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ASHE COUNTY is the air-conditioned section of North Carolina whose altitude ranges from 3,000 to 5,500 feet above sea level. Twenty-five miles of the PARKWAY run through the county. VOLUME IX, NO. 46 Organization of Blue Ridge Cold Storage Co-operative Started Federal Employees In Ashe Observing Holiday Today Stores, Banks and County Of fices, Howeyer, to Close Next Thursday. Most of the post offices, rural mail carriers, WPA workers and other federal employees in the county will celebrate Thanksgiv ing day, today which is referred to as Pres. Roosevelt’s Thanksgiv ing while the stores here, banks and county offices will observe the Turkey holiday next Thurs day, November 30. According to a survey made yesterday, all stores in West Jef ferson, with the exception of cases, filling stations and perhaps drug stores, will be closed all day next Thursday. However the re gular weekly cattle sale will be held as usual. An unofficial source yesterday disclosed that the WPA workers in the county will probably cele brate both Roosevelt’s and Gov. Hoey’s Thanksgivings. Hunters are now getting their hunting equipment ready for opening of the quail and grouse season on November 30. Most of the churches in the county are planning special Thanksgiving services. In many states in the union, Ashe county turkeys will be king j of the feast today, as over 10,000 of them have been shipped out. It is stated that 24 states will observe Thanksgiving today and 24 next Thursday. Merchants here are making plans for a record business dur ing the next few days. Rainfall Puts End To Flames % Savored tlMt absettoe of a i strong wind, a host of fire fight ers last Thursday completely checked the worst forest fire ever experienced in Ashe coun ty. . Logs and stumps continued to smoulder until Sunday when a welcomed rain started falling. A slow drizzle continued through out Monday and Tuesday and early Wednesday morning the ground was covered with a light blanket of snow. Besides putting out the fire, the rainfall helped improve the local water supplies, but not a great deal. Special Movie For Lansing Hi Next Wednesday night Ashe county’s only football eleven will be seen in the movies. Through the courtesy of the Parkway theatre, of West Jefferson, movies will be shown in the Lansing high school gymnasium, featuring the Skylanders in action against Glade Springs, Madison, Damas cus, and Marion, Va. Other movies taken in and around Lansing will also be shown, as well as views of the Ashe county fair, the New York World’s Fair, and a Mickey Mouse special. SEVERAL BASKETBALL GAMES ARE SHCEDULED A number of Ashe high school basketball teams are slated to see action during the next week. The schedule is: Friday night, Nov. 24—Jeffer son at Fleetwood, Todd at West Jefferson and Riverview at Na than’s Creek. Nov. 29 or 30 or Dec. I.—Na than’s Creek at West Jefferson, Fleetwood at Crumpler, Todd at Jefferson. CHURCH AND BYRL WADDELL SENTENCED Clifford Church, of Warrens ville, was given an 18-months’ sentence in the federal court at Wilkesboro this week for posses sion of a large quantity of whis key at Warrensville and at the same time being under an illicit liquor probation period. Byrl Waddell, of Jefferson, who faced two auto larceny charges in the same court, was sentenced for two years in the federal pen and given a three years’ suspen ded sentence on the other count. Attorney Ira T. Johnston repre sented both defendants. W Molauii lost \ $1.50 a Year Out of County ASHE PLAYWRITER di f ||IS *' M'S «H| ' -"J MsR? «- W Miss Gertrude Graybeal, who teaches at the Ashland school this year, has written and direc ted several successful plays and pageants. Honors Are Won By Ashe Schools During Festival Newland Gets First Place While Boone Is Second. MUSIC AND DRAMA West Jefferson high and Elk land high school took high hon ors amonij the schools of Ashe county which' wintered the Har vest Festival at Boone this week. Newland was the winner of the first place while Boone won se cond. In the opening rendition of the girls glee clubs, Boone and New land tied in the judges’ decision. After this the Newland aggrega tion pulled to the lead with first place in mixed choruses, vocal du ets, quartets, sextets, vocal solos and baritone solos. Boone high school was accord ed first place in: Boys glee clubs, both intermediate and advanced piano solos, solos, vocal trios and baritone solos. Bethel, Blowing Rock, Cranber ry, Elkland and West Jefferson were other high schools receiving awards. Individual performers in the line of prize winning contests were: Laura Ruth Hagaman, Bet ty Lay, Boone, piano solos; Marga ret Hardin, Boone, violin; Elea nor Jennings, Kathryn Lecka, vo cal duets; George Banner, Kath ryn Lecka, Grace Cooper, Neil Franklin, Clyde Cole, Arlia Stout, Luke and Earl Hartley, Newland quartets. Bob Laws, Boone, and Luke Hartley, Newland, were ac claimed by their bass and bari tone renditions. A series of one-act