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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-13
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Broughton Cites
Many Gains Made
In Recent Years
Former Governor Spoke Be.
fore Large Crowd At The
Courthouse Saturday

Before a record crowd in the
Ashe county courthouse. on Sat
urday, former Governor J. M.
Broughton cited with pride the
record made by the Democratic
party during tho past ii years.
He stressed the fact that the
few shortages and inconvenience
that we are now undergoing in
material. things were only tenn
porary and were minute when
measured against the broad social
gains made under the Democrat
ic party. "These include secur-
ity to the aged and dependent,
highest standard of living for
those who labor with their hands,
and the greatest gains in history
for the farmers of the nation" he
said.
He cited too the fact that under
the Democratic administration
there have been the fullest pro-
visions ever attempted for war
Continued on Page A.
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Lansing To Have
Special Service
Su nday To BE Observed
As Assembly's Youth
Day

The Presbyterian Youth Eel
lOwship of the Lansing Preshy-
terrain church will be in charge
of the Sunday morning church
service, November, 10, at II o.
clock, sinee this Sunday IS to be
observed as AsseInbly's Youth
Day throughout the entire church.
.Allene Powers will be the Lead
er n09 the service and Marlene
Jones' viii be the pianist 6
Ne Rowing pRagrAlnssr has
been planned: #
: Prelude. ST Bind My Heart
This Tide; call to worship; dox-
olngy: invocation, Elizabeth Ann
Barr; hymn, 'Fairest Lord Jesus"
scripture reading, Philippians l;
1l2l, Catherine Carter; prayer,
Catherine Carter; choral re-
Spouse, Young Peoples Choir,
Hear Our Prayer, o Lord;
hymn. 80 Worship The King;
talk, ''For Me To Live Is Christ"
Dawes Graphical; talk, Ruth Cam
bell, The Meaning of Our Pres
byterian Youth Fellowship; theme
hymn, Young Peoples choir, Il
Bind My Heart This Tide; Of
fering; sermon, Pastor K. j. Fore
man, Jr.; hymn, "Blest Be The
Tie That Binds; benediction.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07

cussions were led by ]. B. Slack,
Vance E. Swift, ]. H. Kosher, and
Ralph Turner.
Two types of loans will be made
by Farmers Home Administra-
ton, Mr.. Sears said. Farm pur-
chase loans will be made to ten
ants, sharecroppers, farm labor
ers, and veterans with agricul-
tural experience and training.
Loans may be made for the pur-
chase, development and improve
ment of family-type farms. The
interest rate is 31s per cent and
loans are repayable over 40
year period. A variable repay
ment plan will make it possible
for borrowers to make larger
than average payments in years
when farm income is high or
above normal, and less than aver
age payments in years when farm
income is below normal.
Production and subsistence
loans, the second type, will be
made to farmers and stockmen for
the purchase of livestock, farm
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Ed NJ. Anderson
Cites Needs To
ROtar.ians Here
a
Amerieanism Is Subject; Work
And Cooperation Stress.
ed BY Publisher

''The application of the old
fashioned American system OF
work and cooperation is the best
way to avoid and to prevent the
threatened period Of initiation and
depression" Ed M. Anderson
publisher Of the Skyland Post
said in speaking to the Jeffer-
sons Rotary club here last Thurs
day night.
ut is a very simple American
principle that created the social
ed miracle of production that
saved us during the war. It is
the principle that has worked
throughout American history tc
give this nation the highest stand
ard of living the world has ever
known" he said.
Mr.. Anderson also pointed out
that there must be spirit of con-
fidence and cooperation devel-
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
A. Vance FOOte
Dies I'm Chicago

Funeral service for A. Vance
Foote, native of Wilkes county,
who died in Chicago on Friday,
was held at the First Baptist
church, North Wilkesboro on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. m.
A native of Roaring River he
was son of the late DR.. James
H. and Mrs. Sineska Hunt Foote,
of Wilkes county, and had re-
sided in Chicago for many years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Carrie Wellborn Foote; three
daughters, Mrs. Roy Smith, of
Benson, Mrs. Lafayette Marsh
and Miss Bernice Foote, of Chi
cago; two half-brothers, Com,
Percy w. Foote, retired, DR.. Ovid
Foote, of Washington; three sis
tiers, Mrs. w. A. Thomas and Mrs.
Carl Young, of Statesville, and
Mrs. Charles Greenwood, of
Charlotte.
Among those from here who
attended the funeral were Mrs.
B. E. Reeves and Mrs. Nan Hoyle.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
FILA In Operation In County;
Replaces FSA; Explain Loans

