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The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17
Little
ann

Other day a bride-to-be came
in for some wedding announce
ments which she had previously
ordered. They weren't quite done.
Bride-to-be was extremely upset.
''This is certainly a fine joint, %
said the bride-to-be, in effect.
Believe me, the next time 1 have
wedding announcements printed,
it won't be here"
-f-f-
We thought when the Economy
store closed we were through with
that sort of thing, but we see
Myron Kurschner of the Red and
White store is advertising a
Juice Sale"
--f-f-
John Apuli who dishes out Ii
cenSe numbers over the air waves
returned to KIND this week to
find that his own car license had
been checked through the station.
1t seems that John had been
parking his car behind a certain
residence here while T. Arnett,
another officer of the law, was
tearing up the street on which
John usually parks.
Noting the car, residents of the
residence reported it to Sheriff L.
J. Kise, expressing the opinion
that it must have been stolen be-
cause it was locked.
aside to the residents: Ac-
cording to the best police author
tiles, i. e. John Apuli, car thieves
do not lock autos before abandon
ing them.)
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17

Yes sir, we've got a pretty
steady fella to work for. Only
time we've ever seen him upset
in on very occasional Tuesdays
when he reads letters from those
"a very fine correspondents we
brag about and they really
are fine, but once in very long
while they do slip up, even as you
and l. Last week when he was
away, we had Tuesday our
selves.
One bride reported that her
parents served three coarse din
ner. (We suppose even wedding
parties must have their rough
age.)
And a correspondent stated
that some Of her subjects visited
at Robert Lea (That's Albert's
brother.)
-f-f-
Our cousin Jim Finn, Super
Scout, commends the camporee
site at New Ulm. ''It had every
modern convenience including
running water" reports Jim.
-T-f-
Situations Wanted
Tires changed in a hurry. Ross
Brand.
See Art Trask. Undercover
man.
-f-f-
No wonder the moralists view
with alarm the trend on marriage
in this country. Even the Gazette
has had the situation brought
forcibly to its attention.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17

STORIES OF LEGISLATIVE PRAC-
tices which amount to the rankest form of
bribery are so prevalent in the state as to
warrant thorough, unbiased investigation
of the engineers" who are said to guaran-
tee passage of almost any kind of law, for
price.
Undoubtedly the stories are exagger-
ated, perhaps they are wholly false, but in
any case the legislature and certainly the
voting public want the matter cleared up. If
there are men in st. Paul sufficiently well
entrenched to make such guarantees, or in
a position to defeat the most worthy laws
unless steering fee is paid, it is time we
knew who they are and dealt with them ac-
cordingly.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17
AvOca Will Vote on
Closing High School

Slayton-Voters in the village
of Avoca, near Slayton, will hold
a special election June 18 to vote
on whether to continue the high
school course for another year.
While it is entirely within the
power of the board of education
to decide the matter, members de-
cided to get an expression from
patrons of the school.
The Avoca school has had a
two-year high school course for
some time. During the school year
just drawing to a close only II
students were taking the course.
In the opinion of the board, a
high school course is too expen-
Sive to be carried on for the bene-
fit of so small a student body.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17

In one office the following encouraging
notice to ambitious young employees is on
view: work hard for eight hours a day and
don't worry; then in time you may become
a boss and work 18 hours day and have
all the worry Exchange.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17
Bans Punch Boards
And Slot Machines

New Ulm-Mayor Albert D.
Flor of New Ulm sounded the
death knell last week for slot
machines and punch boards in the
city's business places.
Police made the rounds follow
ing Mr.. Flor's orders and saw that
all the tabooed devices were re-
moved.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17

ried.-Walter Wolverton was act
ing as substitute for Billy Fish on
the mail route.
10 YEARS AGO
Susan Cores and Alphonse Pei
eel of Clements were married.
Mrs. Mary Mann died at North
Redwood.-A Boys and Girls All
club camp was held in Ramsey
park.-Grace Whittet and Char
les Elliott were married.-Mr.
and Mrs. j. B. Philbrick and
Parker D. Sanders were guests
at a house party at the home of
Miss Isabella Gooding in Rochest-
er.-Scoutmaster Roy Stephens
and 80 Boy Scouts planned to
leave for camp at Iowa lake near
Fairmont.- Lauterbach brothers
planned to hold a peony show
Marcella Manthei and Aaron
Sommers were married.-115 re-
lativeS of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Buenger came here to help them
celebrate their wedding anniver-
sary.-Miss Grace Iverson, form
er teacher here began a European
trip.-Miss Gertrude Roberts re-
ceived her master of arts degree
at Boston university.-Olive Sim
mott was taking a vacation from
her work at the Rexall store
Dorothy Slaymaker and Robert
Noting were married.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17
"ON TO NICOLLET" DAY

