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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Extension Course
Is Again Planned
DIR. Derendinger, of Catawba Col
lege, secured to give course for
teachers.

An extension course will be avail
able again this year to all the
teachers in Ashe and surrounding
counties, Miss Lillian Sutherland, a
member of the Lansing High School
faculty who has charge of arrange
ing the course, announced this week
DR.. Ernest Derendinger, OF Cat
awba College, has already agreed
to give a similar course to the one
which he taught in the county last
year, Miss Sutherland said.
According to present plans, the
first meeting will be held at West
Jefferson High School building on
Saturday morning, 10 A. NJ, Sept
Is.
Cali teachers who are interested
in taking the course, either to re-
new or raise their certificates, are
requested to be sure and attend the
first meeting" Miss Sutherland
urged.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Three Wrecks In
County Reported
Seven people injured Mon. near
Deep Gap Arthur Hare
Was Injured.

Automobile accidents during the
Labor Day week end took a heavy
toll of life and property through
out the county and while no one
was killed in Ashe county, several
accidents have occurred in the past
week.
According to a reliable report, a
car turned over near Deep Gap
Monday afternoon and all seven of
its occupants were injured.
Arthur Hare, who lives in the
Transou community was hurt in an
accident on the scenic highway
during the early part of the week.
Last Sunday an automobile turn
ed over near Welcome Home church
but no one was said to have been
injured
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Hartzog Reunion
Held Last Sunday
Large Crowd attended. Judge
T. c. Bowie Gave History of
Prominent Family.

The Hartzog family reunion,
which was held last Sunday at the
home of Charlie Hartzog at Idle
wild, was a very delightful occa-
sion and was well attended by
members of this prominent family
from far and near.
At noon one of the most delicious
dinners ever served in this noun
tain area was spread on the table
under beautiful maple tree in Mr..
Hartzog's yard.
j. o. Goodman, of West Jeffer-
son, was appointed master of cere-
monies. DR.. Hubbard made an inter-
esting address, after which Judge
T. c. Bowie gave a full and COM
plete history of the Hartzog and
Galloway families from the time
Daniel Boone married Nancy Cal
loway to the present time.
Those attending from a distance
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Wagon
er, from Galax, DR.. Hubbard and
family, Charles Fineley, the Nc
Glemery family from North Will
kesboro, Thomas and Cliff. Hart
zog, from Winston-Sa1em.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Eight Men Injured At !
Rock Quarry Tues.
By Tumbling Rocks
Two Wilkes County Men Badly
Injured. One Suffered a
Broken Leg.
LOCAL MEN HURT

Two workers were seriously
injured, six others sustained mi
nor injuries and a score of men
miraculously escaped Tuesday
afternoon in the rock quarry at
Horse Gap, near Glendale
Springs, when a mass of rock
broke loose from the crest and
showered down 100 feet into the
quarry. r.
Conrag Bumgarner, who lives
at Miller's Creek in Wilkes
county, suffered broken leg
and Jonah Kilbey, also a Wilkes
county man, had broken arm.
The six other injured workers
were cut and bruised by the fall
ling rock. Two of them were
from West Jefferson, Joe Miller
and George Hamilton.
The avalanche caused a great
deal of excitement and exag-
grerated rumors spread rapidly
through the mountains.
The eight men were rushed
at once to the hospital in North
Wilkesboro and after receiving
treatment, six of them returned
to Glendale Springs.
The quarry is located ada
cent to the Skyland drive high
way and supplies rock that is
used in the construction Of the
road.
Those in close touch with the
situation said that they didn't
know what caused the accident,
but explained that the rock evil
IDENTIFY broke loose as result
of recent rains.
The thick, heavy fog which
has been lowering over the
mountains almost continuously
for the past week and making
driving dangerous, was SO den
Sc that the workers, upon hear
ing the "spill'', could not see
which way the avalanche was
coming.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Many Attended
Reunion Sun. OF
Graphical Family
Held AT Bethany Methodist
Church. Henry GRAPHICAL Chief
Speaker.

