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THURSDAY


Calipatria farm center, 1880, Cali
patria school
Sport section, 1880, driving range
Elks dinner dance, 1880, Elks hall
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 1880,
Baptist social hall.
20-3O club, 7, 566 Brighton
Townsend club No. 2, 1880, court
house
Troop ID, BSA, 1880, Scout hut
Troop 25, BSA, 1880, McCabc
II. A. NJ. No. 109, 8, Masonic tenn
pie
Roal club, $50, Hotel de Anza
Reserve Officers, $50, Hotel dc
ANA
Federated clubs, 10, Calipatria
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth
Girls club, 4, Christian church
Townsend club No. l, 1880, Will
son music room
Spruce -WestmOrland farm center,
1880, WestmorIand school
Magnolia Mulberry, farm center,
1880, Mulberry school
Recreation dance, $3.50, Imperial
Veterans hall
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02

Mrs. Ray Forshey and Mrs. Mil
dred Cole Britton, who are the
house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Haas. with Mrs r. P. Pope OF
Alvarada, Tex, who is visiting Mrs.
Walton johnson, we're guests OF
honor at a bridge party given by
Mrs. Haas and Mrs. Bert FaWcett
Wednesday night at the Haas home,
544 Wensley avenue.
All three are former residents OF
Ell Centre and the guests included
members of Mrs. Haas bridge club
CT which Mrs Forshey was a mem
Der. and other friends of the guests
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Pupils Guests Of
Mrs. Brackett

Mrs. Julia Bracket FL Centre
voice teacher, has entertained
groups of students at two smart
affairs recently.
Saturday noon the elementary
school students were honored at a
Jane WitherS luncheon at the Bar
bara Worth hotel. Mrs. Bracket
taking them to the matinee after
wards
Monday night, prior to THE Mi
kado" presentation, Mrs. Bracket
presided at a delightful dinner
party for junior students, and for
high school and Junior college pu
pills, this affair taking place also
at the hotel
In keeping with the opera. which
the group attended. the table ap-
pointment was Japanese in theme.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
News Items About
VaIIev Residents

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Vize are en-
joying visit from Mrs. Vices sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. M. M. Meadows,
who with Mr.. Meadows, returned
recently to this country from China.
Mr.. Meadows is in the U. S. Navy
hospital at Mare Island and Mrs.
Meadows will remain here for some
time. Mrs. Vices mother, Mrs. J
L. Meadows, is also visiting the
VizeS.
Mrs. r. p Pope of Alvarado,
Texas, is visiting Mrs. Walton john
son, 1926 Euclid avenue, where she
will be delighted to see her friends.
Mrs. Pope is former Ell Centran
and has many friends in the city
who will be pleased to learn of
her arrival. She plans to remain
in the valley until Sunday.
Mrs. Mildred Cole Brtton and
Mrs. Ray ForShey, both of San
Diego and both of whom are former
Ell Centrans. have been the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Haas during the past few days
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kuhn are
enjoying a visit from Mr.. Kuhn;s
brother, George Kuhn, and Mrs.
Kuhn, of Trenton, New Jersey.
This is the first time the two
brothers have seen one another in
30 years so they are having real
reunion. This trip is also the first
one the George Kuhns have made
to California and the Ell Centrans
are busy showing the Fasteners
the sights of this region. Next week
Mrs. Kuhn will take them to Los
Angeles for a stay in that CITY,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Birthday Dinner
Party We dnesday

Mrs. Henry J. Willis, 1850 Olive
avenue, was hostess at charming
ly appointed buffet dinner We'd
nesday, the affair being given in
celebration of Mr.. Willis birthday.
Invited guests included: MI. and
Mrs. Meredith Wills and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Gardenhire of BraW-
ley; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul M. Blenk-
iron and Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Tusler
of Calexico: Mr.. and Mrs. v. w.
Borden of Anaheim; Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Sandilands. MIR. and Mrs. J
w. Asher, Mr.. and Mrs. Earle G..
Davis, and Norman Trevelyan, all
of FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Discontinue Lip
Reading Classes

Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe, instruc-
tor in lip reading, has announced
that the classes in this subject
which have been conducted at the
night school sessions will be dis
continued due to lack of sufficient
attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
BirthdayPar
At School

