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VOLUME 15, NO. 36
Plans Made To Save County Funds By Commissioners
List Os Jurors
Drawn For Oct.
Term Os Court
Judge Z. V. Nettles To Preside;
Schedule To Open On
October 22
At the meeting of the county
commissioners on Monday, the
list of jurors for the October term
of court was drawn. This session
of superior court, for the trial of
criminal cases, is scheduled to
open on October 22 with Judge
Z. V. Nettles, of Asheville, pre
siding.
The list of jurors is as follows:
T. J. Sheets, Frank Taylor,
Robert Denny, E. F. Dancy, Ben
H. Blevins, Bert Price, Gene
Lambert, Lester Pasley, Lester
Hartsog. R. C. Hartsoe, Bart Key.
Donald Jones, Vance Phillips,
A. L. Cox, Dwight Cooper, Char
lie Shepherd, Rayburn Houck,
James Ham, Carl F. Colvard, C.
M. Payne, Joe Wood, F. L. Os
borne. J. N. Brown, Kay Hardin.
Harley Senter, James Brooks,
J. D. Church, Clark Blevins,
Spencer Wyatt, Monroe Welch,
Worth Hart E. W. Phipps, Floyd
Denney. Clay Cox, F. F. Absher,
Marvin Wilcox, L. D. Patrick,
James Roark, F. M. Perry, B. F.
Cook. E. H. Handy, Hugh Os
borne.
Senter Ass’n To
Meet This Week
Will Convene At The River
view Primitive Baptist
Church, Friday
The ninety-second annual ses
sion of the Senter District Primi
tive Baptist Association will meet
at the Riverview Primitive B.p
’i*3t church on
nd Sunday, Sept. 7 through Sept.
9, it has been announced.
The Elder Dewey Roten will
deliver the introductory sermon.
A number of visiting elders are
expected to attend and will take
part on the programs that are
planned. Several important bu
siness matters will also be discus
sed. it was explained.
Elder Ed Davis, of Tuckerdale,
is moderator of the association,
and G. E. Kilby, of Crumpler, is
the clerk.
Ration Board To
Close Saturdays
It was announced here this
week that according to new reg
ulations the local War Price and
Rationing board would only re
main open five days a week, Mon
day through Friday and would be
closed on Saturday.
It was also announced that be
cause of the decrease in rationing
points the personnel of the local
office would be decreased.
' Changes Made
By Draft Board
• ■
Mrs. Louis J. Yelanjian, chief
clerk of the local draft board, an
nounced this week that hereafter
the office would be closed all day
on Saturday instead of only half
the day and that members of the
board would meet each Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock instead
of Friday afternoon, as in the past.
“Except for these changes the of
fice hours will remain the same,”
she explained.
Mrs. Mary Smith
Buried Monday
Funeral service was held on
Monday morning at 11:00 o’clock
for Mrs. Mary Smith, 85, of Jef
ferson, who died at her home on
Saturday, Sept. 1, after suffering
an attack of paralysis. The serv
ice, which was held at the home,
was conducted by Elder Dewey
Roten. Burial followed at the
family cemetery.
Mrs. Smith, the daughter of
Uriah Boggs and Rebecca Fowler
Boggs, was preceded in death by
her husband, James N. Smith.
She is survived by the following
children: H. H. Smith, Texas; Cy
phus Smith and Q. E. Smith, of
Jefferson, and Mrs. Ellen Ashley,
of Wilbar.
Khe Oast
$2.00 a Year in Ashe County
Ashe Man Making Pictures On Guam
$ 1|
Roy W. Poe, 24, Pharmacist’s Mate, First Class, USNR,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Poe, of West Jefferson, is shown at
work in a laboratory on Guam, where he is attached to a Navy
Research Unit, studying parasitology. He was formerly con
nected with this paper.
Tribute Is Paid To Men Os
World War II By American
Legion At Victory Meeting
Importance Os Keeping A
Permanent Peace Is Cited
By Speakers
The important part they must
play in keeping the peace which
they have fought for was pointed
out to veterans of World War II
at the victory meeting sponsored
by the Ashe Post 171, of the
American Legion, on Monday
night at the community building,
when a large crowd of veterans
from both world wars were pres
ent.
“Let us all be grateful to the
Almighty that Old Glory still
stands,” Ira T. Johnston, speaker,
said before leading the group in
a salute to the flag.
On behalf of the American Le
gion, he expressed deep appre
ciation for the efforts made by
those who fought and won the
present war. He spoke of the
spirit of unity with which the
war had been won and said, “Let
us keep that spirit of unity and
win a just and lasting peace.”
