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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Miller Bought
Chas. Dent Farm

Sheriff w. E. Miller purchas-
ed the Chas. L. Dent farm which
was sold at auction last Friday,
for the sum of $1,000.
The farm located two miles
east of Jefferson on highway Is
contains 159 1-2 acres and is con-
sidered one of the best in the
county. The property was sold
by the Catron Land company of
Marion, Va, for Mr.. Dent who
now lives in Virginia.
The farm which is part of
the original Capt. John Dent
Farm is considered ideal for Gull
tivation and cattle raising.
Sheriff Miller who now lives
in West Jefferson said that he
hoped to- build on his newly &C.
quired farm.
Today the G. H. Mcclure pro-
perties, including a warehouse
dairy farm, and residences will be
sold at auction.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
All Officers OF
Legion Auxiliary
We're Reelected
Mrs. P. G. Wright To Serve
Second Term as Pres.
OF Active Unit.

All of the officers of the Ashe
American Legion Auxiliary unit
were unanimously reelected at a
meeting held at the home of Mrs.
P. G. Wright last Saturday night.
The nominating committee
praised the work of incumbent
officers and recommended that
they be declared reelected.
The report was accepted and
the reelected officers are as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Wright, president; Mrs.
w. E. Miller, first vice president;
Mrs. Norman Hege, second vice
president; Mrs. Edith Barr, sec
rotary and treasurer; Mrs. Callie
Perkins, chaplain; Mrs. Charles
Mcneil, sergeant-at-arms and
Mrs. A. B. Hurt, historian.
Special commentator was
given to Mesdames Wright and
Barr for their outstanding work
during the past year. These two
officers were also chosen as dele
gates to the state convention at
Raleigh.
The Auxiliary voted to contri-
butte $4,000 to the Community
Club House and $4,000 to the
Ashe county hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
90 Miles OF REA Lines To
Be Energized This Week End
Fleetwood, Buffalo, Obids
Idlewild, Glendale Sec
tons to Get Current.

Approximately 60 more miles
of rural electric lines in Ashe
county will be energized this
weekend, Harry Dewar, project
engineer of the Caldwell Mutual
Corporation, announced.
This will give the county a to-
tai of 40 miles of electrified
lines. For some time the lines
from Todd to Donation and from
the Watauga county line through
Sutherland, Green Valley, Fig
and Creston communities have
been energized.
Starting this morning Mr.. De-
war said that the lines in the
Fleetwood, Buffalo, Obids, Idle
wild and Glendale Springs sec
tions will be energized during the
next few days.
Cali farmers along these lines
who have not paid their mem
bership dues should come to the
office here in West Jefferson and
do this so that meters can be in
stalled this week." Mr.. Dewar
said.
A word of explanation was al
so issued. Mr.. Dewar stated that
it will be some time before all
lines in the county are complet-
ed and as a result, the current
will be cut off from time to time
on these advance lines that are
being energized now in order to
cooperate with the Workmen and
to give them the necessary
amount of protection.
On the energized lines, it is es-
timated that the members who
have already had their homes
wired average about three per
mile. This of course does not in
clude all members, but it is be-
lieved that the others will wire
theirs in the near future.
Applications for about 50 more
miles of branch lines in this
county, Is in Watauga and about
20 in Allegheny, have been sent
to Washington.
According to an announcement
recently sent out by Supt. C. F.
Messick, a Use service charge
will be made each month, in ac-
cordance with rate requirements
set up by REA in Washington.
The members will read their own
meters by the middle of each
month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Quessenberry Is
Elected Secretary
OF County Fair
Assistant Farm Agent Has
Had Good Deal of Expert
ence In The Work.
OTHERS ELECTED

H. D. Quessenberry, assistant
Ashe county farm agent, was
elected secretary of the Ashe
County Fair at meeting of the
executive committee held during
the past week.
Mr.. Quessenberry, who is in
Kentucky this week attending a
regional farm meeting kas had a
good deal of experience in oper-
ating agricultural fairs.
He was in charge of the Piney
Creek community fair for two
years when he taught agriculture
there and the past two years he
was connected with the Mt. Airy
fair.
County Agent C. J. Rich said
he would also assist Mr.. Quessen-
berry with the fair work. Mr..
Rich is also an experienced agri-
cultural fair promoter.
Ed M. Anderson was elected
chairman of the executive COM
mittee; Levern johnson, P. C.
Wright, c.. J. Rich, J. B. Hash,
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. A. B. Hurt
were elected vice chairmen and
B. w. Austin was elected treas
urer. J. Lester Segraves, as may
or protein of West jefferson was
appointed on the committee and
Gwyn Price, a director of REA in
the county, was also added to the
committee, making a total of
eleven persons, representing all
civic organizations, the farm ag-
ent's office, the county schools,
and West Jefferson town.
The executive committee plans
to meet every Thursday night at
The Skyland Post for the next
few weeks.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Nearly $1,000 Pledged In
Ashe Hospital Assn. Drive
wade Eller and Rev. Huney-
cult Appointed To Help
Direct Campaign.

