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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
County Schools
Will Open Aug.
%, Board Says
w. Jefferson School to Open
2 Days Earlier Because
OF County Fair.
TEACHERS ELECTED

The West Jefferson school will
open on August 9th while all
other schools in the county will
commence on Thursday, the 29th,
it was decided at the county
board of education meeting last
Monday.
Superintendent Hash said yes
terday that the West Jefferson
school was opening two days ear
lier to allow for a two-day holi-
day during the Ashe County Fair
which will be held from Septem-
Der 18th through 21st. Exhibits
will be placed in the auditorium
and gym.
''There are still few teacher
contracts which have not been
turned in," Supt Hash stated
land these must be in and ap.
proved Immediately"
Teachers for the various schools
in the county will be announced
in next weeks paper. It is under
stood that all old teachers in the
West Jefferson and Grassy Creek
schools have been reelected.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Record Crowd Attends The Funeral For Sheriff Ed Mile,
Stock Market
Celebrates Its
End Anniversary
Total of ASP Animals Sold
for $258,57O. Has Never
Missed A Sale.

The West Jefferson Livestock
Market has just celebrated it's
second anniversary.
During its two years of sue
cessful operation and service to
the farmers of this section, the
market has sold a total of 1852
animals, including all kinds of
cattle, sheep, dogs, mules, horses
and so on, for the sum of $685.
5000.
Figures reveal that the average
price paid per head last year was
a little higher than the first year,
but the total number sold
dropped slightly.
Sales are held every Thursday
afternoon and the market has not
missed single weekly sale since
it opened. An abundance of good
buyers are always on hand.
Lester Segraves and Walter
Stringer are the owners and man
ayers of the market. Bill Hughes
is office manager and Luther
Davis is auctioneer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Crumpler ''Minute
Men" Recognized
Drills Well Attended. Blevins
Received Letters From
Gov. and President.

Men of Crumpler continue to
show interest in the military
drills of the American Minute
Men of 1940", which is probably
the only organization of it's type
having the approval of both the
President of the United States
and the Governor of N. C. The
drill on Sunday afternoon at the
Healing Springs high school was
well attended.
Last week Upton C. Blevins
who organized the group and is
in charge of it, received letters
from both of these executives.
Il wish to commend you and
your associates for this work and
I feel sure that what you are do
ing will be productive of good
and will be a source of strength
and security in your community
:" Governor Hoey stated in
his letter.
James Rowe, Jr., Administra-
tive Assistant to the President
also wrote and thanked Mr.. Bile
wins and stated that he had re-
ferred information regarding the
minute Men" to the War De-
partment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
BOlick Rites Are
Held On Tues,
Former West Jefferson Man
Was One of 6 Victims In
Collision With Train.

Funeral service was held Tues
day morning at Blowing Rock for
Robert Bolick, who was instantly
killed last Friday, along with five
other men, at West Canaan, New
Hampshire when a truck owned
by the Melvin F.. Burgess Con-
tracting Co., of Baltimore, Md,
and a Boston and Maine train col
lided at grade crossing.
Others in the fatal accident
were from New Hampshire and
New York state.
Two of the bodies were found
on the cowcatcher of the locomo-
tive, which Travelled approximate
ly 1000 feet after the crash. 9th
er bodies were strewn along the
right-of-way.
The men were en- route to a ru-
raj identification project in West
Springfield, for which the Mary
land company held the contract
and Bolick was in charge of the
crew.
The railroad issued a state
ment asserting the accident &C.
cured at an "open crossing pro-
tected by automatic flashes
which were operating properly"
adding that lit was reported the
weather was foggy'.
Mr.. Boick who is survived by
his wife the former Melva
Wright, of Blowing Rock, made
his home in West Jefferson for
number of years where he was
employed by the Northwest Caro-
lima Utilities company, from 1881
to 1887. After leaving here he
went to Maryland and has been as
ISOLATED with the Melvin Burgess
company since that time. He was
originally from Blowing Rock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Mrs. Miller Was
Buried On Wed.

