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Evening star., 1939-10-31
Births Reported

Morris and Elizabeth Cunningham. boy.
Herbert and Mary Thorn. boy.
wilson and Gladys Selden. boy,
Joseph and Marearet Noyes boy.
Paul and Jane Roundy, girl.
WILLIAM and Frances Gates. boy.
!homaS and Anna Reese. boy.
Andrew and Doris Sesock, boy.
Haiph and Kathryn Brown, girl.
julius and Elizabeth Earle girl.
Sauders and Geneva Fuel, girl,
John and Lillian Taylor, girl.
Evening star., 1939-10-31
Church Society Dinner

The Rector's Aid Society Of st.
Adams Church will hold its an
nual turkey Ginner Thursday from
$50 to 7:30 pm. in the parish hall.
Mrs. Elwood H. Seal is chairman
of the Arrangements Committee.
Evening star., 1939-10-31

mortal Church. Meetings will also
be led by DR.. Truett in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
at 1910 pm. Thursday and Friday,
and from Monday through Wednes-
day Of next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
West Jefferson Agog With Final
Preparations For Big Christmas
Crippled Children
To Receive Gifts

A number of the younger Grip
pied children in Ashe county will
be made happier this year, since
the Woman's club is supplying
them with Christmas boxes of
toys, books, clothing, fruit, etc.
The gift boxes have been pre-
pared under the direction of the
efficient club president Mrs. A.
B. Hurt who has spent much
time and effort in securing pre-
sents for this group.
Cards have been mailed out to
the children who are to be given
the packages which are now at
the Central Radio company,
where the crippled children, or
members of their families are to
call for them.
Mrs. Hurt, representing the
Woman's club, worked with the
Rotary crippled children's chair
man, Gale Mcmillan and Miss
Ruth Tugman. welfare superin-
tendent on this project.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Changes In Numbers Won't
Affect Construction Work
On Sixteen, Hackett Says

II don't expect to quit work
ing on the road from Warrens-
vile to the Tennessee line until
it is entirely completed and the
changes in highway numbers will
not have any effect upon the con-
struction of this road at all, !"
Gordon Hackett, district highway
commissioner, told a Post repor-
ter over the phone yesterday af-
ternoon.
"Unless something unforeseen
develops, I am going to build five
more miles next year and finish
it the following year regardless
of what number it BEARS" he de-
clared.
''The recent changes made in
the highway numbers of the state
highway numbers Of the state
and Ashe county were recon-
mended by the engineering de-
partment and I objected to the
change of Is, but my objections
didn't do any good since this
matter is left largely to the engi-
neering DIVISION" he said.
It was further explained that
one of the principal reasons be-
hind the changes was to increase
the distance of roads running
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Patrons Tell State Utility
Commissions Representative
Phone System Is Inadequate

Persons Rotary club, resolution
was passed suggesting that pc
tition be signed by patrons, re-
questing a modernization OF the
entire system. Levern Johnson,
chairman of the club communl-
tvs service committee, was also
named as chairman of special
committee to handle this actlvl-
ty.
Yesterday Mr.. johnson report
ed that the petition will be
worked up at once and forward
ed to the home office of the Cen
trail Electric & Telephone Com
pany.
The telephone system was in
stalled here in 1927 by the Hor-
ton Telephone Company, of North
Wilkesboro. In 1881 they sold out
to the Southeast Public Service
Company, a western company
which expanded into West Vir-
ginia, Virginia and North Caro-
lima and bought up large num-
Der of small systems. During the
heart of the depression this firm
went into bankruptcy and was
taken over by the Central Elec-
trio and Telephone Company, the
present owners and operators.
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

