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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-26

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Dropped
To II This Week

Ashe county and this section of
the state this week experienced
the first real cold snap of the sea-
son.
Monday night the mercury
dropped to IL degrees, which is
the lowest reading recorded by
weather official Joe Worth, this
fall.
The "cold SPELL didn't last
long, however, because the lowest
reading Tuesday night was 81.
High winds, snow and cold Wea-
Their covered parts of the west and
the Great Lakes last week end
and spread southwark.
"We've certainly had beautiful
fall weather and I don't know
when winter will set in or when
we'll have our first real snow"
Mr.. Worth declared. II don't pre-
dict, I simply record" he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Britain In Mighty Battle In
Libya; Reds Report Success

heavily, General Sir Alan Cum
ningham was pouring reinforce
ments of old-time foot soldiers in
to his right wing near the Medi-
terranean in the second phase of
his campaign to overwhelm the
SCARED battalions of the Axis
commander, General Erwin Rom
mel.
Tank action still was in prog
ress, but at a greatly declining
tempo, and it appeared that the
contest had become one to deter
mine whether Rommel could keep
his supply lines sufficiently open
to survive.
The Red army holding the nor
them Caucasus approaches has
launched counteroffensive which
already has driven the Germans
back more than so miles in some
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
IL Ashe County
Boys Go To Camp
District Examining Board To
Be Set Up The First
Of the Year.

Fourteen selectees and two
transfer draftees left here yester-
dav for induction at Fort Bragg.
John Paul Kemp, Of Todd and
David FISHERMAN. of Helton, were
slated to leave, making the total
number of county volunteers and
draftees for this call. Is, but for
some reasons these did not show
UP.
Effective January l, district ex-
amining boards will be set up
and as soon as boys are examined
and classified by local boards they
will be sent to receive a final
examination by these district
boards.
Under this plan, the examina-
ton at the point of induction will
be done away with and when boys
are examined by the district board
they will know then their status,
without question.
Transportation and other ex-
penses will be paid by the gov
eminent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Three Ashe People
Killed Thursday
In Auto Accident
Kathleen and Tom King And
Mrs. Summey Were Bur-
led On Sunday.
HAPPENED IN VA.

Thanksgiving brought one of the
worst known wrecks to Ashe
county people when two women,
Mrs. Jessie Dow Jones Summey
and Kathleen King were instant
ly killed, and Thomas King, driv-
er of the, car was fatally injured
and died two days later.
The accident happened Thurs
day evening when the car in
which they were riding left the
highway and crashed into a bank
with terrific force, seven miles
north of Independence on the
Wytheville road.
The trio left here early Thurs
day evening enroute to Wythe-
vile and it is believed that the
accident occurred shortly after
nine o'clock. Passersby found the
victims about midnight and an
examination revealed that the
two women had been dead for
some time.
p The body of the King girl was
thrown from the car and her
throat cut by the windshield. Mrs
Summey received several bone
fractures as we'll as head and
neck injuries.
Tom King was unconscious
when he was discovered and was
brought to the Ashe county hos
pital where it was found that ne
suffered several broken bones and
other injuries from which he died
on Saturday.
An investigation revealed that
the car evidently left the high
way at a high rate of speed ano
crashed into a bank with such
force that the motor was dislo-
Gated, the battery thrown from
the car and the lights extin-
guished. 1t was for this reason
that it was some time before the
accident was discovered.
Funeral For Mrs. Summey
Funeral services for Mrs. Sum
mey were conducted at the West
Jefferson Methodist church or
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Section In This
State And Parks
Most Popular
Entrance Point Between Spar
ia and Roaring Gap Also
Most Popular.
WINTER MAINTENANCE

