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Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26

Hartford, Conn. - The Red Feather insignia that Is now the national emblem of Community Chests all over America is very much in evidence these days in Hartford and throughout the state. For the annual drive is on to secure funds for the social work developments in various communities.
 Hartford's Community Chest is out to raise $1,O26,117 to sus- tain 30 agency budgets for the year 1947.
 There was time in the hist ory of Hartford when all the social work agencies had to raise their money privately and as best they could. This was not only exceedingly expensive, because it took an excessive amount of the money that was raised to defray the expense of solicitation, but it worked a grave injustice upon those agen- cies whose work was vital but not as appealing on paper.
 The Community Chest as we know it to-day is a major step in social reconstruction, because it minimizes the cost of meeting the social responsibilities of a community. It raises social work above the plane of miserly charity and the passing of the hat era.
 Hartford's Chest covers prac- tically every area of social work need and the services rendered by the various agencies are open to people of all racial groups on the basis of need rather than nationality.
 As this is extremely import ant to the group, there is the additional reality that the Chest affords sum of $72,120.44 to three agencies that perform the bulk of their work within the group. Thus with a population that approximates 12,OOO every working member of the group at least should feel the obliga- tion to contribute a minimum of $500. But even if this should happen it would not nearly ap- proach the benefits that we de- rive from this vital service for it takes no account of the many other services that hundreds of needy folk in the group are able to take advantage of. So the only other alternative Is to re- commend that every member of the group contribute, no matter how small the sum may be, with
 For the Chest is not only con-
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-26
HISTORY OF A NEIGH BORHOOD ACHIEVEMENT

Frances Ramsey, Majorette
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01
hamsun Considers
Self Dead As
Author

Aged Knut Hamsun, Nobel prize
winner and once-hailed Norwegian
author, now sits in his room at an
Oslo old peoples home brooding
over his past. Despite ample evil
dence of Hamsun's collaboration,
Norwegian courts have chosen not
to prosecute because of Hamsun's
extreme age (he's So, and have
termed him mentally defunct'.
Hamsun himself noted recently
that he considered himself dead
as an author and that few people
will read his books any longer.
For the past 1880 years." OBJ
served Hamsun, I've cared moth
ing about what was thought of
my pen, whether it be compliment
or criticism. During the five years
of war, I did little other than scrib-
BILE to the press. 1 lay fallow
spiritually paralyzed. Now my pen
has halted completely"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

press and radiomen as passengers
and guests, bound for Copenhagen,
Oslo and Stockholm. The teams
of press people met for a short
while at the intermediate landing
field at Gander in Newfoundland
In spite of unusually bad weather
the flights We're carried through
successfully. To avoid the worst
low pressures. the westward plane
took the route via Iceland aud
Greenland which offered the Scan
dinavian journalists the extra SEN
sation of flying over the desolate
and icy interior of Greenland,
viewing it in clear sunlight from
height of 10000 feet.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01
Scandinavian Countries Open
Transatlantic Air Services

SHORTCOMINGS history OF
aviation is being written at high
speed. The 10Th of September was
an important date in the annals
of Scandinavian air traffic On
that day the Scandinavia Airlines
S Y t e m (SAS). the combine
formed by the Danish Dbl. the
Norwegian DNL and the Swedish
SILA companies, started its first
flight from Stockholm to New
York with IS Scandinavian press
men on board
About simultaneously another
of the Scandinavian Airlines
DCis started from LaGuardia
Field with % prominent American
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01
Electric Light
|nLapps' Tents

STOCKHOLM life of the
Lapps-the nomads who roam the
mountain Wilds in Northern Scan
dinavia with their reindeer-has
been very little affected by the
technical development in the world.
In recent years, however, even
their way of living has been a
little undermined in certain re-
spects. Before the war telephones
We're set up by the authorities at
the more permanent Lapp villages.
Now Stockholm papers report
that the first lapp "katas' in
Northern Sweden-tent-like dwell
lings of fairly sturdy but yet mo-
bile type-will be equipped with
electric light next Christmas, when
the country's most elevated high
tension line to the Lapp villages at
Storvallen, Mittadalen and Mess
lingen in the province of Harjeda-
len will be taken into use. The
construction costs for this line,
which at some places runs at
height of $3.50 TT. above sea-level,
are estimated at 100000 kronor.
The intention is that all the Lapp
villages in this district shall grad
ually have electric light from this
trunk line.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01
Worlds Biggest Motor
Tonker Ordered From
Swedish Shipyord