plays were featured: Cranberry’s cast in Elizabeth Stacy Payne’s “The Purple Rim”; Blowing Rock, “Up Pops Rosalind”; Cove Creek, “The Great Allowance Battle”; (Continued on Page Four) More Than 11,000 Turkeys Are Sold For Thanksgiving President Roosevelt shortened their lives a few days but Ashe county turkeys will continue to rule Thanksgiving in thousands of homes, judging from the num ber shipped out of here and other sections of the county this week. It is estimated that more than 11,- 000 turkeys have been shipped from Ashe to grace the feast ta bles throughout the country. The prices were slightly lower than last year, averaging around 17 cents per pound. Turkeys ave raged a little more than 11 pounds this year, and brought a total of around $20,000 to the raisers. Vannoy’s, the largest buyers in the county bought a little more than 5,000 of them which were shipped out for the natio nal Thanksgiving observance, on Nov. 23. In discussing the turkeys, Wick Vannoy pointed out that they WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 23, 1939 Exclusive Photo from French Front / Mk -■ x Srwßtz < «Ilbv. FRENCH FRONT .. . French soldiers erecting a defense net work of barbed wire at the front. Photo passed by French censor. Burley Growers In Favor Os Controlling 1940 Production Local Group At Welfare Meeting District Meeting Being Held at Vade Mecum Today. Prominent Speakers. Larry P. Colvard, chairman of the county chapter of the Red Cross, county clerk, and auditor, Miss Ruth Tugman, county wel fare superintendent, and repre sentatives of the Woman’s club and the Rotary club are attend ing the annual Northwestern District Welfare Conference at Vade Mecum in Stokes county, today. The theme of the pro gram is “Public Welfare—A pub lic Service.” Fourteen counties including Ashe, Alleghany, Alamance, Da vidson. Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Rockingham, Randolph, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yad kin ere represented. The outstanding speakers at the morning session are Mrs. W. T. Bost, Commissioner of Public Welfare. Miss Harriet Elliott, Dean of Women, W. C. U. N. C., Nathan H. Yelton, Director of Public Assistance, Miss Mary Ro binson, president of the state as sociation of Welfare Superinten dents and Col. W. A. Blair, of the State Board of Welfare. Edwin Gill, Com. of Paroles, will be speaker at the luncheon which will be served by the Wo men of the Episcopal church, Walnut Cove. Interested laymen, county com missioners, welfare board mem bers, county officials, and wel fare workers have been invited to attend. The presiding officers are Mr. Bausie Marion of Surry, President and Miss Ella Downing of Stokes, secretary. WILL MEET TODD West Jefferson and Todd will play their first scheduled basket ball game of the Appalachian High School Conference games in the West Jefferson gymnasium on Friday night. were unusually fine this year and that this was in a measure due to the dry season. The dry weather is helpful to turkey rais ing, he explained. A number of individual raisers throughout the county reported good sales. Mrs. J. F. Phipps of Crumpler stated that she sold 29 which averaged a little over 18 2-3 pounds. Mr. Vannoy stated that he did not know yet if he would open the slaughter house again, pre paratory for the old Thanksgiv ing Day, Nov. 30, which North Carolina is observing. He ex plained that he would if the de mand for turkeys was sufficient. A large number of people in Ashe raise turkeys not only for the market but for their own use and can afford this king of the feast on both Roosevelt’s Thanks giving, as well as that of North Carolina, Nov. 30. Over Seventy - Five Percent Vote Favorably. Ashe’s Vote Is Very Light. Growers of burley tobacco throughout the sixteen states in which the weed is grown, Tues day voted their approval of ap plying marketing quotas to the 1940 crops, according to results of the election which were an nounced yesterday. According to an unofficial an nouncement, about 82 percent of the total number of growers vot ing, cast their ballots in favor of production control and in order to carry the referendum, a two thirds majority was needed, which left a substantial margin in favor of the plan. Ashe was one of the few coun ties in western North Carolina that did not get a two-thirds ma jority. The vote here was 147 for and 89 against, with an additional 60 being challenged. This gave a majority of about 64 percent, while the majority in the 18 mountain counties voting was about 75 percent. There were about 900 farmers in the county eligible to vote. This year’s vote was consider ably lighter than the one cast in 1938. Officials explained that many farmers stayed home to work their tobacco, taking ad vantage of the first damp wea ther in more than a month. The vote for western North Carolina, counties in the burley referendum Tuesday follows: County Yes No Avery 9 8 Ashe 147 89 Alleghany 50 2 Buncombe 571 104 Clay 10 1 Cherokee 15 0 Graham 86 49 Henderson 