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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

An unofficial report from the
local markets shows that there
were around $500 bought at an
average of around 1912 cents per
pound. Among the largest buyers
were Roten's Store, at Warrens-
vile, Vannoy's and Smithey's
store. It is estimated that the tur-
keys sold last week netted the
raisers around $1O,5OO.
Turkey buyers reported that
the fowls were unusually fat and
in splendid condition this year.
While President Roosevelt has
set today aside as for the nation
al observance of Thanksgiving,
Governor Hoey, as well as those
officials Of Is other states have
decreed Nov. % as a day of
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
TROY /. JONES IS
IN WILKES HOSPITAL

Troy I. Jones, veteran Ashe
county teacher and widely known
columnist of The Skyland Post
and The Allegheny News, has
been in the Wilkes hospital since
last Thursday, receiving treat
ment for kidney and heart trou-
bic. His condition yesterday was
reported as ''improving'' He may
return home Sunday. This year
Mr.. Jones is teaching at Peak
Creek. Because of his illness,
there are no "Nuts and Kernels
in this issue. The Post staff sends
greetings and best wishes to T.
I. for a speedy recovery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Ashe Schools Won
In ASTC Festival
West Jefferson and Fleetwood
Won HOnOrs i'm Drama
And Music.

Ashe county schools won recog-
milton in the Annual Harvest FeS-
tival, which was held at Boone,
last Friday. West Jefferson
won second place, and Fleetwood
third in the one act plays. Hon.
ors were also won by Ashe coun-
ty music students.
Ashe schools participating in
the festival were: West Jeffer-
son, Fleetwood and Nathan's
Creek. The extreme cold weather
prevented others from attending
and taking part in this event
sponsored each year by ASTC for
the high schools in this section OF
the state.
This festival includes music
and one-act plays. In the play
contest of which there were ten
presented, Boone won first place
with "Still Stands the House,
directed by Mrs. Ed Davis. West
jefferson won second place with
"Of All Things, directed by Mrs
Jim Barlow and Fleetwood won
third place with ''Rich Man, Poor
Man," directed by Mrs. c.
Vaught.
Among the winners of the mu-
steal numbers were: trio - West
Jefferson, SLEEPY Hollow Tune,
sang by Mary Frances Cook,
Ruth Hairless and Wayne RAIDER;
sextet-West Jefferson, Lula
by" sang by Mary Francis Cook,
Wayne RAIDER, Ruth Hairless, Iso-
bel Digs, Mary Brown and Ruth
Green.
Miss Margaret Phillips directed
the music for West Jefferson.
Two statuettes were presented to
the school as prizes for the sextet
and trio.
Characters in the one-act play
from West Jefferson school were:
Wayne RAIDER, Archie Speaks,
Wade Vannoy, Jr., Mary Diggs
Doggett, Nena Belle Barr, Fred
Hardin, Robert McNeill and Doris
Stevens.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Plans For Future
Highways Work
In Co. Announced
Plan To Finish SO To Line,
HeltOn Road, and Build
New Bridge on 16.
HACKETT HERE WE'D.

Work on the highways in Ashe
county will be carried on dur
ing the ensuing year with the
same degree Of progress as it has
in the past year, Gordon Hackett,
of North Wilkesboro, district
highway commissioner who was
IN town yesterday, stated.
These plans include the compile
ton of grading and surfacing on
highway SO up the river to the
Tennessee line, grading and sur
facing of the road to Helton, con-
struction of a large new bridge
on Is over New River and the
Strengthening of Is to Glendale
Springs, he stated.
II have just had a conference
with the new Governor and he is
keenly interested in improving
our secondary roads, too" he
said.
I'm the meantime I hope the
superintendent of schools will
keep me informed as to the con-
dition of school bus routes in the
county; we want to keep all of
them open," he declared.
''When this program is COM
pleted, Ashe county will have as
good a road system as any coun-
ty in western North Carolina ard
this county should be proud of a
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
First Draftees
In NatiOnCet
Call To Colors
County Quota for December
18th Is Three. Nearly 200
Questionnaires Sent.

