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VOLUME 18, NO. 20
Several Teachers Still Needed For County Schools
Civil Court Will
Open In County
Monday, July 21
List Os Jurors Are Announc
ed; Several Continued
Cases May Be Heard
. The July term of superior court
for the trial of civil cases in the
county is scheduled to open on
Monday, July 21, when several
cases continued from the May-
June term are expected to be
tried.
Jurors drawn for this term are
as follows: McKinley Blevins,
Walnut Hill; Tom Wallace, Jef
ferson: W. Frank Darnell, Peak
Creek; Blair Young, Grassy
Creek: Clarence Miller, Peak
Creek: George L. Miller, Elk.
Paul Severt, Jefferson; Paul
Ham. Piney Creek; Webb Roten,
Ciifton; James Calhoun, Jeffer
son; Ben Weaver, Old Fields: W.
C. Howell, Walnut Hill: Wiley
Ashley. Clifton: Luther Ander
son, Creston.
J. Walter Huffman, Chestnut
Hill: C. R. Blevins, Helton; J. D.
Roland; Clifton: Roby Ward, Clif
ton: J. M. Ballou. Walnut Hill;
J. G. Vannoy. Hurricane; W. H.
Darnell, Piney Creek; Raymond
Riddle. West Jefferson; L. W.
Testerman. Piney Creek: Bower
Gentry. Old Fields.
Extra Jurors —T. H. Richard
son, Walnut Hill; W. E. Cox,
Grassy Creek; T. E. Campbell,
West Jefferson; Din Barker, Wal
nut Hill, Ray Koontz, West Jef
ferson; W. P. Johnson, Hurricane.
Second Week —C. H. Kemp,
West Jefferson: W. G. Long,
Peak Creek; Tom Campbell, Wal
nut Hill; J- F. Carpenter, Horse
Creek: Cloy McCulla. Clifton; G.
C. McNeill. West Jefferson; Wal
ter Knight, North Fork; J. R-
Davis, Pond Mountain; W. L.
Perry. West Jefferson; B. S. Har
less. We v Jeffers “• G. C. Bur
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Dlrs. Garris. 78,
Buried Tuesday
Succumbed At The Ashe
Memorial Hospital Satur
day After Lingering Illness
’ Lust rites for Mrs. Bettie C.
Ga’T’s 73 of Grassy Creek, were
held *at the New River church
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
Officiating was Rev. W. T. Whit
tington. of Damascus. Va. and in
terment was in the family ceme-
Mrs. Garris, the daughter of the
late Isabel Reed and John Black,
was married to the late Oliver
Garris. Mrs. Garris succumbed
at the Ashe Memorial hospital
Saturday after undergoing L-_at
ment there for the past momh.
She has been in ill health tor
sometime, having been taken to
the hospital after suffering from
a broken arm as well as heait
trouble.
She is survived by one sistei.
Allie Cearley; and six children,
W E Cox. and Roger Gar
>. ris of Grassy Creek; John Garris
of Cove, Oregon: Ed Gams, of
Pendleton. Oregon; Mrs. Belle
West, of Darlington. Md.; and
Kaga Garris, of Rising Sun. Md.
Today is resistration day for
aR summer school students who
exoect to enroll at Appalachian
State Teachers College.
Class work will begin to
morrow, it was stated.
Dale Atwood Is
Back From Cruise
Dale Atwood. Pharmacist Mam
2-C ha= recently returned from
an 13 day cruise with the Naval
Reserve. After reporting to Chai
leston for a physical eS J
tion he was transferred to Noi
fc-lk for two days of basic train
ing including beach landings.
He also sailed in the Atlantic
\ for ten days and docked in New
York for three days. He was
aboard the USS NobJ A. P. A.
-218 He was the first in the
county to take this type of cruise
and went in with the same rat
ing he had when he was dis
ch"-- ’ *he navy and did
the work.
Sltt Ito st
$2.50 a Year in Ashe County
HEADS LEGION
. "y
Quayle Barlow, who was
recently elected commander
of Ashe Post 171, of the
American Legion.
