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Evening star., 1940-01-17
Two Fish on One Line

OLYMPIA Wash, Jan. ~ Oe1.--
fe'low anglers eyes popped vide a.
~ FefkinA drev o,lt twc asl-NS m
one lins A IN pHind uml1lei On hia
h""i had enlangled i7.pounder In
oh' me while ttvWg 10 free itself,
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Chinese Forts Reported
Bomburded by japanese
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES

By the Associated Press
HONG KONG, Jan. 17.-Japanese
warships of the coast of Chekiang
Province were reported today to
have bombarded the Chenhai forts
guarding the entrance to Ningpo,
one of the principal treaty ports
still in Chinese hands. Damage
was said to be Slight.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Western Front Action
PuroIyzed by Cold
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 17.-Extreme cold,
accompanied by a heavy snowfall,
paralyzed action today or the West
ern Front. military sources report
ed. Snow fell without interruption
yesterday.
This mornings allied communi.
que said: Nothing to report"
BERLIN. Jan. II R.-The Ger
man high commands communiQue
today: me special svents."
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Buooy License Issued

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. II R1.--
The city auditor issued q license Tor
Q horse and buggy yesterday, II was
ti,e nrst since 1858 when only one
wss recorded.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Quick Financial
Aid 10 Finland
Gets Setback
Senate Committee
Delays for Week
Action on Looms
BACKGROUND

ing from the United States In the
form OF loan from the Export
import Bank for purchase OF
non military goods and a presi-
Dental order, under Uhtch the
little nations December IS debt
payment 10as placed in the Treas
ury for congressional action.
The President recommended that
Congress consider further aid
through the Export Import Bank.
See EDITORIAL: "Americd Turns
Back."-Page A-10.
BY JOHN c. HENRY.
Prospects of Fastening unrestrict-
ed financial aid to Finland, badly
battered by President Roosevelt's S
conditional recommendation of yes
terday, suffered another serious
setback today when the Senate
Banking Committee deferred at
least until next Wednesday a deci-
sion on legislation authorizing any
loan to the Baltic nation.
At that time, the committee de-
cided today, it will ask Secretary
Hull or some other State Depart
ment spokesman to appear for ques-
tioning and discussion of lending
additional funds to Finland, either
or military or civilian purposes.
The committees decision to delay
further on the matter, despite the
immediate needs of the Firms, was
reached a two-hour executive ses-
sion today attended by Federal Loan
Administrator Jesse H. Jones.
= Helped to Draft Letter.
Mr.. Jones participated with Sec.
retary Hull in the drafting of Presi-
dent Roosevelts S letter of yesterday
suggesting that Congress might rea-
sonably increase credit facilities OF
the Export Import Bank to permit
Finnish purchases here of nom
military supplies.
With Congress apparently still on
the fence about this proposal or
any other pertaining to Finnish aid,
Endorsement of the non military
loan idea came from former Presi.
dent Hoover in New York, Head
ing up drive for Finnish civilian
relief, Mr. Hoover was quoted by
the Associated Press tod6y as saying
that President Roosevelt's sugges-
ton of yesterday should be sup.
ported Mr.. Hoover further pro-
posed that American surplus foods
be sent to Finland and Poland with
out financial obligation by the two
countries.
While the Senate committee is de.
laying action, Senator Brown. Dem.
ocrat, of Michigan and author of q
bill to extend an unrestricted $780,.
100000 loan to Finland. said ht
would attempt to work out some
compromise proposition with the
administration leadership in hope.
of moving it to enactment. Tht
Brown bill was the basis for today.
committee discussion.
Talks to Barkley, Byrnes.
When the meeting broke up, the
Michigan Senator conferred at some
length with Senate Majority Leader
Barkiey and with Senator Byrnes
Democrat, of South Carolina, one O.
the administrations key men ir
handling legislation.
Chairman Wagner and commit.
tee members were loath to discus.
proceedings at the executive session
but it was disclosed that an appar.
ent factor in encouraging delay wa.
(See FINNISH AID, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Summary Of Todoy's Stor

