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PRESS RUN 4,000 • Net Paid 3,595 Covers | Ashe County | VOLUME 18, NO. 22 Veterans Will Parade Here Tomorrow Dr. Bennett To Be Here Aug. 15 For Anniversary U. S. Dept. Chief To Observe Soil Conservation Work 3K J n Ashe, Alleghany I)i. Hugh Bennett, chief of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service is coming here August 16 in ob servance of the sixth anniver versary of the establishment of the New River Soil Conservation district, Wade E. Eller chairman of the district announced this week. Tentative plans for the obser vance include a banquet meeting when some of the work of the district, which includes Ashe and Alleghany counties will be re viewed and fyture plans dis cussed as well as some field trips observing some of the work in the two counties. More details of the observance will be announced later, by Chair man Eller. Dr. Bennett, a native of Wades boro recognized throughout the world as an authority on Soil Conservation will be presented a complete picture of the work in Ashe and Alleghany during the past six years and the future possibilities here. Thieves Enter Buildings Here Candy, Cigarettes Missing From Corner Store; 1 No Arrests Made Thieves broke and entered four West Jefferson business houses eSrly Sunday morning but or: -two establishments repqggl. -a theft, it was learned. Thieves entered the Cash Wholesale Grocery byway of the i window in the back. The win dow had been removed and was discovered early Sunday morning when some of the employees en tered the business. No merchan dise was taken or anything dis turbed. it was reported. The Parker Tie company was also entered early Sunday morn ir.g. Rex Morton entered the Par ker Tie company later Sunday but did not notice anything un- i natural. Later that day. investi gating officers reported to him that tne window in the back had been broken and some one had entered the building. The only thing missing was a set of wrenches. Burgess Furniture Co. was en tered by the front door, the thiev- I jes secured entrance by cutting the | pane in the glass door and open ed the lock. Nothing in the store : was disturbed as for as could be learned. The candy and drink stand (Continued on Page 4) Larkin Mullis Is Buried Wed. Funeral service for Larkin Mullis, 65, of Jefferson, was held yesterday afternoon at two o’- clock at the Oron church. Burial followed in the Colvard ceme tery with Rev. Mr. Eldreth of ficiating. Mr. Mullis died of a heart ail ment at his home at Jefferson on Tuesday. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Clyde Mullis, he is survived by the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Blanche Lambert, Mrs. Gwyn Elliott, Kathleen Mullis. Worth and Carl Mullis. BTURevival To Be Held July 5-11 A Training Union revival will be held in fourteen of the Baptist churches in the county beginning July 5 and continuing through July 11. it was announced here this week. Harvev T. Gibson. State Bap tist Training Union director and twenty members of the Training Union department will conduct the srevices. All members of the Training Unions in the county are espec ially urged to attend and the public is cordially invited to at tend these services. to Bst $2.50 a Year in Ashe County Quality Beans Bring High Prices Here As Local Markets Open j r - - _ Funeral Is Hehl Yesterday For Clinton Goodman West Jefferson Merchant Died Sunday In The Ashe Hospital Funeral service was held Wed nesday afternoon at 2 at the West Jefferson MethbdisU church for Donald Clinton Good man, 44, well-known West Jef ferson merchant, who died Sun day night in the Ashe Memorial hospital after being critically ill for the past few days. He had been in declining health for some time, however. The pastor, Rev. Hoyt Wood, assisted by Rev. E. W. Powers, pastor of the West Jefferson Bap tist church and a former pastor, Rev. W. T. Whittington conducted the service. Burial followed at the Bethel church cemetery at Oval, where the parents of the deceased are also buried. Members of thg Rotary club were honorary (Continued on Page 4) Jones Instantly Killed In Wreck Ran Off Baker Hill Near * WfcrrensMHe; FunertH * Held Tuesday Lee Thomas Jones, 32, former Ashe man of Welch, W. Va., was instantly killed when the '4l Ford coach he was driving left the road on Baker Hill near Warrens ville around 3:00 a. m. Saturday. He was accompanied by Albert Childers, of Hemp Hill. W. Va., who suffered a bruised leg in the accident which occurred as a result of faulty lights, it was