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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
To Start Research For Turkish Tobacco In County
'TransOu Test Farm
Is Chosen; Plans
For Work Studied
Several Officials Visit Farm
To Discuss Possibilities
Of Development

The State Test Farm at Tran
sou has been selected for research
for Turkish tobacco for the vest
ern part of the State, it was learn
ed here this week.
This new department will be
operated in connection with the
experiments being carried on here
under the Extension Department,
of which John wilkins, agronom-
ist, is in charge. It was pointed
out that the selection of research
here was made because of the
progress made in this area in the
experiment.
In discussing the per acre av-
erage for all the counties, Will
kins said that the per-acre aver
age for all counties in 1916, based
on the nine acres contracted, came
to 1902 pounds. Multiplying this
yield by the price the farmer re-
ceived for his crop rs cents a
pound-the value per acre is
$901.5O.
"The 18 acres designated to be
planted in Western North Caro-
lima in 1947 have been taken by
farmers who made early re-
quests" wilkins said.
During the past week a num-
Der of officials have visited the
test farm at Transou, discussing
the various possibilities of the de-
velopment of projects underway
there. Among the visitors were
F. E. Miller, director of N. c. Test
Farms and Professor J. G. Pierce
who is in charge of beef cattle
and sheep research. DR.. Luther
Shaw, USDA, hurley tobacco sps.
cialist, of Waynesville, was also
here i99Ssstic --.t:cc,stst If TIE hurley
work.
c. L. McClaslan, of the Exten-
sion Service. visited the farm in
the interest of hay drying. There
is a possibility that some hay
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AACOmmunitV
Committeeman
Have Plans Now
Farmers Urged To Contact
Them And Sign For 1947
Improved Practices

It was announced this week
that the AAA community COM
mitteemen now have farm plans
and all farmers are urged to see
them and sign for practices for
the 1947 program.
The county's program for the
year calls for $lO0,338.0O for i'm
proved farm practices, but in or
der to get this plans must be made
by the farmers and must be COM
pleted before March 8.
The ten practices for improved
farming decided on for Ashe
county include lining material,
phosphate. potash, winter cover
crops, small grains, permanent
pastures, moving pastures. cOn-
tour strip cropping; forest plant
ing and hay crops More details
of the program are announced on
page two of this paper today.
1t was learned that plans are
now being worked out where
farmers might secure additional
seed under the program. These
plans will be announced when
they are approved.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
PTA To Sponsor
Card Party Here
Will Be Held March 10: A
Number Of Prizes To Be
Offered, Public Invited

The Parent-Teachers Associar
ton is now making plans to Sp0n-
sor a benefit card party at the
community building March 10,
the proceeds of which will go
to the association. Rock, bridge
and gin rummy will be played
and tickets will be sold in ad-
vance, Mrs. Dean Mcmillan an
nOunced this week.
West Jefferson merchants have
given prizes to be used for the
benefit. Some Of the gifts do
mated are: an all wool Chatham
Woolshire blanket. Belk'S Dept.
Store; electric heating pad, Fire
stone store, electric iron, w J,
Parts Co.; picnic ham. Ashe Gro
Gerry company; 100 gem everbearo
ing strawberry plants, Mrs. jim
Gambiil; a wash and grease job,
to be given by the TeXaco service
station, c. and H. service sta
ton, and C. F. P. Chevrolet COM
pany; Dr.. Peppers. Dr. Pepper
BOttling company
Three bottles Of furniture pol
ish, Coward Oil company; three
cans of car polish, c. A. Segraves;
a homemade cake, Mrs. John
wilkins; homemade minis. Mrs
f. c. Ray. Prizes will also be
given by Duncan Motor company
and Ashe Motor company
The party will begin at 7:30
o'clock.
Special committees have been
named by Mrs. Dean Mcmillan
and will be announced later.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
FuIcher Named
Assistant Farm
Agent InCounty
Will Meet With III Clubs Of
County Beginning Friday; ,
Schedule Is Given

o. M. Fulcher, of LeakSville,
has accepted the position as as
siStant county agent here this
week and starts work tomorrow,
H. D. Quessenberrv announced
Fulcher, a graduate of State Col
lege, has been doing dairy work
before coming here. Those in
charge of the program pointed
out that they were happy to have
him in the work here, for which
he is well qualified. He will
spend much of his time with the
All clubs.
A series of meetings for theS"
clubs has been planned begin
ming Friday. In addition to a
short business session. special
pictures will be shown to the
members.
Tbs schedule is as follows:
Friday. February q, Rock
Creek, $50 a. m: RjvervjeW, HOO
a. m.
Monday, February q. Healing
Springs, 900 a. M; Grassy Creek
100 a. m.
Tuesday, February 25, Ma
thans Greek 9:15 a. m; Glendale
Springs. HOO a. m.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
Rites Held For
Mrs. Goodman, SO

