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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-14

you, my interest is purely paternal.
That is, /"
Il understand, sir" said Roy,
smiling. And you mean you ARE
aJlg to decide on Miss Farmer as
the typical farmers daughter?
"Of course
maybe the others won't be as
enthusiastic as you and ! are"
"Poppycock, l shall wrap them
around my finger"
Mrs. Jones ALSO"
What do You mean?'
Nothing, sir. Only Mrs. Jones is
one Of the committee, and She
might not feel that Miss Farmer
qualities"
"Poppycock! My wife doesn't
know anything about it."
Yes, sir"
Mr.. Jones gazed on at the pic
ture. What we need" he said, "is
more girls like this one. The world
is far too hard a place. Sweet, femi-
nine girls like Susan Farmer would
give it-balance. TIN do her good,
however, to get a glimpse of the
big, outside world; to see how the
other half lives, SO to speak"
yes, sir, that's right"
"ltll do the city good, also" Mr..
Jones went on. Having her bring
a breath of fresh, country air to
counterfeit the effects of monoxide
gas, and all that sort of thing"
But Mrs. Jones, buXom, forbid
ding even at her best, didn't agree
with him.
She spoke her mind-which Was
a habit of hers. and not always d
happy one-the moment she saw
Susan Farmers picture.
It's a shame.' she sad.
whats a shame?" Mr.. Jones
demanded.
Bringing an innocent gjrl Ike
this n to New York" his wife 10
piled. "Subjecting her to the els
and the temptations Of a big city"
"Poppycock and nonsense
1T isn't poppycock and ION
sense" Mrs. Jones took another
look at the picture. "If l ever saw
innocence p~ersonitied, I'm seeing it
now
"Of course" said Mr.. Jones. But
you needn't worry about evils and
temptations. She won't have to
face them. I've taken care of that"
"HoW?"
I'm going to see that she Is
properly escorted"
by a flock of motorcycle cops?"
Irene asked.
"Certainly not, She'll be properly
chaperoned and escorted by a
young man"
"Oh, you mean a private detec-
tive said Mrs. Jones.
Nothing of the sort. Roy Leon
ards going to do it,
Roy jumped.
"WhO-me?"
"Yes, my boy" Mr.. Jones smiled.
you're just the one Since you
spent summers on your grand
mothers farm, you'll be able to
help Miss Farmer feel at home"
Give her the proper touch Of
rural background, I suppose said
Irene.
That will do, Miss Carter" said
Mr.. Jones.
Yes, sir" said Irene.
(TO Be Continuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-14
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EPPES

time he found the one for which he
was hunting.
Dainty Diana Diaries. Inc,
Station YABZ, Radio Cerct,2
New York, n. Y.
Gentlemen:
l am not only the daughter Of
a farmer, but the granddaughter
of one as well. [ was born On the
farm where I nov live-tryin2 to
help my aunt make it what 1t
was 'beto de Wah.' There
fore, | honestly think I am quail
fed to offer myself as an entry
il your search for the typical
farmers daughter l would SIM
ply adore milking one of your
beautiful Dainty Diana Diaries
COWS. My picture, an enlarged
snapshot, goes forward under
separate cover.
~"Sincerely,
Susan Farmer"
Row read it through twice.
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Ic'tef' ANA liie HILl tiieie III u'e
picture, smiling at him and SEEM
ing TO say We'll hoy Leonard
WIZ 90
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-14
Service To
Honor Pastor

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An appreciation service hohorIh2
beI' :. =. CI"n,oh' pastor OF New
betheI bapliSl chufttl' coI'fto' WI:
De ilSId sunday aliet1'Ilooh al @,oU
clock al l1t ChN'lSll' WIN & H.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-14
NOTICE OF FORECLGSl RE-
SALE.

