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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
Thomas K. Miller
Former Sheriff.
Buried On Sum
Was Prominent In County AT.
fairs For A Number OF
Years

Funeral service, held on Sun
day for Thomas K. Miller, prom
inent Ashe county citizen, al
Transou, was attended by a large
crowd. Following the funeral
conducted by Elders Ed Davis
Eli Long and Rev. John w. Luke
burial followed in the family
cemetery.
The deceased, who died at his
home last Thursday, was 80 years
of age at the time of his death and
had been inactive for some time,
For many years he was a success
full farmer and cattle raiser and
played prominent part in pub
lie affairs.
He served as sheriff of the
county for three terms during the
eighties. He also served as chair
man of the board of county COM
missioners for several years.
He was the son of the late
George E. Miller and Mrs. Mil
Ter and was born in the Ore Knob
section of the county, where he
spent his entire life. His wife
died a few years ago.
He is survived two neices: De-
Elite JONES and Jennie Johnson,
and three nephews, John F.
Long, of Oklahoma; George Long,
of Wagner and Cecil Wolfe, OF
Marion, Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
w. G.. LITTLE BUYS
BUSINESS BUILDING

The business building in West
Jefferson occupied by I. M. Cooks
store was purchased this week
from Mrs. Fannie Poe Collins, by
w. G. Little, prominent local bu-
SinesS man.
It is understood that the pur-
chase price was 100000. Mr..
Little said that he planned to
modernize the building and would
occupy it next spring.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
Sixth War Loan Drive Opens Monday
Count Goal Is
Set AT $4,000;
Much Interest
w. d. Mcmillan Is County
Chairman; Everyone Is
Asked 40 Help

Ashe county people along with
others throughout the nation will
have an opportunity to partici-
pate in the. Sixth War Loan Cam
paign, which opens on Monday
morning, for which the county has
a quota Of $l61 900.
w. D. Mcmillan win again serve
as county chairman and everyone
is asked to cooperate in making
this drive u success. Among the
others assisting Mr.. Mcmillan in
the drive, will be Roy H. Grouse.
county agent Miss Doris White
sides, home agent, A. B. Hurt,
superintendent of the schools,
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, publicity,
and others, who win be announce
ed later. Z
'This is a slightly smaller quota
than we have had recently and
I hope that everyone will coop
crate in helping to reach it soon,"
Mr.. Mcmillan said.
It was explained that all bonds
bought sinre November / would
be counted in the drive and that
the county's E bond quota will
be only $4,000 this time.
while we are making great
progress in the war we cannot
afford to relax our efforts here on
the homefront. It is more i'm
portant than ever to back the men
in service with bonds" an official
said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
Sugar Stamp 81
Worth 5 Pounds

Washington-Sugar Stamp No.
"a in war ration Book Four will
be good for five pounds of sugar
beginning November 16, the Of
flee of Price Administration an
nounced.
The stamp will be good indef-
initely, other stamps already val
idated and good indefinitely in
clude Nos. 30, 81, 80 and 80. "Can-
ming" stamp No. 4 is good until
March /.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
Interest LIS Shown
In Jr. Red Gross
West Jefferson Group Makes
A Good Contribution To
Organization

The boys and girls of the West
Jefferson school believe in serv-
ice for others, in country, COM
munity and school, and in better
human relations throughout. the
world. EEJ
They have prok NJ .s'a
the past week 1y 1cr,ir III.
bers of tne American Junior RED
Cross, each grade being one hun
dred percent in menlser
Very liberal contribute
: made, the amouptS
k$50.00 mark.
Mrs. lola Vannoy IS De-
Elite Crawford, as c04Workers of
the American Junior Red Cross,
wish to thank each individual
who shared in raising this amount.
you've shown your signs of
cooperation and unselfishness by
giving and helping to achieve the
aims of the Junior Red Cross in
our own and other lands" they
said.
The following pupils and teach
ers made a contribution of $1.00
each: Mrs. lola Vannoy, Annie
Hairless, Mary 10 Blackburn,
Louise Long, Lucy Long, Shirley
Campbell, Bill Hairless, Ritz Ray,
10 Ann Brown, Ruth Barley
Thomas, Blaine Phillips, Miss De-
Elite Crawford, Mary Evelyn
Pierce, John r. Long, Rose Bur-
CESS, Ina Ruth Campbell, Mona
Duvall, Maude Burgess, B. B.
GRAPHICAL, Jr., Edwin Houck,
Winnifred Johnson, Frances Ann
Todd, Dorothy Dean Campbell
md Mr.. F. G. Nye.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
MERCHANTS TO MEET
ON FRIDAY MORNING

