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aAATTLE, CARRIE x. The family Of the
late Mrs, CARRIE x. BATTLE wish to
express their sincere appreciation to the
many friends, neiehbors and relatives
ftr their Kindness during her recent illness
for the beautiful flowers and other express
Sons of sympathy at her death
KATIE BELL, FRED D. KEESEE. MILDRED
K. BELL, GEORGE X. SMITH.
FRENCH. EDWARD r. The family of
the late EDWARD r. FRENCH wish to
express their sincere appreciation to their
ministers. many Kind friends. neishbors,
Lebanon Lodge. Lebanon Chapter and Iels-
tlvES Tor their expressions of sympathy
and for the many r1ost beautiful floral
tributes at the death of their beloved
HIS WIFE AND SON.
y 6ATEwoOD. JOHN c. The wife and
sons of he late JOHN c. GATEWOOD
wish to express their sincere appreciation
to their many friends and rela tives Tor
the beautiful floral tributes and express
sions Of sympathy ct the sudden death OF
their beloved husband anu fathe~.
AND JAMES E. AND EARL E. GATE
WOOD.
JACKSON. JEAN CE' EST1NL TIE fam
ily of JEAN CELESTINE JACKSON wish
to express their a~precia ton TO the many
1TiGds and relatives for the beautiful
Ehowers and other expressions OF sympathy
at her death, THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1942-09-20

Bonds or bondage-was there ever
an easier choice? Get yours now.
Evening star., 1942-09-20

U. 5. Buses in Guiunu
Most of the trucks and buses on
Grating in British Guiana last year
were American or Canadian makes.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
DrathB

FRYE, MAUDE 3. The members Of
Friendship Council, No. g. Daughters of
America. are requested to assemble at the
Chambers funeral home. 511 11th st. Sc,
on Monday, September 81, 1912, at .1o3 80
I'm, for the purpose OF attending the fu-
neral OF MAUDE B. FRYE
MAY DAbZIEL Counselor.
JESSIE LOWE. Recording Secretary.
GARRISON. WILLIAM B. On Friday,
September Is, 1912, at Homeops thic Hos
pital, after a short Illness WILLIAM B
GARRISON. beloved husband of Caroline
Garrison and father of Josephine b and w
Thomas Garrison and Mrs. Clyde Hopkins
He also is survived by one sister, Mrs. c.
w DiSmer
Remains resting at Hysong's funeral
home, 1900 N st. NV. where services will
| be held on Monday, September u. at ,
pm. Relatives and friends invited TO at
tend. Interment George Washington Me-
mortal Park Cemetery. 90
GARRISON, WILLIAM b. La Fayette
a Lodge. No. 1a, F. A, A. M will
N hold special communica ion
~ Monday, September 21 1912. at
" No l:l5 pm. at Masonic Temple.
~I Tor the purpose of conducting
w the Masonic burial service for
our late brother, WILLIAM B.
I
Evening star., 1942-09-20

ALLEN, ELLA c. On Friday, Septem-
fber Is 1912, at the residence Of her SIS
&ter Mrs. Leroy c. McNeal, 1401 Fairmont
st NV, ELLA C ALLEN
{. Services at the S. H. Hines Co; funeral
Nine, 2901 i4th st. NV, on Monday. sep,
tt01ber 81, at ! pm. 1nterment Oakwood
Cemetery, Falls Church Va. 20
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-08

Al, diffieUii her port is.
So coll her Rebel sirs,
Bot tell me where fhe heorf is
Thof's Ioyoicr fhon hers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-08
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-08

The boneysvekie's feiier ,
She puts. Unbee5ing, by.
For in her honds O letter.
And on her lips. O sigh.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Town Election Is
May 5th But No
Candidates File
Saturday Is Deadline For
Filing. Also Last Day
To Register To Vote

The West Jefferson town E.
lection will be held on Tuesday,
May S, and the deadline for fill
ing is this Saturday, but up until
yesterday afternoon not single
candidate for mayor or alderman
had filed with F. B. Jones, clerk
and registrar.
This Saturday is also the last
day for those qualified to vote
and who are not already register
ed, to have their names placed on
the registration books. The fol-
lowing Saturday is challenge day
So far, very little interest has
been shown in the election and
it is not known as to whether or
not the present mayor, Judge H.
G. Tucker, and the aldermen-Dr
r. c. Ray, Dean Mcmillan, Les
ter Segraves, Carl Coward and
w. E. Vannoy-will seek re-elec-
ton.
According to rumors, F. B.
Jones and C.. o. Parsons will be
candidates for mayor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Allies Take Offense Against
Japan 4 Germany Past Week