Under and by virtue of the Power
.! Sale contained in the following
Deeds OF Trust executed by Il. II.
FauIN and Bessie Faulk his wife as
Ol record in Register of Deeds Office
as follows: Book 1856 page 266. Book
.9o page 387 and Book 208 Page 239
Default having been made in the
payments Of the Notes therein SeCur-
20 and al the request Of the holders
oI SaId Notes; | shall sell for cash
10 the highest bidder, by Public Auc-
uoh at the Court House Door II
vance Co. N. c. at II o'clock (Noon)
vi Monday the 18th day Of Decembe.
I9sl the following Lots and Lands;
rIFS( Tract: That 1877 acre tract OF
.aAd IN Townsville township being
."e land conveyed by J. |. Marrow
70 Anderson Marrow, see Book la
page 239 and by Anderson MarroN
" Jho, Harris, see Book 1877 page
eOl ana conveyed by A. A. Bum ana
"!le to r. II. Faulk Nov. IS, 1889
1nu OF record in Book 200 page 39l
M'Stsltf OF Deeds office Vance Co.,
~, \. Which deed contains full de
ICIIplion ny metes and bounds. Sand
iSAa IS bounded on North; South and
LAST by the lands of Goody Marrow
ana and on the West by the lands
" Williamson Taylor.
second Tract: That 22i acres of
'ailo bought of O. S. Faulkner and
MM"e as fully described in Faulkner
Dec p-lu Il Book 1877 page 400 and on
Ia BOOK c. at page II Reg. Deeds
luce Vance Co., N. c. Said Land is
Gi island Greek and adjoins the
'"'o9 OF Lewis; Hargrove; Caring
Morton; McGhee and others.
IhIfd Tract: All of Block 81
pp""Ea5Se property as shown on Plat
H N0Jh "A at page 3 except the lot in
l corner sold to T. II. Roberts.
Iour(h Tract: Lots Number g.; 9;
p Nv ~. Block - Chavasse Property
Do D'h "A. at page 3; Also Lots Num-
pdo ana 7. Block u ChavaSse lots
BOOK A. Page 3.
,ai inns The 18th. day of November
T. S. KlTTRELL, Trustee,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-14

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Bek's Is Having
Record Business
Good Response to Clearance
Sale. New Spring Mer-
chandise Arriving.

eve are deeply gratified and
pleased over the response to our
January Clearance Sale" Manag-
er Sharpe Shoemaker said yester-
day and added that present bust
ness conditions indicated that
1941 would be banner year.
New. spring merchandise is ar
irving daily: and in order to make
room for this we are sacrificing
quality fall and winter. merchan-
disc at very low prices" Man
ager Shoemaker said and pointed
out that the public was taking
advantage of the big savings Of
fered by Belk's.
In discussing the style trends
for Spring, Mr.. Shoemaker point
ed out that the military influ-
ence would be seen in women's
styles and that navy blue. the
perennial polka dots, and black,
with touches of white would be
popular, The South American
shades including Inca clay, Lima
yellow and Pacific blue will also
be worn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Free French Troops Fight
Italians; Greeks Pressing On

entanglements in fierce bayonet
charges.
The assault, opened in some Sec
tors in heavy rain and almost
knee-deep mud, was said in front
line dispatches to be pushing
upon Italy's Albanian port Of Va
Iona, toward Berati above Klisu-
ra and up through the mountains
toward Elbasan further to the
north.
British forces Tuesday night
closed in on the towns of Agor-
dat and Barentu in Italian Fri
trea, taking total of more than
LOO Fascist prisoners in knit
ing drive aimed at cutting Benito
Mussolini's Red sea colony in
half.
To the south where other Bri-
fish columns were driving deep
er into Ethiopia, a spread of the
revolt of Ethiopian tribesmen led
by Halle Selassie in the interior
was reported in today's commu-
nique of the British Middle East
command. a
General Charles De Gaulle's
Free French" forces, sweeping
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30

This week the Italians have
continued to taste defeat both at
home and abroad at the hands Of
Greeks. British, Free French for
ces and Ethiopian tribesmen led
by Halle Selassie.
German filters gave London a
four-day rest period from bombs
but started again with renewed
vigor, Tuesday night with a show
or of incendiaries and explosives
which caused considerable dam
age to houses and brought the
city's anti-aircraft defenses into
vigorous action today.
German long-range guns also
renewed Smelling across the Do
yer strait tonight.
The four-alarms in London
were the first since last Thurs
day, but the attacks ended before
dark.
A large-scale Greek offensive,
launched as the war with Italy
entered its fourth month, early
Wednesday was reported moving
forward along a 75-mile- long
front, with Hellenic troops rush.
ing through Italian barbed wire
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Ashe Teachers
Met Here, Fri.
Vocational Guidance, Atten-
dance And Other School
Problems Discussed.

