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VOLUME 18, NO. 21
Property Valuation In Ashe County Shows Increase
Ask Farmers To
v Hold Wool Until
Prices Settle
Uncertainty Os Government
Subsidy Has Market In Um
„ settled Condition
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Tanners of this area are ask
ed by the wool pool committee
io hold their wool until prices
become more stabilized. A meet
ing was held last Friday of the
w,ool pool committees from five
northwest counties to discuss the
possibilities of sales. w -
It was pointed out that there
is actually nut & wool market at
mC present time due to the gov
ernment support program still
being unsettled. The support is
still in the hands of Congress and
it is felt sure by sheep men aU
over the country that & govern
men support program will e
ventually be passed with ap
proximately last year’s support
on wool.
KfSince it is not fair for some
sheep producers in the United
States to sell their wool under
the support program that went
out of effect x April 15, .jve feel
sure that farmers should hod
their wool for the pool and not
sacrifice it at the present time
due to no satisfactory market/’
a member of the committee Sfiid.-
, The wool pool committees plan
io meet again as soon as definite
action is taken by the govern
ment on the support program.
“In the meantime, store your
wool carefully and hold on to it,”
committee members concluded.
Campbell Men’s
■ Bond Now 53,000
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Arthur Campbellßeleased/
Ezekiel Still Being
Held In Jail
Arthur Campbell was releas
ed from the Ash? county jail on
53.000 bond following a hearing
before Judge H. G Tucker on
Friday. Ezekiel Campbell, held on
the same charge of cattle stealing,
is still being held in the* county
jail on §3.000 bond.
The Campbell brothers were M .
rested May 23 on the charges
cattle stealing and had been held
in the jail since then pending the
hearing on Friday. The hearing
was scheduled for an earlier date
but was later postponed. The
-Campbell youths were reported to
have sold some cattle at a sus
piciously low price at Wytheville,
Va„ and an investigation was
made leading to their arrest.
Officers reported yesterday
that several of the cattle stolen
by the Campbell men had been
recovered and returned to the
owners.
Sturgills Is To
Have A Revival
A tent revival will begin on
Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. near
the Sturgills Baptist church, and
will continue for two weeks, it
was announced here.
Rev. E. W. Powers, pastor of
the West Jefferson Baptist
church, will preach at the ser
vices.
All persons of all denomina
tions are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Pastor Assumes
Summer Duties
Rev. Marion Fisher, of De
fiance, Ohio, has assumed his
position here as pastor of the
Jefferson Methodist charge for
the summer. He plans to enroll
at Duke Divinity school this fall
Daily vacation Bible school ha
been announced this week b?
Rev. Mr. Fisher to begin at th-
Jefferson Methodist church or
Monday at 9:00 a. m. Registra
tion of children will be at 8:45
and classes will begin immedia
tely afterwards. All children arc
invited to attend this school for a
time of fellowship, study and
recreation.
The following schedule of
church services has also been an
nounced for Sunday: Orion, 11:-
00 a. m.; Jefferson, 8:00 p. m.
(The
$2.50 a Year in Ashe County
Measure To Lower >
Income Taxes Is
Killed By House
AMERICA’S FATHER
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Warren Austin, U. S. mem
ber of the United Nations se
curity council, who has been
selected as the outstanding
Father for 194-7. His selection
Was based not only upon his
family record but the inter
est he has taken in the youth
of the world,
Sparta Liuiisi T o
Have Hoi’se Show
On Fri. And Sat.
Hundreds Os People Expect
ed; Nationally Known
Horses Entered
Sparta-of people
are expected attend the sec
ond annual hon?e *how to be held
at the local show grounds Friday
and Saturday, under sponsor
ship of the Sparta LioN's Club.
Already approximately 10 0
horses, gome of them nationally
known, have been entered and
will be Shown in the three show ■
which have been planned.
The first event will get under
way at eight .’/clock Friday eve
ning when eleven Classes will be
shown Classes ifiClude open
three gaited ponies. I'2 hands and
under; open pleasure horses;
open jumpers: open three gaited:
local five ga'ited; junior wa!k
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NATHAN’S CREEK TO
HAVE SERVICE SUN.
Preaching service wifi be held
at the Nathan’s Creek Methodist
church at 11:00 o’clock, it Wks an
nounced this week by Rev; W.
C. Crummett, pastor.
Rev. Mr. Crummett will also
hold a service at Chestnut Hill
at 8:00 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to attend thsee services.
