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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
POST TO BE CLOSED
WE'D, THURS, FRIDAY

The office of The Skyland
Post will be closed Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday in
observance of the Christmas
holidays. The office will be
open on Saturday morning, for
business, however. The paper
is published on Monday this
week, but will follow the reg
ular schedule next week.
The Post takes this Occa-
sion to again wish all Of the
readers a merry Christmas"
This is also the message Of
the advertisers in this issue.
Throughout this paper will be
found many greetings sent to
the readers as q personal mes
sage from merchants, other
firms and individuals.
These greetings are being
sent to more than 500 sub
scribers and 90 around IL, 500
readers. no alI al then. alOile
with merchants, We again sslg,
Merry Christmas
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
History's Greatest Earthquake
Strikes Japan; Tidal Waves

first of six seismic-born ocean
waves rolled over the coast at
heights estimated up to 10 feet,
washing away fishing villages,
flooding countless homes far in
land and drowning many Jap
anese who had escaped the quake
itself.
Again and again the huge waves
rolled in, then ebbed with awful
destruction at intervals of about
a half-hour. Lesser tremors ac-
companied them. At some points
quake-set fires added to the hor-
ror.
f Officials of the japanese Cen
trail Meteorological Observatory
said the disaster was the most Sc
we're ever known to have shaken
Japan, with a force five times
greater than that of 1928, which
took more than 100000 lives ii
Tokyo and Yokohama.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Ashe Turkeys Sold
On. Christmas Mart
Bring Record Price
Around 5000 Turkeys Are
Sold For Approximately
$27,OOO.OO

Ashe county farmers; who rails
ed turkeys for the Christmas
market this year, received Sigh
tly more for these top-flight holi-
day fowls than those who sold
on the Thanksgiving market. The
Christmas turkeys brought slight
:ly more than an average of thir-
ty-four cents per pound. Some
of the better fowls brought as
much as thirty-six cents while
others brought t1tirty-tfiree and
thirty-four.
While the Christmas market
was lighter than usual, it is es-
timated that there were around
5000 turkeys sold for approx
mately $27, 10000. Buyers report
ed that most of the turkeys were
unusually fat and of a high quail
ty.
w. G. Vannoy, one of the lar
gest buyers in this section bought
around 1000 here. w. R. Rotten at
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Former Ashe SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL
Lauds Post For Its Editorials

Professor Joseph A. Martin,
former principal of Lansing high
school, now principal of Red Oak
high school, recently wrote this
paper praising the editorials writ
ten on school attendance.
II have enjoyed your editor
ials on school attendance; in fact
I am planning to read one of them
at our next PTA meeting. It
should help to boost attendance
at our schools"
The Post is appreciative of this
comment coming from a well
known school principal.
Mr.. Martin pleasantly recalled
that J O. Blevins, representative,
was secretary and treasurer of
the school board while he was
principal at Lansing. !.
The December edition Of the
North Carolina Educator, of
which DR.. Amos Abrams, former
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Draft Board Now
Open Three Days

Beginning Friday, December
q, the local draft board will be
open only on Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday, Sam Davis, clerk
announced this week. Office
hours will be from $3.50 a. m
until $50 p. m. The change OF
schedule has been made due to
the fact that Mr.. Davis will serve
the Allegheny county board also
He viii be in Sparta each We'd
nesday and Friday and will open
his office at $50 a. m. and close
at $50 p. m.
The local board will close to,
day at noon and remain closed
through December rs for the ho1i.
days, it was pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Total Peace Is
Believed To Be
In Worlds Reach
United Nations Harmony Is
Seen Ahead AS Christmas
Season Approaches

London-British Foreign Sec
rotary Ernest Bevin Sunday
night expressed the belief that
Russia has shown herself ready
to cooperate with other nations,
and that complete peace is with
in grasp of the world as the
Christmas season draws near.
The Foreign Secretary, who re-
turned last week from United
Nations and Big Four Foreign
Ministers meetings in New York,
said in a speech prepared for a
BIC broadcast that Russia real
lied there was "a desire for
complete understanding"
'There is throughout the world
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Plans For
Farm Trai1ningF For
VeteransI nCOunty
Will Start Work At Jefferson
School Early Next Year If
Teacher Secured