Vocational guidance, compul-
sorry attendance and the interest
of parents in the schools were
subjects discussed at a county
wide teachers meeting held in the
West Jefferson high school build
ing, last Friday with approx
mately IS percent of the teach
ers present. Supt. ]. B. Hash said
that he was we'll pleased with the
attendance considering the am
cunt of sickness, at this time.
Speaking en- Vocational Guild
ance," Prof. A. B. Hurt, principal
of Nathan's Creek high school
pointed out that if students were
taught how to do the job they
wanted to do and were most in
terested in, during the first year
or two of high school, there would
be fewer students quitting school
before graduation. In so many in
stances now there are boys and
girls graduating without training
to do or desire any particular
thing, he declared and added that
this was a great mistake.
To-day there is greater need
than ever in giving school chill
dren instructions in the require
ments Of various jobs and occupa-
tons SO that they might better
decide on the job in which they
will be most interested" he said.
Rev. Hoyt Wood, making plea
in behalf Of the Ashe County
hospital, asked the teachers to
assist in this final drive. Many
signed pledge cards and made
contributions. .,-.
During the discussion of the
attendance problem, all teachers
were urged to make prompt re-
ports to the Supt. of the Welfare
Continued en- Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Much Interest In County's
lnfantile Paralysis Drive

The Fight 1nfantile Paralysis
drive is now we'll underway in
Ashe county and much interest
is being shown in it DR.. ]. K.
Hunter, local chairman, stated
yesterday. 1--WE want everyone to
become conscious of the drive,
and what the fight against this
disease means locally as well as
throughout the nation, DR.. Hun
ter said.
The dime banks and cards have
been placed in the various stores
to enable the general public to
make contributions to the fund.
Larger contributions are being
received by DR.. Hunter or The
Skyland Post and will be pub
lished in the paper.
Among those recently received
were: Larry P. Coward, l; A
Friend, ST.; A Friend, 81; Wesleyan
Guild of West Jefferson Metho-
dist church, $3.50; Young Adult
Sunday School Class, West JET
ferson Methodist church, 81.
Keith Morgan, national chair
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Mrs. Pugh Will
Be Buried Today

Funeral service will be held
this afternoon at 200 o'clock for
Mrs. Maude Pugh, at the Grassy
Creek Methodist church. Rev. W.
T. Wilmington will be in charge
of the service and burial will fol-
low in the New River church
cemetery.
Mrs. Pugh who was the wife OF
the late John Pugh Of Grassy
Creek. was SIS years old at the
time of her death which occurred
in the Wilkes hospital, on We'd
nesday, following a serious ILL
ness. She was native of Ashe
county and was the daughter OF
Mrs. Pauline Stump Phippss and
Lee Phipps. She has many
friends and relatives here who
were shocked and saddened by
her sudden death.
She is survived by one son,
Ralph Pugh, of Galax, a daughter,
Mrs. Thelma Porter, Of Grassy
Creek, two brothers, Ed Phipps.
of Grassy, Creek. w. F. Phipps. of
Galax, three sisters, Mrs. Carrie
Phipps. of Independence, Mrs.
Luna Brown, of Crumpler, Mrs.
B. E. Sturgill, of Roanoke.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
AAA Benefits Are
Stressed By Enloe
In Meeting Tues
Series of District Meetings to
Be Held In Ashe In the
Near Future.
CHECKS RECEIVED

