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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-30
Al Club Annual
Achievement Meet
To Be Held Sat.

Notable achievements have mark
ed the progress of Benton county
Alters during the past year. Par
ticipation in the county, state and
Pacific International fairs with a
high percentage of awards are only
a few of the activities credited to
these youngsters.
This year the following clubs
have made 100 percent competitions:
The Happy Bachelors All Handy
Homecraft club of the River Road
community, led by Margaret Smith,
the Sage Brush Six All Club of Lo-
Gust Grove, led by Mrs. M. Simme-
link; the Popovers All Club of
White Bluffs, led by Miss Josephine
Westling; the True Blue All Foods
club of Hover, led by Mrs. Howard
Ash; the Highland Homemakers All
Club of Kennewick Highlands, led
by Mrs. r. w. Woods; the Double-R
All Clothing club of Riverroad, led
by Mrs. John Smith; the willing
Workers All Clothing club Of KEN.
newick Valley, led by Mrs. sam
Foraker, and the KenneWick All
Dairy club Of Kennewick Valley, led
by Mr.. A. J. Thompson. In addition
this year marks a higher percentage
of competitions In the, county than
in 1888 with % percent completing
for the year. y
In recognition Of their, completed
work the Alters, their leaders, par
ents and guests will meet from all
parts of Benton County on satur-
day, December End, for their annual
Achievement meeting. The meet
ing and program, which will be held
in the auditorium of the Kennewick
high school, will begin at 1890 IN
the morning. It will include q short
business session, election Of county
All officers for coming year and q
program number from each club.
Dorothy Mills, president Of the
county 4-H organization and daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mills, will
take charge Of the meeting.
AT noon the Alters and their
guests will hold forth in the high
school cafeteria -dinning hall where
they will have a festive banquet. At
this time achievement pins, schol-
arships, Kiwanis trophy and other
awards will be given. w. D. Buchan-
an, from the state extension office
Of the State College of Washington
will be the main speaker for this
banquet. Mr.. Buchanan is known
throughout the state by 4-H men,
bers and leaders for his fine inspira-
tional talks and interest in al
clubs. Others on the program will
include the Rev. DR.. E. A. Schilling,
DR.. L. G. Spaulding, Frank Maupin
and Guy Story.
Following the banquet the candle
lighting ceremony will be put on
by the All members, and at the
close of this ceremony Miss Stein
er. assistant county extension agent,
will show members pictures OF her
trip this summer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Paulsen and
daughter of Yakima were Thanks
giving weekend visitors at the w.
3. Paulsen home. " t,ss3- p
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

About go All Club members of
1dgecombe County have adopt
ID wildlife conservation projects
llong with their other farm and
home projects this year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Thousands Will
Attend The Bic
June This Sun.
Services To Be Held In School
Auditorium. Many Visit
ing Elders Expected.

The big June" at the Senter
Primitive Baptist church will be
held Saturday and Sunday, June
10 and II.
Thousands of people from all
parts of the country are expected
to attend this meeting which will
attract the largest crowd of any
religious service in the county.
Unfortunately, however, the
church will not be completed in
time for the big Communion SER
vice this weekend, Elder Ed Da-
Wis stated this week. Arrange
ments have been made to- hold
the services in the Nathan's
Creek school auditorium, though.
1t was inadvertently stated in
last weeks paper that a service
would be held on Friday. The
dates are Saturday and Sunday.
Visiting elders who are expect
ed to attend the communion are:
Elder D. P. Broadway, of Sails
bury, N. c.; Elder E. o. Lilly,
Jumping Branch, w. Va; Elder
I. w. Kilby, WEIGH, w. Va; FL
der C. R. Dancy, Marion, Va; FL
der Edd Douglas, Galax, Va, and
Elder c. B. Kilby, Sparta.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Health Dept. In
County May Be
Stopped In July
Claim County Cannot Afford
To Pay $2,4OO to Continue
Another Years Work.

