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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-19
TACOMAN IS CHOSEN
COMPANY HONOR NAN

Lloyd c, Smith. ss<s Fswcett
ave-. has barn elected ~ honor
man Of his company At the Z. y.
Naval Training station. San Diego.
Smith enlisted In the Y. s. navy
August. IL. 1888.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-19
DIVORCE ACTION

Divorce action was filed In SUI
perior court here Tuesday by
Charles F. against Elesnors F.
Link. grounds incompstibility.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-19
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-19

Other transfer Of cargo was
under way at Port piers Tuesday.
where the Coldbrook faced another
days work for her first oriental
)aant in new service. The same
dock awaited the Lochmonar after
her call at Sperrys dock, the
Charles Christensen 20 discharge
east coast freight Wednesday. and
the GregAiia. TO load plywood and
canned goods Wednesday morning
for the United Kingdom.
Two vessels made routine calls
for coastwiSe service. both bound
for Los Angeles, The Peter Helms
vas berthed at the Mccormick
dock. and the Astoria al the Ia
coma Hsrbor min. At the Baker
dock. the Liberty Clio continued
loading lumber for the U. s. At
lsntic coast. and was expected to
finish Wednesday. The Chilliwack
Is due there Wednesday.
smelter officials expected the
johnson line steamer ANel john
son, Of Stockholm, during the
afternoon TO start loading copper
outward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-19
Effect Of War

The August review of Philippine
market conditions, released Tues
day by the chamber of commerce.
revealed variation in demands.
Flour consumption was well main
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Rotary Club Will Sponsor
An Eye Clinic Next Month

Dates for the clinic will be an
nounced soon. This activity will
be directed by the crippled
children's committee of the Ro-
tary Club, of which Gale McMil-
Ian is chairman and Rex Morton
member.
Miss Ruth Tugman, who at
tended the Rotary meeting last
Thursday night, discussed the
value of having the clinic and
said that during the past year it
has been necessary for her to
take all patients to North Wilkes
boro, which requires a lot of
time and expense.
Mr.. Mcmillan also announced
that another Ashe county Grip
pied childrell's clinic will be held
soon.
The meeting tonight, as well
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Ashe Red Cross
Members To Meet
Here Next Week
New Officers of Local Chap
ter to be Chosen and Plans
Are Made for Drive.
TO BE HELD WE'D.

New officers of the Ashe coun-
ty chapter of the American Red
Cross will be elected at a meet
ing of all members which will be
held next Wednesday night, at 8
O'Clock in the community club
house, L. P. Coward, acting
chairman, announces.
There are 215 Red Cross mem
bers in the county and all OF
them are urged to attend this or
ganization meeting.
The Red Cross is one Of the fin
est humanitarian organizations IN
the world and renders a great
service in time of war and peace
For the past two years MIR.
Coward has been serving as act
ing chairman and he states that
he will not have time to continue
in this capacity and that other
officers need to be chosen too.
Notices will be sent to the
members, urging them to attend
Plans for the annual drive this
fall will also be discussed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
A Bio FiddIers' Convention
And Contests To Be Held
Here Tonight At 8 O'Clock

Mr.. Jones, chairman of the
committee, states that a total of
$1,000 in cash prizes will be given
away to the first, second and
third place winners among the
fiddlers, banjo pickers, string
bands, tap dancers, and clog dan
GERS.
There will be number of add
ed amusement features and stunts
and the varied program to be CIV
en- by the musicians and dancers
entered from this and adjoining
counties will provide an evening
of fun and entertainment.
Dozens of talented musicians
and dancers are expected to en-
ter the contests and every minute
will be an enjoyable one.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Lansing Football Team 10
PLAY Madison Here Friday
Game to Be Played Following
Gov. Hoey's Speech. Lam
Favored To Win.