Funeral Held
Yesterday For
Willard McNeill
Jefferson Man Age 31; Died
Tuesday After Brief
Serious Illness
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Jefferson Presbyterian
church for Willard H. McNeill.
31, of Jefferson, who died in the
Ashe Memorial hospital Tues
day following a brief illness. Rev.
R. H. Stone, of Charlotte, former
pastor of the church, and Rev.
James McKeown, of Boone, was
in charge of the service and
burial followed in the family plot
in Jefferson cemetery.
A native of Ashe county, he
graduated from Jefferson high
school, attended Marion Military
Academy, Marion, Alabama,
ASTC at Boone, and graduated
from Columbia School of Draft
ing. He served in the Army, Co.
A. 84th Battalion.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McNeill, of
Jefferson, his grandmother, Mrs.
Laura McConnell, and the follow
ing brothers and sisters, Mrs.
Laura Ann Jacks, of Jefferson.
Mrs. Mary Lillian Sturdivant, of
West Jefferson. Mrs. Katherine
Goswick and Jack McNeill, of
Burnsville.
While Mr. McNeill’s sudden
death came as a shock to those
who knew him, he had been in
declining health for several years.
Rites Held Mon.
For Mrs. Baker
Funeral service for Mrs. Annie
Baker. 68, of Charlotte, former
ly of Ashe county, was held Mon
day afternoon at the Warrens
ville Methodist church with Rev.
Mr. Horn officiating Interment
was in the Baker cemetery.
Mrs. Baker, the wife of the
late Joseph Baker, was the
daughter of the late Fannie
Woodie and Harrison Baker, of
this county. She succumbed at
her home in Charlotte on Satur
day after an extended illness.
She is survived by two daugh
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Truma.i Says Slash In Farm
Budget Offers Threat To U. S.
Kansas City—l risident Tru
man challenged Congress Satur
day to restore Hous- cuts in farm
and interior appropriations,
which he said presented a “grave
danger” of weakening American
world-wide resistance to aggres
sion.
Speaking to comrades of the
35th Division after an active day
in which he led them on foot in
a colorful parade he declared a
strong domestic economy was
necessary to support the nation's
global commitments.
The House cuts in Agricultural
Departmc nt fMnds brought the
blunt assertion “our entire farm
program is endangered by recent
legislative action.”
And the observation:
“I would be gravely concerned
if any effort to undermine our
farm policy were successful.”
The United States, he said, is
WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
Officers Named
For Ashe Legion
Post. Tues. Night
Quayle Barlow Is New Com
mander; Plans For State
Convention Discussed
At a call meeting of the Ashe
County Post, American Legion,
171, Tuesday night Quayle Bar
low was chosen as the new com
mander.
Other officers named to serve
with him included the follow
ing;
T. G. Lyle, vice-commander; J.
H. Garvey, second vice-com
mander; P. G. Wright, adjutant,
Hoyle W. Stringer, athletic of
ficer; Hoyt H. Wood, chaplain;
P. G. Wright, finance officer, Ira
T. Johnston, historian; B. B.
Graybeal, service officer, and T.
G. Lyle, sergeant-at-arms.
Chairmen included Ira T.
Johnston, Americanism; A. B.
Hurt, Boy’s State; W. B. Austin,
child welfare; J. B. Hash, em
ployment; G. T. Badger, Sr.,
graves registration; L. P. Colvard,
membership; T. B. Little, national
1 defense; Bob Davis, oratorical;
L. B. Tyson, publicity, and Arnold
Little, rehabilitation.
Delegates named to the State
convention to be held at Car
olina Beach next week were
Arnold Little, E. D. Barr, and P.
G. Wright. Alternates are L. P.
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Bad Storm On
Little Helton
Contour Strip-cropping Did
Much To Save Soil And
Crops Farmer Points Out
A part of the Little Helton
section of Ashe county under
went a terrific hail and rain
I storm recently when much dam
age was done to soil as well as
I crops. Large hail stones damaged
I roofs of buildings, trees and
. small crops. According to re
-1 ports it was similar to the Glen
-1 dale Springs storm, a few years
ago.
