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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
City Cagers
Play Tonight

Ths city Basketball league. en-
toying thus far IL most saece.s-
ful season IN years. vii resume
action tonight at Lincoln high gym
with three rea-he, tilts scheduled
Csmmsrsnoe Il billed 10 meet
the Consumers Meat club IN the
opener at 7 O'Clock. Chllla's
clashes with California Florists ~
3 o'clock. and. in the feature TIT
Of the evening. Johnson Paint vii
face the powerful mtsr-cty Auto
freiRhtsrs
Play OF the haif-dexen ciuh~.
composed ef fernscF hlxh seheei
and college starr. has hres
fast and Interesting. with IN
terest among Tacoma hep
fans incrca~laE ssssce
Chilla's 10 undefeassd tn four
games. but chances are better
than even that one az the Other
five teams win finish the rason
on top A. each one, with the pos
sinis exception Of csmmaranos.
has enough talent on hand 10 gen.
crate the necessary ttle-winning
power.
Consumers. for example, had not
won n game In three starts when
they faced off against the highly
regarded Inter-city Freishtsrs last
Monday night Yet the Con-
sumers. their attack meshing for
the first time. downed the Freight
boys handily.
Cammaranos. less beautifully
applied with talent. perhaps.
than ANY Of the ether ciuh~.
has shown Improvement with
each game. In Al McCay.
ianly center. the Cams have
one n the leagues eutssand-
Ing players. and. given . new
player or tive, the nottiers
might yet make . stroag bid
for honors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
United Press
Eleven Named.
By GEORGE KIRKsEY


NEW f0Rk-Take the whole
country from coast to coast and
pick the IL best players-mmp
every all-American team picked
and get the consensus-use any
formula you wish but unless you
delye into the National Football
league you still haven't got the
best bunch Of football players in
the land.
The creme de Ia creme of the
gridiron is named today by the
United Press-the 1899 all-pro-
fessional team. Before you think
you can name a better club, re-
member you'll have to have
passer who completes every other
pass thrown, a fullback who
whacks off SO yards a crack,
pair of halfbacks good for nearly
four yards every time they start
out on a journey, punter who
averages over 40 yards. an end
who requires two men to cover
him, a guard who can run as fast
as a halfback. That Just gives
you an idea.
The all-pro backfield In
made up of Parker Hall,
Cleveland; fluffy Leemans,
New York; Andy Farkas,
Washington: and Bill Osman-
ski, Chicago Bears.
HALL STANDOUT
Hall, a rookie from the U. OF
Mississippi, is the leagues No. 1
player of the year. He completed
106 out of 20s passes for 1927
yards and nine touchdowns. He
was fifth in yardage gained, ASS
yards in 100 attempts and was one
of the leagues best punters.
The two halfbacks, Leemans and |
Farkas, are break-away runners |
capable of getting away for a
touchdown from any spot on the
field. Leemans, famed for wrig- |
Cling out of tacklers' arms and |
running away, gained 429 yards in
12s attempts for a 3.3 average |
and Farkas, power-runner, |
gained SAT yards in 139 attempts
for a SO average.
Osmansli led the league in
ground gained, ripping off 500
yards In 121 attempts for a
81 average.
Mainstay of the line again was
Mel Helm, New York Giants, CEN
ter, who made the first team for
the ninth consecutive year.
Although 20 and playing his
ninth year in the cash and carry
ranks, Helm continued his out
standing defensive play.
The two guards are Dan Fort
mann, Chicago Bears, holdover
from last years team, and John
Wiethe, Detroit, a newcomer.
HUTSON BEST CATCHER
Joe Stydahar, Chicago Bears,
again was the leagues best tackle.
Jim Barber, Washington, having
his best season in the five years
he's been in the circuit, was given
the other tackle berth.
Don Hutson, Green Bays
great pass catcher, and Jim
Poole, the Giants defensive
star, won the end berths with
out an argument. Hutson who
holds on shares every pass
catching record in the league,
grabbed 81 passes this sea-
Son for a total of S46 yards
and six tOuchdowns. II takes
two men and sometimes more
to stop him. Poole, a fine
receiver, blocked three punts
the past season and Is
standout on defense.
The champion Green Bay Pack
ers landed only one man on the
first team and two on the second
club. The Chicago Bears and the
New York Giants each placed
three men on the first team. The
other first team spots went TO
Washington, with two. and Cleve-
land and Detroit, with one each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
Linfield Wins

PORTLAND - Linfield college
defeated Sacred Heart, 3e-37, in a
basketball game last night. For
ward Don Hansen Of Linfield
scored IS points for high honors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
Ping Pong Play

The Park-Commercial Ping
Pong league ended its second
round play and title event as well
last night. Lands Shoe team
second half winners. v. Faweett
and r. L. Youngman lost in the
title play to c. o. Lynn's, first
half winners, 5 to o. The club
rooms will close until the first
Wednesday in January. Doubles
play will begin then. Teams de-
string to enter can phone Al
Hodges of the park playfield on
or before Jan. 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
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FIRST TEAM

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Increase In County's Public
Assistance Program Requested
Applications Exceed Present
Quota. Application Is
Sent To Raleigh.

