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VOLUME 15, NO. 3
Cherry Against
Tax Plan; N... G
Solons Active
Joint Committees On Appro
priations And Finance Con
• tinue Hearings
By Staff Writer
Raleigh—(Special) A pro
posal to allow credit for Federal
income tax payments in State in
come tax returns —the first ef
fort to alter the existing tax
structure of the State—was in the
hands of the Legislature’s finance
committee yesterday for its study.
The measure was introduced in
the House by Rep. LeGrand of
New Hanover.
Governor Cherry said of the
proposal:
1. That, if adopted, it would
represent a major change in the
State’s tax pattern, and was there
fore in opposition to his recom
mendations to the Legislature,
and
2. That the enactment of the
bill would mean a great loss in
revenue to the State.
In the meantime, both Houses
of the General Assembly recon
vened yesterday to tackle other
new business to be dumped into
the legislative mill, and the joint
committees on appropriations and
,> finance were scheduled to con
» tinue their hearings, as the 1945
assembly gained momentum in
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Seed Expert In
County This Week
Extension Seed Specialist
Stresses Importance Os
Certified Seed
Howard, R. Garriss, extension
plant pathologist from State Col
lege was in Ashe county this week
observing snap bean seed which
is in the hands of dealers in the
county. “It is gratifying to have
observed that a very progressive
step has been taken in Ashe coun
ty in furnishing farmers with
bean seed with a ‘guarantee’ of
freedom from diseases, especially
from nailhead rust,” he said.
Samples of bean seed from
sacks carrying the ‘blue tag’ and
seal of the Idaho Crop Improve
ment Association were examined
Kand found to be of outstanding
quality and uniformity. “Pur
chase of bean seed carrying this
Idaho Crop Improvement Asso
ciation tag of inspection insures
the grower of having disease
free seed for planting,” he ex
plained.
“The grower must remember
that if disease-free seed are plant
ed in fields where beans were
grown last year he may have dis
ease troubles resulting from in
fection carried over in the soil and
old diseased plants. Use the dis
ease-free seed in fields where
beans were not grown last year,
if convenient,” he advised.
“Samples of bean seed observ
ed not carrying the ‘blue tag’
were not of as good quality and
uniformity and apparently car
ried either bacterial blight or
nailhead rust infection. It is ex-
that growers using the
> poorer quality seed seen in the
.county may run into some troi -
ble from diseases,” he concluded.
Pistol Stolen
From Officer Is
Sold To Brother
Almost a believe it or not
occured here recently when ?
special thirty-eight pisto
stolen from Chief Deputy Ca
B. Graybeal, was sold to his
twin brother, Earl B. Graybeal
The gun was in the locked
pocket of Officer Graybeal’s
car and while he was in the
hospital, the lock was broken
and- the gun stolen. At the
time the theft was discovered,
both B. B. and Earl Graybeal
were informed of this and giv
en the number of the auto
matic. Earl revealed that he
had recently purchased. ae
like this from Baird S> y,
(colored), and that he ad
loaned the same to Clayborne
Parsons. A checkup revealed
that this was the stolen gun.
At a hearing in the mayor’s
court here on Monday, Lee
Foster (colored), w~. bound
over to superior court in con
nection with the theft
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Dost
$1.50 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON, N. THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1945 $2.50 a Year Out of County
MacArthur Drives
On Toward Manila;
Russians Gaining
HEADS MASONIC LODGE
Gwyn Little, who was re
cently elected and installed as
Worthy Master of the Ashe
Lodge No. 594 A. F. and A. M.
Farmers Should
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Complete Forms
For Draft Board
January 31 Is Final Date For
Filing; Board Should Be
Kept Informed
“A number of registrants, who
have been mailed 1945 Farm Da
ta sheets, have failed to return
them and since the local draft
board has set January 31 as the
dead-line, those registrants, who
do not have their data sheets in
by that date, will be immediately
classified in a class available fo*
service,” Mrs. L. J. Yelanjian,
chief clerk, said yesterday.
