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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. 35 Rapid Progress Made On Bridges, Highways And Railroad West Jefferson Will Vote On Street Bonds Tuesday With Bonds of $19,000, Project Will Give Town Nearly * $37,000 Aid Tuesday citizens of West Jef ferson will have an opportunity to cast their votes for or against the issuance of $19,000 in bonds to improve the streets, for the election will be held at that time. The ballot which the voter may mark yes or no carries this state ment, “Shall the qualified voters of the Town of West Jefferson approve the ordinance passed by the Board of Aidermen of said town entitled ‘An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of $19,- 000 Bonds of the town of West Jefferson for street improve ments sidewalks, curbs, gutters’, and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds so authorized; and also approve of the said indebted ness to be incurred pursuant to the said ordinance.” Due to the condition of the . streets and the long felt need for their improvement, there is ex pected to be little opposition to the bond issue at this time. The town has already secured a WPA project for around $lB,- 000 which, with the sponsor’s part of $19,000, would give the town approximately $37,000 worth of street work at a relatively small cost, since the town would only have to pay for about one half of the total improvements. The election Tuesday will be held at the town building and Bernard Graybeal and Charles McNeill will serve as judges and F. B. Jones as register. The polls will be open all day as usual. F. B. Jones stated that there were only around 365 qual ified voters registered at the pre sent time, The issu§ wilpbe de cided upon by a majority of the votes cast. In the event that the voters de cide in favor of the bond issue, a preliminary survey of the streets will probably be made at once, and work will go forward just as soon as the bonds are sold. J. W. Luke Ends Ministry Here Has Served As Pastor Os The West Jefferson Church For More Than Five Years On Sunday evening Rev. John W. Luke brought to a close min istry of more than five and one half years in the West Jefferson Presbyterian church. The coming of Rev. Carl Stark to the county lightens Mr. Luke’s activities to this extent. A good congregation was present for the final sermon of Mr. Luke. In appreciation of his fine work there the congrega tion presented him with a radio which had been placed behind the pulpit. The church has made a good progress during the ministry of Mr. Luke. It has grown in mem bership and in influence. Mr. Luke’s work with the Boy Scouts has been outstanding. Presure has been brought to bear that he con tinue his work the Scouts. The interior of the auditorium has been done over, with the floor sanded and finished and hand some new pews installed. Services will continue in the church. Rev. R. H. Stone will preach there on Sunday morn ing at 11:00 A. M., and at that time announcement will be made as to the schedule of services in the future. Sunday School meets each Sunday morning at 10. To Pool Lambs • On Sept. 5 And 6 The third lamb pooling of the season, conducted by the Ashe county farm agent’s department, will be held here next Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5 and 6, C. J. Rich announced this week. Notices of the pooling have been mailed, together with a re quest from owners as to how many lambs they intend to en ter in the pooling. Mr. Rich pointed out that prices paid in the two previous poolings have been very good. Jslinlanh stet $1.50 a Year Out us County 140 Families In County Register With Red Cross Rehabilitation Assistance To be Given Flood Sufferers, By The Red Cross. DEADLINE NEXT WED. A total of 140 Ashe county fa milies who suffered flood losses have registered at the Red Cross headquarters here for emergen cy assistance and general reha bilitation, a check up yesterday revealed. The closing date for registration is next Wednesday, September 4, and all families in the coun ty desiring flood relief assistance are urged to register before that Ann Lindsey, cf the National Red Cross in charge of flood disaster relief here, stated. The Red Cross headquarters are located in the community building and Mrs. Hoyt Wood is on duty all day. Miss Lindsey and Mrs. Eliza beth Koeppe, of Richmond, Va., Red Cross worker who arrived a few days ago, are out in the coun ty making surveys. Tuesday E. S. Brown, Red Cross building adjuster was here and made several inspections. All emergency food and cloth ing orders are now being placed through the Surplus Commodity program of the Welfare Depart ment. No more direct purchase orders are being given by the Red Cross. All work is now being directed towards ‘general 'rehabiHtaticn, including replacement of des troyed homes, etc. Ram Exchange Day To Be Held Here Sept. 12th All Sheep Growers Invited To Bring a Ram. May Have Some For Sale. A new activity of the Ashe farm agent’s office will be held here on Thursday, September 12, when a Ram Exchange Day will be staged. The Ram Exchange will be held at the West Jefferson stock yards ,starting at 1:30 p. m. “It may be possible to have a few rams there for sale,” Mr. Rich stated. “But come and bring your ram . . . let’s make our Ram Exchange Day a big success.” As a word of caution, the coun ty agent urged, “Don’t forget that a good ram is of prime im portance if good lambs are to be produced. Remember