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SANTA IS
COMING
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WEST JEFFERSON, N C. THURSDAY, NOV. 27, 1947
20 PAGES TODAY
$3.00 a Year Out of County
VOLUME 18, NO. 48
$2.50 a Year in Ashe County
Local Merchan
Over 7,000 Turkeys
Sold In County tor
Around $35,300.00
W. J. Tobacco
Market Is Now
Nearly Ready
New Tri-Slate Burley Mar
ket Expected To Open
Within A Few Days
Officials of the new Tri-State
Burley Tobacco War. house at
West Jefferson announced yes
terday that there was a slight de
lay in the completion of all de
tails for toe opening.
“Due to complications in Waso
ington relative to the assignment
of graders to this .new market,
with which most of the farmers
are familiar and which have been
aggravated by those working in
thi interest of other markets
elsewhere, we are unable to
announce this morning just wnen
we \\ill be able to receive to
bacco. We expect to at any mom
ent, however,” Steve Taylor
said.
The new market has been as
sured of buyers from the larger
tobacco companies and the newly
completed building is now in
readiness for use.
It was also announced that
ju.-t as soon as every detail was
worked out and the house here
was ready to receive tobacco,
that announcements would be
madt over all the radio stations
in this vicinity.
Mr. Taylor, long experienced in
the operation of warehouses
(Continued on page 8)
Damage i)«nc
Bv StroM ;7. imls
Light And Tel. , V-nc Lines
»-o Crippled: Build
ngs Are 1) ged
Wintei came : • t.i a ru.
here on Monday alt ’ "ti win '■
strong winds ; on.lv lowered
the ‘ mp1 ...u.e. but did con
side- . .. damage as well.
Th" v. some brief out
ages or. part of the to trie
power company: the telephone
lines were damaged wor> ‘. how
tv r. Two poles were broken, one
at Jefferson and another at West
Jefferson. Other objects t.iat
were blown against lines also
caused some damage and slight
delays in service. Some trees
were blown on lines Most of
the roof of tne now Colvard
building at .1 fferson was blown
off and this also damaged lines.
Roofs of a number of barns
and outhouses as well as some
dwelling houes were also damag
ed.
The new Ford motor company
of Jefft rson Avenue had some of
the large plate glass windows
blown in.
POST GIVING FREE
T II E A T R E TICKETS
Again The Sky'.and Post is
conducting its annual Christ
mas gift plan when dozens of
tickets to the Parkway Theatre
are to be given away absolute
ly free.
In practically all of the ad
vertisements except those of
national products in The Post
today Xvill be found the names
of Ashe county people. Read
all of the advertisements care
fully and when you discover
your name bring the adver
tisement in which it appears,
into the office of The Post and
you will be given a ticket to
the Parkway Theatre.
The names printed in the ad
vertisements were chosen im
partially from the post offices
of the mailing list of The Post.
The tickets must be called for
and used by December 111.
Read all of the advertise
ments, it may mean a free
ticket for you, as well as the
solution to your shopping
problems.
Yumber Raised In County
This Y'ear Shows Decrease
From Last Year
Thousands of Ashe county tur
keys are playing an important
part in the observance of this
American holiday, along the At
lantic s aboard. today.
Unofficial estimates placed the
number sold at around 7.000
much less than the number dis
posed of on the Thanksgiving
market last year. Buyers re-port
ed. however, that there was no
decrease in the quality of toe
turkeys and that many of them
were shipped out to distant points
including Baltimore. New York
and Philadelphia.
These prize fowls averaged a
round 14 pounds and brought an
average price of 35 cents per
pound, slightly higher than last
year. The total estimated income
to the growers is estimated at
. around S35.300.00.
It was pointed out that duo tr
the increase in cost of feed trial
, even with the increase in price
per pound, growers found their
margin of profit less. The de
crease in th1- number of turkeys
! grown, is attributed to the rising
cost of feed.
Teachers Will
Hoy e W orkslioj]
Plans are now underway t*
have the next county wide
I teachers meeting in the form ol
a workshop, with teachers frorr
ASTC assisting in the organiza
tion r' *h plans.
