] ASHE C0UNTY IS... | Leading Livestock and Bair; I County in North Carolina. | Population: 22,664 L_ VOLUME 21. NO. 8 $2.50 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.THURSDAY, APR. 14, 1949 $3.00 a Year Out of County PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUPERIOR COURT WILL OPEN ON MONDAY ^ ^ + + + + + + + "4- x ^ ^ x. x x x N. C. Legislature Takes Steps Toward Adjournment School Budget Is Cut By Senate; Ollier Cuts Made Calendar Committee Is Nam ed To Speed Adjournment Of lawmaking Body By Staff Writer Rnl< igh — (Special) In a move looking toward final adjourn ment of the Legislature. House Speaker Kerr Craige Ramsey Tuesday named a calendar com mittee The committee customarily is appointed in the closing days of the General Assembly to take over work of the regular com mittees. From now on most new \(Pgisl:it ion in the House will be referred to the calendar com mitter. In the Senate. Lieutenant Gov ernor H. P. Taylor said that no calendar committees would he named unless the Senate should decide one is needed. However, he asked the regular Senate committees to speed up their consideration of legislation. A highlight of eommitte ac-j tion Tuesday was the decision i of the Senate’s Committee on Public Utilities to amend a House - passed measure calling for a reorganization of the State Utilities Commission. The com-, mittee struck from the bill a provision to increase member- ; ship of the commission fromj Hire" to five. The *<»vrease ,had 1 _-n requested tjh Gawftww. S' >tt. [ The House Health Committee, meanwhile, was giving its bless-1 ing to a Senate-passed measure to forbid handling of poisonous I sjpakes by religious cultists. ! unrepresentative Burl Hardison I or Craven tossed into the House hopper a bill to abolish the State! Wildlife Resources Commission1 and to return to the State De-j partincr.t of Conservation and! Development the administration (Continued on page 8) j Seoul School To >pen Mon. Night All Ashe County Scouters Art* Curged To Attend I This Course Rev John W. Luke. Boy Scout, chairman for the Ashe district, j announced yesterday that all plans were complete for the op-, %r.ing of the leadership training, 'ffiurse for scouters on Monday j night at the community build ing. "This is an authorized course and all Scouters, who are inter ested. are urged to attend,” Chairman Luke stated. The mot to is "Learn by Doing” which is the plan the chairman has for the course, as different scouters will have parts on the program each night. Scout executive Joe Edwards, will be here for the meetings next Thursday and Friday nights and will be in charge of the camping trip that the scouters will take on Friday night. The meetings will start at 7:30 p. m.. and will be held at the community building. Chairman Luke pointed out. 18 ■ Year - Olds Must Register Miss Winona Roland, clerk for the local draft board, stated yes terday that she again wanted to remind all boys that must reg ister with the board within five days of their eighteenth birthday. Sfie said that it is imperative that these boys register with the board. Any person who is registered with the local board should notify | the board of any chance of ad-( dress, the clerk added. She point ed out that it was necessary to have the correct address at all times of all registrants of this board. Churches To Hold Special Services Observing E a s t e r FUNERAL FRIDAY George Coolidge Holman, who will be buried tomorrow at Laurel Knob. Military Rites For G. C. Holman *i¥i!!fBe**Udayj County Man Was Killed In Action On April 9, 1945 In Germany Final rites will be held for George Coolidge Holman, an other Ashe county war hero, on Fridav at 2:00 p. m.. at the Lau-j rel Knob church. Burial will fol-, low in the family cemetery. ■ Holman. 21. was killed in ac tion in Germany. April 9. 