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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Ashe County Teachers To Meet Saturday
Plans For Year
To Be Outlined;
Special Program
Will Elect President For Ashe
County Unit Of NCEA;
Attendance Required

The first countrywide teachers
meeting of the school year will
be held at the courthouse on Sat-
urday morning, when a special
program emphasizing plans for
the year will be carried out, B,
H. Duncan, superintendent of
schools, said yesterday.
The meeting will open prompt
ly at 1000 a. m. and attendance
of all teachers will be required,
Mr.. Duncan said. Prior to this
meeting, high school principals
will convene at 900 o'clock.
An organization meeting of the
Ashe county unit of the North
Carolina Educational Association
will be held and at this time q
president of the group will be
named to fill the vacancy left by
Zeb Dickson, who is teaching in
Wilkes county this year.
The program for the meeting
on Saturday will include several
phases of school work. Principal
Robert Davis, of West Jefferson,
will discuss the teaching of sci-
ence in all of the grades in the
schools. 1t was agreed earlier in
the year that science was to ha
emphasized.
The attendance law will be dis.
cussed by ]. B. Hash, principal Of
the Jefferson school. James Mill.
er, principal of Elkland school,
will talk ON physical education
program for public schools. This
phase Of the meeting will be COM
cluded with a discussion by w. L.
Woodie on the care and mainten-
nee of public school properly
y Mrs. Carrie Mcneil, county
nurse, will discuss communicable
diseases as they concern school
children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Bare Injured In
Accident Sunday

Garfield Bare suffered a brok-
en- leg when the 1899 Chevro-
let he was driving turned over
on U. S. Highway No. 221 late
Sunday afternoon.
The automobile left the high
way near the home of Wiley Dix
on, turning over once and rolling
down an embankment where it
turned over three more times.
Mr.. Bare was taken to the Ashe
Memorial hospital where he is
now undergoing treatment.
The car was considerably dam
aged, it was reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
BTU Meet Will Be
Held Sept. 1920
To Meet At w. j. Baptist
Church; Ashe Associational
Churches Invited

A leadership training confer
ence will be held at the West
Jefferson Baptist church Sept
ember 1920, it was announced
this week. All churches of the
Ashe association who wish to
participates are asked to attend
at this time. The theme for the
conference will be 'The Bible
in a Changing World
The devotional period will be-
gin at 7:3O each evening and will
be followed by conferences for
all age groups as follows:
Junior conference course, Obi
he Heroes will be taught by
Miss Vivian Parsons; intermediate
course, Borrowing in Bible Know
ledge" will be taught by Miss
Dare league; young peoples
course, The Eternal King" will
be taught by A. D. Good
man and adult course, "a Win
hing Witness" will be taught by
c. M. Payne.
The Associational Officers
course, "Chr:stian leadership
will be taught by Rev. E. w
Powers.
One address will be given each
evening at $50 by the following
ministers:
Monday, Rev. R. c. Burkett
Tuesday, Rev. S. S. GRAPHICAL
Wednesday, Rev. C. c. Burkett
Thursday, county wide informed
late sword drill; and Friday g
playlet "The Challenge of the
Cross"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Elle1' Funeral To
Be Held Today

Funeral service for Joe w. Ell
Ter, 86-year old resident of Bina,
who died suddenly at his home
Tuesday afternoon, will be held
today at one o'clock at the Chest
nut Hill Methodist church. In
torment will be in the church
cemetery with Revs. E. S. Sexton
and Estel Eller officiating.
The son of the late Nancy
Brooks Eller and Peter Eller, he
is survived by two sons, B. L.
Eller, of Maryland; and B. D.
Eller, of Crumpler; and one
daughter, Mrs. Norma Story.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Motion Picture
To Be Given, Sun.

The molten picture, ''The Man
at the Gate" will be presented at
the evening service at the West
jefferson Baptist church on Sun
day at 800 o'clock, Rev. z. w
Powers announced this week.
1t is a portrayal of the hazard
Gus life of the sea, and the in
discriminate tradgies of war, OF
the loss of faith and finally the
regaining of faith; a portrayal
of the influence of Christianity
on the human heart.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
MasOns To Hold
District Meet
Grand Master Bundy and
Grand Secretary McIver
To Be Present.