Springfield baseball fans who
follow the fortunes of the Mime
apolis Millers will have their day
at Nicollet park, Wednesday
September when the Millers
play Kansas City. There will be a
Is minute program over WCCO
by the Springfield delegation.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17

mune to ivy poisoning should be
warned: Experiments have shown
that nobody is immune if the con-
tact with the ivy oil is sufficient.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17
THE GAZETTE'S EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE

flammation if it is applied inn
mediately.
Brash woodsmen who are under
the impression that they are inn
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17
5 YEARS AGO

Henry Cole, 10, of Belview died
OF injuries received in an auto
mobile accident.-Henry Asmus
oprator of the Eagle Roller mill
elevator at Lamberton for 80
years, resigned. julius Nigg re-
placed him.-Raymond Lindeman,
Margaret Smith, jeanette .Hillig
and Orville Radtke won Ameri-
canism awards at commencement
exerciseS.-Wilbur Keil, g, son of
MIR. and Mrs. William Keil, was
unconscious for several hours af-
ter touching an electric wire
While on second honeymoon"
an aged Iowa couple were injur-
ed in car accident near here
George A. Barnes was attending
the national Republican conven-
ton in Chicago.-George Nelson,
Morgan Banker, died.-Sheriff L.
j. Kisses bloodhounds were taken
to Mankato to hunt for two
escaped prisoners.-A. c. Town
ley, Farmer-Laborer candidate
for congressman, spoke on the
streets here.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Schweinfurter celebrated their
tWenty-fifth anniversary at their
home in Beaver Falls township
Ann Marie Kuenzli, year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
kuenzli of North Redwood, died.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-06-17

A WARY KITTEN, SHARPER OF EYE
and ear and possessed of an instructive real
ization of danger, was run down by speed
ing truck on Mill street last week. 1t could
more easily have been child.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
Ashe Teachers
Meet Here Today
ORGANIZATION Meeting of Teach.
erS. Music Institute Next
Wed. In Boone.

"A full attendance of high school
and elementary teachers is expect
ed at the countrywide teachers
meeting that will be held this af
ternoon in the West Jefferson
high school, Supt. J. B. Hash said
yesterday.
Various group organizations OF
the teachers will be perfected and
it is imperative that everyone attend
who is able to do so, Supt. Hash
stated.
Yesterday Mr.. Hash also announ-
ced that another teachers Institute
will be held in Boone next Wednes-
day, October Is, from P. M. until
9 P. M. This will be music insti-
tute" and all classroom music teach
ers in all schools are requested to
attend.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged, and Miss Graham Dyke
More, of the Woman's College in
Greensboro and c. E. Griffith, of
Newark, N. J. will appear on the
program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
Miss Starnes To
Address County
BTU. Here Sun,
Associate State Director to Give
Four Lectures in County Next
Week.
TO SPEAK HERE

Miss Mabel Starnes, of Raleigh
associate state director of the Bap-
tsist Training Union, will be the
chief speaker at the Ashe County
Associational B. T. U. meeting which
will be held in the West Jefferson
Baptist church Sunday from 2:3O tc
4 o'clock, it was announced this
week.
A large crowd of people from al
parts of the county are expected tc
attend the meeting to hear Miss
Starnes, who is an outstanding spea
ker and religious instructor. Last
August she attended the Ashe Bap-
fist Association and delivered the
closing address.
Everyone who had the oppurtuni
ty of meeting and hearing her al
that time was so impressed that
numerous requests were made fol-
her to return and visit different
churches in the county.
AS a result of this interest, she
has decided to spend the entire
week of October 10 to 16, which
had formerly been scheduled as a
vacation week, in the county, and
will hold meetings at the following
places:
Healing Springs, Monday night,
beginning at 1870 o'clock; Mission
Home, Tuesday night, 1870; Long
Branch, Wednesday night, 1870
o'clock; Friendship Thursday night
7:3O.
Cali churches that send their
pastor or other representatives to
any or all of these meetings will
have their names placed on our
honor ROLL" local officers stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
Road Projects
In County Are
Given Approval
Petitions Submitted To Comm.
issiOners Monday AT Regular
Meeting.

