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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Club To Sponsor
Contest In Art
Woman's Club Will Sponsor
Art Contest In Ashe
County Schools.

Plans are now being worked
out for Ashe county school stu
dents to participate in the States
Creative Art Contest, sponsored
by the North Carolina Federation
of Women's clubs.
The contest will be sponsored
locally by the Woman's club in
order to encourage schools in art
work. All entries must be in the
hands of the Art Committee at
the Woman's College by March
Is. Mrs. A. B. Hurt, president of
the local Woman's club said that
complete details would be an
nounced next week.
Members of the Woman's club
have been urged by Mrs. Hurt to
compete for awards offered club
members for the best one act
play, sonnet, narrative poem, and
feature articles, on which awards
are offered each year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Ashe OratOrical
Contest Will Be
Held March 18th
To Be at Courthouse. Each
High School Allowed To
Send One Contestant.

The Ashe county high school
oratorical contest will be held
at the courthouse on Fri
day night at 1880 o'clock, March
Is, Supt. ]. B. Hash announced
yesterday.
This is one of the four contests
that is being sponsored for the
nine high schools of the county
by the Ashe post of the American
Legion.
With less than a months time,
those who desire to enter the con-
test will have to get busy i'm
mediately. Each school is al
lowed to have. one contestant in
the county contest and the win
ner will represent the county in
the district and perhaps, state
contest.
The subject for the oratorical
contest is, ''HoW the United Stat
es Constitution Benefits America
and It's Citizens" Each contestant
is required to make 2 speeches;
one a prepared speech of not less
than 10 minutes and not over IL
minutes and the other, an ex-
temporaneous speech on some
phase of the constitution of the
United States, of not less than 4
minutes and not over minutes.
The subjects will be drawn a
short time before they are to be
given.
AS announced last week, the
deadline on submitting essays
from each school to Supt. Hash's
office will be April S. These es-
says, on the subject of "Ameri-
CAMS Against Conditions as
Exist in Europe Today" are not
to be over 1000 words long. The
county winner will be entered
in the state contest.
The local Legion post will pre-
sent medals to the county win
ners of both of these contests,
as well as to the winners of the
grade and high school spelling
bees.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Republicans To Meet June
"a In Historic Philadelphia
Time and place Chosen Last
Friday. Hamilton Chal-
lenges FIR to Run Again.

The national convention of the
Republican party to select can
didate for president and vice
president will be held in Phila-
delphia on June "a, the Republi-
can national executive committee
decided at meeting held in
Washington last Friday.
In order to get the convention,
Philadelphia put up 100000 and
offered the use of the Liberty
Bell and Independence Hall,
which is considered as a rather
significant thing in the program
of the party for this year. ..
=. Chairman Hamilton challenged
the Democrats to run President
Roosevelt for a third term, de-
claring that the Republicans
would be sure of victory if the
precedent was broken.
He also chidded the Democrats
for not selecting a date for their
convention when the executive
committee met.
It was announced that the Rep
ublican party is free of debt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Ashe Continues
To Lead State
More Orders for Lime, Phos-
phate Placed in Ashe
Than In Any County.

In the placement of orders for
phosphate and lines. which
means real Improvement Of soil
and grass lands, Ashe county
continues to remain far cut in
front of, other counties in the
state this year.
According to a report from the
farm agents office yesterday, or
ders for $50 tons of phosphate
have already. been placed. This
is more than. the total was for
1899. For lime, LOO tons have
been ordered and the next coun-
ty to Ashe has sent in orders so
far for less than 1900 tons.
All charges, including delivery
of both lime and phosphate, are
to be taken out of the 1910 pro-
gram.
Mr. Rich, who has recovered
from an attack of flu, states that
a number of farmers want to go
in together and pool their orders
for lespedeza and alfalfa. "Any
farmers interested are urged to
get in touch with U.S." he. said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Broughton Lauds
North Carolina
AS Great State
Dem. Candidate for Governor
Delivers Address To RO-
tary Club Here.

