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VOLUME 18, NO. 21
West_Jefferson Bean Markets To Open Tuesday
Ashe Lamb Pool
Postponed Until
Early In July
Market Is Expected To Pick
Up After July 4; Little
Demand Now
H. D. Quessenberry, county a
>■ gent, said yesterday that due to
• the flooded market and slight
demand for lambs, that the lamb
pool originally planned for this
month had been postponed until
a later date and would be held
as early in July as conditions
permit.
He pointed out that it probably
will be held July 4 or July 8 and
that a more definite announce
ment. pending market conditions
would be made prior to that time*,
“We are anxious for the farm
ers to get as good a pric e as pos
sible and do not want to put
lambs on the market while it is
flooded,” Agent Quessenberry
said.
Eisenhower T o
Go To Columbia
Accepts Presidency Os One
Os Nations Largest
Universities
Washington, Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the man who led
victorious allied armies in Eu
rope during World War 11, dis
closed Tuesday that he has ac
cepted the presidency of Colum
bia university in New York ef
fective next year.
He succeeds Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, who retired in 1945
and is now Columbia’s president
emeritus.
Speculation over Eisenhower’s
z *‘ c . sor*as army jchief of staff
KV € i prominently ion Gen.
ar N. Bradley, 54, one of tho
a ion’s top soldiers, who has
b "■ veterans administrator
sine > Aug. 9. 1945.
Bradley served under Eisen
hower as commander of Ameri
can ground forces in the Euro
pean campaign that brought the
downfall of Hitler and Nazi Ger
many.
** Eisenhower’s decision to quit
military life for an academic role
at one of the nation's biggest uni
versities was announced in a
statement by Maj. Gen. Floyd L.
Parks, chief of the war depart
ment's public relations division.
The statement said th e five
star general of the army accepted
the Columbia post today “with
the approval of the president of
the United States and secretary
of war” to become effective “at
such time as his superiors may
release him from active duty in
the army.”
The statement said that while
the exact date could not be ac
curately forseen, “with no radi
cal change in the current out
look it should be sometim e dur
ing the first of 1948.”
$ Revival Is To
Be Held At Todd
■Revival services will begin at
Blackburn's Chapel Methodist
church at Todd on Sunday morn-
ir.g at 11 o’clock, it was announc
ed this week by Rev. Ernest
Stephens.
Services will be held each even
ing at 8 o’clock and will continue
through July 6. Rev. John H.
Green, of Rock Springs, will be
the evangelist.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services
Summer Arrives
Cool And Damp
Summer officially arrived
here on Saturday with some of
the coolest weather that had been
felt here in some weeks. The rains
accentuated the coolness of the
- atmosphere and coats and fires
were brought into use.
Friday night the thermometer
dropped slightly below 40 de
grees according to some unof
ficial reports.
The temperature remained un
usually dool this week. Many
summer visitors shivered even
with their coats on. '
flic Wuni) jjost
$2.50 a Year in Ashe County
8239,600. Budget
Proposed For Ashe;
Tax Rate Is 82.25
ROTARY SPEAKER
Dr. I. G. Greer, of Thomas
ville, who will be guest speak
er at Rotary club tonight, |
Dr. I. G. Greer
Guest Speaker
At Rotary 7 Meet
Dinner Meeting Tonight At
Healing Springs: Rotary-
Anns Invited
Dr. I. Q. Greer, superintendent
of th r at'Tho
inasville, Wih be the guest speak-/
er at the dinner meeting of the
Jeffersons Rotary Club to be
held tonight at 7:00 o’clock at
the Healing Springs hotel.
Dr. Greer, who is also presi
dent of the Good Health Asso
ciation, is well known and be
loved here as all over the state
where he is known throughout
for his humanitarian activities.
Ladies’ night is being observed ,
by the club and Rotary-Anns and
other especially invited guests
will be present. A program of |
entertainment has also been plan-|
ned which includes special musi-i
cal selections under the direction |
of Mrs. J. Bruce Porter.
