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VOLUME 16, NO. 8
Red Cross Fund Campaign Opens Friday
Directors Os New
Hotel Co. Named;
To Meet Tonight
Much Enthusiasm Shown By
Stockholders; Will Name
Committees
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At an enthusiastic meeting of
original stockholders of the New
Hotel Co., Inc., of West Jeffer
son, on Monday night directors
were named and the possibilities
of erecting the proposed hotel in
the near future were discussed.
The following were named di
rectors: Wade E. Eller, L. B. Ty
son, W. G. Vannoy, J. B. Porter,
M. G. Edwards, J. G. Rhodes and
J. L. Segraves. It was announced
that these directors would meet
tonight immediately after Rotary
to appoint committees and to
make further plans regarding the
hotel.
Wade Eller, who had previous
ly been named process officer
presided over the meeting on
Monday and following the elec
tion of directors all of the stock
holders were called upon to dis
cuss the views of the proposed
new hotel. All were enthusias
tic. It was announced that the
sale of stock would be pushed in
the near future following more
complete plans to be made by the
directors.
Plans Underway
For V. F. W. Post
To Be Named For First .Ashe
Man To Die On Foreign
Soil In World War II
Plans are now underway here
to organize a Veterans of For
eign Wars post in Ashe county,
it was announced this week by
Paul Swanson. Charter mem
bers will be installed at a later
date by old members from an
other post, under the direction
of Jimmi? Davis, of Albemarle,
it was stated.
The new post wil be named in
honor of the first Ashe county
man who made the supreme sac
rifice for his country. The prop
er authorities are being con
sulted for this information, it was
stated.
* Any veteran who joins the V.
F. W., post within the first 90
days after it is officially declar
ed a post, will be considered a
charter member. Veterans are
considered eligible if they have
served outside the continental
United States during some ma
» jor or minor campaign, while the
U. S. was at war or when the
country was in a state of emer
gency, since 1898, it was an
nounced.
Any veterans who wish to
join should contact’ Sam Davis,
Paul Swanson, Ray Tucker or
John Hardin for additional in
formation.
It was also announced that an
auxiliary for the ladies may be
organized at a later date.
German To Assist
In Filing Taxes
F. L. German, deputy col
lector from the State Department
of Revenue, will be in the West
Jefferson post office on Wednes
day and Thursday, March 6 and
7, it was announced here this
week.
He will be here for the purpose
of assisting any person subject
to filing either of both of the fol
lowing State tax returns: in
come or intangible personal pro
perty tax. Tax returns should
be filed on or before March 15.
Reports Wanted
By Jr. Red Cross
Mrs. Herman Haire, chairman
of the Junior Red Cross Drive,
announced today that all Red
Cross contributions and reports
should be handed in before to
morrow, March 1.
This is the second time that
this request has been made and
Mrs. Haire stated that she was
anxious to make a 100 per cent
report and urges that the teach
ers cooperate. ,
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$2.00 a Year in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.,
R. L. Doughton Is
To Run For His Seat
In Congress Again
WILL RUN AGAIN
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Congressman R. L. Dough
ton, who has announced that
he will again be a candidate
to succeed himself.
County Schools
Will Again Have
Spelling Contest
Final Contest Will Be Held
At Courthouse Wednesday,
May 8
At a meeting of Ashe county
principals held yesterday after
noon, at the courthouse, initial
plans for the proposed annual
county-wide spelling bee were
discussed and it was decided that
the finals would be held at the
courthouse on May 8. Details of
the preliminary elimination con
tests will be announced later.
Principals also discussed the
Red Cross Fund Campaign and
accepted their quotas for this.
These are announced elsewhere
in the paper today.
Lester Miller Is
Given Discharge
Pvt. Lester Miller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Miller, of Lan
sing, arrived home, after re
ceiving his honorable discharge
from the U. S. Army on Friday,
February 22, at Fort Bragg.
Pvt. Miller served 20 months
with the Air Transport Com
mand and wears the American
Defense ribbon, good conduct
ribbon and the World W : ar II
Victory ribbon.
NATHAN’S CREEK
ALL-STARS PLAY FRI.