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary
Ann Goodman, 88, was held Sun
day at the Liberty Hill church.
Burial was in the church ceme-
terry with Rev. Conley Burkett
officiating.
Mrs. Goodman, the wife of the
late Lee Goodman, succumbed at
the Ashe Memorial hospital last
Friday. She had been making
her home with W. C. Long at
Glendale Springs and had been
in i'll health for several years.
She is survived by a half-sis-
ter, Mrs. John Reeves, of Ma
than's Creek and her nephew, w.
G. Long.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
Make Plans For
Annual Red Cross
Fund Drive Here
March Is Officially Desig-
mated AS Red Cross Month;
Quessenberry Chmn.

At meeting of officers and
others interested in the Red
Cross Fund Raising Drive initial
plans were discussed and it was
announced that the county's
quota would be S223O. H. D. Cues
senberry is county chairman of
the drive and he will be assisted
by Sharpe S. Shoemaker and
others, to be announced next
week.
Mrs. w. G. Vannoy, chapter
chairman of Ashe County Red
Cross unit announced that plans
would be made to complete the
drive as early as possible. Ad-
vance gifts will be sought and
special appeal letters will 60 out
to a large number. Special COM
munity workers are to be named
and they will also be announced
next week.
Attention is called to the fact
that IS per cent of the funds
raised remain in the local chap
ter to take care Of the necessary
work here The remainder goes
into the national headquarters
fund.
Because of the many calls on
the Red Cross in disaster work.
home service and for men still
in service. l believe we will have
no trouble in raising our quota, .
one official said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
County Teachers
Will Meet Next
Wed. Afternoon
Officers To Be Named And
Other Important Matters
To Be Taken Up

Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, presi-
dent of the Ashe county unit of
NCEA, announced this week that
an important countrywide meet
ing Of teachers would be held at
the courthouse next Wednesday
afternoon, February &c, when
officers will be named and other
matters of vital interest taken up.
Mrs. Vaught said that amend
ments to the State constitution
would be voted on and delegates
to the State convention to be held
in Asheville March 27, % and %
would be chosen.
The meeting will open at 1870
o'clock and all teachers are urg-
ed to attend
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
Clothing Drive
Is Now Underway
In W. Jefferson

In an effort to do its share in
bringing relief to the war strick-
en- areas of Europe and Asia, West
Jefferson is being called upon to
contribute to the clothing drive
which is being sponsored by the
three churches here, it was an
nounced this week.
A meeting was held at the West
Jefferson Presbyterian church
Friday night to discuss plans for
the drive, at which time it was
decided to have meetings of the
different groups to decide on COL
lection points.
On Sunday night, the West JEFF
ferson Methodist church will hold
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
Many AT Hearing
On COOPERATIVE
Levy Proposal
Anti-FireWOrks Measure Is
Passed By North Caro-
lima Senate
BY Staff Writer

Enthusiastically With the
exception of senate passage of a
rigid anti-fireworks bill, the leg
lslature worked principally in
committees the first of the week
and made what its leaders consid-
cred good Roadway.
Hearings were concluded on a
highly controversial wildlife bill,
which would separate the division
of game and inland fisheries from
the department of conservation
and development. The house
committee planned to vote on the
measure tomorrow; the senate
committee, later.
COoperativeS Tax
Proposed levy of income and
~ -nchise taxes on farmers CO.
operatives Monday occasioned the
largest public hearing in North
Cardinals legislative annals.
Over 5000 proponents and op-
ponents of a proposed amendment
to the revenue bill, which would
tax co-operatives the same as pri-
vate enterprises, attended the
hearing before the House Finance
Committee in Memorial Audito-
rum.
Chairman Kerr Craige Ram
sey, Representative from Rowan,
allotted each side one hour.
Willard L. Dowell, executive
secretary of the North Carolina
Merchants AS ,ociation, supported
the bill which, he said,, was aim
ed at giant money-making CO.
operatives who're doing big bus
mess and are able amply to pay
taxes"
He quoted Representative Hen
ry G. Fisher of Buncombe'S esti-
mate which placed co-operatives'
business between $50,000,0O0 and
$75,000,000 annually. "By 1850,
co-operatives will capture at least
$100,000,000 of North Cardinals
business volume" Fisher spon-
sored the bill.
Safer Driving Sought
House judiciary one directed
Chairman Frank Taylor Of Wayne
~ name a subcommittee to re-
wise, if it considers it necessary,
measure to cause proof of finan-
cial responsibility by motor We
hicle drivers involved in acct
dents Proponents at lengthy
hearing said the bills enactment
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Want To Finish
USO Fund Drive

