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VOLUME 17, NO. 52
Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive Opens Fri.
Hearings Start
On N. C. Budget;
Consider Teachers
Teachers Pay Bill Goes To
Conference Committee Os
Which Brown Is Member
By Staff Writer
Raleigh— (Special) Coming
into the forefront as the Legis
lature got off to a rushing start
is the teacher-pay bill when the
administration forces scored a
victory as the house-amended
supplementary increase of? 5 to
30 per cent increase in salaries
of teachers was referred to a con
ference committee for further
study by a vote of 31 to 19.
The action came after two hours
and 35 minutes of lengthy discus
sion of the amended proposal’s
merits. The senate earlier had
quickly passed a bill calling for
20 per cent salary increases for
teachers and state employes only
to have Rep. Oscar G. Barker of
Durham attach an amendment
which passed in the house.
Lt. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine, presi
dent of the senate, named a three
man conference committee to
represent the upper chamber to
study the proposal. They were:
Sens. Wade Barber of Chatham,
chairman of the appropriations
committee; Willie Lee Lumpkin,
of Franklin, an outspoken sup
porter of the proposed pay in
creases, and Wade Brown, of Wa
tauga, who voted against con
currence. House Speaker Thom
as J. Pearsall is expected to name
a five-man committee to repre
sent the house tomorrow.
Budget Hearings
The joint appropriations com
mittee Wednesday began hearings
on wbudgef for
state departments, institutions
and agencies.
Departments situated in Raleigh
will be the first to appear, fol
lowed by those agencies and in
stitutions located out of town. The
hearings will continue through
February 12, and during the first
part of the session, the commit
tee plans to meet only on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons.
The hearings will be held in
the Revenue building.
Spending Program
Budget recommendations con
tained in operational and perman
ent improvement appropriations
bills call for the expenditure of
$348,147,048 during the coming
biennium.
The schedule of hearings:
Tomorrow—Division of pur
chase and contract, secretary of
state, state auditor, confederate
pensions, state treasurer, local
government commission, retire
ment system, attorney general
and SBI.
Tax Research, Etc.
Thursday—Department of tax
research, department of archives
and history, state library, library
commission, state aid to public li
braries, utilities administration,
rate investigations, and adjutant
general.
January 21—Revenue depart
ment, insurance department, la
bor department, board of boiler
rules, industrial commission, state
board of elections, buildings and
grounds, state property fire insur
ance fund.
January 22—Board of correc
tions and training, Eastern Caro
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J. O. BLEVINS IS ON
SEVERAL COMMITTEES
J. O. Blevins, Ashe county's
representative in the legislature
is serving on a number of im
portant committees for this ses
sion. His committees included
those of elections, health and ed
ucation.
USO Drive Will
Be Continued
Lowell Smithey, Ashe county
chairman of the USO Fund Drive
announced this week that the
drive would be continued until
the county’s quota of $1,000.00 is
raised. Around $400.00 has been
raised today, Chairman Smithey
said.
Frank James, assistant chair
man, is making a special drive
among the teachers of the county,
it was announced.
(The Post
$2.50 a Year in Ashe County
Stockholders Os
Hospital Are To
Meet Saturday
Reports To Be Heard And
Other Plans For Year
To Be Discussed
Notices have been sent to the
stockholders of the Ashe county
hospital announcing the annual
meeting of the stockholders on
Saturday afternoon. January 18.
All stockholders are urged to
attend or to send in proxies. Di
rectors, will be elected and other
business transacted. The direct
ors are also expected to meet
immediately afterwards.
At this time the proposed nurses
home and other plans for the
year are expected to be discuss
ed and reports on the hospital for
the past year heard.
First Nat’l Bank
Increases Capital
Stock To $50,000
Has Good Year; J. L. Segraves
Cashier; Stockholders
Met Tuesday
The First National bank had a
very successful year during 1946
when resources climbed well
above the three million dollar
mark as shown by the report of
J. L. Segraves at the annual
meeting of the stockholders, on
Tuesday.
The annual statement, publish
ed elsewhere in this paper today,
reveals that the resources have
reached $3,292,407.93 as compared
to $3,061,547.59 at the close of
business in 1945. Deposits also
show an increase.
Because of the growth of the
bank, the capital stock has been
increased from $25,000.00 to $50,-
000.00. The bank has also en
larged its quarters and now in
cludes the adjoining space for
merly occupied by the Green Lan
tern case.
The stockholders re-elected the
directors at the meeting last
week. They are: Dr. R. C. Ray,
H. H. Burgess, Edison Thomas, T.
C. Bowie and John Littlewood.
The directors re-elected the of
ficers. They are: T. C. Bowie,
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Deputies Named
To Aid Sheriff
W. B. Todd, Sheriff of Ashe (
county, has announced the ap
pointment of four deputies for
the county. Harve Goodman, of
Jefferson, former game warden,
has been named chief deputy.