At the suggestion of Mayor c.
o. Parsons, as well as a number
of merchants, a meeting has been
called for Friday morning at 10
o'clock at Rhodes Furniture COM
pany when plans for Christmas
will be discussed.
Many of the merchants have
expressed themselves as wanting
to have an opening and having
Santa Claus here to greet the
children, as usual.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
Many Turkeys
Are Being Sold

Turkeys are beginning to come
to West Jefferson in large num-
bers and it is expected that more
and more Of them will be brought
in on Friday and Saturday since
Thanksgiving will be observed in
most states next Thursday.
Prices are unusually good as
local dealers are paying thirty
five cents per pound, it is under
stood.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-16
SAVE CHILDREN GROUP
WILL MEET SATURDAY

It was announced this week that
the Save The Children Commit
tee for Ashe county would meet in
the office of A. B. Hurt at 10 o.
clock on Saturday morning.
At this time number of prob
lens relative to schools are ex-
pected to be discussed.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Junior League Set
For New Cambaien

The Junior League Of Washing.
ton will start training new provi-
sional members this fall with an
other wartime record. Thirty
three prospective volunteers have
accepted the invitation for provi-
sional membership. After complet-
ing the six weeks training course,
these PROFESSIONALS must put in a
trial period of supervised work in
an accredited community or well
fare agency before they are eligible
for active membership.
Mrs. George NJ Morris was chair
man of the Invitation Committee
and Mrs. John E. Hammond, jr.. will
be in charge Of the provisional
course.
A letter suggesting ways in which
the Junior League members can
help the invasion was sent from
national headquarters recently by
Miss Cecil Lester Jones, president
of the Association of the Junior
Leagues Of America, and Mrs.
Winthrop Pennock, executive secre-
tary, to the presidents and members
OF all the 1856 Junior Leagues
throughout the country.
Members were urged to buy more
bonds, to serve as blood donors, to
economize in the use of gasoline,
using it only for necessary purposes,
to assist in farm work and the
growing of food, to serve as nurses
aides and to increase work for the
Red Cross.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
BY the Way
Beth Blaine.

nings and is virtually joint de-
tail of day and night workers.
If you were to ask any AWVS
worker to what she attributes
a great deal of the success of
their sales, she would undoubted-
ly tell you, ITO our chairman,
Mrs. Harry Weissinger," who is
also a member of the Executive
Committee of the War Finance
Committee of the District of
Columbia and qualified instruc-
tor for stamp and bond sales
men. A tall, slender, good look
ing lady, who wears her simple
and beautifully cut clothes to
perfection, Mrs. Weissihger is
Woodworking and intelligent.
She has been chairman of AWVS
booths since they were first
started here and she will tell
you, with a smile, that working
for the stamp ard bond sales is
like eating peanuts-you just
can't stop. She thinks it's a
very important part of the war
effort and that's why she is do
ing it. She hasn't had sum-
mer vacation since the war be-
gan. She retains her sunny
disposition and her Kentucky
accent along with her Kentucky
charm, in spite of Washington
heat and a good many of the
things that make the majority
of us not quite so nice as we
were in happier days.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Officers Named
Bv Bethesda Club

Announcement of newly elected
officers has been made by the
Woman's Club of Bethesda. The
slate includes: Mrs. j. T. Condron,
president; Mrs. Edwin Wanner, first
vice president: Mrs. Richard E. Tit
low, second vice president; Mrs. G.
L. Lefebvre, recording secretary;
Mrs. Carl H. Barclay, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. H. Marvin Smith,
treasurer; Mrs. Arthur j. Hilland,
parliamentarian; Mrs. John S.
Parkinson, historian, and represen-
tative to County Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. James M.
Hammond.
Mrs. Hilland also heads new
committee, the War Service Com
mittee. which will correlate the
work now being carried out by the
club and which will promote prof.
ects of general interest to service
people in Bethesda. 1t will also
cooperate with other organizations
doing war work in the community.
A picnic supper for the USO will
be sponsored by the club the eve
ming of July q.
Members of the committee in
clude: Mrs. Ross Snyder, Mrs. John
Miles Nader, Mrs. Mark Haller, Mrs.
Louis A. Gravelle, Mrs. Clarence
Keiser, Mrs. Frank A. Bennett and
Mrs. Charles M. Stuart.
New members of the club are
Mrs. Russell Payne, Mrs. E. w. G.
Huffman, Mrs. Craddock Coins,
Mrs. Thomas E. Hampton and Mrs.
Charles Hill
Evening star., 1944-06-19

