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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-13
p AMBLING
IMPORTER
Out of the Stone Age


Valley we said:
Jaw go on back to the funny
papers"
Then we lost a modest wager
because there is one in the valley
He lives by the Elder canal and his
name is All Oop. His name Is
listed between Ali Murad and All
Rahmat in the directory.
Something Funereal-
1t is a tough life for Marvin Hill.
particularly when he wants to dis
' cuss fishing with his former
cronies. Sadly the anglers shake
their heads and remark:
TOO bad for you, Marvin. Looks
as though it'll be a good fishing
year. too. But you won't have any
, fun. You'll be married.
Nov about that fly rod you
bought last year. Why don't you
give it to me? You won't have a
shadow of chance to use it your
self. In fact, it probably will be a
good ten years before you can get
your wife to let you out Of the
house for a fishing trip. 1t took
that long to convince my wife.
Il sorta fancy that bass reel of
yours, too. The one with the auto
matte thumbing gadget. 1t is a
L crime to let that go to waste :"
And so on until Marvin is chew
ling the air and claWing his hair.
Tough to Take
Young Gordon Duff borrowed
a friends toy airplane and was III
favor of making the possession
permanent. His mother, however
had other ideas and applied the
hairbrush. The airplane went back
to its owner and young Gordon
came home to make an elaborate
rite of sitting down gingerly upon a
monster pillow.
why, that didn't hurt" said his
mother. There weren't any marks
on you, were there?"
II couldn't see," answered Cor
don.
Too Grown Up
A dozen little girls, graduates OF
Wilson school, decided to celebrate
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-13

Butter: Los Angeles, 26e: but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 33c' manufacturing milk.
2616c; route gathered cream. 24c.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. 1. S14.50;
u. S. No. 2 leafy, S13.5O-14' Z. 5. No.
2, S1212.50. MINI. flax July Sl.75.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
HEAVY FROST AND
LOW TEMPERATURES

1- r.o.+ ,odo himself
,"..,a 49, VOW effectively
on Saturday and ST
nights by putting an end ~ 'le
remaining flowers and VS.
tables as well as to mOS' "a
summers greenery.
While there was some Chilly
weather and a slight frost ear
lier in the season, last year,
there were no killing frOsts
until much later in October.
Many people said the frost
on Monday morning, was one
of the heaviest they had ever
seen. Stoves were rushed into
action over the weekend and
local stores noted an increase
in the sale of blankets.
Early riserS reported that
the thermometer dropped as
low as 20 above zero around 5
o'clock Monday morning.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
All High Schools
InCounty Are On
Accredited Lists
Representatives From State
Dept. Visited Schools On
Monday and Tuesday.

All high schools in Ashe coun-
ty are on the accredited list, but
only two of the nine central
schools have the required num-
Der of supplementary readers and
other equipment necessary for the
elementary departments to be on
the accredited list, it was learned
from Supt. Hash yesterday.
A. B. Combs and David Miller,
representatives of the state de-
partment of public instruction.
were in the county Monday and
Tuesday and visited all of the
central high schools except Vir-
ginia-Carolina.
They stated there is been much
Improvement made in each school
that they visited and expressed
the belief that all of them will
meet the new standard of re-
quirements relative to supple
mentary readers and various
equipment as soon as necessary
funds can be raised by the local
schools.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
German Bombers Repeat
Air Raids On British ShiDs
Turks Reject Soviet Terms
And Turn To Allies.
Hitler Blamed.

LONDON German warplanes
struck twice Tuesday at the Sea-
pa Flow lair of Britain's fleet,
hitting and damaging the train
ing ship Iron Duke, and ranged
over the east coast of England
and Scotland in widespread scout
ing raids.
Four German planes were re-
ported shot down, bringing their
losses to eight in two days.
The attacks followed Mondays
raid on the Edinburgh and Firth
of Forth area in which three Bri-
tish naval vessels were slightly
damaged, Is sailors and officers
killed and As injured.
They came as the government
disclosed that the heavily-defend-
ed Scapa Flow harbor was the
scene of the U-boat sinking Sat-
urday of the battleship Royal
oak, with $50 men lost.
In the first attack Tuesday, al
1890 a. M, four German planes
damaged the training ship Iron
Duke, Admiral Jellicoe's flagship
in the world war, Scapa Flow was
the scene of one of the most dra-
matte incidents in naval history
when the German high seas fleet
was scuttled there June 81, 1919
by German sailors who opened
the seaclocks rather than let the
British have the surrendered
ships intact.
One of the four planes was said
by the British to have been shot
down in the first attack, and an
other damaged.
The second attack was from
1890 to 2:3O p. m. and was by
1.-TWO formations of six and four
airplanes" the admiralty said.
No damage was done and one
German plane destroyed, the ad-
miralty reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Thomas Promoted
To corporal Rank