Th • drloite date for the rn et
■ ing has not been decided upor
lye;, but it is expected that it
j will be held early in December
: Plans were discussed at thi:
meeting of the advisory council
of the. county unit of the NCEA
held last Thursday evening.
IGAKD OF EDUCATION
WILL MEET ON MONDAY
P "is announc . *’hs week
t.. ' Me county board of t ducatii.r
would meet at the courthouse
i . Monday to consider a numbei
of school problems.
It was pointed out that work
is p w going forward on some ol
the sanitary projects in spite ol
I the fact that materials are still
j hard to get The scarcity of ma
; terials has caused much delay.
Fii>t l o Brinjj Tobacco
To \\ archoiisc
Hugh Halsey, left, and John Kennedy, right, of Piney
Creek, had the distinction of being the first to bring
tobacco in to the new Tri-State Burley Tobacco Ware
house that has just been completed.
its Now Ready For Christmas Businer s
Santa Claus Will Arrive In West Jefferson Saturday Afternoon For Parade
\ew Auto Tags
To Go Oil Sale In
State Oil Monday
Will Gel License Plates For
Both Front Back
This Year
Ashe county people along with
others in N. C. will have an op
portunity of buying their new
automobile licenses, on Monday
December 1. They will however,
1 have to order theirs from the
N. C Moto: Vehicle Department
in Raleigh or secure them els"
j where as th y are not to be
handled locally, as far as it could
be learned this week. Those de
siring to do so may pun rv
theirs from the office of the Car
olina Motor Club in North \V:!kes
boro.
A license plate for the f: .nt of
the v< hie le as w<
will b- issued for the first time
since 1942. when the wartime
steel shortage brought in the me
plate plan.
The 1947 Legislature. simplifi
ed license rate's, which formerly
were different for every W‘ ight
i and model of car.
Next year the man with a Lin
I coin or Cadillac-or with a bus
or hearse-will pay $15 for his
I tags.
But for $12 he can get tars f r
a Buick. Chrysler. Lincoln Z p
. hyr. Packard or comparable cars
| no longer made.
| Lighter-car licenses will cost
$10. Tags for taxis and othe: t»as
1 senger vehicles for hire will be
$00.
Rosser said 1940 registration
cards would be mailed by Dec. 1
(Continued on page 8)
County Quietly Observing
Tli a n k s £ i v i n <*: Churehes
Holding Special Services
Remind Seliools
Essa v Con test
Contestants Urged To Have
Entries In By Closing
Date
Ashe county hieh schools are
reminded that Monday. Decem
ber 1 is the final day to submit
entries in the county newspaper
essay contest which is being
sponsored by this newspaper.
The contest was launched the
first week in October in connec
tion with the observance of Na
tional Newspaper Week. All of
the details were explained fully
at that time.
All high school students are
eligible to enter the contest and
prizes will be aw arded the county
winners by this paper. Prizes
of S10.00. $5.00 and $3.00 will
go to the winners of first, second
and third places respectively.
The subject for tne contest this
year is "Your Newspaper Serves
Freedom by Serving You.”
I n Hnl<! Burial
For \\ arrior \\ <■<!
Burial service for Thomas E.
Wyatt, son of Mr and Mrs. Hous
, ton Wyatt, will he held at Hardin
| Cemetery. Wednesday, at 2:00 p.
j m., at whicn time a large crowd
' is expected to assembh to pay
tribute to another of Ashe coun
ty's sons who made the supreme
sacrifice.
Rev. W. T. Whitting! a, former
pastor of the West Jefferson
Baptist church, will be in charge
of the services. A full military
funeral has been arranged by
the American Legion with tae
a. .istance of the VFW. and
these units will furnish pall bear
ers, firing squad and buglers.
The Legion chaplain will assist
Rev. Whittington with the bur
ial services.
This is the fourth funeral for
returning war dead to be con
ducted by the Legion and VFW
in this county.
Parking Meters
To Close Sat. P. M.