The Nathan’s Creek all-star
boys team will compete with the
Lansing all-stars on the Lansing
court tomorrow night at 7:30
o’clock. The Lansing all-star
girls team will also compete with
the married women.
Proceeds from the game will go
to the Nathan’s Creek school
building fund, it was announced.
Ashe Schools Are To Enter
Winston-Salem Tournament
Several of Ashe county’s high
school basketball teams have en
tered the annual Northwest tour
ney, which opens at Reynolds
high gymnasium in Winston-Sa
lem, on Tuesday, March 5, it was
announced this week.
Entries which have been made
known are Nathan’s Creek boys’
team, the girls’ and boys’ teams
from West Jefferson, and both
teams from Virginia-Carolina
high school. Many others, howev
er, are expected to enter, accord
ing to information received here.
Schools may still enter, it is un
derstood.
The Cove Creek boys and girls
from Watauga county, the cham
pions in last year’s tournament,
Public Pleased Over An
nouncement That He Will
Again Be A’Candidate
Ashe county people, along
with countless others throughout
the State and nation, received
the news that Congressman R. L.
Doughton would again be a can
didate for his seat as representa
tive of the ninth district, with
gratitude. His announcement,
made last week end, that he
would seek re-nomination for
his 19th consecutive term in the
May 25 Democratic primary,
came after widespread demand
that he again offer himself as a
candidate.
Chairman of the Ways and
Means committee, a capacity in
which he has served longer than
any other man in history, Con
gressman Doughton’s announce
ment was brief and to the point
last Saturday.
He said:
“I am today filing with the
chairman of the State Board of
Elections notice of my candidacy
for renomination as Representa
tive in Congress from the Ninth
Congressional District, subject to
the Democratic primary on May
25.”
There was more to it, of course,
than the mere text of the an
nouncement. Mrs. Doughton,
his wife of 48 years, died recent
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Seven Ashe Men
Go To Ft. Bragg
Twenty-one Leave For Pre-
Induction Examinations
On Monday
Seven men from Ashe county
were inducted into the military
service at Fort Bragg during the
month of January, it was an
nounced this week by Mrs.
Louis J. Yelanjian, chief clerk of
the local draft board.
Those inducted were: Frank
lin H. Church, Warren O. Pow
ers, Jimmie Edwards, Ralph S.
Roark, Barney B. Shepherd,
Robert S. Wolfe, colored, and
Billie E. Gentry, colored.
Twenty-one Ashe county meh
left Monday, February 25, for
pre-induction physical examin
ations at Fort Bragg, it was an
nounced this week.
Those leaving were:
Chester B. Pennington, Thom
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Many Rats Are
Killed In Drive
Unofficial reports from the rat
drive which was opened here las"
week show that the casualties
were high.'
The day following the time th<
Red Squill bait was placed ir
strategic places, a number of deac»
rats were found. Some busines?
houses reported as many as foui
or five in their back alleys.
are -slated to be one of the
toughest teams to enter.
All schools in the twenty-five
Northwest North Carolina coun
ties and four Southwest Virginia
schools have been mailed entry
blanks and it was pointed out
that entry blanks should be in
the hands of the coaches not la
ter than Saturday night, March
2.
Counties already represented
in this tournament, in addition
to Ashe, include: Watauga, Rock
ingham, Stokes, Wilkes, Ran
dolph, Surry, Davie, Caldwell,
Rowan, Yadkin and Montgom
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THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1946
Saying Goodbye And Hello To Official Washington
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Former Secretary of the Interior Ickes i ; shown at left as he waved farewell at his
final conference before announcing his resig nation. In the center is Paul A. Porter, chair
man of FCC, who has been named by President Truman to succeed Chester Bowles, right, as
OP A administrator. Bowles has been named as director of economic stabilization.
Burley Tobacco
Acreage Will Be
Lower This Year
Reduction Deemed Wise In
Order To Bring Supply In
Line With Demand
Individual farm acreage al
lotments of Burley tobacco in
Ashe county for 1946 will be re
duced by 10 percent below 1945
in accordance with a recent an
nouncement by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture of a de
crease of a similar amount in the
1946 national marketing quota,
it was stated today by J. W.
