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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Poppy Day Sale
Totals Sl6O.OC
Contributions To Aid Disabled
Veterans And Families
Of The Dead

The annual observance of Pop
py Day, sponsored by the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, which was
held last Saturday, was the most
successful ever held here, with
the total estimated contributions
reaching $4,000, Mrs. Elizabeth
V. Miller, Poppy chairman, an
nounced.
The auxiliary, aided by the
girl scouts and other interested
parties, were on the streets early
Saturday morning distributing
the popries and receiving the
contributions.
The contributions made are for
the welfare of the disabled vet
Grams, their families and the fam
lies of the dead. Poppies are
sold in honor of World Wars l
and II dead. The peoples were
made by the disabled veterans at
Oteen hospital.
Mrs. Miller said that she wish
ed to express her thanks to the
girl scouts for their aid IN help
ing to make the sale success.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Aldermen Cut
Figures Forty
Per Cent Tues.
Tax Rate May Be Fixed At
Around $1.OO. Current
Rate Is $1.75
TO MEET TUESDAY

The revaluatiOn of real estate
in the town of West Jefferson
has been completed and the
board of aldermen and the board
of revaluation will hold special
session next Tuesday night in
the town hall to hear any COM
plants from taxpayers, Ralph
Campbell, town clerk and man
ager, announced yesterday.
The towns total valuation, as
worked out by the revaluation
committee, amounts to 5000, 849,
with real estate being $2,743,705
and personal property $277,144.
Members Of the board of alder
men went over the new figures
carefully Tuesday night and de-
clded to cut this amount 40 per
cent. They also estimated that
they could fix the tax rate for
the next fiscal year, starting
July l, at around $1.00, provided
1t is not necessary to make too
many adjustments in the valua-
ton figures. The present rate is
SITS.
The aldermen highly praised
the work of the revaluation COM
mittee and said they felt the
committee had treated every cit
izen fairly and equally. This
committee was composed Of Dean
Mcmillan, Ed Osborne and Wal
ter Tucker. They completed their
work about two weeks ago and
since then the figures have been
checked and tabulated.
This special town revaluation
was done in compliance with an
act passed during the last gen
eral assembly by Representative
J. O. Blevins, and at the request
of citizens here.
Before the revaluatiOn could
be done, another survey Of the
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Sheep sl1earing
Finals Are TODAY
l.. |. Case To Be In Charge
AT Upper Mountain
Jest Farm

L. I. Case, of the Extension
service Of State College, will be
in charge Of the Al sheep shear
ing contest to be held at the Up
per Mountain test farm neac
Laurel Springs this morning be-
ginning at nine O'Clock.
The two winners of the con.
test Will receive a free trip to
the International Livestock Ex-
position next December in Chi
CagO.
In addition to the contest, E
A. Warner, of the Sunbeam Cor
poratjon, of Chicago, will demon
strate proper methods of sheep
shearing and the use of the shear
master. The public is cordially
invited to attend both the con-
test and demonstration.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Club Launches A
Drive To Boost
Fish Population
Ashe Fish And Game Club
Held Meeting Here On
Monday Night

With the view of increasing
the fish population in the New
River in this county, the Ashe
Fish and Game club is attempt
ing to get fish LADDERS construct
ed at the dam near Mouth of Will
son, Va, it was reported at a fish
fry here at the City cafe Monday
night.
An appeal was made to Repre-
sentative Doughton and letter
from him was read to the club.
He stated that he was taking
the matter up with Virginia au-
thorities.
! Members of the club explain
that without LADDERS it is impos-
sible for fish to get back over
the dam and up into Ashe county
to spawn.
Approximately so persons at
tended the fish fry and enjoyed
war movie, appointment in
Tokyo presented by Sergeants
Triplett and DeLuce, army re-
CRITTERS.
Jim Hare was in charge of the
program and Harvey Payne pre-
sided.
Secretary George Shepherd, Of
Laurel Springs, announced that
the clubs Is applications for bass
to be put in various streams in
the county had been approved
and that shipment was anticipate
ed in the near future.
The club has over 100 mem
bers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Stop Light Here
Is Shot Out And
Crippled Tuesday

Some one shot and crippled
the stop light here Tuesday IN
front Of the First National Bank
and town authorities are now
trying to locate and apprehend
the victim.
Persons in the downtown sec
ton said they heard rifle shots
about 1890 o'clock Tuesday
night.
This served to emphasize the
need for a town officer to be on
duty most of the time. 1t is point
out that the Sheriff and his as
sistants aid with the work here.
The condition of Officer Char
lie Mcmillan has improved and
he is now able to be out again.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Revival Begins
Here On Sunday
Rev. Charles P. BOwles. Of
StateSville, To Assist Pastor
HOyt Wood