STOCKHOLM-The biggest mo-
tor tanker in the world has re-
Gently been ordered from the
Kockum shipyard, of Malmo, by
the Sigurd Herlofson Shipping
Company, of Oslo. The vessel will
be of 24,000 tons DIV. with a speed
of IA knots. She will be delivered
in 1850 Negotiations are further
being carried on regarding a con-
tract for another tanker of similar
tonnage. 1t is presumed that she
will also be built by the Kockum
shipyard
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

holm, attended by about 300 par
Elephants from all the northern
countries, and they We're also in
vited by the Swedish ABA Com
pany, which is running the Euro
pean and home air services. to go
on wonderful excursion by air
to the historic island of Gotland
in the middle of the Baltic.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01


service started from Stockholm
with another group of prominent
passengers on board AS always
with an event of this kind, it was
/ accompanied by dinners, speeches,
etc. Among the leading people at
tending the banquet at the Wal
dorf Astoria in New York We're
the Secretary-General of the UN,
Mr.. Trygve Lie, Mr.. LaGuardia,
Prince AXel of Denmark and the
Swedish Minister to Washington,
Mr.. Herman Erickson.
Joint Services also to South
America
The Scandinavian Airlines Sys-
tenn is for the time being oper-
ating the North Atlantic route
with two services a week in both
directions, increasing the number
of flights to three weekly in No
vember, and to four in January
Finally. at the end of 1947, the
SAS will operate one flight daily
between New York, Chicago and
the Scandinavian countries. At
the end of the present year the
company will also start regular
services to Rio de Janeiro and
Buenos Aires with one flight a
week. The European terminal of
the North-Atlantic line will be
Stockholm with alternate flights
via Oslo and Copenhagen.
To start with, seven DC4s have
been put into service, the Swedish
S1LA Company providing three
and the Danish and Norwegian
Companies two each. Some time
next year, probably at the end of
it, the first Strato-cruisers ord
cred by SILA will start operat-
ing. The Dbl and DNL will each
take over one of them.
So far. the agreement between
the Scandinavian air : transport
companies in question covers on
ly the routes to North and South
America. The European traffic
and the routes to other parts of
the world are not concerned. The
starting of this mutual service has
required sums that are quite con-
siderable for Scandinavian condi-
lions, the companies in question
having invested about % million
dollars for this particular purpose.
Peace-time Collaboration Planned
during the War
Undoubtedly good example of
practical Scandinavian collabora-
ton has been established by the
starting of this line. The idea of
collaboration is not new: as
matter of fact it existed already
in 1889. And after the formation
of the Swedish SILA company in
1912. talks were carried on with
the other Scandinavian countries.
although they were under enemy
occupation. The SILA Company
negotiated for foreign operation
permits and for the purchase of
the equipment in America with
the requirements of the Danes and
in mind. so that a
combined Scandinavian airli e
could start operating on the North |
Atlantic route with the smallest
possible delay after the war. The |
definitiye agreement was reached |
On August 1st. 1916. and undoubt-
edly represents a most interest !
ing document. As in most fields
Of Scandinavian collaboration. one
OF the principles has been that nc
one nation should dominate the
other.
The chairman of the new Scan
ainavIan Airlines System is elect
ed for a year at a time from each
of the three countries. a Dane.
Nr. Per Kampmam being elected /
Tor the first year AS Managing
Director has been appointed the /
head of the Swedish SILA Com
oany. Mr.. P. A. Norlin. and the
head office is situated in Stock
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01
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The Skyland post., 1946-08-01

Draper; speaker, H. D. Quessen-
berry, "The Church and The Far
mers Soil"
Thursday, devctions, Rev. John
Jordan; speaker, Miss Marian
Watkins, Youth and the Church. ."
Friday, devotions, Rev. w. c.
Eastridge;; speaker, Mrs. John
Jordan, ''The Woman's Society of
Christian Service"
Preaching services will be held
each day at II o'clock and the
following will be in charge, Mon
day, Rev. c. w. McCulley; Tues
day, Rev. G.. F. Houck; Wednes-
day, Rev. Fred Price; Thursday,
Rev. ]. H. Armburst; Friday, Rev.
Joseph M. Taylor, Jr.
Services will be held in the
plants from IL until 1890 each
day. Lunch will be served at the
Jefferson Methodist church at
12:45. and field work will begin
Continued on Page g.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
Ashe Students Attending
New Off-CamPus College
Centers TOC Go To Charlotte
Few Registered Last Week;
Others May Do So
Later

