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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06

Among the 1900 who attempted
to guess the number of Easter
eggs in the jar on display during
Easter value days here Miss Ma
dene Watson of Beng was the
only one to arrive at the exact
number, 1899. Miss Watson won
the first prize of $25 which will
be mailed to her this week.
Strange as it may seem there
were 18 people who missed the
total by only one, guessing 1900.
These will be given an opportu-
nifty to guess over again next
week in order to compete for the
next two cash prizes, $40 and SIS.
A small jar of eggs will be plac-
ed in the window of The Sky
land Post and will remain there
throughout the week in order to
give these 18 people a chance to
guess again. The one guessing the
nearest correct number of eggs
at this time will be awarded $40
ard the second SIS. These are the
two Cash prizes in the original
contest for which these Is tied
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
Nadene Watson Is Winner Of
Egg Guessing Contest Here

Those guessing 1900 who are
eligible to guess again are: Rich
ard Mcclure, Todd; Mrs. G. W..
Porter, Winston-Salem; Bina Ba-
ker, Lansing; Ruth Mcclure,
Todd; Maude Kelley, Crumpler;
Winfred Barr, Maggie Woodie,
Joe Medly, Pete Blevins, Ruth
Blevins, Ruth Stanley, Jimmy
Grayson, Ruby billiard and Dent
FISHERMAN, Mrs. Eula Hardin all
of West jefferson; Miriam Phil
lips, Carl Wyrick, and Elizabeth
Oliver.
Among the others who were
close to the total in their guess
es were Edwin Eller with 1901;
Rachel Jones with 1895; and b.
wer Shumake with 1890.
Unmindful of the bad Wea-
Their, there was a crowd around
the window of The Skyland Post
most of the time during the three
Easter value days, Friday, Satur-
day and Monday when the eggs
were on display.
Merchants reported good bust
Continued On Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
Johnston And
Austin Clad To
Get Back Home
Both OF Them Are Pleased
With Accomplishments of
1889 General Assembly.

eyes, we certainly are glad to
get back home" was the senti-
ment expressed yesterday by
Representative Ira T. Johnston
and Senator w. B. Austin who
returned from Raleigh Tuesday
night.
Neither one of them were in
their offices much yesterday for
the simple reason that they were
tired, worn out and sleepy after
practically an all night session
Monday night before adjourn
ment of the 1899 general assem-
bly,, thus ending the 9O-day ses-
sion.
81 regard the session as a pro-
gressive and constructive one ~
Senator Austin said. "Of. course
the state is spending too much
money, but it is giving it's cit
zenship a lot in return and ou1
county and section are not affect
ed much by the increased levies
and at the same time will great
ly benefit therefrom," both he
and Mr.. Johnston pointed out.
Everything in the senate ran
very smoothly" Mr.. Austin de-
clared. 1--WE didn't get into a sin
gle heated controversy and had
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
Fleetwood Won
Over Elkland
I'm Final Debate
Medals Presented Each of The
DebatOrs by The Rotary
Club.
TROPHY AWARDED

Fleetwood high school was the
winner Of the silver loving cup
Saturday night at the court
house in the finals of
the all-county debate sponsored
by the Jeffersons' Rotary club.
Defending the negative side of
the question, Resolved That Vo-
cational Training is Of More VAL
ue Than Cultural Training to
Ashe County High School Stu
dents. Kathryne Houck and
Ruth Taylor, of Fleetwood, won
the decision over Jewel and Vio-
let Graham of Elkland.
Both sides presented excellent
debates; and while Ashe coun-
tians are perhaps at this time
partial to the vocational subjects
which were defined as agricul-
ture, home economics, manual
training and commercial courses,
because of the acute need for
them, it was the age-old cultur-
al subjects which won out.
Judges for the debate were Mr..
Bryant Oliver of West Jefferson,
Mr.. Joe Worth of Jefferson, and
Mr.. Bill McNeill of Crumpler.
j. B. Hash, superintendent of
schools presided and Mr.. Horatio
Queensberry served as time
keeper. At the close of the de-
bate Mr. Hash introduced Rotar-
ians Ed. M. Anderson and Lee
verne Johnson.
Mr.. Anderson who commended
the debators on their efforts pre-
sented, on behalf of the Rotary
club. debating medals to each of
them. Mr.. Johnson then awarded
the Silver loving cup y Fleet
wood and pointed on that a
school must win it tWly tces-
sive years for permanent posses
sion.
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County Starts To
Paying Its Debts
Again This Week
Interest Check for $32,OOO.OO
Covering One Year Is Sent
To State Treasurer.
PART OF NEW PLAN

