Drive Safely You May Save A Life ASHE COUNTY IS . .. Leading Livestock and Dairy County in North Carolina. Population: 22,664 VOLUME 21. NO 20 $2.50 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1949 $3.00 a Year Out of County PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDA1 DRAFTING PLANS TO ENLARGE HOSPITAL ★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★★★★★ Commissioners Cut County Tax Rate, Adopt Budget Red tired From $2.2.» To 82.10 At Meeting Friday Valuation Of Properly Is List ed At S7.460.000 In Re valuation special iiuruns m commissioners on Friday. the tax rate was cut front S2.25 to $- 10 per hundred and a t< ntative budget was ad opted or. the basis of this rate on the new property valuation of $7.4*10.000 which would result in Slafi.BiiO. The ’'Valuation and equaliza tion tin cram raised the valuation of com '> property more titan ^•te an : one.half million dollars Vn the *aee of this the commis sioner.- a they ft St justified in slightly it lucins the tax rate. Of con dor tic- v. .11 of the pc'iple of anv fount> n regard to the dis tribution of the beer and are (Centinutd on page 8 > Bynum Jones. Buried On Tues. Died Siidd:'nlv From A Heart Attack On Sunday Morn ing /it His Home Funeral service for Bynum W. Jones, 53. was held Tuesday morning at the Jefferson Presby terian church with Rev. John W. Luke and Rev. W. E. Denny in charge. Burial followed at the Jefferson cemetery with the Ashe Post 171 American Legion in charge. Mr. Jones, who died suddenly early Sundav morning, at his home in Jefferson, had suffered from a heart ailment for some time. He was a veteran of World War I and for some years was en gaged in farming and public works in this county. In late years he had been in the lumber business. In addition to his wife. Mrs. Rachel Jones of the home, he is survived by Jo Ann. Donna and Gaynell, also of the home; two married daughters, Mrs. Helen Bard, of West Jefferson and Mrs. Ruth Franklin, of Illinois: three sons. Wayne, Howard and Jack. Farmers Advised Of Ways Of Saving Oats And Alfalfa Because of the continuous rains here for the past week, many farmers are in danger of losing oat crops that have been cut and are still on the ground, and alfalfa, which is ready to cut. In discussing the gravity of the situation, H. D. Quessenberry said that after presenting the situa tion to dairy feed experts, he had been advised that the oats could be saved by chopping them up finely and storing them in silos. He also explained that since they I were damp, no preservative would be needed. He stated that alfalfa ready to ' be cut, should be cut in spite of the rain, as leaving it too long would damage the stand. This, I too, should go into the silo, he .said and added that a preserva tive would be needed for this. He advocated eighty pounds of j molasses per ton of green feed. ! Agent Quessenberrv said that i either a temporary silo or an up ( right would be suitable for both !the oats and alfalfa. He added that if any farmers needed or wanted assistance in erecting these, to confer with him or with field representatives of the var ious milk companies in this area. “I hate to see farmers loose I their good hay crops and I hope ; they will make an effort to save them.” he concluded. The hay crop has been dam aged more by the rain than any i other here. Making Plans To Enlarge Ashe Comity Memorial The present Ashe county hospital, erected in 1U-11. is to be enlarged and improved 1 according to plans now underway. Juror List Is Drawn Tor July Term Of Court Wiii Open July 2.