B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, announced this week
that Ashe county veterans regis
tered for off-campus college cen
ters would, under the present set
up, go to Charlotte as this is the
nearest approved center to this
area at the present.
While few veterans registered
last week, because of the inter-
est, it is believed that more will,
'ater on.
The locat;o? of the centers was
etern?ined by registration and
announcement was made from
aleigh this week that II centers
had been assured so far. These
will be at Albemarle, Burlington
Charlotte, Fayetteville, Gastonia
Goldsboro, Hendersonville, Muir
ply, Rocky Mount, Wilmington
and Asheville.
Altogether 1928 students filled
out application blanks during the
registration period, but many
came from small towns.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
ScOttyille Defeats ROans
Greek; Schedule Is Given

Scottville won two games over
the week end defeating RoanS
Creek on Saturday at Roans
Greek by score of 8 to 2 and
defeating Pond Mountain Sunday
by the overwhelming score of "a
to 0.
In the game Saturday, Shep-
herd and Billings pitched for
Scottville and Bower for Roans
Creek. No home runs were scor-
ed by either team, however,
Phipps, the leading batter, made
a triple, double and single hit
for Scottville. Sunday, Camp
bell was Scottville's pitcher and
Hamn and Tucker pitched for
Pond Mountain. Sixteen extra
base hits were scored by Scott
vile.
Laurel Springs defeated Ma
than's Creek Saturday on the
West Jefferson diamond by a
score of 10 to 6. Miller pitched
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
Name Travelling
Librarian Here
Mrs. Boyd Will Deal With
The Distribution OF Books
Through The Schools

At meeting of the Ashe Coun-
ty Library Board on Wednesday,
Mrs. Ethel 'Glidewell Boyd was
named travelling librarian for the
county.
Mrs. Boyd will work two days
each week and will deal chiefly
with the schools and the distri-
button of books throughout the
county, through the schools. She
will assume Mrs. Lola Porter's
work in the unit in the court
house. Mrs. Neal will continue
to serve in the West Jefferson
unit as Mrs. Boyd's work will In
no way conflict with this, it was
pointed out. Board members also
suggested that plans be worked
out to circulate some adult boeks
through the work of Mrs. Boy1s
department. The salary of the
travelling librarian is to be paid
out of State funds, Mrs. Gladys
Johnson, supervisor of rural H.
braries, who presented Mrs. Boyd,
said.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
Ashe Methodist Churches To
Have Week OF Evangelism

Plans are now complete for the
week of evangelism, Sunday
through Saturday, August 10
which is to be conducted in the
18 Methodist churches in the
'ountv. Rev. Joseph M. Taylor,
announced this week. Group
est tings will be open at 10
o'clock each morning and revival
services will be held at 8 o'clock
each evening.
The program which has been
planned for the week is as fol-
lows:
West Jefferson Methodist chur-
III Monday, devotiecs Pew. Gar
land Stafford; speaker, Rev. John
ME Aycock, 'Why / Am A Min
ister."
Tuesday, devotinns, Rev. G. c.
Graham; speaker, w. B. Austin,
what The Layman Expects From
The Pulpit"
Wednesday, devotions, Rev. Ed
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01

Many Of States
Best Herds Will
Be Represented
81 Registered Animals To Be
Sold At Auction; Prizes
To Be Awarded

A large number of dairy farm
ers from this area as well as 9TH
ers are expected to attend the
purebred registered Guernsey
cattle sale to be held at the State
Test Farm at TranSou on Friday,
when animals from some of the
best herds in North Carolina will
be auctioned off.
The sale is to be sponsored by
the North Carolina Guernsey
Breeders Association, the N. c..
Extension Service and local milk
companies, with local business
firms also cooperating.
This is the third event of it's
kind to be held in the county and
because of the interest shown in
the two previous promotions, the
sale Friday is expected to attract
large crowd of dairymen, and
others interested in improving the
dairy program through better
breeding. The sale will open at
100 o'clock.
Around 26 heifers and five
young bulls are to be consigned
to the sale from a number of
the most outstanding herds in
North Carolina. Since these prize
animals are to be. sold at auction,
farmers of this area will have
an opportunity to secure some
fire animals with high produc-
ton records
Through the coop = alton ol the
local milk com panies, Kraft
Foods, Carnation and Coble a
number Of valuable prizes in dairy
&. Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
No Damages In
POrter-Blevins
Case Yesterday
Several Cases Non-Suited;
Compromises Reached
In Others

