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Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

The Trustee Esses Club Of st.
Peters A. M. E. Church was In
regular meeting Tuesday night at
the home of Mrs. Hattie James
who served delicious chicken din
ner.
The Snatch Team of St. Peters
A. M. E. Church met at the home
Of Mrs. Sarah Anderson who serv-
ed ice cream and cake.
Regular meeting of the Usher
Board of the Evening Star Bap-
tist Church was held Friday night.
The B. Y. P. U. of Evening Star
Baptist Church gave a picnic June
27 and July II at which a nice time
was had.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Isiah
jefferson this week were their
father and two brothers of Mon
ticello.
Sick: Mrs. Mary Turner. Mr..
John Palmer is much better, Mrs.
Jessie Stewart, Mrs. Mara Reed.
Mr.. John Holston Of Ell Dorado,
Ark, was a visitor here Tuesday,
Guests of Mrs. Monte Tillman
this week are Mrs. Lula Dixon,
her sister; Miss Mary Allen Dix
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

Recovery of Supt. Stocker OF
the Piney Hill Sunday School is
gladdening.
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

Mrs. Virginia Smith has return
ed home from Little Rock, where
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

Mrs. Verna Mae Smith of Pine
Bluff and Miss L. Thelma Smith
of Muskogee, Okla, are visiting
Mrs. Smiths aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Miles.
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

Mr.. George Austin, Tuskegee
Institute graduate, is here for a
few months. He specialized in
poultry farming.
Nearing eighty and in good
health, Mr.. A. J. Towns of Mos
cow, Ark, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Ida L. Dove.
Eleven-year-old Silverine Burks,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter,
is an "A" student in the Spring
Hill School and reporter of the
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

The no. / singing class of Nc
Gehee Chpel Baptist Church met
Friday night with Rev. ]. B. Cole
man, president, in charge.
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

Miss Mary Lue Pugh and sis
ters, Mrs. Beatrice Ellis and Bro
ther Simon Ellis went to Park
dale, Ark, July Is, reporting a
nice trip.
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

Guests of Mrs. Monte Tillman
this week are Mrs. Lula Dixon,
her sister; Miss Mary Allen Dix
Pine Bluff press., 1940-07-20

Mr.. John Holston of Ell Dorado,
Ark, was a visitor here Tuesday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Sheen Growers Assn. Will
Protect Members From Loss

outside Of the county, then and
in that event the losses or in
demnity paid shall be one-half OF
the above schedule"
Committeeman Are Appraisers
The appraisers are to be the
committeeman in the township in
which the loss is suffered. "Said
appraiser is to be allowed a mini
mum inspection fee of $1.OO per
inspection or S cents per mile,
which ever is the greater" the
rule explains.
Call losses to be allowed must
be reported to committeeman
within "a hours after the loss is
suffered All protection fees
must be paid in cash by the pro-
Queer to the secretary before any
protection starts. -"
The purpose of the Association,
as outlined in the rules, is two
fold. First, to protect members
against losses suffered from dogs.
Second, to improve the produc-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28

correct what the legislature
termed as the "abuse of the alb
sentee ballot.
The local board decided upon
the relisting instead of new re-
gistration because of the expen-
ses involved in the latter, men,
bers pointed out.
The relisting will start on
Monday, April /, and according
to the law, the chairman can Sc
cure such assistance as is neces-
sary to transcribe to new gene
raj registration books, the names
of all persons shown by the poll
books to have voted in elections
or primaries in 1896 and 1898.
According to the opinions OF
local people, both systems have
their advantages. Many declare
that a complete new registration,
while more expensive, would be
more satisfactory. This would be
especially true in counties where
there has been no recent revi-
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
NYA Will Start
HOme-Making

It was announced this week by
Mrs. Thelma Dent, county NYA
supervisor that a house would be
rented in the near future by her
group in order to establish
home-making project.
She pointed out that furniture
would be needed and that if any
one had any to donate it would
be appreciated. The group will be
able to re-finish used furniture
in order that it may be used sat-
isfactorily. Mrs. Dent said that
the NYA would be glad to col
lect any furniture, if those who
have some to give would get in
touch with her.
The home-making project is de-
signed to teach the principles OF
home management and planning
and is considered one of the best
of the NYA projects. Such pro-
jects are already in operation in
many counties of the state.
Mrs. Dent said that pie sup
per sponsored by the NYA girls
would be held on Saturday, April
6. Complete details of this will be
announced next week. The. funds
raised will 60 toward helping. tc
furnish the house.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28