A total of nearly 100000 have
been pledged to the Ashe county
hospital, Wade E. Eller announc-
ed last night.
"A rather intensive campaign
has been, waged during the past
week and splendid results have
been achieved. Nearly $4,000 in
stock subscriptions and contribu-
ton pledges have been signed up
since last Thursday, Mr.. Eller
said.
The exact pledge total, he said,
is $6,787.00, a check up revealed.
Yesterday Messrs. Eller and
Roy Badger canvassed in the
Pond Mountain section and got
fine results.
At a hospital meeting last Fri
day night, held here in the
American Legion hall, Wade Ell
Ter and Rev. w. ]. Huneycutt
were appointed to assist Roy
Badger in directing the county
wide drive. Mr.. Eller is also gen.
eral committee chairman.
with a few more thousand
dollars, we can start work on
the hospital" Mr.. Eller said.
Lets get busy and put the
movement over the top"
Listed below are the names OF
the stockholders and contribu-
tors.
LIST OF SHAREHOLDERS
]. ]. Thomas, Prof. R. E. l..
Plummer, Mrs. Callie Plummer,
R. B. Cearley, Mrs. R. j. Star
ling, Rev. R. J. Startling, w. B.
McNeill, Odessa Baker, A. D.
Goodman, ]. F. Phipps, Mrs. Ru-
by Mcmillan, Hazel Dolinger,
T'helma Shepherd.
L. L. Eller, A. L. Fletcher, John
M. Tucker, Mrs. Florence Porter,
V. c. Lillard, T. J. Houck, Ed
Houck, A. ]. Houck, M. G. Ed
wards, R. D. Houck, Robert
Hardin, Troy Gentry, G. w. Ed
wards, B. w. Jones, C. A. Dixon,
James Brooks, Beulah Cocker
ham, Irene Morphew, R. R.
Griggs, Alonzo Baldwin, L. P.
Continued on Page Eighth
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Premium List For
County Fair Now
Growing Rapidly
w. Jefferson Merchants Co.
operating Splendidly. Ov-
er $500 Pledged.
LETTERS ARE MAILED

Judging by the interest which
West jefferson merchants are al
ready showing, the Ashe Coun-
ty Fair, to be held here the last
week in September, will be an
overwhelming success.
Members of the premium list
soliciting committee report that
the merchants here are respond
ing enthusiastically and gene
rously to the request to offer
cash and merchandising prizes.
Gale Mcmillan and Ed Barr
yesterday announced that over
$500 in cash and merchandise
prizes have already been pledg-
ed and that there are a number
of merchants who have not been
contacted so far.
Il have really been surprised
at the wonderful response from
our merchants" Mr.. Mcmillan
said. "They are coming through
splendidly with the finest kind of
cooperation. The Ashe Hard
ware is offering as sweepstake
prize a new washing machine;
several firms are offering $500
in cash or merchandise and a
large number are offering $40 in
cash or merchandise as first and
second prizes. 1t certainly looks
as though we will have a big
premium list"
1t is hoped that a large num-
Der of manufacturers and other
firms throughout the country
will cooperate, too. Letters are
now being mailed to them, C. ].
Rich states.
Mrs. Wright, of the Auxiliary;
Mrs Hurt, of the Woman's Club
and Levern Johnson, of the Ro-
tary club are assisting Messrs.
Mcmillan and Barr in the prem
ium list solicitation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Big Program Is
Being Outlined
For County Fair
Hope to Get Gov. HOey To
Speak. May Have Horse
Show Thurs. p. M.
COMMITTEES NAMED

