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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
w. J. Defeated
Roans Greek, Sal.
Team Organized Recent1R
With Nine Players; Freel
Jones, Manager

The newly organized West JET
ferson baseball team defeated the
Roans Creek team by good mas
gin, the score being 1875, on Sat-
urday evening, June 8, in a seven-4
inning game played at Reans;
Creek. This was the second game
of the season for West Jefferson,
Perkins was pitcher for West JET
ferson and Miller for RoanS
Creek.
The West Jefferson boys re-
Gently organized their ball team
with nine players. They are:
Paul Perkins, pitcher; R. c. Mill
er, left field, Scott Denny, CATCH
er; Ken Poe, first base; Letcher
May, second base; Bailey Barker,
third base; Freel Jones, short
stop; Bracket Parsons, center-
field; and Tommy Hayes, right
field. Freel Jones is also man4
ager of the team.
On Sunday, they play Cove
Creek at Cove Creek. No other
games are scheduled to be play
ed as yet, but the boys hope to
start playing home games at an
early date.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
AreStill
NeededFor Proposed
Work Clothing Plant
Tentative Plans Discussed By
Members Of Industrial
Committee, Here

Members of the industrial
committee met here Tuesday to
discuss tentative plans for the
proposed new work clothing
plant. Although encouraging re-
ports have been made in regard
to the recent labor survey, COM
mitteemen stated that more work
ers were still needed.
All women, between the ages
of 18 and 35, who are interested
in applying may secure applica-
ton blanks at Vannoy Furniture
company, Rhodes FAniink,A COM
.pany, Blackburn's Department
store, or at the office Of this
paper.
Definite plans are to be an
nounced at an early date, officials
pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Town Aldern1enHOld
Meeting; Buildings
AreC0nden1nedHe Here
Numerous Building Permits
Brought Before Aldermen
And Mayor

The newly elected aldermen
met with Mayor c. O. Par
sons, Friday night, at the reg
ular board meeting at which time
building permits were brought
before the body as we'll as the
condemnation of certain build
ings which have been proven fire
hazards.
One of the buildings condemn
ed is the c.. w. Phillips building
located on the corner of Main
street and Jefferson avenue which
was declared to be a fire hazard
endaugering human lives and ad-
joining properties as well as a
menace to the town Of West JEFF
ferson. The owner has been no.
titled that he will be held re-
sponsible for any damages, cas-
ualties or injuries caused any
persons or property after June Z.
1t was pointed out by officials
that fire hazards must be con-
trolled according to regulations
of the insurance department if
the town is to maintain its in
Surance rate and be protected
from unnecessary losses.
E. o. Woodie, Bowie and Bowie,
owners of the building located
behind Bare-Little company, are
to be notified by the board that
the building has also been con-
demned as fire hazard and that
the owners will be responsible
for damages.
Applications for new buildings
were also made. Charles Nc
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
County Schools
To Be Inspected

An inspection of the nine
schools of Ashe county will be
held today and tomorrow, B. H.
Duncan, county superintendent,
announced yesterday. The in
spection, is to be made by E. c.
Hubbard, representative of the
State Board of Health, Wade E.
Eller, district sanitarian, and Mr..
Duncan, and will be held in order
to see how many improvements
have been made.
Certain standards must be met
in order to remain on the accred-
tied list, Mr.. Duncan pointed out,
and this inspection is being con-
Quoted to determine what has
been accomplished during the
past year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Farm Groups To
Meet On June Is

A special meeting will be held
at the farm of C. H. Pugh in the
Crumpler community Tuesday,
June 18. for the purpose of study
ing the Letoria variety of oats
now being grown there, Thomas
H, Sears, FSA supervisor, an
nounced this week. Members of
the extension service and the soil
conservation service have been in
vlted to attend as we'll as those
interested in the FSA program.
Last fall, Mr.. Pugh sowed a
bushel of seeds of the Letoria
variety on approximately 6 acres
ground October 1. The oats came
through the winter in fine con-
dition. The oats are now headed
out and will average 3 IL to four
feet high, Mr.. Sears stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Russell Darnell
Given Promotion