He spoke briefly on the princi
ples for which the American Le
gion stands and extended the in
vitation of membership to veter
ans of World War 11.
Commander L. B. Tyson, who
was in charge of the meeting.
I Continued on Page Four)
Lamb Pool To Be
Held Here Friday
The fourth and last 1945 Ashe
county lamb pool will be held at
the West Jefferson Stock Yards
on Friday from 8:00 a. m„ until
12:00 noon. “As this is the last
pool, all farmers who have lambs
or sheep that they wish to sell on
the meat market should bring
them in at this time,” L. E. Tuck
willer, county agent, said.
Lambs and sheep sold through
the pool will be eligible for the
subsidy, he explained.
Ashe Man Now Attending
, The University Os Paris
Paris—While awaiting shipment
back to the United States, Private
First Class Joseph R. Thompson,
26, of Grassy Creek, is partici
pating in the army’s new educa
tional program as a student of
French language and civilization
at the Sorbonne, University of
Paris.
Pfc. Thompson took part in five
combat campaigns since his ar
rival overseas in February, 1944.
Paris Study Center is operated
as part of the Army Education
Program being conducted through
the Information and Education Di
vision, USFET, headed by Brig.
Gen. Paul W. Thompson.
The two-month French lan
guage and civilization course now
being given at the Sorbonne of
the University of Paris is the first
WEST JEFFERSON, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1945
Many Attended
Baptist Ass’n At
Little Helton
Unusually Good Program Was!
Carried Out; Visiting
Speakers 1
The three-day session of the
Ashe Missionary Baptist Associa-,
tion, which convened at the Lit- 1
tie Helton Baptist Church on;
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
had exceptionally good attend
ance for all of the sessions, with
interesting and instructive pro
grams carried out.
Among the out-of-county visi-1
tors taking part on the program |
were: M. A. Huggins, secretary!
of the N. C. Baptist Convention; I
Dr. I. G. Greer, superintendent of
the Baptist orphanage at Thomas
ville; Dr. Kendall, Bible professor
at Mars Hill College; Rev. R. M.
Hauss, Methodist minister of
Sheby, representing the Allied
(Continued on Page Four)
Methodist Group
To Present Play
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship, an organization of 24 mem
bers, will present a play entitled,
“The Old Maids’ Club,” by Marie
Butterfield, Saturday evening,
September 8, at eight o’clock at
West Jefferson High School audi
torium.
The production is under the di
rection of Miss Myrtle Dean
Graybeal, who is being assisted
by members of the Youth Fellow
ship.
A small admission fee will be
charged and it was announced that
the public will receive more than
an hour of entertainment. Ev
eryone is invited to attend.
summer course ever instituted in
the school founded by Robert de
Sorbon in 1326 as a theological
seminary.
The program at the Study Cen
ter is organized along lines that
allow service students to pursue
their studies as much like civilian
students as is possible. Personal
contact with the French people
is encouraged to enlarge the stu
dent’s understanding of French
life and customs.
Pfc. Thompson graduated from
the University of North Carolina
in 1940 and was engaged as an in
terviewer with the U. S. Employ
ment Service prior to his entry
into the army in April, 1942.
His mother, Mrs. C. F. Spen
cer, resides in Grassy Creek.
'Extension Os Bus
Lines For Schools
Not Approved
Road Conditions, Chief Ob
jection Officials Point
Out
B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, said this week that he
regretted that a number of ex
tensions for school bus lines in
the county were not approved by
the representative of the N. C. De
partment of Education, Delphos
Dark, who made the survey last
week.
Mr. Dark gave his reason for
not extending the lines in most
cases, the bad condition of the
roads over which extensions
'would necessitate bus travel.
It was pointed out by both Mr.
Duncan and Harry Koontz, who
made the surveys with Dark, that
in most cases, the extensions were
needed but that they had to have
the approval from the State De
partment before they could be in
cluded.
Mr. Duncan said hat the pres
ent routes necessitated several
children walking two miles and
some even more. “I hope that we
can get more of our rural roads
improved in the near future so
that the officials from Raleigh
will approve the heeded exten
sions,” he said.
Plans For Church
Services Made
Special Arrangements Made
For Churches Formerly
Served By B. A. Meeks
Meeting at Jefferson Presby
terian Church, Winston-Salem
Presbytery last Thursday granted
B. A. Meek’s request to be dis
missed to Knoxville Presbytery
in the Synod of Appalachia. A.
