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OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY □A VW/ with UNITED STfITES WAB BONDS-STAMPS 4 VOLUME 13, NO. 14 Ashe County Surpasses Red Cross War Fund Quota Superior Court To Open Monday; Docket Is Full Judge Allen Gwynn Will Pre side; Several Major Cases Ashe superior court for the trial of criminal cases will open on Monday morning with Judge Allen Gwynn, of Reidsville, pre siding when several major cases are scheduled to be tried as well as a number of minor and divorce cases. A case expected to attract con siderable attention is that of Tom Ellis, arrested in connection with the death of Walter Rutherford, of Grassy Creek. Rutherford was instantly killed early in De cembe when struck by a pole, following an argument between Ellis and himself, according to re ports. The case of Bill Wolf, arrested in connection with the fatal shoot ing of a Jefferson girl, near Jeff erson, is also expected to be tried. Earl McNeill and Clarence Ashby recently brought back to this Mate from Maryland ,in con (Continued on Page 8) Frank Jones To - Be Buried Today Well Known Ashe County Man Dies After Long Illness Frank Jones, well known Ashe county man, died at the Ashe Hospital on Tuesday, at the age of 60 years. Mr. Jones, prominent farmer from the Warrensville section of the county, was a na tive of Alleghany, but had lived in Ashe for some years. The funeral service will be held this afternoon at the Phoe nix Baptist church with the Rev. Mr. Denney in chasge. • The deceased is survived by his wife and daughter, Miss Kath leen Jones, and the following brothers and sisters: John A. Jones, California; W. M. Jones, Herndon, W. Va.; W. C. Jones, Taylorsville; C. E. Jones, Furches; Mayor F. B. Jones, West Jeffer son; Mrs. Wiley Ford and Mrs. W. W. Dixon, Silas Creek; Mrs. B. F. Wagoner, Sparta; and" Mrs. Vester Hudler, Warrensville. Ration Board Is Out Os “T” Books It was announced today that the local OPA office is temporari ly out of “T” ration books. Persons who did not receive their “T” books last week will have to wait until additional supplies of these books are re ceived. It was also announced by the local board that ceiling prices on rayon hose would become effec tive soon. Ralph Campbell, clerk of the OPA, said that retailers should be warned that sale of meat without surrender or red stamps is flagrant violation of regula lation, subject to prosecution. Re tailers so violating regulations, to be cut off from their supply, it was explained. Easter Styles Ai*e Shown Here Local merchants featuring ready-to-wear and dry goods have a good selection of spring and Easter merchandise now on display ready for the parade of shoppers. Because of the lateness of Easter which comes on April 25, milady is expected to have favorable warm weather to wear all the finery she might purchase. In addition to smart frocks with coats, suits are an important style trend this year and many of them are being shown here. Several merchants are fea turing a wide variety of Easter mechandise in their advertise ments in this paper today, showing they are ready for Easter. The public is urged to patronize home-town mer chants. Milt nil Jost $1.50 a Year in Ashe County Ashe School Superintendents I • N pl, "f |m||K - ■WM I * S3* Hgf A. B. Hurt (left), newly elected superintendent of Ashe county schools. J. B. Hash (right), who will complete ten years of service in this office, July 1. Big War Loan Drive To Open On April 12; War Must Be Financed Workers Needed For Observation Posts In County Local Post To Be Activated For 24-Hour Duty On April 26 Observers at the Observation Posts in Ashe District, which em braces this county, will be called upon on April 26, to maintain a twenty-four hour watch for air planes, it was revealed today by B. B. Graybeal, Civil District Di rector oJLA. W. S. Authority has been granted by Willis R. Taylor, commanding General of the first fighter com mand of the Army Air Forces for the activation of the Charlotte Filter Center. Heretofore, Ashe observation posts were “instant alert” basis, with the observers ready to go into action at a moment’s notice. The purpose of this activation, according to Lt. Colonel Oscar C. Tigner, Regional Commander, Wilmington Air Defense Region, is for testng the efficiency of the Aircraft Warning System within the Wilmington region including groundT observer organzations, civilian volunteer workers in the filter centers and communica tion facilities. The Wilmington (Continued on Page 4) COMMISSIONERS RAISE COUNTY JAIL FEE The Ashe county commission ers met on Monday for the regu lar April meeting and transacted a number of routine matters. Because* of the rising cost of food, the jail fee was raised from 60 cents to 75 cents per day. Men 38 To 45 And 4-F’s Told To Do Essential Work Or Fight Washington Selective service l headquarters Saturday