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VOLUME 22, NO. 22 $2.50 • Tear in Ashe County WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1950
S3.00 a Year Out of County
ASHE COUNTY 13 . ..
Uadini Livestock and Dairy
County In North Carolina.
Population: 21, 866
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
,T0 PUSH SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM
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More Road Improvements Expected Here Soon
Contractor For
Big Laurel Road
Brings Machinery
Several School Bus Routes
Are Now Being Repair
ed And Improved
Ashe county’s road improve
ment program is being slightly
expanded and more can be ex
pected to receive attention at an
early date, officials point out.
Several school bus routes are be
ing improved and there are many
more scfu duled before the sum
mer is over.
In speaking of the section of
jj-oad in Clifton on the \\atauga
*'J;ne. West of Highway 88. Com
missioner Goforth explained that
since this was not in reach of a
local quarry in Apple Grove,
that It wouid be slightly delayed.
‘■We are to obtain the material
• for this aiea when the contrac
tor on the Laurel job crushes the
stone for his job. But the good
pv ople of this section have not
been forgotten and we will do
a good job for them before win
ter sets in." he concluded.
The arrival this week of the
machinery for the Iiaurel road
will no doubt be good news to
everyone and particularly to the
people of this area.
The b.ginning of actual work
on the Laurel road is an im
provement long looked forward
to
County Youths
% Go To Boys’State
"
Event Sponsored By American
Legion; Rotary Club
Sends One Boy
Jack Jones and Jack Little
are attending the tenth annual
Bovs' State that is being held
at Chapel Hill this week.
Jones is being sent to the
Bovs' State by Ashe Post 17l of
the American Legion while the
Jeffersons Rotary Club is spon
sor!^ Little.
The Boys’ State is held an
nually and is sponsored by the
North Carolina Department of
the American Legion and con
ducted by the University’s In
stitute of Government.
At the opening session the
youths were welcomed by Al
bert Coates, director of the In
stitute. and addr .sses were made
bv three members of the Legion
commission of Boys State.
The boys will receive instruct
ion in government throughout
the week and will b- highlighted
* whth an election of State offi
cials. including governor. These
officials will govern activities of
the group.
Wayne Sells and Carlton Mil
1 r attended Boys' State from
Ashe county last summer.
Plan Farm Bureau
Meetings For Ashe
Beginning Jun-. 19. a series of
Farm Bureau meetings will be
held in Ashe Bounty. The princi
pal speaker at these meetings
will be Georg.- Farthing, field
representative of the N. C. Farm
Bureau.
He will explain to farmers the
purpose and function of the Farm
Bureau and its place in agricul
ture today. He will be accom
panied by Paul Weaver and Ber
nard Graybeal, president and
» secretary of the Ashe county
Farm Bureau and D. F. Tugman.
county agent.
All farmers are invited to at
tend these meetings if possible
and learn more about the Farm
Bureau.
Following is the schedule of
the meetings: Monday, June 19,
8:00 p. m„ Iidlewild school;
Tuesday, June 20, 8:00 p. m.,
Virginia Carolina high school;
Wednesday, June 21, 8:00 p. m.,
Riverview school; Friday, June
22, 8:00 p. ru„ Chestnut Hill Bap
„ list church.
Tourists Beginning To Come
To County From Many States;
Parkway Is Big Attraction
DAIRY PRODUCTS HEAD
J. Floyd Langdon has been
named executive vice-pdesi
dent of the N. C. Dairy Pro
ducts Association.
Stringer Named
American Legion
District Head
New Commander Was Form
er Head Of Ashe Post 171;
World War II Vet
Hoyle Stringer,
er of Ashe Post 171, was elected
commander of the 26th district
of the North Carolina Dapart
ment of the American Legion,
at the district meeting held Sat
urday night at the community
building.
l|av IBJjvinsi. commander of
Lading Post 2731 was named
district vice - commander and
Dewey Warren, Taylorsville
post, was named as delegate to
the National Convention of the
American Legion.
Prior to the election of offi
cers Command.!' Louis Nelson
spoke on the good work that the
Legion is doing for the rehabili
tation of veterans. He stated that
this is among . the finest pro
grams every undertaken and
urged that each legionnair. give
his whole - hearted cooperation
for the success of this vital pro
gram.
