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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Legion, Aux. To
Elect Officers
Will Meet On Saturday Night
Sons of Legion Will
Also Meet.

The Ashe county post of the
American Legion will meet in
the Legion hall on Saturday
night for the annual election of
officers.
Other vital matters of inter-
est to Legionnaires will be dis
cussed and it is important that all
members be present. This will be
the final meeting before the con-
vention to be held in Raleigh.
The Sons of the Legion will al
so meet at the Legion hall on
Saturday night for the election
of officers.
The Auxiliary will meet on
Saturday night at the home of
the President, Mrs. P. G. Wright.
At this time officers for the COM
ing year will also be elected and
other matters discussed in con-
nection with the approaching
convention. All members are
urged to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Glendale Springs
Inn To Be Open
All This Season
Well Known HOlstry Will Be
Operated by Mrs. Hicks.
To Open Sat.

Glendale Springs Inn, one of
Ashe county's finest holsteries
for tourists and vacationists, will
be open this season under the
management of Mrs. L. F. Hicks,
of Winston-Salem, who formerly
operated the Shatley Springs.
She will again be assisted by Mrs.
Pauline House, of Martin, Tenn.
Located on the crest of the
mountains right on the Blue
Ridge Parkway and near the IA
nous Jumping Off Place, Glen
dale Springs Inn is a most, de-
lightful place in which to stay.
Mrs. Hicks is planning to open
for business Saturday. A good
deal of remodeling work has
been done on the Inn. It has
been newly papered and paint
ed and has all modern conven-
fences.
A tennis court is now being
built and several croquet grounds
have been set up. Dances for the
guests and their friends will be
held on Saturday nights.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
NYA PROGRAM WILL
BEGIN IN JULY

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ment, swings, repair to desks in
the schools and auditorium and
so on. George R. Duvall has
been selected to serve as fore
man of this worthwhile project.
NYA will put up $4,000 and the
sponsors around $1,000. Twenty
boys are to be employed.
Other projects that are being
given serious consideration are
first, the establishment of a
homemakers project for girls.
Mr.. Smith proposed that home
in the Jeffersons be rented and
that girls be taught to sew, cook
and keep house. The articles
made could be distributed to- the
needy in the county. "This is one
of the best projects that this
county could have and I hope
sponsors for it can be secured. It
would be a fine project for wo-
mans organizations" Mr.. Smith
said.
It is understood that several
schools in the county are plan
ming to work up different pro-
jects. An NYA project for the
Ashe county fair it also being
rlanned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Greer Released
On $1,000 Bond

Clay Greer, who with his bro
Their Onnie Greer has been held
in Jail for some time following an
affray in which Harley Campbell
was painfully injured with a
knife, was released this week un-
der a bond of $1,000. The hearing
for the case is set for June Is.
Harley Campbell who has been
undergoing treatment at the Bap-
fist Hospital in Winston-Salem,
for his injury, returned home
this week.
Frank Turner who was placed
in Jail last week charged with be-
ing drunk and fighting, was re-
leased this week under bond. His
case will be tried before the May
or's court on Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Obids, ThaxtOn
Chautauquas To :
Commence Sun.
DIR. E. E. Gillespie and Rev. J,
ID. Henderson To Do
the Preaching.

On Sunday morning at Ills A.
M. the Christian Chautauqua will
begin in the Obids Presbyterian
Church. 1t is expected that DR.. E.
E. Gillespie, of Greensboro, will
begin the service On Monday
night Rev. J. D. Henderson, of
Spartanburg, S. c., will begin
preaching and continue for two
weeks.
Sunday evening at eight o.
clock the Thaxton Chautauqua
will open with a sermon by Dr.
Gillespie, who will preach
throughout the two weeks. The
tent is being used and is pitch
ed near the school at Thaxton.
On Monday morning two Bible
schools will begin. Miss Kathryn
Hunt, assited by Miss Beulah
WEIGH, Mrs. Francis Sturgill
and Miss Make Weaver
will have the Obids school. Cars
will be operated in three direc-
tons to transport children liv-
ing at a distance. At Thaxton the
Bible School will be under the
direction of Mr.. H. H. Reid New
land, who was graduated from
Davidson College on Monday of
this week. He is son of mis-
sionaries to Korea. He will be as
sisted by Miss Marie Clark, who
is the pianist, and Miss Maggie
Sapp. Mr.. Conley Thompson will
be the key man in the Thaxton
Chautauqua.
There will be no night SER
vice on Sunday in the Obids
Chautauqua.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Funeral Service
For Mrs. BallOu
Held On Tues.
Well Known Ashe Co. Woman
Was 80 Years Old at The
Time of Her Death.
MANY AT FUNERAL

