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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Baptist Assn
Conference To
Be Held Sunday
S. S. Leaders Will Meet At
Clifton Baptist Church On
Sunday To Make Plans

The Ashe Baptist Associationa1
Sunday School Conference will
meet on Sunday at the Clifton
Baptist church to discuss the
years program, it was announced
this week. r.. e.=
It was pointed out by Miss Vir-
GINA Dare league, associational
worker that the purpose of the
meeting is to acquaint the church
leaders with the program for the
year and to make arrangements
for planning meetings in the
churches next month under the
sponsorship of the association.
All Sunday School superintend-
ents and officers of all churches
are urged to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Much Interest Is Shown In
Work Stock Clinics Scheduled

A large number of AShe coun-
ty farmers are planning to take
advantage of the series of work
stock clinics, which open in the
county today and continue
through January "a, H. D. Cues
senberry, county agent, said:
At this time licensed veteri-
narians will be present to ex-
anime work stock. The complete
schedule is as follows:
Thursday, January Is, 900 a.
m. to 1000 a. M, Test Farm,
Transou; 1000 a. m. to- 11:3O a.
M, Paul Reeves, Laurel Springs;
1900 noon to 100 p. M, Grady
Fletcher, Nathan's Creek; 2:3O o.
m. to 800 p. M, Curn Dixon,
Cranberry road; 400 p. m. to 4:3O
p. M, V. o. Waddell, Scottville.
Friday, January II, 900 a. m. to
1000 am, Walter Phillips, West
Jefferson; 1890 a. m. to 11:3O a.
M, Earl Ray, West Jefferson;
100 p. m. to 200 p. M, Mrs. w.
R. Houck, Baldwin; 800 p. M. to
400 p. m, r. B. Brown, Brown
wood.
Saturday, January 10, 900 a.
m. to 1000 a. M, R. E. Phillips,
1dlewild; 1890 a. m. to 11:3O a.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Mrs. Barker, SO,
Buried Monday

Funeral service for Mrs. Bes-
sic Barker, Sc, who died at her
home at Grassy Creek Saturday,
was held at Green's Chapel Mon
day afternoon. Interment was in
the Stike cemetery with Rev.
w. C. Eastridge officiating. He
was assisted by Revs. R. G. Weav-
er and John Campbell.
Mrs. Barker, who had been a
patient in the Ashe hospital, had
been in i'll health for sometime.
She is survived by her husband,
Walter Barker, three children,
Ford, Faye and Worth, and two
brothers, Luther and Jake, of
Grassy Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Record Crowds
Witness Games
Interest Grows; Va.-CarOlina
Girls And w. J. Boys
Head Standings

The Va.-Carolina girls and the
West jefferson boys lead the
standings as the county basket
ball teams enter the second halA
of the county conference.
The Elkland teams won a dou-
ble-header from Lansing Tuesday
night with the girls winning by a
score of 20-l8 and the boys, So
q. Another double-header was
won by Elkland Friday night
when the girls from Healing
Springs were defeated 1912 and
the boys 1913. Elkland girls tied
With~the Fleetwood girls on De-
cember 81, at 1913, and the boys
game was forfeited by Fleetwood
boys.
Fleetwood won double-header
at Riverview Tuesday night, the
girls winning 20-l5 and the boys
44~14.
West jefferson and Virginia
Carolina divided honOrs here
Tuesday when the boys won
1920 victory and the girls lost
27-I8.
Jefferson captured a double.
header at Healing Springs. the
boys winning 28-19 and the girls
1917.
The standings will be given
next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16

M, ]. H. edwards store, Obids
1900 noon to 100 p. m, E. H
Baker, Glendale Springs; 200 p
m. to 2:30 p. m, Fred N. Coward
Orion.
Monday, January 20, 900 a. m
to 1870 a. m, Bryan Kirby, Stur-
gills; HOO a. m. to 1900 noon,
Lester Segraves' farm on Little
Helton; 200 p. m. to 800 p. M,
w. o. Ashley, Warrensville: $3.50
p. m. to 1870 p. M, w. w. Elliott,
Smethport.
Tuesday, January 81, $50 a.
m. to 1870 a. M, J. w. Dougherty,
Pond Mountain; 1900 noon to
200 p. m, T. J. GRAPHICAL, Laurel;
800 p. m. to 400 p. M, Watt
Pennington, Little Laurel.
Wednesday, January %, $50 a.
m. to 1000 a. M, John Sutherland,
Creston; 1920 a. m. to 11:3O a. M,
Carl Hartsog, Creston; 100 D. m.
to 2:30 p. M, Paul Sutherland,
Fig; 800 p. m. to 400 p. M, J..
c. Little, Clifton.
Thursday, January %, $50 a.
m. to 1920 a. M, Joe Hampton,
Horse Creek; HOO a. m. to 1900
noon, Ralph Goss (Lee Goss'
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
lnfantile Paral ysis fund Drive Opens Fri.
Begin Listing OF
Taxes; Burgess
Is Supervisor
Listers Named For All Town
ships Except jefferson;
Vacancy Here