Taking an active and promin-
ent part in the Fifth War Loan
Drive is the American Women's
Voluntary Services, and there
isn't one woman among the 423
women of the War Savings staff
who doesn't feel certain that
their goal of 100000 will be
raised. A very good reason for
this assurance is the fact that the
AWVS booths in the last War
Loan Drive oversold their quota
of $4,000 more than 300 per
cent by selling s2,500,000 worth
of bonds.
AWVS work in connection with
stamps and bond sales goes back
to 1912 when the motion picture
theaters of the District opened
stamp and bond booths and the
AWVS was asked to man them
Tor one week beginning DecOra-
ton Day. At the end of that
first week AWVS women had
done such a good job that they
were asked to continue for the
duration. They now man all the
theater booths in the District of
Columbia--30 in all-and they
man a great many more, in
shops, one which will shortly
open at the monument grounds,
at the AWVS headquarters, ETC.,
for the duration of the special
drives.
The AWVS War Savings staff
works in the afternoons and eve
Evening star., 1944-06-19
|AWVS Undertakes
National Clothes
Conservation Plan

A national clothes conservation
program is being inaugurated by the
American Women's Voluntary Serv-
ices, Inc, with the full approval of
the War Production Board. The
aims are to teach women to make
discarded garments into wearable
clothes. to help the family budget
by conserving materials, to enable
women with small incomes to main
tain their standard of appearance
and to provide a war and postwar
project with a lasting appeal for
women.
The District unit, AWVS, will pre-
sent re-made clothes review,
which will be open to the public and
will feature AWVS models, at 2::30
and at pm. Saturday at head
iquarters. 1920 Twenty second street
NV. The event will be followed by
series of lectures and a free train
| ing course in clothes conservation to
give instructions in the correct
method of re-claiming and re-mak-
| ing old garments.
A group of American designers
has demonstrated versatility in
creating practical and attractive
styles from outworn and outmoded
clothing for the benefit of the fash
ion exhibit. The patterns have been
cut in order that similar produc-
tions can be made by the average
woman.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Music of 4 mericas
Set for June 29

The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe,
and the assistant director general,
DR.. Pedro de Alba, have issued in
vitations for a concert of music of
the Americas Thursday evening,
June 20. The program will be given
on the Esplanade by the United
States Navy Band Orchestra, 1t.
Charles Benter, leader, assisted by
Senor Rey de la Tore, Cuban
guitarist.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Women Voters Name
Nezv Board Members

Miss Anna Lord Strauss, national
president of the League of Women
Voters, has announced the appoint
ment of new members to the ma
tiorAl board, which is meeting this
week at the Hotel Washington.
These include Mrs. Maurice A.
Pollak of Highland Park, H.; Mrs.
Tom Ragland of Chattanooga.
Tenn, and Mrs. Harold A. Stone of
Arlington, Va.
The league will be concerned
primarily during its session this
week with its program to create
responsibility for government in as
many. individuals as possible and
to act, as an organization, on gov
ernmental measures in the public
interest.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Earlv Summer Deb1t Fete
For Miss Virginia Baird
Bp Katharine NJ. Brooks.

Washington soeyat least two hundred its members
refreshing of the the
Stotesbuy the being the
Darlington Baird The bud also will make
Baltimore Philadelphia before returning here settle
the successful winning Of
cards issued in this of Mrs Soebury the
Charles Hendrickson Baird u M
Baird attractive bud is the daughter Of Mrs j.
Tpe Haxa r Baltimore who will present her the Bachelors
Cotilion there the first Monday in December.
Baird duty Washington and with Mrs Baird has
Baird formerly Miss
Hutchinson daughter Sydney Hutchinson of Phia
dep the late Mrs Hutchinson before her Miss Edith
Standing
parents yesterday little Miss Edith Baird
carrying
Evening star., 1944-06-19

Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Adele Randolph
Pugh, daughter of Mrs. Gale E
Pugh and the late Mr.. Pugh, to 1t
Donald Jackson Prewitt, U. S. M
C. R., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
E. Prewitt of Miami, Okla. The
ceremony took place at All Saints
Church in Chevy Chase, the Rev
DR.. Charles w. Lowry officiating.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by Mr.. William H. Leachman,
was attended by Miss Molly Morse
as maid of honor. 1t.
A. E. Russell, U. S. M. c. r., served
as best man and the ushers were
Mr.. William A. Creveling and Mr..
Arthur w. Venell, uncles of the
bride; Mr.. Daniel E. Willard and
1t. William A. Wood, jr., U. S. N. r.
1t. Prewitt and his bride left
later for the West Coast.
Evening star., 1944-06-19