Funeral service was held yes
terday morning for Mrs. Myrtle
Miller, of Wagner, wife of Kir-
by Miller. The service was held
at the Lyalls cemetery where bur-
ial followed.
The deceased who was a native
of this county was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Wyatt.
She is survived by her husband
and two sons, Clayton and Patton
Miller. Surviving also are her
mother, two brothers, James and
Ed Wyatt, and three sisters, Mrs.
Ellis Oliver, Mrs. Nathan Poe and
Mrs. RoWey Hunt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Farm Demonstration
Tours Will Be Held
In Ashe Next Week
Community Tours Set For the
First 4 Days, Countrywide
Tour Next Friday.
EVERYBODY INVITED

The annual Ashe county COM
munity farm demonstration tours
will be held next Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
and the countrywide tour on FRI
day, August Is, c. J. Rich an
nounced this week.
Complete schedules have been
sent to all demonstration farm
ers. Every person in the county
is invited to 60 on the tours, to
take lunch and to meet at the
courthouse at 1880 in the morn
ing each day.
One farm will be selected each
day as winner of the COM
munity tours and the four farms
thus chosen will be visited on the
countrywide tour next Friday.
Included in the group of farms
to be visited are the following;
Monday-J. w. Howell, Walter
Pennington, T. E. Dixon, W. l.
Miller, Carl Blevins, H. M. Col
ward, Paul Garvey, ]. B. Pierce,
S. v. Alexander, J. E. Fender.
tuesday,. R. Phipps, c. D.
Baldwin, B. c. Pennington, J. E.
Tucker, J. G. WEIGH, Virgil Greer
w. w. Miller, ]. P. Miller, J. C.
Little and B. F. Little.
Wednesday-Thomas Penning-
ton, w M. Transou, w. B. Austin,
E. w. Shepherd, Mrs. G. G.
Greene, r. D. Hardin, A. d.
Goodman, J. B. Gentry, J. S.
Brown, r. B. Brown.
Thursday-M. H. Dollar, John
Knox, N. S. Woodland, Don Bum
garner, Bruce Donnelly, S. c. Ar
mold, Bruce GRAPHICAL, Howard
GRAPHICAL, j. E. Oliver, Walter
JONES, c. C. Robinson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Several Before
Mayor, Monday
Young Men Who Broke Into
Ice Cream Box Given
Suspended Sentence

A group of young men, Paul
Campbell, Garrett Church and
Ambrose Hopkins, of Baldwin,
had it impressed upon them,
Monday morning, in the mayors
court. that it does not pay to vlo-
late the law.
They were brought before May
or Tucker as result Of breaking
into the ice cream box at the
Gulf service station here, sever
al days ago.
The three young men were
each death out a sentence OF
IL months to be assigned to work
on the highways of N. c. Judg-
ment was suspended on the pay
ment and cost, provided that none
of the defendants violate the law
for a period of two years. In case
they break parole, their sentence
will automatically go into effect,
the Mayor pointed out. He stated
that he was handing them their
own keys to the prison camp.
Among the others brought be-
fore the Mayor was Garland Dol
lar, of Smethport, charged with
operating car under the in
fluence of liquor. This case was
continued.
Paul Bars, Clifford Lambert, of
Phenix Creek, and Earl Woods, of
Baldwin, charged with public
drunkenness were each fined So
and the costs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Appeal To Commissioners
To Keep Ashe Library Open
Institution Must Have Assist
ance From Public SpOn-
sOr BY September 1.

Plans are now being considered
for the continuation of Ashe
county's library which will be
closed after Sept. l unless $3.50
is raised by such a public spon-
sor as the county or the town of
of West Jefferson, or both.
Under a ruling recently passed
by Attorney General MCMILLAN
and the, N. c. Library Commits
sion definite amount must be
raised by the counties for the
purchase of new books and libra
ry supplies each year.
A group of interested citizens
met with the County Commits
sioners on Monday and presented
them with facts regarding the Ii
brary which has been operated
here for the past several years by
the Woman's Club with the aid
of the Legion and Rotary club,
and other individuals. It was
pointed out to the commissioners
that this group would continue
to pay the operating cost of the
library including rent, fuel, post
age, express and other necessary
expensves which run around $135
annually.
It was explained to the COM
missioners that the library has
1880 books approved by the N. c.
Library Commission and that the
circulation for the past year was
1850. There are registered Dor
rowers from every post office in
the county. In addition to the
books, the library has a number
of daily and weekly papers and
leading magazines available to
the public. It is open every day
in the week except Thursday.
Those included in the delega-
ton appearing before the county
commissioners were Mrs. c. D.
Neal, librarian; Mrs. Ed M. An
derson, president of the Wo-
mans Club; Mrs. P. C. Wright,
w. Bryan Oliver, Rev. R. H.
Stone and Senator w. B. Austin.
The board did not take any i'm
mediate action, but thanked the
group and advised they would
take it under consideration.
The need of the library will
also be presented to- the Board
of Aldermen, of West Jefferson in
hopes of securing some assistance
from them.
Miss Tia Holman, district WPA
supervisor who was here Tues
day, stated that a number of
counties in this district were rails
ing their sponsors quota. Watau-
ga and Avery have already re-
ported theirs raised. This week
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
To Hold Crippled
Children Clinic
Next Thursday