All members of the Ashe Coun-
ty Sheep Growers Association
will be insured against loss,
caused by dogs and other sheep
destroying animals, according to
the rules and bylaws adopted
at a meeting of officers and
township directors held in the
courthouse last Saturday after
noon.
In case of losses, the following
schedule of pay is provided:
yearling to three years old, 81
per head; four-year old and So
lid mouth, IS; broken or short
mouth, So; Gully or nanny, ST.;
lambs over 65 pounds, IS; lambs
40 to 65 pounds, 81 and lambs
under 40 pounds, 81.
Registered, purebred flock
owners can, on application, pay
double protection fees and re-
ceive double price in case Of
loss" the rules state.
IF any loss shall occur to
sheep while being grazed of fed
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
County Board OF Elections
Decided On Relisting Plan

Ashe will be one of the many
counties in the state which will
have a relisting of the voters in
stead of a complete new registra-
ton, according to the decision
reached by the county board Of
elections at an organization meet
ing held in the office of the clerk
on the court last Saturday, when
officers of the board were chosen.
c. S. Neal, of Jefferson, was
elected chairman and c. M.
Payne, of West Jefferson, secre-
tary. Both of these men are DEM
ocrats. The other member of the
committee, B. F. Cook, of West
Jefferson, is a Republican.
At this time the clerk of the
court delivered the poll books and
registration books to Chairman
Neal, in whose custody they will
remain until the election.
The new 1899 election laws
provide that the counties may
either have a new registration or
a complete relisting in order to
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Debate Contest
Finals Will Be
Held Next Week
Jefferson Has Only Affirma-
tive Team in Co. To Win.
Semi-Finals Wed.
TO AWARD TROPHY

The finals in the Ashe county
high school debating contest will
be held next Friday night, April
S, at the courthouse, Supt. J. B.
Hash announced today.
One of the Jefferson high
school teams, the only affirma-
tive team in the county that won
during the first rounds, will de-
bate against the winner of the
semi-finals round which was held
at the West Jefferson high school
last night. The results were not
available in time for publication
today.
Judges for the finals will be
selected by Supt. Hash and the
Rotary club debating commit
tee.
Debating on the subject of,
'eResolved, that the federal gov
eminent should own and operate
the railroads. the affirmative
teams had tough going.
Besides the fact that public
sentiment seems to be opposed
to government ownership of rail-
roads, there doesn't seem to be
Continued on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Claude Brown Is
Manager OF Ashe
Hardware Store
Resigns AS Operator of ESQ
Station to Accept ImpOr-
tant Position.

Claude w. Brown, West Jeffer-
son man, has been appointed
manager of the Ashe Hardware
store here, Amos Wagner, one of
the owners and general manager,
announces.
Mr.. Brown resigned as manag-
er of the ESQ Service Station
here to accept the position. For
the past 9 years, he has been ope-
rating service stations in West
Jefferson and is widely known
throughout the county.
Mr.. Brown was born and
reared in Wilkes county. He is
married and has one daughter.
Mont Little is spending most
of his time now as an outside
salesman for the company.
I'VE feel fortunate in having
Mr.. Brown in charge" Mr.. Wag-
oner stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
County Republican
Convention Apr. 6;
:. Primaries Friday
Executive Committee, Chair.
man, and Convention De-
legates to be Chosen.
ATTENDANCE URGED