The Lansing Skylanders, Ashe
county's only football team, will
meet Madison here Friday after
noon at 3:45 o'clock.
This game is one of the high
light features on the program OF
the Ashe County Fair and will
be played in honor of Gov. Clyde
R. Hoey, who will speak at 2
o'clock.
The Skylanders, winners of the
Appalachian high school confer
ence championship last year, have
gotten off to a slow start this
season, having lost their opening
game to- Mt. Airy and another one
last Saturday to Glade Springs,
Va. high, 7 to 0.
Those losses were partly due
to injuries on the part of two star
players and Coach R. w. Morphis
states that they are now better
and will be in the game Friday.
With a heavier and more ex-
perienced eleven, Lansing is IA
vored to defeat the Rockingham
county lads.
Lansing's schedule for the rest
of the season is as follows:
Friday, October 6, Damascus
Va. high at Lansing; October 49,
Marion high at Marion, Va; Oct
ober 20, Galax, Va. high at Lam
sing; October q, Mountain City
Tenn. high at Mountain City
November 8, North Wilkesborc
high at North Wilkesboro; Nov
ember 9, Reidsville high al
Reidsville; November II, New
land high at Newland and Nov
enber "a, Elkin high at Elkin.
This is a hard schedule and
Coach Morphis says he will be
we'll pleased if his team breaks
even this season.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
TO Hold Contests
For Adults Here
This Morning

Who is the best horse shoe
pitcher in Ashe county? Who Is
the best hog-caller? Who can
sling rolling pin farther than
.nyone else? Who can run fast
with an egg balanced on spoon?
Who can peel apples and run at
the same time?
Those are interesting question
and are being asked throughout
Ashe county at this time.
This morning starting at 1890
o'clock, the Ashe county fair Of
ficials will endeavor to find the
correct answers.
At that time, under the dlrec-
ton of B. D. Barr, popular West
jefferson post master who will
be in charge and will be assist
ed by DR.. J. K. Hunter, Con Ire
son and Mrs. Levern johnson
the contest for men and women
will be held.
Besides ribbons, the winners
will receive cash prizes, too.
This activity will take place al
the fair grounds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

The Jeffersons Rotary Club
will sponsor a free two-day eye
clinic in Ashe county next month
and every man, woman and child,
whose condition of need merits
the approval of the welfare de-
partment, will be eligible to re-
ceive free examination from an
eye specialist.
It is believed that this will be
the first eye clinic ever held in
Ashe and it is estimated that
around so patients can be ex-
amined and glasses fitted dur
ing the two-day clinic. The well
fare department and the State
Board of Health will cooperate
in this worthy promotion, as well
as the local health department.
Besides the free examination,
patients can purchase glasses at a
reasonable cost.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
A. J. Wilson, 95
War Vet Passes
Was A Member Of The Tenn
essee Cavalry During
Civil War.

Andrew J. Wilson, Con-
federate War Veteran, died at his
home near Sutherland on Sept.
II. Mr.. Wilson who was 95 years
of age at the time of his death,
fought in the Civil War as a
member of the 18th Tennessee
Cavalry.
He is survived by one daugh-
ter Mrs. J. H. Wallace, his other
children and his wife who was
Miss Lausana Knight, preceded
him to the grave some time ago.
Sixteen grandchildren, and five
great grand children, also sur
vive.
Funeral service was conducted
at the Switzerland Methodist
church of which Mr.. Wilson was
a member and burial followed in
the family cemetery at Turkey
Knob Gap, near the Tennessee
line, with the Rev. M. L. Chapel
officiating.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Friday Will Be
''Education Day.;
A Full Program
Gov. To Speak at 2 P. M. Foot
ball Game at 3:45. Pony
Races At Noon.
FREE MOVIE AT NIGHT