Lowell Smithey said this
week that he was anxious to
complete the USO fund drive
and wanted to ask all of those
who have not sent in their
contributions to do SO, now.
"The county has a quota of
81, 100000 and less than half of
it has been raised. Some pet
pie have been generous, but
many have yet given nothing"
he said.
Chairman Smithey said he
wanted to complete this drive
before the Red Cross drive
opens.
Lets not let Ashe county
get black eye because we do
not raise our quota, when with
little more cooperation, it
can be DONE" he concluded.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
John A. Parsons
Dies In Hospital

Funeral service for John A.
Parsons. II, of Warrensville. will
be held today at HOO o'clock at
the Warrensville M e h odist
church. Interment will be in the
WEIGH cemetery.
Mr.. Parsons died Tuesday even
ing at the Baptist hospital, Win
ston-Salem, after lingering i'll
ness.
Survivors include his wife and
six children, Mrs. Bernice Elliott,
Conley Parsons. Mrs. Edith Rotten,
Mrs. Grace Turner, Mrs. Hazel
Stanley and Jones Parsons.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
Francis To Speak
To Rotary Club

AaRaymond Francis will be guest
Eeaker at the meeting of the
,Jeffersons Rotary club tonight.
Earl Davidson will be in charge
of the program.
At the meeting last Thursday,
Rev Hoyt Wood entertained the
club with an oral and written
QUESTIONABLE. Prizes were award
ed in each group, the jack pot
question being won by Ira T.
Johnston.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
HEALTH DEPT. WILL
HAVE CLINIC THURS

The regular clinic Of the Health
department, which is usually held
on Friday, will be held on Thurs
day this week. health department
officials announced.
The reason for postponing this
clinic is that officials will attend
a meeting in Asheville, Friday.
All those who plan to attend
the clinic will please come on
Thursday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

agricultural teacher prior to
March l. 1t was explained that
if they were to receive tuition
and subsistence allowance pay
ments under the veterans admin
istration training program, they
must be enrolled by that time.
Veterans who do not enroll by
that time, will not be allowed to
enroll until 1913, Mr.. TAFT stat
ed. as new procedures require
that men can enroll in January
and February of each year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
HOuck Guest At
Guernsey Meet

George Edwin Houck, winner
of the All guernsey project in
the county last year was a special
guest Of the banquet meeting of
N. c. Guernsey Breeders Associa-
ton in Winston Salem, last
Thursday. He was accompanied
by H. D. Quessenberry, county
agent.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Southern Presbyterions
To Study Proposed Merqer

MONTREAL, N. c., May "a A'9.-
Faced with probable action on b
number of issues, Presbyterians from
all parts of the South will gather at
this mountain retreat Thursday for
the opening of their church's week
long general assembly.
Centering interest of not only
Presbyterians but of Protestants
throughout the Nation will be the
church's action on the knotty ques-
ton of reunion with Northern Pres
byterians, step PROPOSED repeatedly
during recent years to end schism
which started with the Civil War.
Although the assemblys Commit
tee on Cooperation and Union,
which has drawn up plan of union,
has recommended that action on the
proposal be postponed until Pres
byteries have studied it, the issue
may be forced to head through
overtures from various Presbyteries
and synods, lesser units In the
church's government.
The Missouri Presbytery is on rec
ord as favoring mo deplay in COM
pleting Presbyterian reunion" while
two Presbyteries, the Savannah and
the Holston, representing some
church members in Georgia, North
Carolina and Tennessee, have for
warded requests that the assembly
stop efforts looking toward union. +"
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Bullet in Porch Gives
Only Clue in Staying
OF Wealthy 0hioan
By the As.eeiated Press