Miss Gladys Wetterau's third
grade room at Harding school help
ed Lorraine Sims celebrate her
eighth birthday anniversary We'd
nesday, having a pleasant surprise
that afternoon when Mrs. John
Kuhn. Lorraines grandmother, ar
rived at the school laden with
cookies and ice cream for a birth
Gay party.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Mrs. Joe Golden
Club Hostess

Mrs. Joe Golden was hostess
wednesday to her bridge club
members meeting at her home, 1903
West Vencill for dessert and the
bridge game at which Mrs. Woody
won high score and Mrs. Spicy
second.
Those present were: Mrs. Golden
Mrs Henry Woody, Mrs. Alfred
Spicy, Mrs. Rudolph Frowiss, jr
Mrs. Charles Trousdale, Mrs. Max
Sones, Mrs. Sherman Eldridge, Mrs.
Robert Sheffield.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Announcements
Of Meetinas

Chapter CIV P.E.O.. will NEE
Saturday at 1890 O'Clock with Mrs
S. L. McCrory, $50 Olive. the pro-
gram consisting of discussion by
the chapter on a topic of PEG
interest. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
Old Time Dance
FridayNisht

Rural Recreation Council is spon-
soring another old time dance for
Friday night at $3.50 o'clock in the
Imperial Veterans hall, open to all
interested. D E. Green and Dan
Grumbles will be in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-02
See|eySins|s Is
Successful

SEELEY, Feb. 2. - The Seeley
sing last Friday proved a success
full event and a second is scheduled
for Friday Feb. "a. Mr.. and Mrs.
e. L. Hiteman were special guests
at the first event.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Gov. Clyde Hoey To Speak
Here During Fair Week

Gov. Clyde R. Hoey has accept
ed an invitation to deliver an
address here during the week of
the Ashe county fair, Senator w.
B. Austin, chairman of the Fair
committee to secure speakers, an
nounced yesterday.
Senator Austin said that Gov.
Hoey would speak on Friday af-
ternoon, Sept. 20, which is educa-
tional day, at 2:30 o'clock.
He also stated that he is in
hopes of securing Cam Morrison,
of Charlotte, former governor of
the state and United States SEN
ator, to speak on farmers day.,
which will be held Wednesday.
All schools in the county will
be closed on educational day.
During the morning a full pro-
gram of field-day contests be-
tween schools and individual stu
dents has been planned AT noon
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

pony races for boys and girls
will be staged and following the
governors address, a football
game between the Lansing Sky
landers and Crossnore may be
played here.
Coach Robert Morphis, Tues
day, said he was keenly interest
ed in the idea and would take
the matter up with Crossnore Of
ficials and request that they
move the game here.
81 don't know what they will
say as we are scheduled to play
the game at Crossnore, but I will
be glad to take it up with them
and I believe they would like to
come over and hear Gov. Hoey
speak," Coach Morphis stated.
Printing of the Ashe county
fair catalogue will be completed
within the next few days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Musical Concerts Will Be
Presented Here Next Week

The schedule is as follows:
Monday night, August z, 8 O.
clock Nathan's Creek high school.
Tuesday night, August 8, Grassy
Creek high school. Wednesday
night, August 9, West Jefferson
high school. Saturday night,
courthouse in Jefferson. Monday
night, August IA, Helton school.
Tuesday night, August IS, Heal
ing Springs high school. Thurs
day night, August Is, Lansing
high school. Friday night, Aug
ust Is, Elkland high school and
Saturday night, August 10, Riv-
erview high school.
Two of the programs to be
presented are given here.
Program 1:
/. Piano solo, Valse de concert
OPP. Is, Levitzky, Elinor Niven.
2. Violin solo, Serenade, Coun-
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Glendale Springs
Man Attempts To
Commit Suicide
Nose Hairless Fires 22-Rifle
Bullet Into His Right
Shoulder.
CONDITION IMPROVING

The condition of Nose Hairless
comparatively young Glendale
Springs man who attempted to
take his own life late last Satur-
day afternoon, is improving salts
factorily, it was reported yester-
day.
Despondent over domestic
troubles, Hairless went into q
room at his mothers home a few
minutes after he had finished
eating supper, took his small son
with him and fired a 22-rifle bull
let into his right shoulder, ac-
cording to information from She
riff Ed Miller and DR.. R. c. Ray
who made an investigation.
Il made a mistake and shot my
self on the wrong side, and now
I am mighty sorry about it," he
was quoted as saying.
He was said to have beer
drinking and members of the IA
mily explained that he had beer
respondent over the fact that he
and his wife had been separated
He was taken to the Wilkes
hospital and the rifle bullet re.
moved.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Richard Criggs
Now PatrOl1nan
Was Chosen At the Close Of
Training School for Officers
Held at HenderSOnville.