Crowned Dairy Queen In Ohio
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Miss Evelyn Priddy, Pickerington, Ohio, who was
crowned dairy queen at the Mid-America exposition held
at Cleveland will make a personal appearance tour of
various Ohio cities during this months as a feature of
traditional Dairy Month.-
WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
Body Votes To Sustain Veto
i Os President Truman By—
A Slight Margin
Washington—The House Tues
day upheld President Truman’s
veto by a hair-breadth margin
and killed the Republicans’ $4,-
000.000,000 income tax-slashing
bill. The tax reduction issue
thereby thrown jntp the 1948
presidential campaign.
So close was the vote in the
tense, strained House that Repub
lican Leader Halleck, of Indiana,
demanded a recapitulation. How
ever, the recount confirmed the
original tally.
A shout went up from the Dem
ocratic side when the final Vote
was announced.
It all sums up to this:
Some 48,000,000 income taxpay
ers will go right ahead paying the
same Federal taxes far the time
being.
The Republicans’ and Mr. Tru
man’s clashing ideas on whether
this is right or wrong will go be
fore the people in the next elec
tion.
Even if Congi'eSs passes a tak
fut bill early in the new 7 session
starting in January, the result of
Democratic and Republican atti
tudes on a 1947 cut would never
theless SUiely be carried over into
th campaign. -« *•
Representative Knut su ii (ft-
Minn) told reporters the Hoiiic
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]\. G Merchants
Pledge Efforts
To Hohl Prices
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Judsoii Blount Is Electee! Pre
sident: Other Officers
Art? Chosen
Raleigh A iVsiolution tha’
"we will dd everything within
■ our power to hold prices in Jin
, was unanimously adopted l>y tin
• North Carolina Merchants Asso-
Ci-'-'u-n at its 45f*b annual c<»u
! ven : i '-n here this wL’-k
! The' resolution says further that
'the merchants ‘’will pass ?n to
I our customei"« the benefit of
i every reduction in the price i/f
1 goods at the supply level" and
| that “we will continue to mark
i all goods sold by us at the lowes +
’ possible price consistent with a
, reasonable profit.”
I Judson H. Blount, of Green
' ville. first vice-president, was e
lected president succeeding. O.
IP. Matthew’s of Gastonia. The
' two-day meeting ended Tuesday
' night with the annual banquet.
As usual, the merchants passed
a resolution condemning the sales
tax and asking the State’s law
, makers to “repeal the tax in its
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THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1947
Proposed Christopher Columbus Memorial Lighthouse
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A project sponsored By the assembly of the Uhitsd Jtfatibfifc find ike Pan American
Union has been given impetus by Pres. Rafael L. Trujilld wf ,ih£ Dominican Republic
for Christopher Columbus memorial at Ciudad Trujillo, Republic. The me
morial, shown above, will be a flat lighthouse 1,200 feet long and 120 feet high and will
resemble a giant recumbent cross. The bones of Columbus will be entombed in the main
building which will house a Pan American museum containing Columbian and his
toric relics of the Americas. The cost is estimated at five million dollars.
Mrs. Tyson Will
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Head Ashe Legion
Auxiliary Unit
Other Officers Named At
Special Meeting Held
On Friday Night
The finhual i)T
of the Ashe co'uniy bf th ’
Ainerican Legion Auxiliary k r «s
held Oii Friday night at a special
meeting when Mrs. Lawrence Ty
son was as president to
succeed Mrs. p , G. Wright, the
vutgoing presided?■
Mrs. Tyson has long active
in auxiliary work, as has hbus--
band in the work of the
and members said they felt foi ‘
I uiiafc 1 in securing her as presi-
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Others (Officers nMned to
, vith Mrs. Tyson were as follows:
♦'l;>l .vice president, Mrs. W. H.
Yusim: seeortd vice-president.
Mrs. Glorin B. Grayiioal secre
,ary ano Lieasur.er, Mrs. L. P.
Colvard; C'haplairu Mrs. Vfalter
: Weaver: Su» ♦'••<nl-at-ai ms. Mrs.
Norman Hege.
Riles Held Tues.
For P. E. Watte
Former West Jefferson Re
sident Dies In Oak Ridge,
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Funeral sei > r-’i- . for Park E.
Watts. 67. former Wi.s'f Jefferson
citizen, was held at she West
Jefferson Presbyterian, church on
Tuesday morning at li 30 w
Interment was in the Je/feibJon
cemtf rv with Revs. J. Vv Luke
•and W'. P Boyle, officiating. The
bodj' lay in state at the church
from nhbe until eleven o’clock
Mr. W.atts, who was engaged
in road tfiunstruction work here
.or several y.ars, di.d at his
‘ aome in Oak. Ridge, Tennessee,
! iarly Saturday morning.