Funeral service for Mrs. Marv
Jane Ballou, well known Ashe
county woman who died Monday
was held on Tuesday afternoon
at the home, with the Rev. Edgar
Denny and Prof. R. E. l.. Plum
mer in charge.
A large crowd including many
relatives and friends from dis
tant points was present for the
funeral service.
Mrs. Ballou who was 80 years
old at the time of her death had
been seriously i'll for some time.
She was a native of Wilkes coun-
ty, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William P. Witherspoon, and
came OF Ashe county to live when
she was married in 1868.
She joined the Baptist church
many years ago and took an &C
tive interest in church work. She
was known to all of her neigh
borS for her friendliness. It is
said that no one was ever heard
to utter an unkind word about
her.
She is survived by the follow
ing children: William N. and
John M. Ballou of Grassy Creek;
DR.. J. N. Ballou of Portland, Ore. :
R. L. Ballou, Creston; G. N. Bal
lou, Lakeside California; T. E.
Ballou, Princeton, West Va; Mrs.
Maize Dunlap, Cambria, Va; Mrs.
Ella Alexander, Absher, N. c.;
Mrs. Eta Rutherford, Galax, Va;
Mrs. Myrtle Alexander, Crump-
Ter.
Her husband preceded her to
the grave several years ago. Four
children died in infancy.
Mrs. A. F. Little, a sister. and
William H. Witherspoon, a bro
Their, both of whom lived in Ashe
county died several years ago.
Her other brother, L. L. Wither-
spoon, of Murphy, also died some
time ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Bert Jones Is
Appointed AS
Town Manager
Dean Mcmillan Said Town
Needs Services of A Full
Time Man on Job.

Bert Jones, former postmaster
here, has been appointed as town
manager of West Jefferson.
This appointment was made
last Friday night at the regular
monthly meeting of the town
board of aldermen.
AS the title implies, Mr.. Jones
will be in charge of all of the
town affairs, including collection
of taxes and water fees, keeping
books, acting as superintendent
of public works, mayors court
clerk and so on.
Dean Mcmillan, clerk of the
board, who has been handling all
of this work, told the other men,
bers some time ago that he could
not direct all of the towns acti-
vities and look after his own bust
ness too. with our plans to COM
plete the sewerage system, i'm
prove the water supply and pave
the streets, I simply can't do all
of the work. What we need is a
town manager" he declared.
Mr.. Jones is a highly respected
local business man. He was post
for about 10 or IL years
and prior to that time operated a
general store here.
Friday night the town board
also decided to submit new
sewerage project to WPA and in
clude in it a water improvement
feature. AS a result of this de-
work on the project will
not begin before sometime in
July, it is stated.
His salary was set at $4,000 and
the clerks fee from mayors court
will go into general fund.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Wayne Taylor
Hurt Saturday
Accident Occurred Just Out
side City Limits When
Cars COllided.

Wayne Taylor, local young man
was painfully injured in a car
wreck which occurred just out
side the city limits Saturday
night.
Taylor who received painful
cuts about the head and face was
brought to DR.. B. E. Reeves for
treatment and was later carried
to Banners Elk hospital. He re-
turned home from the hospital on
Tuesday.
The accident occurred just out
side of town when the Ford in
which Taylor was riding, driven
by Glyn Sells, collided with a
Chevrolet driven by Jay Jones.
Both cars were badly damaged.
Taylor was the only one
injured to any extent. An artery
was cut in his temple and he
suffered other head injuries
which required a number of
stitches.
Taylor who is stationed in a
CCC camp near Marion was
home for a short vacation and
was riding in a borrowed car
driven by Sells.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Federal Court To
Open Again Sat.
Illness of Judge Hayes Has
Brought Court to Close
For One Week.