“Any registrants classified 4-F
and who are bona fide farmers
should come by the local board
and get a 1945 farm data sheet in
order that their 4-F classifica
tion cn be changed to 2-C (F), if
they are producing enough to be
given the agricultural classifica
tion. Men who have been exam
ined and rejected and who are en
gaged in an essential occupation
should keep the local board ad
vised of their activities so that
their classification may be in or
der and current. The registrants
the manpower commission are
anxious to see ‘work or fight’
are the ones who are not work
ing,” Mrs. Yelanjian declared.
British Speech
Heard At Rotary
An interesting program was
given to the members of the Ro
tary club last week when Rev. B.
A. Meeks read a speech delivered
by a member of Parliament, to
the London Rotary club on Unit
ed Nation’s Day. Representatives
from most of these nations at
tended this meeting in England.
Passenger Car Is Hit Hardest
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The passenger car, in which four passengers were travel
ling, was badly damaged, with little injury to passengers,
however. The above picture shows a jam sustained under
neath. <... ■• (Staff Photo)
British Launch Strong Offen
sive In Northern France
Near German _ Border
One week after landing in Lin
gayen gulf, a powerful American
spearhead was more than one
third of the way to Manila early
this week and still rolling south
ward in dry, clear weather down
the broad Central Luzon plain,
virtually unchecked on land or
in the air.
However on the left flank of
the broadened front the first Jap
anese counter-attack of the in
vasion was reported in the stub
bornly-held Pozorrubio sector on
Sunday. Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthur’s communique today said
the blow was repulsed.
Conservatively -worded official
statements located the deepest
American penetration as on the
central of three main north-south
highways 45 road miles from Lin
gayen and 83 from Manila.
Two great Russian army groups
poured like a red flood through
broken Nazi defenses on the Pol
ish plain south of Warsaw yes
terday, reaching within 38 miles
of the German border.
Gathering speed as it went,
the gigantic Soviet winter of
fensive recorded gains of 30 to
38 miles on a twisting battlefront
more than 200 miles long from
Grojec, 25 miles south-west of
Warsaw, down to Slomniki, only
12 miles north of the historic
citadel of Krakow.
The British second army smash
ed east-ward in a new offensive
near the German border north of
Aachen yesterday, exactly a
month after the start of the Ger
mans’ Belgian breakthrough, and
during the first hours the Tom
mies progressed against moderate
resistance.
New Growers To
Apply For Leaf
Quotas By Feb. 1
Applications Should Be Made
With AAA; New Allot
ments To Be Available
All eligible producers who are
interested in applying for a new
grower burley tobacco allotment
for 1945 should file their request
at the Ashe County AAA office
prior to February 1, 1945, accord
ing to T. J. Graybeal, chairman,
Ashe county AAA committee.
Mr. Graybeal pointed out that
the announcement by the War
Food Administration that mar
keting quotas will apply on bur
ley tobacco for the marketing
year 1945-46 specified that five
percent of the national marketing
quota would be made available
for establishing new allotments.
“To be eligible for such an al
lotment either the farm operator
or the person growing the tobac
co, shall be living on the farm
and largely dependent on the
farm for his livelihood,” Mr.
Graybeal stated.
Where Three Cars Were Derailed At Buffalo Thursday
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Three cars, uncoupled from the main part of the train last Thursday afternoon, rolled
down grade approximately four miles from West Jefferson until they struck the rocky bluff
on the curve at Buffalo and were derailed. (Staff Photo)
Farm Planning
Meetings Well
Attended Here
Several Meetings Held; Other
Schedules Are Announced
By Agent
Roy H. Crouse, county agent,
said today that farm planning
meetings, which har been held
during the past few days had been
well attended in spite of the un
favorable weather and much in
terest had been shown by farm
ers and their wives.