In addition to what is hoped
will be a large number of agri-
cultural, livestock, poultry and
homemaking exhibits and mid
way attractions, an interesting,
instructive and entertaining pro-
gram is being outlined for the
Ashe County Fair.
According to tentative plans,
Wednesday will be known as
Farmers Day.. Livestock will
be exhibited on that day and in
the afternoon speeches will be
made by prominent leaders in
the state.
A three-point program is be-
ing mapped out for Thursday. In
the morning, according to plans
now under consideration, various
contests for men and women will
be held, such as horse shoe pitch
ing, hog calling, rolling pin
throwing and so on. B. D. Barr
has been appointed as chairman
of a committee to work out COM
plete details.
In the afternoon it is proposed
that horse show be held and
GWyn Gambill, Earl GRAPHICAL
and Capt. George Doggett have
been appointed to see what they
can work out. That night the Lee
gion post will sponsor an old
time fiddler's convention at the
high school.
Friday will be educational or
school children's day" and it is
hoped that Gov. Hoey can be Sc
cured to deliver an address that
afternoon. Athletic contests for
the boys and girls will be held
that day. Coach Paul Perkins was
named as chairman of a commit
tee to work out plans. On this
committee are also Coach R. w.
Morphis, Principal George Van
Hoy, Miss Thelma Shepherd and
Mrs. Quessenberry.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
RETURNS FAVOR
HEALTH DEPT.

Returns from the ballot
printed in The Skyland Post,
last week, regarding the health
department, show that the
people of the county are in
favor of continuing the de-
partment by adding around &c
per hundred dollars to the
tax rate. The returns today
show about three to one in ia
vor of this proposed plan.
At a meeting of the Meth
odist ministers this week
this group passed a resolution
asking the County Commits
sioners to continue the health
dept. and if necessary, to levy
an additional tax to raise the
S2,4OO needed for the health
dept.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Assembly
To Be Held In
Ashe This Year
Invitation of Jeffersors ROta-
ry Club Is Accepted. To
Meet In July.
"a CLUBS IN DISTRICT

The Assembly of the 188th.
district of Rotary International
will be held in Ashe county next
month, with the Jeffersons Ro-
tary club as hosts, Rev. A. V,
Gibson, of Sanford, incoming dis
trict governor, announces.
The Assembly is a two-day
meeting of the newly elected Of
ficers of the various clubs in the
district. There are A clubs in the
188th. district and around 125
Rotarians and Rotary AIMS are
expected to attend the meeting
here next month. Winston-Salem
and Charlotte clubs are includ-
ed in the district.
According to tentative plans,
the Assembly will be held at the
Bromine-Arsenic and Shatley
Springs.
''It seems to me that it would
be an excellent idea to hold this
Assembly in the cool mountains
and we accept the gracious invi-
tation of the Jeffersons Rotary
Club" Gov. Gibson wrote in
coming president, Ed Anderson.
"Just off hand it looks like a
good time to hold the Assembly
would be either the second, third
or fourth week in July" he stat
ed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Teachers TOGet
Slight Increases
InTheir Salaries
S25O,OOO Divided Among a..
900 Teachers. Teacher
Load" Remains Same.

The teachers in the state are
looking forward this fall to a
slight increase in salaries.
Yesterday a hearing was held
in Raleigh to determine what
plan would be best to divide the
$25O,0O0 that has been set aside
for increasing teachers salaries.
There are $4,000 teachers in
the state and $4,000 only gives
each teacher an average of 81
per month increase. If divided
equally, $25O,OOO would be lit
tie over $40 per year for each
teacher. DR.. B. B. Dougherty IS
chairman. of this committee.
The state school commission
last week adopted the same
teacher load" that has been used
for the last two years.
Adoption of the teacher load
schedule means that elementary
schools will receive one teacher
for each Is pupils, six for each
100, and one for each So above
100; and that high schools will
get three for each so pupils, four
for each IS, and one for each
35 over IS.
Lloyd Griffin, secretary of the
commission, said that to take
care of increased enrolment, the
state probably would need about
24.4OO teachers next school year,
compared with 24,167 in 1899.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
. Record Crowd
= Attended
June" Last Sun.