H. H. Burgess, tax supervisor
of AShe county announced this
week that after a slight delay
tax listers had been named in all
townships of the county except
jefferson and are now on the job
listing property.
Mr.. Burgess asked that the
public cooperate with the list
ers in order to facilitate the work.
He also asked that if there was
a person interested in the work
in Jefferson township, that he
make application for this.
The listers for the various
townships as announced by Mr..
Burgess, are as follows:
Chestnut Hill, Joe B. Pierce;
Clifton, S. w. James; Creston, r..
c. Hartsoe; Elk, E. E. Houck;
Grassy Creek, A. J. Blevins; Hell
ton, B. L. Waddell; Horse Creek,
E. w. Stansberry; Hurricane,
Robert Cox.
Laurel, Robert Hartsoe; North
Fork, Oscar Wilson; Obids. C. T.
McNeill; Old Fields, ]. r. Grub;
Peak Creek, F. M. Allen; Piney
Creek, Howard Reeves; Pine
Swamp, George o. Griffin; Pond
Mountain, r. D. Miller; Walnut
Hill, George Galloway; West JEFF
ferson, Sam James.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
New Houses Are Now
Under Construction In EAST
Jefferson; Some Occupied
Several Are Being Erected BY
Veterans On Highway Just
Beyond Jefferson

AS building supplies become
more plentiful Ashe men, some
of whom are veterans building
homes for the first time and 9TH
ers who are seeking "the wide
open spaces" have started a
building campaign which gives
the average by-pasSer an eye
full.
One section of the county,
known to those who live there
as East Jefferson" now has nine
new houses which are literally
being built over night. Some are
not yet near completion and will
not be ready to receive its owner
as a permanent guest for some
time but others have already been
completed on the inside and now
house families.
One the left of the road en-
Continued on Page -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
County Has Quota
Of S265O; NeedFor
Money Is Urgent
Chairman Little Asks The
Cooperation Of All To
Aid Victims

Ashe county's active drive to
raise funds to fight infantile
paralysis will get underway on
Friday along with others through"
out the nation, C. Glenn Little,
chairman, announced this week.
The county has quota of
$265000, which is considered
small in comparison to the large
amount Of funds the National
Foundation has spent on Ashe
county victims, Mr.. Little point
ed out. During the past two years
alone this county has received
from the National Foundation
more than 100000 on the treat-
ment of victims, over and above
what has been raised here.
Special appeal letters will 60
out early next week and a mum.
Der of other events have been
planned to stimulate interest in
the drive.
Committee chairmen serving
with Mr.. Little include the fol.
lowing:
Civic clubs, Gale Mcmillan;
publicity chairman, Mrs. Ed M.
Anderson; management and la.
Dor, Rocco Cutri; co-chairman, M,
C. Edwards; churches, T. E.
Parker; welfare, Miss Ruth Tug
man; special gifts, Mrs. Robt. G,
Barr; direct solicitation, w. ..
Mcmillan, coin collector, S. S.
Shoemaker; sports events, L. p.
Coward; co-chairman, Colonel
Francis; professional men, w. B.
Austin; birthday ball, chairman,
Amos Wagner, Jr.; moving pic
lures, D. d. Bunch, Mrs. James
Hensley, and Mrs. Ed o. 1arr:
special women's chairman, Mrs.
Ward Ray; colored citizens, Cd.
die J. Cox.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
$l,l2O Reported
From Seal Sale

