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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-02-27
Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE

An Open Letter to Ashe County's
Future Soldiers:
Gentlemen:
In case of necessity every real
American is and has always been
expected to serve in the defense
forces Of his country. A young
man who can pass the mental
and physical examinations should
thank his God and his parents
for his good fortune. He should
be proud that he is qualified to
join that glorious procession of
heroes who have marched in the
defense of our country from its
humble Virginia cradle down to
its great and glorious present.
Those young men who are vol
unteering rather than awaiting
the draft are acting with patrio-
tism, courage and a rare exhibit
ton of wisdom. They know the
state of world affairs. They know
their duty to their country and
they have the grit to do it. They
know that if the dice of fate de-
crees peace the earlier they be-
gin their period of training the
earlier it will be completed. They
know the earlier it is completed
the earlier they can take up their
particular pursuit of happiness as
citizens of a free country. They
know also that the experience
gained in following the flag will
greatly increase their chances for
success in any undertaking. On
the other hand they know that if
we are forced into war that the
more training they have when
the blow falls the better soldiers
they will be and the better
chance they will have to see
their home and their loved ones
again. They know that to send
unframed men into battle is to
send them to destruction. They
know it will not happen to them,
because when they enter the con-
flict they will be trained and rea-
dy.
Gentlemen, the men who served
in the World War from Ashe
county are ready almost to a man
for immediate full time service
any time and any place the ma
ton needs them. We are glad that
the young men are just as cour-
ageous and patriotic as the vete-
rams and that the county's quota
has so far been filled by volun-
teers. We hope it will continue
to be filled by volunteers. If you
young men and your parents
knew the many advantages to be
gained by entering the service at
the earliest possible date not an
Ashe county man would have to
be drafted.
First at Bethel and last at APP
pomattox" is not an idle phrase.
1t is historical fact which ex-
presses a great North Carolina
characteristic which is to get on
the job when it starts and stay
with it until it is finished.
Gentlemen, ASha county men
have reputation for courage and
decision. We believe you will up
hold that reputation.
Respectfully,
UPTON BLEVINS
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THIRD TEAM

Blevins, f, Lansing
Austin, f, jefferson
Sturdivant, f, West jefferson
Francis, G. Healing Springs
Brown, g, Nathan's Creek
Roup, G, Virginia. Carolina
Captain, Mary Sturdivant, w.
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ment of agriculture.

ment of agriculture.
The schools came into the spot
light on Monday night with a ma
chinery bill which would provide
for continuing contracts for
teachers, tWo-year terms for
principals, four-year terms for
superintendent and a number OF
other changes to the present laws
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In making the U. S. Army the
''best-dressed in the world, the
Federal government will use 600,-
100000 pounds of wool, some Of
which will have to be imported
from Argentina.
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MARTHA GOODMAN

The defendant, Martha Good
man, will take notice that an &C
ton entitled as above has been
commenced in the Superior Court
of Ashe County, North Carolina,
by summons issued February "a.
1941, for the purpose of the plain
tiff obtaining an absolute divorce
from the defendant; that said de-
PENDANT will further take notice
that she is required to appear at
the office Of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of said County on
or before the 10th day of April.
1941 and answer or demur to the
complaint in said action or the
plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
This Feb. "a, 1941.
J. D. STANSBERRY.
CLERK SUPERIOR COURT
2-27-4t
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NOTICE OF SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
RAY STURGILL, Administrator
of MAGGIE CLARK, Deceased
and L. C. CLARK.
VS.
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the county. Let's work together for de-
Tense project that will mean the protec-
ton of our soil.
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PUBLIC HEARING ON
LIQUOR REFERENDUM

