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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
, Rev. w. A. Patton
BuriedOn Wed.
Retired Lansing nj. E. Minis
ter Died at The Age of
"a. Was Well Known.

Funeral service was held yes
terday morning for Rev. William
Alexander Patton, beloved re-
tired Methodist minister who died
! at his home on Monday, at Lam
sing, at the age of "a.
Service was held at the Lam
sing Methodist church with the
pastor, Rev. J. C. Wootton, Jr.,
Rev. Thomas Farmer and Mr..
GRAPHICAL in charge. A large
crowd attended the service to
honor in death, man they had
loved and respected.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ellen GRAPHICAL Patton, and the
following sons and daughters:
Mrs. Maggie Edna Bumgarner
and Mrs. Anna Bumgarner, of
Miller's Creek: Walter, Ola Ma
BILE, John c. Patton, all of Lam
sing; w. H. Patton, of Epworth,
Ca; John R. Patton, of Bridge
port, Conn; and Mrs. Ruth Far
mer, of Lansing.
Mr.. Patton, who was for many
years active in the Western North
Carolina Conference, was at one
time Presiding Elder during his
career of active work for Metho-
dism. He gave most of his years
of service when there were few
good roads and travel in many
cases was hardship, but he
never faltered in his efforts and
remained active until he was re-
tired.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Women To Hold
Big Food Sale

The West Jefferson Presby-
terian Auxiliary held it's regular
meeting in the church after the
Fellowship supper on last Wed
nesday night.
During the business meeting
the ladies decided to hold food
sale on Wednesday before
Thanksgiving, at which time good
things for the Thanksgiving feast
will be on sale, such as
cakes, pies, dressed chickens and
etc. The public is invited to at
tend this sale and buy Thanksgiv-
ing goodies, the members said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Nathan's Greek
Methodist Group
Organize Society

The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service, which was organ
lied at Nathan's Creek Methodist
church in September. elected the
following officers: Mrs. Dell Hart
Keys, president; Mrs. Lucy Dix
on, vice-president; Mrs. J. E. Gen
try, recording secretary; Mrs.
Walter Pennington, treasurer;
Mrs. Kate Dixon, corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Jones Miller was
elected chairman of the Mission
Study course with Rev. Ferree,
the pastor, as instructor, and Mrs.
Kate Pennington, chairman of To-
cal affairs.
The Society held its third
monthly meeting at the church last
Monday afternoon. The devotion
ais were led by Mrs. Keys, and
the invocation by Rev. Ferree, the
pastor, after which an interesting
program was given on the de-
velopment of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society, from its begin
ming up until the present. Those
taking part on the program were:
Mesdames Kate Dixon, J. E. Cen
try, Walter Pennington, Ferree
and Keys.
After the regular program,
since it was Armistice Day, a
brief patriotic program was rem
dered. During this time special
song, "Old Glory, was sung by
the Society and Mrs. Keys gave a
poem, "In Flanders Field.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
HEATING PLANT INSTALLED
AT BAPTIST CHURCH HERE

A modern new hot air heating
plant has been installed this week
at the West Jefferson Baptist
church and "everything is now
in readiness to make you COM
Portable when you attend church
services Sunday" Rev. w. T.
Wilmington stated.
The old plant was traded in
and the new one installed at a
cost of $725.O0.
A fine new roof has recently
been put on the West Jefferson
Methodist church.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Jefferson PIT. A.
Met On Tuesday

The Jefferson PIT. A. held a
business meeting at the Metho-
dist church on Tuesday night at
$50 o'clock. The discussion CEN
tered around the building pro-
gram which is now fairly we'll
underway. The meeting was well
attended. The next meeting will
be held on Dec. 3rd. All parents
are invited to attend these meet
ings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14

18-Dolphus Black
19-Squire Sheridan GRAPHICAL
20-Robert Lee Cox
21-Thurman Edward Hurley
22-Bower Galloway
23-Ralston Lery Jones
24-Fred Herman Parsons
! 25-Thomas J. Absher
k26-Mack Holman
27-Robert Davis
28-Leonard Rex Bare
29-Rascoe Neaves
30-Gwyn Robert Lewis
31-Isam Garfield Mcclure
32-Raymond Lee Barker
33-Bland Eller
34-Clint Osborne Dollar
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
DRAFT BOARD ASSIGNS
FINAL ORDER NUMBERS
Continued from Page One)