Dayton, Ohio, May PA wealthy
businessman was shot to death In
gangland style today and the only
clue tonight was a As caliber bullet,
found embedded in the front porch
of his home.
Friends and business associates
were unable to advance q possible
motive for the Staying of George K.
Zavakos, SO, who with his family
owned three bowling alleys, two res
taurants, a candy store and extern
sive real estate.
Mr.. Zavakos, prominent in Greek
American circles, died with a scream
at 1912 am, as an automobile skid
ded to stop beside his own car.
One bullet penetrated his neck,
another entered his chest near the
heart. Mr.. zavakos staggered from
his car and lay moaning IN the
street until F. L.~Hussey, a neighbor
reached his side,
Then, ''he apparently died as !
stood beside him." said Mr.. Hussey
who had first called police after
hearing the screams and shots. Mr..
zavakos was unable to say anything
that would indicate the identity of
his aSsassins.
How many men were in the
strange automobile was not known
I. H. Goodman, who lived in the ad-
jacent house, said he saw the mys-
terious car and 'the flash of shots. II
Police discounted robbery as q
motive after they found $1,100 in
cash on Mr. zavakos' body.
The zavakos family operated the
Varsity Bowl, Dayton Recreation
and Royal bowling alleys and the
College Inn and Adams House res
taurants.
The College Inn is managed by a
son, Harry, a former University of
Dayton football star. Another son,
Frank, was killed while flying with
the Royal Air Force in World
War II.
Pending against Mr.. Zavakos was
a $21 800 suit, filed by Charles Kan
ney, a former son-in-law. Mr.. Kan
ney sought to recover the amount on
the ground it was due him under a
bonus agreement by which he man
aged one of the Zayakos' bowling
alleyS,
Evening star., 1947-05-25
AFL Unit Sues for $1,000
From Old Bank Account

Damages totaling $1,000 were
asked in a suit filed yesterday in
District Court by the Building
Trades Department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor against the
Mount Vernon Mortgage Corp, the
International Association of Ma
chinists and three individuals.
The suit involves the remainder
of a checking account which the
AFL department had in the old
Mount Vernon Savings Bank after
it closed in 1888. The balance of the
account, $18,746, was converted into
Mount Vernon Mortgage Corp. stock,
according to the suit. Later, the
suit says, this stock was sold to the
corporation at 40 cents on the dol
lar, or $11 900 less than its value.
The machinists association was
named as the principal stockholder
in the old Mount Vernon Savings
Bank. The individuals named were
Robert T. Highfleld, Flavelle C. Koss
and Harold Sothoron, all listed as
officers of the mortgage corporation.
The suit was brought by Michael
J. McDonough and William c.
O'Neill, trustees of the AFL depart
ment.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
First Winners in Photo Contest
To Be Published Next Sunday

The first OF the weekly prize win
ming pictures have been selected in
the Amateur Snapshot Contest
sponsored by The Star and will be
published in The Pictorial Maga-
zine next Sunday.
One OF these pictures-best sub
mitted up to the time Of judging will
win its sponsor a S. prize. Three
others considered of special merit
will net the persons who took them
50 each.
Selections viii be published each
Sunday in the Pictorial Magazine
until August a.. The final picture
deadline is noon Of August is.
At the last count, 364, photographs
has been entered in the contest,
which gives camera enthusiasts OF
Washington and vicinity an oppor-
tunity to share In more than SIC, 900
in cash prizes. This total Is more
than double the number Of entries
received during the same period in
1912, the last year the contest was
held before being suspended because
of wartime shortages.
At the close of the contest in
August, winners will be chosen in
each OF the four classes and each
will receive a SIS prize. These four
winning snapshots will be entered
in a national contest to compete
for a grand prize Of 1880. There
Evening star., 1947-05-25