that if you wish good breeding ewes, it may be advisable to keep a few good ewe lambs to replace old ewes or to increase your breeding stock.” Everybody is invited to attend the Ram Exchange. Nazis Continue Air Raids; Rumanians Clash With Reds The battle of Britain with Adolf Hitler’s night flying raiders persisting with ‘insomnia raids” on London. But the Ber lin residents have also had a taste of what sleep loosing means this week to the tune of British bomb ers overshadowing their city. At least 20 cities and towns of England early yesterday were under attack by German planes which swept across the coast in waves and were hurled back from central London when anti-air craft gunners walled the metro polis with a deadly circle of fire. But the war attracted Ger many’s attention elsewhere. There is trouble in the Balkans. Bitter fighting on land and in the air between Russian and Ru manian forces and clashes along the frontier with Hungary were followed Wednesday by reports of massive German anti Soviet WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. More Pictures Os Ashe County’s Disastrous Flood as fl . 'S fltt m fl ■ l||g I I'l'' - flu .... - - Sttii Sweeping flood waters of two weeks ago wrought much destruction to homes, barns, bridges, highways, crops, gar dens and railroad in Ashe county. The above pictures were made on Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. The views at the left and bottom show what happened to the high Crumpler bridge. At the top, right, shows how the Hamby power mill and dam at Warrensville was destroyed. (Photos by Staff Photographer.) NEW ASHE SHERIFF 1 - ./Sw ■ fl® m Meet the new Ashe county she riff, J. Everett Roland! He is a much better looking man than this photo indicates. The staff photographer had to catch him in a hurry, because the Sheriff is quite a busy man now. MAYOR’S COURT IS LIGHT THIS WEEK Only two cases were tried be fore Mayor H. C. Tucker here on Monday morning, as all others were continued. Buford Hardin was sentenced to four months on the roads for selling liquor. O. B. Lambert was taxed with $lO and the costs for wreckless driving and public drunkenness. troop concentrations near the dis puted Balkan borders. Rumanian high officials con firmed that “incidents” had bro ken out along the frontiers with Hungary on the west and Russia on the north involving troops and war planes. Along the new northern bor der of dismembered Rumania be tween 70 and 100 dead and scores of wounded were reported after week-long fighting with Soviet troops alleged to be staging for ays onto Rumanian soil. Axis Intervention Expected The German and Italiah minis ters hurriedly left Bucharest for Berlin and Rome apd it was re ported German Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop and Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano would meet in Vienna to discuss the new threat in the Balkans. THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 1940 SI.OO a Year In Ashe County Missionary Baptist Group Meets Here Fri., Sat., Sun. .i- -*.3 . •»■ ■ ■ y By Wreck Sun.; Others Reported Cars Badly Damaged But Oc cupants Escape Injuries In Most Cases. The lights were literally put out late Sunday afternoon by an ac cident which occured between the two Jeffersons, just beyond Badger’s, when a car driven by Grover Franklin, member of the state highway forces cut down a telephone pole and cracked a light pole. Riding with Franklin in .the car was Russel Griffith, another member of the state highway force, Bertha Woodie and May Price, of West Jefferson. The men both received bruises and scratches and the women were carried to the hospital. It was found that Miss Price only re ceived minor injuries while Miss Woodie sustained a broken cheek bone. She is still in the hospital. The car was badly damaged. Ob servers said the slick pavement and the rate at which the car was travelling caused it to leave the highway. The lights were imme diately put back into service by the power company repairmen. Mont Jones was painfully in jured about the head late Sun day night when he failed to see a washout in the Roan’s Creek road and ran into it, damaging his car as well as receiving cuts and bruises about the face. Dick Phillips, of Idlewild, man ager of the produce department at Smithey’s, made a new record for himself Saturday night when he failed to see a highway warn ing in time to stop, when return ing home. His car was turned over and was slightly damaged, however, he escaped with a few scratches. He said that he had been driving for 17 years and that this was his first accident. Late Tuesday afternoon a car driven by Evan Miller, Todd, left the road and travelled some distance down the steep in cline at Laurel Knob Gap. The car was badly damaged while the occupants of the car were repor ted frightened, but practically un hurt. Mrs. Cline, nurse, of States ville, sustained slight damages to her car but no personal injuries when she lost control of it Sun day afternoon, on the Nathan’s Creek road, due to the wetness of the pavement. Good Attendance Is Expected. Association Has 4,002 Mem bers, 40 Churches Plans are now being perfected for the fifty-fourth annual ses sion of the Ashe Missionary Bap tist Association which convenes at the West Jefferson Baptist church on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30, 31, and Sept. 1., when a large group is expected to attend. The meeting will open at 9:45 on Friday morning and