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VOLUME 15, NO. 30
‘ Record Volume Os Snap Beans Sold Here
County Praised
> BySt at e Board
Os Agriculture
A Tour Os Laurel Springs
Test Farm Made By Group
On Tuesday
“I am highly pleased over the
progress made on the test farm
at Laurel Springs,” N. C. Com
' missioner of Agriculture Kerr
Scott told a representative of this
paper here on Tuesday.
Commissioner Scott, together
with other officials of the N. C.
Department of Agriculture and
meinbers of the State Board of
Agriculture spent the day in the
county making a tour of the farm
at Laurel Springs.
In b discussing the farm, Mr.
Scott pointed out that both he and
F. E. Miller, director of test farms
were particularly interested in
observing the new experiments in
Turkish tobacco in the county.
: The visit here, a part of the
state-wide tour being made by
the group was the first time ma
ny of them had availed them
selves of the opportunity of see
ing Ashe county. They express
ed themselves as being favorably
impressed with agricultural con
ditions in the county as well as the
climate, scenery, and “food.”
While here, the group were the
luncheon guests of W. B. Austin,
a member of the State Board of
. Agriculture and Mrs. Austin.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Austin accom
panied the group on the tour go
ing from here to Waynesville.
• The following were members
of the party visiting here: Agri
culture Commissioner Kerr Scott
and Mrs; Scott; D. S. Coltrane,
Assistant Commissioner, and wife;
F. E. Miller, of tly Test
Farms division of the State De
partment of Agriculture; Thomp-'
son Greenwood, director of the
department's Publications divi
sion, and Mrs. Greenwood; Lynn
Nisbet, editor of the State After
(Conuxiu -d on Page 4)
’ Winston-Salem
Editor Is Here
Santford And Mrs. Martin
Are Vacationing In Ashe
County
Hon? Santford Martin, distin
guished editor of the Winston-Sa
lem Journal, and Mrs. Martin are
spending a week’s vacation at
the Tucker Hotel here, “enjoying
the scenery t climate and food.”
Mr. Martin, who paid a visit to
the office of The Skyland Post,
yesterday, recalled that the first
paper he was editor of was the
✓ Yadkin Ripple, when he was only
sixteen years of age. “We set the
type by hand, printed it on a
Washington hand press,” he said.
. As proof of the work it required,
he rolled up his sleeve and show
ed the arm muscle he acquired in
those early days.
Among the other things he has
enjoyed since coming to West Jef
ferson this .week, was a horse
back ride to the top of Negro
Mountain.
“This is the first vacation I
have had since the war and I am
certainly enjoying it,” the genial
editor said. Mrs. Martin con
curred with him in this.
Colvard Buys
' . Ashe Bean Mart
*■ /
R. W. Colvard, well known West
Jefferson businessman, this week
purchased the Ashe Bean Mar
ket, which he had previously op
erated with Raleigh Roten.
This market was opened by Ro
tAi and others in the middle of the
season last year. Mr. Colvard be
came associated with him at the
opening of the season this year.
‘While bur market is new we
are getting good response from
the farmers and are happy to
serve thqm at all times,” Mr. Col
vard declared. Records show
that the market has increased in
volume since the season opened,'
he stated.
Mr. Colvard owns and operates
the Colvard Oil Company as well
as other automotive related bu
siness establishments in Ashe and
nearby counties. ,
Wto Host
$2.00 a Year in Ashe County
All Roads Now Lead To Tokyo
JT -py/
U. S. S. R. rQ $ 4USM ! *
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UONIN PACIFIC OC FAN
Here are some points on the map that may lead to an
early defeat of Japan: (1) Heavy shipping from west coast;
(2) possible aid from Manchuria; (3) continued raids from
newly captured bases in the Pacific.
$230,430. Budget Is
Proposed For County
For New Fiscal Year
Tax Rate Os $2.00 Will Remain
Same If Estimated Budget
Is Adopted
A budget estimate for Ashe
county for the fiscal year of
1945-46 a total propos
ed expenditure *bf $230,430.00 and
fixing the tax rate at $2.00, the
same has been sub-
mitted to the county commission
ers by C. S. Neal, county account
ant.
The proposed budget, which is
expected to be approved, calls
for an increase over last year,
but there is also an increase in
valuation of property over the
past year, chiefly because of the
horizontal raise on real estate.
The county’s estimated valua
tion of taxable property is $4,800-
000.00. With a tax rate of $2.00,
the estimated tax levy is $96,000.
