davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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! Loans and discounts
Gncl ding Sl2O95
overdraftsl s1749, SOP 90
q United States Govern
ment obligations, direct
and guaranteed l5s7190 90
g. Obligations of States and
political subdivisions 6s-750.0 90
: debertures sbs- S5s0' --'e9' anu 1s5.e4o 90
8 Corporate stocks. includ-
serve bank 100000
g. Cash, balances with other
banks. including reserve
in process Of collection 2.s52.5se ss
r Bank premises owned
Sl5s.lO1 %. furniture
and fixtures sl4,q92 33 113nea35
II. Other assets - 215AS3
IL. Total assets ------- -s6.e2-. .o3a- q
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LIABILITIES

LIABILITIES
13. Dema pd deposits Of
and Corporations So s3.s74 s9oe7
IA Time deposits NJ indi-
VidualS. partnerships
and corpora tions 1856 062 IS
Is DEPOSITS Of United States
Government 356 rs
IL Deposits OF banks 341 as
Is Other deposits Certified
and ca shler checks etcD 1858 80
1q Total de-
posts s5.7o4T11
% Other liabilities - 4s02T 40
"a. Total liabilities ---- $3.50 13a o5
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(cD Assets pledged 10
qualify for exercise
Of hducisry or cor
porate powers, and
for purposes other
bIIities ----~ So. 800 %
(el Total S37 500 90
City Of washington. District OF Columbia,
So
I, r H LACEY. cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that. tbs
above statement Is true TO the best Of ny
R H LACEY. Cashier.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this
29th dav Of September. 1a41.
tSeal0 JOHN W. SCOTT.
Notary Public, District Of Columbia
CorreCL-Attest.
HARRY BLAKE
FENTON M FADELEY.
ERNEST C GUY.
EDWARD L McALEER.
BENJAMIN NJ McKELWAY
JAMES A MESSER-
JOSEPH H MILANS.
EDGAR MORRIS
JAMES ODONNEIL. Jr.
ANDREW SAUL,
FRANK j. STRYKER-
Directors
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Reserve District No 3.
REpcRT OF CONDITION OF THE
Anacosiia Bank OF washington

In the District Of Columbia. at the close Of
business on September "a, 1q41. published
in response to call made by Comptroller of
the Currency. under section 52li, U. s.
Revised Statutes.
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Religion

Continued From First Page)
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Charter No. 2038.
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NiggardIy Assistance
To Poor Is Costly,
Relief Session Told
Private Welfare Agency
Officials Soy Adequate
Care Is Economical

Elevn private welfare agency Of
flcials yesterday pointed to made
quate relief as the focal point of
District problems in caring for its
poor while a taxpayers representa-
tive called for abandonment of w.
P. A. within six months and "metic-
ulous investigation" of relief clients.
Witnesses, teStifying at public
hearings on relief conducted by the
Voteless D. C. League Of Women
Voters, presented the problems Gre
ated by restricted relief from the
viewpoint Of health, housing, high
rents, the psychological effects OF
unemployment, unskilled labor and
lack of provision for young people
over 16 years.
More than once speakers con-
tended that the community would be
saved more money in the long run
if adequate relief were granted when
it was needed.
Mental Toll Cited.
Ray Everett, executive secretary
of the Social Hygiene Society and q
member of the audience at the hear
ings, pointed out that "one organi-
Zation pays all the relief needed and
that's st. Elizabeth's." He suggested
that the "slow starvation procedure"
of inadequate relief might be re-
Sponsible for the increased admis-
sions to the mental hospital.
William Savin, director of the
Family Service Association, added
that SO per cent increase in admis-
sions had been recorded at st. Eliza
beth's in 10 years and that anxiety
and a feeling of defeat might weigh
people down to a point where they
crashed psychologically.
In his formal testimony, Mr..
Savin said that neither public nor
private agencies could support fami-
lies with sub-marginal incomes,
leaving the families to deteriorate
until they become public expenses
A large proportion of cases carried
by the association, he reported, were
young married couples whom he re-
ferred to as married adolescents."
Edith Holloway, assistant director
of the association, cited a case to
illustrate that it would cost less to
finance family through relief than
through all the services and emer-
gency relief that had been given 1t.
MSgr. Sheehan Gives Views.
Relief ceilings and the restriction
of relief to unemployables were con-
sidered principal difficulties in the
way of successful case work service
by Msgr. L. j. Sheehan, director of
Catholic Charities. Defense en-
ployment. he added, had resulted in
a decrease in applications for relief
but not to the point where all appli-
cations could be met adequately.
The national defense program Is
seriously aggravating the transient
problem, Alice Elizabeth Jones, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Travellers
Aid Society, testified.
AS specific immediate need, she
recommended provision for a lodging
house for boys, probably through
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ing relief the money would be better
spent for the health and well-beine
of relief clients.
High rents and low incomes were
considered a combined problem by
Mai. Charles H. Dodd of the Saliva
ton Army, who testified that his
organization was faced with the
problems of unskilled workers, ILL
ness and cut incomes of w. P. A.
workers, due to bad weather.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, direc-
tor of the Washington Self-Help
Exchange, said the mental therapy
of work was keeping men out of st.
Elizabeth's. The exchange, she said,
was making its contribution to ma
tional defense through refreshing
work skills, supplementing earnings
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and restoring the self-respect Of men
and women.
Provision of home care for young
people over 16, provision for in
creased relief grants where health
problems existed, more milk stations
and services for unmarried mothers
were urged by Mrs. E. w. Payton,
representing the Federation of Civic
Associations.
The Rev. Harry Porter, chairman
of the Welfare Committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
stressed the need for rehabilitating
men leaving District penal institu-
tions.
Mrs. George Barnes Galloway,
chairman OF the Committee on Re-
lief, said the Washington Board of
Trade had conducted an investiga-
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n You
Gel Up Nights
How Are
Your Kidneys!