Monday was significant day
in Ashe county's financial his
tory.
For the first time in several
years, the county commissioners,
with adequate funds on deposit,
authorized the payment of in
terest on all Ashe county bonds
outstanding and covered by the
refunding plan for a period of
one year extending from Deem
Der l, 1887 to December l, 1888
the first year from date of the
debt refunding program, it was
stated.
The interest payment, covering
this one-year period, amounted
to 100000 and was sent to
Chas. M. Johnson, state treasur-
er, to be applied to the bonds, L.
P. Coward, county accountant,
said.
Under the refunding plan, the
bonded indebtedness as of Deem
Der l, 1887, was $1,079,000.O0. Al
that time the county owed $274,
907.44 in accrued interest and
past due coupons. The interest
figure, under the refunding plan
was cut in half and set up as in
terest refunding bonds in the
amount of $120,758.64, making the
total bonds under the plan ST.
199,758.64.
The interest rate for 1878 tC
1941-42 was set up at 3 percent
and the total interest require
ment for 1878 was set out as
$17,996.37. The interest require.
ment for 1878 was set out a:
$17,996.37. The interest require
ment for 1889 was set at $685.,
872.75, the county operating ex.
penses at $25, 10000 and the tota
tax revenue at $65,O0O.O0.
The refunding program ha:
not been declared operative by
the Local Government Commits
sion as it is understood tina
they are waiting for at least z:
percent of the bond holders t
accept the plan. To date, infor
nation from the Local Govern
ment Commission reveals, abou
II percent have accepted it.
In the meantime, however, thu
Continued on Page Eight
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New Marriage And Health
Laws Are Now FunctiOning

Larry P. Coward, popular re-
gister of deeds of Ashe county
said today that he did not mean
to thwart cupid but that he must
abide by the newly enacted mar
riage laws.
The law provides that appli-
cants must file certificates show
ing they are free from diseases.
Copies of the statute and health
forms have not been distributed
to the offices of the registers of
deeds yet and as a result there
has been some delay in issuing
marriage license.
Mr.. Coward pointed out that
he, like others filling the office
of the register of deeds must
comply with the law. Attorney
General MCMILLAN jr. discussing
the matter said nc license should
be issued until the health forms
have been oiled.
Secretary of State Thad Eure
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Tax Listers Now Visiting
All Homes In Ashe County
Only Four New Listers Ap-
pointed. Met at Court House
Last Monday Morning.

With the listers visiting the va
rious homes, tax listing in every
township in Ashe county is now
in full swing.
Supplies and instructions were
given the listers at a meeting
Monday in the court house by H.
H. Burgess, county tax supervis-
or.
The abstract forms on which
all property is listed are about
the same as those of last year. In
tangible personal property was
removed from the 1888 forms. AS
a result of this new law, the
county last year lost one half
million dollars of solvent credit
and IT'S part from the state on in
tangible personal taxes collected
was only about 100000.
This year it will be little less
because of the change made by
the legislature.
"The law requires all persons
owning any property to list and
all male persons between the
ages of 81 and so years are to list
and give in their poles," Mr.,
Burgess stated.
Il will appreciate your coop
=ration with the listers and we
want to be sure and finish this
month";" Mr.. Burgess said.
Only four new listers were ap-
pointed this year. They are S. W..
James, Clifton township; Bryan
Kirby, Helton township; L. s.
Richardson, Peak Creek; and Coy
Francis, Walnut Hill.
The old ones who were reap
pointed are: P. L. Mcmillan,
Chestnut Hill township; Zeb
GRAPHICAL, Creston; E. E. Houck,
Elk; A. J. Blevins, Grassy Creek;
Edgar Stansberry, Horse Creek;
A. A. Perry, Hurricane; J. D.
Burgess, Jefferson; Bruce Gray
beal, Laurel; Oscar Wilson, North
Fork; Delmar Rose, Obids; ]. r.
Grub, Old Fields; Howard Be
wins, Peak Creek; L. H. Miller,
Pine Swamp; c. G. Robinson,
Pond Mountain and G. M. Camp
bell, West Jefferson.
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.YA Program In
Ashe County Is
Closed This Wk.
Determination Due to Lack OF
Adequate Training Pro-
gram, Supervisor Says.