Nearly million persons visited
the Blue Ridge Parkway during
the past year, which was an in
crease of about thirty per cent
over the 100000 visitors estimat-
ed in 1910, officials Of the Nat
ional Park Service announced this
week.
The total number of Parkway
visitors for 1941, covering the
twelve months period ending Sept.
80, is approximately 965,OO0 and
of this number around $4,000
persons in 1921 cars travelled
the 140-mile paved section of the
Parkway between Roanoke and
Deep Gap, near Blowing Rock.
Nearly Is per cent of the cars
actually counted bore tags other
than Virginia and North Carolina
which indicates that majority of
the travel on the Parkway was
done by people living in the Caro-
linas or Virginia.
The North Carolina route 81
near Sparta and Roaring Gap, was
the most popular entrance point,
the Park service figures show. At
this point, nearly 100000 visitors
were checked. "The largest part
of this county originated from the
vicinity of Winston-Salem, Char
lotte and Greensboro" the Off
cial report states. .
Adney Gap, near Roanoke, the
present northernly terminus of
the paved Parkway, was the Sec
ond most popular entrance point.
Neither of these entrance
points, however, had the highest
entry for single day." it is stat
ed. "This record was set at North
Carolina route 18, near Cunber-
'and Knob, where 2,75e visitors
entered the Parkway on Jria}r,
July e."
The recreational park areas
along the Parkway in the two
states, Smart View and Rocky
Knob in Virginia and Cumberland
Knob and The Bluffs in North
Carolina, were visited by ap-
proximately 100000 persons.
In other words, about one in
every three who used the Park
way also visited the recreational
areas adjacent to this magnificent
park-to-park highway which scars
along the crest of the mountains.
Cumberland Knob park in this
state was the heaviest used. Dur
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Nearly Million Persons Visited Parkway This Year
Hospital Saving Assn. To
Launch Membership Drive
Plan To Be Offered to Ashe
County Groups. Bene-
fits Are Cited.

Ashe county people will be Civ
en- a special invitation to join the
Hospital Saving Association, in a
membership campaign which will
be opened here this week end by
E. B. Crawford, executive director
and other representative of this
group which now has more than
100000 members in North Caro-
lima.
Plans for the membership cam
paign have already been dis
cussed with a number of leaders
and groups who have promised
their cooperation in helping to
present the plan of the associa-
ton to the people of the county.
The Hospital Saving Association
which is a public service organi-
zation located at Chapel Hill Of
fers a plan whereby its members
can prepay hospital bills for as
little as two cents per day. A re-
Gently published statement of the
association shows that since its
organization in 1885, a total of
ST, ,35188 has been paid out
in hospital bills for members or
an average Of more than $45,OOO.
monthly.
In discussing the plan, Mr..
Crawford, who was here last
week, pointed out that it has
many advantages and enables an
individual of small means to have
disqualification when he needs it.
Groups of employees are eligible
to join by signing applications and
by paying dues. All members of
the family may be included, it
was explained.
Members have been enrolled in
the association in 95 of North
Cardinals counties and in all
counties where the association has
members, individuals are not only
aided, but the hospitals as we'll,
are helped.
A good enrolment of members
in Ashe county would be a big
help to the new Ashe county hos
pital, it was pointed out. It was
explained however, that members
may select any standard hospital
they choose should they be in
need of disqualification, provid-
ed for by the association.
The Hospital Saving Association
is sponsored by the N. c. Medical
Society, the N. C. Hospital Asso-
citation and has been approved by
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Safety Education
Institute To Be
Held Next Week
All Principals And Teachers
In County Are Urged
To Attend.

With the theme of Saving a life
is as important as training the
mind, an institute in safety edu-
cation and driver training for all
school principals and secondary
teachers of Ashe and adjoining
counties will be held at A. S. T. c.
next Friday, December S, from 3
until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
This timely institute is being
held under the sponsorship of the
North Carolina Association for
Health Physical Education and
Recreation, in cooperation with
the state highway safety division
and the state department of pub
lie instruction. Similar Institutes
will be held all over the state the
same day.
Subjects for discussion include:
what is safety education? The
need for safety education. How 1t
can be taught? and materials for
safety education.
"These Institutes are intended
to include all superintendent,
principals and secondary teachers
interested in decreasing the ter
rifle human and economic losses
through education," Supt. Hash
said yesterday in urging good at
tendance from this county. mo
one can deny that this is badly
needed"
because of the emergency fac
ing the state due to the tragic in
crease in traffic accidents, these
institutes are. being held in order
that the schools can make the
greatest possible contribution to-
wards solving this problem, he
said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Much Interest
In Red Gross

Hcyt Wood, roll call chair
man of the Red Cross in AShe
county reports that. there is
much interest in the drive and
that many of the workers are
turning in fine reports.
Nathan's Greek high school
is the first of the schools to
turn in their quota with some
additional members.
MIR. Wood said that all
schools making their quotas
would be given a first aid kit
or a refill for one which they
already have.
All workers are urged to fin
ish their canvass by Saturday
night and turn i'm their list of
members as the drive closes at
the end of this month. A list
of members will be published
in The Post next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Ashe Farmers Getting Ready
To Sell Tobacco Next Week

coe Coleman, of Tabor City, an
experienced warehouseman who
is in charge of the two houses IN
Boone, stated while in town a few
days ago.
The Boone market, which was
established in 1889, has enjoyed
two successful seasons and this
year is expecting to have a ban
ner year. The houses are now
open to receive tobacco.
A full set of buyers will be on
duty each day and every accom-
mediation is being planned for the
farmers.
For the first time, tobacco will
be graded by federal government
graders and those selling tobacco
will be furnished with daily and
weekly market reports showing
average prices by grades. With
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Pipe Block Plant
Will Be Opened
Here Next Week
Carolina BriarwOOd Company
to Open Factory in H. c.
Tucker Building.
WANT IVY STOOLS

