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ADVERTISE in Tba Skyland Post, the only newspaper that it printed in Ashe county, and the newspaper with by far the best subscription list of any news paper circulated in the county. VOLUME V, NUMBER 42 Frank McCreary Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison House-Breaking Case Attracts Much Attention; Court Resumes with •s. Davis Murder Cas e The outstanding case to com e be fore the superior court, now in ses sion in Jefferson—that of th e State vs. B. Frank McCreary, charged with breaking into the home of Dr. B. E. Reeves on the night of September 18 —was completed late Wednesday afternoon and the jury of twelve pick ed men rendered a verdict of guilty shortly after they received the case. Judge Rousseau pronounced sent ence directly after th e verdict was re turned. The sentence carried a penal ty of ten years in the penetentiary at hard labor. The case has attracted considerable attention due to the fact that the Reeves family is well known in the county and because this is the first case of housebreaking under the cir cumstances that has e ver come up in this section. The courtroom and gal leries wer e packed from the begin ning to the end of the trial. Judge Julius Rousseau, of North Wilkesboro, is the presiding jurist during this week and th e stat e of N. Carolina is represented by Solicitor Allen Gwyn, of Reidsville, who is as sisted by Attorney Bethea. Gwyn B. Gambill is serving as foreman of the grand jury. Attorneys R. A. Dough ton, R. F. Crouse, and Sidney Gam bill, of Sparta, and R. L. Ballou, of Boone, are visiting lawyers. Immediately following the disposal of the McCreary case, th e court took up the matter of the State vs. Everett Davis on a charge of murder. Th e following cases had been dis posed of prior to the calling of the State B. F. McCrea*?'. Glen Snyder, convicted of disturb s ing religious worship. Must pay costs as allowed by county. Vonley Nichols, carrying concealed weapon. Fined $50.00 and costs. M. L. Fisher case compromised. Willard Jones, violating prohibition law. Discharged on payment of costs. Jennie Parsons, violating prohibi tion law. Acquitted. Jones Lambert, forceable trespass. Fined $50.00 and costs. Lansing Bulldogs Fourth Victory in Five Games Played Lansing, Oct. 21.—The Lansing High Bulldogs journeyed down to Elkin Friday and defeated the Buck ing Elks by the close score of 6-0. The Elkin team offered stiff resist ance; however, the Lansing eleven had several scoring importunities only to be held for downs or suffer a penalty, which would push them away from the goal line. Coach Hood’s golden jerseyed Bull dogs scored the only touchdown of the game lat e in the firsj quarter when quarterback Rackley whipped a k pass to Patton which netted 15 yards and put the ball on the 3-yard line. It took only on e try at the line for Clark to carry the pigskin over the last white line. Davis narrowly missed kicking the extra point, and the scor ing was over for the day. Th e entire Lansing lin e played a wonderful game all afternoon, the forwards frequently throwing Elkin’s speedy back for losses before they could get started. Moore, with his hard-driving line plunges, Rackley, and Clark featured the offensive for Lansing. Foster and Transou were Elkin’s most consistent ground gainers. They gave the Lansing team trouble during the most of the game with their fast running attack, but were always throttled when they reached Lansing territory. BOX SUPPER AT BEAVER CREEK There will be a box supper held at the Beaver Creek Christian Church on Saturday October 26th at 7 p. m. String music will be featured on the program. Everybody is cordially invited. Be Post MINUTE WOMAN wSe'S- o Mrs. Margaret S. Sayre is the foun der of the “Minute Women of 1936,” an organization which will fight against increased taxes. A main tenet of the organization is the preservation of the Constitution. She admitted her Interest in her little farm In West Or ange. N. J., first led to the study of tax problems after her tax bill soared. State Is Allotted 66 CC Camps to Give Work to 12,600 Men North Wilkesboro to Be Location of One; Ashe Not on List Desig nated for Location The Civilian Conservation corps will have 66 camps and approximately 12,660 men in North Carolina the next six months. Twenty-eight camps will b e on pro tection and improvement projects in national, state and private forests; 22 on soil erosion control; six on na tional parks; thre e on state