Ashe county superior court for
the trial of civil cases was brought
to a close yesterday afternoon
with the case of A. J. Blevins VS..
Lola Porter occupying most of the,
day. After deliberation the jury,
ruled that no damages be awardedt
to either party in this case, based
on a collision of two cars.
Other cases before the court
this week included that of r. L.
Ballou VS.. Mrs. A. R. Vail, ex->
ecutrix which was compromised
and Mr.. Ballou was granted $500,
A nonsuit was taken in the case
of Laura E. Miller VS.. H. Nd,
Miller.
In the cases of j. B. Lawson
VS.. J. D. -McNeill a compromise
was reached with a division Of
the property involved. In the
business property, two of the lots
previously~sold by McNein were
admitted his property, and in the
other three, one went to Lawson,
one to Elizabeth McNeill and an.
other. to James McNeill.
Court adjourned last Thursday
on account of the death of the
mother of w. B. Austin and con-
vened again Monday morning.
Judge j. A. Rousseau presided
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
County To Have
School For Bus
Drivers Aug. 7-S
All School Principals Urged
To Have Prospective
Drivers Present

B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, announced this week
shat a two-day training program
for school bus drivers would be
conducted at the courthouse Au-
gust 7-8.
The training program will be
conducted by c. Kuykendall of
the highway safety division and
all high school principals are urg-
ed to have all drivers and pros
pective drivers present.
1T is highly important to have
all drivers trained and approved
before school opens and they
must pass the tests before they
are approved" Mr.. Duncan said
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01

for Nathan's Creek and Sheets
for Laurel Springs. No home
runs were scored by either team.
George Shepherd, whose name
appeared on the original roster
presented to this office, is eligible
to play on the Scottville team.
His name, through error, was not
on the list published previously
in this paper.
West Jefferson was defeated by
Pond Mountain Saturday by
score of IL to 8 with Allen and
Spencer pitching for West JEFF
ferson and c. Roland for Pond
Mountain.
Sunday, West Jefferson defeat
ed Roans Creek in the ninth inn
ing by a score of lilo. Day and
Spencer pitched for West Jeffer-
son and A. Miller for Roans
Creek.
The schedule for the week end
Continued on page g.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
Teachers Are Named
For County Schools;
More Still Needed
Several Vacancies In High
School; Most Grade
Teachers Secured

With the opening date for Ashe
county schools set for August 19,
there are still a number of va
cancies to be filled in the high
school departments, B. H. Dun
can, county superintendent, an
nounced yesterday.
All principals places are filled
and most of the grade teachers
have been secured. Several
schools are short of home eco
nomics teachers, Mr.. Duncan ex-
planned.
The following list of teachers
for the various schools was re-
leased yesterday from the county
superintendent's office:
Jefferson, J. B. Hash, principal,
Mabel Blackburn, Louise Suther-
land. Mamie Smithey, Imajean
Hoppers, c. E. Francis. Charles
Scott, Gertrude Vaught. Orville
Jackson, Robert Woodie, Mrs.
Ruth R. Neal, Bruce Bowlin, Mrs.
Edna M. Burgess.
Glendale Springs. Ernest Bare,
Mrs. Gladys Woodie, Mrs. Nell
Sheets; Orion, Mrs, Clyde billiard
Big Ridge, Rebecca Miller; Buf-
falo, Thomas c. Hardin, Mrs.
Thomas c. Hardin.
Riverview, Herbert Graybeal,
principal, Mrs. Ruth V. Price,
Mrs. Rena Mae Graybeal, Mrs.
Mary D. Cole, Mrs. Irene S. King,
Mrs. Pauline Price, Joe Robin
son, Lessie H. Jones, Meredith
Duncan, Carl Hartzog, E. V. Eller,
Hazel Jenkins, Mrs. Bess D. Lath-
am, Gladys Kelley.
Sutherland, Jewel R. Miller;
Green Valley, Mrs. J. M. Bar
low Mrs. Mayme Donnelly; Rock
Creek, Mrs. Pauline J. Martin,
Esther Osborne; Trout, M. H. FL
Ter, Effie harrington; Ashland,
Mrs. Beulah w. McNeill
Parker, Margaret Davis; Roar
ing Fork. Ina Mae Oliver; Hem
lock, Mrs. Vina Love; Rye Cove,
Mrs. Allie Denney; Rich Hill
Continued on Page g.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
]. F. Fletcher, 81,
Prominent Ashe
Minister Dies
Beloved Ashe Baptist Leader
Preached For Nearly
20 Years

