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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
County Home Farm
Is To Be Sold At
Auction On Aug. 2
Subdivided Into Lots, Tracts.
Prizes Will Be Given
Away Free.

The Ashe county home proper
ty will be sold at public auction
on Saturday, August 2, starting
at 10 o'clock in the morning, S.
c. Eggers, of Boone, who is in
charge of the sale, announced this
week.
This valuable farm, consisting
of around 1875 acres of land, is
being divided into lots and tracts
for the sale. eve are subdividing
this property so as to suit the
purchaser" Mr.. Eggers declared.
"You can buy lot or tract, as
you like and buy it at your own
price and on easy terms"
Cash prizes will be given away
during the sale and a band will
furnish music for the occasion.
The farm is ideally located on
the West Jefferson-Boone high
way, only short distance from
West Jefferson. Electric lines
cross the farm and plenty of wa
ter is available to every tract or
lot.
This farm is regarded as being
one of the best in Ashe county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
Airplane Wrecks;
Horse Is Scared
Morton's Plane Crashes Be.
fore Leaving Groun d;
Woodie Slightly Hurt.

Automobile wrecks are COM
mon occurrences in Ashe, but
this week, two traffic accidents
quite out of the ordinary took
place in the county.
On Sunday Rex Morton, local
aviator who had flown with Eve
rette Trivette down to Helton and
planned to take up passengers af-
ter the Baptist meeting met with
an accident before his plane left
the soft meadow land of J. W.
Sullivan. Trivette, who recently
completed training course in
aviation was at the controls
when the plane, after running
around 800 feet failed to take off
and ran into a fence. No one was
hurt.
An inspector from Winston-Sa
lem who Investigated the acct
dent reported that down draft
of air probably prevented the
plane from leaving the ground.
The plane was damaged beyond
repair, but it is understood that
the loss was covered by insur-
ance.
Ed Woodie, local drayman who
makes deliveries for the N. & w.
railroad was painfully but not
seriously hurt on Monday when
a new horse which he was break
ing in, unconscious of Woodie's
chief customer became frightened
by the arrival of the train. The
horse ran and drug Ed for some
distance resulting in some bruises
and slight cuts. Ed, however, was
on the job again on Tuesday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
List OF Hospital
Contributors Is
Being Prepared
Secretary To Send Out Certi-
ficates and Post Full List
At The Hospital.

Wade Eller, secretary of the
Ashe Memorial Hospital and Roy
Badger, treasurer, are now busy
making up complete list of
names of all persons who have
contributed to the hospital or who
are members of the association.
From this list membership GER
tificates will be filled out and
sent to all of those entitled to re-
ceive them and a specially pre-
pared lists will be made to put in
the hospital. 4
A financial statement is also
being prepared.
Additional funds are needed
and all persons who have not
made contributions or joined the
association are urged to do so at
once.
DR.. Dean Jones is still at the
Wilkes hospital, doing surgical
work. He and DR.. Hubbard are
now receiving applications from
all nurses who are interested.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
Utilities Sale Is
Expected To Be
Completed Fri.
Loans for Purchase of North
west Utilities Approved
By n. c. REA.
OFFICIALS IN CAPITOL

G. F. Messick, superintendent
of the Blue Ridge Electric Mem
bership corporation and other Of
ficials of this company are now
in Washington working out neces-
sary details for taking over the
Northwest Carolina Utilities lines
in Ashe, Allegheny, Watauga and
Surry counties, and the sales
agreement is expected to be con-
sumated on Friday or Saturday.
The tentative sales agreement
called for $4,000 for the pur-
chase and this amount was in
cluded in a loan of $631, 900 ap-
proved last week by the N. c. ru-
raj identification authority and
sent to Washington for approval
by the federal agency. In addi-
ton to the purchase price of
$4,000, $4,000 of the proposed
loan would go for the construc-
ton of 81 miles of lines to serve
1,401 new. customers in Caldwell,
Ashe, Alexander, Watauga and
Allegheny counties; and $150,000
would be spent to improve lines
bought from the Northwest Utili-
ties.
Mr.. Messick said that when his
company takes over the lines
from the Northwest Carolina
Utilities company, that offices
will be opened in Sparta, West
Jefferson and Blowing Rock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
To Survey County
School Bus Routes

