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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
Need Reports OF
All Seal Sales

Jan. IS has been set as the fin
al date for all reports on Tuber-
cular Christmas seal sales to be
turned in. Reports may be made
to the Chairman, Mrs. A. B. Hurt
or to The Skyland Post.
It was explained that there
were number of smaller schools
as well as some high schools, in
Guiding Riverview, Virginia-Caro-
lima and Fleetwood that had not
been heard from as yet. Seals
were sent to all schools and all
schools are asked to make re-
ports.
Many of the schools have turned
in exceptionally fine reports this
year and these will be published
as soon as other reports are in and
prizes can be announced.
Club members who were sent
seals are asked to send their mo-
ney to Mrs. Ed M. Anderson at
The Skyland Post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
Mrs. Ward Ray Is
Hostess TOCrOup

Mrs. Ward Ray was hostess to
the Mable Vannoy Circle of the
local Baptist church, at her home
on Beaver Creek, Tuesday night.
In the absence of the presi-
dent, Mrs. James B. Hensley, Mrs.
w. T. Wilmington had charge of
the meeting. Devotionals were led
by Mrs. Carl Coward, after which
Mrs. Hoyle Stringer gave very
interesting discussion on what
soever Things Are True"
During the business session
which followed the program, the
following officers were elected:
president, Mrs. James B. Hensley;
vice president, Mrs. Earl David
son; secretary-treas., Mrs. Carl
Coward, reporter, Mrs. John F.
Hardin.
The hostess served a dainty sa-
lad and dessert course with Rus
sian tea. .-.
The February meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Roy
Phillips with Mrs. Hoyle Stringer
as joint hostess.
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Warrensville News

Mrs. c. M. Jones, of Oxford, Pa
visited relatives here during the
past week.
Miss Nell Boyd, of Ashland, i:
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. w
Ashley.
Little Doris Ann Biller, who ha.
been i'll with pneumonia, is re-
covering.
Mary Elizabeth Latham ha:
been i'll with flu for several days
K. L. Eller, Jr. and J. C. John
son attended the Rose Bowl game
at Durham, Jan. 1.
Rev. C. E. Ashley filled his reg
ular appointment at the Baptis
church here Sunday.
The Woman's Division of Chris
tan Service. of Smethport church
met with Mrs. Roy Elliott Tues
day. Delicious refreshments were
served by Miss Margaret Weave,
and the hostess, during the socia
hour, following the regular pro
gram.
Mr.. Graham, depot agent at thi
place, has been very i'll for few
days.
Mary Lynn Johnson left Sun
day for Beckley, w. Va, after J.;
tWo-week stay at home.
J. M. Burkett spent the weel
end with her parents at Glad'
Springs, Va.
Tom Miller made a bushes!
trip to Swords Creek, Va, thu
first of the week.
Business visitors in Bristol, Va.
last Wednesday included Jane!
Roland, Smith Shoemake and Kay
Eller.
Miss Winona Roland has re
turned to Bristol after few days
visit at home.
Mrs. J. E. Roland was visiting
in Abingdon and %SBristol 9 las
| week.
Miss Janet Carter and Mrs. Den
ton Howell were calling OF
friends in the village, Monday.
Mrs. Bryan J. Hunter was pa
tient in the Ashe county hospita
last week but has recovered sui
ficiently to return home.
Mrs. G. B. Biller who has beer
| indisposed for few days is much
improved at present.
| Best wishes for 1912.
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Personals