Continued from Page One)
via the finance committee. Liquor
taxes have been looked to for
about $5,000,000 next biennium.
Tuesday afternoon the state la
Dor measures were fought to a
standstill before the committee
by N. c. business men who eth
er wanted exemptions of the pro-
posed measure or it's outright de-
feat. Former Governor Ehring-
haus and Secretary Willard Dow
ell, of the Merchants Association
and other we'll known individuals
appeared against the measure.
James F. Barrett, former presi-
dent CT the State Federation of
Labor spoke alone for the bill
which he declared was not his
but the governors. Following a
long debate no decision was
reached regarding maximum
hours
The three labor measures pro-
posed would make North Caro-
lina's laws conform to federal
legislation on the subject; an
other, backed by the administra-
ton, to remove many exemp-
tons to the present law. which
provides a 55-hour week for men
and 48-hour week for women;
and a third to lower the weekly
hours maximum and provide a
minimum wage.
Differing from congress, the N.
G. senate did not find much to
say about the lease-lend bill.
Without word, on Tuesday it
passed a resolution endorsing the
stand of Bailey favoring aid to
Britain.
A proposal to set up three
member utilities commission in
bill introduced by Senator In
gram. A bill was also introduced
to permit the shipping of game
by parcel post and another to re-
quire tax-listers to furnish agri-
cultural statistics to the depart
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we are to elevate the fineness OF
men to a pinnacle toward which
others may proudly strive to at
tain. With unlimited zeal we
must strive to be citizens not tor
mented by fear, (People who fear
soon disappear We must be
braves or we will become slaves.)
or bound with selfishness, not
mentally confused or morally des-
titute. but citizens with consti-
buttons strong enough to hold up
our convictions as we become in
volved in the complex relation
ships of life.
Like bricks are joined together
closely in building house, 50
must we, as people, be joined to-
eether in building a nation.
....: Sincerely,
RIP ROOKIE
Asheville, N. G.
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NOTICE OF SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
r. A. GOODMAN
VS.
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MCMILLAN, ELWANDA
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CLERK SUPERIOR COURT
2-27-4t ASHE COUNTY
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
Leo Tarrant> AIab ANA Flyer
Favored In 100 Yard Dash

TUSKEGrE INST, Ala. (SNS)-
The Fifteenth Annual Tuskegee
Relay Carnival, which will be held
here May 10, promises to be one
of the most colorful of any of the
events yet staged at the Institute.
The entry list has the largest az.
ray of talent and the participants
possess the necessary requisites to
smash existing records.
In a sport the very life blood of
which demands that time be reck-
cned down to the merest flicker of
a cardigraph, it is surprising to
find officials who are railroad
minded. In the IA years of the
meet the events have seldom fallen
more than five minutes behind
schedule.
ACME OF NEGRO TRACK
The fifteenth annual baton riot
is due to get underway at 100
o'clock in the Bowl on Saturday.
II all started back in 1927, 2 years
after the construction of the most
attractive athletic plant in the
South Athletic officials at the In
stitute had for years entertained
the idea of conducting a relay car
nival such as the Penn and The
Drake Relays, but could not carry
cut the idea because the Institute
did not have a track. After the
completion of the Alumni Bowl it
became possible to effectively pro"
mote and carry out the kind Of
athletic program which the Off
cials had in nnid.
Cleve L. Abbott and the Tlske-
gee Relay Carnival are synonymous
fer it was he who planned and car
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
JOE LOUIS, BILLY CONN BATTLE FOR WORLD
IT'LL JUNE 18 IN new YORK
Ky. States Hoy Thurman Huris
JaveIin 1874 Feet In Carnival

by Kentucky State, The boys con-
Quoted themselves we'll last year
at the I'uskegee Relays, despite a
limited number Of entrants. In the
conference meet, though finishing
last, Kentucky State showed great
promise.
This year, Coach White has
some twenty odd aspirants, from
which group he hopes to select fiji
teen for the conference meet. Big
Hoy Thurman, All-American quart
erback, will be the man to beat in
his specially, the javelin throw.
Last week at WilberfOTce, he made
a mighty heave Of 1874 feet to cop
the event handily. Such a heaVe
is good at anybody's conference.
Kentucky's relay team Of Walker,
Smith, Allison and Rainey will
take a lot of beating. Adds and
Withers both newcomers, have done
we'll in running the distance. Rain
ey is "a fine hurdier and dash
man, while Eugene Smith eXcels in
the latter. Add to these Herbert
Trawick (All-American footballer),
William Minter distance runner,
Campbell (high jumper), Corbett
hurdler). and Childs distance
runneD. and you have the bulk of
Kentucky States track team. The
boys should do well the meet.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
BY 4 j RICHARDS


FRANKFORT, KY. (SNS) The an
nual conference track meet of the
MWA-A Will take place at Lincoln
University Of jefferson City on
the 18th and 18th of this month.
Representatives Of four of the con-
ference schools will definitely be
there, the same four that partici-
pated last year. Those are Ken
tucky State, West Virginia State,
Wilberforce, and Lincoln. No word
has been received from the other
member schools, SO it is taken for
granted that they will not be rep
resented.
judging from the outcome of
last Saturday meet at WilberfGrce
which Kentucky State won handily
it would seem that the bulk of the
strength this year will rest with
Kentucky and the host school,
Lincoln. The latter has always had
= superior track team in the con-
ference, and this year should be no
exception. Coach Ray kemp's lads
made a runaway of the meet last
year at Wilbeforce. The latter fin
ished second, with West Virginia
and Kentucky pulling UP the rear.
KY STATE SQUAD CLICKS
The greatest progress lin track
this year has been made, no doubt.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10