Announcement was made Sat-
urday that Richard H. Griggs of
Jefferson was among the 81 men
selected from the 81 following a
months training at Highland
Lake at Hendersonville, for adj
dition to the state highway pa
troll.
The addition of so men to the
patrol was authorized by the
1899 general assembly. The extra
man selected will fill a vacancy.
Captain L. r. Fisher of Char
lotte, head of the Western dis
trict of the patrol system has
been in charge of the school.
Richard Griggs who is one of
the most popular young men of
this section has the best wishes
of his many friends in his new
work.
Herman Coleman Hawthorne,
popular young man of Allegheny
county and Edwin C.. Guy of
Avery were also selected for pa
troll service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Election OF Ashe Teachers
Approved By County Board
Long List Is Announced This
Week. Others To Be APP
proved Next Monday

At a meeting of the Ashe coun-
ty board of education Monday
the election of practically all OF
the teachers and principals for
the various schools in the county
were approved, Supt. J. B. Hash
announced yesterday.
Of the 176 teachers allotted to
Ashe for the 1939-40 school year,
a total of 1862 of them were given
final approval by the county
board Monday. Approval of the
others is expected to be made at
the regular board meeting next
Monday.
The following have been elect
ed and approved, Supt. Hash stat
ed:
District Number One
Jefferson high school-Paul Mil
Ter, principal, Miss Mary Mae
Calhoun, Miss Ruth Allen Worth
and Charles Weaver, high school
teachers; Miss Louise Sutherland,
Miss Gladys Sturgill, Robert
Woodie, Mrs. Grant Baugess, Miss
Laura Mcconnell, Mrs. Ruth
Neal, Miss Mamie Smithey and
Charles Goodman, elementary
teachers. District teachers-Mrs.
Vista Dollar, Quinon Bare J.
E. Whitley Miss Kathleen Wood
lie, Mrs. Clyde billiard, Mrs. Nell
Sheets, Troy I. Jones.
District Number Two
Riverview high school-W Wade
E. Eller, principal; Eugene
Vaughn Eller, Miss Helen Led
better and Miss Hazel Winesett,
high school teachers; Bruce
GRAPHICAL, Miss Leslie Jones,
Miss Sue Oliver, Mrs. Mary Cole,
Miss Albertine Hurt, Mrs. Ruth
V. Price, elementary teachers.
District teachers-Mrs. ]. M.
Barlow, Mrs. Irene King, Harold
Miller, Miss Margaret Davis, Miss
Mae Oliver, John M. Burkett,
Miss Ina Mae Oliver, Miss Ocie
Sutherland, E. L. Stuart, Miss
Gertrude GRAPHICAL, M. H. Eller,
Mrs. Allie E. Denny, Miss Vina
K. Love, Tom Pennington, Miss
Gladys GRAPHICAL, Mrs. Chessie
Osborne, Mrs. M. Grub, Mrs. M.
Donnelly, Mrs. Grant Sutherland,
Mrs. Earl Martin and Miss Effie
Pennington.
District Number Three
Lansing high school-Joseph
A. Martin, principal, Worth
Young, Robert w. Morphis, Mrs.
Ray H. Clark, Mrs. Bernard
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03

Plans are now being perfected
for the series of concerts to be
given next week in Ashe county
by Don Richardson, one of North
Cardinals most noted musicians,
and two outstanding pupils, Ma
RE Roseman and Elinor Niven,
under the auspices of the Jeffer-
sons Rotary club for the benefit
of the Ashe County Hospital AS
ISOLATION.
The programs which will be va
ried and entertaining will give
the people of Ashe county an op-
portunity to enjoy the finest mu-
sic at minimum cost and to CO.
operate in the movement to build
a hospital in Ashe county.
The programs will be present
ed in nine different commune
ties throughout the county in or
der to give everyone an oppor-
tunity to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Land Sales To
Be Held Today

