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VOLUME 15, NO. 6
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Ashe County’s Farm Goals For Year Are Announced
Big Need Is For
More Feed; Plan
Other Increases
More Turkeys And Sheep In
cluded In Goals For Year;
Improved Practices
Farm goals for Ashe county,
now being discussed at the com
munity meetings, include in
creases in several lines as well
as improved practices. These
goals, based on the state-wide
production plans, call for a big
increase in feed for livestock,
sheep, turkeys, victory gardens,
milk production, poultry and
eggs, Roy H. Crouse, county
agent, pointed out this week.
In speaking of the needed in
crease in feed, Agent Crouse ex
plained the need of farmers pro
ducing all the feed possible in
stead of having to use large
amounts of commercial feed. And
* in discussing the milk production,
in which Ashe county leads all
others in the state, he urged that
milk production be increased per
cow instead of increasing the
number of cows. Last year, the
county sold 16,384,000 pounds of
milk to processing companies. An
increase over this is planned for
1945.
Farmers are urged to increase
sheep production at least 16 per
cent. An increase in turkey pro
duction of 23 percent over last
year is asked.
Farmers are asked to maintain
last year’s level in victory gar
dens as well as in commercial
vegetables, with increases in
some, including Irish potatoes.
e An increase in beef cattle is
also asked with emphasis being
placed on the proper feeding pro
gram.
In speaking of goals in poultry
and eggs, Agent Crouse said that
farmers were being asked to cull
flocks and to pay particular at
tention to management in order
Ab lower costs on production, if
Three Ashe Men
In 29th Division
Are Given Certificates Os
Honor For Fighting
Records
Twenty-Ninth Infantry Divi
sion: Cpl. Dale J. Roland, War
rensville; T-4 Fred Fender of
Crumpler and S-Sgt. William H.
Phipps of Grassy Creek, N. C.
have received certificates per
sonally signed by their command
ing general honoring them for
fighting with the • Twenty-Ninth
Infantry Division from D-Day to
St. Lo.
The honor is a personal salute
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Ger-
Aardt to the officers and men who
battered their way through flood
bed areas and the Normandy hed
gerows and stormed the key city
z of St. Lo in a campaign where
the taking of every 500 yards was
a major battle.
The Army reckons the Norman
dy fighting as one campaign,
which entitles participants the
‘ one star on their theater ribbons,
but General Gerhardt’s certifi
cate recognizes the unusual tough
ness of the fighting.
The “Blue and Grey” Division
has won two unit citations and its
members have been awarded 4,-
629 personal decorations since
the outfit stormed the invasion
beaches. The 118th Infantry Reg
iment was cited for being the
first unit into St. Lo.
Purple Heart Is
To Wife
Os C. H. Walters
The Purple Heart Decoration
has been awarded posthumously
to Private Charles Herbert Wal
ters, Sr., who sacrified his life in
defense of his country, last Octo
ber, somewhere in France. Pvt.
Walters was the son of Mr. and
Mrs James Walters, of Jefferson.
The decoration was sent to his
wife by the Secretary of War, at
the request cf Ptesaderft.
IJost
$2.00 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON, N. C., THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1945 $2.50 a Year Out of County
Berlin Is Doomed;
Retreating Japanese
Set Fire To Manila
HEADS COMMITTEE
Levern Johnson, chairman
of the community service com
mittee of the Rotary club, who
is also chairman of the com
mittee of the proposed me
morial building.
County Is Still •
Short Os Polio
Fund Drive Quota
Plan To End Drive On Next
Thursday, Feb. 15; Co
operation Urged
T. E. Parker, chairman of the
county’s Drive to Fight Infantile
Paralysis reported yesterday that
to date around $2,331 had been
raised and that $1,218 remain to
be collected if the county’s quota
of $3,549.00 is to be raised. Plans
are to close .the drive next Thurs
day, February 15 and everyone
who has not done so is urged to
make a contribution before that
time.
(Continued on Page 4)
Mrs. Trivett, 82,
Buried Yesterday
Burial service was held at the
Big Flats cemetery yesterday
morning for Mrs. Elizabeth Tri
vett, 82, of Fleetwood, who died
on Monday, February 5, after
several days of illness. Rev. Her
man Gentry conducted the serv
ice.
Mrs. Trivett, who was a native
of Wilkes county, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Church, was
preceded in death by her hus
band, James S. Trivett. She is
survived by three children, Vicy
Westover, Lois Ellison and Ber
tha Atkins.
