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jsssAaat’’ printed bn Ashe county, and ths< newspaper with by far the best subscription list of any news*' paper circulated in the county. VOLUME V, NUMBER 41 10,000 Ethiopians Killed by Italians Italy Ready tp Fight European Na tions Who Seek to Stop Conquest of Ethiopia I ‘ late reports from the Italian army in Ethiopia is that plans are now be ~ ing pushed to completion to join all unftS'-of-the Italian forces and make a slashing conquest of the entire country. These plans call for an infantry advance supported by 300 tanks and 200 airplanes. To date, ten thousand Ethiopians have been reported slain. Since the embargo on arms to Ethiopia has been lifed by th e League of Nations, 30,000 foreign rifles hav e been re ceived and 150,000 Ethiopian warrior s ar e reported as being gathered for th e front this week. The Italian planes offer the great est point of fear to the stricken coun try since Ethiopia has practically no airplanes and the few she ha s are antiquated, Ethiopia has no bombs and Italian bombs dropped from the air are capable of wiping out entire armies of the fierciest and most blood-thirsty warriors. The League of Nation s began, the first of the week, to draw up and put in action an economic boycott that would keep European nations from shipping laly the necessities that she uses in making war implements and ‘ munitions. The plan is to so hamper produc tion of war implements and muni tions that Italy will be forced to stop fighting. Mussolini is reported as saying that he is ready to move against European nations in the event that they carry out this boycott. Italy has excellent factories of her own and can get on without outside help to some extent, but it is thought that a water-tight embargo on all things writer will hinder her a very great deal. President Roosevelt has already -ordered the stopping of shipping arms to either Ethiopia or Italy. GRASSY CREEK FAIR DRAWS CROWDS FROM N. C. AND VA. Exhibits Better and More Varied Than Ever; Boxing Event and Square Dance Well-Attended The Grassy Creek Fair drew rec ord crowds this year from all parts of southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina. The weather for the fair was perfect and the exhibits, which included all forms of farm commodities, were more varied and better than ever. Many of the ex hibits were equal to and often sur passing those seen at state fairs. The boxing event held during the evening was attended by the same large crowds that marked the atten dance at th e fair during the day. The card was a good on e and the fights were interesting. The gate receipts ar e reported to have been most satis factory and to have exceeded all ex pectations. A s quare danc e followed the box ~h ing contests and was a fitting close to day of gayety and good times. KEMP NYE ENLISTS FOR SERVICE WITH MARINES Former Resident of This City and Graduate of Virginia-Carolina H. S. in Training Kemp B. Nye, of Grassy Creek, Was accepted for service in the U. S. Marine Corps at the Savannah, Ga., Marine Recruiting Headquarters on October 14th, it is announced by Ma jor C. E. Nutting, Officer in Charge of the Savannah office. Mr. Nye was transferred to the Marine Base, Parris Island, S. C., for preliminary training. After this training he will have the opportunity of service afloat on one of the battle ships °r larger cruisers, or sevice in on e of the distant stations of the Corps in China, the Philippines, Hawaii, Panama, Cuba or the Virgin Islands. Mr. Nye is a graduate of the Vir ginia-Carolina High School, class of 1934. He also attended the University of North Carolina one year, 1934-35. U He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. >’*Femando C. Nye of Grassy Creek. MulaiW JJost LAST SERVICES BEFORE CONFERENCE SUNDAY AT METHODIST CHURCHES Western N. C. Conference to Open Week From Today; Changes Are Contemplated Final service s for this coneference year will be held at the West Jeffer son Methodist Church next Sunday, October 21, a both the morning and evening hours. Methodist preachers and laymen from the county will go to Salisbury next week where the Western North Carolina Conference will open its 1935 session on Thursday morning, Oct. 24. Th e appointments will be read sometime Monday, Oct. 28. It is anticipated that there will be several changes in the county ap pointments this year. Double Shooting in Wilkes County Wife Apparently Shoots Husband and Then Takes Own Life; No Cause Found The daily papers carried the news Wednesday oj a double shooting in the Ferguson community, Tuesday, when James Setzer was apparently shot and killed by his wife, Margaret, who then shot and killed herself. The tragedy happened about 18 miles west of Wilkesboro. So far as could be learned in the coroner’s inquest there were no wit nesses to the murder-suicide. Ed Fos ter, mail carrier on the Ferguson route, saw the lifeless body of Mrs. Setze in the yard of the home as he passed Tuesday morning about 10 o’clock. Still in her hands was a doubTe-barrelled shotgun with both barrel s discharged. A ragged wound on her left chest was found. Beside her was a stick that she had appar ently used to pull the trigger. The mail carrier went on to a neigh bor’s hom e where a son of Mrs. Set zer was visiting and informed him of the tragedy. They returned and searched