Rev, Charles P. Bowles. pas
tor of the Broadstreet Methodist
church, of Statesville, will be
the guest minister at the revival
beginning Sunday evening at the
west Jefferson Methodist church.
Rev. Mr. BoWles, outstanding
minister Of the Western North
Carolina Methodist conference
and pastor of one of the larger
churches Of the conference, will
assist the pastor, Rev. Hoyt Wood,
1t was announced.
Services will be held twice
daily, the morning ser ices be-
ing held at $50 a. m. and the
evening services at 7:45 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Wilkes Man Shot At
Jumping Off Place
Tuesday Afternoon
Everett Shepherd Seriously
Wounded. Wyatt Man Is
Rn;~~ "old

Everett Shepherd, youn G
Wilkes county man, was shot and
seriously injured late Tuesday af-
,ternoOn at a store on the noun
tain crest at the Jumping Off
Place, Ele sheriff Of Wilkes coun-
ty told a Post reporter over the
phone yesterday.
1t was reported here yesterday
morning that two men were kill
ed in shooting affray at the
Jumping Off Place, but the
Wilkes sheriff said this was a
mistake.
Deputy P. E. Dancy, he said, in
vestigated the shooting.
A Wyatt man, whose first name
the Wilkes sheriff had not learn
ed, was alleged to have shot
Shepherd with a 80 calibre Smith
and Western pistol. The bullet
ranged in the shoulder. Shop
herd is now in the Wilkes hos
pital. He and Wyatt both live
at Reddies River.
The Wilkes sheriff said the two
men and some others were work
ing at Ambrose Shepherds saw
mill and that when they finish
ed with their work late Tuesday
afternoon they went by the store
at the Jumping Off Place.
The investigation disclosed that
both of them had been drinking
and got into an argument.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Elkland Have
Box Supper 3lst,
Weston To Play

A box supper will be held at
the ElkIand high school gym
nasium on Saturday night, May
81, at 800 p. m, it was announced
lere this week.
Music will be furnished by
Paul Weston and his Hammond
electric organ. There will also
be cake walks, pretty girl and
ugly man contests, and a cake
guessing contest.
The proceeds will 60 toward
the purchase of a school bus, it
was stated, and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Need for the bus is regarded
as being urgent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Scouts Made A
Fine Record AT
Big Camporee

Ashe county's Boy Scouts made
splendid record at the Ole
Hickory council camporee held
in Watauga county last Saturday
and Sunday, Gale Mcmillan, dis
trict chairman, reported.
Announcement Of the council
camporee winners was not avail
able in time for publication.
The two Jefferson patrols that
won in the recent county camp
Gree attended. They were &C.
companied by Larry Coward, dis
trict commissioner and Willard
GRAPHICAL, leader.
A total of $50 attended the
council camporee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Hight Succunnbs
At Tenn. Home

Funeral service for Gordon
Hight, 10. was held at his home
in Shouns, Tenn, last Thursday
afternoon at three o'clock. Buria-
was in the family cemetery with
the Rev. Ray Jones officiating.
Mr.. Hight, the son of the late
Minerva Davis and Lafayette
Hight, succumbed at his home a.
Shouns, on May 10. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Els
Hight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
DIR. Foreman To
Be Heard Sun.

DR.. A. D. Foreman, Jr., will
speak Sunday on the Baptist
hour on the subject, The God
of All Comfort DR.. Foreman,
a native Of Houston and grad
uate Of the Southwestern Sem
mary at Fort Worth, is a pastor
Of the First Baptist church Of
Amarillo, Texas.
He will be heard of stations
WING, WSOC, WPTF and WSJS
at $50 est
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
REVIVAL UNDERWAY
AT GREENWOOD CHURCH

Rev. NJ. L. Chappell, Of Tyner,
is now conducting revival at
the Greenwood Methodist church.
Services are being held each
morning at eleven o'clock and
each night at 1880 o'clock, Rev.
W. c. Eastridge, pastor, announc-
ed.
The revival began last Sunday
and will continue through June
/. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
NJ e mortal Day
Program Will
Be Given Sunday
Service Honoring All War
Dead Starts , O'clock.
Public Invited

