
dollar of their is current in the Trianon ballroom
ON "Coored Folks" night OUR 9TH COLUMNS MUST BE
DESTROYED AND NEGROES THEMSELVES MUST DE-
STROY THEM. Every Negro who patrOnized the Monday
night dance at the Trianon ballroom sponsored by the Mu
scans union should feel the hand of Osracism from all Ne
groes good and bad.
Take pattern Duke Ellington: During his Seattle
engagement he scoffed "Coored Folks Night" In
City, No. enroute to the coast he met at the train
by delegation of white Eks who sought his band for their
big annual dance at Convention Hail. He accepted the nv
tatOn placed his fee high the white Eks would offer
only onehird amount Salung delegation of Negro
Els of which he member Ellington followed them to
annual dance staged the night and played all
night long for no fee at all.
The next Negro leader organization which accepts
potage for prOpounng you this doctrine of
paying your money for Jim Grow night
tanmen-t matters not from whom where it should be
countered with picket line about the premises Any Negro
who would dare go through it, his should adom the
HALL OF SHAME.
Tell your children about it. Negroes money is not legal
tender the Tranon ball except "CoOred Folks
Night"
Only yesterday Stephen Collins Foster the writer of
songs placed his name among the immortas George Wash
ingtOn, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Wadsworth Longfeow,
and others he chosen to grace the Hall of
ter is Negro and the 73rd to be placed with the Nigh
ty men of America.
In days to come when you recall "My Old Kentucky,
Swanee River "Old Folks at Home" "Massas In de Cold
Cold Ground" ETC.. think of Foster in HALL OF FAME
AS the last strains die think of other musicians who
enter the HALL OF SHAME.
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VIC. A. News

The Manhattan Social Club will
have charge of the Vesper Service
Sunday, December 1. The Christ
mas theme will be carried out in
the program, with a dramatization
given by club members. Professor
S. e. Flemings, assistant superin-
tendent of Public Schools, will be
the speaker John Cooper and Aus
tin Randolph will sing, and Brodie
Adams will give a reading. Those
taking part in the Christmas pam
tomine are Esther Manning, AL
berta Morrow, La Versi Hill, Mari
louise Porter and Frank Seeylee,
The Phyllis Wheatley Girl Re-
serves will observe their annual
Candle-lighting service at the
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Sun
day, December 8 at $3.50 p. m.
Mrs. Marcus Rholfs, director of
Education, of the First Baptist
Church, will be speaker and her
subject will be Bringing Gifts"
Club presidents who will take
part in the program are: Senior
Girl Reserves, Marjorie McFarlin,
Junior Girl Reserves, Esther John
son, Washington School Junior Girl
Reserves, Clarissa Shaw.
The Girl Reserves are requested
to be at the Mount Zion Baptist
Church, Sunday, December 1, at
1:15 p. m. for a rehearsal.
The Membership Committee will
meet Monday, December at IL
a. m. with it's chairman, Mrs. Ril-
la Drake.
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Churches

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rec.
Fountain w. Penick, pastor.
The Manhattan club will have
charge of the Vesper service Sun
day Dec. 1. A fine program is as
sured. A pantomime "Silent Night"
depicting the birth of Christ, and
Little Jesuss Boy" by Mrs. Oph-
ella Hall, "a Story of Xmas"
George Reynolds; Whistling solo,
John Cooper; reading, Brodie
Adams; vocal solo, Austin Ran
dolph. Address, Prof. S. E. Elem
ing, assistant Superintendent of
schools.
Visitors are requested to be seat
ed promptly at 1850 o'clock as the
program is scheduled to begin at
that time. Austin Randolph is pre-
sident and Mrs. Ophelia Hall, ad-
wiser.
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Tale OF Two
Pullman POrters
By Geo. Peck