Rev. James Floyd Fletcher, 81,
for more than half a century one
of the outstanding Baptist min
listers in northwestern North Car
olina, died at three a. m. Satur-
day at the Wilkes hospital.
The beloved minister who for
several years had made his home
il North Wilkesboro with a
daughter, Mrs. w. R. Absher, sus-
tanned a broken shoulder early
last week in a fall, was carried
to the hospital where he became
critically i'll on Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher was born
November II, 1858, in Ashe coun-
ty, a son of tf1e--late John and
Continued on Page g.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
98l Children Are
Treated In Dental
Program In Ashe
Dental Program Just Com.
pleted By DIR. E. T. KOonce
For Schools.

DR.. E. T. Koonce, school dentist
of the Oral Hygiene division Of
the N. C. Board of Health has
just completed a tWelve-week
dent~l program in the county in
which l OFT children were inspect
ed.
In this program, dental clinics
lave been held at West Jeffer-
,on, Riverview, Lansing, Healing
Springs, Nathan's Creek, Fleet
vood and Elkland. Students
from the smaller schools were
brought into these centers in or
der to be given the advantages
Of the clinics.
The report from the program
further shows that 981 children
were treated; teeth cleaned for
97O children; 968 teeth extracted;
$50 malgram Filings; 1892 silver
nitrate treatments; 86 cement fill
lings, bringing the total number
IF operations to 1876.
The dental program, a part of
the health department work is
highly endorsed by the county
board of education.
In addition to the actual work
done, while the schools were in
session DR.. Koonce gave % lee
lures to the children on oral hy-
giene and the care of their teeth.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
Local OPAOffice
Closes; Stamps
Still Available

Merchants are asked to contact
the Cash Wholesale company for
sugar stickers, since the local
price board was officially ter
minated here yesterday, Mrs. Jen-
nings RAIDER, chief clerk, pointed
out.
All future business will be
transacted through the office at
N. Wilkesboro, Mrs. RAIDER ex-
planned. However replacement
blanks for lost or destroyed books
may be secured from the office
# Mrs. Elizabeth Miller in the
courthouse in Jefferson.
Sugar stamps for babies may be
'ecured through the Raleigh Of
flee by writing P. o. Box 2718,
Raleigh, Mrs. RAIDER said.
Veterans may secure blanks for
sugar stamps from Sam L. Davis
Continued on Page g.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
Vim. Hurley Will
Be Buried Today

Funeral service for William
Hurley, 66, who died at his home
1t Tuckerdale Tuesday morning,
will be held today at II o'clock
at the Nella Presbyterian church.
Rev. K. ]. Foreman and Ed. Ed
Davis will officiate and burial
will be in the family cemetery.
Mr.. Hurley was the husband of
Mrs. Birtie Hurley and the son
of the late Amanda and Lee Hur-
ley.
Survivors are twelve children,
Mrs. Bertha Olson, Mrs. Carrie
Blevins, Mrs. Effie Powers, Mrs.
Ola Miller, Floyd, Woodrow and
Lee Hurley, Mrs. Beatrice Gra-
ham, Mrs. Ruth Balton, Mrs. G..
T. Badger, Jr., Mrs. Pauline Gar
EFT, and Miss Della Hurley.
The Skyland post., 1946-08-01
Theatre Is Under
New Management

Jack p. Journey, of StatesvillA,
today took over the management
of the Parkway Theatre. Mr..
Journey, a veteran has also had
experience in theatre manage
ment and he and others leased
both the Parkway and Spartan
theatres from r. w. Barr and Ben
G. Reeves. Announcement was
made of this several weeks ago
when the plans were first reveal
ed.
Mr.. Journey said that for the
present matinees would be held
each day throughout the week.