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VOLUME 15, NO. 28
Valuable Business and Residential Property Sold
State Board Os
Agriculture To
Visit Ashe Tues.
Will Observe Projects Now
Well Underway At Laurel
Springs Test Farm
W. B. Austin, member of the
State Board of Agriculture, an
nounced yesterday that the mem
bers of the board, together with
W. Kerr Scott, Commissioner of
Agriculture, and F. E. Miller, Su
pervisor of State Test Farms,
would spend. sometime in the
county next Tuesday making a
special tour of the test farm at
Laurel Springs.
This will be the first time for
most of the members of the board
to visit the county. At the State
test farm at Laurel Springs, ob
servations will be made of the ex
periments in Turkish tobacco, as
well as other farm projects.
Practically all of the buildings
which have been underway for
some time on the farm are now
completed. These include cattle
and tobacco barns. Work is un-
K derway on the remodeling of the
’ superintendent’s residence and
construction work is well under
way on the herdsman’s house.
Included in the livestock al
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Woodie Makes
Record In Italy
Member Os 703rd Regiment
Awarded Meritorious Unit
Plaque
Peninsular Base Headquarters,
Italy—Pfc. Quincy C. Woodie, of
West Jefferson, is a member of
the 703rd Engineer Petroleum
Distribution Company, which re
~ cently was awarded the Meritori
ous Service Unit Plaque for out
standing performance in the Ital
ian Campaign.
The Meritorious Service Plaque
was presently by Colonel Don
ald S. Burns, Prescott, Arizona,
Engineer Officer of the Peninsu
lar Base Section, to Captain Wil-
F liam F. Ganskopp, the Command
~ ing Officer, at a Company Review.
The company is a unit of the
Peninsular Base Section, impor
tant supply and service organiza
tion for the Fifth Army and for
the Air Corps ground crews and
naval elements in the Mediter
ranean Theater of Operations
The Base is commanded by Brig
adier General Francis H. Oxx, ol
Newport, R. I.
Pfc. Woodie is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Woodie. He at
tended West Jefferson high
school. He is the holder of the
Mediterranean Theater Ribbon
with two Battle Participation
Stars. He also has the Good Con
duct Ribbon.
CERTIFICATES TO BE
AWARDED BY MASONS
i ’ AT MEETING, TUESDAY
At the regular meeting of Ashe
Masonic Lodge No. 594, A. F. and
A. M., on next Tuesday night,
July 24, 25-year certificates will
be presented to members en
titled to receive them, it has been
announced. A large attendance
is expected to attend this meet
ing and honor the men who have
served the lodge for this period
of time.
New Shoe Stamp
Comes In Aug. 1
OPA District Director L. W.
Driscoll has announced that Air
plane Stamp No. 4 in War Ration
Book No. 3 would become valid
as a shoe stamp on August 1. Air
plane Stamps Nos. 1,2, and 3 are
valid indefinitely, he added.
It was pointed out that the in
tervals between validation of
stamps depends on the available
supply of shoes. The last stamp 1
OPA validated was on November
1, 1944.
- To increase the serviceability
of non-rationed shoes for men and
juveniles, OPA further announc
ed that in the future, manufac
turers will be permitted to use
leather welts . and lightweight
leather insoles. Straight or short
shield tips and backstays of pig
skin leather will also be allowed
on these shoes, OPA said.
£lie ■ MwO Post
$2.00 a Year in Ashe County
Big Three Conference Now Underway
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The world is following, with interest, the conference of
the Big Three, Truman, Churchill and Stalin, which got un
derway in Berlin with Truman presiding.
British Warships Join
In Attack On Japan;
Tokyo Is Heavily Hit
1,500 Carrier Planes From
Two Fleet Units To Strike
Enemy
The British battleship King
George V and her escorting ships
joined the U. S. Pacific fleet’s
45,000-ton dreadnaught, lowa,
and other powerful warships in
a great bombardment force to
shell copper and war industry
plants at Hitachi, only 80 miles
from Tokyo, early Wednesday
morning.
This was the first time British
men of war had fired shells into
the Japanese homeland.