B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, announced yesterday
that definite plans were now I'M
derway to start vocational agri-
cultural training for veterans in
this county early in January,
provided that a teacher can be
secured. He further stated that
some teachers were considering
the possibilities and that he felt
that one might be retained by
then. s. D..
Mr.. Duncan pointed out that
the veterans in this county TAX
ing vocational agriculture along
with practical farming under the
G.. I. training set up had been
taken care of in the past by Wa
tauga and Allegheny counties
where there are established vo-
cational agricultural departments,
but that this number has grown
so that it is advisable to establish
an extension unit in this county.
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
ROtarians Give
Christmas Party
ROtaryanns Are ENTERTAINERS
No Meeting To Be Held J
On Thursday

aRotaryanns were special guests
of the Retarians at a Christmas
Pa d at the .coEafnufSstY
I'D last Thhrsday nigIlt
WI huxley dinner and al
evening of entertainment were
given in their honor.
In che he program were
Todd Gentry, Willard GRAPHICAL
and Jim McLauri1. Jim Hare
was master of ceremonies.
Contests were enjoyed during
the evening by members and
guests. Wade E. Eller and Ira
T. Johnston, were called on to
debate the query Resolved that
there is Santa Claus" Mr.. Eller
took the negative and Mr.. John,
ston the affirmative.
Wick G. Vannoy made an i'm,
promptu talk on the "Value Of
''The Wharf Rat Hide" and the
possibilities of dealing with II
here. A. B. Hurt was also an
impromptu speaker.
A game of 'Dr. I. O. was play,
ed and the ladies presented gifts,
No meeting is to be held this
week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23

Tokyo-A deadly earthquake,
ranked as possibly the heaviest
in world history and followed
by at least six tremendous sea
waves, wrought havoc in more
than $4,000 square miles of South
ern Japan Saturday, taking a
high, but still uhnumbered total
of lives.
No American personnel of any
sort, military or civilian, were
among the casualties reported so
far. One British soldier was re-
ported missing.
Striking in the predawn dark
ness of 4:2o a. m. (2:20 p. m. Fri
day, e.s.t.) the gigantic earth
tremor shook an area of Japan
stretching southwest from about
80 miles below Tokyo into the
island of Kyushu, a distance OF
450 miles.
Ten to is minutes later, the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Mrs. MOretz To
Be Buried Today

Funeral service for Mrs. Sadie
Greer Moretz, aged Ashe county
resident, who died at her home
at Fleetwood Sunday morning
after a lingering illness, will be
held today at eleven o'clock at
Liberty Grove church. Interment
will be in church cemetery with
Revs. D. c. Burkett and H. M.
Winkler officiating.
Survivors include three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ike Bodenheimer, of
Boone; Mrs. Dora Mullis, of JET
ferson; Mrs. Geo. Day, of Fleet
wood; seven grandchildren, and
10 great-grandchildren.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Johnny Miller
Is Given Degree
Richard Reece Glenn, Former
AShe Man, Graduates From
Bowman Gray Also

c. E. (Johnny) Miller, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Miller, of
jefferson was one of the class of
thirty-five men and three women
to graduate. from the Bowman
Gray School of Medicine at the
exercises held in the Reynolds
high school. auditorium (. re-
Gently. Also to graduate was
Richard Reece Glenn of Winston
Salem. granddaughter of Mrs. Cal
lie Perkins, OIL effersons
- Speaking to the graduating
! class was Dr.. Victor johnson, the
American Medical Associations
secretary of the council on med
ical education and hospitals
All but ten of the graduates in
the schools first commencement
in it's postwar schedule were
from North Carolina.
DR.. Miller first attended Mars
Z Hill Junior college and was pre-
medical student at Wake Forest
: college before entering the Bow
man Gray School of Medicine.
DR.. and Mrs. Miller, the former
Miss Melba Gambill, will be here
for two weeks before he begins
work at Rex hospital in Raleigh.
Among those from here to at
tend graduation exercises were
MIR. and Mrs. T. C. Miller, T. G..
Miller, Jr., Misses Louise and
Virginia Miller, Calvin Miller,
Mrs. Paul Perkins, Miss Lenna
Gambill, Mrs. ]. C. Gambill, Mrs.
Callie Perkins, and Misses Clara
and Alta Perkins.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Announce Plans:
For Conducting
Animal Clinic S
Farmers Are Urged To Have
Horses And Mules Exam
ined For Spring Work