Capt. and Mrs. Baird received the
guests with the debutante, the lat
ter wearing a white lace gown
nodded to her figure and having q
low waistline. The very full skirt
was long and she carried large
round bouquet of pink roses and
freesia and had an orchid on hel
shoulder. Mrs. Baird was in pearl
gray, the v neckline having mar
row ruffle of the material edged
with narrow band of purple
matching the color in the center
of her orchid.
The party was set for $50 o'clock
but it was we'll after 6 before the
terrace was we'll filled or the dance
floor crowded Mrs. Stotesbury
joined the party before $50 o'clock
wearing black chiffon with many
strings of pearls about her neck and
long pendant earrings of pearls
and diamonds.
Long buffet tables were laid in
the dining room, but many of the
guests SAT III SlOQpo oli eAAS oSAA oSS
where they were served with iced
tea and other cooling refreshment
as well as little sandwiches. Later
more substantial refreshment was
to be had and guests fingered on the
terrace and on the lawn to, enjoy
the cool of the evening and the ami
mated and interesting conversation.
The guests were mostly young
people, many of the young men In
the service, with a number OF OH
cials and a few diplomats and a
large number from resident circles
where Mrs. Stotesbury long has been
prominent and popular.
Mrs. Haxan came for her daugh-
ters debut and Miss Baird will re-
turn to Philadelphia with Capt. and
Mrs. Baird for her presentation
there June "a, when she will be
among the debutantes at the annual
June ball.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Current Topic Club
Elects Miss FreeLand

Miss Isabelle Freeland was elected
president of the Current Topic Club
of Riverdale, Md, at its June meet
ing held at the home of Mrs. Robert
B. McCathran. Others elected are
Mrs. A. c. West, first vice president;
Mrs. Peter Duguid, second vice
president; Mrs John Williams, sec
retary; Mrs. William Davis, treas
urer, and Mrs. John Schroeder, di-
rector.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Marilyn Smith
Bride Yesterday

White flowers in the altar vases
and palms in the chancel formed
the setting for the wedding yesSer-
day afternoon in the Woodside
Methodist Church of Miss Marilyn
Smith and Mr.. Richard Leroy Hahn
which took place at 4 O'Clock with
the Rev. Ralph D. Smith, super
intendent of the West Washington
district, and the Rev. Philip c.
Edward, pastor of the church, offici-
ating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles A. Smith of Silver
Spring and Mr.. Hahn is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E. Hahn of
Tnurmont.
Mr.. Smith escorted his daughter
and gave her in marriage and she
wore a dress of white marquisette
with a veil of illusion and carried
a shower bouquet OF Wnlte orchlQS
and roses.
Miss Mary Waldron was the maid
Of honor and was costumed in green
organdy with a matching picture hat
and her flowers were an arm bou-
quet of talsman roses. Rose mar
quisette was worn by Janice Dubel,
who served aS f7ower oirl and corriod
an old-fashioned nosegay of spring
flowers.
Mr.. Peter Claybaugh of Thurmont
was the best man and the ushers
were Mr.. Leslie Shores and Seaman
Leo Flaherty of Bainbridge, Md.
After the reception at the home
of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Hahn left for wedding trip, and
on their return will be at home
at Oils Providence avenue in Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Cycle Billing Topic
OF Mrs. Helen Jones

Cycle Billing" will be the subject
of talk by Mrs. Helen Jones at
meeting of the Credit Women's
Breakfast Club at 7:45 am. Wednes-
day at the Willard Hotel. The pro-
gram will include a convention re-
Evening star., 1944-06-19
B'nai Birth Plans
Garden Tea Tuesday

The last member-br -bring-a-member
tea Of the season Of B'nai Birth
Women Argo win be given at 2:30
pm. tomorrow in the garden Of Mrs.
Morris Gewirz's home, 3101 Daven.
port street NV.
Edward Grusd, editor of the Ma
tional Jewish Monthly, will speak
and a musical review will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Sylvia Kaplowitz.
The membership chairman, Mrs,
Joseph Carroll, expects approx.
mately 200 old and new members to
attend.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
In Detroit

Mr.. and Mrs. Eric G. Murrell are
making their home in Detroit fol-
lowing their marriage here June in
the Church of the Nativity. The
Rev. Walter Norris of11ciated at the
ceremony.
Mrs. Murrell is the former Miss
Kathryn E. Hauser, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William L. Hauser of Sill
yer Spring, and Mr.. Murrell, A. S. M,
r. E. M. E., is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert j. Murrell of Wembdon
Hill, Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Miss Deryenf Weds