An interested group of COM
munity committeeman heard jeff
Enloe, AAA district field officer,
give an instructive talk on the
1941 soil conservation pr ram,
Tuesday, at the court hoG &.
County agent c. J. Rica said
that later the committeeman pre-
sent at this meetiasAsvould hold
a series of meetings throughout
the county in order to acquaint
Ashe county farmers with the
benefits of the AAA.
ITO date we have over $500
farmers conforming with this
program, and as soon as more
farmers learn of the good the
AAA can do US, we feel conf
dent that this number will in
crease tremendously" Mr.. Rich
said.
It was announced that the coun-
ty agents office has received A
more checks during the last few
days, for the farmers of Ashe who
conformed with the soil conserva-
ton program in 1910. These
checks amounted to over $400,
and farmers to whom they belong
are being notified.
Mr.. Rich explained that in ad-
dition to the checks, Ashe county
farmers were given nearly $751;
900 worth Of lime and phosphate
last year. This amount is over
100000 more lime and phos-
phate than any other county
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Fleetwood Won
In Appalachian
Tourney, Sat.
/ West Jefferson, Elkland, Ma
than'S Greek and Lam
sing Took HOnOrS.

Fleetwood high school won the
annual Appalachian High School
Association Forensic and Lang
uage tournament held in Boone
Saturday and brought this dis
tinction to Ashe county for the
third successive year. Elkland was
the winner last year as well as in
1899.
Participating in the tournament
were a large majority of the high
schools of Ashe. Avery and Wa
tauga counties. Fleetwood won by
receiving the largest number Of
points in. the various contests.
Among the individual winners
from Fleetwood were James Bald
win who won first place among
the boys in debating, as we'll as
extemporaneous speaking and
Richard Lemley who won second
in the latter.
West jefferson won in a num-
Der of the contests. To Nena Belle
Barr went first honors in inter-
pretive reading, and to Frank
Barr second place in the declama-
ton contest. Archie Speaks won
second place in the second year
French test; Evangeline McNeill,
second place in the eleventh
grade English test: Myrtle Dean
GRAPHICAL, second place in the
ninth grade English test (for
girls); P. T. McNeill, Jr., second
place in the ninth grade English
test (for boys). ~.. .~~~
Catherine Raglan, of Elkland,
won first place in the eleventh
grade English test (for eirls); j.
D. Miller, also of Elkland, second
place (for boys). Catherine Rag
an won second place in second
year French while J. D. Miller
took first place.
Estelle Blevins, of Lansing, wen
second place in extemporaneous
speaking for girls. Martha Miller.
of Nathan's Creek won first
place in the tenth grade English
test for girls.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Woman's Club Will Sponsor
Countrywide Art Exhibition
Plan CO-Ordinated with State
Exhibition. High Schools
Invited To Enter.

In cooperation with the plan of
the North Carolina Federation of
Women's Clubs, the local Wo-
mans Club will sponsor an art
contest in nine central high
schools of Ashe county. All of
these schools are cordially invit-
ed to participate.
The contest will include post
ers from the grades, posters and
water colors from the high
schools. The art committee of the
club stated that these groupings
were included in the North Caro-
lima School Art Exhibition open
to all of the schools of the state
and that entries in these CLASH
fications could also be sent in for
the statewide contest.
The same rules governing the
statewide exhibit, a copy of
which has been sent to all school
principals, will also apply to the
local contest with the exception
CT the posters. The posters to be
entered in the local contest must
deal with Ashe county. This
would not bar them from the
state contest and would arouse
more local interest in the event.
1t was suggested that the stu
dents might portray Ashe county
as resort, a dairying section, a
fisherman's paradise or any other
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
More Volunteers
From, .Ashe Co.
43 Have Offered Their Service
Since TraiVing Program
Was Started in 1910.

- During the past few days five
more Ashe county young men
have volunteered for one years
military service making a total
of 43 volunteers in the county,
since the enactment of Uncle
Sans first peace-time compul-
sorry military training program,
Sam Davis, draft board clerk an
nounced yesterday.
Those who have offered their
services recently are: Grant Bau-
guess, Of jefferson; Walter Mon
roe Cooper, Wagner; Walter Ell
Ter, Warrensville; Woodrow Geo.
Pennington, Apple Grove; Dewey
Johnson, Brownwood; and Cliff
ford Howell, West Jefferson.
Word was received this week
from Carl Atwood, one Of the last
volunteer-draftees from A sh e
county, that he and the remainder
of the group had been sent from
Fort Bragg to Fort Jackson, S. c.
eve all are liking army life
fine" he said. cts exciting, diff
ferent and there's always some
thing to look forward to-"
Because of physical handicaps,
Claude Shumate and John T.
Sutherland, who were members
of the group Of l3 from Ashe TAX
en- to Fort Bragg on the Goth, re-
turned home last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
Work Starts On West Jefersons $36228 Street Project
Begin Grading
This Morning
To Use 50 Men
Stone Now Being Quarried.
Crusher and Other Equip
ment Expected Sat.
WPA PROJECT

