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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Boy Scout Camporee Held
Last Week Well Attended

The unusual progress made by
Bow Scouts of Ashe county was
demonstrated at the annual
camporse last week end when ~
bows were present, with six
troops participating in the activi-
ties in spite Of the unfavorable
weather.
Troops 113 Cobra and 113 EAGLE
of Jefferson were the blue pen
nart winners and will be eligible
to compete in the big counc''
camporee to be held May III ,
officials pointed out.
The Bob White patrol, of Glen
dale Springs, under the direction
of John w. Luke scored enough
noints to win the blue pennant
but was disqualified because the
unit did not have the required
numbsr of boys participating.
L. P. Coward, commissioner,
presented Scout Master Lemly, OF
Fleetwood, a handsome hunting
knife given by Grant Bauguess
for the outstanding progress
made by this troop during the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
152 Graduating From Ashe County High Schools
Officers Named
By Warrensville
And Jefferson
L. P. Coward Mayor Of JEFF
fersOn And John Paul Jones
Of WarrenSVille

Citizens of Jefferson went to
the polls on Tuesday and again
named l.. P. Coward as mayor.
Chosen as members of the town
board were J. Bruce Porter, Roy
r. Badger and Lawrence Tyson.
All of these candidates were un-
opposed.
Warrensville also named Off
Gals this week. Here John Paul
Jones was chosen as mayor. Nam
ed to serve with Mayor Jones,
on the Board of Aldermen were
Mrs. c. R. Latham, J. A. Johnson
and Q. H. Ashley. Chester Race
has been named as special deputy
for Warrensville.
New officials of the town of
Warrensville pointed out that
with the cooperation of the san
ltary officer Wade E. Eller, some
improvements in sanitation would
be made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Officers Hurt In
Car Wreck, Sat,
Sheriff w. r. Todd And
c. P. Mcmillan Injured
In Collision

Chief of Police Charlie Nc
MILAN suffered severe cOncus-
sion and was badly bruised when
the '46 Chevrolet tWo-door town
sedan in which he was riding.
and driven by Sheriff w. B, Todd,
had a head on collision with {
'38 Chevrolet four-door sedan.
driven by Lee J. Moretz, of Fleet
wood.
The wreck occurred around
100 Q. m. Saturday night in
front of the Greystone service
station, investigating officer, Dave
Houston. reported.
Sheriff Todd suffered a broken
nose and chest bruises, Riding
with MOretz were Joe Blackburn,
who received cuts about the face
and body, and Belle BleVins, who
received minor bruises.
Mr.. Houston estimated the
damage to both automobiles at
around $500
Both officers were treated ir
the Ashe Memorial hospital
where Mr.. Mcmillan remained for
a few days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Two Additional Toll
Lines Ii sAreBeing Built:
TONOrth WilkesbOrO
Now Nearing Completion;
Will Insure Better Long
Distant Service

An announcement made this
week from w. S. Beddingfield, of
the Central Telephone company
reveals that the copper toll cir
cults under construction from
West Jefferson to North Wilkes
boro are now nearing completion
and when activated will increase
the present number of toll lines
from two to four. This will re-
lieve some of the long delays
many long distant calls are sub
ject to.
Mr.. Beddingfield also an
nounced that his company had
received July as scheduled date
that the Southern Bell company
would bring into service two ad-
ditional circuits from North
WilkeSboro to Winston-Salem and
North Wilkesboro to Statesville,
provided materials are available.
These should cut down delays
many calls are subject to after
being passed to North Wilkes
boro.
1t was further announced that
according to present plans the
company would convert the local
system to dial system in the
summer of 1948, provided ma
terialS are available.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
10 Demonstrate
Sheep Shearing
Tuesday, May 20
All All Club Members Invited
To Attend Demonstration
On Eller Farm

A sheep shearing demonstra-
ton will be held on the farm
owned by Lester Eller at Lansing,
May 20, 0. M. Fulcher, assistant
county agent, announced this
week.
All All boys who are interest
ed in shearing sheep are particu-
larly urged to attend, Mr.. Full
cher stated. He advised all Ashe
county sheep growers that in
making plans to shear their sheep
that they plan to tie the indi-
vldual fleeces as the county pool
will probably be sold through the
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Rotary Club Is
Winner OF Award
At Conference
Has Record Number Of Sub
scriptiOns To ''The Re-
vista ROtaria"

