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VOLUME 18 NO. 27
Make Plans For Soil Conservation Anniversary
Some Beans Are
Being Bought By
Gov’t On Marts
Representatives Os Market
ing Division Are
Here This Week
Several thousand bushels of
beans have been bought on the
local markets this week, by rep
resentatives of the marketing di
vision of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. These beans have
brought $1.35 per bushel loaded
in cars and have netted the
growers from SI.OO to sl.lO.
It could not be learned how
many beans, representatives of
the marketing division are pre
pared to buy. Their purchases
this week, however, have helped
greatly to take care of beans,
which in many cases could not
have been sold, it was pointed
out.
Officials of the two local mar
kets said that they again wished
to advise the farmers not to pick
beans too full for marketing pur
pose. A number of these have
been turned down.
The volume on the local mar
kets this week has been lighter
than usual. Prices on better beans
average around SI.OO per bushel,
it was announced.
Wiley Johnson
Buried Saturday
Succumbed At Age Os 84 At
Home Os Daughter
Here On Friday
Funeral service for Wiley
Clark Johnson, 84, was held Sat
urday afternoon at two o'clock
at the Piney Creek Methodist
church. Officiating was Rev. John
Toliver and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Johnson, who was a farmer
and livestock dealer at Piney
Creek, had been making his home
with his daughter. Mrs. Pearl
Wyrick for the past several years, j
He had been in ill health for
sometime and succumbed here
Friday.
He is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Pearl Wyrick, of
V7«st Jefferson: Mrs. Claude
Hawkins and John W. Johnson,
both of McAlester, Okla.; Ben H.
Johnson, of Kansas City. Missou
ri. Glenn F. Johnson, of Sparta;
Mrs. Claude E. Small and Mrs.
C. H. Small, both of Edenton:
Mrs. O. J. Pennington and Louis
W. Johnson, both of Jefferson:
Mrs. Roger Bare, of Wagoner:
Mrs. Gilbert Hall of Manhattan
Beach. Calif: and Mrs. Roy Mc-
Caubley. of Boulder City. Nevada.
Also surviving are 49 grand
children and 14 great-grandchil
dren
Farm, Home \\ eek
To Be Hehl Soon
Attention is called to the fact
that Ashe county farmers and
their wives, alone with others
throughout the state, are invited
to attend Farm and Home Week
program to be held in Raleigh
August 25-29.
Classes and lectures of interest,
including many noted speakers
will appear on the proeram. Mis 6 ;
Dorothy Thompson, noted colum
nist, will be one of the guest
speakers.
Miss Ella Mae Crosby, home
demonstration agent, said she
hoped that all who could, would
attend this program.
W. J. Streets Are
Being Improved
Improvements are being made
on the streets of West Jefferson,
town officials pointed out this
week. Some of the streets have
already been scraped and work
ed and others are expected to be
improved, it was learned.
Machinery has been rented
from the State highway depart
ment. The old Beaver Creek
highway which runs to the inter
section of Main street and joins
Jefferson Avenue bv Badgers is
undergoing treatment by the
State highway department and
will be paved, it was pointed out.
Slit jshpl anD IJost
$2.50 a Year in Ashe County
Farm Bureau To
Be Organized At
Meeting On Friday
DR. BENNETT COMING
F sQ* ’Willi
Dr. H. H. Bennett, chief of
U. S. Soil Conservation Ser
vice, who is coming here next
week for an all-day program.
Farmers May
Get Phosphate
Through AAA
Lime Orders Should Also Be
Placed Through AAA Of
fice Immediately
Attention is called to the fact
that 18% and 46% phosphate is
now available to farmers, who
have not already taken up their
allowance, at the AAA office.
Contractors are now deliver
ing limestone. Any farmer who
would like to hav£ all or a part
of his allowance in lime should
place an order and pay his part
of the cost in the AAA office at
once, in order that lime may be
delivered this fall, Melvin Camp
bell, of the AAA office said.
The office is also issuing pur
chase orders for Crimson Clover
to be used in establishing winter
cover crops.
"If you do not know whether
or not you have taken up your
allowance you may ask that your
farm plan be checked at any time
in the AAA office,’’ Mr. Campbell
explained.