The national lottery numbers
determine the order in which the
local draft board order numbers
run, but of course after placing
them in this order, the national
lottery number will be dropped
for practical purposes.
The entire Ashe county list,
showing the order numbers, will
be published as soon as the COM
plete list is available. The first
so is as follows:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
HEALING SPRINGS PIT. A.
WILL MEET TONIGHT

The Healing Springs Parent
Teachers Association will hold its
regular monthly meeting tonight
at the school building. An inter-
esting patriotic program has been
planned and everyone is invited.
The program will consist of
talks by Miss Hazel Dolinger,
Miss Odessa Baker and Mrs. J.
F. Phipps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Jefferson Cagers
To Play Sparta

On Friday night, Nov. IS, the
Jefferson teams will entertain
Sparta at Jefferson. The Sparta
teams are coached by one of
North Cardinals greatest ball
players, Byron Stuart. This game
should be interesting and every
body is invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14

1-Doughton Sheets
2-Winfred Wayne Sturgill
3-Leonard Harrison Shepard
EAdolphus Patton GRAPHICAL
5-Clarence Fields Bare
6-Robert Weldon Barlow
Paul Owens
8-Fred Barton Cox
9-Bertie Lee Bare
10-James Rufus McNeill
Clice MCNEIL
12-Frank John Mcneil
13-William Wiley Church
Barney Mitchell
15-Fred Oscar Trivett
16-Albert Rotten
17-Delmer Reece Rash
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
BUYING PUREBRED CATTLE

H. D. Quessenberry, Sam VIII
liams and r. E. Black, Allegheny
county farm agent, are in Kan
sas City this week buying pure
bred Hereford bulls and heifers
for local farmers. Mr.. Quessen-
berry has orders for 10 bulls and
81 heifers. They expect to return
Friday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-14
Wilson Younce

35-Dallas Wilson Younce
36-James D. Severt
37-Freeman Sheetes
38-Gene Holman
39-ohnny Earman Lewis
40-Claude Alonzo Miller
41-Ambrose L. Lya1l
42-William Darius Parsons
43-Preston William Houck
44-John Mack harrington
45-Smith Osborne
46-Elmer Lee Gilley
47-Blan George Houck
48-Rowie Blackburn Woodie
ACCORDION Dale Sheets
50-Henry William Teaster
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Cheyenne, '39 Winner, Racing
Again in Potomoc's Dunboyne

this year, Comedienne, owned by
T. Betty Brown of Middleburg This
veteran won at Middleburg and
finished second to Clifton's Gem at
Upperville last Saturday. Another
Old Dominion entry is Field Class,
owned by Mrs. John w. Hughes,
which was leading the Rokeby Bowl
field at Upperville when he ran out.
Gone Away, which has been
racing in these affairs for years
under the banner of Nancy Hanna,
will compete again with Boo Philips
up. DR.. Joseph Horgan's Miss
Catkin and william Lafell's De-
crescent also are entered.
In the special larkers' race, which
will be at miles, Mrs. Marshall
Exnicios will ride Shiftless side
saddle. Two other woman riders
are set for this event, Mrs. Joseph
Horgan, who will ride Cricket, and
Mrs. Robert Moran, who will ride
Pierrette. DR.. Moran will compete
with his wife, having the mount on
Metom. 1t. Col. William M. Grimes
VIII represent the Army with Muddy
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Leafs Hopes Slight
As Hockey Series
Goes 10 Toronto
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, April 5.-The New
York Rangers, only two victories
away from hockey's Stanley Cup
and hungry for the kill, were due in
town today to complete the Ma
tional Hockey Leagues final play
of series.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, their
tottering adversaries, returned from
New York yesterday vowing grimly
that they would assert themselves
on home Ice Saturday night. But
there was no question that even
though all the remaining games,
five if necessary, will be played on
the Leafs own rink, the advantage
was all with the blue shirts.
The style in which Lester Patrick's
crew took the first two encounters
2-1 and 60 as much as the re-
suits themselves made the New
Yorkers favorites.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
~ the Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April g.
Idaho sprung a squad Of handy
fisted young men in the pre-
liminaries of the national collegiate
A. A. boxing championships to set
the pace for team honors today in
the 1910 renewal of the country's
biggest collegiate ring tournament.
The vandals brought five men
through yesterdays bouts, first of q
3-day program embracing fighters
from 18 educational institutions
scattered throughout the country.
Last years championship team,
Wisconsin, placed four men in the
second round and semifinals along
with Washington State.
Idaho, winner Of the recent Pacific
Coast intercollegiate, was the rank
ing favorite to walk of with the
N. c. A. A. title.
Outstanding in the list of 81 bat
ties opening the tournament were
Nick Lee, Wisconsin heavyweight,
VINO defeated Louis Campbell of
Southwestern Louisiana Institute;
Omar Crocker, Wisconsin 145-
FOUNDER, who won from Andrew
Grow of Southwestern Louisiana; !;
Snyder Parham of Louisiana State,
conqueror of Richard Williams, Vir-
gicia, also in the 145-pound division,
and Fred Logsdon on Southwestern
Louisiana Institute. Logsdon, a
swift punching 165-pounder, scored
an easy win over Joe Cestowski of
Michigan State.
Joe Church, 127 pounds, from the
University of Miami. looked good in
stopping Michael Cooper of Penn
State in the third round as did
John Joca of Florida, first round
Evening star., 1940-04-05