Through his vKork here and his
friendly disposition, he had hund
reds of friends in s ction who
gretted to Lai n 0.l his death.
The deceased is survived by
lis wife. Mrs. Lena Russ. Il Watts.
Partners Urged
To Plant Tobacco
Roscoe Colman, operator of the
Mountain Burl y and Farmer’s
Burby tobacco warehouses in
Boone said this week that he
was very anxious for all fanners
n this section to get out tobacco
slants on their full allotment of
acreage this season, as indica-'
fions are that the better types of.
smoking ’ tobacco will bring as :
much or more than they did last
year.
He explained that there would
be a forty dollar government
flooring and he felt that with this,
no other money cron in this sec
tions could bring the returns to
bacco does. “Set out your full
crop, even if it is to be a little
later than usual,” he advised.
Immunization Clinics Being
Held In Various Sections Os
Ashe By Health DeparfriiCnt
Uni o u Services
| Are Planned By
Local Churches
Baptist, Metiiodist And Pfes-
I byterians To ihdd Joint
Sun. Night Services
The churches of West Jeffersof*
I. have made plans to have union
i sprvictS each Sunday night
tho •nghout the summer, it was
this week.
Cocpe'aHng' jn the joint session
i are the Baptis-t. Presby’! Him and
• Methodist churen's of West Jef-*
i j'son. Service* will be held each
Sunday evening beginning at 7'36
o'clock. Tile first of the joint
meetings will be h.k j Sunday
night at the West Jeffei-*or. Bap
tist church. The place of each
.service will be announced c-ch
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Trfking Summer
Courses At ASTC
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' Six from county are at
tending the sirnwer session at
Appalachian Stat: Teachers Col
lege which got >; derway last
Thui .Maj ;
Tho»p ;rom here to' 'i/rm 1 in
cluded ' iob Davis, Chai .> €<<k
erham. Kenneth Jacks. Gaie
Lemly, W.'kam Austin, Ti •Moos
[Johnston am. Dale Atwood.
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lonising Holds fop Place
hi Mountain Baseball League
Lan nng’ remains at lie top of
the staiMmgs in the Mountain
Bas. ball i? ague as the;,’ wire
once mo ■ victorious ofei the
week end. fefeJiting Scottx’lL 1 -’in
a thrilling g 'tne. Sunday. 3 2
ScottvilL ai d East Jeffe/sob
played a douba neader Saturday
Scottville winmi.g 5-3. and East
Jefferson winning )•«. The second
°ame however was, protested by
the losers. As y. t m? action has
been tak n regarding it. West
Jefferson defeated the Helton
team 5-4 on Saturday and the
game was protested by the losers
Sunday’s winners mmuded
Laurel Springs, victorious over
East Jefferson. 19-6. Pitching for
Laurel Springs was Sheets, and
making the only home run of
the afternoon’s play was Penning
ton. The game scheduled b:tween
Laurel Springs and Lansing was
call d off on account of rain. West
Jefferson defeated Helton 6-4.
Standings of the teams are as
follows:
Team Won Lost Pct.
Lansing" 8 2 .800 j
$3.00 a Year Out of County
Public Urged To Take Ad
vantage Os Vaccinations
Offered at Clinics
Clinics for immunizatiuti a--
( gainst typhoid got underway in
: (kg bounty this week and are
: to be in the various com
i munities fi *>Mbling everyone to
( take advdht#f« of them.
j Dr. Robert Kihg sf the health
department pointed out *mly
clinic would be held at each
place'this time, due to the fact
that tho<e taking the vaccine
regularly - require only one in
stead of thi'c- Hi- explained that
those who n< ed nMve than )ne in
j jection may secure s - ! ie additional
• two at tlie health dep-HtVi-m-t.
It was also pointed out iiiot
vaecmMion:* would also be given
'I at the<e scheduled clinics for dip
theria, whooping cough and
smallpox well ks typhoid.
The schedule begihr-ihg today
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i 12*YEAR OLD BOV
TO HOLD SERVICES
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Rev. JoV,mk’ Detnint, 12-yca?
i old boy’ preabtvr.- •'T Chillicothe,
Ohio, will conduct’ vic-. § here
in the county. ReV. Fh’Vd Dotty,
announced this week.
Services will be held it th-
Mt. Paddy Church of Christ, fnhn
18-22: Baldwin Church. June 3-3.-
June 25: Silas Creek Green's
•Chapel. June 26-June 28. The pu
blic is cordially invited to at
fored.