Most people never think Of their Kidneys
although these vital organs contain about
million tiny tubes and work night and day
cleaning and f1ltering excess acids. poisons
and wastes from your blood. Because they
never get real rest it's easy to see that as
you grow older the Kidneys may get tired
and slow down. These excess acids and
wastes may accumulate and poison your
system because of functional rather than
organic or systemic Kidney and Bladder
troubles. So If you have to get up nights, or
suffer from burning. scanty or frequent pas
sages, backaches and groin pains, due to
non Inorganic and non-systemic Kidney or
Bladder weakness, you'll make no mistake In
irving the prescription called Cystex. Over
ten million packages of Cystex have been
sold in 70 countries and have given such
Joyous, happy relief to SO many thousands
Of people that it is now sold under positive
guarantee of money back on return Of empty
package unless completely satisfactory to
you Cystex now costs only S5c at druggists
aRd the guarantee protects you.
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ton Of relief needs and would SUBJ
NIT report to the committee. The
two-day hearings, combined with
statements and statistics filed with
the committee, will be Incorporated
Mrs. Galloway said. in an overall
report of relief problems in the
District.
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Charles P. Woodruff
Buried at Arlington

Charles P. Woodruff, so, Wash
ington real estate man who died
here Monday, was buried this morn
ing In Arlington National Gene
terry, following services In the
Chambers funeral parlor.
Mr.. Woodruff, who lived at 1349
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Euclid street NV, came here I'VE
years ago from Little Rock, Ark,
his birthplace. He had been en-
gagged principally in developinR
Cove Point Beach on Chesapeake
Bay.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Etheg
Woodruff.
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enlarging facilities at the Municipal
Lodging House.

Lodging House.
Washington is a wide open" city
for charity rackets, John L. Nixon
of the Washington Federation OF
Churches, charged. An unregulated
program Of charity rackets literally
covers the city, he testified, urging
legislation to control rackets.
The proposal to abandon the W.
p. A. was advanced by Rufus Lusk
of the Taxpayers Association, who
styled himself the devils advo-
cate" at the session. He maintained
that several contractors had been
forced to ask the District Commits
sioners to extend time allotted to
construction work because they were
unable to get common laborers.
The whole question of relief, he
insisted, is tied UP with taxes. II
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the businessman's income taxes were
less, he said, the man might en-
ploy more people and pay them
better wages. He predicted that a
shortage of labor for every kind of
work would be faced in the near
future and asserted that men who
ordinarily could not get work will
be able to do so now.
I.v. N. s. Official Testifies.
The difficulties of getting adequate
results when patients have been
malnourished and ill-housed over a
period of time were pointed out by
Miss Gertrude Bowling, executive
director of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society. Miss Bowling said
that If case workers In public agen-
cies were allowed by law to use
their own discretion in administer
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
AFRAID WARNING
OBSERVERS TO HOLD
PRACTICE NEXT MON.