The descendants of the three
GRAPHICAL brothers Henry, David
and Peter, who came to Ashe
county from Virginia many years
ago, held their annual reunion at
Bethany Methodist Church, near
Baldwin, N. c. where Peter Gray
beal is buried on Sunday Sept. 5th.
Henry Clay GRAPHICAL, formerly
of Ashe county and now member
of the faculty of Va. State Normal
at East Radford, Va, delivered the
address at eleven o'clock. A picnic
dinner was served on the Church
lawn, and was enjoyed by every
one.
The afternoon session was presi-
ded over by Prof. Wade E. Eller,
who is president of the clan. The
following officers were elected:
Wade E. Eller, president, Mrs. Emet
Oliver, vice-president; B. B. Gray
beal, secretary treasurer.
Interesting talks were made by
Tom c.. Calhoun, a prominent and
successful farmer of Elk Creek, Va.
Mack Edwards, of Baldwin and
Henry Clay GRAPHICAL, who furni-
shed copies of the family tree of
each brother complete to the third
generation.
H. C. GRAPHICAL was elected gene
raj historian with three Assistants
to be appointed by him. Mrs. Jen-
ME Johnson was the only assistant
appointed at this meeting Two
others will be appointed later.
1t was decided to hold the next
reunion at Fig, N. c. located in
which descendants of Henry Gray
beal reside.
Those attending from distance
were, Mr.. and Mrs. John GRAPHICAL
of Wash; Mrs. Minnie GRAPHICAL
McCarroll and son, Fred, of Mea-
dow Grove, Neb. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Turner and son Johnnie, of Rad
ford, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Gray
beal and children of East Radford,
Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Ounce Mcclure
and daughter Mrs. Thompson of
Asheville, Messrs. Wayne GRAPHICAL
and brother, of Tenn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Over 600 Attended Meeting OF
Young Democrats Last Friday
Largest And Most Enthusiastic Meeting Ever Hald Dean Mc
Ian Elected Chairman; Miss Dette Crawford ViceCharman
And Glenn Little, Sec'y Brown Was Chief Speaker.

were selected as delegates to at
tend the district convention which
convenes in Winston-Salem tomor'
row and and Saturday and all others
who wish to go to the convention
were urged to do so.
Attorney Brown made a stirring
speech in which he highly prais,
ed President Roosevelt for his
courageous leadership and laudec
the many and far-reaching accom-
plishments of the new deal pro-
gram. In spite of the remarkable
record of service that is being rem,
dered by the democratic party If
the state and nation Mr.. Brown
explained that the republican party
was not a dead organization" by
any means.
The Speaker was introduced by
w. B. Austin, local attorney. e
B. Gamble, retiring chairman Of
the Young Democrats, presided.
Serving as a possible reminder OIL
the COP and their power in the
past, just before the election of Of
ficers the lights in the courtroom
went out and the selective cere'
mony had to be held by the light
of oil lamps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Third Shipment OF
Lambs Made Tues:

A large shipment of lambs rails
ed in Ashe county was dispatched
Tuesday from West jefferson to the
Eastern Livestock Cooperative as
ISOLATION, located in Jersey City, J.
J. Ridge, county farm agent an
nounced yesterday.
A total of 9 farmers participated
in this cooperative shipment which
included ia lambs, valued at over
$4,000
So far this season a grand total
of 523 lambs have been shipped on
a cooperative basis and many far
mers have expressed themselves as
being well pleased with the idea
of pooling" which is being tried
for the first time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
County Schools Open
With A New Record
Enrolment OF 5000
Free Textbooks And Improved
Transportation Facilities
Swell Attendance.
FOUR NEW TRUCKS

