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The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13

issued ON June 25 deploring any
possible discrimination and setting
up a special committee to review
all complaints and grievances.
Discrimination in the federal
agencies has long been source Of
complaint from Negroes, since SOME
of the most flagrant practices of
this blight to American democracy
have been evidenced in Washington
and government centers.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PERSONALLY DIRECTS
EQUAL Treatment IN Federal EmPl 0YMENT
Woman To Have 26th Child

BOILING SPRINGS, N. .C-(ANP)-Although she
is the mother of rs children, 21 of whom are living
nOw Mrs. Minnie Boykins will become the mother
of another it learned recently from her physician,
DR.. J. Y Yamrick.
Much surprising is the fact that the coming
blessed event will be number 81 for her husband Buck
He was the father of five children by previous mar
riage. According to DIR. Hamrick Mrs. Boykins, now
"A, is in excellent health.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13

The President instructed depart
mental heads to thoroughly exam
inc their personnel policies SO that
they would be able to assure him
'the doors Of employment are open
to all loyal and qualified workers
regardless of creed. race or nation
al origin"
FORMALIZES EXECUTIVE
ORDER
The round-robin letter fornalized
an executive order the President
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
Methodists Close
Inspiring Session
By ]. ID. McGHEE


Dedication of Kings Cott the Episcopal residence for
the Atlantic Coast Area the hghght feature of events
eliminating the close of momenous 4-day session at the
Area Council of the Atlantic Coast Area Central JurlSo
ton Methodist Church. which convened at Central
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
BIBLE THOUGHT

YOU MULTIPLY YOUR Kind
ness To A Child BY Infinity:
Whose shall receive one such lit
tie child in my name receivetn
me.-Matt. 1876.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
Assurance Of
Fairness Aimed

HYDE PARK, NJ Y.-(SNS)- Franklin d.
Roosevelt Sunday had personally directed the heads of all
departments and agencies to give Negroes equal
treatment when hiring workers for the national defense
program.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
SCAVAGER JAILED

POLICE arrested a 58-year-old
colored man who they said was
picking garbage from containers in
the rear of 1109 North First Street
without permit from city
health officer. Nf-t ,,to
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13

) Mrs. Lula Mae Hurse Wright, of
. st. Louis, Missouri, who is direc-
tress of music of the .WOmen's
Auxiliary of the National Baptist
Convention. Mrs. Wright is noted
Gospel Singer and has Travelled
throughout the United States and
Canada. She has just returned
from an extensive trip in the East,
including Indianapolis, Detroit,
Pittsburgh, and New York City.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13

Continued on Back Page)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
To Hold Tri-County Sheep
Shearing School Today And
Friday At Doughton's Farm

A big tri-county sheep shearing
school and demonstration will be
held at the farm of Congressman
r. L. Doughton at Laurel Springs,
which is being operated by Hor-
ton Doughton, today and tomor-
row and will be conducted by E.
S. Bartlett, of the Chicago Flexi-
BILE Shaft company.
All custom shearers and sheep
owners in Ashe, Allegheny and
Watauga counties are invited to
attend this free school, 80
friday afternoon Z caring
contest will be held and mer-
chandise and cash prizes award
ed to the winners.
'Mr. Bartlett has had years of
experience in shearing and it is
worth a long trip to see how east
ly and quickly he can undress a
sheep, l.. I. Case, extension ami
NAL husbandman at State College,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
CCC At Laurel Springs To
Hold ''Open House, Friday

Officials of the CCC camp at
Laurel Springs, Company 1920,
announced yesterday that in con-
nection with the nationwide 'ac-
quaintance" program the camp is
inviting the public of this section
of the state to an open house cele-
bration to be held at the camp
Friday, May 9. A program begin
ming at II o'clock in the morn
ing and showing a cross-section of
actual camp-life will be scheduled
to take place before and after
lunch, which will be served to
visitors at / o'clock.
The program is for the purpose
of better acquainting and inter-
esting the public in the CCC and
it's work. eve want the general
public to realize the value of this
great OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it meant
to our youth in the past depres-
sion period. what it means to our
youth today, and, more especial
ly, what it means to our demo-
cracy and American way of liv-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Baptists To Hold
PreAss'n Meet
At Warrensville

