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VOLUME 15, NO. 45
$33,237.50 Reported In Victory Loan
Legion To Have
Special Program
Saturday Night
Armistice Day Observance Is
Planned; New Members
To Be Initiated
A special Armistice Day program
will be held by the American
Legion and Auxiliary Saturday
night at the community building,
when the initiation service for 30
new legion members will be con
ducted.
Special music will be furnished |
by the Taylor string band and
supper will be served at 7:00
o’clock to the members. Lawrence
Tyson, commander of the legion
post, and Mrs. B. B. Graybeal,
president of the auxiliary, will be
in charge of the program.
It was announced that the le
gion as well as the auxiliary had
already reached the 100 per cent
membership quota of last year for
the coming year. It was also an
nounced that North Carolina was
leading the nation in the member
ship drive.
Draft Board Will
Assist Veterans
Local Board Plans To Assist
In Advertising Veterans’
Service Committee
The local selective service per
sonnel has announced that they
will do everything possible to co
operate in organizing a veteran’s
service committee in Ashe county,
if the veterans assistance repre
sentative feels that such a com
mittee is necessary.
Mrs. Guy Denney, who is now
serving as part time assistant of
the local draft board, and Mrs.
L. J. Yelanjian are ready to aid;
the returning veterans in any way
possible, it was announced.
General J. Van B. Metts, state
'director of Selective Service, has
recently transferred to the Com
mission the responsibility for the
North Carolina Veterans Assis
tance Program which had been
delegated to him by former Gov
ernor Broughton. Although Gen.
Metts has been relieved of his
responsibility for the North Caro
lina Veterans Assistance Program
effective in October, he pointed
out that it did not in any way
relieve him of his responsibility
as state director of Selective Ser
vice for the Veterans Assistance
Program. He further pointed out
that the success of the program
depends entirely upon the efforts
of the local veterans service com
mittee.
Col Wiley M. Pickens expressed
the belief that the program was
progressing satisfactorily and that
each veteran should be able to
receive assistance.
Check On School
Attendance Here
B. H. Duncan, superintendent of
schools, pointed out this week that
stress was being given to school
attendance throughout the county
this year and that all reports on
non-attendance were being inves
tigated.
Miss Ruth Tugman, welfare
superintendent, who is also at
tendance officer, stressed the fact
that parents should be familiar
with the law and should make
every effort to keep children in
school without officials having to
see that the law is enforced.
Johnston Named
Committee Chinn.
Ira T. Johnston, member of the
board of trustees of the University
of North Carolina, has been nam
ed by Gov. Cherry as chairman
of the committee on memorials to
form a memorial for the late Gov.
R. A. Doughton.
Named on the committee with
Mr. Johnston are Josephus Dan
iels, of Raleigh; James A. Gray,
of Winston-Salem; Cameron Mor
rison, of Charlotte, and Charles
Johnas, of Lincolnton.
Governor Doughton was a mem
ber of the board of trustees at the
University of North Carolina at
the time of his death.
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$2.00 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON. N. C..
County Is Still Behind On
United War Fund Quota;
More Contributions Sought
ON WAY TO TOKYO
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Captain Grant Bauguess,
who left this week for Tokyo,
where he will assist in mili
tary government there.
District Rotary
Governor Will
Speak To Club
Will Meet With Various Com
mittees Before Speaking
To Club Tonight
Ozmer L. Henry, of Lumber
ton, Rotary Governor of the 188th
district, extending from West
Jefferson to Wilmington, will be
the guest speaker at the Jeffer
sons club tonight. Prior to the
club meeting, all chairmen of
committees are asked to meet
him at 5:45 to discuss the work
of their groups.
Mr. Henry is an outstanding in
dustrialist and business man of
Robertson county and is making
a fine record as Rotary Governor
of the 188th district.
Sharpe Shoemaker, president
of the Jeffersons club, urges ev
ery member to be present for
this important meeting and all
that possibly can, to attend the
early meeting.