Dickens wrote his Tale of Two
Cities" but this is a short, short
story of two Pullman porters
whom we encountered not long ago
on a hurried trip from New York
to a distant city and return.
Porter number one was lord and
master of the car which carried
us from New York. He was friend
ly, cooperative and most solicitous
of our comport. He made our jour-
ney pleasant one-an extra pill
low on the bed in case we wished
to prop ourselves up while reading
ourselves to sleep-as the upper
bed was not being used, he hauled
down the mattress and put it on
the lower bed for our greater
sleeping comfort-he put our hat
in a paper bag for its protection
in the morning we found our shoes
resplendently shined instead of the
customary daub and smear. All
these things and dozen others he
did beyond what was required of
him by his boss the Pullman
Company. Net result-he got a
generous tip.
BY strange coincidence we drew
the same car and the very same
room for the return journey to
New York but not the same port
er. Here we met porter number
two. This fellow didn't even per-
form the duties assigned to him
by the Pullman Co. Desiring to
turn in, we rang several times
for him to come to make up our
bed. Getting no response, finally
we called on the conductor for
help and found the porter asleep in
one of the vacant rooms. Appar-
emily he resented being disturbed
for he made up our bed in a SLOW
emily manner-no though of double
mattresses or an extra pillow and
in the morning our shoes were a
mess. Net result-he got a very
small tip.
Now here were two men, work.
ing for the same company, in the
same identical location, with the
same tools and equipment. One
cheerfully performed the duties re-
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Heads Win And
Tails You Lose

From press releases, it appears
that another noble experiment has
hit the shoals-Initiativ 141, a
measure compelling the state to
pay $40 to any person arriving
at the age of so. Used as slogan
by office seeking politicians it
rode the popular wave. The final
result showed the politicians safe
in office and the aged facing disa-
ppointment.
Other states have tried the same
thing and failed. The office seeker
is safe. Misery, and waning hope
is all the aged can now show for
their zeal, save the memory of the
political game: Heads I win, tails
you lose.
Aged: Let us be reasonable. $40
per month is not too much. Why
not insist on the full payment of
the $50 which you have never got
ten? If you have never been able
to get $50 how in the name of
heaven are you to get $40?
Ironically enough the Order of
Eagles which initiated the old age
pension movement in Washington,
fought against the adoption of in
itiative 141. They foresaw the very
thing facing you now and tried
desperately to save what already
had been won.
The misery of the aged is our
political football. 1t appears that
$40 per month is our political
headache.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Jack Johnson

Continued from Page One)
in this state will decide in favor
of one half the voters splitting a
straight party ticket, with the
same privilege denied the other
half. A straight democratic bal
lot carries a vote for Dill just the
same as a vote for Roosevelt or
any one else on the ticket. An ex-
ira vote for Langlie is nothing
less than bote for both and all
such ballots, believe, will be dis
counted.
Many letters received compli-
menting Johnson's articles in the
recent political forum are testi-
monials to his ability as a writer
and his knowledge of political af-
fairs. He clearly defined the is
sues of the campaign, espoused
the cause of the New Deal and
urged the election of the demo-
cratic ticket from top to bottom.
He probably influenced as many
voters as any other single person
in the state. The Northwest En-
terprise is grateful to him for his
contribution to the success of the
forum, the purpose of which was
purely educational.
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Voters Headache

Initiative No 141 will require, If
valid and made effective, an added
expense to the state of about thir-
ty-two millions of dollars annually.
Old age aid would therefore take
about 400 of all state revenues,
unless new tax sources are discov-
cred. A similar law in Colorado,
where $500 per month pensions
are paid, takes over one-third of
Colorado state revenues, according
to government reports. One legis-
lator has suggested as solution a
poll tax of about $4,000 per year,
to be paid by every citizen of vot-
ing age.
After the last election there
seems little reason longer to delay
the submission to the people of a
constitutional amendment making
permanent the 40-mill limitation
on property taxation. This limit
alton has been passed by the peo-
pie five times, the last one this
month, ard without material OPP
position. 1t would seem about time
to place this oft-expressed popu-
lar mandate in its proper place,
with other fundamental limitations
in the state constitution.
Current years deficit in Britain
is estimated by Sis Kingsley Wood
Exchequer Chief, at nearly nine
billions of dollars.
1T am uneasy about the future
financing of the country. AS
have said on the floor of the Sen
ate heretofore, I am more appre-
hensive of danger to our country
from internal financial catastrophe
than from foreign foes" Senator
Alva B. Adams I'D Colorado, in
Senate, September 10, 1910.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Housing Authorities