The bombardment followed on
ly a few hours a 1,5Q0 carrier
plane attack on the Tokyo region,
extending northeast to Hitachi, by
aircraft launched from the world’s
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Community Plans ■
Topic At Rotary
At the regular meeting of the
Jeffersons Rotary Club last week,
the new presiddht, Sharpe Shoe- 1
maker, announced the commit
tees for the coming year and dis
cussed several plans.
Lawrence Tyson, chairman of
the community service commit
tee and program chairman for the
evening, made an interesting talk
on the work and plans of the dif
ferent community service com
mittees of the club.
He brought out in particular
about the tourist business being
missed on account of lack of fa
cilities to take care or attract
them in the county.
Civilian Life Looks Good
To Returning War Veteran
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W. Parks Colvard, 23, is home from war, having earned a dis
charge with 127 points. He is down to earth again, after having 300
combat hours and 1,700 training hours in the air. He is without a
ranking title again, after having climbed from Pvt. to Staff Sergeant.
And he says it is pretty good just to be called by his name and to get
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W. PARKS COLVARD
WEST JEFFERSON. N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY X», 194 S
Truman Presides
As Conference Os
Big Three Opens
Japanese War As Well As
Some Problems In Ger
many To Be Decided
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* Potsdam The Big Three held
the first full-dress session of their
great victory conference at 5 p.m.
Tuesday and President Truman
was invited to preside during the
conference.
A joint communique issued by
Truman, Premier Stalin and
Prime Minister Churchill also said
that during the meeting which
lasted IV2 hours, “The prelimin
ary exchange of views took place
on the matters requiring decision
by the heads of the three govern
ments.”
The war against Japan unques
tionably ranked high on the
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Many Attended
Clinic Held Here
The crippled children’s clinic,
held in the health department
yesterday afternoon for Ashe, Al
leghany, Watauga and Avery
counties, was well attended by
those needing examinations.
Dr. John S. Gaul, of Charlotte,
was here and examined the pa
tients. “We were well pleased
with the results,” Miss Helen
Ghormley, county nurse, said.
; mail with only Mr. as a prefix.
As an engineer gunner on a
Flying Fortress, Parks made an
enviable record for himself. He
is very modest about what he did,
but among other things, he has
the Distinguished Flying Cross
and the Air Medal with 10 Oak
Leaf Clusters.
He saw quite a bit of the ene
my and the world during his three
years of service. South America,
Africa and Europe, including It
aly, Sicily, England, France, Ice
land and Labrador are among
the places over which he flew.
And after all that travelling, he
says it is good to be back on the
earth again and particularly in
Ashe county.
Like all newly discharged young
veterans, Parks wants to rest and
do some things he used to dream
about on bombing missions—
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County Is Still
In Need Os Some
School Teachers
All High School Principals
Have Not Been Selected
As Yet
B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, said yesterday
that there were still several
teaching positions in the county
to be filled as well as some
for school principals.
“We hope these can be secured
at an early date as schools plan
to open on August 27,” he said.
It is understood that as yet, no
principal has been named for eith
er Fleetwood or Elkland high
schools. Professor P. A. Perkins,
who successfully served as prin
cipal at Elkland last year, of-
• sered his resignation in spite of
being strongly urged to return.
Professor Ron Davis, who en
joyed a successful year as prin
cipal at Lansing last year, has
again agreed to accept the work,
after being urged by the commit-
• tee, according to information re
ceived here.
While no announcement has
been made concerning Nathan’s
I Creek, members of the committee
said they expected Professor A.
. B Hurt, founder of this school, to
serve as principal for the coming
year. Mr. Hurt made an enviable
record as superintendent of the
county schools for the past two
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Ted, Todd Caudill
Home From War
Both Have Seen Long Period
Os Duty In Foreign
Service
‘Ted” and “ToddV Caudill
were among the home-coming
veterans of the European war, last
week. These two young men
have been in service almost five
years, most of the time being out
of the U. S. The first two years
being spent in Greenland. They!
were then transferred to England
and later took part in the Inva
sion of France and Germany,
where they made excellent rec
ords. They received their dis
charges in June, 1945, and are
now enjoying a well-earned rest.
Another brother, J. Herbert
Caudill, is home on furlough, af
ter almost a year of service in
the European Theater. Two oth
ers, “Pat” Caudill and Bruce
Caudill, are serving in the navy
at present.
