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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
School Property
Valued $45O,OOO

In keeping with the states rapid
progress in public education, the
Ashe county school building pro-
gram has been going forward
with miraculous speed during the
past nine years, thanks to the
work of Supt. ]. B. Hash, district
school principals, school boards,
and citizens of each community
and especially to the federal gov
eminent.
Since 1888 it is estimated that
total of over $315,00000 has
been spent building, remodelling
and improving many school build
ings in the county and particular
ly seven central high schools.
Because of the statewide plan
of consolidation, primary atten-
ton has been given to the large
central schools where more at
tention can be given to individual
instruction as per classes or gra-
DIES.
With the exception of Elkland
and Fleetwood, the county now
has seven large, modern high
school buildings, which are valued
at nearly $3OO,0OO.00. Including
Elkland and Fleetwood, the .valu-
alton of the nine central schools
is $325,OO0.
Valuation of the So one and
two-teacher school buildings IN
the county is around $10O,0OO.OO;
thirty-one school buses around
$4,000, making grand total
school property valuation in the
county of over $45O,OOO.OO.
Jefferson and VirginiaCa Carolina
were the most recent school con-
struction jobs. Extensive improve
ment on school grounds has been
made at West Jefferson, Jeffer-
son, Lansing and Nathan's Creek.
The NYA work shop has made a
good deal of classroom equipment
for many schools.
The high school valuations are
estimated as follows: West Jeffer-
son, $4,000; jefferson, $4,000;
Healing Springs, $35, 900; Lansing,
$45, 900; Riverview, $4,000; Vir-
GINA Carolina, $35, 900; Nathan's
Creek, $4,000; Fleetwood $15.-
600 and Elkland, $4,000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
Ashe County Has
liz Teachers In
All Its Schools
Forty-two High School Teach
ers And Principals And
135 Grade Teachers

Ashe county has 173 white
teachers and principals and 4 col
ored teachers, making a grand
total of 1T.
In the nine central high schools
there are AZ teachers and prin-
cipals, leaving total of 1875 in
the elementary grades.
In the teaching profession in
the county this year, the women
outnumber the men, two to one
as there are 81 men teachers and
116 women.
West Jefferson and Lansing
high schools have faculties of e.
quail size, Is in all. Nathan's
Creek is second; with ii teachers;
Jefferson has Is, Riverview, H.
Healing Springs and Fleetwood
10 and Elkland 9.
The average number of students
per teacher in the county is 81.
A complete list of faculty mem
bers of the central schools is pub,
lished in the commencement Sec
ton. The other elementary teach
ers in the county now are:
Orion school, Mrs. Clyde Dill
lard; Wagner, Quinon Bare
Glendale Springs, Paul Bower
Kathleen Woodie and Mrs. Rebec.
ca Miller; Big Ridge, Mrs. Mel,
Sheets; Buffalo, Howard Gray
beal and Mrs. Mamie Greer Good.
man; Rich Hill, Harold C. Miller
Trout, Margaret Davis and Mrs
Effie harrington.
Mill Creek, Carl Hartzog; Rash
Ina Mae Oliver; Roaring Fork
Mae Oliver; Ashland, E. L. Stu
art; Parker, Mrs. Minta Grub;
Peak Valley, Mrs. E. H. Suther-
land; Rye Cove, Grady Robin
son; Hemlock, Mrs. Vina K. Love;
Flatwoods, Mrs. Allie E. Denny;
Thaxton, Mrs. Francis Jones;
Stages creek, Floyd Jones and
Maude Jones.
Warrensville, Earl Miller and
Mrs. Kathleen Davis; White Oak
Mrs. Mollie H. Denny; Fairview
Mrs. V. M. Witherspoon; Osborne
w. Lee Jones and Mrs. Gladys
Ball; Meadow View, Mrs. Myr-
tie Miller and Mrs. Lena Burk-
EFT; Sugar Grove, Mrs. Bina De-
Bord; Graham, Warren Jones and
Mrs. Mary Jones.
Hurricane, Mrs. Bonnie T.
Farmer; New Hope, A. A. Perry
and Mrs. Ethel Wiles; Helton
Paul Weaver, Alta Virginia Per.
kins and Mrs. Bette Moore; Cha.
pei, Guy w. Spencer; Little Hell.
ton, Alta Waddell; Silas Creek
c. M. Dickson; Landmark, C. F
Continued on Page p
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
$25O,OOOP Postwar School Building ProgramP Planned
l2.567 Children
Transported To
School In Ashe
County Has Fleet Of 81 Buses.
Cost Per Child Less Than
&c Per Day
NO SERIOUS WRECKS