Gov. Clyde R. Hoey will de-
liver an address here Friday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock at the Ashe
county fair.
Tomorrow is educational day
and approximately 10000 people,
including thousands of school
children, are expected to attend
the fair and to hear North Caro-
lina's popular governor and sill
ver-tongued orator.
A full days program, climaxed
by Gov. Hoey's speech, has been
planned. Starting at 1890 o'clock
in the morning, the Ashe county
school field day contests will be
held. Pony races for boys and
girls and horse show will take
place at 1890. Following Gov.
Hoey's address, the Lansing high
school football team will play
Madison high on the local field.
Tomorrow night a free farm
movie, released by the United
States department of agriculture,
will be shown at the West Jeffer-
son high school.
The fair will close Saturday
night with dedication dance in
the beau tiiGfi, new. co-a.1unlty
club house, which was completed
last week. This dance is being
sponsored by the Ashe post Of
the American Legion.
Tonight the Legion is staging
an old time fiddlers' convention
and dancing contest at the West
Jefferson school.
This morning a great deal OF
interest is being shown IN the
adult contests for men and wo-
men, featuring horse shoe pitch
, ing and rolling pin throwing.
Interest in the fair, which open
ed Tuesday, has exceeded all ex-
pectations on the part of its
sponsors, the Jeffersons Rotary
Club, the American Legion and
Auxiliary and the Woman's Club.
Thousands of exhibits have
been entered and are receiving
highest praise.
The address by Gov. Hoey will
be delivered from the speakers
stand erected on the West Jeffer-
son high school ground if it is
not raining and in case of rain,
the program will be held in the
high school auditorium.
Everybody is cordially invited
to come and hear Gov. Hoey.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Winners To Get
Prize Awards At
Fair Saturday
Exhibitors Requested Not Tt
Remove Entries Until
Saturday Afternoon.

Exhibitors winning prizes as set
up in the fair catalogue must ap-
ply at the office of Secretary H.
D. Quessenberry in the communl-
ty club house here Saturday from
10 o'clock in the morning to 4:30
in the afternoon and claim their
prizes, one of the rules in the
catalogue states.
Money will be given at that
time to those who won prizes
for which cash was offered and
those winning merchandise priz-
es will be given coupons that will
be awarded upon presentation, by
the contributing firms. These
claims must be made within thir-
ty days after the fair.
A full list of winners was not
available in time for publication
this week, but will be printed in
the next issue of this paper.
All exhibitors except livestock
and poultry, are urgently re-
quested to leave their entries on
display until Saturday afternoon
Every effort to safeguard them
will be made. Special officers
have been employed by the town
to guard exhibit buildings day
and night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Thousands Expected To Hear Gov. Hoey Speak Friday
Ashe Teachers
Organize Unit
Of Association
Prof. Plurnmer Elected Chair
man and Miss Sturgill
Secretary-T Treasurer.
MRS. EVERETT SPOKE

The teachers CT Ashe county
public schools are now organized
as one unit and are one hundred
percent behind the idea Of pro-
fessional Improvement and i'm
provement of their schools and
teaching facilities.
This action Of the teachers in
joining the North Carolina Edu-
cation Association took place fol-
lowing an entertaining and in
Structive talk made by Mrs. Ruth
Wick Everett, field secretary Of
the Association, at the county
wide teachers meeting held at the
West Jefferson School last Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Everett gave an interest
ing discussion of the four-point
program of the association which
includes the improving of the
teaching profession, retirement
for teachers, adequate salaries for
the teachers and Improvement Of
the code of ethics and improve
ment of the school systems. Mrs.
Everett pointed out that other
professions are well organized
and are at all times trying to
raise the standards Of their pro-
LESSONS, but that teachers have
not done much about this phase
of their work. Joining the N. G..
Education Association is a for
ward step in this direction.
Mrs. Everett, who was intro
duced by Supt. ]. B. Hash, made
many helpful suggestions to the
teachers and principals.
The Ashe County unit of the
Association was formed with
Prof. R. E. L. Plummer as Chair
man, Paul Perkins as vice-chair-
man and Miss Gladys Sturgill as
secretary and treasurer.
All teachers in the county were
present and all joined the Ashe
unit of the organization.
Prof. B. H. Duncan presided at
the meeting and Supt. J. B. Hash
discussed a few administrative
points. Other speakers on the
program were Ed Anderson and
H. D. Quessenberry who discuss
ed the Ashe County Fair and
urged all teachers to cooperate in
ever way possible.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