There is a possibility that the
full time health department in
Ashe county may be discontinued
after July l.
During its first year of opera
ton the health department,
which is a part of the tri-county
unit, has been most successful,
leaders contend.
DR.. King, director; Miss Wea-
yer, Mrs. Breeze, Miss Little and
the Sanitarians have worked hard
to make the experiment in this
county success.
Practically all of the counties
in the state have full time health
departments. They render much
service in the prevention of di-
sease and the spread of epidem-
les.
To continue the health depart
ment in the county will cost the
county around $4,000. The state
and federal government will pay
around $4,000 to $1,000 or about
three-fourths of the entire ex-
pense, leaving only about one
fourth for the county.
To continue the health depart
ment it will be necessary for the
county commissioners to raise the
tax rate for it about 7 cents per
hundred dollars valuation.
To carry out compulsory vac
cination of children for diphthe-
ria, as required under the new
law, it is estimated that without
the health department the county
will have to spend some money.
If you are interested, let the
commissioner know how you
stand. Last year most of the ST.
400 was raised by private sub
scription. The county gave $780,
90. A coupon for you to express
your opinion is printed elsewhere
; in this paper.
All of the commissioners are
interested personally in continu-
ing the health department, but
they state that they do not know
where they can get the money
with which to finance the depart
ment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

The rural sections of Ashe
county now have an opportunity
of securing a possible addition OF
so miles of electric lines in COM
munities not already being serv-
ed by REA, if the plans now I'M
derway are completed.
Officials of the Caldwell Mu-
tual Corporation announced that
on June S REA gave preliminary
consideration to their application
for an additional loan of $685.
900 to serve 1875 miles of lines to
serve 375 members in Ashe, Allie
ghany, Watauga and Caldwell
counties and outlined the steps
to be completed before the al
lotments could be made.
Gwyn Price, an Ashe county
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Work On Ashe
Fair Premiums
Now Underway
Hope to Offer Large List Of
Prizes. Much Interest Is
Being Shown.

With the view of having most
successful county Fair here this
fall, various committees are now
busy working up a large pre-
MUM list.
According to a tentative set
up worked out bv Levern John
son, c. J. Rich, H. D. Quessen-
berry, Mrs. P. C. Wright and
Mrs. A. B. Hurt and approved by
the other members of the execu-
tive committee, the premium list
will be divided into II different
departments, featuring livestock,
poultry, cattle, hogs, horsr%. veg
etables, various agricultural pro-
ducts, fruits, sewing, cooking, art
and so on. The committee hopes
to be able to offer cash or mer-
chandising prizes for 200 differ
ent entries and to give first and
second prize in each case. The
third prizes will be ribbons.
Letters are being sent to
around 200 firms in the United
States, asking for premiums and
advertisements for the cata-
logues.
A committee composed of Ed
Barr, from the Legion; Gale Nc
MILAN, Rotary club; Mrs. A. B
Hurt, Woman's Club and Mrs
Wright, Auxiliary, are going tc
start soliciting prizes from the
local merchants today. The more
prizes offered, the bigger will be
the success of the fair.
The executive committee will
meet tonight at the Skyland Post
at $3.50 o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Court Adjourned Yesterday
After Ii Parkway Consent
Judgment Cases Are Signed
About 1927 Acres Land And
Buildings Taken. Total
Amount, $39,711.

This week eleven Ashe county
landowner suits against the state
highway and public works COM
mission for payment and COM
pensation for land taken by the
Blue Ridge Parkway and alleg-
ed damages to their farms by the
Parkway, were compromised and
adjusted without going to trial
and consent judgments were
signed before Judge J. H. Gle
ment.
The compromise settlements
started Monday morning and
court was adjourned yesterday at
noon when the signing was COM
pleted. All other cases on the cal
endar were continued.
J. D. Stansberry, clerk, said
this concluded the suits against
the highway department for
Parkway suits and that the 9th
er highway cases applied to num-
Der Is and the Laurel Springs
road.
The Parkway took approx
mately 327 acres of land belong
ing to plaintiffs in the eleven
compromised suits and the total
amount which they will receive
in payments and compensationS
is $39,711. This would make ar
average of over 500 per acre
but in addition to the land,
number of houses, barns ano
springs were taken by the Park
way right-of-way and easements
and other sections of farms were
made inaccessible.
Before adjournment last Friday
afternoon, a jury gave Miss Joyce
Myres verdict of $4,000 in pay.
ment for q acres of land and da'
images to other parts of her g.
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Over $1,000 Are
Pledged In Ashe
Hospital Assn.
Total OF 126 Already Sub
scribed for Stock; SO Con-
tributOrS Listed.