The AAA office was forced to
stop issuing purchase orders
some weeks ago when the agri
cultural budget was slashed. With
nart of the slash restored, the
local office along with others
was ordered more than a week
ago to resume these activities.
Ashe MYF Meet
Held On Monday
The Ash° Sub-district Method
ist Youth Fellowship held their
regular meeting on Monday night
at the West Jefferson Methodist
•hurch.
Rev. Cecil Heckard. of Lake
Junaluska. was the guest speak
er. He was introduced to the
group by Rev. Hoyt Wood.
Miss Jennie Clyde Worth was
in charge of the business session.
Entertainment and refresh
ments were provided by the West
Jefferson group.
Owner And Prize Winning Lambs
‘ wM Ka BF.
Betty Lou Thomas, shown here with her lamb, won
first place in the pen of three in the recent lamb show.
WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
All Farmers Are Urged To
Attend; Plans Are To
Be Outlined
An organization meeting of the
Ashe county unit of the Farm
Bureau will be held at the court
house on Friday evening at eight
o'clock, when all farmers are
urged to attend.
Raymond Francis, temporary
chairman of the movement re
cently started in the county, point
ed out that he wanted everyone
to attend so that the permanent
organization could be perfected.
"The farmers of the county
need this organization and now
is the time to work it out,” he
declared. He pointed out many
of the legislative and other ad
vantages of the organization.
George Farthing, field repre
sentative of the organization will
be present to explain the princi
pals and goals. A membership
goal of 360 has been set for Ashe
county.
18 Ashe County
4-H Members To
Go To Raleigh
To Attend 4-H Club Short
Course Aug. 18-23; Special
Program Planned
Twelve Ashe county 4-H club
girls and six 4-H club boys have
been selected to represent the
county at the State 4-H shqrt
course to be ’jsld at Suite Col
lege in Raleigh, August 18-23,
O. M. Fulcher, assistant connty
agent, stated this week.
The week’s activities will get
underway Monday, August 18.
when registration will begin and
actual club work will begin the
following Tuesday morning. Clas
ses will be held each morning and
the afternoon will be taken up
with county and district winners
in dairy production, dairy foods,
livestock judging, dress review
and health contests will vie for
the honor of statewide titles. Rec
reational programs have also been
planned.
One of the main events plan
ned. in addition to trips to the
State Capitol, is the program to
be presented by the State 4-H
Honor Club on Thursday night,
and the health pageant and re
cognition of county and district
winners and coronation of State
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Segraves Heard
By Rotarians
J. L. Segraves. who has re
cently returned from a trip to
the West Coast, where he attend
ed a meeting of Rotary Inter
national, gave an informal talk
on his trip to the members of
the Jeffersons Rotary club last
week.
Mr. Segraves gave a favorable
comparison of many local places
and people to those seen while
away.
THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 1947
Girl Scouts On Way Home From International Meeting
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Girls on their way home from the International Girl Scout encampment at Camp
Bafee, Pa., visit Franklin institute in Philadelphia and stand on a huge locomotive at
the museum. Representing five countries, the girls are (left to right): Jackie Gieson,
Luxembourg; Monique Scheuker, Switzerland; Jacqueline Figare, France; Bigit Leijer
stam, Sweden; Ginette van Hoorebeke, Holland; Dorthea Reiner, Germantown, Pa., and
Margarite Quezada, Guatemala.
Aug. 15 Is Soil
Conservation Day
For This County
Town Mayors And County
Commissioners Issue Of
ficial Proclamation
W. E. Vannoy, chairman of the
Ashe county board of commiss
ioners, L. P. Colvard, Mayor of
Jefferson and T. E. Parker, May
or of West Jefferson have jointly
issued a proclamation declaring
next Friday, August 15 as official
Soil Conservation Day.
The text of the proclamation is
as follows:
TO.THE FARMERS AND CITI
ZENS OF ASHE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF JEFFERSON AND
WEST JEFFERSON:
Whereas, The New River Soil
Conservation District of Ashe and
Alleghany counties is celebrating
its sixth anniversary of Friday.
