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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
1880 AMERICKYCH BEDEN
v
Oznamuji priced predsedy {.
N. S. br. A. kacera do Prahy a
prevzeti 1880 beden odevin
cd UNRRA.

W. OANxAkNkAs
Chicago, I'll.
Ufadovna G. N. S. obdrzela
diva telegramy, datovane 20. u
nora, cd Csl. Cerveneho KT1ze v
Praze a podepsane generalem
Vicherek Slezakem, We kterych
oznamuje priced pTedsedy G.
N. S. br. Adolfa Kacera do Pra-
ny a pTevzetf 1880 beden ode
vim, ktere Ceske Narodnf Sdru-
zenl poslalo prostTednictv1m
UNRRA Csl. Cervenemu Kr1zi
k rozdelenf nejpotTebnejs1m
krajan1m We stare vlasti. Tele-
gram mi:
Consignment 1880 cases ar
irving to Prague. CesloCros
taking over from UNRRA for
distribution agreed with Racer.
Needing badly packing list all
cases. Please air-mail and ca
BILE number of forty-eight cloth
ing cases ex New York.
CZechoslovak Red Cross.
Have been glad to welcome
your chairman Mr.. Racer in
Prague in behalf Of Czechoslo-
yak Red Cross and express our
gratitude for all understanding,
help and good work done for
relief in Czechoslovakia.
General Vicherek SleZak.
Telegramy tyto jsou dalsfm
potvrzenlm spravneho postupu
Ustfedny ems v povalecne po-
moci lidu v Ceskoslovensku
1880 beden odevin jest.v rukou
Csl. Cerveneho Kr1ze a Jim roz-
delovano nejpotfebnejsfm. Br.
Racer Dude svedkem rozdelo-
van1 techto DART ceske Ameri-
ky.
Stale sc tax, jak Ustredna sta
lie hlasala, re veci ty dojdou a
re jmenem Ceskeho Narodnihc
Sdruzenf budou Csl. Cervenym
Kr1zem rozdelovany tenn, kteT.
pomoci potTebuj1. DIE telegra-
mu br. Kacer a Csl. CervenJ
Kr1z jsou pine dorozumeni ns
pomoci We stare vlasti. Toto O.
znameni jest velmi dGlezite E
melo by ukonciti jednou pre-
vzdy nezdrave reel, ktere ne
stavi, ale bourajf to, CO pracne
bylo vybudovano. Zprava Csl
Cerveneho Kr1ze mluvi opet sa-
ma "a sebe.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
Zpravy z CeskOsIOvenska.
Navrat CechosIovakGG do vlasti.


Praha. - Repatriacnf odbor
ministerstva ochrany prace svo
lal V posledn1ch dnech schnzi
meziministerskeho repatriacnf-
no vyboru, ma nfz byla podana
zprava O dosavadnim stavu re-
patriovanych a reemigrova-
nych ceskoslovenskych prfslus-
Mkt a ucineny navrhy ma dalsi
reemigraci. TAX We volynske
Oblasti je jeste padesatitisfcova
mensina, kterou je nutno do
dubna pfestehovat. Kazda ro-
dina, zij1cf We mest6, sm1 81 wit
s sebou do vlasti jednu tunu "a
vazadel, venkovske rodiny pc
dvou tunach. Reemigrace z
Rakouska jiz znacne pokrocila.
Vratilo Sc jiz patnact set robin.
V Rakousku je jeste asi osm IL
sic 1redne registrovanych &C.
choslovakG a patnact tisfc eva
kuantG, vetsinou hlinkovcG, KITE
ri prchali pred RudOu armadou
Z Francie Sc k nam vratilo pres
devet tisfc nasich prislusnik1.
We Franci je vsak jeste nemec-
ky zajatecky tabor Sc sesti tisi-
CT vojaky, mezi nimiz je asi Sc
stina nasich lid. V Madarsku
zije 437 tis1c Slovak16, z nichz
Sc vrat1 do vlasti pTiblizne sede-
sat procent. We Francii Dude
vylodeno asi $50 tisfc nemec-
kych ~zajatcG, dopravenych z
USA, mezi nimiz Poole odhadu
spojenecke komise Dude 2O--3O
tisfc nasich pTfslusn1kG. z An
glie Sc k nam vratilo asi pet tt
sic osob. V Jugoslavii zije so
tisfc CechoslovakG, O jejichz
navrat Sc teprve jedna. V Ru-
munsku ziie rs tisfc nasich lidf
a take jejich navrat nemGzze
byt v nejblizSf dob6 uskutec-
men.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
W ma now kabat.