The telephone system in the
Jeffersons is obsolete and wholly
inadequate, according to a con-
census of opinion gathered here
Monday by V. A. Wilson, an in
spector of the North Carolina
Utilities Commission.
''On the basis of interviews I've
had today with a large number of
patrons it is apparent that the
community has outgrown the pre-
sent telephone system" he told a
Post reporter.
He said that every person he
discussed the matter with ex-
pressed dissatisfaction, not with
the operator, Mrs. w. M. Wyrick,
but with the equipment, the lines,
the crank phones, the clarity OF
sound and so on.
'In my opinion the revenue
here is adequate now for much
better SYSTEM" Mr.. Wilson ex-
planned. "Your town is growing
rapidly and deserves a better
telephone service"
He said that another complaint
lodged by local patrons is the
heavy load that Mrs. Wyrick has
to carry as result of long hours
on duty without assistance.
At recent meeting of the JET
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

more or less east and west and
north and south.
In line with this reasoning,
number SO from Laurel Springs
to near jefferson, running east
and west, has been increased IN
length, while 16, running more or
less north and south, has been
shortened about 10 or IL miles
by this change, it is pointed out.
81 am also going to start work
on the Helton road as soon as
spring opens" Mr.. Hackett as
sured The Post.
In discussing the revisions in
numbers, Ira T. Johnston and
w. B. Austin expressed surprise
and declared they did not know
of it until they read the an
nouncements in the paper.
IT am sorry it was done and
I would have put up a fight to
prevent the changes if I had
known about them sooner" Mr..
Johnston said.
However, I do not think that
will harm road construction and
maintenance in the county at
ALL" he stated. 'Both numbers
are state highways"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Barton Is Fined
For ViOlatiOnOf
School Bus Law
Grassy Creek Man Pays Fine
and Cost For Passing
Lansing Bus.

Archie Barton, of Grassy Creek,
was fined $40 and cost by Judge
H. c. Tucker last Saturday for
passing Lansing school bus that
had stopped on the edge of the
highway to let passengers off.
Action in the case was taken
by Patrolman Thomas who de-
clared that he is receiving a
number Ct reports of@rotorists ia
this county falling to obey the
school bus stop law.
Barton admitted passing the
stopped bus, but declared that he
thought the door was closed and
all loading or unloading finished.
The state law requires all bus
drivers to make a list of the
numbers of all cars violating the
school bus act and to report
these numbers.
Patrolman Thomas said there
are several other similar cases
now pending before magistrates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
w. Erski11e Smith
Enters Race For
Lieutenant Gov
Prominent AlbemarIe Citizen
to Seek Democratic Nom
nation For Office.

ALBEMARLE, Dec. 10. - w.
Erskine Smith, prominent Abe
marie citizen, and President Pro
Tenn of the North Carolina Sc
nate, today announced that he is
a candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor of North Carolina, subject
to the action of the Democratic
party in the primary to be held
on May Is, 1910.
II am candidate for the De-
mocratic nomination for Lieuten-
ant Governor of North Carolina "
Senator Smiths formal state.
ment read. 81 have represented
my senatorial district in every
session of the Senate since 1927
in which Stanly County was en-.
titled to a Senator, with one ex-
ception. I feel that this legislative
experience will be helpful to me
in the discharge of the duties OF
Lieutenant Governor. If nomi-
mated and elected, it will be my
ambition to discharge the duties
Of this high office fairly and i'm
partially to all having in mind
at ell times the best interest Of
North Carolina and its entire cit
izenship."
At the last election Senator
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Chestnut Hill
Men Are Fined
For Giggging Fish
Record LOwness of River Lee
vel Makes Gigging Easy.
To Enforce Law.

George Osborne and Lester
Sheets of the Chestnut Hill town.
ship, were recently convicted and
fined $40 and cost by Magistrate
Paul Williams for gigging fish
in the New River.
Because of the phenominally
low water level of the river,
caused by the drought this fall,
Harvey Goodman, county game
warden, said yesterday that it has
been an easy matter to kill fish
with gig.
"The law specifically prohi-
bits fish gigging in the streams
of this county and adjoining
countless" Mr.. Goodman stated.
"The only legal method of fish
ing here is with hook and line
or rod and reel"
He said he had indirect reports
of several other violations and
that all those caught gigging fish
would be prosecuted.
During this month the river
has risen about two or three inch
es, but is still far below normal,
he declared
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Thousands Are
Expected Here
On Fri. And Sat.
$50 in Cash Will Be Given
Away On Friday After
noon At $3.50.
SANTA TO RETURN