County To Increase Real
Estate Taxes 20 Percent
At a meeting of the board of
county commissioners this week
it was decided that instead a re
valuation of property a horizontal
increase be added to the present
valuation of real estate in the
county, to raise necessary funds.
The resolution as passed by the
commissions is as follows:
“WHEREAS, by Act of the
General Assembly of North Car
olina of 1945, the Boards of county
Commissioners of the various
counties of North Carolina have
been authorized to make a hor
izontal increase or decrease of
the present valuation of real es
tate for taxation in their respec
tive counties in their discretion
instead of having a quadrennial
revaluation of real property; and
“WHEREAS, a revaluation of
property would be tedious and ex
pensive and contrary to the sen
timent of the great majority of
“Big Three” Now Meeting To
Consider World Security,
British Paper Asserts
The Red army has stormed
across the Oder southeast of Bres
lau and penetrated 12% miles be
yond its west bank on a 50-mile
front, Moscow announced last
night, while German reports said
the water barrier protecting Ber
lin and the heart of the reich had
bgen crossed by the Russians in
two other sectors as well.
Broadcasts from Berlin, again
reporting Soviet successes long
before their confirmation by Mos
cow, placed Red army units west
of the Oder northeast of Berlin,
perhaps less than 30 miles from
the battered capital, and north
west of Breslau in the area of
Steinau, a Silesian city which the
Germans said they had evacuated.
Liberated Manila’s business
district was ablaze Monday from
Japanese torches, Gen. Douglas
(Continued on Page Four)
Frank Tucker
Buried Sunday
Well-Known Tuckerdale Man
Died Suddenly Friday,
Following A Stroke
Funeral service was held on
Sunday morning at the Tucker
dale Baptist church for Franklin
Burgwin Tucker, 64, who died
suddenly at his home there on
Friday afternoon, following a
stroke of paralysis.
The service which was cond
ucted by Rev. W. E. Denney and
Rev. M. D. Hart was attended by
a large crowd of friends and re
latives. Burial followed in the Cox
family cemetery.
The deceased, who had been in
declining health for some time
was for years active in business
in Tuckerdale. He served as post
master for many years and also
operated a general store.
He was also active in the church
and served as a deacon of the
Tuckerdale Baptist church for a
number of years.
He was the son of the- late
Elijiah L. and Mrs. Ida Foster
Tucker and had spent most of
his life in this county. He is sur
vived by his wife Mrs. Nannie
Cox Tucker and one foster son,
Frank Tucker.
He is also survived by a
number of brothers and sisters,
Mrs. P. G. Wright, of West Jef
ferson; Mrs. Sam Diggs, of Jef
ferson; Dr. J. O. Tucker, of
Tuckerdale; Dr. Q. C. Tucker, of
California; Mrs. G. W. Davis, of
Parkton, Md.; Mrs. W. C. Davis,
of Marion, Va.; and Mr. A. E. Til
ley, of Mt. Airy.
the taxpayers of the county as
this Board is informed and be
lieves; and
“WHEREAS, Ashe County has
perhaps the lowest valation per
acre of real estate of any County
in the State of North Carolina,
the average valuation not ex
ceeding $6.00 to $7.00 per acre or
a total valuation of real estate of
about two and one half million
dollars; and
“WHEREAS, under the Refin
ancing Plan, the county of Ashe
is required to raise for indebted
ness for the next four years the
sum of $60,000.00 per year; and
“WHEREAS, the general ex
pense and the expense of meeting
the requirements of law for Old
Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent
Children and the Blind and Wel
fare Work, requires the raising
of not less than $35,000.00 per
(Continued On Page Four)
Assembly Hears
Expert Present
Income Reports
Committee Heard On Separa
tion Os Game And Fish
From Dept. Conservation
By Staff Correspondent
Raleigh (Special) —ln addi
tion to a number of local bills,
financial matters as well as others
of state-wide importance came
before N. C. solons this week.
Tax and revenue experts told
the joint appropriations commit
tee yesterday that under existing
fiscal policy the state could ex
pect a general fund income of ap
proximately $130,275,028 in the
next biennium barring a sudden
ending of the war in Europe.
The experts, testified as the
committee began its executive
consideration of the proposed 1945
’47 appropriations bill now before
the general assembly which calls
for an over-all expenditure of
more than $200,000,000 for all
phases of governmental activities.