The Ashe county AFRAID warn
ing observance stations will en-
gage in a practice warning test
next Monday evening from I'M
til 1880 o'clock, Ira T. Johnston
announced yesterday.
Observers from the four ooser-
walton posts in the county Will
imagine that enemy planes are
coming over the county and Will
report to headquarters in Char
lotte via telephone.
"The telephone system Will no
doubt be tied up during this 30
minute period and we do not want
you to become unduly alarmed"
Upton Blevins, one of the mem
bers of the warning committee
stated yesterday.
It is understood that actual ar
my maneuvers in this area will
start around October 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
New 1912 FOrds
On Display Here
New Models Have Distinctive
Features. Public Invited
To Inspect Them

It was announced here today
that the new 1912 Ford car
would go on display at the Ashe
Motor company tomorrow morn
ing, Friday, Oct. 3.
B. B. GRAPHICAL said that he
wanted to invite everyone to ms
pect it.
"The 1912 Ford has many new
and attractive features, M r.
GRAPHICAL said. "The distinctive
frontal design" he added, 'sets
the styles for the new Ford pas
senger car line for 1912.
"a rustless steel radiator grille
blends gracefully with an entirely
new front contour which features
a new arrangement of headlights
and parking lamps. Offered in
three lines - the Super Deluxe,
Deluxe and Special, the 1912
Ford has a distinctive trim for
each series of cars. Engineering
improvements emphasize comfort
and safety. The Super Deluxe
lines are offered with either the
famous V-8 or the new Ford "6''
he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Reds Admit Retreat; Retake
Captured City; Towns Bombed

This week the Russian forces
acknowledged retreat into the
rich Donets basin, but announced
the winning back of a city on the
approaches to Leningrad. Rus
SLAMS and Germans fought at close
quarters along the lines with
bayonets being brought into use
along southern points of combat.
English and German air forces
continued active with much dam
age being done by both sides.
The Germans, not claiming a
single new victory of conse-
quence, were catching their
breath all along the eastern front;
Berlin itself implied as much, for
a military spokesman stated that
for certain reasons" not disclosed
there would be little news for the
next few days.
Prime Minister Churchill of
Britain, described Britain's home
position as vastly bettered, with
her shipping losses to Axis raid
ers reduced to two-thirds in the
last three months. This, however,
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was subordinated to his warning
that Hitler need merely take a
defensive stand in the Soviet I'M
ion, now that he has conquered
many vital areas, to be able to
strike strongly and Simultaneous
ly in Africa, in Spain toward Gil
braltar and across the English
channel itself to the British Isles.
London acknowledged that in
the long Italian air attack on a
big British convoy in the Medi-
terranean last Saturday, the 49,
950-ton battleship Nelson was hit
by an aerial torpedo, although not
materially damaged and suffering
no casualties. The only other da-
mage admitted was the loss of a
single British merchant ship.
Tuesday night, perhaps in re-
taliation for the progressively
more violent British attacks on
the Reich, German planes in
strong formations beat at five
English east coast towns, and
there were indications that the
roll of casualties might be long.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Project To Build
NYA Shop OK'ed
Countrywide Shop to Build
School Desks and Chairs
to Be Moved Soon.

An NYA project to establish a
countrywide NYA workshop at
the Jefferson school to make
desks, chairs and other equip
ment for classrooms, has been ap-
proved and construction will COM
mence in the near future, Supt.
]. B. Hash announced yesterday.
The workshop will be located
in the old school building and the
lunchroom moved under the gym
nasium.
About 20 NYA boys will be en-
ployed to do the necessary con-
struction work and Nelson Bald
win has been selected as fore
man. When this work is complet-
ed, the workshop at Crumpler
will be moved to Jefferson, and
its activities expanded.
Classroom equipment in most
of the schools of the county needs
to be replaced and the shop will
specialize in this type of work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Will Elect Community AAA
Committees In County Soon

The annual election of soil con-
servation community committees
in the IS communities of Ashe
county will be held in the near
future, County Agent c. J. Rich
announced yesterday.
A complete schedule . of the
meetings for the purpose of choos-
ing the committees was revealed.
The present community commit
tee chairman is to preside and at
each meeting a chairman, vice
chairman and a regular commit
tee member will be elected. Also
to be picked are a first and Sec
ond alternate member and a dele
gate and alternate to the county
convention, at which time the
county committees are to be Sc
1ected.
The schedule of meetings is as
follows:
Wednesday, October 8
10 a. m.-Obids township, Obids
Presbyterian church.
2:30 p. m.-Pine Swamp town.
ship, Idlewild school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Grassy Greeks
Fair Big Success
Large Number of Fine Exhi.
bits Entered. Attendance
Was Very Good.