Santa Claus is coming to town
again Friday, at $50 o'clock, and
will give away $50 in cash, in
the West Jefferson Santa Claus
Days promotion, being sponsored
by the merchants here.
The cash awards of $25, SIS and
$40, will be made in the usual or
der, in front of the First National
Bank when thousands are expec-
ted to be present.
The official cash awards CIV
en- away last Saturday were as
follows: $50 to Mrs. Sarah Jones,
Oval; SIS, c. G. Gaultney
Crumpler, $40, Clemmie Price,
Creston.
Santa will also be here Satur-
day and will look forward to see
ing the children and will have IA
vors and candy for them.
Merchants are expecting re-
cord crowds here both Friday
and Saturday and still have a
wide selection of gifts for last
minute shoppers.
Grocerymen and dry goods
stores and others reported I'M
usually good business last Sat-
urday. Many declared it one OF
the biggest days they had ever
experienced here.
Several expressed the regret
; that due to the size of the crowd
they were unable to render their
usually good service to the GUS
toners, but were better pre-
pared to do so this weekend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Yultide Season
To Be Observed
In Varied Ways
All Schools Close Tomorrow
Gifts to Needy Families
Being Distributed.

West Jefferson is now agog
with shoppers making final pre-
parations for the big Christmas
season of 1899.
Most of the schools in the coun-
ty will close tomorrow afternoon
and remain closed until jan
uary l.
All stores, banks, county off
ces and post offices will be closed
Monday, in celebration of the ar
rival of Santa Claus and the
1899 birthday of the Christ Child.
Special services are being held
in many churches in the county
this week and others will fea-
ture special programs Sunday.
Already many friends and re-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Mrs. Lois Bare
Died Wednesday
Was IS Years Old at the Time
Of Her Death Result
ing From Stroke.

Mrs. Lois Bare, IS, we'll known
resident of the Jefferson COM
munity died yesterday morning
at 11:30 following an illness Of
several weeks. Her death was at.
tributed to slight stroke, as the
result of a fall some weeks ago
Plans for the funeral were in.
complete this morning, but mem.
bers of the family said that ser.
vices would probably be held or
Friday at the Orion Beptist
church of which she was a mem
Der.
Mrs. Bare who was a native Of
this county was Lois Coldiron be.
fore her marriage. Her husband
and three sons preceded her tc
the grave some years ago. She
had wide circle of friends anc
relatives who will deeply regret
to learn of her death.
She is survived by the follow.
ing sons and daughters: Mrs
Jane Severt, jefferson; Mrs. Hi.
ram Bare, Crumpler; Jesse, Am.
brose, and Mack Bare, all of JEFF.
ferson; Mrs. Cora Morgan and
Mrs. M. E. Little of West Jeffer.
son. A number of grand children
and great grand children also
survive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Thousands OF
Turkeys Shipped
Out This Week
Growers Melted Around ST.
900 ON Fowls Sold for
Christmas.
UNUSUALLY FINE

In spite of the unity in the OBJ
servance of Christmas, Ashe
county turkeys promise to play
almost as big part in it's OBJ
servance as they did in Thanks
giving, for this week more than
100000 pounds are being shipped
out to other sections of the coun-
try to grace the feast tables on
Dec. Is.
At an average of TIC per pound,
these fowls will net the growers
approximately $4,000. All buy
ers reported that the turkeys
were unusually fine this sea-
son.
w. C. Vannoy, of Vannoy's
produce company, said that they
had purchased more than $4,000
thousand pounds this week.
Smithey's and Burgess also pur-
chased a large quantity as did
Roten's, at Warrensville.
For the Thanksgiving, more
than 1000 turkeys were shipped
out of the county ct an average
of tic per pound, bringing the
growers around $4,000.
Ashe is one of the largest tur-
key-raising counties in the state,
and due to the dry weather here
this year the season has been I'M
usually good. Both the weight
and the texture of the fowls is
said to be above the average.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Motorists Must
Have New Tags
By January LIST.