In their initial solid week OF
baseball on the road since break
ing camp at Miami, Florida the
nationally famous Ethiopian Clowns
played to more than 10000 paid
admissions, won eight out of nine
games, and made appearances. in
five different states, during their
seven days of thrilling diamond eX-
hibitions and deluxe bus touring.
The players, all in jovial mood,
due to being the first race club OF
the season to go on full salary.
operating on co-plan basis since
winding up their fifteen-day train
ing period, and the past weeks
games netted each player a juicy
slice, SO manager ShoWboat Thom-
as is not the least concerned about
any of his star performers jump
ing to Mexico, or anywhere else
for that matter, as they're doing
mighty financially right where they
are Scores by the Innings:
AT MACON, GA r II E
Giants 600 900 001-1
Clowns 0l0 100 11X-4 10
Batteries: Perry, Daniel and
Pyrd; Macon and Rufus.
AT MACON, GA. r II e
Giants OOU Jus OUU-59l
Clowns 020 12O 11X-7 II y
Batteries: Jackson and Byrd:
MASSES and Kohra.
AT MOBILE ALABAMA Il r e
Clowns Ol0 ITO l2o-oSI
Shippers 600 600 olo-l5z
Batteries: Abbadaba and Rufus;
Bell and Bloom.
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA r II E
Clowns 0OO 0O2 OAA-Z'o
Shippers 0O5 600 XNA-o9o
Batteries: Snead and Rufus;
Blute and Dredgery
AT PENSACOLA, FLA. r II f
Clowns 800 U3O 00U-o IL u
Shippers 0O0 O0o ooo-o .
Batteries: MASSES and Rufus;
Tommie and Henry.
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA Il IL e
Clowns 2Ol lOl 3uU-o IL L
Shippers coo 600 OOO-O Z
Batteries: Macon and Korha;
Williams and Durant.
AT LAUENS, S. G. II IL T.
Clowns 203 10l lO0-7 IL y
Tigers ....,, O20 900 000-2 4 o
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
Josh Gibson Shook
Amonq
Neqroes In Mexico

MEXICO, D. F.-Thirty-siX for
mer stars of the Negro National
and Negro American Leagues will
play here this summer with the
six teams of the Mexican Profess
sional baseball league according to
announcement made here Monday.
Under the rule which limits each
team to eight foreigners, the fol-
lowing teams have signed large
number of the colored stars.
VERA CRUZ: Joshua Gibson,
Barney Brown, Willie Wells.
Johnny Taylor, Bud Barbee and
Ray cambridge.
MEXICO CITY Bill Perkins,
Leroy Matlock, Martin Dihigo
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
CycIist Is
Bound Over,
Fined $04

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Richard Kines, motorcyclist, was
fined a toti1 of $94 for speeding 70
miles per hour, running through
four red lights and three stop
signs and reckless driving on the
sidewalk in City Recorders Court
Friday as the result Of Thursday
police chase. In addition, he was
bound over to state courts under
$1,000 bond for possessing lottery
tickets.
Kines leo eleven police cars and
two motorcycle patrolmen a mer-
ry clip for siX-milea over city
streets Thursday afternoon.
Former City Policeman j. B.
King was arrested Friday morning
on disorderly conduct charges be-
cause he allegedly used his auto
mobile in a vain attempt to "block"
Detective ! E. Helms when the
detective was pursuing Kines.
Kines was apprehended by
Patrolmen Walt Jones and E. G.
Cowan. He posted cash bond when
booked at JAIL
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
Hampton Host To CIAA
Relays This Saturday