Ma party hollywoodskych fill
movych hvezdicek byla tez po-
slana do B1leho domu 9leta
Margaret O'Brienova. Bylo to
poradano ma oslavu 1spesneho
pochodu desackG a president
Truman byl pr1tomen, ably ma
lie hosty uv1tal. Povsimnuv 81
Margaret O'Brienove, tazal Sc
il: MAS novy kabat, re ano?
Je to z kralicf kGze?" 90
vsem," odvetila Margaret, "V
loni to byl jeste kralfk, ale letos
maminka pov1dala, re je to her
melln."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
Mezinarodni hudebni festival
" Praze v kvStnu.

New York (CTK) = Poole
zpravy Reuterovy kancelare z
Prahy Dude sc v Praze konat
We dnech IL. do 81. kv6tna hu-
debnl festival ma oslavu so. jul
bilea Ceske Filharmonie. Ceska
Filharmonie pTi. teto pTilezitosti
Dude nit ma programu dila ces-
koslovenskych, britskych, fran
couzskych, americkych a SOVIET
skych komponistG "a Tfzenf
slavnych dirigentG techto peti
narodI.
Jednanf s britskym dirigen-
tenn Siren Thomasem Beecha-
mem jsou jiz v proudu a nav
steva britskeho houslisty a pia-
misty je ocekavana.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
Raneni rudoarmsjci hosty
Karlovych VarH.

New York (CTK) = Mezi
cetnymi zahranicnfmi lazen-
skymi hosty v Karlovych Va
rech Dude v pTfstf sezone tez
iisty pocet ranenych prfslusnf-
XII Rude armady. Velitelstvf
Rude armady uzavrelo s mist
MIN narodnfm vyborem v Kar-
lovych Varech dohodu, Poole
nlz jeff pr1slusnfci budou 20
dobu dvou let lazenskymi hosty
v Karlovych Varech. Diva lu-
xusni hotely, Imperial a Rich
mond, jsou jim dany k DISPOSE
ci. Tim je tedy oficielne posta-
rano o jejich ubytovanf, avsak
jinak vojini i ddstojnfci Rude
armady budou platit bezne la
zenske taxy a ceny jake JIM.
Nahradou Ia jejich pobyt do
stane Ceskoslovensko surovou
naftu a BENIN.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
Dalsi nemecti vaIecni zlocinci
vydani CSR.

Praha (CTK) = Americke
okupacnf 1rady vydaly dalsich
Is nemeckych valecnych zlocin
CD, kteri odjeli dine 10. 1nora z
Nemecka transporter do Plz-
ne. V transportu mimo jine
jsou byvaly velitel vezen1 ma
Pankraci Paul Stopa, velitel
nem. kriminalnf policie Praze
Friedrich Sova, velitel mem. bez
pecnostni policie v Brine Max
Rausch, zastupce sefa gestapa
v Praze Gerhard Andre, vedou-
CT 1radovny pro sprawl zidov-
ske otazky v Praze Guether
Burger a Leo Gera.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
PIzen rosie.

Poole nejnov6jsf statistiky O.
svetoveho 1radu mesta Plzne
ma Plzen ma sklonku roku 1916
asi 100000 obyvatel. Ia minu-
lie valky byly k Plzni pripojeny
n9ktere sousednf obce. Prfli-
VEN mnoha Nemc1 Sc Plzen
promenila ma m6sto O 100000
obyvatel1ch. Roku 1920 mela
Plzen vseho vsudy 1870 oby-
vatel1.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
v bTzenu Dude zahajen hlavn:
odsun NemcIG z CSR.

