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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
TOHaye Annual
Homecoming Day
Sunday, Aug. LII

An annual homecoming will be
held at the Blue Ridge Baptist
church located on the, Parkway
northeast of Beng, Mrs. Florence
Phillips announced this week.
An all-day program has been
arranged and will include sing
ing by various choirs and quar-
tets and speeches by outstanding
ministers and laymen.
Everybody is cordially invited
to attend. Come, bring lunch,
spend the day and meet old
friends" one member urged.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01

training periods.
conscientious DIRECTORS" would
be assigned noncombatant train
ing or other work.
Conscripts would be selected by
lot after local boards had CLASH
fled registrants. Deferred status
would be given to married men
with dependents, those in indus
tries essential to national de-
Tense, and men in official gov
eminent positions.
All men now in the army, navy
and other armed forces and dip
lomatic and consular representa-
tives of foreign nations would be
exempt from registration.
After a years training, con-
scripts would be assigned to re-
serve units for additional apnual
training for 10 years or until
they reached As. They could avoid
annual peacetime training by
serving out two more years in
the army or national guard.
Although the legislation does
not limit the numbers to be
called, war department officials
said that not more than 400, 900
men between 81 and 81 years
would be called in the first group,
about October |.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Provision OF Proposed
Compulsory Military Training

Washington.-The major pro-
visions of the compulsory mill
tary training bill as drafted by
the senate military committee are
as follows:
Men between 18 and "a years
would be registered for a "sys-
tenn of selective compulsory mil
itary training and service. The
war department estimates there
are 100000 men Of these ages.
Actual military training in the
army, navy and marine corps
would be limited to men between
81 and As years, with older and
younger men serving in "home
defense" units.
Drafted men would be given
IL months training and would re-
ceive base pay for the army and
navy, starting at $21 a month.
Authority to decide upon the
age groups to beE registered and
the numbers to be called would
rest with the President.
Penalty for evading registra-
ton or training could be five
years in prison and a fine of $10,-
600.
The legislation would make it
an .unfair labor practice" for an
employer to fail to rehire the con-
scripts at the expiration of their
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Miller And Sureties
Agree To Pay County
$4,000 And Costs
Compromise Judgment Sig
ed Before Judge Will Pless
Last Thursday
ENDED SUDDENLY

The trial of. Ashe county's four
suits against Ex-Sheriff Henry M.
Miller and his bondsmen, charged
with an alleged indebtedness of
approximately $4,000, came to a
rather unexpected conclusion in
the Ashe superior court last
Thursday afternoon when a COM
promise judgment of $12,OOOOO
and court costs was signed before
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr.
The jury selected from Wat
auga county at the request of the
defendants was dismissed on
Thursday morning when the COM
promise judgment was reached.
Of the $4,000 which Ex-Sheriff
Miller and his bondsmen promise
to pay to the county by October
Is of this year, $4,000 is covered
by the National Surety Corpora
ton as sureties. J. w. Hampton,
Wiley Burgess, Mae M. Miller, B.
F. Kilby and G. W. Rotten, are
sureties of the sum of $4,000
and the cost of the action.
With the exception of about
$4,000 which the county had al
ready put up to help defray the
Referees expenses last summer,
the defendants promise to pay all
of the costs. However, this was
not to include any expert wit
nesses' fees. It is estimated that
the costs will total around $3,OO0.-
90.
The consent judgment was sig
ned by attorneys for both sides
and by the county commissioners.
The judgment further provided
that Miller recover nothing of
the plaintiffs on his counter
claims" Sa -s.s
Another provision was that "the
first monies paid in or. collected
upon these judgments from the
said Miller and his individual
sAlreties, shall be applied to the
discharge of the payment of 3d.
200 against the principal, Henry
M. Miller and his individual sure
ties and that no amount paid by
the principal, Henry M. Miller,
nor his individual sureties shall
be credited toward the satisfac-
ton of the judgment of $4,000
awarded against said Henry M.
Miller and his corporate surety,
unless and until the judgment
against the principal and his in
dividual sureties shall have been
fully: paid and discharged"
THE defendants and all of
them hereby specifically con-
senting, it is ordered and adj
judged by. the court. that in event
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Will Explain FSA
At Meeting Aug. Z
All Interested Families Are
Urged to Attend Meeting
At The Courthouse.

w. Bryan Oliver, County RR
Supervisor, has announced that
the Farm Security Administra-
ton office in West jefferson is
very anxious that all eligible
farm tenants have an opportuni-
ty to make application for a loan
to purchase a farm under the
terms of the Bankhead-Jones Te-
nant Purchase Act. He stated that
he hoped that the interest would
be great enough in Ashe County
this year to enable the Farm Sc
curly Administration to make a
great deal more loans than were
made during the last fiscal year.
In order to inform the public
of the terms and provisions of
this Act a meeting to explain the
provisions of the Act will be held
at the Courthouse on Wednesday
night, August 7 at 7:30 p. m. MIR.
Oliver urges that all applicants,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Pooling Lambs
In Ashe Today
Shipment Will Be Made From
Here Tomorrow p. Nj. Ex-
pect To Have 400.