Ashe ccunty's old age assist
ance and aid to dependent child
rem budget estimate request for
the ensuing fiscal year beginning
July l, which has been signed by
welfare board and county
commissioners and sent to
the state department, calls for a
substantial increase over the
budget appropriation for this
year.
For the current year, the
county's maximum number of old
age assistance cases is 225 and the
request for 1939-4O is 300, with
the average monthly payment be-
ing set at $500 and the total cost
running $4,000, of which the
county's part would be $4,000
(The federal government pays
one-half and the state, one
fOurth.)
This year the maximum num-
Der of aid to dependent children
cases is 125 and the new request
for 1939-40 calls for 200, with the
average payment ranging around
$500; total cost $4,000 and the
county's part, $4,000.
The estimate set up the admin
istrative cost at $4,830.00, of
which the county has to pay one
half.
In other words, the total social
security program was set up for
500 cases, costing a total of
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Garbage To Be
Collected Here
Every Tuesday

Garbage, trash and waste OF
all kinds will be collected up
here each Tuesday in both the
business ami residential sections
and every family and every bust
ness is urged to cooperate and
to take advantage of this free
service which the West Jeffer-
son town fathers have inaugural
ed.
Each home and business should
have a large garbage can, box or
other container and on Tuesday
mornings, to have the garbage
placed next to the street so that
it can be picked up easily and
without too much delay.
Zone of the biggest complaints
against our town is that it is dir
ty and unclean," Dean Mcmillan
stated. "The tourist season will
open soon and let's clean up and
keep it that way"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Kerr Scott To
Speak TOCrads
At Riverview
Rev. John HOyle To Preach
Sermon Sunday. Finals
Exercise Next Wed.
PLAY SAT. NIGHT

On Saturday night, May Is, the
Riverview high school play will
be presented. The title of the
play is "The Red Headed Step
child" 1t is a delightful comedy
in acts and a cast of IL mem
bers of the high school student
body, with Miss Margaret Lee
Ashley in the leading part and
supported by Phyllis Sharp, Da-
ma Eller, Mona Lee Roark, Gla
dys June GRAPHICAL, Mae Rich
ardson, Maude Eastridge, Wayne
Hartsoe, Frank Roland, Wade Ell
Ter Jr., and Few Oliver.
The commencement sermon
will be preached by Rev. ]. w.
Hoyle, presiding elder of the
Statesville district. This will be
Sunday night at 800 o'clock,
May 18th in the gymnasium of
the school.
On Wednesday night at 7:30 in
the gymnasium the graduating ex-
ercise will take place. The SEN
ior class has 16 in it this year and
these young people have been
faithful students and loyal to
their school.
The address will be made by
r
er of Agriculture of the State of
N. c. 1t is to be hoped that many
Ashe county farmers and citizens
of other vocations will attend
this exercise to hear the State
Commissioner.
After the address. the diplo-
mas and several medals will be
awarded.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Sewage Plants
Must Conform
To Health Law

Due to building and remodel
ing of homes now going on in this
section, special attention has been
called to the state laws regard
ing the disposal of sewage by the
tri-county health department.
The following statement and
explanation was issued this week
by the department.:
1T has been called to the no.
tice of the District Health Off
Ger, DR.. Robt. r. King, that GER
tain contractors from out of our
district have been recommending
the installation of sewage dispos-
al plants emptying untreated Sc
wage directly into streams. This
is strictly contrary to the laws
of North Carolina and all resi-
dents are advised to confer with
our district sanitarians before
signing contracts for sewer sys-
TENS.
Chapter II of the Public Laws
of 1919 covers the approved types
of sewage disposal and all con-
tractors and builders of Ashe
County are advised to acquaiat
themselves with this law so as
to protect their patrons from un-
necessary annoyance and, ex-
pense.
'Mr. Walter Hart. Sanj!arian of
Ashe County, will be glad to ad-
wise with contractors and proper
ty owners as to their plans so
that the work done will meet
with the approval of the North
ca dna State Board of Health"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
All School Bus
Routes In Ashe
To Be Inspected
Representative From State De-
partment To Be Here Lat
ter Part Of Month.