Continued from page one)
culated rumors of proposed discri-
mination against Negroes in Yesler
Terrace. These rumors were, I
hope, laid to rest at a conference
held in this office on November
10, and attended by Misses Car
ter and Williams, Messrs. Cooper
Ritter, Robinson and Squires and
myself.
1 repeat to you the statement
made at this conference, that there
will be no discrimination in Yesler
Terrace.
JESSE EPSTEIN
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quired of him, plus - the other
shirked his responsibilities with no
thought of extras. Both had equal
opportunities.
We will wager a new ten-gallon
Stetson against your last summer
straw hat that porter number one
owns nice little home somewhere.
has a fine wife and family; that
his children are well fed and cloth
ed and are getting good educa-
ton; that he has a nest-egg laid
by in savings bank and has an
equity in life insurance; and that
he is an asset to the community
in which he lives.
We would also like to bet a hun
dred dollar bill against a plugged
nicke that porter number two, if
married, has his wife and family
domiciled in wretched quarters.
that they are poorly fed and cloth
ed; and that he has nothing put
aside for rainy day or old age.
No doubt, he is envious of his fell
lows; complains bitterly of his lot
and harangues against the Unequal
tiles and unfairness of the Ameri-
can system.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Last Roundup

Captain Ernest Seal of the state
patrol and Captain Joseph E.
Prince, commander of Seattle's po-
lice traffic division, have both is
sued orders to their men to write
tickets" on all vehicles which
they observe without the green
and white 1910 safety seals.
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First Baptist Church of Kenny
daye, Washington. Go We into all
the world and preach the gospel
to every creature. Mark 1915.
Rev. Judson Swancy, pastor and
Evangelist, Douglas Annex, Apt.
"a, Seattle Washington. Residence
phone, CA. 1860.
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Grace Presbyterian Church, Rev.
John r.. Harris, Pastor.
Sunday School is held at 9:45
ay my; II a. m. morning worship;
6 p. m. Young People; 7:30 p. M,
evening worship.
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Don't be too scornful of a one
track mind, unless it is also mar
row gauge.
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court, the highest judicial body in
the land ruled that the restrictive
covenants which held that Negroes
be barred from residence in the old
Washington Park subdivision OF
Chicago is unconstitutional thereby
reversing the opinion of the state
supreme court of Illinois.
Strong
. In the Negro Baptist Church
there are 3,750,000 communicates,
17,734 pastors, and 22,081 church
es. The first church was started
between 1773 and IT'S at Silver
Bluff, Ga. These figures are from
a publication prepared by the His
torical Records Survey Project of
the Virginia w. P. A.
Humane
. His rent being behind only three
days and for the first time, James
Oby of Atlanta Ga. and his family
of twelve were subjected to frosty
winds dancing about the house
when the Jewish neighborhood gro
cer-landlord removed all the doors
from the house. That's not cricket.
Qwertyuiop
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Significant Case
. The United States Supreme
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Spend Your Dollars With
Friendly Merchants
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Clifton News

Mr.. Walter Hartsoe who re-
Gently came home from the Win
ston hospital is now improving.
Mrs. A. E. Campbell spent the
week end with her son at Lenolr.
MIR. A. NJ. Ashley and family
recently came to N. c. to make
their home. They have been hv-
ing in Maryland.
Mr.. Reece Rotten left for New
York last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hartsoe
made a business trip to North
Wilkesboro, Wednesday.
Mr.. Dale Poe was seriously
wounded by a cut on the foot last
Saturday but he is getting along
nicely.
Rev. Cicero Ashley is conduct
ing a revival meeting at the
Clifton Baptist church. Consider
able interest has been shown so
far.
The regular meeting of the Ep-
worth League of the Clifton
Methodist church was not held
last Sunday eevning on account
of the starting of the meeting at
the Baptist church.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
DOnt's For Hunters

