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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-27
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND

WHEREAS, on the "a day of
July, 1889, the National Minerals,
Inc. executed and delivered unto
the Union National Bank of Char
lotte, Charlotte, N. G. trustee,
deed of trust conveying the real
estate therein described which
deed of trust is recorded in the
office of Register of Deeds for
Ashe County, N. C. in book q Of
Mortgage deeds at pages 489-494;
and
WHEREAS, on the 10 day Of
November, 1899, the National
Minerals, Inc executed and deliv-
cred unto the Union National
Bank of Charlotte, Charlotte, N.
c., trustee, deed of trust con-
veying the real estate therein des-
cribed which deed of trust is re-
corded in the office of Register
of Deeds for Ashe County, N. c.
in book q of Mortgage deeds al
page 515-520; and,
The trustee named in said deeds
of trust has refused to act as sale
trustee and D. C.. Duncan of Spar
ia, N. c. has been appointed Sub
stituted Trustee; and,
WHEREAS, default has beer
made in the payment of the in
debtedness secured by said deed
of trust as therein provided ant
the said substituted trustee b.
said deeds of trust as therein pro
vided and the said substituted
trustee has been requested by tn
owner and holders thereof to ex
ercise the power of sale containe'
in said deeds of trust;
NOW, under and by virtue @
the authority conferred by sal
deeds of trust the undersigne
substituted trustee will, on tn
% day of April, 1941, at tn
courthouse door of Ashe County
N. c. at 1900 o'clock noon offe
for sale to the highest bidder fc
cash the following described rea
estate:
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Having qualified as Admins.
traitor CTA of John L. Phillips
late of Ashe County, North Caro-
lima, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the said es-
tate to present them to the un-
dersigned for payment on or be-
fore the 21st day of February,
1912, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar Of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will please make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
This the 21st day of February,
1941.
IRA PHILLIPS,
Administrator of
JOHN L. PHILLIPS,
2-27-6t Deceased.
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NOTICE OF SALE
NORTH CAROLINA

ASHE COUNTY
BY virtue of a power contained
in certain deed of trust execu-
ted on the 5th day Of March,
1923, by w. r. Lewis and wife,
M. E. Lewis, to Ira T. Johnston,
Trustee for J. M. Parsons, which
deed of trust is recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds
of Ashe County in Book %, page
555, default having been made
and at the request of the cestui-
que trust, I. Ira T. Johnston,
Trustee, will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the Court
house door in Jefferson, North
Carolina, on the 7th day of April,
1941, at one o'clock P. M. the fol-
lowing described land, to-wit:
Beginning on a white oak at the
public road T. w. Arnold corner
running N with Arnold's line so
poles to a stake at a branch, w.
E. Parker's corner; thence S As
w 10 poles to said branch to a
stake in public road; thence S 81
w 10 poles with the road to a
maple; thence N So w 10 poles
to birch; then N As w 20 poles
to a white oak; then a Northwest
course 81 poles to a chestnut on
top of the ridge; then with ridge
81 poles to a chestnut in L. J.
Sturgill's line; then S IL E "a
poles with said L. J. Sturgill's
line and ridge to a stake; then
down said ridge with Sturgil!'s
line 1912 poles to a black gum
SturgilPs and GraybeaPs corner;
then S As w "a poles with Stur-
gill's line to a sourWood stump
said corner; then S 18 w with
said line II poles to a sassafras
Sturgills corner; then with said
line to stake Stevens Sturgilps
corner; then S IS E II poles to
Stevens SturgilPs line to stake;
then S 20 w 8 poles to a stake
in the public road; then N 81 E
10 poles to a stake in the road;
then S 83 E Is poles to a stake
in the road; then E S E with the
road As poles to a sarvis; then a
South course SIS poles to an oak
and stake J. T. Osborne line; then
N with Osborne and Arnold line
SO poles to the beginning, con-
tanning rs acres, more or less, ex-
cept plat 40 by 40 feet retained
as graveyard and halfway for
E. B. GRAPHICAL to his place.
March 7, 1941.
IRA T. JOHNSTON,
3-13-4t Trustee
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tanned in a certain deed of trust
executed on the 10th day of
March, 1885, by Carl E. Miller
and wife, Hala Miller, to T. c.
Bowie, Trustee for Mary M. Pain
ter, which deed of trust is duly
recorded in the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds of Ashe County in
Book "a, page 43, default having
been made in the payment of the
interest due. on said deed of trust,
and at the instance and request of
the cestui que trust, I, T. c. Be-
vie, Trustee, will sell to the high
est bidder for cash at the court
house door in Jefferson, ON Sat-
urday, April S, 1871, at one o.
clock P. NJ, the following des-
cribed property, lying and being
in Ashe County, North Carolina,
and described as follows:
First Tract: Beginning on a
chestnut, the old corner, running
north 3 east SO poles to stake,
corner Of Edward Miller lot; then
with Edwin Miller's line south
IS east 81 poles to a stake in said
line; then south 21s west 81 poles
to a stake in P. G. McNeil1s line.
and the Miller line; then north
81 west 81 poles to the begin
ming, containing 21h acres, more.
or less.
Excepting 8 acres sold to En-
NETT Pennington.
This March 4, 1871. .......
T. c. BOWIE,
3-6-4t Trustee.
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William Caudill
Buried Friday