R. Vail brought the concurring
request of Jefferson Presbyterian
Church, while Elder Walter Lans
ing brought that of the church in
West Jefferson. Mr. Meeks is to
be assistant pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Knoxville,
having as his new charge the
Houston Street Chapel as well as
Lebanon Church, the oldest Pres
byterian Church in Knox county.
He will also be entrusted with the
! building and organizing of a new
| church in suburban Knoxville.
Preaching services will continue
in all four of the Ashe county
churches being vacated by Mr.
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Rotary Program
Given By Duncan
Tom Duncan, program chairman
for the regular meeting last week
of the Jeffersons Rotary Club,
gave a program built around the
August issue of the Rotarian, the
club’s magazine, and handed out
a set of 15 questions about the
different articles and pictures in
thi, issue and requested each
member to answer and return
them at the meeting tonight. He
stated that his object was to create
more interest in reading the mag
azine.
J. H. Stafford, president of the
Rotary club in Bishopville. S. C.,
was present and made several
remarks about his home club.
He also discussed the benefits of
being a Rotarian and the contacts
one makes in the different vo
cations in other clubs.
Rationing Guide
MEATS AND FATS
Red Stamps, V 2, W 2, X 2, Y 2,
Z 2, now valid, expire Septem
ber 30; Al, 81, Cl, DI, El, now
valid, expire October 31; Fl,
Gl, Hl, JI, KI, now valid, ex
pire November 30; LI, Ml, Nl,
Pl, QI now valid, expire De
cember 31.
SUGAR
Sugar Stamp No. 38 becomes
good September 1, expires De
cember 31.
SHOES
Airplane Stamps No. 1, No.
2, No. 3, No. 4, now good.
$2.50 a Year Out of County
Picks Up Passengers On The Fly
Mt. X J
> A.
Coastguardsman Bradley Van Brunt of Milwaukee, Wis.,
seated in sling, is being raised into the helicopter from a speed
boat, proving that it will not be necessary for helicopters to
stop for passengers, but can pick them up on the fly—if the
passengers are willing.
Hundreds Os Ashe Men Now
Discharged From Service;
More Are Expected Soon
Electrical Co-op
To Hold Meet In
Lenoir On Sat.
Fifteen Directors To Be Elect
ed; Reports Are Also To
Be Heard
It was announced this week
that the annual meeting of the
members of the Blue Ridge Elec
tric Membership Cooperative
would be held at the courthouse
in Lenoir, N. C., at 10 o’clock on
Saturday. The purpose of the
meeting is to take action on the
reports of the officers, directors
and committees and for the elec
tion of 15 directors of the Co
operative, it was explained.
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Youths Injured
In Collisions
Motorcycles and bicycles proved
to be the source of two accidents
here during the past several days.
Todd Caudill, of West Jeffer
son, who was riding a motorcycle,
ran into an automobile driven by
Clifford Medley last Friday near
West Jefferson. He was taken to
the Ashe Hospital for treatment
of minor injuries.
Two boys, William Scott and
Jody Taylor, of Todd, who were
i riding on a bicycle down a steep
hill mear their home, ran into a
car on Sunday night. William
Scott received a badly broken leg
in the accident and is now a pa
tient at the Ashe hospital. Jody
Scott returned to his home after
being treated for minor bruises
and cuts. The bicycle was com
pletely torn up and the car was
also damaged.
No action was taken in either
of the cases.
Rules Suggested For Sending
Overseas Christmas Packages
Millions of Christmas gifts will
go overseas again this year to our
armed forces. It will be espe
cially difficult to deliver these
gifts safely and on time, the army
and navy point out, unless fami
lies of service men and women
cooperate in starting tfyem off
right. The following rules are
therefore suggested for mailing
Christmas packages abroad:
1. If your soldier is en route
home or about to come home,
don’t send him a Christmas pack
age.
2. Use his latest address and be
sure it’s complete and accurate;
name, rank, serial number, or
ganization, APO, in care of post
master at port of embarkation.
Address it—then check it.
3. Mail Christmas gifts over-
Modification Os Points Ex
pected To Bring A Big
Increase
According to official records,
more than 300 Ashe men and
women who have served in the
various branches of service dur
ing the past war have been given
their releases from service and
many of them have returned to
thcfir homes here.
Under the modification of the
requirement of points, more can
be expected in the near future.
The army announced, effective
this week, all enlisted personnel
of 35 years or over—who have
had a minimum of two years of
honorable military service—will
be released from the army upon
application. The previous age
limit was 38.