Seven members of the Jeffer-
sons Rotary club attended the Ro-
tary District Conference at Char
lotte, Monday and Tuesday when
the club won recognition for ac-
complishing the most work in in
ternational service. The award
was made by District Governor
Holt Mcpherson at the banquet,
Monday night
Rocco Cutri, head of the maya
zine committee, spoke to the
group in regard to the club sub
scriblng to The Revista Rotaria."
The club was given the certifi-
cate of award for having paid for
more subscriptions per member
ship to the international Spanish
edition of the ROtarian magazine
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Ashe County Farmers Receive
Over 100000 For Carrying
Out AAA Program Last Year
Soil Improvement Practices
Are Varied Report Of
Work Reveals

The conservation program car
ried out by Ashe county farmers
last year has netted them $780,
99327 Melvin Campbell, chief
clerk of the AAA announced this
week.
This huge sum was paid out by
the government to the farmers
under the AAA program and not
only enabled the farmers to carry
out better farm practices, but to
improve their farms for the flu
ture generations.
The conservation practices.
number Of farms using them, the
quantity Of materials or acres
handled and the actual money
paid out on each practice is Civ
en- in the report which follows:
lime, LOIS. 1885 tons, S42.-
091.52; phosphate, 1871, 52,961.4
cWt.. 1876; OLAF. IS. 1850
cWt, $156.94; potash, 40, 1859
cWt., $831.39; crimson clover, 532,
$500 pounds, $5,389.35; witch. 7,
1928 lbs, $39,36; rye grass, %,
806 pounds, S6448: small grain,
30, 9876 acres, Slab 40; perma-
nent pasture, "a, 1915 acres.
S730.9 90; pasture Improvement,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Clothing Drive
Still Continues
Clothing To Be Collected At
Jefferson Methodist And
Presbyterian Churches

With a goal of "a pound per-
son" a statewide drive for cloth
ing, bedding and shoes for over
seas relief is now underway and
will continue through Mothers
Day, May II.
The drive is being carried on
in Jefferson this week and any
one there or elsewhere in the
county who has something to
give to the drive may send their
package to the Jefferson Meth
odist or Presbyterian church
where I is being collected.
The campaign for material do
nations IS being sponsored by the
North Carolina Council of
Church=s because of the pressing
need overseas. Despite two years
of peace millions of human be-
ings are living on an animal level,
it Wos pointed out.
If North Cardinals goal is
reached. 2 100000 pounds of
clothing will be sent to the
Church World Service Center at
New Windsor. Md. where it will
be sorted and packed in water
proof bales. Pew. Henry C. Ruark.
director Of the campaien stated.
Gifts of money will also be &C
cepted and should be sent to the
local churches here.
The people of Ashe county are
asked to join in with the state
ard nation in sending relief to
the suffering overseas, it was
stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Poppy Day To Be
Observed Here
Saturday, May IL
Will Be Sponsored BY Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary; Mrs.
Miller Is Chairman

May II will be Poppy Day in
West Jefferson, Mrs. P. C. Wright,
president of Ashe County Unit
of the American Legion Auxil-
larry, announced today.
On that day everyone will be
asked to wear memorial poppy
in honor of the dead of the two
world wars and to make a con-
tribution for the welfare of the
disabled veterans, their families
and the families of the dead.
Volunteers from the Auxiliary
and young Women's groups of the
city will distribute tie finWers
on the streets throughout the day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, Poppy
chairman of the Auxiliary. will
be in general charge. Plans are
being made to cover the city COM
pietely so that everyone will
have an opportunity to honor the
war dead and aid the living vic
TINS Of the two conflicts.
"Poppies have been worn in
memory Of the war dead ever
since the close of World War 1.
They are repIicas of the wild
flowers which grew on the bat
tlefields Of France and Belgium,
fought over in both wars, but
they have come to symbolic
memory for those who died in
any part of the world.
"The poppies which the Auxil-
larry will distribute are all hand
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Bee Specialist Is
Coming Friday

