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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
The Democratic Party Is Proud
OF 1t Record of Good Government
In the County, State and Nation--
! What About Ashe County?

preventive medicine through vaccinations
against contagious diseases and these VAGINA
tons are free to all of citizens. 1t is pre-
venting horrible epidemics that wipe out the
lives of many people in their wake. 1t is grad
uaIly eliminating venereal diseases from the
county and best of all, is helping to make the
bodies, as we'll as the minds, of fine Ashe cOun
ty boys and girls, strong. This program doesn't
cost Ashe county lot of money, only about
twenty cents for each taxpayer. The state and
federal government spends three dollars here
for it every time the county spends one. Is that
bargain?
GREAT SCHOOL PROGRAM
And, think of our schools. Your child has
the opportunity to receive free eight months
training, free transportation and free text
books in the elementary grades, all at no d.
rect cost to you whatever, or tax on your farm
home. The state supports our schools and
last year $144, $4,000 were spent on the school
program and the teachers salaries including
bus drivers, amounted to $164, 423OO, without
levying one penny of tax on the property Of any
citizen of the county for school purposes. That's
lot of money, isn't it?
Now on roads and various building pro-
jects, the WPA spent i'm Ashe county last year
around $4OO,OOO.OO.
That is lot of money Let's take grand
total-$691 $1,000 spent in 1889. How much
taxes did Ashe county citizens pay? Well, let's
see We pay to the state annually about $15,-
10000 in sales taxes. We paid in taxes levied
ON the county last year around $50 100000 Total
for both, $75,OOO.OO.
IN OTHER WORDS WE RECEIVED IN
1899 OVER $61361OOO MORE THAN WE
PAID OUT, OR OVER SO TO EVERY 81.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31

Under the administration of the DemOcra-
tic party and under the leadership and cO-Ope-
ration of w. B. Austin, Ashe county has en-
jOyed good sound, economical government and
at the same time progressive government.
Today the cOuntys finances are i'm the best
condition they have been in years. A fine plan
has been worked out whereby the taxpayers
have been saved about one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars past due interest on bonds
and several hundred thousand dollars ON flu
ture interest and whereby we can now meet
our bonded debt obligations as they come due
without Overburdening ourselves.
THE FARM PROGRAM
During the past four years the Ashe COun-
ty Farm Program has brought into the county
in dollars and cents alone, around $500, 900 as
grants of aid and benefit payments. The total
for last year amounted to over $SOOOOOO and
this year, over 100000 Last year the Soil
Conservation checks were $31, 731OO; Ground
Limestone $17,5OO.OO; Phosphate, $42O560O.
This year over 5000 farmers in the county par
ticipated in this program and enjoyed its bene-
fits.
HELP TO NEEDY AGED
By cooperation with the state and federal
government, the county has great Social Sc
curity Program underway. Aid is being given
to hundreds of needy aged and to dependent
children in the county and last year these re-
ceived over $36,OOO.OO.
HEALTH OF OUR PEOPLE
Ashe County is also keenly interested in
the health of its people. Our Health Depart
ment is doing a. great work for the babies, the
school children, the middle aged and the old.
1t is carrying forward wonderful program of
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29
News Of Lodge Nos

Dear Editor: Just a few words to The
readers to inform you of the lovely
Easter our president, Mr. B. w. Willis
and his family gave his parents. His
father is So years of age and mem
her of the HBA. 35 years He is
the father of three children, two boys
and enc girl, the oldest one being c5
years old. Has grandchildren and
six great grand children. His mother
is also IS years old. His mother-in
law is So years old. What dinner
they did serve. They received many
tokens and some money. 50 persons
were on the ground. Our president,
5ro,her Willis, ate all he could and
then got two applications. told him
to eat again.
B. W. Willis, president,
Mary Pearson, Secretary
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