In keeping with its tradition,
the big June" held at Senter
Primitive Baptist church last
Saturday and Sunday, attracted
an exceptionally large crowd.
It was estimated that there
were 5000 people present for the
annual Ashe county ''home-com-
ing" and communion service at
the 110-year-old Senter church.
Cars, with license tags from var
ious states in the union, lined
the one mile road from the Spar
ia highway to the Nathan's Creek
high school and below the
church.
In spite of the large crowd,
traffic moved rather smoothly
and there were practically no ev-
licences of misconduct. II didn't
see a single drunk person and,
didn't hear about single fight"
one of the observers commented,
which was quite a contrast with
certain behavior at former Big
June" meetings.
All services were held in the
church even though the new
building is not quite completed.
The visiting elders who preach
ed were Elders j. R. Worrell,
Winston-Salem; c. R. Dancy,
Marion, Va; E. o. Lilly, Jump
ing Branch, w. Va, and J. C.
Fulk, Mt. Airy.
Elder w. w. Davis, pastor of
the church, presided and was in
charge of the communion service.
Plans are now under way to
raise $500 with which to COM
plete the new building.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Jack Rhodes Is
New Commander
OF Legion Post
Annual Election Held Last
Sat. Glenn GRAPHICAL Is
New Adjutant.
DELEGATES CHOSEN

Jack Rhodes, popular West JET
ferSon business man, was unani
mously elected commander Of
the Ashe county post number III
of the American Legion for the
ensuing year, at the annual cleo.
ton of officers meeting held ir
the Legion hall here last Satur'
day night.
Mr.. Rhodes will succeed Com.
mander j. B. Hash, whose tern
of office expires next fall. The
selection of new officers is always
made before the annual state de-
partment convention, which
takes place this year in Raleigh
June 24-27.
The other officers elected are
William 7. Miller, first vice COM
mander; Gather Baldwin, second
vice commander; Walter Hud-
dler, third vice commander,
Glenn B. GRAPHICAL. adjutant and
finance officer; Dave Weaver
service officer and Wiley Bald
win, sergeant-at-arms. Comman-
der-Elect Rhodes will appoint the
other officers.
Past Commander Ed Barr and
District Commander P. G. Wright
were elected as delegates to the
state convention and it was vot-
ed that Commander Hash will
appoint one other delegate from
the post and three alternates.
Reports from the building and
finance committees of the Com
munity club house were made.
Lester Stump stated that the
foundation work for the building
is now well under way and P. C.
Wright, finance chairman, issued
an appeal fer all Legionnaires
and the public to cooperate in
helping to raise the necessary
amount OF money required OF the
sponsor.
Mr.. Rhodes, the new comman-
der, was born and reared at War
rensvi1le. He enlisted for World
War service July 4 1918 and
landed in France on October S,
1918. Before the Armistice he en-
gagged in active combats and
spent 9 months in France before
returning home.
He has been engaged in the
furniture business here for the
past seven years.
I. P. Coward was unanimously
favored to continue as head of
the Sons of the Legion unit. Mr..
Coward has been ably directing
this activity since the unit was
organized two years ago.
About "a Legionnaires were
present and refreshments were
served in conclusion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

Mrs. c. H. Cowles, district pres
ident of the Federated Woman's
Clubs and Mrs. Dula, both of
Wilkesboro, will be at the West
Jefferson Woman's Club meeting
which will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. c. D. Neal. Mrs. Dula
will exhibit some of her paint
ings. Mrs. r. H. Stone is in
charge of the program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Survey OF School
Bus Routes Being
Made This Week

Prof. Albert Martin, former
principal of the Lansing high
school who is now a representa-
tive of the state department of
public instruction, is in the coun-
ty this week, going over the var
ious school bus routes with Supt.
Hash and other school officials.
Several new routes have been
proposed and Mr.. Martin is max
ing a personal inspection of each
one of them.
Supt. Hash said yesterday that
the survey will not be complet-
ed until next Monday Or Tues
day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

Nine hundred and seventy juv-
mile delinquents were being car
ed for by the State of North
Carolina in April, 1899.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

Forty-eight deaths were re-
ported among the North Carolina
county home population in April,
1889.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
WANT A HOSPITAL.

