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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-07-11
Mrs. MacFerrin
Succu1nbs Thurs.

Mrs. Berta Neal MacFerrin died
as a result of a heart attack last
Thursday in the hospital in john
son City, Tenn, it was learned
here this week.
The service was held al tia
Morris funeral home in johnson
City, Sunday afternoon and in~,
terment was in the town ceme~
terry.
Mrs. MacFerrin, the third
daughter of the late Joseph B.
and Amanda Neal, of Jefferson.
was well known here. She was
educated at Salisbury and Martha
Washington College. For some.
time she had been making her
home at Johnson City and since
the death of her son in Febru-.
airy, 1945, had been in i'll health.
She is survived by one son.,
John, Jr.; and one sister. Mrs,
N. H. Massengill, of Bristol,
Tenn.
Those from here who attend
ed the service Sunday were c. s
Neal, and J. F. Neal, of Jeffe9-
son.
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More Teachers Are
Still Needed For
Schools OF County
With Opening Date Set For
August 10; There Are Still
Several Vacancies

with the opening date of Ashe
county's schools set for August
10, the lack of teachers for some
schools looks critical" B. H. Dun
can, superintendent of schools,
said yesterday.
Healing Springs has a number
IF vacancies as does Lansing,
Lansing district and West Jeffer-
son district" Mr.. Duncan explain
ed. He pointed out that again
5ome teachers with emergency
certificates would again have to
De used, to fill all vacancies, Il
nope that as many teachers with
A-grade certificates as possibly
can, will be secured, however"
he declared.
Repair and improvement work
IS being done on several of the
school buildings at this time.
These include Fleetwood, Elkland
and Virginia-Carolina.
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Veterans To Be
HOnOred Sunday
q
ScFpice To Be Held "a IL
O'Clock At The Baptist
s'-ss Church, Here

A special service will be held
Sunday at II o'clock at the West.
Jefferson Baptist church honoring
those who fought and those who,
gave their lives in World War II.
Speakers on the program will be
Ira T. Johnston, Rev. E. w. Pow
ers and Paul Swanson.
Members of the American Le-
gion will also participate in the
service.
Whether members of the Bap-
fist church or not, all veterans
are cordially invited to attend
this service. The following will
be honored:
Dennis Lewis, Buckley RAIDER
Howard Stanley, John Weaver,
Jr., Bailey Barker, Vernon San~
ders, Quincy Woodie, Tam Poe.
J. c. Gambill, Jr., Harold String
er, Archie Triplett, Glenn G.
Dickson, Earl H. Dickson, w. M
Eller, Jessie Jones, Ira Belchef,
Swanson Edwards, Ray Greene,
B. D. Barr, Bill Phillips, Edward
Phillips, A. M. Jones, Robert My
ers, Miller Ingram, Roy Freeman
Ray Younce, H. D. Quessen~
berry, Pete Blevins, William Bur-
chett, Jack Johnston, J. c. Ener,
Sam L. Davis, Robert Keys, Ban
ner Phillips, Earl Greene, Gale
Lemly, Garland Haire, T. G. Mill
ar, Jr., John Miller, Marion Good
man, Reid Sturdivant, Jr, Carl
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w. j. Merchants Assn Has S. Charter Members
Directors Meet
And Outline Plans:
Name Committees
Development And Civic Ina,
prOvement Will Be
Carried Out

Final results of the initial men,
bership canvass by directors gives
the newly organized West Jeffer-
son Merchants Association S.
charter members, according to re-
ports made at the board of diS
rectors meeting on Friday.
At this time Amos Wagner,
Jr., president, outlined again the
purpose and value of the State
and local association and stated
briefly many of the aims of the
local association toward the de-
velopment of West Jefferson and
this entire area.
The Importance of price control,
civic Improvement, and other
matters were outlined. Commits
tees were named and other BUSH
ness matters discussed.
Committees named were:
Finance committee: Amos Wag-
oner, Jr., chairman; Gwyn Little,
Tom Duncan and Mrs. Ed NJ.
Anderson.
Membership committee: Tom
Duncan, chairman, Lowell Smith
ey, Earl Davidson, Quentin Little
and Jake Caudill.
Legislation committee: Sharpe
Shoemaker, chairman; c. o. Par
sons and Clint Goodman.
Trade Promotion committee:
Jack Rhodes, chairman; Don
Blackburn, Gale Mcmillan, Mrs.
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Mrs. Eller, 90,
Buried Tuesday
Well Known County Woman
SuccumbS AT Home At
Bina, Sunday