With a destructive, surprise
bombing raid on Tokyo and three
other large cities in Japan by AL
lied forces, the war in the Pacif-
ic took an unexpected turn dur
ing the past week, as General
Macarthur plans to launch an Of
fensive against the Japs, and Eng
land and Russia renew their
drives across the Atlantic against
the Germans.
Yes, the picture looks much
brighter for the Allies. The hea-
wy bombing in Japan not only did
considerable damage, but also
served notice on the Yellow race
that they had better be careful
about spreading their ships. planes
and armies all over the Pacific
and of leaving their own little
Island Empire exposed to attack.
During the week, the Allied
forces have also been holding the
Japs on most fronts and now
General Macarthur intends to
take the offensive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
WPA Employment
In Ashe Is Cut
Approximately 800 Workers
Laid Off Or Transferred
During Past Month

With the increasing of private
employment in industry and ma
tional defense plants and the O.
pening of the farming season, the
WPA employment rolls in Ashe
county have naturally dropped
a great deal during the past
month or so, it was learned yes
terday.
There are now only 5 county
wide road projects in operation,
employing around ITS men, and
on all WPA sponsored projects in
the county, there are approx
mately 300 workers. An equal
number of men have been cut
off or transferred during the past
six weeks, it is stated.
Two weeks ago, 40 men were
transferred to work on the ma
rine base at Jacksonville, N. c..
and 10 more are expected to
leave in the near future to work
there.
Working on the soil conserva-
ton project in this county, set
ting out trees, are around 80 men.
This project is not expected t.
last long. About 20 men are en-
p1oyed on the sanitary project.
building privies for schools and
FSA clients. Charles Stellar is
foreman of this activity.
On the West jefferson street
Improvement project, there are
nearly 20 men at work.
At the conclusion of this fis-
cal year, July 1, it is believed
that practically all civilian WPA
projects will be discontinued.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Public Urged To Cooperate
ln Making Official Blackout
Success; Regulations Issued
Telephone, Whistles, Sirens,
Horns To Signal Black
out Over County.
BETWEEN 9 AND IL

The Jeffersons and Ashe conn.,
ty are included in a large area
that will experience an official
test blackOut Friday night be-
tween the hours of 8 and IL o..
clock and Chairman B. b. Gray
heal today requested every man.
woman and child i'm the county
to cooperate in making the
blackOut a success.
The exact time of the black0ut
is not known, but it will be be-
tween 8 and IL at night and will
last for an indefinite period OF
time. Twenty-Five North Caro-
lima counties are included Inn the
official blackOut test.
SIGNALS FOR BEGINNING
Complete plans for the black
out were made at a meeting Of
the air raid wardens, fire and no.
lice protection committees here
in the community building Tues
day night. Here are the official
instructions issued by the air
raid warden committee relative
to Friday nights biackOut:
l. The telephone operator, after
notifying all air raid wardens,
will ring the telephone of every
subscriber Of the West Jefferson
exchange for 80 seconds straight.
2. Whistles and sirens-The
Vannoy Lumber plant, the local
pipe factory, and fire sirens will
blow, signalling the start of the
blackcut. PatrOlman Thomas
will sound his siren in Jefferson.
Sirens from motor vehicles be-
longing to the Badger Funeral
Home will be sounded in War
rensville and Lansing. Reins-
Sturdivant will send it's siren
motor vehicle equipment on the
road to- Beaver Creek and Bald
win.
3. Principals will have some
one ring the bell at all high
schools in the county, signaling
the beginning and the end of the
blackOut.
4. Persons served by the old u
tility line will be notified by
three flashes of lights.
ALL-CLEAR SIGNALS
To indicate that everything is
"all-clear', and that the blackOut
is over, the whistles of the Van.
nOy plant and the pipe factory
will be sounded.
The sirens of PatrOlman Thom-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23