Practically all riders who have
enjoyed winter chases with the
Potomac Hunt have named their
mounts for that clubs point-to-point
meet at Edward B. Beale's farm
near Glen, Md, tomorrow, starting
at 2:30. Many have been hunting
the same horses for years and
nearly all are accomplished riders.
Besides last years Dunboyne
Challenge Plate winner, Robin Rid
dicks former racehorse, Cheyenne,
seven others have been entered for
that 511a mile feature. Late entries
include Mrs. Ernest L. Smiths Sea-
gram, which was q member of the
winning pair race last year; Mar
agert Sanderson's great hunter trial
horse, Poussin, which finished sec
ond in the Dunboyne last year;
George T. Walkers Metope, re-
garded by his owner rs sure win
ner; 1t. Col. Frank Wittaker's
Smokey and Comdr. w. r. Jones
Sid.
Entries for the open RAGS include
one Of Virginia's best "ttnt" Aerseb
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Smith, New Public Links Stor,
Is Hailed as Another Rippy;
Hoyos Drub Cornell Team

Georgetown, as the Hoyas, sparked
by Capt. Burke, turned on the heat
to win 8 points. ,
Burke himself, playing brilliant
golf, scored level par TO- even with
a S on the par thirteenth hole.
Buddy Sharkey and Joe Mcbride
had TBS for the Hoyas. Here are
the results: John Burke (G. ID beat
Harry Bill co., 3 and 2: Joe Nc
Bride (G. u beat D. Meister CO.,
3 and 2. Best ball-Georgetown.
William Shea &c. u, beat Jim
Bostwick CO., and 4; F. x. Van
Herpe C. U0 beat Jack Sterling
90, / up. Best Georgetown.
Buddy Sharkey C. W beat John
Evans (C), 6 and S; Dick Hearty
C. u beat Bob Lowe co., 2 up.
Best ball-Georgetown.
Walper p. G. A. Favorite.
They call Leo Walper Laughing
Leo" down around Old Point Com
fort, Va, where the Chamberlain
course has been Leo's oyster during
the last two tournaments OF the
Middle Atlantic p. G. A., which
have been held there. ~
Sidney Banks, genial major domo
around Old Point. dubbed Walper
"Laughin Leo" when the man from
West Virginia romped home with
the title in 1888 for the second
straight year. Along comes the
usual pre-tournament publicity,
ballyhooing the affair coming up
April 26 and 81, making Walper the
favorite to win again. But the folks
around Old Point are sweet on the
chances of AL Houghton.
Houghton used to be the pro at
the Chamberlain course. The home
pro, in case you don't know, usually
is at a psychological disadvantage
in any tourney. Playing before his
home club members he usually
scores away up there. Al did just
that in the two tournaments played
previously. But AL according to
the advance dope, will be out for the
heavy sugar in the coming affair
and will be one of the favorites.
The tourney will open with a pro-
amateur affair on Thursday, April
rs, to be followed by u holes of
medal play, over two days. Bobby
Cruickshank, Erie Ball, Chandler
Harper and Jack Isaacs will be the
top Virginia pros, but Widy Cox
and George Diffenbaugh probably
won't be around from Washington.
Both of them have declared they
cannot take the time of at this busy
season of the year.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Hoppe Two Victories
From Grand Slam
In Carom Event
Would Be First to Win
Grown With Shutout;
Plays Layton Next

