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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24

Hitler's move to obtain the
French fleet and encourage the
French government to declare
war on England, the sinking OF
an Italian destroyer in the Red
Sea, and increased raids on Ber-
lin and London all point to a
more intensified, warfare being
waged across the Atlantic during
the past week.
It was reported that early yes
terday Hitler znet Vice Premier
Pierre Laval of France some
where in French territory to at
tempt to mass the surviving
French warships with those of
Germany and Italy for a show
down with the British fleet.
British warships, in the mean
time, played havoc with both
Italian and German vessels. In
the Red Sea the 1,058-ton des-
troyer-famed in Rome for hav-
ing done much damage to Eng
lish ships-was trapped between
Africa and Asia and later blown
up. Italian planes were said to
have been hit and sent to- the
ground in flames near the scene
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24

Praising the record of the Dem
ocratic party in North Carolina
for the past forty years and de-
claring that there is more enthu-
siasm today for the reelection
of Franklin D. Roosevelt than
there was in 1886, Hon. J. M.
Broughton, Democratic candidate
for governor, made a prediction
before a large audience that
filled the courtroom in Jeffer-
SON at the noon recess of super
ior court yesterday that the Dem
ocrats would win on November
5 in Ashe county and in the state
by the largest majorities ever
cast in any election.
Il have been from one end of
the state to the other, have spo-
ken in most of the counties and
as an eye witness I wish to as
sure you that we will win by
overwhelming majorities," he de-
clared.
The distinguished speaker, who
will no doubt be the next COVER
nor of the state, was introduced
by Judge H. C.. Tucker. Judge
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Arthur Phillips
Is Laid To Rest

w. Arthur Phillips, well known
citizen of the Oval community,
died on Friday, at the age of II,
following an attack of paralysis.
Funeral service was held at the
Bethel church with the Rev. Lee
wi Green in charge. He had been
an invalid for 10 years.
The deceased, who was ma
tive of Ashe county, was the son
of Mrs. Elvira Johnston Phillips
and Elijah Phillips. He is sur
vived by his wife and the follow
ing sons and daughters: R. Glenn,
Arthur, Emmit, and Worth Phil
Ups, all of Ashe county; Gran
vile Phillips, of Glenrock, Pa;
Mfrs. Jennie Hayes, of Elkin; Mrs.
Annie Taylor, of Peach Bottom,
Pa; Mrs. Grace Phillips, of North
Wilkesboro; Mrs. Eva Phillips
1nd Mrs. Lena Ham, : f Ashe
county.
The following brothers and sis
tiers also survive: Dick and Tom
w. Smith. of Idlewild; George
Phillips, of Freeland, Md; Mrs.
Elite Mills, of Calhoun, Tenn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
ENGLAND Is Holding Her Own
And Gaining On Axis Powers

of the battle off the coast of AS
sab.
Then, striking trip-hammer
blows at Germany's naval "inva-
sion forces, the Royal Air Force
yesterday reported a blasting at
tack on new Nazi warships be-
ing built in Hamberg dockyards
and disorganization of a large
convoy of armed cargo ships off
Dunkerque.
During the first part of the
week high explosives were
dropped by the Germans in the
heaviest assault since the battle
of Britain began killing many
Londoners and causing severe
damage in the British capital, but
during the past few days and
nights the raiders have done lit
tie harm because of the thick
London fog.
And still German and Russian
army troops face each other in
the Danube delta in Rumania I'M
der conditions that could strike
a war spark in the Balkans at any
moment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Prisoner Flees
From Courtroom
Ben Blevins Makes A Quick
Getaway, But Is Caught
Later and Returned.

Without waiting fer Judge
Pless to pass sentence upon him,
Ben Blevins, middle age man of
the. Laurel Springs community,
charged with stealing some goods,
jumped up out of his chair
in the courtroom Tuesday while
court was in session and made a
quick getaway.
Seeing his prisoner depart
without permission, Sheriff Ro-
land made a dive for the door,
grabbed over the stair railing for
the fleeing defendant and both of
them lost balance and tumbled
down both flights.
The crashing noise sounded as
though the courthouse was fall
ling in and the grand jury was
so alarmed that the men ran out
into the hall to see if bombs from
an air raid had struck.
Ben, who has something of a
reputation for petty larceny, had
been tried and convicted, but the
Judge had not passed sentence.
The culprit was later apprehen-
ded and returned to the Sheriff.
custody.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Wood Is Elected
Red Cross Roll
Call Chairman
Goal of 500 Members Set for
Year. Coward Reelected
Chairman of Chapter.