Thomasville visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
James Hill.
Mr.. James Segraves returned to
Conowingo, Md. Monday where he
holds position.
Mrs. Cora Williams is i'll with
flu at present. @
Mr.. Edward Foster, of Purchell,
Colorado, returned to his home
Wednesday after spending the
holidays with his mother, Mrs
Ida Miller and other relatives in
Ashe county.
Miss Mary Dell Liddle has re-
turned to Mt. Airy after spending
ten days with her parents, and
friends at Othello.
Pvt. Robert c. Liddle, of this
county is now a member of the
Armed Force Replacement Train
ing Center, Fort Knox, KY.
Mrs. Gertrude Vaught wa
called to Taylorsville this week on
account of the death of an aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed D. Barr spent
Sunday in Hickory. Betsy re-
manned there for a longer visit.
Mrs. Carlos Thomas, who has
been i'll for several days is able
to be up again.
Miss Beatrice Cobb, of Morgan
ton was the weekend guest of
MIR. and Mrs. Ed M. Anderson.
MIR. Clinton Goodman was in
Bluefield and Bristol on business,
Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Eldreth was called
to Taylorsville on Saturday on
account of illness of relatives.
News was received here yester-
day of the death of Calvin Adams,
well known pioneer citizen of Wa
tauga county. Mr.. Adams, who
had many friends in this coun-
ty will be buried this afternoon.
Mrs. G. E. Kilby has been spend
ing few days in Boone with her
daughter, Grace, who has been
confined to the hospital with an
infected throat.
Miss Georgia Miller has accept
ed a position with the Skyland
Beauty Shoppe here this week.
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson and Mrs.
Gorda Boney were in North
Wilkesboro, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Davis were
visitors in North Wilkesboro, Sat-
urday.
Miss Lenna Gambill spent the
week end with relatives in indie
pendence
Corp. John c. Witherspoon, of
Fort Jackson, S. c., son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Witherspoon, of
Jefferson, who has been visiting
his parents for the past ten days
has returned to Fort Jackson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
Mr.. And Mrs. WI. vi. Bleyins
Celebrate Goth Anniversary
Well Known A S h e County
Couple. Mr.. Blevins Pro-
minent Citizen.

On Sunday, October 26, num-
Der of the. children, relatives and
friends gathered at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. . M. M. Blevins, OF
Crumpler, and gave them sur
prise dinner.
Mrs. Nell Phipps, only daugh-
ter, prepared a cake marked
"Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary.
Marriage of the couple took place
at Pleasant Home Baptist church,
October 49, 1881, by Rev. j. j.
Sherwood. This aged couple live
in the old home built before the
"war between the states" by the
late Robert and Mary Blevins.
Mr.. Blevins is past IS and is
widely known in the county, hav-
ing served as county superinten-
dent of schools, justice of the
peace, county surveyor, also clerk
of the Ashe Baptist Association
for a number of years. He is the
oldest of a family of fifteen child
rem and only one living with pos
sibly one exception.
Mrs. Blevins, the daughter Of
the late DR.. Foster, who lived ir
Jefferson during her early life, i:
now past 81.
This fine couple can recall many
experiences during their child.
hood of the war between the
states.
They reared a family of 8 sons
and one daughter to adult age
and state that they never saw one
of them intoxicated.
The children include c. L. Blew.
ms, oldest, Mrs. J. F. Phipps anc
Blan Blevins, all of Crumpler; L
c., E. NJ, and Vert, all of Wash.
ington, D. c., and George, of New
Castle, Indiana, and the family Of
r: F. Blevins, deceased, of JEFF.
ferson.
There are Is grandchildren anc
5 great-grandchildren living.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
AS Answer Red
Cross Roll Call

Hoyt Wood, membership roll
call chairman of the Red Cross
announced that through yesterday
ATS members to the Red Cross
had been reported.
He asked that if there were any
others who had not sent in their
memberships or reports to do so
at once.
The goal for the county was
set at 500 members for this year.
It was pointed out that late re-
turns prevented the publishing of
all the names of the members, but
that the remainder of these would
probably be published in the near
future.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
STATE GRANGE TO HOLD
REGIONAL MEETING 22ND

The State Grange will conduct
a regional workers conference for
Ashe, Burke, Wilkes and Cald-
we'll counties ON Thursday, jan
uary %. The meeting will be held
at the Ferguson high school in
Wilkes county at 3 p. m. The
agricultural situation will be dis
cussed and goals for the year set
up. Those attending are urged to
carry picnic suppers. The evening
meeting will start at z o'clock.
"We should have every officer
of every Grange present for this
meeting" Harry Caldwell, state
master, writes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
All CLUB ORGANIZED
AT NATHAN'S CREEK