CHICAGO, April 5.-Willie Hoppe
needs only two more victories to
enter the record book as the first
man to score shutout in a world
three-cushion billiard tournament.
The New York cue wizard last
night won his 18th straight, the
victim being Young Jay Bozeman
Of Vallejo, Calf.
Hoppe dropped behind several
times during the match, but the
pressure didn't bother him and he
finished with q 50-to-37 count In As
innings.
The New Yorker. who clinci1ed the
title when he posted his 10Th VIC
tory, takes on Johnny Layton Of
Sedalia, Mo-, tonight and winds up
the tournament against Jake Schae-
fer of Cleveland tomorrow.
Tif Denton Of Kansas City com.
pleted play by dropping a 50-to-4l
verdict in so innings to Layton. It
was his second defeat Of the day.
Art Thurnblad of Kenosha, Wis,
having beaten him earlier, so to IS,
in Sc innings.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Spring Baseball
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
o. At so:3ana o51sana9,, Is, Ha.-washinston 'A.,'
tA). 13: CINCINNATI tN.), g.
Al Pensacola; Ta;-st. Louis NJ, 8;
n.7 4 TS4E HSFa;}s3 Is ss.-o'sv'''na j.. !A'' Il
"a. Al. Z; Philadelphia iN0, /.
At Tulsa. okla.-Tulsa (Tex). 10:
ssS 'e X = Ell Sassesk ss; SEx-pitt.bur.h M.
At Forth Worth, Tex.-Philadelphia
At Gadsden. Ala.-Brooklyn (N) vs..
Detroit "a. Cancelled, rain.
At San Angelo. Tex.-St. Louis (A..
8; Texon OIL, 2.
Today's Schedule.
At Atlanta; Gs,-washinston "a.
VS., A. Atlents Gr.eassoro g. a. N. c-c,ncinn.ti
At, Mobile: Ala.-st. Louis (N) VS..
At Birmingham. Ala.-Brooklyn (N.)
VS.. Detroit IA.
At San Antonio. Tex.-Chicago (N)
VS.. st. Louis tAD.
efEs,sSs e't;sssSss S$sfIISs A rs.cnie..o "a, vs.
At Valdosta. da.-Boston tN.) W.
Knoxville rs. AZ.
At Jacksonville, Fla.--Philadelphia
'N 1t Gs Iittie HeeksSavf koeR ArkANe1 "a York Ao
VS.. Little Rock 70. Al.
At Fort Worth. Tex-Philadelphia
(A0 VS.. Fort Worth fTex).
Evening star., 1940-04-05
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Shades Of Claude Rippy and the
undoubted supremacy of the lean
North Carolinian on the public
courses around town. before Claude
transferred his immaculate swing to
sne more swanky precincts of the
country clubs, menace the public
links golfers.
I'VE have an exact counterpart
Of Rippy here at East Potomac
Park" said Tommy Doerer, golf pro-
moter Of s. g. Leoffler's main links
enterprise. He halls from North
Carolina. just as Rippy did. He is
tall and lean, and he hits the ball
just as well as Rippy. Don't believe
it? Well. all he did was crack cut
II in the qualifying round of our
spring tournament. His name is
Roy Smith and he works in one of
the Government agencies here. He
looks to me like headache for a
lot Of public links boys this year"
Par for the East Potomac Park
course Is 70. Any fellow who cracks
1t has done q respectable piece of
scoring THAT II will stand up, I'm
sure" says Doerer. II don't know
any one who can beat it, and when
this fellow Smith gets in match play
he's going to be tough. I played
nine holes with him the other day
and he convinced me. He can really
crack that ball and he's quite a
putter Yep, he looks Just like
Claud Rippy. If anything he may
be a shade better, although that's
hard to tell yet"
We haven't seen Smith, but
Doerer knows a golfer when he sees
one. If Smith lives up to his ad-
vance notices Andy Oliveri, king of
public links golf around town, may
have his hands full this year.
Georgetown Trims Cornell.
Georgetown's golf team, which fin-
ished with flying colors in its
initial test of the year, faces couple
of soft" matches before the going
gets tough along about the time
Duke University hits town for its
scheduled match with the Hoyas
April 80.
Johnny Burke's lads face st. Jo-
seph's College OF Philadelphia April
13 and Catholic University April 20,
but they should romp through these
if they play anywhere near as well
as they played yesterday at Capital
in handing a row of goose-eggs to
the touring Cornell University team.
The Big Red outfit from Ithaca,
which licked Maryland a few days
ago, simply was outclassed by
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Duel Between Roe and Hi o and Girl Riders Peps Chevy Chase Show
Route to Potomac
Hunt Meet. Scene