In Ashe county this year a tota.
of 1857 children were transported
to school by school buses at ar
annual cost of $4.32 per child
based on operating cost.
The county has a total of 81
buses and one emergency bus
Most of them cover more than
one route per day and travel 99e
miles daily, or 1880 miles pei
month and $3.50 miles per year
There was an average of 1888
elementary and 784 high school
children ''hauled" to school this
year.
The total annual cost of opera
ton of all buses is 11,1O4.28.
Ashe county schools have been
transporting children for the past
10 years. It is estimated that the
buses have Travelled over a million
and a half miles during these 10
years and the miraculous record
is that not a single child has sus-
tanned a serious injury and that
there have been only a very few
minor bus accidents.
The buses are kept in excellent
mechanical condition by the CEN
trail school garage, located in
Jefferson with Harry Koontz in
charge. Harry is assisted by Ira
Galloway.
Bus drivers at this time are:
Jefferson school - Ronald Grit
man, Billy Joe Gentry and Tobert
Woodie. Riverview-Herman Lit
tie, Coy Snyder, Ray Woodland,
Joseph Brown and Bruce Gray
real. Lansing - Ralph Greer,
frank James, Kent FISHERMAN,
Russell Spencer. Dawes Hartsog,
Warren Hartsog. Virginia-Caro-
lima, - Ray Hudler and Jesse
Jones. Healing Springs - Ronda
Jones, Ida Brown, Kent Dickson
and Ford Blevins. Nathan's Creek
. Bob Blevins, Richard Sheets,
Howard Tucker and Roscoe Cope.
West Jefferson-R. C.. Miller and
Bland Severt. Fleetwood - Sher-
man Norris, Richard Lemly and
Chas. Edwards. Elkland-Coolige
Holman and Julian Raglan.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
Extensive Plans
Provide Erection
Of II Buildings
Hope To Construct 8 School
Building, 3 Auditoriums
And 6 Ag. Buildings
DETAILS ANNOUNCED

Looking to the future, plans
have just been made to launch
another extensive school building
program in Ashe county after the
war is over, Supt. J. B. Hash an
nounced today.
This postwar building pro-
gram, which has been worked out
oy the county board of education
and the U. S. public work reserve
commission, provides for the e.
rect1on of 8 new school buildings.
3 more high school auditoriurns
and 8 agricultural and vocational
buildings.
Total estimated cost of the pro-
gram would be around $3.50, OOO-
90 and would extend over a S to
lO-year period. It is anticipated
that these will be federal pro-
Jects and that they will take
care OF the unemployed situation
arising after the war. It is also
proposed that the projects be fl
nanced largely by the federal
government, with the commune
ties putting up small contribu-
tors parts, similar to the opera
ton of the WPA building pro-
gram, if not continuation of that
set-up.
While the proposed building
program appears to be extensive.
at the same time, it is not as large
as the one that has been under
way for the past 9 years, Supt.
Hash stated. Since 1888, over
$315,0OO.OO have been spent build
ing, remodelling and improving
the schools of the county.
Details of Program
The postwar program proposes
the construction of large, modern
buildings at Fleetwood and Elk
land-brick construction, IL class
rooms, vocational departments
and auditoriums. Each building
is estimated to cost around $685.
10000.
It provides further for the con-
struction of modern, 4 classroom,
brick buildings at Burnt Hill,
Continued on Page y
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
Twelve Grades
In Ashe Schools
Extra Year Between Seventh
And Eighth Grades Be-
ginning Next Fall

