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The Valley settler., 1947-05-15
MS SING PERSON
SOUGHT

A MT. Jack White from Nevada is visiting a family in Anchorage and ho is very anx- ious to contact his sisters hu sband, (his si stor is thought to be dead for 20 years and possibly buried in Anchorago). Their son is thought to i've in or noar TaaiL1a. Mir. White does not know the name of the man his si stor married ,howovor, his sis ter's maiden namo uas Mary White and she came to Tasi11a from Nevada about 25 yoart ago.
 Mir. Jack "hito foels that if his deceased sistor's husband(nan unEaown) or the ir son reads this article that they will con- tact him before he returns to Nevada. l-r. White can be found at Mrs. Casey NcDonno1' 's Apartment House on Fourth Avenue in Arn
The Valley settler., 1947-05-15
TEACHfRs TRAVfl

GRADE TEACHERS TRAVEl
 In talking to the Grade teachers we found that their sumner vocat ions would be quite varied. and far apart.
 Ir. Dickson will find york here in Palmer this sumner and be back in the school room this next fall.
 1-rs. Edna Garberg is leaving and ri Il be ronlaced by L.K. Gibson of Palmer in the seventh grade. Mir: Gibson will 50 be the ath1 etic coach.
 Hrs. Pine will return to the sixth grade this fall. During the swrnor she plans to do some romodeling on hor cabins and then take trip to Yankton, South Dakota where she will visit her daughter.
 There mil1 be two sixth grades and the other group will be taught by Marie B1ock Of Palmer.
 Miss Crunplor plans to return next year to the 5th Grade room. This sun1nor she plans to travel in Ala ska.
 Hiss Nary Marsh is to be in Palmer for a time. Hor othor plans for tho sumner are as yet indefinite. She will teach in the 4th grade again.
 The 4th grade will also have two teachers I and tho other group will be handl ed by Mir (. 7oar1 Harder, a fornor teacher in the Palmer School. Mrs: Harder is planning trip to the States. for this summer. Mss Peggy E1fsen ill roturn to Palmer this fall, but will have the End grade. Miss Hfsen is leaving for France within the no7t two -eeIls and while there: will be con+ noctod with tho American Youth Hostel She will not De able to return by the first of Seotomoer, but expects to. be back by oct. l. Mrs. Ethel Lyons will be the third grade teacher this ns71t year. During the sumner sAo plans to go to Kentucky and later will join a friend in Minn6 sota and mako a tour or the eastern states.
 Mrs. Vernon Fridloy is not return ing to the class room this next year. She Vi Il spend the sumner in Palmer Ii tn her family. 'i1
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
VIC. Girls Win La Boone
Tourney: Defeat Jefferson

The Virginia-Carolina girls and
the Cove Greek boys walked off
with the championships of the
Appalachian high school associa-
ton basketball tournament at
Boone Saturday night.
With Sturgill leading the way
with 20 points, the VIC. girls
scored a 1922 victory over JEFF
ferson. However, Cove Creek
had no little trouble scoring a
24-22 win over Boone High, COM
ing from behind a 12-11 half-time
deficit.
Named on the all tournament
girls team were Sturgill and
Reedy, of V.-C.; Black, of River
view; Todd, of West Jefferson;
Goodman. of Nathan's Creek, all
forwards, Hash, of V.-C.; Watson
and Austin, of Jefferson; Mikel,
of Elkland, all guards.
On the boys team were for
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Sugar Stamp So
Expires March 81;
Spare III Follows
New Stamp Coming In On
April l Is Good For 10
Pounds Instead Of 5

Housewives were today re-
minded by OPA that Spare Stamp
So, currently good for five pounds
of sugar, must be spent" in the
next few days or not at all, since
it expires March 81, one month
earlier than originally intended.
The following day, April l.,
OPA begins the use of ten-pound
stamps, with Spare Stamp II be-
coming good for that amount, A.
D. Simpson, Jr., Regional Sugar
Executive, said in Atlanta.
while Spare Stamp IL will be
good for ten pounds right on
through September 30, we are
hoping the sugar supply will
make it possible to declare an
other ten-pound stamp good on
July l." Simpson said.
He emphasized, however, that
these ten-pound stamps are not
a bonus" and that sugar must
still be used carefully. He also
pointed out that there will be no
special stamps set aside this year
for canning sugar, as the ten
pound stamps should prove suf-
tlclent to cover all necessary
home uses of sugar, including
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Is From Ashe
Given Discharges
Group Includes Men From
Army, Navy And
Marines