! A one -tday pre- associasiorfai
meeting will be held at the War
rensville Baptist church May %,
1941, beginning at 9:45, it was an
nounced this week.
sThe purpose of this meeting is
to stimulate interest in our demo-
minational work especially (Bible
School and Orphanage) and every
church is requested to send dele
gates" Rev. Cicero Ashley said.
The program is as follows:
May %, 7:3O-B. T. U. demon
stration program by Miss Ger
trude GRAPHICAL.
May 23-9:45, Devotional, Rev.
J. H. Gentry; 1000 Moderator's
period; (a) Reception of churches;
(b) Appointment of committee;
(d) Miscellaneous; 10:30-Period
of discussions of UNCONVENTIONAL
courses, formidable discussion)
HOO Sermon, Rev. w. T. Whit
tington; 1900 Adjournment for
lunch; 1:30-Devotional, Rev. T.
A. Farmer; las - Discussion OF
training activities (Sund y
Schools, Bible School, B. T. u.
and w. M. W; 2:30-Sermon-
Rev. Arthur Ashley; adjournment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08

ing in these perilous times" Ray
mond ]. Kiddoo, camp educational
advisor, stated yesterday.
''Some people seem to have the
idea that in the CCC we are
training men for the army, but
that is erroneous. We do train
men, that is true; but we train
them to be better men morally,
physically and mentally than they
ever were before. We train them
in vocations varying from cooking
to operating heavy power machin-
cry, and in academic training
from learning to write their own
names to college courses.
Work and Experience
$50, you see, the CCC is really
a school of work and experience,
and when a young man enrolls in
the camp, he has the same privi-
leges and rights as a civilian when
it comes to the question of joining
the army or being drafted"
In the Laurel Springs camp
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
District School
Boards Meeting
Now In County
Duncan, Hurt, Miller and
Martin Are Re Elected. An
nOunce Riverview Board

Most of the district school
boards in Ashe county are meet
ing this week to elect principals
and teachers of the schools in
their respective districts.
Principals of four district high
schools have already been re-
elected, it was learned yesterday.
They are: Prof. B. H. Duncan,
who has been chosen to serve his
fifth term as principal Of the West
jefferson high school; J. Paul
Miller, jefferson high school; ].
A. Martin, Lansing; and A. B.
Hurt, Nathan's Creek high school.
The county board Of education
recently sent notice to all dis
trict boards expressing the hope
that all selections will be made
within 10 days after the close OF
schools.
: At the meeting of the West
Jeffesson district board this week,
Wade yannoy was elected chair
man and w. B. Tribble secretary.
The local board plans to meet to-
morrow night and elect teachers.
Members of the Riverview
school board, announced this
week, are j. c. Little, C. B. Will
son and Todd Price.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Dog Which Bit
Salesman Held

5, Tuesday afternoon Judge H. c.
fucker and Sheriff J. E. Roland
went out to Idlewild to take into
custody what A. H Taylor pro
baby called a vicious cri1rinal, a
dog belonging to Will Greer, OF
the Idlewild section.
The dog previously bit Mr.. Tay-
lor, travelling salesman of Newton
who was calling at the Greer
home. -
The dog was not taken into GUS
tody but was ordered held for
observation by Sheriff Roland
The incident was reported to DR.
Robert King, health officer, who
explained that should the dog
show any signs of rabies the vic
tim could be treated. Members
of the Greer family said that
there had been no unusual be-
havior on the part of the dog
which they said was usually vic
ious and had bitten people before.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Spreading Fire
On Negro Mt. Is
Stopped Tuesday
High Winds and Dry Timber
Caused Rapid Spread
On Dent Farm.
CCC GIVES AID

Tuesday strong winds quickly
spread small fire on the Jeffer-
son side of Negro Mountain into
definite menace before it was
brought under control late in the
afternoon by local men together
with the aid of CCC. Light rains
yesterday further aided in ex-
tinguishing the blaze.
Early Tuesday morning a fire
was reported started below the
Dent farm to burn off trash in a
garden surrounded by brush
fence. The fence caught and the
fire continued to spread along
Negro Mountain where it burned
over 100 acres. There was lit
tie damage done, however, except
to the fences of w. L. Dent as
we'll as some timber loss.
A group from Jefferson, West
Jefferson and other nearby Sec
tons united forces to stop the
spread of the fire which was rapid
because of the wind and the dry
weather which this section has
experienced fer some time. AS the
fire continued to spread the aid
of the Laurel Springs CCC camp
was sought, bringing the force to
nearly 200 before the fire was
definitely brought under control.
Bernard GRAPHICAL, West Jeffer-
son fire chief and others asked
that everyone be careful about
fires, particularly near buildings
or wooded sections as these U.s.
ually result in the most damage
by spreading.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Mrs. J. S. Jones To
Be Buried Today