Russell D. Darnell, of Tucker
dale, has been promoted to the
rank of technician, fifth grade
with the 18th Quartermaster Car
Co. of General Courtney H.
Hodges First Army Headquar-
tiers, Governors Island, New York.
Corporal Darnell has had %
months of service, 10 of which
were spent overseas. He wears
the European Theatre Ribbon
with a battle star for participation
in the campaign of central Ger
many. He also wears the Good
Conduct, Victory Medals and.
American Theatre Ribbon.
Before induction he was en-.
ployed by the Sun Ship and Dry
Dock Co.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Ashe County Girl
Meets Death In
Road Accident
Funeral Service To Be Held
At Baptist Home Church
At 2 p. Nj. Today

Funeral service will be held
today at 2 o'clock at the Baptist
Home church at Parker for
Gladys Potter, 15-year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Potter,
of Parker.
Gladys was killed Monday in
Warren, Ohio, in a fall to the
highway after stepping from an
automobile running board on
which she had been riding.
Rev. Squire GRAPHICAL will Off
ciate and interment will be in
the family cemetery.
Survivors are in addition to
her parents, one brother, Martin
Potter, of Bristol, Tenn; four sis
tiers, Mrs. Fred Humphrey, War
rem, Ohio; Maxine Potter, Par
ker; Mrs. Roy J. Parker, Shouns,
Tenn; and Mrs. H. c. Sides,
Winston-Salem.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
DR.. Winston To
Speak To Rotary
Club Tonight
Y. G.. Commissioner Of Public
Health Now On State
Wide Tour

DR.. Ellen Black Winston, COM
missioner of the State Department
If Public Welfare, will be the
guest speaker of the Jeffersons
Rotary club tonight at their regu-
lar meeting, it was announced
yesterday.
DR.. Winston's visit to Ashe is
a part of Statewide tour she
is making, visiting the various
counties and becoming acquaint-
ed with the people as we'll as ac-
quainting the public with the
work and problems of the well
fare of the State as a whole.
With DR.. Winston will be Mrs.
D. N. Lonon, of Marion, field rep
resentative Of the N. c. Board Of
Public Welfare, for this area.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Bible School Is
Now In Progress

A Bible school is now in pro-
gress at the West Jefferson Meth
odist church and will continue
through June 81, Rev. john S.
Jordan announced this week.
Attendance has been good this
week, it was reported. Those
who did not enroll this week are
asked to attend the second week,
if possible.
Department heads are: inter
mediate, Mrs. David Blevins;
junior, Mrs. Willard GRAPHICAL;
primary, Mrs. ]. B. Hensley; be-
ginners, Mrs. Tom Scott and Mrs.
John Jordan; recreation and
music, Miss 10 Brown.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Hearing Is Held
For James Vannoy
In Justice Court
Previously Held Under Bond
In Connection With Death
OF Cleveland Gentry

A hearing was held this week
before Justice of the Peace Alex
Rose for James Blan Vannoy who
has been held under bond in con-
nection with the death of Cleve-
land Gentry, 13-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Gentry, at
which time Vannoy was releaSs
Cleve was instantly killed
March 80 when a car driven BY
Vannoy collided with another
driven by Squire Hubert Prultt
at the intersection of highways
221, Is and 88.
The hearing for Pruitt will be
held at a later date.
The hearing was originally
scheduled to be held before May
or c. 0. Parsons but was moved
to Mr.. Roses court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Stringer Bros.
Are Discharged

Pfc. Hoyle and T-5 Harold
(Bud) Stringer, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Stringer, of West
Jefferson, are now at home at
ter being discharged at the Sep
aration Center, Fort Bragg.
Hoyle entered service with the
Signal Corps on May 10, 1914,
and spent Is months overseas. He
served in India with the Army
Intelligence division and later
was transferred to Africa where
he served until returning to the
states, being discharged on May
80.
He was awarded the European
theatre ribbon, Asiatic- Pacific
ribbon, Victory medal and the
Good Conduct ribbon.
Bud entered service in Deem
Der, 1943, and spent II months
in the European theatre of OPP
erations. He served with Pat
toms Third Army with a Field
Artillery battalion. At the end
of the war he served with the
occupation forces in Austria. He
received his discharge on May %.
He wears the European theatre
ribbon with 2 battle stars, the
American defense ribbon, Occu-
pational ribbon, the Victory med
al, and the Good Conduct ribbon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Miss Eller Is
Given Discharge

Miss Ethel Eller, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lillard Eller, of
Lansing, was honorably discharg-
ed from the Womerl's Reserve If
the Marine Corps at Camp Pen
dleton, Oceanside, Calf, on June
3, it was learned here this week.
Miss Eller served for is months
in the Women's Reserve in the
office of public information At
the time of her discharge, she
served with the rank Of corporal.
Miss Eller stated that her plans
for the future were indefinite but
if possible she would like to en-
ter the University of North Caro-
ina this fall.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Extension Men
Visit Test Farm