Rev. Hoyt Wood, pastor of the
West Jefferson Methodist church,
was elected roll call chairman OF
the Ashe chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross at an annual meet
ing of members held here Tues
day night.
Mr.. Wood is away attending a
church conference this week, but
it is understood that he will &C
cept the important assignment.
During the recent flood disaster
relief, Mr.. Wood assisted the Ma
tional Red Cross workers in the
county and became keenly in
terested in the program.
A goal for this years member
ship was set at 500, which is only
200 more than in 1899 and due
to the great help provided by
Red Cross, it is believed that the
membership should exceed that
figure this year. The annual roll
call will start on November II.
L. P. Coward was reelected
chairman of the chapter; Miss
Evelyn Howe, vice chairman; H.
D. Quessenberry, secretary and
treasurer. John Anderson was ap-
pointed publicity chairman.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Clarence Graham Found Guilty OF Second Degree Murder
Construction Started On New
Addition To Jefferson School
Seven New ClassrOOms and
Auditorium to Be Built.
Weiss Is Foreman.

Work was started this week by
the WPA on the new jefferson
high school building project.
The old section of the main
school building will be torn down
and seven new classrooms and a
large auditorium will be con-
structed, giving the county seat
school a total of Is classrooms
and an auditorium, similar to the
Nathan's Creek plant.
In keeping with the rest of the
building, the new part will be
stone-veneered. A rock quarry
was opened this week up on the
river on the farm of Prof. Paul
Miller, principal. Sand and gra-
vel are also being hauled from
that point.
A total of 80 men will be en-
ployed on the project by WPA.
Lester Weiss, of Grassy Creek, is
foreman.
The building is expected to
cost $2O,OOO.00. Of this amount
the sponsors part is set up at
around $500. The county board
of education is the sponsoring
agency and much of the funds
will be raised by the local COM
munity, it is stated.
Prof. Miller, Supt. Hash and
members of the district school
committee have been working on
the project for some time. While
construction is underway, some
of the classes will meet in the
gymnasium.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Application Must Be Made In
Writing For Absentee Ballot
New State Law Is Strict.
Ballots Are Marked And
Must Be Certified.

All voters in this county and in
North Carolina who desire to vote
by absentee ballot because of alb
sence from the county on the day
of the election, November S, or
by reason of sickness or other
physical disability, must make
application in writing to the
chairman of the county board of
elections by Saturday, November
2, according to the requirements
of the new absentee ballot law.
This new law that is designed
to eliminate abuse of the absen-
tee ballot, is rigid in it's provi-
sions.
The applications must be made
in writing and on a blank form as
prescribed by the statute and the
application must be delivered to
the chairman of the board of
elections by the voter, or by a
member Of his or her immediate
family or mailed to the election
chairman.
Upon receipt of the applica-
ton, the election chairman certi-
flies the receipt of the application,
issues ballots that are specially
marked and numbered, gives
the applicant a container enve-
lope that has an affidavit which
the voter must sign before an Of
fetal officer, such as notary pub
lie and clerk of court.
The ballots must be marked by
the voter in front of this officer
folded and put into the envelope
and sealed. On the other side Of
the envelope is written by the
election chairman, the number Of
the application, name of voter
and precinct of voter.
These ballots must be returned
to the election chairman before
the day of the election and he is
required to make four copies Of
the absentee voters, one of which
is sent to Raleigh, one to each
precinct election official and one
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Is Sentenced To
Serve $40 Years
In Hampton Case
Cleve Long Gets Two Years
For Assault. Wires And
Thompson Convicted.
COURT ADJOURNED