With what is believed to be re-
cord-breaking enrolment of over
5000, all of the schools in Ashe
county opened last Thursday and
now both teachers and students are
settling down to real classroom
work after the completion of pre-
liminary work, including registra-
ton of pupils distribution of text
books and organization of classes.
Supt. B. H. Hash stated this week
that complete enrolment figures
would not be available before the
end of the first month, but accord
ing to present reports, he estimat-
ed that there would be five to ten
per cent increase in the county's
school registration this year.
Records from last year showed
that there was total enrolment
in the &c white and 7 colored
schools of the county for 1867 of
5,946. In the elementary grades
there were 4,182 and enrolled in
the 10 high schools were 846 stu
dents.
Besides the natural increase in
school population, it is estimated
that more children will take adj
vantage of their educational op-
portunities because of the fact that
textbooks are being furnished free
by the state to those in elementary
enable him to have bus repaired
ton facilities is also expected to
swell the attendance.
Four new school buses have al
ready been secured, giving the
county a total of 80 trucks. Supt.
Hash is also planning to have a
pickup emergency truck that will
enable him to have a bus repaired
at the scene Of a breakdown, there
by saving a lot of time and expense.
An extra truck is likewise being
contemplated.
Enrolment figures of the West
Jefferson school, as reported by
Principal B. H. Duncan, are lis in
the high school and 1926 in the ele-
mentary grades. Enrolment in the
Jefferson school totals 10 in the
high school department and 267 in
the elementary grades, Principal G..
B. Price announced.
eve are looking forward to very
successful year and again I want
to urge that the teachers and stu
dents take special care of the text
books" Supt Hash stated.
In the county there are a grand
total of 181 teachers and school
principals.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09

The large auditorium in the
courthouse at Jefferson was filled
to capacity last Friday night when
the Young Democrats of Ashe
County met to elect officers, select
convention delegates and to hear
Wade E. Brown, prominent Watau-
ga attorney, deliver the principal
address of the evening.
1t is estimated that there were
over 600 people present, including
"old' as we'll as young" Democrats.
Charter members of this organiza-
ton which originated in this sect
ion of the country, declared that
this was the largest and most en-
thusiastic meeting ever held since
the birth of the young Demo-
Gratis of Ashe county, about six
years ago.
Dean Mcmillan, of West Jeffer-
son Auto Parts company, was I'M
animously elected chairman of the
organization for the ensuing year.
Miss Dette Crawford, of Obids, who
is a member of the local school
faculty, was chosen as vice-chair-
man and Glenn Little, former may
or of jefferson, was elected secre-
tary-treasurer.
Gale Mcmillan and Glenn Little
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Prospects Bright
For Lansing High
Football Eleven
Practice now Underway. Eight
Letterpaen Return. First Game
September IL

Football practice at the Lansing
high school is now underway and in
spite of having one of the fought
est schedules in its history, Ashe
county's only gridiron team is ex-
pecting to have an unusually sue
cessful season, according to infor-
nation from Coach Robert Morphis
who was in town Tuesday.
'Of course it is too early for me
to make any predictions, but I be-
lieve we are going to have a strong
aggregation and are going to do our
best to make a good record" Coach
Morphis said.
This years squad is composed of
eight lettermen, headed by CAPTAIN
Tom King. The others are Ed
Campbell, Warren Farmer, Vance
James, Smith Hartzog, Price
Blevins, all of whom are linemen.
Ray Blevins is the only letterman
in the backfield. However," Coach
Morphis stated, Smith Hartzog and
Price Blevins will probably be
switched to the backfield to fill the
places of Louis Childrey and
Ramon Moore, two stars who gra-
duated last spring.
Ward Blevins, reserve back of
the past season, will no doubt be
called on to fill Bill Clark's shoes,
as Bill failed to enter school again
this fall.
Claude Howell, a reserve end last
year, has a good chance for regular
berth. Others on the squad are:
Wayne Jones, who is working hard
for a place and these newcomers =
Ray Wills, Morris Eller, Charles
Ashley, and Ralph Fulcher.
The opening game of the season
will be played on Friday afternoon,
Sept, II against Marian high, at
Marian, Va.
The complete schedule follows:
September 17-Marian High at Ma
rion, Va.
September -Crossnore High at
CrosSnore.
October 1-Wilkesboro High at Lam
sing.
October 8-Chilhowie High at Chill
howie, Va.
October 15-Elkin High at Elkin.
October 22-Galax Eva. High at
Lansing.
October 29-Boone High at Lam
sing.
November 5-Glade Springs High at
Glade Springs, Va.
November 12-Cranbery High at
Lansing.
November 19-Newland High at
Newland.
Appalachian H. S. Conference
Games
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Field Supervisors
Now Checking Farms

