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MAJOR LEAGUE
GAMES TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at St Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland
Only games scheduled

NATTOEAL LEAGUE
St. Louis at Chicago
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Only games scheduled
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
Ashe County Fair Will Be
Held Week Of September 10
Midway Attractions Will Be
Provided by The Bullock
Amusement Co.

The 40 presentation of the Ashe
County Fair will be held here
the week of September Is, open
ing on Wednesday 18 and clos
ing on Saturday, 81, it was de-
cided at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee held Monday
night.
Midway attractions will be fur
nished by the Bullock AmuSe-
ment Company and will include
four rides, fourteen concessions
and fireworks.
Offers from other amusement
companies were presented but the
executive committee voted to
have Bullock again because OF
the clean and wholesome attrac-
lions provided by the, Bullock or
ganization which has appeared
here number of times in the
past.
Committees are now busy re-
vising the prize and premium
lists, selecting township eXecu-
tive committee members, depart
ment superintendent and var
ious other things. The prizes and
awards are expected to be about
the same as last year, however
The executive committee will
meet again Monday night at 8
o'clock and final arrangements tC
get out the fair catalogues in the
near future will be made at that
time.
The week of September 10 was
chosen because the Elkin AND
North Wilkesboro fairs will be
held the week of the 9th and the
23rd was thought to be a little
too late.
Carl Coward has replaced Les
ter Segraves on the executive
committee as q representative Of
the West Jefferson board of al
dermen.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
$500 Pounds Of
Wool Pooled For
80 Gents Per Lb'
Production and Quality Good
To Pool Lambs Early In
July, Rich Says

Nearly $500 pounds of wool
were pooled here yesterday after
noon by 48 Ashe county farmers,
at 80 cents per pound.
The pooling was sponsored by
the farm agents office. Three
other counties, Allegheny, Gray
son and Carroll, co-operated in
the pool. The wool was bought by
G.. M. Osborne, of Grayson
county and was shipped to Balti-
more. Local farmers received
over $4,000.
The quality of the wool was
said to be exceptionally good and
production reports were good.
B. w. Austin pooled Isl pounds
which came off of 20 sheep, or
in other words over 712 pounds
to the animal. Others reported
production as high as high as o
pounds per animal.
A lamb pooling will be kald IN
the county the first part OF July,
Mr.. Rich announces. All farmers
are invited to enter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
A $50 Reward Is
Offered In Ashe
Public Asked to Protect Deer
Now In Several Sections
Of This County.

Game Warden Harvey T. Good
man announced yesterday that
steps were being taken to protect
the deer now in the county and
that to assure them from harm
a $50 reward was offered for in
formation leading to the arrest
of any person killing one. There
is also a reward of $40 offered
for information leading to the ar
rest of a person logging or an
noying the deer in any way.
Mr.. Goodman pointed out that
there were several deer in the
county now and that if they were
protected it might enable this
section to get a good start with
these animals.
"There is no open season for
deer in Ashe," he said and urged
everyone to protect rather than
modest them. Recently deer have
been seen in the Helton, Chest
nut Hill, Todd and Jefferson
communities.
He also cautioned the public
not to violate any of the fish or
game laws.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
American Legion Department
Commander To Speak Tonight
At A Legion-Rotary Banquet
Head # 40 and 8 in State To
Speak Also. To Meet At
Community Bldg.

Hon. Junius H. Rose, of Green
Vile, Department Commander Of
the American Legion, will be-
liver an address tonight at 1870
o'clock before a joint meeting of
the Ashe county post number III,
Of the Legion and the Jeffersons
Rotary Club, at the Community
building here.
Commander Rose is expected
to speak on the present world
var crisis and plans for national
defense in this country. P. G.
Wright, vice department COM
mander, will be in charge of the
program.
Cecil Pate, of Charlotte,
Grande Chef de Care of the For
ty and Eight, will also be present
and will appear on the program
The banquet will be prepared
and served by members of the
Legion Auxiliary, with Mrs
Wright in charge.
Mr.. Rose, who is superinten-
dent of the Greenville city
schools, has made an outstanding
record as department commander
this year and members of the Le-
gion post and Rotary club are
urged to attend the meeting to-
night, to hear him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
Gets Sentence For
Cattle Stealing

