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fc Jill ■ VOLUME 13, NO. I Blow On Her|s I Fatal To ihe I Man; Pan Held ■ Clarence Dent Balin Dies In Hospital Mond, After Being Hit Su*y gr A blow he received Qhe head, ■ Sunday, while ■ proved fatal to ClauJ Dent Baldwin, 33, of the Gsy Creek ■ section of Ashe counlgnd as a ■ result, Dewitt FranciqjLd his ■ seventeen year old are ■ being held in jail, pemg a pre fl liminary hearing. I The accident occut on the V Baldwin farm followii an argu ment the group had or loading some tobacco. Bavin was struck on the head wMi tobac co stick and, at the time, felt no serious iwies. The altercation took pie in the morning and later on hen Bald win became unconsci<s, he was brought to the Ash hospital. Here it was discover! that he had a clot on the brai He died on Monday afternoor sthere. Both Dewitt Frano and his son are being held inche county jail, charged with asailt with a deadly weapon, pendig a hear- L mg. Chief Deputy Cd B. Gray beal said that both an and fa ther claim to have snick Bald win. Besides the paries involv ed, Grady Eastridge, driver of the truck on which he tobacco was being loaded at he time of • the accident, was th<( only * wit ness. Funeral service or the de-I ceased was held at ths home yes (Continued on sage 4) Rotary Has Big Christmas Party Ladies. Are Special Guests; Music And Quiz Program Are Enjoyed Members of the Jeffersons Ro tary oluh, Rotary-anns and guests celebrated at thei. annual Christ mas party at the community building last Thursday when in addition to a novelty quiz pro gram, special music was featured. Mrs. D. J. Whitener, of Boone, accompanied by two outstanding pupils, Miss Cynthia Styles and Mr. Stanley South, gave a most enjoyable musical program. James Haire, Sr., well-known West Jefferson comedian, acted as Professor Quiz, and aided by Rotarians, tested the knowledge of several in a quiz program. All of the proceeds from this were turned over to the crippled chil dren’s fund. . W. B. Austin acted as program chairman. Christmas decoration and a beautifully lighted tree added to the festivity of the occasion. The holiday color scheme was also carried out in the table decorations and delicious menu. Each Rotary-ann was presented an attractive gift from the club. It was announced by the presi dent, Ira T. Johnston, that the club would not meet this week because of Christmas. SERVICES ANNOUNCED Services will be held at the Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist church on Saturday, December 25, at 11:00 o’clock A. M_. and on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’- clock. Rev. Dewey Roten will conduct the services. The pub lic is cordially invited to attend. SCHOOLS OBSERVING A WEEK’S HOLIDAY The Ashe county schools are observing a week’s holiday this week for Christmas, but will open, as usual, next Mon day, Supt. A. B. Hurt explain ed. This is a shorter vacation than usual, but due to the longer term of nine months this year, efforts are being made to conserve time. Most of the schools had pro grams or Christmas trees last Friday, when they closed for the holidays. There are still a large num ber of cases of measles, flu and colds, but most of the cas es are in mild form, according to reports. Only one school, Riverview, found it necessary to close for a short time early this month on account of measles preva lent in that section. She >st $1.50 a Year in Ashe County Sincere Christmas Greetings To Everyone, Everywhere! ® la? A’-' ißi w J i SlSf zkr** z* x/ ..j w -ZCZ. H w Russians Are Making I Important Gains; 20 Jap Planes Bagged Heavy Fighting In fttaly; Slavs Open Up Offensive Against Nazis The approach of Christmas sees fighting intensified on all fronts and the Allies gaining, which is an indication that peace Urn*- is not as far distant as it was. Russia’s Baltic army, storming down from Nevel toward the Vi tebsk-Propoisk rail line, has cap tured more than 100 populated places, killed 1,600 Germans and reached to within 20 miles of the German defense bastion of Vitebsk Now menaced from two sides—Moscow announced, yesterday. At the same time the Russians announced the liquidation of a German bridgehead on the south bank of the Dnieper across from Kherson, near the great river’s mouth. Air actions in which the Jap anese lost 20 planes for sure and six more probably against six lost to the allies in New Guinea, were reported by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, yesterday. Most of the aerial activity oc curred in connection with attacks (Continued on Page 4) Needy Are To Be Remembered While there are fewer needy families in this county than there have been in several years, ac cording to reports, the less for tunate families are to be remem bered at Christmas. Individual and church groups will distribute clothing and food. Members of the Woman's club will remember needy tubercular patients again this Christmas. Public Asked To Help Make Christmas Safe This Year ________________________ * “A safe Christmas on the home front should be the inter est of every citizen as the season of increased travel and addition al winter highway hazards ap proaches”, declared Ronald Ho cutt, Director of the North Car olina Highway Safety Division, today. “As the Christmas season ap proaches, when North Carolin ians strive to keep alive the trad itions our sons are fighting to preserve—we must all feel a deep concern in keeping ourselves and others alive for this Christmas, and other Christmases in a better world”, Mr. Hocutt continued. “Gold Stars in many homes at test the sacrifice of life that has I already been made on the battle ; fronts to preserve our Nation — 1 but there are no Gold Stars for WEST JEFFERSON, N. C„ THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1943 