The quota set for the annual
seal sale fund drive held an
nually in the county was sur
passed and total of 81, 10000 has
been reported to date, Mrs. A. B.
Hurt, chairman, announced this
week. There are still some school
sales to be reported, Mrs. Hurt
stated and urged those who were
in charge of sales to send in re-
ports to her in order that she
might complete the final report.
The business houses in West
Jefferson and in other sections
of the county responded we'll to
the drive and $493.58 was realiz-
ed from the bond sales plus the
street canvassing, it was pointed
out. School sales reported jan
uary IL totaled $626.42.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Stockholders OF
Hospital Are To
Meet Saturday
Reports To Be Heard And
Other Plans For Year
To Be Discussed

Notices have been sent to the
stockholders of the Ashe county
hospital announcing the annual
meeting Of the stockholders on
Saturday afternoon. January Is.
All stockholders are urged to
attend or to send in proxies. Di-
rectors will be elected and other
business transacted. The direct
ors are also expected to meet
Immediately afterwards.
At this time the proposed nurses
home and other plans for the
year are expected to be discuss
ed and reports on the hospital for
the past year heard.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
BOardOfHealth
Holds Meeting

At meeting of the Ashe-Alle-
ghany-Watauga Board of Health,
last week plans for the new year
were discussed and officers nam
ed.
c. H. Mock, of Boone, was nam
ed chairman of the board for
the year and DR.. w. M. Mathe-
son, vice chairman.
A leave of absence for three
months study in sanitation was
granted Jack D. Cobb, of Boone.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
USO Drive Will
Be Continued

Lowell Smithey, Ashe county
chairman of the USO Fund Drive
announced this week that the
drive would be continued until
the county's quota of 100000 is
raised. Around $4,000 has been
raised today, Chairman Smithey
said.
Frank James, assistant chair
man, is making special drive
among the teachers of the county,
it was announced. -s.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
COnnOr To Speak
To Group Jan. "a

H. D. Quessenberry, county
agent, announced this week that
James T. Conner, Extension En-
tomologist Of State College, would
hold a meeting in the agents Of
flee at the courthouse on Friday
morning at 9:3O, January "a, to
explain uses of the various in
Secticides, All dealers as we'll
as others are invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Deputies Named
To Aid Sheriff

w. B. Todd, Sheriff of Ashe
county, has announced the ap-
pointment of four deputies for
the county. Harve Goodman, of
Jefferson, former game warden,
has been named chief deputy.
Wiley P, Gambill, of Chestnut
Hill township, Fred Lee Spencer,
of Helton township, and William
A. Eldreth, of Hurricane town.
ship, are the other three named
by Sheriff Todd, who stated that
he was pleased to have these able
men serve with him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Hearings Start
On N. C. Budget;
Consider Teachers
Teachers Pay Bill Goes To
Conference Committee OF
Which Brown Is Member
By Staff Writer

Raleigh - (SpeciaD - Coming
into the forefront as the Legis-
lature got off to a rushing start
IS the teacher-pay bill when the
administration forces scored a
victory as the hOuSe-amended
supplementary increase of IS to
80 per cent increase in salaries
of teachers was referred to a con-
ference committee for further
study by vote of 81 to 10.
The action came after two hours
and 35 minutes of lengthy discus
sion of the amended proposals
merits. The senate earlier had
quickly passed a bill calling for
20 per cent salary increases for
teachers and state employees only
to have Rep. Oscar c.. Barker of
Durham attach an amendment
which passed in the house.
1t. Gov. L. Y Ballentine, presi-
dent of the senate, named a three
man conference committee to
represent the upper chamber to
study the proposal. They were:
Sens. Wade Barber of Chatham,
chairman of the appropriations
committee; Willie Lee Lumpkin,
of Franklin, an outspoken sup
porter Of the proposed pay in
creases, and Wade Brown, of Wa
tauga, who voted against con-
currence. House Speaker Thorn
as ]. Pearsall is expected to name
a five-man committee to repre-
sent the house tomorrow.
Budget Hearings
The Joint appropriations COM
psittee Wednesday began hearings
on~budgef Recommendation: for
state departments, institutions
and agencies.
Departments situated in Raleigh
will be the first to appear, fol-
lowed by those agencies and in
situations located out of town. The
hearings will continue through
February IL, and during the first
part of the session, the commit
tee plans to meet only on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons.
The hearings will be, held in
the Revenue building
Spending Program
Budget recommendations con-
tanned in operational and perman-
ent improvement appropriations
bills call for the expenditure of
$348, 147,048 during the coming
biennium.
The schedule of hearings:
Tomorrow-Division of pur-
chase and contract, secretary of
state, state auditor, confederate
pensions, state treasurer, local
government commission, retire
ment system, attorney general
and SBI.
lax NcScdFCn, ELc.
Observation-Disclosures of tax
research, department of archives
and history, state library, library
commission, state aid to public Ii
braries, utilities administration,
rate investigations, and adjutant
general.
January 21-Revenue depart
ment, insurance department. Ia
Dor department, board of boiler
rules, industrial commission, state
board of elections, buildings and
grounds, state property fire insur-
ance fund.
January 22-Board of correc-
tons and training, Eastern Caro-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Four AH-Star
Teams To Meet
On January Is
Proceeds From Games To Be
Given To Aid In Annual
Polio Fund Drive