Over $5,OOO.OO in non-profit-
bearing stock subscriptions and
contribution pledges to the Ashe
County Hospital Association have
been signed, Roy Badger and
Wade Eller announced yesterday
afternoon.
There are a number of COM
munity workers who have not
reported in the past two or three
weeks and Mr.. Badger is of the
opinion that the total amount
subscribed to date would be
nearly $4,000. Signed subscrip-
tions and contributions amount to
$5,095.OO.
Mr.. Eller said 1875 persons and
firms have signed for stock, rang
ing from one share, which is $40,
to 100 shares. Ninety-three con-
tributors, with the amounts rang
ing from 81 to $50, have been
signed, he said.
Space this week would not per-
nit the printing of all these
names, but next week the COM
plete list to date will be print
ed.
In the meantime the drive
chairmen of the Association and
Mr.. Badger are urging every one
to make his or her pledge. All
community workers are also urg-
ed to make a special drive for
the next week or two and to re-
port promptly to Mr.. Badger.
It is estimated that the build
ing can be constructed with from
$4,000 to $4,000 by the sponsor.
The WPA allotment is nearly
$4,000, with $4,000 for mater
ials. Construction can commence
as soon as the Association raises
the sponsors part, it is stated.
All drive chairmen are expect
ed to renew their efforts to orr
ganiZe the hospital association.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
ROBBINS CHILD
DIED SUDDENLY

Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Robbins were saddened by the
news of the sudden death of their
4-vear-old daughter, Rena, which
occurred last week at the Blowing
Rock hospital.
The little girl and her broth
err were among the other child
rem who reported for the clinic
TO have their tonsils removed.
She died directly after being
given ether. The doctors stated
that it was an unusual case, but
that she was among the very few
to whom ether proves fatal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Ashes Bonded Debt Refmding Plan Declared Operative
Bass Season To
Open Saturday;
Rivers Stocked
Ashe Has $50 Miles Bass Wa
ter and 50 Miles of Trout
Streams. Great Sport.

The small-mouth bass season in
this section will open Saturday
and remain open until October l,
County Game Warden, H. T.
Goodman, announced yesterday.
Mr.. Goodman said that the bass
fishing should be good this sea-
son. eve have about $50 miles of
bass water in the county and our
rivers were stocked in 1887" he
said. A good many of them
should be large ones by this time.
He stated that the state fish
hatchery at Roaring Gap is now
going in for the raising of bass
on fairly large scale and that
when the new hatchery is built in
Burke County, Ashe should get
a big supply each year. ''Bass are
hard to raise. They will only live
in natural water and on natural
foods" he said. ''Most any 9TH
er fish will thrive in artificial
water and food"
Bass are found mostly in the
North and South Forks of New
River. There are a few bass in
some of the larger creeks in the
county.
The creeks, however, have
brook, speckle and rainbow trout.
A total of $4,000 of these fish
were put into 7 creeks in the
county in the past year, Mr..
Goodman said.
'This gives Ashe about so miles
of trout water and $50 miles of
bass water" he stated. The
creeks are: Buffalo, Cranberry,
Long Hope, Helton, Horse Creek,
Gap and Beaver Greeks. The
trout season will close Septem-
Der l. The bag limit for trout is
IL per day and 8 bass. The bass
must not be over IL inches long
and the trout 6 Az s,
Sportsmen from out of the
county are expected to come to
Ashe this month. To date around
1875 fishing licenses have been
sold.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Property Is
To Be AuctiOned

Two days of land auction sales
will be held in Ashe county with
in the next few days. Both sales
which will include valuable pro-
perty are expected to be we'll at
tended.
The first of the sales will take
place tomorrow, Friday, June 8,
when the Chas. L. Dent farm Of
159 IL acres will be sold on the
premises by the Catron Land
company, beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning.
This farm which is located on
highway 16, two miles East OF
Jefferson is part of the Capt.
John Dent farm and is consider
ed one of the best in this section.
Mr.. Dent who now owns the farm
is a native of this county but has
made his home in Virginia for a
number of years. 1t is for this
reason he is selling the farm.
The second auction sale will
take place June Is, when the G.
H. Mcclure properties and the
residence belonging to J. M. Nc
CURE will be sold by the Walter
and Gurley Auction Co.
The G. H. Mcclure property in
cludes the residence and dairy
farm on the Boone highway and
the brick warehouse on Main
Street here.
Free cash prizes will be Civ
en- away at both sales and every
one interested is invited to at
tend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Baptist Women
To Meet Soon
Ashe Co. w. nj. U. To Hold
Annual Meeting at PhOe-
nix, June 18th.

