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* Ashe Turkeys Sold j On Christmas Mar! Bring Record Price INeecIv People To Be Remembered This C h r i s t in a s Merchants Association Spon soring Plans For Less Fortunate Of County Around 100 less fortunate fam lies . : West Jefferson and Ashe county will have Christmas made merrier for them this year, as a result of funds collected by the West Jefferson Merchants As soc at.on. This Christmas Cheer fund was started last year by the men . nts with Rocco Cturi as chant.'.an. The merchant.- again resp -ded generously this year. And ns a result, nuts candy, fruits, groceries and some toys and clothing will again be dis tributed. Ti . distribution is being hand led by Miss Ruth Tugman, wel fare superintendent, who has made a survey of the needy fami lies .. (1 gifts will be sent to them acco: ungly. Some stores as well as ;nd:viduals have made some additional contributions in mer chan se and clothing, Miss Tug man said. Sew ral church groups as well individua s art i ng the shut needy groups. The American Legion Auxiliary I \ed ?0 *4ckages foi families of vexer? s of thi . tunty. The .xihary^Lo sent a contribution to tile Christmas cheer fund at Oteer.. The We.-t Jefferson Woman's '•ib sent cigarettes t > disabled erans at Moore General hos tal and flowers to the Ashe qty hogpiuJ K. F. Faw Will Be Buried Today Ashe Man Succumbs In Davis Hospital At States ville. Saturday Funeral servic f>>r Kilby Fran cis Faw, na •••'11 hi held this morning a. ii;30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Alpha Miller in West Jefferson. Officiating wiii he Rev; Carol Burkett and Glade Caldwell a"d interment will be in the Calloway cemetery. Mr. Faw, a native of Ashe county, who has Iron making his hi me at Othello was taken to the Davis hospital at Statesville s in: : ,v. H succumbed soon afte. :■ aching the hospbal. In ddition to has wife 1 survived bv the follow;: ;: co dren: F. F. Faw. of Aoingd m. Va.: Hailev Faw. Maybeurrv W. Va.; Mrs.‘Lucy Weib e n. Win . on-Salem; Mrs Ruth Minton, Hick, v: Ray Faw. Treetop: Mrs . pha Miller. W st Joffer--.>n: A' t Faw, Portsmouth. Va. Als • s . viving are 13 grandchildren .o. • two great-grandchildren. ( artful IIoli<Iu\ !)rivin<£ Is I Raleigh — Colonel 1,. C. Houser, commissioner of motor vehicles, has called on ai'i North Carolina motorists to exercise special care in their holiday driving. lie said that in November. *8 persons were in kiled in 65 fatal traffic accidents, as com pared with 90 killed in XI fa tal accidents during Novem ber. 1046. Colonel Rosser added that the Christmas - New Year holi day season is the most hazard ous single period of the year. He said that “heavier travel and the festive spirit of the season increase the normal Winter hazards, such as bad weather, slippery roads, and more hours of darkness. During December of last year, 103 persons lost their lives in traffic accidents in North Carolina. Sixteen of occured from Dec. 23-25, and 11 persons met their deaths in traffic accidents on Christmas day alone. Around 3.00M Christmas howl: Arc Sold For Approxi mately §18.000.00 As'.ic county farmers, who sole turkeys on the Christmas markt i this year, received more thar during the Thanksgiving seasor and the prices, which rangec from forty to forty-two cents i ei pound are believed t> have beer a record high paid for taese top flight holiday turkeys. While prices were muc hieh than usual, the turkey crop wat shorter. Unofficial estimate placed the number s >ld a* arouttc 3.000. which was much less thar last year, Tae turkeys weighed an average of fourteen pound and brought t > the growers ap proximately SI 8.000. Buyers reported that the qual ity of the turkeys was unusually good this year. Many if those grown in this secti"n we e s nt ti Baltimore and Philadelphia W. G Vann y. or. ■ of the lar ger buyers in this ction said that ae purchased around 15.000 for the Christmas market. W. R. Roten. of Warrensville, also bought a numb r. There were also several independent buyers. The turkeys were shipped out both by tail ami motor expre s $500 Is <>i\en To h'on Limj* Fund Quota For Coming Year Is Announced By Chair man. Glenn W. Little It v \ ■ •inti* ‘d this w< eJt that the A.