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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Annual Red Cross Roll Call
Is Now Underway In County

D. Hart, Husk; and John Ander-
son, West jefferson.
people all over the county re-
Gently were given an opportunl-
ty to observe at first hand just
how the Red Cross comes to the
rescue when relief is needed" Mr..
Wood said. I'm Ashe county
alone, the Red Cross spent over
$4,000 just after the flood buying
food, clothing and even building
back washed away homes.
"And another interesting fea-
ture of the Red Cross is that not
all of the money collected here in
Ashe during the next two weeks
will be sent out of the county.
Only fifty per cent will go to Ma
tional headquarters for war relief
and for disaster and other Red
Cross activities. The remaining
fifty percent will be kept by the
Ashe chapter and will be used
for such purposes as buying
medicine, purchasing first aio
supplies for the schools, furnish
ing milk for underprivilegeo
children through the school lunch
rooms and for other worthy re-
lief purposes.
"Get your Red Cross button to-
day!" Mr.. Wood urged, "for we
need the Red Cross and the Red
Cross needs US"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
May Appoint Tax
Supervisor Mon
Commissioners Expected To
Meet. Listing Will Start
On January End.

The Ashe county board of COM
missioners will probably meet in
special session next Monday at
the courthouse to appoint a tax
listing supervisor for the coun-
ty and collector for the delin-
quent personal property taxes.
Tax listing in Ashe county, as
we'll as in every county in North
Carolina, is scheduled to start
January 2 and in order to have
sufficient time to select township
supervisors it is thought best to
appoint county supervisor be-
fore the first Monday in Decem-
Der.
H. H. Burgess, of Obids, ,,la3
held this position for several
years, and it is expected that he
will be re-appointed.
1941 is supposed to be re-val-
uation year, but no plans have
been made as yet in this county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Bridge Reopening
Celebration Held

In celebration of the reopen
ing of the bridge across New
River at Miller's Ford, en- route
to Idlewild, the ladies Of the COM
munity served a big dinner, in
picnic style, yesterday to the
bridge crew, state highway super
visors and employees.
1T was one of the biggest ev-
ents of it's kind that I ever saw"
Capt. George Doggett stated.
"Those ladies really served an
excellent neal.
It is estimated that there were
around 800 present for the occa-
sion.
Among the leaders in planning
the celebration were Mrs. Pearl
McGinnis and Jeff Hartsog.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Rev. r. III. Stone
Offered Place
In Charlotte

Announcement was made this
week by the Mecklenburg Pres
bytery, from Charlotte, that Rev.
R. H. Stone, of Jefferson, had
been offered the position as ex-
ecutive secretary, effective April
/, 1941.
This position carries with it
the duties of Supt. of Home Mis-
sions, Director of Religious Edu-
cation, Secretary of Stewardship
Treasurer of Benevolences, and
Treasurer of the Presbytery, with
a downtown office in Charlotte.
Mr.. Stone, who was ordained IN
Ashe county more than II years
ago and has been here since that
time where he has been lnstru-
mental in the building of num-
of churches, said that he hated tc
think of leaving and while he had
no announcement fer publication
at the present he Wcs considering
the offer.
In addition to his work here
Mr.. Stone has been active in all
phases of the Presbyterian
church. He served as secretary OF
the Winston-Salem Presbytery
and was the Moderator of the
in. C. Synod of Presbyterian
churches, last year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Ashe TB Clinic
To Close Today
Tests Given to SO Persons. On.
ly 2 Possible New Cases
Are Found.

DR.. VIM. H. Roper, who has
been conducting the free chest
clinic at the health department
in Jefferson during the past
week, stated yesterday that go
persons have taken the fluoro-
scope examination with only two
new probably active tuberculosis
cases being found.
There were 13 previously dag
noised cases re-examined and II
were much improved with the re-
naming two still the same. Six
cases other than tuberculosis
were discovered.
"The clinic will continue
through this morning (Thurs-
day." DIR. Roper said, land we
are we'll pleased with the res
ponse given us here in Ashe
County"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Local Turkey Markets Open
Today For Tha nksgiving
Thousands Are Expected To
Be Bought and Shipped
Out Next Week.

