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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
JURY FINDS FOR
 GUILTY VERDICT
 IN D00GAN CASE
Notice of Appeal Given al Conclusion of City Court
 Trial Here Monday

Mrs. Mary Doogan old time Cas- tineau Channel resident, was found guilty on one count and not gull ty on another count yesterday by a local jury in the Juneau Police Court after one hours deliberation. Mrs. Doogan was charged with dis orderly conduct and interfering with a police officer in the en- forcement of the law, for 'berat- ing Policewoman Isabel Har- tung in okjecting to the continu- ous election of her l3-year-old daughter Rosemary. from at least two local night clubs.
 The jury of nine men and three women brought back a verdict Of guilty on the disorderly conduct charge and not guilty on the charge of interfering with a police officer. The jurors listened to tes- timony for two and half hours before being given their instruct ions to retire by City Magistrate William A. Holzheimer.
 This afternoon Judge Holzheimer fined Mrs Doogan S100, following
 II Witnesses Called The prosecution, represented by City Attorney Howard D. Stabler introduced only four witnesses to support it's case. The defense, rep resented by Attorney M. E. Mon agle, called seven witnesses to the stand in an attempt to repudiate the charges
 Mrs. Hartung, City Policewoman who made the arrest, was the first person to appear on the stand af- ter the jury had been selected She told the courtroom that Francis Doogan, 24. brotEer of Rosemary, had found her on the street Thurs day night and told her that his sister. Rosie, an underage girl, was in the Baranof Hotel Bubble Room She declared that he said that he wanted Mrs. Hartung to enforce the law and send Rosie 1 home
 Mrs Hartung said that she en- tered the place and immediately spied Mrs Doogan, the girls mother, also in the place. She said Mrs. Doogan immediately came over to her and began to berate her for not permitting her daughter to ented a night club in the company of her brother, Fran cis, who is of legal age and she said had fought for his country four years and was qualified to look after her.
 Mrs Hartung said that Mrs. Doogan called her "a bitch and clenched her fist. at the same time saying she would like to give me Eff" The Policewoman said that she then told Mrs. Doogan that she was under arrest and (COntinned on Pare Ffpej
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
SEVEN DIE IN FLAMES,
 H0U5EFIRE

BENTON, ArK, Sept. 16.-tRt- Seven persons burned to death to- day when flames destroyed their three-room fram,s dwelling four miles west of here in the Ouachita foothills.
 They were John Whalen Wallace, 45, his 40-year-old wife, Lorene, and five of their six children
 Wallace was small farmer and laborer. Coroner J. P. Sims said ruins of a small liquor still were found in the room where the blaze apparently started.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
F pA55ENGER5
 LEAVE ON N0RAH

The Princes Norah sailed for Van couver, B. C., this morning at 8.30 with l2 passengers from Juneau.
 Sailing for Seattle were James Wright, Westley Turner, MT and Mrs. Allan Burnett, Henry Loren zen. Paul Lorenzen, and Phillip Lor- enzen.
 For Vancouver: Esther Harris. Mrs. Margaret Friesen, Wallace Bonnieman. Francis Mcintosh and Constable Krag, RCMP.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept 16.-tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 47s, American Can s4A. Anaconda 34,A, Curtiss- Wright 5ss, International Harvester 811s. Kennecott 45is, New York Central 14Ts, Northern Pacific 20i4 i, U. s. Steel TO, Pound S403 lIl6.
 Sales today were 740,000 shares
 Averages today are as follows. In- dustrials. 17670: rails, 48.2l; utili- ties, 35.23
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at o'clock this after noon westbound.
 Alaska, scheduled to sail from Seattle today
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver 9 p. m. WedneS- day.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah, scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
SUSAN HELGESEN GOES
 TO UNIVERSITY ALASKA

Susan Helgesen, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Boggan, left yesterday for Fairbanks via Pan American Air ways. She will enter the University of Alaska for her first year of study and will major i'll home economies. Susan is a graduate of Juneau High School, class of 46.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
MRS. CHARLES SMITH Is
 WITH COLUMBIA LUMBER

Mrs. Charles Smith, formerly with Faulkner and Banfield, has joined the staff of the Columbia Lumber Company as assistant secretary. Mrs. Smith is wellknown in Juneau and is President of the Juneau Busi- ness and Professional Womens Club.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
MISS sHATTUCK LEAVES