There are three essentials of a
great state and North Carolina
measures up fully to all three of
them, Hon. J. NJ. Broughton, of
Raleigh, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor,
told members of the Jeffersons
Rotary Club and their guests in
all inspiring speech delivered
here last Thursday night.
"These three characteristics
are: first, wealth of its natural
resources; second, courage and
spirit of it's people and third,
ability for leadership" he de-
clared.
In my opinion there is no state
in the union that more nearly
fulfills these essential qualities OF
a great state than does North
Carolina" he said.
eve have a state rich IN ma
tural resources of all kinds. We
can raise almost anything on our
farms. We have minerals, water
power, lumber, wild game and /
challenge any one to find a state
in which it's people have finer
or more progressive spirit"
In discussing leadership, he
pointed out the vast programs OF
progress made in education, high
er institutions of learning, social
security, unemployment and agrl-
cultural improvement.
Referring to the fact that
about two-thirds of the world is
at war today, Mr.. Broughton said
he was gravely concerned in
more ways than one because the
war effects business here in
North Carolina. "It has already
seriously effected our tobacco
situation and I hope the time will
soon come when it will end"
"When the strife does end,
there must be somewhere on the
earth nation, such as ours, that
is capable of leading the world
back to life, back to freedom, he
stated. 49,. :.
America is the only nation in
the world today in which a man
can express or write an opinion
of his own and let's keep it that
way"
The speaker was introduced by
Rotarian Bill Austin, who enter
tanned the outstanding Raleigh
attorney while he was in the
county.
DR.. B. E. Reeves, Capt. George
Doggett, P. T. McNeill and w. c.
Thomas were guests.
Other candidates for governor
of both parties have or are being
invited to address the club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Power Official
Pledges Interest
J. w. Perry, General Manager
Of Northwest Utility Co.
Here Last Saturday.

1--WE are keenly interested in
the Jeffersons and Ashe county
and are not only going to do our
part towards continuing to pro-
vide current, but also to help
promote progress that is definite
ly underway" J. w. Perry, of
West Point, Va, general manag-
er of the North Carolina and Vir-
GINA division of the Northwest
Carolina Utilities, Inc, declared
while in town last Saturday.
"West Jefferson has certainly
grown since we took over the
electric power service here and
we are glad to see that it is
growing faster now than ever be-
FORE" he said.
abnormal weather conditions
have made it extremely hard on
us and we have been forced to
do the best we could. However
we now have plans that when
completed, will assure minimum
Interruptions in service and pro-
vide ample power"
Mr.. Perry said he wasn't quite
ready to release full details OF
their plans, but declared he
would be at an early date.
He was accompanied by G. T
Robbins, of Blowing Rock, gen
eral manager of this unit divi-
sion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Will Assist In
Filing Returns
Income Tax Returns Must Be
Filed by March Is. Rep
reSentatiVe To Be Here.

Joe Sink, of Lenoir, deputy
commissioner of the state depart
ment of revenue, will be in the
office of the Ashe county clerk
of superior court next Wednes-
day and again on March 6 to as
sist taxpayers in filing their
state income and intangible per-
sonal property returns.
ANY person subject to filing
either or both of the state tax
returns must file such returns
with the Department of Revenue
on or before March 81 and pay
the tax due thereon" Mr.. Sink
stated while in town yesterday.
"Any unmarried man or any
woman, 'either married or I'M
married having an income of ST.
600 or more during the year of
1899, and any married men hav-
ing an income of $4,000 or more
must file an income tax return"
he explained.
amy person owning on Dec
ember, 1889, intangible personal
property, such as money on hand,
accounts receivable, notes, bonds,
mortgages or other evidences of
debt or shares of stock of corp
orations not wholly in this state,
must file an intangible tax re-
turn" he stated.
Mr.. Sink will be glad to assist
taxpayers without charge.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
FUNERAL OF MRS. TYRE

A large crowd attended the
funeral service for Mrs. Mollie
Tyree, which was held yesterday
morning at the home in the Cres-
ton community.
Rev. M. L. Chapel, of Green
Valley, well known Ashe minis
ter, conducted the service.
Mrs. Tyree died in the hospital
at Banner Elk last Sunday after
noon. She has many friends and
relatives to mourn her passing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Championship Basketball Games In Ashe County Tonight
Ashe County Agent To Hold
A Series OF Farm Meetings
ThreefOld Purpose, One Being
to Deliver Checks. Sche-
dule Is Announced.