DIR. ]. E. Foster, Prof. ]. c.
Pierce, and DR.. Roy Lovvern, OF
the State Extension division, Wis
tied the State test farm at Tran
sou last week in regard to future
experiments for pasturing beef
cattle and sheep.
DR.. A. F. SEWERS, of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. c., is also conducting
experiments in the growth of the
drug Pyrethum, which will prob
ably be grown here in the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
DIR. J. S. Caul To
Conduct Clinic

DR.. j. S. Gaul, of Charlotte,
will be at the Health Department.
Wednesday, June 10, for the pur-
pose of conducting the crippled
children's clinic, it was announced
this week by Mrs. Jack McNejll,
county health nurse.
Parents having children who
have had polio are asked to bring
them at l o'clock, Mrs. McNeill
pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
Fire Breaks Out
In New Building

The w. j. Fire department was
called out Friday afternoon when
blaze from an undetermined
source caught on the roof of the
building now under construction
by Charles McNeill, Jr., which
is located directly behind Ashe
Grocery and Drug company.
The flames were extinguished
at once and very little damage
was reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
1T. COL. BARR is
HOME FROM ARMY

1t. Col. Roger F. Barr plans
to leave this week after spend
ing several days with his family
at Crumpler. 1t. Col. Barr, who
is now released from the service,
plans to return to work with the
Veterans Administration, the re-
gional office being located in st.
Petersburg, Fla.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-06-13
w. w. TERRY NOW
IN ASHE HOSPITAL

W. w. Terry, who has been
undergoing treatment in the Vet
Grams hospital in Roanoke, Va,
for sometime is now at the Ashe
Memorial hospital.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
Veterans Say
Picket Line
To Remain On

The veterans who walked out of
the Palmer Manufacturing Corpor-
atoms two plants some weeks ago
are still picketing the places and
announced this week that they
would keep the boys walking in
definitely-or until Mr.. Ralph
Palmer, the owner, would negotiate
with them.
Earl Cook, international repre-
sentative of the Sheet Metal Work
ers, under whose jurisdiction the
work at Palmer'S would come if
the company was organized, came
to Phoeniv to check on the matter.
He made attempts to see Mr.. Palm
er and talk with him, but Mr..
Palmer refused to discuss the ques-
ton in any way. Mr.. Cook depart
ed for his unions international
convention, where no doubt the
matter will receive attention, and
something done to settle the
trouble.
AS it now stands, the veterans
claim the company did not give
them a square deal while they
were in training under the appren-
ticeship training program; that
they were not properly trained,
doing only general flunky work,
while the government was meet
ing the major part of the payroll,
and when the plan was diScon-
tinued, Palmer refused to offer
any increase in wages, resulting in
the walking out of ~ veterans.
At present the vets are patrolling
the picket lines, Mr.. Palmer refus-
es even to discuss the matter with
anyone. When the break comes,
and what it will be, is anyone's
guess-but the vets seem deter
mined to hold out-as they were
taught to hold out in the fox holes.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
SIDNEY P. OSBORN

Goervnor Osborn had the courage and political integ
ry to come out against the socalled Right to Work bill
He recognized for just what it subteanean effort to
destroy the union labor organizations of Arizona By TAX
ing the position he did, Governor Osborn showed himself to
e ne m f % Gn gt ana "a ana d Tar pay
sdeepped the issue others have done His fortnight
position entities him to the support of every farmnded
and far-seeing citizen of our state
The Governor has consistently and successfully
worked for better educational facilities He champoned
underpriveged children. He has to it that
tally i'll have proper and attention He has taken
active interest in all protect and promote the
health of citizens Under his administrations, the
long drawn-out controversy the Colorado River has
been settled and great progress has been made toward
bringing the water and of the stream into the state
for its development and benefit He has given sincere and
active support to obtaining jobs and housing for returned
veterans
All these and many things which labor advo-
Gates have distinguished Governor Osbos terms chief
executive of Arizona
He is entitled to the support of all good citizens of
this state He has been governor of all the people.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
Veterans Are Misinformed
On Emergency Housing Act