Miss Virginia Shattuck. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Allen Shattuck. left Saturday via Pan American Airways Tor California. She has been visit ing her parents for the past month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
SALT0N5TALL' GETS OUT OF. DEWEY'S WAY.
alhusetis 'Fdvorife
 Son" Announces Wants
 Senate Reelection
(By The Associated Press)

An announcement by Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachu- sets that he is aiming only at another term in the Senate gave encouragement today to support CTS of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for winning the 1948 COP presidential nomination.
 Saltonstall, who is likely to te the "favorite son" candidate of his states 35 delegates to the National Convention, declared at a news conference that CD he is not In the running for the nomination and C2) he regards the New York CT as the contender.
 Saltonstall told reporters yester- day that former Gov. Harold Stas- sen of Minnesota, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio also have friends In Massachusetts, but that he rates the six leaders like this:
 l. Dewey. 2. Gov. Earl War ren of California 3. Taft 4. Stassen. 5. Eisenhower. 6. Rep. Joe Martin of Massachusetts, the Speaker of the House.
 Bay State Wide Open
 However, Gov. Robert F. Brad ford remarked after three-hour hotel room conference with Dewey that Massachusetts is wide open light now, and I told Gov. Dewey so.
 The remarks by Bradford and Saltonstall followed two-day visit by Dewey to the Massachusetts capital, where the Governor at tended the Eastern States Exposl- 
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
IN CUSTOMS OFFICE

Miss Helen D. Case. formerly in the office of the REC here. has joined the staff of James J. Con nors. U. S. Collector of Customs for Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
sITKA MERCHANT HERE

Henry Moy and wife are register ed at the Gastineau Hotel. George w. Robbins of Sitka is also at the hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
COUNSEL CRASH VICTIM

James J. OLeary, attorney who was joined with William L. Paul. Jr., as defense counsel at the open ing of the Meeks trial here, and who was removed from the case by order of the then presiding District Judge J. w. Kehoe, lost his life in a recent airplane cash, while trav- cling from Juneau to Washington, D. c.
 Attorney.M E. Monagle joined the defense after O'Leary was removed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
FROM KODIAK

MT. and Mrs Bertram Monty and R. F. Snyder of Kodiak are staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
FROM KALAMAZOO

Stanley Smith and Raym on (, Rausch. of Kalamazoo, Mich, are staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
FROM ICY STRAITS

MT. and Mrs. F E. Willman of Icy Straits are registered at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT Temperature for 24-Hour Period Ending 7.30 O'Clock This Morning In Juneau Maximum, 58, minimum, A. At Maximum, 57, minimum, 41
 WEATHER FORECAST Juneau and Vicinity
 Increasing cloudiness to-
 night and Wednesday with rain by Wednesday after noon. Cooler Wednesday. Light frost tonight in low places protected from the
 wind.
 PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today)
 In Juneau 02 inches, since Sept. l, 9.l5 inches,
 since July l, 22.37 inches. At Airport .03 inches; since Sept. 1. 5.35 inches, } since July l, 15.67 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-16
RAATIKAINEN IN TOWN

K. Raatikainen of Pelican City is staving at the Baranof Hotel
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
Lansing Keeps Top Place AS
First Half OF Season Ends

Several hundred Ashe county
baseball fans witnessed the final
game of the first half of the sea-
son here last Sunday, a game
which saw the Lansing Cubs take
4 TT beating at the hands of the
local nine, but still manage to
maintain their position as undis-
outed champions for the first por-
ion of the season.
Sundays game climaxed a de-
termined but unsuccessful effort
IN the part of West Jefferson to
come from next to the cellar and
capture the league crown with a
late winning squirt.
A superb performance of pitch
ing by Big Ave Miller, along with
excellent support by all players,
gave West jefferson it's ninth win
out of its last ten games, and a
tie with Scottville for second
place. The game was highlighted
by catcher Walt Miller's homer
with two men on base, lick that
helped maintain his record as one
of the local clubs safest hitters
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
minimum W age
Boost Raped
North Carolina Publisher Ur-
ges Stable, Bigger Purchas-
ing Power In Small Towns