A series of community meet
ings for the three-fold purpose
of delivering 1889 soil conserva-
ton checks, explaining the 1910
program and of signing up those
desiring to cooperate with the
AAA program this year, will be
held in Ashe county during the
ensuing week, County Agent c,
J. Rich announced yesterday.
The schedule of meetings is as
follows:
Friday, February %
Tuckerdale depot, at 9 a. M;
Lower Helton Baptist church at
noon and Little Helton school, at
2 o'clock.
Monday, February 26
Roan's Creek church at 10 a.
m. Transou church, 1890 and
Peak Creek school, at 8 p. m.
Tuesday, February ~
Landmark school, 10 a. M;
Chestnut Hill voting place, 1890
o'clock and Crumpler school, 3
p. m.
Mr.. Rich said other meetings
will be held during March. The
1889 check payments must be de-
livered by March l, or be re-
turned to Washington, he said.
cat the time of receiving
checks, you are expected to make
plans for participating in the
1910 program, if you wish to CO.
operate" he stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Crop Loans Are
Now Available

Loans from the Emergency
available to farmers in Ashe and
adjoining counties.
Those who are interested
should call at the courthouse as
early as possible so that their ap-
plications can be forwarded to
the regional office, in order that
checks may be mailed back to
them in time to plant crops, j.
E. JONES, field supervisor, stated.
Miss Edna May, secretary in
the register of deeds office, is
taking loans in this county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
Riverview Boys
Meet Cove Greek:
Girls Are Close
Appalachian Tournament To
Open at Boone Next
Wed, Feb. 18th.
MUCH INTEREST

Interest is running high in the
championship basketball games
to be played in Ashe county on
Thursday night, when the River
view boys, the Ashe champions
will meet the winners of the
Watauga-Avery division, who
will probably be Cove Creek, at
Riverview to decide the cham
pionship of the three counties;
while Bethel girls will probably
meet Jefferson girls in the JEFF
ferson gym, unless records are
changed by tonight's (Wednes-
days. games.
A report from E. E. Garbee,
president of the Appalachian
high school association, received
late this afternoon stated that a
tentative check of official re-
cords indicated that the results
of tonight's games "wednesday
would possibly determine the
championship Of Ashe county
girls team, the contest being be-
tween jefferson and Healing
Springs, at Jefferson. The game
Thursday night for the tri-coun-
ty championship will be played
in the gymnasium of the Ashe
county chempiOnS.
Mr.. Garbee pointed out that
Riverview boys were very def
nitely the Ashe county cham
pions and would entertain Cove
Creek boys Thursday night, at
Riverview.
Riverview boys team has an
unusually fine record this sea-
son, having a percentage of 1924,
with IL wins, one loss and one
tie. The loss was with Jefferson
and the tie. with West Jefferson
boys, who RANK Sc ond Botc of
these teams have higher per-
centage than the teams of the
Watauga-Avery division. =
The Jefferson girls, under the
direction of their able coach,
Miss Gladys Sturgill have shown
gradual improven mt in their
play toward the close Of the sea-
son and now hold top place.
One of the most exciting games
of the year was played in the
Healing Springs gymnasium, on
Monday night, when the Jeffer-
son boys and girls met VIC. The
boys game was continued for an
extra period to break a tie with
the final score being % to Fl in
Jefferson's favor. In the girls
game, Madge Dollar scored Is
points for jefferson.
It will be recalled that the
Healing Springs girls and the VIC
boys were the Ashe county cham
pions last year In the champion
ship games both won over Cove
Creek, capturing the Appalachian
crowns.
Following the championship
games, interest will center
around the annual Appalachian
tournament to be held at Boone
on Feb. 1929, March 2, in which
all high schools of the three
counties will participate. Often
many of the teams make better
showing in the tournaments than
they do in the regular season
games, determining the cham
pionship of the three counties.
President Garbee said that in
the groupings for the tournament
both boys and girls teams would
be grouped in the upper and
lower brackets for the initial
games next Wednesday and that
Continued on Page Eight)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
improvements For
FSA Farmers Are
Planned For Ashe
Leaders Held Meeting Here
Last Week Where Plans
Were Made.
WELL ATTENDED