w. c. Thomas, popular State
Highway Patrolman, who has
been Stationed here since 1885
was promoted to a corporal rank
on Friday by Major John Arm
strong, commanding officer of the
state highway patrol.
Mr.. Thomas who has become
recognized for his ability and eff
ficiency as an officer has many
friends here, and throughout the
state who will be pleased to learn
of his promotion.
Carlyle Ingle, corporal of North
Wilkesboro was promoted to a
sergeant. Lee Phillips of Elkin
was among the others promoted
to a corporal rank.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Record Docket Awaits Opening Of Ashe Court Monday
Crippled Children's Clinic
Will Be Held Here Tomorrow
Free Eye Clinic Oct. 3O-31.
Sponsored by ROtarians
and Welfare Dept.

Plans are now being perfected
for the second crippled children's
clinic to be held here tomorrow,
under the sponsorship of the JEFF
Persons Rotary club, IN coopera-
ton with the welfare department.
The clinic will be held in the
basement of the West Jefferson
Methodist church, and lunch will
be furnished by the Woman's
Club and Rotarian Gywn Price
will supply the milk.
All crippled children previous
ly approved by the welfare de-
partment will be given free ex-
animation at this time.
DR.. John S. Gaul, orthopaedic
surgeon of Charlotte, will be here
again and will be assisted by
public health nurses.
Miss Ruth Tugman, welfare
superintendent pointed out that
between 80 and 35 children were
expected and asked that all Of
them come in the morning, since
DR.. Gaul wants to leave soon at
ter lunch.
Gale Mcmillan, Rotary chair
man of the crippled children's
clinic, said that all transporta-
ton details had been worked out
and that everything was now in
readiness for a successful clinic.
Mr.. Mcmillan who is also Ro-
tary club chairman of the two
day free eye clinic to be held
here on Oct. 30-31, in the base
ment of the West jefferson Meth
odist church, said that much in
terest was being shown in this.
A specialist from Duke Univer-
sity has been secured to- come
here on those two days and to
give free examinations and pre-
scriptions for CLAW.
Everyone in Assn county and
Especially children, who have
been approved by the welfare
department will be eligible to re-
ceive the benefits of the clinic,
which is believed to be the first
of its kind ever to be he'd in the
county.
Applications will be approved
on the basis of need and all of
those who are interested in TAX
ing advantage Of this splendid
opportunity to have their child
ren's eyes examined by special
ist free of charge and to obtain
glasses for them at very small
cost, must apply to tire welfare
department before Saturday af
ternoon, October 81 and fill o.
application blanks, Miss RI
Tugman stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Major Fletcher
Spends Vacation
In Ashe County
Returned to Washington Yes
terday to Investigate De-
partmental Changes.

Major and Mrs. A. L. Fletcher,
of Washington, D. c., who spent
the past week at their summer
home in Jefferson, returned to
the capitol city last night.
They had planned to stay until
Saturday, but the sudden resigna-
ton of Elmer F. Andrews as ad-
ministrator of the wage-hour di-
vision of the United States labor
department, which took place
Tuesday, caused Major Fletcher
to cut short his vacation and re-
turn to Washington.
Major Fletcher is assistant to
Mr.. Andrews and intimate friends
of his here state that the resigna-
ton may prove to be "break"
for Mr.. Fletcher for he has been
handicapped in putting across the
enforcement program because of
some of the Administrators po-
licies.
Col. Philip Fleming has been
appointed as acting head of the
division until another admins
traitor is appointed. Intimate
friends also believe that Major
Fletcher may get this appoint
ment.
The Major said he hated to
leave before he got around to see
many of his old friends. II love
Ashe county and it's people and
always look forward to the oppor-
tunity of coming back here for a
little vacation. This is great
county and has wonderful posi-
bilities for futher development %
he declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
AAA Supervisors
TOFinish Their
Work This Month
Over 1900 Farms Checked.
Farmers Asked to Report
Application of Lime.
RECORD is MADE