A rapidly-spreading racket to
victimize Arizona veteran hOme-
seekers deliberately misin-
forming them as to their rights
under the Veterans Emergency
Housing Act in attempt to OBJ
tain abOve-ceiling prices
was disclosed in Phoenix recent
ly.
Paul j. Riley, district veter-
ans adviser of the OPA, which
enfoCceS maximum price pro-
visions of the Act, declared that
numerous veterans have been
told that once they buy a new
VEHP home at more than the
lawful figure, they are in viola
ton along with the seller and
therefore cannot recover over
charges.
This" Mr.. Riley said, sis
absolutely untrue. A veteran who
pays more than the ceiling price
established by FILA is not a vio-
lator. He is the injured party
and under the law, is entitled to
restitution. The OPA Is author
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
Campus HiqhIiqhts
(By Theodore Hunterl

This week I am 1lighlighting on
the r. 0. T. C. Unit. This unit is
under the able leadership of Cadet
Lieutenant Colonel Earl Swain,
Cadet Major Calvin Echoles, Cadet
Captains Robert LeForbes, Jerry
Vance, Ira Gray. Cadet First Lieu
tenants Van Christopher, Buck
Bonner, William Maxwell. Bennie
Steele, Writ Jones, and Theodore
Hunter. The Girls Unit is COM
manded by Cadette Captain Lena
Steele, Cadette First Lieutenants
Opal Franklin, Robbie Webb, Ca
dette Second Lieutenants Dora
Danforth, Birdie Gray, Gretchen
Jeffries, Doris Tease and Opal
Woods. Our R. o. T. C. Unit is one
of the most colorful activities at
Carver. We hope to make some-
thing for Carver to be proud of
Thursday Carver received very
lovely baby grand piano. Robbie
Dean Webb, who does the greater
part of piano playing at Carver,
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
HISTORY STILL REPEATS ITSELF

better working conditions. Indi-
vidually, a worker could approach
the boss and ask for anything he
wanted, but, large factory owners
being what they were (maybe we
shouldn't use the word "were'D
about all he ever got was his walk
ing papers. In any event, if the
boss did turn out to be a forgiving
soul, he still had job that paid
him no more than just enough to
keep him in good enough condition
to be able to return to work the
next day and make the boss sew
eral more dollars. To state it
bluntly, the workers were reduced
to a state of poverty and peonage.
The same condition that the work.
ers of Arizona will be in if this
so-called "Right-to-Work" bill is
passed on November 5, 1916.
This bill, in spite of the lies to
the contrary, give no one any
rights they do not now have. It
does, however, take away several
rights now enjoyed by all the
workers of this State. Namely, the
right to join any organization, of
their own free will and accord, for
the purpose of bettering their
standards of living by collective
action. The history of the United
States itself proves the value of
such action for without it who can
say that we would NOT still be liv-
ing under a Parliament as stupid
as those mentioned above.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
Why You Must Vote
1O7 NO, Next Tuesday

resented a power which manage
ment could not ignore. They found
their paychecks increasing in am
cunt, they discovered that they
could demand adequate safety pre-
cautions, they raised their heads
and sense of dignity and import
ance pulse through their, beings;
they learned that they had become
a corner stone of our democratic
process; they instituted a free pub
lie education system for their chill
dren; they became a forceful and
constructive power for the COM
munity good.
AS so the labor movement was
born as aproteSt against the injuS-
tices born of the industrial revo-
luton. Today it stands Rs the
last guardian of the liberties of a
free people in America. It has
raised the lot of the worker from
that of a slave to self-respecting
citizen. It is an integral and neces-
sary part of our Republic. The
labor movement will live as long as
democracy lives. Little men may
vainly try to stem its mighty on
rush, but thew will be as straws
trying to change the channel of a
great river. The labor movement
will stand side-by-side with the
town hall as the twin seed of a
democratic economic order in
America. When Hitler and Musso-
lini sought to establish Fascism,
their first step was, to crush the
labor movement And so it will be
in America! The enemies of our
country are attempting to estab-
lish a form of Fascisrn in. these
United States and know that in
order to succeed they must first
destroy the labor movement. This
they cannot, must not, and shall
not do, for if the labor movement
dies in America, it will share a
common grave with our democ-
racy.
Remember the above facts when
you go to the polls next Tuesday,
and vote 107 NO! MOI!
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01

lied to obtain such restitution,
either by voluntary compliance
or by court action"
AS a result of the racket, vet
Grams organizations, civic groups
and all government agencies
federal, state and lOcal-are Join
ing in a program of information,
reiterating the veterans rights
under the act, Riley said.
Riley pointed out that prOvis-
ions of the law relating to pay
ment of abOve-ceiling sales
prices apply also to rentals of
VEHP construction, and that vet
Grams tenants are entitled to re-
covery of sums unlawfully taken
from them.
In addition to enforcing these
provisions, the OPA, under au-
thorization from the National
Housing Agency, enforces legal
Requirements for veterans pref
creme I'm new housing and full
fillment Of construction COM
mitments. An violatOrs should
be reported to Area Rent Offices
immediately.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
Musicians Send Aid
To Help Fight Law
Eliminating Unions