learned. Jones was en route from West Virginia to visit his relatives in Ashe county and had stopped a short distance back to let another passenger, Lee Child, rs. out of the car. The accident occur cd a few minutes later. The car was considerably damaged having turned over a number of times, officers stated. (Continued on Page 4) Owens Resigns As Garage Foreman Carl Owens, who has been in charge of the county garage for the past year has resigned from this position and will re-enter the Parkway service. Owens, who has been commend ed for his efficiency at the county garage spent several years with the Parkway, before going to work with the county. Scottville, Lansing Split Honors In Double - Header Lansing and Scottville split honors on the Lansing diamond Sunday, the local team winning an easy 8-3 victory and the visi ors scoring a 6-1 victory in the econd game. Lansing remains at the top of the league with 11 wins and 4 losses, while Scott ville runs a close second with 10 wins and 7 losses. On the mound for Lansing in the opening game Sunday was Blevins, and Cox for Scottville. It was an easy victory for Lansing n the first game, but Scottville rallied in the second. Cox, on the mound for Scottville pitch ed a no-hit game until the last of the fifth inning when Sexton made a hit. Pitching for the Lan sing Cubs in the second game was King. Helton defeated the Laurel Springs team 24-14, Sunday and Laurel Springs won a 15-5 victory over East Jefferson on Saturday. WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 3,194 T I Average Os Slightly Over 83.60 Paid On Opening Day, Tuesday With a sharp demand and quantities limited, bean growers who sold theirs on the opening markets here on Tuesday, were well rewarded for their efforts with this popular vegetable bringing from $3.35 to $3.80 per bushel with an average of around $3.60 for the 1475 bushels sold the opening day, on the two mar ■ kets. m . Buyers pOifiM olit that these beans were of high quality and because of droughts elsewhere, the demand was sharp. It was stated that prices are expected to be good on quality beans. While the beans are coming in in comparatively small quantities so far, local auction markets are expecting to have more within the next few days. Sales are held daily at each market beginning early in the | afternoon and continuing into the night until beans are sold. New Adventure Starting Today First Chapter Of_ Thrilling Serial Story Appears In This Issue Intent upon making the most out of his own invention, a new type of portable saw, Dick By rne enslaves himself to a domin eering Scotchman, Alexander MacCleod. in orded to promote thp necessary capital to take his invention to Musketoon and sell it. His perilous mission to Nip egosis. an old Indian chief, at the White Rock gold fault, com bined with his seemingly never to be satisfied lovo affair with Marion MacCleod. Alexander's I attractive young niece, provides the material for a thrill-packed storv by J. Allen Dunn, th firs! chapter of which appears on page seven of this paper today. The wilds of a Canadian trapping line, barren except for the scat! red Indian camps and the ever-present snow, furnish.s one of the most exciting settings imaginable for an adventure story in which the characters (Continued on Page 4) Hurt Starts Work As School Head A. B. Hurt assumed his du ties as superintendent of schools on Tuesday. Julv 1. replacing Mr. j Duncan, the outgoing superin -1 tendent. Supt. Hurt announced that , there would be a meeting of the County Board of Education, on i Monday. Scottville was the winner at Hel ton by a score of 15-11. The West Jefferson-Lansing and the West Jefferson-East Jefferson game were both called off on account of the death of R. A. Walker, father of one of the members of th? West Jefferson team. W. L. Hughes, president of the league, stated this week that the protest on the East Jefferson- Scottville game on June 14 will not be allowed. He also ordered that the Helton and West Jef ferson game played on June 15 be played over. The second half of the sche dule for the league will begin on July 12 and in the meantime, teams have been asked by Presi dent Hughes to make up any games called off on account of rain. Games scheduled for Friday and Saturday are: Saturday, (Continued on Page 4) Veterans Will March Again Here On Friday, July 4 - t M ... J™. < : •Ji Here is a grotftf tit veterans in the July 4 parade last year. A larger crowd that* ever is expected iti j/Sfifaipate in the event tomorrow. - July 8 Announced I As Date For Lamb