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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
As he County P eople Are
Concerned Over impossible
Condition OF Dirt Roads
Schools, Mail Service And
General Travel In Many
Sections Halted

People from all sections of Ashe
county are greatly concerned ovel
'the impossible conditions of the
roads. Schools, mail service and
other travel have been hampered
in many parts of the county.
One man from the Oval section
reported this week that he had
never seen 80 much mud and the
roads so apparently bottomless. u
This is typical of reports coming
in from many other sections of
the county. Mail deliveries have
been delayed, school buses una
BILE to run and many individuals
have been forced to walk, leaving
their cars at home.
This county has experienced
some unusually cold weather
along with much snow and rain,
and this, coupled with the fact
that many of the roads were al
ready in poor state of repair, has
made them impossible.
While the fact is recognized that
little can be done to improve
them now, citizens of the county
point out that every effort posi-
BILE should be made in the spring
and summer to get country roads
in better condition.
The necessity of increasing the
highway maintenance force by
re-opening the county prison
camp, has been discussed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17

Horse And Mule
Clinics For Ashe
County Planned
Schedule Announced; Farm
ers* Are Urged To Take
Advantage Of Them

L. E. Tuckwiller, county agent,
announced that horse and mule
clinics scheduled for Ashe coun-
ty would be held the week of jan
uary % to February 2. Dr's Ed
wards, Wilkesboro, and Martin,
Of, Boone, will conduct these elm
les in cooperation with the Ashe
county farm agents, he explained.
>. The purpose Of these clinics is
to give free examination to
workstock, and to treat for bots,
round worms, and dental work
if necessary" Mr.. Tuckwiller
said. /
!, Work stock should be treated
each year for bots. This is the
parasite that develops into the nit
fly that bothers horses so much in
the summer. Veterinarians say
that most horses in this territory
are infested with bots. Some
horses have died because of these
pests and many others have been
weakened that they could not do
a good days work." agent Tuck
willer declared.
Feed and water should be with
held from the animals to be treat
ed for at least 18 hours, officials
explained.
Farmers are urged to take adj
vantage of the clinic most con-
venient to them. The dates and
places of the clinics are as follows:
Tuesday, January 1880 to
1890, Bryan Kirby, Sturgills;
HOO to 1900, Lester Seagraves
Farm on Little -Helton; 200 to
800, Henry Miller, Warrensville;
$3.50 to 4:3O, w. w. Elliott, Smeth-
port. ,-
Wednesday,. January 80 1000
CONTINUED on Page ~ !
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
Burley Sales At
Boone Still Good

Leaf prices at the Mountain
Burley Tobacco Warehouses at
Boone continue unusually good
according to proprietor, Roscoe
Coleman, who reported that prices
were better on Monday than they
had been any day since the holt
days.
Sales at the Mountain Burley
Warehouses have passed the three
and one-half million mark this
year, officials report.
Our floors are cleared and we
can sell your tobacco, the day you
bring it in Mr.. Coleman declared
and added that he wanted to ex-
tend a special invitation to the
farmers of this area to sell him the
remainder of their. crops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
County Schools
Again Opened
Work Done On Highways;
Fleetwood, Riverview And
w. j. Routes Are Worse

Ashe county schools that did
not open the first of the week
were re-opened yesterday, after
school bus routes had been i'm
proved.
B. H. Duncan, county superin-
tendent, said that highway forces
did fine job over the week end
improving some of the bus routes
and that the favorable weather
also helped.
He stated that the bus routes
for West Jefferson, Fleetwood
and Riverview were the worst
but that they had been improved.
It was explained that school Off
Gals were anxious to have school
but that the safety of the chill
dren, as well as preserving the
equipment, must be considered.
1t was pointed out that having
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
New Serial Will
Begin This Week
Ann Clayton Demands Her
Rights In The Opening
Chapter