A radio broadcast last night
stated that the severe blizzard
in the midwestern and north
western states that resulted in
over 100 deaths, also killed
nearly 1900, 600 turkeys. Prices
for turkeys advanced yester-
day in Chicago and as a result,
they will probably increase
here tomorrow.
Thousands of Ashe county tur-
keys will cease their trotting this
week and will be prepared to
grace the tables of the nation on
next Thursday, when most Of the
people of the U. S. will celebrate
Thanksgiving. Local turkey mar
kets opened today when a large
number of turkeys are expected
to be bought. Buyers stated that
the prices would probably be
slightly lower than last year, due
to increased production. It was
estimated that they would aver
age between Is and Is cents per
pound.
Vannoy's, the largest buyers
shipped out more than 5000 tur-
keys for national observance OF
Thanksgiving last year, and are
expected to handle equally as
many this season.
Wick Vannoy stated that gov
eminent reports showed that this
was record year for turkey pro-
duction in the United States, and
that according to advance infor-
nation, Ashe county also was in
! line with the rest of the country,
in extra production.
: Smithey's store will also pur-
chase turkeys as usual and will
probably handle from 5000 to a.
900 for Thanksgiving, according
to an unofficial estimate based on
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
HORSE IS INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

An unusual accident occurred
near Jefferson, Tuesday after
noon when James Badger, Jeffer-
son youth who was driving a
truck, collided with M. E. Ro-
land, driving two horse wagon
Mr.. Roland received slight injur-
les and was brought here for
treatment, no one else was hurt
in the crash. The wagon was bad
ly damaged, however, and one OF
the horse received a broken leg
and had to be put to death.
The Badger youth reported that
due to the slick pavement and the
curve he was unable to pass the
wagon without colliding with It
Roland lives on the Foster farm
near where the accident hap
pened.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14

Mrs. M. Reedy, 90
Died At Clifton

Funeral service was held Fri
day morning at the residence, at
Clifton, for Mrs. Mandana Reedy.
we'll known Ashe county woman
who died at her home on Thurs
day at the age of SO.
Service was conducted by Revs.
Ed Mcclure and Mr.. Barker. Bur
ial followed in the family GENE
terry.
The deceased who is survived
by one son, was a native of this
county. She was born Nov. 3,
1916 and was the daughter of
Mrs. Evelyn Spencer Phipps and
Harvey Phipps. She is survived
by four generations: her son,
grandchildren, great-grandchild-
and great great grandchildren,
who were with her on her birth
day last year. Her husband, Geo.
w. Reedy, preceded her to the
grave some years ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Excellent Progress Made On
Rebuilding Bridges & Roads
In Ashe County Since Flood
Around so Bridges Built Back
and Roads Are Improved.
Bus Routes Open.

Remarkable progress in re-
building bridges and highways
has been made in Ashe county
during the past three months by
the State Highway Department
maintenance forces, three special
bridge crews and the WPA road
groups, information obtained this
week from E. Ford King and
Captain George Doggett revealed.
Along with homes, crops, gar
dens, churches and the railroad,
the floods of last August played
havoc with a large number OF
bridges and roads in the county.
It was estimated that it would
take months and perhaps years
to rebuild them, but in a little
less than three months time, the
job is now well on towards COM
pletion, thanks to the fact that
there was a large surplus in the
state highway department funds
and to the fine work that has
been done by the various high
way workers and supervisors.
50 Bridges Rebuilt
Seven of the nine river bridges
in the county that were either
partly or totally washed away,
have already been reconstructed.
Two of them were completed yes
terday and work was started on
the eighth one today.
To date two steel bridges over
creeks have been rebuilt and
around 40 timber bridges.
All of the state highways
through the county have been
restored to their former condi-
ton except short distances on
highway Is at the Crumpler
bridge and highway SO from the
intersection with Is to Laurel
Springs.
A large number Of county roads
have been improved and many OF
them had to be rebuilt on new
locations. All school bus routes
are open and while there are q
number of other county roads tt
be improved, work is moving
along rapidly on them.
The two river bridges opened
yesterday were the bridge at Mil,
ler's Ford, Idlewild section AND
the one at the Mouth of Phenix
over the North Fork. Work wa:
started today on the bridge al
Obids and the last one will be
at Garvey's Ford.
The others completed are: low
water bridge at Osborne's Ford
jefferson Glendale Springs
Continued on Page Eight)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Mrs. Dent Resigns
AS NYA Supervisor