Masons Of the 34th district will
meet at jefferson with Ashe
Lodge No. 594 as host on Wed
nesday, September Is, it was an
.2ounced this week by Edward
J. Pugh, district deputy grand
master.
The officers conference will be
held at four pm. in the lodge hall
and all officers of the lodges in
the district and other interested
masOns are urged to attend.
The district meeting will be held
at seven p. m. at which time
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Some Scarlet
Fever In Ashe

Mrs. Carrie McNeill, county
health nurse, reported this week
that there were four cases of
scarlet fever in the county. Three
of the cases are among children
in the Riverview section and one
in the Whitetop section. Mrs. Nc
Nei1 said all cases had been
quarantined. Other cases are to
be reported to the health depart
ment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Builders Must
Secure Permits

The public is again reminded
that anyone desiring to build
within the limits of the Town of
West Jefferson must have the
proper clearance as required by
the town ordinances before con-
struction is begun.
It was pointed out that several
persons had already begun con-
struction without proper author
ization. Those desiring such per-
mits are asked to contact the. town
manager at the town hall.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Parkway Theatre
Has New Manager

Douglas D. Bunch is now man
ager of the Parkway theatre here,
replacing C. H. Trotter, who will
be located at one of the other
theatres which he now manages,
it was announced here this week.
Before coming here, Mr.. Bunch
was manager of the Center the
atre at Weldon. He is a veteran
of four years of service with the
army.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-09-12
Obids WillHave
Special Service

1t was announced this week
that Evangelistic services will be-
gin at the Obids Presbyterian
church on Wednesday evening.
September Is, at 7:3O p. m. The
Rev. John B. Cunningham, OF
Cascade, Va, will be the minister.
In addition to being a capable
preacher, Mr.. Cunningham is also
an excellent pianist-all in spite
of his blindness. The Obids Pres
byterians extend a cordial invi-
tation to the public to attend
these services,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
MORE ABOUT
HARDSHIPS
FROM PAGE ONE

sate's pipelines, probably will
| obIe to furnish areas in the
r',+s with immediate supplies.
'ue declined comment on results,
,o,lld the :ail strike continue for
Considerable length of time.
Slows Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Com
.,ov which has been on a slowed
fown schedule for some time, due
n coal and steel %stries, will be
Erected considerably according tc
p F. Halsey, vice president and
General manager who said last
right that certain small items
which are on order, and which have
already been shipped, will affect
the Yards progress, if they are
held for any length of time"
Tie manager said hat the gen
eral working order OF the company
will not be affected, but that Ger
tain phases will be slowed unless
the items Of materials are allowed
10 come through on time.
He mentioned the sea trials OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

the ships, some scheduled about
a week oft ,as a principle part of
the work to be slowed. Although
the strike will probably not cause
cancellation of sea trial schedules.
they will be impeded by the pos
slble failure of arrival o. the mat
erlal items, and vendor representa-
tlveS who have planned to come
mere to prepare equipment for the
trial runs.
No Immediate Effect
Officials CT Wilmington food
stores, some Of them engaged in
supplying the majority of food for
several thousands families of the
area, said the strike will not have
immediate effect on their business.
but predicted that if the trains
are not allowed to return to near
normal schedules at once, supplies
of staple as well as fancy groceries
will soon be exhausted.
Several said they did rot know
what direct effect the strike would
have or their businesses, but
agreed with others that available
supplies would soon be exhausted,
saying that the majority of their
supplies are trucked in from large
cities in this and neighboring
states.
Oil company officials said. these
grocerymen had not obviously
taken into consideration the posi-
bility that transportation by truck
will be at a siandstill," in a very
short period, unless the strike is
soon declared over"
However these grocery men said
their out of town warehouses keep
a large supply of food on hand,
especially staple foods"
standing By"
Meanwhile, local railroad off
Gals said they were 'tjust standing
by, awaiting the g~o-ahead signal,
or the remain seated" signal
from Washington.
Yesterday afternoon the Coast
Line train No. 1875 scheduled to
leave Wilmington at 4:30 pm. re-
NAMED in the yards, loaded with
express, both staple and perishable,
and the train scheduled to leave
here for Rocky Mount at IT'S pm.
was left standing in the yards as
engineers and trainmen walked out
in compliance with an order from
union boss, A. F. Whitney.
Passengers who had planned both
short and long-distance trips were
stranded with their tickets ready.
Most of them, however, were plan
ming to take The next buses in their
respective directions.
Seaboard Airline Railway Off
Gals said all their trains except
one freight train scheduled to leave
last night at 7:30 for Hamlet. had
pulled out prior to four o'clock
when the Walkout was ordered.
The last passenger train of the
Seabord company scheduled for
Charlotte left Wilmington at $3.50
yesterday afternoon, exactly 30
minutes before the walkout. Only
engines, operating in the yard here
were manned at the time.
B. S. Whaley, local agent sale
What all p~erishables assigned to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