Beginning this week in this
paper is the exciting new seriaI
entitled, "Deadline Lady," by
Georgia C~a'r. Az, Clayton, the
girl with the blue-black hair anc
gray eyes, begins fighting for hel
rights as a reporter in the first
chapter of this story Of life in
newspaper office.
The hard-boiled editor, Tracy
Driscoll, the man with dark red
hair and temper to match who
was sent by the syndicate to rur
the paper, has no patience with
young starry-eyed girl whose
Observation-Disclosures sta ed
the paper. But Ann is not to be
easily discouraged. When the
paper was sold for the mortgage,
it was written in the contract that
she should have a job as reporter
on the Courier.
She is determined to have that
job despite the fact that her
grandmother believes the only
thing for her to do is to marry
Lyn Frazier, who has recently in
herited large estate. That, her
grandmother states, is a means of
being secure. Ann is young, how
ever, and has other ideas.
Will she get the job? Will her
grandmother persuade her to
marry Lyn? Will she be success
as a reporter?
The readers will not want to
miss single chapter of this ex-
citing new serial.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
Annual Meeting
/ OF Stock hOlders
| Il; Held On Tuesday
Officers And Directors Are
Reelected; Fine Record
Is, Made

Plans for expansion and inn
provement Of the Ashe County
Memorial Hospital were discussed
at a meeting of the stockholders.
directors and executive commit
tee on Tuesday afternoon. Plans
previously submitted for the pro-
posed nurses home were further
discussed and will be activated as
soon as materials and labor be-
come available.
This new 2O-room building will
house the resident doctor as well
as the nurses and will make more
room available in the hospital
for patients. Plans for renovat-
ing the hospital were also dis
cussed. Some new furnishings
and needed equipment are also to
be added.
All of the directors, whose
terms expired, were reelected BY
the stockholders and Edison
Thomas YVES named to fill the
vacancy left by the death of ia
cob Phipps. 80.
The directors reelected the
same, officers and. the executive
committee, The officers are: W.
B, Austin, chairman; John Little
wood, vice-chairman; Wade T..
Eller, secretary; Roy Badger,
treasurer. ID.
Members of the executive COM
mittee, in addition to Chairman
Austin and Secretary Eller, are
Ira T. Johnston, E. r. Sturdivant
and J.. b. Hash.
The annual report submitted at
the meeting showed that during
the past XeaEl stilereswas total of
l,419 s-i5 ienfs eated WITH 4
total & !. = da5S Is care. The
lrepo1t further showed that there
was total of 383 operations, with
only one death among the srgi-
cal cases.
There was a total of 1855
meals served during the year.
DR.. D. C. Jones was highly
commended by the directors for
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
Thomas Fowler
Gets Discharge

FORT BRAGG, PFC Thomas
B. Fowler, Nathans Creek, N. c.,
has been released for discharge
from the 506th Military Police
Battalion of General Courtney H.
Hodges First Army Headquarters
here and will shortly return to
civilian life.
He has had % months of service,
II of which were overseas, and
wears the European Theater
Ribbon with battle stars for the
campaigns of the Rhineland and
central Germany.
He plans to return to his studies
in Nathan's Creek upon discharge.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Fowler, Nathan's Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
Fire Dept. Will
Have Fish Fry

B. B. GRAPHICAL, fire chief, an
nounced this week that fish fry
would be held at the community
building on Monday night at ZOO
o'clock.
All members are urged to be
present. In addition to the meal,
business matters are expected to
come before the group.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
Baptist Meeting
To Be Held Tues,

The Association-Sunday School
meeting will be held at the West
Jefferson Baptist Church on Tues
day, January %. at 7 p. m, it was
announced here by Willard Hol-
man, association superintendent
All workers are asked to be pres
ent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17
School For Bus
Drivers Is Held

G. Kuykendall, of the Highway
Safety Division, was in the coun-
ty yesterday and conducted a
training school for school bus
drivers at Jefferson.
8 A number of the schools, were
with prospective
drivers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-17

Harry B. Caldwell, retiring State Grange Master is shown
above handing the gavel Mrs Caldwell who
Gently elected to succeed her husband in this position The
former State Grange leader associated with the Ma
tonal Plant Food Council Mrs Caldwell is the first
to become Master of the North Carolina Grange
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21

ent, to forsake the Republican
Party and swear allegiance to
the principles of the Democratic
Party and that you will support
in the general election, the nom
inee of the Democratic primary,
whether you like him or not"
DR.. Robinson continues when
you have met these requirements,
and when you are honest in your
determination, tranquil in your
thoughts, decorous in your action,
go to the polls, ask for your ballot
and very likely you will get it."
DR.. Robinson in his oratorical
manner was a master of elo-
quence, and despite his specific
ness, he was diplomatic enough
to not arouse the ire of the white
man.
1--WE seek no social equality, we
only seek those rights guaranteed
to us by the Bill of Rights in
our constitution. We do not even
seek any repeal of the poll tax
Continued on Page 81
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Bishop Manning
PIeods For AME
Church Unity

NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sources here state that Bishop
Manning, distinguished Protest
ant leader, has stepped into the
breach and is using his prestige
in an attempt to influence and
effect unity among the leaders
of the badly divided African
Methodist Episcopal Church.
1t is reported that Bishop Man
ming has made a fervent plea to
at least one important African
Methodist General Officer to per-
suade the church to solve differ
ences which have dominated the
front pages of the nations Negro
press since the recent court en-
tanglements involving AME's
Bishop David H. Sims, of Phil
adelphia, and head of the church's
First Episcopal District. 1t was
claimed in headlines in some of
the country's most important
Continued on Page 8
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Negro Skaters
States Claim
OF Free Juries

Will Voohies, 72-year- old Negro
farmer of Columbia, Tennessee,
and the 2l7th defense witness to
testify in the Riot Trial" OF
Columbia Negroes, proved more
than a match for assistant states
attorney Hugh Shelton last week
when placed on witness stand.
VOORHEES, stated: Il attended
trials for more than 35 years in
this court room, | worked for Will
Toller, white lawyer. | was
just like one of the family. Dur
ing that IS years, ! never saw
a Negro drawn for jury service"
you mean to tell the court no
colored person was ever sum-
moned for jury duty?' Shelton
barked at the witness. VOORHEES,
leaned forward toward the
prosecutor, he said; There amt
been no colored person the jury
here for the past fifty years"
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Biiiner Says
No Segregation
In Go Drive

Van A. Bittner, chairman of
the Go drive to organize the
south told delegates to the United
Steelworkers third annual con-
stitutional convention when it
met in Atlantic City: I'VE are
not carrying on a campaign IN
the south that would segregate
our people. What we intend to
do Is organize all men and women
in the industry because they are
employed in the industry and
need the union
Philip Murray, president the
eelworkers union and II 10
explained to delegates tt e
expected the drive to be
pletely successful because soues'
ern workers will welcome the
opportunity to join unions OF their
own choosing.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Quonsei Huis For
Veterans Go Up
AT A. N. & n.

Pine Bluff-To meet the de-
mand for housing facilities at the
A. M. & N. College, construction
has started on the foundations
for Is Quonset-type hutments
which are to house some of the
many veterans expected to at
tend this institution this Septem-
Der, The huts are for the use of
veterans and their families and
are being constructed by the
Harmon Construction Company
Of Oklahoma City under the
supervision of H. B. Hughes.
The 2-foot by 48-foot corrug-
atad metal buildings will be made
into two apartments, and will in
Glade two bed rooms, a combined
living room and kitchen, a bath,
and closet space. The living
room-kitchen will measure APP
proximately IL feet by 20 feet.
One of the bed rooms will be IL
feet by nine feet the other II
feet by eight feet.
To insure comfort during the
summer and winter months, two
inches of insulation material will
be placed between the corrugated
metal outside and the wallboard
innerlining.
The pre-fabricated structures
will be erected in a grove of trees
behind the Mechanical Arts de-
partment on the west side of the
campus. They are to be COM
pleted by the time school opens
for the fall term.
The Is units will relieve some
of the housing problems faced
by the college now. With 456
veterans enrolled up to June,
predictions are that almost twice
this number will seek admission
for the coming year. AT present
all living space on the campus
and in the city is taxed to the
limit.
The Board of Trustees in its
recent meeting accepted the re-
quest of President Davis, and
went on record favoring larger
budget, a building program and
increase in personnel for the next
school term.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21