Beginning with the 1942-4a
school year, the Ashe county
schools will change to the 12-yea1
system.
The change is in accordance
with legislation enacted by the
last General Assembly and will
provide for a Upgrade public
school plan in the county.
The adoption of this plan was
made by the board: of education
last week and approved by the
district high school principals.
"We feel that this is an oppor-
tunity we should take advantage
of because it will enable our
children to be better prepared to
enter college and gives our grad
yates better and more complete
education" Supt. J. B. Hash said
No drastic changes will be
made in the school curriculum
under the 12-year-system. The
entire IL grades will be consider
ed as one unit of instruction.
The extra grade will be added
between the present seventh and
eighth grades and here will be
no ninth grade in the county next
year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
Many From Ashe
At ASTC This Yr.

For the past several years
many of the graduates of Ashe
county high schools have beer
attending college at A. S. T. c.
in Boone.
This year there are 30 students
from Ashe enrolled at Appalach.
ian and information just released
shows that in total number Of
students enrolled at A. S. T. c.
by counties, Ashe ranks sixth
Watauga is first, with is stu
dents.
Ashe students this year include;
Freshmen-Bessie Balwin, Fleet
wood; Holton Cornett, Suther-
land; Edith Greer, Fleetwood;
John David Miller, Elkland, (high
honor student); Walter B. Miller
Lansing; Frank E. Roland, River
view; Daphene Waddell, VIC; l.
ris Young, Lansing; Estella Blew
ms, Lansing.
Sophomores-Hal Barlow, Riv-
erview; Myrtle Pauline Brown,
Riverview; Meredith Duncan,
West Jefferson; Virginia Good
man, West Jefferson; Dola Gray
heal, Riverview; Gale Lemly
West Jefferson; Opal Stansberry,
Lansing.
Juniors-Marie Clark, Lansing;
Jewel and Violet Graham, Elk
land; Cleta Miller, Lansing; Dor
is Spencer, VIC.
8 eniors-Anastasia Eastridge
Riverview; Hazel Jenkins, Riv-
erview; Sallie Miller, West Jeff
erson; Edith Eturgill, Lansing
Georgia Wilson, Fleetwood and J
G. Wooton, Jr., Reidsville, and
Joyce Sutherland, now living in
Watauga. Georgia Wilson gradu-
ated in February and now live!
in Boone.
Special Students. c. Gambill
Jr., West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
SCHOOLS INTERESTED
IN HEALTH PROGRAMS

Ashe county high schools are
not only interested in the study
ing OF health and it's practice, but
have shown a fine spirit of COOP
Grafton in health programs.
All of the high schools cooper
ated in the infantile paralysis
fund drive. Most of them cooper
ated in the sale of Easter seals
for crippled children. And the
schools did a very outstanding
piece of work in the sale of Tu-
bercular Christmas Seals.
In many of the schools are Jr.
Red Cross units which have help
ed in many health projects in
eluding the Ashe county hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
Ashe County Schools Have
Total Enrolment OF 5, 484
Nine Central Schools, 40 Grade
Schools And 4 COlOred
Schools In County