The War Department also an
nounced that the critical score for
discharge of enlisted men was cut
from 85 to 80, and for enlisted
WACs from 44 to 41. Points of
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Denver Blevins
Coming To Ashe
Ashe county will welcome back
one of its outstanding ministerial
students this Sunday, when Den
ver S. Blevins, of Apple Grove,
preaches at the eleven o’clock
service at Lansing Presbyterian
Church and at 3:00 p. m. at Gilles
pie Presbyterian Church, Apple
Grove.
A member of the rising Senior
class of Union Theological Sem
inary in Richmond. Va., Mr. Blev
ins has been summer pastor of
the chapel work of the Vanguard
Presbyterian Church, Raleigh.
He is regarded as one of the most
compelling preachers of his class
and is held in high esteem by
those who have worked with him
in the past.
seas from September 15 to Octo
"ber 15. In the army, this is the
only time you can mail a parcel
overseas without a written re
quest from your soldier. But—
4. If there’s a reason to believe
he may move to a new location,
' it’s safer to wait till you can mail
your gift to the new address —ev-
en if this means asking him for a
letter requesting your gift so that
you can mail it after October 15.
, 5. Use a heavy box and strong
• cord- (Governmjent - approved
overseas boxes can be bought at
s retail stores.)
; 6. Send only usable gifts like
■ tinned dried fruit, canned luxury
• foods, razor blades, fountain pens,
. wallets, watches, etc.
7. Don’t mail perishable foods,
■I (Continued on Page 4)
COUNTY IS ...
Leading Livestock and Dairy
County In North Carolina.
Population: 22,664
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
To Seek Lower
Interest Rate In
Bond Program
Resolution Passed At Meeting
On Monday; Bonds Are
Callable Dec. 1
At the meeting of. the Ashe
county commissioners on Monday,
plans were set in motion that
may save the county a good sum
of money in the refunding pro
gram of the road and bridge bonds
if they can be sold at a lower rate
of interest.
The resolution passed by the
commissioners provides a reissu
ing of the bonds which are call
able on December 1 and placing
them on the market, since it is
believed that they can be sold at
a lower rate of interest than the
county is now paying.
The principal of the bonds out
standing is $1,028,000. It was
pointed out that the present con
dition of the bond market would
probably make it possible to se
cure a rate of interest lower than
the p r esent, which runs from three
to four and one-half percent.
The matter has been discussed
with the local government com
mission and the resolution regard
ing the plan will be published in
full, next week. Members of the
board of county commissioners
said they were axixious to save
the county money on the bonded
indebtedness and felt that it
could be done at this time.
Mt. Union Ass’n
Convened Friday
Was Held At The Silas Creek
Baptist Church Near
Lansing
The seventy-ninth annual meet
ing of the Mountain Union Bap
tist Association met at the Silas
Creek Baptist church, two miles
from Lansing, on Piney Creek,
last Friday and Saturday, with a
good attendance.
Elder Coy Powers, of Grassy
Creek, delivered the opening
message. Several visiting preach
ers also participated in the pro
gram.
Important business matters as
well as plans for the coming year
were discussed.
Elder James Barker, of Trout
dale, Va., is moderator of the as
sociation and E. W. Stansberry,
of Lansing, is clerk.
Sheep Raising In
Ashe Profitable
“There is money in sheep-rais
ing,” says Robert S. Curtis, sheep
marketing specialist in charge of
the State Agriculture Depart
ment’s project to add to North
Carolina’s wool-bearing popula
tion and reports the following
facts:
A year ago, J. E. Oliver, of Fig,
purchased seven old ewes for
S2B. The wool sold for $22.50.
Six of the ewes had twins, one
had triplets, and the 15 lambs
were raised. Oliver sold 10 lambs
and three old ewes last week for
$151.36, leaving four old ewes and
five ewe lambs on the farm. The
recent Government subsidy on
sheep raised total receipts from
the seven old ewes to sl96 —seven
times the original investment.
And that’s why Curtis says,
“There is money in sheep.”
Burial Sunday
For Estel Hurley
Funeral service was conducted
at the residence on Sunday morn
ing at 11:00 o’clock for Estel Hur
ley, 59, who died at his home on
Friday, August 31, after suffering
from heart trouble for sometime.
The Rev. Mr. Burkett and the
Rev. Wiley Blackburn conducted
the service and burial followed at
the Scott cemetery.
Mr. Hurley was a native of
Ashe county, the son of William
Hurley and Linda Denney Hurley.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
, Bettie Hurley and the following
children: Willie, Anson, Gilbert,
, Jess, Mary, Ophelia, Stella, Bob
bie and Jack.