Fifteen more Ashe county men
were discharged through the To-
cal draft board this week, Sam
L. Davis has announced. Twelve
served in the army, two in the
navy and one in the marine corps.
= Those serving in the U. S. Army
are: Wavne Gentry, of Todd; Ell
mer Elliott, of Clifton, Elmer G..
BIevlns. of Bina: Ryland F. Jones,
of West Jefferson, Robert S.
Wolfe, colored, of Crumpler.
osepn c. Goodman, Of West
jefferson, Johnny F. Rotten, of
hemlock. Gilmer w. Paisley, of
Grassy Creek, Norman J. Os-
borne, Wiley B. Taylor, of Toll
liver; Ernest K. Edwards, of Todd,
and Guy w. Lyon, of West JEFF
ferson.
Mcdaniel Hairless, of West JEFF
ferson and Avery M. Lambert, of
jefferson, served in the navy, and
w. R. Wood, of Todd, in the
marine corps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Alton Weaver Is
WinnerOfLegion
Oratory Contest
Goes To Statesville Today To
Compete In District
Event

= Alton Weaver was the county
winner in the oratorical contest
sponsored by the county's two
American Legion posts, when the
finals were held at Jefferson high
school on Tuesday afternoon.
Maryzelle Absher, of Nathan'S
Creek high school, won second
place. Lansing was represented
by Helen Gilley and Healing
Springs by Joe Goodman.
Alton goes to Statesville today
to take part in the district con-
test. Winners in the district ad-
vance to the regional contest and
hence to the State contest.
The contestants spoke on
phases of the constitution or other
related subjects. Alton Weaver's
subject was The Land We De-
fend," and Maryzelle Absher dis
cussed the history of the constitu-
ton.
Weaver was presented a $500
bond and second prize OF $1,000
went to Miss Absher. A. B. Hurt,
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
ROtarians Will
Hear New Pastor

Rev. Cecil Calls, pastor of the
jefferson Presbyterian church,
will be the guest speaker at the
meeting of the Jeffersons Rotary
. club tonight. Sharpe S. Shoe
kmaker will be in charge of the
program.
H. D. Quessenberry, county
agent, was speaker last Thursday
when he made a report on the
Red Cross drive now underway.
Mr.. Quessenberry also spoke on
the pure-bred cattle associations
in the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Auto COlIides
With Truck, Fri.
Driver Convicted Of IntOxia
cation And License
Revoked

A 1886 Ford coupe, driven
by Howard Conner, of Smethport,
collided with a 1871 Dodge dump
truck, driven by Kenneth B,
Blevins, of Crumpler. one mile
below the Glendale Springs River
Bridge on Highway No. Is, Fri
day afternoon.
Investigating officer, State
Highway Patrolman David Hous-
ton reported the damage to
Corners car to be around $4,000.
The truck was not damaged.
Johnny Jones. of Buffalo, 4
passenger in the car driven by
Conner. suffered slight head in
jurieS, it was learned.
Conner, charged with driving
while under the influence Of
some intoxicant, was tried before
Mayor T. E. Parker, Monday.
He was fined $50 and costs, and
his license was revoked for q
period of IL months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
County's Annual
Basketball Tourney
Will Open April l
Some Delay Since Schedule
Was Interrupted BY Two
Weeks Closing Of Schools

At a meeting this week of the
officials of the AShe County Ath-
letic Association it was decided
to open the annual high school
basketball tournament on April
l in the Jefferson High School
gymnasium and continue it
through April 5. The tournament
was first scheduled to open March
"a, but because of the temper
airy closing of the schools for two
weeks on account Of the weather.
the tournament dates were
changed.
Officials pointed out that since
there were still number of
makeup games to be played be-
fore the season ends the pairings
for the tournament cannot be an
nounced until the games are play
ed.
The VIC girls and the West
Jefferson boys drew a by for the
opening night, however. 1t was
announced that the opening
games on Tuesday night April /
would be played at six, seven,
eight and nine o'clock as will
the games on Wednesday and Fri
day nights. Thursdays games
will be played at seven and eight
o'clock and the finals on Satur-
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Group
To Meet March 26