Os the total, $128,407,808 would
(Continued on Page 4)
Presbyterians To
Have Rally Here
There is to be a joint steward
ship and evangelistic rally at the
West Jefferson Presbyterian
church, Tuesday evening, Febru
ary 13, at 7:00 o’clock. This ral-.
ly is being sponsored by Presby
tery’s Committees' l on Steward
ship and Evangelism. Speakers
for the occasion are: Mr. A. A.
Cashion, of North Wilkesboro,
and Rev. Leslie Patterson, of
Rocky Mount, Va., it was an
nounced.
The following Presbyterian
churches are expected to be re
presented: Glendale Springs, Eb
enezer, Laurel Fork, Bether, Mil
lers, Low Gap, Peak Creek, Lans
ing, Foster Memorial, Gillespie,
Obids, Big Ridge, Jefferson and
West Jefferson.
Supper will be served in the
West Jefferson Presbyterian
Church basement promptly at
7:00 o‘clock for all who come.
To Build Another
Boone Warehouse
Boone—lt was decided last
week at the Board of Director’s
meeting at the office of the Sec
retary' and Treasurer of the
Mountain Burley Warehouse, Inc.
to build a second warehouse, the
size of the present warehouse, to
be built on the Coleman property,
which was purchased by Mr.
Coleman last year for this par
ticular purpose. The management
and operation of the new ware
house will be under the same sup
ervision of Mr. R. C. Coleman,
who has so successfully operated
the present warehouse, and built
the Boone Tobacco Market to its
present high standing. Work will
begin on the new building as soon
as permission is granted by the
W. P. B.
Scrap Paper Is
Being Collected
At a meeting of school prin
cipals last week, it was decided
that the schools would coop
erate in the scrap paper drive
how underway.
Everyone, who can, is asked
to bring or send scrap paper to
the school and it will be pick
ed up here by John Poe (col
ored).
The paper‘is to be properly
tied in bundles before it can
be picked up and as soon as
schools have a sufficient
amount to justify a truck be
ing sent, officials should con
tact Roy H. Crouse, county
agent; W. W. Terry,' command
er of the Ashe Post of the
American Legion, or John Poe.
Ashe Men „ Are War Casualties
Pvt. Junior A. Osborne, (left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Osborne, of Creston, was killed in action somewhere in
France, November 21. Pvt. John William Riley, (right),
son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Riley, of Clifton, was serious
ly wounded in France on December 11. Pvt. Riley is receiv
ing treatment in a hospital somewhere in England.
Two County Men Reported
Killed In Action; Others Are
Now Missing And Wounded
W. J. Town Board
Passes Ordinance
For Sanitation
Rat Extermination Project
Will Be Carried Out In
Early Spring
At a meeting of the board of
alder men of West Jefferson on
Friday night, plans for improv
ing the sanitary conditions here
that were discussed included the
unanimous approval of a rat ex
termination project to be carried
out early in the spring.
Other sanitary measures in
cluded the unanimous approval
of the revoking of the war emer
gency act, which permitted the
raising of hogs within the city
limits under certain conditions.
The board also passed an ordin
ance regarding the abuse of pub
lic toilets and the drinking of in
toxicants therein.
A fine of not less than $5.00 or
more than $50.00 is to be im
posed on violators of the above
ordinance.
REPRESENTATIVE AND
SENATOR HERE THIS WEEK
Representative M. Donnelly
Hart and State Senator Edison M.
Thomas spent the past week end
in the county.
Both expressed a desire to cur
tail the sale of wine and beer in
the county. A bill relative to
this, introduced some time ago
by Hart, is still before the com
mittee, he reported.
FSA Farmers Make Plans
At Annual Meeting, Tues.
The annual all-day meeting of
the Ashe and Alleghany county
farm ownership borrowers of
Farm Security Administration
was held Tuesday at the com
munity building, when records
for the past year were discussed
and goals for 1945 outlined.
The meeting, arranged by T. H.
Sears and Miss Ainslee'Alexand
er, supervisors of the two counties
was attended by around 50 far
mers, members of their families
and others taking part on the pro
gram.
Charts showing plans for the
past year and the way in which
they were carried out revealed
•that practically all of the farmers
had a successful year and had
done much toward the war effort
in the production of vital foods
as well as improving their farms.
Os special interest was the dis
cussion of the “G. I. Bill of Rights*
Sgt. William Phipps And Cpl.
James G. Russ Both KiUed
In Europe
During the past
more Ashe
reported killed in action, others
wounded and missing.