Ashe county's second lamb
pooling of the season will be held
today and tomorrow under the
direction of Assistant County Ag
ent H. D. Quessenberry.
Grading will be done today and
tomorrow morning and shipment
made from here by rail Friday
afternoon.
Letters have been sent to most
of the sheep growers in the coun-
ty, announcing the pooling and
inviting them to participate.
In addition to the various grad
ing stations in the county, grad
ing will be done here at the ship
ping station tomorrow from 10
o'clock until train time.
It is expected that 400 to 500
lambs will be pooled.
The lamb pooling schedule is
as follows: today-Ralph Parsons,
7:15 a. M; Idlewild, Sheets store,
8 a. M; w. S. Watson, Benge,
8:45 a. m; H. H. Burgess, Obids,
10 a. m; S. V. Alexander, 1890;
J. R. Phipps', las p. M; Ashland
Scales, $3.50 p. M; r. P. Bakers,
4:30 and T. J. GRAPHICAL, S.
On Friday-top of hill near
JONES store, Z a. M; Mouth of
Peak Creek, 8 a. M; E. w. Shep-
herds, 9 a. M; Mrs. Hort Wood
les, 10 a. m; w. M. Transou,
1890; R. B. Browns, 1880; Earl
Rays, 9 to 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
To Top-Surface
Highway Through
Jeffersons Soon
Plan To Start Work Monday.
Boone and River Roads
Open To Traffic.
LARGE. CREW WORKING,

Topdressing on the West JET
ferson-Boone highway and on old
number 16 from the Mouth of the
Laurel to a point beyond Ash
land has been completed and
plans are now being made to put
zone and one-half-inch sand-mix
asphalt surface on the highway
through West Jefferson, Jeffer-
son and down to the intersection
with the old Sparta road, local
highway officials stated this
week.
"T'he highway through and be-
tween the Jeffersons is rough and
the only real remedy seems to
be a good topcoating," E. Ford
King, district supervisor, said.
This work is expected to COM
mence Monday and should be
completed in about 10 days time.
Traffic to and through the towns
will be maintained while the
work is in progress, it is stated.
With the exception of seal-coat-
ing, surface treating on the new
ly graded section of old Is has
been finished and the road is
open to traffic. The Boone road
is also open.
Surfacing on the new Lansing
Helton road is moving along
splendidly.
Using the Jefferson school
grounds as their headquarters
and trucking gravel from rail-
road cars here, a large crew of
State Highway workers have been
busy for the past two or three
weeks.
This week gravel was trucked
from here to the Sparta-Roaring
Gap highway.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Mercury Climbs
To So To Break !:
Former Records
Last Sunday was Hottest Day.
Other Sections Thermo-
meter Registered 1O3.
RAIN is HELPFUL

A full day of rain Tuesday inter-
rupted long period of hot wea-
Their that sent thermometers soar
ing throughout the nation to new
heights and caused great deal
OF suffering, but yesterday old
Sol again turned on the heat.
AS a result, tourists are con-
tmuing to flock to the mountains,
as we'll as to the seashores, seek
ing relief. Motorists by the thous-
ands are now driving over the
completed section of the Park
way in Allegheny and Ashe
counties.
According to official weather
reports, last Sunday was the hot
test day of the year in North
Carolina. Many records were
broken. The official reading at
Winston-Salem was 1O3, at
Greensboro 102, Raleigh 1O3.
Last Sunday was also the hot
test day in this aforementioned
section of the southland'. The of
fetal recording was SO, Monday
81 and Saturday 81. Yesterday
the mercury registered in the
eighties.
The biggest advantage about
the mountains, however, is the
fact that at nights high attitudes
cause a considerable drop in tenn
perature. Last Sunday night the
lowest readingewas 81, which
made sleeping comfortable.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Large Premium List
Offered For County
Fair Sept. l8th-2lst
Over 81, 800 I'm Prizes On $50
Listed Premiums. Sweep
stakes Prizes Given.
PRINTING CATALOGUES