Monday the first draftees to be
called to colors for one years
military training, took oaths of al
legiance and became soldiers I'M
der the nations first peacetime
CONSUMPTION program.
There were only a few thous-
and men in the United States in
Guided in the. initial draft and
none of them were from this
county or section. Most of them
lived in the New England, Chica-
90 and Pacific coast states, and
were registrants who had volun-
teered.
John Edward Lawton, 21-year-
old unemployed plumber helper
and single, of Boston, was accre-
dited with being the first youth
to be indicted into service.
Because Of the sharp rise in
regular three-year enlistments
for the army, it is stated that the
number of draftees to be called
by December l was reduced from
10000 to 1900. All of these, it
is estimated, will be volunteers.
County's First Quota
Ashe county's first unofficial
quota for December 4 draft is 8.
Already over Is have volunteered
to 60. |
A total of nearly 200 question
naires have been mailed out in
Ashe county, so of which were
sent out yesterday, Sam Davis,
draft board clerk, reported.
A good many of the first
group of questionnaires that were
sent out have been filled out and
returned to the draft board, but
as yet no official meeting of this
board has been held.
An advisory committee for the
county, to assist registrants in fill
ling out their questionnaires, has
been recommended to Gov. Hoey,
but no announcement of appoint
ments has been made. In the
meantime Raymond Francis, of
Duncan Motor Co., West Jeffer-
son, and Rev. and Mrs. Hoyt
Wood, of West Jefferson, have
been assisting in this task.
81 want to thank them for this
fine patriotic service which they
are rendering without remunera-
tion," Wade Vannoy, draft board
chairman, stated yesterday.
Mr.. Vannoy has been sick at
his home here, but is now able to
be out again.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Record Crowds Are Expected
Here For Big Dollar Days
West Jefferson Merchants To
Sponsor Trade Event Fri.
Sat, And Monday.

West Jefferson merchants will
celebrate Thanksgiving Dollar
Days on Friday, Saturday and
Monday, Nov. %, q and Is when
they will present a festival of
values to the buying public.
Record crowds are expected to
shop here and take advantage of
the many specials to be offered
in new, seasonable, winter mer-
chandise. Coming just at this
time Dollar Days are certain to
prove an event to really be
thankful for; for merchants have
made every effort not only to Of
fer more for a dollar on these
three trade promotion days but
to feature merchandise needed at
this time of the year.
In many cases special purchas-
es have been made and other
merchants are ffering a savings
on regular ne .:handise. Adver-
tised in The ,,Kyland Post today
are many specials. Many others
are on display in the stores so
that the customers may readily
see the advantages of Dollar Day
bargains. In many of the stores
additional sales people have been
added to take care of anticipated
extra business.
Winter clothing, shoes, blank
cts, stoves, radios, groceries,
drugs, sundries and many other
types of merchandise will be fea
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Proposal Made To Build Large Addition To Courthouse
Will Hold Burley Tobacco
Referendum This Saturday
Growers to Vote on Market
ing Quotas. Six Voting
Places in AShe Co.

Burley tobacco growers will go
to the polls Saturday and vote in
a referendum to determine whe-
Their marketing quotas will be
continued for one year, or three
years or discontinued.
There will be eight polling
places in Ashe county and the
polls will open at 9 o'clock and
close at in the afternoon. All
growers are eligible to cast a bal
lot.
The purpose of marketing quo
tas is to maintain fair prices for
tobacco by controlling production.
Warehousemen in Abingdon,
Johnson City and Boone have
unanimously approved quotas for
three years and have urged grow
GERS to vote for the proposal.
s. The voting places and those ap-
pointed to be in charge are:
Helton roller mill, J. Edd Roe,
chairman, I. G. Spencer, Dent
Pennington and Bryan Penning-
ton.
Silas Creek. R. Phipps' store
w. E. Denny, chairman, T. A.
Jones, Furd Shatley and Roscoe
Oliver.
Chestnut Hill voting place -
Coy Francis, chairman, Estis
Gambill, J. B. Pierce and P. l..
Mcmillan.
Sutherland school-Max Bar
low, chairman, Oscar Wilson,
Bruce Donnelly and c. G. Suth-
erland.
Fig Riverview school - Sam
Jones, chairman, w. O. Ashley,
Paul Sutherland and T. A. Suth-
erland.
Lansing SCHOOL,. o. Blevins,
chairman, M. L. Johnson, James
Eller and c. D. Baldwin.
Grassy Creek-A. Hart Pasley's
store-A. J. Blevins, chairman, B.
H. Shepherd, Walter Halsey and
1Ed G. Phipps.
Jefferson-courthouse-W Walter
Pennington, chairman, Wiley Har-
less, J. E. Witherspoon and J. E.
Dixon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
CHRISTMAS PLANS
ARE BEING MADE