Mrs. Thelma Dent who has sue
cessfully served as NYA super
visor for Ashe county for the
past two years has resigned to ac-
cept a position with the Bryant
Electrical Company, of High
Point, and will be located in the
branch office at Roseboro.
While director of NYA Mrs.
Dent developed the home-making
project, as we'll as many other
successful projects Of her group.
She received high praise of her
work from NYA officials. Juani-
ia Tucker is taking her place un-
til a permanent appointment will
be made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Ashe County Tax
Collections Good

Mrs. Elizabeth Miller stated
yesterday that payments of 1910
taxes "are only fairly good.
She stated that during the
months of November, December
and January. no discounts are al
lowed or penalties imposed.
It was learned this week that
Ex-Sheriff H. M. Miller and the
National Surety Company paid to
the county, on the due date, the
sums that were agreed upon IN
the compromise agreements OF
last spring. These amounts were
$4,000 by H. Nj. Miller personally
and $4,000 by the surety COM
pany.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Will Be Called
10 Service By
Next June 3Oth
Iwenty,Four Already Agreed
TO Volunteer, Which Will
Make UP First Group.
STATE QUOTA 1858

Ashe county will be required
to furnish SO young men for one
years military training, between
now and next June 80, Gov.
Clyde Hoey has announced.
This is the county's first draft
quota and Of this number around
70 will be called to colors by the
last of this month. Others are to
be called the first of the year and
at intervals from then until July
l.
The states net draft quota to
be called during the period from
now until next July, is 1858.
The county or local draft board
quotas are set on the basis of
each draft registration totals.
Mecklenburg county has the
largest quota, with a total of TIT
men to be called. Forsyth is Sec
ond with 500. Quotas for neigh
boring counties are: Allegheny,
80; Watauga, 88; Wilkes, al;
Avery, 66 and Surry, 242.
In determining quotas, credit
was given for men who had en-
listed since January 1 and for
national guardsmen who were
called to active duty. The latter
is one reason why the Wilkes
quota seems so low. Gov. Hoey
stated that 29,032 men had en-
listed in the state and 4,789 had
been called out for national
guard duty.
Local board officials estimate
that the county's first draft call
this month will be very likely fill
led from men who have already
volunteered with the board for
one years training.
Chairman Wade Vannoy an
nouneed yesterday that to date,
"a men have offered to volunteer.
They are: F. M. Jones. Howard Ed
gar Stansberry, Joe Wiley Sykes,
! Woodrow Sludder, Cleo July Mil
Ter, Conley Paul Sexton. Odell
Starnes, Clayborn Eugene Roark,
Herman Charlie Ham, Walter Os-
borne, James Greer, James Paul
Kelly, Paul Wilson Davis, Carl
Davis, Garland Ham, Milford
Porter, Joseph William Mundy,
Elmer Carl Eldreth, Lloyd Rufus
Hunt, John Thomas Sutherland,
Donald Ray Bare, Thomas Wilson
Johnston, Claude Shumate, Carl
Clemmen Atwood.
Others who desire to volunteer
are requested to get in touch with
! one of the draft board members
or apply at the office in the
courthouse.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
To Hold Clinic
For AllCrippled
Children Nov. p