Mrs. Gorda Boney, home dem
onstration agent and assistant
county agent, H. D. Quessenber-
ry, met at Nathan's Creek high
school, Friday, January 2, for the
purpose of organizing a 4-H club,
with an attendance of 81.
Officers elected are as follows:
president, David Burkett; vice
president, Clara Dickson; treas
urer, Jack Miller; secretary, Mar
tina Miller; reporter, Doris Blew
ms; song leaders, Cynthia Gen
try.
The club will hold it's next
meeting Friday, January 9.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
C.. E. Walker, 63,
Buried Sunday

Funeral service for Cicero E.
Walker, well known Whitetop
citizen was held at the home on
Sunday and burial followed in the
family cemetery. Revs. Ambrose
Miller and Sadie Blevins were in
charge of the service which was
attended by large number of
friends and relatives.
The deceased who was engaged
in farming for many years was So
years old at the time of his death
which occurred last Friday.
He is survived by his wife.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08

MIR. D. H. Burgess, of Obid!
still remains critically i'll.
Mr.. ]. c. Crawford made a
business trip to Mountain City,
Saturday.
MIR. c. A. Burgess, of Louisville,
/ KY, who is working with the r.
]. Reynolds Tobacco Co., visited
his father, Mr.. H. H. Burgess, OF
Obids, last week.
MIR. Walter Miller, who has
been working in Wilmington, Del
aware, has recently returned to
his home at Obids.
8 Mr.Heand Mrs. Don Marsh and
daughter Shirley Ann, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, have returned to
their home after visiting Mrs.
Marsh's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
c. Wilson, of Creston.
Mr.. A. J. Dancy, of Obids, who
has been i'll for sometime, is much
improved and able to be out
again.
Mr.. Fulton Parsons, who has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hege Parsons, left Saturday
for High Point to resume his work
at the Jones Business college.
News was received here this
week from Henderson, N. c., of
the death of Mr.. VIM. L. Scoggins.
He had made many friends in
Ashe and Watauga counties, dur
ing visits with his daughter, Mrs.
Joe Crawford of Boone.
Mrs. T. c. Wilson, of Creston,
is very i'll with influenza.
Messrs. Felix and Edd Caudill
and families, of Columbus, Ohio,
have been spending sometime
with parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Caudill, of Glendale Springs. This
IS their first visit back to Ashe
county for several years.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Parsons, of
Charlotte, announce the marriage
of their daughter Josephine Marie
to Kenneth Nantz, Dec. Is at
York, S. c.
Mrs. Mary Sue White and
daughter Evelyn visited James o.
White, Mrs. Whites husband and
Evelyn'S father, in the Veterans
hospital, Augusta, Ga. a few days
last week.
Pvt. Carl F. Ashly, of Camp
Lee, Va, spent New Years day
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Ashly at Crumpler. Mr.. Ashly
states that army life is fine and
that he will appreciate hearing
from all his friends back hear his
address is 1903 Camp c. Route 26,
Camp Lee, Va .-
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Ashly and
Luther spent New Years day in
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
Hospital Aux. Will
Meet Next Thurs.

Mrs. w. B. Austin, chairman of
the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Ashe county hospital announced
this week that the January meet
ing would be held next Thurs
day evening, Jan. IS, at the JEFF
ferson Methodist church at tbs.
At this time the annual election
of officers will be held and other
important matters will be taken
up. All members are urged to at
tend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
West J. Auxiliary
To Meet Friday

The West jefferson unit of the
women's auxiliary of the Ashe
county hospital will meet at the
home of Mrs. B. w. Tugman on
Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
All members are urged to be
present as there are a number of
things to come before the group.
This unit is serving dinners to
the Rotary club at present in or
der to raise funds to buy equip
ment for the hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
WO1nan's Club To
Meet Fri, Jan. %

The January meeting of the
Woman's club will be held on Fri
day, Jan. %, at the Community
building. At this time the annual
Time Quiz will be held which will
be of much interest since much
of it will deal with the war in
the Pacific.
Each member has the privilege
of bringing one guest to this open
meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
Jefferson PIT. A.
Met On Tuesday