For several days this week many
of the uapaved roads in Ashe county
were almost impossible, due to the
heavy rainfall from Saturday until
Tuesday night and at the meeting
of the county board of commission
ers Monday the two delegations sub
hitting highway petitions did not
have any difficulty whatever in Sc
curing the endorsement and appro-
val of the board.
One of the road petitions came
from the Walnut Hill section. Be-
sides wanting an improved road, a
number of citizens in this section
are requesting that they be includ-
ed on the school bus route. The
roSd petition was forwarded to Ra-
leigh and the school bus matter TAX
en- under consideration.
A group of citizens from the
Pine Swamp section also sent in an
improved highway request which
was likewise dispatched to the
Highway Commission for consider
alton.
The commissioners were busy all
day with more or less routine bu-
siness matters, which also included
checking over the tax collections
and especially the sales for taxes.
The three members of the board,
J. F. Scott, chairman, r. B. Brown
and j. E. Oliver, were present.
In discussing the recent rainfall
Joe Worth, official weather man
for Ashe, said that 1896 inches OF
rain fell in the county since last
Friday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
A New Monument
Firm Opens Here
Norman Hege and Rev. w. T.
Wilmington are Owners.
Only One In County

Ashe county and the Jeffersons
now have a monument or tombstone
establishment
This new firm the only one of
its kind in the county, is located
here in West Jefferson in the build
ing formerly occupied by the Ice
Cream Parlor.
Norman Hege, well known local
man who operated the Ice Cream
Parlor, and Rev w. T. Wilmington,
pastor of the West Jefferson Bap-
fist church, are the owners. Mr..
Hege will manage the business.
The new establishment will carry
complete line of monuments for
display purposes and lettering work
will be done at the wholesale yards.
Instead of having to order from
catalogue, the people of Ashe coun-
ty now have an opportunity to see
the different stones before making
purchases.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
To Make Survey
Of Blind People
State Field Worker To Hold In
terviews i'm Welfare Office
f.; Tuesday.

Miss Inez Wall, field worker of the
State Blind Commission, will be at
the County Welfare office next Tu-
esday to interview all blind people
in the county, with the view of pro
viding rehabilitation aid for those
who are now on relief and desire
to learn some trade.
At the present time, there are 26
applications filed in the walfare of
flee and it is possible that many OF
them are eligible for assistance.
In discussing her work, Miss Ruth
Tugman, superintendent of the de-
partment, stated that she and her
assistants are checking The Old Age
Assistance applications just as rap
idly as possible. While this work is
being completed, applicants are re-
quested to be patient.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
WOMAN'S CLUB TO
SERVE DINNER FRI

With the view of raising funds to
buy needed fixtures and equipment
for the local school, the Woman's
Club here is going to serve deli
cious chicken dinner for the teachers
and the public in the home econo-
mics department of the West Jeffer-
son high school tomorrow night.
Following adjournment of the
county wide teachers meeting, din
ner will be served to all of the
teachers who wish to stay and the
public is cordially invited to dine
from 6 to 8 o'clock. The dinner will
be prepared by members of the club
and students of the home economics
department will assist in serving.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
May Abandon Train Mail Service In Ashe County
Liberal Use OF
Air Mail System
Next Week Urged
Proclamation By Governor And
Mayor Issued. Speed Of
Service Cited.

Plans have all been completed
for the observance of Air Mail Week
in the Jeffersons, Ashe county and
North Carolina next week, Oct.
11-16 and it is hoped that everyone
will cooperate by using the air
mail extensively.
A few days ago Gov. c. r. Hoey
issued a proclamation and printed
elsewhere in this edition is procla-
nation from Mayor Coward, calling
upon the people to cooperate in the
observance.
The air mail routes give speedy
service and here is a partial sche-
dule which Postmaster B. D. Barr,
of West Jefferson, announced this
week.
Mail posted here at 12:45, which
arrives in N. Wilkesboro at 3:15
will reach Washington, D. c., at II:
35 A. NJ, the next day; New York
City at 2:2O P. M. the next day;
Boston, Mass. at $3.50 P. M. the next
day; Atlanta, Georgia, 1:25 P. M
the next day; New Orleans, 4:26 P
M. next day; Houston, Texas, $40
P. M. the next day; Los Angeles
7:06 A. M. the second day, San
Francisco, 1925 A. M. the second day;
Seattle, Wash, 3:42 P. M. the Sc
cond day; Denver, Col, 900 A. M
the second day; Chicago Illinois, 7:59
P. M. the next day; Detroit, Michi-
gan, $40 P. M. the next day; ST.
Louis, Mo-, 9:38 P. M. the next day;
Louisville, KY, 9:35 P, M. the next
day.
Next week air mail planes will
visit many towns in the state.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
No More w. p. A.
Jobs In County
Available Now
Present Quota Already Exceed
ed. To Start School Lunch
Room Project Soon.
FIGURES GIVEN