7 2 Haywood 483 51 Jackson 20 2 Macon 12 1 Mitchell 72 54 Madison 630 290 Rutherford 5 1 Swain 4 0 Transylvania 10 3 Watauga 179 25 Yancey 228 85 T0ta152,548 767 TWO HEARINGS SET BEFORE JUDGE TUCKER A hearing for Allison Turnmire, who lives between Smethport and Warrensville and who is now in jail charged with assaulting Ed Bowers, is scheduled to be held before Judge H. C. Tucker Satur day a#ernoon at two o’clock. Glenn Faw, who is charged with assaulting Joe Pierce, Crumpler, will also be given a hearing before Judge Tucker Saturday afternoon. MORE NYA WORKERS WANTED AT ONCE Mrs. Thelma Dent, NYA super visor for Ashe county, has just been notified that 50 more youths can be put on the NYA program in this county within the next few weeks. All of those interested are asked to register at the wel fare department at once. The 50 workers must be put on be fore Dec. 15, Mrs. Dent said. West Jefferson Merchants Plan For Big Season Christmas Street Lights And Decorations To Be More Elaborate Than Ever. SANTA TO COME West Jefferson merchants are now making extensive plans for the Christmas shopping season and many of them are predicting a record Yuletide business this year. At a meeting of a group of mer chants yesterday, held at the Rhodes Furniture Company, with Sharpe Shoemaker, manager of Belk’s store, presiding, plans for Christmas street lights and deco rations, a special trade promotion event, and arrangements for sev eral visits from Santa Claus, were discussed. The group decided to raise ad ditional funds within the next few days to make the Christmas street lights and decorations more elaborate and more beauti ful than ever before. Those agree ing to make the canvass were: Ed Barr, Mont Little, T. E. Parker, Dean McMillan, Sharpe Shoe maker, Dwight McGrady, Ed Jones and Clint Goodman. The multi-colored lights will be erected and turned on by Friday night, December 8, if not before, it was decided. The Christmas shopping season will be officially opened on that date, with West Jefferson Santa Claus days, and Santa will pay his official visit to the stores here at that time. A co-operative plan to give away at least $50.00 in cash every Saturday in December before Christmas, was also discussed and right much sentiment for it was expressed. A committee was se lected to work out details at once and announcements will be made next week. Announce Series Os Thanksgiving Services In Ashe Rev. L. J. Yelanjian to Hold Services in Several Pres byterian Churches. Rev. Louis J. Yelanjian, of Birmingham, Ala., and Duke uni versity will conduct a series of Thanksgiving services in the Presbyterian churches in Ashe and Wilkes counties that are served by Rev. J. W. Luke, it was announced this week. Rev. Mr. Yelanjian was in charge of the Chautauqua servi ces at the West Jefferson Pres byterian and Ebenezer churches last summer and a large number here will be delighted over the opportunity of hearing him again. The Thanksgiving services are as follows: Glendale Springs Church, Nov ember 29, 7 o’clock; Peak Creek Church, Thursday morning, 11 o’clock; Ebenezer church, 2:30, Thursday; Laurel Forks, 7, Thurs day. Bethel church, Friday morn ing, December 1, 11 o’clock; Low Gap, Friday, 7 p. m. Miller’s Creek Saturday night, 7 o’clock and West Jefferson, Sunday morning, 11 o’clock. 4-Day Free Tubercular Clinic To Be Held Here Dec. L 2,4,5 Plans are now being perfected for a four-day free tubercular cli nic for Ashe county to be held here Dec. 1,2, 4,5, in the base ment of the West Jefferson Meth odist church, under the sponsor ship of the health department and the Woman’s Club. “Registration is now being done at the Health Department, Jeffer son, or can be done through your own physician, but it is important to make application at once as only about 35 can be handled in one day,” Dr. King said. Only those Who have made ap pointments by registering with the health department before the clinic can be given examination at that time. School children will be exam ined on Saturday and on this day the clinic will be closed at noon. No lunch will be served on this SI.OO a Year in Ashe County COLD STORAGE LEADER t Gwyn Price, prominent Ashe county dairyman, farm leader and former school principal, has tak en a leading part in the organiza tion of the proposed Blue Ridge Cold Storage Co-operative. England Blamed In Munich Blast England Proclaims Unrestric ted High Seas Blockade Against Nazis. German secret police Tuesday announced the arrest of a man charged with the November 8 beer cellar bombing attempt on Adolf Hitler’s life and the cap ture of two British intelligence agents accused of plotting Ger man revolution from Netherlands soil. While the official announce ments of Heinhich Himmler, chief of the gestapo, did not connect the arrest and the capture, they did charge Otto Strasser, one time Hitler lieutenant but now a leader in the dissident “black front”, with organizing the bomb ing plot, and the British intelli gence service with furnishing the