Funeral service was held on
Friday, at the Presbyterian
church, for William Everett eau
dill, So, who died at his home
here following serious illness.
Revs. John w. Luke and w. T.
Wilmington were in charge of the
service. Burial followed in the
Powers cemetery.
The deceased who was native
of this county. is survived by his
mother Mrs. Daniel Caudill. his
wife, two sons, Lee and Corbitt
and one daughter, Goldia, all of
West Jefferson.
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NOTICE OF RESALE OF LAND
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Under and by virtue of an or
der of resale of the Superior
Court of Ashe County, made in
the Special Proceeding entitled
John A. Weaver, ct al, Elk Parte,
as heirs at law or next of kin of
Melvina Kilby Eller, upon the
Special Docket of the said Court,
the undersigned commissioner
will, on the 10Th day of March,
1941, at 100 o'clock P. NJ, begin
ming at and on the Premises of
the Waddel1 and Martin Lots in
the Town of Jefferson as herein
after described at 100 o'clock P.
NJ, and continuing thereafter at
and on the premises of the Home
Place of the late Melvina Kilby
Eller in Walnut Hill Township
on the Bina and the Phoenix
Creek Road, offer for resale to
the higher bidder for CASH
those certain tracts or parcels of
land lying and being in Walnut
Hill and Jefferson Townships,
Ashe County, North Carolina, and
more particularly described as
follows, to-Wit:
FIRST TRACT: Being the
home place of the late J. c. Kill
by and Melvina Kilby Eller as
shown by the title deeds of Mil
ton Kilby to J. c. Kilby, and ref
erence is hereby made to the tt
tie deeds for more complete des-
cription of the said tract of which
the late Melvina Kilby Eller died
seized. and where she lived at her
death.
THIRD TRACT: Being known
as the Melvina Kilby Eller River
Tracts as shown by the title deed
of w. N. Kilby to J. c. Kilby and
Melvina Kilby of record in the
office of Register of Deeds of
Ashe County, in Book B-1, page
At, And reference is hereby made
to said record for more complete
description.
FOURTH TRACT: Being the
Waddell Store Lot in the Town
of jefferson, Ashe County, as
shown by deed from J. M. Pre-
vette to Melvina Eller, recorded
in the office Of register of Deeds
of Ashe County, in Book To,
page AS.
FIFTH TRACT: Being the Mar
tin Lots in the Town of Jefferson,
Ashe County, as shown by deed
of Elizabeth Martin to Melvina
Eller, recorded in the office OF
Register of Deeds of Ashe Coun-
ty, in Book To, page 1876.
So as to include all the. lands
of which the said Melvina Kilby
Eller died seized. $50
This the 18th day of March
1941.
GRANT BAUGUESS,
3-2O-2t Commissioner
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TRANSOU NEWS