District bar elects Francis Hill, jr.,
as president. Page Ala
Police launch concerted drive to cut
traffic fatalities. Page B-1
Annual meeting of Community
Chest set for Feb. 5. Page b.
Sports
Lands champions rights of minor
league players. Page Ais
Amateur tennis slipping, due to
lower Standards s"-Budge,
Page Ais
Central's defeat of Eastern opens
school basket race. Page A-19
Pin aces roll at Northeast Temple
for paralysis fund. Page A-l9
Editorial and Comment
This and That. Page A-1o
Answers to Questions, Page A-10
Letters to The Star. Page Ale
David Lawrence. Page ALI
Alsop and Kintner. Page Ali
Frederic william Vile. Page ALL
Lemuel F. Parton. Page ALL
Jay Franklin. Page ALL
Miscellany
City News In Brief. Page Al
Girl af the Front. Page A.
Natures Children. Page BE-
Bedtime Story. Page B.il
Crossword Puzzle. Page B-ll
Letter-Out. Page n.1l
winning Contracts. Page Bis
Uncle Rays Corner. Page Bis
vital Statistics. Page lie
Evening star., 1940-01-17

Foreign
Films driving Reds back on Salla
front. Page Al
Britain acts to nip railway sabotage
plot. Page "A
Prepare to fight, Fascist secretary
warns Italy. Page A
Adjustment with Russia, Japan's
aim, says 'Arita. d. Page Al
Notionol
Nitroglycerine blast kills two at Du
Pont plant. Page Al
Senate banking unit studies Finn aid
proposals. Page Al
Gov. Long to face Louisiana runoh
primary. Page Al
Pepper predicts Florida delegation
will favor third term. Page Al
Gannett race insures night for New
York delegation. Page As
War supply sabotage held motive
In revolt plot. Page A.
Appropriations group may cut farm
tenancy fund. Page Ais
Washington and Nsosby.
Commissioners refuse to comment
on health oflicer plan. Page Al
Oxley replies 10 purge" assails
Montgomery ofactAls. pass Al
Evening star., 1940-01-17
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

(See FINNISH AID, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Weather Forecast

Light snow, ending tonight; colder: low
est eoout IL tonight; continued cold to-
morrow, Friday, Saturday. Tempera-
lures today-Highest n, at midnight;
lowest, 2l, st 8:45 am; 26 at 2 pm.
from the United States Weather sureau report
Full details on Page AZ
Evening star., 1940-01-17

(See FINLAND, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Backs Broken, Twins Sue

(See BLAST, Page A-5.)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28

charge of the seal sale in the
schools and Miss Tugnan will di-
rect the activities in connection
with the general public.
The list of canvassers for JEFF
ferson is as follows, Mrs. Glenn
Neal, Larry P. Coward, Mrs. Paul
Miller and Mrs. Ira. T. Johnston.
Those to Canvass West Jeffer-
son are Mrs. Lem Hafer, Mrs. P.
G. Wright, MRS. Levern Johnson,
Mrs. Wade Vannoy, Miss Ruth
Tugman, Mrs. Carlos Thomas,
Mrs. Hoyt Wood, Mr.. Wood, Mrs.
Ed M. Anderson. They will be
given their supplies and instruc-
lions this week end.
Ashe county's quota has been
set at minimum of $3.50 for this
year and due to the fact that
seventy-five percent of the funds
raised will remain in the county
where money is badly needed for
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
Burley Tobacco Markets To
Open Next Wednesday, 4th'

ering marketing cards to the
growers. Each farmer must have
a card to sell without paying pen
altieS.
Must Have Cards
Cards are being distributed at
meetings that were started Tues
day and will be concluded tomor-
row. At these meetings, orders
for lime and phosphate are being
taken and applications for pay
ments signed.
Meetings scheduled for today
are: 9 o'clock Warren's store.
Warrensville; 10 o'clock, E. c. Ell
Ter, Bina; II o'clock, Clark's
store, Lansing; l o'clock, Tucker
dale post office: 2 o'clock, Stur-
gills post office; 3 o'clock, John
Testerman's store; 4 o'clock,
Horse Creek.
Meetings for Friday are: 9 o.
clock, D. P. Welch's store, Cliff
ton; 10 o'clock, Clifton post Of
flee; ii o'clock, Farmers store;
l o'clock, Osborne's store; 2 o.
clock, Stevens store and 8, Bruce
Donnelly's.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
Free Eye Clinic
Here On Dec. As
Will Be Held At The West
jefferson Methodist Church
Wednesday & Thursday