Streets here will be gaily
decorated for the Christmas
shopping season and merchants
are now planning for a big
Yuletide business.
Under the sponsorship of the
Rotary Club, a committee COM
posed Of Carl GRAPHICAL, chair
man, Edd Barr, Dean McMiI-
Ian, Sharpe Shoemaker, Ed
Jones, Clint Goodman, Don
Blackburn and Ed Anderson, is
now busy raising funds for
street lights and decorations.
Plans are now to open the
Christmas shopping season on
Friday, December 6, at which
time the lights will be turned
on and Santa win pay an Off
cial visit.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Free Clinic To
Be Held Today

Around IS crippled children
are expected to take advantage of
the free clinic to be held at the
Health Department in Jefferson,
today, under the sponsorship of
the. Rotary Club, in cooperation
with the health department.
DR.. John Stuart Gaul, of Char
lotte will conduct the clinic which
is one of a series conducted at
regular intervals in Ashe county.
During this time a large number
of crippled children who would
not otherwise have had proper
medical attention, have been
greatly benefited.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
PNEUMONIA. FATAL

Funeral service was held on
Friday for Mildred Stike, Lam
sing child, who died from pneu-
MONA on Thursday. Burial took
place in the Goss cemetery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

Mesdames Lem Hafer and Dean
Mcmillan spent two days in
Charlotte this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

The 1910 Tubercular Christmas
A. designed by Felix Martini,
IS Angeles artist. The seals will
} on sale Thanksgiving. North
lrolina's goal has been set at
ss,OO0 and Ashe county's at $3.50.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Days, Friday, Saturday and Monday
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, 1940-11-21
BELEVE-T-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 Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
POPULAR PIANIST
 IN WPA CONCRT
Milton Kaye to Appear With Symphony Orches-
 tra Tomorrow Night

Music-lovers in the greater Bridgeport area who were snow bound last Wednesday night will have hcance to hear repeat per- formance of the fine concert by the Bridgeport WPA Symphony orches- tra tomo orrow evening, at Central high school auditorium.
 Milton Kaye, noted radio pianist, who appeared with the unit of the Connecticut music project at last Wednesdays concert, and who ere ated such, a favorable impression with the small audience which braved the storm, will be guest at Wednesdays concert. The program will be repeated in its entirety. Tickets for last weeks concert will be accepted this Wednesday night. Frank F'oti will conduct the 80-piece symphony orchestra. The repeat program will be as follows:
 Suite Algerienne, by Saint -Saens (symphony orchestral with move ments as follows: View of Algiers; Moorisl1 Rhapsody, An Evening Dream at Blidah.
 Concerto in D Major, and Fan- tasie in G Major, (Haydn- -Tschai- kowsky, Milton Kaye.
 Three excerpts from the Damna- tion of Faust (sympllony orchestral with following movements: Ballet of the Sylphes; Minuet of Will-o'- the Wisps, and RakocI March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
|S4,6SO PLEDGED
 SCOUT CAMP PA|GN
Canvassers File First Re- port = $14,5OO Quota
 for Maintenance Fund

Approximately e4,63O was pledged at the first report meeting of Mat tatuck Council, Boy Scouts oi America, last evening at the Hotel Elton. The council seeks $14,5O0 tc finance the work of the various troops and the Plymouth Camp for another year.
 Naugatuck pledged e contrihu- ton of $53O.75. Other large items were West District, $212; Central and North Districts, $56.4O; East and South Districts, $102.90; and Pomperaug, $93.
 Harold G. Manning's team mem- bers each were recipient of a pair of socks for reporting the largest number of subscriptions last night. The same prizes for the winning team at the second report meeting, scheduled Thursday evening at The Elton, will eb offered. The donor of these gifts prefers to remain anonymous.
 J. Milton BUrrall, camp commit tee chairman, explained what the council has accomplished at the summer camp in Plymouth. He out lined the system under which the camp will be conducted next sum- mer. Provision has been made in the budget for the operation of the camp, explained MT. Burran, and anything pledged in the campaign, now underway, over the quota sought. will eb used in purchasing permanent equipment for the camp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
Scandinavian Nations
 Trade Balance Scars
SOviet-Russia Key to Developments in These Neutral
 States-May Bid for Market Division