I D. F. Porter, well known sar
i mer of that section reported that
■ the damage incurred by those
1 who had done no strip cropping
j was for greater than those who
hud. was no comparison.”
he said.
ooine pastures were so badly
beaten down that cattle had to
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Chestnut Hill To
Have Decoration
The annual decoration service
will be observed at the Chestnut
Hill Methodist church on Sunday,
it was announced by Rev. Wil
liam C. Crummett this week. The
program for the day is as fol
lows: regular preaching service
will be held at 11:00 by the pas
tor. dinner will be served on the
ground at 12:30 and Rev. Her
-1 be' + Caldwell will preach at 2:00
. o’clock.
I The public is cordially invi
! ted to attend this service and are
I ask 1 d to bring a basket.
Rev. Mr. Crummett will fill
i his appointment.-V at Nathan’s
Creek j \ at 8:00 o’-
j clock, it v
becoming a “have not” nation
with respect to many minerals
and is “short of copper, of steel,
of lead, and of many other cri
tical materials.” even as it con
fronts a “danger of a shortage of
petroleum products.’’
“I earnestly hope that the Sen
ate v ill not follow the House ol
Representatives in cutting our
conservation, reclamation and
power programs back to the lev
el of a decade ago,” he said.
Speaking of those and of tlm
f A -m ci s, ho added at another
point:
I since.ely hope that on care
ful reflection and consideration
the Congress will provide the ap
propriations' necessary for these
projects and services which are
designed to provide a better, ful
ler life for our people and a
more stable, productive economy
for our nation.”
THURSDAY. JUNE 12, 1947
Thousands Now Travelling The Blue Ridge Parkway
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One of the many beautiful views, on the east of the Blue Ridge as seen from the
Parkway, now being used by thousands oZ tourists. (Staff Photo)
Many Expected
To Attend Big
June Meeting
Will Be Held On Saturday
And Sunday At Senter
Church
Saturday and Sunday the an
nual Big June meeting will be
held at the historic Senter Bap
tist church at Nathan’s Creek
when several thousand people
are expected to gather.
Because of improved travel
conditions the crowd on Sun
day is expected to equal those
of pre-war days, when thousands
came from distant points as well
as the nearby sections. In some
years past, as many as 5,000 peo
ple have attended.
The Big June is the first of the
two-day Primitive B°;t’st r eel
ings to be held in this section
during the summer months and
has for more than three-quarters
of a century attracted many. For
many it is almost a home-coming
day.
Elder Ed Davis, moderator of
the Senter district will preach
and several visiting elders are
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1!. L< b c Goodman
Dies Suddenly
Death Occurred As Result Os
Heart Attack: Rites
Held Friday
Funeral service for Henry Lee
Goodman. 55, of Todd, was held
Friday morning at eleven o’clock
at the Laurel Knob Baptist
church. Officiating was Rev. H.
M. Winkler and interment was in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Goodman died suddenly
last Wednesday at his home fol
lowing a heart attack. The de
ceased. a well known Ashe county
farmer, is survived by his wife
and three children. Howard. Lola
and Mary Jo. Also surviving are
the following brothers and sis
ters: John and Joe Goodman, of
West Jefferson; Worth. Jake and
Milt Goodman and Mrs. Millard
Goodman, all of Todd: and Mrs.
Coy Goodman, of Jefferson.
Cannery To Open
Here, June 16
The 5 Home and Community
Cannery will open again this sea
son at its location one block
ight of the West Jefferson high
school on Monday. June 16. Jack
Bai nette. manager, announced
his week.
The public is invited to inspect
he cannery, and see it in opera
ion.
9 From Assise At
Boy’s Stale ?ww
Three Ashe county boys left
Sunday morning for the Uni
•ersity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill to enroll at Boy’s
State for the week.
Those from Ashe are Ralph
Colvard. sent by the Legion Post
171; Earl Ross Haire, sent by the
Jeffersons Rotary club and Harry
Goss, sent by the Lansing Legion
Post.