The w. M. U. of the Ashe AS
ISOLATION will hold the annual
meeting with the Phoenix church,
Friday, June 16, according to an
announcement made this week
by the secretary, Mrs. w. M.
Blackburn. The meeting which
will last throughout the day will
open at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. Lunch will be served, on the
grounds at noon and the session
will continue until four o'clock
in the afternoon.
A special program has been ar
ranged which will include speak
ers from various churches in the
county and a visiting speaker
from Elkin who will represent
the w. M. U. office at Raleigh.
All pastors are urged to attend
the meeting and bring represen-
tatives from their churches. The
public is also cordially invited.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
To Test Cattle
In County For
Bangs Disease
Decision Made By Commits
siOners. Miss Tugman Re-
Appointed Wei. Supt.
JURY LIST DRAWN

The Ashe county commission
ers decided to take advantage of
the state and federal govern
ment's program to stamp out
Bangs disease by signing an
agreement to furnish helper to
go with a State Veterinary In
spector to test the cattle in this
county.
This work will be started as
soon as the state has a veterinar-
ian available for assignment here
and it will probably take around
three months to complete the job.
The testing is compulsory and
when animals are found with the
disease, condemnation is ordered
and owners are paid not to ex-
coed $500 for purebred and $25
for grade stock.
The commissioners declared the
refunding plan operative and did
a number of other things besides
routine business.
Miss Ruth Tugman was re-
elected to serve for the next two
wears as superintendent OF the
county welfare department, eff
fective July l, with expiration OF
present term.
Three highway petitions were
received and approved. One OF
them called for improvement on
a Horse Creek road and another
one was improvement to a road
near Scottsville.
A jury list of 48 names for the
JulyzAugust term of Ashe super
ior court was drawn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Ashe County May Get SO More
Miles OF Rural Electric Lines

director of the Caldwell Mutual
Corporation, said that the re-
quirements included the signing
of a new application by mem
bers desiring electricity. This
new application differs slightly
from the previous one and states
that members must agree to- use
current for at least one year and
must agree to the right-of-ways
which must be free from entan-
clements.
A new map of the county must
be made and sent in together
with the original one, showing
the sections served by REA and
the additional ones making ap-
plication for the service.
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
NYA Program In Ashe County
To Be Resumed Next Month
Four Projects Are Submitted.
Plans for Several 9th
ers Being Made.
MRS. DENT SUPERVISOR

The National Youth Admins
tration program will be resumed
in this county next month, &C.
cording to plans which were
worked cut last Friday by j. M.
Smith, of North Wilkesboro, area
supervisor, and several leading
local citizens.
Four NYA project proposals
that will employ and give train
ing to around 80 girls and 40
boys between the ages of Is and
Is, were worked out and sub
mitted to the Raleigh office and
plans for sponsoring two or three
other projects were discussed
with county officials, school au-
thcrities and heads of civic or
CARNATIONS.
"Our purpose in this program
is not to supply relief for an i'm
mediate problem, but to train the
youth of this country in the con-
cepts of good work habits, in
number l workmanship and cit
izenship," Mr.. Smith stated.
"Ashe county needs this pro-
gram and we are keenly inter
ested in getting it started again"
Mrs. Bruce Dent has been ap-
pointed county NYA supervisor
and will be in charge of all pro-
jects that will be started after
July l, when the new period
opens.
The four project proposals
made are: first, an REA appli-
ance survey of all electrically
wired homes in this county. 1t is
set up to employ 18 girls who
will conduct the survey. The pro-
ject will be sponsored by the
Caldwell Mutual Corporation.
NYA is to set up $4,000 for the
project and REA around 5000 as
sponsor.
The second project is a cleri-
cal project and provides training
for 9 clerical workers, three of
them to be assigned to the Farm
Security office, two to the well
fare department, two to the
health department and two to the
NYA office which will be in the
courthouse.
A third project calls for i'm
provement work on the West
Jefferson high school gymnasium,
including the laying of stone in
front of the building, painting
and erecting two flues. 1t will
employ approximately 20 boys
and is being sponsored by the To-
cal school. NYA will put up
$500 and the sponsor about $500
The 4th and perhaps largest
project will be sponsored by the
Healing Springs and Fleetwood
high schools. Headquarters for
this project will be at Healing
Springs school. 1t calls for the
building of playground equip.
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Over Is Percent
OF BOndhOlders
Agree To Plan
Thirty-Year Refunding Plan
Dates from Jan. 1, 1888.
Compiled So Far.