H. D. Quessenberry. county
agent, Sa'd that he wished to
again remind apiarists that plans
are being made for a meeting at
Bower Walters farm near Jeffer-
son on Friday at 100 p. m. at
which time bees from the OLD
type gum will be changed TO &
patent bee gum and requiem the
colony.
wv. A. Stephens, Extension Bee
Specialist, will be present for this
meeting, and l am sure will be
able to answer questions in re-
gard to beekeeping in Ashe coun-
ty," Mr.. Quessenberry said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Elkland, Healing
Springs Finals
Friday, Saturday
Others Are Later; Many
Prominent Speakers Are
On Programs

This year 1872 graduates, so
boys and 90 girls are being
awarded diplomas from the nine
high schools of the county at the
commencement exercises, some
Of which get underway this week,
Several outstanding speakers
have been secured, many of whom
are local people. Other special
programs have also been planned
including plays as we'll as grade
programs. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend all of these.
Elkland finals will be held to-
morrow night, when A. B. Hurt,
i n m ing superintendent Of
schools, will be the speaker.
Healing Springs finals will be
held on Saturday night when the
graduating address will be deliv-
cred by DR.. D. J. Whitener.
Most of the other finals will
be held next week.
DR.. j. S. Hiatt will deliver the
graduating address at Nathan's
Greek, May IS. Rev. Worth
Sweet will deliver the baccalau-
reate sermon, Sunday, May H.
Finals at Riverview will be
held May IA when Wade E. Van
noy, Jr., will be the speaker.
On May Is finals will be held
at Jefferson and Fleetwood. At
Fleetwood, Rev. Hoyt Wood will
be the speaker and at Jefferson,
DR.. Wiley Smith.
West Jefferson finals will be
held May Is when DR.. John G,
Barden, head of department %
education at A. S. T. c., will be
the speaker He will also be the
speaker for the baccalaureate
sermon at Lansing, May II. SEN
ator Wade E. Brown will be the
finals speaker at Lansing, May II,
Virgi nia-Carolina finals will be
the last to be held. The gradu-
Continued on Page A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Meeting Held
By NCEA Group

Miss Rosa Andrews, field sec
rotary Of NCEA met with the
advisory council of the Ashe unit
this week to make some plans
for the coming year.
Mrs. Gertrude Vaught presi-
dent of the Ashe unit, announced
that plans were discussed toward
holding extension classes which
might give teachers credits on re-
viewing their certificates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
commissioners
Met On Monday

Members of the Ashe county
board of commissioners met on
Monday and took up a number Of
routine matters and claims.
At this time the welfare budget
was considered A petition for
a short section of a road in the
Horse Creek section was present
ed. The commissioners met with
the group in the county superin-
tende0t's office to consider an ag-
ricultural teacher.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Legion Have
Initiation Sat.

1t was announced this week
that the Ashe Post III, Amer
lean Legion would hold initiation
night on Saturday at 800 o'clock,
at the community building.
All eligible members that have
not joined are urged to become
members and be initiated at this
time. Following the initiation
service light refreshments will be
served.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Name Principals
For Two Schools

Reports from committees re-
veal that two more school prin-
cipals for Ashe county high
schools have been named. L. K.
Halsey was again named prin-
cipal at Virginia-Carolina and
James Miller at Elkland. No re-
port has been made from the
Fleetwood committee. yet.
Principals for the other six
high schools have previously been
elected and announced.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
DR.. ]. S. Caul
Hold Clinic

Dr. John S. Gaul will be at the
health department in the Ashe
Memorial hospital on Friday, May
Is, for a crippled children's elm
ic, it was announced here this
week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
REVIVAL is BEING
HELD AT SCOTTVILLE