Pioneer days of the Old West
were recalled here Monday, when
James Mckinley Roark, young
West Jefferson man was ar
raigned before the court for the
stealing of a young heifer.
According to reports the he'll
fer was stolen from George
Sheets several days ago, and
Young Roark attempted to trade
it in to a local motor company.
He was found guilty of the
theft and was sentenced to II
months on the roads by Mayor H
G. Tucker.
Hildred Bare, of Wagner, was
tried before the Mayor for pub
lie drunkenness and was fined
SIS and the cost.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13

In line with the national de-
Tense program that is being
pushed forward rapidly, and
with a firm conviction that the
United States will be actively
engaged in war with the Allies
against the dictator nations with
in less than three months time,
Upton Blevins, we'll known citi-
zen of the Crumpler community
who is an ex-marine and ex-
sailor, this week proposed that
extensive plans for defense and
for possible entrance into the war
be made Immediately right here
at home.
In proposing this new and
unique idea for preparedness,
Mr.. Blevins, who is also quite a
student of world affairs, gave a
summary of the world war out
look as he sees it and predicted
that Russia and Japan will join
Germany and Italy in the war to
defeat the Democracies, which of
course includes the United
States.
To formulate local plans for
preparedness, he announced that
a meeting of all those who are
interested will be held at the
courthouse Saturday afternoon at
one'oclock.
"There is no use to become
alarmed, that time has passed"
he said. eve should go about
getting ready just as we would
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
To Discuss County Defense
Plans At Meeting Saturday

60 about any other disagreeable
task. It will not be as easy as
it was in 1916. Ashe codnty can
probably furnish half as many
soldiers between the ages OF Il
and 81 as she did in the World
War. I believe the same condl-
ton prevails throughout the ma
ton.
''The task we must face is much
greater than it was then. 1t will
require every able-bodied man,
single or married, from 16 to 90,
in the field. It will require the
efforts of every other man, wo-
man and child to support the
armed forces. It may last for
years. The only sensible thing
is to get ready as fast as we can.
Why should Ashe county wait for
some other county or city to
start. We should meet and talk
things over. We could take stock
of our man-power, and our sup
port. We could start preliminary
training.
thine and space do not per-
NIT us to 60 into details. We
should know how many and
who would be in the first, Sec
ond and last drafts. We should
know the best marksmen. We
should know who would make
good plane pilots. We should
know our expert truck drivers.
We should know how many ar
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
John F. Johnson
Funeral Saturday
Died Suddenly From Heart
Attack. Body Taken To
Wisconsin For Burial

Funeral service was held at the
West Jefferson Methodist church,
on Saturday for John F. johnson,
well-known West Jefferson man
who died suddenly on Thursday
evening at the home of his son
here, following a heart attack.
The Odd Fellows lodge of
which Mr.. Johnson was mem
Der was in charge of the service,
and Rev. Hoyte Wood, pastor of
the church, spoke briefly.
Following the service, the body
accompanied by members of the
lodge and others was taken to
Witheville where it was sent by
train to Wisconsin for burial.
Members of the Johnson family
drove there for the burial SER
vice, held on Monday.
Mr.. Johnson, who was II years
old at the time of his death was
a native of Scandinavia. He came
to America when he was nine
years old and made his home in
Wisconsin, for many years before
coming here six years ago with
Mrs. Johnson to make is home
with his son, Levern.
Mr.. Johnson had made many
friends here, and was well known
for his genial, friendly DISPOSE
ton and his active mind. In spite
of his advanced years he was in
terested in youth and numbered
many of his friends among the
younger generation. His sudden
death came as a shock to all.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons, Levern, of West Jefferson,
manager of the Kraft Cheese
plant, and Harry, of Pulaski Wis
consin. Several grandchildren al
so survive.
Members of the Odd Fellows
Lodge who accompanied the body
to Wytheville were:
T. E. Parker, G. P. Little, L. P.
Coward, Rev. Hoyte Wood, Glenn
Taylor, Charlie Mullis, Charlie
Hodge, Walter Lewis, B. H. Rich
ards, Ed Waddell, Emmit Stan
ley, Reid Sturdivant, Guy Hud-
| dler and Earl Scott.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
Ashe Received
$98,826 From
Social Security
Nearly Half of Amount Went
to Old Age. State Total
Over 20 Million.