Speaking at the club last week
was Rev. Hoyt Wood who spoke !
on the subject, “Club Service.”'
Gale McMillan was in charge of j
the program. |
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Redolfi, of
Baltimore, Md., and formerly of
Ashe county, announce the ar
rival of a son, Charles Peter, on
June 19, weight 6 lbs. 3 ounces.
Mrs. Redolfi was the former
Miss Marian Williams, of West
Jefferson.
Pres. Has Veto Overridden By Senate
Ji
HB >' “
President Truman, who saw his veto overridden by
the Senate on the Senate on the Taft-Hartley Labor Con
’ trol Bill, which was made a law.
Commissioners Met On Mon
day To Consider Propos
ed Budget For Year
A budget estimate for Ashe
county for the fiscal year of 1947-
48 setting up a total proposed
expenditure of $239,600.00 and
fixing the tax rate at $2.25, the
same as that of last year, was
submitted to the county com
missioners on Monday by the
count accountant, C. S. Neal.
The county’s estimated taxable
property is $5,400,000.00. With
the tax rate of $2.25 the esti
mated tax levy is $121,500.00 or
$109,350.00 after ten per cent is
allowed for insolvents.
From tax penalties and costs,
insolvent and infrangible taxes
and other similar sources the
county expects to raise $14,300
in addition to funds from
state and federal social security.
The estimated budget, which is
' around $35,000 more than last
year, contains $27,830.00 for
schools, badly needed. There is
1 also a slight increase in expenses
of the welfare department, county
agent’s department and some of
the others.
The budget, in full, showing
how the funds are to be spent
is published elsewhere in this
paper.
Group Will Be
Shown Film, Fri.
£,.
BiMeJSchool Commencement
To Be Held Sun.; Rev.
Joe Taylor To Preach
A movie will be shown at the
Jefferson Methodist church Fri
day night at 8:30 o'clock by Mat
thew Reynolds, it was announced
yesterday. The public is cordial
ly invited to be present.
A special program has been
: planned for th e Jefferson church
' on Sunday when a commence-
I ment excersise will be held for
chidren who have attended Bi
ble school this week. The program
| will be held at 10:00 o'clock.
' At 11:00, Rev. Joseph Taylor,
' former pastor of the Jefferson
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HAMM REUNION TO
BE HELD IN AUGUST
The Hanyn reunion will he held
i on the sth Sunday in August at
the Liberty Baptist church, at
Whitehead, three and one-half
miles west of Sparta on Highway
18 between Sparta and Laurel
Springs, it was announced here
this week by Elder Willie Hamm.
A guest speaker will be present
at the reunion. All relatives by
blood or marriage are requested
to attend, bring a basket lunch
, and spend the day.
WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1947
Floods Ruin Towns And Farms In Des Moines River Valley
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r TiliMi
The town shown above, Red Rock, la., is in the Des Moines river valley, the center
of lowa’s worst flood in history, in which mmy lost their lives and untold damage re
sulted to farm land and towns. The same s ory held in other states where high water
flooded valuable farm land.
NAMED VFW SURGEON
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v ’MB.
Dr. Clyde Jones elected sur
geon of the ninth district of
the VFW at a meeting held in
Lenoir. Sunday.
Pastors To Meet
Al Phenix Creek
Church On Sat.
Regular Cons ere nee To
Begin At 10:00; Pub
lic Is Invited
The regular conference for min
isters and church workers of the
Ashe association will meet at the
Phenix Baptist church, Saturday
morning beginning at ten o'clock,
it was announced this week by
Rev. R. C. Ashley, secretary.
An all day program has been
planned and the public as well
as the church workers are cor
dially invited to attend.
Speakers for the morning ses
sion will be Ira T. Johnston and
Rev. W. F. Barker, who will
sp.ak on “The Progress Made By
Ashe County Baptist Within The
Past Fifty Years.” The sermon
will be delivered by Rev. R. C.
Ashley at 11:30 o’clock.