i Pool For County I Farmers Asked To Bring In Lambs Early Ofl Morn ing Os Sale H. D. Qutssenberry, county a eent. announced yesterday that j Tuesday, July 8 had been set as j the date for the proposed lambs pool for the county. This is to b held at the West I Jefferson livestock market and : all farmers having lambs to be <old are asked to bring them in early on that day. Lambs will be receiv d as early as 7:00 a. m. and must be in not later than 10:30. it was announced. The pool was delayed this year because of tne flooded condi-! lions of the market and the un stable prices. It is believed that ' good prices can b ? secured at this time, those in charge of the pool, said Koontz Opens Service Station Harry Koontz this week opened the new Gulf service station at I Jefferson, where in addition to offering Gulf products to motor ; ists he will do tune-up light ga- I rage • work and washing and greasing. Koontz, who successfully op | erated the county garage for a i number of years has many ■ friends, who will be interested - to learn that he is now in busi ness for himself. W. J. BALL TEAM TO SPONSOR PROGRAM . The West Jefferson Baseball ■ t am will sponsor a musical pro- I gram at the courthouse at Jef j ferson Friday nieht at eight o’- I clock, when Ed and Volena, ra- I dio stars, will be featured. Special music will also be giver i on th« West Jefferson ball dia i mor>d between the games that : morning. | Ask Merchants To Raise Flags Merchants and other places o J business in West Jefferson ar requested by the Merchant’s As sociation to raise all flags July 4. Due to the fact thev will be closed they are asked to make some special arrangements to have th°ir flags un before tl e parade starts at 12:30. Plans Underway To Expand Playground Program Here; Group Will Meet Monday W. W. Terry Will Be Buried Here This Afternoon j Died In Atlanta Hospital Early Sunday Morning Funeral service for William W. Terry. 50. who died Sunday morning in Lawson General hospital. Atlanta, Ga., will be held this aft rnoon at 2:00 o'clock at the West Jefferson Baptist i church with the pastor. Rev. Ev- I . rette W. Powers: the former | pastor. P v. W. T. Whitington. and Rev. Hoyt Wood, pastor of the West Jefferson Methodist church, conducting the rites. Bur ial will follow in West Jefferson cemt tery where members of the Ashe Post 171. American Legion. I will be in charge. The deceased, a veteran of j World War I. was active in Lt - I gion work for several years hav ing served as commander of the (Continued on Page 4) SURVEYING ROUTES OF SCHOOL BUSES Sam Horton, of Watauga, who is working with the N. C. D?- oartment of Education this sum mer is making a survey of the school bus routes in the county this week. The survey is being made in connection with distances of the buses as well as road conditions and other factors, it was an nounced. N. C. Welfare Leader Warns Public To Beware Os Beggars Raleigh—Don’t bleed too quick y for the panhandling bum who begs your dime for a cup of cof fee, the North Carolina Welfare Department warned. He may bu making more than you are. Dr. Ellen Winston, State Wel fare Comissioner, said the aver age beggar is clearing a neat sls o $25 a week in North Carolina towns and that several blind or crippled “solicitors” are raking in $4,000 a year. Ask for his license when the bum hits you up. Dr. Winston urged North Carolinians. A new State “beggar’s license” law requires all alms seekers to have permits. The welfare official said the law was not aimed at witholding relief from deserving cases, but at cracking down on those who had rather beg than ply a trade. She said a recent survey of North Carolina cities showed that $3.00 a Year Out of County To Raise Funds For Addition al Equipment And To Cons: e A r Supervision In order to provide adequate opportunities for the children of the town to play, plans are now underway to expand the play ground project started last sum mer under the sponsorship of the churches with Miss Ruth Tugman as chairman. Miss Tugman has announced that a meeting will be held on Monday afternoon in Graybeals coffee shop with representatives of the churches and oth r civic and social groups of the town in order to enlarge the program. At this time the possibilities of securing additional equip ment and some possible super vision will also he discussed. Last summer a slick. some swings, acting bars, and some see saws w. re purchased and placed on the W st Jefferson high school property and these are to be re novated with other things added this year. Sanitation