Two all-star games will be
played at the jefferson gym
nasium Saturday night, January
IS, for the benefit of the March
of Dimes, Colonel Francis, chair
man of athletic events for the
annual polio fund drive cam
paign announced this week.
West jefferson will play River
view and Jefferson will clash
with Healing Springs. The win
ner of the Observation-Disclosures
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
ATHLETIC MEET TO
BE HELD MONDAY

The Ashe County Athletic AS
sociation will meet at the JET.
ferson school house on Monday
night at 7:30 p. m, for the pur-
pose of making plans for the
county tournament, it was an.
nOunced here this week.
All members and officials are
asked to be present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Fire Destroys
Home At CrestOn

The home of Dan Price at Cres-
ton was completely destroyed by
fire early Saturday afternoon.
Neighbors were unable to ex-
tinguish the flames which were
reported to have peen started
from a small child playing with
matches near the wall paper.
The house was located near j.
S. Stephens at Creston.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
J. o. BLEVINS IS ON
SEVERAL COMMITTEES

J. o. Blevins, Ashe county's
representative in the legislature
is serving on a number of i'm
portant committees for this SEES
sion. His committees included
those of elections, health and ed
ucation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
WMFD Grows Up

Not only WMFD but the people of
Southeastern North Carolina general
ly are pleased with the action of the
Federal Communications Commissions
action in granting the radio station
permission to increase it's power from
$50 to 1000 watts.
This will make it possible for listen
ers to pick up WMFD north of New
Bern and Morehead City and west al
most to Fayetteville.
R. A. Dunlea, the stations owner
manager, %nnounce he will continue
to feature local programs, among which
the Star-News Round the Town" re-
porter's broadcasts are among the
most popular.
Especially has this been true of the
Sunday broadcasts from l to 1870
o'clock in which all Southeastern North
Carolina, county by county, and city
by city, have occupied the prime place
or the program.
There has been no greater educa-
tional, entertaining. and neighborly
radio project ever carried out on the
air than these Sunday Star-News pro-
grams.
Although yesterdays summary of
New Hanover County and it's subdivi-
sions marked the closing of these spec
ial programs for the summer, they will
be resumed in September when, with
the greater wattage for WMFD, they
may be- enjoyed by larger audiences.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Challenge Must Not Be
Ignored

When an attorney for former Rep
resentative Andrew J. May declared
in open court that he was prepared to
have Mr.. May testify about 1914 cam
paign contributions that would involve
"high party figures, including men,
bers of Congress-" if the government
continues it's prosecution Of the Cars
son-May case, the threat literally con-
stituted a challenge which the process
ution must not ignore.
If there were Irregularities in the
letting of war contracts, the govern
ment is in duty bound 20 insist that
Mr.. May tell all he knows about them,
regardless of whom his disclosures in
volve or what the magnitude Of the re-
sulting scandal. The attorneys words
imply that it we'll could be worse than
the Teapot Dome case. If this is so, MIR
May dare not withhold any evidence ne
possesses, whether guilty or not Of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Star: Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
in proportion with its resources, to in
elude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses. ship repair facilities. near.
by sites for heavy Industry and 35-foot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to meet
needs for years to come.
Development Of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and food
processing. pulp wood production and
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and improvement Of resort
accommodations.
Improvement Of Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads. with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more in
dustries.
Proper utilization of Bluethenthal air.
port for expanding air service.
De,e lopment of Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities. especially in
counties lacking hospitals, and includ-
ing a Negro Health center
Encouragement of the growth Of com.
mercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City md County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
QUOTATIONS