Mrs. Annie B. White and Sister Pearl
Bush, both Of Macon, one niece and
a ohst of friends.
The America Burial Association in
charge.
Ames Johnson, President,
Eliza Holbrook, Secretary.
Mendenhall- Dear Editor: Please al
low space in the Echo to let the
readers know that Lodge No. 1863 has
lost one of its most faithful members
in the person of Sister Thannie Walk
er. She departed this life early
Tuesday morning, March 10.
She has been a faithful member
Of lodge No. 1868 since the lodge wa
organized, never giving the lodge an.
trouble.
She leaves eight children and hos
of relatives and friends to mourn he
passing. 1t is our olss but heaven.
gain.
S. L. Walker, Reporter
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29
Union Baptist
Continued from page one)


our pastorate here to go to the First
Baptist church of Uniontown, Ala.
We feel that the Holy Spirit will
continue to be with US, and that we
shall have even more of that fine
spirit and which characterizes the
good people of Meridian. The united
pull of us all should be for bigger
and better Meridian.
I wish to thank all our friends for
the interest shown in our staying in
Meridian.
If there is any good that 1 can do,
let me DO it now, for tomorrow never
comes.
Yours for His Cause,
Rev. B. Washington Coates.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

reports. A total of $35.75 was taken
in and all of the captains had not
reported.
MI. G. D. Cotton of West Enterprise
was in the HE,A. office Fliday on
business. Mr.. Cotton has a beautiful
black, master chevrole- He is nresl-
dent of H. B. A No. 2s7.
| Mrs Adlean Hardy who resides on
the Asylum Heights continues i'll
! from her residence.
| Mrs. Dollie Hardy who has been
i'll for some time is improving from
her home on the Asylum Heights.
MIR. VIM. Kinslow of Waynesboro,
was a pleasant visitor in the office OF
the Holbrook Benevolent Association
last week. Mr. Kinslow is a wide a.
wake president and agent for the
IT. B. A.
MIR. Frank Johnson of Newton, Miss
was in the city last week, attending
he funeral of Mrs. Lenora Young
Elliott. A3 y
Miss Mary Powe, private secretary o1
the E. F.. Young, Jr., Manufacturing
Company is confined to her bed on
account of illness.
Porterville-Dear Editor: This comes
to let the many readers know that
Lodge No. 354 has loss one of its
faithful members in the person of
Brother Wesley Asmore.
Bor,her Asmore was chaplain o.
Lodge No 354 He departed this life
March II, 1910. He leaves to mourn
his passing, three brothers, three
sisters an da host of friends.
Rev. J. e. Grace, president
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

Wis. Lenora Youae Elliott.
The passing of Mrs. Elizabeth Rivers
on Wednesday, March 13, borught
sadness to large number of friends.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
March 18th.
Mrs. Virginia Cunningham and Mrs.
Abbie Hall of Birmingham, Alabama,
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

were in the city last week for the
funeral of Mrs. Lenora Young Elliott
their cousin.
The pastor of Rose Hill M. E..
Church Rev. H. E. Morgan, and the
captains who had been appointed for
the Easter Rally, met at the church
at 400 o'clock pm. Sunday to make
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

MACON Dear Editor: This comes
to let all H. B. AS know that death
called by lodge No. 29S and took Sis.
Willie Mcleod Sister Mcleod was q
charter member. She died March
16, 1910 Was member of Sylver-
idge M. B. Church, Rev. T. j. Moore
pastor.
Sc leaves to mourn two daughters
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

This drive began March l
All members added during
the March boards will be
counted. We have not as yet
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29
Gone With The Wind
Continued from PAGE twol

colored employees have spoken in
terms of praise and thanks for the
opportunity given them by their white
EMPLOYERS to see this picture.
1t was the editors good plasure to
see the picture while in Chicago
few weeks ago and we enjoyed it
to the extent that we saw it again
Monday of this week at the Saenger
Temple Theatre.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29
HI. B.A. Notice

This comes to inform you that be-
cause of the high cost of paper and
material, after April 9th, all H. B. A.
Secretary records will be 75c each
plus postage.
Secretary.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29
About Folk We
Know

mrs. Symerial Anderson Dantzler of
Chlcago, Illinois, was IN the city last
week for the tm eial of her cousin.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

counted in this drive. All
members renewed who
became unfinancial before
1910 will be counted.
The weekly echo., 1940-03-29

issued any policies neither
have we issued any receipts
for renewals since Mar. l
All members added will be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
darcy Day Signs For
Title Bout With Angott