Late yesterday afternoon Cla-
renee Graham, 26-year-old man
OF the Hurricane section, was SEN
fenced by Judge J. Will Pless,
Jr., to serve from 8 to 10 years
in the penitentiary on a second
degree murder charge in connec-
ton with the death of Edwin
Hampton.
After celebrating several
hours, the jury returned its YER
dict in the only murder case of
the October term of superior
court, at $40 o'clock. Willis Std
ham and Bowie Weaver were
found not guilty, while Graham
was declared guilty of murder
in the second degree. Court adj
Journed for this term after SEN
tence had been passed on Ora
ham.
Trial of the case started Tues
day morning and was not COM
pleted until noon yesterday. A
number of witnesses testified in
the case, including the three de-
PENDANTS.
It was stated that the defend
ants and Edwin Hampton went
over into Virginia, bought some
whiskey, toured around and came
back through the Little Windfall
section. An argument developed
and Graham said he hit Hamp-
ton on the head when he came
towards him with knife. A few
days later Hampton died in a
hospital at Banner Elk.
Witnesses testifying for the
State included L. L. Hart, Mrs.
Edwin Hampton, Rev. Donald
Hart, w. M. A. Eldreth, R. D.
Sheets, near whose home the af-
tray : ALLEGED 70 have occurred,
DR.. J. o. Tucker and DR.. Tate.
Long Gets Two Years
Yesterday afternoon Cleve
Long, of near Glendale Springs,
was sentenced to serve two years
for assaulting his wife and mo-
ther, and on a charge of criminal
ly assaulting young daughter,
he was found not guilty. Long
plead his own case.
Lundy Darnell was given so
days sentence for assaulting Earl
Sheets and a two years suspen-
ded sentence for violation of the
prohibition law. Alice DarneIl
and Lucy Walker were given a
suspended sentence and fined
$500 each on a liquor charge.
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
West Jefferson
Street Project
To Start Soon
Bonds Sold in Raleigh Mon.
to First National Bank
For Four Percent.
WORK ON SEWERAGE

The local government commits
sion, of Raleigh, Tuesday, sold
$4,000 worth of West Jefferson
street and sidewalk bonds to the
First National Bank here at four
per cent par. And members of the
town board pointed out that as
soon as a few details relating to
the $4,000 WPA street improve
ment project for which the bonds
were issued, were completed,
work would be started on the
streets.
The bond election which was
held here the first of Septem-
Der, was unanimous, and the sale
of the bonds completes another
step toward getting the project
started. 1t is understood that the
First National Bank was the
sole bidder of the towns bonds.
This week around AZ WPA en-
ployees began final work on the
sewer project, under the direc-
ton of Con Ireson. This work in
cludes the completion of the lines
from the street centers directly to
the property owners lines, in or
der that they may make connec-
ton. When this is completed, no
more digging in the streets will
be necessary, it was pointed out.
Members of the town board
who discussed the street improve
ments said that sewer lines would
all be completed, stone secured
and crushed preparatory to paw
ing, but that the amount of paw
ing done this year would probab-
ly be limited due to severe win
ter weather which the town of
West jefferson usually exper-
fences.
B. w. Jones pointed out that
there would be sufficient labor
available for the project.
When the election for the $19,-
900 bond issuance was held,
which is the sponsors part of the
project, there were only 2 votes
against it. A large majority of
the citizens have long been anx-
ious for street improvements,
and are anxious for the work to
go forward.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
SEVERAL ALREADY
VOLUNTEERED HERE

Any registrant or any youth
between the ages Of IL and FL
who has the consent Of his pa
rents, may register for vOlun-
teer service, Wade VannOy,
chairman of the Ashe county
draft board, stated this week.
Since last January a number
of our boys have joined the ar
my and since the registration
last Wednesday at least 10
have volunteered, he said.
cit is believed that the first
draft quota of $4,000 to be
called to cOlOrS November Ii,
will be made up entirely of
volunteers" he declared.
ALI who desire to volunteer
should see members Of the
draft board.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Tobacco Grading
Demonstrations

There will be a tobacco grad
ing demonstration at the farm of
Carl Blevins, near Chestnut Hill,
on Monday, October %, c. J.
Rich, farm agent announced this
week. All tobacco growers are
invited and urged to attend.
Tuesday, October 20, a similar
demonstration will be held at E.
A. Ashley's farm near Grassy
Creek where tobacco of w. G.
Ashley will be exhibited and
used. Mr.. Rich stated that w. L.
Bradsher of the marketing SER
vice of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, will be at
both farms to present the dem
onstration.
"Come and bring your neigh
bors," he insisted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Truck To Deliver
Gasoline To All
School Buses