Willey P. Gambill, of Chestnut
Hill township, Fred Lee Spencer,
of Helton township, and William
A. Eldreth, of Hurricane town
ship, are the other three named
by Sheriff Todd, who stated that
he was pleased to have these able
men serve with him.
Much Interest Is Shown In
Work Stock Clinics Scheduled
A large number of Ashe coun
ty farmers are planning to take
advantage of the series of work
stock clinics, which open in the
I county today and continue
I through January 24, H. D. Ques
senberry. county agent, said:
At this time licensed veteri
narians will be present to ex
! amine work stock. The complete
schedule is as follows:
Thursday, January 16, 9:00 a.
m. to 10:00 a. m., Test Farm,
Transou; 10:00 a. m. to' 11:30 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
wood.
Saturday, January 18, 9:00 a.
m. to 10:00 a. m., R. E. Phillips,
Idle wild; 10:30 a. m. to 11:30 a.
WEST JEFFERSON, N. C., THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 1947
WANTS DAD’S OFFICE
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Herman Talmadge, son of
late Gov. Eugene Talmadge,
Georgia, who is asking the
legislature to declare him
Governor in place of his fath
er, who was named to this
office before his death.
Baptist Ass’ii
Conference To
Be Held Sunday
S. S. Leaders Will Meet At
Clifton Baptist Church On
Sunday To Make Plans
The Ashe Baptist Associational
Sunday School Conference will
meet on Sunday at the Clifton
Baptist church to discuss the
year’s program, it was announced
this week. mA
It was pointed out by Miss Vu>
ginia Dare Teague, associational
worker that the purpose of the
meeting is to acquaint the church
leaders with the program for the
year and to make arrangements
for planning meetings in the
churches next month under the
sponsorship of the association.
All Sunday School superintend
ents and officers of all churches
are urged to attend.
$1,120 Reported
From Seal Sale
The quota set for the annual
seal sale fund drive held an
nually in the county was sur
passed ana a total of $1,120.00 has
been reported to date, Mrs. A. B.
Hurt, chairman, announced this
week. There are still some school
sales to be reported, Mrs. Hurt
stated and urged those who were
in charge of sales to send in re
ports to her in order that she
might complete the final report.
The business houses in West
Jefferson and in other sections
of the county responded well to
the drive and $493.58 was realiz
ed from the bond sales plus the
street canvassing, it was pointed
out. School sales reported Jan
uary 11 totaled $626.42.
m., J. H. Colvard’s store, Obids;
12:00 noon to 1:00 p. m., E. H.
Baker, Glendale Springs; 2:00 p.
m. to 2:30 p. m., Fred N. Colvard,
Orion.
Monday, January 20, 9:00 a. m.
to 10:30 a. m., Bryan Kirby, Stur
gills; 11:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon,
Lester Segraves’ farm on Little
Helton: 2:00 p. m. to 3:00 p. m.,
W. O. Ashley, Warrensville: 3:30
p. m. to 4:30 p. m., W. W. Elliott,
Smethport.
Tuesday, January 21, 9:30 a.
m. to 10:30 a. m., J. W. Dougherty,
Pond Mountain: 12:00 noon to
2:00 p. m., T. J. Graybeal, Laurel;
3:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m., Watt
Pennington, Little Laurel.
Wednesday, January 22, 8:30 a.
m. to 10:00 a. m., John Sutherland,
Creston; 10:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.,
Carl Hartsog, Creston; 1:30 p. m.
to 2:30 p. m., Paul Sutherland,
Fig; 3:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m., J.
C. Little, Clifton.
Thursday, January 23, 9:30 a.
m. to 10:30 a. m., Joe Hampton,
Horse Creek; 11:00 a. m. to 12:00
noon, Ralph Goss (Lee Goss’
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Begin Listing Os
Taxes; Burgess
Is Supervisor
Listers Named For All Town
ships Except Jefferson;
Vacancy Here
H. H. Burgess, tax supervisor
of Ashe county announced this
week that after a slight delay
tax listers had been named in all
townships of the county except
Jefferson and are now on the job
listing property.
Mr. Burgess asked that the
public cooperate with the list
ers in order to facilitate the work.
He also asked that if there was
a person interested in the work
in Jefferson township, that he
make application for this.
The listers for the various
townships as announced by Mr.
Burgess, are as follows:
| Chestnut Hill, Joe B. Pierce;
Clifton, S. W. James; Creston, R.
C. Hartsoe; Elk, E. E. Houck;
Grassy Creek, A. J. Blevins; Hel
ton, B. L. Waddell: Horse Creek,
E. W. Stansberry; Hurricane,
Robert Cox.
Laurel, Robert Hartsoe; North
Fork, Oscar Wilson; Obids, C. T.