There is to be a meeting Of
the A S he County Guernsey
Breeders Association on Wednes-
day, March rs, at 800 p. m. at
the Community Building at West
Jefferson. The directors will
meet at 600 o'clock for an even
ing meal and discussion and
adoption of the rules and by
laws for the association.
John Arey, in charge of dairy
extension work at State College,
will be present for this meeting
along with DR.. Elliott, who is
now in charge of artificial breed
ing in North Carolina.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Retaliation Is
Asked For In Bill
By 10. Blevins
Measure introduced Last
Week Relates To Property
In West jefferson

j. 0. BlevinS, last week intro
duced, at the request of the board
of aldermen of the town of West
Jefferson, a bill providing for
separate valuation for the town
from that of the county in order
to improve the financial stand
ing of the county.
The proposed bill discussed
here for sometime provides that:
The governing board of the
Town Of West Jefferson may, in
its discretion, list, value and re-
value all property for the purpose
of town taxation separately and
independently from and without
regard to any listing, valuation or
reValuation of such property for
purposes of State and County
taxation"
A Raleigh paper carried the
following on the bill after its in
reduction:
"Ashe county valuations are
VIGOROUSLY loW-so low, in fact,
that Ashe rates at bottom of the
100 counties in many respects,
according to comparative prop
erty values, although it is among
the best agricultural counties Of
the state. Accepting these valu-
atoms imposes upon the thriving
Town of West jefferson necessity
for leVylng tax rate that scares
off prospective investors and
business interests.
Representative Blevins said a
fair and equitable valuation
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Red Cross Campaign Far Short OF Quota
Schools Asked
To Turn Reports
In At Early Date
County Workers Are Also
Urged To Turn In Col
lectiOnS Soon

Reports yesterday afternoon
reveal that S115080,s Or still less
than half of the county's quota
in the Red Cross campaign fund
drive has been raised to date.
The quota is S2330
Ashe county schools were ask
ed to make their collections
among the teachers and students
this week and to turn these re-
ports in to the Red Cross office
or to the. Skyland Post. Those
that have not made their collec-
tlons are asked to do so at once
in order that the drive may be
completed.
County workers are also asked
to turn in their collections.
Contributions not previously
announced include the follow
ing:
Belk's Dept. Store, $500.
Ashe Motor Co., J. L. Segraves,
S2O.UO each.
Lenna Gambill, Roger Holman,
J. c. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Dent, Wesleyan Service Guild,
of the West jefferson Methodist
church, Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe
Shoemaker, Mrs. ]. M. Barlow,
$1,000 each.
w. B. Reeves, Paul A. Perkins,
Irene MorpheW, Carl F. Coward,
Mrs. Nelia Dixon, Three Forks
Baptist Church, $500 each.
Lady Fair Beauty Shop, SIN
clair Service Station, Harvey
Payne, Mrs. T. J. Bare, $500 each.
Mrs. Mable T. Brown, A Friend,
E. L. Stuart, J. N. Tulbert, Sal
walton Army, T. C. Lyle, Berthe
L. Bare, A Friend, S10O each.
Mrs. Grant Dollar, principal Of
Baldwin School was the first Of
the schools to make a report, Sha
turned in $3.50 yesterday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Jefferson Is In
Drama Contest
Left Yesterday For Asheville
Where They Will Compete
In Regional Contest

The Jefferson High School ORA
MATES Club has entered the one
act play contest conducted an
nually by the University of North
Carolina. The group left yester-
day for Asheville to enter the re-
gional contest to be held in Lee
Edwards High School. The one
act play is comedy, Pink and
Patches. by Margaret Bland.
The cast includes: Texie, Wan
da Bower; Rexie, Ivan Rash; Ma,
Paula Lee Badger and Mrs. AL
len, Annabel Coward.
Try outs for the winning con-
testants from each grade were
held last Wednesday morning.
Judges for the contests were Mrs.
Marie Jackson, Misses Louise
Sutherland and Jennie Clyde
Worth.
A group from each grade en-
tered the preliminary contest:
ninth grade, Mary 10 Little, Ivan
Rash, Paula Lee Badger and
Audrey Vannoy; tenth grade,
Wanda Bower, Annabel Coward,
and Beth Sheets; eleventh grade,
June Crepps. Dean c. Jones, June
Weaver and Mary Gordon Aus
tin; twelfth grade, Patsy Badger,
Jack Sheets, Wava Eller and
Elizabeth Weaver. Honorable
mention was given to Calvin Mil
Ter, Mary 10 Little, June Weaver
and Elizabeth Weaver.
Mrs. Gertrude Vaught in in
charge of the dramatics club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Weaver To Enter
District Contest