A pipe block factory will be
opened next Monday in West JEFF
ferson by the Carolina Briarwood
company and will be located in
the H. c. Tucker saw mill build
ing.
In this plant solid ivy stools
and laurel burls will be cut into
blocks, dried and shipped to New
York to be manufactured into
pipes.
Equipment is now being in
stalled and operations are expec-
ted to commence Monday, Judge
Tucker states.
A special appeal is being made
to the farmers of Ashe and AL
leghany counties to sell burls and
thereby provide themselves with
another source of income.
Judge Tucker and the Todd
Drug company will act as pur-
chasing agents for the Carolina
Briarwood company which also
has a plant at Cranberry.
During the past six months the
D. P. Pipe Works at Boone has
been buying a large number of
burls in this county. ]. A. Reeves,
here, acts as their purchasing ag-
ent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
DIR. B. W. Tugman
Fatally Injured
When Hit By Car
Died Saturday MOrninp Fol
lowing Injuries Sustained
Last Wed. Night.
FUNERAL HELD MON.

Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon at the West
Jefferson Methodist church for
DR.. BENJAMIN Walter Tugman
who died in the Ashe county hos
pital on Saturday following ser
ious injuries which he sustained
Wednesday evening when he was
struck by a car driven by Wal
ter Mcclure.
The accident occurred between
the Tugman residence and the
downtown section Of West Jeffer-
son. State Highway Patrolman
Thomas, who investigated the &C
cident said that DR.. Tugman ap-
parently stepped from the Shout
der Of the highway directly in the
path of the oncoming car Nc
Clure, who was said to have been
driving at a moderate rate of
speed stopped Immediately after
hitting the victim.
DR.. Tugman was removed at
once to the Ashe county hospital
where he was found to have sus-
tanned head injuries as we'll as
other bone fractures. He remained
unconscious until his death on
Saturday morning.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Revs. Thomas Houck, Hoyt
Wood and w. T. Wilmington.
Burial followed in the West JEFF
ferson cemetery. Nieces acted as
flower bearers and nephews as
pallbearers. All of the doctors of
the county were honorary pail
bearers.
The deceased, who was SO at
the time of his death, was native
of Watauga county, but had prac-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
One Ashe County
Man In England

William D. Pennington, of Ma
than's Creek. a graduate Of State
College, has been listed by the
War department as being among
the signal corps reserve officers
sent to England recently for tenn
porary duty as a student and mill
tary observer to help train for
the Army Aircraft warning SER
vice in the United States. Two
other State College grads were
sent at the same time. William is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Pennington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

With the opening of the Noun
tain Burley tobacco warehouses in
Boone scheduled for next We'd
nesday morning, Ashe county to-
bacco growers are now making
plans to sell their fine crop Of the
golden-brown weed and are look
ing forward to receiving high
prices.
No definite indication has been
given as to just what prices will
be paid this season for Burley to-
bacco, but it is expected that they
will exceed the $40 average of
last year.
The averages paid this fall to
flue-cured growers ranged from
% to 80 cents per pound on the
various markets.
''No, I can't tell just what the
prices will be this time, but I
know they will be good" Ros-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

The second battle front of the
war, that of the Libyan desert,
has occupied the spotlight during
the past few days with the British
forces pressing forward in a
mighty effort to drive the Axis
forces out of Africa. Fierce fight
ing continues in Russia with the
Red forces claiming success in
spite of their tremendous losses
in manpower.
The imperial British infantry
was slowly beating forward yes
terday in the bloody Libyan quad
rangle near Rezegh, over terrain
Uttered with the iron wreckage
of one of the wars great mechan-
lied battles.
The first great clash of steel be-
hind him and still not wholly
evaluated, save that it was known
that both sides had lost tanks
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Speedy Clark To
Give Program At
Courthouse Sat.