Praha (CTK) = Organise
vany odsun NemcG byl z Cesko-
slovenska zahajen v lednu. V
mesfci dnoru bylo vypraveno 18
transport1. Bylo odsunuto asi
$4,000 NemcG, zejmena zeny,
deti a starci. Ma konec budou
pTestehovani Nemci, zaTazeni
do skupiny nepostradatelnych.
V cele republice znstane asi
$4,000 nemeckych specialist6,
zejmena hornikG. Nemci jsou
ma ceste stravovani vojskem a
dostanou ma sedm dnf potravi-
move llstky.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01

'visi asi 10000 podnikG "a 1cas-
ii demokratickych organG a "a
stupcG zivnostenskych oborn.
Take provede revisi najemneho
v pohranic1, ktere ma byt pr1-
merne o Is procent nizsf nez We
vnitrOZeml.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
Revise 10000 podnikI " csl.
pohranici.

Praha (CTK) = Os1dlovaci
TRAD, ably zjistil vhodne pod
minky konfiskovanych majet-
XII a osoby pro jejich vedenf,
provede zvlaste v pohranici re-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
Volby " Ceskoslovensku
&c. kvStna.

Prazsky rozhlas oznamil, re
radne volby do csl. parlamentu
budou konany &c. kvetna.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01
ceske drevarske podniky ma
Slovensko.

Praha (CTK) - Pocatkem
pristine mesice lie ocekavat
premistenf drevarskych podni-
kG z ceskych zemi IA Sloven-
sko. V Kys1ckem Novem me-
ste zahajl provoz move zaloze-
ma spolecnost, ktera zamestna
asi $50 lidf. V proudu je dale
vyJednavan1 ceskych firem o
zakladanf podnik1 zpracuji-
cich drevo ma Slovensku. IVA
zuje Sc zejmena O mestech Dol
nj Kubin, Cadca a Rev1ca.
Sovetsky prokurator o Lidicich.
Praha (CTK) Sovetsky pro-
kurator v Norimberku Smirnov
prohlasil o Lidicich:
"V nekonecnem retezu ne
meckych zlocinn jsou nektere,
ktere zGstanou navzdy v pane
tt lidstva. Jednim z Mich je mi
cent male ceske vesnice Lidice
a nemilosrdne vyhlazeni jejfho
obyvatelstva. Lidice staly Sc
symbolem nacisticke zlocinnos-
ii. Vyhlazenf nevinneho oby-
vatelstva Lidic bylo cinem hro-
teroru."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-03-01

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
President And Others Paw
Tribute To Mrs. DOughtOn

Following the announcement
last Friday morning of the death
of Mrs. Robert L. Doughton, wife
Of North Cardinals veteran rep
resentative, and one of the best
loved women in the nations cap
ital, messages of sympathy and
tribute came from the President
of the United States and other
leaders in Washington and else
where. Some few of these are
published here:
President Truman sent this
to Representative Dough-
ton, his close personal friend and
chairman of the House ways and
means committee:
Dear Bob:
''My heart goes out to you in
the sorrow which has come to you
with such sudden and crushing
force. To you and to all who
mourn with you, offer this as
surance of heartfelt sympathy in
which Mrs. Truman joins.
Every sincerely yours,
HARRY S. TRUMAN"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Grouse Now With
Extension Dept.
Former County Agent win
Work With Turkish To-
bacco Experiments

Roy H. Grouse, former county
agent for this county, was here
this week and announced that he
had accepted position with the
Extension Division of State Col
lege to be associated with the
experimental work. now being
done with Turkish tobacco in
this area.
Grouse is expected to have
charge of the experiments in
Caldwell county with headquar-
tiers in Lenoir. He is now in
Raleigh doing some special stu
dy work in connection with the
work.
MIR. Grouse, who made an out
standing record as county agent
in Ashe county, resigned a few
months ago because of personal
responsibilities in connection
with his fathers farm in Allie
ghany. Prior to serving as coun-
ty agent of the county, he serv-
ed as dairy specialist for this
area.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Gifts Are Needed
For New County
Hospital Bldg.
Contributors To Be Offered
Stock; Institution Serving
AS Growing Need