Many people would be alive today had
all hunters been careful with firearms.
Here are a few suggestions to prevent trag-
edies on hunting trips:
l. Treat your gun with the respect of a
loaded gun.
2. Carry only empty guns, taken down
or with the action open, into your automo-
bile, camp or home.
3. Always be sure the barrel and action
are clear of distractions.
4. Always carry your gun so you can
control the direction of the muzzle even if
you stumble
5. Be sure of your target before you pull
the trigger.
6. Never point gun at anything you do
not want to shoot.
T. Never leave your gun unattended I'M
less you unload it first.
g. Never climb a tree or fence with a
loaded gun.
9. Never shoot at a flat, hard surface or
the surface of water.
10. Do not mix gunpowder and alcohol.
Careful attention to these rules of safe
ty can be the means of avoiding tragedies
that are all too common at this time of
the year.-The Reidsville Review.
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Observation-Disclosures

The essential difference between life in
a democracy and life in a dictator-con-
trolled state, is that in democracy the
people do their own thinking
There are people, even in America, who
would like to have their thinking done for
them by some higher authority with pow
er to give everybody orders. And there are
great many well-meaning citizens who
would like to have all the thinking done
for the young by some supervisory body
or authority.
How often we hear people criticize the
way the schools are conducted When one
is sure that he or she has exactly the cor
rect point of view on everything, and that
every other point of view is wrong, it is
easy to become alarmed to discover that
school children and college students are
being encouraged to think out the prob
lens of life and living for themselves and
are not being forced to believe something
which their teachers have told them.
Dr. John w. Mason, the new President
of Swarthmore College, pointed out that
democracy cannot be indoctrinated with
out destroying it. "1f our democratic way
of life cannot hold its own under free and
impartial scrutiny, it were better lost he
said in his recent inaugural address.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
METHODIST WOMEN
TO HOLD FOOD SALE

The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service of the West Jeffer-
son Methodist church met at the
home of Mrs. Hoyt Wood last
Wednesday afternoon. The topic
for the meeting was "Our 1nherl-
tance", which was given by Mrs
Bernard GRAPHICAL.
Rev. Hoyt Wood led the devo-
tionals and Mrs. Sharpe Shoema-
ker sang, "The Prodigal Son"
Mrs. Shoemaker and Mrs. w. B.
Todd, who became a new mem
Der of the society at this meet
ing, were visitors.
The society voted to hold a food
sale, for the benefit of the
church, on Wednesday afternoon
before Thanksgiving day. All Ia
dies of the church are invited to
contribute to this sale and every
one is invited to come.
Tempting refreshments were
served after the program ended.
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TURKEY MART OPENS
FOR THANKSGIVING

Continued from Page One)
last years figures. Some turkeys
will probably also be purchased
at Warrensville and Lansing.
Last year around 1900 tur-
keys were shipped out for
Thanksgiving, averaging around
II cents and bringing in around
$4,000 to the raisers. Even il
prices are not as high this year,
the increased crop will probably
result in an equal income.
North Carolina will celebrate
Thanksgiving on Nov. %, week
later than the nation, and some
turkeys will be shipped then
while others will be held for the
Christmas season.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
No More Diversion!