Dosher appealed to the people for
understanding, stressing the fact
that the Wilmington office will dc
all possible to keep first and sec
ond class mail cleared through
the local office.
Marines Haul Mail
With the authorization of the
Post Office department, the post.
master has made arrangements
with General John w. Marston.
commandment of Camp LeJeune, for
United States Marines to be used
in the transportation of mails be.
tween Wilmington and three key
points-Hamlet, Rocky Mount ane
Florence, S. C.
He said late last night that Gen
eral Marsden had assured hin
that three trucks with operatin;
and guard personnel will furnisI
one delivery per day between tn
three points.
Plans now include a trip to Rock,
Mount for mail. At this station
the postmaster will contact Flor
ence and Hamlet and find out i
there is mail to be picked up there
and if SO, will proceed from tina
point covering these places, Doshel
said.
Under this emergency plan thu
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
MORE o
CLARK
FROM PAGE ONE

speed. Mr.. Clark has been work
ing for the addition for some
time.
In connection with the trans
fer of equipment to the hos
pitfalls in the Wilmington area, Mr.
Clark said he had interviewed in
the matter at the request Of Charles
B. Parmele, chairman of the board
of managers of James Walker
Memorial hospital, Wilmington.
The James Walker hospital and
other local hospitals have for some
time been seeking to buy certain
equipment formerly used in con-
nection with the operation of the
HeWes cafeteria and HeWes mfr
mary at Maffitt Village. Mr.. Par
mele was quoted as saying that
the James Walker hospital was en-.
tirely willing to share the equip
ment with the other three hospitals
in or near the city but that he fell
that all the hospitals wanted local
use made of the materials. They
are willing to buy it and pay a
fair price for it, he was quoted as
saying, and are of the opinion
that the equipment is serving no
useful purpose at present, having
been declared surplus, and that
it should be put to service.
Investigating the matter, Md.
Clark said he had found that the
Federal Public Housing Authority
had transferred the equipment to
the var Assets Administration and
that, 1t is now in charge of the
Atlanta regional office of WAA
At the congressman's request
FPHA called WAA on the phone
and recommended that p~referen.
tial consideration be given to the
Wilmington hospitals IN disposing
of the equipment. and Mr.. Clark
then personally directed a wire to
the Atlanta WAA, urging that i'm
mediate action be taken on the
request.
Mr. Clark said he was Informed
that, largely because of the needs
of returning veterans, the facili
ties of the Wilmington hospitals
are taxed beyond their limits, anc
that the Equipment, already lying
idle in the community, is desper.
ately needed. There is an espec.a
need at the James Walker Me
mortal hospital in connection witt
the establishment there of a &c
l." blood bank, he said. Further
the James Walker hospital has re
Gently completed a large new ia
c%ilities building, including a new
kitchen and dining room, which
cannot be placed in service because
equipment cannot be bought a
this time. If the Maffitt Village
surplus is sold to the hospital thi
need will have been met at leas
for the time being, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

postmaster hopes to keep up some
semblance of mail service" He
stressed however that only first
and second class mail will be trans
ported between these points, under
the system.
AS to how the mail will be hand
led in other sections of the state
was not Immediately known here.
however the departments order
authorized all first class offices
to secure trucks and men to haul
the two types of mail.
Dosher said he presumed truck
mail service would be furnished in
the Carolinas, providing some limit
ed intra-state mail service for the
duration of the emergency.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
Wilmington office had been shipped