night an nounced what amounted to a work-or-fight order for all draft registrants, including 4-F’s and men 38 through 44. In a lengthy communication to local draft! boards, selective service outlined steps designed to expedite the “back to the farm” movement promulgated by President Roose velt on Tuesday. At the same time, selective ser vice informed the nation that not even men heretofore deferred for physical disabilities or men in the. 38-through-44 age group would be absolved from liability to mili tary service unless they are per forming essential work or have taken steps to get into essential jobs by May 1. The announcement meant that 4-F’s and over age men will be subject to the same qualifications for deferment, regardless of de pendency, as those in the present induction age bracket 18 through 37. Men whose dependents would suffer hardships or whose physi- 13 Billion Dollars Must Be Raised; Ashe Has Big Quota For Month Ashe county will join the rest of the nation in the big War Loan Drive, which opens April 12 when the government is asking for 13 billion extra dollars in war bond? in order to carry on the war effort. Some special programs are . planned for the schools, the A ! merican Legion, the Rotary club, the Woman’s Club and other or ganizations, as all service clubs are expected to give full coopera tion. J. B. Hash, county War Bond Chairman, said that every effort would be made to reach the county’s quota which is set at $118,500. for the month of April Mrs. P. G. Wright, county chairman of the Women’s Divi sion, said that special displays would be used by merchants as well as other advertising materi al to boost the sale of Sonds dur ing this month. Mrs. Gorda Boney, county vice chairman of the women’s division, will present the plan and purpose of the drive to all of her organi zations throughout the county, as will County Agent Roy H. Crouse. Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, chairman of district three, of the women’s organization for the sale of bonds, stressed the fact that all parents who plan this month, buy grad uating presents for their sons and daughters, should make this ■ present a bond or stamps. It has also been suggested that gradua ting classes wishing to leave a present to their Alma Mata, leave a bond instead of some other gift. The big drive, which opens April 12, will continue through i out the month or around three I (Continued on Page 4) 1 cal disability unfits them for mili- 1 I tary service or work other than | the kind in which they are now i engaged, however, will be ex i empted from strict application of the order, it was said. i A hint of a change in the status of the overage group had been given last month when draft: boards were instructed to recla.ss-' ify all 4-H men according to oc cupation and dependency. Boards were ordered to reclassify those engaged in agricultural occupa- ■ tions first and all others begin ning May 1. These and other developments have led to widespread belief that the top draft age may be put back at 44, where it stood last year until President Roosevelt lowered it in his executive order stopping voluntary enlistments in the arm.- ed forces. Today’s order provides that men 38 through 44 who con tinue in nondeferrable jobs will be drafted like younger men. The announcement specifically said that the services will be ask ed to issud waivers whereby non (Continued on Page 4) WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1943 Hurt Is Chosen Supt. Os Schools; Succeeds Hash Newly Appointed Board Os Education Met Monday In First Session After taking the oath of office, Monday morning, the newly ap pointed Ashe county board of education met, named V. C. Lil liard, chairman and after long consideration, named A. B. Hurt as county superintendent to re place J. B. Hash, who has served in this capacity for ten years. District committeemen and school committees were also nam ed for the various schools of the > county with few changes from! last year. Interest ran high in the elec tion of the county superintendent, which occupied most of the day before the'board could reach an agreement. In addition to Mr. Hash and Mr. Hurt, other appli cants included B. H. Duncan, Raymond Francis and C. M. Dick son. The newly elected superinten dent, who will begin his term of office on July 1, has made an outstanding record in school work. He has served as princi pal of the Nathan’s Creek high school for the past several years and has been largely responsible for its growth and development. Mr. Hurt holds a M. A. Degree from the University of North Carolina and has the distinction ' of being the only principal in the 1 j county with a Master Principal’s certificate. In addition to his work in the county, Mr. Hurt has served as superintendent of the schools of Christiansburg, Va., for two years. During the summer of 1936, he worked in the depart- I l