Alton Weaver, winner in the
local event of the Youth Speak
ing Contest. will represent the
West Jefferson Methodist church
in the district contest at States
Vile Tuesday, March Is.
Alton spoke on Christianity in
India at the local contest held
recently here at the church.
The contest will be held at 7:30
o'clock at the Broad Street Meth
odist church in Statesville.
Winners in the district contest
will compete for the conference
contest at a later date, it was
pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Approve 4-Year
Medical School
Fund In Harmony
Appropriations For State
Schools Are Passed On
By Committee
BY Staff Writer

Raleigh-(SpeciaD-Without a
voice being heard in opposition,
the joint appropriations commit
tee Tuesday approved an appro-
priation of $3,790,0OO for an ex-
banded four-year medical school
at the University Of North Caro-
lima.
The issue of expanding the
two-year medical school at the
university into a fouryear school
had been regarded at the start
of the session as one of the most
controversial issues before the
general assembly.
An imposing number of men,
bers were regarded as being OPP
posed to expansion of the med
l ical school, and others were re-
garded as opposed plans to locate
it at Chapel Hill.
Consideration of the medical
school came up when the joint
appropriations body began its
study Of the permanent improve
ments appropriations measure
under which the advisory bud
get commission recommended
the spending of $44,50l ,437 dur
ing the coming biennium.
The appropriation of $3,790,000
for the medical school would be
added to 81, 100000 expected from
federal funds under the Hill-Bur-
ton act for a total of $500, 900
to be used as follows: $4,000, 900
for a 400-bed hospital, 100000
for hospital equipment, 5000, 900
addition to the present medical
school building, $4,000 for a
nurses home and training school,.
and S4sn,000 for Leo -iIol1las IN
internes and residents. . ~ :
Building At Appalachian
The committee voted an addi-
tional $4,000 for music and
art building at Appalachian State
Teachers college, thus increasing
the total for Appalachian to ST.
915,500; and voted to add $175,O00
for an administration and library
building at the Pembroke State
college for Indians, boosting the
4 Pembroke appropriation to S787,-
1000.
Including the medical school,
permanent improvements voted
for the university at Chapel Hill
would total S7,844,8OO
Other appropriations were ap-
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Will Meet Next Thursday
At Jefferson To Plan For
Tri-County Feeder Calf Sale
Lamb Show Planned For July
"a For AShe, Allegheny
And Watauga

Commercial cattle breeders of
Ashe county will meet at Jeffer-
son at the courthouse next
Thursday to discuss plans for
holding a tri-county feeder calf
sale for Ashe, Allegheny and Wa
tauga counties. This meeting is
one of the series being held fol-
lowing a group discussion last
Thursday, when L. l. Case, Ex-
tension Animal Husbandry and
r. w. Shoffner, district agent for
Western North Carolina met with
the farm agents of the three
counties to discuss the possibili-
ties of holding such a sale at the
test farm at TganSou.
Both Case and Shoffner point
ed out that a large number of
feeder calves for All Club boys
and girls in the central and east
ern part of the State have to be
shipped in from elsewhere and
that sufficient number of these
calves would be available in these
three counties if properly han
died.
Possibilities and advantages of
such a sale We're outlined by Mr..
Shoffner as we'll as Mr.. Case.
At the meeting last Thursday.
the group agreed to go ahead
with Tri-county Al Club lamb
show. The date set for this show
is July "a Very few changes
Continued on Page -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Mrs. Medley, Is,
Buried Saturday

Funeral service for Mrs. Hettie
Medley, IS, of Jefferson, was held
Saturday morning at eleven
o'clock at the residence. Officiat-
ing was Rev. Will Mullis and
interment followed in the Poe
cemetery.
Mrs. Medley is survived by
one son, Will Medley, and two
daughters, Maggie and Mary
Medley.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20

wards, Walker, of West Jefferson;
guards, Cox, of Elkland; Wyrick.
of West Jefferson; Jones, of JET
ferSOn.
The West Jefferson boys ad-
vanced to the Semifinals on Fri
day night and were defeated by
the Cove Greek boys 1920. The
VIC. girls eliminated the West
Jefferson girls 27-22, and the
Jefferson girls won a 24-l6 vic
tory over the RivervieW girls.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
New Road Job Is
To Be Let Soon

At the meeting of the State
Highway Commission on Satur-
day, pushing a program to over
come war strain and neglect in
the public road system. it was
announced that contracts would
be let March Is for l44 miles of
work.
Federal-aid projects include
the bituminous surfacing of 2.45
miles from West Jefferson to
Warrensville. This new link will
cross the railroad and follow JEFF
ferson Avenue until it reaches
the hill it is understood.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Veteran Farm
Meeting Mar. q

