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BELIE VE-IT-OR-NOT The Skyland Post is the only paper in North Carolina having an audited circulation of over three times the total population of the town in which it is pub lished. • ■ VOLUME 10, NO. 20 Ashe County Agricultural Fair To Be Held Again This Fall Ashe Democratic Delegates To Convention Uninstructed Resolution Passed At County Convention Indorsing Na tional and Local Adm. A large number of Ashe coun ty delegates and alternates, who were elected last Saturday after noon at the county convention, plan to attend the State Demo cratic convention in Raleigh to morrow. The county’s official Democra tic delegation will go to Raleigh uninstructed as to how to vote on the proposed “North Carolina for Roosevelt” resolution. Ashe was one of the few counties in the state that did not pass a reso lution at the county convention indorsing Roosevelt for a third term. In fact, no such resolution was presented. Following an address by Con gressman R. L. Doughton, how ever, a resolution was unanimous ly passed, commending and in dorsing the national, state and county administrations. The resolution was as follows: “We, the Democrats of Ashe county, North Carolina, in con vention assembled on this the 11th day of May, 1940, do here by resolve: 1. That we recommend and en dorse the record of the National Democratic Administration under the able and humanitarian lead ership of our President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 2. That we commend and en dorse the record of the State Democratic Administration under the leadership of our able, elo quent and beloved Governor, Clyde R. Hoey. 3. That we commend and en dorse the record made in the ad ministration of our county af fairs by the present county Dem ocratic Administration and the careful and economical manage ment of county affairs by our Board of County Commissioners. The county’s 38 delegates from the 19 townships were selected by a nominating committee and were unanimously elected. Any good Democrat in the county was invited to go as an alternate. The (Continued on Page Eight) Mrs. Bare Will Be Buried Today Died At Her Home At Wago ner, Tuesday At The Age Os 71. Funeral service will be held this morning at 10 o’clock for Mrs. Rettie Bare, of Wagoner, who died Tuesday at the age of 71, following serious illness. Rev. Jphn W. Luke and Elder Worth Davis will be in charge of the service will be held at Roan’s Creek church and burial will fol low in the church cemetery. The deceased who was a na tive of Ashe county was the daughter of the late Porter and Sarah McGuire Goodman. Her husband, Floyd C. Bare, preceded her to the grave some time ago. She is survived by seven daugh ters and three sons: Dr. Goodman Bare, of Anderson, S. C.; Roger and Robert Bare, of Wagoner; Mrs. Field Sheets, of West Jef ferson; Mrs. Mack Sheets, of Mateland, W. Va.; Mrs. Ray Campbell, West Chester, Pa.; Mrs. Lemmons Mash, Mrs. Dewey Bledsoe, Mrs. Coy Atwood, Mrs. Bill Bledsoe, all of this county. MAKE CONTRIBUTION TO ASHE HOSPITAL Work is now going forward on the Arfie County Memorial hospital which is nearing com pletion. But added contribu tions are going to be needed to buy fixtures before the build ing is completed. Wade Eller ia chairman of the drive to raise $2,600 for this purpose. Those who have not done so, are asked to contribute. > This week Mrs. Emaline Cox Miller, well known 93-year-old Laurel Springs woman sent in , a contribution. Her interest at this age should inspire others to give, members of the board pointed out. «£ DlaiW JJOSI $1.50 a Year Out us County NEW LANSING PASTOR ' ■ -Sb ■' will .. > ill v M x • v • : A. ’ ?•- Krry- I Carl H. Stark, Jr., completed his training at the Union Theolo gical Seminary at Richmond this week and will report to the Lan sing Presbyterian church, as pas tor, Saturday. Mr. Stark will preach at Jefferson Sunday morn ing and evening. He will serve as pastor of the Lansing, Foster Me morial and Gillespie Presbyterian churches. CHATAUQUA DIRECTOR iMßfel s lx. Rev. W. C. Cooper, who yester day concluded a successful Chris tian Chatauqua, at Obids where a number were received into the church. There were 115 enrolled in the Bible school. Sixty Boys Join County Cow Club Biggest Problem Now Is Get ting Good Cows Seven Bought Last Week. Over sixty boys have applied for membership in the Ashe County Cow Production Club that is being sponsored by the coun ty agent’s office, through the co operation of the Kraft Cheese plant here. All boys in the county are eli gible to join and assistance will be given to them in the purchase of cows. The cheese plant has agreed