merchant fleet in the world, srr- passed only by Great Britain, the United States, and Japan, found its imports increased by 169, 100000 Nor wegian crowns, from 1,192,O00, ,000 crowns in 1888 to 1,361, 100000 in 1889, while exports increased only 22,000,000 crowns to 808, ,000,0 ,000. Thus the trade ledger showed losing bal- ance of 553 1000, ,000 crowns, or about $138. ,000, up 147,000,000 crowns from 1888.
 Almost the entire increase could be credited to the war. In the last four months of the year imports rose by 5000, 900 crowns over the cor responding period of the preceding year.
 Sweden presented sirnila but more drastic picture. There, the un- favorable balance was more than doubled in 1889, rising $88 8,000, 900 to net trade loss of $145, 100000 for the year. While Sweden's imports jumped from 2,081 ,000,O Swedish crowns to 2,488, ,OOO ,O0O, her export trade rose only 36,000,000 crowns to 1873, ,00O,0 ,000 with the profitable car- rier trade to Germany almost non- existent at years end and trade with France and England harried by sub- marine airplane and mine.
 The excess of imports over exports reported at 609O00,000 crowns for the entire year, rose 179,O00,O00 crowns in the last four months, when exports actually declined 35,000, ,000 crowns from the corresponding pe- riod in 1888.
 Denmark's losses in trade were only 167, 900, ,0004 Danish crowns for the year, with the Danish crown furthermore showing the lowest value of the three monetary systems.
 That excess of imports over ex- ports, however, represented rise of 77,000,000 crowns from 19S8's figure of 90,000, ,000, and more than 95 per cent of the increase came in the four months of war.
 Denmark imported more heavily than Norway, bringing in goods val- ued at 1,742,OO0,00O crowns, but kept her exports well above Norwegian shipments and close to Swedens trade level.
 Sweden's imports, highest of the three nations. concentrated heavily on minerals, metals, chemicals and other products neded for war indus tries, which she obtained from Ger many in exchange for iron ore.
 It must also be remembered that all Scandinavian countries are re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
By PETER C. RHODES
United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 20- (UP)-Europe's wars sent the un- favorable trade balance of the Scan- dinavian nations up to $316,000, ,000 for 1889 and made Soviet Russia a key to future developments in north ern neutral states.
 As result of the red army inva- sion of Finland, observers believe that Russia may be a new bidder for division of Swedish Norwegian and to 8 minor extent Danish markets with Germany in the future. The question, of course, depends upon outcome of the war in Finland and the development of the Nazi sea war with the allied powers.
 But although Scandinavian prod ucts are similar to those of Russia, the Soviet Union needs still greater supplies for internal consumption and a market for export of grains and fuel in exchange for machinery and iron ore. Germany's interests in Scandinavia are more concrete be- cause from ore, largely from Sweden, is the foundation of German heavy industry.
 In any event, competent neutral observers regard the Scandinavian countries as involved in the first field of action in Europe's economic strug- gle as shown by recent trade and financial figures.
 Significant statistics on imports and exports for the last two years showed that while the unfavorable trade balance increased in 1889 by about $138, 900 ,000 or 72 per cent, over 1888, by far the largest share of the increase came after the start of the war.
 Norway and Sweden. busily accu- mulating reserve stocks of gasoline, crude oil and coal since the inter- national crisis became acute, suffered the greatest trade losses, but pro- portionately the Danish unfavorable balance as well was nearly doubled. The price each country must pay for the war in which it is neutral breaks down in each case to a chart of soaring imports and exports which, while still above 1888 levels, declined in the late months of last year.
 Norway, with the fourth largest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
By PAUL FRIGGENS NEA Service Stan Writer