The NYA program in Ashe
county was closed out this week
and will not be re-opened until
after July /, J. N. Smith, district
supervisor, announced yesterday,
Mr.. Smith said the reason for
stopping the NYA activities in
this county were first, because
the NYA program here was not
constructive and did not satisfac-
torily meet the National Youth
Administrators requirements
and second, because of the neces-
sity to curtail NYA expenses in
the state for the rest of this fis-
cal year.
"The purpose of NYA is to
train young men and women be-
tween the ages of Is and Is for
some specialized work or occu-
patton and at the same time to
accomplish something that will
be of real benefit to the commu-
nifty" he stated.
He said that with the exception
of the West Jefferson gymna-
SUM, the projects in this coun-
ty were not accomplishing much
either from the standpoint of Civ
ing training or benefitting the
communities.
about all the boys and girls
in the work shops in Jefferson
were doing was loafing," he de-
clared. He did praise the work
that had bean done in the work
shop at Crumpler.
Another drawback to the pro-
gram in the county, he said, was
the fact that there was no exper-
fenced supervisor in charge now.
NYA paid out a total of around
$4,000 to between IS and 100
young men and women last year
in the county. The pay schedule
is $14 per month for 20 hours
! of work to unskilled and $18 per
month to skilled workers.
MIR. Smith said he was anxious
to revive the program in the
! county before the first of July
and asked that all officials and
the public cooperate to that end
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Rev. o. v. Caudill, of Elkin,
was guest minister at the West
jefferson Presbyterian church
Sunday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
Make Appeal F2r
Location OF Ashe
County Hospital
Public Asked To Cooperate
Final Decision Must Be
Made Immediately.

Another appeal for the public
to make suggestions and offers
relative to a location for the
Ashe cunty hospital was issued
this week by Wade Eller and
members of the Hospital Asso-
cations location committee.
"The WPA office in Raleigh
wants this information as soon as
possible and we need to decide on
a location Immediately" Mr.. Ell
Ter said.
He also announced that a meet
ing of the locations committee
will be held next Monday night
at 1880 o'clock at the Legion hall,
with the finance committee, drive
chairman, members of all other
committees and anyone else who
wishes to attend.
IF the towns of West Jeffer-
son or Jefferson or any citizen
living in these two towns have a
suitable location and wish to give
it, please let us knw about it at
once" Mr.. Eller said.
He stated that Eugene Camp
bell had offered to give several
acres of land at the foot of Ne
gro mountain. Roy Badger has
already agreed to give fine To-
cation near his home in Jefferson
which is known as the old school
dormitory' site and George w. Ell
Ter, of Bina, has said that he
might give a lot in Jefferson. No
free offers from inside the cor
porate limits of West Jefferson
have been made as yet, he stated
Before making any decision, il
is necessary to have as many
suggestion for locations, either in
terms of gifts or for sale, as pos
sible so that the committee and
others interested in an Ashe
county hospital may select the
best one available.
Mr.. Eller suggested that some
one might give a sight as me
mortal to some member of thei1
family. The committee is pledg
ed to locate the hospital within
a radius of three miles of Amo
Graybeal's home here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
Commencement At Fleetwood
And Elkland Opens Sat. Night
Baccalaureate Sermons Sum
day Afternoon and
Sunday Night.

Commencement exercises at
Fleetwood and Elkland high
schools will begin Saturday
night, when the Senior play, cat
the End of the Rainbow" will be
presented at Fleetwood at 7:3O
o'clock, under the direction of
Mrs. Gertrude Vaught; while the
Elkland Junior class will fete the
seniors in a farewell banquet at
this same hour.
On Sunday Rev. w. ]. Hun
neycutt will deliver the bacca-
laurate sermon at Fleetwood at
z o'clock in the afternoon and
Rev. Paul Townsend of Boone
will address the group at Elkland
at 7:30 Sunday evening in Black
burns chapel.
On Monday night, April 10,
the seventh grade graduation ex-
erciSeS will be held at Fleetwood.
Following short musical pro-
gram, County Superintendent of
schools, J. B. Hash will present
diplomas to graduates.
Class night will be held at
Fleetwood, on Wednesday, April
II. At this time the members of
the Senior class will present,
THE Sweet Girl Graduate. The
play will be effectively staged
through the open leaves of a
large book turned by two small
pages.
The Fleetwood graduation ex-
ercises will be held Friday night
April IA when DR.. B. B. Daught-
reg, President of A. S. T. G. will
deliver the literary address. Spe-
cial music will be furnished by
the glee club and diplomas will
be awarded by the principal,
James A. Stanley. There are Is
members of the Senior class.
The class day program and the
formal commencement will be
held at Elkland, Friday evening,
April IA beginning at 7:30 o.
clock. DR.. w. Amos Abrams will
deliver the address and Mr.. E.
E. Garbee of A. S. T. c. will pre-
sent the diplomas. Medals and
a,s ards will also represented at
this time. Paris Ragan will de-
liver the valedictory address.
The Elkland Senior play,
Bound to Marry, a three-act
comedy will be staged on Satur-
day evening and will mark the
close of commencement exercis-
eS.
Members of the graduating
classes of both schools as we'll as
members of the faculty wish to
extend to all of their friends an
invitation to attend commence
ment exercises.
These are the first two high
schools in the county to end their
years work.
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Allegheny County
Farmers Will Get
Around $4,000

