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VOLUME 17, NO. 51
Plans Are Made For Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive
Marshall Named
Sec’y Os State As
Byrnes Resigns
Congressmen And Senators
Os Two Parties Heap
Praise On Both Men
Washington—James F. Byrnes
resigned Tuesday night as Sec
retary of State and President
Truman chose as his successor
the man who guided America’s
military fortunes in the war—
General George C. Marshall.
Byrnes declared the doctors had
warned him he must “slow down”
and that he couldn’t slow dow’n
in the job of Secretary of State.'
Marshall, Army Chief of Staff
in the war, is presently ending
a presidential mission to China.
The announcement of his se
lection to the Cabinet came at
almost the exact hour. 7 p. m.,
eastern standard time, at which
he was due to leave Shanghai,
en route home.
The Pennsylvania-born, Vir
ginia-educated Marshall takes
over the job of helping make
peace secure at a time when Re
publicans have taken over Con
gress. In the army tradition, he
has shown no political connec
tions.
This was not believed to be
the reason for the change, how
ever. The Senate, which rules
heavily on foreign relations, al
ready had shown a disposition to
follow Byrnes’ policies.
Congressional leaders were
swift to heap praise on both men
when the news reached Capitol
Hill, Republicans and Democrats
alike joined in.
The change in the top diplo
matic post was a surprise. It had
been known that Byrnes had
linian looked to be in very good
health lately. ’
For Byrnes, the secretaryship
was the last in a string of dis
tinguished posts. He had served
as a Senator, as a Supreme Court
justice and as “assistant Presi
dent” to Franklin D. Roosevelt
in the role of War Mobilizer.
With Senate confirmation of
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Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Robinson
Beaver Creek Woman Dies
After Long Period Os
Critical Illness
' Funeral service for Mrs.
Blanche Robinson, 62, of West
Jefferson, was held yesterday
morning at St. Mary’s Episcopal
church at Beaver Creek. Offi
ciating were Rev. James Mc-
Koewn, rector, and Rev. R. H.
Stone, of Charlotte. Interment
was in the Hardin cemetery.
Mrs. Robinson died at her home
early Tuesday morning. She is
the daughter of the late John Q.
Campbell and Mrs. Josephine
v Hardin Campbell of Ashe county.
*Mrs. Robinson, who had been
critically ill for some time is sur
vived by her husband, H. G. Rob
inson, and one daughter, Miss
Josephine Robinson.
Special Program
Planned At Legion
A special program has been
planned for the members of the
Ashe County Post of the Amer
ican Legion Saturday night when
a group of moving picture slides
will be shown by Grant Bauguess.
All legionnaires are urged to
be persent.
Thomas Shatley
Buried Sunday
Funeral service for Thomas
Shatley. 58, of Jefferson, who
died in Asheville January 2, was
held Sunday at Friendship Bap
fl tist church. Officiating were
Revs. W. E. Denny, G. C. and R. i
M. Burkett and Rev. Mr. Barker.;
Interment was in the Friendship
cemetery.
The son of the late Henry Shat
ley and Tildy Bowers, he is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Della
Shatley, four sons, Mont, Guy,
Archer, Edgar, and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Delmar Coldiron.
She Mfluß Bost
$2,50 a Year in Ashe County
Kraft Foods Plant
Will Be Expanded;
Work Starts Soon
SEC Y OF STATE
m *
General George C. Marsh
all, who has been named as
Secretary of State.
Announce Full
Schedule For
Animal Clinic
Farmers Ara Urgwi To Bring
HorsesApd Mules For Com
plete Examinations
H. D. Quessenberry, county
agent announced this week that
the complete schedule for the an
nual hore and mule clinics to be
held in the county had been work
ed out. The clinics are to open
January 16 and continue through
January 24.
At this time licensed veteri
narians will be present to examine
work stock. “I hope that all far
mers will take advantage of these
clinics, which we have tried to
schedule so as to cover the entire
county, Agent Quessenberry
said.
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, January 16, 9:00 a.
m. to 10:00 a. m., Test Farm,
Transou; 10:00 a. m. to 11:3Q a.
m., Paul Reeves, Laurel Springs;
12:00 noon to 1:00 p. m., Grady
Fletcher, Nathan’s Creek; 2:30 p.
m. to 3:00 p. m., Curn Dixon,
Cranberry road; 4:00 p. m. to 4:30
p. m., V. O. Waddell, Scottville.