H. D. Quessenberry, county
agent announced yesterday that
plans were again being complet-
ed for the annual horse and mule
clinics to be held early in Jan
uary in order for farmers of
the county to get their animals
in the best possible condition
for spring work.
Agent Quessenberry said that
farmers who had taken advan-
tage of the previous clinics were
pleased with the results and that
he hoped more of them would
bring their work stock at this
time. The definite date has not
been set as yet, but the clinics
CONTINUED ON Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Quiet Christmas
Expected To Be
Observed Here
Stores, Banks And Other
Offices To Be Closed; Rec.
ord Business Reported

Ashe county is expected to
celebrate Christmas quietly at
home on Wednesday, with the
cessation of business and family
reunions. Many family groups
are reunited for the first time
in several years, since many
young men were still away in
service last year. And according
to the amount of gifts purchase
ed this yuletide should be a gen.
erous one.
The uncertain winter weather
which this section has felt for
the past few days and the con.
ditions of some highways will
probably Keep many people home
for an old fashioned holiday,
Retail stores will be closed on
Christmas as well as the day
after as will the Northwestern
and First National Banks. With
the exception of the county farm
agents office and that of the
superintendent of schools, most
other county offices are expected
to close only for Christmas Day,
Inspite of some shortages in
some few lines still, merchants
report a record Christmas bus.
mess. A survey reveals that many
people will not receive merly
special gift items, but many prac.
tical gifts. While the supply IL
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
WHITE CHRISTMAS
MAY BE COMING

The possibilities of a white
Christmas for this section has
been seen by the U. s. Wealth
er Bureau in a prediction that
says precipitation will begin
on Tuesday night.
While the bureau has not
guaranteed snow, it reports
that the forecast is for some
kind of precipitation begin
ming on Tuesday and contin-
uing through the holidays.
The sudden changes in the
weather for The last few days,
from mild spring like temper
AZURE to wintry billiards may
mean anything, rain, sleet or a
real white Christmas.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Sanitation OF
TownCitedBy
Wade E. Eller
New Officer Asked To En-
force Ordinances That
Have Been Overlooked

At a continued meeting of the
board of aldermen last week
a written report by Wade E.
Eller, district sanitarian, was sub
mitted to the board about the
needs of the town for an improv-
ed water and sewer system and
stressed some of the conditions OF
sections of the town which would
benefit by it the most.
A report on the findings of T.
G. Murdock, assistant State geolo-
gist, was presented to the group
on the location of wells for the
new water project. Sites were
found on the Negro Mountain
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Legion, AUX. Send
Gifts To Y,anks

The Ashe county post of the
American Legion and Auxiliary
sent twenty packages of 1Gifts
to Yanks," this Christmas.
These packages were sent to
Fayetteville for distribution to
that center.
Both organizations are also re-
Numbering some less fortunate
families here in Ashe county
Plans were complete at the meet
ings this month, when an annual
Christmas get-together" was
held. .l
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
Junior Red Cross
Reports Needed

Miss Virginia Dare league,
chairman of the Ashe county
chapter of the Junior Red Cross,
has asked that all teachers report
to her as soon as possible in order
that she might complete her re-
port.
Miss league stated that the
schools had shown a great deal
of interest and had responded
well. Lansing had reported $19.0S
and Elkland $13.25.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23