to set them up as regular customers. The agricultural com mittee of the Rotary club is co operating in helping to arrange (Continued on Page Eight) Social Security Benefits Ashe County Around $85,250 Ashe County residents and com munities have benefitted about $85,250.00 through operation of the Social Security program, it is estimated by Charles G. Powell, Chainnanrof the North Carolina UCC. Unemployment Compensation, or benefits to workers temporari ly out of jobs, is usually the lar gest item in the ten divisions of the program, in counties with fairly large industries. In the two years of benefit payments, 1938 and 1939, the distribution was $10,481.28, included in 1,565 checks to county residents. Through cooperation of Mr. Na than H. Yelton, State Director of Public Assistance, and Dr. Roma S. Cheek, executive secretary of the State Commission for the WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940 SI.OO a Year In Ashe County I Ashe Red Cross ! Chapter Is Asked i To Raise $400.00 i 1 Victims Os War Feel Urgent Need for Aid. National i Goal Ten Million. DRIVE IS NOW ON The Ashe county chapter of the American Red Cross has been ! asked to raise $400.00 to help re j lieve suffering in Holland, Bel i gium and other sections of the ’ European war area. i Norman H. Davis, a director of the American Red Cross, Wash- ■ ington, D. C., sent L. P. Colvard, chairman of the Ashe chapter, the following telegram last Friday: j “With the invasion of Holland, J Belgium and the French borders, the war has entered a phase which will eventually and at once bring widespread and appal ing suffering to millions of help less men, woman and children. In order to inaugurate widespread relief measures, the American Red Cross is at once launching a campaign for a minimum of ten million dollars. Your chapter’s quota'is S4OO. Please at once mobi lize the entire leadership of your chapter and community in order that your quota may be raised and exceeded without delay. Chapters may retain 15 per-cent of collection to cover their local war relief expenses.” At a meeting of officers and several members of the local chapter, held last night at the community building, plans were made to conduct a county-wide drive. All towns in the county will be canvassed and all ministers are urged to make an appeal in each church. Voluntary contributions should be sent to Mr. Colvard at Jefferson or to Gale McMillan, treasurer of the chapter, West Jefferson. “The horrors of this second great World War are being pic tured to us every day in the press and over the radio and, in the n?me of humanity, it is the very Last that we can do to help re lieve missery and svjflering in these war-torn countries,” Mr. Colvard said. “We, of the American Legion, know something of this suffering and we know the great work that is being carried on by the Ameri can Red Cross. Just think of conditions in peaceful little Hol land and Belgium, brought on by ruthless invasion.” John I. Anderson Joins Post Staff John I. Anderson, Jr., who will receive an AB degree in journa lism from the University of North Carolina in June, has joined the advertising and news staffs of The Skyland Post and The Alleghany News. Mr. Anderson, a brother of Ed M. Anderson, and a native of Rockingham county, recently completed his work at the Uni versity and will return to Chapel Hill next month to attend gradua tion exercises. At the University he made an outstanding record. Among other things he was a member of the U. N. C. glee club for four years and a columnist on the Daily Tar Heel. Blind and with figures from Washington and in the Central UCC office in Raleigh, it is pos sible to get a fairly accurate pic ture of the benefits distributed in Ashe county. Old Age Assistance, help for the needy passed 65 years of age, in Ashe county in 31 months of distribution amounted to $43,153.- 50. The January amount was $2,- 057.00, going to 272 needy aged persons, an average of $7.56 each, as compared with the State ave rage of $9.72 for the month. Aid to Dependent Children, help in the support of children deprived of their natural bread winners, amounted to $11,181.00 in the same 31 months. The Jan uary amount was $578.00, going (Continued oh Page Eight) Town Board Plans Improvement Os Streets This Year Plans Discussed At Call Meet ing Held With New Ma yor Friday Night. JONES REELECTED One of the first matters to come before the re-elected town board was a discussion of the im provement of the streets, at a call meeting, held on Friday night. Plans have been submitted to the local government commission which will, if approved, permit the board to submit a bond elec tion