parks; three on military reservations, and one on a wild life conservation pro ject. In spite of persistent efforts to get a CC camp or a soil erosion camp established in Ashe county, interested citizens note that no such location has yet been made. North Wilkesboro will be the loca tion of one of th e camps. GLENDALE SPRINGS BOY KILLED WITH DYNAMITE CAPS Clay Miller, 9-Year Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Miller Dies in Wilkes Hospital Clay Miller, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Miller, was fatally injured Sunday morning about ten thirty o’clock when four dynamite caps with which he was playing in th e front yard of his home exploded. He died later at the Wilkes Hospital. The child’s left hand and forearm was completely torn away and a hole was blown in the lower abdomen. La cerations and burns were made on other parts of the body. It is reported that the child’s father knew that he was playing with the caps but that he thought there was no danger from an explosion. Clay was the only child of his be reaved parents. Flags for Deceased Vets Furnished Free Miss Irene Morphew, Jefferson postmistress, has a supply of United States flags that she will be glad to furnish for the purpose of draping th e caskets of deceased U. S. war veterans. The flags may be had with out charge and the nearest relative of the deceasedjs allowed to keep the flag used. Miss Morphew states that applica tion for a flag must be made after the death of the veteran but in time for the burial. Each applicant must furnish proof of honorable discharge of the veteran. Any county seat post office in this and other states will furnish flags under th e same conditions. THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 1935, WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. Sparta-Elkin Mail Man Held Up on Cherry Lane Road Unknown Parties Relieve Uncle Sam’s Representative of SBOO and Make Get-Away D. T. Mathis, Sparta-Elkin mail carrier, was held up on the Cherry Lan e road near Kent Andrews’ home, early Monday morning and robbed of a package of money amounting to a few dollars over eight hundred. Mathis said that the fog was very heavy and that th e first thing that he saw out of the ordinary was a car parked directly across the road in front of him. He drew up and three men stepped from the car. They had pistols and ordered him to get out of the mail truck. They then searched the car, took the package with the money in it and took his switch key, after tearing 100s e some wires in the motor. The men then got in their own car and left in the direction of Elkin. Mathis saw th e men and could iden tify the car, it is understood. Clues are being followed. It is the general opinion that the job was a local one since no outsider would have known about th a transfer of the money which was enroute from a sale held Saturday by one of the Elkin merchants to the Bank of Sparta wher e it was to have been de posited. ASHE METHODISTS SEND FOOD TO CHILDREN’S HOME Nearly 1,000 quarts of canned goods, eighteen bushels of apples, and ten bushels of potatoes were sent to the Children’s Home in Winston- Salem last week by the Jefferson and Laurel Springs Charges of the Metho dist Church in the county. Mr. Fred Colvard of the Orion community took care of the transportation. The load was valued at more than a hundred dollars. Lansing to Hold Big Hallowe’en Carnival Fortune Telling, Side Shows, Free Act, to B e Climaxed by Choosing Carnival Queen Lansing, Oct. 22.—The Parent- Teachers Association is sponsoring an elaborate Hallowe’en Carnival that will be held in the Lansing High School gymnasium on the night of Oct. 30. The carnival will begin at seven-thirty, but the doors will be open to the public one-Jialf hour earlier. Many amusing and entertaining events are being planned for the oc casion. Among them are numerous side-shows, fortune telling booths, bingo stands, free acts on the stage, big foot contest, racing contest, and cake walk. Prizes will be awarded the person wearing the prettiest costume, the most original costume, and the best costume. To climax the carnival, the Queen of Hallowe’en will be chosen and crowned. HEMLOCK MAN KILLED - Jams A. Martin, formerly of Hem lock, N. C., was run over and killed by an N. and W. railroad train last week. Mr. Martin had made bis home in Petersburg, Va., for the past several years, but he is remembered here and his many friends will regret to learn of his untimely passing. MRS. COLVARD