Gambill, chairman of the Ashe
County AAA Committee.
This reduction, he said, was.
made possible through a recent
amendment to the Agricultural
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STATIONED, IN FLA.
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Lt. Col. Roger F. Barr, who
was recently promoted to his
present rank, is now stationed
at Bay City, Fla., where he is
head of the dental department
of the veteran’s bureau. Lt.
Col. Barr recently returned
from overseas, where he serv
ed two years in England and
later served with Patton’s
third army in Germany.
Cage Tourney
Friday, March 1
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A basketball tournament,
£ sponsored by the Appalachian
high school association opened
yesterday in the college gym
nasium of ASTC at Boone, it was
announced this week by Eugene
E. Garbee, president of the as
sociation.
‘ The tournament dates are set
for today, Friday and Saturday,
March 1 and 2 and is to be held
for both the boys and girls teams
from the member schools.
Exceptions will be made in
this tournament only, it was
pointed out by Mr. Garbee, that
ex-service men who have been
in school since Christmas holi
days, will be eligible. High school
graduates, he stated, were not
eligible.
Proceeds from the games will
be deposited to the account of
the association.
Schools are urged to partici
pate so that a successful tourna
ment can be held.
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Farm Agents Make Plans To
Increase Sheep Production;
Specialist Will Be Heard
Jefferson Will
Enter Debating
Contest Again
Debaters Are Chosen In A
Recent Preliminary Con
test At School
Jefferson high school will
again enter the state-wide an
nual debating contest this year,
according to an announcement
made this week by Mrs. Gertrude
Vaught, who will again serve as
coach and instructor.
The dramatics club recently
held a preliminary debating con
test in which the following were
chosen to take part in the State
wide contest: Sarah Neal and
Imogene Barker, affirmative;
Mary Gordon Austin and Ruth
Dixon, negative, with Dean Jones
and Walter Bare as alternates.
The subject will again be on
military training.
The following students took
part in the contest: Anabel Col
vard, Bernard Bare, Helen
Houck, John Willard Porter,
Calvin Miller, Edgar Burkett,
Clayborn Sheets, Mary Gordon
Austin, Ruth Dixon, Walter Bare,
Dean C. Jones, Betty Jo Bare,
Imogene Barker, Sarah Neal,
Mary Jo Bower, Dairliene Burk
ett, Wava Eller, Wanda Weaver.
WELCH’S STORE IS
SOLD TO FRANCIS
Welch’s Store, located at Lan
sing, has recently been sold to
Mr. and Mrs. Don Francis.
Welch’s store had been owned
and operated by C. E. Welch for
the past 29 years that it had been
in operation.
Appreciation has been expres
sed by the owner for the coop
eration and confidence given
them in the years they have
operated the store.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Francis are
v ell known in this section and
their many friends will be glad
to know that they have purchased
this store.
Senate Passes Measure For
Public School Lunch Program
Washington—The Senate this
week passed and returned to the
House a bill authorizing the Fed
eral Government to contribute
$100,000,000 annually to State
operated free school lunch pro
grams for needy children.
Passage was by voice vote.
The amount is double that pro
vided in the House version ap
proved last week.
The Senate also authorized a
maximum of $15,000,000 yearly
to assist states in providing
lunch room facilities and nutri
tion education programs. A sim
ilar provision was stricken from
the House bill.
These are the major differences
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Demonsirations Are Planned
For Next Week; To Get
More Ewes
It was announced this week
by county farm agents, L. E.
Tuckwiller and H. D. Quessen
berry, that a special effort would
be made next month to increase
interest in sheep raising in the
county.
The demonstrations planned
include picture shows on the in
dustry, docking and castrating
demonstrations as well as lec
tures and a discussion of plans
to secure more ewes now. Spe
cialists from the extension di
vision of State College will be
present and assist with these
demonstrations.
The first demonstrations have
been scheduled on Tuesday,
March 5, at the following places:
Oscar Wilson’s farm, Creston,
9:00 a. m.; J. F. Graybeal’s farm,
Laurel, 10:30 a. m.; Lester Eller’s
farm, Tuckerdale, 2:00 p. m.
“It is very important that we
do this job if we expect to get
the top price for our lambs.