HAMPTON Inst, Va. -(SNSl-
The annual CIAA Open Track and
Field Championship Meet will be
held at Hampton Institutes Arm
strong Field Saturday, May 10.
Strong teams from most Of the
CIAA schools will be represented
in the meet.
Highly touted are the runners
from Morgan college, Lincoln
University, and Virginia State COL
lege. Experts predict that one OF
these squads may likely lower the
mile relay record at this meet. The
present record in the mile relay
was set last year by Hampton IN"
atitute with the time of 3:20.2s.
Hampton's star relay team was lost
through graduation, and veteran
coach Gideon Smith does not eX-
pect his new green squad to attain
the fleetness of the previous team
until later in the season.
MORGAN MILE TEAM STOPS
Morgan has an exceptionally fast
relay team this year, which won
at the Penn Relays in the time Of
3:216s. The Morgan team is out
TO set A new record. Howard and
st. Paul also have good relay
teams.
The preliminary events of Sat
urday's activities on Armstrong
Field will begin at $50 m. with
the 100 and 200-yard dashes. Fol-
lowing will be the 440-yard run,
hurdles, shot, discus, iavelin, and
broad jump The finals will begin
at ] o'clock.
Medals to be awarded this year
are: Gold medals for first place
winners of each event, silver med
ais for second place winners,
bronze medals for third place winA
ners. and gold medals to each
member Of the winning relay
teams. Each winning relay team
will receive a plaque. The team
Scoring the highest number Of
ncints will receive a trophy
VA. STATE DEFENDING
CHAMP
Virginia State won the team
trophy last year bv defeatipo
Hampton Institute by One-half
point. Morgan seems to be the
strongest contender for team hon
ors this year, as its team is well
balanced, strong in both track and
field events.
Howard p. Drew, who has been
serving rs starter and referee for
MANY years, will again blow the
opening whistle, and Benny Wash
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
Ashby AII-Stars
Bounce Back
Over PiCk-UDs
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
After a humiliating 1871 loss to
Adelphi last Thursday afternoon.
the Ashbv Street All-Stars bounc-
ed back with a 1913 decision over
Fred Jones' Pick-Ups. The game
was featured by the Singing OF
the All-Stars, who are managed
by Robert Binns. Johnny Leonard
and Matthew Smith both hit for
The circuit
Among the Pick Ups were Robert
Rin) Rhodes, John (FarleyJ
Thomas, and Bill Boykin, all OF
Georgia Power. For the All-Stars,
Smith, Leonard, Binns, Doolev and
Alstin stood out.
Only catcher and right
fielder are needed before the ASH
by crew will be really set for 1941,
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
AdeIphi Bags 18th Straight;

homer was the only extra base hit
in the cluster.
William Myles and Robinson
with one hit in two trips and
Rocy Fitzpatrick, who tailed two Of
the losers three counters after
walks, led the offense of the Pick
Ups
COFFEE SCORES 4 TIMES
Key men III the attack Of the
winners aside from coffee with
a home run, single, walk, and four
runs scored and Griggs with two
singles for four trips that sent
four runs across the pan were
Charles (Red) Simmons with his
two singles and two runs in four
tries and Marion Eugene Red)
Grimes with his single
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
Bicycle Mishap
Proves Fatal To
Young Student
ATLANTA, Ga.--(SNS)-


Myron Turner Jr., 18-year-olo
Morehouse College freshman, cleo
at Grady Hospital around three
o'clock Saturday afternoon a few
hours after he had been admitted
to a ward suffering a conclusion OF
brain due to an unusual traffic ac-
cident.
According to city police traffic
reports, Turner was riding MS
bicvcle in front of 339 Mitchell
Street around 9 o'clock Saturday
morning, when he struck an un-
identified pedestrian and fell to
the pavement, striking his head
against a street car rail. The ter
rifle fall caused a conclusion OF
brain.
Rushed to Grady, Turner lived
approximately six hours.
The deceased was the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Turner Sr.,
cf 495e johnson Avenue. N. E. Mr..
Turner Sr. is a we'll known Auburn
Avenue barber. His parents and
other relatives survive him.
Murdaugh Brothers, who are in
charge of funeral arrangements,
said plans are being formulated
and will be announced later.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
TARRANT, LANE FAVORED

Leo Tarrant of Alabama State
Teachers College, Montgomery.
will highlight the individul events
He is the standout among those
entered in the Clarence Matthews
Memorial One Hundred. A great
array of talent has been entered in
the high school section and spectac-
ular performances are expected
when these youngsters take the
field.
Pacing the women's division will
be Jean Lane, Of Wilberforce Uni
versity, who came into national
prominence when she turned back
Lula Hymes, Tuskegee's phantom
of the cinderpath. at the eleventh
annual Junior and Senior Women's
Track and Field Championships
which were held in the Alumni
Bowl at the Institute last May.
She will again defend her title, but
her competitors have announced
that she will have to step the dis
tance in faster time than she did
last year if she hopes to continue
to march at the head of the pro-
cesson. Rowena Harrison and Lu-
cy Newell, of Tuskegee, will COM
pete in the hundred. s.4
The Tuskegee 440 Yard Cham
tpionship RELAY team hopes to bet
ter the mark made at Atlantic City
recently when competing for the
julius B. Ramsey Handsome Re-
volving Trophy Presentation of
the trophy will be made by Mrs
Carrie G RAMSEY
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10

