PRESS RUN 4,009 • Net Paid 3,595 Covers Ashe County j VOLUME 18, NO. 19 SUPERIOR COURT ENDED MONDAY Signing Os Farm Plans Is Now Suspended In County Proposed Cut Means Big Loss To Ashe Fanners Messages Sent To Congress men And Senators Urg ing Program Be Kept Ashe county farmers, along with others throughout the State and nation, are facing a tremen dous loss, provided the pro posed cut in the agriculture bud get becomes effective. In the face of the situation the signing of all. farm plans for this year was sus-1 pended by the AAA office, on! Monday morning pending further , notice. 1 ’ Cards are being mailed out to the farmers by the AAA office stating the action of the house appropriation committee which would cut the budget from $3Ol, 720.000 to $165,614,290 or about 45 per cent. This would cut the 3900 farm ers ui Asne county participating in tne program, tms year, from $-to,uuu to S>oO.UUO. The local AAA office has been notified to cancel all purchase oraers m the hands of farmers and vendors in case of material ’ and seed and to issue no notice of minimum assistance for farm ! allowance until further notice, i Because of the tremendous (Continued on Page 4) W. J. Band Will Play On Sunday i Would Like Some Advance 1 Notice Before Being Ask ed To Play Mrs. Lorene Perkins Dickson, ! director of the West Jefferson j high school band announced this] week that the group would play! at the Trinity Methodist church | on Sunday evening from eight ' until nine o’clock. Previous to; that they will be served a picnic, supper by Mr. and Mrs. Dickson. Tht band gave a program over the Gak.x radio station last week, which was apparently well re- ! ceivod. judging by the number i of letters and tel phone calls I received, Mrs. Dickson said. j She pointed out that the band would be glad to play for any worthwhile public performance provided the invitation was ex tended in time. “We would like a notice of three weeks,” she declared. She explained that be cause of the fact that during the summer months the children are scattered, it was impossible to play on short notice. “I regret ted not being able to play for the memorial service Sunday but did not receive the invitation until a few days before, which was too late.” she explained. ‘"When we can co-operate, we are happy to do so,” she declared. Rev. B. H. Price To Speak Sunday Rev. Bruce H. Price will be the guest speaker on the Bap tist hour. Sunday. .Tunc 1 at 8:30 c S t. when h’s tonic will be “Christ in the Home.” Rev. Mr. Pi” n e. pastor of the B°ech Street Dentist church of Texarkana, Arkansas, ’s sneak ing in the series of sermons Th--' Christian Home. Ho will b» hea’d owr stations WWC, WSOC. WPTF and WSJS. To Sell School Bus Equipment A for th° nurpos.- < se 1 !- jn H o ii or e d Dead ■ ft r-~ I Cites America As Greatest Nation Os World Today At Special Memorial Service Senator Wade E. Brown cited to those attending the Memorial Day and “I Am An American Day” program at the courthouse Sunday, that Aemricans must re main vigilant it the highly paid for peace, is to remain ours. In paying tribute to Ameri ca’s honored dead, we must think of the living. Mr. Brown stated, pointing out that Ameri ca as the greatest nation <>n earth had done more to help the starv ing and needy peoplt of Europe than any oth. r nation. America must continue to aid others and her sons and daughters must help keep the peace, he said. Mr. Brown was introduced by Ira T. Johnston, who was in charge of the program. Special music was presented by Mrs. Thomas Little and Mrs. (Continued on Page 4) (bounty Gets Two New School Buses Go To Nathan's Creek And Healing Springs To Re place Old Ford Buses Ashe county received two new schools buses this week that will be used to replace the old Ford bus. s at Nathan’s Creek and Healing Springs. B. H. Duncan, superintendent of schools said. Elkland and Jefferson have nurchased two new ones which give the county a total of 34 buses Mr.' Duncan said. T. E. Glass, in charge of re nlacement of school buses has been in the county this week studying the conditions and oointed out that he was well nleas d with the number of new school buses which the county sow has. Sparta Lodge To Honor Late Mason All masons of Ashe county ar. invited to attend the memorial service at the Sparta Lodge No. 423, Thursday, June 5. when a special memorial service honor ing the late Muncey Steadham will be held. A. D. Leon Gray, superinten dent of the Oxford Orphanage which the late Mr. Steadham endowed as his will reveals, will be the guest speaker.. Few Adjustments Asked For At