to the town, to raise the sponsors part of around $16,000 to be used with approximately $30,000 provided for in a WPA Project, now pending approval. Members of the board pointed out that before the year was over they hope to bring about im provements and to do away with much of the dust and dirt in the business sections. Re-elected members of the town board were sworn in by the new Mayor, H. C. Tucker, who had preiously been sworn into of fice by Squire A. F. Rose. Other routine matters transact ed at the meeting, Friday night included the re-election of F. B. Joines as town clerk and man ager. The election of the town's policeman was deferred to the first regular meeting of the board which will be held the first Fri day, in June. John Hoffman Coming On Tues. Rep. Candidate for Governor To S#>ak At Court house at 1:30. Grant Bauguess, Ashe County Chairman of the Republican ex ecutive committee announced yesterday that John R. Hoffman, Republican candidate for gover nor, would speak at the county courthouse, on Tuesday, May 21. The speaking will be held at 1:30 and every one is invited to hear Mr. Hoffman who is from Burlington. In discussing this can didate J. B. Robertson, of Bur lington, said, “He is a farmer by birth, a blacksmith and a carpen ter by trade, a lawyer by profes sion, and a candidate for gover nor on the Republican ticket by choice.” He has practiced law in Burlington since 1907, and has long been active in public life. Mr. Hoffman who comes to Ashe at the invitation of the ex ecutive committee and members of his party, will be the first Rep ublican candidate for governor to make an appearance before the general public, in the county this year. George Pritchard, of Asheville, recently spoke to the Jeffersons Rotary club. Ashe WMU Met At Old Fields The W. M. U. of the Ashe Mis sionary Baptist Association met yesterday at the Old Fields Bap tist church. Delegates from practically all of the churches in the county were present and an interesting program, featuring reports and talks, was enjoyed. Mrs. Ralph Parsons, of West Jefferson, president of the or ganization, presided. Speeches were made by Mrs. James, of El kin, representatives of the state W. M. U., and several ministers, including Rev. G. L. Trivett, for merly of Ashe and now of Al varado, Va. Mr. Trivett, who was quite po pular in the county, left Ashe about two years ago. His many friends were glad to welcome him back. MRS. CRANOR WITH WELFAREDEPARTMENT Mrs. C. M. Cranor, of Wilkes boro, has been added as a tem porary case worker in the wel fare department, Miss Ruth Tug man, superintendent announced this week. Mrs. Cranor will han dle the case work for the WPA applications which come through the welfare department. Judge And Solicitor Get Together \ I- 11 lOk HF > cmEt j ■ If , "I MR I H i I , / 11 > ■ l / H H i >- If 11 i w After some persuasion, the Post Photographer finally got the two distinguished gentlemen shown above, to pose to gether for a photo. Both of them jovially contended that the appearance of the other one would not be an asset to the pic ture. Shown on the left is Solicitor Erie McMichael, of Win ston-Salem and on the right, Judge Z. V. Nettles, of Ashe ville. They held court here and in Alleghany county recent ly and Judge Nettles is scheduled to preside over the May- June term of Ashe superior court. Tri-County Rally For Mr. Broughton Here On Sat. COMING HERE SAT. Hon. J. M. Broughton, of Ra leigh, Democratic candidate for governor who will speak here at a tri-county rally, on Saturday afternoon. Reival To Start Sun. At New River A .revival meeting will com mence Sunday at the New River Baptist church this Sunday after noon and it continue for two weeks, Rev. W. T. Whittington, pastor, announces. Services will be held each night at 8 o’clock and two local minist ers, Revs. Paul Phipps and Gwyn Blackburn, will do most of the preaching. They are both mem bers of the church and have been ordained doing the past year. Holland, Crushed By Nazis Armies, Has Surrendered . Bomb-blasted and encircled, Holland, Tuesday night, ordered its troops to cease fighting the German invaders everywhere ex cept in the fringe of low islands on the kingdom’s southwest coast. The order to surrender was given by the commander-in-chief of the small Dutch army which for five days took all the punish ment the Germans could inflict. Holland’s Queen who had fled from the country to England had empowered the commander to make any military decisions he deemed necessary. The speed of which Germany’s war machine travelled through the Netherlands stunned the rest of the world. Its capitulation after Many Expected To Hear Ra