Supervisors of the soil conser-
walton program in Ashe are now
rapidly completing their work of
checking the 5000 farms in the
county that are participating in
the 1889 farm program, it was
learned this week from the coun-
ty farm agents office.
To date over 1900 of these
farms have been checked to de-
termine the amount of compli-
ance with the '39 program, leav-
ing less than 500 more to be
checked before the end of this
month, it was announced.
Clark Houck, county supervis-
or, has requested all farmers
who have applied lime or phos-
phate on their farms to notify the
agents office Immediately so that
full credit can be given.
Gwyn Price emphasized the i'm
portance of making these reports
to the office and explained that
probably good deal of lime
might have been applied after
the supervisor had made his
check.
In connection with this pro-
gram, Mr.. Price said that final
order for two carloads of super
phosphate were dispatched last
Friday and that this order
brought the county's total requi-
sition for phosphate through the
AAA program to 500 tons, which
is nearly twice as much as any
other county in the state has got
ten this year.
He further said that a number
of farmers have bought right
much lime and phosphate through
other sources, all of which means
that Ashe farmers are making
splendid progress in building up
their cultivated soil and pasture
lands.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Ashe 4-H Club
Boys Attend T

Accompanied by H. D. Quea- -
berry and c. ]. Rich, twelve Al
club members in Ashe county at
tended the State Fair at Raleigh
last Friday.
Those from the Nathan's Cree
club who made the trip W.
Bill Mcmillan, Carson Me
Keys, Tom Gentry, Jack M
and Willard Brown; from
New River club were: John
Brown, Charles GRAPHICAL, +.
man Little and Joe Gwyn Pr.
C. c. Greene, Jr., of West Jeffe
son, who is more or less a 4-lH
club member at-large, was the
18th attendant.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
TURKEY TURNS TO ALLIES

ISTANBUL, Turkey. - Prime
Minister Refik Saydam, in an Of
ficial communique Tuesday night
said the negotiations with soviet
Russia had failed because the So
Wet demands were contrary to
Turkish security.
1t was reported reliably that a
definite agreement with Britain
will be signed in Ankara this
week, probably Thursday or Fri
day.
The official communique said
the prime minister, in a statement
to a parliamentary group of the
republican peoples party, de-
clared the soviet government had
suggested to Turkey proposals
entirely different from those pre-
viously agreed upon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Farmers. Voting
On Committeeman
For Communities
Ballots Must Be Returned To
County Agt's. Office Not
Later Than Oct. %.
5000 COOPERATING

Ballots and letters of instruc-
ton have been mailed out to far
mers of Ashe county cooperating
in the Agricultural Conservation
Program, for the election of COM
munity delegates, committeeman,
and alternates to serve in con-
nection with the program for the
ensuing year. County Agent c. J.
Rich pointed out that there were
around 5000 Of 1000 farmers in
the county who were participa-
ting in the conservation program.
Ashe county has been divided
into six communities, each COM
prised of three or more town
ships, from which the committee
men, alternates and delegates are
to be elected.
The six communities are as fol-
lows: jefferson, which includes
Jefferson, West Jefferson and
Walnut Hill townships; Peak
Creek, which includes Peak
Creek, Chestnut Hill and Obids
townships; Helton, which in
cludes Helton, Grassy Creek and
Piney Creek townships; Old
Fields, which includes Old Fields
Elk and Pine Swamp townships
Laurel, which includes Laurel
Pond Mountain, Horse Creek ano
Hurricane townships; Crestor
which includes Creston, Clifton
and Northfork townships.
When ballots have been proper,
ly filled out and signed by farm
ers cooperating in the agricultural
conservation program they should
be returned to the office of the
county agent not later than Mon.
day, Oct. %.
Ballots will be checked on the
following Tuesday by members Of
the present agricultural county
committee, and the new county
committee will be selected before
Oct. 81.
Those chosen from each of the
six communities will be in charge
of the conservation program in
their respective communities and
will assist and advise all coop
Grating farmers.
The present members of the
county committee are: R. W. Har-
din, Chairman, J. R. Phipps, vice
chairman, w. L. Dent, J. c. Lit
tie, first alternate, j. c. Good
man, second alternate.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Wright Installed
V-COnmander
American Legion
Impressive Ceremony Held in
Greenville. Home of New
Dept. Commander.