Merchants To Apply Now For Ration Tokens Will Probably Be Used Early Next February, OPA Announces Ralph Campbell, clerk of the local OPA board, said that there had been some confusion among merchants as to proper procedure i for obtaining their allotment of tokens for change making pur poses in their store. The local office has mailed to all merchants doing business in Ashe county the necessary form (Continued on Page 4) Record Prices On Boone Mart Sales at Mountain Burley ware houses, in Boone, were closed yesterday for the holidays and will re-open again, Monday, Jan. 3, officials announced. The warehouses, however, will be open to receive tobacco, during the holiday season, beginning next Tuesday, and those desiring, may bring theirs in, in order to have it there when the sales re open, Jan. 3, officials point out. So far, the Boone market has ! made a record for sales and top j market prices. The many Ashe I and Alleghany farmers who have 1 carried their tobacco there have i been well pleased. I Roscoe Coleman, supervisor of i sales, said yesterday that the Mountain Burley warehouses had already passed last year’s entire season in poundage and in prices being paid. ;< the more than 700 traffic deaths lon our highways this year. The i pity of this death toll on our highways is its uselessness. Traf fic accidents are preventable and serve no purpose—but defeat.” “The call of our country on the , home front is to conserve and produce. Every hour lost from injury or death in accident is lost • in production. Every vehicle da ■ maged or demolished is lost to >, conservation and transportation.” • | “The December fatality rate on [ our highways is high and unless , it is stopped, what Yuletide hap ‘ piness can emerge from a back ground of war, will yet be shad owed in many homes by high- i way casualties on the home • front.” “North Carolina must reduce (Continued On Page Four) Funeral Is Held On Saturday For Julius C. Speers Well-Known Ashe County Man Died At The Age Os 84, Thursday Funeral service was held at the home at Beaver Creek at 11 o’clock Saturday morning for Julius C. Speers, 84, well-known Ashe county man, who died Thursday evening at his home, after a month of serious illness. Revs. Tom Houck and G. R. Wagoner were in charge of the service and burial followed in the Beaver Creek ce/ietery. The deceased, who was a na tive of Salem, spent his early days in Jonesville, but had made his home in Ashe county for the past 50 years and was actively engaged in farming until recent ly. He was the son of the late Newton J. Speers and Susan Tomlin Speers. Mr. Speers had a remarkable knowledge of the early history of Northwestern North Carolina and could relate many interesting events connected with the Civil War. His friendly disposition won for him friends everywhere. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Hardin Speers and two daughters, Miss Virginia Speers and Mrs. Elizabeth Barlow. Pallbearers for the funeral were: Dr. R. C. Ray. E. A. Ray, Fred Ray, W. E. McNeill. Hugh Robinson, Walter Burkett, R. R. Griggs, Walter Burkett and Elza Cooper. Bernard Miller Making Record Ashe College Student Is List ed In Who’s Who Among Students Bernard Miller, son of Walter W. Miller and the late Mrs. Mil ler, of Clifton, who will receive his B. S. degree in the field of education from Appalachian State Teachers’ College in the spring, has recently been elected to Who’s Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges. This is an honor to any college student. Mr. Miller is president of the Young Men’s Christian Associa tion of the college campus. He was a leading member and a min or officer before he was elected president. This is one of the most outstanding organizations on the campus. He is on the staff of the college paper, The Appalachian, and he is also very outstanding in all intramural sports of the campus. As a junior in college, (Continued on Page 4) MORE FEED WHEAT IS RECEIVED BY AAA It was announced yesterday by the AAA office that another ship ment of feed wheat had been re ceived and farmers interested in securing this are asked to call for it at once. The AAA office will be closed on Christmas Day, but will be open as usual on Monday. S2.OU a Year Out of County Ashe Turkeys Sold On Christmas Mart Bring Record Price | New Gas Tickets Available Soon, OPA Announces New Type Tickets Aimed To Helping Stop Present Gas Black Market Ralph Campbell, clerk to the local board, stated that the first quarter gasoline rations for 1944 will be available after December 29. The coupons have been re vised and are now in what is known as Theatre ticket rolls, i Each coupon bears a serial num- 1 ber. Identification folders will be issued with the coupons show ing the highest and lowest serial numbers contained therein. “This should be an important (Continued on Page Four) Army Deserter . Caught By Deputy Clayborne Blevins, of the Bina section, who has been missing from the Army since August, 1942, was picked up at the home of his father, Freeman Blevins. Tuesday night, by Chief Deputy Carl B. Graybeal. Blevins, who was missing from Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, had not been in Ashe all of his lengthy leave, however. When asked why he failed to 1 return to duty he replied that liquor and another man were the cause of his desertion, officers said. Blevins admitted that while in Ashe he had been stay ing in the woods most of the time. 78th Congress Adjourns For Christmas; Will Meet Jan. 10 Washington The 78th Con gress headed homeward yester day to learn, during the next j twenty days, what the voters; think of a nine-months first-ses-' sion record of all-out co-opera tion with the war effort and sporadic but successful onslaughts against the Administration’s