A revival is now being held at
the Scottville Baptist church,
Rev. Paul Phipps, pastor, an
nounced. The pastor, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Paisley, is in charge of
the services.
Services are being held each
evening at 7:3O and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
Graduation And Educational
Progress Edition Is Published

school officials. as we'll as to bus.-
2ess houses in making the edition
possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

ing tuberculosis and cancer.
whose victims get monthly COM
pensation of $50; disability laws,
in which are Included blind and
paralysis victims, who derive q
monthly income of $4,000 during
period OF disability, regardless
of time. There is in effect also
an inheritance law by which the
family of deceased member is
entitled to receive benefits in
the amount of $4,000. These
benefits increase 10 per cent in
value each year. after. five years
Of membership have elapsed, un-
til the amount of $4,000 is
reached.
Besides the building that the
Grand Lodge of the Western
District constructed in the City
Of Havana last July, Lo2se Do
mingo Goicuria No. AZ, recently
inaugurated a new edifice in
Union de Reyes, province Of Ma
tanzas, town of 5000 pori,la-
ton, at a cost of 100000.
Orden Caballero de la Luz, In
corporated, also owns properties
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Officers Named
| By L aCOncha
Macy Vices Club

La Concha Navy Wives Club
|of America held it's semi-annual
election on Wednesday afternoon
lat the Poinciana Community Hall.
The new officers are:
President, Eloise Hinger; vice
president, Vera Wood; secretary,
Jayne Sears; treasurer, Gloria
LIGHT.
New committee chairmen were
selected from volunteers. They
ore:
Publicity, Jeanne Reynolds;
program, Margaret Malone; re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

lie OIuer CaDalleTO de Ia LUZ,
Incorporated, State of Florida,
was founded in the City Of Phila-
deiphia. State of Pennsylvania,
Z on the 9th day of May, 1873. Fol-
lowing this. lodges were founded
In Key West, Ibor City, and vari-
+ ous ones in Cuba. These lodges
fsinctioned secretly. because, due
to their Cuban origin, members
were prosecuted by the Spanish
government, which governed the
island of Cuba at the time. There
fore -the lodges of the order in
The United States, while attend
liz TO their fraternal matters,
also worked to attain freedom Of
their country.
It can be conveniently stated
Ia these lines that the Order
Gtballero de la Luz has now
changed into a real fraternal or
ganization. being composed of
male and female members of all
netionalities in Florida as we'll as
I'D Cuba, because their ideals are
htsed on the philosophic doc
trines of the great Cuban educa-
ton, Don Jose de la Luz Caballero,
whose name, inverted. they bear,
Itameiys Orden Caballero de la
ftiz.
IA vast increase in membership
d persons of Spanish nationality
! Il noticeable in Florida and Cuba.
They are among those displaying
Greater enthusiasm in working
fsr the enlargement of their or
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

The Order caballero de la Luz, !
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

Father George Joseph Camel
|lus found in a China port in the
18th century a flower which he
carried to the Queen of Spain.
Since then all such flowers have
been called camellias in his
honor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Apply TO " ed

An application for marriage
license was filed yesterday in the
office of County Judge Raymond
n. Lord by Henry r. Barr, 3d..
and Grace G.. Barr, Az, both Of
Marathon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

freshments, Eleanor Garrett and
Dorothy Bickel.
Tentative plans for future pro-
grams were discussed, and at $3.50
tea was served.
Two guests were present, Marie
Tierney and Ruth Marsden.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

in Camaguey, Nuevitas and Mi
mas, in the. province Of Cana
guey; Bayamo, in the province
OF Oriente;; Cienfuegos, in the
province of Santa Clara; Bejucal.
Santiago de las Vegas, San An
tonic de los Banos, Aguacate
q Santa Cruz del Norte, in the
province of Havana; and Arte-
inisa in the province of Pinar del
Rio. Holdings are also owned in
West Tampa. Ibor City and Key
West, Florida. The local lodge
building is located at Az Amelia
street.
On the 31st of March of this
year, the Order Caballero de la
Luz, Inc, excluding the three
Grand Lodges, had the following
assets to cover payments of their
benefit laws:
Cash deposits in banks:
The Chase National
Bank of Havana.
Cuba ---.----------------,--$106,9 21.69
Columbia Bank Of
Tampa ---.-----------.-s..---- 2,386.39
The Broadway Bank
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

Salesman: aThese shirts simply
laugh at the laundry"
Customer: Il know. I've had
some come back with their sides
split" D
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
announcement
OF Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester H. Tiff
of HOT Varela street, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Mildred Mae, to Everett Ray Ro-
sam, Of 623 Southland, street.
Miss Tiff is a graduate of the
Key West High School, class of
1947. Mr.. Rosam graduated from
the Key West High School in
in 1945.
Date of the marriage has not
been set.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