Funeral service will be held
this afternoon at 200 o'clock at
the Riverview Methodist church
for Mrs. J. S. Jones, of Clifton,
who died at her home Tuesday
night, after a serious illness.
Rev. J. C. Wootton and Rev.
Mr.. Short will be in charge of
the service.
The deceased who was Is years
old at the time of her death, is
a member of a prominent family
of this section. She was before
her marriage Miss Callie Price
and is a sister of Mrs. B. w. Tug
man and A. A. Price, of West JEFF
ferson. Other brothers and sisters
who survive are Mrs. w. F. Bur-
kett, Mrs. D. G.. Farmer, Mrs.
Walter Jones, Mrs. Jacob Jones,
Sr., J. Roy Price and Mrs. Law
renee Garrett.
Mrs. Garrett is now seriously
ill in a hospital at Abingdon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Johnston Mayor
OF Jefferson

In what was believed to be a
record low vote in the town cleo
ton 26 jefferson citizens Tues
day, went to the polls and cleo
ted Hon. Ira T. Johnston as may
or and Ed Waddell, Roy r. Bad
ger and Emett Stanley as the new
board of aldermen.
w. H. Worth who has served as
mayor for the past two years act
ed as Mr.. Johnston's campaign
manager and succeeded in having
his candidate elected. II won be-
cause elected Johnston" h4lzi
Worth humorously explained. The
newly elected Mayor Johnston re-
marked that Mr.. Worth took adj
vantage of him by getting out
and working in his behalf while
he was too busy to campaign for
Mr.. Worth. 81 believe in letting
every man foot his own horn,"
Johnston said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08

wrote farm agents in the three
counties.
eve want just as many custom
shearers as we can get from all
parts of the state to enter our con-
test on Friday. Do your part and
bring your best men," he wrote.
1T may be that we can arrange
to send the winner of the contest
to the International Stock show
next winter to enter the national
sheep shearing contest"
Mr.. Horton Doughton has a
large flock of the finest purebred
sheep in the state. All sheep
growers should make plans to
attend this school and demonstra-
ton, county agents urge.
Mr.. Doughton has also extend
ed a most cordial invitation to
everyone. The farm itself is out
standing and is well worth in
specting, they state.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Women Ask County
Commissioners For
Home Dem. Agent
Countrywide Delegation Ap.
peared Before Group At
Meeting ON Monday.

The vital Importance of a home
demonstration agent was pointed
out to the board of county COM
missioners at the regular meeting
held on Monday when women
from practically every section of
the county made themselves
heard.
The delegation was led by Miss
Lenna Gambill, of FSA and Miss
Rowe, district home agent super
visor. Miss Rowe explained the
work of an agent in the county
along the lines of health, conser-
walton and the general improve
ment of living conditions.
MIS-. Ed M. Anderson, president
Of the Woman's club pointed out
that this organization was strong
ly in favor of the movement and
felt that from the standpoint of
defense, health and economy a
home demonstration agent was
badly needed in Ashe and that
this was an ideal time to secure
one.
Mrs. Levern Johnson, Mrs. J. w.
Gambill, Mrs. G. B. Price, Mrs.
Gordon Johnson and many other
women throughout the county
were heard from. With one &C
cord they expressed their per-
sonal desire as we'll as that of the
sections they represented to Sc
cure an agent for Ashe county.
The delegation, numbering be-
tween 80 and 40 was not limited
to women. c. j. Rich, county ag-
ent, Wade Eller and J. w. Gam
bill also appeared with the group.
After hearing the many advan-
tages of a home demonstration
agent which can be secured for
Ashe by the county contributing
$500 to the fund as was explained
at the meeting, the commissioners
stated that they would take the
matter under consideration and
report on it later. No report has
been made as yet.
A number of routine matters
came before the commissioners
and were disposed of on Monday.
Chairman J. F. Scott who has
been indisposed for some time
was able to be present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Ashe County Now
Has 81 Justices
OF Peace Listed
Others Appointed BY Legis-
lature May Serve BY Quail
flying Before July.