Friday, January 17, 9:00 a. m. to
10:00 a.m., Walter Phillips, West
Jefferson; 10:30 a. m. to 11:30 a.
m., Earl Ray, West Jefferson;
1:00 p. m. to 2:00 p. m., Mrs. W.
R. Houck, Baldwin; 3:00 p. m. to
4:00 p. m., R. B. Brown, Brown
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Truman Asks Congress To
Curb Taxes; Reduce Debt
Washington—Smiling and con
ciliatory, Democratic President
Truman Monday laid before the
Republican 80th Congress a pro
gram to curb strikes, and asked
continued high taxes.
His State of the Union mes
sage, applauded frequently by the
joint congressional session, call
ed for legislation to outlaw juris
dictional strikes and to check sec
ondary boycotts and for a com
mission to devise machinery for
the prevention of “paralyzing”
nation-wide strikes.
The message was in large part
a generalized one. It renewed
only in broad outline many rec
ommendations previously made
in specific form, leaving details
this time to Congress.
Minimum wage, farm program,
health insurance, refugee immi
gration and civil rights legisla
tion were some of the issues Mr.
Truman raised for Congress to
consider without telling it in de
tail what he feels should be done.
Other problems, notably the Rent
Control Act expiring June 30,
WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.,
Will Manufacture Chicken
Feed In New Addition
To Building
Plans are now underway to ex
pand the present plant of Kraft
Foods. J. E. Bradshaw, general
manager, announced this week.
The expansion plans include an
additional building at the rear
of the present one. This addition
I is expected to cost around SIO,OOO
j and will house a whey drying
plant.
It is understood that chicken
feed will be made in the whey
drying unit.
Some of the equipment has
already come in, but there will
be some delay on the boiler and
some other equipment, it was an
nounced.
Mr. Bradshaw said that work
would start on the addition to the
building within the near future
and that according to present
plans that it would be completed
in the early spring ready to house
the necessary equipment as soon
as it is available.
Merchants Are
Back Os Street
Cleaning Plan
Work Started This Week;
Cooperation Os Public
Is Asked
At the request of the West Jef*
ferson Merchants Association the
full-time employment of a man
for street cleaning was started
this week.
This is the beginning of a trial
period, which should lead to a
permanent plan, if it can be work
ed out, it was explained. Ed
Shaw has been employed for the
job and the cooperation of the
public in moving cars, when nec
essary. is asked.
Amos Wagoner, Jr., president
of the Merchants Association,
said that he was glad to see the
work started and that the asso
ciation had been asking for it for
some time. The merchants have
also asked that the town provide
closed garbage cans for the street
to further improve sanitary con
ditions.
Report Os Clerk
Approved Monday
At the regular meeting of the
Ashe county commissioners held
on Monday, the members receiv
ed the report of the clerk of the
court and approved this.
A number of other routine
claims were paid including some
reimbursements to schools for
some sanitary improvements.
were not mentioned at all.
On the main courses of labor
control and taxes, where the
G. O. P. already has set sail, the
Chief Executive’s tack was this:
Labor—Mr. Truman proposed
legislation to outlaw those strikes
and boycotts by which unions
may seek to defeat rival unions or
win undeserved bargaining recog
nition, and to provide arbitration
for disputes over existing con
tracts. None of this would cover
wage disputes. Then for the
“problem of nation-wide strikes
in vital industries.” he urged
Congress to provide a 20-man
study commission of Congress
men and representatives of labor,
management and public which he
said could recommend legislation
by March 15. A study commis
sion is something Republican
senators already have vetoed.
Taxes—Without mentioning the
20 per cent income tax cut plan
ned by G. O. P. House leaders.
Mr. Truman declared he antici
pates a “substantial surplus”
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THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1946 /
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Five-year-old Roger Hawk, left, almost completely paralyzed for eleven months
made so rapid recovery within five weeks that he is called the “miracle boy” of
Kernan’s Hospital. Volunteer training courses, right, were sponsored by the Maryland
Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, so that they could help
Roger in his fight back to health.
Ashe Teachers
Are Members Os
National Group
Many Also Belong To State
Unit Os NCEA As Well As
County Organization
Ashe county teachers have
made a record for membership
this year in the State and na
tional educational asez
well as in the county unit of
NCEA, Mrs. Earl B. Graybeal,
secretary, reported this week.