Hundreds Os Tourists Are
Already Attracted Here
Bv Air - Condition Climate
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Jefferson Will
Observe Special
(Jean -Up Week
Mayor Colvard Announced
June 16 Through June
20 For Work
At a meeting of town officials
it was decided to observe a
special clean-up week in the
town of Jefferson from June 16
through June 20.
Mayor L. P. Colvard said that
he hoped 9 11 residents would
cooperate in helping to improve
the appearance as well as the
sanitary conditions.
It has also been requested that
all residents having rubbish they
wish to be picked up and hauled
off by the town truck within
this period to write the mayor a
card. A special collection truck
s to he used during this time.
“This will save a lot of
trouble.” officials said.
Merchants To
in Raleigh
c
The annual convention of the
North Carolina Merchant’s as
sociation will convene in Raleigh
next week, when an unusually
fine program has been worked
out.
The board of directors of the
West Jefferson Association will
meet on Friday night to make
some plans for attending the con
vention. Amos Wagoner. Jr. said
that he hoped a number from the
local association would attend.
Outstanding speakers include
Gordon K. Creighton, of New
York: Vernon Scott, of Chicago,
who will discuss “Your tax-favor
ed Competitors—the Co-ops:”
Breston B. Bergin, of Washing
ton; William C. Gordon, of Phil
adelphia and Honorable J‘ nnings
Randolph, of Washington.
Scottville And Lansing l ie
c
For First Place In League
Tied for first place in the
Mountain Baseball League arc
two hard fighting hams. Scott
• ille, and Lansing, with Laurel
Springs running a close third.
In Saturday game. Laurel
Springs was defeated by the West
Jefferson club 1(1-4. but Laurel
Springs dealt a double blow to
lelton on Sunday, defeating
hem 22-2 and 20-8. Pennington
vas the. pitcher for the winne rs
md Graybeal and Waddell wo’ -1 '
>n the mound foi Helton. Leading
jitters for uuind Springs wore
Pennington and V. Thompson
vifh ten hits each, including a
home run by Pennington.
Other scores reported were
Saturday—Lansing 9. Helton 8:
Scottville. 30. East Jefferson. 8;
Sunday—Lansing 13. E. Jeffer
son. 7: Scottville 15, W. Jefferson
7.
Last week end winners are as
follows. Saturday—Helton 11,
$3.00 a Year Out of County
Summer Places Are Now
Open To Public; Record
Crowds' Arriving
The rising temperature has
greatly increased the number
of tourists here during the past
week. The Black Bear Inn. Heal
ing Springs. Shatley Springs
and other summer places in this
section. now open. report an
unusually large number of guests
for this season of the year.
Bluff Park, and other picnic
points along the Parkway has
large crowds on the week-end.
In many places the purple Rho
dodendron is still beautiful and
many other unusual summer
flowers are now in bloom.
Tourists from as far south as
Miami. Florida and others as near
as Statesville and Elkin have al
ready arrived here, many for a
stav of several weeks.
Early indications are that tour
ist travel in this area will break
past records this year.
Local residents complained of
tne m -.t this wm k when th. rm
cury climbed u.io the eighties.
Residents from elsewheix stiil
tnought it unusually cool here.
Kains on Tuesday lowered the
temperature, however, typical of
this “air-conditioned" section.
Father Peter IO
Speak At Rotary
Father Peter, of St. Francis
Mission, in Lenoir, will speak to
the members of the Jeffersons
Rotary club at the regular meet
ing tonight at the community
building. Father Peter will be
the guest of Rocco Cutri. who is
in charge of the program.
Mr. Cutri spoke to the group
at their regular meeting last
Thursday on the magazine. “The
Rotarian" and the good it had
done him. He stated that he be
liev d it would be a great ser
vice to mankind if it were macle
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Scottville. 7: Laurel Springs 7.
West Jefferson 5: Lansing 22.
East J- fferson 8. Sund;/-—Scott
ville 20. Helton 5; Lansing 5.
West Jefferson 1: Laurel Spr n.s
16 and East Jefferson 6.