1t was announced this week by
Upton BlevinS that there would
be a meeting in the Ashe county
courthouse at ZOO p. m. Thurs
day, March 27, to discuss the pos
Slbllitles of veteran farm train
ing program in the county Ev-
erybody is cordially invited to at
tend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
IS Year Olds To
Report To Board

All men reaching the age of
eighteen years are still required
by law to register at the local
draft board, Sam l.. Davis, clerk,
stated this week.
Registrars should report TO the
board on their birthdays or as
soon after as it possible
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
Make Plans For
ScoutCamporee

At a meeting of the Ashe Boy
Scout District last Thursday
night plans were discussed for
the annual camporee.
No dates were set, but plans
for holding this in the county
this year were favored by the
group.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
West Jefferson Wins From
Blowing Rock In Tourney

West Jefferson High boys turn
ed back a strong Blowing Rock
quint from Watauga in a thriller
to open the Northwest tourna-
ment play Tuesday afternoon in
Winston-Salem, 81 to 81.
It was a nip-and- tuck battle all
the way with West Jefferson
squirting in the final minutes to
clinch the game. West Jefferson
led at half-time, Is to IL.
Walker, Hardin and Barr top
ped the scoring drive for West
Jefferson with Klutz and Lentz
doing the heavy work for Blow
ing Rock.
w. Jefferson Blowing Rock
(3O CD
Pos.
F--Hardin 8 ---- 4 Clawson
Walker IL ------ 6 Justice
C--Barr 8 ---- 8 Lentz
G--Wyrick 2 ------ l T. Greene
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20

G--Powers S --------- IL Klutz
Score at half: West jefferson
13, Blowing Rock, IL.
Substitutes: West jefferson -
Mcmillan, Hare 2, B. Hardin 2.
Blowing Rock-Williams, Will
liams.
Officials-Hawn and Bowles
Lands High, a strong squad
from Rowan county, edged JEFF
ferson from Ashe in a closely
fought game Tuesday night, 81 to
20.
Lands took a 1O-l lead in the
first period and then Withstood
the late dash of the Ashe five to
win the game.
The scoring duel was we'll di-
vided among the five starting
Lands players with Bostian and
Shoemaker dropping in eight
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20
TOWN LICENSE TAGS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE

The town license tags are now
available at the town hall, Ralph
Campbell, town clerk stated this
week.
All town citizens are asked to
get theirs as soon as possible.
Evening star., 1947-03-08
Bureau Of Standards Continues
Wartime Guided Bomb Work

Automatic guided bombs, dropped
from planes and directed to targets
by radio remote control with tele.
vision sighting were . major war.
time development Of the Nationa,
Bureau Of Standards, the bureau
disclosed today.
The bureau reported that the
"bat," one of three such missiles
devised during q program which
began In 1910, was completely de-
veloped and carried to large-scale
production and combat use. It was
especially effective against Japanese
shipping during the war, the bureau
said.
With the sponsorship and assist
ance Of the Navy Bureau Of Ord
nance, the Bureau of Standards de-
voted its entire hydraulic laboratory
building and sta1 to the guided
missile project.
Research Continues.
The success of the "bat," the bu-
reau declared, proves that guided
missiles have passed from the ex-
perimental stage into practical ap-
plication as q combat weapon" Re-
search Is continuing on advanced
forms called the "Kingfisher" series.
The 'bat" is q 1,000-pound bomb
device with glider equipment. It is
carried under the wing or fuselage
Of a Navy fighter or bomber. It can
be released as far as IA miles from
a target. As soon as it is dropped,
the 'bat" automatically follows
Evening star., 1947-03-08

ment by one under Communist
control.
This would mean that a nation
working In close cooperation with
Russia would be placed astride the
British lifeline to the Near East
f1anking Turkey and the strategic
Dardanelles.
The extent of the aid to Greece
which Mr.. Truman will recommend
remained uncertain, although the
requirements have been estimated
at $250,000.000 for this year with
perhaps another 500, ,0O0, 900 spread
over a five-year period.
May Strengthen Greek Arms.
Oficials who helped draft the
specifications said approximately
half Of the American aid would be
earmarked for strengthening the
Greek armed forces. This would
serve several purposes:
!. Help build up the Greek Army
as Britain withdraws its troops un-
der a plan to remove almost hall
Of the remaining 10000 Tommies
Immediately and the balance by
summers end.
2. Make the Greek Army effec-
tive enough to crush the civil strife
8. BY removing the civil fighting,
pave the way for effective use OF
relief and reconstruction aid to put
Greece back on her feet >economi-
cally.