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=ssssstßessßSßßssssßSßSSßßgsxsssssssss SANTA IS COMING HERE i mini / FRIDAY AND (•F X?/ SATURDAY VOLUME 15, NO. 49 County Has Heaviest Snow Os Season Santa Is Coming Again This Week; j Crowds Expected West Jefferson Merchants' Are Ready To Supply Xmas Needs Santa Claus will again visit West Jefferson this week end and children of this entire sec tion are cordially invited here to. see him. Merchants reported good busi ness last week end in • spite of the severe cold weather when the Christmas shopping season was j officially opened here. They also; experienced brisk trade the first of this week. I There is still, however, a good. selection of gift items to choose ■ from, here, as well as practical, ! usable merchandise. A survey, shows that many people are mak ing purchases from practical gifts such as clothes, furniture or other i usable items this year. Santa is expected to visit the* various stores and talk with the children and find out their wish-, es in time for Christmas. Many were here to see him last week and more are expected to be here on Saturday. The public is cordially invited by merchants to do their shop ping in West Jefferson and bring the children to see Santa. Blevins Visits Pyle’s Grave Clifford Blevins, Os Jeffer son, Writes Os Experiences In Pacific? ... J?* ’k. Cpl. Clifford JMgytefj son Mr. and Mrs. ’vHpbjßievins, 6H Jefferson. re r sent h!fc paAl ents the picture of Ernie Pyle’s] grave, which was taken on one of his v ; s^^ther|^> Col. Bigins has seen 11 months of action in the Philippines, serv-l ing on Leyte, Luzon, le Shima, j Nev- Guinea aid the Mariannas. In a recent ’etter home he re-i lated an incident which took! place on a small island in the | Philippi ’ ’’is company i of 42 men were without anything to eat until a young native girl brought them watermelons, eggs tomatoes and mangoes. They lost 11 men and one captain from: their company. He helped liberate the prison ers from the Sana Tamos and New Bill bard prisons. Cpl. Blevins, who is now sta tioned at Tisuria Field, Japan, wears the Philippine liberation ribbon, with one Bronze Star. Zeb V. Dickson Rotary Speaker “The schools have a greater re sponsibility facing them in the •- future than ever before and the teachers and parents must face this great task if we keep the schools up to the trend of times and build a better world in which to live,” said Zeb V. Dickson, : principal of the West Jefferson high school, when he spoke to the Jeffersons Rotary club last, Thursday night. ; Mr. Dickson was introduced to ; the club by Thomas Sears. . x Carlton Miller has been select- i ed for the Junior Rotarian for De cember and was present at the meeting. Weather Hard On Basketball The regular schedule of basket- 1 ball games to be played by the ; high schools on Tuesday night : was cancelled on account of the 1 unfavorable weather. j The rain and snow made the ; highways unsafe for travel and ! for that reason officials deemed ; it unwise to have the scheduled games. Information as to what i the schedule would be for next < Tuesday was not available in ] time for publication, but it is ex- y pected that announcements will be made in the various schools as 11 soon as they re-open. j( $2.00 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON. N. C„ THURSDAY, DEC. 6, 1945 $2.50 a Year Out of County Victory Bond Sales Show Slight Gain; County Still Behind VISITS PYLE’S GRAVE al ■■ I The picture of Ernie Pyle’s grave on the island of le Shi ma was taken by Cpl. Clifford .Blevins, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Blevins, of Jefferson, when he recently visited there. Victory Ball Is To Be Held Here On Friday Night Sponsored By Victory Loan Special Pro f .If gram Is Planned are now being perfected for the Victory Ball to be held at ithe community building here on Friday, when the only require- I ment for admission will be the ■purchase of a victory bond on ar • rival. Special music is being arranged • and other features will be an en tertainment act by Horace Day, noted magician. Plans will also probably include auctioning of some nylon hose, if thev can be secured in time, it was stated. The public is cordially invited 'to attend and is again reminded that a bond must be bought on arrival for admission. It is hoped that the county’s quota can be completed at this time. Those in charge of arrange ments said that the girls “would really get a break,” as part of it would be a “girl-break” and girls could