On next Thursday. November
81. DR.. J. S. Gaul, of Charlotte
will hold another cripple child
ren's clinic at the jefferson health
department, DR.. Robert King an
nounced Yesterday.
"T'his clinic is free to all Grip
pie children cf Ashe county" ne
said and urged that they come
for examination or treatment OF
both, at 2 o'cock in the afternoon
The clinic is sponsored by the
Jeffersons Rotary club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14

The annual roll call campaign
for the Ashe county chapter OF
the Red Cross began in full force
this week and thorough canvas
sing of every town, village and
community of the county will be
made in the next few days, Rev
Hoyt H. Wood, roll call chairman
of the Ashe county chapter, an
nn11nned Yesterday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR DOLLAR DAYS

Plans are now being made
to hold West Jefferson Dollar
Days next Friday, Saturday
and Monday, November ~, 70
and Is.
This merchandising event
will be held on the eve OF
North Cardinals Thanksgiving,
which will be observed on
Thursday, November %. The
national Thanksgiving is set
for next Thursday.
Next week The Skyland Post
will issue a special Dollar Days
edition and all merchants are
invited to cooperate and to
have advertising copy ready as
early as possible.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Arts Festival To
Open On Friday

A number of high schools of
Ashe county are planning to en-
ter the Harvest Arts Festival,
which opens at ASTC in the
morning.
A number of Ashe students will
participate in both the plays and
the music contest. Winners will
be announced at a later date.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14

"Our goal is
800 members"
lie said, land
every person
giving a dol
lar to the Red
Cross will re-
ceive a men,
bership C a r d
and a button.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14

Miss Pearl Weaver was Wis
itor here last week and attend the
Coffey-Griggs wedding in States
vile,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
ASHE COUNTY

is the aforementioned 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, 1940-11-14

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.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Concert by Dawson

An enthusiastic and appreciative
audience filled the hall of the
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md,
Saturday night, where one of the
outstanding local concerts of the
season was given by Edward Mat
thews Dawson, 9TH, concert pianist
and teacher Of Washington.
The program included numbers
by Bach, Beethoven, Sibelius and
Chopin and ended with the magnifi-
cent Hungarian Rhapsody No. H."
by List. This number gave Mr..
Dawson range for his technical
mastery, which he indicated by the
perfect ease with which he covered
the rapid and difficult changes of
mood within the composition. The
same ease of craftsmanship was
noticeable In the intricacies Of the
"Waldstein Sonata" which was in
fused with singing and poetical
quality which rose above even the
technical perfection.
1t was in the Chopin portion Of
the program that Mr.. Dawson rose
to his highest accomplishment.
Here the limitations of the piano
were no longer evident, but in each
number the artist evoked the sensi-
tive and living quality of these piano
gems.
Mr. Dawson responded to the ap-
plause of the audience with two
encores, Chopin mazurka and
Brahms waltz in A Flat" VT.
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Choir Scores
In Lenten
Concert
Ruby Smith Stahl
Wins Triumph
In Leadership
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