Next Thursday afternoon, Aug
ust 18th, at 2 o'clock, a free Grip
pied children's clinic will be held
at the county public health office
with DR.. J. S. Gaul, of Charlotte,
in charge DR.. Robert King an
nounced this morning.
The clinic will again be spon-
sored by the Jeffersons Rotary
club. The last one held was we'll
attended and over thirty children
are expected on next Thursday.
All crippled youths in the county
are urgently requested to be at
the health office at 2 o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Killed Himself
With Pistol At
Jail Early ar, Tues.
Spent Restless night. Services
Conducted at Methodist
Church Here.

A large crowd attended the
funeral service held here at the
West Jefferson Methodist church
yesterday afternoon for Sheriff
Wiley Edward Miller who COM
mitted suicide in his apartment
at the county Jail early Tuesday
morning.
The funeral was one of the
largest attended of any ever held
in the Jeffersons, which attests
to the popularity of Sheriff Ed
Miller and his family. 1t is esti-
mated that there were at least
1000 persons present to pay final
tribute to man who had served
as sheriff since 1886.
The services were conducted
by Revs. Hoyt Wood, r. H. Stone,
w. T. Wilmington, ]. w. Luke
and Mr.. Jessup. Members of the
Ashe post of the American Leg
ion and the West Jefferson Ma
sonic lodge also participated in
the service and prominent Leg
ionnaires served as pail bearers.
Special music was rendered by
the Methodist choir and Mrs.
Sharpe Shoemaker sang a solo.
Sitting on the edge of his bed
and using his own 38-calibre pis-
toll, Sheriff Miller fired a bullet
through the left side of his head,
about six o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, physicians and officers re-
ported after making an investiga-
ton.
Mrs. Miller said he spent a
restless night and had threatened
to kill himself. She said she got
up a little earlier than usual and
that when she went into the liv-
ing room, a pistol was fired.
Running back into the bedroom,
she found her husband lying on
the bed with a bullet hole
through his head. DR.. r. c. Ray
stated that he lived about thirty
minutes. A bullet was found ly-
ing on the floor where it had fall
len after striking a wall OF the
room. Only one shot had been
fired from the pistol.
County Coroner DIR. B. E.
Reeves, who is serving as sheriff
until a successor is appointed
next Tuesday, declared the death
resulted from a self-inflicted
wound.
During the World War it is
stated that Sheriff Miller was
slightly shell-shocked and during
recent months he has been suffer-
ing with sinus trouble. Possibly
as a result of these conditions, he
had been drinking rather heavily
from time to time and the coun-
ty Democratic executive commit
Continued on Page Eight)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
TOR Resume Free
Dental Service

DR.. E. T. Koonce, who recently
held dental clinic at Riverview,
has been assigned to this district,
Allegheny, Ashe and Watauga
counties, to work with DR.. Robert
King and the county for the
health department next three or
four weeks. At the present time
he is located in Watauga and will
possibly come to this county
within the next two weeks to per-
form free dentaN service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
462 Lambs Pooled
FOrCOOd Prices

40 total of 462 lambs were
pooled here last Friday and sold
to- an Abingdon, Va, dealer for
what was thought to be good
prices.
The final lamb pooling of the
season will be held the first part
of September, County Agent c. J.
Rich announces.
Blues brought $8.15; reds, $7.65;
yellows, $3.50 and commons, SIS,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-08
Former Ashe Boy
Quite A Golfer
Jim Clark Making Outstand.
ing Record in California.
Only II Years Old.