home front program. Routine proceedings in the Sen ate and the House closed the books on a session that marked loss of Administration legislative control for the first time since Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in 1932. Returning on January 10 for an election-year session that threat ens to be sparked by Partisan i battles, the law-makers will face a heavy docket of highly con troversial legislation sidetracked I Around 3,000 Turkeys Are Sold For Approximately $13,000.00 1 Ashe county farmers, who raised turkeys for the market this year, were well rewarded, as these prize fowls brought an un usually high price here this past week and averaged 36 cents per pound. While the Christmas market was much lighter than usual, since most of the crop raised in this section was sold, Thanksgiv ing, and a much smaller number than usual held over for Christ mas, those sold here the past ■ week end brought the ceiling price of 36c per pound. It is es timated that around 3,000 turkeys were sold, weighing an average of around 12 pounds. Unofficial estimates from dealers placed the income to growers at around $12,- 960.00. (Continued on Page 4) Funeral Today For J. E. Long Funeral service will be held today at two o’clock p. m., at the Apple Grove Baptist church, for Joseph Erris Long, 86, of White top, Va., who died on Wednesday, December 22. Rev. Mr. Howell, Rev. Mr. Miller, and Rev. Mr. Dickson will conduct the service. Burial will follow at the church ! cemetery. Mr. Long, who was a well -1 known farmer from this county, is survived by his wife and three children. Mrs. Cecil Hash, Louis ton. Pa.; Mrs. Tom Reedy, White top; and Emmett Long, of Mari on. Va. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Sarah Hudler, of ; Grassy Creek. in the last minute rush. Taxes, subsidies, wages, and 1 mustering-out pay for servicemen j are high on the calendar of un ! finished business. Already passed by the House, the tax bill, cut to a mere shad ow of what the Administration asked in the way of revenue, awaits Senate disposition. Hanging fire in that branch al so is a House-passed bill boosting ceiling prices on crude oil in the face of Administration conten tions it will blast a hole in the anti-inflation dam. The Senate’s gifts to the House, not to be opened until after Christmas, include legislation boosting by eight cents an hour the pay of nonoperating railway ■ workers and providing up tc J (Continued on Page 4) MERRY XMAS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Quiet Christmas Expected To Be Observed Here Stores To Be Closed On Sat urday And Monday; Report Record Business CHURCH PROGRAMS Christmas is expected to be quietly observed in Ashe Satur day, with the cessation of busi ness, and according to advance reports, will be a generous one, judging from the amount of gifts purchased. The shortage of gas and tires and other war conditions will keep most people at home, where they will enjoy an old fashioned, quiet Christmas. Most of the business houses, stores and some offices will be closed both Saturday and Mon day. The tax collector’s office will also be closed these two days. The county health department will be closed on Friday and Sat urday. The offices of the regis ter of deeds and clerk of the court will be closed on Saturday, but open on Monday. The Northwestern and the First National Banks will be closed on Saturday, and probably on Mon day, it was announced. Local stores report a record bu siness here during the holiday (Continued on Page 4) Ashe Man Heads Big Air Station Captain Marshall R. Greer Is Now In Command Os Nor folk Naval Air Station Captain Marshall R. Greer, a native of Ashe county and a graduate of the U. S. Naval Aca demy, class of 1918, has recently ' taken over the command of the ■ Norfolk Naval Air Station. The record of the new air sta tion commander shows service at Pensacola, Fla.; Cavite, P. I.; the Naval War College; the naval air craft factory in Philadelphia; the Wright Aeronautical Corporation; the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the headquar ters of the Commander in Chief, U. S. Fleet. The Air Station now embraces 10 auxiliary stations and the Coast Guard Air Station at Eliz abeth City, N. C., administration ■of which was consolidated with that of the local air center during Captain Shoemaker’s tour of du ty. AIR FORCE TO GET FLYING FORTRESS The U. S. Army Air Forces will receive its I,oooth B-17 Flying Fortress from the Douglas Long Beach plant, in California, ac cording to information received here from Mr. & Mrs. Butler Ed wards and Charles Edwards, of this county, who are employed there. The plane will not cost the Air ■forces anything, because the B-17 ■ project members plan to present it to them as a Christmas gift. The Fortress will be produced in December through the purchase of Bonds, and will cost approxi mately $300,000. CHURCH CASE CONTINUED The hearing of Garnett Church, scheduled before A .A. Perry, last Saturday in connection with rape j charges, was continued until January 15. POST TO OBSERVE XMAS, FRI., AND SAT. i The office of the Skyland Post will be closed on Friday and Saturday in the observ ance of Christmas, but will be open on Monday and will pub lish the paper as usual next I week. This paper takes this occa sion to again wish all of the readers a “Merry Christmas”. This is also the message of the advertisers in this issue. . Throughout this paper will be found many greetings sent to i the readers as a personal mes- I sage from merchants, other j firms and individuals. i These greetings are being sent to more than 3,200 sub scribers and to around 15,000 readers. To all of them, along with merchants, we again say “Merry Christmas”.
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