>: Judge Movie Sink Of Greens boro To Preside T '(■ county, cununutsiunct's drew a list of jur>r?:cr. for the July term of court 'when Judi*. Hoyle Sink will . *esk!e. The term, which is for the tr.il of civil ere* - wiil open on July 25. In the jury there are three women included. The complete list and the townships ::i which they reside is listed here: Mr-. Nannie K. Jones West Jefferson; Jones C. Miller. Jef ■ rs in: Paul Suth* riand. Clifton: A. It. McNeill. West Jefferson. Joe Jones. Clifton; Ernest Hol man. Crest on: Mrs. Ettie Allen Peak Creek; E. E. Trivett. West Jefferson; Martin Ashley, Clif ton: Noah S. Main. Elk; W. Dillard, Pine Swamp. T Myers. West Jefferson; Rub El ler, Creston; Lester Howell. Hel ton; Clay Perkins. North Fork; Water Dickson. Helton; W. T. Bare, Peak Creek. Con DeBord, Piney Creek: Sammie W. Wilcox. Elk; W. O. Vshley, Clifton; E. A. Phillips, hne Swamp; W. M. L. Huweci. Pine Swamp; Mrs. C. C. Dixon. Jefferson; E. H. Barker, Walnut Hill; Thomas McNeill. Walnut Hill; Ambrose Clark. Jr.. Horse Creek; Henry H. Bledsoe, Elk; I\ L. Jenkins, Clifton. Plans Underway For Lions Club Plans are now underway for a new Lions Club in West Jefferson. A number of those interested met at the communitv buildine on Tuesday night when there cere several representative here Tom the Sparta Club. J. B. Na pier, national organizer for the Lions has been working here on the organization. Special Service At St. M ary’s There will be services at St. Marv’s Episcopal church each Sunday afternoon at 4:00 during the summer months, it wras an nounced this week. For several months the church has been without a pastor and no regular services have been held. A. H. Whistler, of Philadelphia, Pa., a student at the seminary in New York City and who is tak ing special training this summer at the school for rural church workers, being held at Valle Crucis, will preach each Sunday luring July and August. Some Funds To Assist Farmers in Cover (, r o ]) s inslailal i o n Of Officers UelU 1*Y | Legion F*o s 1171 j Leonard II. Shepherd. New Commander: Louis Nel son Addressed Group Leonard H. Shepherd was in tailed as past commander of Ashe Post 171 of the American Lesion at the meeting held Sat urday night, when District Com mander Louis Nelson addressed .he group. Shepherd served in the service for 5 1-2 years including 24 months overseas duty. He served '8 months with the 52nd Coast \rtillery unit, was sent back to the states where he attended OCS, and was commissioned as second lieutenant. He then re turned with the 52nd Division to southern France, where he was | injured in January 1945. He is ■ now a retired captain. Prior to the installation of of ficers. Nelson pointed out that the proposed increase in dues made by the North Carolina De partment of the American Legion at Raleigh recently, has to be Kissed at the National American Legion convention before it goes into effect. He also pointed out 'hat this proposed increase would be used for rehabilitation work by the Legion. During the past Legion year Ashe Post 171 completed the fol lowing objectives: Completed memorial to dead of all wars and held memorial service, pur chased movie projector and mimeograph, bought one band (Continued on Page 41 Interested Farmers Urged To Apply Ilelore .Money Is Refunded ft was announced yesterday that the PMA office still has a ■ana!i one.:nt of name' was recently allotted to the coun ty to assist farmers in establish ing winter cover crops. j This money is being used to furnish rranson clover to any j farm, and lime, phosphate and crimson clover to farms which have not received any material I for the 1949 program. | It was explained by official- ' that the fair price set up for crimson clover is twentv-six cents per pound. When a produc er obtains a purchase order at 'he PMA office, he pays the deal er seven cents per pound against nineteen cents paid by the Gov ernment. "This money will last only a few days and farmers who wish to seed crimson clover as a win ter cover crop should visit the PMA office at once and ask for a purchase order,” Melvin Camp bell said. Final Hilt's Sun. For Lester Wyatt The funeral service for Pvt. Pester Wvatt, Amy, will be held I Sunday morning at the Low Gap church with Rev. D. O. Miller. Rev. Carl Sturgill and Rev. Lee Poe officiating. Military honors will be accord ed Wyatt at the family cemetery bv the Lansing Post 275 of the American Legion. Wyatt was killed in France on June 21, 1944 and his body has just been returned- to the United States for burial. Wildlife Club Will Have Special Membership Drive Gale B. McMillan, president, I announced this week that plans) were underway for holding a •ounty-wide membership drive for the