for Mr. Setzer, whom they found dead inside the house. All of the doors weer closed. A load from the shotgun had entered hi s throat. Evidently death had insantaneous. Coroner I. M. Myers and a jury spent considerable tim e in an investi gation and all known evidence point ed to the conclusion that the woman had killed her husband and then had left th e house and ended her own life. She was wearing shoes. Although there was no blood on her shoes there wer e tracks about her husband’s body with a peculiar imprint that matched the pattern on the soles of her shoes. The verdict of th e coroner’s jury stated that th e woman took her own life and although a verdict was re turned Mr. Setzer had died from a shotgun wound inflicted by a person unknown, the conclusion was drawn that she killed him. They were about 40 years of age and had been married for several years. She is survived by two childen by a former husband. It was reported in North Wilkes boro that a passerby stopped at the home that morning and talked with the couple who appeared to be well and happy. No cause as been advanc ed for tji e tragedy. The Jefferson Parent-Teacher As sociation will hold its first meeting at the schoolhouse tonight, Thursday, for the purpose of electing officers for the new year. All parents and teachers are urged to attend. The W. M. S. of the Baptist church met at the regular time Thursday with Mrs. Basil Barr. Sixteen mem bers were present. T he president, Mrs. Whittington, opened the meeting with the hymn “O Zion Haste”. Mrs. Par sons, the associational W.M.S. leader, had charge of the Bible study. Mrs. Nelia Dickson prayed a special pray er for the young people’s work of th e W. M. A. After the lives of sev eral of our early missionaries were discussed, plans were made for future work. The society will serve sand wiches, pie and coffee Monday of court—which will be next week. THURSDAY OCT. 17, 1935, WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. Fletcher Urges State Provide for Social Security North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Expects to Be in Ashe County This Week Maj. A. J. Fletcher, state labor commissioner, said Saturday he thought the appointment of a com mission and establishment by the state of an employment compensation system to carry out social security plans i s “an immediate necessity.” Major Fletcher said North Carolina should set up its system for social se curity administration and then ask Washington to approve th e set-up, in stead of waiting to see if Washington will indorse the Cherry act passed on the last day of th e legislature which it was said would enable the state to take steps to share in a national soci al security program. Major Fletcher and Mrs. Feltcher expect to leave Raleigh the latter part of this week and visit a few days, combining business with pleas ure, in the Jeffersons. Corn-Hog Plan to Be Voted on in Jefferson October 26th ODDLY SHAPED POTATOES ON DISPLAY HERE J. F, Hartsog, chairman of the board of county commissioners, brought an irish potato to Jeff eson Monday and left it in the audior’s offic e which is shaped like the bust and head of a baby. The likeness is most remarkable. C. M. Shumaker, of Wagoner, brought a potato into the office of the Skyland Post which weighs two and one-quarter pounds and has six knobs on it that are well formed potatoes within them selves. This potato was left in the Skyland Post for display. y PRESIDING ELDER UNABLE TO ATTEND LAUREL SPRINGS QUARTERLY CONFERENCE Laurel Springs, Oct. 15.—The quar terly conference was not held at Laurel Springs M. E. Church Sunday, on qccount of the presiding elder’s being in an automobile wreck Sunday morning. We hope his injuries are not serious. The business part of the conference was held at Transou church Sunday evening. Mrs. Glenn Miller, one of the teachers in the Burnt Hill School, has been transferred to Peak Creek and the 6th an<U 7th grade students sent to Nathans Creek. Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Tuck er, a son, recenty. D. C. Thompson spent the week end with his wife at Boone. Reports are that Miss Wilma Thompson, who secured a position in Bel Air, Maryland, some time ago, is liking her work fine. John Owens, and family have mov ed in the house formerly occupied by G. P. Sheets, on Wm Transou’s farm. MRS. ADDIE VANNOY BURIED AT SHATLEY SPRINGS SUN. Mrs. Addie Eller Vannoy, aged 74, was buried at the cemetery at Shat ley Springs Sunday morning at ten o’clock. Funeral services were in charge of Rev. Roby Burkett and others. . Mrs. Vannoy was a member of sev eral of th e old families of the county and wa s a prominent woman in her community. She had been in poor health for some time. Surviving Mrs. Vannoy are the fol lowing children: Cleve, John, and An drew, who live in Wyoming; Florence Hall and Bower Vannoy, of this county; and Dela Jones and Sally Peters. Attending the funeral from here were Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Jones, Mrs. Margaret Woods, Messrs. J. W., and G. B. Gambill, and Preston Koontz. LODGE MEETING HERE FRIDAY The Ashe Masonic Lodge, No. 171, will hold a meeting in the Masonic Fall, Friday night at eight o’clock. At this time, the North Wilkesboro degree team wili be present to con fer second and third degrees. Refreshments will be served. Revenue Officers and Local Deputies Capture Two Stills 12 Gallon s of Beer Poured Out at On e Outfit; Man Caught at Second Still Wilkesboro revenue officers, as sisted by local deputies, captured an unusually large still in the Idlewild section last week when a 100-gallon capacity still was cut up. Assisting the federal men in this capture were David Burkett and Wiley Burgess. 