In order to facilitate parking
conditions for Christmas shop
pers, Saturday afternoon, when
the holiday shopping season
will be officially opened with
the appearance of Santa, of
ficials of the town of West
Jefferson have announced that
parking meters will cease
operation beginning at 1:00 i
o’clock and will not be start
ed again until Monday morn
ing.
Local people are asked to
leave all nossible parking
space for those from out of
town, who are expected to
shop here.
Hunting Season Opens; Most
Schools In Operation;
Business Houses Close
’
Ashe county is observing art
j other peacetime Thanksgiving
' today in peace and quietness,
I with mild winter weather. Tur
| key is plentiful and with a
bountiful supply of other Thanks
giving favorites, everyone is ex
pected to be well fed.
Stores, banks, county offw s
and other business hais s are
to close, but most of tiie coun'y
schools with exception of Jef
ferson and West Jefferson are
expected to operate as usual.
Several of the schools have had
special dinners and others are
having other types of Thanksgiv
ing programs.
Some churches held programs
last night and otners have been
planned for today.
As the hunting season opens
several are expected to engage in
this favorite sport.
Football fans will have to go
elsewhere for their amusement.
A number are planning to see
the Wake Forest-South Carolina
game in Charlotte.
.Mnliral Soririv
(officers Named
Dr. Robert King. Health Of
ficer. Mis.- Madeleine McCain.
Health E it r, Wa 1 E
Eller, sanitarian, attended the
Western District Public Health
Association in Waynesvilli
November 21.
An informative program was
given dealing with tne control
of diseases carried by animals
re-elected president of the sam
and insects. Wad E. Eller was
elected head of the sani
tarians section and Dr. Robert
R. King. Jr was continued as
chairman of the health officers
section.
Soil Conservation Committee
Will Be Elected Next Week
Four local farmers have been
nominated for candidates fur the
Ashe County Soil Conservation
Committee according to J- C.
Little, Chairman of the Ashe
county Election Committee of the
New River Soil Conservation Di
strict. These men will be voted
on in an election to be held the
week of December 1 to 6, 1947.
as provided by changes made in
the State Soil Conservation Di
strict law by the Legislature.
The three men receiving t.iv
highest number of votes will lie
chosen.
The candidates are: Wade E.
Eller, J. W. Gambill. W. Ray
mond Francis and Ralph Tomlin
son.
The Soil Conservation Commit
tee will have the responsibility
of representing the people of this
county and developing and di-_
recting a soil conservation pro-1
gram. The chairman of this com-[
mitte will repres nt this eountj
on til*-' Nov River Soil Conser
vation Bo o! of Supervisors. The
Committee will set up annual soil
const rvati 'ns goals and with as
sistance from personnel of agri
cultural agencies, develop plans
for met tins tnese goals. In short,
they v. 11 provide liut
through which any agency. .
gani/ation. or individual intere
servation
in reaching tin' farmers of this
county.
The candidate receiving t’v
highest number of votes w 1
serve for a period of tni'i e years,
the next highest, period of two
years, and the third highest, for
one year. Candidates are nomin
ated by submitting a petition 11
the State Soil Conservation Com
mittee in Raleigh. The sig"a
tures of 24 qualified voters re
siding within the county arc nec
essary to place a name in nomin
ation.
lo Disc uss Farm
Training Plans
Wxt Wednesday
Veterans Interested In Train
ing Arc* Asked To Meet
At Jefferson School
It was announced this week by
vocational agricultural teacher,
S- B. Lacy, that a meeting will be
held in the Jefferson high school
auditorium on Wednesday night,
Decemb r 3, at 7:30 p. m.. when
all veterans, who are interest. 1
in training for the following year,
are urged to attend. The program
cl
toe proedure for th ■ selection
of new train "s will be discuss
ed. Trainees will b selected from
the list which will b ■ taken at
ir - eting.
V Lacy pointed out tha' •
n thy year will oi
u: a new law and thru
new - "ollmont will be confined
to self-proprietorship casts. and
must tie a full time job.