The Rev. Louis J. Yelanjian
gave an interesting talk on inter
nationalism last Thursday night
when he appeared before the
club. He was introduced by Roc
co Cutri, a member of the Inter
national committee.
School For Bus
Drivers Is Held
The school for bus drivers held
this week at the courthouse, was
well attended, B. H. Duncan,
superintendent of schools, said.
Around 16 prospective school
bus drivers took the course and
these included representatives for
a number of the county schools
served by buses.
United Nations Conies Into Being
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The charter of the United Nations together with the
statutes of the international court of justice came into force
when a protocol of deposit of ratifications was signed by
James F. Byrnes, U. S. Secretary of State,
Schools Are Asked To Hold
Dime Days To Increase
Collections
With the county still far be
hind on the United War Fund
Drive, final efforts are now being
made to raise a greater portion of
the county’s quota of $5,000.
Through yesterday, reports show
that less than $3,000.00 has been
raised.
While the drive was originally
scheduled to end last month, it
has been continued for a limited
time in order that those counties
behind on quotas may make an
other efforts to raise them.
The Ashe county schools are
being asked to raise additional
funds by having “Dime Days”
when children are asked to give
a dime for a child in Europe.
Churches that have not made
a collection are asked to do so
on Sunday. All individuals that
have not made their contributions
are also asked to do so without
further delay. Gifts should be
sent to Chairman B. B. Graybeal,
L. P. Colvard or Sharpe S. Shoe
maker.
Gen. Commends
Pfc. Ralph Brown
i Outstanding Action As An Aid
! Man Recognized By Brown’s
Commanding Officer
| Pfc. Ralph H. Brown, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Brown, of Parker,
j wgs commended on his outstand -
ing action as an aid man by Brig
i adier General Thomas W. Herren,
U. S. Army, who said:
“Your outstanding action near
Forbach, France, from March 9 to
12, 1945, has come to my attention.
As an aid man, you administered
l aid to the wounded, many times
iin very precarious circumstances.
( One night, you entered an active
mine field under heavy fire to
give aid to the wounded. On many
i occasions, you risked your own
life to give aid to others who had
been wounded by the hostile fire.
I take great pride in commending
you.”
Pfc. Brown, who served in the
Medical Detachment, 276th Infan
try, is still in Germany. He ex
pects to be able to return home
early next year.
Jefferson School
Will Give Plays
The Dramateers will present
two one-act plays next Wednes
day night in the auditorium at
7:00 p. m. at Jefferson school.
“The Trysting Place” will be
given by Clayborn Sheets, Mary
Lou Thompson, Alice Lee Austin,
Edgar Burkett, Ruth Dixon, Ralph
Colvard and Walter Bare. “Clean
ed and Pressed” will be presented
‘by Irene Atwood, Carlyle Bled
isoe, Mabel Elliott, Bill Bare and
Billie Dean Harless.
i The public is cordially invited.
THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1945
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Gambles’ Rites
Held Yesterday
In Lincolnton
Sen Os Former Ashe Man Is
Killed With Wife In Plane
Crash, Sunday
Double funeral services for Dr.
and Mrs. James S. Gamble of
Lincolnton, who were killed in
stantly Sunday night when their
plane crashed near Morris Field,
were held Wednesday morning at
11 o’clock at First Methodist
church, in Lincolnton.
Rev. C. C. Herbert, Jr., pastor
of the church officiated and in
terment was in Hollywood ceme
tery at Lincolnton. The bodies
of Dr. and Mrs. Gamble were
found some distance from the
plane by Corporal Theodore C.
Juhl, Jr., and Corporal Keith
Pitchford, military policemen
from Morris Field, and identifi
caton was made by county police
by papers found on the bodies.
The pilot, Dr. Gamble, was be
lieved to have lost control of the
plane while attempting to locate
the proper runway at the field
and make a landing. The plane,
seen by an observer from the con
trol tower, was said to have gone
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Old Tax Books
Given To James
At the regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners,
on Monday, the old tax books for
1941, 42 and 43 were turned over
to S. W. James for collection.