wear either long or short dresses for the occasion. LOCAL GIRLS MEMBERS OF SQUARE DANCE CLUB Greensboro—Created for the purpose of preserving a southern art and of providing recreation, for students, Square Dance club at The Woman’s College has re sumed its activities for the year. Eighty-four pew members have been taken into the club and of ficers chosen for the 1945-46 ses sion. Ampng the new members ■ are Elizabeth Graybeal and Eve- j lyn Dare Vannoy, of West Jeffer-' son. I Boone Burley Tobacco Mart Opens With Record Prices Ashe and Alleghany farmers, as well as others from this sec tion of the state, expressed plea sure with the opening prices of Boone’s market on Monday, when the Mountain Burley warehouses reported a record high for pound age and pricey At this time, 255,524 pounds* were sold for an average of $46.13. Sales were and the ity t<V dffi cial peak of $60.00 per 3 Ldred wa V;eached on the opening, day- ' we*flic• highly pleased with the prices and quality, Roscoe Coleman, who is in charge of the flmO lost Public Urged To Give Bonds For Christmas; Merchants To Help Today Sale of victory bonds showed a slight gain during the past week with the total of $79,000.00 in E bonds being reached yesterday, according to late reports. But this is still $48,000 short of the E bond quota of $127,000, officials pointed out. The public is urged to buy 'bonds for Christmas as well as to invest any Christmas money, which they might receive. Farmers selling tobacco are asked to invest all possible in Victory Bonds. Throughout the county retail 1 merchants are asked to observe ! today as “Victory Bond Day” and to ask every customer to purchase bonds. Township chairmen and other workers are asked to double their efforts. The county has made an out standing record in all previous drives and it is hoped that the Victory Loan can also be raised on i time. “This is the most important drive of all and it is most import ant that this be raised,” one of ficial said. War Fund Drive , Reaches $3,281.70 In Ashe County Results Os Drive In Schools Announced By Chairman B. B. Graybeal B. B. Graybeal, county chair man of the United War Fund Drive, announced yesterday that 3,281.70 had been raised toward the county’s quota of $5,000.00 in the United War Fund Drive. Chairman Graybeal asked that if there were any individuals or churches that have not yet turn ed in their collections, to do so at once. Churches that have not made a collection are asked to do so Sunday. Mr. Graybeal gave the follow ing report from the school dis tricts: Nathan’s Creek, $171.34 on {quota of $300.00; Jefferson, $217.- 25 on quota of $300.00; Riverview, $138.50 on quota of $250.00; Vir ginia-Carolina, $115.20 on quota j of $100.00; Helton, $52.64 on quo ta of $50.00; Fleetwood, $53.68 on quota of $200.00; Lansing, $201.68 on quota of $300.00; Healing Springs, $60.39 on quota of $150.- 00; Elkland, $150.00 on quota of $150.00; and West Jefferson, $454.- 63 on quota of $500.00. Cecil Kelley Is Town Officer Now Cecil Kelley, formerly of Ashe county, has been named town policeman for day service here. Officer Kelley has recently (been discharged from service. He served 28 months in the Euro pean theater of operations. Mountain Burley warehouses, said. “We are always delighted when the farmers are pleased, for we are in business to serve them,” he added. Many farmers had delivered their tobacco to the warehouses prior to the opening sales, mean while, on Monday and Tuesday, loads continued to come in. “We want all the tobacco we can get and we believe we can satisfy the growers,” Mr. Coleman declared. It was pointed out that every effort is made to clear the floor daily. “We try to avoid all delay and see that a farmer gets his (Continued on Page 5) Ante Bellum Christmas Scene In West Jefferson BBOwKiwiiir 7. j 1 , v x as wßi < .. . s ■ \-; v> 'SW-.. • Here’s how West Jefferson looked all decorated up for Christmas, in pre-war days. And this is about how it is expected to look within a few days, just as soon as the weather per mits the lights and other decorations to be put into use. Farmers Name AAA Committee For Ashe County J. W. Gambill Is Chairman; T. J. Graybeal Is Chosen As Vice-Chairman i I Ashe county farmers went to their respective voting places on .Friday and named the AAA com ! munity committees for the fol lowing year and these in turn j elected the county committee. i J. W. Gambill was chosen as chairman; T. J. Graybeal, vice chairman; H. H. Burgess, regular member; V. C. Lillard and