The total enrolment of the 9
consolidated high schools, 40 one,
two and three-teacher schools and
the 4 colored schools in Ashe
county is now 5,484.
Of this number, there are 4,257
in the elementary grades, 1,1O2
in the high schools and 105 in
the colored schools.
Surprising as it may seem, there
are only 80 more girls enrolled
than boys, or in other words, the
, two are almost equal. In the
grades, however, there are more
boys, while in the high schools
the girls outnumber the boys, GIT
to 495.
Lansing has the largest. total
enrolment of the high schools.
Enrolled there are 538. It's ele-
mentary enrolment of $40 is tops,
w lie West Jefferson has the
highest enrolment in the high
school department, its total being
172. Lansing high is second, with
1853. Virginia Carolina fourth
with 1856 and Jefferson fifth, 1875.
Total enrolment of the high
schools is as follows: Lansing.
538; West Jefferson, 1872; Jeffer-
son. 446; Nathan's Creek, 434;
Riverview, 391; Healing Springs.
374; Fleetwood. I'll; Elkland, 254
Total enrolment figures for Vir-
ginia- Carolina are not available
because Virginia operates the ele-
mentary grades. Four of the 9
high schools have enrollments of
less than 100 in the high school
grades. They are: Riverview, 90;
Fleetwood and Elkland, "a and
Healing Springs, SO.
The county is divided into II
districts. They are all of the CEN
trail high schools, plus Helton and
Green Valley. Lansing is the lar
gest district, with a total enroll
ment of 1866; Jefferson second,
| 720; West Jefferson third, 706;
Riverview fourth, 696; Nathan's
Creek fifth, STA; Healing Springs,
403; Fleetwood, 1872; Elkland. 373;
VIC, 1856; Green Valley, 100 and
,, Helton, 1873.
Enrolment in the elementary
schools follows:
Orion, ~; Wagner, 20; Glen
dale Springs, 1876; Big Ridge, 81:
Buffalo, IS; Rich Hill, 40; Trout,
II; Mill Creek, 27; Rash, 81; Roar
ing Fork, IS; Ashland, %; Parker,
%; Peak Valley, Is; Rye Cove.
81; Hemlock, 81; F1atwoods, SO;
Thaxton, Is; Stages Creek, SIS;
Warrensville, So; White Oak, 80;
Fairview, 38; Osborne, 48; Mea-
dow View, 81; Sugar Grove, 80;
Graham, SO; Hurricane, 81; New
Hope, SO; Helton, 80; Chapel, 81;
Little Helton, %; Silas Creek, a.;
Landmark, IS; Burnt Hill, 80;
Peak Creek, %; Low Gap, 80;
Laurel Fork, 26; Friendship, ~;
Baldwin, 81; Boggs, 80; Obids, 49,;
Othello, 81; Duncan, So; Oval, 80;
Idlewild, 81; Mill Creek, 81; Toll
Yer, 81; Green Valley, rs; Rock
Creek, 60 and Sutherland, 81.
Enrolment of colored schools
is: Bristol, %; Creston, "a; Crump-
Ter Institute, 40 and Pine Swamp,
10. :,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16

Books are the true Jewelers..
They give to all who faithfully
use them the society, the spirit
ual presense, of the best and
greatest of OlIr race.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

the kidnapping Of the White Russian General
Miller. Malou Guerin, involved with her lover
in the "bath-tub murder of the Rue Quentin
Bauchart: Paulette Coubya, who collected
hug sums from her dupes by pretending she
was trying TO restore the House of Hapsburg
and Arlette StavsIsy. wife of the great bond
swindler.
Unlike these celebrities" Madeleine and
Smone did not fetch deep signs. cry Pee
cavi," OF vow TO lead exemplary lives, indulge
in mystical day dreams, blacken reams OF
paper recounting their cruel lot.
Instead being realists, they busted them
selves by devising schemes to fool the guards
and get away.
In fact, these unrepentant sinners had no
hearts of butter" and no intention of taking
root in this black hole, which is the capitals
worst prison since the dungeons of Saint
Lazare widowed and rat-infested. were torn
down two years ago TO make room for pub
lie square.
Today the Roquette is known as the En-
fer des Femmes," the hell of women.
Rodents and other vermin overrun the
cells, which are insufferably damp and in
crusted with leprosy of dirt. Black bread
and cabbage soup. with piece of putrid meat
on Sundays is the fare Of the inmates.
This prison, worthy of the Middle Ages,
has been called the sewer of every sin. Girls
in their teens are herded here with hardened
crminals-gunwomen artistes with the knife,
vitriol-throwers, prisoners and other two
legged tigresses-all OF whom are tainted
with every description of vice.
Suicides are not uncommon as the ruth
less custodans beat their charges for the
least infraction of the regulations. The guar
dams. too exploit the prisoners by pocketing
the gifts of cash or food sent to the felons, a
practice also prevalent in the Poissy prison,
where an overseer, named Meriadec, was
condemned not long ago to six months in
Jail for appropriating money destined for the
delinquents.
Here it might be mentioned that Ray
monde Machard, proprietress of the Paris
journal de la Femme" once promised her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Slipped Dozen the Wall Like
Drops of Rain Dozen a Pane
of Glass, Dropped to the Side
%