club. A special committee includin'! Bradshaw Myers, George Shepherd and T. E. Par ker has been named. It was ex nlained that prizes would be an nounced in the near future, Presi dent McMillan said. Following the fish-fry last week the club enjoyed an in- ' ••tructive and interesting program when Jim Charles, of State Col-, ’ege and Roscoe Weeks, of V. P. i I., who have been making a sur- ■ ■ vey of the streams in this area, (i gave a report of their findings ] and suggested possibilities for i increasing the fish in a number of streams. Rod Amundson, chief of the educational division of the N. C. wildlife division and Joe Bangs also talked briefly. The attendance was slightly ess than usual, but more than >0 were present. “We want to make a record in )ur membership drive,” Mr. Mc Millan pointed out. He stated that whether an individual fished or runted was not a necessary lualification for membership, but whether or not they were inter red in the conservation and reservation of wildlife and real sportsmanship. 25 A d <1 i t i o ii a 1 Rooms Included fn ]\(*w Program Mew Dining Room, Kitchen And Operating Room Also Proposed At n meeting of the building ommittee and the executive joai'd of the Ashe County Mem •rial hospital on Tuesday, plans vere set in motion to enlarge and improve the physical properties. The proposed new building program, for which plans are be ing drafted by Lindsay-Madison fludger, of Asheville, include the addition of twenty-five more rooms as well as the improve ment and enlargement of other facilities. This will include a new tiining room and kitchen, a new operating room and other needed features. The expanded building pro gram. which is not to exceed a ■ost of $300,000, will greatly in crease the usefulness of the pre sent hospital. Dr. J. B. Whittington, hospital consultant, of Winston - Salem, met with the group here on Tuesday. W. B. Austin, chairman of the hoard of trustee-, announced that plan.-: were expected to be com pleted within a ninety-day per iod so that they could be approv ed by the State an 1 Federal medical comm', -ion in order to receive State and Federal aid. The plan for building a nurses' home, which has been discussed from time to time, has been shel ved at the present. Service (Kficer Mere On Tliurs. To Meet With County Service Officer At Courthouse On July 21 The North Carolina Veterans Commission will have the district service officer. Jack C. Winches ter. at the courthouse Thursday, July 21, from 11:00 a. m„ to 4:00 p. m.. with the Ashe county ser vice officer. Mr. Winchester will be here to assist Leonard Shepherd, county service officer, with claims for pension, compensation, on-job training, education, dental claims, hospitalization, out-patient treat , ment, national service life insur 1 anee and review of discharge. ! "There may still be children of World War I and II veterans who are eligible for the college edu cation scholarships given by the State of North Carolina,” the I district service officer stated. I He pointed out that if the vet eran's death was due to service in the armed forces and the child j has graduated from high school and has been a resident of North I Carolina for two or more years, he may tie entitled to one of these scholarships. Additional information may be secured from Mr. Shepherd or by writing Mr. Winchester at once as application should be made immediately, it was pointed out. Mrs. M. C. Roark Died S u it cl a y Mrs. M. C. Roark. 84, of Ash land. died at the Ashe hospital on Sunday, July 10, at 3:30 p. m., following a long illness. The fu neral service was conducted at the home on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 and burial was in the family cemetery. Rev. W. A. Kerr and Rev. Tom Farmer had charge of the services. Mrs. Roark was the widow of Milton C. Roark, who died on April 20 of this year. Survivors include two sons, D. R. Roark, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Furman Roark, Ashland; five laughters, Devona Roark, Ash land, Mrs. Ruby Mahala, Ash land, Mrs. Jane Parker, Parker, VIrs. Guy T. Badger, West Jef ferson, Mrs. James D. McNeill, lefferson.