The Ashe County Fair of 1910,
which will be held here on Sept
ember 18, 10, 20 and 81, should
surpass the 1889 fair from the
standpoint of exhibits, judging by
the new premium list.
A total of 1000 copies of the
catalogue are now being printed
and will be ready for distribu-
ton in a few days.
Over $1,000 in cash and mer-
chandise are being offered as
first. and second prizes on ap-
proximately $50 different pre-
miums in 18 different depart
ments, and in addition to that,
several valuable sweepstakes
prizes are offered.
The number of premiums and
prize awards of this year repre-
sent quite an increase over last
year and should stimulate great
deal more interest in the enter
ing of exhibits, Secretary H. D.
Quessenberry points out.
Except for number Of addl-
tons, the premium list this year
will be the same as last. The 10
departments are: farm and live
at-home, canned goods, culinary,
needlecraft, flowers, art and pho
Biography, schools, beef cattle.
dairy, sheep, home apiary, poul-
try, draft horses and mules, farm
crops, sheaf, grains and grasses.
vegetables, fruits and All clubs
Sweepstakes prizes include
$123 Oriole gas range, given by
the Ashe Hardware, Inc, to the
person winning the highest num-
Der of points in the following
departments: canned goods, cult
nary, needlecra1t, flowers, = 9rt
and photography, home apiary,
poultr! crops. sheaf, grains
and q
Ano
prize to be s..- - trrcs~~ -@ral
Hardware Company here to the
exhibitor winning the highest
number of points in the beef cat
tie, dairy cattle, sheep, poultry,
draft horses and mules depart
ments, is an Alladin Kerosene cir
culating heater.
The Central Radio Company is
giving a $500 radio and a pair
of I. E. S. lamps as sweepstakes
prizes.
A number of other cash and
merchandise awards are also be-
ing offered as sweepstakes prizes
in different departments.
the West Jefferson gym, the
Community building and tents
q j(Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
Series OF Health
Clinics Announced
Cripuled Children's Clinic to
Be Held August Is. Of
flee Hours Given

The county health nurse, Miss
Cleo Greeson, will be at the Ball
Mountain school tomorrow after
noon at 2:3O o'clock and also the
following Friday, August 9, at
the same time. She will perform
all kinds of public health services
and free vaccinations.
On August 8, Is and % she will
hold clinics at the Boggs school
at 9 o'clock each morning. All
persons desiring health service
are invited to attend the clinics.
DR.. John B. Porter, of Wake
Forest, held the weekly clinic in
Jefferson yesterday morning in
the absence of DR.. Robert King,
who is vacationing. DR.. King is
expected to return to his duties
today.
To Hold Clinic
Miss Greeson announced fur
Their that another children's Grip
pied clinic, under the sponsorship
of the Jeffersons Rotary club,
will be held on August Is. At
least 80 children attended the last
clinic and many more than this
number are expected to attend
on the 18th. DR.. J. S. Gaul, of
Charlotte, will be in charge, and
all crippled children in the coun-
ty are urged to attend this free
clinic.
s'The health department is open
on Saturday mornings as well as
Wednesday mornings" the county
nurse said, "and all persons in
need of treatments, vaccines, etc.,
can be taken care Of either morn
ing"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
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.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01
BELMvE-m-oR-Nor

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 Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
C. OF E. APPOINTS
S new MEMBERS
Coe, Meth, Stanford, Pepe
and Liebeskind Named
At Meeting Today

Five new members OF the board Of
directors OF the Waterbury Cham
bcr OF Commerce were elected today
Those chosen are John A. Coo, Jr,
David b. Meth, Thomas Stanford
Harry Liebeskind and Prank Pope.
Other directors, now In Office, orc
as follows: Harry x. Cashin, Cliff
ford HOLSTER, d. j. ecanrell and
Joseph sugenheimer. oil I'LL 1911
Henry O. Campbell, Edward T. Car
mody and James II. Darcy, oil I'LL
1919; Frank Heaiey, John r. Hughes
Clyde Jennings and Frederick q
Loehmann, oil TIL 1913.
Directors whose terms ore expir.
Ing are John II. Bulger, Edmund j.
Daily, Dr., Lewis J. Hart, Charles d
Jackson ana Adolph Raymond.
Tho full board will meet In the
near future 10 elect officers for 1870
n. The Chambers fScal year begins
July 1,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Teachers Seek
Explanation Of.
Pay Cut Today