 Like Josef Stalin and his Red Army, Russia's Czar Alexander waited for winter to attack tiny Finland in 1908. But there was no quarrel with Finland; Napoleon was fighting the British.
 Napoleon wanted to shut oil the English from the Baltic, had en- listed Denmark as his ally, and ape preached Sweden. But Swenden, considering the Baltic its own, re- fused. Whereupon Napoleon decided to force Sweden. At Tilsit he per- suaded Alexander to fight Sweden for which he might keep Finland. So it happened on the morning of Feb. 8, 1908, Russia struck while the ice was thick and the surface smoothest for sledges and supply trains; struck without declaration of war (but behind white flag of truce) and marched across the Finnish border into Helsinki.
 J. Hampden Jackson reviews the struggle in his timely book, Fin land," just published by Macmillan. With that move, says Jackson, Fin land was caught once more as a pawn between Russia and Sweden as she had been for centuries, was headed this time toward 100 years under Russian.
 PLAIN PEOPLE
 FOUGHT RUSSIA
 With that attack, Sweden ''mov- ed rustily into action," Jackson writes, but left Helsinki to its own defenses while an army was sent north. Russia cut it of, Sweden sent no more help and in May, Turku, the capital, surrendered. When the Russian troops entered they met with 8 civic reception. "Sweden's cause in Finland had been betrayed by the Swedo-F Finnish gentry" writes Jackson.
 It was not betrayed by the plain people. Even before Turku's fall, the peasants, in April, took up the bat tie for themselves, attacked the Russians whom they had learned to hate in centuries of warfare. Led by three young commanders, the Films broke the Russian grip on the Aland islands, shattered Russian communications on the east. Waging a fierce guerrilla war fare, the Films held out five months, won six pitched battles. Outnum- bered as today, they pitted 12,0O0 men against 55,000. NN But, also like today, the Russians poured in fresh thousands, and by winter they had virtually won. They pressed on almost to Stockholm, and Sweden surrendered in Septem- ber, 1909, giving Finland to Russia. ACCOMPANYING
 THE FINNS
 It was a strange rule Russia be- gan over the Films. Finland was created a duchy with the Czar as grand duke. Finland retained its own law courts, schools, church url- til almost 1900. And in this period Finland, the country, lowered. Rus sia seemed content to leave 1t as a buffer state. It did so until al- most 1900.
 But in 1899 Czar Nicholas decided 1t was time to "Russify" the Films. He withdrew their political inde- pendence and General Bobrikoc, sent to Finland, began a ruthless program of oppression.
 "A protest of the whole nation was organized" Jackson writes. "The press being muzzled, the wires tap ped and the mail censored, sigma lures to the protest had to be col-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20

Alderman Johnny Kopcha wasn't as snug as a bug in rug last night after speakers at his testimonial dinner hit their stride. It was swell party swell fellow and I'm deeply indebted to the committee for their invitation to share the fun Sonny Obenier was year older yesterday P. Us Little Model flashy and sound young Boston terrier owned by Mrs. Patsy Brown of Chestnut avenue went best of breed in the fine competition offered in best of terriers at the East ern States dog show in Boston Sunday George Bria is back the police beat after being laid up at his home with very sore throat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20
MURDER R-SUICIDE
 PROBE CONTINUES
Widow of Late Alden SchlOsser Under Police
 Surveillance

The murder-suicide case of he Schlosser family of Middlefield is still under investigation by the state police and Coroner Morris Wrubel. of Middletown, although the story of Mrs. Jeanette Schlosser. lone surviving member has not been con- tradicted.
 Mrs. Schlosser told police on the morning of the tragedy. Jan. 29, that her husband, Alden G., shot their two infant daughters, set fire to his Lake Beseck home, then shot himself. She said he bound and gagged her, leaving her outside to witness his spectacular end.
 The woman has been under con- stant police vigilance since the tragedy. Sunday, when she at- tended church in Meriden, she was accompanitd by a state trooper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-20

Life in the raw. Driving through the backroads of Middlebury swampy marsh lake of no identi- fcaton we spotted of tents and cabins housing industrious people, Snow falling and these sturdy folks probably sensed that blizzard was in the offng as they scurred around with their stocking up on all the firewood possible Children not than ten or twelve years of age attired in ragged clothes were grnning from to ear they pitched in and helped their elders This is lane of poverty or hibilly patch noticed that the homes kept as neat as pin with automobiles truck parked in front of their home in the woods Somehow, we feel that they are the modern pioneers of 194O and blazing new trail for the coming generation. The Tall Tower roaming staff proudly presents those sturdy courageous folks the gold medal of valor for living under handicaps with a smile.