Around 1000 Allegheny coun-
ty farmers will receive approx
mately $4,000 for compliance
with the 1888 agricultural pro-
gram, r. E. Black, popular Allie
ghany farm agent, stated Mon
day when he was in town super
vising the hauling of several tons
of phosphate from the railroad
station here to Sparta.
He said that work sheets were
signed last spring for 1,40O Allie
ghany farmers and that about l.
900 of them co-operated with the
program enough to get payment
checks this spring. Checks are ex-
pected to arrive Immediately.
eve have already received
about 100 tons of phosphate and
are now taking a large number
of orders for lime" he stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
HOSPITAL MEETING
MONDAY NIGHT, 1880

There will be a meeting OF
the drive chairmen and all
committee members of the
proposed Ashe County HOspi-
tai Association at the Ameri-
can Legion hall here Monday
night, April 10, at 1880 o'clock,
it was announced yesterday.
All members and others in
terested in the movement are
urged to attend. The project
has been approved by WPA,
but construction cannot COM
mence until the sponsors share
is raised and a location secur-
ed.
These matters will be dis
cussed at the meeting, it was
announced.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
What The State
Legislature Did
In Final Sessions
(By Staff Correspondent

RALEIGH, April AUST 80
days after it opened on Jan. 4.
the 1889 session of the state legis-
| lature came to a close today,
after working IS legislative days.
In commenting on the session,
Governor Hoey stated that he
thought that the assembly had
done very constructive job,
which would be reflected by
real progress.
Governor Hoey said the con-
tinuing revenue act "gives the
public some assurance of stabili-
ty of taxation and should save
the time of future legislators as
so much will not have to be re-
haShed."
Progress in education, he con-
tinued, was made possible
through adequate provision for
the normal increase in students
and the normal needs" He also
pointed to provision of extra
funds which may be used for
either ninth and tenth incre-
ments or salary adjustments on
some other basis.
"A very good school machinery
act gives power to units to add a
ninth month, or a 18th grade, and
provide vocational education" he
said. 'Then the funds for voca-
tional and adult education were
increased"
The public health program was
broadened, he said, through in
creased funds and three health
measures requiring physical fit
ness before marriage, prenatal
blood tests of expectant moth
ers, and immunization of child
rem against diphtheria.
Under the agricultural pro-
gram, the Governor continued,
1--WE are going to be able to get a
real good man to direct research
at the college,"
A method is provided for ad-
justment of any differences be-
tween the N. c. State College ex-
tension service and the depart
ment of agriculture" he pointed
out. Funds are MACE eysSRble
for Japakese Beetle, hog cnosrra -
and Bangs disease work, and as
the college goes down one line
in rial research work the agricul-
turag department will have funds
to 60 down another to encourage
mark citing and storage facilities
and other developments"
Turning to election bills, the
Chief Executive said:
The legislature made very
Substantial compliance with the
p lblic will and mind on election
laws. It enacted very good alb
sentee voting law, and it is one
that does not lend itself to abus-
es. The marker bill is reasonable
and is a safeguard against mis-
use.
''The substitute for the new re-
gistration bill is entirely ade-
quate. It will clear a great deal
of dead wood off the books, and
more nearly reveal the exact sta
tuS of voters. It will permit
better facilities in cnducting cleo
tons, and the names of people
who have been long since dead or
moved away will be removed.
They aided in absentee abuses"
There has been no "extrava-
gance" despite increased appro-
priations, he said, adding:
''The increases were absolutely
essential in meeting the needs of
growing state, and the legisla-
ture went as far as possible to-
ward meeting those needs. If
normal conditions prevail during
the next biennium, I do not think
we shall have a deficit"
| Some of the last bills to be con-
sidered this week before ad-
journment included a bill which
Continued ON Page Eight
MW@Y-W@W l
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
ASHE COUNTY

is the ir-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level twenty-five miles
of the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06

WANT A HOSPITAL?
II you want a Hospital in Ashe
county, JOIN the ASHE COUN-
TY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
cooper alton and support from
everybody is needed to put the
movement over. We now have
Golden Opportunity!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-06
INFANT DAUGHTER DIES