The chances of securing a WPA
job in Ashe county at this time are
very slim, according to B. w. Jones,
county WPA supervisor and direc
tor.
Right now we only have around
$50 on our payroll and this week
when 1 tried to get some re-assign-
ments through, I was informed that
we are now exceeding our quota by
rs workers." Mr.. Jones said.
In the near future, however, the
valuable lunch room project in the
schools of the county will be start
ed and final approval of new
school building for Lansing will pro-
badly be announced soon.
Under the direction of Mrs. Alice
Baker, supervisor of the WPA pro
ject for cleaning and renovating the
public buildings in the county, work
was commenced this week on the
courthouse. All of the school build
ings, Jail and county home have al
ready been cleaned and renovated
and work on the courthouse will be
completed within the next week or
so.
In connection with the employ
ment service in the county, the N.
G.. State Employment office an
nounced yesterday that during the
month of August there were 81 peo-
pie placed on jobs is Ashe county,
20 new applicants registered for
work, making grand total of 633
names on the active list seeking
work.
A representative from the branch
office in NJ Wilkesboro only visits
the county on Thursday mornings
of each week and since the staff of
this service is being Increased, it
is believed that the county could
get a full time representative.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
PROCLAMATION

AS the North Carolina POstmas-
tiers Association is sponsoring Air
Mail Week in this state from Oct
tOber 11-16 and has been Offici-
ally proclaimed by Gov. Clyde r.
HOey and since our state is the
birthplace of aviation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, r. w.
Coward, mayor of West Jefferson,
do hereby designate the week Of
Oct. 11-16 as Air Mail Week i'm
West Jefferson and do call upon
our people to make proper Obser-
vance Of this week by literally
patrOnizing the Air Mail.
(Signed) r.. w. Coward, Mayo
West Jefferson, N. C.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
SAVAGE RETURNS AS
MANAGER OF GRAYBEAL'S

Robert Savage, who is widely
known here and in the county as
'Doc', has returned to West Jeffer-
son to resume his duties as man
ager of Graybeals Drug Store, after
having been away on leave of alb
sence since last April.
Mr.. Savage assisted in opening the
new Rexall store last year and ser
we'd as pharmacist and manager un-
til April, at which time he returned
to his home in Baltimore, Md.
During, his absence F. D. Quinn
prominent druggist from Shelby
filled his place.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
NEXT THURSDAY p. M.

An interesting and instructive
program has been arranged for the
October meeting of the Ashe Coun-
ty Dairymen's association which will
convene next Thursday afternoon,
at 2:30 o'clock in the courthouse.
c. J. Rich, county farm agent, will
speak on the subject of the "bene-
fits of lime to the soil''; Attorney
w. B. Austin will explain "why
use a proven bull' and Levern
Johnson will discuss the conserva-
ton problems.
All dairymen are urged to at
tend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
Plan To Change
To Star Routes
: Now Considered
Economy Said To Be Main Rea-
son. Local Patrons Seriously
Object To Such Move.
REASONS GIVEN

Two post office officials, one
from Lynchburg and the other from
Washington, D. c., were here yes
terday and made tour of the coun-
ty, investigating the advisability of
disseminating the dispatching of mail
to and from the Jeffersons and
Ashe county by train from Abing-
don, Va, and in its place establish
ing star routes out of Marion.
For the past six months postal
officials in Washington have been
considering such a change, it is
stated but when the initial investi-
cation was made last spring, it was
found, according to local reports,
that the majority of the patrons in
the county were opposed to the
move.
Economy is said to be the primary
reason for this proposed change.
In other words it is believed that by
switching to star routes the COVER
ment can save money, and at the
same time give better service.
Local leaders seriously doubt this
and are very much opposed to any
such move. They point out that at
least half of the mail received in
the county comes in by train and
due to the condition of the roads
from here to Marion and the severe
weather that this section usually ex-
periences during the winter time,
the mail service over a star route
from Virginia would not be as sat.
isfactory as by train.
They also state that if the mail
is taken away from the Abingdon
branch of the Norfolk and Western,
that there is danger of the company
abandoning this entire line and
such action would leave Ashe coun-
ty without railway. facilities, and
that would be a great loss.
AS there are relatively no in
dustries here or in the county, they
state that the railroads major
source of income is from the mail
service.
It is pointed out further that in
Ashe county there are post Of
fices located on the railroads line
and that they are served directly as
a result.
Such a change would also place
lot of additional work on the To-
caly postal clerks, it is believed.
The only sections that would ben
eft by the change are two or three
of those serviced by star routes out
of the Jeffersons and this benefit
is said to be doubtful.
In 1888 the railroad discontinued
its 20-mile line from here to Elk
land.
The large amount of money which
the town and county derive from
the railroad in taxes each year was
also mentioned by those opposing
the move.
On the other hand it is believed
that the N & W could improve it's
service in the county and send the
mail in earlier.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
Twenty Subscriptions
Observation-Disclosures
In The Post Contest
Fruit And Vegetable Contest Re
garded AS Big Success Many
Participated.
CLOSED LAST SAT.