~s Jefferson. PIT. A. met in regu-
lar session at the Methodist
church in Jefferson, on Tuesday
night.
The program was called off due
to weather conditions.
During the business session dis
cuSSions were carried on relative
to future programs at the school.
Various committees were ap-
pointed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
3 CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their many acts
of kindness and expressions OF
sympathy shown us in our recent
bereavement. We are deeply
grateful and assure you, each and
every one, that we appreciate it
to the utermost. May peace and
happiness be your reward, is the
prayer of a bereaved but CRATE
full father.
C.. S. NEAL
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John Stout, (col-
ored), of Clifton. announce the
birth of a son, John Boy6eIl, Dec.
20. The mother was formerly
Myrtle Boyden.
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MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. W., S. Church, of
Scottville,, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Irene, to Mr..
Kyle Douglas, of West Grove,
Pa, in York, S. c. December 80,
'1941.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
MEETING ANNOUNCED

The Healing Springs P. T. A.
will meet next Thursday evening,
January 18th large, number of
parents and teachers is expected
to be present.
The Healing Springs Grange
will meet Wednesday night, Jan
uary ID.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
PAGE FIVE.
ROTARY CLUB TO HOLD
LADIES' NIGHT TONTTE

The Rotary club will start the
New Year off with ladies' night
meeting at the Community build
ing here tonight. A hundred per
cent of Rotarians and Rotary
AIMS is expected. w. B. Austin
will be in charge of the program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08

Harriet Elizabeth Wilson,
young daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Samuel p. Wilson, of Cas-
cade, Va, who accompanied
by her mother, the former
Miss Ruth Reeves, visited her
grand parents, DIR. and Mrs. B.
E. Reeves for the first time
during the holidays. She re-
ceived a number of callers
while here.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-26
COACH ABBOTT MAPS OFFENSIVE STRATEGY
FOR VULCAN BOWL TILT ON JANUARY 1ST
Sawyer To Lead Attack
Against | exas Steers

and was closeted with him for
half hour. Later they went to the
Bowl, walked over and charted the
field. Neither the coach nor Sawyer
would disclose what went on, but
observers think Sawyer's services are
desired in big charity game, and
that Coach Abbott took advantage
OF the opportunity to talk with him
about field maneuvering when the
Tigers and the Steers meet in Bir-
mingham on New Years Day.
Much must be done to halt the
march of the Steers, champions of
the Southwest Conference" Coach
Abbott stated after viewing pictures
of the Steers Wiley game. Allen,
Johnson, Pollard and Shepherd of
the Texas team play brilliant
brand CT ball and their passing,
running and kicking are the wea-
pons used to turn back the opposi-
ton.
These players operate behind
good line which makes it possible
for them to carry out their various
assignments with such excellent re-
suits. c. w. Askew, secretary of
the Vulcan Bowl Committee, with
headquarters at 400 North Seven
tenth Street, Birmingham, said
there has been steady increase In
ticket sales since Monday and that
1t would appear an attendance of
twelve or fifteen thousand would be
reached.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-26
SAC Officials Vote To Carry
On Regular Athletic Program

MONTGOMERY, Ala = (SNS)
The annual meeting of the Sou
thern intercollegiate Athletic Con-
ference was held in the Admins
tration Building, Alabama State
Teachers College, Decmeber ID and
Is with DR.. ST. Elmo Brady, presi-
dent, presiding.
The representatives OF the varl-
GUS colleges attending the meeting
decided to carry on the regular
athletic program of the conference
as far as the present war emer-
gency will permit, and with this
in mind followed the customary
business agenua.
Tentative schedules were set up
for the current basketball season.
and for the 1913 football season.
The body voted to stage the annual
Southern Conference Basketball
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-26