Tribute will be paid to the
honored dead of all wars at a
Memorial Day and l Am an
American Day service to be held
in the courthouse Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
The service will be sponsored
by the Ashe post of the Ameri-
can Legion and Auxiliary and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The public is cordially invited
to attend
Special music for the occasion
will be rendered by the West
Jefferson high school band, under
the direction of Mrs. Lorene
Perkins Dickson.
A prominent out of county
speaker will deliver the prin-
cipal address.
Ira T. Johnston will preside
and other special features will
be included on the program.
Members of the sponsoring or
CARNATIONS are urged to attend
and to be at the courthouse a
few minutes before three o'clock
Sunday.
The committee on arrangements
for the service is composed of
John Hardin, l.. B. Tyson. Mrs.
w. B. Austin. Rev. Hoyt Wood,
Sam Davis, P. G. Wright and L.
P. Coward.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
ELDER c. r. DANCY
WILL HOLD SERVICES

The regular monthly service
will be held at the South Fork
Primitive Baptist church next
Saturday at three o'clock at
which time Elder c. R. Dancy,
of Marion, Va, will preach, it
was announced this week.
Service will also be helo on
Sunday at eleven o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Three Aslle Boys
To Enter Stock
Show Tomorrow

Three Ashe county All club
members will enter the live
stock show in Statesville to-
morrow, H. D. Quessenberry,
farm agent, announces.
These are Perry Goss, son of
Mrs. c. L. Goss, of Lansing;
Jimmie Sutherland, son of Fred
Sutherland, of Sutherland; and
Lee Mcmillan, son of the Post
master at Crumpler.
Assistant Agent Ophus Fulcher
will aid the boys in taking their
entries to Statesville today.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
EXPECT LARGE CROWD
AT FIDDLERS' MEETING

"A large crowd is expected to
attend the old-fashioned fiddlers'
convention to be held in the
Leasing high school gymnasium
on Saturday night, May 81, start
ing at 8 o'clock.
A number Of prizes are being
offered to individual players and
bands.
The program is being sponsor
I'd by the Lansing post of the
American Legion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22

The Scottville-Dog Creek game
was rained out and Laurel
Springs Sunday defeated Dos
Creek 80 to 10.
The league standing is as fol-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-22
Team

WEEK END SCHEDULE
Saturday, May "a
Lansing at Helton
Dog Creek at West Jefferson
Scottville at Laurel Springs
Sunday, May 25
Helton at Dog Greek
West Jefferson at Scottville
Laurel Springs at Lansing
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Montgomery Passes
Ordinance Regulating
0pen-Air Theaters

An ordinance regulating the op-
Grafton Of open-air theaters in
Montgomery County today had the
approval of the county commission
ers and will become effective jan
uary. 10.
The ordinance was presented to
the board yesterday by James r.
Miller, attorney for a group Of
property owners on the Rockville
pike who oppose a proposal by
Sidney Lust, owner Of a chain Of
theaters In the Washington area,
to build a drive-in theater on or
near the Congressional Airport,
Rockville.
1t was adopted after approximate
ly Is persons, including Mayor G.
Lamar Kelly Of Rockville, and
Juvenile Court Judge Alfred D
Noyes appeared before the commits
sioners to voice opposition to the
project. Mr.. Lust has not yet ap.
piled for a permit from the board.
The ordinance fixes $1,000 an
nual license fee and provides, among
other things, that an open-air the
ater must have at least a 1,50O-foot
frontage along a public highway
that no motion pictures shall be
shown after II pm, that no automo-
biles or persons shall be allowed on
the premises after 11:30 pm, except
theater employees; that no permit
shall be issued If the commissioners
find there is a traffic hazard, and
that no sounds resulting from the
operation of the theater may be
heard beyond the theater property
Violators are subject to a maximum
fine Of s100 for each offense.
Others opposing the project In
cluded Mrs. Thomas Bartram, rep
resenting the County League OF
Women Voters, and her husband
who is president of the Luxmanor
Citizens Association.
A request by Alger Y. Barbee,
Rockville attorney, that the board
amend an ordinance regulating the
raising of pigeons in the suburban
area to prohibit anyone from keep
ing them within 100 feet of neigh
boring dwelling was taken under
advisement.
In other business, the board ap-
proved the Police Trial Board rec
ommendation for the retirement OF
Detective Capt. Theodore F. Vollten
on grounds of disability. The retire.
ment was made effective December
|. Capt. Vollten will receive $4,000
year~~half his present salary.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
|Dirksen Awaits D. {.
Statements on Schools
Involved in Transfer

