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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
New Allegheny
Paper To Make
Debut Friday
First Issue to Contain IL Pag-
es. To be Printed in Sky
land Post Plant.

The Allegheny News will make
an suspicious debut tomorrow
morning.
The first issue Of this new
Sparta and Allegheny county
weekly paper, which is being
printed in the plant of The Sky
land Post, will contain II pages,
filled with local news and fea-
lures, local pictures and a large
number of advertisements OF
Sparta business firms.
The editors and publishers of
the paper are: Ed M. Anderson,
publisher; John F. Reeves, assist
ant publisher; Ray LoWery, edi-
tor and Mrs. Ed Anderson, asso-
ciate. Mr.. Lowery, of Patterson
Springs, N. c., a graduate of the
school of journalism of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and
former news editor of The Dali
ly Tar Heel, will be in charge of
the publications office in Spar
ia. The paper will be mailed
there and an application for a
second-class permit is being
made. The paper will be pub
lished every Friday morning.
The first issue will contain
statements of welcome and best
wishes from a large number of
leading Allegheny county citiz-
ems, including Mayor Floyd
Grouse, Congressman R. l..
Doughton, Gov. R. A. Doughton,
D. G. Duncan, Amos Wagner,
Ben C. Reeves, T. R. Burgess and
Sidney Gambill. The merchants
Of Sparta are particularly anxious
for a progressive newspaper.
eve propose to give Sparta
and Allegheny county a modern,
newsy, progressive newspaper
and to help promote progress in
that fine town and county," Pub
Usher Anderson states.
"For the past two or three
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
New Deal Lashed
At Lincoln Day
Dinner Meetings
Ashe Well Represented al
Meeting in Greensboro on
Last Monday Night.

Ashe county was well repre-
sented at the 18th. annual Lin
coin Day dinner held in Greens
boro Monday night under the
sponsorship of the North Caro-
lima Young Republicans.
Senator Robert Taft, of Ohio,
who delivered the principal ad-
dress and who is a candidate for
COP nomination for president
made a blistering attack on the
e'new deaP' Inconsistencies, ex-
travagances and throttling con-
troll measures" and urged the Re-
publicans to 60 to the polls in
November and return the nation
to the people and prevent the set
ting up of totalitarian dictator
ship in America.
He lauded Lincoln and criti-
cized Roosevelt. Edwin M. STAN
ley, of Greensboro, was re-elec-
ted president of the Young Re-
pubicans. Other speakers on the
program included Jake Newell,
of Charlotte and Mr.. Wall, of
Winston-S Salem.
Over 1900 attended the dinner
and those from Ashe included
Grant Bauguess, Fred Cook, I. M
Cook, w. B. Tribble, B. H. Rich
ards, Jim Yates, Carl GRAPHICAL,
Charlie WEIGH, B. B. GRAPHICAL
Wade Weaver and B. A. Sexton
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
Government Commission Declares Bond Plan Operative
Coward Head OF
Finland Relief
Fund In County
Those Desiring To Give
Money to Aid Firms Urged
To Send In Their Checks.

l.. P. Coward, register of deeds,
has been appointed Ashe county
director of the Finnish Relief
fund, Tom Bost, of Raleigh, state
director, announced this week.
The primary purpose of this
fund is to aid in relieving suf-
>fering and distress in Finland
caused by the ruthless invasion
OF this fine little democratic ma
ton by the large Russian armi-
es, Mr.. Coward said.
The Firms have repulsed every
attack and are putting up great
fight against tremendous odds.
The sympathy of the American
people is decidedly with the
Firms and already over 100000
have been raised in this country
and sent to Finland.
North Cardinals quota is $751;
600 and I hope the good citizens
of Ashe county will contribute
their part towards this great hui
manitarian cause" Mr.. Coward
said.
mo direct solicitation cam
paign will be made, so if you
want to give something, please
send the money or checks to me
Immediately" he urged.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
To Hold Theft
Hearing 2lst.

A hearing for General Lambert
and Monzelle Mcclure, who are
now under bonds of $1,000 and
$500, charged with taking several
hundred dollars from Richard
Goodman, of the Old Fields town
ship, is slated to be held before
Squire A. F. Rose next Wednes-
day afternoon.
According to a report given to
officers, the three men made q
trip together the early part OF
last week and upon returning
Goodman said the $1,000 which
he carried with him, was gone
He issued warrants for Lambert
and Mcclure and they were ar
rested last weekend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
J. M. Broughton To Speak To
Rotary Club Here Tonight
Is Democratic Candidate For
Gov. Case and Fletcher
Spoke Last Thurs.