A. J. Blevins, alternate members. Graybeal has been serving as chairman during the past year. Burgess replaces Lillard as a regular member. i Melvin Campbell, chief clerk to I the board, said that there was i much interest in the voting and that the list of community com mitteemen would be published 'next week. Window Prizes Are Announced Much Interest Shown By Lo cal Merchants; Many Beautiful Displays Winners in the annual Christ mas window contest for local merchants are announced today, as reported by the judges. McNeill’s department store won i first place, while second prize [ went to the Western Auto Asso ciate store and third prize to the Rhodes furniture company. The judges pointed out that all of the merchants were to be high ly commended on their displays which added much to the Christ mas atmosphere of the town. Serving on the judging com mittee were: Mrs. P. G. Wright, L. P. Colvard and L. B. Tyson. The winners will be presented with prizes within a few days. This contest is sponsored annual ly by The Skyland Post. MERCHANTS ARE TO SELL BONDS TODAY Merchants throughout Ashe county are asked to make a special effort today to sell Vic tory Bonds. According to the plan, ev ery sales person is to remind every customer to buy bonds and to sell the customers to day, if possible. The Victory Loan committee will give a prize of $5.00 to the sales person selling the most bonds. Store managers or owners should report the name of the person in their store making highest sales, to W. W. Terry, chairman of the mer chants’ committee. County-wide Teachers’ Meeting To Be Held Here Next Wednesday, Dec. 12 NCEA Will Honor Teachers Serving In World War II Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, Presi dent Os Local Unit, Seek ing Information i Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, presi dent of the Ashe county unit of the North Carolina Educational! Association, said this week that, ; she wanted full information about' i Ashe county teachers who have served in the armed forces dur ing World War 11. i The NCEA is asking that the ■ president of each county unit send the desired information in as soon as possible in order that these persons be recognized in an early publication of the organiza tion’s magazine. Mrs. Vaught explained that the name, picture, subject and place taught, and service record were wanted. ( Ashe county has a number of teachers as well as principals that served during World War 'II. Some of these include Kyle Dick-* son, Robert Davis, James Miller,' Oscar Houck, Dale Atwood, Lau ra McConnell and others. 15 Men Leave For Fort Bragg The following Ashe county men left last week for pre-induction examinations at Fort Bragg: 1 William E. Trivette, John T. Morgan, Charles C. Thompson, Joseph H. Ashley, Luther A. Ash ■ley. Jack Cox, Lake O. Brooks, 'James E. Gambill, Thomas D.. Pless, Claude A. Miller, Robert ( F. Eller, Grover F. Bumgarner, Ralph S. Roark, Billie E. Gentry' (C) and Garnet J. Reeves (C). Baldwin School Is Lauded For Big Victory Bond Sales Baldwin School, which has made an outstanding record in all of the war loan drives, has been praised for the record made so far in the Victory Loan. This school has sold enough Victory Bonds to make possible the purchase of a hospital bed at Moore General Hospital, and this bed bears a tablet with the name of the school. The following letter, addressed to the students and faculty of Baldwin, has recently been re ceived from Pfc. Edward Size more: “Just a few lines of appreciation for your efforts in raising enough NCEA Unit Has Planned Spe cial Program In West Jef ferson School Plans are now being perfected | for the county-wide meeting of teachers, to be held in the audi torium of the West Jefferson High School, next Wednesday,, Dec. 12, Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, i president of the county unit of the North Carolina Education As sociation, said yesterday. Among the subjects of special j interest to be discussed on the program will be, “What should health and physical education program in every school include,” bv Mrs. Elizabeth Barlow. Arts bulletin in the classroom will be discussed by Ron Davis and the teaching of Bible, by A. D. Good man. The Rev. E. W. Powers will open the meeting with devotions and Herbert Graybeal will dis cuss the importance of joining the local and state units of NCEA. It was pointed out that all teachers are expected to attend or to teach in the afternoon. The meeting will open promptly at 1:30 o’clock. OPA Galls