Much interest is being shown
in the auction sales of property
to be conducted here and other
places in the county today by
the Catron Land Company.
This morning at ten o'clock
the West jefferson residence of
Sheriff Ed Miller will be sold at
auction. At one o'clock some
Tuckerdale property will be
offered for sale. And in the af-
ternoon a large farm near APP
pie Grove is to be sold.
A number of cash prizes will
be given away and large
crowd is expected to attend. The
Catron Land Company has con-
Quoted a number of successful
sales in this section.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Increase City
Water Supply

Yesterday morning a new addi-
ton was made to the city water
supply which should increase it
about one-fourth, City Manager
F. B. Jones said. The new pipe
line takes care of the overflow
from a spring already in use by
the water department, and it's ad-
dition should do much to relieve
the water shortage.
Mr.. Jones said that in spite OF
local rains, streams in this Sec
ton were at a low level. He
pointed out that building and
construction work here was a
drain on the city water supply.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Disease In N. C..
Shows Increase

RALEIGH. - Whooping cough
and measles cases decreased in
North Carolina for the week end
ing July %, compared with the
preceding week, the epidemiolo-
gy division said Saturday.
Whooping cough cases totaled
293, off IS, and there were 80
measles cases, So less.
Slight increases were shown
last week over the week ending
July Is for diphtheria, scarlet
fever and typhoid fever. Figures,
with the week ending July %
listed first, were diphtheria, II,
and seven; Scarlet fever, 20 and
nine; and typhoid fever 20 and
10.
Chickenpox, miningitis, pella-
gra, smallpox, and number of
other reportab1e diseases listed
as a group dropped, compared
with the previous period.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
L. n. C.. Alumni
Banquet To Be
Held Fri. Night
Alumni in Ashe, Allegheny
Watauga and Avery Are
Invited to Attend.

All former students of the Uni
versity CT North Carolina in
Ashe, Allegheny, Watauga and
Avery counties are invited to at
tend a four-county u. N. G. alum
nj fellowship banquet that will
be held at the Daniel Boone no.
tel tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
A splendid program has been
arranged, featuring talks by DR..
A. R. Newsome, head of the his
tory department of the Universe
ty of North Carolina and presi-
dent of the North Carolina Lite
rary and Historical Association;
Gordon Gray, publisher Of the
Winston-Salem-Sentinel; Maryon
Saunders, secretary of the U. N.
c. General Alumni, Association
and Ira T. Johnston, trustee of
the University.
Gov. R. A. Doughton, who is
also a trustee of the University,
will preside and words of well
come will be extended by DR..
B. B. Dougherty.
One of the principal purposes
of the banquet is the formation
of four-county alumni associa-
ton.
"You are cordially invited to
attend and to bring your wife,
husband or sweetheart" a notice
of the meeting stated
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
West Jefferson Livestock
Market Is Celebrating Its
First Anniversary This Wk'
$3.50 Animals Sold During the
Past Year For Over
$143,OOO.OO.
A BIG SUCCESS