ORGANIZATIONS motorists and legislators
who put up great fight during the last
session of the general assembly to prevent
the diversion of highway funds to the
states general fund.- should be deeply gra-
titled over the fact that their predictions
were sustained.
They should be happy over the know
ledge that largely through their efforts 1t
has been possible to rebuild and to restore
highways and bridges in the mountain and
eastern sections of the state that were
severely damaged by the devastating
floods of last August.
Immediately following the floods, Gov.
Hoey set aside three million dollars out
of the highway surplus account to be used
for rebuilding and as result of having
this money available for emergency pur-
poses. roads in Ashe county and through
out the northwestern and western areas OF
North Carolina have been practically res
tored in the record breaking time OF less
than three months.
It is significant that our own Represen-
tat1V6 IN the last Legislature, 49, - OoAAAA
ston. was more or less a leader OF the oppo-
sition to diversion. He made several I'M
portant speeches on the subject and the
proposed plan was defeated
In addition to the anti-diversionlsts, the
citizens of this county and section should
be profoundly grateful to the highway
commissioners the supervisors and work
ers. They faced their gigantic task with
courage and determination and have done
an excellent job.
To date seven of the nine river bridges
in this county that were partly or totally
destroyed by the flood waters have been
rebuilt, AZ bridges across creeks have been
restored, and most of the state and coun-
tv highways reconstructed and improved.
It would be interesting to know exactly
how much money has been spent in this
reconstruction work in Ashe county alone.
IF it had been necessary to rebuild with
the regular and duly appropriated main
tenance funds, this tremendous job OF
"building back" would have taken years
to complete instead Of around 90 days.
This catastrophe should be adequate
proof for years to come that the question OF
diversion in North Carolina is not only I'M
lust. but also unWise.
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mically without utilizing pastures to the
/ maximum.
g. Make use of the less saleable rough
age as much as possible, especially with
the breeding herd during the winter
months.
3. Use a purebred BULL preferably a.
proven sire. Not only should the bull be
good Individual, but he should be of good
ancestry.
4. Provide balanced ration, including
proteins, necessary minerals, and vitamins
5. Do not construct or maintain costly
quarters for beef cattle Overhead must be
kept low.
6. Keep animals free from parasites,
both internal and external. Feeding para
sites is always too expensive.
7. Make an effort to secure a high per-
centage of calves The many causes for
tagious abortion, and lack of attention at
breeding and calving time.
8. Conserve the manure. Since the main
tenance of soil fertility is a much greater
problem than can be satisfactorily met by
the use of commercial fertilizers, the pro-
per conservation of manure is an impor-
tant consideration.
9. Have pigs to follow fattening cattle
One pig to two or three steers will add pro-
fit to the enterprise
10. Guard against disease, especially
Bangs disease and tuberculosis.
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w. ]. Richardson
Died At Furches

Funeral service was held Wed
nesday for w. j. Richardson, well
known Furches citizen, at Gran
berry, with Rev. c. H. Mcknight
in charge. Burial followed in the
Cranberry cemetery.
The deceased who was sc years
old this month had been in dec
lining health for some time but
had only been seriously ill for a
few days, prior to his death. For
many years he was actively en-
gagged in farming until he retired.
He is survived by one son, L.
S. Richardson, of Furches, and
one daughter, Mrs. c. H. Hall, of
Clinton, S. c., eighteen grand
children and fourteen great
grandchildren.
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Good Suggestions

We were impressed by the 1O-point pro-
gram in beef cattle production released
this week by Mr.. L. I. Case, extension ami
NAL husbandman of N. c. State College.
AS the production of beef cattle means
a great deal to Ashe county and it's people,
we urge every cattle raiser to study this
suggested program carefully and to fol-
low these fundamental principles. Here
they are:
l. Beef cattle cannot be produced econo-
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SAProgrann To
Be Presented AT
Rotary Meeting
Rev. Wood Delivered VOca-
tional Talk Last Week.
To Send Letters.

Under the direction of w. B.
Oliver, an interesting program
concerning the activities of the
Farm Security Administration
will be put on tonight at the
weekly meeting of the Rotary
club
Last Thursday night, Rev. Hoyt
Wood delivered an excellent vo-
cational talk on, "The Preacher.
There is no profession that is
so challenging, that presents a
greater opportunity for service
than that of preaching" he sta
ted.
In discussing the everyday life
of a minister, Mr.. Wood outlined
three essentials for success in his
profession: love, humility and
common sense.
More than any other profess
sion, it is the duty of minister
to be sad when others are sad
and to rejoice when others re-
joice," he declared.
One of the main duties Of a
preacher is to visit the sick and
to help comfort those who have
been visited by the death angel.
DR.. J. K. Hunter was in charge
of the program. During the bust
ness session President Langdon
Scott requested special commit
tee to write letters of commenda-
ton and appropriations to the
State Highway officials, the Rail-
road and the Red Cross for the
fine rehabilitation program that
they have carried out in the
county since the flood of last
August.
Several visitors were present,
including L. P. Coward.