The district commander also
emphasized the importance of
getting every available veteran
active in the American Legoin.
Following the district meeting
40 and 8 Voiture 1163. composed
of members in Watauga. Ashe,
Alleghany and Wilkes met wh n
Leonard Shepherd was named.
Chief de Gare. and Hoyle String
er was named correspondent.
(Continued on page 8)
Many More Expected In Near
Future With Places Else
where Hit By Heat
The 1950 Ashe county tourist
season is well underway with
tourists coming from many dis
tant states as well as from other
sections of North Carolina.
All hotel special summer fa
cilities including the Black Bear
Inn., Healing Springs, Shatley
Springs and others are in readi
ness to receive guests. The other
piac s open throughout the year
cater to tourists as well as com
mercial travellers.
Many people are attracted here
by the fishing and practically
all visitors marvel at the cool
climate.
The Hotel Colvard is expected
to be opened in the near future
and will add to the accommo
dations in West Jefferson.
The Doughton Park, coffee
Shop and Lodge on the Parkway
are also attracting many visitors.
With the formal opening of
the Parkway scheduled for Aug
ust 12. more and more people
are expected in thjs section of
the state. I
James 1. Capps
Commander O f
Legion Post 171
D. B. Goodman. Sam Davis,
Other New Officers; P.
G. Wright, Adjutant
Janies T. Capps was named
comamnder of Ashe Post 171 of
the Amcf.can Legion at the
meeting held Saturday night.
Capps, veteran of World War
II. will succeed Leonard Shep
herd as post commander.
P. G. Wright, veteran post fi
nance officer and adjutant, was
again named to this post while
D. B. Goodman and Sam Davis
were named first and second
vice-commanders respectively.
Oth-. r officers elected at the
meeting were Joe Garvey, ser
geant - at - arms; Rev. Hoyt
Wood, chaplain; James Owen,
historian and past Commander
Shepherd, as post service officer.
In accepting the nomination
of post commander. Capps stated
that he would, with the coopera
tion of members of the post,
work for a successful year in
the local post.
The State convention of the
No:th Carolina Department of
th American Legion was discus
sed by legionnaires. This meet
ing is to open on June 24 and
several members of the local
post are expected to attend.
Jack Joms. son of the late Bv
(Continued on page 8)
Death Escaped In Fall
From Negro Mountain Rock!
Mrs. Annie Pruitt Wyrick mi-;
raculously escaped d-ath and ser-j
rious injury just before noon on.
Sunday when she fell and slid]
several hundred feet from the]
outlook rock on Negro Mountain,
bet we. n the Jeffersons.
The rock is a favorite sight -
seeing spot and Miss Wyrick*
her sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Craven, were
with her on the rock when the
accident occurred around 11:45.
According to her sister she was
attempting to pick a flower on
a ledge of the rock when she
fell.
H r companions rushed down
i immediately for a;d. State High
way Patrolman Dave Houston
called an ambulance and volun
: teers to search for the body.
! When the rescue party reached
hrr she was still conscious. She
i was carried to the ambulance,
and then taken to the Ashe has.-1
pital. within a little over an hour
a£ur the accident happened. It
was found that she suffer-, d cuts I
and bruises, but no fractures or|
broken bones. She remained in
th hospital for recuperation.
Mountain League |
To Play Six Games
Six games are on the schedule
for Mountain League competition
this week end.
The schedule for Saturday is
Smethport at Grassy Creek,'
Stratford at Glendale Springs!
and Piney Creek at Scottville.
Sunday afternoon’s schedule
is as follows: Scottville at Smeth
port. Glendale at Piney Creek
and Grassy Creek at Stratford.
Last Saturday afternoon th:
Scottville - Piney Creek game
(Continued on page 8)
Safety Measures Would Have Saved The Lives Of Many
Thirty-three persons died and 29 were critically injured recently when a rush-hour
filled street car and a loaded gasoline truck collided on Chicago’s south side. Flaming
gasoline seared victims beyond recognition and destroyed nearby buildings.