Candice Clyde Pennington, in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. al!4 T's
Glenn Pennington of West JEFF
ferson, died on Friday. She was
born March 16, 1889.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-02
Cotton Loses
Part Of Gain

New York. Dec. 2.-(AP)- Wide
fluctuations took place in cotton fu-
lures today with final quotations I'M
changed to - higher. After advance
ing 8 to IS points ON the opening,
prices gave ground somewhat An
other rise in the final half hour was
halted by Wall Street and commission
house selling.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-02
Dec. II Date
For Kiwanis
Bridge Party

A rs weekly dinner meeting Fri
.aAt the Henderson KiWanis
'' aecIded to hold its annual bridge
.er and bmgo tournament in the
..Sllm OF the Henderson high
the evening of Friday, De-
ae IT, The proceeds will be US
the clubs annual encampment
acknowledged boys, held each
.~. II Camp Balance Rock near
Henderson.
eus program for the evening was
.,srse 81 j. H. Bryan and consist
hort talk by Dr. Thomas M.
ter ON the spirit of Thanksgiving;
M vocal numbers of Mrs. Sturgis
inns. of Middleburg, and two num-
bv W. y. Bryan, both being &C
sanled at the piano by Mrs. j.
Martin. NJ c. Miles was in charge
question period on North Caro-
.4 history The three were guests
Il. he club at the dinner.
Harry Bryan. vIce-president of
fl, clab. presided over the meeting,
the attendance was 70 percent
HE membership. A number of
members who We're out of the city
M Thanksgiving had not returned.
and tners We're reported i'll.
= Barnes is chairman Of the
~-e,rng committee for the bridge
,nscAer and bingo tournament, and
Blyu was named chairman OF
lii LChet committee. Tickets were
distributed 10 members, and each was
asked To be responsible for selling
,ou Dr. Howard Alien is the other
gel of the committee. 1t was
stated that the entire club is SUPPORT
.r- tie tournament, with the idea of
gAug the public an evening of high
class entertainment.
Arrangements have been made for
..t-Ql-toWn talent fer the floor show.
a.d many prizes Will be awarded
euuNg the evening, it was said.
N.nouS committees handling ar
..alcmentS include the following:
Floor shoW-Frank Jordan, chair
..a. r. ". Bruin, Dan Clark, M. c.
u -.
4 dge-T. S. Kittren.
~eaack-C L. Mackey.
Bngo-G O. McPhail, chairman;
F Xix Dorsey. Alex Watkins.
He-reshments-Bill Turner, w. B.
H.ar. j. W Sanders.
PoHcity-James Bryan, Clarence
f. Greene.
Distribution Of prizes-W. c. Gates,
c.-~.rnan: j. B. Hicks, Roy Tolbert,
L. Daniel
a3use-H. R. Mangum and Bill
I'll oer co-chairmen; j. w. Beck,
Jac. Turner, S. NJ Crowder, Charlie
snca Marvin Coghill
Solicitation of prizes-C. O. Seifert,
,a-cman; c. P. Tanner, E. O. Falk-
IL DR.. Thomas NJ. Hunter.
teckers-H. B. Newman.
I'D Allen, of the Henderson high
So u. was received into the club the
G-e before this as the junior XII
9-r.an for December He was pre-
s--.-d by S. NJ CroWder and well
e-1d by Rev. l. w. Hughes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-02

Chicken eating contest held in
western city. Unlike boxing
H. all the squaWking was heard
.--.le-not after-contest.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-02
Stocks Rally
Is Checked

New York, Dec 2.-(AP)-Efforts
to extend Fridays modest stock
market rally met with opposition to-
day, and leading issues generally
shifted over an extremely narrow
range. Traders had little fresh news
to go on, and the disposition of most
was to step lightly in expanding COM
mitments.
Prices in virtually all categories
We're slipshod from the start, and
dealings were frequently at stand
still during the tWO-hOur proceed
ings. Transfers were around 100000
shares, one Of the smallest turn-overs
since the middle of October.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-02
Firms Regain Arctic
Port Lost Earlier
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dicatod the red troops were poor
ly prepared for war in the far north
Many apparently had suffered
frozen feet Russian achievements
were reported enroute to Petsamo
and 4 new battle was expected.
Soviet war planes, meanwhile,
continued active in the narrow Fin
nish corridor leading to the Arctic.
LoW-flying planes were reported to
have attacked Finnish motor buses
carrying refugees toward the Nor
Wcgian border.