J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh,
the second candidate to announce
for the Democratic nomination
for governor, will be the guest
speaker at the Jeffersons Rotary
Club tonight, Rotarians w. B.
Austin, who is in charge of the
program, announces.
The club will meet at the West
jefferson hotel and it is expec-
ted that a hundred percent at
tendance will be present to hear
the outstanding attorney and
Baptist lay-leader.
In announcing the program, Mr..
Austin said invitations to speak
to the club will be extended to
all candidates of both parties.
Rotary is strictly non-political
and does not endorse or spon-
sor any candidate or any par
ty, but it's members are real glad
to hear speakers from both par
ties, talk on any or all issues.
Last Thursday night L. I. Case.
of the extension service at State
College and Paul Fletcher, of the
State Department of Agriculture
made interesting talks on sheep
and livestock raising in Ashe
county. They were introduced by
Rotarian H. D. Quessenberry.
Both of them praised the new
ly organized county sheep grow
ers association and expressed the
hope t. at sheep production in the
county will be restored to its for
mer level at least and pledged
their cooperation.
Cattle and sheep raising
should be the back log in this
mountain section," MIR. Case de-
clared.
He told about how bankers in
every section of the state are en-
couraging livestock raising.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
New Refunding
Bonds Are Now
Being Issued
Over 80 Percent of Bond Hold
ers Agree to Accept Plan.
Will Save Money.
is NOW IN EFFECT

Ashe county's bond refunding
plan was declared operative last
week by the states Local Gov
eminent Commission, J. F. Scott,
chairman of the board of coun-
ty commissioners, was advised
last Thursday, and new refunding
bonds are now being issued by
the state commission to replace
the old ones.
These new 30-year bonds,
bearing much lower rate of in
terest than the old ones and thus
effecting a saving to the county
of over half million dollars, will
carry the signatures of Mr.. Scott
and L. P. Coward, clerk of the
board.
A total of 1909 bonds were
printed to replace the old ones.
The new ones, however, are not
issued until the old ones are de-
posted with the state treasurer.
No report was available of the
number deposited thus far, but
report from the commission
states that over 80 percent of the
county's bond holders have
agreed to accept the refunding
plan and the commission de-
clared it operative when a suffi-
cient number of them deposited
old bonds.
Under the plan, the county's
$1,079,O00 of bonded debt and
$274,90 of past due interest, will
be refunded or funded. The in
terest has reduced to $4,000 of
interest funding bonds and there
by saved the county over $780,
900.
The county commissioners de-
clared the plan operative last
October and they believe that it
can be placed into operation
without very serious difficulty,
There are a few old bond holders,
however, who refuse to accept
the plan and some of them will
probably contest it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15

production of sheep in Ashe has
declined from 24,O54 in 1881 to
only 1881 in 1899. This means,
he declared, that there are only
one-third as many sheep in the
county now as there were 9 years
ago.
This decline means an average
loss to the county of around $15,-
600 per year over 100000 for the
past eight years.
L. I. Case, Of the extension SER
vice at State College, declared
that his department had been
deeply concerned over this de-
crease in sheep production and
that he was delighted such an
organization is being perfected.
eve have good evidence that
the raising of sheep is a profit
able activity" he said. "Our re-
cords show that there is a gross
income per eve of 1927 and a
cost of $500, leaving a net OF
Continued ON Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15

Branch and Gaddys Negro school,
$27, 683, IS workers.
Wilkes, roads, 256,48 866
workers; and another road pro-
ject, $48, 299, 80 workers..
Iredell, roads, $52,045, 1856 work.
ers.
Lee, roads, SAL, O4O, SIS workers.
Surry, construct and improve
sanitary sewer extensions and
water mains at Mount Airy, $43,-
961.
Onslow, improve community
house grounds near Jacksonville,
$8,509,23 workers.
Greene, community sanitation,
$27, 483, % workers.
Lenoir, community sanitation,
$29, 296, % workers.
Richmond, construct impound-
ing dams near Hoffman, $24,035,
A workers.
Wilson, sewer system, $17,280,
So workers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
Assault Case To
Be Tried Here
On Sat-, Feb. "a
Jewel and Paul Hart, James
Taylor Charged with As
saulting Prof. Hurt.