This week Patrolman Thomas
issued statement cautiening all
motorists to be sure and get their
1910 license plates and have them
displayed on their cars before
January l, 1910.
Il feel sure that no extension
of time will be granted and the
law requires that new tags must
be on cars by the first of the
year otherwise the owners will
run the risk of being fined" Pa
trolman Thomas stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Made Here
Given To Rotary
Intern'l. Pres

Rotarian Bruce Dent represen-
ted the Jeffersons Rotary Club at
a meeting held in Charlotte Tues
dav at which tine Hon. Walter
Head, president of Rotary Inter
national was the guest speaker
On behalf of the club here, Mr.
Dent presented President Head
with a 1O-pound package Of
cheese made in the local plant.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Several Scarlet
Fever Cases In
County Reported

There are several cases Of
chicken-pox and scarlet fever in
Ashe county and one case Of
diphtheria, according to reports
from the health department.
Most of the scarlet fever cases
are in the Lansing community
and one at Glendale Springs, the
report indicated. Mrs. Letcher
Weaver, of Whitetop, has diph-
liberia, it was stated.
Chicken-pox cases are more or
less general, but are light in ma
ture as are the scarlet fever ones.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Senator W. B. Austin
tedPresident OF
Hospital Association
Wade E. Eller Elected Secre-
tary. Other Officers Cho-
sen By Trustees.
BYLAWS ARE ADOPTED

Senator w. B. Austin was cleo
ted president of the Ashe Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital Associ9-
ton, Inc, at a meeting of the
board of trustees held Tuesday
night at the courthouse.
The other officers and COM
mittee members who were also
unanimously elected are as fol-
lows:
Prof. r. E. L. Plummer, j. J.
Thomas and T. K. Miller, vice
presidents; Wade E. Eller, secre-
tary; Roy Badger, treasurer. Bill
Austin, Wade Eller, E. R. Sturdi-
want, J. B. Hash and Ed M. An
derson, the executive committee;
finance committee, Austin, Eller
B. L. Hafer, John Littlewood and
L. P. Coward; auditing commit
tee, j. G. Gambill, w. B. Oliver
and J. o. Blevins.
Members of the old building
committee were re-appointed and
the other members of the execu-
tive committee who are not
members were elected to serve
on this committee. They are f.
r. Sturdivant and J. B. Hash,
They will meet this afternoon at
S o'clock at Badgers Funeral
Home.
Wade Eller acted as temporary
chairman of the first board meet
ing and following the adoption OF
a set of bylaws, which were
read by Mr.. Austin, a nominal
ing committee, composed of j. G.
Gambill, J. E. Oliver and w. b.
Oliver, was appointed to prepare
a report. Their report was un-
animously accepted.
Letters from DR.. James w. Da-
Wis, of the Davis Hospital IN
Statesville and from T. B. Goode,
of the Long Hospital in States
vile, expressing regrets over not
being able to attend the organl-
cation meeting last week, were
read. Also a letter from DR.. c. l..
Haywood, Jr., manager of the
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi-
tai in Elkin, who attended. DR..
J. A. Smith, of Lexington, ten
dered his regrets and made the
following statements:
81 am deeply interested in
your hospital and believe that
it is one of the greatest move
ments that you have put across
in your county. think the Ro-
tary Club should be congratula-
ted on sponsoring such a human
itarian project.
eff it meets with the approval
of your Trustees, it is my inten-
ton to completely furnish a room
as a Memorial to the late DR.. S.
E. Pennington. AS you know, DR..
Pennington spent many years OF
hard practice administering to
the people of your county and
think it is only fitting that I be
allowed to do this in honoring
the memory of your medical pio-
neers, and I assure you that it
will be a pleasure for me to do it
with every good wish for the
success of your Hospital"
DR.. A. B. GRAPHICAL, of Marion,
Va, also sent regrets over not be-
ing able to attend and pledged
his support and cooperation.
According to the bylaws, the
executive committee is charged
with the responsibility of main
tanning and operating the hospi-
tai and of making reports to the
board of trustees.
This committee is to meet once
a month and the trustees once
every three months unless spe-
cial sessions are called.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

Supplies of feed grain available
for the 1939-4O feeding season
are now estimated at 100000
tons, reports the U. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

Mr.. H. G.. Jarvis, of Iredell
county, was y visitor in town this
week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
AsHE COUNTY

is the aforementioned 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, 1939-12-21
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Santa To