Direction to Potomac Hunt
point-to-point races to be held
tomorrow at Edward B. Beales
farm, near Glen, Md: Out River
road past Congressional Country
Club to Potomac, turn right and
continue about 2 miles (beyand
Normandie FARM to Glen West
road, then turn sharp left to
Glen. Follow signs thereafter.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Set Of 5000 E|udes
1enpin Teams in
A. B. {. Tourney
BY the Associated Press,


DETROIT, April 5.-The 5000
mark, that elusive par" figure IN
five-man bowling, still is untouched
in the current American Bowling
Congress tournament.
Nine teams, including the Altes
Lager five of Grand Rapids, Mich,
which rolled into fourth place with
a count of 2,943 last night, have
posted scores over 1900, but if past
records hold good most of these will
be displaced.
Not since 1922 has a score of less
than 5000 won the team event, and
in seven Of the II intervening years
the winners have posted 3,100 or
more.
The highest score ever recorded is
1924, rolled by the Birk Bros. team
Of Chicago in 1888.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Lisbeth Stieg Seeks
To Snap Margaret
Golfers Streak
Six Tests Open to Fair
Stors HeodIined by
Skyscroper Event
BY ROBERT HENRY.

The start of what is expected to
be close duel this year between two
Of Washington's leading show horses
is slated Sunday when the Chevy
Chase Horse Show holds its annual
competition and according to latest
information both should do consid-
cradle winning.
These two open jumpers. Rocksie,
owned by Margaret Cotter, and Hi
Ho, owned by Lisbeth Stieg, head
the list of entries for the jumper
classes for the show which will be
held across from the Meadowbrook
Saddle Club on the East-West High
way. starting at 10:30 am. Rocksie.
doubtlessly, the greatest show horse
ever to compete regularly around
this sector, has not been shown this
year, missing the Fort Myer events
due to the illness of his owner. How
ever, despite making his first ap-
pearance Of the year the son OF Half
Rock Is regarded as the one to beat
for the jumper championship and HI
Ho is looked upon as the one most
likely to defeat him If he is beaten.
Hi Ho Appears Primed.
Following series of mishaps in
different forms, Hi Ho now is said
to be ready for his best season. VIM
ner of two championships last year
and the jumper title this winter at
Fort Myer, the rugged chestnut mare
is set. Although competing for sew
eral years Hi Ho manged to win her
first blue in recognized show only
last January, when she scored at
the Pikesville show near Baltimore.
No matter how well Hi Ho has per-
formed she always has placed be-
hind Rocksie and it's become so that
Miss Stiegs chief riding ambition
now is to beat Miss Cotter's horse
with her own.
During Miss Cotter's absence from
the saddle this winter Rocksie en-
joyed the longest rest he's had since
he became one of the country's
greatest jumpers. His appearance
now is more like that of a show
ring hunter than an open jumper,
and many experts we're surprised to
learn he will compete for the jumper
crown and not the hunter title. In
cluded in Rocksie's 80 blue ribbons
and championships last year were
3 hunter championships, although he
generally is considered strictly an
open horse. Sunday will mark his
first ring appearance since last No
vember when he beat the best in the
land in the National Show at New
York. As usual, he will enter COM
petition without benefit of school,
ing.
Eligible for Six Glasses.
There are six classes in which
Rocksie and Hi Ho can compete, the
most priced being the skyscraper
event. 1t has been in such high
jumping contests that Rocksie has
gained his widest recognition. In
three Of them he has cleared 6 feet
or better and last summer topped 6
feet inches to win such class at
the Washington show.
The closest Hi Ho has come to
clearing 6 feet came in the Indian
Spring show last fall but after three
attempts she was con-
ceded the victory. However. Miss
Stieg is confident that the 7-year-old
can turn the trick now and maybe
she can. But no matter high high
Hi Ho has gone Rocksie jumped a
bit higher. Perhaps Sunday will be
a different story.
Evening star., 1940-04-05
Idaho Sets College Boxing Pace
In Coast Meet; Strong, c. H.;
Southou, Virginia, Advance

winner over Ed Wilson of the Call
forn!a Aggies.
Fenton Somerville Of Virginia
bowed to Gerry Strang of Catholic
University in the middleweight
class. Truman Southall of the
Cavaliers advanced in the 155-
class by outpointing Milo Milotin-
ovich.
Strang took every round from
Somerville, all but flooring him In
the third with a potent right to
the head. Southall won as he
pleased.