CHICAGO, March 25-R-Davey
Day, Chicago, and Sammy Angott,
Louisville, KY, signed today for a
Is round bout for the lightweight
championship declared vacant by
the National Boxing association be-
cause of refusal of Lou Ambers, the
title holder, to defend the title with
in the six months required by the
association.
The match will be fought in Chi
cago, Louisville or Pittsburgh.
Charles Jones, manager Of Angot+,
and johnson S. Mattingly, Louisville,
the Kentucky athletic commissioner,
presented an offer of $4,000 from a
Louisville club for the match on the
eve Of the Kentucky Derby, May 8.
Day is recognized by the MIA as
No. 1 challenger, with Angott rank
ing No. 2. They have met twice be-
fore, with Day winning the first ten
round engagement and Angott win
ming the second at Il rounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
North South Women's
Meet To Open Today

PINEHURST, March Is Up -
Postponed a day by snow, the 3Sth
annual North and South Women's
Golf tournament will start here to.
morrow, with Mrs. Estelle Lawson
Page, Chapel Hill housewife, defend
ing her title.
Mrs. Page, former national cham
pion, is a co-favorite in the tourna-
ment with Dorothy Kirby, of At.
lanta, Ga.
The entries include Jeanne Cline,
the 10-year-old Bloomington tIll.)
schoolgirl, Georgia fainter, II, OF
Fargo, N. D., and Agnes William,
Is, of New York-a trio of young
sters who have shown great promise
in recent tournaments.
The 1S-hole qualifying round will
be played tomorrow and match play
will start Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Steinborn To Grapple
Little Beaver T0ni6ht
Jack Hader To Meet Alan
Eustace In Opening Bout
At Legion Stadium

Milo Steinborn, one time strong
mar exhibitionist, will tangle with
the rough and tough Chief Little
ceaver, Cherokee Indian, in the
main bout on the weekly wrestling
program at Legion stadium tonight.
The semi-finals match will pit
Jack Hader against Alan Eustace,
newcomer, who is acclaimed as
one veteran of the ring who knows
about all there is to know about
wrestling.
Both matches promise some fast
and furious action. Little Beaver
is well-known here for his rough
house tactics and advance notices
of Steinborn's accomplishments in
dictate that the German-born Crap
pier will be more than enough for
his Indian adversary.
Steinborn's stock jumped to a new
high in wrestling circles of the
state a few days ago when he I'M
masked the famed Purple Flash, a
feat no one else had been able to
accomplish.
Generally given the jeer instead
Of the cheer, Hader nevertheless is
well-respected for his ring ability
Never one to show much regard for
rules and the niceties of tho game,
the Westerner usually brings his
opponent down with whatever
comes to hand. Ring observers,
however, say that Eustace's reputa'
ton as a clever mailman make him
as equally dangerous as Hader, sc
this match stacks up as a close one.
The referee for the two bouts
has not yet been named.
The doors of the exhibit building
at Legion stadium will open at
1880 o'clock and the opening match
will be started at 8 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
MEDWICK, CARDS
UNABLE TO AGREE
Club Sets Tuesday AS Dead
line For Signing By Slug
ging Outfielder