English professor of ASTC, is
associate editor, reprinted the ed
itorial of this paper on school at
tendance, published October II.
This paper is keenly interested
in the school attendance program
and is appreciative of the fine
cooperation and interest shown
by others in the series Of editor
ials and articles published this
fall.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-23
NEW PATROLMAN NOW
ON DUTY IN COUNTY

State Highway Patrolman w.
H. Hogan, Of Cherokee county,
is now assisting Patrolman David
Houston here in the county and
is stationed in West Jefferson.
Patrolman Hogan began his
duties here In county last week
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15

ders transferring them out of the
famous 244th and are now going
by way of redeployment to the us
Harvey was the only officer left
in the battalion headquarters. Ac-
cording to an informed person, his
assumption of the command of the
unit was automatic.
Col. Weeks told me before he left
that he had asked for Negro bat
talon before he said goodbye" to
the Statute of Liberty. Records
show that since he assumed COM
mand of the unit in November,
1914, that it has always done a
bang-up job in administration. The
brown Yanks handled the admins
trative work of the various white
and colored units under it in such
an expert manner, not living soul
ever grumbled or brought about
complaint.
Harvey, who comes from Phila-
delphia, now has five white COM
panies under his command and as
many-or-more colored. They are
doing everything from the baking
of bread to the guarding of German
PWs.
1t must be added, however, that
Harvey's battalion is category ",
scheduled for deactivation. This
will not affect the units under it.
Most of the individual companies
are category l performing duty in
the army Of occupation.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15
NEGRO OFFICER IN COMMAND
OF MIXED BATTALION

MANNHEIM, GERMANY, Jan.
Is (ANP)-The commanding of a
battalion by a lieutenant would be
news any day because usually it's
a colonels job. But the way by
which 1t. Col. Thomas P. Weeks,
of Moundsville, Ala, then COM
mander of the oath, called Harvey
into his office and asked how would
he like to serve as his battalion adj
jutant. The colonel said he ex-
planned to Harvey that he would
have to deal daily with white and
colored officers, many of whom
were his senior, and at first a few
might show resentment.
Harvey, Weeks, said, stated that
he'd like a chance at the job-and
got it.
The colonel and his executive Of
ficer, Capt. Warren F. Vaughn,
from Billings, Mont, received or
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15

frankly the problem Of the darker
peoples of the Pacific.
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo,
resident commissioner of the Phil
ippines to the United States, makes
that dire prediction in an article
"A Billion Betrayed" in the January
Negro Digest.
Warning that the allies must
make good their promises to the
colored peoples in the Pacific, Gen.
Romulo states that far eastern
countries have found that these
promises provided freedom for
white peoples caught under the
Nazi yoke, but not for them. The
fact that freedom was not for the
brown man, not for Asia, was to
them clinching proof of white per-
fidy.
'"They looked upon themselves as
billion people betrayed, billion
people to be fought over and shuf-
fled about in the white mans
scramble for colonies again. They
felt that nothing had come of their
tragic struggles for freedom
Romulo declares, Essentially the
problem of the Pacific represents
the race problem of the world"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15
NEGRO ASSISTANT IN
VETERANS BUREAU imminent

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is (ANP)
With Gen. Omar Bradley of Vet
eran's administration given the
blank check power of hiring doc
tors, nurses and technicians in vet
erans' hospitals without consulting
civil service lists, Negro leaders in
Washington feel that he will soon
make an appointment of a Negro
as administrative assistant in his
agency.
Prominently mentioned for the
post is Col. Campbell C. Johnson,
who served as an assistant to Selec-
tive Service Director Gen. Hershey.
Also it is rumored that we'll
known Negro psychiatrist will be
among the first appointees made by
Bradley under his new power of
appointment.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15

CHICAGO, Jan. Is (ANP). =
The next war will be a race war
unless the United Nations face
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-31
MILLVILLE