A free children's eye clinic will
be held next Wednesday and
Thursday in the basement of the
West Jefferson Methodist church
under the sponsorship of the
Welfare department and the JET
Persons Rotary club, in coopera-
ton of the State Commission fol-
the Blind.
The Welfare department is now
receiving applications from these
who need and desire to take adj
vantage of this clinic and when
applications are passed upon will
send the applicants a notice Civ
ing the time of his or her appoint
ment.
Only a limited number can be
examined during the two-day
clinic and those who have moi
done so, and need to take advant-
age of the clinic, are urged to gel
in touch with the school nurse OF
the welfare department regard
ing their appointments. Only
those with appointments can be
admitted to the clinic.
No charge will be made for eX-
aminations which will be given
by a doctor sent by the State
Commission for the Blind. And q
a representative from an optical
company will take orders for
glasses at a very reasonable price
in order to make it possible for
those children who would not
otherwise be able to so, to secure
the proper glasses. No glasses
will be given free however
Teachers are asked to cooperate
with the welfare department IN
making the clinic success.
A clinic of this type was held IN
October, last year when around
60 patients were examined for
glasses. It is expected that from
so to rs will be examined in the
two-day clinic next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
Grange Working
To Obtain More
Vocational Inst

One of the major projects OF
the three subordinate Oranges
and the Ashe county Grange is
the establishment of vocational
training in the county schools
and more particularly, establish
ing agricultural departments.
The subordinate Grange COM
mittees on this project are: Lau-
rel Grange-V. c. Lillard, Austin
Jones and Max Barlow; Healing
Springs-Colonel Francis, Dane
Gambill and Frank Mcmillan:
Nathan's Creek-A. B. Hurt, e.
C., Dixon and w. L. Woodie. :,
The committees are planning tc
hold Joint meetings in the near
future to work out final plans to1
future action.
"There is great need in our
schools for agricultural depart
ments and I hope we can WORK
out some way to establish these
departments in the near future,
G.. J. Rich states.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28

Burley tobacco markets IN N.
c., Virginia and Tennessee will
open next Wednesday morning,
December 4, and many local
growers are now planning to sell
some of their tobacco on the
opening day.
Prices this year are expected
to be a little higher than in 1889,
when the average was around ~
cents per pound. This assumption
is based upon the fact that the
growers voted overwhelmingly in
favor of three-year marketing
quotas and because of flood dam
ages to the crop this year.
The flue-cured tobacco crop has
averaged about Is cents a pound
this fall.
Ashe county's quota this year
called for around 100000 pounds,
but because of the flood, the crop
is about one-third short. The qua
lily of the tobacco this season is
only medium, too.
County Agent c. ]. Rich and
his office is busy this week deliv-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
Auto License
TOCOOn Sale
Here Saturday

The 1941 automobile license
tags will 60 on sale here on Sat
urday, at the w. J. Parts Co., with
Dean Mcmillan in charge, State
Highway Patro1man w. c. Tho
mas announced this week, and
urged that everyone 'do their IL
cense tag shopping early" this
year.
This is the first time in a num-
Der of years that license tag bu-
reau has been operated in West
Jefferson and the announcement
of it's opening is welcome news to
Ashe county motorists, who for
several years have had to send to
Raleigh or else 60 out of town for
their license plates.
Patrolman Thomas pointed out
that all cars in operation on Jan.
l, 1941, must have the new license
plates and urged that all motor
lists purchase theirs before that
time. He stressed the fact that
there would be no extension of
time this year and pointed out
with an office opening here in
West Jefferson motorists would
not have to put up with the usual
delays and inconvenience of the
nacf
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
Purebred Bulls
And Heifers Are
Bought For Ashe

Ashe county farmers now have
81 more registered purebred bulls
and heifers tran they had week
ago.
A carload of fine Hereford ami
mails, bought in Kansas by H. D.
Quessenberry and R. e. Black for
Ashe and Allegheny counties, ar
rived here Monday afternoon.
The 81 animals for this county,
bought by IL different farmers,
cost $4,865.OO.
Those making purchases were
as follows: Bob Phipps, 4, Silas
Creek; A. H. Mcmillan, 8, Crump-
Ter; Jake Dougherty, S, Clifton;
Walter JONES, g. Hemlock; DR..
R. c. Ray, 3. West Jefferson; T.
]. GRAPHICAL, 2, Fig; B. c. Don
nelly, l, Trade; J. B. Hash, 3, JEFF
ferson; M. H. Eller, I, Creston;
]. c. Pierce, 2, Grassy Creek; Van
Miller, l, Laurel Springs and ].
F. Scett, 3, Jefferson
The Northwestern Bank, JEFF
ferson and the Farm Security Ad-
ministration assisted with the
purchases.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
EDITION NEXT THURS.

