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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-13

0. How many teachers and schol. are were killed in the gas blast in the school at New London, Texas, in March, 1897?
 A. Four hundred and fifty.
 O. Please give brief sketch of John J. Anthony, who conducts the radio Good Will Hour"
 A. He was born in New York City, Sept. l, 1898. During his early legal studies he became interested in what he called inequalities in the marital laws of the nation" After study in Europe, he opened Marital Relations Institute in the U. s. He has also lectured through out the U. S., and is author of nu- merous books, including Marriage and Family Problems and How to Solve Them" "Alimony Exposed" Divorce Laws of the World" and Can Divorce Be Cured?" His first broadcast was on April 3, 1892.
 o. What is company union?
 A. As the term is ordinarily used, it means not merely union confin- ed to the employees of single com- pany, but one which, in the lan- guage of the Wagner Act, is aided or dominated by the company. The act forbids such aid or domination by employers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-13

Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Boys And Six Girls Will Receive Diplomas School

high school association, presented
each year by B. w. Stallings jew
eler, of Boone, to the school show
ing the highest type of sports
manship.
The Riverview teams were also
acclaimed as being the best sports
in Ashe county and we're cited
for this honor at the all-star
games this year.
The Riverview boys, better
known as ''Wildcats", tied for sec
ond place in the Ashe division
conference, losing only two
games during the season. They
entered both the Appalachian and
Winston-Salem tournaments as
we'll as that of Ashe county and
made good showings in all three
The boys team coached by
Bruce GRAPHICAL, placed two play
ers on the all-star county team
Wayne Hartsoe and Bill Gray
beal. Frank Roland received hon
orable mention.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Elkland Faculty
Is Well Trained

The ElkIand faculty is COM
posed of eight teachers, five in the
elementary grades and three in
the high schol. With one exception
they hold a certificates and have
had several years of experience.
The elementary teachers are
Mrs. Ennis R. Davis, who secured
her M. A. degree from George
Peabody college for Teachers,
last summer, first grade; Mrs
Jones w. McNeil1, second and
third grades; Miss Ada Cox, third
and fourth grades; Miss Ruth O.
Lewis and Claude Eastridge, fifth,
sixth and seventh grades.
In the high school are Miss
Annebell Council of Durham,
English, French and tipping; Glenn
Mcclure, mathematics. science,
and athletic coach of both girls
and boys; Ron Davis, who for the
past fifteen years has taught at
Elkland either in the grades or in
high school, principal, and teach
er of social science. Gilmer Bled-
soc, the librarian, has been here
three years.
The total enrolment at EIkland
is 285, 100 in the elementary
grades and los in high school.
Elkland has made the average
daily attendance required for four
high school teachers; and it is ex-
pected that an additional teacher
will be allotted for the coming
year, and that either home econ
omics or a commercial course Will
be added to the curriculum
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24

ing and 100 new chairs for tine aa-
ditorium.
Elkland for the first time has
offered Public School Music to all
grade pupils. Also there has
been glee club work and some
class instruction in piano. Art has
received special attention, too
Miss Lewis and Mrs. Davis, who
taught public school music, were
ably assisted in glee club work
by Miss Annebell Council who
coached debating and did work I'm
dramaticss. Miss Ada Cox gave
special instruction in art
One Of, Elkland's chief needs
is a broader and more varied
course OF study. Vocational edlu-
cation would be of inestimable
value to the pupils of this sec
ton. If home economics or COM
mercial coursetca be added next
year that will help some, but she
needs courses in agriculture and
manual arts as well, members Of
the faculty pointed out
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Finals At RivervieW Open
Friday, April Is, End May 2

Commencement at Riverview
high school will open on Friday,
April Is when an operetta will
be given by the primary grades
and will close on Friday, May 2
with the graduating exercises. AT
this time diplomas and medals
will be awarded. The speaker for
this occasion will be announced
later.
On Tuesday, April 20, at 7:3O
o'clock an operetta will be pre-
sented by the grammar grades.
Following this, on Thursday at
ZOO the annual alumni banquet
will be held. Following this the
high school play, "The Life of Ri
ley'' will be presented.
Friday. May 2, from 1000 until
200 P. M. the district commence
ment will be held in which all
the schools of the district are eX-
pected to- take part.
On Friday evening, the gradua-
ton exercises will be held at 800
o'clock. The public is cordially
invited to attend all of the COM
mencement program, Professor
Wade E. Eller said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24