Work has started on the $780,
228. WPA street and sidewalk
improvement project which when
completed will literally bring
West Jefferson out of the mud.
Con Ireson who is in charge of
the street Improvement work
said that quarrying of the rock
to be used was started yesterday
and that the grading of the streets
and other work necessary before
the stone and surfacing can be
applied would be started this
morning on GRAPHICAL street, near
Greystone service station. He ex-
planned that the work had been
so planned so as to complete a
route around the town for traf-
fic before work on other inside
streets would be started.
The rock is being quarried at
the Martin place on Negro Noun
tain and by Saturday a crusher,
crater and roller will be here
i ready for use, Mr.. Ireson said.
The town has already purchased
/ two new dump trucks.
There are now around 40 men
on the street project and around
10 more are expected to be added
within the near future in order
to carry on the street improve
| ment work
The final approval of the pro-
ject was announced by WPA in
Raleigh, last Thursday, along
with z other new projects for the
state, on which total of $685.
472 will be spent and 718 persons
given employment.
A4.e ,nvJrCE was secured after
bonds otalling $4,000, which is
the spc I1sor's part, were voted in
an election held here last sum-
liner when only z itizsns cast
negative votes.
/ The citizens of the town have
long felt the need of street i'm
provement and will be happy to
know that work has actually
started. Grading, and stone work
will 60 forward at once in order
that the actual paving can be
started this spring.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
LIGHT CASES OF FLU
ARE REPORTED HERE

A number of light cases Of
influenza continued to be re-
ported here this week, but lO-
cal doctors pointed out that
Ashe was evidently experience
ing a very few cases in COM
pariSOn to other sections.
There are a few cases of
mulnps in the county, but the
health department said no cas-
es of measles or other cOntag-
iOuS diseases had been report
ed this week.
Supt. J. b. Hash said that
the attendance in all of the
schools of the county was un-
usually good and that there
was little sickness reported
among the students, except
colds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
N. c. Assembly Has
Busy Week; A New
District Is Formed
Public Schools Given Hearing
On Tuesday. Dry Meas
ure Was Presented.
SANITORIUM PROPOSED
By Staff Writer

Raleigh, Jan. 20. During the
past week the general assembly
received a large assortment of
bills ranging from hospitals to
firecrackers and involving the
expenditure of more funds than
are now available.
Bills which passed beth houses
were chiefly those Of statewide
interest or purely local bills from
other sections of the state, of lit
tie interest here.
The re-apportionment bill con-
forming with the 1910 census, es-
tablishing a new congressional
district in North Carolina was
passed by both houses on Friday.
This bill was introduced in the
house by Ashes representative,
w. B. Austin just after the ses-
sion opened.
The new district will be known
as the 10th and will be composed
of Avery, Burke, CataWba, Lin
coin, Mecklenburg and Mitchell
counties. Legislative leaders here
have predicted that creation OF
the new district will assure Char
lotte, largest city in the state, OF
sending a representative to con-
gress.
Tuesday was really school day
for the assembly when the pub
lie school teachers had their say
before the joint appropriations
committee. And the teachers as
can be imagined wanted more
money as we'll as twelfth grade
Tuesday was also a dry day for
it was then that Governor ]. M.
Broughton's inaugural pledge to
prohibit the sale of fortified
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-30
RETURNS FROM FLORIDA

Mr.. w. B. Reeves, who has been
spending some time in Florida
returned home this week.
Mr.. Reeves, who brought back
a good sun-tan reported that he
spent most of the time in Miami
where, like other visitors, he en-
joyed the summer climate, fresh
citrus fruits and deep sea fish
ing. ut was too hot for me there,
! just had to come back, he said