ing; Walter JONES, Hemlock; A.
H. Mcmillan, Crumpler; J. F.
Bivens, West jefferson; DR.. Rob-
inson, Creston; w. R. Mcneil,
Laurel Springs; w. B. Austin,
jefferson; J. F. Scott, Jefferson
and Mrs. TODD Price, Creston.
At the committee meeting next
Thursday night, Forest Miles,
state deputy administrator, is ex-
pected to be present and to dis
cuss the governments plan for
conducting a voluntary war-bond-
buying pledge-signing campaign
that is to be promoted the first
week in May.
Starting with the month of May,
the government plans to sell at
least a billion dollars per month
in war bonds to finance the war.
During the past six months, bond
sales have been averaging about a
half billion.
The pledge-signing campaign is
designed to reach to every person
in America who earns an income
and to make these income earn
ers stockholders in their govern
ment by their purchase of a
share in America, on a regular,
systematic basis.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Sheep Growers
To Meet On Sat.

The annual meeting of the Ashe
County Sheep Growers associa-
ton will be held at the court
house Saturday morning at 10 O.
clock and all members and others
interested in joining or in pooling
lambs and wool this season are
urged to attend.
In addition to financial reports,
election of officers and directors,
the dates for pooling wool and
lambs will be set.
All members who have sustain
ed losses and who desire to collect
insurance, are urged to make re-
ports before the meeting to Pres
ident Austin or to the farm a.
gents office.
1t is also pointed cut that now
is the time to insure this years
sheep against loss by dogs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23

England gave Germany one of
the worst raids of the war a few
days ago and Russia has stopped
three German thrusts and has
crushed several Germany armies.
Germany's attempt to get COM
plete control of the French gov
eminent is not meeting with much
favor in the conquered country
where revolts are numerous.
Washington officials announc-
ed few days ago that war pro-
duction in this country is fast
reaching a peak and that vast sup
plies are being sent to Russia and
England.
Apparently, plans are being
made by England and the United
States to open up a front against
Germany this summer and there
by relieve some pressure on Rus
STA.
In the meantime, Axis subs con-
tinue to sink number Of Allied
ships.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Plans Made To Launch Bic
War Bond Drive In County

Supt. J. B. Hash has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Ashe
County War Savings Committee
and an important meeting of this
committee to map out plans to
conduct an extensive campaign to
promote and stimulate the sale
of war bonds and stamps will be
held at the community building
here next Thursday night, April
30, at 8:15 o'clock, c. H. Robert
son, state administrator for War
Savings Staff of North Carolina,
announced yesterday.
Mr.. Robertson also announced
that the Ashe county committee
is composed of the following mem
bers: Ira T. Johnston, Jefferson;
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, West JEFF
ferson; B. D. Barr, West Jefferson;
Miss Irene Morphew, Jefferson;
L. P. Coward, Jefferson; Dayne
Gambill, Crumpler; J. c. Little,
Clifton; S. S. GRAPHICAL, Creston;
Ron Davis, Todd; E. r. Duvall,
Grassy Creek; w. M. Little, Husk;
Coy Ham, Lansing; John Little
wood, Sturgills; Mrs. Effie Liddle,
Wagner; Bruce GRAPHICAL, Fig;
J. H. Coward, Obids; Ward Ray.
West Jefferson; H. H. Lemly,
Fleetwood; Edwin Eller, Lans-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
County Has High
Percentage OF
Youth Population

Ashe county ranks 31st in North
Carolina in the percentage of
youth population under 81 years
of age and 57th in numerical
youth population under 81 years
of age, according to figures COM
piled by the bureau of census.
Ashe has a youth population
under voting age of 81 years OF
II, 1876, or 49.4 percent of the coun-
tvs total population of 22,664.
With a percentage of 46, North
Carolina ranks first in the nation
in the youthfulness of its popula-
ton and Ashe is three percent O.
yer the state average.
At the same time, it is pointed
out that nearly half of the states
population lives on the farm
1854 percent.
With a very high youth popu.
lation and a very low per capita
financial income, it is pointed out
that the state needs federal as.
SiStance in education.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Expect Large Crowd
To Hear Gov. ]. nj.
Broughton Tonight
To Speak To Graduates AT
Jefferson School. Eight
Close This Week.
LANSING NEXT WEEK