P. C. Wright, West Jefferson
freight agent and one of the
states outstanding Legionnaires,
was installed in office as vice
commander of the American Lee
gion of the Department of North
Carolina during an impressive
service held in Greenville Mon
day night.
The installation was a grand
climax to a two-day program of
the department officers. Junius
Rose, superintendent of the
schools in Greenville, was in
stalled as state commander, sue
ceeding Burgin Pennell, of Ashe-
vile. Mrs. Weaver Mann, of New
ton, is the new president of the
department Auxiliary and Cecil
Pate, of Charlotte, grand chef de
care of the Forty and Eight.
Henry Stevens, past national
commander, was in charge of in
stalling the Legion officers.
Various committee meetings
were held on Sunday and Mon
day. In the afternoon large
parade was staged and following
the installation ceremony, a dance
took place.
Commander Wright was &C.
companied by Mrs. Wright and
Ed M. Anderson, who also visited
that section of the state in the
interest Of the North Carolina
Press Association.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
HITLER GIVEN BLAME

LONDON-Britain made pub
lie Tuesday the final report" of
Sir Neville Henderson on his am
bassadorship to Berlin in which
he recounted in picturesque
phrases the last days of peace,
the tragedy of Adolf Hitler and
sidelights on Eyes men" around
the nazi chieftain.
The 10000 word white paper
stressed repeatedly that Hitler
alone made the decision to go to
war, Sir Neville writing that
though he spoke of his artistic
tastes and his longing to satisfy
them, I derived the impression
that the corporal of the last war
was even more anxious to prove
what he could do as a conquering
generalissimo in the next"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Rate Of Pay Set
For Substitute
Teachers NM

Substitute TEACHERS cannot re-
ceive over $500 per day for their
services, according to state re-
gulation which Supt. ]. B. Hash
received this Week.
The regulation was passed by
state authorities on October 6 and
provides the following.
S r I'll cases Where a substitute
teacher IS S--1pp1foyed, payment is
to be made Oy the regular teach
er upon a basis of sixty-six and
two-thirds percent for the first
five days and rs percent for the
remainder of the period taught,
provided that amount paid does
not exceed $500 per day."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Several Murder
And Assault Cases
Listed For Trial
Judge Felix Alley to Preside.
Large Crowd Expected
Each Day of Court.
so CASES IN ALL

One of the heaviest dockets
ever compiled in Ashe county
now awaits the opening of the
October criminal term of super
ior court which will convene next
Monday morning and last for one
week, with Judge Felix Alley
presiding and Attorney Earle Nc
Michael serving as solicitor.
There are three murder cases,
three assault with a deadly wea-
pom with intent to kill and one
manslaughter case listed on the
so cases recorded on the docket
so far.
The murder cases are, Clifford
Church, of Warrensville, charged
with the shooting of his wife;
Boyce Means Cole, charged with
running over and killing Charlie
Blevins near Jefferson last sum-
mer and three men, Clarence
Graham, Bowie Weaver and
Wells Stedham, of the Horse
Creek section, charged with muir
dering Edward Hampton with
rock. It is stated that the Cole
charge may be changed to man.
slaughter.
Clay Greer and Onnie Greer
are under bonds and will face
trial on assault charges of injur-
les to Harley Campbell. Tom Ell
dreth, of near Lansing, who was
bound over to superior court by
Magistrate Paul Williams last
Friday on charge of assaulting
Winfield Poe with intent to kill,
is slated for trial next week and
James Potter is charged with as
sau1Sing a Roark boy.
Roscoe Eldreth, of Horse Greek,
who has been under bond of ST.
900 for about a year following a
manslaughter charge resulting
from the fatal accident of Reeves
Other cases on the docket are
as follows:
J. H. Jordan, Woodrow Greer,
Everett Richardson and Onnie
Miller are to face assault charges.
Howard Mcclure, Hunter Tuck
err, Earl Founts, Boyd Darnell,
Fred Walker and Weldon Royal
are charged with stealing. Rebec-
ca Miller, S. T. Blackburn, Kyle
Shumaker and Lee Wilcox have
violation of prohibition charges
lodged against them. Jess Hurley,
Walter Brooks, Frank Taylor,
Ford Bare and Joe Stike are to
face drunken driving charges.
Hurley Lyles and Lundy Darnell
are charged with making whis-
key. DR.. J. o. Tucker is charged
with obtaining money from the
First National Bank here through
false pretense and forgery. Ray
mond Sharpe and Harry Bare
face seduction charges. Judson
Cope is charged with operating a
slot machine and on the docket
are also a number of other more
or less minor cases.
It is pointed out that all of
these cases cannot be tried dur
ing a one-week term and num-
Der of them, including perhaps
some of the major ones, will be
continued.
A large crowd is expected to
pack the courtroom each day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
ARMY OFFICER RETIRES