The Farmers Home Admins
tration, as authorized by the Con-
gress, began operation in North
Carolina November l, says Thorn
as H. Sears, FSA supervisor for
Ashe and Allegheny counties, who
recently attended a meeting at
Asheville of personnel who will
direct the affairs of the new
agency. r.
FILA replaces both the Farm
Security Administration and the
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan
section of Farm Credit Admins
tration, and takes over the per-
sonnet and assets of both agen-
cies. Mr.. Sears said that for the
time being FILA offices will be
maintained with the same per-
sonnet at all points where FSA
and ECFL have operated. Both
agencies have made loans to
small farmers and the new
agency will continue to serve this
group.
Also attending the meeting at
Asheville were Miss Lenna r.
Gambill and Van F. Miller. Dis
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Ashe County's USO Drive To
Open Monday; Quota Is Set
At$l, 900; Smithey, Chairman
Planning Meeting To Be Held
Tonight Following
Rotary Club

Lowell snishey, veteran Of
World War II, recently named BY
Governor r. Gregg Cherry as
Ashe county's chairman of the
USO drive announced this week
that the drive would officially
open on Monday and that the
quota had been set at $1,000.
special planning meeting
VIII Be held at tie community
building tonight, iInmediaAely af-
ter Rotary. chairman x Smithey
said. =
Z Frank James has been named
as ,co-chairman Mr.. Smithey said
and explained that tentative plans
include some special events ii
many of the schools and COM
munities.
It was pointed out that this
was the final appeal of the USO
and the public is asked to re-
spond generously.
The USO has three major OBJ
legations to meet in 1947:
To serve those veterans of the
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
w. J. Band And Chorus Win
HOnOrs In Music Festival

Members of the West Jefferson
high school band tied for honors
with Boone and won second in
the chorus entries in the annual
music festival held at Appalachian
State Teachers College at Boone
on Monday when six schools in
Northwestern North Carolina
were represented. Approximately
Is members of the band and IS
members of the chorus entered
and excellent and very good rat
ings were given the entries. The
chorus rated second to Boone and
the band tied in honors for Boone,
it was pointed out.
Trophies were presented in
dividual players as well as the
band ensemble, Miss Lorene Per-
kins, band director stated.
The band ensemble played "My
Grandfather's Clock" Jackie
Woodie, a saxaphone solo, "God
Bless America" and B. B. Gray
beal,. .Jr. and Carlton Miller,
Garry Me Back to Ole Virginny.' .
All were trophy winners.
Those who received excellent
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Early Election Returns
Show Republicans Gaining
Seats In House And Senate
Early Counts Show Repub-
Ecan Gain In Several States
Including Governors

Early returns from Tuesdays
election put the Republicans in
the lead for both house and SEN
ate seats being contested.
With the count from Tuesdays
election still incomplete, the G.
o. P. had gained II House seats,
including some which the Demo-
Gratis said they did. not expect to
lose. '.--'
Republicans had definitely
elected 80 House members. The
Democrats had 0linched 1O4 seats
In the chamber, but sshey we've
mostly from the Solid South.
5. In the fight fer contfol of the
Senate, Republicans had elected
four members and were leading
in II contests. The Democrats
had elected seven and were ahead
in six battles. =
AS for governors, the Republi-
cans had elected seven and Is
other G. O. P. candidates were
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07

ratings were Wayne Hurley, sax
aphone solo, "St. Louis Blues
cornet sextet, 'Filandia," from
The World Symphony, played by
Wayne Sells, Johnny Payne,
Basil D. Barr, Earl GRAPHICAL, Jr.,
3. B. GRAPHICAL, Jr., and Carlton
Miller.
Johnny Payne received a very
good rating for his cornet solo,
"One More Tomorrow"
In the chorus group, under the
direction of Mrs. Matthew Rey-
nolds, those to receive excellent
rating and trophies were the
girls chorus who sang ''The Miss
ouTi Waltz" the boys chorus who
sang "Street Urchin's Medley"
Carlton Miller, tenor "S1nilin'
Thru and mixed chorus sing
ing 'The Bells of st. Mary"
Frances Ann Todd sang Nigh
ty LAX a Rose" and Basil D.
Barr, asleep in the Deep" and
each received very good rating.
Basil D. Barr was also awarded
a trophy.
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Charlie Howell
Ends Own Life
Shoots Self With s12-Gauge
: Shotgun; Funeral To Re
: Held Today II.