following the devotionals by Rev. R. C. Ashley, of Bina, Rev. W. T. Whit tington will preach the opening sermon. After the Moderator’s period a number of reports will be heard before lunch. Other re ports will be heard Friday after noon and the sermon- will be preached by Rev. W. E. Denny, of Grassy Creek. Saturday morning, Rev. G. C. Burkett will open the meeting with the devotionals a number of reports will be heard and Rev. J. O. Spencer, of Grassy Creek, will preach. Saturday afternoon in addition to several other reports, the re port of the committee on resolu tions, the time and the place for the next meeting will be heard. The sermon will be preached by Rev. S. S. Graybeal, of Creston. On Sunday Rev. Jess Shomaker, of Grassy Creek will preach. The fifty-fourth annual session (Continued on Page Eight) Mountain Union Baptists To Hold Annual Session This Wk. End Near Grayson, N. C. The 74th annual sesison of the Mountain Union Baptist Associa tion composed of messengers from the regular Baptist -churches in the union, will convene with the Covenant Regular Baptist church near Grayson, N. C, to morrow, Saturday and Sunday. Elder G. W. Campbell, of Hem lock, was scheduled at the last session to preach the introduc tory sermon and Elder W. W. Hart, of White Top, was chosen as alternate. Elder James Barker, of Trout dale, Va., is moderator and E. W. Stansberry, Lansing, is clerk. There are 24 churches in the Association and the total member ship is 1,350, according to reports of minutes of the last session. The churches are: Baptist Chapel, ASSOCIATION HOST I I Rev. W. T. Whittington, pastor of the West Jefferson Baptist church. The Ashe Missionary Baptist Association meets here this week end and Mr. Whitting ton is busy making final prepara tions for the annual session. Bishop Gribbin Coming Sunday The Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, Bishop of Western North Carolina will be at Holy Trinity Church, Glendale Springs, for evening services and Confirmation Sun day, September Ist, at eight o’- clock in the evening. This is Bi shop Gribbin’s annual visitation. ; I Baptist Union, Baptist View, (Beech Creek, Covenant, Flat i Grove, Fox Creek, Holston River, i Laurel Hill, Liberty, Mahalas Chapel, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Zion, New Bethel, New Hope, New Bridge, Oak Grove, Pine Grove, Pleasant Home, Rich Valley, Silas Creek, St. Clairs Creek, Three Top and White Oak. St. Clairs Creek, Three Top, Pine Grove and Baptist View have the largest membership. The 1939 minutes listed the fol lowing elders: C. L. Barker, Troutdale; James Barker, Trout dale; John Blevins, West Jeffer son; G. W. Campbell, Hemlock; L. C. Craven, Chilhowie; G. C. Delp, Darlington, Md.; John El ler, Chilhowie; E. F. Harmon, (Continued on Page Eight) 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 Roads Open To N. Wilkesboro And To Lansing To Open Grassy Creek Road Wed. Idlewild High- Way Is Also Open. FOUR BRIDGE CREWS Splendid progress is being made on \the restoration of roads, bridges and the railroad track in Ashe county, reports yesterday indicated. In record-breaking time, a tem porary bridge was constructed over New River between Jeffer son and Glendale Springs and this important highway to North Wilkesboro was opened to traffic late last Friday afternoon. The bridge is limited to eight ton ca pacity and all traffic to Boone, Tennessee and Southwest Vir ginia is being routed over it and through the Jeffersons. Yesterday afternoon work on the bridge at Bina was completed, thus opening traffic to Lansing, Tuckerdale and that section of the county. Start Work At Crumpler Repair work will commence this morning on the Crumpler bridge and is expected to be fin ished by next Wednesday morn ing, Captain George'Doggett sta ted yesterday. The low water bridge from West Jefferson to Idlewild has been repaired and is now open to traffic. Work on the river bridges to Obids, Nathan’s Creek, Weavers ford and Silas Creek will begin ars soon as possible,! Captain George said. There are four bridge crews at work in the county, and assigned to highway improvement and re pair are the 101 prisoners and many WPA workers. The WPA forces have_ been pri marily on washed-out roads. No special increase in WPA rolls has been authorized, however, to take care of the emergency con dition. Various roads in the county that have been opened include: the Buffalo road, Phenix Creek • to Bina, Three Top, Tuckerdale : to Lansing, Big Helton, one way. Good progress is being made on grading and top-surfacing the Lansing-Helton road. This is ex pected to be completed this fall to Sturgills. Rail Service Sept 15 Working on both ends and in the middle, several crews are rapidly rebuilding the N & W railway tracks. It is estimated that train service will be re sumed by September 15th. “We were certainly hit hard in this county and we are doing all we can to open every road just as soon as possible,” Captain Dog gett stated yesterday. Reins Promoted I To Major Rank National Guard North Wilkesboro, Aug. 27. • Ralp R. Reins, for many years captain in command of the Na tional Guard in North Wilkes boro, has been promoted to the rank of a major. He succeeds Major Person C. Phillips, of Durham, who resig ned, and will be in command of three companies, North Wilkes boro, Salisbury and Morganton. .... .—i i . tfe/r itt ssrrfZ res a aant TUMA tmtavm * I ! I 11. 11l I' 10
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