Two schools, Green Valley and
Virginia-Carolina have one hun
dred per cent membership in the
local, state and national units.
Schools with one-hundred per
cent memberships in the local
and state organizations include
Jefferson high school; Elkland
district, Riverview Hel
ton district and Nathan’s Creek
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Trucks Asked To
Use Parking Lot
Parking Regulations To Be
Enforced For All Vehicle
Operators
Truck operators in the county
have been asked to cooperate in
preventing traffic hazards within
the town of West Jefferson by
refraining from parking on the
main street. Town officials stat
ed that hazardous and congested
traffic conditions had arisen caus
ed by the parking of trucks on
opposite sides of the street.
A large and well surfaced park
ing lot has been prepared in the
town, located opposite the depot
and behind Belk’s department
store, for trucks and the cooper
ation of truck drivers while in
town is asked in using this lot.
Through this, proper street clear
ance may be put into effect, town
officials pointed out.
All vehicle operators are again
cautioned to observe parking
zones and other traffic rules
within the town, and their co
operation is asked by town offi
cials.
At the regular meeting of the
board of aidermen Friday night,
traffic enforcement and parking
regulations were discussed as was
the work on the water-sewer ex
tension project.
John Maddox To
Assist Veterans
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John E. Maddox, contact re
presentative, from the Veterans
Administration at North Wilkes
boro, will be at the Welfare de
partment here, every Tuesday
from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.. it
was announced here this week.
Mr. Maddox will be prepared
to help veterans with various
kinds of problems, including re
instatement of insurance, pensions
and supply other information per
taining to veterans.
Veterans Os County
To Register Jan. 18
For Farm Training
AAA Reports Are
'Needed If Work
Is Accredited
Record Should Be Filed In
AAA Office; May Receive
Credit On 1947 Program
A number of Ashe county farm
ers have not yet made their 1946
AAA performance report. If any
practices have been carried out
for which a cash payment is due
it is necessary that these prac
tices be reported and an appli
cation for payment be signed at
once, it was announced this week.
“Farmers who received 1946
lime and phosphate through the
AAA office are asked to make a
report of the use of same as soon
as possible. If lime or phosphate
has not yet been applied it can
be transferred to the 1947 pro
gram, if the farmer will make a
report on it,” Melvin Campbell,
AAA clerk, said.
“If no report is made, the pro
ducer will be charged double for
the material and placed on the
register of indebtedness. Please
don’t let this happen to you. Or
ders for 1947 limestone are now
being taken in the county office
and lime is now being delivered
to farms on this year’s program.
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Interest Grows In Basketball
As New Year Gets Underway
Basketball at its best was seen
by fans as they crowded Jeffer
son gymnasium Tuesday night to
witness the game between Jef
ferson and West Jefferson, age
old rivals. Hardin set the pace
for West Jefferson boys, ringing
up the first goal of the game fol
lowed by two long and perfect
shots by Burkett of Jefferson. At
the half the score was 15-8, in
favor of Jefferson.
The W. J. boys rallied after the
half and the score was 15-15 in
the third quarter, when Jefferson
scored a free shot to make the
score 16-15. Two free shots then
put the West Jefferson boys in
the lead, until the end of the last
quarter when the score was tied
again at 26. In the play off. it
was West Jefferson's game 30-29.
High scorer for the winners was
Walker with 12 points and Bur
kett for Jefferson with 8 points.
In the girls’ game, which was
interrupted in the third quarter
by the lights going out for a brief
period before play could be re
sumed, the Jefferson girls were
$3.00 a Year Out of County
Work To Start Immediately;
Teacher Is To Be
Secured
B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, announced this week
that all veterans desiring to take
farm training work should regis
ter at the Jefferson high school
on Saturday, January 18.
He pointed out that there would
be 8 county men, now taking this
training work in adjoining coun
ties and that these would be
transferred to Ashe. He also
stated that there were several
others interested and asked that
they register. Those that are not
certified and are eligible may get
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Five Ashe Men To
Become Shritiers
Five Ashe county men will be
given the thirty-second degree
of masonry and become Shriners
at the annual two-day conven
tion being held at the Oasis Tem
ple in Charlotte. The meeting
opened yesterday and will con
tinue until tonight. Some 200
men will be initiated, it was
pointed out.
Those from here to go are J. V.
Caudill, Forrest McMillan, L. B.
Tyson and Dean and Gale Mc-
Millan.
victorious over the visitors 22-9.