Ashe county received nearly
100000 of the $29,143,262.12 dis
tributed in the 100 counties in
North Carolina in aid, assist
ance, insurance and services pro-
vided in the 10 divisions of the
National Social Security Act,
through last year, generally, it is
estimated from official sources by
Charles C. Powell, chairman of
the N. c. Unemployment Com
pensation Commission.
The exact figure for Ashe coun-
tvs receipts from the 10 divisions
is $98,826.93. Of this amount,
payments to old age assistance
totalled $43, 1880, or nearly one
half.
Aid to- dependent children
came next, amounting to 1,181,-
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
Supervisors To
Start Checking
Farms Next Wk.
Twelce Compliance Checkers
To Be Chosen at COnclu-
sion of School Today.
% ATTEND SCHOOL

After attending a two-day ses-
sion of classes directed by J. H.
Enloe, junior AAA field officer
for this district and c.. E. Tester,
state AAA supervisor, II COM
pliance checkers will be selec-
ted this afternoon out of the %
Ashe county young men present
at the triple A conservation pro-
gram school being neld at JEFF
ferson high school, announced
Clark Houck, county supervisor,
yesterday afternoon.
''The purpose of the school is
to instruct those present in me-
thods of checking the farms in
the conservation program"
Houck said, "and when the class
es are over, an examination will
be given. The IL having the best
rating on the exam and their
field work, will be the IL chosen
to aid in the county's conserva-
ton work. They will begin work
next week."
C. B. Price and Selma Dick
son will be responsible for the
reports of the supervisors as they
come in. They are attending the
school as representatives of the
county office.
The group from which the IL
compliance checkers or field sup
ervisors will be chosen is: Bob
Baker, Leonard Bare, Howard
Blevins, ]. T. Brown, G.. M.
Campbell, Woodrow Davis, Tom
Dent, Wade E. Eller. Jr., Chas. F.
Francis, Zeb GRAPHICAL, Joe
Grub, Claude Houck, A. B.
Hurt, Jr., Herman Little, Fred
Oliver, Ralph L. Perry, ]. B.
Pierce, Tom Price, Ralph Tom
linson, Everett Trivette. j.. G..
WEIGH, Ray Wi1es and Edwin
Young.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
Austin Is Chosen
New Commander
Of Legion Post
Election of Officers Held Sat.
urday Night. Plan Box
ing On July 4.
DELEGATES CHOSEN

Hon. w. B. Austin was chosen
as commander of the Ashe coun-
ty post of the American Legion,
to- succeed J. C. Rhodes, at the
annual election of officers held
at the regular meeting, Satur-
day night.
Others elected to serve with
Commander Austin are as fol-
lows: first vice-commander S. N.
Baldwin,; second vice-command-
er, c. H. Ireson; adjutant, P. G.
Wright; sergt-at arms, B. w.
Jones. Delegates to the depart
ment convention at High point
are J. C. Rhodes, w. B. Austin
and L. P. Coward. The alter
mates chosen were Ed D. Barr,
c. H. Ireson and S. N. Baldwin.
Reports from the various COM
mittees revealed that the work
of the Legion is going forward.
Plans are now being worked
out for the boxing to be staged
here on July f. c. H. Ireson an
nounced that a number of pro-
minent boxers had beens secured
and that others were being con-
tacted for the event.
Larry P. Coward reported that
progress was being made toward
the plans for a road to be built
to the proposed boys camp site.
He stated that the consent OF
most of the land owners had been
secured for right of way.
In connection with the Boy
State Movement, the post voted
appropriate SIS in order to spon-
sor the attendance of one or
more boys for this meeting at
Chapel Hill. w. B. Austin and
Larry P. Coward were appointed
TO supervise the sefection in tfris
case.
Plans were discussed for the
entertainment of the State Com
mander Junius Rose who speaks
here tonight, and Cecil Pate,
Grande Chef de Care of the
Forty and Eight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
German Troops Nearing Paris As They Advance On Allies
ltaly's Entrance
In War Criticized
By Roosevelt
Practically All Civilians Have
Evacuated French Capt.
tOl. City Quiet.
MANY ARE KILLED