['Scottville f 4 669
j! Laurel Spi ings 6 4 .69P
■ i West Jefferson 6 6 .536
Hi Iton 4 7 .36 '
’ i East Jefferson i 10 .091 ■
The schedule for the a-eek end I
' games is as follows: Sa. irday—’
H<lton at East Jefferson. LcmiK i
• ;it Scottville; West Jeff rson at i
Laurel Springs. Sunday—East
Ji tferson at Helton: Scottville at
! VA "9 Jefferson; Laurel Springs :
; at i-<-nsing.
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TEEN AGE PARTY
WILL BE HELD SAT.
i A {.arty on teen-agers will b.
I held at in. ■.ommumty building
Saturday night beginning at 7:3G
o'clock and c< ntinuing until 10:36
! o’clock. The party is being spon
sored by the xAMie County Wo
man’s Club, and all teen-agers
are invited to attend.
Several of the teen-age group
enjoyed a picnic at Hung
ry Mother Park last Friday. Other
events have been planned mem
i bers of the club stated.
ASHE COUNTY IS ...
Leading Livestock and Dairy
County in North Carolina.
Population: 22,664
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Climbs To Around
$300,000. Beyond
Total For 1946
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Commissioners Will Meet On
Monday To Work Out
Budget Plans
Ashe county estimated valua
tion of taxable property this year
shows an increase over that ot
last year of around $300,000 00 *
according to figures recently
completed, from the various tax
listings, by H. H. Burgess, tax
supervisor,
Without the corporations,
whicn are estimated to run a
round slt)o,oOu.uu the total q£
omer estimated taxable property
as compiled from me tax lister's
oooks tftu year reached $5,429,-
‘4ll-00 as compared to $5,285,-
i 490.00 last year.
■ It was pointed out that some
i of the increase in valuation was
' due Iq ouuuuigs and ouier wa-
I provements made in property
| during tne past year as well
i as the purchasing oi automobiles
and otner equipment by a
ber of individuals and concerns
Due to delay in some of the
departments in suomitting their
proposed budgets for tne com
ing fiscal year, tne county bud
get nas not been completed, as
set. The county commissioners
wui meet on ivionaay to const-’
q, f r tms, it was announced.
Mrs. W. F. Reeves '’
Buried Saturday,
A i Home AI
Grassy Creek I'bbWdiit
After Lingering Illness ‘
Funeral service for Mrs. Wil
liam F. Reeves, of Volney, Va.,
W’as held at tne Grassy Creek
1 Methodist ehweh on Saturday, ,t
eleven o clock. inttf’ntHnt w’as
l the family cemetery, w’ith F.ev.
W? C. r.asti iage ouicialing, as
sisted by ixeni C. Hasn.
mi s. nt eves died at ner honia
' near Grassy Creek on Thursday
morning a ner nc'vrng been con
i lined io ner bed lor amiost six
months, following a heart attack.
‘ Her nushand pi’s.ceded ner m
death m 19-13. '
surviving are one son, Lester
i Reeves, ui ciarKsion, Wasning-
Hii’ee daughters, Mrs. Arcn
ie H ivk-Auki iHxi. oi v umey. \a •
, inrs. Kooer: of
\Viiriesburu. airs. Sidney B. Gam
, biii. of jrii-tsourg, ya.,
grandciiiidre'n. one great-grana
-1 daughter, unue sisters ana tnree
brothers.
i riower bearers w’cu Mrs. Rex
Blevins, Elijah Sexion, Mrs.
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S. FORK CHURCH
WicL t»E REPAIRED
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i There tvifj- Hp n public work''
jing at SoiF'rr Forsr Primitive
Baptist churcrr n** - Friday. June
£O, to repair tne building- for tne
’ communion service to be he!-
cm July 12 and 13, it was an,-'
i noiirw-t'ii tn is week by Leo V.
j Bagley ■
.-ui interested parties are ask
ied to and help with the
i work.
Record Crowd Al
Bi<> June. Sunday
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A cruvH of several thousand
people from ‘ear and far gather
ed at the history Senter Baptist
Saturday and Sunday, at
■ xatnan s Creek tor the Big June
: meeting, which has been held
: mere tor nearly a century.
Tile crowd there this yeai re
vakd that of some of the pre
war years. In addition to the
jounty and community many
came from distant points and
several states, an unofficial es
timate placed the total atien
iance at nearly 5,000 people.
Elder Ed Davis, moderator took
jart in tne services as did sev
. _-ral visiting eiders.
The pleasant weatht r, made it
possible for many to come, who
would have otherwise -had to re
nnin away. For many people it
.vas a real homecoming. W. Pey
.on Colvard, of Seattle, Washing
ton, a former resident of Ashe
who had not been to a Big June
in 15 years was among those,
who came from a distance to the
services this year.