Song-"America the Beautiful"
-glee club; welcomed-J. D. Mil
Ter, song, "Trip, Trip, by glee
club; awards; commencement adj
dress, the speaker for this to be
announced later; song-"A Merry
Life"-glee club; awarding of dip
Tomas; valedictory-Kathleen Ra-
gan; and class song-"Good Bless
America"
The commencement exercises
will close with the presentation
by the senior class of "The Man
in the Green Shirt" on Saturday,
May 3, at 800 p. m. The cast of
characters who are working hard
to furnish an evening of delight
full entertainment includes: Anna
Mae Cooke, John Winkler, Kath-
leen Howell, ]. D. Miller, Jack
Graham, Frances Scott, Lovely
Miller, Kathleen Ragan, Lucille
Houck, and George Trivette.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Riverview Has
IL Seniors Who
Are To Graduate

Riverview high school has a
well-balanced graduating class
this year with six boys and an
equal number of girls making W
the roll.
Among the boys is the outstand
ing athlete, Wayne Hartsoe, who
made the Winston-Salem all
tournament team for two years
There are other outstanding stu.
dents in this round dozen of grad
yates.
Presented below are brief biog-
raphies of the seniors.
BERNICE VIOLA HARTSOE
Age 18, born February 26, 1923
A friendly disposition, intelligent
and studious girl. She was elected
president of "The Homemaker's
Club. Hobbies, horseback riding
movies. Ambition, to finish school
and become a nurse.
RALPH GARWYN SLUDER
Age 20, born November 81, 1920
He is smiling and very happy
boy around school. His hobbies
are playing basketball, hunting
and fishing. His ambition is tt
take a course in agriculture.
RUBY ELIZABETH JONES
Age 10, born December IL, 1921
Has a friendly disposition. Hel
hobbies are horseback riding
fishing and going to movies. Slec-
ted the mischievous. Her ambi-
ton is to become music teacher
GLADYS RUTH BROWN
Age II, born September Is
1928. Her ambition is to become
a nurse and travel. Hobbies, sew
ing, reading and caring for flow
ers. Voted the quietest and most
studious.
FRANKLIN EDWIN ROLAND
Age Is, born January "a, 1928
Hobbies, fishing, basketball and
hunting. He was voted most intel
ligent in senior class. His greatest
ambition is to be a handsome
man, and win some beautiful girl
for his wife.
VIM. SQUIRE GRAYBEAL :
Age Is, born June 81. 1922.
Hobbies, basketball, hunting, fish
ing and swimming. He was elect
ed as best sport and best athlete
in the senior class.
QUAYLE HUGH BARLOWE
Age %, born November 9, 1918,
voted most handsome boy in SEN
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Riverview Has
l2Fine Teachers

Riverview high school has a
staff of IL well-trained exper-
fenced teachers and with an in
crease in enrolment and a more
inclusive school program planned
for the future, hopes to add more
Much of the growth and de-
velopment of the school is due to
the untiring efforts and interest
of the principal, Professor Wade
E. Eller, who also teaches science
and history.
Other members of the faculty
and their subjects and grades are:
Helen Ledbetter, English and
French; Hazel Winsett, home eco
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
At
Elkland Stressed

In the field of athletics Elkland
has had a satisfactory year. Ow-
ing to the lack of playground
space, basketball has been the
chief sport, though both volley
ball and soft ball have been play
ed to some extent.
The boys were fortuna in
winning the Ashe county basket
ball tournament, and thsy played
in the A. H. S., A. tournament at
Boone. Those comprising the boys
team were: Junior Cox, Buster
Cooper, Willard Trivette, John
Trivette, John Winkler, Bill Bled-
soc, John Mikeal, Coy Mikeal,
Sherman Norris, L. D. Graham,
Charles Blackburn and Julian Ra-
gan.
The girls team was composed
Of Anna Mae Cooke, Lucille
Houck, Annie Norris, Evelyn
Winkler, Edith Winkler. Goldie
Grogan, Kathleen Howell, Made
line Bledsoe, Frances Scott. Bob
bic Scott and Beulah Davis.
Junior Cox was selected as ar
all-star on the first Ashe county
team, and Anna Mae Cooke was
chosen on the second team. Mr.
Glenn MCGUIRE has ably coached
both girls and boys. Margaret Lu
Their did good work as cheer lead
err and manager of the girls.
Elkland tries to stress sports
manship as the first essential o
play, and is quite proud to hav'
one of her players, John Trivette
selected as the best sport amoni
the boys of Ashe county, and t.
have had Anna Mae Cooke AM
Buster Cooper receive honorable
mention because of fine sports
manship.
1T isn't the fact that you vii
that counts,
But how did you play the game?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24