Meeting Os Town Board Os Equalization, Tuesday __g? 1 Woods Stabbed Bv Earvel Lewis In knife Fight Woods Now Suffering In Hos pital As Result Os Severe Chest Wounds George Woods, 45. of C eston. was criticalls stabbed by Earvel Lewis, 22. of near Creston, fol lowing an argument near Ed Johnson's residence on U. S. Highway 88 n.ar Creston Sun day about 6:oit p. m. Woods is now undergoing treatment in the Asht Memorial hospital where he is still reported to be in a critical condition. He suffer ed deep chest wounds, as the re sult of the stabbing of the pock (Continued on page 8) Bible School To Open Here Mon. It was announced this week that the annual vacation Bible school will open at the West Jefferson Baptist church on Mon day, June 2. at 9:00 a. m. Miss Virginia Dare Teagu will again be in charge of the school and all interested children are invited to attend. Pedestrian Injured hen Cars Collided Hei'e Sunday 9> Two young Ashe county girls were struck by an oncoming automobile as they were walk ing on the highway near A. E Grayb.al's home 1 here. Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, and as a result. Mabel Elliott. 17, of I Smethport, lies critically ill in the Ashe Memorial hospital. Mabel and Bobbie Hodges. 13. also of Sm thrort. were walk j '.ng toward their home when a I 37 Chevrolet pick-up driven by I Clarence Barker. 34. of Orion, cm route to West Jeff, rson col i tided with a ’3B Dodge four-door sedan driven by Billy Edward Lyall, 21. of Glendale Springs, Lyall being en route to J. ffersen. The two girls, struck by the colliding car were both thrown into the creek which runs near the highway. Mabel Elliott suf- I sered a severe skull fracture I while Bobbie Hodges was only $3.00 a Year Out of County I Reports Os Hearings To Be Mailed To Those Appear ing Before Board I Contrary to current r. ports, compaitively few citizens of i the town of West Jefferson ap i peared before the board of equali zation and re-valuation last Tues day night to register complaints ' about their prop rty. Most of those who cam* . sought explanations us to comparative values, officials pointed out. Herman Haire, in discussing the valuation of his buildings which are as yet unfinished, told th. committee that he thought his property had been valued as estimated on finished buildings. However, in giving him an ex planation. he was told that his property was valued from th .standpoint of being an unfinish ■ ed building. : Those to inquire about revalua tion of their property in com parison to other property of the i same proportions were Robert McNeill, representing James D. McNe ill, Rex Morton. Gale Mc- Millan. B. B. Graybeal. repre senting Mrs. A. E. Gravbeal and C. O. Parsons. I A report of the revaluation committee's work has been tran scribed and posted for a period of one week with a detailed map of town property identifying property. Anyone interested in (Continued on page 8) lightly injured. They were both aken to the hospital by Thomas .i.tl» . who was a witness to the accident. Th. car and pick-up wi re re ' jorted by investigating officer.' .to be damaged approximately I S6OO. Both Bai ker and Lyall havt ‘ been released on Sl.-000 bond. ■ ) nd’r.g liie condition of Niebel | Elliott. CEMETERY W’l L BE CLEANED. JUNE 7 The grounds of the Cranberry I cemetery will be cleaned and ■ cleared on Saturday. June 7. be , ginning at 8:00 o'clock it was anounced this week. i All those who have relatives buried there are urged to be I present and to bring suitable | tools for work. I ASHE COUNTY 15... j Leading Livestock and Dairy I County in North Carolina. | Population: 22,044 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Several Cases Are Continued; Many Divorces Hon. Sam J. Erwin Is Naxnet-, d for Blackleg. ! Stier calves will be accepter ■ ■ urn 300 to 650 pounds. Ti’..- ! alves are to be divided in'.? j pens according to grade by weight : with the following break r.'. ; weight groups: 300-360 lbs; 36C- 450 lbs: 450-550 lbs; 550- 650 ' !bs: net of sire. 5 head steers — j not confined to one owner, sires, i by a registi red bull. 'i'll. prizes will be $25.L . . <20.00. $15.00. SIO.OO, $5.00. Kev. C. P. Bowles I folding Revival : S. rvices are being held e:ich I morning at 9:30 o'clock and a? | 7:45 each evening at the West I Jefferson Methodist church f< " the revival which began the" e ) last Sunday night. Rev. Charles P. Bowles, paste? lof the Broadstreet Methodist . church, is assisting the pastor. Rev. Hoyt Wood. The public is cordially invited to attend both. ] the morning and evening services.