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
25.-(PEThe war Of nerves be.
tween holdout Joe Medwick and the
st. Louis Cardinals is getting really
serious.
The club has set Tuesday night
as a "deadline' and if the slugging
outfielder is not signed on the dot
ted line by that time it was said his
$751; 600 offer will be withdrawn. The
move was interpreted as a warning
tie club isn't fooling.
Joe has his neck bowed and there
was no indication he would back
down-or ever comprehension de.
mands for restoration of his 1898
salary of $4,000.
Following another unsuccessful
meeting today, General Manager
Branch hickey said:
1--WE have reached a stage of tenn.
porary finality and this was my last
conference with Medwick."
The Cardinals will break camp
here tomorrow and if Medwick and
the bosses fail to get together so.
luton of the problem will be post.
poned indefinitely.
President Sam Breadon will be on
his way to Cuba with the team;
Hickey will be starting on a tour of
his minor league camps, and Med.
wick will be left out in the cold to
run the risk of suspension-10 days
after the opening of the season.
It's the principle of the thing
not the mere 1000 difference, which
is virtually pin money to them, in
sist the Redbird executives.
1.-TWO thousand dollars-phooie,"
Breadon is reported to have said.
1t isn't the money, he declared.
but a question of Matching holdout
ideas among other players next year.
Baloney-shouts Medwick.
eff I give in now" Breadon ar.
CUES, "the boys will plague me a
year from now, especially if we win
the pennant."
And the Cards are conceded a
spanking good chance of winning
the pennant-with Medwick.
Medwick, who led the National
league in batting and won the most
valuable player award in 1887, says
he likes the Cardinal organization
and does not want to be traded.
But he thinks he has been too fair
with the management,
He asked permission to work out
with the squad today, but since the
club has an iron-clad rule that no
unsigned player can practice with
the team, this permission vas re
fused. He has been trying to keep
in condition by playing golf.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
100 Horses Entered In
Show At Pinehurst Today

PINEHURST, March 25- Up -
About n hundred horses will vie
for trophies and ribbons in the an
nual Horse show here tomorrow.
Eighteen classes have been sche-
duled for the one-day program.
The show will start in the morn.
ing with the class for green hunters.
The rest of the morning program
will consist of hand jumpers class,
thoroughbred type hunters, bride
path hacks, the class for children
up to Is years, working hunters and
open jumping.
The afternoon program will con.
sist of the hunter hack class, ladies'
hunters, a class for children ~ years
and under, lightweight hunters, tw =
year-old harness hunters, middle and
heavyweight hunters, three-year.old
harness horses, hunt teams, open
jumping stake, championship hun
tiers and the class for children up
to 10 years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
FOURTH FOR
LOCALS THIS YEAR
Either Alderman Or Edwards
To Pitch; Lineup To Be
Same As Last Tilt

New Hanover's baseball team will
plav the Whiteville High school nine
at Legion field this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, providing the weather per-
nlits.
Bob Black, director of athletics
said last night that unless it is too
cold or there is rain the game
will be played as scheduled.
With victories over Clinton, Kins-
ton and Edwards Military Institute
so far this season, the Wildcats will
rule the favorites over the visiting
Wolfpack club.
Either Allison Alderman or Bobby
Edwards will get the nod for the
starting assignment On the mound
this afternoon. Practically the same
lineup that has kept the Cats un-
beaten this season will be used.
However, if the weather is cold
the coaches are expected to use
plenty of substitutes so as not to
impair any of the athletes on the
eve of the opening Eastern Class A
conference game with Rocky Mount
there Friday afternoon.
The Wolfpack will probably use
Robert Jordan, ace gridiron perform
err and leading moundsman of the
Whiteville team, in the game here.
Yesterdays workout by the Cats
consisted mostly of indoor pitching
drills, but all members of the team
were pronounced in good shape.
Roy Lamb, who held the E. M. L.
Cadets to three hits here last week,
is being held in reserve f"r the start
ing role in the game with Rocky
Mount.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
BRITAIN LEAVES
FOR CAMP TODAY
Former Pirate Player win
Manage Salisbury, Md.
Club This Season
ShuneN Britain M,iln.t.