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary
Eller, wife of the late H. Augustus
Eller, was held Tuesday at ii
o'clock at the Phoenix Baptist
church. Officiating were Revs.
Cicero Ashley and w. E. Denny.
Burial was in the Eller cemetery.
Mrs. Eller, 90, succumbed at
her home at Bina Sunday night.
She, as well as her husband, had
lived here her entire life and was
well known throughout the coun-
ty. She was the daughter of the
late David Eller and Mrs. Katie
Baker Eller, also of this county.
Survivors are four daughters,
Nrs. Gertrude Waddell, and Miss
7irginia Eller, of Bina; Mrs. w.
7. GRAPHICAL, of Buena Vista, Va;
.vo sons, Fred Eller, of Raleigh;
nd Jesse Eller, of Bina.
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Merchants Association Asks
That Peddling Be Crlrbed; To
Work With Officials OF Town
requests Electric Cooperative
For Better Service; Con-
siders Parking Problems

At a meeting of the board of
directors of the West Jefferson
Merchants Association, on Friday
night the group passed a resolu-
ton asking that the town Off
Gals stop street peddling in the
business section of West Jeffer-
son.
The resolution in full included
shoes, automobiles, fruits, vege-
tables, novelties or any other
types of street peddling.
1t was pointed out that this
was not only harmful to mer-
chants, but was menace to traf-
fic and safety.
The merchants also went on
record as commencing the steps
taken by the town board rela-
tive to keeping the streets clean
and marking them off so as to
facilitate parking conditions. A
special committee, along with
other committees was appointed
to work with the town officials
for the betterment of the town.
The inadvisability of pool
rooms was also discussed by the
group. It was pointed oUt that
everything should be done to i'm
prove conditions in the town
when possible.
Members of the board of di-
rectors also discussed the import
ance of merchants working with
the town officials and it was
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County WSCS
Meet Held Here
Officers Named; Women From
Societies And Wesleyan
Guilds Present

More than IS people represent
ing the Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service and the Wesleyan
s-1l,s3es of the county attended aaS
A. .ounty zone meeting he'd
1T the West jefferson Methodist
church, last week.
Previously societies from Ashe
county attended meetings IN
Statesville but since the organiza-
ton of the county zone, all future
meetings will be held here. Off
GERS elected were Mrs. John S.
Jordan, president; Miss Clara
Perkins, vice-president; Mrs. E.
3. GRAPHICAL, secretary.
Among those present who spoke
to the group were Mrs. T. V.
Goode, chairman from the States
vile district; Mrs. w. R. Pitts
of Lenoir, and Mrs. Ralph Shul,,
of Statesville.
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Baseball League
OrganizedHere;
SixTeans Join
Named The Mountain League;
Schedule Of This Weeks
Games Given

A group of interested men rep
resenting the six organized base
ball teams in the county met
Tuesday afternoon at Jefferson
and organized the Mountain
League, the first baseball league
to be organized here in more than
IL years.
Those who compose the league
are West jefferson, Lansing,
Roans Creek, Nathan's Creek,
Laurel Springs and Scottville.
All regular games will be play
ey on Saturday and Sunday, it
was decided, and any games call
ed off due to bad weather, will
be played on Wednesday after
noon or at another time to be de-
cided by the two teams in ques-
ton.
The roster for each team has
been set at Is and managers are
asked to submit complete ros-
ter to the league by playing time,
which has been set at 2:3O o'clock
Saturday, July 20. A fee of $25
will also be charged each team
entering the league and it too
should be submitted by playing
time, July 20. All players shotd
report to the ball field by 2:Sa
although they will not be counted
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Decoration Day
To Be Observed

The annual Decoration Day at
Cranberry cemetery will be OBJ
served on Sunday, July 81, it was
announced this week.
The program will begin at 1890
with a brief service in the ceme-
terry. The graves will be deco
rated at this time.
At HOO o'clock Ed. S. &. Cau-
dill will conduct the preaching
service.
Everyone is asked to bring a
basket as there will be luncheon
on the grounds at the noon hour.
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Merchants May
Secure Posters

