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VOLUME V, NUMBER 12
HOUSE OPENS FIRST REAL
FIGHT OVER BONUS BILL
Three Proposed Measures to be Air
ed; Presidential Veto Possible
if Measures Are Passed
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Words *bf warming praise mingled
with sarcasm were heard in
Washington, Tuesday as the house
opened its first 'Veal fight this session
over how and when $2,000,000,000
should be paid as a bonus to World
war veterans.
The three-day period of debate
started with explanations by leading
advocates of three different methods
of paying the soldiers* bonus —Rep-
resentatives Patman, Democrat of
Texas, Vinson, Democrat of Ken
tucky, and Andrews, Republican of
New York.
Patman opened with a shout that
his bill was not inflationary even if
it did call for the issuance of
$2,000,000,000 in new currency.
Patman’s new currency bill is back
ed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Their representatives were in the gal
lery. Vinson’s bill which leaves to the
treasury the method of payment, was
written by the American Legion.
Frank N. Belgrano, Jr., American
Legion commander, also was a gal
lery-ite.
As the house started its debate,
President Roosevtl issued four execu
tive orders modifying the two-year
old veterans economy regulations and
giving liberalized payments to wid
ows and orphans which it was esti
mated would cost an addional $1,800,-
000 annually.
Some wondered whether this liber
alization was intended to win some
w’avering votes to an eventual bonus
compromise bill. It is understood that
there is definite possibility of a presi
dential veto if any of the bills pro
posed were to pass both houses. It is
said the President would use the rea
son Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
used—that the country cannot afford
it.
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FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
AMOUNT TO 3 MILLION
DOLLARS IN ONE DAY
The fact that North Carolina is
not under the dominion of poverty
was abundantly attested in Greens
boro last week when, on one day
alone, federal income tax payments
aggregating more than three million
dollars were received at the office of
Charles H. Robertson, collector of in
ternal revenue.
With March 15, the expiration date
for the filing of annual income tax
returns, so near, the last several days
have been accompanied by an impres
sively Irge influx of good old Aemri
can money at the office of Collector
Robertson, and on the day above men
tioned the volume was extraordinar
ily huge even for such a season.
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HAUPTMANN SEES PRISON
NEIGHBORS MARCH TO DOOM
Bruno Richard Hauptmann saw
three men march past his death house
cell to the electric chair Friday as he
sat in a New Jersey prison.
The condemned slayer of Baby
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., awaiting
result of his appeal against death
sentence, sat in No. 1 cell, near the
door to the execution chamber.
Those who died were Connie Scar
pone, 26, Michael Mule, 24, and
George de Stefano, 25, all of Trenton.
They killed John Szcytkowski, 37, in
October, 1933, in a vain effort to get
SSOO.
They had screamed insults at
Hauptmann since the first day he
entered the death house: They called
him “baby killer.” But Friday, in
the shadow of the chair, they shook
hands with him.
MAY GET CORN-HOG ORGANI
ZATION HERE NEXT YEAR
Mr. Gail McMillan, county chair
man of the com-hog work and active
in the district work, expects to go to
Raleigh this week in an effort to get
the headquarters of the organization
located in Ashe for next year. He
thinks the prospects for this are good.
Mr. McMillan states that the Ashe
contracts were mailed out last week
and that Ashe is the first county in
the district to complete this part of
the contract requirements.
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ADMINISTRATION FORCES
BEAT BACK CONSERVATIVES
Work Relief Bill Bids Fair to Emerge
from Senate Without Restricting
Proposals Added
Despite shouted assertions by old
line Democrats that the $4,880,000,000
work-relief bill would imperil the na
tion’s credit, senate administration
forces the first of the week beat back
three efforts by conservatives to slash
the projected fund.
The proposals defeated were:
The Byrd amendment to reduce the
total to $1,880,000,000 and to continue
the “dole” for those on federal relief,
by a vote of 66 to 21.
The Adams amendment to limit the
appropriation for one year ending
June 30, 1936, by a 57 to 30 ballot.
The Adams amendment to cut the
total to $2,880,000,000, by the same
57-to-30 tally.
HAROLD DIXON ENLISTS
WITH MARINE CORPS
Baltimore, Md., March 14.—Harold
T. Dixon, 19 years old, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas E. Dixon of Nath
an’s Creek, enlisted today at the Ma
rine Corps Recruiting Station, Room
325, Post Office Building, Baltimore,
Maryland.
Private Dixon left for Parris
Island, South Carolina, where the
Marine Corps maintains a training
center for recruits. The training period
at Parris Island is for at least one
month, after which, Dixon will prob
ably be sent to the Marine Base at
Quantico, Virginia, for advanced
training.