Shuney Britain, Wilmfneton,.
>. --'123456 ETAOIN SHRDfr '1 "a,
and former member Of the pir.. ~
will leave today to assume his ns,
duties as manager of the salisbr,'
Nd, baseball club in the Eas,s.u
Shore Class D league.
He will go to Greenville. 8 r
for spring training. ApproyimatsI''
200 players from the Sprjnpfisi5
club of the Eastern league. Grosn'
Vile of the South Atlantic Ieagr,
and st. Augustine of the FIoriJ.
State league will be in training tber,
for the next few weeks. All of N,
clubs are members of the Washing,
ton Senators farm system.
Britain played with Springfield
Mass, in the Eastern league in 1wq
and during the of~f-seasons sperds
his time at his home here.
A catcher, Britain will Serve in
the capacity of player-manager and
expects to participate in from INN
to 100 games this season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
By ROBERT MYERS

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, March
25-LP-Fiery frankie Frisch sank
down in the dugout and looked out
on the field where his Pittsburgh
ball, club was toiling away under a
hot sun.
Wiping away the p~erspiration, the
new skipper of the Pirates sighed
YEARLY, what I need is a new pair
of legs. This work is killing me-"
The work may be killing frankie,
but it isn't making the rollicking
Buccos fat, either. In fact, it is just
the opposite, and that is the main
reason Pittsburgh fans will see a
very different team this year.
Without taking away a thing from
mild-mannered Pie Traynor, who
treated his men a lot better than
they treated him, it is a cinch bet
that the Pirates will give a first
class imitation of the old college try
for a change, instead of sloughing
away ball games with all the aplomb
of tired prima donnas.
Mr.. Frisch will see to that. He
cracked down at the start, hasn't
let up, and won't. His men will
hustle or get bounced off the squad.
And you can almost wager that the
Pirates will not finish sixth this year
as they did last season in their
worst performance since 1917.
The outfield is decidedly open for
competition, with the old line guard
Of the Waner boys and Johnny Rizzo
in for a fight to keep newcomers
like Bob Elliott and Maurice Van
Robays from barging in.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
WHITEVlLLE PLAY TODAY
Oakes Ousted AS Grid Coach At Colorado
Frisch Making New Club Out
Of Pirates With Hard Work

There is another struggle on be-
tween Ray Berries, Virgil Davis, Ray
Mueller and young Joe Schultz, Jr.
The pitching staff is another up
in-the-air affair. Once again the
Pirates had trouble last year in find
ing a hurler who could last nine in
nings. They may have the same diff
ficulty this season for awhile-and
then Frisch will perform a little
head chopping act and find new
faces.
Fourteen pitchers came to camp.
It's too early to say who will re-
main. Russ Bauers, Joe Bowman
and Mace Brown of the old guard
are still on hand, along with Bob
Klinger, veteran Danny MacFayden,
obtained from the Boston Bees; Rim
sewell, Ray Harrell and Oadis
Vaughn Swigart, to name a few.
Also present, but yet to prove his
value as a major league pitcher, is
towering Johnny Gee, the ~super-six-
footer purchased from Syracuse late
last year.
The infield Of Elbie Fletcher at
first, Pep Young at second, Lee
Handley a third and Arky Vaughn
at short seems fairly secure. Best
looking rookie here is Frank Gus
tine, ~20-year-old hopeful who played
with Gadsen, Ala, last year.
Best guess out here is that if
frankie Frisch doesn't have a real
ball club this year, he will have one
within two years. He has alread.
done things to this outfit, and he'll
do more.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Conn Unable To Fight
For Several Months

DETROIT, March . 5,-tR-n,
John T. Hettche, state boxing com,
mission chairman, said today a ply.
sician's examination disclosed BNy
Conn, light heavyweight boxing
champion. would be unable to fight
for at least several months
The examination, made at Pitts.
burgh by a commission-designated
physician, DR.. James Ferguson, re-
vealed the champion to be suffering
from a hyperthyroid condition.
Conn's title defense bout SEIZED.
uled here April 3 with Gus Lesne.
vich was postponed indefinitely sew
eral days ago when the boxer sut'
fered a recurrence Of boilsD
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Double Cage Bill Slated
In Leland Gym Tonight

LELAND, March 25.-The Leland
basketball teams will play the Acme
cagers in a doubleheader in the
High school gymnasium here Tues
day night, the opening game start
ing at $50 O'Clock.
The games will be for the benefit
of the Leland baseball team in the
Cape Fear association.
The Leland All-Stars will play the
Acme All-Stars and the Leland high
school team will play the Acme
quintet,