ment of education of the state of i Virginia, at Richmond, and was chosen among ten others to re write the course of study for the schools of Virginia. At Nathan’s Creek, Mr. Hurt operates the only standard ele-, mentary school in the county. This school also has the distinc tion of being the only standard elementary school in any of the (Continued On Page Four) V. -C. Jrs. Raise Red Cross Funds The Junior class at Virginia- Carolina sponsored by Miss Ger trude Graybeal, made an exten sive drive for the Red Cross fund, j This class of twenty-three gave I willingly and worked diligently, Miss Graybeal said. Their program, made possible with the help of three seniors, Jean Hoke, Willie Jean Graybeal and Jimmie Wood, was quite a success. The Baptist church was filled with people. Many of them saw through teax- brimmed eyes, the play “For God and Country”, written and directed by Miss Graybeal. King To Speak To Rotary Club Dr. R. R. King, District Health Officer, will speak to the Rotary Club tonight, when P. G. Wright will have charge of the program. I Roy Badger was in charge of an interesting program last week when County Agent Roy Crouse showed an agricultural picture entitled, “Green Pastures”. The Rotary Club has a special committee to help in the Nation ; al War Bond Drive this month. I Dean McMillan, chairman of this ■ committee, has offered a prize to , the Rotarian buying and selling most bopds. Dr. D. C. Jones Returns Home Dr. Dean Jones, who under . went an operation in Charlotte, ; some time ago, is making rapid strides toward recovery and re ; turned here this week. He and Mrs. Jones went on to . Chilhowie, Virginia, where he will recuperate for about a month ■ and then hopes to resume his iwork as superintendent and resi | dent physician in the Ashe hospi i tai’. Ashe County Men In Service B- I■ ■•A James Badger (left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Badger, of Jefferson, who is in the Medical Corps, is now stationed in Alaska. Francis Clifton Allen (right), aircraft mechanic, is at Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, Neb. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Allen, of Wagoner. Americans, British Make Gains; Heavy Bombings In France School Boards Are Named By Group Monday New Board Os Education Names District And Lo- . cal School Committees There were few changes in the district and local school «ommit teemen named by the new board of Education at their first meet ing on Monday. Those named were as follows: District No. I—Jefferson—Roy Badger, Emmet Stanley, Tom Duncan and Ira T. Johnston; Ori on—Fred Colvard, E. M. Jenkins and Lee Lambert; Wagoner George Bowers, Bill Bledsoe and Hammy Bare; Glendale Springs— Don Bare, Delmar Rose and Eve rett Lyles; Big Ridge Walter Farrington and Fred Bare; Buf falo —Arthur Kemp, Sidney Kil ians and Jim Rash. District No. 2—Riverview—J. E. Roland, Todd Price and G. D. Wilson; Rich Hill—E. W. Sapp; Mill Creek —Walter Roland; Rash —F. S. Owens; Roaring Fork Arthur Oliver; Ashland —Charlie Johnson; Parker —M. S. Woodard (Continued on Page 4) LODGE TO MEET The regular meeting of the Ashe Lodge No. 671 AF & AM, will meet on April 13. Members are specially requested by W. B. Austin, secretary, to attend. Newspapers Are To Push Nation’s Big War Loan Drive Washington The nation’s j newspapers are coming to you ; for $13,000,000,000 mare—for Un« ; cle Sam. i1 It’s the second war loan drive,' due to begin Monday, April 12. Newspapers have been assigned; ; a leading part in conducting it. < The government calls it the big- i gest war financing operation in history, • ' ; Its initial stages will last about three weeks, and it is designed to sell the American public $13,000,- 000,000 worth of war bonds. Divide that figure by the num ber of people in the United States, and you arrive at the conclusion that —on the average—about SIOO worth of bonds will have to be sold for every man, woman and child in the country if the goal is. met. Secretary Morgenthau and Frank E. Tripp, president of the Allied Newspaper Council, said in a communicaton to all newspa pers: “The people of your community look first to the newspapers for leadership when united action is $2.00 a Year Out of Cdunty Russians Continue To Hold Own Against Germans; Jap Base Is Bombed The Allies continued on the of fensive on all fronts this week with advances being made both in Africa and Russia and heavy attacks from 'the air on both the Nazis and the Japanese. The British eighth army re sumed its offensive up the Tuni sian east coast yesterday and captured all its initial objectives while American troops, closing a trap from the west, drove for ward five miles in the El Guettar sector where the Afrika korps was reported retreating. The Americans advanced in the area east of El Guettax- without meeting opposition and are now moving directly eastward toward the Wadi Akarit, threatening to trap the enemy forces farther south in the Gabes road area un less they completed their with drawal quickly. Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery, commander of the eight army, sent his men into action to storm the gorge-like wadi, on which Rommel made his stand, only after waiting for days with amaz ing patience while he amassed material and disposed his men. Red army troops held off re peated attacks by German tanks and motorized shock troops at two key points of the Donets riv er front Tuesday and fought their way with bayonet into a strongly defended enemy village in the Kuban bridgehead fortified belt, Russia’s Tuesday midnight com (Coiitinutd on Page 4) needed and this loan can only succeed through such action.j Speaking for the Treasury and the Allied Newspaper Council, we ask you, therefore, to give this drive your enthusiastic sup-1 port in your news and editorial j column and by enlisting sponsor-i ed advertising support.” The Treasury is floating the second war loan to: 1— Finance the war. 2 Help avoid inflation. To meet the $13,000,000,000 goal, the Treasury says you can help if you: 1— Divert into the purchase of extra bonds every cent not ab solutely needed for food, shelter and other necessities of life for the three weeks bginning April 12. 2 Buy at least one extra bond each week for that period. 3 Forego some of the things you have been planning to buy. 4 Buy bonds beyond those you may be buying through pay coll savings or regular bond purchas es. (Continued on Page 8) MAKE EVERT VggfSjS PA¥ DA¥ WAR Ml day STOP SPENDING—SAVE DOLLARS I PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY $4,388 Reported Yesterday; More ' Gifts Being Made All Workers And Contributors t Who Have Not Reported Asked To Do So Ashe county’s Red Cross War Fund quota of $4,300 has been reached and slightly surpassed as some donations continue to come in. Officials of the drive an nounced yesterday that $4,388.50 had been reported so far. The quota was reached on Mon day night, the time set for offi cially bringing the drive to a close. Sharpe S. Shoemaker, drive chairman, said that other contributions would gladly be re ceived yet, and urged those who had not done so to send in their gifts. All workers who have not already done so. are also urged to turn in their funds at once. Mr. Shoemaker said that on be half of the Red Cross and the men in Service, he wanted to thank everyone who had helped to make the drive a success. “This is a real service to our county and our men in the armed forces,” he declared. The drive was brought to a dramatic close on Monday night, following the Red Cross Sunday observed in the churches, when a special program was held at the Parkway theatre. Here, James Haire made a plea wjxich result ed in collections which raised the remainder of the amount needed for the quota. Members of the drive committee said they wished to extend special thanks to Rus sell Barr for his cooperation in having this program. Some of the recent contributors : are published today and others i will be announced next week. I M. D. Hart, Mrs. M. D. Hart, R. D. Sheets, W. W. Hart, Claudy Ham, Willie Ham, Minnie Hart, Mi’ and Mrs. Billie Little, Roy Phillips, D. C. Mirier, all I.W each. Wiley Burgess, 3.00; T. A. John son, L. F. Miller, Oscar McNeil, Othello School, Mrs. Woodrow Burgess, Mrs. Ollie Burgess, Mrs. Wiley Burgess, all 1.00 each. (Continued on Page 3) Bond Sales For Mar. Over $22,700 More Must Be Sold This Month; Northwestern Bank Led County In Mar. The sale of war bonds in Ashe dounty during the month of March totalled $22,718.25, accord ing to reports made from the three major sources of sales. Other smaller post offices are expected to swell the total to at least $25,000 for the month. The Northwestern bank, of • Jefferson, led for the month with total sales of $15,125. The West Jefferson postoffice sold $7,350 which was slightly lower than they had sold in recent months.. The Jefferson postoffice reported total sales of $243.25. Due to the second war loan, which starts April 12, Ashe, as well as all other counties in the State and the nation, is expected to increase sales during the month of April. Post To Issue School Edition The Skyland Post is now completing plans for the an nual commencement edition of the paper devoted to the graduates of the nine high schools of the county and the school activities. The edition will be of spec ial interest this year as it will not only carry data about the graduates and faculty but will give a summary of the war time activities and work of the various schools, pictures and other information of interest to both the parents and stu dents. According to present plans, the issue will be published April 22 and will have several hundred extra circulation l in addition to the regular distrib ution.
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