had reached the odorous heights
Of his campaign against the citi-
zenship rights and security of Me-
gro Georgians.
NOT ISOLATED
1T was the hope OF many Ameri-
cans-White and Negro, Norther-
nerS and Southerners,-that this
exhibition of callous disregard fol
the essential unity of our nation
at-War was merely an isolated alb
CREATION from the form of high
patriotism which characterizes the
vast majority of all our citizens
in every walk of life. Events have
since shown that such hope was
ill-founded. The expectation that
the attacks against the rights of
Negro people, the fauting of fed
eral authority, the spreading of
the dlvisive seeds of racial friction
would cease on their own accord
has been dashed to pieces by the
intensified and more bold activi-
ty of the self-styled white supre-
macists.
I'm the name of states rights
they have launched a campaign of
secession" from the policies of
the Administration which have won
The support Of our citizenry as
being essential to victory These
actions are not localized in Ala
bama. The conspirators against
unity are working zealously to re-
cruit to their ranks from all parts
of the South and the nation. The
Governor of Louisiana, Samuel
Jones, has but recently announced
his completely in the plan of seces-
sion.
This open, organized revolt is
only incidentally a revolt against
the leadership of the Democratic
Party. AS such it would hold only
an academic interest for the mil
lions of Negro and white people of
the South who are effectively dis
1ranchised by perricious practices
which Southern Democrats, in COL
liberation with many Northern
Republicans, have successfully
maintained co date. tt is, however,
a revolt against the war.
We call upon you, therefore.
Mr.. President, to crush this con.
splracy with firm hand. The SIGMA
tories to this petition, you may be
sure, are only token sampling
OF millions of Southerners who
stand ready to rally to your leader
ship IN the conduct OF the nations
war to a speedy and successful
conclusion. These Southerners are
white and Negro men and women"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-26
TUsKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala

(SNS)-Little Looping Arthur Sawyer,
Tuskegee's brilliant halfback, ap-
pears to be one of the stars upon
whom the spotlight will be thrown
when the Golden Tigers tangle with
the Texas Steers in the Vlucan Bowl
game, which will be played al
lockwood Field, in Birmingham, at
2::3O o'clock the afternoon of jan
uary l.
Arthur Sawyer is a graduate of
the Tuscaloosa High School and he
gained the nickname Little Terror
because of his fighting spirit and
the terrific manner in which he
tears into the opposition whenever
ne is called upon to lug the leath-
er. Sawyer seems to like the name
and in every game that he plays
ne distinguishes himself by turning
IN a standout performance. He is
a great team man and often paves
the way for one of his mates to do
something noteworthy in a game.
He is an excellent ball carrier and
VIII get his yardage on the slightest
chance.
A query which came today from
an Eastern sports writer requesting
detailed information on Sawyer's
football feats caused wide specula-
tlon On the Tuskegee campus. I'M
medlately after the receipt of the
wire Coach Abbott sent for SAWYER
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-26

ing from long illness in Column
bus, Ohio.
The coaches named their official
Conference team for 1912 and
before the meeting adjourned the
conference voted to continue the
Vulcan Bowl game.
Colleges represented at the meet
ing were: Alabama State Teachers
College, Alabama A. and M Col
lege, Benedict College, Clark Col
lege, Fisk University, florida A. and
NJ. College, Lane College, More
house College, Morris Brown Col
lege, South Carolina State Col
lege, Talladega College, Tuskegee
Institute and Xavier University. :
Knoxville College, LeMyone Col
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-26
Barnes To Lead Southern Cats
Against A & I In Flower Bowl

give him a receiver who can hang
on to 'em; he'll do the rest. !.
But that is the department in
which the Cats are likly to come
up lacking. There pass reception
department hasn't been any too inn
pressive all season, except in that
one fracas played against the Lane
College D g o n S. T h e y
didn't even break even in game
against the Fort Sill Army Team
in which there was hardly COM
petition.
On the turf the Cats offensive
is Barnes, "Senrab" as ne is COM
monty known on the campus, and
that has been their route of vic
tory in all but one of the victories
to date. Failure to win, When they
didn't win, was failure to cash in
on the talent of this fleet-footed,
hard driving back.
The attack of "Senrab' Barnes
is not one that can be easily ia
throned his opponents, however,
clever or experienced. He may take
an off-tackle line buck: he may
select a route via spindles and
side stepping on wide around end
run and he has been known to
smash thru the center Of sup
posed invincible defensive lines to
take old pigskin over to pay dirt.
In him, Flower Bowl Enthusiasts
will see one of the greatest ALI
Americans ever to perform on
Florida Soil; and that is said with
all due respect to Hank Butler.
Jimmie Everett, Clarence Devalt,