Federal court at Wilkesboro,
which adjourned last Saturday
on account of illness of Judge
Johnson ]. Hayes who was
stricken i'll following court ses-
sion Friday night, will be opened
again this Saturday.
The court held a session Friday
night in order to get through the
last of several big conspiracy
cases which have been before the
court for the past 10 days.
In the five cases which origi-
mated from under cover work by
M. A. King, on special assign
ment from the Baltimore office
of the alcohol tax unit, verdicts
of guilty were returned during
the term against Coy Marley and
several associates, Robert Sc
graves and 80 others indicted
with him, Chester Mathis and II
associates, Daniel Mathis and
several others, and a majority of
those indicted in the Jim Byrd
case.
Judge Hayes has not passed
judgment on any of the convict
ed parties and July 10 has been
set as the date for court to con-
vene again, at which time the de-
PENDANTS were instructed to re-
turn for judgment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
Garner To Seek Presidency
Of United States In 1910
Friends Say He Will Be Can
didate Even If Roosevelt
Does Run.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Close
friends of Vice President Garner
disclosed today that he has de-
clded to seek the presidential
nomination at the 1910 Democra-
Tic convention even if President
Roosevelt should be candidate.
Garner was said to be convinc-
ed that his name should 60 be-
fore the convention, regardless of
the strength of any opposing as
pirants for the nomination, and
that consequently has had ap-
proved efforts of supporters to
line up convention delegates in
his behalf.
Headed by E. B. Germany,
Texas Democratic state chairman
a Garner-for-President organiza-
ton already had been formed
and has mailed about 10000 let
tiers to Democratic voters urg-
ing support of Garner for the
presidential nomination. Recent
ly, Garner himself has had sew
'eral off-the-record talks with
state political leaders.
Some of the vice presidents
political advisers were said to
be urging him to participate act
lively in state primaries and con-
ventions which will choose con-
vention delegates next year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
PNEUMONIA FATAL TO
FELIX FRANCIS, TUES.

The Grassy Creek community
was saddened this week by the
death of Felix Francis which oc-
cured on Tuesday, from pneumo-
mia, just one week after his wife
had passed away from the same
disease.
Funeral service was conducted
at the home on Wednesday with
Elder Worth Davis in charge.
The deceased who was II years
old at the time of his death, is
survived by two daughters; Mrs.
Nancy Dollinger of Grassy Creek
and Mrs. LESSEE McNeill of Bina.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
REMINDING PROGRAM
DECLARED OPERATIVE