money. The man charged with the bombing was named as George Elser, 36. of Munich, who was said by the gestapo to have con s ssed. The British foreign office said Tuesday night neither the British government nor any agent of it “had any knowledge” of the Ger man citizen “described as having placed a bomb in the Munich cel lar” November 8. It was stated that official quarters considered the German government statement “quite in comprehensible”. The foreign office communique said there was “no connection” between the Munich bombing and the “kidnaping of two British subjects on the German-Dutch frontier”. Great Britain, accusing Germa ny of “ruthless brutality” and il legal mine warfare, Tuesday pro claimed in reprisal an unrestric ted high seas blockade of Ger man trade. While Prime Minister Cham- I berlain was announced this step ito the house of commons and ! blaming Germany for the past week’s heav r y toll of merchant ' shipping off the British east coast, the 11,930-ton Japanese passenger liner Terukuni Maru became the latest and largest victim. day, but on Friday, Monday and Tuesday, lunch will be served the patients by the Woman’s club. Dr. H. F. Easom, one of the staff physicians of the N. C. Sani tarium will be present to make the examinations and to advise with those needing information on the cure or prevention of the disease. Dr. Easom has been with the Sanitarium for a number of years and is an expert in his line. All contacts with the disease and those who have suspicious symptoms who are unable to go to a private specialist should re gister for examination. Tubercu losis is a disease that does not always show symptoms soon af ter one has been exposed, but at such times as puberty, pregnan cy or any unusual strain on the system the latent germs may be gin to grow and develop. JOIN STORAGE CO-OP All farmers are urged to join the Blue Ridge Cold Storage Mar keting Co-operative. Complete in formation is available at the farm agent’s office, Join at once! PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Mass Meeting Os Members Held In The Court House Fifteen Men Selected to Serve As Incorporators. To Sub mit Formal Application. SPEECHES ARE MADE The first step in perfecting the organization of the proposed Blue Ridge Cold Storage Co-operative was taken last night at a mass meeting of the members or stock holders, held in the courthouse, when 15 men were selected as incorporators. Representatives from State Col lege and the State Department of Agriculture were present and pledged their co-operation in the organization, erection and opera tion of the proposed REA plant and marketing center. The selection of 15 incorpora tors was made at the suggestion of the Rural Electrification Ad ministration in Washington. These men are to proceed with the organization of the corpora tion and with the soliciting of additional applications for mem bership. Following this further plans to submit formal application will be made, and include a map of the county, showing highways, rail roads, location of farms belonging to members and other informa tion about them. An option on one or more proposed locations will secured and they must be in or near West Jefferson, the trad ing center of this county. Anoth er important feature will be an agricultural and livestock survey. Those elected to serve as incor porators were: Gwyn Price, J. W. Gambill, Earl Ray, Carl Graybeal, Fred Colvard, A. B. Hurt, Bryan Oliver, Wick Vannoy, Dent Pen nington, J. B. Hash, H. H. Lemly, Van Miller, of Alleghany county, Charlie Collins, of Alleghany county, W. L. Dent and Don Francis. Mr. Price presided over the mass meeting, which was attend ed by a large number of mem bers, and explained in detail the progress that has been made thus far with the movement to se cure the first REA cold storage plant in North Carolina. Timely talks were made by Dr. M. E. Gardner, professor of hor ticulture at State College who di rected the development of the new Sequoia potato in this coun ty; C. W. Sheffield, senior mar keing specialist of the State De partment of Agriculture; Paul Fletcher, junior marketing spe cialist of the state department and D. E. Jones, of the REA util ization division. “I think this is the most pro gressive move that can be made in this section and I am keenly interested in it,” Prof. Gardner stated. Proper storage prevents gluts on the market and keeps products in much better condition, he said. “In 1934 western North Caro lina produced around 25,000 bush els of certified seed potatoes and this year Ashe county produced more certified seed potatoes than any county in the state. “With a storage plant I can see a wonderful opportunity for the' development of this business right here,” he asserted. He also emphasized the value of this plant in connection with the storage of cabbage, beans, ap ples, etc. Mr. Sheffield stated that in his (Continued on Page Four) ■/wSWf I tai M Wnn wu asouat nroM. erwotuotf
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