At a meeting of FSA represen-
tatives and agricultural leaders
held on Friday, standards and
recommendations were mapped
out for developing better farm
and home plans in Ashe county
which now has 223 FSA families.
The meeting which was held in
the office of w. B. Oliver, coun-
ty supervisor, was presided over
by John M. Faison, district farm
management supervisor who led
an informative discussion on
what the FSA is doing for the
low income group of, farmers. He
stated that the fourS main objec-
tives of his organization were to
encourage and assist farmers to
raise their own food, raise suffi-
cient feed for stock, conserve the
soil and increase income.
Following the discussion the
group recommended that all FSA
families be required to comply
with the soil conservation pro-
gram. Other recommendations in
Guided the re-arranging of farm
lay-outs, strip cropping, garden
Improvements, canning, encour-
aging the raising of hogs, poul-
try, fruit trees, and the improve
ment of storage facilities.
It was recommended that all
FSA farm families be required
to have cows, one for all fami-
lies under five and two for fani-
lies over five as soon as feed can
be produced.
It was pointed out that the
chief sources of income of farm
ers of Ashe county are live stock
products, farm crops of potatoes,
cabbage, tobacco, snap beans and
wood.
Of the 223 FSA families in
Ashe county, the average size is
6.2, the average number of acres
under cultivation, IA, and the
average number of acres in open
pasture, Is.
Among those who attended the
meeting here on Friday were w.
B. Collins, IVA representative,
c. ]. Rich, County Agent, H. D.
Quessenberry, assistant county
agent, Levern Johnson, manager
of the Kraft cheese plant; Miss
Ruth Tugman, welfare superin-
tendent, J. c. Phipps and J. c.
Little, county AA and T. P. COM
mitteemen; H. H. Burgess, coun-
ty tax supervisor; J. E. Fender,
demonstration farmer; w. M.
Reynolds, instructor in vocational
agriculture at VIC high school;
Mr.. Sutton, assistant state direc-
tor FSA; John M. Faison, district
F. S. A. supervisor; w. B. Oliver,
county supervisor and other
members of his staff here includ-
ing Miss Lenna F. Gambill, Mrs.
Elizabeth E. Francis, Wayne B.
Ferguson and w. R. Choate.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
NOBLE FINNS NEED
SOME RELIEF NOW

This week l.. p. Coward, of
Jefferson, chairman of the
Ashe county Finnish Relief
Fund, issued another state
ment requesting every one in.
terested in giving something
to aid the Firms in their noble
and courageous defense of
their own little country, to
send the money Or checks to
him at once.
"In order to relieve suffer
ing and to help the Firms in
their great defense, they need
money and need it NOW.
Don't delay if you want to
give something. Just send it
i'm today while it is fresh on
your mind
The states quota is $4,000.
No quota was set for Ashe.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22