It was a gratifying experience
to hear at Constitution Hall last
night the ninth annual lenten con-
cert by the Washington A Cappella
Choir of the First Congregational
Church, under the expert leadership
Of Ruby Smith Stahl. Metropolitan
standards were reached by the group
in the exacting program presented,
which, among sacred and secular
songs, included one number dedi-
Gated to this organization by WASH
ington's own composer. Deane Shure,
given its American premiere upon
this occasion.
Due to the untiring efforts of
Mrs. Stahl, a finer element made
its way into her organization within
recent years, bringing the choir to
the level of those of greater renown.
Obedient to Mrs. Stahl's direction,
well disciplined, the group is to
be praised for its balance, pitch,
volume and elasticity especially
commendable in the women's voices.
Its maturity is audible in the
abandon with which some Of the
numbers were sung. Vocal diff
culties did not seem to exist, each
individual being intent upon the
spiritual and uplifting elements of
the music presented.
A worthy exhibition of its powers
was given in Bach's GLORY Now to
Thee Be Given,' How Far Is It
to Bethlehem" by Shaw, with its
satisfying decrescendo at the end;
Tschesnokoff's Let Thy Blessed
Spirit" in canon form, the entries
of which were decisive and clean
cut, and Gains THE Music of Life"
where some lovely high notes rang
through the hall.
The second part of the program
brought other interesting numbers
such as Schuetz's motet, "Cantate
Domino" in which women's voices
were prominent; Bairstow's mysteri-
Gus air, II Sat Down; Schubert's
God Is My Guide" for male voices
alone; Shaws "An Easter Alleluiah,"
with an obbligato sung by William
Croft, whose pliable lyric tenor voice
scared above the choir, and
Gretchaninoff' effective Holy Radi-
ant Light"
Deane Shure's work, Red River in
the Night" inspired by the story
of Negro soldier who improvised
some of the melody in the trenches
in France, belongs to the outstand-
ing presentations of the evening.
The simplicity of the theme, intro
duced in pianissimo by the BASES,
reinforced by women's voices in a
hum and three part singing, works
up to climax through the different
sections of the choir to finally die
out in the high register of the
sopranos. The impressive quality
Of these and the purity of their
voices should have a share in the
splendid success which the compost
ton had with the audience. Mrs.
Stahl was recalled several times
and was a recipient of a large
bouquet of red roses. 1nsistent ap-
plause also urged the composer to
make himself known and to
acknowledge from a box the tribute
paid to his work.
Especially pleasing were WetzePs
"Ave Maria" spiritual in character,
and Christiansen's Lullaby" the
obbligato to which was sung by
Marjorie Brett, whose voice is warm
the resonant. The remainder of
the program included Bring a
Torch" arranged by Dickinson;
Trowbridge's Grace Be Unto You"
for male voices, and Nikolsky's "The
Earth Is the Lords"
Evening star., 1940-03-12
Two Polish Groups
Will Meet Toniqht

The Executive Committee Of the
Polish Club of Washington and the
Polish National Alliance, Group 848,
will meet at the home of Anthony
Mozynski, 1918 Twentieth street
NE, at o'clock tonight to hear
reports of officers and make plans
for the coming month. The full
membership of the two groups will
meet at Stansbury Hall, 5832 Geor-
gia avenue NV, at pm. tomorrow
A class in the Polish language, to
be taught by Miss Frances Dmoho-
ski, will begin at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV,
at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-03-12

Chic, hug the = head
bumper beret Of rough
straw braid with flower
-rown and veil, IS
Evening star., 1940-03-12

Twin red roses a-bloom
on q fine black balli-
buntl brim with shad-
owy veil, IS
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-14
MEDWICK REMAINS
ON H0LD0UT LIST
Cardinals Slugger Warned By
Hickey That He May Be
Ruled Ineligible

ST. LOUIS, March 13- Up Joe
Medwick, baseball's No. / holdout,
said he received a letter today from
Vice President Branch Hickey of the
St. Louis Cardinals. warning him of
possible ineligibility if he failed to
sign his contract.
Nothing was mentioned in thu
letter about salary CT a salary con
ference" Medwick asserted.
The slugging outfielder and form.
er National league batting champion,
who quit the Cardinal camp at It.
Petersburg, Fla, a week ago, wants
a $4,000 salary cut he took last veal
restored to the $40. 900 he received
in 1888.
Medwick said his reply to Hickey
would put them no nearer a settl lie .
ment.
Hickey apparently wa1 referring
to the rule which says any player
who failed to report to his club with
in 10 days after the opening of it's
championship season would not be
eligible to play in any league games
until authorized by the league presi.
dent or baseball commissioner.