Standings forthe 1 teams as
■ submitted bv the league offic:.;G
ait as ft'!lo\\’s:
Standings
Team Won Lest I'ct.
Scott vi 11<. i 2 .tit
L.anso g 7 2 .771
Lau: . ! Springs 5 4 .550
Helion 4 5 .440
W. Jefferson 4 6 .400
E. Jefferson 0 8 .000
The schedule for the week end
is as follows: Saturday—Lansing
at Laurel Springs; West Jefferson
at Helton; Scottville at E. Jes
, ferson; Sunrtay—Helton at West
j Jefferson: Scottville at Lansing
and Laurel Springs at E. Jeffer
son.
ASHE COUNTY IS ...
Leading Livestock and Dairy
County in North Carolina.
Population: 22,664
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Some Vacancies
I n 11 i g h Schools
And Lower Grades
Want All Certified Teachers
If Possible: Lansing And
Healing Springs Short
There are still several vacan
cies in Ashe county schools, B.
H. Du ncan, superintendent, said
yesterday, including both those
of high schools and elementary
grades.
Lansing and Healing Springs
high school each have openings
for high school teachers. It is
understood there are some vacan
cies in smaller schools of the
Lansing district. Toliver, Qbids
Creek and Buffalo schools also
have vacancies. Home economics
teachers are among those need
ed in high schools.
Efforts are being made to se
j cure teachers with “A” grade
' certificates this year if possible.
It was explained, however that
it might not be possible to se
cure A dl of these, or all certified
teachers.
Principals of the nine high
' schools have previously been
named, they are as follows: Ron
j Davis, Lansing; James Stanley,
j Fleetwood; James Miller, Elk
' land; Robert Davis, West Jeffer-
I son; J. B. Hash, Jefferson; Dale
i Atwood, Nathan’s Creek; L. K.
I Halsey, Virginia-Carolina; Kyle
Dickson. Healing Springs and
Herbert Graybeal. Riverview.
Several Ashe county teachers
; are planning to attend summer
. schools and to take some special
I correspondence courses, toward
renewing certificates, it was
i pointed out.
Man Drowns Near
| Pine Swamp Sum
Walter Whittington Sank In
New River While Hunt
ing For Turtles
Walter Whittington. 47-year
old citizen of \\ ilKes county
drowned Sunday afternoon while
turtle hunting in New River
mar Pine Swamp school in the
Idlewild section of Ashe county.
According to reports tile vic
tim was with Sheridan Whit
tington ami For. st Yates, also
of Wilkes c< untc when tne ac
cident occuied. His companions
said mat m called to them when
m evidently stepped into a sink
hole. They went for more help
| and returned about an hour lat
er to recover the body. Artificial
respiratoin attempts failed.
Mr. Whittington was a son of
the late Riindy Whittington and
Mrs. Etta Cheek Whittington,
who now makes her home in Le
noir. Surviving are his mother,
his wife. Mrs. Ruby Parsons
Whittington and nine children.
The funeral was held Tues
day. two p. m., at Stony Hill
church.
(ioiiiinissioners
W ill Meel Mon.
The Ash-, county board of com
missioners will meet on Monday
to consider the budget for the
I county for the coming year.
At this time the tax rate and
: othe’- related matters will also
I be considered.
11. H. Burcess expects to com
'Ol tea recap of the tax listing
boohs by that time showing the
lax va i.alien of the county. Final
' f s’lii e- are now i-.eing worked
Hear mu De laved
For ( a m p bells
r l he hearing foi Arthur and
clzki.l Campbell, scneduled to
nave been Held today befoie
i Judge 11. C. Tucker, has been
postyomu until Fridas', June 14.
Shrull W. B. Todd, said yester
i day.
I'he Campbell .brothers
: arrested May 23 on the charges
: ol cattle stealing and have been
I held in the Ashe county jail pend
-1 mg hearing on >2.0*00.00 bond
I each. The Campbell youths were
i reported to have sold some cattie
iat a suspiciously low price at
Wytheville, Va., that an investi
gation was made leading to their
arrest.