A hearing for Jewel and Paul
Hart, and James Taylor, three
young men of the Nathan's Creek
section charged with waylaying
on the highway and assaulting
with a deadly weapon, Professor
A. B. Hurt, popular principal of
Nathan's Creek high \, school, is
scheduled to be held mere, before
Judge H. c. Tucker, on Satur-
day, Feb. "a. At this time, two of
this group, Paul Hart, James Tay-
1or and Joe Hurt will also be
tried for disturbing a public en-
tertainment, namely basketball
game at Nathan's Creek.
Early in the basketball season,
during a game with Riverview,
firecrackers were placed in the
stove at the Nathan's Creek gym
nasium, causing such a disturb
ance that the game had to be
called off. After checking the
matter carefully warrants were
issued by Mr.. Hurt for the three
parties involved in the disturb
ance.
Last Friday night, the two
Hart brothers and Taylor, who
attended the Observation-Disclosures
Creek basketball game, at Ma
than's Creek, waited outside the
building for Mr.. Hurt, who fol-
lowing his usual custom, checked
the building carefully after every
one had left it. He locked up and
started walking toward the high
way when he was accosted by
the three young men who asked
if he would withdraw the pa
pers. When he replied that he
would have to think about the
matter, one of the young men
dealt him a severe blow on the
head with blackjack, seriously
injuring his eye.
Mr.. Hurts son who was nearby
rushed to the rescue and the
three assailants attacked him. Mr..
Hurt and his son finally escaped
and ran after being followed for
some distance. Warrants were
sworn out by Mr.. Hurt for the
three men. A hearing for those
charged with disturbing the bas-
ketball game, was scheduled to
be held on Monday but was de-
layed because of the absence of
witnesses.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
Legion And Rotary To Have
Contests For High Schools
Full Details Worked Out At
Principals Meeting Last
Monday Afternoon.

Debating, oratorical, essay and
spelling contests will be spon-
sored in the nine high schools of
Ashe county this spring by the
Jeffersons Rotary Club and the
Ashe post Of the American Le-
gion.
At meeting of principals, held
Monday in Supt. Hash's office,
complete plans for both the Ro-
tary Club and Legion contests
were worked out.
The subject to be debated this
year is, Resolve that the tede-
raj government should own and
operate the railroads.. Prelimi-
nary debates will be held in the
different high schools between
March Is and %; semi-finals,
March Is to 80 and finals, April
to 6. All schools will partici-
pate except VIC. A trophy will
be awarded the winning school
and the four finalists will receive
medals.
The other three contests will be
sponsored by the Legion. The
subject of the oratorical contest
is, "How the United States Con-
stitution Benefits America and Its
Citizens. Each school will be
represented by one speaker and
the county contest will be held
not later than March 18th, in or
der to- have a representative in
the district and perhaps state
contests.
The subject of the essay con-
test is, 'Americanism Against
Conditions as Exist in Europe To-
day.. The deadline for sending
in the essays is April S.
No dates were announced for
the spelling bees, one of which
will be for grades and the other
for high schools.
The winners of the four Legion
contests will receive medals,
At the meeting principals
were cautioned not to let buses
leave before three or three-thir-
ty o'clock bcause of the State
law.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.
IS MOVED THIS WEEK

The Ashe County Health De-
nartment has been moved into
the old McNeill store building in
Jefferson this week.
In its remodelled quarters, the
health department now has am
pie room to carry on its extern
sive activities.
Naturally we are glad to have
this extra space which has been
badly needed" DR.. King stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
''COne With The
Wind" Movie To
Be Shown Here

The famous movie, "Gone with
the Wind, will be shown here at
the Parkway Theatre some time
this spring, Russell Barr an
nounced yesterday. eve haven't
gotten an exact date, but have
made arrangements to show the
picture here" he stated.
Like the book, tins picture is
creating quite a sensation all
over the country. Several local
people who saw it in the larger
cities during the past two weeks,
are declaring Gone with the
Wind" to be the most wonderful
picture they have ever seen.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
BLIZZARD FOR VALENTINE

Valentines day took a roman
tic suggestion from "Gone with
the Wind" and gave West JEFF
ferson one of the worst billiards.
of the winter. The blowing snow
made driving dangerous as did
the slippery streets, and high
ways. No serious accidents were
reported here, however.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15

Mr.. G.. J. Rich has been i'll with
flu for the past week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
BELHvR-n-OR-NoT