All five are sons of the late Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Caudill.
Big Demand For
Beans By Markets
Since the bean season opened
here this month, the demand has
continued unusually good and
prices have also been good on the
local auction markets.
Roy H. Crouse said that he be
lieved practically all farmers
were well pleased with their re
turns.
Complete reports for the sea
son so far were not available
yesterday, but it is estimated that
sales have been around 40,000
bushels so far, with an average
of nearly $3.00 per bushel.
Roberson, the inspector of the
Farmers’ Market, reported yes
terday, 22,030 bushels sold at an
average of $2.98, making a total
of $66,553.23. Anderson, inspec
tor of the Ashe market, was un
able to furnish an official report
18 Ashe County
Men Are Inducted
The following Ashe county men
have recently been inducted into
military service at Fort Bragg:
Carl Howard Lewis, Vonley
Lee Howell, Joe Henry Blackburn,
Dewey B. Campbell, Lee Junior ;
Houck, Thomas Earl Wyatt, Wi- ;
ley Bruce Taylor, Robert B. Cear
ley, Jr., Mont Fred Shepherd, :
Carl Cook Graham, James Clif
ford Little, Avery E. Severt, ]
Clarence M. Shatley, Elmer Elli
ott, Walter Wayne Childress,
Walter Harold Dollar and How- ]
ard D. Miller. ’ (
Services At Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima
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Devout Marines and Navy Seabees attend open-air divine
services atop grim Mount Suribachi on blood-stained Iwo
Jima. Even as these services were being held, fellow Marines
and Army troops were swarming over Okinawa.
(Official U. S. Navy Photo)
County’s Bond Sales
Reach $417,578.25
In Seventh War Loan
To Observe Farm
Safety Week In
County July 22-28
Special Programs Are Being
Given By Various Farm
*■ Agencies v
Roy H. Crouse, county agent,
has announced that all of the lo
cal farm agencies are cooperating
with the state and the nation in
observing National Farm Safety
Week, July 22-28. Special pro
grams are being held at several
group meetings and attention is
being called to it in other ways.
President Harry S. Truman has
proclaimed its observance and
Governor Gregg Cherry has ask
ed that all rural people “work
dilligently” to cut down on farm
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Turkish Tobacco
Being Observed
A number of officials from the
Extension Division of State Col
lege, as well as from Duke Uni
versity, are here this week observ
ing the experimental plots of
Turkish Tobacco being tried out
in the county.
“The crop looks good, but it is
too early to determine results as
yet,” one observer said. Roy H.
Crouse, county agent, accompan
ied the group on the inspection
tour. John Wilkins, of the Exten
sion Division, is in charge of the
experiments.
Lamb Show To Be Held Here
Today And Pool On Friday
A good attendance is expected
at the lamb show to be held at
the West Jefferson stock market
today when around sixteen
4-H boys and girls will exhibit
their prize lambs.
The show is being sponsored by
the Jeffersons Rotary Club, the
West Jefferson Stock Market and
other business firms of West Jef
ferson and the public is cordially
invited to attend. .
L. I. Case, in charge of animal
husbandry of the Extension Di
vision of State College, will be in
charge of the judging and prizes
will include purebred lambs as
well as money.
There are around 22 4-H boys
and girls that have lamb projects
and much interest is being mani
fested by them in the show. “We
really have some fine lambs and
we. are proud of them,” Harvey
Payne, assistant agent, said.
Lambs entered in the show that
the owners wish to sell, will be
held over until Friday, when the
cooperative lamb pool will be
$2.50 a Year Out of County
Quota Almost Doubled; E
Bond Quota Is Also Far
Surpassed
Final official figures for the
Seventh War Loan Drive place
the total for Ashe county at $417,-
578.25 or $182,578.25 over the quo
ta of The E bond
sales forlbe drive werfe $253,-
998.25, far over the quota of $212,-
000.00, as set up for the county.
Ashe was one’ of the six counties
in this district to surpass the E
bond quota.
Chairman Lawrence Tyson- said
that he wanted to express his ap
preciation to everyone for the
fine work they had done in put
ting the drive over.