The executive board of the
American Federation of Musicians
recently appropriated $1,000 to the
campaign fund of the citizens COM
mittee resisting the attempt to kill
labor unions in Arizona by the
adoption of a so-called "right-to-
work" amendment to the state con-
Stitution.
In addition, the Musicians inter-
national representative, Brother
Elmer M. Hubbard, of San Fran
cisco, was ordred to the state to
assist in any way possible to help
in the fight. Brother Hubbard ar
rived last week and has been do
ing yeoman service since,k and it
is needless to say that Arizona
unionists, with their backs to the
wall, welcomed this able organ
izer at this time.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01

George w. Hill, legal advisor
and front-runner for the fright
to-worIxers," said in radio talk
last Saturday, "Let us go back to
the past-and freedom" Fine!
Here goes:
BY 0. G. LEE
The "Right-to-Work" bill with
which the people of Arizona are
now faced, is really one of the old
est forms of legislation aimed at
wrecking organized labor in exist
ence.
AS far back as the year 1349 in
England a law, called the Statute
of Laborers, was passed by parlia-
ment that prohibited all labor COM
binations from interfering with,
what was termed, free competition
in reference to wages. The en-
ployee was prohibited from accept
ing and the employer was prohibit
ed from offering more than the
wage fixed by the Statute. The net
result of this act was the forma-
ton of the workers into guilds or
organizations for the purpose OF
obtaining higher wages. Parlia-
ment Immediately declared all such
organizations outside the pail OF
law.
After span of some 233 years
wage-fixing by law was given up
as a bad job and the man of the
hour was the justice of the peace.
His was the job of determining
how much a given job was worth.
It is to be hoped that occasionally
one of these noteworthy gentle
men had the interests of the work
er at heart. However, since the
worker in those days had little po-
litical influence, it is to be doubted
if they ever received much consid-
Grafton.
In the years from 1920 to 1893
legislation was again passed that
was a little on the unfair side, to
put it mildly, to certain specific
trades by prohibiting them from
organizing for the purpose of OBJ
tanning raise in the weekly pay
check.
Still and all, these early at
tempts at labor restricting legis-
lation were just amateur attempts
The pay-off came in 1900 when
Parliament, evidently deciding, like
the hackers of Arizona's "Right-
to-Work" bill, that the workers of
the country had too high stand
ard of living and, being just work
ers and therefore not entitled to
even a few of the comforts of life,
really passed a hum-dinger of a
law for and in behalf of the large
factory owners. This law, as will
the "Right-to-Work" bill if it is
enacted, made it illegal and Grim
inal for any worker to join with
others to obtain higher wages or
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
jim kEALEY'S RITES
HELD LAST WEEK

Funeral services were held Octo-
her % from the First Colored Bap-
tist Church for Mr.. Jim Nealey
who died Oct. 18 at his home, 70e
South 18th st.
Rev. L. B. Nelson officiated.
Mr.. Nealey came to Phoenix in
1887 from Bernice, La. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Nea-
lev, seven sons and one daughter
They are: Jackin and Ivey, Phoe.
nix; Eugene, Ft. Worth, Texas
Henry, Robert, Dewey and Nath-
aniel, all of Brawley, Calf; anc
daughter, Mrs. Laura Smith, Los
Angeles.
Arizona sun., 1946-11-01
Electricians
Wage Rates
Are Approved

Henry Van Eess, financial Sec
retary and business representative
of Phoenix Local No. $40, Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, reports that the state
prevailing wage scales of his or
ganization, negotiated some time
ago, have been approved by the
Wage Adjustment Board.
The wage rates, carrying SUBJ
stantial increases in all classified
tions, were adopted and submitted
to the Arizona Industrial Commits
sion with sufficient evidence that
they were prevailing throughout
the state. AS is required by state
law, the commission certified the
rates.