The Skyland Post is the only
paper in North Carolina having
an audited circulation of over
three times the total population
of the town in which it is pub
lished.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-13

TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1735-Joseph Priestley, the fam
ed English chemist VINO lied to
Pennsylvania IN order to find more
freedom here, born. Died at North
cumberland, Pa, Feb. s, 1904.
1797-Eleazar Parmly, noted New
York dentist Of his day, one Of The
founders o. dentistry as an or
ganized profession, born at Brain
tree, VT. Died Dec. Is, 1874.
1813-Lorenzo Delmonico, Swiss,
immigrant mere IN the carly 1905,
who retolutionized the restaurant
business, and lade his name world
famed, born. Died Sept. 3, 1881.
1832-Jonn :. Quick, American
missionary and noted writer on evo-
luton, born in Hawaii. Died there,
April IA, 1928.
1853-Eugene w. Presbrey, dra-
matist, born at Williamsburg, Mass.
Died Sept. D, 1881.
1857-Porter w. Sinner, Easton
Pa, chemist md netallurgist, dis
coverer Of titanium carbide, born al
Shimerville, Pa. Died Dec 8, 1888
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-13
NOTICE OF SALE.

Pursuant to an order issued by the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Vance
County, North Carolina, in the Spe-
cial Proceeding docketed in the Of
flee of the Clerk Of the Superior
Court entitled GA w. Gholson, Jr.,
ct al. VS.. R. E. Wimberly and wife,
Laura Wimberly, j. E. Baxter and
wife, Helen Baxter; j. H. Durham
and wife, Delilah Durham; and Hen
derson Grocery Company, Judgment
Creditor,'' and by the authority of
the said order, the undersigned Com
missioner will offer for sale at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder, for
Cash, at the Courthouse door in Hen
derson, North Carolina, at II o'clock.
Noon, on Monday, March 27, 1899:
the following described real estate:
Lot adjoining lands of College
Street, Orange Hodge, Mrs. Jennie
on West side of College Street,
Orange Hodge corner, running West
erly along Orange Hodge line to a
stake in Tharrington's line; thence
sou tn along Tharrington's line
100 IL TT. to a branch in Mrs. Jen-
ME Brodie's line; thence down the
branch along Mrs. BrOdie'S line to a
stake on the West side of College
Street; thence north along College
Street 146 1-2 feet to the beginning.
Reference is made to Deed record
ed in Book 139, page 341, and deed
recorded in Book 154, page 257, in
the office of the Register of Vance
County. Also Deed in Book 1876, at
page 387. Reference is also made to
Will of Sam Webb in Will Book "B",
page 261, in the office of the Clerk
Of. the, Superior Court of Vance
County, N. c.
This the 21st day of February,
7. P. GHoLsON, Commissioner.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-13
ANSWERS.

|. The latest census gives DellvieW
CASTOR county, with population OF
ten, as the smallest Incorporated
town in the State.
,. A total of 1865 persons work
at night in textile plants of the State,
of these 1892 are women.
3. He was appointed by Governor
Morrison December 26, 1923, to fill
the unexpired term of his father
Major VIM. A Graham, who had
died a few days before. AT the next
general election in 1924 he was elect
ed to succeed himself. He lost the
nomination in 1886 to William Kerr
Scott.
4. A total of 22,973 or y per cent
of the total employees in the tobacco
industry are colored.
IS. After reserving so bushels OF
wheat and so bushels of Irish po-
tatoes. 20 bushels of peas or beans,
100 bushels of corn, or so bushels of
wheat out of the crop of 1868, he had
to deliver to a depot within eight
miles. out of the remainder Of his
crop, ten percent of all wheat, corn
oats, rye, buclWheat, rice, sweet and
Irish pototoes, hay, fodder, sugar
mollasses, cotton, wool, tobacco, peas
beans, peanuts and pork.
6. In 1868 plan was adopted en-
poWering the governor, or any mem
Der of his council, to marry persons.
A requirement was that there should
be three or four neighbOrs present
as witnesses. 1t was purely civil
contract. There were no ministers in
the colony.