Mr. Tyson pointed out that the
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Mrs. Roland To Be
Buried Tomorrow
Funeral service will be held
tomorrow morning at 11:00 o’-
clock at the Mill Creek Methodist
Church for Mrs. Cora Roland, 70,
of Clifton, who died at the Ashe
Memorial Hospital on • Tuesday
night, after suffering a heart at
tack. The Revs. Frank Tucker
and Thomas Farmer will conduct
the service and burial will follow
at the May cemetery.
Mrs. Roland, who was a native
of this county, the daughter of
William Hartzog and Caroline
Hartzog, is survived by her hus
band, Emmitt Roland and one
son, Smith Roland. One sister,
Mrs. Candas Kell, of Marion, Va„
also survives.
held.
Roy H. Crouse, county agent,
said that good prices were re
ceived by the growers at the last
pool held here and could be ex
pected again. He said that he
wanted to again remind the farm
ers of the advantage of selling
through the pool.
Sheep growers are urged to
get their lambs on the market
when they are ready and not hold
fat lambs too long as they will
likely go down in condition dur
ing hot weather.
E. W. SMITH IS NOW
AUDITING ASHE BOOKS
E. W. Smith, certified public
accountant of Lenoir, is now mak
ing an annual audit of the county’s
books as well as the board of edu
cation.
Mr. Smith said that he expected
to be through within a short time
and that everything was in order,
as usual.
OVER THE TOP
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UNITED STATES WAR
BONDS-STAMPS
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Construction Is
Started On New
Buildings Here
Several Residences As Well As
Business Buildings Are
Now Underway
During the past few days a
number of valuable pieces of
property including both residen
tial and business have changed
hands and construction work has
been started on several buildings.
The W. E. Vannoy Manufac
turing plant has been sold by
Mr. Vannoy to G. W. Edwards,
M. G. Edwards, Worth Gentry
and Elbert Absher. This oak
flooring plant, one of the largest
in this section, was started by
Wade E. Vannoy ten years ago
Hand has been successfully oper
ated by him since that time. Mr.
i Vannoy estimated that during
this period he had finished more
i than forty million feet of lumber.
The plant has shipped its prod-
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Must Vaccinate
School Children
Teachers Are Also Reminded
That They Must Have
Health Certificates
It was pointed out this week
by health and school authorities
that all pre-school children must
be vaccinated for dipththeriq
whooping cough and small pox.
Miss Helen Ghormley, county
health nurse, is now conducting
a series of clinics throughout the
county in ord&r
may WW '5 T
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first of thesehad been
that IMP eUuld 'TIL made up pro
vided the parents start tit once to
take advantage of the remaining
dates.
Children of Jefferson and West
Jefferson may secure theirs on
Friday or Saturday morning at
the health department in the Ashe
Hospital, Miss Ghormley said.
B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, said that he wished to
. again remind teachers that do
i not have a valid health certificate,
that they must secure one before
school opens. This is according
to the law and these certificates
are to be secured each year.
To Have Memorial
Service On July 29
A memorial service will be
held at the Friendship Baptist
Church on Sunday morning, Ju
ly 29, at 10:30 o’clock for First
Sergeant Larkin L. Witherspoon,
who was killed in action in Ger
many last November 22. The
Revs. A. C. Ashley and W. E.
Denny will be in charge of the
service.
First Sergeant Witherspoon,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Witherspoon, of Jefferson, is sur
vived by his parent's, his wife, the
former Miss Wilma Dare Absher,
one small son and several broth
ers and sisters. He had been in
service for four years and over
seas for some time.
Allen Back From
Czechoslovakia
Pfc. Conley Allen, 24 Engineers,
after 32 months in Czechoslo
vakia with eight battle stars, was
among the group of returning
North Carolina fighting men to
whom Florida looked better this
week than even the best travel
advertisements show it to be,
when they landed at Air Trans
port Command’s Miami Army Air
Field.
They were among the first 50,-
000 returnees ATC is flying to the
states from overseas each month
under the Army’s redeployment
plan. From there they will go by
rail to Camp Blanding, Fla. Then
they will be sent to reception cen
ters nearer home for separation
from the service or furloughs
prior to reassignment.