1945.' after having served some time in the army during the past world war. Revs. Hoyt Wood. C. C. Mur ay and H M. Winkler will con duct the funeral service. Mem 1 Continued on uat;e 4 Sale Of Easter Lilies Saturday J. V. Caudill, chairman of the Easter Seal Sale Dr've for the benefit of crippled children, said yesterday that he expected to end the drive on Saturday. j At this time the tiny Easte:1 lilies will be sold on the street by school children in order to raise more funds. “Cooperate in, this drive by wearing one in your coat lapel,” Mr. Caudill said. 1 Jefferson And West Jeffer son Groups To Have Sun rise Service Sunday Easter will be fittingly observ ed hv the churches of Ashe coun ty on Sunday when a number of special services are to be held. The Baptist. Methodist and Presbyterian churches of Jeffer son and Wc-t Jefferson will unite in an early sunrise service at 7:00 Sunday morning on the Wayman Hill between the two towns. Special music will be furnished by the West Jefferson high school band for this occas ion. Everyone is invited to at tend this service. At nine o’clock. Rev. J. N. At - i kins, of Boone, will conduct the Easter communion service at St. Mary’s Episcopal church. Mr. j Atkins, who has held services in the past is well known in thi seetion. The public is cordially! invited to this service. Other churches of the Jeffer-i sons will hold their regular ser-! vices on Sunday morning, withi Easter music and special Easter messages. I Most of the other churches of 1 'ontinued on page 4) i Countv farmers Take Advantage Of PM A Program Fr.tire Amount Of $114,000 Has B'-en Ob'in'afed To Producers Already Ashe county farmers made a record for themselves for early applications in the PMA improve ment plans this year. Records show that all of the funds have been allotted before the closing date of April 15. Melvin Camp bell announced yesterday that the entire allotment of $114,000. for the county had already beer.. obligated and that no more pur chase orders for materials could be issued to producers. j “Purchase orders which have not been taken to the dealer Will be cancelled Monday, April 10 and this money used on other farms. Farmers holding purchase orders should have them filled at once,” he said. About twenty-five hundred far mers have .received material for the 1949 program, it was reveal ed. “The county committee and of fice personnel wish to thank the (Continued on page 4) Ashe Comity Spelling Bee To Be Held Tuesday Niglit Hundreds of Ashe county chil dren will vie for honors in the annual American Legion Spell ing Bee. that will be held Tues day. April 19. 7:00 p. m., at the courthouse. J. B. Hash, who has charge of the spelling bee. stated that there will be a contest for every grade from the fourth through the twelfth with medals for each grade winner. He added that ev ery school in the county is en titled to enter one representa tive from each grade that is taught at the school. Spelling is one of the most oopular subjects taught in the schools today and all children ire looking forward to this an nual spelling bee. one of the of ficials stated. a. A. B. Hurt, superintendent of ichools, pointed out that the county winner in the grades, through the eighth grade would be eligible to represent the county in the Winston - Salem Journal - Sentinel Spelling Bee, which attracts considerable at tention. I Betsy Barr represented the county schools in this last year and made an unusually good record. The county spelling bee is sponsored by Ashe Post 171 of the American Legion. i__— j John M. Ballou, 77, i Buried On Monday The funeral service for John' i M. Ballou, 77. of Grassy Creek, j who died at the Ashe hospital on I April 9, was held at the Pleas | ant Valley church at 2:00 p. m., i Monday. April 11. Burial was in , the church cemetery, j He is survived by his wife, Ka tv Ballou: twq daughters, Mrs. E. W. Phipps and Mrs. Fannie Paisley: and three sons, L. C. Ballou, S. W. Ballou and E. W. ; Ballou and several brothers. 1 Sincere Wishes To Everyone For A Joyous Easter Officers Of New Rebekali Lodge Are Installed Mrs. Grace L. McGrady Is Noble Grand: Mrs Clyde Goodman, Vice-Grand Officers have been installed in the recently organized new Sky land Rebekah Lodge No. 15!). Leaders pointed out that the new lodge, with 33 members, was considered one of the largest of its kind in the State. The following officers have been installed: Mrs. Grace L. McGrady, No ble Grand: Mrs. Clyde Goodman, vice grand: Mrs. Ivan Miller, recording secretary: Miss Ruth Weaver, treasurer: Mrs Claudia Johnson, warden: Mrs. Cora Fra zier. conductor; Mrs. Nell Wea ver, inside guardian; Mrs. Eliza beth. Wyrick, outside guardian; Mrs. Hattie Rolen. chaplain; Mrs. Ruth Weaver, right support er Noble Grand; Mrs. Myrtle Garvey, left supporter Noble Grand; Miss Winona Roland, right supporter vice-grand and Mrs. Martin Ashley, left support er vice-grand. Last Kites Hel