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ember l, 1869, the interest and
accrued interest figure was re-
duced in over half, in fact to
$120,75864, thus saving a good
deal of money for the county.
The refunding plan reduces the
interest requirements a good deal
and results in a saving. The in
terest rates are: 3 percent for
first 5 years; 8 IL percent for
next years; percent for IL
years; 4 1-2 percent for years
and 5 for 5 years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08
SUPERIOR COURT
ADJOURNED WE'D
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acre farm. Last week Sam Mil
Ter was also awarded a verdict of
$4,000. Thus the total amount re-
ceived from the 13 cases is $46,-
511.
Besides a given amount of mon
ey, several of the consent judg-
ments specifically allowed own
ers certain privileges that were
not agreed previously. These
included lifting of certain ease
ment restrictions, use of existing
roads and so on.
The consent judgments were as
follows: D. A. Bare, who was SUI
ing for 100000, was given $4,000.
The Parkway ran thru the mid
die of his 250-acre farm, took
about 100 acres of land and a ten
ant house, and more or less tore
up the entire farm. He was said
to have been damaged perhaps
worse than most any of the 9TH
ers. The easement rules on his
home, however, were lifted. He
was also allowed to construct an
access road and to have cattle
lanes to inaccessible parts of the
farm.
J. F. Parsons, of Obids COM
munity, received $4,000. % acres
of his land were taken.
Cleve Bare received a consent
judgment of $1,750. Ten acres
were taken by the Parkway and
10 acres for easement.
T. G. Bowie, Jr., signed judg
ment to receive $7,75O.0O. 83 acres
of land on this farm were taken.
The Viers heirs, including M.
F. Miller, Mamie Bell, Vera
Viers, Hettie Rotten, Vera Sheets,
Todd Viers, Howard Houck.
Honard Houck and r. c. Viers,
received judgment of $276. 2.76
acres were taken.
J. c. Bowie, by his next best
friend, T. c. Bowie, judgment
called for $1,000. Thirty-two ac-
res were taken.
Miss John r. Bowie verdict
award was $4,000. Three and 2
tenths acres were taken. The use
of neighborhood road was allow
ed.
Kirby Miller, with two acres
taken, received 1925 judgment
and was allowed access to pub
lie road.
P. M. Woodie and wife are to
get $4,000 for 29.1 acres taken
and were given right to use
neighborhood road.
Cora JONES, Britt Holbrook,
Kettle Hofbrook and others will
get $4,000. Twenty-eight acres
were taken. They have right to
use road and springs.
The Miller farm at Glendale
Springs, owned by Edison Tho
mas, w. E. Mcneil. E. E. Eller,
E. A. McNeill, w. B. Austin, Ira
Johnston, R. B. Jackson, E. B.
GRAPHICAL, Mrs. Josie Green and
others was signed for $4,000 in
payments for lands and ease
ment. Fifty-one acres were taken,
an Broom dwelling and barn, and
a store was ordered moved. It
was further agreed that the
state would build in 6 months
two good surfaced roads through
the inaccessible parts. This pro-
perty and damage had been as
sessed at $4,000.
The consent judgments were
signed by Charles Ross for the
state highway. The appraisals
| amounted RI SQ7 mn
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

The one-variety cotton COM
munity plan is spreading rapidly
in Cleveland County, where
farmers express themselves as
being well-pleased with the idea,
reports Assistant Farm Agent
Roy E. Drye.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

Mr.. ]. B. Hensley, Sr., of Ashe-
vile, father of ]. B. Hensley, of
West jefferson, was killed in an
automobile accident last night
near Asheville. Funeral service
will probably be held at Burns
vile tomorrow afternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

A serious shortage of hurley
tobacco plants has been report
ed in Mitchell County, some of
the larger growers having
enough plants to set only 20 per
cent of their normal crop.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

Men attending the annual Farm
and Home Week at State College
this year, July 31-August 4, will
get chance to tour the colleges
farms and orchards and observe
methods used.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

Farm agents of the State Col
1ege Extension Service in noun
tain counties say pastures and
meadows lined and phosphated
in the past two years hold up
better during dry periods than
untreated land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-08

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Evening star., 1939-12-24

The behind the societys program blind who
learned to 1ehabtae Others By first reabaating himself
He is Joseph Gunk Supervisor OF the Servce for the Blind
United States Office OF Education interior Department.
shopn operating the basement of at
10 Wine Street, HyattsUie Nd, Where he builds furniture
q hobby.
Evening star., 1939-12-24

of years, he has procured employ
ment for hundreds of sightless men
by demonstrating some $500 differ
ent mechanical processes. sometimes
as many 500 a day. One day in
Cleveland, he handled 40 different
machines. He has never been in
jured or even scratched.
Work Never Finished.
And now although Mr.. Chunk pro-
fesses an actual liking for his hobby,
he admits he doesn't want his hand
to lose any of its skill. His work in
placing blind labor is never finished.
MY hobby keeps me in practice" he
says.
With something of an idea of the
man the Government has chosen to
direct this immense rehabilitation
project, let us glance at his back
ground.
A native of Ohio, Mr.. Chunk had
been married year and was selling
groceries in Cleveland when he lost
his sight. He was % years old. His
father was coal miner, his family
poor. He had to work. Without
previous experience, he began selling
toilet articles and f1avoring extracts
from door to door. When his son
was born six months later, Mr..
Chunk was earning living.
He next became interested in the
work of the Cleveland Society for
the Blind and soon was doing place.
ment work for that organization,
throwing his energy into the study
of the blind in relation to society,
learning what sightless persons could
Evening star., 1939-12-24