Washington, (SpeciaD-A high
er minimum wage might force
some SmalltoWn newspapers out
of business and handicap the
training of skilled labor in print
shops, House labor subcommit-
tee was told last week by Ed M.
Anderson who publishes five
weekly newspapers in western
North Carolina.
AS legislative committee chair
man of the National Editorial as
sociation, representative 5000
smaller papers, Anderson urged
that Congress clarity the wage
hour act to state plainly which
publishers are covered by it.
Raising the wage floor from 40
to 60 cents an hour, as proposed
in pending legislation, would
''cripple" the veterans on-the-
job training program, he said, be
cause ''the average smalltOWn
publisher could not afford to pay
these unskilled employees" at
higher rates. This, he added,
would aggravate the already cri-
teal shortage Of skilled labor, one
factor in the mounting death rate
Of country weeklies.
AS their costs have more than
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
Ashe County III Girls And
Bows Are Back From Camp

Eleven Ashe county All club
boys and girls were campers at
the Milestone All club grounds
near Rockingham for the week
July I'll. The group returned
Friday night
Leaving here last Monday, the
campers arrived at Milestone for
a week of supervised instruction
which included courses in sWimm-
ng, competitive sports, folk games
and handicraft. Hiking and other
sports were also enjoyed by the
group.
This is the first time AShe
county All club members have
taken advantage of the summer
camp and Miss Ella Mae Crosley,
home demonstration agent and
All club worker who accompani-
ed the group, stated that she hop
ed the boys and girls could take
a similar trip each year. o. M.
Fulcher,, assistant county agent,
also accompanied the group. In
structors included state personnel
members.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
Three New Ordinances Are
Passed By Town Board Fri.
10 Improve Conditions Here
Firearms, Uses Of Water And
Special Privilege Taxes
Are Cited

Three new town ordinances,
relative to the use of firearms,
collection of privilege or opera
tional taxes, and the conserva-
ton of water, were passed after
considerable discussion by the
Town board at its regular session
last Friday night.
One of the ordinances drastical-
ly curtalls such practices as car
washing, lawn and garden sprink-
ling. and other uneSsential uses of
water. 1t was pointed out before
the board that the water situa-
ton in West Jefferson is critical
both from the standpoint of health
and fire prevention. A competent
sanitary engineer was reported
to have explained that there was
great danger of pollution of the
water supply from sewer units if
the water pressure was permit
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Joe Goodman, Ashe All club
boy, had the honor of being mas
ter of ceremonies at the banquet,
and Faye Lambert, All club girl,
had leading part in the candle
lighting service.
The girls to make the trip were
Faye Lambert, Alma June Oliver,
Rose V. Stamper, Carol Houck,
Dale Coward and Mannon Bile
wins. The boys included Joe
Goodman, Jackie Blackman, Lee
Mcmillan, Phil Hare and George
Edwards.
In commenting upon the value
of the trip to the youth of this
county, Assistant County Agent
Fulcher called attention to the
State All Club week, which will
be held this year in Raleigh, be-
ginning August Is and running
through the 23rd. He said that this
county could send as many as SO
boys and girls to the short course
in Raleigh, but that they must be
members of a All club, over IA
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Lewis Succunbs
AT Home Sunday

Funeral service for Walter
Lewis, 54-Wear-old resident Of
Smethport, was held Tuesday
morning at ten o'clock at the
church. Officiating at
the service were members Of the
I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 38 of JEFF
ferson and Rev. Carol Burkett.
Interment was in the Lewis GENE
terry.
A native of Ashe county, Mr..
Lewis was the son of the late
Amanda Canpbell and GEORGE
Lewis. Well known here in the
county, he had bc"n employed
by the Norfolk and Western rail
,"av for the past 80 years. Mr.
lewis was an active member of
he I. o. o. F. Lodge. He succumb-
I'd at his home at Smethnort Sun
day afternoon after a lingering
illness.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Hattie Lewis, and three
daughters, Mrs. Hiram Weaver,
Mrs. Verna McNeill and Mrs.
Herbert Walters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
Hundreds Attend
Meeting OF BTU
Workers Friday
Thirteen Churches OF Ashe
Baptist Association
Are Represented