With rivalry and interest reaching
surprisingly high climax and with
some of the largest and finest pro-
ducts ever seen in Ashe county on
display, the fruit and vegetable con-
test of The Skyland Post came to a
close last Saturday night.
After completing their tabula-
tons and making careful inspect
ion of all entries, the judges in the
contest announced this week that
entries were made in five classifi-
cations other than those specified in
the original announcement of the
contest, that there were five ties and
total of around so contestants
participating.
AS a result, the management of
The Post has decided to give one
years free subscription to all of the
winners of the originally announced
classifications and also subscriptions
to the winners of the five other
classifications, making total of 20
free subscriptions.
The winners and those participa-
ting in the contest are as follows:
Cabbage division tie between John
Poe, West Jefferson and c. A. Jones,
Idlewild. Mr.. Poe's cabbage weigh
ed a little over 8 pounds and was
81 inches round.
Pumpkins w. A. Weaver, Lam
sing, winner, with pumpkin weigh
ing 46h pounds. Other entries w.
A. Lawrence, West Jefferson, 43
pounds; Moro Phillips, Crumpler,
20 pounds.
Squash L. P. Phipps, Grassy
Creek, weighed 5O14 pounds. Of
her entries Mrs. j. A. Carson,
(goard type) Crumpler, 81 pounds;
L. L. Pierce, West Jefferson, "a
pounds.
Rutabaga tie between Mrs. Jim
Dancy, Glendale Springs, weight
1874 pounds and T. E. Griffin, Ball
Mountain. Other entries Mrs. Nc
MILAN, Nathan's Creek.
Irish Potatoes = tie between Mrs
Dick Phillips, Idlewild, and Mrs
j. A. Miller, Laurel Springs. Others
Mrs. May Denny, Grassy Creek; F.
H. McNeill, West Jefferson.
Sweet Potatoes Paul Thomas
Grassy Creek, winner. Entry from
r. F. Marsh, Jefferson.
Cucumbers Mrs. Frank Good
man, of West Jefferson, winner
weight 214 pounds.
Pears Mrs. E. c. Riley, Fig, win
ner, weight III pounds. Other en-
tries Clint McNeill, West Jeffer
son; Mrs. Dell Hart Keys Nathan:
Creek; Mrs. B. M. Osborne, Stur
gill; and Frank Witherspoon, Jeffer-
son.
Apples = ties between C.. G. Denny
Grassy Creek and Mrs. E. c. Riley
Fig. Weight III pounds. Other en-
tries were L. Maxwell, Creston; E
D. Houck, Todd; Went Galloway
West Jefferson and v. A. Blevins
Tuckerdale.
Onions = Mrs ]. E. Sturgill, Ma
Continued On Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
UNUSUAL AUTO ACCIDENT

An unusual accident occurred
last Sunday night near Lansing
when the drivers arm accidently
switched the lights off on curve
and the car ran over an embank-
ment. A son of Calvin Seagraves
of Lansing, who was driving the car
escaped uninjured.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07

The local post of the American
Legion will meet Saturday night
and as a special feature on the
program, several amatuer boxing
matches have been arranged, fea-
turing John Mac Pennington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
PATROLMAN THOMAS ARRIVES

Patrolman w. G. Thomas arrived
Tuesday to resume his duties here as
a resident State Highway Patrolman.
He will maintain his office head
quarters at the Duncan Motor Com
pany. He and his family are liv-
ing at the West Jefferson hotel.