The Ashe county Republican
convention will meet at the
courthouse in Jefferson, on Sat-
urday, April 6, at l o'clock for
the purpose of electing a chair
man of the executive committee,
the executive committee, dele
gates to the state and congress
sional district conventions, and
for all other business which may
come before the convection,
chairman Grant Bauguess has an
nounced.
Republican primaries have been
called to meet at the voting pla-
ces in each township in Ashe
county, on Friday, April 5, at 3
o'clock in the afternoon for the
purpose of electing delegates to
the county convention, and cleo
ting township delegates.
Leaders of the party pointed
out that all Republicans are
urged to attend the primaries of
their townships and the county
convention in order to have a
voice in the selection of dele
gates to the conventions and the
executive committee.
The number of delegates each
township is entitled to the coun-
ty convention is governed by the
number of votes cast. One dele
gate for every fifty votes cast for
the Republican candidate for
governor in 1896, by townships
entities them to- the following
number: Chestnut Hill, 3; Clifton,
8; Creston, S; Elk, a.. Grassy
Creek, 3; Hurricane, 4; Helton,
S; Horse Creek, 7; Jefferson. 3;
Laurel, 4; North Fork, II; Obids,
3; Old Fields, 5; Peak Creek, 5;
Pine Swamp, 6; Piney Creek, 8:
Pond Mountain, 3; Walnut Hill,
4; West Jefferson, s.
The present members of the
county executive committee are
Grant Bauguess, chairman; r. E.
Farmer, vice-chalrman; Mrs.
Boyd Richardson, chairwoman; c.
E. WEIGH, secretary-treasurer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
N. C.. Employment
Service Helpful
To This Section
N. WilkesborO Office Has De-
livered $217, 624.O5 to Ashe
And Nearby Counties.
MANY BENEFITED

The North Wilkesboro Employ
ment Service office, which serves
the area embraced in Alexander,
Allegheny, Ashe, Watauga and
Wilkes counties, has delivered
$217,624.O5, included in 32,871
checks to unemployed or partial
ly unemployed workers in that
area in the past two years and
two months, through February
figures compiled in the Contra
office of the N. c. Unemploy-
ment Compensation show.
The As white Employment Of
fees, with 10 colored branches
in as many cities with large col
ored populations, distributed l.
969,OO6 checks for $13,2O4,O94.11
in the same two years and two
months, less the 1854 checks for
$215,O95.21 sent to residents out
side the State who had previous
ly accumulated reserves in North
Carolina. The distribution for
January was 49,2O9 checks for
$285, 382.35 and for February,
last month, it was 59,775 checks
for $308, 140.51.
In january, the North Wilkes
boro Employment office deliver
ed $3,658.29 included in 736
checks and in February $50
checks for $4,340.27 were ydistri-
buted.
Benefit payments of $13,436,-
933.89 had gone to unemployed
workers of North Carolina from
January, 1888 through March 20,
last week, from the State Unem-
ployment Compensation Commits
sion. Contributions and interest
on the States balance in the U.
S. Treasury amounted to $33, 49,
83O.O3 through last Wednesday,
leaving balance in the State
fund as of that day of $685.
1864, Chairman Charles G. Pow
ell reports.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
FEW ACCIDENTS
ARE REPORTED

In spite of slippery roads
here ON Sunday and Monday,
mn serious accidents were re-
uorted. Patrolman w. C. Tho
mas said.
On Sunday, however, two
minor accidents were reported,
both i'm the Bina section. In
coming up a hill between BIZ
ma and Phenix Creek, a car
driven by Archie Barton had
a slight collision with a Penn
svlvania car. Neither Of the
cars were damaged and only
one passenger, a man riding
with Barton, received slight
head lacerationS.
Gladstone Lawrence, OF
Todd. ran into the back Of a
truck driven by Deputy Rowie
McNeill, Of Bina. Lawrence
had McNeill indicted for stop
ming without giving a signal.
ne is reported that McNeill's
motor went dead and could not
he started at once. No serious
damage was incurred.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Census Takers To Start Working Next Tuesday Morning
School For ALI
Applicants Will
Be Held Friday
Prospective Enumerators from
3 Counties to Meet In
Jefferson.
JONES IN CHARGE

The big job of census-taking
for the elaborate 1910 edition of
the United States census, will be
launched in this county, as well
as in every county in the 48
states of the union, next Tues
day, April 2.
A school for the instruction of
enumerators in Ashe, Allegheny
and Watauga counties will be
held at the courthouse in Jeffer-
son tomorrow and Saturday,
starting at 9 o'clock Friday
morning.
A. o. JONES, of. Salisbury, as
sistant district supervisor, will be
in charge of the two-day school
and all persons who have made
applications are invited to attend
the school, it was announced this
week.
Announcement of the appoint
ment of enumerators will be
made when the school closes and
these appointments will be. based,
in part at least, upon the showing
of applicants at the school, Zeb
V. Long, district supervisor, sta
ted yesterday.
It is understood that a large
number of men and women in
this county have applied for GEN.
sus takers jobs and one enume-
rator will be selected for each
township or on a similar basis.
These census takers will ask a
lot of questions, such as sex, CO.
lor or race, whether or not mar
ried, whether attending school,
more or less personal questions
about money and property, oc-
equations, etc.
+. Eea., ysssss.t..st, .,fa.5st aasyar these
questions. II they refuse they
might, under the law, be sent to
Jail. This authority comes from
the constitution. The answers to
the questions, however, must be
held as strictly confidential by.
enumerators.
The first census was taken in
this country in 1890. This will be
the 10Th. decennial U. S., census.
Several census are taken, in
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Series Of Farm
Meetings To Be
Held Next Week
Farmers Must Sign for Farm
Plan in Order To Be In
1910 Program.