Five hundred Baptists attend
ed the mass meeting at the West
Jefferson Baptist church Friday
night when week of Baptist
training union revivals came to
a close. Workers and members
representing 10 churches in the
Ashe Baptist Association were
represented. The group from Buff
falo won the attendance prize
having a representation of SIS
members.
During the meeting, presided
over by Harvey T. Gibson, North
Carolina Training Union director
and D. c. Severt, associational
training union director, workers
in the Is churches gave reports
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ROtarians And
Dairymen Have
Program Tonight
Guernsey Breeders And Other
Dairy Specialists To Meet
With ROtari anS

Tonight, or the eve of the
Guernsey promotional sale sched-
uled for tomorrow afternoon, the
JefferSons Rotary club program
will be conferred around the dairy
industry.
The meeting is to be held at
Shatley Springs at 7:30, when in
addition to the Rotarians, dairy
farmers will be special guests.
Representatives Of milk compan-
les serving this section including
Coble, Kraft and Carnation are
also expected to be present.
H. D. Quessenberry, county a.
gent, is to preside over the dairy
program. Glenn H. Cartner, man
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this year. EEx ,
Last Saturday, West Jefferson
split doubleheader with East
Jefferson. The locals swamped
East Jefferson 100 in the initial
encounter, but suffered a 81 de-
feat in the second game.
Helton was victorious over
Scottville Saturday, 81, to end
up in fourth place for the first
half of the season.
Fans throughout the county
are looking forward to still more
Improvement in all clubs dur
ing the second half of the season
which ends September 18th. The
winner of the second half will
plav a post-season series with
7 arising to decide the CHAMPION
ship for 1947.
At this time, West Jefferson,
Helton, and East Jefferson seem
to be the up-and-coming teams
of the circuit and merit close at
tention from now until September
1t is also reported that minor
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Merchants Have
Big Fish Fry

The annual employer-employee
fiSh-fry of the West jefferson
Merchants Association, which
was held at the community build
ing last night, instead of Bluff
Park, had a majority of the busin-
"S7 firms in town we'll represen-
ted.
Dinner was served buffet style
with everyone desiring to do so
coming back for seconds"
The event was first planned
for Bluff Park, but VIZ changed
because of the unsettled condi-
ton of the weather.
Mrs. Bldnd Dixon furnished
informal music and everyone re-
ported an enjoyable time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
HOuck Is Winner
On New Song Hit
This Time The Jokes ON
Me-, Recommended For
Publication BY Board

Clark Houck, of West ,Teffers,r
was notified by wire last Thurs
day that he was one of the eight
talented newcomers to the Sore
hit Guild of Hollywood, Calls:
having won recognition for his
composition entitled This Time
The Jokes On Me"
The new song has been recon-
mended for publication by the al
vlsory board, composed of Al .IoL-
son, Ferde Grofe. Mamie Sacks
and Les Brown, and as soon as
the mechanics necessary for puc,
HcatIon have been completed It.
Will be released. HOuck received
a check for $3.50, which constitu-
tes the advance royalties on t:.a
song.
Houck, who plays both the n
an0 and the saXaphone, has bear.
interested in music for the PAS
fifteen years. He said, although
he was naturally optimistic aho1.c
the success Of his song, he hoped
it would be a hit.
The Song Hit Guild, which Wa
founded in 1888, has been estah~
lished as the accredited talen.
scout for music business. Ms
Houck won recognition through
their talent research which cover
ed both the United States ard
Canada.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17

Many OF States
Best Herds Will
Be Represented
30 Registered Purebred Ami
mails Are To Be Sold At
Auction At Test Farm

Many dairy farmers from Ashe
and Allegheny as we'll as others
are expected to attend the pure
bred, registered Guernsey cattle
sale to be held at the State Test
Farm al Transou on Friday after
noon when animals from some
of. the best known herds in North
Carolina will be sold at auction
to the highest bidder.
The sale, which will open
promptly at 1890 is being spon-
,Sored by the North Carolina
\ ,ruerrsev Breeders Association
the North Carolina Extension
Service. milk companies, with To-
cal business firms also coopera-
ting.
This is the fourth annual event
Of its KIND to be held in the coun-
tv and because of the interest
shown in previous promotion
sales of this type, Fridays event
is expected to draw a large crowd
of dairymen and others interes-
ted in improving the dairy pro-
gram through better breeding.
Around 80 heifers and two
young bulls are to be consigned
to the sale from some of the most
outstanding herds in North Caro-
lima. Since these prize animals
are to be sold at auction, farm
ers of this area will have an op-
portunity to secure some really
fine cattle with high production
records. ..I
Through the cooperation q the
local milk companies, Kraft
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
Superior Court To
Open Monday; Town
Park Case OnDOcket
Judge Frank Armstrong To
Preside; Several Divorces
Are To Be Heard