A large crowd is expected to en-
joy highly entertaining program
that will be held Saturday night,
7 o'clock at the courthouse, by
Speedy Clark, of Johnson City,
Tenn, and his Lonesome Pine
Boys, for the benefit of the Ashe
County Memorial Hospital.
Speedy and his boys are fea-
tured over the Johnson City radio
station each evening at 6:15 o.
clock and they have a wide fol-
lowing in this county who will
welcome the opportunity of seeing
and hearing them in person.
A varied program of comedy,
music and singing will be given
Lem Hafer and Dean Mcmillan
are in charge of arrangements.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
DOGGETTS GIVE UP
OPERATION OF WEST
JEFFERSON HOTEL

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Doggett, who
have been running the West JEFF
ferson hotel for a number of
years, this week gave up the ope-
ration of this we'll known local
establishment and the hotel is
now being operated by the own
ers, but no meals are being
served.
It is understood that c. L. Col
Inns, of Marion, Va, who has
been running the Shatley Springs
for several seasons, is giving SER
ious consideration to leasing the
property.
Mr.. Doggett states that he will
devote his full time to the ope-
ration of trucks and the skating
rink. The Doggett home here is
expected to be completed in the
near future.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
REA Coop Will
Hold Important
Meeting Friday
Full Explanation of Plans To
Be Given. All Electric
Users Invited.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION

Electric customers in West JEFF
ferson, jefferson, Warrensville
and Lansing who were formerly
served by the Northwest Carolina
Utilities are invited to attend an
important meeting to be held at
the West jefferson high school
tomorrow night, starting at 1880
o'clock.
C. F. Messick, superintendent of
the Blue Ridge Electric Member
ship corporation, will preside and
will discuss the REA program,
plans and regulations.
D. P. Nancy, REA coop book
keeper, will give an explanation
of the billing and accounting sys-
tenn used. Following this an open
forum for discussion of questions
and answers will be held.
R. M. McGirt, project utiliza-
ton specialist, will explain plans
for increasing services and ac-
Invites.
One of the highlights of the
program will be a free motion
picture and a cooking demonstra-
ton conducted by Mrs. Gorda
Boney, county home demonstra-
ton agent. This demonstration
will show how wheat can be TAX
en-, ground into flour, baked and
served in II minutes time.
Refreshments will be served.
'1 am very anxious for every
customer to attend this meeting"
Mr.. Messick said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
POST WILL PUBLISH
CHRISTMAS EDITION

The Skyland Posts annual
Christmas shopping edition will
be published next Thursday
and all merchants are request
ed to have their copy ready
as early as possible.
Wide distribution will be CIV
en- this edition and it will also
carry a number of illustrated
features ON Christmas. Special
emphasis will be placed on all
advertising in it.
Plans are also going forward
to have the town gaily decOrat-
ed by next week end. Plan
now to do your Christmas
shopping early and at home!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

Thomas Nj. Calhoun, of Elk
Greek, Va. and a native of Ashe
county, was recently elected to
represent GraysOn county in the
Virginia House of Delegates. He
was eelcted on the Republican
ticket by a majority of 12O over
DIR. r. C. Bowie, Democrat, of Ga
lax. MIR. Calhoun was born and
reared on the Laurel i'm this cOun-
ty. He has been living in Virginia
for a number of years and is one
of that states most outstanding
farmers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Mayor H. c. Tucker, who has
been slightly indisposed this week
celebrated his birthday yesterday
with double turkey dinner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
Vocational Training

How would you like to be earning $40 a
week?
One hundred fifty graduates of the first
courses in national defense training at the
New Hanover High school have, it was learned
last week, secured employment at salaries
ranging from a minimum of $50 weekly to
$110 weekly in one instance.
Last July when there was much talk of ma
tional defense needs, but little real action,
local school authorities initiated their defense
training program. Their foresight, energy and
wise selection of competent men to direct the
program-plus the fact the new courses were
fitted into the vocational training program the
New Hanover Board of Education began here
several years ago-must be credited in ap-
praising this major contribution by southeast
ern North Carolina toward solution of the ma.
jor problem now facing the nation.
It may be pointed to with pride that the
local school system is the only one in the
state to place in jobs Immediately all of the
graduates of its first courses.
As these $50 men-many of them jobless or
WPA workers when they enrolled-marched
away to make their vital contribution to ma.
tional defense, and their just as vital contribu-
ton to the welfare Of their families and their
community, approximately $50 others went in.
to the classroom. They too, we are confident,
will benefit by the instruction made available.
They, too, will shortly take their places al
Camp Davis, at the coming shipyards, in pri.
vate industry.
Meanwhile, the regular vocational training
program among students continues. Mean.
while, nearly half a hundred young men ano
Young women are studying in the "grouno
course classes in aviation conducted at the
high school.
Federal officials have already taken note
of the great work that is being done here
More funds, additional allotments of instruc
tional machinery, are reported on the way.
New Hanover's schools are producing work
Ars in the skilled trades. They are offering a