Tor class. Hobbies, fishing, SWIM
ming and travelling. Ambition, to
become a state highway patrol
man. Motto: Do unto others as
you would have them do unto
you.
OCIE PARKER
Age II, born March 2, 1924. A
friendly, studious and intelligent
girl. Hobbies, reading, swimming
and travelling. Ambition, to: be-
come a nurse and travel the west
ern states.
CECIL b. SNYDER
Age q, born January 30, 1918.
His ambition is to become an
aviator. Hobbies, collecting snap
shots, fishing and hunting. He was
elected vice president and best
dressed boy in the senior class.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
.RivervieW Plans
improvements

Riverview high school now has
twelve teachers. Nine years ago
there were only four. AT that
time there were only 1855 pupils.
It is to be observed that these
figures have been. multiplied by
three in nine years. Also the num-
Der of children in school in the
district has greatly increased.
Just now the prospects for the
future seems very bright. The
plans now are to add a fully
equipped vocational agriculture
department next year.
AS soon as it can be done, the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Elkland Offers
Course In Music

In November the Elkland high
school lunch room which was
nearly completed last year was
equipped and opened. Cabinets,
tables and stools were made by
the N: Y. A. boys under the sup
ervision of Mr.. George r. Duvall.
Mrs. Polly Tolliver, a capable and
efficient dietitian, has served
meals to about 100 students daily.
Other material improvements
have included a new coat of paint
for the school building and Zoe
new chairs for the school build
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24

Thursday afternoon, May l,
the grade commencement will be
given. All the grade teachers have
a part to contribute in order to
show the progress made in the
grades during the year. Following
the program diplomas will be
given to those students who have
completed, the work prescribed
for the grammar grades
Friday evening, May 2, class
day and the graduation are to be
combined, the class day exercises
coming first. The class day theme
will be carried out in a one act
play entitled attic Memories"
After the play, the following pro-
gram will be presented:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Boys Outnumber
Girls; All Are
Good Students

In the graduating class of Elk
land high school there are six
girls and eight boys, all of whom
the school is proud. Kathleen Ra-
gan and J. D. Miller have been
outstanding in scholarship. Will
lard Trivette, John Winkler, John
Cox, and Anna Mae Cooke have
played basketball four years,
leaving fine record behind.
Below is biographical sketch
of each senior:
ANNA MAE COOKE
Born June 20, 1923, Anna Mae
has taken part in dramatics, de-
batting and the glee club. She is
secretary and treasurer of the SEN
ior class. She has played basket
ball four years and holds me-
dial for being on the county's Sec
ond team. She enjoys travelling
and music, and hopes to go to col
lege to study music.
JOHN ARTHUR cox, JR.
Born January Z, 1922, Potter
has been outstanding in basket
ball. He has played four years
last year he won a medal for be-
ing the best athlete, and this year
he made the Ashe county all-stal
team. He is immensely interest.
ed in photography and aspires tc
be news photographer.
ANDREW JACKSON GRAHAM
Born March 18, 1924, Jack is 9
friendly person who has shown ia.
lent in writing poetry and in dra.
mates. He has spent much time
clerking, and some day hopes
to have his own business. Hunt.
ing and riding a bicycle are en-.
joyed when he has leisure.
ASHLEY WILLIAM HOWELL
Born January S, 1928, Ashley
has had perfect attendance fol
three years, and this year he is
driving the bus, so he will have
another perfect record. He en-.
tered the English tournament
last year. In a few years he hope:
to be a highway patrolman.
KATHLEEN v. HOWELL
Born September %, 1921, Kath.
leen has been member of the
glee club, and has played basket.
ball during the past three seasons
Although she enjoys reading ano
horseback riding, she wants tc
become a nurse and help the suf.
fering.
LUCILLE VIRGINIA HOUCK
Born June IA, 1925, Luke, the
youngest member of the class, is
active in glee club and basket
ball. She has been on the team
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
HELEN LOUISE OSBORNE