Jim Clark, Jr., 17-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Clark, of
Huntington Beach, Calf. and for
mer residents of the Fleetwood
community in Ashe county, is
now gonig places in the golfing
world, according to information
received here last week.
David Waugh, of Fleetwood,
who is a great uncle of the rising
new golf champion, has received
Continued on Page Eighty
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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, 1940-08-08
BELRvE-n-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 Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
Mechanical Fingers
Pluck Feathers

NEW YoRK-Aschsnical rubber
fingers now pick chicken feathers
Clearly and expertly. The labor
saving plucking device consists Of
q revolving drum on which are
mounted several hundred rubber
fingers resembling short lengths Of
garden hose. An electric motor
revolyes the drum at high speed
and the feathers are removed with
out tearing the flesh. according 10
the American Poultry Journal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
Are You SHpersfifious
. ABOUT
MARRIAGE?
RY RTTH FARRAR

Samuel Butler II supposed 70
have said there 10 no greater
anguish k-as.-. ~ Nan fha. the
first sickening discovery he Il
married 10 the wrong person.
Perhaps it's putting u mildly to
cal marriage life's biggest gam
bic. and perhaps that's why su-
perstitions regarding u are legion.
Here are some q Dame Luck's
rules taken from the enormous
collection Of superstitions az Or.
B. A. Cartwright:
Carry the bride over the TIRES
hold Of = new home for good luck.
start housekeeping with an old
coffee pot for good luck.
Rise first at the nuptisl eere-
mony and YOU will Be master.
Bad luck VIII result II. after
marriage. a bride forgets and
signs her maiden name.
Before leaving for the church
to Be married. the bride should
feed all the household pets In
order 10 insure plenty for her new
home.
Bury q small perxlmuon rprout
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Willkie Statement

ths American people have arr
senss q realism 81 the eoaaItiea
Il ths world IN which thsy are ~
-. they Sin retect everwhsla=
lakty = president mo breaches
zuzn eIazs euhsciuus and seuHaHzHH
sabotage dcetrins 81 Sss preached
- night TIE AMIDST safssz
which ear - sppiied q ths pfssls
cents speech are that ~ 49, At
understand ne laws 81 economies
government finance 81 ne faress
a. ~oFk n TIE wcrid tosiaY
The United states rsnnoi ut
fsli IN the present wvFid struggle
under such leadership 4 = -
same hocirins which Hum ~
France taught
- addition. the efss. Feratls.
tlen ~ ths presidsnt In his ssesps.
snos speech II the foreign Hsla.
tions plank a the platform siart.
81 ~ his scif-contrcllsd canfsns
ton at Chicago and hls masnsn-
tary re-adoption % that same Ter.
slsn relations plank last n.Eht
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
Workers Alliance
Will Meet Friday

Pierce county council. Workers
Alliance Of America. viii hold a
mass meeting Friday evening at
7:3o o'clock at its headquarters
hall. 1914 Commerce St. 10 hear
the reports Of delegates TO the ma
tional convention at Chicago.
B. r. Eddings. council secretary
and newly elected national execu-
tive board member will report.
Council president. l.. N. Peterson,
invites the public. especially repre-
senatives Of unions which helped
to finance the delegates expense,
to hear the report.
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e 49, 80
under your doorstep TO keep your
wife from flirting.
II you can induce . bride 10
wear something Of yours. you viii
have a proposal within a year.
To keep from becoming home
sick. the young wife should take
one Of her mothers old dishrags
with her.
II Ii . good sign for the bride
to weep Just after the marriage
ceremony.
II your mother-in-law IN hard
on you. wear q pepper seed In
your shoe and she win soon re-
spect you.
II bride wears out her bridal
shoes within a year. misfortune
will come To her.
II persons engaged to be mar
ried are photographed together,
their marriage will never occur.
In order that the newly welded
couple will have good luck, see
that the wedding cake 10 all eaten.
II a bill is presented to you on
your way to a wedding. settle 1t
and you will have very good
luck.
The bride should wear something
old. something new. something
borrowed, and something blue.
II every girl In the same family
wears the same wedding dress,
good luck will attend all of them.
The girl who catches the brides
bouquet at a wedding Is likely to
be the bride Of the next wedding
Choice Of proper wedding day
10 no small matter TO many
brides. Folk tradition says:
Wed on Monday. always poor;
Wed on Tuesday. wed once more:
Wed on Wednesday, happy match
Wed on Thursday. splendid catch;
Wed on Friday. poorly mated;
Wed on Saturday. Cupids wooing
Wed in the morning. quick un-
doing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
Eagles in Favor
OF Defense Plan