Miss Lucy Mcneil has been
confined to her bed for several
days with flu or a severe cold
Mrs. N. c. Shepherd continues
very sick at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Transou
left Saturday for a few days stay
in Greensboro.
Miss Mamie Shepherd, of Char
7o+te spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs D. H.
Shepherd.
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HELP WANTED AT ONCE -
Good man for general farm and
dairy work. Write or call U. B.
Walters, Nottingham, Pa, or see
Mr.. John Rhodes, Rhodes Furni-
ture Co., West Jefferson. 3-22-1tc
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FOR SALE-75 to 100 bushels of
No. l Cobbler seed potatoes. Price
reasonable. See or write R. c..
Barker, Grassy Creek, N. c.
3-27-1tp Us, --..t
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FOR SALE-A good typewriter
and adding machine. Apply The
Skyland Post 9-7-tf
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
BY virtue of power of sale con-
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FOR SALE-1-6 H. P. Fairbanks
& Morse kerosene engine and 20
in. Williams corn mill complete
with clutch pulley and % it. Gin.
rubberized belt. Good. condition
ready for use. See F. L. Little at
Western Auto Associate Store,
West Jefferson, N, c.. 3-27-1tp
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FOR SALE-1936 V-8 Tudor Sc
dan, Good Condition Cheap" In
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quire ] & ] Store, West Jeffer-
son, N. c. 3-27-1T
WANTED-A man with small IA
mily to do work on dairy farm in
Pa. Must be sober and industri-
Gus. See r. G. Barr, West Jeffer-
son or write Robert Vannoy, Lin
coin University, Pa. 3-20-2t
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3-6-4t
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Tire Rationing Unit
Asks W. p. A. for
Needed Office Staff
Organization to Be
Ready to Begin Duties
BY Next Monday

A request for authorization OF
District w. P. A. project providing
a staff of II typists and clerks for
the Districts tire-rationing program
was forwarded to Federal w. P. A.
headquarters today by Ross Haw-
orth, manager of the local w. P. A.
1t was indicated approval would be
given without delay.
The personnel for the new agency
will be drawn from other w. p A.
projects, Mr.. Haworth said, aiding
that the project will be on tempo
rary basis. Later, he said. the Lis
trict Is expected to provide its own
staff. 50
The workers will be ready tostArt
on the new job Monday. the e0ec-
tive date Of the tire-rationing pro.
gram Quarters are being set up in
the old Force School in the 1700
block of Massachusetts avenue. and
the Office is expected to start tunc-
tioning Monday morning.
Cooperation Is Asked.
Meanwhile. Whitney Leary. chair
man of the program for the District,
made an appeal to the public to CO.
operate to the fullest extent so that
the plan may be carried out fairly
and efficiently.
He urged citizens not to apply for
ration cards permitting them to
purchase tires unless they feel def
nitely certain" that their requests
come within the provisions of the
tire rationing program. He said he
expects his office to be busy enough
filling legitimate requests without
being swamped with calls from per-
sons not entitled to obtain ration
cards.
Mr. Leary said a quantity OF ap-
plcation blanks is being printed
now, and on Friday he will an
nounce where the applications may
be obtained and the procedure to be
followed in applying for ration
cards.
Belief was expressed in some
quarters today that the Commis-
sioners may exercise an emergency
power to put into effect Immediately
a drastic amendment to the Dis
trict's automobile code to check tire
thefts. Under normal procedure,
such an amendment would not be-
come effective until 10 days after
the Commissioners had approved it.
Van Duzer Drafts Ordinance.
1t was felt, however, that the city
heads might make the change effec-
tive at once as soon as Traffic Di-
rector William A. Van Duzer sub
mits draft of the amendment.
The amendment, which Mr.. Van
Duzer is drafting today, would pro-
vide that no vehicle receive green
inspection sticker unless the tire
serial numbers were visible.
The District branch of the Amer
ican Automobile Association an
nounced, meanwhile, establishment
of tire protection patrol to remove
glass and other objects Offering
hazards to automobile tires. De-
signed to help motorists conserve
and protect their tires. the patrol
will operate on the same basis as
the A. A. AS glass patrol" except
that it will carry or sweep glass
out of the way of automobile tires.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Sale Of Friendship
For Housing Project
Approved by Court
Apartments and Hotel
For Women to Be
Built on Estute

A $1,00O,0OO contract for the sale
of Friendship, the Wisconsin ave-
nue. estate of the Mclean family, to
the Defense Homes Corp. Recon-
struction Finance Corp. subsidiary
was accepted last night by the Gov
eminent and the American Security
& Trust Co.. trustees for the estate
of the late John r. Mclean. For
NAL approval was given in District
Court today when the sale order
was signed by Justice Bolitha j,
Laws
Defense Homes Corp plans to turn
the ;75-acre estate into a defense
housing pRvject, spending scme $40
0oo,6oo IN pEpviding ], 80 TO 2o0o
smau apartments in small two and
three story buildings. Gafden-type
structures will be featured as well
as q 1,000-unit hotel for single wom-
en-. according to preliminary plans.
The sale was negotiated by God
den & Small and John F. Major.
local real estate agents. S. E. God
den of Golden &. Small said it
was his understanding that the
house itself and surrounding gardens
would be preserved as a recreation
center.
In the Mclean family for 40 years,
Friendship has been gathering
place for Washington society. The
grounds front along Wisconsin ave-
nue. for five blocks between Macomb
and Rodman streets NV.
Federal officials have had their
eyes on 1t since the start of the
emergency, nothing its strategic
location in terms of work-a-day
Washington, and the excellent trans
portation facilities in the neighbor-
hood.
English colonists were granted a
patent to what is now the estate in
1895. Georgetown College acquired
the property in the early 1905 and
put up a monastery for student
priests. The present mansion Is a
restoration of that monastery, the
college having sold the estate to
Mr.. Mclean in the last century.
The late Edward B. Mclean, son
OF John r. Mclean, went to live
there with his bride, the former
Evalyn Walsh, soon after their mar
riage. They entertained frequently
for Republican leaders during the
Harding and Coolidge administra-
tions.
Their children. Edward B.. John
r. and Evalyn, grew up at Friend
ship.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
mo. II OF q SerieS.)