The July term of superior
court, for the trial of civil cases
in Ashe county, will open on
Monday morning, with Judge
Frank M. Armstrong presiding.
Several divorce cases are ex-
pected to be heard and following
this the first case on the docket
and the one that is expected to
be the highlight of this session
of court, is that of the Town of
West Jefferson VS.. T. c. Bowie,
ct al, in connection with the pos
session of the town park and
streets and alleyways.
Among the other cases to be
tried is that of Helen Bare VS..
Val Sheets and Frank Miller. 1t
will be recalled that Helen Bare
was painfully injured by an ex-
ploded dynamite cap at her
home near the Glendale Springs
river bridge, last December.
Other cases on the docket in
clude County of Ashe VS.. H. c.
Tucker, ct al; Fred Watson VS..
Orville Greene, ct al; Ira Greer
VS.. L. M. Sturgill, ct al; William
w. Taylor VS.. Mont Jones; R. c.
Continued on page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-07-17
To Hold Inquest
Over Dancy Death
Wilkes Youth Killed On Glen
= dale Springs Highway
= Last Saturday Night

A coroner's inquest will be held
Saturday afternoon at four o'clock
at the courthouse in connection
with the death of Claude Dancy,
10. Wilkes county youth, who was
killed Saturday night at Glendale
Springs,
Preliminary investigation by
patrolmen A. H. Clark nd
D. A. Houston shows that Dancy
came to his death as a result of
being struck down by hit-and-
run driver Saturday night around
$50 near Miller's store. The vic
tim was taken to the Wilkes hos
pital Immediately by compan-
ions. but was dead on arrival, as
a result of a cut and other inju-
ries about the chest and legs.
1t was pointed out that there
was a possibility that the deceased
might have sustained some iniu-
Nas before being struck by a
car.
Following preliminary in
vest;gation, four men were re-
leased on bond in connection
with Dancy's death. Bill Miller
was released on $1,000 bond and
Raw Taylor, of Wilbar, Arlle
Phillips of Beng, and Bryce Mash
were released on 5000 bond each.
Funeral service for Dancy was
conducted at two o'clock Monday
at the Miller church at Vannoy.
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To Open
Here This Fall:
Interest Is Keen
Stock Now Being Sold To
Erect Building; Which Is
To Be Started Soon

A representative group of Ashe
county farmers, business men and
others made plans here last FRI
day night to start work on q to-
bacco warehouse, at once, in or
der to be ready for the season
next fall as the market opens.
Stock is now being sold to
build the proposed warehouse
and within short time, actual
work is expected to be started or
building in the vicinity of the
Ashe Bean Market. Around $40
OOO.OO has already been subscri-
bed IN stock and the remainder is
expected to be subscribed to
wathin the next few weeks, those
IN charge pointed out.
At the meeting of the initial
stockholders, last Friday night,
the following were elected as
members of the board of direct,
ors: ]. R. Phipps, chairman, VI,
u. Mcmillan, j. E. Roland, C. W.
Edwards, w. G. Vannoy, C. Q,
Burgess and Russell Barr. Elect
ed as secretary was Dean Me
MILAN; treasurer, G.. W. Edwards
and president, J. E. Roland.
Russell Barr, chairman, Wade
Vannoy and Todd Gentry vera
named on the building committee
The finance committee is made
up Of Mrs. Ed M. Anderson
chairman, H. D. Quessenbercy-
Dean Mcmillan, w. C. Vannov
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ATTEMPTING TO
AID BEAN FARMERS

In an effort to increase the
demand and hence raise prices
Of beans, the West Jefferson
Merchants Association hast
week end contacted both Con,
gresham DOughtOn and Sea-
ator HOey, regarding the dis
position of surplus canned
goods which cannerieS now
have ON hand, suggesting this
surplus be sent to Europe in
order that cannerieS might
take care of the fre~11 crop.
Both Congressman DOughtOn
and Senator HOey expressed
concern over the low prices
and said that they would do
what they could.
Senator HOey said he was
passing the suggestion Of the
disposition of surplus canned
goods to the War Department
and to the Department of Az
riculture.