McNeill; Old Fields, J. R. Grubb;
Peak Creek, F. M. Allen; Piney
Creek, Howard Reeves; Pine
Swamp, George O. Griffin; Pond
Mountain, R. D. Miller; Walnut
Hill, George Calloway; West Jef
ferson, Sam James.
Outline Use Os
W. J. Fire Truck
Slight Charge To Be Made
Outside Os City Limits
‘ For Maintenance
As was recently discussed and
passed upon at a meeting of the
town board of aldermen, charges
will be made for fire fighting
service outside of the corporate
limits of West Jefferson. Out
side calls for any fires located
immediately outside the city lim
its will be $25 and $5 will be
added for each additional mile, it
was pointed out.
The cooperation of the public
is also asked in regard to fire
alarms. Many small fires have
been called to the attention of
the fireman when it was not nec
essary, it was pointed out. Per
sons turning in alarms should be
sure of its seriousness and should
identify themselves and give def
inite instructions to fireman in
regard to its location. Cooper
ation of the public will be appre
ciated, B. B. Graybeal stated.
Richardson Rites
To Be Held Today
Funeral service for Nathan
Richardson, 86, of Clifton, will
be held this afternoon at 2:00 p.
m. at the Clifton Baptist church.
Interment will be in the Welch
cemetery with Revs. Cicero Ash
ley, A. C. Ashley and Frank
Tucker officiating.
Mr. Richardson passed away at
his home at Clifton on Tuesday
afternoon as a result of a heart
ailment. He was the son of the
late Nathan and Jane Dickson
Richardson, and the husband of
the late Lucinda Parsons Rich
!ardson.
He is survived by two sons.
Roscoe and Charles, both of
Clifton, and two daughters, Mrs.
Carrie Eller, of Clifton, and Mrs.
Pansy Blackburn, of Pomeroy,
Ohio.
Mrs. Barker, 56,
Buried Monday
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Funeral service for Mrs. Bes
sie Barker, 56, who died at her
home at Grassy Creek Saturday,
was held at Green's Chapel Mon
day afternoon. Interment was in
the Stike cemetery with Rev.
W. C. Eastridge officiating. He
was assisted by Revs. R. G. Weav
er and John Campbell.
Mrs. Barker, who had been a
patient in the Ashe hospital, had
been in ill health for sometime.
She is survived by her husband,
Walter Barker, three children,
Ford, Faye and Worth, and two
brothers, Luther and Jake, of
Grassy Creek.
Your Donations Restored Her Health
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Your contributions of dollars and dimes last year
made it possible for this young lady to recover from an
attack of the dread infantile paralysis. She and her doll
(at left) were admitted to the State Orthopedic Hospital
at Gastonia several months ago. She is Mimi Eve Elliott,
daughter of John W. Elliott, R. F. D. No. 2, Shelby.
Many New Houses Are Now
Under Construction In “East
Jefferson”; Some Occupied
Four All-Star
Teams To Meet
On January 25
Proceeds From Games To Be
Given To Aid In Annual
Polio Fund Drive
Two all-star games will be
played at the Jefferson gym
nasium Saturday night, January
25, for the benefit of the March
of Dimes, Colonel Francis, chair
man of athletic events for the
annual polio fund drive cam
paign announced this week.
West Jefferson will play River
view and Jefferson will clash
with Healing Springs. The win
ner of the Jefferson-Riverview
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Board Os Health
Holds Meeting
At a meeting of the Ashe-Alle
ghany-Watauga Board of Health,
last week plans for the new year
were discussed and officers nam
ed.
C. H. Mock, of Boone, was nam
ed chairman of the board for
the year and Dr. W. M. Mathe
son, vice chairman.
A leave of absence for three
months’ study in sanitation was
granted Jack D. Cobb, of Boone.
1947 Proclamation For March
Os Dimes Is Issued By Mayor
WHEREAS, the nation has just
emerged from the greatest epi
demic of infantile paralysis since
the great scourge of 1916, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis,
which is supported by the March
of Dimes and by the March of
Dimes only, has been called upon
as never before in its history to
spend millions to bring the best
available care to those stricken,
regardless of age, creed, color or
race, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis will
be called upon as never before to
provide continuing care for the
thousands stricken until maxi
mum recovery is assured in every
case, thereby fulfilling its ex
pressed pledge to the American
people, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis has,
in addition to these huge sums
spent millions and will contin
ue to spend millions—in research
seeking the cause of and possible
cure for this great crippler, and
proposes so to do until polio is
$3.00 a Year Out of County
Several Are Being Erected By
Veterans On Highway Just
Beyond Jefferson
As building supplies become
more plentiful Ashe men, some
of whom are veterans building
homes for the first time and oth
ers who are seeking “the wide
open spaces,’’ have started a
building campaign which gives
the average by-passer an eye
full.