At a meeting of the directors
of the Ashe county hospital, last
Saturday, it was decided that all
interested parties would be given
an opportunity to buy some
stock in the hospital at this time
to aid in the erection of the new
nurses home. . .s...
A anton was called to the
4act that this additional building
would enable the hospital to rem
der greater service to the public
and for that reason it was be-
lieved that many who did not
subscribe to stock in the begin
ming, would be glad to do so now.
Wade E. Eller, secretary, ex-
planned that stock will be issued
at ten dollars per share as it was
in the beginning and that all
contributions at this time will be
highly appreciated.
w. B. Austin, president of the
board of directors, pointed out
that due to the extensive service
the hospital has and is rendering
that he believed many would
welcome the opportunity to sub
scribe to some additional stock in
this public service institution.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
N. C.. DELEGATION

The North Carolina congress
ional delegation unanimously adj
opted the following resolution:
''Resolved first, that the North
Carolina members of the second
session, in the 10th Congress of
the United States, have been adj
vised of the death of Mrs. Robert
L. Doughton, the wife of our dis
tinguished and beloved colleague.
''That we extend to our col
league, Mr.. Doughton, and his
family, our deep and affectionate
sympathy in this great bereave-
ment and beg that God in His
gracious mercy may bring to this
stricken family and friends, COM
fort not approachable by human
power and only vested in divine
love.
ITO know Mrs. Doughton was
to admire and love her. Her con-
facts in life and her influence
through these contacts will live
and bless this world for a thous-
Continued on Page Al
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Hundreds Attend Funeral
Service For Mrs. Robert l..
Doughton Held On Sunday
Burial AT Laurel Springs
Followed Service At Spar
ia Baptist Church

More than fifteen-hundred
persons filled the Sparta Bap-
fist church to OVERLOOKING Sun
day as friends and relatives from
near and far came to pay their
last respects to Mrs. Robert L.
Doughton, wife of Congressman
'Doughton.
Prominent national and State
figures along with those of Ashe,
Allegheny and other nearby
counties united to pay tribute in
death to the woman they had
known and loved in life. Mrs.
Doughton died suddenly in Wash
ington on Friday, following a
heart attact on Thursday.
Harold Knutson, Republican
Representative from Minnesota
and John H. Fogler, Democratic
Congressman from Mt. Airy, rep
resented the House, where Rep,
Doughton has served without in
terruption for more than three
decades.
Funeral services were conduct
Continued on Page A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Many Roads OF
County Far Too
Muddy To Travel
Mail Routes And School Bus
es Are Hampered AS Well
AS Individual Travel

The heavy rains during the
past week have left roads in ma
ny sections of the county practi-
cally impossible without chains.
Mail service as well as school
buses have been curtailed and in
many cases, individuals find it
impossible to travel in cars.
The Nettle Knob road is re-
ported in such a condition that
the school bus has had to aban-
don it until it can be improved
A section of the Piney Greek
road, the Laurel Springs road
and the Shatley Springs road
have also been reported as being
too muddy to travel in many
places.
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Ashe Scout Heads
Met Here Monday

The monthly dinner-meeting
of the Boy Scout executives OF
the Ashe District, was held Mon
day evening at the GRAPHICAL
Coffee Shop, when fifteen mem
bers were present.
Gale Mcmillan, chairman of
the Ashe District, presided. I'm
finished business reports were
heard by the chairmen of vari
GUS committees. The prospects
of securing a plane, sponsored by
the Boy Scouts, were discussed
by Ralph Harrison, of Winston
Salem; Russell Barr, and others.
The next meeting will be held
in the Coffee Shop on Monday,
March II, Chairman Mcmillan
pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Roads Blocked
By Slides After
Heavy Rainfall
Tremendous Slide VIII i C h
Covered Highway SO Near
Warrensville, Not Moved