School teachers here protested
today over what was termed .
"cu" In their last salary check
q the year.
Teachers were complaining ever
what was called an unprecedented
difference IN their last salary. The
difference amounted, 10 was ealdV
70 several dollars.
Controller Thomas NJ. Conlon
could not be reached for Gem.
ment, but Supt. Of schools Thorn.
~ J. Condor explained The Incl.
dent as follows;
Because teachers work only 30
weeks n year, but are paid for 40
weeks, che 10th weeks salary b
distributed" over the whole year.
Until January Of this year, the
salaries were subject 20 q 10 per
cent cut. Consequently the last
salary reflected this cut.
The superintendent explained
that teachers used 10 work all 20
weeks, but this was changed 10 30
weeks when the elght.wecks va
cation system went Into effect.
The salary problem was then
fixed by distributing the Goth
salary over the whole year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
ARMORY SCHOOL
SESSION TONIGHT
Reserve Officers to Dis
cuss Subjects Concern.
Ing Training Duties

Ton reserve officers In Waterbury
and Naugattick have been notified 10
DO prepared for active duty train.
Ing during July and August at Fort
Mckinley, Maine. The orders orc
tentative, 10 DO confirmed before
the training season opens.
Reserve officers will attend O
special school at the State Armory
tonight at Q O'Clock. Subjects con.
cerned with active training duty will
DO taken up.
Waterbury officers receiving orders
include MAJ. Newton w. Alexander
Capt. James p. Walsh, Capt. Joseph
A. DiPietro, ist 1t. Anthony J. Brody
ist 1t. Francis ,. Laiiy, I'd 1t. Rem
ato epadola, I'd It. Thomas II. SUIT
Life and "a II. Kenneth l.. TingIey
Naugatuck 10 represented by Capt
Carl y. Anderson and Capt. J. will
liam johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
OBITUARY

three sons, Ernest, Of Hollis, l.. l.,
and John and william, Of Water
bury; four daughters, Mrs. Louis
Watson, OF Hollis, l.. l.; Mrs. John
Ford, Of Arlington, Mass; Mrs.
Carlton Walcott OF waterbury, and
Mrs. Martin Mattgon, OF Water
bury; 10 grandchildren and two
grandchildren.
She was o member OF the Swedish
Lutheran church. Funeral services
will DO held Saturday morning ct
II o'clock O THE Anderson funeral
home, 10 Central avenue. Burial will
DO In old Pine Grove cemetery.
Rev. Einar n. Kron OF the Swedish
Lutheran church, will offlciate.
Friends may call OF the funeral
home tonight and tomorrow night,
7 10 0 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
BROPHY PRESENTS
briggs DIPLOMAS
Principal Presides at Com.
mencement - Singing
and Music Featured

John M. Brophy, principal, pre-
scented diplomas TO the graduating
class Of briggs school ct exercises
yesterday morning ct the school.
Talks were given BY Anita Rud-
nick, Bertha Bogdan, Arlene Kesh-
ian, and Elizabeth Gleason. There
was music and singing.
The honor graduates are:
Anita Rudnick, Arlene Keshian,
Elizabeth Chesson, Wade Huber,
Harry Kalpin, Frieda Rubin, John
McHugh, Carl Rosenberg, Edward
Canfield, Jean Ronaltsr, Gloria
Rosa, Timothy Kelly, Eleanor
Midgley, Bernard Stoll, william
stoll, william Brown, Doris Horn
becker.
Bertha Bogdan, Dorothy sachar.
Off, Morton Tarr, Gilbert Rimer,
Mary Louise Virgins, Estelle Brom-
berg, Nancy Rogers, Roberta Met.
zler, Matte Timmons, Selma
Schwartz, Melvin London, James
10 Russo, Mildred Schuyler, John
Pappaionau, Bernice Lapierre, Ger
trude LorusSo.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
AMERICAN ENVOY
WEEDS IN BERLIN

Berlin, June observation-disclosures
Patterson, first secretary Of the
United states embassy In Berlin
and Miss Marvin Breckenridge were
married here today.
The wedding was held Of the en-
bassy. " was followed by O recep-
ton. The bride was attended by
Donald u, Heath, Charge d,Alfairei
Of the Embassy, and the bridegroom
by Danna Hoddcn, senior consul.
The bride, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cabell Breckinridge o.
York village, Me-. has been IN Eur
ope for several months where she
was ! nthe foreign service Of the
Columbia broadcasting system. She
met Patterson, Of Dayton, O., while
she YVES on asa assignment 10 Berlin
last winter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
POLISH GROUP
PLANS OUTING