Miss Betty Jean Derwent, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Allen ]. Derwent,
mas married June 6 to 1t. George
David Beveridge, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Beveridge, the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church being the scene
Of the ceremony, with the Rev. DON
aid Lee Leonard officiating.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Fefe at LEGATION

The Minister of Ethiopia and Nine.
Medhen entertained at an informal
afternoon party Saturday at the
Legation. The function was given as
a farewell to Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman
Price, who will leave shortly for
Ethiopia where Mr.. Price will rep
resent the Foreign Economics Ad-
miniStration.
Evening star., 1944-06-19

port by Miss Frances Rowe, who at
tended the recent international con-
vention in Milwaukee as representa-
tive of the Washington club.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Wedding Notices

Detailed descriptions OF iDed-
dings must be received By The
Star in GdDdnce OF or on the
date OF the ceremony and must
bear signed authorization.
In ordinary circumstances an
nouncentents of marriages can-
not be used if submitted more
than a aoeek after the ceremony.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Conservation
Farming News
Weekly Items OF Interest To
AShe Farmers
by ]. r. NfcLAURIN
by ]. r. McLAURIN

You have often heard of a
growth being so thick that a rab-
bit could not 60 through. This
was the case on E. v. Eller's farm,
located on Mill Creek. Luke Eller,
father of MIR. Eller, had just, nade
the remark, while standing around
a field of sericea being cut, that
a rabbit could not get through it.
The dog got up rabbit and head
ed him for the thick sericea. The
rabbit could not make any prog
ress so he tried to Jump up and
over, but this failed, so in a few
steps the dog picked up this grown
rabbit.
Mr.. Eller seeded two acres in
this field to sericea, after rye, in
March 1943. The other day he had
cut and put up a stack off of an
estimated three tenth of an acre.
He hopes to get better than two
tons of bright sericea hay off of
this field when cutting and curing
operations are completed.
Mr.. Eller states that he plans
to put another near by hill field
in sericea next spring, and even
tually get enought sericea to meet
his hay needs, then he can use his
meadow lands for row crops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Old Field News

The people of this community
are busy taking care of their to-
bacco crops at this time.
Mrs. P. w. Duncan and daugh'
ter, Peggy, of Draper, Va, spent
last week visiting Mrs. Duncan:
parents, MIR. and Mrs J. c. Jones
of this place and her daughter
Mrs. June Sturgill, of Helton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Denny, alst
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Denny, attend
ed the Baptist Association at Val
ley Home, Saturday.
Miss Libby Kelly, of Maryland
is spending a few days here with
her cousin, Mrs. Blaine Phipps
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Denny anc
Leslie Jones went to Atkins, Va.
last Sunday to see their nephew
1t. Howard Duncan, of the U. s
Air Corps, who was spending {
furlough there with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Duncan.
Mrs. Esther Griffith, of Stur.
gills, spent part of last week here
with her sister, Mrs. Ola Jones.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
DIR. B. E. Reeves

DR.. B. E. Reeves died yesterday and
with his passing, thousands of people have
lost real friend. He was an able physi-
clan and served humanity for more than
half of century. Graduating from medi-
cal college in 1891, he began his practice in
the DAYS when horseback was the chief
mode of transportation. But neither in
convenience of travel or severe weather
detained him from his duty He continued
throughout the years to render the highest
type of service to the people of this Sec
ton, and to him many people owe their
lives, today.
DR.. Reeves began as young man to
take an interest in public affairs, and made
a record in the memorable N c. legislature
of 1885, He was always interested in coun-
ty, state and national problems, and for
many years has served the public in a num-
er of capacities. He was president of the
First National Bank and had a number of
business interests in the town and county,
at the time of his death.
But what most people will long remem-
Der DR.. Reeves for was his spirit of friend
liness for everyone. With all his interest,
he never lost the common touch and prob
ably knew more people by name in this
county than any other person. He was
completely genuine and possessed keen
sense of humor, which was seldom over
Swallowed by any situation.
A writer had this to say about DR..
Reeves forty-four years ago;
"This county needs and has to depend
upon such men as DR.. Reeves to preserve
the priceless heritage of our foreparents.
and illustrious founders of the government
at the cost of life and treasure. May flu
ture generations perpetuate their memory,
follow their example, cherish their prin-
ciples Of opposition to tyranny and oppres-
sion, and love of home and country"
The same may be said today May the
spirit of his influence be long felt and car
ried on by the coming generations.