Meetings will continue to be
held through next week, it was
announced. These meetings will
be conducted by the f&'m and
home agents and will not be held
longer than one hour, it was ex
plained. Both farmers and their
wives are urged to be present as
things of importance will be ta
ken up in relation to the 1945
farm and home program in an ef
fort to conform more closely with
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“Brown-Out” Will
Start Feb. 1, WPB
Chief Announces
Washington A nation-wide
“brown-out” that will dim street
lights, store windows and theater
marquees beginning Feb. 1 was
ordered by the War Production
Board this week to save critically
short coal and fuel oil.
It provided, however, that any
section in which it is determined
that compliance will not reduce
fuel consumption—for example,
areas serviced by hydro-electric
power—will be exempted by the
Office of War Utilities.
WPB Chairman J. A. Krug said
in announcing the order that pen
alties for noncompliance include
discontinuance of electric .service
to consumers found guilty of will
ful violations.
The “brown-out” is intended
primarily to conserve coal which
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SINGING CONVENTION
HERE SUN. AFTERNOON
It was announced this week
that there would be another sing
ing at the West Jefferson Bap
tist church on Sunday afternoon
opening at 1:30.
A number of visiting quartets
and others singers are expected
to attend. The public is cordially
invited. “Our last convention
was a big success and we are ex
pecting this to be equally as
good,” Coleman Payne said.
Ashe Men Leave
For Fort Bragg
The following group of eleven
Ashe county young men left here
Monday morning for Fort Bragg
for induction into the armed
forces: Edison C. Testerman,
Vaughn Clark, Worth Eldreth,
Ambrose J. Osborne, Carson
Meade Keys, Fred Hart, Jr., Roby
J. Weaver, John D. Maines, Ev
erett J. Greer, Thomas W. How
ell and Joseph R. Bledsoe.
Infantile Paralysis Fund
Drive Now Underway Here;
Benefit Game Saturday Night
Big Gains Made
By Northwestern
Bank Last Year
Resources Over $20,000,000;
All Officers Re-Elected
At Meeting
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Resources of the Northwestern
Bank showed a big increase in
1944 as revealed by the annual
statement. The statement shows
that resources climbed from $14,-
207,554.89 at the close of business
in 1943, to $20,601,052.16 during
1944.
The report was presented at the
meeting of the stockholders in
North Wilkesboro, last week
when the stockholders elected the
directors. Officers were also
elected.
The reports of the year showed
that the bank had made much
progress and that the usual 12 per
cent dividend was paid for the
year.
The stockholders re-elected the
directors and one new director, C.
A. Lowe, of North Wilkesboro.
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2 Ashe Men Are
Reported Missing
Two Ashe county men have
been reported missing in action
this week in the European theater
of war. Bertie Bare, of Jefferson,
is reported missing in action, ac
cording to information received
yesterday by his wife. Mr. and
Mrs. Hege Parsons, of Obids, have
also received a message that
their son, Howard, is missing in
action somewhere in France.
Tracks Damaged By Derailment
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Tracks of the Norfolk ang Western were damaged by the
derailment, but were repaired and put into service again by
Friday afternoon. (Staff Photo)
Rotarians And Odd Fellows
Are Scheduled To Meet
In All-Star Contest
Ashe county’s drive for funds
to Fight Infantile Paralysis got
underway this week as initial
gift letters were sent out. T. E.
Parker, county chairman of the
drive announced that the first
response of these would be pub
lished next week.
He also announced that plans
were being complete for an all
star game between Rotarians and
Odd Fellows which is to be held
at the West Jefferson high school
gymnasium on Saturday night at
8:00 o’clock. This event is ex
pected to draw a large crowd and
the public is cordially invited.
Ashe county has a quota of
$3,549.00 and the cooperation of
everyone is asked in order to
raise this amount. Gale Mc-
Millan, chairman of the crippled
children’s committee for the coun
ty is also chairman of the special
gifts committee for the drive and
is expected to follow up the let
ters with a canvass this week.