-he county chapter of the Infantile Paralysis Fund Dnve had contributed $500 t > ward the purchase of the Iron Lon*, wwfea lw' been purer i as i part of tEe war menvuoal. It was announced that individual contributions were still needed. The quota for Ashe county in the annual Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive, which will get un derway the first of the yea; has been set a* S2915.00. W. Glenn Little, chairman of the drive, sta ted this week. Already coin containcs have been placed in all of toe business houses for the March of Dimes fund. Additional information con cerning the drive will be an nounced after January 1. it was 1' arned. MURRY CHRISTMAS GETS HOTEL ROOM M .bile. Ala. — A > on g nr r walked up to the ...til cl ; it la-' night and said: "Merry Chi ismtas.” "Merry Christmas t . y u.’’ the clerk repli d. Th man stood 1 iking :.t th clerk. "I- there something I can for vou?” the puzzled cle •!: ask ed. ' "Met rv Christmas." th; niar repeated and gave the clerk ar inquisitive look. Vernon Weldy. the clerk, sale the situation was getting out o; hand when the man explainer that he wanted a bridal suite. ;o s.-ived a w ek before. Said he: "My name is Chari' s Me: rj (Continued on Dage 4) ---- Sincere Christmas Greetings To Everyone Everywhere! Tobacco Combi": In For Openin'; Sa I os. On J a n . .> _ Expect To Sell Another Mil lion Pounds Before The Season Ends Tlu Tn-State Warehouse, which | approximately hit the million < ; pound mark with an average of I around forty cents before they ' I sales closed for the holiday- is < J now receiving tobacco for the j opening sales on January 5. Officials of the warehouse sta- i ted t.iat the house would be open throughout the holidays, every j day except Christmas, to receive 1 tobacco. : Officials also said they were t pleased with the response of the i farmers as well as the service they had been able to render ■ them. The market here at West Jef- i ferson, w.iich was one of the two j established in the Burley belt . is year has made an excepti >nal record since it was opened, agri cultural leaders point out. The market has plenty of buy- ; ers of all the larger companies, as well as government grad i Farmers hav expressed selves as being well pleased >ver prices. \\ aivliouse IMan* \re* (,onsi<lt‘f*t*<l A number of members n! tne board of directors of the West Jefferson Industrial Company 11 is . discu - id plans foi 1 an additional warehouse in con nection with the New Tri-Stab warehouse, which was out into iperation this s ason. It was pointed out that more room was needed and that deli ni’e nlans would be made to care for this need. " We are proud of th tobacco market here and want tc do everything possible to take care of its needs." one director said. I . S. Santa \ i>its Paris Vs ‘Friendship I rain" Arrive* Paris — An American Santa Claus made an tally visit to Pans last week. The "Friendship Train,” loaded with food that will make Christ mas a little merrier for hunivv childn-r. and adults, stopped her as it dl I across France, d - • tributing parcels voluntarily giv en by American citizens Thirty seven cars, crammed with flour, sugar, cam e l goods and oth ; precious foods, pulled into Saint Lazre station from Lc Huvre to be grot ted by strains of the ‘•Star Spangled Baem r" and the welcome shouts of a lar ge crowd. The huge reception in the Paris station, led by the famous Re publican Guard, was only the first of several welcoming cere monies which sped food parcels pm their way to eight or 10 sec j tions of France where American ( iid to France organizations ch - tided the need was greatest. The shipment was only a F ac tion of the 2,000,000 tons of foo l which came across trie Atlanta' j aboard the “Friend Ship" -the re-christened ‘‘American Leader.' | The food was collected daring the six-week trek of 'Friendship Trains'* across the United States to New York City. United States Ambassad r to France Jefferson Cal'frey and Col umnist Drew Pearson, who ori ginated tht idea of the food col j lection, met the train here, ac | companied by many French of ficials. Tney participated in cere monies throughout the day, as trains and trucks of food moved (Continued on page 8) Dean (lo 1 \ a r<l Is i iiv(‘ii Promotion \t Slain (lollejie Mirmer Ashe Man Is Named Head Of Department of Animal Husbandry Appointment of