leigh Candidate for Gov. x Speak At 2:30 P. M. \ Plans are now being, perfected by Judge H. C. Tucker, Capt. George B. Doggett and other leading local Democrats, for the tri-county rally to be held here on Saturday when Hon. J. M. Broughtcn Democratic candidate foi’ governor will speak, following a oarade. i i The speaking will probably be held on the high school grounds if the weather permits, and is ex pected to draw a large crowd not only from this county, but from Watauga and Alleghany as well, as the rally is for the three coun ties. Leaders here pointed out that they planned to secure a band, and would parade through West Jefferson before the speaking in order that more of his supporters might see and hear Mr. Brough ton. The speaking is scheduled to open at 2:30 when the popular candidate for governor will dis cuss his polities and plans for North Carolina. Mr. Broughton spoke here some time ago before the members of the Jeffersons Rotary club when he outlined the many resources and possibilities of this state. Mr. Broughton, who is a promi nent member of the Raleigh bar, has long been active in civic and religious life. He represented | Wake county in the legislature ■ for a number of years and has al ways been an advocate of educa tion. (Continued on Page Eight) only five days of seige, was hail ed by the Germans as a “unique military achievement.” The German high command an nounced that surrender of Rotter dam, once-great Netherlands sea port, had preserved it from de struction by dive bombers and armored forces. “In north Belgium,” the Ger man command announced, “ar mored units have reached Ligny, historic battle ground of 1815, in pursuit of the retreating enemy.” Earlier the Germans said the retiring Belgians, French and English had been thrown back at the river Gette in the direction of Loewen and Ware. (Continued on Page Eight) ,v ■ 1 1 attaag=s=s=aa 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. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Committee Met Monday Night To Formulate Plans Sponsors To Be Same As Last Year. H. D. Quessenberry Elected Secretary. COMMITTEES NAMED An Ashe County Fair will be held again this year under the sponsorship of the Rotary club, American Legion, Legion Auxi liary, Woman’s Club and county farm agent’s office, it was decid ed Monday night when repre sentatives from these organiza tions met at The Skyland Post office, together with other in terested citizens, at the invita tion of the directors of the Ro tary Club. It was pointed out that the fair last year was such an overwhel ming success that the public ex pected a continuation of this an nual event. County Agent C. J. Rich and his assistant, H. D. Quessenberry, said that there is a great deal of interest and that the farmers and their wives are looking forward to displaying exhibits in the fair ; again this year. The executive committee for the 1940 edition of the fair is about the same as last year. It is composed of the following rep resentatives: Ed M. Anderson, Le vem Johnson, Gale McMillan and Langdon Scott, of the Rotary Club; Jack Rhodes, P. G. Wright, of the American Legion; Mrs. A. B. Hurt, of the Woman’s Club; Mrs. P. G. Wright, of the Legion Aux iliary; Messrs. Rich and Quessen berry, of the farm agent’s office; Gwyn Price, dairy and REA rep resentative; Supt. J. B. Hash, schools; W. B. Austin, county rep resentative: Lester Segraves, rep resentative of West Jefferson town. board. Ed Anderson was elected chair man of the executive committee (Continued on Page Eight) Baby Is Found Slain In Boone Body of Infant With Crushed Skull Found in Cemetery. No Clues Developed. Boone. Coroner Richard E. Kelly of Watauga county said yesterday that a baby found in the Boone cemetery Monday had been murdered. Kelly said an au topsy revealed the baby had breathed arid the skull was crushed. An investigation is being made, the coroner said, and while no ar rests have been made, promising clues have been uncovered. The body of the new-born male infant was found by Monroe Grimes, cemetery caretaker. Indi cations were that, the body had been in the cemetery for two or three weeks. > It was wrapped in a towel, a copy of a Greensboro newspaper dated January 23 and an old bag. The body was covered by a flat rock which been used as a temporary headstone. The baby weighed eight pounds and was fully developed. Oscar S. Atkins of the state bureau of investigation is assist ing local officers in the inquiry. Papers and towels found with the body have been sent to Raleigh for laboratory examination. BJ&SSfIIiJ CXOOKf UM6£S ARE USUALLY PAID OFE
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