Merchants of the town desir-
ing to secure a supply of posters
for sugar stamps, are asked to no
tify the local price board, Mrs.
Jennings RAIDER, chief clerk, an
nounced this week.
After July 81, posters will have
to be secured from the N. Wilkes
boro office as these files are to
be moved there, Mrs. RAIDER point
ed out.
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THOUSANDS WITNESS PARADEAbove of Jefferson
High School Band which led the paad lower right
reading from left right
COvard-SaH PhOtOs
the
andg
Of ndH
the in
sponsorship of the
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w. ]. Merchants
Assn Will Keep
Prices In Line
Resolution Adopted At A
Meeting Of Board OF
Directors

Realizing the Importance of
keeping prices in line at time
when the Price Control Act is no
longer in effect, members of the
board of directors of the West
jefferson Merchants Associa-
ton, issued public statement to
the effect that advances would
not be made in prices unless ne
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DR.. r. p. CAUDILL
TO SPEAK SUNDAY

DR.. R. Paul Caudill, will speak
Sunday at $50 am. (e.s.t.) over
stations WSOC, Charlotte and
WSJS, Winston-Salem on the
Baptist hour. His subject will be
christian Strategy for World
Conquest"
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Mrs. Lamont Back
From Middle w est;
Mrs. NeU Here

Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont is
back in her attractive home on the
Old Dominion drive in Virginia.
Mrs. Lamont returned the first OF
last week from the Middle West
where she wasthe guest of her son
and daughter-in-la Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Patterson Lamont. jr.. in
Wisconsin. While she was there
Mrs, Kellogg Fairbank motored from
her home in Geneva and Mrs. La
mont accompanied her home for a
visit. Mrs. Lamont's daughter, Mrs.
Charles E. Saltman, formerly Miss
Gertrude Lamont. joined her in
Wisconsin and still is the guest of
her brother and sister-i -in-laW, Mr..
and Mrs. Lamont Mrs. Saltzman
will return to her New York home
in the next fortnight Her sister,
Mrs Chauncey Belknap and her
family are in their. Connecticut
home for the summer
Mrs. Lamont spent some days
last week in town staying at the
Willard until her Virginia home
was in readiness for her She, like
Mrs. Harry S. New, another cabinet
hostess during a Republican admin
iStration. has no chauffeur, though
their cars are in excellent condition.
Mrs. New drives herself, but be-
cause she does not undertake long
drives she is staying in her apart
'ment in the Westchester through
the summer, She had planned to
visit on Nantucket Island, and then
thought she might go out and visit
in Michigan, but transportation be-
ing what it is and no chauffeur she
has given them up.
Evening star., 1946-07-21

word probably would be studying y
Mrs. Nimitz believes the only way
to keep mentally alert is to keep on
learning something. So from her
girlhood, when she studied music
she has been taking special courses
in one subject OF another-seWing,
art and flower culture, TO name a
few.
Right now. she is engrossed in her
Chinese lessons. One of these days
when the admiral has retired from
the service-sne hopes they will
spend another year or so in China.
She already has many Chinese
friends, both in China and on the
West Coast, who write her letters
in beautiful English. She thinks it
would be nice to write her replies in
Chinese.
Mrs. Nimitz finds the characters
of the Chinese language fascinating
For one thing, she has learned much
about the people from their lam
guage. For another. inscribing the
characters appeals to the artist side
of her nature.
Painting has been one of her
favorite pastimes for a number of
years. She has no favorite medium
working in oils, watercolors or pas
tels-Whichever happens to be most
convenient. Her favorite subjects
are places l like or places I'd like
to be-
Music affords her another source
of great pleasure. She studied both
piano and voice as girl and kept
them up for a number of years
adding course in composition at
the University of California at one
time. Even now, she sometimes plays
the piano accompaniment for her
youngest daughter Mary, who plays
the viola.
In fact. the entire Nimitz family
is musical. The admiral, a very
early riser, always tunes in an early
morning radio program of classical
music. And he has a wonderful
collection of records.
One of their daughters, Mrs.
James T. Lay, who formerly was
Catherine Nimitz, headed the music
division of the District Public Lii
brary before her marriage.
The family circle is completed by
the middle daughter, Nancy, who
works at the information desk at
the library, and Comdr. Chester w.
Nimitz, jr., who followed his father
into the submarine service and is
now living in Mystic, Conn, with
his wife and two children.
Gardening is another activity that
Admiral and Mrs. Nimitz enjoy to-
Evening star., 1946-07-21