Extreme cold weather and
continuous rains resulted in the
worst landslides in this section
since the flood of 1910.
A section of around IS feet of
highway SO, from Warrensville
toward Trade, Tenn, was COM
pletely covered by rock when q
huge boulder crashed into the
highway, Sunday night.
The slioe occurred just below
the power dam around 10 p. m,
Sunday. AS far as it is known,
no one was injured, although
much of the slide still remains to
be moved. Highway forces are
working from both sides and ex-
pect to have the road cleared by
this week end.
Lesser slides also occurred
higher up on the road, according
to reports.
Minor slices were reported on
other roads of the county, includd-
ing the Piney Creek road.
Travel fro..s the Trade, Tenn.'
section has been forced to detour
via Boone. School bus travel in
this area has been greatly ham,
pered.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Mrs. I;4CI11::llan
Resigns Position

Mrs. Ruby Mcmillan will re-
sign tomorrow as chief clerk OF
the local price board previously
known as the ration board, &C
.cording to information disclosed
here this week.
Mrs. Mcmillan, who has served
efficiently as chief clerk for the
past four years, stated that she
had enjoyed working with the
merchants and businessmen of
the county as well as with the
personnel of the price board.
Mrs. Mcmillan stated that she
was resigning to accept another
position in the near future.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Exams To Be Held
For Postmaster

The United States Civil Serv-
ice Commission has announced
that an examination will be held
here for the purpose of filling
the position of fourth class post
master at Ashland.
The examination will be open
to all citizens who owe allegiance
to the United States, who reside
within the territory supplied by
the Ashland post office and -
are at least 81 years of age LIT
not yet IS. The receipt of appIi-
cations will close on March Is,
it was stated.
Full information and require
ments may be secured from the
West Jefferson post office.
It was further explained that
the date of examinations would
be stated on admission cards
mailed to applicants after the
close of receipt of applications.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Elkland p. 7. A.
Met Friday Night


The Elkland P. T.. A. met Fri
day night, February 8, at 7:3O
o'clock in the lunchroom with As
parents, teachers and visitors
present.
Mr.. E. E. Blackburn, vice-pres-
ident, presided over the meeting
in the absence of the president.
The meeting opened with prayer
and a very interesting talk was
made on the history of PIT. A.
Various school problems were
discussed and refreshments were
served. The meeting adjourned
to meet again on March 8.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Announce Dates
For Tourney To
Be Held Apr. $40
Details To Be Worked Out
Later; To Have Certified
Officials

At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Ashe County
Athletic Association, yesterday
afternoon, it was decided that the
proposed countrywide basketball
tournament would be held the
second week in April, 8 to 10.
It was announced that complete
details of the tournament, which
is to be held in the Jefferson
gymnasium, would be announced
at later date. All high schools
of the county are expected to
take part and according to the
present plans, certified officials
will be used.
At the executive meeting yes
terday, West jefferson forfeited
a game to Lansing and Jefferson
to both Elkland and Fleetwood,
for using ineligible players.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Red Cross Group
To Plan Drive At
Meeting Tuesday
Public Invited; Elenore Jones
To Speak; Public Is Cor
daily Invited

A planning meeting for the
coming drive of the Ashe Chap
ter of the Red Cross will be held
at the community building here
at 7:30 o'clock on Tuesday when
Miss Elenore Jones, who spent
II months in the South Pacific,
will be the speaker.
'This is an important meeting
and want to cordially invite all
members of the chapter to at
tend as well as anyone else who
is interested" Mrs. Vannoy said.
Miss Jones, who first served as
a staff assistant in the Pacific
and later as an assistant field di-
rector for the American Red
Cross, had assignments which
took her to Orc Bay, Hollandia,
Manila, Subic Bay and back to
Manila as welfare officer. She
returned to the United States
last December.
Before joining the Red Cross,
Miss Jones was employed by the
Wright Aeronautical Corpora
ton at Cincinnati. Earlier she
had worked for Atrill and Com
pany, Miami Beach, Fla, for H.
Hentz and Company, New York.
and for Hill and Company, Gin
cinnati.
Miss Jones attended the Uni
versity of Cincinnati and Camp
bell Commercial School in Gin
cinnati. She has done Red Cross
volunteer work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Sparta Teams To
Play Here Friday