A--No.
Q-Where do they live?
Ain Mt. Pleasant. may get
that information alb o u
them later today.
Q-Where will you get it?
A-From a man in the phosphate
plant.
Q--Who is the man?
Al don't know.
Two hundred and twenty-three
witnesses testified before the
,heriff was called. All of them
we're Negroes and qualified for
,ury service. None of them ever
served on juries or knew of any
members Of their race who had
served.
During the long days of ques-
tioning witnesses the defense
ikillfully indicted the entire Jim
Crow jury system of the south.
The case thus far is a history
making case, Not only the Jim
Crow jury system but other Soc
iyl customs which have forced
second class citizenship on Ne
grocs for many years.
Who0 States Attorney Paul F.
Bunpus concludes his argu-
monts, Circuit Court Judge Joe
Ingram will rule whether to
lluuw out the indictment or put
the case before a jury. 1t doesn't
take clairvoyant powers to con-
clude in Columbia that the de-
tense plea will be turned down.
The defense attorneys are plan
ming to argue for change in
venue. They will argue the de-
ieluaHtS, WHO are diIcStcu anu
indicted after they fought off a
lynching, cannot possibly receive
a fair trial here. Evidence is
piling up fast to support this
contention.
Threats believed to be from
the Ku Klux Khan are being
openly made against the defense
attorneys, and other activities
are becoming boldly active. Local
police and officials have stepped
up their old campaign of intim-
idation and arresting loo a |
Negroes in large numbers. Hold
q them in Jail a while and turn
them loose. Many are being
4 I'd on charges believed
tru.!l d up.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Robinson Holds State Meeiinq OF
Negro Demos; Maps Plan OF Action
For Voting In Democratic Primary

recognized as the Arkansas
Negro Democratic Association"
And met to map plans to break
through the smokescreen set up
by the Arkansas general assem-
bly, to strife the Negroes from
exercising their constitutional
rights as American citizens. The
meeting opened with readings of
excerpts from Act l07-108 of the
Arkansas legislature, passed in
1945.
you will note there is moth
ing in the l945 act which stipu-
lates that a Negro or any other
nationality shall not vote in the
Democratic primaries" spoke Dr.
Robinson. This statement of not
being permitted to vote in the
Democratic primaries for state
and county officers is mere YER
bosity and has no weight, and
hope, no effect in tprinciplea, :
continued DR.. Robinson.
DR.. Robinson expressed his be-
lief that the act was a mere
smokescreen infiltrated with the
shadow of intimidation and CO.
ercion', and no officer of the law
or judge at the polls will inter-
pref this act as being a spear
head against any group. He ex-
planned to his listeners that the
law is the law, and act l07 re-
mains the law until nullified by
the courts or repealed by the
legislature.
my advice to you," stated DR..
Robinson, rs to first make sure
you may qualify as a democrat,
l. e., that you have made up your
mind in the past or in the pres
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21

ms was a bell boy in the old
Grand Windsor Hotel forty years
ago. Later he hauled gravel and
ice, then became grading con-
tractor, handling jobs at Camp
Bowie and during the building
of the Union Terminal. In recent
years, Mr.. Brackins has become
recognized leader politically.
During a recent Jackson Day
dinner, he presented seventeen
500 checks he had solicited for
the Democratic party. He is
survived by a wife, nephew, and
an aunt, all of Dallas. Funeral
services were held at New Hope
Baptist Church where he was a
life long member Many of his
white friends attended the last
RIGS.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Foolish, Is What
The State Press
First Coniended

The double primary act was
eoncocted in an attempt to pre-
vent Negroes from voting in
Democratic primaries for state
officials to escape the United
States Court ruling of April 3,
1914. The Court ruled that no
person could be prohibited be-
cause of color from voting in an
election involving a federal office.
ut was very foolish and futile
piece Of legislation. We all
know IL was passed to keep
Negroes out of the state prim-
aries. 1t was futile because in
the light of decisions of the
United States Supreme Court if
a Negro has a poll tax and is
otherwise qualified we must let
him vote Chancellor Dodge is
quoted saying.
Since Negroes can not be
barred from the elections, there
is no reasonable basis for separ-
ating the state and federal
primaries Chancellor Dodge
said.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Flies From
West Coast

John A. (Doc) Jameson, FORM
er manager Of the Hotel Oasis,
1911 E. Broadway, North Little
Rock, and present manager and
operator OF the Hotel Astoria,
Salt Lake City, Utah, flew in last
week over Braniff Airlines to
the official opening of the newly
decorated Hotel Oasis, now
operated by his former wife and
partner, Mrs. S. A. Jameson.
Mr., Jameson spent two days in
the city greeting old friends and
left by the way of Kansas City
for Utah, Saturday.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Police Prosecutions Rise in Riot
Town" As 223 Testify Jury Lists
Jim Grow In Trial OF Defendants