The annual Grassy Creek COM
munity fair, held last Saturday,
was an outstanding success. A
large number of exhibits were
entered and attendance was con-
sidered Every good''.
The grand farmer prize was
won by Dewey Cox. Charles Lee
Wagg won the F. F. A. grand
prize. Mesdames j. A. Dickson
and Charles Spencer tied for the
ladies grand prize. Ct1l>r ezzzhihit
winners will be published next
week.
Mrs. w. J. Pugh won the prize
for being the oldest lady at the
fair, and a similar award was
made to Ken Senter.
Jack Thomas and Earl Sexton
were champion horse shoe pitch
ers.
Olive Pierce won the girls So
yard race prize. Velma Blevins
and Norma Ruth Wood won the
three-legged race for girls. Mrs.
William Halsey was the champion
nail driver for women. Jack Tho
mas also won the hog calling con-
test.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Local Livestock
Market Had Rio
Sale Last Week
Nearly 100000 Worth of Cat
tie Sold Since Opening of
Market in 1888.
SALE EVERY THURSDAY

With prices on livestock con-
tinuing to advance, the West JEFF
ferson Livestock market la S t
Thursday had one of the largest
sales since its establishment here
over three years ago, Lester Sc
gravs, one of the owners and
managers of the auction market,
stated yesterday.
A total of 322 head of cattle and
sheep were sold for total of $14,-
642.53. Eve lambs brought as high
as 1925; number l veal calves,
$11.80; good steer, 1910; milk
cows, $50.50 to $1,000. Hogs are
bringing around $12 per hundred,
which is about twice the prices
paid last fall.
The local market was started
on Aug. 4, 1888 and since then a
total of 1919 head of all kinds of
livestock have been sold by auc-
ton for $39O,23046, Mr.. Segraves
stated.
In addition to this, a large num-
Der of animals have been sold di-
rectly by farmers at the yards to
each other.
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Ashe County Young Men Are
Showing Much Interest In
Joining United States Navy
Number Already Applying At
Skyland Post Office for
A Free Booklet.

A number of young men in
Ashe county are already investi-
eating the advantages offered to
them by the United States Navy
and Naval Reserve and are ser
iously considering voluntary en-
listment in this important branch
of military SERVICE.
Since the campaign for recruits
to build up the man-power for a
''tWo-ocean Navy" was launched
through this paper last Thursday,
boys all over the county have
bee- talking ABOUT getting into
the Navy.
To learn more about the ad-
vantages for training in differ
ent trades, the Navy editor of The
Post has had a good many in
quiries for the free booklet, CIV
erything You Want to Know
About Life in the U. S. Navy.
Several Of them have clipped out
and sent in the coupon that also
appears in the advertisement pub
lished in this issue. Others have
called at the office here. These
include L. c. Ballou, Grassy
Creek; J. E. Eller, West Jeffer-
son; E. R. Donnally, Grassy
Creek; John Gentry and Joe Bare,
Nathan's Creek; Buck RAIDER and
o. D. Badger, West Jefferson.
All men subject to draft in the
army may also enter Navy SER
vice for the duration of the Ma
tional emergency. In the Navy
they will be given free training
that is worth 81, 10000, besides re-
ceiving good pay, good food, free
clothing, free medical care, an op-
portunity for travel and adven-
ture, opportunity to become an
officer and at the same time to
serve their country.
The first young man from this
county to enlist in the Navy dur
ing this big drive that is now in
progress will also receive num-
Der of free gifts, given by local
merchants. These gifts are: four
linen handkerchiefs, Belk's store;
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
A Free Press Is The
Soul OF Democracy.
Gov. Broughton Says
National Newspaper Week Is
Being Observed. Post to
Hold Open-HOuse.
IMPORTANCE STRESSED