From tax penalties and costs,
insolvent taxes, county farm and
other similar sources the county
expects to raise $28,770.; $14,040
(Continued on Page 4)
Friendly Grove
Church Started
It was announced this week by
the Rev. E W. Powers, secretary
of the council chosen by the Ashe
Baptist Association for the pur
pose of organizing a new church,
that a meeting was held last Sat
urday night at which time the
Friendly Grove Baptist Church
was organized with 29 charter
members. Charlie Goodman was
temporary chairman of the coun
cil.
The Friendly Grove church,
which is already under construc
tion, will be located on the Buck
Mountain road near the home of
Ballard Harless and will cost ap
(Continued on Page 5)
Dairy Industry In County
Is Given National Publicity
The dairy industry in Ashe
county is given national publicity
in the Magazine, The Kraftsman,
just off the press. The magazine,
published by- Kraft Cheese Com
pany, carries a well illustrated
and informative article written by
the editor, Walter H. Lloyd, tel
ling of the development of the
dairy industry in North Carolina
and more particularly Ashe coun
ty.
Editor Lloyd was among the
many dairy specialists who at
tended the Guernsey breeder’s
promotional sale held here in
June and a number of the photo
graphs used in the article were
taken then.
While here, Lloyd visited a
number of the different silos in
the county. It was there he ex
plained, that he discovered that
the' secret of Ashe county’s suc-
WEST JEFFERSON. N. C..
Presbytery. Will
Install Lansing
Minister Sunday
A Number Os Visiting Minis
ters Will Take Part In
The Service
Ashe county will be host on
Sundhy to Winston-Salem Pres
bytery’s formal commission for
ordination and installation of K.
J. Foreman, Jr., the new pastor
of Gillespie, Foster Memorial and
Lansing Presbyterian churches,
according to an announcement
made by the Rev. John W. Luke.
Chairman and Moderator of the
commission.
First service of the series will
be held at 11 a. m., at the Lan
sing Presbyterian church as Rev.
C. H. Williams preaches the morn
ing sermon. Mr. Williams, pas
tor of the Beulah Presbyterian
Church of North Wilkesboro, is
a former moderator of the Pres
(Continued on Page Four)
Former Ashe Man
. Killed In Action
Cpl. Duane F. Crepps, 24, of
Samuals, Ky., formerly of this
county, who had served four and
a half years in the Marines, was
killed in action on Okinawa on
May 3, 1945, according to a War
Department message. He was the
first Marine to set foot on Okina
wa.
Before joining the Marines,
Cpl. Crepps served in the Nation
al Guard.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Dorothy Greenwell Crepps, a 9-
months-old son, James Duane, of
(Continued on Page 5)
cess was found in the pastures and
fine alfalfa fields of the county.
Ashe, with silage can furnish
excellent feed for the winter
months, he points out. “Special
importance is attached by Ashe
county dairymen to silage,” Mr.
Lloyd said, “And we learned
about silage and its importance
from the two dairymen who had,
with the help of Levern Johnson,
built two of the first three silos in
the county. They were Bob
Hardin and W. M. Burkett, and
what strange silos they showed
us. At least they were strange
to one accustomed to the upright
concrete or wood silos that dot
the landscapes of the middle
west.”
When Mr. Lloyd drove into the
Hardin farm, he was surprised
that no silo could be seen. Mr.
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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1945
Robert W. Hardin
Was Buried Here
Sunday Morning
Well - Known Ashe County
Resident Passed Away On
Thursday, July 19
Funeral service was held on
Sunday morning at the home for
Robert W. Hardin, 76, of West
Jefferson, prominent dairy farm
er, who died Thursday evening
following a heart attack.
The Rev. Thomas Houck and
the Rev. John S. Jordan were in
charge of the service, with the
Masons, of which Mr. Hardin had
long been a member, officiating
at the burial.
The deceased, the son of the
late John Hardin and Mrs. Mar
garet Duke Hardin, was a native
of this county and had made his
home here for many years, where
he was actively engaged in ex
tensive dairy farming until his
health began to fail a few years
ago.
For many years he. was active
in public affairs and was indenti
fied with many progressive move
ments of the entire county. While
he had been in declining health
for the past few years, his sud
den death, which occured at his
Beaver Creek home, came as a
shock to his many friends here
and elsewhere. During his earlier
years he spent sometime on the
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WILL LEAVE SOON
Roy H. Crouse, county agent,
[will go to Alleghany county,
August 1, where he will en
gage in farming.