One section of the county,
known to those who live there
as “East Jefferson,” now has nine
new houses which are literally
being built over night. Some are
not yet near completion and will
not be ready to receive its owner
as a permanent guest for some
time but others have already been
completed on the inside and now
house families.
One the left of the road en
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Fire Destroys
J
Home At Creston
The home of Dan Price at Cres
ton was completely destroyed by
fire early Saturday afternoon.
Neighbors were unable to ex
tinguish the flames which were
reported to have Deen started
from a small child playing with
matches near the wall paper.
The house was located near J.
S. Stephens’ at Creston.
rendered harmless, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis, sup
ported as it is solely by the
March of Dimes, will need mil
lions of additional dimes this year
jin its widespread educational
| program designed to strike
j against polio's two greatest allies
! —fear and ignorance, and.
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis,
: spearhead of the ceaseless war
i against polio will, for the rea
! son’s set forth above, need funds
to carry on its work in 1947 as
never before in its history,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV
ED, that the sixteen days January
15-30, be officially set aside in
West Jefferson as the 1947 March
of Dimes in West Jefferson, dur
ing which time all citizens are
urged to familiarize themselves
thoroughly with the good works
of the March of Dimes and to
support the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis to their
utmost with their dimes.
(Signed) Charles O. Parsons,
Mayor of West Jef
ferson.
ASHE COUNTY IS ...
Leading Livestock and Dairy
County In North Carolina.
Population: 22,664
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
County Has Quota
Os $2650; Need For
' Money Is Urgent
Chairman Little Asks The
Cooperation Os All To
Aid Victims
Ashe county’s active drive to
raise funds to fight infantila
paralysis will get underway on
Friday along with others through
out the nation, G. Glenn Little,
chairman, announced this week.
The county has a quota of
$2650.00, which is considered
small in comparison to the large
amount of funds the National
Foundation has spent on Ashe
county victims, Mr. Little point
ed out. During the past two years
alone this county has received
from the National Foundation
more than $4,000.00 on the treat
ment of victims, over and above
what has been raised here.
Special appeal letters will go
out early next week and a num
ber of other events have been
planned to stimulate interest in
the drive.
Committee chairmen serving
with Mr. Little include the fol
lowing:
Civic clubs, Gale McMillan;
publicity chairman, Mrs. Ed M.
Anderson; management and la
bor, Rocco Cutri; co-chairman, M,
G. Edwards; churches, T. E.
Parker; welfare, Miss Ruth Tug
man; special gifts, Mrs. Robt. G.
Barr; direct solicitation, W. D.
j McMillan, coin collector. S. S.
I Shoemaker; sports events, L. P,
Colvard; co-chairman, Colonel
Francis; professional men, W, B.
Austin; birthday ball, chairman,
Amos Wagoner, Jr.; moving pic
tures, D. D. Bunch, Mrs. James
Hensley, and Mrs. Ld D. Barr;
special women’s chairman, Mrs.
! Ward Ray; colored citizens, Od*
die J. Cox.
!
Record Crowds
Witness Games
i Interest Grows; Va.-Caroling
Girls And \V. J. Boys
Head Standings
The Va.-Carolina girls and the
j West Jefferson boys lead the
i standings as the county basket
ball teams enter the second half
of the county conference.
The Elkland teams won a dou
ble-header from Lansing Tuesday
night with the girls winning by a
score of 20-18 and the boys, 30-
27. Another double-header was
won by Elkland Friday nighA
when the girls from Healing
Springs were defeated 23-12 and
the boys 29-8. Elkland girls tied
with-the Fleetwood girls on De«
cember 31, at 13-13, and the boys
game was forfeited by Fleetwood
boys.
Fleetwood won a double-heade?
at Riverview Tuesday night, the
girls winning 20-15 and the boys
4-1-14,
j West Jefferson and Virginia*
j Carolina divided honors here
j Tuesday when the boys won 3
I 33-20 victory and the girls lost
j 27-18.
Jefferson captured a double*
j header at Healing Springs, the
i boys winning 28-19 and the girl?
| 18-17.
The standings will be given
I next week.
ATHLETIC MEET TO
BE HELD MONDAY
The Ashe County Athletic As
sociation will meet at the Jef
ferson school house on Monday
night at 7:30 p. in., for the pur
pose of making plans for the
county tournament, it was an
nounced here this week.
All members and officials are
asked to be present.
Connor To Speak
To Croup Jan. 24
H. D. Qucssenberry, county
agent, announced this week that
James T. Connor, Extension En
tomologist of State College, would
hold a meeting in the agent’s of
fice at the courthouse on Friday
morning at 9:30, January 24, to
explain uses of the various in
secticides. All dealers as well
as others 4re invited to attend*