August 15. in West Jefferson, and
Whereas, in recognition of the
accomplishment of the district
during its six years, there has
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Hunting License
Now Available
It was announced this week by
Roland Koontz district fish and
game protector, that hunting li
censes are required for any type
! of hunting, anywhere. Residence
hunting and trappers' license
may be secured from Koontz at
his home at Jefferson.
> He pointed out that according
to the ruling by the attorney
[ general any person convicted of
i violating the game law will have
. his license revoked. Anyone
hunting without a license will al-
■so lose the right to purchase a
license.
Rites Held Here
For Mrs. Decker
Funeral service for Mrs. Vic
toria Eller Decker, of Clifton, was
held Tuesday afternoon at two
o’clock at the West Jefferson
Baptist church. Officiating were
Revs. E. W. Powers and Frank
Tucker.’ Interment was in the El
ler cemetery.
Mrs. Decker, who was spending
sometime in Florida, became ill
several weeks ago and returned
to Clifton to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. R. E. Johnson
where her condition became cri
tical and she died Sunday.
She is survived by one son
i Richard Stacy, and one daughter.
Mrs. R. E. Johnson, of Clifton.
Also surviving are three sisters.
Mrs. Emily Maxwell, of Boone
and Mrs. Lee Jones and Mrs. J.
B. Roland, both of Clifton, and
one brother. W. L. Eller also
of Clifton. Three grandchildren
and one great-grandchild also
survive.
Merchants Will Welcome
Hundreds Expected Here
For Meeting Next Friday
Play Boys Will
Give Program At
Courthouse Sat.
Dale Weaver And Play Boj*
Will Give Program For
Benefit Os Red Cross
Mrs. W. G. Vannoy, chairman
of the Ashe county Chapter of
the American Red Cross, an
nounced yesterday that a musical
program would be held at the
courthouse in Jefferson on Sat
urday night at eight o’clock by
Dale Weaver and his Alleghany
Play Boys for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
Weaver and his group, now
broadcasting over radio station
WKBC. North Wilkesboro have
an unusual string band. They
have received much acclaim else
where and are expected to draw
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ASSOCIATION TO
HOLD MEETING FRIDAY
The Christian Unity Baptist
Association will meet with Sugar
Tree church at 10 o’clock Friday.
| August 15, it was announced by
Rev. Carl Sturgill.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this meeting.
REV. F. C. STURGILL
TO SPEAK AT GALAX
Rev. Carl Sturgill will be at
Galax. Va., on Sunday for a
special service and is expected to
be heard on the program over
radio station WBOB, which be
gins at 7:45 a. m.. it was announc
ed here this week.
Helton Wins Over Week End;
Holds Top Place In League
Helton remained at the top of
the Mountain Baseball league as
they captured two more victories
over the past week end. On Sat
urday they captured a 14-11 vic
tory over Lansing and on Sunday
won over East Jefferson 12-9.
West Jefferson won and lost
a game defeating Scottville 18-3
on Saturday and losing to Lansing
8-7 on Sunday. Laurel Springs
was the victor on Sunday win
ning a 24-14 victory over Scott
ville, and also winning
on Saturday over East Jefferson
although the scores of the Laurel
Springs-East Jefferson game
were not officially reported.
The schedule for this week
end has been announced as fol
lows:
Saturday—West Jefferson at
$3.00 a Year Out of County
Coperating In Big Soil Con
servation Anniversary
Celebration
West Jefferson merchants are
making plans to cooperate in
the big soil conservation pro
gram, to be held here next Fri
day when Dr. H. H. Bennett,
world authority on soil conser
vation and other leaders will
be here to take part on the pro
gram. expected to be attended by
hundreds of farmers and veter
ans.
i Amos Wagoner, Jr., president
; of the W. J. Merchants Associa
tion said that he hoped every
j concern would do all possible to
i make the stay of the farmers and
j others pleasant and profitable.
Because of the large number
of visitors, eating places are ask
. ed to make a special effort to
, take caro of as many as possible.
"Soil conservation is vitally
important to every business con
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Severe Storms
I Are Fell Here
West Jefferson and Ashe coun
ty experienced some of the most
I seven' electrical storms here this
week that have been witnessed
• in many years. On both Sunday
I and Monday mornings, continu
ous lightning was followed by
peals of thunder, rain and wind.