A delivery truck has been re-
Gently put into use to serve the
school buses of the county, Supt.
J. B. Hash said yesterday and
gasoline will be obtained from
this truck rather than at the
schools.
He explained that this new me-
thod of furnishing the buses with
gas would save the principals the
trouble of keeping record of the
gas and oil used by the various
school trucks, as we'll as the state
some money. The gasoline will
be delivered every other day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
Fire Destroys
Watson Garage

The Claude Watson garage and
merchandise business, located at
Deep Gap, was completely des-
troyed by fire last Monday night.
Mr.. Watson's car and several
other cars belonging to custo-
mers were burned up. The fire
is said to have caught in the ga
rage about 2 o'clock in the morn
ing and had made good Roadway
before it was discovered.
The garage was exceptionally
well equipped and the loss runs
into thousands Of dollars, it is
stated. q
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
1910 Tax Books
Are Now Ready
For Collection

The 1910 Ashe county tax books
are now ready and have been
turned over to the sheriff's office
for collection, Sheriff Roland an
nounced yesterday.
The new books were given to
Sheriff Roland and Mrs. Miller
Saturday, after Auditor Smith
had checked over their records
on 1889 taxes.
The land sale taxes for 1889
are now in the hands of L. P.
Coward, register of deeds, for
collection.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
National Draft
Lottery Will Be
Held Next Tues.
Classification to Be Made At
Once. Total of 21S8 Reg
lister In County.
VANNOY CHAIRMAN

The Ashe county draft board
has been busy this week assign
ing serial numbers and making
up lists of the names of the 2,188
men who have registered in this
county under the selective mill
tary service act.
Copies of these lists will be sent
to Washington, posted in the
courthouse and given to the press
this week end, draft board mem
bers state.
The national lottery to deter
mine the order in which men will
be drafted for one years mill
tary training, will be held in
Washington next Tuesday, start
ing at noon with Secretary of
War Stimson drawing the first
blue number capsule from a big
goldfish bowl.
President Roosevelt will attend
the drawing ceremony and make
a 10 minutes speech. The draw
ing will continue until completed,
which is estimated to take less
than IL hours.
Numbers in the lottery bowl
will range from l to a number
high enough to cover the largest
number of registrants in any one
local board area. So far $500 is
the highest number.
Lottery Is Explained
If the first number drawn is
258, as was the case in the lot
terry of July 20, 1917, every regis
trant in the country holding that
serial number on his draft board
card, will be the first in his area
to be called to service, unless de-
ferred. This same rule will ap-
ply to all numbers drawn. ..
The big job of Classifying regis
trants into one of the four class
es will start INN ediately after
the lottery by all draft boards
and all those registered will be
classified by November IS.
Questionnaires will be sent to
all those registered and must be
filled out at once and returned
to the draft board.
Of the 100000 men regis
tered, 100000 of them are to be
called by next July /. Of this
Continued on Page Eight)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
BLOOD TESTS GIVEN

DR.. Robert King announced
yesterday that over 800 of the
registrants of Ashe county of last
Wednesday have had their blood
tested at the clinic in Jefferson.
"Next Wednesday, October 30,
will be the last day for regis
trants to have specimens of their
blood TAKEN" he said, land we
urge all to come in on or before
that day and take advantage of
this free blood test"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
To Speak
At Courthouse
Next Thursday
COP Candidate for Congress
Coming to Ashe. Brown
Will Also Speak.

Monroe Adams, of Statesville,
Republican candidate for Con-
gress from this district, will speak
It the courthouse in jefferson
next Thursday night, October 81,
at 7:30 o'clock, Grant Bauguess,
county chairman, announced this
week.
Mr.. Adams is waging an extern
sive and active campaign against
the veteran Democratic represen-
tative from the ninth district,
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-24
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, 1940-10-24
BELRvE-n-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 Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-30
Intricate Lawsuit
Is Heard by Hodge