| Chairman Dirksen Of the House
District Committee today was
awaiting immediate and detailed
statements from city officials on the
situation at three colored schools
being boycotted and picketed by
parents.
He issued call for official infor-
nation on this last night at the re-
quest Of Edgar q. Brown, director
OF the National Negro Council.
Until he received such informa-
ton, Mr.. Dirksen said, he will be
in no sposition to take any action.
Therefore, he deferred action on
proposals urged by Mr.. Brown for a
congressional investigation of the
school system.
/ Data Asked Of d. c. Heads.
The colored leader also urged ac-
tion to implement the recommends
tions Of the Presidents Committee
on Civil Rights and to put an end
to the traditional dual school sys-
tenn here.
Chairman Dirksen sent requests
for information to the District Com
missioners, the president Of the
Board of Education and to School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning.
He asked for immediate reports
on all the facts relating to the
parent-sponsored student strike at
Browne Junior High and the Blow
and Webb Schools, which were trans
ferred to the colored pupils for use
as annexes to Browne.
Schools Almost Empty.
Parents continued to keep their
children out of the three schools
today and the buildings were almost
empty for the sixth straight school
day.
Mr.. Brown said that Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the
Board OF Education, had agreed to
appear at another mass meeting of
the striking parents at pm. to-
morrow at the Jones Memorial
Church, Forty-fourth street and
Benning road NE.
The National Negro Council, in
light OF Mr.. Dirksen's request for
detailed reports from city officials,
has withdrawn Its call for a ref
erendum and petition for a city-wide
strike In the colored schools, Mr..
Brown added. He said he planned
to present a full case" to Mr.. Dirk
sen Saturday and would be accom-
panied by number of the parents
involved in the boycott.
Hits Operation Outside Law"
Mr.. Brown, representing a number
OF colored civic and church groups,
protested that the District school
authorities, in maintaining a dual
school system, are operating "out-
Evening star., 1947-12-10
A 1.-THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c.
WEDNESDAY, 10,
Mass Burial SET Today.
And Tomorrow for
War Dead in Arlington

Mass@burials for World War II
dead returned from overseas were
scheduled today and tomorrow at
Arlington National Cemetery, Brig.
Gen. Hobart r. Gay, commanding
the Military District of Washing
ton, announced.
Fourteen were included in the
services today. Rites Tor an addi-
tional IL will be held at 2 pm. to-
morrow. Nine had next Of kin in
the District area.
Full military honors will be ac-
corded the returned dead. The
Army Band was to furnish music at
the services today and the Marine
Band at the rites tomorrow.
Burials Are Listed.
The grave sites are just inside the
east wall Of the cemetery between
Treasury and Mcclellan gates on
Arlington Ridge road.
Those to be buried today and
their next of kin follow:
Pvt. Neill G. Aiken-Mrs. Lois M.
Aiken, Georgetown, Mass; S/Sergt.
Howard L. Alloway, jr-Harold L..
Alloway, sr., Newark, N. j.; 1st
1t. Stanley A. Ball-Mrs. Julia C.
Ball (wife), 1923 P street Sc; Sergt.
John T. Blacknall-Mrs. Margaret
B. Azar, East Hampton, Conn; !;
Capt. Archibald B. Cameron-Mrs.
Archibald Cameron, Crawford, N. j.;
1st 1t. Dabney M. Cruickshank-
Mrs. Dabney Cruickshank Cmother)
304 Fairfax street, Alexandria; Pfc.
Maurice r. DeakinS-Maurice M.
Deakins, 1907 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc; Pvt. Robert L. Dittmar-
Lothar F.. Dittmar, Fairfield, Conn. !;
Pfc. Joseph E. Douglas-Mrs. Mary
E. Winter (mother), 1896 Ninth
street south, Arlington; Pfc. Thomas
F. Dwyer-Mrs. Gertrude C. Dwyer
(mother), Manchester, N. H.; Pvt.
Robert j. Figg-Mrs. Churchill L.
Figg, 1908 Edgemont avenue, Balti-
more; Pfc. Francis w. Fullam-
Dorothy L. Fullam (sister), Roches-
ter, N. Y; Pfc. Cooper C. Lightbown
Mrs. Mary Fay Lightbown (wife),
4703 Dover road; Pfc. Dean w.
sword-Rachel B. Sword (wife),
Portsmouth, Va.
Burials Tomorrow.
Those to be buried tomorrow,
with their next of kin are: Pfc.
Victor D. Banham-Mrs. Jean c.
Banham (mother), Tulsa, Okla;
I'd 1t. Thomas e. Biddle, jr.-
Mrs. Jean c. Biddle (wife), Detroit,
Mich; Pic. Millard L. Carr-Alfred
M. Carr, Bristol, COL; I'd 1t. Paul
E. Craig, tr.-Paul E. Craig, La
Grange, ILL.,; 1st 1t. William C. Ew-
bank-Mrs. Maxine Peters Ewbank
Indianapolis, Ind; T/5 Watson j.
Felder-Mr E. D. Fielder. Loris, s. c.;
Pvt. George H. Forney-Mrs. Dorothy
J. Forney (wife), Atwater, Ohio;
Pvt. Joseph 8. Gately-Mrs. Anna M.
Gately (wife). 1916 S street Sc;
Pvt. Marshall Gogolewski-Mrs.
Eleanor M. zembrzuski (sister),
1914 Ellison street, Falls Church;
Pfc. James r. Gorman-Arthur E.
German, 5420 Harewood road, Be-
thesda, Md; Capt. Leon r. Huth-
nance-Mrs. Frances C. Huthnance
(wife), 36l1 South Taylor street, Ar
lington, and I'd 1t. William I'M
plom-Mrs. Elizabeth M. Implom,
Detroit, Mich.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Chest
Continued From First Page.