Mr.. Chunk attended the World Con-
ference on Work for the Blind in
New York City. Also present was
Leonard Robinson, now one of Mr..
Chunks three assistants, then q
Cleveland lawyer who had been
blind since he was IA years of age
Hearing Mr.. Chunk speak of the
work in Canada, Mr.. Robinson
thought the same program might be
carried out in the United States.
Straightway to Washington came
Mr.. Robinson to lobby for legisla-
ton that would permit it. He
poured out his ideas to Representa-
tive Matthew A. Dunn blind Con-
gresham from Minnesota, who was
persuaded to sponsor a bill drawn
up on plans Mr.. Robinson thought
to be similar to those in operation
in Canada.
Mr.. Robinson wrote of this to Mr.
Chunk in Toronto. Mr. Chunk re-
piled. telling Mr.. Robinson he was
"a bit mixed up" and recommend
ing changes. Much writing and
interchange of ideas ensued. Mean
while, the original bill had been
cast aside
Second Bill Presented.
Then. in 1896, a second bill was
drafted and presented to Congress
by Representative Jennings Ran
dolph of West Virginia and Senator
Morris Sheppard of Texas. After
much legislative dickering. the bill
was passed, creating service for thu
blind and placing it under the Ofic.
of Education. The service was es.
tablished in June, 1887, and Mr.
Evening star., 1939-12-24

describe what she had on. A ma
roon-colored velvet dress with short
sleeves, trimmed with very deep lace,
and a handsome pink headdress
was all that struck the eye of the
general observer. Mrs. Polk is a
handsome, shrewd and sensible
woman-better looking and better
dressed than any of her numerous
female acquaintances' on the pres
ent occasion.
Among the guests of distinc-
ton were the Hon. Cave Johnson,
P. M. G., who bears a striking re-
semblance about the head to Mr..
Greeley of the Tribune: Mr.. Vinton
of Ohio, Commodore de Kay, Mr..
Rock of Connecticut, a Wall Street
f1nancier who can draw a larger
draft on London than any other
man in the country; two or three
pairs of epaulettes,: a couple of
pretty deaf-and-dumb girls who
talked with their fingers, and a
score of others who talked only with
their eyes, while whole regiment
of raw material of the democracy
in frock coats stood as straight as
grenadiers around the outer circle
of the room gazing in silent aston
ishment at the President and the
chandeliers"
Lincoln Observance.
Christmas in the White House
during the Lincoln administration
was deeply shadowed. However,
one of the most generally remem-
bered stories about Tad Lincoln and
his father deals with the time when
the boy appeared at the door of the
White House kitchen with a mob of
hungry street urchins at his heels,
demanding some of the Christmas
victuals. The outraged cook re-
pulsed the attack. But Tad, a re-
sourceful youngster, appealed to the
higher court, and his great-hearted
father prevailed upon the cook to
relent and hand over plenty for all
OF the invading army of youth.
The bitterness of the Tilden- Hayes
election contest, which was decided
in favor of the latter by one vote of
an electoral commission, would have
darkened at least one Christmas
celebration if an unreconciled news
paper editor had had his way.
This unpleasant thought will OBJ
trude ITSELF" he wrote, that this
will be the first time usurper has
celebrated Christmas in the White
House. But Santa Claus descends
the chimney-alike on the Just and
the unjust"
Serene and unrufded, however.
Mrs. Hayes distributed more than
40 turkeys to Washington's Door,
sent flowers for the altar of her
church and trimmed q beautiful tree
for the children of members Of the
cabinet.
And it was after one of FANNY
Hayes Christmas parties that an
attractive guest from Cincinnati,
Miss Helen Heron, announced her
ambition to come back to the man
sion as the wife of a President. This
ambition she realized, for she later
married William Howard Taft. It
is possible that she will return once
more as the mother of a President,
for Senator Robert Taft of Ohio. a
strong contender for the RepubN-
can nomination in 1910, is her son.
A flood of Christmas remem-
brances came to the Grover Cleve-
lands, whose three young children
enlivened the White House scene.
Although the McKinleys had no
! children, they greeted the Christmas