An important event in Ashe
county's financial history took
place last Monday when the
board of county commissioners,
in regular session at the court
house, signed a resolution declar-
ing the county's bonded indebt-
edness refunding program opera
tive.
The resolution read: whereas,
the holders of approximately IS
per cent of the Indebtedness to
be refunded under said plan have
either deposited their bonds with
the Depository or have assented
in writing to the terms of said
plan,
"Now, therefore, be it resolv-
ed that said refunding plan, dat
ed January l, 1888, is hereby de-
clared operative and the state
treasurer as depository, is auth
orized to do and perform all acts
required of him to give effect to
the terms of said refunding plan
and the Local Government Com
mission of North Carolina is re-
quested to approve the action of
the board of commissioners and
declare it operative"
It was signed by ]. F. Scott,
chairman, J. E. Oliver and R. B.
Brown, commissioners.
Senator w. B. Austin, one Of
the county attorneys, said that as
soon as the Local Government
Commission signs, at least IS per-
cent of the bond holders will
have agreed to the refunding
plan. 81 hope all of the others
will fall in line promptly" he
said.
Even though the plan had not
been declared operative the COM
missioners have been complying
with its requirements ever since
it was worked out by the board,
their attorneys and the Local
Government Commission of the
state, and agreed to by MAORI
ty of the bond holders.
Beginning with the fiscal year
of 1878, the bonded debt was
set up at $1,199,758.64 with in
terest requirement for that year
Of $17,996.37. For the current
year, 1938-39 the sinking fund re-
quirement was $4,00725; interest
requirement, $35,992.75.
For the year 1939-40, the total
debt is $1,195,751.39; interest rate
on bonds only 8 percent and re-
mains that for the next two or
three years; sinking fund re-
quirement, $4,127.46; interest re-
quirement, $35,87254; county OPP
Grating expense, $4,000; total
tax revenue required 65,00000.
In 1892 the county encountered
financial difficulties and from
that time to 1888, when the plan
was evolved, the county had been
unable to meet fully it's principal
and interest requirements as
they matured.
When the plan was worked out,
the total bonded debt, most of
which were for road bonds from
1916 to 1927, and carried inter-
est at the rate of 4 ga percent to
6 percent and most of them were
6 percent, was $1,079,0O0.O0. The
past due interest coupons total
led $245j32375 and accrued in
terest, $32,673.68, and judgment
deduction of 100000, making to
all coupons and accrued inter-
est $274,907.
Under the refunding plan, to
last for 80 years, maturing Dec
Continued on Page Eight)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
BOARD WILL HEAR
TAXPAYERS COMPLAINTS

The Ashe county commission
ers, will meet Monday morning
at 10 o'clock in the office where
they will hear the taxpayers
complaints relative to making ad-
justments of the valuation of pro-
perty. All taxpayers interested in
changing valuations on property
are asked to take this occasion to
state their case before the Board.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
AsHE COUNTY

Is the air-conditioned section of
worm Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
aoove sea level. Twenty-Five miles
Oh the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

WANT A HOSPITAL? -
If you want Hospital in Ashe
County, JOIN the ASHE COUN-
TY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Cooperation and support from
everybody is needed to put the
movement over. We now have
a Golden Opportunity!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-26

That the trade pact agreements
of the United States are proving
superior to the barter commerce
of Germany is the claim of the
Department of Commerce. which
last week made public an analysis
of German exports in contrast
with those of the United States.
During the three years. 1896, 1897
and 1888, imports in sixteen coun-
tries having trade agreements
showed a much larger average
rate of increase for the United
States over the two pre-agree-
ment years, over the imports
from Germany. the chief expon-
ent of barter. This information