At recent meeting q Taeoms
Acre Ne. = y. o. r. in which
% ~ members were initiated.
= communication relating g. -
tlensl defense vas received fHon
Conrad n Mann. chief auditor a
ne national order.
Based upon = resolution adopted
~ TIE Grand Acre - TIE ordsF.
which net In Chicago Aug 1919.
Ire eomnunlqus declared IRE efsief
n - n favcr ~ ccmrisis ard
adequate national defense. inclad.
lnk the principle % pescs-tins
cnnsertption. providing such eon-
seription Il deemed necessary ~
congress and the president q ths
United states
II was stated any member q
the order who might hs con
scripied or Join any branch q
The armed forces a. = volunteer
would hs carried a. = beneficial
member on the rostsr Of the sui
ordinate unit 10 which he belonged
Al the time % CONSUMPTION or en-.
llstment without benefit q dues.
In = strongly worded statement
which declared The United States
should Be made - strong no power
OF powers on earth would even
consider invasion % the Western
hemisphere Eagles emphasized
that building 81 war machines was
inadequate and that armed forces
Of the country must he augmented
10 such a degree that experienced
operators 81 such machines would
Be immediately available in any
emergency.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
Y. N. B. c. Will Have
PROGRAM on Friday

Know Your city wfn - re
title Of a program 10 b given ct
re Friday noon meeting - re
Young Mems business club 81
Hotel winthrop
The club u nov conducting =
membership drive with two groups
competing. hsmhsfs In the AZ.
kanlsation before ip1h eonstituts
the Hue army. and those sha
toinsd since. tho Red army
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
PARTICULARS
and
AFFAIRS

Continued From Page Onel
ths domination n = e-elk s.e- !.
mediocre field.
Running against the Seattle at
torney VIII Be an ardent new deal
Congressman. with eight years Of
politics behind him, Monrad c.
wallgren. Everett optometrist
walIgren sponsored the oontro-
versial Olympic National park bill
IN congress and was figured to be
bitterly fought by lumber in
terests. who opposed tying up
timber in the enlarged park.
wallgren carried the Democratic
party nomination by a good plura-
lily after a campaign that saw
him committing by plane from the
national capital.
The new deal win be tested
again in the gubernatorial race.
On the Democratic ticket n
former L. s. Senator g. @.
Din. who served 16 years In
congress as a Democrat when
Washington was overwhel-
mingly Republican. Although
he retired from politics In
1884 after marital troubles
with the colorful Rosalie Jones
Dill. Din stin was regarded
as q Roosevelt supporter.
The self-termed senior states
man" will be running against Re-
publican Arthur b. Lsnglie. politi-
cal tyro and mayor Of Seattle.
Dill eampaigned on a program
81 upsetting the governmental
situation at Olympia. abolishing
numerous departments and COM
missions. including dismissal Of
Social Security Director Charles r.
Ernst, and cutting several millions
off the states $500, 000. 900 bien-
NAL budget. He also promised big
ger pensions.
One of the original boosters
for the multi-million dollar
Grand Coulee dam, Dill's enc
mics at the time he retired
from politics In 1884 tried 10
link him with land speculation
deals around the dam area.
He strongly espousos public
power and favors taking over
Of existing private utilities by
power districts utilizing Bon
neville and Grand Coulee cleo
tricity.
Under Gov. Clarence d. Martins
eight-year reign. Washington built
up one Of the most thorough New
Deal social security set-ups in the
nation, patterned closely on fed
eral recommendations. Outside OF
dismissing Director Ernst and
boosting the $22 average pension
TO $40 a month, Dill has not indi-
Gated how he would seek to alter
the New Deal welfare program for
children, widows, and aged.
Langlie campaigned mainly on a
generalized platform Of reorganiz-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13

ing government. sbohshing over.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
Townsend Meetings

Following Is list Of scheduled
Townsend meetings:
Friday-Fern HUI No. at club
house. SD and Yakima at p. m. /.
Issaquah No. 1 at Grange hail at
s p. m: mass meeting in Recrea-
ton hall At p. m. with Thomas
Latte a. speaker.
safurday-Favcett Avenue No
10 at Eagles hall. business session
and educational pictures by Mr..
Garner. Kirkland No. at sp. m.
In Coop hall
Sunday - Meeting in Emerson
hall. iiosis Broadway. At 2 ?. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13

must - distressing q 81 levers
= eandnr ard forthriThtassa n
pubic office Hs apparently 80
h.eaue DISTURBED ~ 10 aNn
clumsy handling - foreign a.
falrs
To Republican nominee III
lssve tunirat 81 . Tsoo-uslls -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
STAR GOES HUMOROUS

Holding the top position among
film stars for many years with his
mastery OF dramatic romance.
Ronald colman turns 10 q lighter
vein in RKo Radios Lucky
Partners" riotous romantic
comedy which he shares with
Ginger Rogers.