S-Sgt. William H. Phipps, son
of Mrs. Lora E. Phipps, of Gras
sy Creek, has been killed in ac
tion somewhere in the European
theater of war, according to in
formation received here.
Cpl. James G. Russ, 24, of Cres
ton, was killed in action, some
where in Germany, on December
26, according to a recent message
received by his wife, Mrs. Mary
Lee Russ, from the War Depart
ment. He is the son of Dan Russ
and has been in service three
years, having served in Panama
for a year before the war. Cpl.
Russ had been overseas for three
months.
News has been received by rel
atives in the county, of the death
of Lieut. Joe Neal McFerrin, on
January 12, with General Pat
ton’s Army, somewhere in Ger
many. Lieut. McFerrin was the
son of Mrs. Berta Neal McFerrin,
(Continued on Page 4)
Red Cross Now
Has Sweater Yarn
Mrs. Levern Johnson, Red
Cross Production Chairman, has
announced that yarn for making
sweaters has arrived for the lo
cal chapter and that she would
appreciate anyone, who will help
make them, calling for the yarn
at her earliest convenience.
as related to the purchasing of
farms by veterans and the way
loans will be investigated by FSA.
Charlie Collins led this discus
sion.
Thomas H. Sears opened the
program discussing future plans
for the farmers as related to their
security.
Miss Helen Ghormley, county
health nurse, discussed health as
related to farmers and their work.
Progress charts were presented
by Supervisor Van Miller. Edgar
Green, of AAA told of the ways
farmers could reap benefits
through AAA and discussed the
program for ,1945.
Turkey raising was discussed
by Mrs. Edgar Brown; silos, by
Marvin Parlier; tobacco produc
tion* by C. E. Brown; strip crop
ping by G. H, Pugh.
The meeting was concluded by
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Will Contain Reading Rooms,
Place For Supervised Ath
letic Events
Initial plans are now underway
for a $50,000.00 memorial build
ing for the county to honor the
men of this war and to serve as
a recreational center for Ashe.
The project' is to be sponsored
by the Jeffersons Rotary club,
with the club’s community serv
ice committee acting as the steer
ing committee. Levern Johnson
is chairman and other members
of the committee include J. L.
Segraves, Roy H. Crouse, A. B.
Hurt, W. B. Austin, W. W. Terry
and John S. Jordan.
Initial plans were discussed at
the Rotary club last week and at
a meeting of the committee at
the home of Chairman Johnson,
who stated yesterday that plans
for raising the needed funds
would be announced at an early
date. .
According to the initial plans,
the building will contain a
memorial room and permanent
records of the men of World War
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Army Plans To
Recruit Women
As part of an all-out drive to
enlist 165 women as WAC medi
cal technicians before May 1, a
Women’s Army Corps recruiting
team from the Asheville recruit
ing station will be in Boone, all
I next week. During their stay the
■ recruiters will visit West Jeffer
son.
I The recruiting team, Lt. George
B. Faulder, Sgt. Mary Norton and
Cpl. E. Jane Brown will make a
special attempt to enlist unskilled
women for training with the
medical branch of the armed,
forces.
> In West Jefferson this week to
complete arrangements for the
stationing of the recruiters in this
Lt. Lucian L. Davis, assis
tant recruiting officer at the
Asheville station, declared the
medical problem of the armed
forces to be growing more and
more acute, and hinted that a
general conscription of the na
tion’s woman-power might soon
become a necessity if a substan
tial number of women are not
enlisted immediately.
“More than 40,000 wounded
men are returning to this country
for rehabilitation every month,*
the officer declared, “and we
must have sufficient personnel
to assist doctors and nurses in
caring for these wounded men.
The government has spent thou
| sands of dollars and personnel
I educating the public to the need
for these technicians, but re
sponse has been practically nil*
“We don’t mean to see our
wounded heroes suffer,* the of
ficer concluded.
Tentative arrangements place
the recruiters available at West
Jefferson post office on next
Wednesday.
Reeves Youth Is
Prisoner Os War
George Horace Reeves, report
ed some time ago as missing in
action, is now believed to be a
prisoner of war in Germany, ac
cording to unofficial information
received here this week.
George, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Reeves, formerly
of this county, and a grandson of
J. Frank Reeves, has been over
seas for some time. No word has
been received from him since the
announcement of being missing
until this week, a card was receiv
ed by a local girl, from a prison
er-of-war, stating that he had
that day talked to a fellow pris
oner from this county, George
Reeves.