Friends of Col. Walter S. Stur-
gill will be interested to know
he has retired and is living at
Pellwood, Highland Falls, N. Y.
He graduated at N. c. State
college in 1900 and taught there
one year before going to West
Point Military Academy.
He is the son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Byron Sturgill and bro
Their of Mrs. c. E. Carly, of Lam
sing and Mrs. E. G. Caudil of
Bina.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
FAIR COMMITTEE TO MEET

An important executive COM
mittee meeting of the Ashe Coun-
ty Fair will be held Friday night
at 8 o'clock in The Skyland Post
office. During this meeting, plans
for holding the fair next year will
be discussed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
Legion Have
Acorn Shocking
Halloween Dance To Be Held
In Community Building,
October 81.

Plans are now being perfected
by the American Legion to hold
an old fashion corn husking in
the near future to husk the corn
donated by Major Arthur Fletch-
er, the proceeds Of which will 60
toward the community building
fund. The date was set for Friday
night, but due to weather condi-
tons has been postponed until
later.
Major Fletcher v o is assistant
in the wage and h division Of
the U. S. Depart1 ! of Labor,
has been spending few days at
his summer HON Jefferson
and was the gue ,eaker at the
Legion meeting day night.
He common Legion of
the work her ave to them
half of the own on his
farm, which probably run
J 2tWeen 80 90 bushels. At
p price 0 Der bushel, this
'uld amor $50 or more.
1t the on Saturday
sht, the icers were in
allied. Jack IdeS succeeds
apt. J. 3. as commander,
nd Glenn ybeal succeeds
4,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19

Union County has enough certi-
fled Coker 100 Strain 2 cotton
seed to plant most of the county
next year, reports T. M. May
field, assistant farm agent of the
State College Extension Service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19

Determined not to be near the
bottom again this year, Moore
County is putting an on a sustain
ed drive to interest more farmers
in planting winter covers crop
this fall.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19

II be op'4o 1al but that priz-
es would be given for the best
costumes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
WANT A HOSPITAL?

WANT A HOSPITAL?
If you want 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
a Golden Opportunity!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-19
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.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-09
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1S51-Some 100 of San Francisco'S
leading citizens subscribed to the
Constitution of the Committee of
Vigilance to secure law and order.
1864 force of Fenians estimat-
ed ht about 1900 cross into Canada
from Franklin, w., and proceeded to
plumber the surrounding country.
1893-Front part of Ford's The
atre in Washington where Lincoln
was shot collapses killing %. The
atre had been seized by Government
after the assassination and all pub
lie amusement forbidden in it for
ever. Some 800 government work.
ers there when building collapsed.
1905-President T. Roosevelt ap-
peals to Japan and Russia for meet
ing of the two to consider terms of
peace
1930-Alfred L. Lingle of Chi
cago, newspaper reporter, murder
ed, exposing an unsavory scandal.
1931-Germany's Heidelberg Uni
versity dedicates a new building, the
gift of former American students.