Thompson was high scorer for the
winners with 10 points and Todd
for the losers with 7 points.
Virginia-Carolina captured a
double-header from II eal in g
Springs last week, the girls win
ning 24-23 and the boys 48-25
Lansing also scored a double
header victory at Riverview Tues
day defeating the home teams in
the girls’ game, 37-25 and in the
boys’ game 33-17. Last week
Riverview and Nathan’s Creek
divided honors, the Riverview
girls winning 41-25 and the Na
than’s Creek boys 44-5.
Fleetwood and Nathan's Creek
battled on the Fleetwood court
Tuesday night when the home
teams were victorious both times.
The girls won 29-11 with Bare
scoring 13 points and Norris 12
for the winners and Goodman
seven for the defeated team.
The boys’ game ended in a tie
at 20 and in the play off Fleet
wood was victorious 23-22. Kim
berlin scored 9 points for Fleet
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I ASHE COUNTY IS ...
Leading Livestock and Dalrj
County In North Carolina.
Population: 22,664
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Quota Is Set At
§2650.00; Little Is
County Chairman
January 17 Is To Be Official
Opening Date Os Ashe
County’s Drive
Plans are now being completed
for the official opening of the
Infantile Fund Fighting Drive,
for which the county’s quota has
been set at $2650, W. Glenn Little,
chairman, announced this week.
The official date for the open
ing of the drive has been tenta
tively set for January 17, but
much of the preliminary work
will be done before this time, it
was explained.
Special attention was called to
the fact that during the past two
years the National Foundation
has spent over $4,000.00 for care
of Ashe county children stricken
with the disease, over and above
what has been raised in the coun
ty. This has meant that the vic
tims could have the proper hos
pital care and treatment that
could not otherwise been pos
sible, it was explained. For this
reason, particularly, and in order
to help stamp out this dreaded
direase, the cooperation of every
one is asked.
The “March of Dimes” contain
er? have already been placed in
a number of public places. Indi
viduals as well as organizations
will be asked to help in the drive.
A number of special committees
and other details will be an
nounced next week, Chairman
: Little said.
He explained that since there
was some misunderstanding on
the part of the drive in the
schools, that this would be vol
untary, and that those not receiv*
mg supplies could secure them
from him and that their cooper
ation would be deeply appreciat
ed.
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James €. Bowie
Buried Yesterday
Last Rites Held At Holy.
Trinity Church At Glen
dale Springs
Last rites for James Calloway-
Bowie, 81, who succumbed in
Morganton on January 2. were
held yesterday afternoon at two
o’clock at Holy Trinity church at
Glendale Springs. Officiating was
Rev. James McKeown and in
terment was in the Calloway
cemetery, at Beaver Creek.
Mr. Bowie, a former resident
and farmer of the Glendale Spr
ings community, was first marri
ed to Mary Ida Faw, of Othello
and after her death to Lessie V.
■ Delph, of Elk Creek. Va.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
i Lessie Delph Bowie; of Elk Creek,
I Va.; and three children. John
Bowie, of Berkley, Calif.; Dr.
Robert C. Bowie, of Galax, Va.;
' and Roy D. Bowie, of Grundv,
Va.
CARSON M. KEYS
MAKES DEAN’S LIST
Carson M. Keys, former student
of Nathan’s Creek high school,
who is enrolled in the School of
Pharmacy, Medical College of
Virginia, is one of the two juniors
to make the dean’s list last quar-
I ter. He maintained a high aver
age during the whole quarter.
Mrs. Campbell
Succumbs In Pa.
Last rites for Mrs. Mary Ann
Campbell, 71, who died in Dru
. more, Pa.. January 3, were held
at the Mill Creek Methodist
( church Monday morning. Officiat
ing were Revs. M. D Hart. Frank
Tucker and J. R. Short, Inter
ment was m the Hartsog ceme
tery.
j Mrs. Campbell was a former
resident of Ashe county and was
the daughter of Cephus and Re
becca Hartsog.
Surviving are her husband, A.
' E. Campbell, and the following
children: J S. Roland, of Lenoir;
, Lee Roland, of Clifton; Mrs. M. E.
I Osborne, of Druinore, Pa.; and
Parker Roland, of Hillsboro; two
sisters, Margaret Roland, of Clif
ton: and Clemmie Roland, of Con
-1 owingo, Md.; 24 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.