the Rue Servan, some thirty feet below.
Rather than risk breaking their precious
bones by jumping down into the street, the
runaways undressed, and twisted their toys
into a rope they fastened to the parapet.
Then, nothing daunted, they slipped down
the wall like drops of rain down a pane.
Dangling for a moment at the cords end,
the naked heroines dropped to the sidewalk
and disappeared into the darkness without
being seen, for the Rue Servan, due to the
German military curfew law, is deserted after
midnight like all the streets OF Paris.
Some hours later a guardian of the peace,
making his matutinal rounds in the Rue Ser
van, rubbed his eyes three times on beholding
the women's lingerie floating in the breeze
on the prison wall. Without delay he FASTENED
TO inform the Police Commissary Of the
quarter Of his bizarre discovery and the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

ing hard to sweep away those "cobwebs Of
the sky" the clouds which hung low over the
Roquette, the girls, supple as cells, wriggled
through the window of their CELL after saw
ing one Of the bars, and then descended sixty
feet to courtyard by means of a ladder they
had made of bed-sheets
Before quitting their retreat, these bad
refuses scrubbed letter of adieu to the
prison chambermaid, apologized for rumplng
the bed-lnen, and, to sweeten her bitter re-
grets at their departure, left her a box of
chocolates given them by visitor.
This was no paltry gift, as candy has be-
come exceedingly rare ever since the debacle.
Keeping a sharp lookout for the guards,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

ting such an act Of despair by FRANCHISE, her
pretty femme de chambre," who was per-
mitted to visit her from time to time.
FRANCHISE loved Solange. Indeed. she was
so devoted to her mistress that one day she
induced the Marquise TO exchange clothes with
her and TO sneak out OF the Conciergerie in
this disguise. Solange found refuge in the
house of adorer, while her domestic re-
NAMED in the cell.
When the turnkey discovered how he had
been tricked, he soundly thrashed the mink,
but became so smitten by her exposed charms
that he treated her with indulgence on the
following day, and few weeks later wed her.
Meanwhile the titled mistress Of FRANCHISE
continued in her amorous career with such
success that she bore in time another title
that Of The Woman Of a Thousand wiles"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Out @& P
what is life without liberty?"
'Tly



4 ADELEINE LAPORTE and Simone Leboucher, thieves
M by profession carried off the honos recently of being
W. the first record to break out Of the Petite
Roquette Paris prison girded by high walls and heavily
guarded night and day.
Under the Of darkness and the protection OF La
goddess Of all perers filed their freedom
through barred windows slid down ladder made of notted
bed-sheets crawed up walls easily lizards executed
perous leaps like balanced themselves
along stone lodges with the aplomb ropedancer OF
good Mohammedan crossing Al Sat the bridge to Para
disc that than spiders web and sharper than
a swords edge
these daredevil damsels experienced in the light
fingered art though they their twenes
incurred the of their vocation
they have successfully ckocketed the pubs affections
Like Homer who heaped praise thieves Paris coumnss
quick to hail the and forth their
adventures with prousion details Indeed the scrbes
declared that the dextey and daring Of these somewhat less
than madens shame the exploits Laude whose flight
from the Base has become legendary the performance
Of the bandit Splers when he scaled the
lofty wall encompassing the Sante prison.
The fortunes OF these pretty sharpers who have snatched
than showing such contempt of
undoubtedly what the Alfred de Vgny
called ia de femme the roguery Of women.
Smone daughter OF the streets started her
by supplying with pleasure commodity they most
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