One of the highlights of the
Ashe County Fair, which got off
to such a good start on Tuesday,
will be the Fiddlers' Convention
and contests to be held in the
West Jefferson high school audi
forum, Thursday, at 8 o'clock.
This event is being sponsored
by the Ashe Post of the Ameri-
can Legion for the benefit of the
Community House, and everyone
is urged to attend and help out
in this worthwhile work.
The special committee IN
charge of the Fiddlers' Conven-
ton is composed of the follow
ing Legionnaires: B. w. Jones,
Chairman; L.. P. Coward, incom-
ing commander; Jack Rhodes;
Ed Barr.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Ask To Save
Water Supply

Citizens of West Jefferson are
asked to be careful in their use
of water at the present time in
order to avoid a shortage. City
Manager Jones said this week
that service stations had been
asked to stop using city water to
wash cars in order to conserve
the supply.
Due to the lack of rain the sup
ply is some what lower now than
it has been for some time. Mr..
Jones said that while there was
no complaint of shortage at the
present time, he hoped that every
one would be as economical as
possible in order to prevent a
shortage.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Lansing To Issue
Football Program

Just like a college or universe
ty, the Lansing high school is
having an official football pro-
gram printed this week and CO.
pies will be on sale here Friday
afternoon.
The program, size 8 by II and
containing IL pages, is attractive
ly illustrated, carrying pictures
of the Skylanders' squad, cap
tains, school building, gymnas-
ium, Coach Morphis and Prof ].
A. Martin.
It also has a good deal of in
formation and large number Of
advertisements. The printing is
being done by The Post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Nathan's Greek
Elects Officers

The senior class of Nathan's
Creek high school have elected
the following officers. Bland
Nuckolls, president; French Dix
on, vice-president; Lucille Car
sons, secretary and treasurer;
Zell Bare, reporter; Miss Irene
Eller, sponsor.
The high school enjoyed an in
teresting baseball game Thursday
afternoon, when Grassy Creek
played Nathan's Creek. After five
innings the score was 8 to 2, with
John Woodruff and Gentry Pen
nington making the two scores
for Nathan's Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
MRS. WINNIE McGRADY
BURIED ON FRIDAY

Funeral services were conduc-
ted at the Transou Baptist church
on Sunday at 2 p. m. for Mrs
Winnie McGrady who died at her
home at Transou Friday, Sept
%. Death was caused by a heart
attack.
Mrs. McGrady, who was 48
years of age at the time of her
death, is survived by her hus-
band, F. E. McGrady, one daugh-
ter, Helen, her father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Miller of Peak
Creek and two brothers, Brit and
Bret Miller.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
DR.. L. L. Long
Locates Here

DR.. L. L. Long, formerly of
Laurel Springs, has moved his
family to West Jefferson and will
practice medicine here. DR.. Long
who is 81 years old is a native of
Ashe county and has practiced
medicine at Laurel Springs for a
number of years.
He has opened his office in the
old Theatre building and is now
occupying the Ward Phillips resi-
dence on Wilton Avenue. DR..
Long has a wife and six children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
Large Array Of Fine Exhibits
Win Popular Acclaim; Fair To
Close This Saturday Night
Entries S1lrpass
ALI Expectations
OF Fair Officers
Exhibit Buildings And Tents
Filled To Capacity. Given
Much Praise.
TO ANNOUNCE WINNERS