While at Parris Island and Quan
tico, Dixon will receive thorough in
struction in rifle and pistol practice,
drills, inspections and the responsi
bilities of a marine.
He will have immediate opportun
-1 ity of enrolling in extensive educa
tional courses offered free by the
Marine Corps.
Dixon attended Jefferson and Nath
an’s Creek High Schools. While at
tending these schools he played on
the baseball and basketball teams.
N. C. LEADS IN INCREASE IN
FARM PRODUCTS RECEIPTS
The latest report from the bureau
of agricultural economics of the
United States department of agricul
ture shows that the largest increases
in receipts for farm products from
1932 to 1934 were in the following
five states: North Carolina, 152 per
cent; South Carolina, 95 per cent;
Georgia, 89 per cent; Alabama, 80
per cent; and Virginia, 63 per cent.
The government report showed that
North Carolina farmers received for
their farm products in 1932 the sum
of $85,846,000; in 1933 the amount
was $142,462,000; and in 1934 the in
come had grown to $203,624,000. In
rental and payment benefits, the
farmers received $2,848,000 in 1932
and this income had grown to $12,-
579,000 in 1934.
Farmers of the state received for
their crops, livestock and other farm
products, rentals and payment bene
fits combined the sums of $85,846,000
in 1932; $145,310,000 in 1933; and
$216,203,000 in 1934.
This huge increase in income for
the farm population of North Caro
lina is partially attributed to the 100
per cent increase in tobacco prices
and to the more favorable marketing
conditions for cotton under the cur
tailed production program.
DR. D. J. WHITNER TO
SPEAK TO METHODISTS
- AT CHESTNUT HILL
Dr. D. J. Whitener, head of the
Department of History, A. S. T. C.,
will speak to the Methodists of the
Laurel Springs, Jefferson, and Helton
charges next Sunday afternoon,
March 24, 3 o’clock, at Chestnut Hill
Methodist Church. Dr. Whitener’s
brother has been a missionary in
China for fifteen years. Thus he is
closely connected with the mission
ary enterprize. A large crowd is ex
pected to attend this Zone Fellowship
Meeting which is the third of a se
ries held in different sections of the
county on successive Sunday after
noons.
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1935, WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
Sets New Record at This Stunt
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Cadet Simon B. Buckner, Jr., of Valley Forge Military academy at Wayne,
Pa., sets a new record for setting up a machine gun while blindfolded. Lieut.
Willet J. Baird Is the instructor while Cadet Ben Knowles of York, Pa., awaits
his turn to compete. Cadet Buckner is the son of the commandant of cadets at
the United States Military academy at West Point
BOXING BOUT TO BE GIVEN
FOR SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT
Card Scheduled Presents an Array of
Boxers Who Will Guarantee
Interesting Event
The boxing bout, which will be held
in the West Jefferson gymnasium
Friday night, March 22, will be one
of the outstanding athletic events of
the season.
The participants are all of known
ability. Smiling Cowboy Ed Wilcox
is a former welter weight champion
of Florida and Shist Tucker is an
outstanding boxer in Western North
Carolina. This clash will be followed
in interest by local champion, Garnet
Clark, and Speedy Winters, a former
Fort Bragg champion. This couple
has fought in the ring before with
Clark coming out victorious, but Win
ters is confident that he can K. O.
Clark and is seeking revenge.
As for the other fighters, they are
all from Ashe county and of good
reputation. The friends of Buddy
Grayson and Ray Green will be in
terested in the outcome of this fight
as they have been matched before
here. Marion Oliver, John Me Penning
ton, and Tee Grayson will fight Grant
Tomlinson, Wayne Taylor, and Pat
ASHE COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS
MAKE GOOD IN TOURNAMENT
BANK OF ASHE TO COMPLY
WITH NEW BANKING LAW
Lindsay Bill WouM Relieve Bank
Stockholders of Double Liability;
Effective July 1
In the interest of relieving the
stockholders in the Bank of Ashe of
double liability on their stock hold
ings in the institution, Mr. John G.
Allen from the Examining Staff of
the State Banking Department was
in Jefferson on Monday.
The Legislature on last Friday
passed the Lindsay Bill (H. B. No.
185) and it was immediately ratified.
It makes the following provisions for
relieving stockholders in State bank
ing institutions of double liability:
1. Publication by the Bank in a
newspaper having general circulation
in the community where the bank is
located, once each week for four con
secutive weeks PRIOR to May Ist,
1935, of the bank’s intent to seek such
relief.
2. Mailing written notice to each
depositor and to each other creditor
PRIOR to May Ist, 1935.