Wilmington office had been shipped
and placed.
Complete IdIeness
At the Coast Line and Seaboard
stations, the scene was one of al
most complete idleness by 4:30 pm
Except for the few switch engines
which were being hastily brought
into the round houses and abandon.
ed by the. engineers and train men,
idleness and an uncanay quiet pc
vailed.
Cancellation of all travel had
been announced at 4:05, and trains
which had partially filled with
passengers, soon were emptied.
ACL policemen, under the super
vision of M. M. Deschamps were
ordered to patrol the yards en-.
trance to trains, admitting no one
except those with tickets.
Some express handlers stood I'm,
decided, beside the great putting
engines, and wondered whether tt
load their cargo. They could moi
decide.
Officials at the Union bus ter
minal said last night that they
anticipate a heavy rush on bus ser
vice his morning.
people having been calling in
all night inquiring about bus sched-
ules and fares for Friday morn.
ing" one official said.
IF the rush is as big as we
think it might be-" he added
Well put as many extra buses
into service as possible. We think
we have enough extras to handle
the load"
Flowers Wither
Flowers from nearby Castle
Hayne, on their way to market,
stood whitening in the tepid sun,
while the men who guided the
Iron horses" baked at operating
the engines and cars, as they COM
piled with their orders to walk out.
Walking out with the engineers
were the flagmen and other train
men. The firemen who were not
on strike, stayed Loyalty beside
their engines to have them in read
mess lin case an unexpected COM
promise between union officials
and management, under govern
ment sponsorship, be reached"
All along the sprawling ACL and
Seaboard lines, the former owning
over $500 miles of the nations rail
system, a similar picture was pre-
sented.
Thousands of tons Of freight and
express shipments, and thousands
of passengers yer left standing al
terminals scattered about the south
and middle states, with no appar-
ent relief in sight.
And the steam engines belonging
to ACL alone, with los Diesel-elec-
trio engines, stood idle along the
line.
Others Still Work
In the cars, parked at local ter
minals, carmen; washers and
sweepers were still working, get
ting their days work finished, pre-
pairing the cars for their next ira
vel, for when, nobody knows.
The conductor stood ready fol-
taking out No. 435, but without
the engineers and trainmen, ne
was helpless.
The s1ationmaster, j. W. Page:
had attended to his chores, but the
old bell atop the concourse, rang
in vain, there were no trains leaV-
ing. and no one making his depart
ure.
Asked to Curtail Mail
Locally, Postmaster Wilbur R..
Dosher asked the mailing public
to curtail all third and fourth class
mail until the tstrike situation can
be ironed out.
He said that there will be no
more handling of this type mail
until schedules have been resumed.
This however will not affect in
tra-city mailing, the postmaster
said.
In a Star broadcast from the
Star-NeWs broadcasting booth,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

to the real estate division for dis
Iposal.
The building was used as an ap-
prentice dormitory for several
years before it was converted into
the yards employment office.
Tentatively scheduled to begin
about July /, the ser program
will train about 80 officers and
200 enlisted men in all phases of
Navy operations. both ashore and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

at sea. Glasses will be held once
a week in the armory, and two
week training cruises aboard a
regular Navy ship will DE held at
least once a year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