The county also passed a reso
lution approving the recent sale
of refunding bonds. A number of
routine claims were also paid.
Foster Phillips
Given Discharge
T-5 Foster A. Phillips, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Phillips, of
Othello, has received an honor
able discharge from the United
States Army, after serving four
years. He entered July 19, 1941,
and spent two and one-half years
in foreign service.
He was engaged in the cam
paigns of Tunisia, Sicily, Nor
mandy, Northern France, Rhine
land and Central Europe.
T-5 Phillips was awarded the
Eamet Campaign Medal with six
Bronze Stars and one Bronze Ar
rowhead, American Defense Med
al and the Good Conduct Medal.
SGT. OLIVER GIVEN
POSTHUMOUS AWARD
Emmitt Oliver, of Fig, was pre
sented the Bronze Star, which was
awarded posthumously to his son,
Sgt. Carl E. Oliver, for meritor
ious service in connection with
military operations against the
enemy, at a retreat parade at
Asheville College Friday. The
medal was given Sgt. Oliver’s
father by Col. R. E. Willoughby,
commanding officer of the Army
Ground and Service Forces Re
distribution station at Asheville.
$2.50 a Year Out of County
A County-wide Basketball
Program For Schools Will
Be Discussed By Principals
Smith Assures
County Roads To
Get Attention
Says Every Effort Will Be
Made To Keep All School
Bus Routes Open
Raymond Smith, State High
way Commissioner of this district,
was here last week with other of
ficials and said that every effort
would be made this winter to
keep all school bus routes open.
He also stated that next spring
more work would be done on
some other secondary roads that
have been in a state of ill repair
because of wartime conditions.
Work is now going forward on
some of the secondary roads that
have been in such a condition
that they have been considered
unsafe for school bus travel.
Last year, it was necessary to
curtail school bus travel in some
sertions for several weeks be
cause of the unsafe condition of
the roads.
Garvey Awarded
The Air Medal
W. C. Garvey, with Mrs. Gar
vey, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Constance Garvey for a few days
at her home here, following his
discharge from the Navy last
week in Norfolk, after more than
three and one-half years’ service.
As navigator on a Ventura
Bomber, land based on Tinian,
Mr. Garvey has been awarded the
Air Medal and cited for partici
pation in fourteen extended anti
submarine patrols and four re
connaisance flights to Truk.
Congressman R. L. Doughton
Observes Birthday At Work
North Carolina’s distinguished
statesman, Congressman R. L.
Doughton, observed his 82nd
birthday yesterday, on the job,
“as usual,” which has been his
usual celebration for many years.
The chairman of the Ways , and
Means committee had real reason
to be happy on his birthday judg
ing from the numerous letters of
commendation he has received
recently about the work of his
committee.
“The Ways and Means Commit
tee has received more letters of
I endorsement since the President’s
recent speech than ever before
since I’ve been chairman,” Con
gressman Doughton said.
He became chairman in 1933.
What the President said a few
days back was that the respon
sibility for the liberalization of
• unemployment compensation bill
Possibilities Os Tournament
At Close Os Season To
Be Considered
Now that the war is over and
i transportation facilities are less
i strained, Ashe county students,
teachers and the general public
are interested in reviving the
basketball program through which
| some of the best teams in the state
; were developed in pre-war days.
! In order to make plans to weti
' vate a county-wide program again
j this will be discussed at a meeting
'of high school principals, which
will be held in Superintendent B.
i H. Duncan’s office this afternoon.
It is assumed that a regular
schedule of a definite number
of games will be carried out
as in the past and at the end
of the season a tournament will
possibly be held here in the coun
i ty. Definite plans are expected to
: be decided upon by the principals,
today.
Mr. Duncan said that much in
-1 terest was being shown in a defi-
I nite sports program and this as
I well as some other matters would
be discussed at the meeting this
afternoon.
I It is expected that E. E. Garbee,
i head of the physical education de
i partment at A. S. T. C.. will assist
with the necessary officials,
i Nathan’s Creek
i Grange To Meet
It has been announced this
week that the Nathan’s Creek
Grange will hold its meeting at
the Nathan’s Creek school, Mon
day, November 12, at 7:30 p. m.