3. Sworn affidavits from a bank of
ficer that such notices have been
mailed and sworn affidavits from the
publisher on each insertion of the ad
vertisement, that such publication has
been made.
On the completion of these proceed
ings and the forwarding of such affi
davits to the Commissioner of Banks,
State banking institutions can accom
plish this relief to their stockholders
by July Ist, 1935.
Caudill. Although Tylor nor Tomlin
son have not been seen in action here,
they have the highest recommenda
tion from their friends. Pat Caudill,
a 75-pound keg of dynamite from
Smethport, will certainly interest Tee
Grayson, the 75-pound wildcat from
West Jefferson.
The sponsors of this boxing match,
which is to be given entirely for the
benefit of the local school, guarantee
to present an array of fighters which
will assure the public of a well worth
while evening.
MRS. WADE ROLAND BURIED
TODAY AT ONE O’CLOCK
Mrs. Wade Roland, aged 25, who
died at her home on Staggs Creek
Wednesday morning, will be buried
this afternoon at one o’clock at North
Fork with Elders Thompson, Davis,
Kilby, and Roten in charge of the
services.
Mrs. Roland, who was Miss Ella
Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Weaver, leaves a husband and
four children. She had been sick only
a short time.
Lansing Last to Go Down in North
west N. C. Cage Battle in
Winston-Salem
The coaches of the various Ashe
county school teams who entered the
Northwest North Carolina basketball
tournament in Winston-Salem last
week and the week preceding had
ample reason to be proud of their
work as the Ashe boys and girls, in
every case, played clean sportsman
like games as well as hard fought
ones.
The Nathans Creek girls who were
swamped by a Mt. Airy team were
highly praised for their good game
and were given almost unanimous
applause from the sidelines. Jeffer
son, Fleetwood, and West Jefferson
played praiseworthy games and Lan
sing actually got within hearing dis
tance of the final game, but were
defeated” Friday by Dobson with a
score of 32 to 20.
The Winston-Salem Journal gives
this account of the Friday night
game which was last one in which an
Ashe team played:
Dobson and Lansing boys clashed
in the second game of the night.
Dobson put on a burst of speed •as
the game opened and quickly took
the lead. Lansing came back and tied
the count, however. In the closing
periods of the tilt, Dqbson, with a
lead of three points and two minutes
left to play, found the basket and ran
up nine points. Cockerham and Jack
son starred for Dobson, while Clark
and Key played brilliantly for Lan
sing. Incidentally, the Ashe county
school sent down a hard-working
quintet. . ‘ .
DEATH CLAIMS PROMINENT
WEST JEFFERSON MERCHANT
PARKER TIE COMPANY
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
Has Prospered Since Beginning on
on March 22, 1934; Handled
Over 50,000 Cross Ties
The Parker Tie Company of this
city will celebrate its first anniver
sary on Friday, March 22, since it
was organized and began work on
that date in 1934.
Since beginning operations, the
company has prospered through en
joying gobd business and patronage
until it has recently rented a part of
the Wade Vannoy building and is now
handling finished lumber and other
building supplies.
During the past year, over 50,000
cross ties have been handled. The
company officials state that they
were the first in the city to buy ties
for cash prices. They also wish to
thank the public for their trade which
is making this first anniversary a
happy one.
SCHOOL MASTERS CLUB TO
MEET SATURDAY NIGHT
The county School Master Club will
meet in the office of the County
Board of Education in Jefferson at
seven-thirty Saturday night, March
23rd. The members are urged to be
present.
During the past week, A. B. Combs,
of the State Department of Educa
tion, has been in the county with
Superintendent Hash visiting the
schools in lieu of Dr. Highsmith, who
usually makes such visits.
Dr. Branch, of the State Board of
Health, made an interesting trip
trough the county last week when he
gave puppet shows at Jefferson, Lan
sing, and Nathans Creek in a better
teeth campaign. Children from all
surrounding schools were taken to
these central schools to see the show.
GERMAN LEADER PLANS
GERMAN SUPERIORITY
Great Britain, Italy, and France Are
Alarmed by Ados Hitler’s
Announcements
Germany’s leader, Hitler, has an
nounced that Germany will no longer
abide by a ruling made by the three
great powers, England, Italy, and
France, to limit their army, but that
Germany plans to increase it to such
an extent that it will be superior to
other European armies.
Despite the reticence of Berlin offi
cials to make public the numerical
size, of the army they planned, it was
said authoritatively there that Hitler
told Sir Eric, the British ambassador,
it would have 500,000 men.
Doubt was expressed whether
France could hope to pace with Ger
many now or must fall behind,
through sheer lack of manpower.