AGA1N AOO10G O0DOGN4NG
Age Is, born March q, 1928
Voted the best dressed girl and
most athletic in senior class. Her
hobbies are skating, dancing
swimming and horseback riding
Ambition, to become a nurse.
GEORGIA r. GRAPHICAL
Age Is, born September u,
1924. She was elected president
.of the senior class and the pref
test and cutest girl in the class.
Her ambition is to become a
home economics teacher. Music,
letter writing, skating and movies
make up her hobbies.
Anvil WAYNE HARTSOE
Age 10, born March rs, 1922,
his ambition is to take a course in
agriculture. His hobbies are bas-
ketball, marvel and fishing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Will Graduate From Eand High School This Yea

two years and has proven a good
player. Although she Graves mu-
sic and adventure, Luke" wants
to be a secretary.
WILLIAM FRED KRIDER
Born April 3, 1921, Bill has
pleasing personality and makes
friends easily. He has many out
side interests including farming
and basketball, although he has
never gone out for the sport. He
has been studying and plans to
be a mechanic.
JOHN DAVID MILLER
Born August 9, 1923, Salutator-
ian. J. D. Has debated and won
in the English and French tour
naments in Boone, winning first
place in eighth, ninth and elev-
enth grade English and second
place in French this year. He won
a science medal and first place
in an essay contest. College beck
ons him to study science.
LOVELY EMMA MILLER
Born December %, 1922, Love-
ly, whose hobby it is to write po-
ems and sketching, has been a very
good student. She has taken part
in glee club and has won second
place in an essay contest SOON
sored by the Northwestern Bank.
Lovely wants to be secretary
and an artist.
VIENNA KATHLEEN Raglan
Born December 20, 1920, vale
dictorian. Kathleen holds medals
for English, French, history, citi-
zenship and tipping. She has won
first place in eighth, tenth and
eleventh grade English and second
place in ninth grade English and
second year French in the Appa-
lachian tournaments. She wants
to be a missionary.
SARA FRANCES SCOTT
Born October 7, 1922, Frances,
the ta1lest girl in the class, is a
good sport and an excellent ball
player. She has played basketball
three years, this year being cap
tain of the squad. She, too, enjoys
seeing and hearing what is beau
tiful. Her ambition is to become
a secretary.
GEORGE ROBERT TRIVETTE
Born August 3, 1921, George
keeps a merry house, and is the
class comedian. He has taken part
in dramatics. He finds fishing and
skating delightful pass-times. To
make his humer pay, George will
be seen in few years a star Of
the stage and screen.
WILLARD RICHARD TRIVETTE
Born December IL, 1919, Will
lard will be remembered for his
admirable playing during the
four years that he played at Elk
land. He won an athletic medal
in the ninth grade, and this year
he is captain of the team. He was
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24

school expects to include the 18th
grade. With these extensions
made it would seem that the peo-
pie would really and truly be
benefited beyond any former
hopes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24

Public instruction should be the
first object of government
NAPOLEON
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Elkland Finals May l To 3;
Senior Play To End Program

treasurer of the junior class. He
plans to answer the call to the
marines.
JOHN BAXTER WINKLER
Born December 81, 1921, John
has played basketball four years
and was elected co-captain of
this years team. He; is also presi-.
dent of the senior class. In first
year French he won first place in
the Boone tournament. John
likes to travel, so he is going to
join the marines.
Character development is the
great if not the sole aim of edu-
cation -O'SHEA
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24

Monies; Professor Bruce Gray
beal, seventh grade and boys
athletic coach; LESSEE H. Jones,
sixth grade; Gladys Graybeal,
fifth grade; E. Mae Clark, fourth
grade and girls coach; Sue Oil
yer, third grade, Mary D. Cole,
second grade; Ruth V. Price and
Ocie Sutherland, first grade.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-24
Sportsmanship Is
Well Stressed

At Riverview high school,
where all the students are en-
couraged to take part in some
type of athletics, the value of
playing the game, or true sports
manship is stressed. And this year
Riverview won the beautiful sill
yer loving cup in the Appalachian
Evening star., 1941-05-11
Buying WaveLifts
Corn, 5oybedn and
Lard Futures
Highest Prices Since
1887 Recorded, but
Wheat. Declines
Ry FRANKLIN MULLINS.