clared that. for the sake of those
whom the 125 Chest-supported agen-
cies serve, I'VE cannot fail" in the
campaign.
Speaking for the agencies on "The
Meaning Of Failure" Miss Bowling
said they represent "all fields of
human endeavor in Our effort to be
good neighbors"
Visualize the feeling of the
worker who turns away father Of
young family who finds himself in
temporary straits and ineligible for
tax-supported relief" she said. Be
cause there is not enough money, he
goes away downcast and discour-
aged
Can there be any question that
these circumstances leave fertile
field for infiltration Of ideas that
have no place In American ideol-
ogy?"
Campaign failure for the pretec-
tive and preventive agencies, she
went on, means less opportunity to
provide the ounce Of prevention
that is worth more than a pound
of cure"
The higher cost of living and
maintenance applies to the agencies
as much as It does to the rest of the
community, she said. and it Is in
creasingly difficult for the institu-
tions to operate on their slim
budgets
Must Provide for Ill.
II there is not enough money to
provide for the health and hospital
ization services, she declared, what
will We do with our ill2 The money
must come. We must provide for
those who need US
The realization must come. she
said, that residents OF the area can
make some small personal sacrifice
to give again,
Il don't think we should use the
word failure" for the sake OF chill
dren and the old people who have
made their contribution In life and
come on lonely. heartsick days"
Report BY Units.
The campaign units reported the
following percentages OF their quotas
attained:
Business 7. 75,a8 per cent Of a
si.532 800 quota, Business II. 92,2S
per cent OF a $i50.000 quota, Gov
ernment. 9243 per cent of 81 ,357.-
800 quota: Residential. ISL per cent
Of a $5S7, 500 quota: Alexandria, S7.2
per cent OF a $58, 900 quota: Airing
ton, 70.4 per cent of $4,000 quota; !;
Arlington. 704 per cent Of a SIS. 900
quota: Fairfax, 5459 per cent OF a
$43.2o0 quota; Montgomery, 1912
per cent Of a $l24.0o0 quota. and
Prince Georges. sS4 per cent Of a
$4,000 quota,
DR.. Victor S. Tulane Of Howard
University reported the university
had raised las per cent Of Its quota,
Also over the top are the STATS Of
the District Public Schools and the
Public Libraries.
Rabbi Solomon Metz, head Of
Adds Israel Congregation, offered
the invocation.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
CoIored Jurors Seen Unlikely
AT Mississippi Negro's RetrioI

| include the names Of Negroes on the
prospective jury list but the chances
of any of them ever serving on q
jury is slight.
The qualifications for a Juror, he
said, are that he must:
1. Be a qualified elector.
2. Have paid poll tax for the last
two years.
3. Not have been convicted Of SELL
ing liquor in the last five years.
4. Not have been convicted of any
Infamous" crime.
One or more Of these requirements
will disqualify most Negroes in
Lauderdale County, he said.
Those not disqualified, he said,
probably can be removed by the
State through its II peremptory
challenges.
Patton is charged with Staying
J. M. Meadows, night club oper-
atOr.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
GNU. Catholic Students
Open Clubhouse Sunday

The Newman Club has acquired a
three~story building at TIA N street
NV. as clubhouse for the more
than 1900 Catholic students at
George Washington University, 1t
was announced today.
The Rev. Lawrence p. Qatti, as
sistant pastor at ST. Stephens
Church. serves as chaplain for Cath
olic students at the university. He
said Embarrassing campaign among
the Catholic students has been
started to retinish. furnish and equip
the new clubhouse.
The clubhouse will be opened with
housewarming from 1 pm. to 7
pm. Sunday. :.