The Skyland Post is the only
paper in NorthS Carolina having
an audited circulation Of over
three times the total population
of the town in which it is pub
lished.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
AsHg 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, 1940-02-15

At the meeting principals
were cautioned not to let buses
leave before three or three-thir-
ty o'clock because of the State
law.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
Sir Youths Enlisted
By Many Bureau Here

First enlistments as apprentice
seamen this week at the Whining
ton district office of the naval re-
cruiting service included six young
men, four white and two colored,
from Southeastern North Carolina,
R. L. Deloach, local recruiting Of
ficer, said yesterday.
The white enl1stments included:
Alton L. McKeithan, 70, son Of
Thomas B. McKeithan, of Leland;
Paul R. Campbell, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. Campbell, Of route
one, Council; Luther A. Pruitt, 10,
son of Mrs. Mabel Owens, of route
one, Clarkton; and Edward E.
Chadwick, 81 son of MIR. and Mrs.
J. C. Chadwick, of route three,
Leland.
Colored enlistments for the mess
attendant branch of the naval SER
vice included: James H. Clinton,
10, son Henry Clinton, of GOT South
18th street, ad Charles Beatty, 10,
son of Mollie Beatty, of Burgaw.
ALI were transferred to the naval
training station base at Hampton
Roads, Va, for a period of prelim.
mary training prior to active duty
assignments with various ships Of
the u. S. fleet, Deloach said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
YACHT CLUB PLANS
TWO SAIL EVENTS
Metts Trophy Race Will Be
Held In Banks Channel
This Afternoon

Two sets of races will be held
at Wrightsville Beach this week
end as the Carolina Yacht club
stages its annual Nets tr oph y
event today and one OF the
regular point series of races on
Sunday.
Today's race will begin at
$3.50 p. m. and will be open to
all boats in Glasses A, B, c and
D. Unlike the usual point races
held by the yacht club, this race
will be staged on a handicap basis,
with all boats competing in the
same race instead of the Class A
and Glass B. boats competing now
against one another and the Glass
C and Class D boats racing against
each other.
However the outcome Of the race
will also count in the point series
being staged by the club, making
up for one race which was post
poned earlier in the season due to
high winds and rain.
Sundays race, which will begin
at 3 p. M, will be one Of the regu-
lar point series races and will be
open to all types of boats at the
club-Classes A, B, c, and D and
Moth boats.
Both races will be staged over
the inside course. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
Seuen Youths Enlisted
For U. S. Army Here

Seven young men, three white
and four colored, have enlisted,
from the Wilmington section for
service with army units in Hawaii,
Fort Bragg, and Fort Moultrie.
S. c., Sergeant S. W. D. Bennett,
local recruiting officer, reported,
yesterday.
The white enlistments included:
Raford Huffman, "a, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Huffman of Sans
boro, engineer corps in Hawaii;
Horace L. Stanley, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. S. L. Todd, Of Shallotte,
18th coast artillery at Fort Moul-
trie.
Colored enlistments for the 41st
engineers at Fort Bragg included:
James Mcmillan, Jr., 10, son of
James Mcmillan, ST., of Southport;
Russell D. Williams, 20, o of
Lille Williams, of Whiteville; Leo
nard c. Williams, 10, son Of Les
lie Williams, of Wallace; and Fost-
err Gordon, 10, son of Hannah Cab
bagestalk, of Cerro Gordo. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
JAMES KENNEDY
ASSUMES NEW DUTIES
New Pastor of Presbyterian
Churches of Whiteville And
ChadbOurn Arrives

WHITEVILLE, Aug. 23.-T h e
Rev. James r. Kennedy, new pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
church in Whiteville and the Pres
byterian church in Chadbourn, ar
rived in Whiteville Monday, and
has announced that he will con-
duct regular services Sunday.
In the morning he will be at
the Chadbourn church, and in the
evening will hold services in
Whiteville. Both services will be
at the regular hours of II am. and
8 pm. The topic for the evening
service will be 'The Supreme Mo-
tive" The Rev. and Mrs. Kennedy
and their three children h a v e
moved from Spartanburg, S. c.
into the Presbyterian manse on
Pinkney street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
Boys Casting Tourney
Scheduled On Saturday

The New Hanover Fishing club
will sponsor a boys casting tourna-
ment at North Shores, Wrightsville
Beach, this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
o'clock.
Those interested may enter by
calling 6286 or 6022 not later than
today at noon.
Each contestant will be given
three casts, the longest OF the three
to count for prizes. Awards will
be S., 81, 81, So, and 81 in mer-
chandise and may be obtained
from any advertiser in the fishing
club annual.
A large number Of entries have
already been received, officials
said yesterday.
In this tournament, any size line,
any length rod and any size lead
may be used. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
Nets Studies Report
Oh Slashing At Camp.