decidedly cheerful aspect. Prob
ably the most popular women in
town are the two WAVES, the WAC
and the Marine who complete this
group of veterans invited to take
the examinations for our foreign
service.
In charge of the foreign service
school at George Washington, where
these war-experienced men and
women are getting their preparation,
is attractive and able Edward Ache
son, brother of Dean Acheson, Un-
dersecretary of State. Ted Acheson.
who teaches them international
finance. knows his job well. During
the war he was financial adviser to
Gen. Stilwell in China and he also
served in India and the E. T. o. His
enthusiasm for this group, which he
says is very serious outfit when it
comes to work, has caused him to
collect some interesting and reveal
ing statistics.
The addition of these veterans to
our State Department, long criti-
clzed for cookie pushing and pink
tea, might cause marked improve
ment in future diplomacy. At least
SO per cent of them, not one of
whom was interested in foreign serv-
ice before the war, worked their
way in part or full through school
or college. The largest single group
of them were intelligence officers in
the war; the second largest, aviators.
One man has flown the Hump over
l20 times CDR. Acheson. himself, has
flown it four tines. Over IS per
cent of the men think it a good
idea to marry college graduate
and.-maybe it's the mademoiselles-
more of them would rather serve in
France than any other country.
These potential diplomats, who
are predominantly Westerners and
Midwesterners. will have their re-
spective fates decided come quiz
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Norwegian ENJOY
Is Flying Home;
Other Plans Made

The diplomatic corps is greatly
depleted with many members of this
circle of society already away on
vacations or leaving in the near
future for summer sojourns.
The Ambassador of Norway. Mr
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
IS flying today to his home country
to join Nine. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne and their daughters, who
have been in Norway for several
weeks. The envoy and his family
are expected to return when school
opens in September.
The Swiss Minister and Nine
Bruggmann are at their farm in
New York State with plans to re-
turn to Washington in a few days.
The Ambassador of Cuba and
Sonora de Belt have tentative plans
for a short visit in Bar Harbor
although no date has been set for
their departure to the resort. The
Ambassador Is just back from a
brief stay in Havana.
Sonora de Grandos, wife of the
Guatemalan Ambassador, is visit
ing in Buenos Aires and is not ex-
pected back in the Capital until
the end of next month.
The newly appointed Minister of
Uruguay. DR.. Joseph A. Mora, who
will be Charge d'Affaires until the
return of the Ambassador. will go
to New York today for short stay.
He will be accompanied by Sonora
de Mora and their daughters, who
arrived in Washington with him last
week.
Evening star., 1946-07-21
{ ereWOnv in Fall

Mrs. Clarice w. Gilmore announces
the engagement of her daughter
Miss Helen Clarice Gilmore, to Mr.
James Edward Riordan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Riordan. The we'd
ding will take place in September
IN the Church of the Nativity.
Mr.. Riordan will be graduated from
Academy of the Holy Names in
Silver Spring.
MIR. Riordan will graduate from
Georgetown University next month
and In September he will enter the
Law School at Georgetown. He
served in the Navy through the war,
Evening star., 1946-07-21
lust AbOnt
Washington
By Hope Ridinss Miller