A representative from the
State Department of Public In
struction will be in Ashe county
the latter part of this month to
60 over the school bus routes
with the local school officials,
Supt. J. B. Hash announced this
week.
Mr.. Hash stated that he is no.
tifying all of the district COM
mittees to send him at once the
names of the school principals so
that arrangements can be made
with them to inspect the various
school routes and to consider any
changes or extensions which they
want.
He also stated that he has not
received the new teacher ap-
pointments made by the various
committees.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Record Progress Is Being
Made On REA Construction
Average Of Two And A Half
Miles Erected Daily. Part
Of Lines Energized.

Record-breaking progress is
being made on the construction
of REA lines in Ashe and Allie
ghany counties, according to in
formation received yesterday
from the local offices of the
Caldwell Mutual Corporation and
Melvin Burgess, Inc, contractor.
Poles have been erected and
wire strung on the main line
through Ashe and nearly to Spar
ia and from the Watauga county
line to Clifton. Clearing of right
of-Ways and setting poles have
been completed on several of the
branch lines and this week stalk
ing and survey work is expected
to be finished on the 285 miles of
lines in the two counties, Harry
Dewar, project engineer of the
Caldwell corporation, stated.
Two lines in this county have
already been energized and the
people from Todd to Donation
and from Watauga line to Suther-
and are now enjoying the use of
electricity, Mr.. Dewar said.
A. L. Bowler, general superin-
tendent of the construction COM
pany, stated that an average of
2 IL miles of lines have been
built every day since construc-
ton in Ashe and Allegheny COM
menced.
This is regarded as quite a re-
cord for mountain country like
this section.
He stated that the company has
only had one serious accident in
the two counties, and that is re-
garded as another fine record, as
the erection of poles and string
ing wire is hazardous.
He estimated that there are
around $50 men working on the
different projects in the two
counties at this time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Zone Missionary
Meeting At M. E.
Church Monday
Special Program Planned For
All-Day Meeting. Lunch
To Be Served.
MANY EXPECTED

The women of the West JEFF
ferson Methodist church will be
hostesses to the annual zone
meeting of the Women's mission
airy societies of the Methodist
churches of this zone on Monday.
A full day meeting will be held,
with Mrs. T. V. Goode, of States
vile, district secretary in charge.
Two outstanding speakers will
discuss the work of the Methodist
women's missionary societies and
other interesting features have
been planned for the program,
including special music
Lunch will be served in the re-
creation rooms in the basement
Of the church by the local mem
bers of the missionary society.
All Methodist churches of the
county are particularly urged to
send representatives. The public
is cordially invited to the pro-
grams.
Representatives are expected
from Boone, Sparta, North
Wilkesboro and other towns in
this zone. In discussing the pro-
gram Rev. w. j. Huneycutt,
pastor of the church said that he
felt that the meeting would mean
much to the women of the
church and that he hoped that
every one who could would at
tend.
In addition to special features
and lectures on the program, re-
ports and discussions regarding
the work will be given.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11

The ol1 jefferson dormitory
site, located e.. a 'c'oll rounded
knoll back of the home # V. V.
Mcconnell, a few hundred feet
from the West Jefferson-Jeffer-
son highway and also short
distance from the Warrensville-
jefferson highway, was select
ed as the location for the propoS-
ed WPA Ashe county hospital by
the locations committee of the
hospital association last Saturday
night.
The committee had tentatively
picked this location at a previous
meeting, but withheld final ap-
proval pending upon an investi-
cation to determine if enough
land were available without cost.
Later the question was re-op-
ened and Saturday afternoon the
committee held a public meeting
in the American Legion hall
here and the various offers were
again presented. Several short
talks relative to the advantages
of the different prospective free
locations were made by interest
ed citizens, most of whom were
from Jefferson.
w. B. Austin and Charlie Neal
stated that Mrs. Neal had agreed
to give the two strips of land adj
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Dormitory Site Picked AS
Location For Ashe Hospital

Joining the two acres of land OF
fered by Roy and Guy Badger,
which had been requested by the
committee. Mrs. Mcconnell said
that she would give one acre
across the alley in front OF the
dormitory site, on which a nurs-
es' home can be built.
John Weaver reported that he
and J. w. Cambill would give a
fine location here in West JET
ferson for the hospital. This loca-
ton is on top of the hill back OF
Rev. w. T. Whittington's home.
Eugene Campbell again renew
ed his offer to give several acres
at the foot of Negro mountain
and Ed Jenkins offered to give
five acres on the highway this
side of Fred edwards home be-
low jefferson. The offer made by
Capt. Doggett and E. E. Jones
was also mentioned.
At the conclusion of the pub
lie discussion, the committee adj
journed and inspected several of
the offers.
Following an executive session,
the decision was unanimously in
favor of the dormitory site.
It was pointed out that the To-
cation here was perhaps a little
high and that the dormitory site
included more land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Slight Change In
Rates Announced
All Subscribers Urged to Re-
new Their Subscriptions
Promptly AS Possible.