Methodist Church news: This
Sabbath morning there Will be
church school at the usual hour.
In the evening there will be the
preaching service by the pastor,
Rev. f. e. LOuhoff, Jr.
Mrs. Lida Powell is at the home
of her children, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Powell. of Frankford. and Is
quite i'll. Her many friends hope Tor
her quick recovery and return to
her home.
Mrs. Matte Townsend. of Wyom-
ing, is visiting her children. Mr..
and Mrs. II. H. Dukes Miss Grace
Dukes. of the University of Della
ware was home for the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Nohle and
sons, J. S. Noble, Jr.. now home
from Western Maryland College
for the vacation period. and Ken
dali, spent Sunday with Mr. ant
Mrs. Kendall ]. Hooker and son
Jimmy. at Reh0both Will" there
they visited the Methodist Church
of which Rev. David Baker l
pastor. They enjoyed listening I
the chimes at the church which ar
dedicated to the members oi IN
, armed forces of their vicinity. R'
y turning home Sunday cN"hn
j., they were accompanied by th"I
mother. Mrs. Ncttic Il"ckrr. VII
i has spent the week with her SC
= and family.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-31

Mr.. Allen Stout and Mr.. Earl
Phalka. of Philadelphia, mOtored
here for the weekend at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. George IL. Town
send Leaving for home late sun
day. they were accompanied by
Mrs. Stout and Mrs. Phalka. who
have been the house guests for
the past ten days of the TOwnsends.
Mrs. Stout is the granddaughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend.
MIR. Eddie Short returned to
New York on Monday He was
accompanied to Philadelphia b!
Mrs. Florence Richards. who viii
visit her people in the Quake
City.
Mrs. Charles II. Adyel0tt Spen
few days last week in Philadel
rhia with her mother, Mrs. Mar.
Holt
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison Tempt
and son. Victor. of the Cedar:
with their brother. Jack TOWNSEND
spent the weekend with their moth
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-31
DELMAR

Mrs. W. l.. Ross. of ACcomac' va.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
White and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
White.
Joseph Bailey is building "A new
residence on Jewel Sterrt.
Prof. David NJ. Green and tam
lily spent the weekend WIN Iel'-
tives in New Jersey.
MIR. $. y. Culver returned Mon
day from visit to California
Strawberries are scarce and hlgh
in the local markets.
MIR. and Mrs. ID. II. CoIerdaIc'
of Bowers. and McsSrS. 'hafleS
and Carrel Smith, of Delmar' were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. '. j. Tar
mine on Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Nelson, VINO was
severely injured i'll an aulomoplle
accident ON the Laurel-GcorGc-
town highway several days ago
is reported as improved AT l"IS
writing.
Mrs Edna Parker. former re-
sidcnt of Delmar. but NOV matr"h
of the "Parsons Home. Salisbury
sustained broken ankle wheh sh'
fell down a stairway at that III
stitutiOn last week.
l. Fellowship Mems Bible Class
of First Methodist ChurCh, Delmdr /
i held Memorial services Tor the
5 deceased members Sunday morn
- ing. ....
The committee on arrangement
I WAS composed of Nj. b. Sherwood
Frank Pusey. Alvin Elliott, an
! Raw Wilkinson. Others taking par
IC in the program were ReV. ). "
II Townsend, V. J. Carmlne' frah
pusev. A. W. Ellis, Howard Hast
y inps. p. II. IIearn, Leo Hcarn. an
IL Leroy T. Lockerman.
10 Mrs. Howard Kirk has returne
from a visit with her sister. Mr.
III NiIton Clcary. of Wilmington.
~ Mrs Eta wilkins is the Gue'
ic Of her daughter, Mrs. Ernc
=, Davis.
IN Mrs. John Sheldon "ntcrtain'
I'll the members of the W. 7. {.
at the May meeting.
e. Mr., and Mrs. George White ha'
4 been visiting relatives i'll Clevelan
-, Ohio.
t' The Kaiser Frazer showroom
tn ON Third Street are about rea
for occupancy.
W The members of the Adult Che
Of First Methodist Church ga
III Mrs. Elsie Nelson. director. 81
III prise party last Friday evenil
eu' The affair was held in the hol
ale of Mrs Florence Sturgis. s
o'clock dinner and an evening
nd games furnishing program The
'lr. oughly enjoyed by all.
no. Rev. Volk. the new minister