Columbia, Tenn-The two-week
parade of 223 witnesses in the
Maury County Court House in
behalf of 81 Negro defendants
charged with attempt to commit
murder has ended. But the fight
for their freedom continues in a
big way.
The parade of witnesses ended
last Tuesday with Sheriff j. j..
Underwood, the only hostile wit
ness called by the defense.
Thurgood Marshall, defense
attorney called the sheriff to the
stand as an adverse witness"
After admitting he never saw a
Negro on the jury during his
term of office, the sheriff was
questioned by Marshall if any
Negroes were ever summoned
for service. Yes, said the
sheriff, several"
Marshall asked:
Q-Name one of them?
Al can't do that
Q-When were they summoned?
A-When ! was deputy sheriff.
Q--How many Negroes were
summoned?
A-Three or more.
Q-Can't you name them?
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
PASSED

| MRS. HELEN BOOKER IVEY.
daughter of the Late Joseph
] A. Booker and sister Of .Atior-
neY J. r. Booker and Jim"
Booker of Little Rock passed
early Wednesday morning at
the Baptist Hospital. Full de-
tails in next weeks issue.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21

DR.. ]. M. Robinson, one of
Arkansas leading surgeons and
strong exponent of Negro demo-
Gratis spoke in brevity to group
from various sections of the
state, who met Saturday after
Dreamland Auditorium in re-
spouse to a call sent from the
doctors office few days pre-
vious.
Saturday afternoon was the
biennial confab of group of
Negroes under the leadership of
DR.. Robinson organized years ago
what has become known and
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21

Rose J. Rivar RS
1896 ia 20 t To
De nve I, Col.
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21

DR. j. M ROBINSON OF Arkansas leading and
head of the Arkansas Negro Democratic Association masteru
address Saturday at the Dreamand Auditorium told the Negro
Democrats who gathered from various
the legislative act LOT suberfuge to inmidae the Negro
because nowhere in the could found Negro could
not vote Dr. Robinson advised Be honest determ
nation tranquil thoughts decorous
polls ask for ballot and likely will it,
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21

Austin, Texas The United
State Supreme Court decision
that Virginia law for segre-
cation of white and Negro bus
passengers in interstate travel is
invalid may pose problem for
Texas, Governor Coke Steven
son commented this week. The
Governor admitted the decision
might have the effect Of abolish
ing the Jim Grow laws for the
segregation Of passengers in the
Southern States. Since being
Governor, Negroes have been
relegated by the Governors order
Continued on Page 81
Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
HERE and THERE
Ted Hollinsworth

Dallas, Texas-Charles Brack-
ms, 81, who began as a bell boy
and built a fortune of more than
a quarter of a million dollars
as a bondsman, died this week
after a heart attack. Mr.. Brack-
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-08
GUMBORO

Mr.. and Mrs Nau2hn Lewis OF
Loves Cross Roads entertained oli
SUNDAY Mrs. Jennie WO0ten and
sons. Wallace. Doyle and Wayne OF
MAGNOLIA. Mrs. Wilhn simpson Jr-
and DAUGHTER Elizabeth Jan" OF
Milford, Mrs Hazel Adkins and
daughter Carol Lee of Wizards
and Mr.. and Mrs. GEORGE Phillips
and children. Isabel and Jimmie oi
Gumhoro and Mrs. Na&oic WUotcu
of Milford
Rev. and Mrs. John Wootcn OF
Cambridge visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Wootcn and ,amiIy on Tues
day night.
Private Roy Phillips VII" is sta
toned at Fort Monmouth spcnt the
week end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Phillips
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gray of Re
lohoth spent Sunday Win Mis-
Ruth Brittineham and Mr. James
ESham
Mr.and Mrs William Phillips en-
tertained ON Sunday Mr.. ana Mrs.
Robert Phillips and children, Rich
ard and Patsy, Miss Thrlma
Whalry of Laurel and MIR Ran
dolph and Esther Wuutcn.
Mrs. Laura Carmcan of Phila.
Mrs George r. Phillips OF Oak Or
chard and Nr. and Mrs Henry