Prospects of a nenduring peace will be far
when fundamentals of free speech
and free press are recognized and practiced
in all quarters of the globe.-Secretary of War
Patterson.
II war comes, all nations would be given
the suicidal task of choosing sides.-Henry A..
Wallace
No American citizen has the moral right
to conspne with foreign peoples in order to
undermine and to weaken the hand of his
country.-Sen. James Eastland CD of Mis-
sissippi.
The women of America must wake up, not
only to their power, but to their public re-
sponsibllities.-Rep Margaret Chase Smith
Or of Maine.
America has her own problems and we can
not be a perennial Santa Claus.-Rep. Dewev
Shc1t (R) of Missouri.
1t remains an unfortunate fact that far too
many OF the boys and girls in our God-fearing
country receive no religious instruction.-Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of New York.
A political party can succeed only if it
stands behind its principles and displays
courage, energy and ability in translating
those principles into legislative and executive
actlon.-Sen. Robert A. Taft (R) of Ohio.
Once a planned world economy is establish
co. a planned national economy will be in
evlsable.-Rep. Noah Mason r of Illinois.
Government as well as business. labor and
the farmer must help bring down the price
Schram, president New York
Stock Exchange.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28

how to read and write; but he
came to know a great deal about
the use of steam for power by
working with colliery engines.
Meanwhile, two other men, Will
liam Murdoch and Richard Trevi-
thick had been working on engines.
Murdoch in 1884 made a little toy
steam engine which ran on three
wheels. Trevithick in 1901 made a
steam engine that would travel
along the road.
Stephenson went on working with
engines. In 1908 he went to a
mine where he showed such skill
that he vas placed in charge of
all the machinery. Now he deter
mined to build an engine to draw
the loaded cars from where the
coal was dug to the elevator shaft.
This he did. Then he made an
engine that drew a 30-ton load OF
coal from the mine to the river
port nine miles distant.
Ill 1OGA, lie SldItSu UullAlllS d Oil
way which would carry passengers
as we'll as goods. The line, running
from Stockton to Darlington, was
opened on September 81, 1925. Ste
phenson himself drove the engine,
which drew "a small cars carry
ing coal and flour and a number
of passengers.
A man on horseback rode in
front of the train. waving a flag.
He thought that he would be able
to lead it all the way, that the
train would never go fast enough
to pass him. But presently George
made a signal to him to get out
of the way, and he set the train
going at 80 miles an hour.
1t was a happy moment
for Stephenson when the train
reached Darlington without &C
cident. The train was unload
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28

charge against him, if he has a grain
Of patriotism.
It is not for his attorney to issue
threats of any kind. He, too, whatever
his obligation to his client, cannot con-
scientiously guide him away from tes-
.timony which would reveal lawlessness
in the awarding of contracts for war
material or other goods for which pay
ment must be made from the public
funds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Wage Increases Perilous

The wage increase for employees of
the United States Steel Corporation
and the agreement between General
Motors Corporation and the Clio Unit
ed Auto Workers for more paw do not
solve the neutrality-suspicious. problem.
Rather they tend to stimulate initiation
and SO make depression more ~inescap-
able.
The need is for general price deduc-
ton. This cannot be achieved so long
as wages go up and up. Instead, with
more money in hand, the tendency will
be for the possessors to buy lavishly
at inflated prices.
Mr.. Philip Courtney, in a letter to
the New York Times, deals with the
situation so clearly, and what he says
is SO Illuminating, it is appropriate to
quote a few paragraphs from his COM
munication. He says:
can increase in wages would start
Ill U1OSG luQQStIlCS WHITE ldDOf is
most powerfully organized and where,
at the same time, there are back orders
to be filled. This is true in the steel
industry, housing, electrical appliances,
automobiles, etc. If anything, wages in
those industries are already too high
as compared with wages in other in
dustries. Therefore, any increase would
only augment the unbalance.
every little attention is being given
to the Importance Of the structure of
wages to the balance of the economy
and the steady flow of goods. What is
more, high wages in the industries
Just mentioned will become an obstacle
to investment and even to the sale OF
durable goods as soon as the most
pressing needs have been filled.
"In my judgement, to the extent
that the structure of wages affects the
economic balance Of the country, the