Agent Crouse To
Leave Next Week
Popular County Agent Will
I Be Succeeded By L. E.
I Tuckwiller
Roy H. Crouse, popular Ashe
county farm agent, who will
leave August 1 to assist his father
in the operation of a large farm
in Alleghany, will be succeeded
by L. E. Tuckwiller.
Mr. Crouse, who has success
fully filled this position since 1942,
has proven tremendously popular
with the people and since he has
filled the office noticeable strides
have been made in the develop
ment of the agricultural program
as well as general improved farm
practices.
He pointed out that as the time
drew near, he regretted to leave,
but felt that his first duty, under
the present circumstances, was to
assist his father. He announced
his resignation sometime ago, but
only after he was sure that a
capable successor could be secur
ed, immediately.
Principal Named
For Fleetwood
It was announced this by
B. H. Duncan, superintendent of
schools, that W. D. Brackett, of
Asheville, had accepted a posi
tion as principal of the Fleetwood
high school.
Mr. Duncan said there were still
some teachers to be secured be
fore the opening of the schools on
August 27 and that every effort
was being made to fill the posi
tions. It is understood that some
high school teachers are needed.
Prize Winning Lambs In 4-H Show
Wagging their tails behind them are these prize-winning
lambs as they appeared in the 4-H club lamb show held here
last week. At the extreme right is Joe Thomas, of Grassy
Creek, with his grand champion. Other owners are holding
their lambs. (Staff Photo)
Japanese Warships
Damaged In Raid:
Great Kure Base Hit
British Leave
Parley To Get
Return Os Votes
Churchill Goes Home To
Learn Official Returns Os
Election
The , Big Three conference
paused temporarily late yester
day while British leaders go home
to learn election results and dis
cover who shall speak finally for
Britain in the history-charting
negotiations.
Prime Minister Churchill, For
eign Secretary Eden, and Cle
ment Attlee, Labor party leader,
flew to London for today’s an
nouncement of the July 5 ballot
ing.
On Friday at the earliest the
victor is expected back—either
Churchill, the Conservative par
ty head, with Eden still his for
eign expert, or Attlee with a new
foreign secretary of his choosing.
A formal British announcement
said, “there is no question of the
Berlin conference being over by
Wednesday when the prime minis
ter, the foreign secretary, and Mr.
Attlee are returning to England
for the election results.”
Baptist Leaders
To Meet July 28
The Baptist ministers of the
Ashe Baptist Association, will
meet at ten o’clock, July 28, at
the West Jefferson Baptist church.
The purpose of the meeting is
to carry on the work of the regu
lar conference. New plans for
the coming year will be discussed
during the program. The execu
tive board of the Association will
also meet with the conference
during the afternoon. Each min
ister and leader in the association
is urged to attend.
Record Made By 4-H Clubs
In Initial Lamb Show Here
The Ashe County 4-H Club
Lamb Show, the first of its kind
in the State, held here last week,
was well attended and the large
number of entries revealed the
interest of club members in the
lamb projects.
The show, held at the West Jef
ferson stock yards, was sponsored
by the Jeffersons Rotary club and
busines and professional men con
tributing a number of prizes.
Ten boys and two girls who had
been feeding and taking care of
lambs as their club project
brought 46 lambs to the show.
Each member was allowed to
show in two different classes, a
pen of three and a single lamb
class. Forty-one of the lambs
graded choice and five graded
good.
- L. I. Case, in charge of animal
husbandry extension, was the
$2.50 a Year Out of County
Halsey Believes Japanese
Fleet Has Been Badly
Damaged
American and British carrier
planes heavily damaged two Jap
anese battleships, two aircraft
carriers and three cruisers in co
ordinated attacks on Japan’s great
Kure naval base and at a Shikoku
island port Tuesday.
■ Admiral Nimitz, in a communi
que, disclosed that the bombing
and bombardment of the Japan
ese homeland was carried into its
eight day of the past 15 when
cruisers and destroyers moved
close inshore early and shelled a
'seaplane base and an airfield on
Southwestern Honshu.
Just one hour later, he issued
a second communique reporting
that American and British carrier
planes renewed their heavy at
tacks on Japanese warships and
merchant vessels at dawn yester
day.
■ The new carrier attacks center-
■ ed in the Kure naval region and
at Kobe. Other military targets
: were objectives.