There are now 81 Justices Of
peace in Ashe county and this
number. xiil be increased just as
soon as others who were ap-
pointed by Representative w. B.
Austin, go to the office of the
clerk of court and qualify, it was
learned yesterday.
In HB No. GAS, Representative
Austin named IS justices to serve
for six-year terms. A number of
them have already qualified and
J. D. Stansberry has sent notices
to the others, pointing out the
fact that they must qualify with
in 80 days time from April /, if
they desire to serve. Named in
the act were the following:
Clifton township. E. Dough-
erty, r. Q. Jones, and w. A. Ro-
land.
Chestnut Hill township A. F.
Mcmillan and E. B. Shepherd.
Creston township r. P. Baker.
Elk. T. Brown. Grassy Creek
w. P. Coward and French Stur-
gill.
Helton township-I. G. Spencer,
I. r. Young and Bryan Kirby.
Horse Creek. w. Hampton and
c. L. Goss. Hurricane-Fred Blew
ms.
Jefferson David Burkett and
c. S. Neal. North Fork-Roby Lee
wis and c. c. Sutherland.
Obids-C. L. Mash and L. F.
Woodie. Old Fie1ds-A. J. Houck.
Peak Creek-Lloyd Richardson.
Pine Swamp-R. C. Phillips and
w. H. Owens. Piney Creek-Ro-
bert L. Reeves and S. N. Bald
win. Pond Mountain-C. C. Ri
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Highway Office
Will Be Moved
To Lenoir Soon
Recommendation Is Made At
Meeting of New Comm.
in Raleigh Last Fri.
NO CHANGES MADE

The eighth division highway
commission office will be moved
from North Wilkesboro to Lenoir,
home town of V. D. CURE, who
succeeds J. C. Hackett, of North
Wilkesboro, as commissioner of
this division, according to rec
ommendation made at the organi-
zation meeting of the new state
highway and public works COM
mission held in Raleigh last Fri
day.
The commission reappointed
those filling the most important
positions in the highway depart
ment and said there would be no
changes in highway division per-
sonnet "at this time, which means
that no changes are anticipated in
the personnel of the highway de-
partment in Ashe and adjoining
counties.
The commission reappointed
Charles Ross as general counsel,
Vance Baise as chief engineer,
and r. E. Powell, of Raleigh, was
appointed as director of public
relations, succeeding the late Will
liam Jones, of Charlotte.
Sweeping changes were made
in the personnel of the state prl-
son system, however. Oscar Pitts
was promoted from penal super
intendent to prison director and
went down the line to and includ-
ing the 10 division prison super
intendents. J. M. Horn, of Mocks-
vile, though, was retained as sup
erintendent of the eighth dlvl-
sion.
V.D. CURE attended the meet
ing
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
5 Ashe Farmers
Buy Guernseys
Attended Sale at Salisbury
Last Week Held by N. G.
Guernsey Breeders.

A numer Of Ashe county people
attended the dairy animal sale
held at Salisbury last Friday by
the N. G. Guernsey Breeders AS
ISOLATION and five purebred heif-
ers were purchased by Ashe coun-
ty men.
These heifers, ranging from
seven to eight months old, were
purchased by Walter Pennington,
T. E. Dickson, of Nathan's Creek;
VIM. T. Miller, of Crumpler; Fred
and Grover Shatley, of Jefferson.
Among the others attending from
here was Levern johnson, man.
ager of the Kraft Cheese plant.
There were 20 of these purebred
heifers placed on sale at Sails
bury where the sale was conduct
ed in cooperation with the State
College Extension Service and the
state division of Vocational Agri-
culture. All animals were care
fully selected by a committee of
dairy cattle experts before being
placed on sale.
County Agent c. J. Rich said
that he was very gratified that
five had been purchased by Ashe
county farmers.
A number of others are plan
ming to attend the Guernsey sale
in Asheville today.
Zone of the finest ways to ex-
pand dairying in this county and
to make it more profitable is to
get purebred herds, and I am de-
lighted with the interest that is
being shown in this fine pro-
gram" Mr.. johnson declared this
week. The cheese plant manager
has been a leader for several
years in this county in advocating
better livestock and better feeds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08

Mildred Gambill, Nath a n S
Greek basketball forward, who
was last week awarded the ath-
letic trophy by her school during
commencement. Contrary to her
name, it isn't chance but practi-
cally certainty when she gets in
possession of the ball. During the
past two seasons she has led the
Ashe division of the Appalachian
conference for scoring. She was
also high scorer in the Winston
Salem tourney this year and was
named On the all-star team there
as well as on the all-star team of
Ashe county. Her record places
her among Ashe cOunty's best girl
athletes i'm many years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Mrs Wilson Was
Buried Sunday