- Charlie M. Howell, SO, of the
Bald Mountain community, ez1d-
ed his life Tuesday night aro0nd
II O'clock when ehe shot himself
through the heat witha 12-sauge
shotgun.
Howell was reported to have
retired for the night sometime
after 10 o'clock and being unable
to sleep due to the loud barking
of a dog near his house, got his
gun and went outside and shot
the dog. Upon returning to the
house, he was accosted by his
wife, the former Winnie Church.
whom he ordered out of the room,
it was learned. 1t was then that
he was reported to have fired the
shot which ended his life.
Officers made an investigation
and stated that the deceased had
been under the influence of some
intoxicant at the time he shot
himself.
Funeral service will be held
today at 2 o'clock at the Howell
cemetery in the Buffalo COM
munity with Rev. William Tri-
vette officiating. Interment will
be in the cemetery.
Survivors are, in addition to his
wife and two small children, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Howell, four brothers, Coy, Dom
nelly, Emmett and Edward How
ell; and two sisters, Mrs. Lessie
Walton and Mrs. Effie Houck.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Sales OF Hotel
Stock Climb To -
100000 Nov. /
FINANCE Committee Much En-
Unused BY Interest Shown
In Final Lap OF Drive

Members Of the finance COM
mittee, officers and directors Of
the New Hotel Company said this
week that they wanted to express
their appreciation to everyone
who subscribed to stock in the
final lap of the drive to help
bring the total up to $5o,4o0 to
reach the goal set for November
1. This total was reached by
1000 O'clock on Friday night,
Secretary Wade e. Eller said.
The company was formed last
spring with an authorized capital
stock of $loo, 600 slsitA plans to
build a much need large med
ern hotel in West Iesferson.
Secretary Eller said that other
plans toward the completion of
the project would be announced
in the early future.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Ashe County Democrats Win In Election
Unusually Heavy
Vote; Sheriff's
Contest Is Close
Wade E. Brown Is Winner;
Many Absentee Ballots
]. Are Cast

In a holly contested election,
with unusually heavy voting
Tuesday the Ashe county Demo.
Gratis won: every race over Re-
publican opponents. Unofficial
reports placed the voting at more
than 5000. This included 618
absentee ballots.
In the unofficial count, report
ed to this office the majorities
of the Democrats ranged from
lat to 362.
This was the first time in sew
eral years that the Democrats
carried every office in the county.
Two years ago, as well as four
years ago, the Republicans were
victorious in part of the races,
The county has been served by .
Republican sheriff and one mem,
Der of the board of county com.
missioners for the past four years.
Congressman r. L. Doughton
led Greene in the county by more
than 300 votes. All reports Of this
were not complete in time foB
publication.
In Ashe county race for State
Senate, Wade Brown had a ma
jority Of 2S0 over his on-
ponent, Paul Swanson. Unoffi-
cial reports from Allegheny coun,
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
DoughtonW Wins
Over Greene By
Big M ajority
Incomplete Returns Give
Congressman Big Lead
Over His Opponent

Incomplete returns from Tues
days election gave Congressman
r. L. Doughton a big majority
over his Republican opponent,
Clyde R. Greene. Unofficial re-
turns from this county give him
a majority of over 800. Allie
ghany poled over more than 500
majority.
The Congressman also took big
leads in Iredel, Cabarrus, Rowan,
Caldwell, and Alexander, with
Stanley and Watauga as the only
counties in the district in the Re-
publican fold, according to un-
official returns. Unofficial esti-
mates placed the Congressman
majority in the district at more
than 5000.
Complete and official returns
will be published by this paper
when they are available.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Sparta Loses In
League Contest