This week is ''high school COM
mencement week" in Ashe ano
commencement exercises in eight
of the nine high schools of the
county will be brought to close
this week end, ..'.
Heading the list of distinguish
ed speakers who will address the
various graduating classes is Gov
J. M. Broughton, who will speak
at the Jefferson high school to-
night at 8 o'clock. Members of
all other graduating classes in the
county are invited to hear Gov.
Broughton. 49,.
Notwithstanding high schools
graduation program will also be
given tonight at 8 o'clock and
commencement will close there
with the senior play Saturday
night.
Tomorrow night, which is also
blackout night in this section,
three schools will hold their grad
uation exercises and award di-
plomas to the seniors. These
schools are West Jefferson, Elk
land and Fleetwood and the pro-
grams will open at 1880 o'clock
instead of 8 o'clock, as previous
ly announced, in order that they
may not be interrupted by and
may participate in the blackout.
Rev. Hoyt Wood will deliver
the commencement address at
West jefferson. Bryan Oliver,
district FSA supervisor, will
speak at Elkland and DR.. Amos
Abrams at Fleetw-ooo.
On Saturday Nigh, finals will
be held at Nathan's Creek, River
view and Healing Springs. Ira
T. Johnston will deliver the liter
airy address at Nathan's Creek
and tn senior play is to be Civ
en- there tomorrow night, as well
as at Riverview.
Commencement exercises at
Lansing will open this Sunday
with a sermon by Rev. A. G..
Gibbs and will end the following
Saturday night, May 2.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
To Hold Registration OF All
Men Between As 65 Monday
Board To Register "Grand-
fathers" In Every Town
In Ashe County.

Registration of all men between
the ages of As and IS will be held
IN Ashe county and throughout
the nation next Monday, April
q, between the hours of a. m
and 9 p. m.
This is the fourth registration
to be held under the Selective
Service act and is known as the
grandfather registration"
Final plans for holding this
registration were made yesterday
by the Ashe county draft board
and a list of township registra-
ton places was announced. Vol
unteer registrars will be in
charge. and the registration points
are:
Chestnut Hill-voting place.
Clifton-Riverview school.
Creston-Creston church.
Elk-Elkland school.
Grassy Creek-V-C school.
Hurrfcane-voting place.
Horse Creek-White Oak school
Helton-Big Helton school or
voting place.
Jefferson-courthouse.
Laurel-Roaring Fork school.
North Fork-Sutherland school,
Obids-Obids school.
Old Fields-Baldwin school.
Peak Creek-voting place.
Pine Swamp-Pine Swamp
school.
Piney Creek-Lansing school.
Pond Mountain-Rye Cove
school.
Walnut Hill-voting place.
West Jefferson - community
house.
Those required to register
Monday, as set out by proclama.
tons issued by President Roose'
CONTINUED an Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Machinery Set
Up For Rationing
Sugar In County

Final plans are now being made
to start the sugar rationing pro-
gram in Ashe county and through
out the nation within the next
two weeks and the o. P. A. an
nounced this week that sugar sales
will be limited to a half of a
pound per week per person during
the first two months of the ration
ing.
Glenn Little, a resident of JEFF
ferson and a we'll known West
Jefferson business man, has been
appointed sugar administrator for
Ashe county.
Tuesday he and Ralph Campbell,
rationing board clerk, attended a
district meeting at Statesville and
heard an explanation of the plans
for rationing sugar discussed by
T. S. Johnson, state administrator.
Yesterday meetings were held
here with the rationing board and
with school principals, but no de-
tailed announcement concerning
the registration was made because
all of the forms have not been
received.
If these forms are received in
time, it is proposed that the regis
tration will be held, as per the
originally scheduled dates, which
provide that trade, and industrial
users register next Tuesday and
Wednesday and May 4, 5, 6 and
z for registration of individual
consumers.
The registrations are to be held
at the schools, with teachers and
principals assisting. Mr.. Johnson
stated that an officer, owner, or
manager of a wholesale and retail
grocery firm and industrial users
of sugar must appear and make
application for purchase certifi-
Gates. They must bring along with
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Senni-Finishing
To Be Added To
Pipe Plant Here
Equipment Ordered. Plant
Now Employs q People
On Two Shifts Daily