In observance Of National
Newspaper Week, October 1-8,
The Skyland Post is holding open
house and inviting the public to
come and inspect it's plant.
At the same time, members of
the staff of the paper are stressing
the importance of freedom of the
press and are emphasizing the ex-
tensive amount of community
service rendered by this news
paper.
The President, Gov. Broughton
and a number of other governors
have issued proclamations this
week, proclaiming National News
paper Week.
Newspapers and their editors,
in keeping with the tradition of
their craft and of this nation,
will resist any effort to censor the
press, but they cannot win I'M
less the public realizes that a free
press is the soul of democracy"
Gov. Broughton declared.
IF the American way of life is
to be preserved under these diff
cult circumstances, it will take the
cooperation of the home, the
community and the press; and out
such cooperation will come an
even finer democracy" he stated.
Urging North Carolinians to
join in the observance the chief
executive called it IAN effort Of
the greatest significance. 1t comes
at a time when the freedom of the
press and freedom of speech are
more strictly limited and restrict
ed throughout the earth than at
any time in modern history" he
said.
'Not only do the newspapers of
the land exemplify this guaranty
of the freedom of the press, but
likewise they have a Tremendous
part in maintaining and keeping
alive those other heritages guar
anteed by the constitution, includ-
ing freedom Of speech and free
dom Of the right to worship God
according to individual choice. It
is essential to democracy that we
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Gov. Hood Heard
By Rotarians At
Inter -City Meet
Value of Rotary Fellowship Is
Discussed. S'tesville, Tay-
louisville Clubs Present.
GOOD PROGRAM

''The most important phase of
Rotary, its grand object, is fellow
ship" District Rotary Governor
Tom Hood told the members of
the Jeffersons, Taylorsville and
Statesville clubs and guests at an
inter-city meeting at Shatley
Springs last Thursday night when
the Rotary AIMS were special
guests.
'And not since 1776 have we
faced such trying times and felt
the need which Rotary fellowship
OFFERS" he added. "Just as GER
tain as Napoleon's sun was eclip-
sed at Waterloo, Hitler's sun of
Munich will be eclipsed and then
there will be trying times ahead
in which Rotary can help out"
he declared in expressing the SER
iousness of the times.
He mentioned some of the
things Rotary can do and is do
ing in the world today and ex-
1lained that it ,''1ooks through
boundaries preserves the es-
sential values of human relation
ship :. promotes a spirit of tole-
rance.
The speaker was introduced by
Ed M. Anderson who described
him as one of North Carolina'S
best Rotarians. At the conclusion
of his speech he was presented an
Ashe county ham by the Jeffer-
sons club, by Ira T. Johnston.
Langdon l.. Scott, past presi-
dent of the Jeffersons club, was
in charge of the program for the
evening and acted as POSTMASTER.
He presented the officers from
the local and visiting clubs who
in turn introduced their men,
bers, wives and guests.
Music for the occasion was fur
nishsd by Clifton Evans string
band from Sparta.
At the close Of the program, Mr..
Hood who is an outstanding ma
gician performed number OF
txinks for the amusement OF the
group, after which informal dane
ing was held in the lobby while
Governor Hood conducted a SER
les of meetings with officers and
department heads of the clubs.
Around 100 were present for
the occasion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
IN WRECK LAST SUNDAY

Miss Allie Hegler, of Lenoir,
was seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident near Warrens-
vile Sunday when the car in
which she was riding had a col
1ision with another car driven by
a Mr.. Ham, of Lansing, it was re-
ported here this week.
Miss Hegler is in the hospital
at Lenoir. 1t is understood that a
hearing will be held pending the
outcome of her condition. She and
several others were visiting Mr..
and Mrs. c. c. Sumpter here.
They included Mrs. Coping, Mr..
and Mrs. Jim McGillard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Yountz. Several others
were slightly hurt in the wreck.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Bank Deposits
Show Big Cain

The quarterly financial state
ments of the First National Bank
and the Northwestern Bank, pub
1ished elsewhere in this issue,
show that these two institutions
have enjoyed substantial growth
since July 1, of this year.
The resources of the First Ma
tional have increased from $780,
6O3, 20 to $764,237.22, or a gain of
S54,634.O2. Deposits jumped $751;
521.38.
The resources of the Northwest
ern climbed to nearly six million
dollars, an increase since July of
$352,57426. The deposits gain was
$32O,271.63.
These figures are positive proof
that "business is good in the JET
Persons and Ashe county.