New Officers Os
Lodge Installed
Newly elected officers of the
Ashe Lodge No. 594 A. F. and A.
M. were duly installed at the
meeting last week.
Gwyn Little replaced Dr. J.
K. Hunter as worthy master.
Other named are S. S. Shoemaker,
senior warden; F. L. McMillan,
junior warden; J. O.
treasurer; Ira T. Johnston, sec
retary; Gale McMillan, senior
deacon; Levern Johnson, junior
deacon; T. E. Parker, tyler; John
S. Jordan, chaplain; Rex Morton
and R. H. Crouse, stewards.
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Four Are Slightly
Injured In Train
Derailment Here
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Wreck Took Place Last Thurs
day; Little Delay In Serv
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An unsual train derailment oc
cured approximately four miles
below West Jefferson last Thurs
day afternoon when three cars,
uncoupled frckh the main part of
the train, rolled down grade to
the rocky bluff at Buffalo and
were derailed, with the four pas
sengers miraculously escaping
any serious injuries.
The four passengers were taken
immediately to the Ashe hospital
for examination and first aid
treatment and only one, Mrs. Gai
ther Howell, Warrensville, was
kept for treatment. She was re
leased on Saturday after being
treated for minor cuts, bruises
and shock.
The passenger car, which led
the three, received the hardest
blow when it struck the rocks
and was derailed. Windows were
broken out as were seats and
much other damage was done by
the impact. The four passengers,
who were the only people on the
train at the time it hit the bluff
used presence of mind enough to
come to the back of the car and
lie down. This is believed to have
saved them from any serious in
juries.
The crew coach, which joined
the passenger coach was damaged
by the impact as well as by fire,
which broke out when a hot stove
overturned setting fire to cloth
ing and other articles.
The mail coach, which was in
the rear, was damaged the least.
All mail was returned to the post
office at once by officials.
Inspite of much damage to the
tracks, crews of workmen of the
Norfolk and Western of which
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Bare Funeral Is
To Be On Friday
Heart Attack Is Fatal To
Lee O. Bare, 56, Os Jef
ferson
Funeral service will be held
Friday morning at 11:00 o’clock
at the Senter church for Lee O.
Bare, 56, who died at his home
near Jefferson on Wednesday*,
following an illness of several
weeks. Burial will follow in the
Farrington cemetery.
The deceased, who was a well
known farmer of the Jefferson
section is survived by his wife
and the following sons and daugh
ters: Mrs. Gwyn Little, West Jef
ferson; Orville Bare, of Kings
port, Tenn.; Mrs. Cliff Wilson
and Howard Bare, of Delaware,
Mrs. Bertie Bare of Jefferson,
Dallas and Ethel Bare, of the
home.
Boone Leaf Mart
Prices Are Good
Poundage and prices of the
Boone tobacco market continue
to rise and the four million
poundage mark was reached this
week with an average of slightly
over $47.00 per hundred.
“We make every effort to give
the farmers the best of service
and appreciate their business,”
Roscoe Coleman, proprietor, said.
West Jefferson
P. O. Receipts
Show Big Gain
A report released this week
by Acting Postmaster, Mrs.
James B. Hensley, revealed
that stamp sales, as well as
other income of the West Jef
ferson Post Office, showed a
big gain last year.
It is through stamp sales that
the post offices get class rating
and it is believed sufficient
gain was made to give the lo
cal office a higher rating. At
the present it is third class.
Sales of stamps by quarters
in 1943 were: $1,943.23; $2,-
067.61; $2, 110.59 and $2,710.11,
giving a total of $8,831.54.
Sales by quarters for 1944
were: $2,234.55; $2,558.81; $2,-
852.06 and $3,262.47, giving a
total of $10,907.89, or a gain of
$2,096.89 in sta np sales.