The Carolina Briar corporation
is now making plans to install a
semi-finishing department in its
local pipe blocks factory which
is located here in the Tucker
lumber plant, Manager Cutri an.
nounces.
Equipment for this new de-
partment has already been or
dered and is expected to arrive
in a short time.
Since the establishment of the
factory here several months ago
the plant has specialized in cut.
ting and drying laurel and ivy
burls. The blocks have beer
shipped to New York where they
were made into finished pipes
With the semi-finishing depart.
ment, the local plant will now al.
most make a finished product
right here in West jefferson.
The company is employing 2;
persons on two shifts per day
The monthly payroll runs over
$4,000 and for the past 3 months
an average of $1,000 per week has
been paid to the farmers of this
section for burls.
"Our business is growing ano
we appreciate the fine support
that we are receiving" Mr.. Cutr:
stated. 'The aim of the manage
ment is to make this enterprise
rot only an economic asset tc
West Jefferson, but also a mora
one as WE'LL" he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Ashe Included In District Blackout Tomorrow Niqht
Making Plans To
Continue Lunch
Rooms In County
Patrons Asked To Sign Agree
ments To Exchange Com
mOditieS For Lunches

Faced with the possibility O.
curtailment of the WPA schoo
lunchroom projects during the
1928 school year, Supt. J. B
Hash, the district school pripci
pals and Mrs. Gorda C.. Boney
home demonstration. agent, are
now making plans to insure the
operation of the 26 hot lunch.
rooms in the county and to ado
others, if sufficient interest is
shown by the parents and teach.
ers. -: "'-":. - ~
- Today letters are being mailed
to: 1000 homes IN the county
stressing the value of these lunch
rooms to The children's health and
requesting the parents. Ito sign an
agreement to supply food to the
lunchroomS' next fall to be ex-
changed for hot lunches for their
children. ...
I'm planning. the lunchroom
program for the next school year
we realize the seriousness of the
food situation and the RESPONSE.
bility of it. Therefore, we are
trying to make arrangements nov
for the assurance of food so that
the school children may get hot
lunches during the year 1912.
49," the letter states.
eve know you are planning
for your regular family food sup
ply and if you wish to plan tc
grow food which can be exchang.
ed for school lunches for youl
child or children, it would be ad.
visable to prepare this too.
IF you wish to participate ii
the exchange produce program
which we are now planning fol
lunchrooms, will you please sigr
the agreement on the back OF
this letter, stating the kind Ct
food you will probably want tt
exchange for hot school lunch.
eS
Those parents who would like
to see hot lunchrooms establish.
ed IN their schools were asked tC
see their teacher or home dem.
onstration q ub officials.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Only $4,000 In
Unpaid Taxes On
County Books Now

Uncollected county taxes for the
year 1899 amounts to around
$3,50000, and not 100000, as
was inadvertently stated in a
news story appearing in this pa
per a couple of weeks ago.
The books showing those who
still owe 1899 taxes were turned
over to the county attorneys this
month with instructions that they
take immediate steps to collect.
In regard to back-taxes owing
the county, the last audit shows
that there are around $4,000 in
unpaid taxes for all of the years
since 1929.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
Rev. B. A. Meeks
New Presbyterian
Pastor In County

Rev. B. A. Meeks, of Knoxville,
Tenn, who preached here a short
time ago, has accepted call to
become pastor of the Jefferson,
West Jefferson, Big Ridge and
Obids Presbyterian churches, sue
ceeding Rev. R. H. Stone who left
about a year ago to accept a
position with the Mecklenburg
Presbytery.
Rev. Mr.. Meeks expects to ar
rive here the first part of June
to take over his new pastorates.
He is = ,-:ed and has five child
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-23
SINGING CONVENTION
HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The Ashe county April singing
convention will be held Sunday
afternoon, starting at 100 o'clock
at the West Jefferson Baptist
church and the public is cordially
invited to attend, Chairman Cole
man Payne announces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-21
Fireside Chat
Brings Rush Of
Young Recruits
(Namss Of army snIi.tsss.Ps. ~.

The total Of enlistments in the
hrmy from Detroit and surround
Ing districts, exclusive of air cadet
and WAAC enlisunents, set new
record last week at CTS. 1t. Col.