T. G. Sprinkle, district supervi-
sor of the Soil Conservation depart
ment of the Agricultural admins
tration spent three days last week
in Ashe county, assisting the coun-
ty agent in getting local field sup
ervisors lined up to start mapping
and checking the farms of those who
have agreed to cooperate with the
program.
Eight field men are now at work
and it will probably take them q
month or two to cover the county
They now have over 100 work
sheets to check.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
LIGHTNING STRIKES
DYNAMITE; ONE HURT

Lightning set off a charge of
dynamite Monday afternoon
on the Blue Ridge parkway
project, near Elk Mountain, in
juring F. C. Twiggs, of 2S1
Haywood road, a worker. The
accident occurred on the Bull
gap-Bee Tree gap sector of the
parkway.
Twiggs suffered a compound
fracture Of the leg and was
carried to Mission hospital in
ASheville. His condition now
is said to be satisfactory.
Officials Of the M. E. GilliOz
company, in charge of the con-
structing the parkway link,
said that workmen had pre-
pared the charge of dynamite
and were getting ready to ex-
plode it when the lightning
struck the charge. Twiggs,
who was standing near the
dynamite, was injured
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
To Hold Health
Clinics In Ashe
Creston, Lansing and Idlewild
tentatively chosen as centers.

DR.. George M. Cooper, assistant
state health officer and director of
preventative medicine, was here
yesterday and held conferences with
the county nurses and DR.. B. E.
Reeves, the county physician.
The proposed public health pro-
gram for the county was discuss
ed and among other things, it was
decided that health centers in which
the nurses will hold public health
clinics, will be tentatively establi-
shed at Creston, Lansing and Idle
wild.
The places in which these pro-
posed clinics are to be held and the
various schedules will be amour
ced later. Midwives will be urged
to bring their cases to these clinics
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
Over 1000 People
Attend Reunion
OF Mcneil Clan
MacNeal of Barra, Chief of the
Scottish Clan, Gave Many
Interesting Facts.

Over 1000 people gathered at
Millers Creek school, six miles
west North Wilkesboro for the an
nual McNeill family reunion Mon
day.
The speakers were Attorney Ro-
bert H. McNeill of Washington, D.
c., Judge johnson J. Hayes, Mac
Neal of Barra, and Representative
r. L. Doughton, who spoke in the
afternoon session after the picnic
dinner.
MacNeal of Barra, chief of the
McNeill clan for the 45th genera
ton, gave interesting facts about
the clan dating back as far as 300
A. D. The chief, clad in Barra
homespun coat and typical Scottish
skirt, made the trip to Wilkes from
his home in Vermont to visit North
Carolina kinsmen. He is now the
owner of Barra castle on the Isle
of Bara off the coast of Scotland,
where for centuries the MacNeals
lived the life of clansmen.
Twenty North Carolina counties,
three States, and the District of Co.
lumbia were represented in the
large crowd today. c. o. Mcneil OF
this city was reelected president
James Larkin Pearson, poet, secre-
tary, and Attorney Robert H. Nc
Neill was named treasurer of the
McNeeill association at the close OF
the meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
DOUGHTON MAY RUN
AGAINST REYNOLDS

In a cOpyrighter story which
appeared in the WinstOn-Salem
Journal Tuesday morning, it
was stated that Representative
Robert L. DOughtOn will be a
candidate for the u. S. Senate
i'm 1888.
Evidently the outstanding
veteran congressman, who is
chairman of the important ways
and means committee, has de-
cided to oppose Senator Robert
r. Reynolds for the Junior SEN
ate post, as umors Of such . de-
cisiOn have been heard for the
past several months.
The Journal inferred that Mr..
DOughtOn would make a formal
announcement in November.
He is expected to 60 to Wash
ingtOn soon to confer with the
President regarding q special
session Of congress.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
MAN AND WIFE ARRESTED
FOR SELLING WHISKEY