The afternoon session will o
pen at 1:30 o’clock with Rev.
E. W. Powers and David Harless
preaching on “Our Future Pos
sibilities.”
Plans for the association for
the coming year will also be
discussed and all members of
the association are urged to be
present.
John Nelson To
Be Buried Today
Funeral service for John Nol
eon. 58, of Fleetwood. w°ll-known
A she county farmer, will be held
<his morning at 11 o’clock at the
Big Flatts church. Interment will
in the church cemetery with
Rpv. G. C. Burkett officiating.
Mr. Nelson succumbed at his
borne on Tuesday. Ho was the
son of late Larkin Nelson and
Nelson and was born in
Watauca countv.
H- i<? survived by his wife, No
ra Nelson.
To Start Re-Issuing N. C.
Drivers’ Licenses July 1;
New Law Applies To All
New Safety Act
To Make Drivers
Use More Care
Speed Limit Set At 55-Miles-l
An-Hour; Must Be Fin
ancially Responsible
Beginning next Tuesday mo
torists will become acute ly con
scious of the efforts the 1947
Legislature made to curb acci
dents. by putting teeth into the 1
"Motor Vehicle Safety and Re
sponsibility Act.” which becomes ■'
'ffective July 1.
Not only does this requir the
e-examination and re-issuance
'f driver license but includes a
financial responsibility measure
and an act to n quire mechanical
’aspection of motor vehicles, peri
>dic reissuance of drivers' licen
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Local
Al District Meet
Dr. Clyde Jones was elected
surgeon of the ninth district of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars at
a meeting held in Lenoir on Sun
day.
Those attending the meetin"
from the Albert F. Lewis Post
here were Sam L. Davis. Dick
son Housk and Lowell Smithey.
Lansing Continues To Be
Number One Team In League
The Lansing baseball club, af
ter capturing a double-header
victory from Laurel Springs, on
Saturday, remains the top team
in the Mountain Baseball league.
The Lansing team, to date, has
won a total of 10 games and lost
only three. Running a close sec
ond in the standings are both the
Scottville and West Jefferson
teams, each with a total of eight
victories and six losses. Tied for
third place are Laurel Swings
and Helton with East Jefferson
being at the bottom of the list.
Week end games as reported
are Saturday-—West Jefferson. 16,
Laurel Springs. 5. The Lansing
Scottville and the E. Jefferson-
Halton games were called off on
account of rain.
On Sunday, in the opening
name, Lansing defeated Laurel
Springs. 11-0 and in the second
came. 7-6. Pitching for Lansing
in the first game was Blevins,
and in the second. King and
Blevins.
West Jefferson was also the
winner on Sunday, defeating the
Scottville team 9-4. The scores
of the E. Jefferson-Helton games
were not reported.
$3.00 a Year Out of County
Re-Examinations To Start On
Tuesday; Will Be Giv
en Alphabetically
Ashe county motorists are a
gain reminded that in accordance
with the law passed by the 1947
General Assembly requiring the
re-issuance of all motor vehicle
driver license in N. C.. the sche
dule for re-examinations starts
on Tuesday. July 1. From this
time until December 31, license
holders whose surnames begin
with the letters, A or B are to
apply for re-issuance.
As far as it could be learned
yesterday, the selection of the
person to give the examinations
for re-issuance of licenses in
Ash. county had not been an
nounced. This, along with the
hours, will be announced at an
early date.
According to the law, the op
erator’s 1 icons > issued under the
1947 Safety Act shall automati
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REVIVAL CLOSES
AT PEAK CREEK
The revival which began at
the Peak Creek Presbyterian
church June 15 will close with
th« service tomorrow night. Rev.
J. W. Luke, stated.
Mr. Luke has been assisted in
holding the services by Rev. C.
L. Cheshire. Jr., assistant pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
in Gaston.
The Standings for the teams
• are given below:
Team Won Lost Pct.
11 Lansing 10 3 .770
’ Scottville 8 6 .562
; W. Jefferson 8 . 6 .56?