Funeral service was held on
Sunday at Green Valley church
for Mrs. Emma Price Wilson, wife
of Ham Wilson, and burial fol-
lowed in the Osborne cemetery.
Revs. Noel Riddle and Claude
Eastridge were in charge of the
service.
Mrs. Wilson was 81 years old
at the time of her death which
occurred on Friday following SER
ious illness of several months.
She is survived by her husband,
five daughters and four sons:
Fred and J. C.. Wilson, of Trade,
Tenn; Russell Wilson, of Gordon
vile, Pa; Clarence Wilson, of
Morganton; Mary Louise Wilson,
Mrs. Earl Ellison, of Trade,
Tenn; Mrs. Paul Roark, of Cor
donville, Pa; Mrs. Roy Barlowe,
of Marshallton, Del; Mrs. Lon
Thomas, of Maryland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
Group To
Meet Here Sun.

A large number of Baptist min
listers and church leaders are ex-
pected to gather at the West JEFF
ferson church here on Sunday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock to plan a
pre-associational meeting.
Notices have been sent out by
the secretary, Rev. Cicero Ash
ley and the moderator, w. E. Den
ney said that he hoped all those
interested would attend and bring
before the group any church pro-
blems or plans which they wished
to discuss.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
West jefferson Will
Play Austinville In
Opening Game Wed
Now Rounding Team in Shape.
Big Practice Planned for
This Saturday.

The West Jefferson baseball
club will journey to Austinvllle
next Wednesday afternoon to play
the Virginia team there in one of
the opening games of the season.
Manager Paul Perkins yester-
day announced that every effort
is now being made to get the
team in shape by that time. Yes
terday afternoon Is brand new
suits were purchased and practice
is in full swing this week.
A total of 80 players reported
here for the opening practice last
Saturday afternoon.
This Saturday all others who
are interested in trying out" for
the club are urged to report at
the local diamond at 2 o'clock.
Two teams will be selected and
will play each other. Practice will
also continue in the afternoons
the first of next week. All play
ers are urged to bring gloves,
shoes and suits, if they have them.
A starting lineup for the open
ing game will not be chosen until
the first of the week, he stated.
Sparta will play at Ivanhoe
next Wednesday, Fries at Galax
and independence has an open
day.
West Jefferson will meet Ivan
hoe on Saturday, May II, in the
first home game of the season.
Work is underway on the local
field.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
LEGION TO DISCUSS
PLANS OF ORGANIZING
LOCAL DEFENSE. UNIT

At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Ashe county post of
the American Legion here this
Saturday night, plans for the pcs
sible formation of local defense
unit will be discussed.
The present war outlook will
also be discussed and all members
are urged to attend and to take
part in the discussion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
ROTARIANS ELECT
CLUB DIRECTORS

At the Rotary club meeting last
Thursday night the following di-
rectors were elected: DR.. Hunter,
Sharpe Shoemaker, Lester Sc
graves, A. B. Hurt, Gale McMil-
Ian and Raymond Francis. Retir-
ing President Langdon Scott will
serve as an ex-officio member of
the board. Following the regular
meeting tonight, the directors will
elect officers. Dean Mcmillan is
in charge of tonight's program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
FINED BY TUCKER

At a hearing before Judge H.
c. Tucker this week, Earl Phillips,
of the Flatwoods section was fined
SO and the cost for operating a
motor vehicle without licenses.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08

Miss Zell Sheets, of Marion,-Va.,
is spending a few days with home
folks at Wagner.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08

This week Gwyn Price, shown
above, has been shOwered with
congratulations upon his appoint
ment by Gov. BroughtOn as chair
man of the North Carolina rural
electrificatiOn authority. MIR.
Price, who isl one of Ashe cOun-
tvs most outstanding men, plans
to- move to Raleigh in the near flu
ture.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08

Here the men who will direct the activities the formed New Soil
they Emerson Black Aeghan farm w. Lee
board Alton of
w.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08

ASHE COUNTY NEEDS .s...
large industrial plant, agricul-
tural departments in its high
schools, rural telephone lines,
soil conservation project, a coun-
ty recreation center, and more
hard surfaced highways. Let's get
them!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-08
ASHE COUNTY

is the aforementioned section oe
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. twenty-five miles
of the PARKWAY run through
the county,