At a meeting of the unpires
and managers of the teams of the
Mountain Baseball League Fri
day night, Scottville was pro-
claimed winner of the series by a
score of 81, over Sparta w. L.
Hughes, president of the league,
stated.
The meeting had been called
by Sparta due to the fact that
the last inning of the game had
been played under protest by
Sparta here on the local diamond
October ,27.
The decision of the umpires
was made in accordance to the
observance of the grounds rules
under which the two teames
played, league officials pointed
out.
The winning team will receive
a $50 check.
Umpires for the series were
S. w. Diggs and Guy Spencer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Tourney May Be
Entered By Girls

Girls teams may now enter the
au-star gold medal tournament
which is being sponsored by the
physical education department of
the Jefferson high school, Col
onel Francis announced this
week.
However, Mr.. Francis pointed
out that as many as six teams
must apply for entrance in the
tournament before schedule can
be made out. All girls desiring
to form teams and enter the tour
nament are asked to contact Mr..
Francis.
All boys teams already in the
tournament who find that they
viii be unable to play scheduled
games on Thursday nights are
asked to contact visiting teams, it
was pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Mrs. Elite Rash
Dies At CrestOn

Funeral service for Mrs. Elite
Roark Rash, SO year old resident
of Creston who died at her home
there Saturday, was held at the
Mahala cemetery at Ashland
Monday at eleven o'clock. Off,
nciating was Rev. S. S. GRAPHICAL
and interment was there in the
cemetery.
The daughter of the late Ollie
Mahala Pope and Floyd Pope, she
is survived by two sons, Silvers
Roark, of Shouns, Tenn; and
Roland Roark, of Bristol, Tenn;
and four brothers, E. c., Pope,
both of Creston; and Arrnon and
Lee Pope, both of Idaho.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Reid Will Speak
At n. C. E. A. Meet

The Ashe county unit of the
North Carolina Educational AS
ISOLATION has planned the annual
dinner meeting for November 20
at ZOO o'clock p. m. at the COM
munity building, here, it was an
nounced by Mrs. Gertrud e
Vaught, president
Paul Reid, comptroller of North
Carolina, will be the guest speak
er at the meeting.
All members of the county
unit are urged to be present for
this meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Few Arrests Are
Made On Tuesday

People of Ashe county took vot-
ing seriously On Tuesday with
few disturbances OR arrests re-
ported.
A hearing will be held Mon
day before A. F. Rose, justice of
the peace, on a charge of assault
with deadly weapon against
Spencer Miller. Miller was re-
ported to have struck P. L. Miller
blow above the eye with a
horse shoe when P. L. Miller
tried to separate S. Miller and
Edgar Miller who were engaging
in an affray in his store at Glen
dale Springs Tuesday morning.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
SchOOlsT
Operate On Sat.

Most of the schools of Ashe
county will hold classes On Sat-
urday to make up for the time
lost when classes were discon-
tinued on election day, Tuesday.
1t was felt that in order to safe
guard the children who would
have to ride the buses that it was
better to close on that day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Five Ashe Men
Are Discharged


Three men were discharged
from the U. S. army and two
from the U. S. Marine Corps,
through the local draft board in
the past two weeks.
Joseph w. Cox, of Todd; James
0. Watson, of ASmethport; and
James H. Church, of N. Wilkes
boro, formerly of Idlewild, all
received discharges from the
army. Edward Breeze Penning-
ton, of Nathan's Greek, and Leon-
ard aTeaster, lofs Grassy Creek,
eresdischarged from the marine
corps. 49, yssesssss 80.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
Quiet Ar1nistice
Expected Here

Armistice Day is expected to
be quietly observed here with no
special programs being planned.
Schools will be in session as
usual, but several of them will
have patriotic chapel programs,
it was understood.
Most business houses and off
ices are expected to be open, but
banks, however, will observe the
holiday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-07
OWNERS ASKED TO
KEEP DOGS TIED

Mayor c. O. Parsons again re-
minded the public this week that
penalties may be imposed upon
all dog owners. who allow their
dogs to run at large within the
town of West Jefferson.
Dog owners are asked to CO.
operate in observing this ordi-
nance, notice of which is stated
elsewhere in this paper.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
By Rosolind Shelter
sb0 ShSssSt
HOLLYWOOD.