Adm. William F. Halsey said
i yesterday his third fleet’s mighty
; offensive was the beginning of
the “final plunge into the heart
of the Japanese empire” and
warned the people of Nippon that
(Continued on Page Four)
Good Prices For
Lambs Sold Here
I Roy H. Crouse, county agent,
announced this week that a total
: of 840 lambs were sold through
the cooperative pool here on Fri
day, to Swift and Company.
More than 100 growers took
part in the sale and the 840 ani
mals sold brought a total of $lO,-
623.40.
“Choice lambs were sold for
$15.50,” Mr. Crouse said.
grader and judge. He comment
ed on the fine condition the lambs
were in and gave a demonstration
on how to show a lamb. He also
discussed the importance of the
proper type and conformation to
be considered in not only show
lambs but all good market lambs.
The following order of place
ment was the judge’s decision in
the single lamb class:
First prize and Grand Cham
pion—Joe Thomas, Grassy Creek;
Second prize and Reserve Cham
pion Don Tucker, of Laurel
Springs; Third prize—William
Austin, Jr., Jefferson; Fourth
prize—Joel Carter, Tuckerdale;
Fifth prize—Athel Church, Idle
wild.
Other entries were:
Jim Roe Tucker, Laurel Springs;
Jessie Emit Colvard, Crumpler;
I (Continued on Page 4)
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OVERTHETOP
FOR VICTORY
A \ W K With
XAYfik. UNITED STATES WAR
BONDS-STAMPS
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Reached Peak
Monday, Tuesday;
Prices Are Good
Around 25,000 Bushels Are
Sold In Two Days; Quality
Is High
West Jefferson became a big
bean center this week when the
volume of sales reached a new
high peak for the season as well
as in the history of the markets.
According to figures released
by government inspectors, slight
ly more than 12,000 bushels were
sold on both Monday and Tuesday
nights with prices averaging
around $1.77 per bushel, bringing
an income to the farmers of
around $44,250.00 for the two
nights. Figures for Wednesday
night were not available in time
for publication.
Considering the big increase in
volume, here and elsewhere, the
prices were good. The quality of
most of the beans was also above
average, officials pointed out.
Officials on both markets asked
that the public cooperate in al
leviating traffic congestion. Spec
tators and others not bringing
beans are asked not to park in
market grounds which are for
trucks loading and unloading
beans.
John Wilkins Is
Rotary Speaker
Turkish Tobacco Experiment
In This Section Is Discus
sed At Meeting
W. B. Austin presented a very
interesting program at the regu
lar meeting of the Jeffersons Ro
tary club last week when he had
John Wilkins, in charge of the
Turkish tobacco program in this
section, discuss the project, which
is still in the experimental stage.
Mr. Wilkins had a plant of the
Turkish leaf at the meeting that
was about four feet tall and told
all about its growth and develop
ment and the curing of the leaves
for the market.
He stated that Turkish tobacco
was to cigarettes as salt was to
Irish potatoes and that there
were around 50 to 75 million
pounds of this tobacco imported
mto this country each year.
He estimated that the yield per
acre would be around 800 pounds
and that the crops in Ashe county
looked as if they came up to the
same standard.
FORMER UNIVERSITY
STUDENT JOINS POST
Miss Nancy Cooper Kennickell,
of Fletcher, N. C., joined the staff
of the Skyland Post this week.
Miss Kennickell completed the
required courses in journalism at
the University of North Carolina
and received the bachelor of arts
degree there last month.
AMERICAN LEGION TO
HELP WITH SERVICE
Members of the Ashe Post of
the American Legion Number 171
are reminded that they are to take
part in the memorial service for
First Sergeant Larkin L. Wither
spoon on Sunday morning, July
29 at 10:30 o’clock at the Friend
ship Baptist Church. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Must Apply For
Sugar By Aug. I
“We would like to have all
canning sugar applications in by
the first of August so that they
may be processed and mailed,”
Ruby B. McMillan, chief clerk of
the local War Price and Rationing
Board, said this week. “Every
one who has not applied please
do so by then,” she urged.
Mrs. McMillan also explained
that all applications for gasoline
must be placed one week before
issuance in order that they may
be passed on by the board and
mailed back to the applicant. She
urged that applicants for gaso
line and other rationed commodi
ties write for application blanks
in order to receive quicker serv
ice as well as save time of both
the applicant and the office per
sonnel.