PMA Committee
Gets Information
For Leaf Acreage
County PMA Office Still Has
$6,000 Left In Coun
ty’s Allotment'
Forty-two PMA corrumtieemenj
assembled at the West Jefferson
high school building Monday
morning where they received in-1
structions on measuring tobacco j
and taking performance reports
on all allotment farms |
N. L. Wilson, district field manj
and Mr. C. R. Dale, State spot -
(Continuea on page 4>
Tom Joines, 37, Is
Suicide Victim
Tom Joines, Sturgills farmer.,
instantly killed himself around!
four o’clock Sun, afternoon whenj
he fired a shotgun into his ch st,
in the bedroom of his home1
where ht- lived with his mother. ]
Mrs. Martha Joines, near Stur
gills.
The body was discovered
around supp r time by his mo
ther who had/ bteen visiting
neighbors and returned homt- to
find all the doors locked. Upon
forcing an entrance into the
house she found the k.ys and a.
shotgun by his side on the bed.
Coroner R. R. Badger, who in
vvstigated the death, said that
a" broom lying nearby had als i
apparently be,n used to fire the1;
gun. Coroner Badger said that he
hud probably died instantly.
The funeral service is planned;
for Friday afternoon at Stur
gills. In addition to his mother
are two brothers. Dimer, of,
Alaska; Robert, of Baltimore.'
(Continued on page 81 j.
268 Lambs Sell
For 36,652 Here
The first lamb pool of the sea
son was held at the West Jef
ferson Livestock Market on Sat
urday when 268 lambs wetv sold
for a total of $6,652.48.
The top price paid in the pool i
for choice lambs was $27 per
hundred with medium bringing
$25 and good $23. The lambs
were bought by Swift and Com
pany.
There was a total of 115 choice ;
lambe weighing 11,579 pounds.
190 good lambs weighing 9.5541
pounds. 37 medium lambs weigh-1
ing 3,359 pounds and 2 common
weighing 153 pounds.
There were seven choice lambs
sold to individuals and seven
wethers, ewes and rams sold at
from $6 to $16 p; r hundred. ‘
Farmers Urged To Plant
Full Allotment Of Tobacco:
Hi<di Prices Are Predicted
Stores Closing
Wednesday P. M.
Jn W. Jefferson
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Following Usual Custom; Co
operation Of Public
Asked In Shopping
It was announced this week,
by Sharpe S. Shoemaker, head;
of the Merchant’s Association,
and others working on the pro
ject that following the usual j
custom, most all stores would be
closed :n Whst Jefferson on I
Wednesday afternoon, during,
the summer months in order to!
give employees some time off. j
The cooperation of the public,
is asked. It was asked that shop
pers do Wednesday buying in
the morning.
The list ot tne stores closed
Wednesday afternoon is as fol
lows: Belk’s Department Store.'
Baldwin’s Men’s Shop. Frazier’s
Store. McNeill’s Nona-Ruth. B.
F. Cook, T. E. Parker, W. J. j
Food Center. MjcEwcn’s. I. M. j
Cook’s, Glenn’s Vegetable Mar
ice t. j
Ashe Harclwarg. Ray Har'd-,
ware. Davidson’s. Burgess Furni-i
ture Store. Rhodes Furniture!
Store. Eller’s Shoe Shop. W. J. i
Electric Co.. Dollar Electric Co.,j
(Continued on page 8)
Expert Says Getting Plants
Out Now Is ftubortant
For Production
C. C. Taylor, well known to
bacco warehouseman, who has
operated the Tri-State ware
house here, since the market op
ened. said yesterday that ail in
dications now point to higher
prices than ever before, next
season. "For this reason it is im
portant to get plants out now
and plant all allotments." he
said.
Mr. Taylor, who has been on
the Maryland market for several
weeks, says tobacco sold from six
to seven, dollars per hundred
higher, than last season. “All in
dications are that West Jefferson
hurley section will also have an
increase.” he said. "I urge far
mers to make every available ef
fort to get enough plants for
their allotments even if they
have to go out of the State to
get them,,” he continued.
Other authorities aiso predict
an increase in price this year.
Fred S. Hoys ter. president of
the bright belt warehouse asso
ciation. also predicted an in
crease.