Work Is Gonimended In a letter to B. H. Duncan, outgoing superintendent o f schools. Dr. Clyde Erwin, state superintendent of schools, last week commended the efforts made during the past two years in the improvement of th e sani tary conditions of the school buildings and properties. He pointed out that an excellent start had been made and that he hoped would be continued and expanded. many beggars refused social se curity benefits because they made more money begging than working. The survey showed that tran sient solicitors from other coun ties or States outnumbered local panhandlers four to one in the sampled cities. More han one third of the transients were from other states. The most prosperous operator turned up so far claimed a take of sls a day. the survey com mittee report 'd. An estimated 93 per cent of th beggars in North Carolina are men. The committee told of one.blind beggar whose Winter jaunts to Florida resorts netted him enough to buy a fine farm in Western North Carolina. The survey showed the Beggars flock|ng like gulls where the money was flowing. In the Spring (Continued on Page 4) ASHE COUNTY IS ... Leading Livestock and Dairy County in North Carolina. Population: 22,664 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Quiet July 4 Is Expected To Be Observed Here Stores Will Be Closed; Ball Game Herein The Afternoon Ashe county citizens will have an opportunity to see veterans of World War I and II on the march here tomorrow when July 4 will be fittingly observed with a county-wide parade of ex-servicemen. All stores and offices are eX” pected to be closed and a record crowd is expected to line the streets of West Jefferson to see the men in uniform, who have fought in two wars to maintain the independence of this country. The parade which will. Start at the community building at 12:30, is being sponsored by the Albert F. Lewis Post No. 6513. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ashe Legion Post 171, and the Ameri can Confederation of Enlisted Men. Ex-service men of all ranks and branches of the service, whether a member of any of the organizations are urged to paj> ticipate in the parade. If possible, those participating are asked to wear uniforms, aL though, if uniforms canno: be worn, men are asked to parti cipate in civilian clothes. First and second prizes are to be of fered to individuals. The West Jefferson high school band is expected to lead th? pa rade. - - - In the afternoon, baseball fans Will Hava aft opportunity to wit mess a game bdtWefiri West Jef ferson and Lansing on the local (Continued on Page 4) _ z Lacey Started Work Mondav ♦ Farm Training Program For Veterans In County Is Rated High S. B. Lacey vocational agri cultural teacher began his work at Jefferson on Monday. B. H Duncan, outgoing superintendent of schools said that Mr. Lacey had already made application f:i some needed materials for tine department and that he felt that the county was fortunate in se curing him to take charge of this work. Lacey held a cons rente with the assistant teachers on Saturday in connection with the work of the veterans on the farm training program. In speaking of the veterans on the program. Mr. Duncan pointed out that through the co operation of the soil conserva tion department and the exten sion department soil tests were being made on the farms of all veterans on the program. The farms and the work of the veterans on the program have recently been inspected by area ' supervisors of the veteran train ing program and have been given high ratings. Officials pointed out that they were well pleased with the work being carried on on the farm training program in this county. 1 There are now 57 veterans on , this program and with a full time agricultural teacher tne ■ program can be expanded next year. Baptist Group Holds Meet Sat. The Baptist Ministers and Church Workers Conference held their regular meeting with Phe nix Baptist church on Saturday when a very interesting program was given, it was announced by Rev. R. C. Ashley, secretary. A large number of ministers and visitors were present and much, interest was shown throughout the program. During the day the members of the executive board of the as sociation met and outlined th e du ties of the executive committee. A special conference will be called during the association for the purpose of electing officers I for the coming year, it was sta ted. The next regular conference | will be held on the fifth Sat ‘ urday in November.
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