Some damage was done by the
lightning. According to reports
received here. Dick Weaver of
the Teaberry section had three
milk cows killed in the storm,
Sunday.
A tree in the back yard of Dr.
i and Mrs. C. R. Eller was struck.
Helton; Scottville at Lansing;
Scottville at East Jefferson. Sun
day—Lansing at West Jefferson;
East Jefferson at Scottville; Hel
ton at Laurel Springs.
The standings as given by lea
gue officials are:
Team Won Lost Pct.
Helton 7 0 1.000
West Jefferson 5 1 .833
Laurel Springs 4 2 .666
Lansing 2 5 .333
Scottville 1 6 .143
E. Jefferson 0 6 .000
LEAVES FOR RALEIGH
Miss Lenna Gambill left this
week for Raleigh and will go
from there to Williamston for a
meeting of supervisors in con
nection with her FSA work.
ASHE COUNTY IS ...
Leading Livestock and Dairy
County in North Carolina.
Population: 22,664
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Dr. Bennett Is
To Be Here For
Observance FrU
Hundreds Are Expected For
Big Program; Tours
Are Planned
Plans are now being completed
for the observance of the sixth
anniversary of the New' River
Soil Conservation District here,
next Friday, when Dr. H. H. Ben
nett, Chief of the Soil Conser
vation Service, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, along with other
leaders in the field will take part
on the program.
Hundreds of people from Ashe
and Alleghany as well as the sur
rounding counties are expected
to be here for the all-day pro
gram.
Veterans on the farm training
program in several counties will
be here as well as farmers and
others interested in soil conser
vation.
Among those taking part on the
program in addition to Dr. Ben
nett will be Dr. I. E. Miles, di’
rector of soil testing division,
N. C. Dept, of Agriculture; Her
bert White, President of the N.
C. Association of Soil Conser
vation; E. B. Garrett, State Soil
Conservationist, Congressman R.
L. Doughton, Dr. B. B. Dougher
ty and others.
The program will open Friday
morning at the community build’
ing in West Jefferson, at 10:30,
Following registration and view
. ing of exhibits, the group will
adjourn to the West Jefferson
high school building for a for
mal meeting. Here Dr. Miles, E.
iB. Garrett Congressman Dough
ton and others will speak briefly.
The meeting will adjourn at 12:-
30 for lunch.
At 2 o’clock in the afternoon th.®
group will meet again at the com
munity building and will leave
from there on the various field
trips that have been planned so
they can observe soil conserva
tion work. Five different trips
have been planned for them
Descriptions and information re
lating to these trips will be avail
able at the registration table at
the community building.
Those unable to make the trips
will have the opportunity to see
talking moving pictures at the
Cars \\ rec kAt -
I
Jes f er so n. Fri.
Occupants Slightly Injured:
Damages io Autos Esti
mated At S3OO
A 1940 Ford pick-up and a
19au Fora seaan coiliaed at the
highway intersection at Jeifei-
I sou rnciay night around 9:15 c’-
i clock damaging tne autos ap
, proximately sooo and injuring
two ol tne parties, Investigating
Oificei D. A. Houston, State hign
way patrolman, reported.
I Tire 1940 Ford pick-up, driven
;by Elijah Thomas Sexton, of
Grassy Creek, was leaving high
way 221 and was preparing to
enter highway 16 when he col
. lided with the car driven by Fred
Alullis. of Jefferson, who was
leaving highway 18 and entering
the intersection. Mullis’ car was
j struck on the left side.
Mrs. Sexton and child,
who were riding in tne trucx
with Sexton, were injured slight
ly and taken to the Ashe Mem
orial hospital lor treatment.
No charges were preferred and
the parties agreed to make ptc-
I per settlement.
Work (Continues
On Town Well
Drilling on the new well for
the town of West Jefferson con
tinues although as yet little pro
gress has been made, town offi
cials pointed out yesterday.
Officials of The Virginia Mach
inery and Well Company, in.
charge of the drillling, reported
that only 80 feet of surface had
been drilled and that rock had
been struck.
The drilling is reported to be
considerably slower than expec
ted but due to the striking of
' rock, progress is of course being
I hampered.