An election of officers will be
held and all members, both old
and new, are urged to be present.
Henry M. Adams, special State
Grange deputy, is now working
in the county and will be present
at the meeting.
rested on Congress, particularly
on the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
At the time Doughton remarked
that a majority of Congress could
get the Ways and Means Com
mittee to work on the bill any
time they wanted to.
Said one letter:
“While listening to the. Presi
dent’s speech last night, we real
ized more intensely the service
you’ve rendered your country.
Only a statesman with firm re
gard for the rights of others
would hold to the ideal of de
mocracy.”
The six-foot two Tar Heel said
he wasn’t mad about the Presi
dent’s statement but was pretty
peeved about the President can
celing his scheduled trip to States
ville and Raleigh.
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j ASHE COUNTY IS ...
a Leading Livestock and Dairy
I County In North Carolina.
Population: 22,664
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Schools Taking
Active Part In
County’s Drive
$172,000.00 Must Be Raised To
Reach Assigned Quota For
Ashe County
Reports from sources of sales
late yesterday showed that bond
sales in the county since the
opening of the Victory Loan,
November 1, had reached $33,-
237.50 or a little less than one
fifth of the county’s quota of
$172,000.00.
While this is considered a good
start for the opening week of the
drive, it was pointed out that
sales must be speeded up if the
quota is to be reached on time.
The schools are taking an ac
tive part in the drive and it is
believed when their special drive
comes to a close, the total sales
will show considerable rise.
Reports yesterday from sources
of sale were as follows: West Jef
ferson post office, $23,850.00;
Northwestern Bank, Jefferson,
$4,768.75; Lansing post office,
$3,900.00; Crumpler post office,
$550.00; Jefferson post office,
$150.00; Ashe Building and Loan,
$18.75.
Sources of sales reported that
among the bonds above $37.50,
that the Roosevelt bond selling
for $150.00 is proving popular.
In addition to schools, each town
ship has one or more official
workers that are expected to
raise their share of the quota.
Zeb Dickson is county chairman
of the drive.
Educational JVJg
Will Be Observed
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West Jefferson School Is Car
rying Out Program; Par
ents Invited
American Educational Week is
to be observed in the West Jef
ferson High School next week
with special programs to which
the public is cordially invited.
| The object of the observance of
this week is to acquaint the pub
lic with the schools and the work
taught therein, it was explained.
The churches are asked to co
operate with the program on
Sunday by emphasizing spiritual
values. Special assembly pro
grams to be carried out in school
are “Building Sound Health,
Tuesday; Strengthening Home
Life, Thursdav: Developing Good
Citizenship, Friday. On Monday
and Wednesday, special topics
will be emphasized in class rooms.
Parents are not only invited to
these programs, but are urged to
visit the school next week.
GO ON DEER HUNT Xt
Levern Johnson, Gale B. Mc-
Millan and Robert Colvard were
among those who enjoyed a deer
hunt in the Mt. Mitchell area,
last week end.
Shoes And Cars
Both Increase
Last week’s removal of ration
ing restrictions on shoes and
passenger is in direct accord
ance with OPA’s policy of re
leasing items from rationing as
soon as supply permits, OPA
Board Chairman L. P. Colvard,
said today.
Production of ration-type shoes
has increased greatly since V-J
Day, he pointed out. Approxi
mately 28 million pairs were
made in October as against 20
million in August. Prospects are
that output for November and De
cember will reach 29 or 30 mil
lion pairs, he added.
The production of men’s work
shoes and boys’ and children’s
shoes has increased substantially
during recent months as result, of
military cutbacks in leather, Mr.
Colvard said.
Likewise, the removal of ra
tioning restrictions will not
jeopardize essential transporta
tion in this country, Mr. Colvard
continued. The total number of
passenger cars still in service is
estimated to be 23,400,000, more
than enough to keep needed civi
lian transportation going.