HEADS P.T.A. Mrs. L. P. Colvard was elected president of the Jefferson P. T. A., Thursday night at a meeting in the schoolhouse there. Mrs. Grant Bau guess was elected vice-president; Mrs. James McNeill, secretary; and Miss Laura McConnell, treasurer. GUMP CREATOR KILLED Sidney Smith, creator and artist for the comic-strip Gumps, was killed instantly Sunday afternoon in an au tomobile wreck in the Northern Unit ed States. Readers of the Gumps all over the land will regret the passing of this artist comic folk have entertained them for many years. Holy Place Captured by Italians MS .. . View of the Basilica, one of the largest churches In Aksum, the holy cIQ ot Ethiopia which was occupied by the Invading Italians. Prospects for Averting War in Europe Better CHIEF OF STAFF 4 th ■ -Wl sBKggK i ■el Jr Maj. Gen. Malin Craig has been ap pointed chief of staff of the United States army with the rank of general. He succeeds Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who has gone to the Philippines as military adviser to the new common wealth. General Craig Is a graduate of West Point and won distinction by his work In the World war. Part of Corn-Hog Checks Ready for Distribution Sat. 92 Checks for Group One Have Been Received; Farmers to Vote on Continuing Program 92 checks for signers of the corn hog contracts in group one in this county have been received and will be ready for distribution at the meeting of farmers in Jefferson at the court house on Satuday. The meeting in Jefferson will start at ten o’clock in the morning and all farmers who Wish to express their opinions of the necessity or the use lessness of the corn-hog program are urged to be present and cast a vote. Voting will be carried on in all dis tricts where the progam has been used and it will rest with the voters whether the program is continued or discontinued. The county corn-hog committee hope to hav e a representative from state headquarers to be present and explain the situation before a vote is taken. STRINGER ARRESTS SUPICIOUS CHARACTERS ON NEGRO MTN. Deputy Walter Stringer and Bryan Tucker turned a peaceable fox hunt on the Negro Mountain Tuesday night into a party for reclaiming stolen property after they found a supicious looking car parked on th e side of the mountain with two boys, twenty chic kens, and three shirts in it. Mr. Stringer investigated and found that th e boys were from South Beaver and that the shirts had been taken from the wash-line at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. McNeill. The chickens had not been identified late Wednesday afternoon, but the boys had landed in jail. Mussolini Reported as Ready to Talk Peace; Ethiopian Emperor Might Also Be Persuade I European nations are breathing somewhat more easily this week as Italy and England have reached slightly more friendly terms and Laval, the Premier of France, has been given peace suggestions that Italy has designated that she would accept if the other nations would. Re ports also came in that Emperor Haile Selassie, Ethiopian ruler, was ready to talk peace, but this report was said to be unauthenic since Selassie had definitely said that he would not consider peac e as long as Italian troops were on Ethiopian soil. Italy is Continuing her war opera tions in tEhiopia and Selassie has personally bid farewell to his imperial guard of 8,000 warriors who left Mon day for Dessye, a city not far from the front. Th e Emperor is reported to hav e shed tears as he told his army good bye and many of the wariors wept with him. In building a road through an Ethi opian jvpgje, 300 Italian workmen were struck blind from the deadly Duphobia cactus, the fungi of which is capable of producing total blind ness. It is thought that the Italians were not aware of this or they would have used precautions to prevent it. Mussolini has been told by British authority that the British fleet, con centration of which in Mediterran ean has embittered Italians, does not intend any individual threat to Italy. That is to say, Britain will not act alon e against Italy, though she may act under orders of the League of Nations in conjunction with other nations. Mussolini, on his part, is under stood to hav e assured Sir Eric that the Italian army in Libya is not there for the purpose of invading Egypt. Indeed, it was said in Italian offi cial circles that there was ground for belief that some British warships would be withdrawn from the Medi terranean and that the Italian troops in Libya would be pulled