Pint. D. W. ^olvard as head of the depart ment of animal husbandry at s. C. State College was a’-noun ed yesterday by Chancellor J. V. Harrelson. Colvard. who will assume his lew duties Jan. 1, will succeed Dr. James H. Hilton, who has >een named to succeed Dr. L. D. Saver as dean of toe college's school of Agriculture and di ector of the State Agriculture experiment Station. A native of Ashe county, Col ,-ard is now head of the dairy lusbandry section of the depart nent of animal industry. Colvard Graduated from Berea College in Centuckv in 1935 and later aught at Brevard College at 3revard. He was assistant direc or of the Mountain Experiment station at Swannanoa from 1938 rntil is was taken over by the irmy in 1941 as the site of a hos Ditai. Eater he assisted in the lo cation of tw > new oxporime: ' stations at Wayne.-- :lit and at haurel Springs. r AX PIN \ I. T 1 E S TO hi: imposed n r. 1 Ralph Campb-'M. t wn cl- >-k reminded the puli lie this week that penal to will In imposed -i! persons who how not payed 1114' taxes before F bruarv 1. I• is ,-ulw -I d t hat I ■ iwn t.. v - he paid as soon as p. ssible. BARI. INFANT DIES Funeral sorv'ce will h - In Id to mon-'\v at II o'clock at t io honn for Eliza I.enor- Bn 4-n w.tli. :>ld daughter of Clue lie Bare, ot Jefferson, who died this morning Burial will follow i 'hi Furring ton C: motoi v. Tin- child's mot in r died four months ago. POST TO Bi; ( POSED Tlll'KS.. FRIDAY. SAT. The office of I he Sky land Pest will be closed Thursday. Friday and Saturday in obser vance of the Christmas holi days. The paper i- published on Tuesday this week, but will follow the regular sc he dule next week The Post takes this occas ion to again wish ail of the readers a "Merry Christ mas." This is also the message of the advertisers in lids issue. Throurhout this paper wilt be found many greetings sent to the readers as a personal mes sage from merchants, other firms and individuals. These gree’ings are being sent to around P',800 readers. To a.', of them, along with merchants, we again say, “Merry Christmas.” Reeor<l Christmas Business Reported B\ Stores; S a fit a Kxpeeted 10 Be Ceiierons Last Kilrs licit! ! <► r V. L. Drum I ri. Afternoon Manager Of Local Theatre Dies After Criti cal Illness Funeral service for Alonzo Gu, Denny, 50. was held at th W Jefferson Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock Burial followed in the Jeffeis -r cemetery with Revs. W. P. Boy! Cecil Callis and John Luke, of ficiating. Mr. Denny, who had been ill for several weeks, died Wednes day night at 11 o’clock at th j Ashe Memorial hospital. He .me [ been undergoing treatment then | for sometime. At the time of h i death, he was rjiar.ag ■ f th [ Parkway Theatre here. He hat i been engaged in other bust nos activities here, including in.sur anc-, and was well known. In addition to hr- w in. ■ .n ■ 11 - -I is survive 1 bv on Se.ill Denny, v. in, s -tu .- : t Bowling Green. Ky.; ins -thv - Mrs. David Burke”, to .1 : 1 one broth, r. R. C. De: West \' . . ami fiv Mi s Ruth Spiegi ' if Cii; 1, ton. S. C.; M J Let of Chicago. 111.: Mrs. Ann Hate! of Maryland: Mr-. Mild -d Ale -nor. of C; lifornia: ami M: . L I Ilian Odle. of Maryland CANCELS SERVICE AT NATHAN'S ( RI I ! Rev. William C. Crt-mmei 1 pastor of the Laurel Spring | charge Me'ii >dst church, an; ou: j cos that there will be no prose, i mg service at Nathan’s C '•■it. o ! Sunday n Decenib 21 I ncli- Sam Breaks Records For Incoming: And Out going Mail After sd!ing a : -cord for vol ume of Christn a.- business. West Jefferson si avs w.ll be cl1 sod fur , Caristmas Jay and the day after, • as usual According to informa-; ] lam iecei\od, li re practical!;, all stores havi set a record far holi day business, wit ; Saturday tap ping all othei days lbi crowds. Gift merchandise, as well as practical merchandise, has been j much in demand. Furniture. I radios, electrical appliances and. j many ,ther items, that were once hard t" g!'t. have beer sold An volume this \ear. .According to thr* sales it ea11 lv. ■ ve. \ s\v 1 ■ ■ 1 tooth should 1” s itisla'd. M M' | cnants poai'en out that this was the fir.-t Clu ist'iois tin supply nf th ■ in i t pi. ii' fu! t ’’ j many y i nt . j one wanti - i C'; l Ivt'S Jud.L'i . tin iitr.'.nr. t ol N \V w moir - man) pi* »\ t i shoui. i ! 