The Sparta High School teams
will meet the married women and
the Nathan's Creek All-Star boys
in the West Jefferson gymnasium,
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow night.
A good attendance is expected for
this game as Nathan's Greeks rec
ord for this season has been good.
An admission fee will be charg-
ed and the proceeds of the game
will go to the building fund of
the Nathan's Creek High school
building, which was recently de-
stroyed by fire. The public is
urged to attend these games and
give their support to the building
fund.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Sanitation For
Schools Studied

F. G. Doggett and E. C. Hub
bard of the public health divi-
sion of the N. C. Board of Health,
have been working with SAM
tartan Wade E. Eller in the coun-
ty this week in connection with
the plans to install indoor toilets.
Ashe is the last county in the
state to have these installed in
central high schools and this
must be done if the schools are
to remain approved.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Service Officer
IsLegion Speaker
Spoke On Changes I'm G. l.
Bill OF Rights; Good
Attendance

Jack c. Winchester, the assis-
tant State Service Officer of the
North Carolina Veterans Com
mission, spoke to the members
of the American Legion Post III
at their regular meeting Satur-
day night on the changes made
in the G. I. Bill of Rights.
Mr.. Winchester, a recognized
authority on the G. I. Bill OF
Rights told the group, in his ex-
tensive talk, of the part that bu-
siness is able to play in helping
the G.. I. program assist in the
needs of the veterans.
A large number of World War
II veterans were present at this
time.
The women of the Legion Au-
Hillary also held their regular
meeting at this time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
New Legion Post
Is Organized By
Lansing Group
Ray o. Blevins Is Named As
Commander; Forty Join;
Ten Are Transfers

The second legion post in Ashe
county was organized at a meet
ing held in Lansing on Wednes-
day, February g., at which time
Ray 0. Blevins was elected COM
mander and forty veterans be-
came members.
Members of the American Le-
gion Post III, including P. G.
Wright, L. P. Coward, H. R. Day
and Jimmie Rhodes, were pres
ent for the installation of Off
GERS and the following were elect
ed by popular vote: commander,
Ray Blevins; first vice command
err, MILFORD Porter; second vice
commander, Walter Eldreth:
third vice commander, Powell
Miller; adjutant, Ben Harrison;
sergeant of arms, Walter Osborne;
finance officer, Ed Eller; histor-
ian, Elmer Campbell and chap
lain, Walter Osborne.
Commander Tyson, P. C.
Wright and L. P. Coward each
made brief talks to the group on
why a local post of the legion
should be organized.
Of the forty members who join
ed, ten were transfers from Post
III. They are as follows: Wal
ter Eldreth, Ray O. Blevins, Ben
Harrison, Tom Goss, Walter
Adams, Ed Eller, Morris Eller,
S. N. Baldwin, M. A. Shepherd
and Reggie Powers.
,LontInued on Page A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
Wildlife Club To
Hear Stevens

Ros O.. Stevens, secretary OF
the North Carolina Wildlife as
ISOLATION, will be guest speaker
at the meeting of the Ashe coun-
ty fish and game club, which will
meet Monday, February ID, at
1880 o'clock at the community
building.
A fish fry will also be given
for the members at that time.
All members are urged to be
there, it was stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-02-14
ROtarians To Have
Valentine Party

The members of the Jeffersons
Rotary club are to be entertain
ed at a Valentine party at the
regular meeting tonight, when
the Rotaryanns will be in charge.
Last week, the Rev. w. P.
Boyle was the guest speaker. He
was presented by the program
chairman, John Rhodes. In his
talk, he gave an original poem
on "Ruts." He described the
good and bad ruts and compared
them to the county's secondary
roads.