~ ~ AASoS11t Il1S -
the ship was 'Silver and Grove
and i: wasn't until he read the
story of the disaster in the paper
that he realized his pronunciation
was off.
SANITARY IN JANUARY-Mr.
Bridgers also helped put us straight
on the Lille" catastrophe. He
says he remembers that a lady
wrote a poem about it. The dis
aster happened right after the
Southporters finished a cleanup
campaign following a typhoid cpl
demic. This is the way the poem
began, as recited from Mr.. Bird
gers memory:
1T was in the month of January,
And everything aboard was SAM
tary,
All ready for the work to be done
For the captain was the owners
son .."
We sad early this week that
we'd like to write a poem about
the Lille to rival L~engfellow's
The Wreck of the Hesperus" but
it looks like somebody beat US tc
it by several decades.
How we would like to get hole
Of a full copy of that poem!
TWO HEADS-Mr. Carl Rehdel
Is the other old Cape Fearian who
confirms the Lille" story. He
and Mrs. Render were visiting
Southport when the disaster hap
pened.
He says he remembers getting
up in the midle of the night waer
he heard the shouts and alarums
AS we said before, the ship caugh
attire at the DOCK, melted some
gasoline cans, and floated out tx
sea on a river of fire.
He and Mrs. Render were mar
ried in 1906 and they had beer
married only one or two year:
when the ship burned. So he cal
culates the date at about 1907 OF
1908.
So that is that on steamboats,
Tomorrow We tackle the "Shoo-Fl,
Sand-Fiddler."
By the way, that coin we flippee
last night had two heads. We know
what's coming, and we tried 20 pu
it off as long as possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

Switch plates, door knobs and
Knockers a be protected from
finger marks by coating with col
orless nail polish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
MORE ABOUT
NAVY
FROM PAGE ONE

Voss said yesterday that the
building probably will be made
surplus by July and turned over
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
for
County
Auditor
VOTE
Charles F. Smith

young man-experienced and c~apable-whose eIec-
non will assure efficient and courteous administration Of
this very important county office.
He is a native and lifelong resident Of Wilmington.
tor more than twelve years he has been affiliated with
the |Efhy[Dow Chemical company, and here's what his
employers say about him
! t. Cdntwel, former manager here, and now at the
main plant Of The Dow Chemical Company at Midland,
Michigan:
Mr.. Charles F. Smith has been in our employ for the last
Twelve years. He started in our office force in 1888, and is
al present office manager, having full charge Of all &C.
counting practices, office routines, preparation Of financial
reports, etc.
NJ. Smith is we'll grounded in all accounting subjects, has
a%fhorough knowledge Of financial subjects and office prac-
noes. He has an exceptional personality, is tactful and
diplomatic, and an excellent supervisor"
J A. HYland, assistant treasurer and controller Of the
company.
Nh. Charles F. Smith has been employed for many years
oy Inc Ethyl-Dow Chemical Company as Chief Accountant.
he is thoroughly experienced in all phases of accounting,
auditing, finance and taxes, besides BEING an honest and
capable executive.
The writer has no hesitation in recommending MI. Smith
Of any position for which he might apply, and feels sure
ne will prove more than satisfactory"
PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
MORE ABOUT
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE

Mr.. Bridgers says he is especially
sure of the facts because when he
was a boy he thought the name Of
the ship was Silver and Grove"
and i wasn't until he read the
story of the disaster in the paper
that he realized his pronunciation
was off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-06

The Waterbury oreo's efforts to curb true juvenile delinquency should not have as their object the mokins of youthful poro- gons of virtue. It cont be done-onymore than it can with adults.
 We must seporote the vicious from the thoughtless, and remember too the physical principles thot every result must have cause, and eoeh action its reaction. Our iob is not to condemn, but 10 seek end to provide the means of heelthfuI outlets for youthful energies.
 And before we complain too much of our youngsters activities, let's ask ourselves whether we are leading them by precept or example. The children of Iow-ignorine par ents and communities can scarcely be ex- peeted to be better than their elders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-06

Most of us seem to be altogether too vague about whot we believe is juvenile deIin- quent. The term has become too common, we are frequently inclined to oppIy it to any young person whose acts do not quite meet with our approval.
 Is the boy who throws stones at a street Iiqht juvenile delinquent? Or the girl who 'sneoks' a movie dote with boy when her parents think she is comparing notes on homework with the girl down the block We believe there has been oItoqether too much of a tendency to oscribe criminal of delinquent character to the same type of Irresponsible acts which we, ourselves, when younger considered merely port of the fun of living.