During the past week notices
have mailed to all subscribers
whose subscriptions have expir-
ed.
In accordance with postal regu-
lations, in the near future the
mailing lists of The Post will be
revised and it is hoped that eV-
eryone will renew his subscrip-
ton before that time.
Ashe county cook books are
still being given away with each
enc years new or renewal sub
scription. Be sure to get one of
them before they are all gone.
Printed elsewhere in this is
sue is an announcement of a
slight change in subscription
rates of The Post. One year sub
scriptions in the county will re-
main the same, but effective June
/, there will be a slight increase
in out-of-county subscription
rates and also less than one-year
subscriptions in the county.
These revisions are being made
because of the increased cost OF
paper and general production
cost. All out-of-county papers
have to be wrapped singly and
this requires a lot of extra time.
Thus this rate is being increased
from $1.25 to $3.50 per year.
To place a name on the mail
ing list for three or six months
takes just as much time and the
cost is just as high as it is for
one-year subscriptions. There
fore, these rates are increased to
Coo for six months and 40c for
three months.
Subscriptions rates of The Post
are still below the average week
ly rates in the United States.
Most of them charge $3.50 per
year and $500 out-of-county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Claude Blevins
Buried On Mon.
Was Well Known Here. Was
IS Years Old At Time OF
His Death Sun.

The entire community was sad
dened by the sudden death of
Claude Blevins which occurred
Sunday in the Wilkes hospital.
He was 35 years old at the time
of his death and altho his health
had not been good for some time,
his death was unexpected.
Funeral service was at the
Baptist church on Monday with
Rev. w. T. Wilmington in charge.
The church was filled to over
flowing by large number of fri
ends and relatives.
The deceased who was he
bottling business here VS. ,sell
known among both the L nd
young, and his capacity for max
ing friends made him popular
with every one.
He is survived by his wife and
two children, James Carson,
Jackson, and Billie Joe Blevins.
Another son, Claude, Jr., died a
year ago. The following brothers
and sisters, also survive: John
Blevins, w. c. Blevins, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Linton, Emma Blevins,
and Mrs. Dell Ramsey.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Supt. J. B. Hash
Is Re-Appointed
On Welfare Board

Supt. ]. B. Hash was reap
pointed last week as a member
of the county welfare board.
His term of office expired
May and the disappointment
was for three years. The other
two members of the welfare
board are Bryan Oliver and Mrs.
Mary Kilby Jones, of Lansing.
Mrs. jones was appointed last
summer for two years by the
State Department of Charities
and Public welfare and Mr.. Oil
ver's selection had been made a
year or two by the other two
of the board.
This board approves and super
vises all of the activities of the
county welfare department.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-11
Sewing Room In
Ashe Is Closed
Out This Week
Requirements OF New Project
Too Expensive, County
Commissioners Decide.
TRANSFER WORKERS

The Ashe county WPA sewing
room, which has been in opera
ton since November, 1885, was
closed Tuesday afternoon on ac-
count of WPA's general curtail-
ing program and the lack of
funds by the sponsoring agency
tc meet increased requirements,
it was learned yesterday.
All of the sewing room work.
ers who were physically able,
have been transferred to work on
the horticulture projects in the
county, sponsored by the board
of education. Joe Davis, of Lam
sing, is supervisor of this school
ground Identification project
which includes the planting of
shrubbery and flowers.
When the sewing room was
closed Tuesday, there were 13
women on the job. Mrs. Hattie
Gentry, county supervisor, stat
ed that for the past several
months an average of Is have
been working in the sewing
room, which has been located on
the first floor in the George Ell
Ter building in Jefferson for
some time.
J. F. Scott, chairman of the
Ashe county board of commits
Sioners, said he was sorry the
valuable project is being discon-
tinued.
AS the sponsoring agency, he
stated that the county, in the
past, had only been required to
pay rent, fuel costs and furnish
thread and buttons. All of the
cloth and materials have been
supplied by the WPA, he said
and explained that the old pro-
ject expired recently and that
according to the requirements of
the proposed new project, it would
be necessary for t. q 2.1ty to
furnish right much ot the ma
terialS used.
"This would naturally cost
Continued on Page Eighth