RALEIGH, Aug. 23- Up Adj.
Gen. j. van B. Nets said today
he had under Amusement a report
of an investigation into the throat
cutting of Sgt. j. E. Savage of
Wilmington, a national guards
man.
Nets said the man was slashed
by another guardsman at an en-
campment near Camp e b y,
Miss. The investigation, conduct
ed by Major James c.. Dempsey,
division inspector, was not made
public.
Nets said that when he left the
guard maneuvers on Tuesday, Saw
age was out of danger, and the
sergeant's assailant was under
military arrest.
The adjutant general added that
he would have to study Major
lDempsey's report before announc-
ing what action, II any, would be
taken.
The assailant was listed nv
Nets as Private Roy W. Falkner.
headquarters and service com.
pany, 105th medical regiment, sta
toned at Henderson. I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
Robbery Made On Wrong
Day And They Get Moth
ing Of Value, However

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-F- A
half dozen bandits, performing in
the best wild west tradition, held
up a New York Central mail car in
uptown Manhattan early today and
made a clean getaway.
Executing the robbery at the 225th
street Marble Hill station with
clock-like precision, the gun-flour
ishing bad men made only one error
they robbed the right train, but
on the wrong day, and got nothing
but a sack Of "valueless" letters,
police authorities said.
Tonight FBI agents, postal inspec
tors and city police were working
on the case. They had one of the
bandits pistols, general descriptions
of the men, and a report that they
fled in a sedan with New Jerse:
license plates.
At irregular intervals, shipments
of $10O, 900 are moved by New York
Central trains from Grand Contra.
Terminal to banks in Yonkers fol-
factory payrolls in that suburban
city. The bandits, apparently. wrong
ly selected today as payroll day.
Ten years ago a 100000 payroll OF
Alexander Smith and Sons carpet
mills was stolen in a holdup of an
armored truck in Yonkers. Before
this robbery, railroad men had been
tipped that the Centrel's Albany
local would be held up between
Marble Hill and R%iverdale stations
Instead, the bandits bided their time
and staged the robbery in the
Yonkers street.
Since then, each shipment OF
money has been conveyed from the
station to the bank by a police
machine gun squad.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
COLUMBUS DIVORCE
CASES SCHEDULED
Eighteen Are Expected To Be
Tried At Term Of Court
Beginning Monday

WH1TEVILLE, Aug. 23.-Eight-
cen divorce cases are among those
scheduled for trial at the one-week
term of civil superior court which
will convene here on M o d a y
morning, with Judge Clawson l..
Williams, of Sanford, presiding.
The term follows close on the
heels of the term of criminal court
which ended Wednesday.
There are no outstanding
damage suits scheduled for trial.
The suit of J. A. Goodwin, and
wife, against DR.. R. S. Beam, ct
ais, is set for Wednesday,, August
18th.
Divorce cases schedule for trial
are the following: Eugene Kit VS..
Annie P. Kit; Ernest Lennon VS..
Fannie l.. Leno; D. H. Cox, VS..
Lou Norris Cox; Furma Miller
VS.. Herper Raspberry Miller; Am
Der Watkins Mobiles VS.. Chester
Mobiles; R. M. Jones VS.. Gertie
Jones; Mrs. Velma Wooded VS..
Tommie Wooded; Velvet Nealy VS..
May Bell Nealy; Bernice Watts
Freeman VS.. Jack Freeman; Mar
shall Mintz, VS. Eunice McLamb
Mintz; Minnie Stroud VS.. Dan
Stroud; Betty Murray Hutchinson
VS.. Jack Mexican Hutchinson;
Jessie Priest Conner VS.. William
E. Conner; Lynora Caps Lewis,
VS.. John E. Lewis; Marie Logan
Clewis VS.. Wallace Ray Clewis,
H. W. Suggs VS.. Clyde Elizabeth
Suggs; Harriet l.. Skies VS.. John
H. Skies; Owen Blackwell VS..
Rosie Morgan Blackwell. 3