Read the Classified Ads in The
Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

Presently. the Order Caballero
De la Luz, Incorporated, includes
the following lodges: 1870 lodges
of Cabelleros de la Luz; 40 lodges
Of Sacradotisas del Hogan Ladies
Auxiliary; 80 lodges of Hijos de
las Luz stsriale junior members),
and 20 lodges fof Esperanzas del
Hogan female junior fnembers).
The aforementioned lodges are
located in Miami Tampa, West
Tampa, Key West, and in the en-
tire Republic of Cuba, from the
province of Pinar del Rio on the
West to the province of Oriente,
Gjl the. east.
from a beneficial standpoint,
the Order Caballero de la Luz,
Incorporated has its laws govern
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
MEETINGS
vFW Post 70 nlsst

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
1911, will meet 5 o'clock tonight
in their clubhouse, Second Street
and Flagler Avenue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
REALTY TRANSFERS

Hugh McRae and Co., Inc. to
A. c. Coley ct al, lots 9 and 10,
block 8, Castle Hayne.
A. c. Coley ct ux and c. H.
Moore ct ux to Fountain Oil COM
pany, lots 6, Z, 8, 9, and 10, block
8 Castle Hayne.
Norman E. Hudson, Jr., ct ux
to James W. Worley ct ux, lot
%, block is, Princess Place.
George Tiencken ct al to j. j.
Bowen, pit. lots 3, 4, and 2, block
277, city.
Thomas H. Wright ct ux to M.
L. Harris ct ux, lot 4, block 2,
Hanover Gardens.
Levi Mcmillan ct ux to Mrs.
Annie Hardwick, lots 7 and 8, and
ga, IA, and GA, Bellwood, Farms.
Thomas j. DeBerry to Ellsworth
N. Sharpless ct al, lot s., block
269, city.
James L. Barrett ct ux to Ed
ward Weaver ct ux, lot is, block
II, Princess Place.
Edward Weaver ct ux to K. E.
Cunning ct ux, lot 46, block II,
Princess Place.
W. l.. Gussom ct ux to Ralph
Herring ct ux, lot g., block 80,
Wilmington Beach.
B. E. Williams to Alonzo W.
Thayer ct ux, pit. lot 4 and 5, block
SOB, city.
D. C. Marshall ct al to w. S.
Register, pit. Of lot 2, block 80,
city.
E. N. Sharpless ct al to Thomas
]. DeBerry, lot S, block 269, city.
John T. Farley, Jr., ct ux to
Jack F. Canady, Wrightsville
Turnpike, adjacent Bryon and
Bonham. city.
Jack F. Canady to Mary Ella
Canady, Wrightsville Turnpike, ad-
jacent Bryon and Bonham, city.
J. R. Raynor ct Tx to R. F..
McLamb, pit. lot 5, block 279. city.
Mrs. Isla E. Hill to Heron Lee,
lot ia, Winter Park Gardens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Church DESTROYED

AMERICUs, Ca, April 14-U.p
Winds Of tornado force struck
Andersonville, IL miles north Of
here, tearing down the Methodist
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
MINISTER PAYS FINE
ON LOITERING COUNT;
PICKED UP IN RAID

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April
IA - up - The Rev. Theodore H.
FRANKIE, 48, president Of the Grand
Rapids Ministerial association,
pleaded guilty today to a charge
of being disorderly and Of lettering
at what police called a bawdy
house..
The clergyman, who resigned
his pulpit at St. Johns Evangeli-
cal church a short time after his
arrest Sunday morning, made no
statement either during his police
court trial Or as he paid a $25
fine.
The Rev. FRANKIE and seven
other persons were seized by po-
lice early Sunday during a raid
on the establishment which, po-
lice said, had been under s%urveil-
lance for some time.
Police Judge Edward G. Burle-
son told the minister during the
brief hearing, ut is unfortunate
that you happened to be there"
Police said evidence against
two women seized in the raid would
be presented late today or to1nor-
row. They were detained on open
charges.