readers 10 eH-
pose the corrupt
officials reign
ing at the Ro-
quette. Her re-
Violations. how
ever. never APP
peared in print.
for it seems the
aut h orr c 3
menaced h G r
with dire pun
iShment II she
dared to criti-
ciZe their mo
del institution. 4"
Fretting like
Gagged squirrels,
Madeleine a n d
Simone fingered
in captivity for
forty d a IS.
which doubtless
seemed 10 them
TO be of endless
duration, before
they finally per-
fected a plan Of
escape and put
1t into execu-
ton.
One d ark
night, while the
wind was try
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

latter notified Immediately the
Roquette.
The prison director lost no time
in delegating an inspector of the
Judiciary Police to institute a search
for the girls.
Up to date the pair has not been
apprehended, to the great amusement
of the public, which loves to make a
laughing stock Of the Partisan min
ions Of the law, so much extolled for
their acumen-especially when it has
anything to do with the Germans.
In the annals Of Partisan crime.
few female felons have taken French
leave from prison. One Of the most
famous was the Countess de la Motto,
last Of the Valois. who figured in the
affair of the Diamond Necklace.
Another French noblewoman. the
Marquise Solange de Courcelles, a
contemporary Of the Countess, sig
nalized herself by making a getaway
from the Conciergerie where she had
been confined by her husband for
"reveling in triumphant adultery"
This charmer, who had cast the
net of love far. felt particularly dis
tressed because the prison barber had
barbarously clipped off her curly hair.
Deprived of her browning glory
and her gallants, she contemplated
putting an end TO her existence but
WAS haDpiIv diSsiiaded from commit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

Their Escape From Notorious Petite
Roquetfe c h e c k e d VII They
Reached the Outer Wall. the lnge-
NOUS L ady Pickpoekets Stripped.
Twisted Their Clothing Into a Rope
and Slid Down 1t to Freedom-Naked
AS Joybirds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

law. for There is no certainty
in the morrow" as Lorenzo de
Medici said long ago.
One day, while looking
wishfully at some sables in a
store on the "grands boule-
wards" they could not resist
the temptation of laying hands
upon the furs and rushing of
with them as trophies Of their
skill Unhappily, they ran into
an honest man. who heard the
cries Of AUX voleuses," tStop
thievesD raised by the shop
keeper and seized hold of the
culprits until a police agent
appeared and marched the
couple off to Jail.
The girls were finally
lodged in the Roquette, which
has welcomed many other
guests Of dishonor during re-
cent years, including the
Cars mistress. Nadia Sko-
bin. Slav singer impli.
Gated with her husband in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

desire. To complete her education. she
afterwards became a Cartouche in skirts
commanding a crew of cutpurses whose
depredations in the Sixteenth Arrondisse-
ment of Paris were as widely chronicled
as the activities of Helene Rimbault, Mont
martre's Queen OF Racketeers.
Madeleine, a flower sprung from the
Partisan compost heap (of which Balzac
was so enamored), likewise lived a life
OF fascinating vicissitudes before arriving
at the perfection of the pilfering art Be
sides working in the daytime as a dress
maker, and doing sentry duty nightly on
the sidewalks as a "soldat d'amour," she
found 1t infinitely diverting at one time to
be a circus-acrobat, like the Empress Theo-
dora OF ancient Byzantium.
The two ladies, living pleasantly at tho
expense Of others by dint OF their superior
talents, fell at last into the clutches OF the
law. for There is no certainty
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

Nothing
Ddunted by
Their Lack of
Costume,
Madeleine and
SinOne