1
| When movie scouts discovered
Nancy Guild dt rhymes with Wild
on the cover of a magazine last June,
the University of Arizona lost stu
dent and the Fourth Estate lost q
potential recruit.
| Nancy, though Hollywood born and
bred, was not film conscious. Il had
intended to finish school, then try
for a job on the New Yorker, she
says. Later, I figured I'd get mar
ried and raise a family. I never had
thought of a film career for myself. -
Nancy's comfortable home, an
American colonial type, stands on o
rise back of the C. B. De Mile estate,
on side street in the heart of
Hollywood residential area un-
changed for 20 years. Nancy and
her two older brothers, now in the
service, used to play in the De Mile
grounds.
"Once my brothers brought home
q pailful Of gold fish they fished
out of Mr.. De Miles pond" Macy
recalls. Il don't know If he ever
knew about 1t or not"
Agreeably Surprised.
just down the hill from Nancy's
home Is the Immaculate Heart Con-
vent, which Nancy attended, and
which has given many of its grad
yates to the screen. Despite this
nearness to the picture colony
Nancy's family was never part Of it
Their friends were in other social
groups.
l II was agreeably SURPRISED u
Evening star., 1946-03-17
The Cinema Discovers Home Town Girl
And Hoyvoods Nancy Guild Was Surprised To Find Nice People
Working at Photoplay Trades.

The day that the magazine with
Nancy on the cover hit the news
stands-June 5, 1945-20th Century,
Fox signed her to a contract. When
she returned home from the studio,
six other studios had called with
offers.
Brown-haired, blue-eyed Nancy
has an appealing pixielike, camera
proof face, with high cheekbones,
provocative mouth, and l22 pounds
evenly distributed over her 5 feet
7 inches. An outdoor girl, she has
ridden the breakers at nearby San
ia Monica Beach since childhood
and holds swimming and diving tro-
phies from the Westport Beach
Club.
First Role q Lead.
She Is an expert at tennis and
sailing. Horses are one of the big
attractions for her at the family
ranch. She has been riding since
she was 3. She has a healthy sense
of proportion and refuses to over
emphasize the Importance of a
movie career. Completely natural,
she is neither spoiled nor shy.
Her first screen appearance is
the lead opposite John Kodiak in
Somewhere the Night" ! Nancy had
no dramatic training prior to her
debut except for a few weeks of
coaching at the studio, but she
works hard and Is eager to learn.
Pictures represent the first real
Evening star., 1946-03-17

For last week an adoring child was
ushered into my dressing room. I
had taken off my wig and coat.
Seeing me, she turned and fed,
weeping.
"T wanted to see Hamlet" she
bawled, land all I see is a bald
headed little mani"
AS it happens, the actor Is not at
all bald, and not so little either.
Yet-well, In the play that followed
I stood close to him in the wings
and think I got something of what
the disillusioned girl felt. For, on
stage, acting, he compels; he sweeps
you along with him; his artistic
stature builds magnificiently upon
his physique. BY no possibility could
he in his dressing room be the
Maurice Evans you see in action.
Beginning April 8, theatergoers in
other centers will know all about
this: Hartford, New Haven, WASH
ington, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Pittsburgh, Columbus, Toledo; the
tour ending May ~ in Detroit.
released by North American Newspape,
Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Costuming Hamlet Was Another Problem
By Lawrence Perry

Shakespeare's plays were written,
modern costumes were not always
in keeping with times in which
plays were laid. Do you recall in
Antony and Cleopatra the queen
asking that her stays be frightened?
AS perhaps you know, Cleopatra's S
garb above the waist was con-
spicuously absent But sartorial
anachronisms can be overdone.
have devastating memories of Mac
beth done in kits in Edinburgh; /;
also, equally bad, in London, The
Tanning Of the Shrew' in Goth
century garb."
Evans makeup completed, the
dresser produced shining brown
wig, all waves and curlS, and when
lit was adjusted he rose to receive
his garments.
what a handsome 'Hamlet!''
we exclaimed.
do you think so really?" The
actor laughed. "It is heartening
and I thank you" Then he went
on to tell why he was grateful. It
seems that with only seventy-five 81
seats in the Imperial Theater and
an auditorium so vast that it never
can be filled, Michael Todd admits
300 high school seniors to every
matinee at a nominal sum.
On Stage, He Compels.
They make wonderful audience, ;
Mai. Evans said. But hereafter
intend to keep them at a distance