also will be three prizes Of $500
each, four of $3.50 each and four of
500 each. In addition. there will
be 10 special merit awards Of $50
each and "a honorable mention
awards of $25 each.
Pictures should be entered in one
OF four classifications: Scenes and
Still Life" Babies and Children, y
Animal Life" and Young People
and Adults" Ats present, entries
in the scenics ana children classes
are running far ahead of the
others.
The contest Is open to all anna
teurs living in the Washington re-
tail trading area. Any photo taken
since January /, 1947, Is eligible, and
there is no limit on the number of
photos one person may submit.
Pictures viii be judged for ap-
peal and general interest rather
than for mere technical excellence.
Entries should be mailed to the
Amateur Snapshot Contest Editor,
The Evening Star. Washington 4,
d. C. Entrants must print clearly,
in ink, on the back of each picture
their name and address. the classi-
fication In which it is entered, and
the title, II any. Copies Of the con-
test rules are available at the busi-
ness counter on the first floor of
The Star Building.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Ceremonies Are Held
At Nuns Monument

Representatives from many of the
city's religious and patriotic groups
gathered at the Nuns Battlefield
Monument, Seventeenth street and
Rhode Island avenue NV, late yes
terday afternoon for a wreath-lay-
ing ceremony honoring the nuns
who served as nurses during the
Civil War.
Officiating at the annual cere-
mony was the Rev. John B. Argaut,
assistant pastor of st. Matthews
Cathedral. Among the organiza-
tions participating were the Cath
olic War Veterans, the Catholic
War Veterans Auxiliary, the Irish
War Veterans; the Irish War Vet
erans' Auxiliary and the Catholic
Benevolent Legion of America, in
cluding delegation from the le-
gion's New York City chapter.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Barrett DiscIoses Sinus
Caused disqualification

An attack of sinus trouble has
kept Chief of Detectives Robert j
Barrett in Providence Hospital the
last few days, he told a Star re-
porter last night.
Clearing the mystery from his
admission to the hospital last Tues
day, Inspector Barrett said he ex-
pected to return to duty about a
week from tomorrow.
1.-The trouble began last week end
when they turned on the air con-
ditioning at Municipal Center" he
explained. Sunday I had a severe
cold and the doctor prescribed peni-
cillin."
When his temperature rose to 102
degrees, he thought it advisable to
go to the hospital for treatment,
including the penicillin injections,
Mr.. Barrett said.
Commenting on recent reports
that he was being considered for
superintendent of police in the event
ailing Maj. Harvey G. Callahan re-
tired, Inspector Barrett said:
I'm not particularly interested
in the job and don't understand
what all the furore Is about. My best
year on the force was spent with
Maj. Callahan and I'll be very
happy to see him come back"
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Maryland U. Tefropin Returned
By Hopkins as 3-Duy'W Ends

In exchange the Maryland stu.
dents freed three Hopkins hostages
They were unhurt but sportec
shaved heads as result of theil
capture during the raid on the
University OF Maryland Thursday
night in which the terTapin was kid
naped.
Terming the incident closed, DR.
H. C. Byrd, president of the Uni
versity of Maryland, smilingly re-
marked:
They do this every year"
The lacrosse game was devoid OF
incidents, probably because of ths
presence of q sizeable force OF
Maryland State and Prince Georges
County police.
"Testudo" failed to exert his Gus
tomary jinx over University OF
Maryland opponents and Johns
Hopkins won, Is to 6.
The only damage suffered by the
mascot was challenging "H"-for
Hopkins-emblazoned on his back
In addition, the outer rim of his
shell was decorated with the Balti-
more university's official colors, blue
and white.
Approximately 200 Baltimore po-
licemen were needed to quell the
struggle between the Maryland in
vasion force and the Hopkins de-
tenders
Fire hoses spouted water at the
warriors from College Park at the
entrances to the Hopkins main DOR
mitory. When they passed this bar
rier, barbed wire ENHANCEMENT
barred their way to a vulnerable
court yard.
Undaunted, the Marylanders fought
their way inside the U-shaped build
fng but met new obstacle. They
found themselves slitfering and slip
ping all over the place. The Hop
kins defenders had covered the floor
with water and soap chips.
Fists few and sticks, stones and q
variety of missiles filled the mir
Startling residents In nearby apart
ments were drawn to their windows
by the din.
Police finally got the melee under
control and Jailed II students,
from College Park and 3 from Hop
kins. However, Baltimore magis-
trate dropped disorderly conduct
charges against them in time for
them to attend the lacrosse game.
The terrapin, incidentally, was not
hidden in the Johns Hopkins dromi-
tory but was buried somewhere out
side, Hopkins students revealed after
it was all over.