Watch out for The Sky1and
Posts annual Christmas Shop
ping Edition, which will be
published next Thursday, on
the eve of the official opening
Of the Yuletide shopping sea-
son here on Friday, December
6, at which time street lights
will be turned on and Santa
Claus will make his first Off
cial visit.
This edition will contain
complete Christmas shopping
news and will stress many va
lues offered by local mer-
chants. There will also be a
number of special features in
the issue.
Merchants are requested to
have their advertising copy
ready as soon as possible in Or
der TO assist The Post i'm the
publication of this important
edition.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
To Be Observed
Quietly In Ashe County Today
Many Churches Holding Ser.
vices. Business Houses
and Schools Closed.

From all plans and indications
Thanksgiving will probably be
observed quietly in Ashe county
today with most of the business
houses, schools, county offices
and other places of business clos
ing their doors. Many of the
churches will hold special serv-
ices while others held their
Thanksgiving services last Sun
day, striking a happy medium be-
tween the national and N. c. OBJ
servance of this All-American
holiday.
The Methodist and Presbyter-
ian churches had planned to hold
a joint service ~ 1S9ferson this
morning, but this was cancelled
because of the funeral of Mr..
Frank H. Neal, which will be
held at the Jefferson Methodist
church this afternoon.
Rev. J. B. Stills, of Asheville,
held a special service at the
Glendale Springs Mission Wed
nesday afternoon. After the SER
vice the Women's Auxiliary pre-
sented Mr.. Stills, who has given
up his work here, with a silver
cross, as a token of their appre-
citation of his service to Glendale
Springs Mission.
Special Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Obids Presby-
terrain church this morning al
HIS o'clock and another al
Big Ridge at 800 o'clock in the
afternoon. The West Jefferson
Presbyterian church will unite
with the young peoples meeting
at 700 this evening for a special
service.
Rev. Cicero Ashley held q
Thanksgiving service at Pleasant
Home Baptist church on Wednes-
day evening. He will hold ser
vices at Oak Hill this morning
at 1890; at the Bristol Baptist
church this afternoon at 200 o.
clock and at the Warrensville
Baptist church tonight at 700 o.
clock.
A number of other churches
throughout the county are hold
ing special services today and to-
night.
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
Frank I'll. Neal
Will Be Buried
At p. vi. Today
Died on Tuesday at the Age of
IS Following A Long Per-
iOd of Serious Illness.
WAS WELL KNOWN

Funeral service will be helc
this afternoon at 2 o'clock a
the Jefferson Methodist church
for Frank H. Neal, IS. prominent
Ashe county man who died at the
| home of his son. Joseph H. Neal
in Jefferson, late Tuesday after
noon following long period Of
serious illness.
Plans for the funeral were in
complete yesterday, but friends
of the family stated that services
would probably be conducted by
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Jessup and
Rev. R. H. Stone, pastor of the
Jefferson Presbyterian church.
Burial will follow in the Jeffer-
son cemetery.
Mr.. Neal, who was long promi-
nent in business and civic affairs
before he became ill, established
the J. F. Neal Insurance Agency
which he operated successfully
for some time. He also travelled
for business houses and farmed
on an extensive scale for many
years. At one time he conducted
a wholesale business in Elkin.
He became partially paralyzed
several years ago and had grad
ually grown worse. His condition
had been serious for several
weeks and his death was not I'M
expected. He had special capaci-
ty for making friends and was
known to hundreds for his keen
sense of humor.
He was the only son of Mrs.
Ada Waugh Neal and ]. B. Neal
and was a graduate of Hampton
Sidney college. He is survived by
one son, Joseph, of Jefferson, a
daughter, Mrs. E. Worth McDan-
iel, of Elkin, three sisters, Mrs.
Ola Boyd and Mrs. Bertha Nc
Ferrin, of Johnson City, Tenn,
Mrs. Eula Massengill, of Bristol,
Tenn. One son, Winston, died a
few years ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
Ashe County's
First Draftees
To Enroll Wed.
First Group to be Taken From
Volunteers. 800 Question
naireS Are Sent Out.