ATLANTA. Ga.-(SNS)--
George Coffee's tWo-run homer
in the first frame and pinch sim
giles by Bertram Griggs in the third
and fifth innings, which produc-
ed six runs altogether. were vital
factors in Adelphi's 1913 win over
Harry Miller's Pick-Ups the past
Saturday morning on the More
house athletic field For Adelphi,
it was her 18th victory in l2
starts this year. The home run was
Coffee's third of the season and
gecond in the last three games.
Winning pitcher was Emmett
Gray, who allowed but two singles,
while the loss was credited to A. f.
Robinson, who was touched for
nine singles although Coffee's
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10

Theolic Smith and Burns Wright.
MONTEREY: Quincy Troupe,
William Jefferson, Leroy Morney,
Leslie Green, Barney Morris, Hen
ry McHenry and Sammy Bank
head.
TAMPICO: Nate Moreland, Jel-
ly Taylor, James DireuX, Larry
Brown. James Ford and, Lonnie
SommerS.
TORREON: Leon Ruffin, Roy
Wellmaker, James Bell, Hilton
Smith, and Alexander Crespi.
PUEBLO: Ed Stone, Ted Strong,
Pullman Porter, Bill Brown, Bert
Hunter and Tom Dukes.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10

April 4 when he defeated Finnish
heavyweight Gunnar Barlund in
the early minutes of the ninth
round
In his last two engagements, the
heavyweight champion defeated
Abe Simon in the thirteenth round
at Detroit, and Tony Music in
st. Louis match that went eight
rounds. Boxing experts regard it
as quite unlikely that Louis will be
dethroned in his coming bout with
Buddy Baer.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
HanIey Hornets
Release Lineup
For AdeIphi
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

The Hanley Hornets, managed by
Avon c.. Crumley, will insert their
stingers into the delicious meat
of the Adelphi Dragon Wednes-
day afternoon and Captain Harvey
(Monk) Palmer freely predicts the
West Siders will get a taste of real
competition They definitely have
in mind breaking the 12-game WIN
ming streak of the purple and gold.
Personnel Of the Hanley crowd IL
given below:
Edward Couch, second base; Bo-
mar (Hank) Lippitt, right field;
Robert 0Pee Wee) Bolton, short
stop; William (Booster) Greason,
short field; Odell (Snook) Wing
field, first base; Harvey (Monk)
Palmer, thi,d base; Wallace
Darlington, center field; Joe New
Blood Walker, catcher; Henry
(Spot) Hubbard, left field; Willie
(Big Boy) Smith, pitcher.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10

tieth Century Sporting Club, Inc, 8,
and Mike Jacobs.
The contest, announced by ia
cobs at the offices of the Twentieth
Century Sporting Club May /, is
dependent upon victory by Louis
when he meets Buddy Eaer in
Washington May 23.
Conn, who will relinquish his
llght-heavyweigi1t crown before the
encounter with Louis, made his
last ring appearance in Chicago
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
Brown Bomber Must Whip Buddy
Baer Before New York Bout

The Joe Louis-Billy Conn bout
for the heavyweight championship
Of the world, to be held at New
York's Polo Grounds, Wednesday
evening, June l8, will be the first
OF a series of outstanding boxing
contests to be aired exclusively over
the Mutual network as a result of
the contract signed this spring
giving the Mutual Broadcasting
System sole rights to broadcast
matches promoted by the Twen-
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
Air Base For goth
Squadron To Go Up
At Ft. Davis, Ala,

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-(ANP)-
A full -fldeged airdrome, costing
$l,8l3. .402, is to be established at
Fort Davis, seven miles north of
Union Springs for the training of
Negro flying cadets and to form
a home base for the s9th Pursuit
Squadron, it was announced here
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10

over the past weekend.
1t was further reported that the
airdrome would be one-mile square
and equipped with baTickS, hang
ers and other buildings similar to
those at Gunter and Maxwell
fields.