Curtis Crissman, cf the state
department of public instruction,
will arrive this afternoon to make
a survey of the school bus route
in Ashe county for the ensuing
school term, Supt. J. B. Hash an
nounced yesterday.
It is estimated that Mr.. Criss-
man will be in the county four or
five days making this survey.
''Any one desiring any change
in bus routes is requested to get
in touch with the district princi-
pal Immediately and tell him of
such Wishes" Supt. Hash stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
Expect To Adopt
Co. Bud get Mon

The Ashe county board of COM
missioners is expected to meet in
an adjourned session next Mon
day, to give final consideration
to the adoption of the annual
budget.
The budget estimate, as drawn
and prepared by Accountant L..
P. Coward and published in this
paper, has been approved by the
Local Government Commission.
If final APPROVAL is given to the
budget, as drawn, the tax rate
will remain the same, $500.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
To Pool Lambs
Next Thursday

Another lamb pooling will be
held in Ashe county next Thurs
day and all those interested in
participating are urged to notify
the county farm agents office by
next Tuesday so that schedule
can be made up by Wednesday.
Shipment of the lambs will be
made from West Jefferson.
Farmers taking part in the first
pooling this season were well
pleased with the prices received.
Blue lambs brought a top price
of 13c and red lambs, 121ac.
Even higher prices are expec-
ted for this pooling.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
1910 TAXES ARE TO BE
ADVERTISED IN AUGUST

Sheriff J. E. Roland again
called attention to the fact that
the names of all persons who
have not paid their 1910 county
taxes will be published next
month and that the deadline for
making payment before the first
publication is Saturday, August
End.
''In accordance with the state
law, the county commissioners
have ordered me to advertise tax
es in August and make sale of
same the first Monday in Sept
ember," Sheriff Roland said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
WORTH TO BE IN CHARGE OF
ROTARY PROGRAM TONIGHT

Walter Worth will be in charge
of the Rotary club program here
tonight.
Last Thursday night Secretary
Hoyt Wood presented an inter-
esting club program in the form
of a quiz. President J. K. Hunter
presided.
This month special stress is be-
ing laid on attendance.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
SINGING ON SUNDAY

Coleman Payne has announced
that the Ashe county singing con-
vention would be held at the
West Jefferson Baptist church on
Sunday afternoon at 100. There
will be a number of visiting
choirs and everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
SERVICES AT TABERNACLE

Rev. Harvey Phillips reports
that the revival meeting at the
Peoples tabernacle is progressing
nicely. Brother Jessie Shoemake,
of Sugar Grove, arrived here
Tuesday afternoon and will be
in charge of the services the re-
mainder of this week. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
NO POLIO IN ASHE

The tri-county health depart
ment has reported two definite
cases of infantile paralysis in the
Laurel Springs section of ALE
ghany county, but no cases have
been reported in Ashe.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24
ASHE COUNTY

is the air-conditioned section Of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. Twenty-Five miles
Of the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-24

AsaE couNrr NEEDS
: large industrial plant, sagricul-
.uIA departments in its high
SCHOOLS, rural telephone lines. a
sou conservation project, a coun-
~ recreation center, and more
them! So
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
Iq3OIravers Stake Crowd
Must Have Set Record IF!
BY DAMON RUNYON