Wiley Bumgarner and his wife,
who live in the West Jefferson
township at the Galloway place,
were arrested last Saturday night
by Sheriff w. E. Miller and two
deputies, c. o. Parsons and Walter
Stringer, and charged with viola
ton of the prohibition law by sell
ing whiskey. The case was tenta-
lively set for trial the first part of
this week, but it was postponed and
will probably be tried either today
or tomorrow.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HELD TWO-DAY MEETING

The board of county commission
ers of Ashe county held their regu-
lar monthly meeting at the court
house Monday and an adjourned
meeting was held Tuesday, but ac-
cording to the clerk of the board,
only routine business matters were
disposed of. Tuesday the jury list
for the next term of Superior
court was drawn and will be an
nounced later.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
AGED PREACHER PASSES

Rev. Ben Hodges, an aged and re-
tired Baptist preacher residing at
Smithport, died last Sunday morn
ing from a stroke of paralysis. Mr.:
Hodges, who lived a life OF great
usefulness, had been in declining
health for the past two yeas.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
McGREGOR ELECTED

RALEIGH, Sept. The Rev j.
r. McGregor of Burlington was
elected moderator of the Pesbyte-
rain Synod of North Carolina to-
night as the assembly ended the
first day of it's 124th session at
Peace Junior college. The Rev. w.
J. Roach of Lowell was elected as
Sistant clerk.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-09
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Evening star., 1937-02-13
LEGISLATOR TO SPEAK
AT ST. PETERS HALL
Will Make Principal Address at
Meeting of Societies Of
st. Vincent de Paul.

Representative Hart of New Jersey
will make the principal address at
the quarterly meeting Of the Societies
of st. Vincent de Paul at st. Peters
Hall, Second and c streets southeast,
Sunday morning.
Preceding the general meeting, at
which reports from 81 parish con-
ferences will be read. mass will be
celebrated at 8 am. by the st. Peters
pastor, Msgr. Eugene j. Connolly.
Other speakers will be Msgr. John
O'Grady, DR.. Lawrence j. Shehan
and the Rev. William Hoffman.
George J. Cleary, society president,
will preside.
Evening star., 1937-02-13
ART EXHIBIT VOTE TAKEN

Visitors to the forty-sixth annual
exhibition of the Society Of Washing
ton Artists in the Corcoran Gallery
of Art have 10 more days in which
to select their favorite work. The
exhibition, open since January 81,
closes February 90
Seventy-eight paintings and 10
pieces of sculpture comprise the art
display. and the work receiving the
largest number of votes will be an
nounced at the close CT the show.
Evening star., 1937-09-25
c. Of c. COMPLAINS
OF TAX BURDENS
Business Discouraged, Sav.
ings, Wages Threatened,
Statement Says.
By the Associated Press.


The United States Chamber of Com
merce said today Federal, State and
local taxes take so much of the ma
tional income that they discourage
business, threaten the security Of
wages and savings and retard employ
ment."
The chamber, regarded as The
spokesman for large segment of
business. asserted IN a Statement of
policies" that the Federal budget
should be balanced. 1t added:
Unless expenditures are curtailed
any revenue program designed to oo-
tain an early balance of the budget
will fail of its purpose"
The chamber demanded "restora-
ton of a satisfactory international
monetary standard and strict main
tenance of the integrity of the cur
rencies of the world
The gold standard" its statement
said, lis the only international mon-
etary standard that has commanded
general acceptance
I'ne chamber expressed opposition to
cancellation of war debts. It said
modified payment agreements should
be effected only on condition that
debtor nations grant Americans fair
competitive terms" in foreign trade
and agree to reduce expenditures for
armaments.
Striking at Government cofnpe-
tion." the organization said "the in
vasion of government into fields CT
business properly occupied by private
enterprise constitutes one of the erav-
est present threats against the eco
nomic freedom of our citizens"
As to labor problems, the state
ment said picketing should be limited
Ito giving out information and should
not be permitted to include any &C.
tions which will cause reasonable ap-
prehension in the mind CT any per-
son that there will be injury to himself
or members of his family"