Today the West jefferson Live
stock Market is celebrating its
first anniversary.
No program is being planned
to commemorate the event, but
the operators of the market here
anticipates a big sale this after
noon and are going to do every
thing in their power to boost
prices to the very highest point
to show their expectations for
the splendid patronage which the
market has received during its
first year.
On Thursday afternoon, Aug
ust 4, 1888, the first sale was
conducted. Thousands of people
were in town to attend the auc-
ton and its opening was a most
suspicious one. A total of 300
head of cattle were sold on that
day and brought $4,455.12.
The opening of this market
was hailed far and wide. Farmers
in Ashe and adjoining counties
expressed keen delight over its
establishment. They were pleas
ed over the fact that it gave them
a market right here at home and
would save them a lot of expense,
time and trouble in taking their
cattle To markets in other states
and sections.
According to information OBJ
tanned this week, the first year
of operation was success. A to-
tai of $3.50 animals, including
all kinds of cattle, sheep, hogs,
mules, horses, goats and so on,
were sold for $143,085.73.
A sale was held every Thurs
day afternoon and the average
amounted to nearly 100000.
Interest in the market is in
creasing Sales have been hold
ing up good and will increase ev-
cry week for the nssxt two or
three mcntSs, according to pre-
dictions. Triees last THURSDAY tor,
plain heifers- brought as high as
$500. Cows from $3.50 to $500.
Veal calves brought from $4.9O
to $500.
The market |as launched last
year as an experiment by J. Les
ter .'Segraves, Walter Stringer
and Edison Thomas. 1--WE have
Mt made any money yet, but
have managed to meet all expen-
ses and are now making plans
to continue the market indefi-
nitely," Mr.. Segraves said. 1--WE
appreciate the patronage we have
received and are always at your
service and will endeavor at all
times to sell your livestock for
the highest dollar"
AS proof Of their intentions to
make the market a, permanent
asset here. Messrs. Segraves,
Stringer and Thomas purchased
the stock yards property from
the North Carolina Self-Help cor
poration a short time ago. The
purchase price was not revealed.
Plans are also under way to es-
tablish a hurley tobacco market
here this fall.
The other members of the stock
yard staff are Bill Hughes, Of
flee manager and Luther Davis,
auctioneer.
Guantanamo Al
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
Commodity Room
Will Be Closed
For Short Time
New WPA Lay-Off Ruling
Paralyzed Surplus COmmO-
dity Activity in State.
SCENERY is PRAISED

Gordon Carr, of Asheville, dis
trict supervisor Of the surplus
commodity division of the State
Board of Welfare and Public
Charities, was in the county yes
terday and said that his depart
ments hope to start operations
again in Ashe and most of the
counties in the state within the
next week or ten days.
"WPA's temporary lay-off of
all persons who had been in SER
vice continuously for the past 10
months paralyzed our depart
ment all over the state, but we
hope to have new workers avail
able for number of jobs and to
resume operations in the near
future" he said.
He stated that it had been ne
cessary to close all warehouses
in the state in which the surplus
commodities are stored. The
Ashe commodity room in Jeffer-
son was closed down. Mrs. ESsie
Gambill, who was in charge was
given a 3O-day vacation" or ra-
Their was cut of because of the
new restriction.
While discussing the surplus
commodity program with a Post
reporter Mr.. Carr stated that his
territory covered "a counties and
that the scenery here in Ashe
county is the most beautiful he
has ever seen.
"This is an ideal place in
which to spend a vacation" he
declared "You have a most in
MIGRATING climate, beautiful see
merry, a completed section of the
Parkway, the famous Negro
mountain and many other attrac-
tions. I'm coming back to spend
part of my vacation"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
New Feature For
Members OF Ashe
Building & Loan
Plan Insures Full Payment of
Shares in Case of Death.
Cost Is Small.

Of interest to members of the
Ashe Building and Loan Asso-
citation is the announcement
made this week of the adoption
of feature which inSures pay
ment of stock in case of death.
Arrangements have been made
with the Security Life and Trust
Company, of Winston-Salem, that
by a small monthly payment, the
balance due on any installment
thrift shares is paid up imme-
diately in event of death, Glenn
B. GRAPHICAL, secretary, explain
ed.
Mr.. Graphical anticipates that
large percentage of the share
holders will take advantage OF
using this added feature. Mr.
Webster, representative of the
Security Life and Trust Compa-
ny, is expected to be here the
first of the week and assist in So
licitation.
The second series of the local
association is still open and Mr.
GRAPHICAL is urging every one to
join the Association. 1T gives
you a safe and sound investment
and a systematic way of saving
money, besides helping the COM
munity," he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-03
ROtarians Meet At
&C Camp Tonight

The members of the JefferSons
Rotary club will meet tonight at
the CCC camp at Laurel Springs
where they will be served an
old fashioned army supper and
will get first-hand information
on how a CCC camp operates.
The invitation to meet at the
camp was extended by Captain
Stokes, director of the camp
when he spoke to the club here
recently.
Langdon L. Scott, secretary
and treasurer, will tell about the
highlights of the Assembly and
the International convention at
Cleveland.