A series of community meetings
will be held in the county next
Tuesday and Wednesday by
County Agent c. ]. Rich for the
dual purpose of getting farmers
to sign 1910 farm plans and to
taking orders for lime and phos-
plate.
''It is very urgent that you fill
out your farm plan before April
Is if you intend to comply with
the 1910 program, a letter sent
out yesterday stated.
The 18th. of April has been set
at the deadline for having them
signed.
The schedule of meetings is as
follows:
Tuesday, April 2
Transou church, 10 a. M; Obids
Presbyterian church, l p. M;
Idlewild school, $3.50 p. M; White
Oak school, 10 a. M; Lansing
school, l p. M; Nella, Graham
school, 3 p. M; Viewers store,
near Prison camp, $3.50 a. M;
Sturgills post office, 10 a. m;
Clifton post office, 1870 p. M; DR..
Robinson's store at Creston, $3.50
p. m.
Wednesday, April 3
Friendship church Or school
$3.50 a. m; Chestnut Hill voting
place, II a. m; Fairview school
building, 100 p. M; Walnut Hill
voting place, $3.50 p. M; Othello
school, $3.50 a. M; Bethany
church, Baldwin, II a. M; Fleet
wood school, 100 p. m; Elkland
school, $3.50 p. M; Pond Noun
tain voting place, 10 a. M; church
at J. E. divers, l p. m. and Su-
therland, $3.50 p. m.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Youth Wanted In
Check Forgery
Surrenders Wed.
Admits Passing Checks Writ
ten on Blue Ridge Drug
Company.
NOW IN JAIL

The surrender and explanation,
yesterday, Of James Mckinley
Roark, local youth for whom a
warrant had been sworn out in
connection with forged checks,
may lead to the clearing up of
other crimes, officers said.
Roark who is the 18-year-old
son Of Charlie Roark, passed a
number of forged checks on the
Blue Ridge Drug company, owned
and operated by G. H. Mcclure.
On March 16 a warrant was is
sued for Roark for forgery when
it was reported that he was pas
sing such checks. Yesterday
morning he gave himself up to
Sheriff Miller and is now in Jail.
No date has been set for the
hearing as yet.
Young Roark said that when he
heard officer G. 0. Parsons had
a warrant out for him he sur
rendered to the Sheriff. He ex-
planned that he had passed the
checks but had not written them,
officers said.
There were a number of checks
of small denominations passed in
Jefferson, West Jefferson, Smeth-
port and other places in the coun-
ty, in stores and filling stations.
Most of the checks were under
SO.
Officers said that it was
through Logan's store, in Jeffer-
son that Roark was first suspi-
cioned. Belk's department store
here has one of the checks for
$500. The check, a little worse
for wear is endorsed by Earl
Miller, which authorities said
ewass probably fictieiot1s., This
check as well as a number of
others were passed by Roark.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Cicero Cearley
Dies Suddenly

M. Cicero Cearley, Grassy
Creek farmer was found dead in
bed on Saturday, much to the
surprise of his family as he had
apparently been in good health
the day before.
His death was attributed to a
heart attack. Mr.. Cearley who
was Sc years old was a native of
the county and had been engaged
in farming for some time. He was
the son of Mary Griffith and
Mathew Cearley, who were also
from Ashe county.
He is survived by his father,
his wife, May Barker Cearley,
one son, Robert and one sister,
Mrs. Maggie Phipps.
Funeral service was conducted
at the home on Easter Sunday
with the Cicero Ashley in charge
and burial followed in the Barker
cemetery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Ashe Spelling Bees
To Be Held Friday
Night At Courthouse
Large Crowd Expected. Win
ners to Receive Medals. Is
Sponsored by Legion.
STARTS AT 1880