Jefferson's high school allot
ment will be 72.
A. B Hu c > inty sup i
dent, has appointed the follow
ing special committee to assist
wit.i ' i n: P. G. Wright
(American Legion): Lowell Srni
they (V. F. W. >. Upton Bit", ns.
(A. C. E.). FI 1). Quesserbe: ry,
county agent. W. B. Bowlin. Frank
James wid Mrs Fat M. Anders a.
School- \rc I o
CIom*\hv.
A. B. Hun. superintendent of
schools, announced th:? week
that :t h.'id b, on decided at a
meeting with principals to ob
*»••* ■ a week of holidays for
Christmas
Tne schools are to o’ >se on Fri
day Decembei 19 u 1 v 11 re
open again m Monday D c h 1 or
29, it vi
Mr. Hurt 1 that
except Wf Jef
fersiin u - | tting
day but that thesi
two were observing T
ing holidays
Santa To Parade
Saturday; Many
Gifts Featured
W J. High School Band To
To Play; Schools Asked To
Take Part In Parade
TO STOP METERS
Hundreds of people are expected
to begin their Christmas buying
here in earnest this week "end
when the .noliday shopping s°a*
•son is officially opened with
the appearance of Santa Claus,
the tinning on of the Christ
nia-' lights and the completion
of the street decorations.
Santa, along with the West
Jefferson high schol band is ex
pected to had the parade, which
the spools of th ■ coui t> have
been invited to participate ,n.
The parade will start promptly
at 2:00 P. M., at the community
building. And if the worth r per^
niitr, the West Jeffen • gh
school band, under the direction
of Mrs. Walter Dickson, will
march and play Christmas car
ols. The public is cordially invit
I ori t° come to se. Santa on pa
rade. hear the band and do
Christmas shopping. Santa will
| have candy for the children,
I In cooperation with the open
ing of the Christmas shopping
season, town officials said that
the parking meters would he
1 closed, beginning Saturday at
1:00 P. M., until Mondry morn*
inn. West Jefferson citizens are
asked t leavi 11
space for out-of-town shoppers.
Local merchants n port an un
usually large assortment of gifts
as well as much practical mer
ndise. In f; t t ■
items back this yea: that ha\e
not been available since before
the war. Window a no inter.or
display all reflect the gay holi
n
>|
to ass : blit th Cl ;st*
(Continued on page -t )
< -iildurll i I c s
Sri For Friday
Jerry Caldwell. Age 1 Dies
Suddenly As Result
Of Heart Trou hie
Fu’.v-rol service fur Jerry J -e
Caldw. 11. four-year old sort of
Mr. and Mis J- W Cakhv 11, of
Cntmpler, will ho held Friday
morning at eleven n'clt ck at the
Ml. Zion Methodist church.
Oft oiating will b' Rev. E B
Barton arc! burial will be in the
ceineti rv.
Toe cli 1 ilied suddenly a"ound
nine o'clock Saturday night at
the Ashe Memor.: i hospital whe e
iie was rushed f<n treatment
wh n o.i.." i:l His doath
cans as • result of an enlarged
heart.
Mr Caldwell, father of the
child, was m Oi won at the time
of < son’.- d itli ind is now en
route hum. it was learned.
Mr. and Mrs. C - Idwell formerly
lived in Alice, ir.y One brother
survives, in addition to the par
ents.
WINDOW CONTEST
TO BE HELD HERE
In order to stimulate inter
est in the Christmas window
decorations of the business
houses here, this paper is
again conducting a contest.
A first prize of S3, a second
of S3, and third prize of S3
w.*d be awarded to the busi
ness houses having the most
attractive windows.
The windows will be judged
on Friday. December 5 bv a
board of local professional
men and women not connect
ed with the business firms
and prizes will be announced
in this paper.
31am of the stores now have
in attractive Christmas w iti
dow diydays and the attention
f the public is called to them.
Due to the fact that there
re mam new gift items this
v-’ar as well as a greater
abundance of others and more
decorating material, many of
the stores are planning to
feature unusual windows to
display holiday gifts.