Come to the demonstration most
convenient to you and learn how
to do this work in an approved
way so that unnecessary losses
may be avoided,” Mr. Quessen
berry said.
The second demonstration,
scheduled for Wednesday, March
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W. J. Fire Dept.
Is Called Out
The West Jefferson fire depart
ment was called out twice this
week with both fires being of a
minor nature.
On Monday, an outdoor fire
across from Walter Weaver’s on
the Nathan’s Creek road, spread
so rapidly that help was needed
to put it out.
Late yesterday afternoon, W.
E. McNeill’s car caught on fire
at his home and was badly
damaged as was the garage. The
help of the fire department was
needed to extinguish it.
in the Senate and House versions.
The Senate sent its version di
rect to conference with House
agents for adjustment in dif
ferences. *
Both measures bar ' aid to
schools or States discriminating
against children on the basis of
race, creed or color.
Before the vote the chamber
defeated 50 to 21 a move by Sen
ator Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio), to
cut the Federal aid fund to $57,-
500,000. Taft maintained that
the higher figure would place a
heavy tax burden on wealthier
States and suggested that it
might be advisable for States to
shoulder the entire costs of the
program.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
School Leaders
Named To Assist
Drive Chairman
Quota Os $4,525 To Be Divid
ed Between 10 School
Districts Os County
H. D. Quessenberry, chairman
of the Red Cross Fund Campaign,
announced yesterday that every
thing was in readiness for the of
ficial opening of the drive on
Friday Morning, March 1.
“Initial gifts are already com
ing in and with the fine coopera
tion we can expect from school
principals I do not believe we
will have much trouble in rais
ing our quota of $4,525.00,” he
said.
; Initial gifts started coming in
today and a list of these of $5.00
. or more will be published next
* week.
At a meeting of the school prin
cipals called by Supt. B. H. Dun
can the details of the drive were
explained and various districts
assigned their respective quotas.
The quotas are as follows: Elk
land $175.00;* Fleetwood, $175.00;
j Jefferson. $500.00; . Healing
L Springs, $225.00; Helton, $175.00;
Lansing, $450.00; Nathan’s Creek,
$200.00; Riverview. $350.00; Vir
-1 ginia-Carolina, $275.00; West Jef
ferson, $2,000.
The schools will be given credit
for all gifts from their respective
districts, it was explained. For
the convenience Os the records, in
dividuals mailing in their contri
’ butions are asked to designate the
district which they wish to re
ceive credit for this.
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Plans Announced
For W. J. Tourney
Entries Coming In; Ashe
County Teams Urged *T6
Send In Theirs Now
Plans for the all-star mem
orial tourney, to be held March
18-23, sponsored by the W. J.
physical education department*
are well under way and entries
keep coming in, Zeb V. Dickson,
principal of the West Jefferson
school, announced this week.
It was reported that requests
for entry blanks have already
been sent in by the Merchants
Basketball club of Mocksville
and from the all-star basketball
team of Mineapolis, N. C.
Ashe county teams are urged
to get in their entry blanks as
soon as possible, as the dead
line has been set as March 11*
and entries should be postmarked
not later .than March 9.
Blanks should be sent to Zeb
V. Dickson, principal of West
Jefferson high school and names
and ages and standing of teams
should appear on them.
W. B. Austin Is
Rotary Speaker
W. B. Austin was the speaker "
at the regular meeting of the
Jeffersons Rotary club last
Thursday when he spoke to the
group on possibilities of Ashe
county and its growth in the fu
ture. Langdon L. Scott was in
charge of the program and in
troduced the speaker.
The West Jefferson high school
band will be featured on the pro
gram at the meeting tonight.
James Story will be in charge.
Scouts To Meet
Tomorrow Night
It was announced today by the
Rev. E. W. Powers, scoutmaster
of the W. J. Troop, that a court
of review will be held tomorrow
night at 7:30 o’clock at the com
munity building. All scouts of
Ashe county who wish to pass
first and second class and who
plan to receive merit badges,
are asked to attend this meet
ing. /
A dinner will be served in the
fcommunity building at 6 o’clock,
prior to the court of review for •
the members of the West Jeffer
son troojl