If you want a Hospital in Ashe
County, JOIN the ASEE COUN-
TY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Cooperation and support from
everybody is needed to put the
movement over. We now have
a Golden Opportunity!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

N n .ne a1,r-conditioned section of
r sol.n Carolina whose altitude
range ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
a ~ sea level. Twenty-Five miles
the county. ''ioosn
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-09-07
Radio Club To Send Free Message

Sending short wave radio messages by members &C
the Greenbelt Radio Club will be unique feature
OF the town fair. 1t has been announced that ef-
forts will be made to contact the town of Green
hills, Ohio, and exchange messages with a similar
group there.
Numbers Will be given out to fair-goers and the
Lucky ones Will be able to have rad ograms sent to
any part of the country free Of charge.
In addition to these features the Radio Club
WILL nave on display at its booth modern radio equip
ment OF Interest to both the layan radio enth,-
siasts.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-09-07

for granted. I also agree that we have no need to
fear that we Will be unjustly sonably taxed
thanks to the high quality Of agement.
I must say, too, that have not retractedY
previously publ rating of the present council
which, by the way, was qualified by the adjective
usually" and which not based single ISSUE
but on general, year-1ong observation. still say
Mrs. Taylor has d stinguished herself as sound stu
dent Of problems and a forthri ght champion
Of her cowic tions. She has represented her sex
we'll, and has demonstrated the value Of having a
woman Council. She shows greater promi Sc
for the future land her services the Council should
certainly be retained.
AS for Mr.. East, all too often 7 have heard the
words zone Man Council" implying tn at Mr.. East was
the whole show. That is not true; every member has
contributed mature judgment and sincere effort to
before him. But there is enough truth in the con-
mer to distinguish Mr.. East, and to give point to
my indi ctnsnt Of the Council a whole. For in
gene ra1 it is lr. East who notices errors in the
minutes who knows what's in the charter, who knows
what's in the ordinances previously passed, whose
ques tions to get to the bottom of things, who
irons out ambi guities from proposed motions, who
takes up cit izens' suggestions and follows Their
through, who acknowledges the value of these sug-
gestions, who writes valuable letters to the Town
Attorney and to the COOPEATOR. DON'T understand
me- There are exceptions, perhaps many, but in gen.
eral, I speak truly, and not the only one who
has lamented the fact.
Howard C. Custer
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-09-07
VOLUME 3 NUMBER 6

sherrod East in his counter attack on my attack
on the Town Council should have quoted more fully.
and sponsi Of heir posi- tons" Undoubt
edly every member Of the Council has 6iity. All
have demons trated their fair quota of good common
sense, good Will, good INTENT ons They have served
their cons tuents consci entiously to the full e1-
tent Of their capabilities, their natures, and their
understanding of the signi ficance Of their posi-
The fact that they may not have realized to the full
the opportni ties and demands of their Positions
If, as think, they as group have failed it is
no crime; and it is truly Unfortunate that my clumsy
use Of words has wounded their feelings thout
expire ssing adeq,a te1y my cmtentions.
Mr.. East is to be thanked for his report of the
Local tax history The story has not been adequate
1y covered by the COOPEFATOR. This is to be re-
GREETED, but the blame iht fairly be laid at
Mr.. East's door than mine, 81 nee he was in more
favored posito to know the details. None of US
is paid for writing for the COoPEATOR. In fact,
the leading arti cles, we'll many Of the news
stories, are written largely by those Of who al
ready have many demands, both comuit y and pri vate,
upon our time. This paper is truly community
project, and how well it faces the problems re-
ports the life Of the conmun ty depends upon how
well we all contribute to it. All too ADM tted1y it
has hardly begun to realize its unique opportunity
to show the possibilities Of the cooperative, citi-
Zer-produce ed nrresSn.
In my "stand" indeed limited my attention to a
single phase Of the problem (Which that took twice
the space the islands" usually fill). I tried to
show that, as it seemed to me- the Council had
looked fundamental principle of democratic govern
mer, and had released to tn administrative branch
of the government power all democratic law insists
should be held by the legislative branch. My con-
clusion that therefore the Council mad failed to
take the significant part it should take in the
formah on of the ordinance. The point of my whole
attack the Council is that its works and contri-
buttons should supplement those Of the management,
that we should have a strong 1aW-naxing body, as
we'll as strong Law admin strating officers.
hope you viii refer to previous CooPERAToRs to
determine if Mr.. East has faced NY specific
charge, which that the act itself did not spe-
officially make provision for the unusual condition
presented this year. There indication that
the Council to review the assessment as whole
before the bills were sent out; therefore there
would have to be wholesale appeals from the citizery
before Mr.. East's only answer to my charge would
have any significance. Human apathy being What it
is there could be several thousand dollars difference
in the total tax charged before this check would
sert ITSELF Understand my point is concerned with
what the total pgsona1 property of the town is
taxed, not Individual piecesl. I admit the point is