An intricate lawsuit involving
judgment in another state against
Paul A. Trent, Tacoma police
patrolman, was tried before Judge
E. d. Hodge Monday.
The suit, brought by Mrs. Dor
othy Elizabeth Fields, for whom
Trent was legal guardian, was
filed here Jan. 8, calling upon him
to pay her an inherited sum of
S1.731.74 entrusted to his care in
1925. Judgment for 5000 for
that sum and interest was taken
in South Dakota on a showing
Trent had refused to turn the
money over to the girl.
Blocking collection here was
the fact that Trent had remarked,
the defense holding the community
could not be liable for Trent's
earlier personal debt. A transac-
ton of the Tacoma Savings &
Loan Co. in 1927, discovered by
Attorney Harry H. Johnston,
representing Mrs. Fields. brought
that company into the suit.
In an amended complaint judg-
ment was asked against the saw
ings and loan firm on the ground
that II wrongfully permitted
transfer OF funds from Mrs. Fields
account to 4 mortgage of Trent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-30
Has No Fear
0fCommunism
Forum Addressed
BY Roger Elder

Communism will never nproot
democracy in the American public
schools.
That was the emphatic conciu-
sion drawn by Roger E Elder. vice
principal Of Lincoln high school.
Monday noon at the Chamber of
Commerce forum at the Hotel
Winthrop.
The final authority of this coun-
try rests with public opinion. and
public opinion is deep-rooted in the
ideals on which we stand" declared
Elder.
Like a tree that yields TO the
wind and then swings back to its
former position. so will democracy
react TO any corrupt influence.
Our ideals are incompatible
with the ideals of communism"
There is no industry in Tacoma
that compares with the public
schools for capital invested, was
another statement of the speaker.
Music was provided by the Lin
coin high girls sextet and trum-
peters from Stadium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-30

Enough protest was raised by
residents Of No. Alder st. and
vicinity between No. Path and No.
25th SITS. to kill Monday the petit
ton OF Fred Davis and others for
creation of a business district
along that block.
The original petition carried
with II "a per cent consent but
so many names later were with
drawn and 20 many circumstances
were sent in to the city council
that by Monday. the "A per cent
had shrunk to SO per cent. includ-
Ing a IL per cent already en-
bodied in a retail district. Consent
of two-thirds of the district is
necessary.
Those who withdrew their sup
port told the council they didn't
understand when they first signed
the petition. The affair at the out
set was designed to make 1t posi-
BILE for sale of one corner piece
of property for a gas service sta
ton.
Later the petitioners discovered
that II the whole block were
made a business district. any sort
of retail business could open up
on available frontage. That was
interpreted as meaning beer par
lors or anything else Of the sort,
and the neighborhood decided 1t
didn't want any.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-30
Architects Bid
On Hospital Job

Selection of an architect to de-
sign the new wing for the Pierce
county hospital and other planned
improvements to the present build
ing was taken under advisement
by the county commissioners Mon
day after nearly all members of
the profession in the city sub
mitted offers,
Bids were submitted by repre-
sentatives Of Mock & Morrison,
who drew tentative plans on which
estimates could be based; Russell,
Lance & Muri; Charles v. Rueger;
Heath, Cove & Bell; Sutton. Whit
ney & Dugan; e. ]. Breseman;
Stanley T. Shaw; Rowland E. Bor-
HEX, and most of the group to-
gether as Tacoma Architects, Inc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-30
Canadian Trapper
Is Sent 10 Monroe

Albert Daniel Powell. whiskered
13-year-old transient from Cana
da's Northwest territory. pleaded
guilty before Judge Ernest NJ.
Card Monday noon to theft Of
bolt and pipe threading machine
from the Milwaukee railroad and
was sentenced TO not more than
Is years in the state reformatory
1t Monroe.
The traveller was arrested
shortly after he arrived by freight
train from Nissoula. Mont. where
he At first claimed the expensive
machine was given him. Deputy
Prosecutor Hugo Metzler jr.,
charged him with grand larceny.
Powell told city officers who
arrested him he had been q trap
per in the Canadian territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-30
Names 4 Planners
For Commission

appointment Of four members
q fhe city planning commission
BY Works Commissioner Berger
zen vas approved by resolution Of
the council Monday.
Berkersen said he had asked
thu Tacoma Architects' society
and Tacoma Real Estate board to
recommend one member from each.
Frederick Heath and Charles r.
Mason being the respective recon-
mendafions.
Other two named are A. II.
Hooker Jr.. and Lee p. Merrill.