Travers and gelding the horse
because Jim never amounted TO
much after that.
Mckee bought two horses for
Chaffee Earl, then a young fell
low of Los Angeles. who is now
in the army. One which Mckee
acquired at New Orleans was
Naishapur, afterwards a pretty
good stake winner; now in the
stud in California.
The other was Jim Dandy
which Mckee bought in Ken
lucky for SIS, Jim Dandy
was by Jim Gaffney and won
several races in his 2-year-old
form including one in the mud
at Saratoga, a fact which was
overlooked completely by the
form players the following year
when Jim Dandy came up as a
3-year-old for the Travers.
THIS was regarded as strictly
a match race between
William Woodward's great Gal
liant Fox and Harry Payne Whit
ney's' mighty Whichone, the top
horses of that era.
Earl Sande, star rider of his
day. was on Gallant Fox and
Sonny" Workman on Which
one Red" Baker. now
trainer in California, rode Jim
Dandy and the late Willis
Sharpe Kilmer added Sun Fall
con, with Coltiletti aboard,
frankly looking for fourth
money.
II knew there was terrific
rivalry between Sande and
Workman" unused John Mckee
the other night.
II told Baker those two
fellows might get to fighting IL
out between themselves and II
he laid fairly close to the pace
he would get his chance"
Which is what happened.
Sande and Workman made it
two-horse battle most of the
route. forgetting all about The
others.
There was the added circum-
stance that the track was muddy
and neither Gallant Fox nor
Whichone fancied mud. and be-
sides Whichone was not a sound
horse.
They easily outran Jim Dandy
in the early stages. but Baker
was in striking distance when
they faltered, and his mount, at
home in the going, won by a
dozen lengths for one Of the big
gest upsets in turf history.
Jim Dandy and NaiShapur won
about S160,000 between them for
Chaffee Earl. Then he tired Of
the turf and sold both horses to
Mckee. Earl is one man who
positively did not see the
running of the Travers that
memorable day. He was i'll in
Los Angeles.
Copyright 1871 by King Features
Distributed by international News servic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28

BENNETT came to Congress
- from Springfield. Mo-, with
a certificate of election which
amounted TO reputation OF one
of the boss unionists of his
state. his predecessor and his
opponent in the election having
been Rube Wood, the president
of the Missouri State Federation
of Labor.
His bill. which has been
smothered in the judiciary COM
mittee Of the House, the same
committee that has smothered
all the anti-union-racket bills,
starts out with an amendment
to the Corrupt Practices Act
whereby unions would he placed
on an equal footing with any
national bank or corporation.
BY his proposal, any labor or
ganization contributing TO O..
presidential or congr essiona3
campaign fund would be fined
not more than $1,000 and any
officer thereof consenting to
such illegal contribution would
be subjected TO a fine of 81 900
or a term of one year in prison.
or both.
All unions would have TO reg-
lister with the secretary of labor.
naming their principal Officer.
stating their numerical siren = \
their rates for initiation Mf
dues. their total cash receiptS
and their expenditures in det1it.
The salaries, bonuses and al
lowances of officers would have
TO he set forth and. finally, any
organization failing TO comply
would lose its right to act as a
bargaining agency under tho
Wagner Act.s .
Mr.. Bennett asked Mrs. Perk-
ins TO obtain presidential ap-
proval and push the bill. but To ,
date he has received only a
formal acknowledgement of his
letter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
More Motorcycles

MAYOR JEFFRIES made wise choice in agreeing
lVl to augment the depleted force of motorcycle Off
doing traffic duty on Detroit streets.
There is something about the put-putp put of motor
cycle that throws the fear of the law into the hearts of
actual potential traffic violators.
Moreover, skilled cycle officers dart in and out
of traffic in lanes which scout car follow, to
pick out vioator. When they stop it does not
disrupt moving traffic like scout do and they can
issue oral warnings for minor attractions while travel
ing alongside the cuprits without slowing down other
Motorcycle officers valuable assets to the police
department Their use should be encouraged rather
than discouraged has been the trend in the past
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28

IF ALL the persons we have
heard say they saw the rum
ming of the Travers Stake at
Saratoga Springs in 1880 were
actually present, it must have
been the largest crowd in Amer
lean sports history.
1t must have been almost as
large as the crowd that saw the
shooting of gambler Herman
Rosenthal in front of the old
Metropole Cafe by Gyp the
Blood, Lefty Louie, ct al, a
gathering that we used TO think.
from the testimony of the self
appointed witnesses, probably
numbered millions.
The Travers attendance was
unique because each and every
one of the vast mob won a bet
on Jim Dandy, the horse that
took the stake at 100 to l, the
price being most curious in that
despite the enormous sum
wagered on the steed the odds
never receded.
1t was 100 TO / from the start
to finish. though the science of
bookmaking m a h m a I c
teaches that with all that
money coming in the horse
should have gone to the post
at l to 100. rather than the
reverse.
We also are confronted by the
weird situation that the physical
limitations of the racing plant
at Saratoga preclude the posi-
bility of more than $4,000 hui
man beings getting inside the
yard without being pyramided
several stories high.
COMETIMES we wonder If all
~ those who say they saw the
Travers that historic day may
not have been dreaming. Or
possibly drawing the long bow.
Of course we were there. We
can produce documentary proof
in the form of newspaper files
showing that we filed story on
the race that day.
And. of course, John Mckee
was there. He is the man who
saddled Jim Dandy. now Ia
years old and an inmate of a
riding academy at Glendale
owned by a friend of John Nc
Kee.
Z They tried to make a Jumper
of Jim Dandy for a while. but
now he is used as a riding horse.
We had a long talk with John
Mckee about the Travers the
other night.
He is fine soft-spoken old
turfman who is waiting for the
opening of the California racing
season. Naturally every detail
of his greatest turf exploit is
clear IN his memory.
He thinks he made a mistake
leaving Jim Dandy at Saratoga
over the Winter following the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
CHARLES r. MARTIN,
1875 South Twelfth street,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Tn-TAE-EpETeR