Committees for the annual outing
will DO appointed o. the regular quar-.
terly meeting OF the Polish American
Political organization tomorrow
night OF Pulaski hall. John r. sterl-
Ing win preside.
The clubs outing will be held at
Bellevue lake. Preliminary plans
have been In charge OF steven IA.
wecki and Stanley szostek.
Reports on the Polish National
homo and the central committee
will DO submitted. The membership
committee will also report. Plans
will be made for the election OF Of
officers In the fall
The business meeting will DO fol-
lowed by Q social and entertainment
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20


City and state ofIlcials win Join
with World War veterans and
members Of the police department
tonight IN honoring Lieutenant
James r. Mulville. Friends In all
walks Of life, especially prominent
local business and professional
men, will also gather at Patsy
Browns Silver Chalet 10 particle
pate In the tribute. The festivities
viii start at $50 o'clock.
Invitations have been extended
TO Mayor Vincent A. scully, state
Police Commissioner Edward J.
Hickey and pWA Commissioner
Robert Hurley 10 be numbered
among the guests OF honor. Unless
unforeseen developments take
place all will be present, having
notified the committee Of their in
tentions.
Included In the program OF en-
tertainment will be plano special
ties by Eugene T. oviatt; accordion
numbers by Dominic Mecca and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
PURINTON RELATES
TRIP TO KIWANIANS

Charles Purinton, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest q. Purinton, OF 10
Murray street, was the speaker at 0
meeting Of the Kiwanis club yester-
day ct The Elton.
Mr.. Purinton recounted his ex-
periences In 0 trip from Sweden to
this country which he completed re-
Gently.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
COPS TO HEAR
MAJOR COMPTON

The New Haven County Young
Republican League will be enter
tainod by the Branford Young re.
publicans at Double Detlch Friday
evening, June 81. Walter Norwash OF
Naugatuck, county president, will
preside and thu guest speaker will
be Major Ranulf Compton.
Harold HadleY, president OF the
local Young Republicans, said q
large Gslegation from waterbury
would DO present and oil members
are requested TO leave from the
Elton hotel, not later than 7:45
o, m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
FLAHERTY PAYS
FOR STREET co
Savings Street Man Fined
SIS Without Costs for
Fight Yesterday

Several minor cases were disposed
Of ct o brief city court session to-
day.
Marion salinardi, n, Of 100 Por-
ter street, arrested Sunday on
charges Of breach Of the peace after
a disturbance, was granted o nolle
without payment.
Maurice Flaherty, 40. OF "a Saw
lngg street, also charged with breach
OF the peace, was fined IS without
costs and put on probation. He was
arrested yesterday after street
hght.
Bernard Farley, 81, Of 266 North
Main street, arrested Tuesday on q
charge OF vagrancy, was granted q
nolle.
walter Meehan, 40, Of iO4 Charles
street, charged with breach OF the
peace, was given q 30 days suspend.
cd fall sentence.
Leo Boucher, 81, Of 332 Baldwin
street, charged with breach OF the
peace, was given q nolle on pay
Inent Of go.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
FUNERALS

The funeral Of John J. McdratiI
was held from the Mulville Funeral
Home, 270 West Main street, 10 the
Immaculate Conception church
where o mass OF requiem was cele-
brated ut 0 o'clock by Rev. John
McQrath OF ThomaBton. Burial wa
In tho family plot In new 81. Jo-
sephs cemetery with coinmittal
services by Father Mcdrath. The
pallbearerg were: John o,Drien,
James Farrell, James HoFrigan, Leo
Bonicki, Patrick Horrigan and
Harold Dunn.
Funeral services for Oliver 9.
Hill, former Waterbury antique
dealer, were held this afternoon OF
2 o'clock at the Hickcox funeral
home, Watertown. Rev. Garter Oil
lis will ofilciate. Burial was In Beth
lehem.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edith
Bach were held this morning at II
o'clock ut tho Clark funeral home,
20 State street, Rev. David p,
Gaines, pastor Of the First Baptist
church, ofiicIating. Burial was In
Woodlawn cemetery, New York
City.
Funeral services for william Web.
Bter will DO held tomorrow after
noon OF $3.50 o'clock OF the Anderson
Funeral Home, 10 Central avenue
Rev. Samuel A. Budde, OF 81, Johns
Episcopal church, will oficiate. Bur.
iai will DO In the old Pine Grove
cemetery.
Friends may call at the funera
home tonight from Z To 0 o'clock.