Laurel Springs -7 7 .500
Helton . 77 .500
E. Jefferson __ _ 1 12 .077
The standings do not include
this week’s scores which were
not reported.
The schedule for the week end
is: Saturday—Helton at Scott
ville: East Jefferson at Laurel
Springs; Sunday Helton at
Laurel Sorings: East Jefferson
at West Jefferson: Scottville at
Lansing.
REV. C. W. JONES
, TO BE HEARD ON RADIO
11
! R v. Claude W. Jones, well
. known revivalist, formerly of
1 Ashe county, is now conducting
I a series of radio broadcasts over
> Station WBOB. Galax. Va., it was
’ announced this week.
; The program can be heard each
; morning, including Sunday, at
‘ 9:30 a. m.
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ASHE COUNTY 15... I
Leading Livestock and Dairy I
County in North Carolina, I
Population: 22,664
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
A Record Crop Is
Predicted; Plans
Are Announced
Demand Expected To Be Good
On Quality Beans; Cool
Weather Delays Crop
The 1947 bean season will of
ficially get underway in this sec
tion on Tuesday, July 1, as both
of the local auction markets open,
indications point to a successful
season as the crop, which was
delayed by cool weather, appears
to show promise of full produc
tion, after recent rains.
Last year, according to reports
from tne county agent’s ottice
more than 400,000 bushels of
Deans were sold on the local mar-
Kcts lor an average of over $2.0(1
per bushel, bringing an income of
around sßoo,Ouo. 'inis year tde
initial outlook reveals a good de
mand and equally good prices on
the best quality beans.
According to farm surveys
mere is a slight increase in acre
age this season and with favor
aoie weatner, tne crop should
exceed last year s.
West Jefierson has two mar
kets, tne Farmers’ Bean and
vegetaoie market that is now
Dcgmning its tilth season, and
me asuc Mean market, tnat is
a yeai ana a naif younger.
oom markets nave been un
usuany successiui. me farmers’
Bean and Vegetable Market is
owned and operated Dy W. Q.
. Vannoy, Burl vannoy and J E,
Roiana.
Owners and operators of the
( Asne Bean Market are Fred G
Gi aj- beal, Henry Boe, George
VatcS and R. W. Colvard.
According to announcements,
both markets will nave plenty ofi
buyers and will be well prepared
to handle all beans in tnis area
i Sales start early in the
I aftei noon auu. >ers are urged
to bring their beans in early
; when possible inste •! - . waiting
until night.
iney are also requested to
pick beans while they are young
and tender instead of waning un
t til they are too mature.
Sales on quality beans are ex
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I _
Home Cominji Is
Planned For Sun,
To Be Held At Bald Mountaid
Church: Special Program
To Be Given
There will be a home coming
! service at Bald Mountain Baptist
I church on Sunday when a large
crowd is expected to be present,
it was announced this week hv
Rev. M. D. Hart.
The new church building will
also be dedicated at this time. Ths
sermon will be delivered by Rev
R. R. Campbell, of Louisville. Ky.
Other speakers for the event will
be Professor B. H. Duncan, Revs,
W. E. Carlton and Grover Triv
ette and others.
All former pastors are especial
ly invited to be present at the
all day meeting. Dinner will be
served by the ladies of the church
and community.
New Schedule Is
Made For Claims
It was announced this week
that effective July 1, the follow
ing schedule will be observed in
taking claims in Ashe county:
Unemployed readjustment al
lowance claims and un-employ
ment compensation claims will
be taken each Tuesday from 9:30
a. m. until 1:00 p. m.
Self employed readjustment al
lowance claims will be taker,
each Tuesday from 2:00 p. m. un
til 3:30 p. m.
Building Going
Forward Here 1
Work is going forward on the
new building on Jefferson Ave
nue, across from Graystone ser
vice station, to be occupied by
the Ashe Motor company.
Brick work has started on Joe
Eller’s building next door to El
ler’s Jewelery store, in the busi
ness section of town.