Next Wednesday, Dec. 4, three
white Ashe county draftees will
leave for Fort Bragg to become
soldiers for one year in the ma
tons first peacetime conscrip-
ton program. These three men
will be selected from the first ten
volunteers pending health exam
nations which will be given Fri
day in DR.. B. E. Reeves office in
West Jefferson.
Will Jones, of Warrensville, was
notified from Raleigh the first of
the week that he had been ap-
pointed as chairman of the Ashe
selective service advisory board.
Raymond Francis, of West Jeffer-
son; Wade Eller, of Riverview;
Paul Miller, of Jefferson; Mrs.
Stella Miller, of Jefferson, and
several teachers in the county
have been appointed as members
VI L11C OOd1O W doo4SL VAIN
county draft registrants in pro-
perty filling out their question
aires. -
To date 800 questionaires have
been sent out, Sam Davis, draft
board clerk, reported yesterday
! There have been Ger 10 of them
returned, but as yet no official
meeting of the board has been
held. It is expected to meet i'm
mediately after Thanksgiving.
The ten men from which three
will go to Fl. Bragg and to whom
letter has been sent requesting
them to be in DR.. Reeves office
tomorrow are: Herman c. Ham
Hemlock; Elmer c. Eldreth, Co.
met; Odell Starnes, Milan; Wal
ter H. Osborne, Hemlock; Joseph
W. Mundy, Creston; Clayborn E
Roark, Milan; Roger Lee Eller.
! jefferson; Joseph w. Stike, Ian
sing; E. w. Stanley, Lansing: Ho-
ward E. Stansberry, Lansing!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
3-Agency Plan
For 2 Counties
Includes 467 Men
Plans For Project Discussed
By Officials At Meeting
On Monday
NEW EXPERIMENT

State, district and county FSA
WPA and Welfare officials anC
employees met in the FSA offices
in West Jefferson Monday after
noon to discuss the cooperative
three-agency plan now in opera
ton in Ashe and Allegheny,
for farmers of the lower income
bracket.
This plan which originated in
Ashe county and was later ap-
proved in the Raleigh and Wash
ington offices is being tried out as
an experiment, for the first time,
in Ashe and Allegheny and in
cludes at the present, 467 men.
The plan was approved in the
late summer and went into af-
feet in October. At this time the
467 men who make up the quota
for the three-agency plan were
given WPA work. They will con-
tinue with this work until March
l when they will then give their
time to farming.
The project is designed to en-
courage and assist the farmer of
the lower income bracket and
eventually rehabilitate him so
that he can be a self supporting
farmer.
By inaugurating such a plan
here, the Welfare department and
FSA have added additional en-
ployees to assist in its operation.
Miss Elizabeth Horne, case work.
er, deals with the families in
cluded in this new grouping. Ad-
ditional FSA employees assist
the farmers in their planning and
other work, which the project
calls for in order to make them
self supporting.
If this plan which is now in the
experiment stage, proves success
full for Ashe and Allegheny, it
will probably be used in many
other rural counties. It's progress
is being watched with much IN
terest and a number OF details
and technicaIties regarding its
future were discussed at the
meeting here Monday.
FSA representatives who were
present for the meeting were:
Continued on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-28
West Jefferson Merchants
Now Getting Ready For A
Record Christmas Business
Town to Be Gaily Decorated.
Official Shopping Season
to Open Next Fri.

West Jefferson merchants are
now making extensive plans ir
anticipation, of a record Christ
mas shopping season.
Reports from all sections of the
United States indicate that the
Yuletide retail business will be
at least ten percent greater than
it was last year.
For weeks local merchants
have been buying Christmas mer-
chandise and this week end many
of them will start decorating
their stores and windows.
The town will be gaily decora-
ted with multi-colored street
lights and evergreens and the
decorations committee, of which
Carl GRAPHICAL is chairman, is
now busy completing final plans
for the erection of these beauti-
full lights and decorations.
These lights are scheduled to
be turned on next Friday night,
December 6 and Santa Claus will
be here on that date for the
opening of the Christmas shop
ping season in West Jefferson.
Special Christmas Edition
The Post will publish its an
nual christmas opening shop
ping edition. next Thursday, and
merchants are requested to CO.
operate by having their advertis-
ing copy ready just as early as
possible.
This edition will show to the
people of Ashe and adjoining
counties that West Jefferson and
Continued on Page Four)