With Italy's entrance into the
war alongside Germany and the
Nazi forces gradually creeping up
on Paris in the battle of France,
the defeat of this nation appears
to be definitely near.
The Germans reported yester-
day that they had reached the
Marine river, the valley of which
is a natural entrance to the
French capitol, and that the city
was within their reach.
The allies 26 years ago de-
cisively halted the legions of i'm
perial Germany there in the first
battle of the Marine, with the
augmenting "taxicab army from
Paris battering down the kaiser's
men into their eventually disas-
trous trench warfare.
In a vast enveloping advance,
the Germans claimed yesterday,
100000 to 100000 French in two
armies were taken prisoners or
killed and others were ''pock-
eted", as in Flanders, with low
skimming planes bombing and
straffing columns on the move
and blasting bridges from the
Marine and lower Disc to cut off
retreat. lE
Residents in the outer parts of
the city reported hearing the roar
of the night battle and seeing the
gun flashes on the northwestern
horizon.
! Although the Germans were
trying to encircle the city, COM
munication by highway and wire
still was open to the nerve GEN.
ter where the government had
moved in central France.
Most people who had transpor-
tation already had left the one
time capital Of the Republic of
France. AS Raaay $3.50 persons.
! crowded absut available taxicabs
and it was almost impossible to
board one of the infrequent SUBJ
way trains.
Automobiles still were leaving
the city, but many were without
gasoline. Others there expected
, train service to be restored that
/ would enable them to leave.
Frenchmen of the central ar
mics took their stand behind the
Marine, where their fathers died
to stop the German advance on
Paris of 1914.
Italy struck her first blows at
Tunis and Malta. British air for
ces raided Italian Libra and the
British navy began to clamp
down on Italian ships, immedia-
| tely.
Italy's entrance into the war at
this time received severe criti-
cism from President Roosevelt
who in his address at the Uni
versity of Virginia, on Tuesday,
declared that "the nation which
held the dagger stuck it into the
back of it's neighbor." He pledged
material support to the Allies
whom he declared were giving
their life blood for democracy.
Italy openly admitted that she
was entering the war for terri
torial expansion.
President Roosevelt's public
championship of their cause
gave the Allies confidence &C
cording to reports from both Eng
land and France.
Hailing his assurance as insur-
ing victory for the Allies, Glenn
ent R. Attlee, lord privy seal, of
England told the house that TIA
ly's entrance into the war docs
not cause us dismay."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
Pennington Boy
Struck By Auto

Robert Pennington sustained
a cut on the back of his head
last Friday night when he, rid
ing a bicycle, collided with car
driven by Walter Miller, of
Glendale Springs, who was said
to be bringing Mrs. Cleve Long
and her daughter to see DR.
Reeves.
r. w. Banta, of Minnesota, anc
his wife narrowly escaped ser
ious injury Tuesday when theil
car skidded on curve this side
cf Warrensville and plunged
down an embankment. Mrs. Ban
ia was slightly hurt and the au-
tomobile was badly damaged.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Gamblll
of inco1nton visited relatives
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13

DR.. and Mrs. Frank Gambill,
of Lincolnton visited relatives
here Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-13
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, 1940-06-13