IN PUBLIC opinion lies the
i solution of the problem of
rodeos. at present popular be-
cause an uncomprehending pub
lie is seeking thrills.
If the public realized that
these thrills cannot be enjoyed
without subjecting animals to
suffering, such shows would
cease to be popular.
Public sentiment would be
against them and prohibitive
legislation could be passed.
Also. if the management be-
lieved that the public no longer
approved or would not patronize
such shows, they would not be
booked.
We hope the day will come,
and come soon. when il will be
as questionable to patronize a
rodeo as it is to attend a bull
fight.
WALTER q. FENTON,
Mt. Clemens, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
Halloween Vandalism

Q OAPED windows, first harhnger of Halloween prank
- sters, have been making their appearance during
the past week Friday night is Halloween and FRANKS
will be increasing nightly in number and scope.
1t is hoped that will be serious than
window soaping. for wiful destruction of property,
even in the best holiday spirit is stupid and deporabe
Much has been accomplished in recent years to dis
courage this outmoded Halloween practice Door-to-
door begging for sweets by the cys small fry has done
wonders to alleviate destructveness Parents should
cooperate 70 that Detroit suffers relapse between
and Friday in this respect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
Letters TO
the Editor

TO THE EDITOR:
MUCH has been said of late
A concerning religious liberty
in Russia. My interest in that
nation begins and ends with aid
ing her 10 defeat Hitlerism.
But regarding religious lib
erty, how about religion in
America? I mean the real prac-
teal kind that commands us 10:
e. put on charity feed the
hungry Honor thy father
and mother"
DO we not rather stand before
our Divine Creator and ask
again, Am my brothers
keeper"
Today in America. the richest,
most productive and scientific
nation on earth, blessed with UNI
limited resources for all human
needs, we find that the great
states of Illinois and Missouri
are dumping their rational. but
unwanted. old people into their
insane asylums, rather than TO
provide them with decent Chris
tan living conditions.
When DR.. Francis +. Town
send offered his great humani-
tartan plan TO America. OF prop
erly caring for all our senior
citizens in practical Christian
manner. he was arrested,
promptly hauled before a con-
gressional investigation commit
tee headed by Congressman Bell
of MisSouri--where they put
their elders in the insane asy-
lums-and there treated in
manner that would make Stain
turn green with envy.
Yes, we have religious liberty
in America, but 1 wonder if our
Saviour would recognize our
religion?
CHARLES r. MARTIN,
1875 South Twelfth street,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
Teaching Citizenship

IN Detroit address DR.. Francis o. Wilcox political
science professor of the University of Louisville called
on all school teachers to indoctrinate in their pupils
the conceptions of democracy.
THE purists will argue it is not our province to
pass on our opinions" Doctor Wilcox declared "They
will say should withhold judgment until all the
data is in. Well the data may be in and l be-
eye fewer children would sleep class and would
be likely vote, if did indulge in indoctrnation
We agree with the Louisville educator that if there's
place where should hammer away necessarily in
our emphasis of the ideals of democracy it's in
schools.
We don't expect future doctors, lawyers or
statesmen for instance, to achieve any degree of
cess without sound educational foundation in their
chosen field
Then why should expect that way, some
how, our future voters will be mraculously endowed
with keen appreciation of the responsibilities and
privileges attendant to citizenship the worlds greatest
democracy?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
Rcninmin DcCnxxcres u. S. and Russia