Another novel about Washington
and this is sure to be better than
most-is now on its way toward
completion The author is Eleanor
Pierson, wife of the former Export
Import Bank president, Warren Lee
Pierson, who is now president of
American Gables g. Radio. Capital
residents for 10 New Deal years, the
Persons moved to New York a
couple of years ago, but they still
maintain a Shoreham apartment
here and return frequently.
Just back from a flying trip to
Paris, they dropped down to Wash
ington for a visit last week and
reported that food, hotel service
and the gala round is just as good
as in America, if not better Pre-
war standards of living at the Ritz
are back full force and prices are
no higher than in New York Resi-
dents in the far-fung rural areas
of France probably have difficulty
in getting enough food, but the
scarcity is not noticeable in Paris
"Not. at least, in places where we
were," said Mrs. Pierson.
Getting back to the Washington
book, l asked her when it would be
finished. Soon" she said, but !
don't know whether I'll ever get up
enough courage to let it be pub
lished." She added that while it is
fiction, it tells too much truth about
what goes on in the Nations Capt.
tai. (All of which reminded me of
something the famous writer. Roark
Bradford, once said, Il never write
anything but fiction; only through
that medium can one ever tell the
truth."D
Specifically, Mrs. Pierson is afraid
some of her characters will be too
readily recognized, and since their
behavior in her pages is not above
reproach, she fears the conse-
quences. Perhaps I'd better keep
the book for posthumous publica-
tion," she said with a twinkle.
In her three previous novels, Mrs.
Pierson has gotten away with mur-
der. They were all ''whodunits" in
a light, airy manner and the char
acters were of the stock type you
can spot in almost any locale. But
the latest story could happen only
in Washington, where Government
bigWigs and those who cater to them
meet, mingle and chart their careers
against a background fraught with
intrigue and temptation. Of the
countless novels set in Washington,
only a handful have portrayed the
city and some of it's citizens in a
manner remotely resembling the
true pictures. Eleanor Pierson writes
like a whizz and she knows the
Capital inside and out. I'd like to
see her literary shot at it soon.
Released By McNausht Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Summer Departures Delayed
rs Session Fails to Close
Families Wait in the Capital
To Accompany Senators Home
By Marsaref Germ ond

MdJuy, the which Congress
would mark the the
pass
closed and vacations begun
Some members, of
and since then been leaving
still in Washington Meanwhile their families idly
pressing the hope that will little bit
when they finally get back home.
those whose the o
much
the Washington Connay
take bit of before he
Texas but for most of the they will be Marlin.
Claude of Fodas
their Florida
to Tallahassee for good long
May Go to Me1ico
John L. Mcclellan
daughter Alice
home
the West and then Alice will
them. Their sonnaw and daughter 1t Fred
Washington will Mcclellan
the rest Of the family is
Senator of Mexico waiting
for
Bkn will likely
and Mrs Stewart Hatch and their small daughter
Oln D. Johnston left Wednesday
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Betty Beale

tiiilc, lnc AStl Ol SepL6lnDer ana Jhe
1st OF October. In the meantime.
whether they wanted to play a bit
or learn more about their possible
careers, 40 of them Joined the
United Nations Club when invited
to become special members during
their three-month stay. G.. w. by
the way is claimed as alma mater
by the fourth largest group of men
now in our foreign service, Harvard
Yale and Princeton coming first in
that order.
Pearl diving, despite rumors tc
the contrary, is not limited tc
natives of the southern seas. Any
body at all can dive, and come
up again with or without the GOV.
eted loot. In fact, Jane and George
Wheeler may return to town the
end of August with some additiona.
pearls in tow. They are leaving
the first of August for a three
weeks vacation that will take then
to Pasadena and to Baja. Calf
That's where the diving comes in
Adelaide and Alec Hickson. who
were here during the war and now
live in Pasadena. will go with them
Alec has over-developed submarine
tendencies. Besides being a pear
diver of sorts, he is also an under.
water fisherman.
=
The Cape May Capital Colony
Cluncould be started at any minute
noH-at least there are enough
Washingtonians at this New Jerse,
resort to start something. Emily
and Millard West left yesterday
for the aforementioned spot and Sc
did Kitty and Alan Walker. Betty
Boyd and Margaret Brawner are
already there. Crosby Boyd will
join his wife for his vacation in
August, while John Brawner goes
up every week end all during the
summer. Johnny is chairman OF
the Golf Committee at the Chevy
Chase Club and also club champion
And the Pete Morans will head for
that effortless summing on the Cape
May Beach August /.
X X X x
Bliss Schumann is faced with the
prospect of spending all of two
weeks in Pensacola where there are
scads of men and parties. but she
seems to- be bearing up very nicely
in spite of the outlook. Her brother
1t. Comdr. r. w. Schumann, jr.
who is stationed there and lives
in the bachelor officers quarters
comes up to Washington (of all
places for rest. Patricia
Wilkins will go up to Watch Hill
next week to visit Kitty Newbold
(see BEALE, Page D-l0J