Exhibits at the Ashe County
Fair, which opened Tuesday anc
will continue through Saturday
have surpassed all expectation
on the part Of fair officials anc
are receiving a great deal Of IN
solicited praise.
The two exhibit buildings anc
large tents are filled to capacity
with the finest farm products
raised in Ashe county. The live.
stock, poultry, school, needle,
craft, canned goods, flowers, art
and photography and other ex-
hibits are also numerous and ex-
ceptionally good.
F. r. Farnham, dairy specialist
at State College yesterday de-
clared that the Ashe County Fair
displays exceed those of most
county fairs in North Carolina.
"For beginning, I am simply
amazed at the large array of agri-
cultural and livestock exhibits
that you have here" he said.
''The sponsors of this fair are to
be congratulated and this fair
clearly shows that Ashe is coun-
ty in which you can raise and
produce the largest variety of
crops of most any county in the
state. Without question you have
one of the best livestock and
poultry counties in the south"
C. J. Maupin, poultry extension
specialist at State College; Harry
Hamilton, Watauga county farm
agent; George Farthing, assistant
Watauga county farm agent:
Emerson Black, Allegheny county
agent; Mrs. R. H. Harmon, for
mer Watauga county home dem
onstration agent and other visit
ing farm experts also highly
praised the Ashe fair exhibits.
II attended the fairs at Galax
Abingdon, Elkin and North
Wilkesboro this fall and car
truthfully say that you have
more and a. larger variety of ex.
hibits than any of them had" ar
observer on the fair grounds
commented, yesterday.
Among the most outstanding
displays are the farm and live
at-home exhibits, entered by Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Fender, Of
Crumpler, who won first prize
$25 cash; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Pennington of Nathan's Creek
who won second prize, SIS cash
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hig'
gins, of Warrensville, who wor
third prize which consists of two
fine pieces of merchandise, a s.
rug given by the J. & J. Store II
West Jefferson and another ar
ticle.
In the needlecraft department
there was a grand total of 287 ex
hibits entered. This has the larg
est number of any of the 18 de-
partments and includes % piece
quilts, 81 old-fashioned coverlet:
and a large collection of hand
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
READY FOR PUBLICATION

Copy for the Ashe Missionary
Baptist Associations annual min
utes is now in the hands of the
printers and publication will be
completed some time next month.
Fitzhugh Barker is clerk and
treasurer of the Association and
has spent a good deal of time in
preparing the minute copy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28

Springfield, Illinois, has been
selected as the seventh city in
which the Food Order Stamp
plan for distributing SURPRISES
through normal trade channels
will be put into operation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
HELP YOUR SCHOOLS

The Skyland Posts Ashe cOtIA-
ty central high school circulation
campaign and contest is now I'M
der way. The students will ap-
preciate your support. Subscribe
or renew with them this month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-28
ASHE COUNTY

Is the air-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. Twenty-Five miles
OF the PARKWAY run through
the county.
Evening star., 1939-07-18

although they well knew that all
OF the equipment, fixtures and other
contents of said Bienville Hotel -.
were included in the sale price
of S575, 900 for saia hotel -. ="
"All the defendants we'll knew that
the said Louisiana State University
would not and did not receive in re-
turn for said payment of $75 900 any
consideration of any other thing of
value whatsoever" the indictment
stated.
One charge of using the mails to
defraud was based on the asser-
ton the defendants on October %,
1885, forwarded the $4,000 check
from New Orleans to Baton Rouge
for payment by the City National
Bank there.
The second count alleged the de-
PENDANTS further used the mails to
deposit the money received from the
university in the New Orleans
branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.
John Rogge, assistant attorney
general from Washington, in charge
Of the Criminal Division of the
Department of Justice. handed out
the indictments after the court re-
ceived them from the jury.
Weiss, who rose from a shoe sales
man on Canal street here in 1921.
in the previous income tax charge
was indicted as part of a widespread
Federal investigation here which
sent State Senator Joe Fisher to the
Atlanta Penitentiary and resulted
in jury verdict of not guilty for
A. L. Shushan, widely known poll
tician. Other indictments were
dropped when the cases were turned
over to the Treasury Department
for civil action.
Penalty Was Paid.
The Bureau OF Internal Revenue
claimed Weiss paid only s1.23943 in
income taxes during those years,
whereas he should have paid $27,-
070.l6. A penalty of sl2,9l5.37 was
attached and paid on January 26,
1899.
Weiss owed his phenomenal rise
to his friend Huey Long. He went
to the Roosevelt Hotel as manager
OF the barber shop in 1923, became
assistant manager of the hotel IN
1925, and there became friendly with
Long, who set up his New Orleans
headquarters at this hotel.
Long made Weiss the treasurer of
the State Democratic Association.
Weiss subsequently formed a COM
pany to buy the hotel, and then be-
came interested in hotels in New
York.