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., 1940-06-11
the FIFTH COLUMN

is led in this as in other countries by
Nazis and Communists and their fel-
low travellers who are we'll trained in
the dissemination of poisonous prop
aganda. Their object is to destroy
national unity, to keep the United
States in state of confusion over all
world issues SO that we will be weak
and helpless when our time comes.
All Americans should beware the pre-
vail ,g Nazi-Communist propaganda
which attempts to capitalize our de.
sire for peace by opposing all our
moves toward national defense-sab.
otaging all aid to the Allies-preach-
ing that Hitler has already won and
we must meekly appease him.
Evening star., 1940-06-11

that we can summon from our own hearts
and minds. Overwhelming destiny will not
be stopped with the help of God and
few Marines"
This is job for all Of us! 1t will take
years for us to build the necessary machines
and to train the men who will run them. Will
the Nazis CONSIDERABLY wait until we are
ready to fight them?
Anyone who argues that they will wait is
either an imbecile OF a traitor.
How long shall ne wait before making it
known to Hitler and the masters Of all the
slave states that we are vitality concerned IN
the outcome Of this war-that we would
Evening star., 1940-06-11

America gaining ground by persuasion, bribery intimidation
They have fighting trade and political and what
have lately seen in Norway and Holland and Belgium
that these agents ready fight military when the orders
through from home.
"Dvde-and conouer" has the Naz wachword in the
sous invasion of all The preliminary work Of division has
been carried on here with devastating
should and will devote ourselves to vast OF
defense But fool ourselves into thinking that
security be bought will be achieved only by unity OF purpose
Evening star., 1940-06-11

WE AMERICANS have naturally wished keep of this
" to take steps which might lead us in But
We know that every step the French and British fall back brings
world revolution closer US-our country, institutions,
homes hopes for peace.
Hitler striking with all the terri bic force his command His
desperate gamble and the stakes nothing less than domination Of the
whole human
Hitler Europef the strength Of the British and French
armies and nav forever brokee United States will find itself alone
barbarc word-a world ruled by Naz with pheres nAuence as
signed oitaan allies However different the relationships may
Evening star., 1940-06-11

before is forever too late.
We can help by sending planes, guns, munitions food We
help to end the boys will and die another
Flanders, closer home.
The members of servants In
gency this they require the Of will
They know that the American people afraid off
the ypocrita mask Of neutrality which deceive including
ourselves.
Send postcard letter. telegram at once-to the President
the your Senators and your Congressme
that defense Of country begin NOWwh aid
Allies! you give other help the Committee write
to its office in Washington.
The United States of America still the powerful nation
on earh-and the United States Of America is YOU
Evening star., 1940-06-11

Is this "Adrns2 Then so is the challenging scream of
AFRAID siren, warning civilians that death coming from the skies
We have ample for deepest alarm. 1t should mpe not
hysteria but to reso1ute action
that there immediate danger of direct invasion of
the United States Hitler doesn't strike directly when he doesn't
have He edges up M "ctims approaching through the
territory of small and defensdsss neg ghbors
have wenyone neghbos iris hemisphere in addition
colonial of Britain France Holland and Denmark
We that however wd the Atlantic and Pacific
Evening star., 1940-06-11

are no barriers to invasion.
The Monroe Doctrine is not an automa>x
safety catch, securing the entrance to our
hemisphere from all intruders. We have to
enforce it-all the way from Greenland and
Alaska to Cape Horn. Furthermore, we have
to guard night and day against the manifold
enemies from within. We can not ignore the
fact that Trojan horses are grazing in all the
fertile fields of North and South America.
The Western Hemisphere contains the
richest territory for exploitation on earth to.
day. And the international gangsters want it.
They have already started the process Of tax
ing II. For many years the agents Is 'he
Nazis have been effectively at wvfk in
Evening star., 1940-06-11
STOP HITLER NOW!

BE- rac they all primary objective: Den'ocray must be
wiped from the face of the earth."
The world will be placed footing Our country will
have pile upon the illusion of
cuty. shall have other other e but primitive
We shall only under martial awor the law of the jun
q Our be adjusted that
competitors Weha have change ourselves from individuals
noa dynamic race.'
Go,nment the people, by the people, for the peop Hitler wins,
this will be the discarded ideal Of decayed civilization