While a wall or archway may
give protection from bomb splin-
tiers, debris and fragments of
shrapnel, it should be remem-
bered that shock can be trans
mitted through walls. 1t may be
extremely dangerous, during an
aerial bombardment, to lean di-
rectly against any part of build
ing. If you are lying on the
ground, put rolled-up coat un-
der you.
Where there is no substantial
shelter, the head and other vital
parts of the body should be
protected in any way possible. A
coat or an open book is better
than nothing to cover your head
and neck.
The ear-drums are liable to
injury from blast. They can be
protected by small pads of cot
ton, smeared with vaseline If
possible and packed loosely in
the ears. Failing this, use your
hands to cover your ears.
In order to equalize the air
pressure inside and outside your
body during blast, the mouth
should be kept open. This can
be done by rolling your hand
kerchief and putting it between
your teeth to keep your mouth
from swapping shut from the
shock caused by the blast.
In the house, in case Of aerial
bombardment, 60 to your refuge
room and keep away from WIN
dows. Don't use the telephone.
At such a time, it would be
needed for vital communications
between the city's defenders. If
bombs fall nearby, lie down un-
der a table with sturdy legs or
a strong couch turned upside
down.
People living in a neighbor-
hood where high explosives have
fallen should make a careful ex-
animation Of roofs. walls, win.
dows and doors after the raid,
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Hearings Set for Monday
On Recreation Bill

The Senate District Committee
will begin belated public hearings
Monday at 10 am. on proposed leg
islation providing for drastic .revi-
sion in the system for control and
operation Of public recreational ac-
tivities.
A House approved bill creating a
recreational board of seven members
will be the basic plan considered
The committee, however. also will
have before it a revised plan, de-
signed to give the Commissioners
control over appointments to the
recreation staff.
The bill passed by the House
would allow any representative
named by the Commissioners to
serve on the board. The proposed
amendment stipulates that one OF
the seven members of the board
shall be a commissioner.
r. F. Camalier, counsel to the
committee, said the hearings will be
wide open" He plans to send in
vitations to at least $50 persons who
might want to express their views
on the proposed change In the recre-
ational system.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

son of Mr.. and Mrs. August Crane,
5l08 Eighth street NV.
The child was found lying in the
street in the 900 block of Hamilton
street NV. by Carl Aufrecht, 1923
Illinois avenue NV; Brown Jack
son, 2106 Eighth street NV, and
John C. Wheeler, 2038 Georgia ave-
nue. NV. They took him into a
home in the same block. where a
private physician pronounced the
boy dead.
Edwards scooter was found near
his broken body. He had been riding
it proudly, dressed in his little boots,
riding pants and lumberjacket.
The toy was not damaged, and
police theorized the child might
have dropped it on seeing the ap-
preaching car, and made q futile
dash toward safety. Some paint
was scraped from the scooter, how
ever, and investigators considered
this practically their only clue to the
death car.
They also were looking for a dark
bodied or a light-green car with
damaged fender or radiator grille.
Persons in the block reported seeing
vehicles of these meager descrip-
tions slow up near the point of i'm
pact and then move on. The in
formants explained they saw moth
ing further to indicate an accident
had taken place.
The Capitals 1941 traffic toll now
is IA ahead of last years total.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Home Of Justice Holmes
Taken Over as Girls Club