TNDULGING my yen for
Il prophecies, / have been look
ing over some old clippings in my
files for political prophecies
made within the last 10 years.
/ found this prophecy, made
by former Senator Arthur
Robinson of Indiana, some four
or five years ago: MI
There can never he any real
cooperation between the United
States and Russia"
If we had a realistic instead
OF a visionary state department,
there would have been no recog-
milton Of this impossible coun-
try in the first instance, and. in
the second. there would have
been no trade treaty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28

The American may submit
temporarily, but he never yields.
The Russian not only submits,
but yields with a kind of mysti-
cal ecstasy.
The essence Of communism is
authoritarian.
Communism believes that the
state is, all-powefful and h. a I
the individual is born TO serve
the state.
We Americans. born in the
traditions Of jefferson and
Madison, the Declaration and
the Constitution. believe tn {
the state is servant. an in
strument of the individual.
The American is the greatest
realist In the world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28

Communistic Russia and DEM
ocratic individualistic America
are farther apart in spirit and
purpose than any two countries
or peoples ever have been in all
history.
Ethnologically, the Russian is
serfLminded.
LIE MUST be regimented. He
IL cannot act without author
ity.
Ethnologically, the American
is free-minded. independent, in
dividualistic. self-reliant.
He fights RECOMMENDATION when
II is fastened on him. He re-
CARDS authority as something
that must serve him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
Mrs. Perkins i
Hand Called
BY Letter NJ NJ
Congressman Seeks Her
aid for Buried BiII
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

ny VLJA DNOOM HIoA
THERE seems to be a bit Of
- time-lag in my reporting.
but news is news until IL is told
and now the fact has been dis
covered and blabbed that Mrs.
Frances Perkins recently an.
nounced a sharp change Of adj
ministration policy toward
unions and unioneers, want to
tell you how a Republican con-
gresham from Missouri quickly
called her hand.
Appearing before the AFL
convention in Seattle, Mrs. Per-
kins. speaking. you may be sure.
with a go-ahead from President
Roosevelt, warned that the hui
man rights of nonunion peopfD.
would have to be respected ana
that unions would have TO clean
their methods and morals ana.
give scrupulous account OF all
their money. ~,
1t is true that she sneered az
nonunion Americans as "a GER
tain number of rugged individ-
ualists-call them cranks If you
prefer-who are nopjoiners By
nature. some of them being con-
scientious DIRECTORS" and said
they were few in number. which
was a political false estimate. 20
But nevertheless, Mrs. Perkins
and. in her words. the adminis-
tration, were driven at last ia
admission that the American cits
izen has a right not TO join q
union as a condition of employs
ment. ="
In view of the rascality and
brutality of so many unionr
which was inferentially RED
nized and condemned in her
speech, Mrs Perkins had q
nerve 10 say that the nonjoiners
would be few and those few
eccentric. but she is. after ALL
politician and was performing
a political mission for President
Roosevelt.
THE important fact is that
l. Mrs. Perkins did put the
unions on warning that they
were no more immune from
regulation because of their
nature than the banks, the rail-
roads. insurance companies and
the stock exchanges.
Any way you slice IL, this was
a warning that because OF the
intense political heat on the
administration the unions would
have TO reform or get reformed
by law. In which case, of course,
the President would get. or any,
way invite. credit for a great
public service undertaken az the
risk OF the wrath Of the in
trenched political unioneers.
The fact is. OF course, that
there is no risk involved at all
because some unions have been
so outrageous that they have
no other political friend.
whether individual leader or
party, 10 whom they can turn
for help. ~
II President Roosevelt whales
them. he whales his own brats.
and the neighbors, far from in
terfering. will dilute their cheers
only with surly mutters that he
should have done 1t a long
time ago.
Well, this speech was made
on the seventh and on the
thirteenth of the month this
Missouri congressman. a fresh
man named Phil A. Benr -
wrote Mrs. Perkins long lev
taking her at her word and ask
ing her If she wanted to give
evidence of her sincerity, TO ask
the President to give the word
which would permit consideray
ton of a bill which he offered
way last April to provide by
legal compulsion the very re-
forms which Mrs. Perkins de-
manded.
That is a long sentence, but,
Z. ,,,orchoc STRAIGHT md >Cotg