back. As a resul of these conservations, an Italian government spokesman ex pressed the hope that an European war had been averted. I. O. O. F. BOX SUPPER ON SAT. NIGHT AT JEFFERSON Members of the I. O. O. F. in the county are giving a box supper at the hall in Jefferson Saturday night, Oct. 26, beginning at eight o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend the supper and girls are urged to bring boxes. TO HOLD CONTEST A contest between Wilkes and Ash e county singers and choruses will be held at Glendale Springs Sunday aft ernoon to which the public is cordially invited. If the day is clear and not too cold, the singing will be held out in the grove, but if th e weather is inclement the program will be given inside of the Glendale Baptist Church. SUBSCRIBE to The Skyland Post, the only newsaper that is 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 Laurel Knob Road Project Approved to Begin Oct. 24th Employment Supervisor in the City Tuesday; W. A. Williams in Charge of Road Work A project calling for improving th e Laurel Knob road to th e intersection of the Todd and Fleetwood roads to the mount of Mill Creek has been ap proved by th e WPA and work will begin on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to R. L. Wooten, head of the district employment offic e in North Wilkes boro. Mr. Wooten was in town Tuesday attending to signing out relief la borers for work on the road. Only 13 were signed out from registrations in th e Jefferson office. Mr. W. A. Williams, of Othello, will be in charge of the work. Another road project is expected to get under way at an early date, Mr. Wooten said. This project, when started, will employ relief labor only. WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING POSTPONED UNTIL OCT. 31 Th e regular monthly meeting of the Woman’s Club will be postponed until Thursday, Oct. 31. The subject for the month is music and the North Wilkesboro Club has been invited to visit with th e local club and put on the program. APPLE BRANDY STILL CUT DOWN NEAR WAGONER SAT. Deputies David Burkett and Wiley Burgess captured an all-copper still in the Wagoner community Saturday. Someone at the still was heard run ning as the officers approached but no one was apprehended. The still had a capacity of 50 gal lons and brandy was being made. Only a small quantity of the distilled product was found, however. to Be Opened Today on Parkway for About 20 Miles All Bids Are for Links on North Carolina Territory; Representative Doughton Praised Raleigh, Oct. 21. —North Carolina’s last trip to Washington for highway funds may hav e been worth $500,000, perhaps more, for October 24, at Roanoke, Va., the bids for nearly 20 miles of road, all on North Carolina’s end, leading into the Great Smoky Mountains park, will be opened. North Carolina’s road-mindedness really has cost the state some fine stretches, because ex-Chairman E. B. Jeffress and his administration built so much first class passage up there in the mountains that Uncle Sam is indisposed to tear it up and lay his better and costlier substitute. The re sult has been that Tennessee has been getting some beautiful stretches. The tourists ar e able to get somewhere over these Tar Heel roads and the government has been inclined to put its money into Tennessee stretches which were needed so much more. First and last for the big federal fund ther e will b e about $6,000,000 available for these projects. From the Virginia terminus into the North Car olina portion of the park ther e is a road of approximately 450 miles. The vast undertaking is pretty well ac commplished. Tourists who have come to the Smoky mountain reservation have exceeded by nearly 200,000 to 300,030 odd who visited Yellowstone park during the same period. The recent trip of Chairman Capus M. Waynick, of the state highway and public works commission, to Wash ington resulted in assurance of the construction which is to b e offered in bids this week and let to contract soon. “This progress on the undertaking is directly traceable to the success of th e efforts of Representative Dough ton and others to have restored the parkway allocation which had been diverted to relief work before the passage of the $4,000,000,000 bill. Secretary Ickes has directed that $4,500,000 of the $6,000,000 appropri ation b e spent in North Carolina in the furtherance of this work and these two projects are the first sub stantial fruits of that order.”
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