1200 gallons of beer were poured out when the still was dismantled. No one was found around or near the scene of operations. Walter Parsons, however, was ar rested at a still in the Glendale Springs section last week when the same federal officers and Deputy David Burkett destroyed a 30-gallon still. About a gallon of whiskey and around 100 gallons of mash were poured out. Respiratory diseases, communicable diseases and accidents cause 70 per 1 cent of th e sickness in this country. AH Farm Operators and Owners Eli gible to Cast Ballot; Future Defends on Vote Corn and hog producers in North Carolina will be given opportunity to vote October 26 on the continuance of the corn-hog adjustment program. Th e meeting will be held at Jeffer son at the courthouse on Saturday, the 26th at one o’clock. All persons in th e county who ar e eligible to vote are urged to attend and express their sentiments. All owners and operators of farms on which corn or hogs have been pro ducacL year will be eligible to vote, regardless of- whether they signed an adjustment contract, said Mr. Fred Little, one of the officials of the county set-up. Furthermore, he stated, a farmer who votes for continuance of the pro gam will not obligate himself to sign a contract at any time in the future. The quesion to be voted on is: “Do you favor a corn-hog adjustment pro gram to follow the 1935 program which November 30, 1935?” Although hog production in this state is not excessive, Shay said, the producers may feel that the adjust ment program should b e continued in the United States to regulate produc tion in the corn belt, where price ruining surpluses were accumulated a few years ago. If th e program is continued, North Carolina growers will be given op portunity to sign contracts if they wish, but they will not be urged to tak e part in thp program if they pre fer to increase their production. North Carolina needs to produce more hogs, Shay added. County agents are being asked to hold local meetings for discussing the future of the corn-hog program. On the day of the referendum, polling places will be established where the growers may cast their ballots. A representative from the state deparment expects to be here Sat urday and help explain the corn-hog plan and situation. SIX-YEAR OLD CHILD KILLED AT FOOT OF MOUNTAIN Gilbert Wheeler Held Blameless in Accident That Killed Small School Boy The six-year old son of Kermit Farrington; was instantly killed Tuesday afternoon when a truck driven by Gilbert Wheeler, of Laurel Springs, lan over the child and cushed his head. Th e boy. with his sister and other schoolmates,was returning home from school wh'-n the accident happended. It is reported that h e was playing by running in front of the truck and dodging b ck again, and that his sis ter had tr jd co pi’ll him back when he broke loose and ran directly in front of the truck. The accident occurred at Mulberry Gap at the foot of the Blue Ridge near Wint Osborne’s store. Wheeler is not being held. Sheriff Settles with Ashe F ather s Mon. DOUGHTON SPENDS BUSY DAY INVESTIGATING NORTH CAROLINA’S WPA QUOTA Coan Goes to Washington to Press Case; State Hopes to Get 16 Million Dollars Congressman R. L. Doughton spent Friday in Washington using his in fluence to get North Carolina’s just and equitable quota of the Works Progress funds which have been quot ed a s being only $8,650,000 when the state WPA director, George W. Coan, Jr., has been operating under the im pression that the state b e al lotted $18,000,000. Mr. Dougljton wa s in Washington Friday with Mrs. Doughton. They left Saturday for Manila to witness in auguration of Emanuel Quezon as the first President of the Republic of the Philippines. But he was so much concerned about the rather gloomy prospect s of the State’s receiving more than the latest quota of $8,650,- 000 in the face of the expected $18,000,000 that he telegraphed Works Progress Administrator Coan at Raleigh to com e to Washington at once, and lend a helping hand in trying to shake more money out of the PWA grab bag for the State. Finds Several Reasons Friday, Doughton was able to un earth several reasons for the State’s being below the waterline in the quota. Thse facts he learned from Aubrey Williams, deputy PWA direc tor, who has the keys to the iron chest during the absence of Admin istrator Hopkins. Dough ton was told that under the original plan the Stat e was, on the basis of population, to have received $40,300,000 for Works-Relief. This was last April after Congres s had voted th e President the four billion dollars for emergency relief, and eve rybody was happy. Then in May, $7,140,000 was allotted to CCC camps in the State, leaving $33,160,000 to the credit of the State on a popula tion basis. Later th e CC camps got $5,770,000 charged against the State quota, leaving a balance of $27,390,- 000. Then came another cut of $9,- 544,000 which slice was alloted the highways, roads, streets, and grade crossings as specifically provided in the bill, on insistence of th e