PLAYS AND MUSIC TO BE
GIVEN AT RIVERVIEW
An interesting program consisting
of short plays andjnusic will be given
by experienced talent from different
parts of the community on Friday
night March 29th at Riverview
School, Fig, N. C.
■Refreshments will be served be
tween acts. A small admission will be
charged for the benefit of the gym
nasium.
CONVICT CAPTURED AT
ASHEVILLE LAST WEEK
Captain Rackley, superintendent of
the county prison camp at Warrens
ville, is proud of the fact that he has
been most successful during his work
with convicts in capturing all those
who manage to escape from prison.
The latest convict to escape got away
several weeks ago, but he is back in
camp again after his French leave,
having been caught in Asheville the
latter part of the week.
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Boggs Sunday School will meet
at 10:30 this Sunday morning and the
one at Big Ridge at 2:00 in the after
noon. Mr. Stone will preach at three
at Big Ridge after which there will
be a congregation meeting for the
election of the church officers.
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ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
W. J. Bare Dies from Stroke of
Paralysis Which Was Suffered
Wednesday Week
William Judson Bare, aged 51, died
on Sunday, March 17, after having
been stricken with paralysis on the
streets of West Jefferson the preced
ing Wednesday. He never fully re
gained consciousness.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at the Orion Baptist
Church, of which he was a charter
member and where he had served in
the capacity of a deacon for 23 years.
Mr. Bare’s devotion to the little Bap
tist church was brought out by the
fact that he had never missed a com
munion service there since he joined.
Rev. Ezekiel Sexton, pastor of the
church, was in charge of the services.
He was assisted by Reverends P. E.
Downs, T. A. Farmer, and Roby
Burkett. Masonic burial followed at
the nearby cemetery.
In the history of the church, no
larger crowd has ever gathered to
pay tribute to y fallen comrade, nor
has a more beautiful or profuse floral
offering been presented as a last
mark of respect. Mrs. C. W. Ray pre
sided at the organ, and favorite songs
of the deceased were sung by the
Cook-Harless quartette. Grade teach
ers of the local high school where Mr.
Bare’s daughter, Mrs. Walter Dillard,
teaches sat in reserved seats in thd
choir.
Mr. Bare was one of the pioneer
business men of this city although he
lived a few miles from Jefferson. He
was an official in the Bare-Little and
Company wholesale grocers; and he
engineered the starting of the Bare
Knitting Mill, the first and only hosi
ery mill in the city. He had other and
varied interests also. All the business
houses in the city closed during the
funeral hour.
Surviving Mr. Bare is his wife,
Mrs. Callie Wyatt Bare to whom he
was married in 1908; eight children:
Mrs. Clyde Bare Dillard, Misses
Blanche and Christine Bare, Messrs.
Fields, Donald, Odell, Rudd, and
William Judson, Jr., Bare. He is also
survived by his mother, Mrs. Lois
Bare, and the following brothers and
sisters: Messrs. Lee, George, Jess,
Mack, and Ambrose; Mesdames Jane
Severt, Myrtie Ann Bare, Cora Bare
Morgan, and Mae Little.
WOMANS CLUB TO MEET IN
LIBRARY FRIDAY AT 3:30
The Womans Club will hold its
regular meeting for the month in the
library of this city on Friday after
noon, March 22, at three-thirty
o’clock. The library will be closed to
the public, therefore, from three
thirty until five.
All members are urged to attend.
HOME-MADE COFFIN
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Kinston, March 13.—Jake Roberson
will have to be buried in a store cof
fin. Roberson, negro laborer, is 70 and
“ailing.” He has been ailing several
years, in fact and three years ago
built the coffin in which he hoped to
be buried. Yesterdy the coffin, resting
on boxes under a shed, was destroyed
by fire. Roberson suspected incendi
arism because he had often been jok
ed about the casket.
Feeling unequal to the task of
building another coffin, Roberson is
trying to become reconciled to being
buried in one from an undertaker’s
stock.
J. T. BLEDSOE DIES IN TEXAS
John T. Bledsoe, former resident
of Ashe county, died at his home in
Clyde, Texas, Monday night, accord
ing to news received here Wednesday.
Mr. Bledsoe is a former resident
of this county and is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Sara Jane Tulbert Bled
soe; Mrs. Mart Higgins, of Sparta;
Jesse Bledsoe, of Wagoner; and a
number of children. He was a broth
er-in-law of MV. J. N. Tulbert of
this city. A daughter, Mrs. Rupert
Gillett, was a member of the faculty
at Nathans Creek two years ago.
Japanese bettie larvae, which win
ter two to sixinches under the ground,
die at temperatures below 15 degrees
Fahrenheit, but heavy snow blankets
may protect them,