The home of the late Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes yesterday
was officially turned over to the
American Women's Volunteer Serv-
vices for conversion into a recreation
club for 600 Government girls
Preliminary conversion estimates
Of $25,000 have already been sub
mitted to Mrs. Charles Dewey, wife
Of the Republican Representative
from Illinois, who will direct redec-
grafton. The old f1ve-story house
will be fitted with basement kitchen.
dance floor. ping pong tables. date"
rooms and sewing and laundry
rooms.
Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Herbert En-
merich, decoration co-chairman, ex-
pect tc open the house to about 600
newcomers to washington in a few
weeks. Membership will be selected
from girls working in defense agen-
cies and will rotate every few months
70 that as many as possible may use
the recreation facilities.
Evening star., 1941-12-31

even if there are no obvious
signs of damage.
Special precautions should be
taken against unexploded bombs
and shells. UneXploded anti
personnel bombs, which are
smaller high explosives about
the size of a coffee tin, are liable
to explode into thousands of
fragments if they are handled
or subjected to vibration. They
should be let alone and re-
ported to an afraid warden or
the police.
Whereas, when a general pur-
pose high explosive hits the
ground and explodes. it makes
a funnel-shaped crater with
splashes of earth around it, an
unexploded bomb makes no
crater but buries itself in the
earth, leaving only a small cir
cular hole to show where it has
gone in. What may look like a
small crater formed py q very
small bomb may be the en-
trance hole of large unex-
ploded bomb and should be
avoided. The bomb may be a
"dud," which, because of some
defect, will never explode, but it
also might be a delayed-action or
time bomb, which will explode at
a set interval after it comes down.
These, as well as unexploded
shells which can be recognized
by the copper driving band in
front of the base, are dangerous
and should be reported to the
nearest warden or the police.
Tomorrow: Protecting your store.
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Reporter Sets Off Dynamite
At BeIvoir With the Best of I'm
Look Out Below! He Shows His Mette
At Risky Task but Prefers SporkIers

| the officers say they wouldn't think
OF letting me out without having
set off dynamite, like every one else.
Well Just Blow Up.
The field where I am standing, in
company with this dynamite, is in
the Demolitions Area at Fort Bel.
| voir. All the soldiers wear tin
hats when In this territory and, if
they know any prayers, they often
say them.
The captain in charge is showing
me around and he has procured the
necessary dynamite weight, one
pound. and hoped up so that its
explosive force equals that Of INT
Now" he says, thrusting the ex-
ploSive into my eager hands. "Yot
and will step off here by ourselves
so that If anything goes wrong jus,
the two of us will go up"
Yes SIR" said I. 80 --- ME-
When We get far enough away
50 that the two of us can be alone
with the stick of dynamite. he pro-
duces a shiny brass capsule, about
an inch and half long.
Il understand that you've waived
any claim on the Government ir
! (See BELVOIR, Page B-80
Evening star., 1941-12-31
Gasoline Tax Increase
OF 1c Per Gallon Goes
Into Effect al Midnight
Most Filling Stations
Will Increase TotuI
Price to IN Cents
Star Staff Photos.

The new 1-cent per gallon IN
crease in wholesale deliveries of gas
oline in the District, imposed to
finance the long-range Whitehurst
traffic improvement plan, will go
into effect at midnight tonight.
Most of the wholesale distribu-
tors are expected to pass the tax
increase, from 2 cents to 8 cents
per gallon, on to retail outlets, who
in turn, it is indicated. will collect
it from the consumer. The Federal
tax amounts to IL cents per gallon
Harry Wainwright, executive di.
rector of research of the Gasoline
Retailers Of washington. Inc, sait
the overall prevailing price will prob
ably be increased in most station
from 16it to III cents per gallor
at midnight.
Chance for Small Profit.
The tax is to be levied on whole.
sale deliveries after that hour, how
ever, and the filling stations stand
to make an extra cent per gallon
on gasoline already in stock if they
raise the price at midnight. This
has been the practice in the past
when new taxes, collected from the
big distributors, goes into effect,
Mr.. Wainwright said.
Before the Federal Governments IS
tire rationing went into effect the
added tax was expected to bring in
about 81 500 900 annually. However
District officials believe that tire
rationing and the tremendous re-
duction in production of automo-
biles may cut this sum by Is per
cent.
All Money to Road Fund.
For the present fiscal year. ending
June 80. 1912, it had been esti-
mated that the old 2-cent levy
would bring in $3,435,000. All tax
money goes into the highway fund.
Although the Federal Govern
ment's conservation program will
effect a considerable reduction in
expected revenues, Capt. H. C.
Whitehurst. director of highways
and author Of the long-range
traffic improvement plan, said a
smaller sum will not affect major
projects already under way or con-
templated. At worst it will mean
postponement of some smaller
projects, he said.