roads bloc. This reduced the then Tar Heel quota to $17,846,000, and with the quota now fixed at $8,650,000, Dough ton i s trying to resurrect the remain ing $9,196,000 due the State under the original allotment. But all he could get out of Williams was that the $8,650,000 “would be increased substantially, but not soon,” thus leaving hundreds of projects in the State not provided for, and the spon sors in a quandary about how to pro ceed, and just as angry about it as are some PWA sponsors. Relief Load Low Several causes are assigned for the State’s small quota. One is that the relief load reported to the PWA by Mrs. O’Berry is not as the PWA had estimated. Another that North Caro lina is hit by the low wage scale fixed geographically and as to population of relief centers, which ar e taken into consideration in allotments. Hard to Get More “Th e facts are that it will be hard for th e State to make out a case to get much more money,” Mr. Dough ton said. “Many of the projects pro posed do not fit into the program, and under the method they hav e for fig uring quotas based on relief loads, principally, we shall get some more, but not what is being asked,” and this is from the only business man in the Tar Heel delegation. The others are lawyers. Regardless of the agitation over th e alleged discrimination against the State, North Carolina has a popula tion of two and five-tenths per cent of the United States, and is to get only 75-100 percent of the total, or about one-half of what was figured on a relief load basis, or one-third on a population basis, and has $9,196,000 yet due. But there are three members of the Tar Heel delegation who will hear little about the results—for awhile Senator Bob Reynolds who left Friday for Seattle to sail with the SUBSCRIBE to The Skyland Post, the only newsaper that la printed in Ashe county, and the newspaper that is by far the most popular and widely read of any circulated in Ashe. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Tax Books for Year 1935 to Bo Open in Sheriffs Office During Court Week * I COURT BEGINS NEXT MONDAY Sheriff H. M. Miller made a final settlement on the 1934 taxes with the county commissioners Monday, J. F. Hartsog, E. B. Shepherd, and E. C. Eller, being present. Mr. Miller is pleased to announce that he will have the new tax books, for the 1935 tax year, open in his office during court week and on until the tax paying limit is reached. He has been anxious to get the books be fore court week sinc e it will greatly accommodate many tax payers to settle whil e in town without having to make a special trip. The fall term of court will open Monday in Jefferson with Judge Julius Rousseau presiding. Judge Rousseau was the presiding jurist at the mid-summer term of court here in Jefferson. JEFFERSON HAS 2 PROJECTS APPROVED ON WPA FUNDS Smithey Expect to Be Able to Get Work Started at Early Date; Others Expected Two WPA projects for Jefferson hav e been approved recently and C.' H. Smithey, director of projects in this district, hopes to have the money available at an early date to start work on them. On e of the projects has to do with work on the town cemetery and the other with the building of walks on the school ground. A good amount of money is involved in these projects and it is expected that they will provide work for many unemployed in the county. Mr. Smithey. stated that he expected other projects to be ap proved at once, and that h e was get ting work under way on projects in Wilkes, Watauga, and Alleghany and that there was no reason why Ashe should not be in along with the first. LANSING ROLLS UP BIG SCORE TO DEFEAT NEWLAND TEAM Bull Dogs to Play Elkin in Elkin on Friday; Expect Hard-Fought Game in Elkin Lansing, October 12.—The golden jerseyed Bull Dogs marched up and down the field at will in defeating a scrappy eleven representing Newland High School here Friday with the overwhelming score of 53-0. The Lansing second team played almost half th e game and showed up well against th e inexperienced New land team. Clark, Davis, and Patton accounted for all Lansing’s touchdown’s while Davis also added four extra points from placement. Clark and Moore featured in the backfield for Lansing, both clicking off several nice gains, while Davis just couldn’t miss a pass. The Lansing team plays Elkin at Elkin Friday, Oct. 18. This will be a tough assignment for the local eleven in view of the fact that Elkin has not lost a game this season. Due to an error in the report of the gam e Lansing played with West Jeff erson, the score was given 17-0 in favor of Lansing. It should have read 27-0. b. f. McCreary bound OVER TO CQURT ON CHARGE OF HOUSE BREAKING B. F. McCreary, Dog Creek resi dent, was bound over to court in a preliminary hearing before Justice A. F. Rose, Tuesday, on a charge of breaking into the house of Dr. B. E. Reeves on the night of September 18. The hearing was held at the court house and a large crowd attended. Only two witnesses were put on the stand for the prosecution. The de fense presented no witnesses. congressjona party, and Representa tives Doughton and Warren who were on their way Saturday. They will all be back by Christmas. Mr. Coan said Saturday. He hopes to get at least & double of the present quota which would make something over 16 millions.
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