CHICAGO. May 10-Corn, soy
beans and lard futures prices rose
today to figures unequaled here
since 1887 as a result of renewed
buying inspired by prospects of in
creased loan rates for grains and
Government purchases of lard for
domestic and foreign relief distri-
button.
Corn was up more than cent in
some cases to 70 cents bushel or
above, soybeans shot up 5 cents to
S1.34. and October delivery lard
reached $40 per hundred pounds.
Profit taking reduced these gains
slightly before the close
Wheat did not follow the upturn,
although prices reached new l2-
month peaks early in the session.
Later wheat declined fractionally.
reflecting sharp upward revision Of
official estimates of winter wheat
production and possibility that
spring wheat seeding may exceed
expectations. The 1941 loan pro-
gram and calling of a producer
referendum MAY 81 on marketing
quotas helped to support prices,
however.
Corn closed Il lower to 1ls cents
higher compared with yesterday;
May. 7212-a,: July, 72s.-7s: wheat,
12-s. lower; May. 977s: July,
961. Is; Oats, ls12 higher: soy
beans. a higher; rye. s. lower to y
higher; lard, 1913 higher. Com
pared with a week ago. wheat and
corn were 3 to 4 cents higher.
Profit taking in wheat broke out
after the opening 14-Sa cent ad-
vance and was stimulated largely by
the Government forecast estimating
winter crop production at 653, los 900
bushels, or 10000 900 larger than the
average of private crop experts
figures issued week ago. OFF,
setting this. however. was the fact
that loan rate as high as 81 cents
a bushel, compared with 64 a year
ago. may be offered
Grain range at principal markets
today:
Evening star., 1941-05-11
Cotton Textiles in Spotlight
As Demand Expands Sharply

July and August delivery. Business
was carried on virtually to the extent
of production. In other categoria0
of rayon, twills were sold in the best
quantity, probably for lining pur-
poses. Prices were strong. and In
some instances, the tendency was
again upward.
Announcement of bids to be opened
at the Philadelphia quartermaster
depot next week on large quantities
of mufflers and overcoats for the de-
fense forces had repercussions in the
woolen piece goods trade, where it
was thought another general move
ment buying move might be sig
nailed. Sellers were reluctant to dis
cuss business with large civilian
buyers. and many plants took steps
to eliminate certain of the slower
moving cloths. such as worsteds and
gabardines, from production.
Evening star., 1941-05-11
Acacia Mutual Life Reports
New Records in Four Months

Greater Washington area, virtually
all on single-occupancy dwellings,
rose to more than $3l ,695 900 as of
April 80, an increase of more than
10 per cent over the total at the end
of December. These loans now
number more than $500.
The number of policy loans made
by the company during the first
four months of this year showed a
reduction of Is per cent under the
same period year ago. There was,
also, further improvement in the
company's conservation record, with
lapses again declining.
The amount paid to policyholders
and beneficiaries during the first
third of this year rose to more than
$2,400 900, an increase of about 10
per cent over the first four months
Of 1910, Mr.. Montgomery concluded.
Evening star., 1941-05-11
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, MAY 10 0P,.-Livestock prices
were steady today at the slight advance
scored for the week in the cattle and hog
departments.
Not enough animals were put on sails
to test values.
Salable hogs 500: total. 5000; market
nominal; not enough here TO establish a
market quotable top around SIS; shippers
took $50: holdover none.
Salable cattle. 300; no calves: compared
Friday last week All light steers and
yearlmss 25 higher: but medium weight
and heavy bullockS predominated, sold of
early to come back and close fully steady
except on medium to good 1,150-i.250
pounds kinds at 9.75-l0.50 and choice TO
prime 1.500-1 800 pounds biz ueights
peddled at l0.75-l1 so; fed heifers weak to
20 lower, light kinds only weak; cows and
bulls very scarce: excessive supply heavy
longfed steers sold at 1O25-11 so.
Salsble. sheep. 500: total. 1000: COM
pared Friday last week: Fed lambs. both
sshorn and, wooled. little changed: weeks
top wooled lambs. 11.75 to city butchers
and shippers: ! | .65 10 packers; bulk seal
ins 100 pounds down. IL COLL so; choice
i5-pound Colorado springers, 1880 to city
butchers; ewes about steady at 5.25-7.25
largely.