A large crowd of people from
all parts of the county are ex-
pected to attend the annual
countrywide spelling bees that
will be held tomorrow night,
starting at 1880 o'clock, in the
auditorium of the courthouse, I'M
der the sponsorship of the Ashe
post of the American Legion.
Each of the nine school dis
tricts in the county will have rep
resentatives in both the grade and
high school contests. Each district
is allowed to have four contes-
tants in the grade contest and
each grade in the high school is
entitled to have one representa-
tive in the high school spelling
bee.
Elimination contests were held
during the past three weeks and
the best spoilers in the county
are now ready for the big battle
of words tomorrow night.
The grade contest will be held
first. The winner of this contest
will not only receive a medal
given by the Legion, but will al
so represent Ashe in the national
spelling bee to be held at Win
ston-Salem next month under the
sponsorship of the Journal-Senti-
mel.
The winner of the high school
spelling bee will be awarded a
medal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Ashe County Has
At Least One
Real Honest Man

Mr.. D. Frank Porter, of Gras-
sy Creek, is really an honest man,
as we'll as being a WPA foreman
and farmer.
Last week Mr.. Porter was in
West jefferson shopping around.
He made a number of purchases
at different stores and when he
returned to his home he dis
covered that he had $6.4O more
than he was supposed to have
had.
"Some merchant made a mis-
take and l will gladly return the
money if I can find out which
one it was" Mr.. Porter told a
Post reporter yesterday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
Grady To Speak
ToClub Tonight
Dem. Candidate for Governor
to Address ROtarianS. Is
Forceful Speaker.

Paul D. Grady, of Kenly, who
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor, will
address the Jeffersons Rotary
Club here tonight at 7:15 o'clock.
Mr.. Grady has made a record
of public service and is a force
full speaker. Rotarian Lem Hafer
will be in charge of the program.
The gubernatorial candidate
served as president protein of the
state senate in 1885. In 1885 he
ran for lieutenant governor and
for state utilities commissioner
two years ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Win Hasty and
two children, of Tip City, Ohio,
spent the Easter holidays with
Judge and Mrs. H. c. Tucker,
here. Mrs. Hasty will be remem-
bered as Miss Ruth Tucker,
youngest daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Tucker.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28

Tom Cooper, Mayor of Wilmington and candidate for
Democratic nomination for Governor carefully mule
at his mule yard in Wilmington Tom who proposes cleo
ted reduce the sales tax half of each
biennm secured freedom from sales tax mules in the
1889 legislature "There sales tax the owly mule
said Tom who is farmer and mule dealer, land there
should be none"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-28
AsHE COUNTY

= the air-conditioned2 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, 1940-03-28
BELKvE-u-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 Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-23
FURTHER NOTICE
OF CUBA SAILINCS
RUN BETWEEN MANILA
VANA-KEY WEST ALSO
SCHEDULED

Further information relative to
the sailing of the Steamship
Cuba, of the P. and o. S. S. Co.,
was received by the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday from G. D.
Curtis, secretary of the Tampa
Chamber.
Mr. Curtis writes that he has
been in conference with Mr..
Savage, agent of the line in Tam
pa, and was given to understand
that the SIS. Cuba will be back
on the run not later than the Sec
ond week in May and will re-
main in the service until June 2,
the last sailing from Tampa un-
til June II.
He further says that the fiji
teen days between June 2 and II
will be taken up with runs be-
tween Havana and Miami and a
run to Key West, arriving at 7
o'clock in the morning of June 10
and leaving the same day for Ha-
vana at 9 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-23
IJAYCEES TO
LEAVE FOR
STATE MEET
SIX LOCAL MEMBERS START
STATE-LoNc CARAVAN TO-
MORROW FOR PENSACOLA
MEETING

Cross-State caravan to PenSa-
cola will begin from Key West
tomorrow when a delegation of
local Jaycees will leave for the
convention city to attend the an
nual convocation of Florida
Junior Chambers of Commerce
to be held April IS, 26 and 81.
Charles E. Roberts, Chester
Knowles, Bob Saunders, Newt
Ketchings, Hunter Hardin and
Bob Daniels will comprise the
Key West delegation.
In Miami the local delegates
will be joined by delegates from
all lower east coast cities and all
along the route to Pensacola,
Florida, Jaycees will join with
and entertain this group of young
business men.