'Student Night lo l\v Hr! d \l Baptist ( Jmrrh Here Dor 28 The training union d partne. nt of the Fust Baptist church wd' i promote student night. Bund ,v, Decenibi at 7:30 was announced litis \vt k h\ Mis Irene Dickson, training uni mi d i rector. A special program includina music has lie n plar.ned a: i '..ik ing part in it will lie e-dlogi -111 j dents who are member.. l to church. Mi* D I Campbell will open the ju gr; I w th music and other h ■ iti 'will be a song, ''laving F -r 1 sus," scripture and prayer hs Miss Evelyn Dare Vann >y ings by the B. ’1'. U. direr* M: [n e Dixoi “What is th B 3 IT.? What Has it Meant : - Mi in i My College Life?” by Miss Betty Cornette “Making a Life.” by Miss Sally Gordon Neal: special aiid Hu' cl.'-iu.u nnv-. eg. !■> K v Rookie Hi'dyson. Folio-,, n- tk j ,'Ui.im, a fob •wship I ui will be hold in t > biseme 01 the ehureh, Cola* •. udo! ’ \ nu'"'bi - tho (.■!': ■ h In ro , Do: othv D- ' i ;,nit,i •• (1 rdner Webb:' Ro!f. Cornett G- Lernh. .! C. C, n h:!t, c: C c no ASTf F' D,.: \ !-,.■> W C. V N. C Mnreuiet Phillip Grcenst-e • College; M, 1 i> \V ■ ; ..lift \V ■ I!'•- .i ioir. I'. C.: Wade Y.r noy. J: . Duke University: Bn. D.'Hai’. Colimili.a M.btary .V adetny A spoeial aivitat I- >11 lias 1 i issued to all college students of all the churches in town. Ushers will be Winfred Barr. Ci. C. Greene. Margaret Phillips and Evelyn Dare Vannoy. 9111 <“ l (ilirishiuss Kxprchd To IJ«* Observed Here Stores Aim! Bunks To f{<* ( los cd l'or Two Days: Srior ial Services Held Ashe countv i- - xpectt d t< ohsei'V" a merry Christmas on Thursday, with the cessation of busines- and the r, union of many f;imil\ groups And according to the amount of gifts purchased this } ulctide should be a gene*r ius one. fhi ctioi yed unu sually [> autiful waiter weathe. ;md unless the weathi r man ha i sudden change of heart, Christ mas is ( xpected t b- a typical lair and clear winter day. Those wanting a whit Christmas wilt probably he disappointed unless there is a last-minute change weather experts declare. Retail stores as well a- th Ft; st Nat:, t a! .1 North West teru bank will be closed on Christmas dav a.- well as the daj aft. r, hut will he ,pen as uiu. . an Sa'urday. All county offices will close Ch; stim s clay, but most of them will be open as usual Fridav, ex cep- the tax collector’s office. Schools are closed for the en tire wo k and will re-open again on M '.'itia\. Decembei 2!t, A. B Hurt, superintendent of schools announced. Many ,f th. churches have al roady aeld special Chr.stmas ser vice.- and otaer are to be held. A complete sciie iulc of these is published Isevherc 'n thU rv - , • 'j . " ^. Lansino \ outli ( .OIlU'sl \\ iiilH‘1' Joel Carter \\ in> District Con test Sponsored I»v \. C. Citizens’ Ass'n The annual essay contest, spon sored for nigh school seniors b\ th No, ;n Ca. ■ iaa C.i ens' As sociation of Raleigh, has beer, won in the ninth district by Joel Carter, of Lansing. His essay competed w:*h and won over essays from all high schools of all the counties in the ninth North Carolina district. The subject was "Should t. ■ Debt Limitation Section (Article V, Section 4 1 'it the North Car - lit:.; Constitution Be Repealed ' J" 1 tie .:. l Mrs. M M Cartel of Tuck; :,i ile and a stu dent at Lansing high school. Tin text 4 du - ay \\..l i public . 1 late Firc\*ork> Wc Prohibited I!cro et W t J f lawful and 1 ■ - w;il bji imp .sec’1 Alii, nigh ■ t : ih; v.a ih | : eilibited II Y> Cafe. 1. •eerackei - iv pare' .* e -e\vhe i .■ into . county, it w d i>\ offi< ali. riioti>;m<U S;j Sanl;i More*. Sat. Thousands of children had .in opportunity lu see Santa ( Ians here on Saturday and tell him ol their desires for Christmas Santa told a representative of this paper ilia. he had nev er seen as many children in W c st Jefferson as he had an opportunity to talk to on Sat | urday. "They had all lieen t>ood } i ''ddre . too," hi' (.included ol told of some of their \ lies ".Most of the little tils wanted dolls, of course ail the choice of little hoys j was tricy '.cs." t One snail uirl asked for 1 ■> tinny e\ee't a itible, which i s o i said was a hit unusual. II s final visit here on Sat urday was sponsored hy the West Jefferson Merchants As sociation.
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