For Red Ration Tokens A request has been sent to the local OPA office to solicit the co operation in advising all retail ers who may have red meat ra tion tokens in their possession to turn these tokens over to the bank with which they have their ration bank account in sealed boxes, envelopes or any other type package. If the retailer does not have a ration bank account, he should turn the tokens in his possession over to any participating bank, it was stated. money in victory bonds and stamp ’sales with which to sponsor the ’hospital bed I am now occupying in Moore General Hospital, here. It was a mighty fine way for you to show your interest in and sup port of the boys and girls in uni form, and I know I speak for ev ery soldier, who will use this bed in the future, in saying that we appreciate what you have done. “If you are ever over in this ' section of the state, I hope you will drop in and visit a while with me so I can show you how well invested is the money you l have tied up in Victory Bonds, i Again, thanks a lot,” "P ' him— SANTA IS coming HERE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Reaches Depth Os 6 to 10 Inches Here Wednesday Roads Partially Blocked; Schools Are Closed; Little Traffic Seen King Winter descended upon Ashe county along with other sec tions, of the state and nation Tues day and let fall the heaviest blanket of snow thus far this sea son. A depth of from 6 to 10 in ches was reported throughout the county yesterday morning. The snow began falling Tues day morning and continued in termittently throughout the day and night. And had it not been mixed with both rain and sleet, which cut down on the depth, the county would really have been snowed under. Schools were closed on Tues day morning soon after the buses arrived so that the children could be transported home in safety. No school was held’ yesterday and due to the amount of snow on the highway, there is a possi bility that they will not open un til Monday. No official an nouncement concerning this was made, however. There was little travel yester day and most motorists were us ing chains. Some bus schedules were cancelled yesterday morn ing, but most;pf them were in op eration later in the day as most of the main highways were clear ed. No serious accidents were re ported and traffic was light throughout the day. The highest (Continued on Page 4) Funeral Is Held For Miss Todd Well Known Jefferson Wom an Died After Long Period Os Serious Illness The funeral service held at the Jefferson Methodist church last Friday morning for Miss Jennie Todd, who died Wednesday, aft er a long period of serious illness, was attended by a large crowd of friends and relatives. Dr. E. K. McLarty, Methodist minister, of Boone, was in charge of the service and was assisted by the pastor of the Jefferson church, t>> Rev. Joseph Taylor, and Dr. J. D. Rankin, of Boone. The latter paid tribute to the de ceased, who was, for many years, connected with Appalachian State Teachers’ College, where she served as dean. Miss Virginia Wary, of ASTC, was in charge of the music. She was assisted by Mrs. A E. South, Miss Warry, Mrs. Joe Hardin, Leonard Eury and W. C. Greer. Following the service the burial took place in the Jefferson ceme tery. Flower bearers and pall bearers were special friends of the family. Among relatives and friends from a distance attending the service were: Donald B. Todd. Etowah, Tenn; James W. Gentry, Chat tanooga, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Transou, Jr., and Paul Tran sou, Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Greer and Mrs. E. A. Dob bin, Lenoir; Mrs. B. S. Call and Mrs. Georgia Deßerry, Wilkes boro; Mrs. Jenny Ray, Marion, Va.; Rev. E. K.- McLarty, Dr. J. D. Rankin, Mrs Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. South, Miss Virginie Wary, Mrs. Joseph Hardin, Mrs. H. B. Perry, Mr. W. C. Greer, Mr. Leonard Eury, Mr. and Mrs. James Councill, Boone. Grange Unite To Hold Meetings Henry M. Adams, State Grange Deputy, has announced the fol lowing schedule of the meetings for the Ashe county units for the month of December: Nathan’s Creek Grange, Mon day, Dec. 10, at the Nathan’s Creek school house; the Lansing Grange, Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Lansing school; the Jefferson Grange, Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the community building; the Lau rel Grange, Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Riverview school.
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