$1,000 q NV 01OAk AAAo1OA y
these days, and one individual
who is pretty well informed ION
days. that used to be-, is T. I.
Jones. But we rather imagine
that he, was stumped the other
day when he asked a student,
do you think George Washing
ton could have pitched a dollar
across the Rappahannock river as
he is said to have done?"
The pupil answered, Il don't
know; I guess so. It says in the
history book that Washington
pitched his camp across the Della
ware river when the British were
pursuing him"
Perhaps after all, T. I. is more
interested in English history
judging from the way he talks
about titled individuals, particu-
larly the Duchess.
Cave Man Stuff?
DR.. B. E. Reeves, popular To-
cal physician was phoning around
the other day attempting to find
his wife, as it was nearing sup
per time. When he was informed
that she was at the Woman's
Club, he replied, ''Why she will
be dubbed to death by this time.
it is $50 and she has been there
ever since 200 e'e3ock!" - +~.
A. Biscuit Maker!
Rev. Hoyt Wood, pastor of the
Methodist church here has re-
ceived much praise for his ser
mons as well as his work in the
community, but nothing he has
done has caused as much talk as
the biscuits he made for the man.
sized meal at the Methodist
church last week. One Of the
members said that it ought to be
against the rule for the pastor
to make sacrament bread. An
other said they were the best bis
cults he had eaten in twenty
years. Another man declared
they were "just like mother used
to make, which is quite a COM
pliment. Many declared they
were just little sour, but that
must have been "sour grapes"
remark; for all of the biscuits
were eaten. Chef Wood reports
that even the famous, horse Sea
Biscuit, would have had a time
keeping them supplied in Wood
en-" biscuits, SO fast did they dis
appear.
English in the News
Mrs. G. D. Neal now has avail
able in the library an English
newspaper, The London Observ-
er, which was established in 1891.
Strange as it may seem, the
the front page is filled with adj
vertisements. On the top of the
front page is a note "Stop Press
News, Page AZ. AS you can
imagine this news is the type
which comes in after the paper
has gone to press, but is worth
stopping the press for, in this pa
per, it is of course, war news. .
Attention to the war is called
to the reader in. many of the ad-
vertisements. ''War. on Dingy
Teeth" advertises Phillips Dental
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
BELRvE-m-OR-NoT

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.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-22
AsHK 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.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-29
MISS, GRUBER E BRIDE TODAY OF
 WILLARD SHARKS
Young Couple Marie d This Morning al Home
 of Brides Parents

Charm and simplicity marked the 8 o'clock marriage this morning when Miss Vivian Gruber, daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. L. Gruber of this city became the bride of MT Willard Starks, son of MT. and Mrs. Starks of Richland, Missouri.
 The service was performed at the West Twelfth Street home of the brides parents and was wit messed only by members of the family
 The Rev G. Edward Knight, cousin of the groom, delivered the VOWS before an improvised altar of wild flowers and lilies-of-the- valley.
 Given in marriage by her father, the bride was charming in a frock of print silk and bridal corsage of rose buds. Mrs. Ralph Reischl, her only attendant, also wore a print silk.
 For her daughters wedding Mrs. Gruber selected a blue print silk and a corsage of gardeniaS.
 Eastman for the couple was MT. Jack Likens.
 After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was attended by members
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-29
NEW CITIZENS
 TO, HAVE pART
 IN CELEBRATION.
Juneau 10 Honor Recently Naturalized Ameri-
 cans on Fourth

An invitation to the United States newest citizens" to take part. in the Fourth of July parade next Thurs day was issued by Leo Jewett, chair man of the parade committee of the American Legion which is in charge of the program. Persons who have acquired citizenship through natur- alization during the past two years are urged to get together with this purpose. a a
 If newly naturalized citizens are interested. we will set aside sec ten of the parade for them l believe this year as never before the distinction and protection and privileges of American citizenship are appreciated Jewett said. e
 Don Adler's Idea
 The idea of giving newly made citizens a chance to participate or iginatcd from Don M. B. Adler, Le- zion Department Commander, of AL aska. and has been communicated to all Alaska posts. In recent let ter to them he said:
 sIn these days of world distress new citizen of the United States is more proud of his newly acquired citizenship papers than most Of us realize r oN
 eThey have learned to love oui ccuntry--have learned to appreciate
 he pleasure of, American citizen chip. and as a newly-made citizer aid to- mo yesterday: Don, this citizenship paper means more to me than my business. I can buy busi- ness any day, but this-this citi- zenship paper-is my new lease or life. If America were to go to wal would enlist in minute.
 Section of Parade
 I believe it would be a nice gesture if, and when your Post participates in the local Fourth of July celebration, to reserve a sec ton of the parade for the new citi- zenS of the past year or two This section can be led by two new citizens bearing banner stating: Americas newest citizens"
 Plans for the parade were dis cussed in detail at last nights gen. eral committee meeting at the Le- zion Dugout. Cash awards for floats, automobiles, best sustained characters, etc, were provided. It is expected that the City Band will be in the line of march, which will be headed by troops from Chilkoot Barracks and contingent of Coast Guardsmen from the Haida. All To- cal civic and fraternal organiza- tions have been urged to have a delegation in line. sci