He predicted that the Govern
ment suport price, which is bas
ed on 90 per cent of parity,
would average 44 cents a pound
this year, as compared with
(Continued on page 8)
Conditions In P h i 1 i p p i n e s
Discussed By Club Speaker
M.mbcrs of the West Jeffer
son Woman's Club were given
some first hand information
about th Philippines on Mon
day evening when Mrs. Max
White, who has spent the past
three and one-half years there,:
was the guest speaker.
She discuss, d the industrial
development, educational facili
ties. n.ed of public health im
provements, religion and othei'|
customs and institutions of the(
islands.
The speaker d plorcd the lack
of news published there and
pointed out that them was a feel
ing of unrest among many.
In speaking of agriculture and
industry she described the pine
apple planting, harvesting and
canning. She also described some
oi£ the most beautiful flowers
including orchids and ginger
flowers.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, program
chairman. At the close of her
speech she answered questions
from the group.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Hoke Wagoner and.
the speaker, her cousin, was heri
house guest for a brief period.!
Mrs. Gale McMillan' presid-d!
over the meeting and during the
business session the new officers'
for the coming year were instal-j
led. Mrs. McMillan, the outgoing
president was presented flow
ers and a past president’s pin
by members as a token of appr -
ciation for the fine service she
has rendered during the past
two years.
Special music was furnished by
Mrs. Sharpe S. Shoemaker.
Following the program, the
hostess, assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Paul Perkins, served de
freshments.
(Continued on page 4)
Every Effort To
Be Made For All
Projects Needed
Will Be Re-Sumitted To State
Board For Re-Study As
Soon As Possible
A. B. Hurt, superintendent erf
schools, announced this week
that every effort would be made
for an early and final approval
from the State Board of Educa
tion of all school proj cts which
are to be re-studied.
It has been explained that all
projects passed the first time,
by N, C. Board of Education are
re - submitted separately and
pass'd upon again before they
are given the go-ahead signal.
At the meeting last month of
the State Board of Education
the consolidated high school at
Bca\ct C. eek was g.v n th ■ ap
proval as were sanitary pro
ji't-ts. Other projects passed the
I hrst tim. in the overall program
1 are to be re-submitted singly. It
; was pointed out that some early
action was expected on both the
Lansing and Riverview projects
An agriculture teacher has been
mpioyed at the Latter and some
aditional .space is necessary this
vear before this is added
"Vie hope to get as quick ac
tion as possible, for the need is
great,*' A. B. Hurt said.
Elliott Kites
This Afternoon
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I Soldier Was Killed At Fort
J Hood, Texjs t-i Autouio
bile Acctdent
Final rites will be conducted
at the Peak Valley church this
afternoon at 2.00 for Corporal
Cecil A. Elliott, 23, who was kil
led in an automobile accident at
Fort Hood, Texas, on June 10.
The military services will be
conducted by the Lansing Post
and the Ashe Post 171 of tha
American Legion, Burial will be
in the Sharpe cemetery.
Corpora! Elliott was killed in
an automobile accident at Fort
Hood when the 1949 Ford con
vertible which he was driving
collided with a truck. Another
boy. riding in the can-, was not
injured.
An ambulance drvier at Fort
Huod, Corporal Elliott had serv.
•-d over two years in the army
and prior to sintering the Army
had served three years m the
Navy.
He is survived by his parent*
; Mr. ana Mrs. Oscar L. Elliott
and one sister. Mrs. Jean Egg.rs,
aii of Creator.
Baptist Hospital
Rally Day Sunday
The Association:!! Baptist hos
pital Rally Day will be held at
the Baptist church in West Jef
fersor. on Sunday afternoon,
June 13 at 2:30, it was announced
this w.ek.
Chaplain Young of the Bap
tist hospital in Winston - Salem
will be the guest speaker and
every pastor in the county is
urged to attend and bring rep
resentatives from his church.
PM A Group Goes
To Area Meet
All three members, of the coun
ty PMA committee, the PM A
seen tary and treasurer and thir
ty-nine community committee
men attended the district meet
ing in Wilkes boro on Wednesday
of last week. Ashe county is to
be commanded for having the
largest attendance of any of the
ten counties at the meeting.
N. L. Wilson, district field
man. was in charge of the meet
ing and had worked out a splend
id program which was thorough
ly enjoyed by about three hund
red people who were present.
Difefrent programs, operated by
PMA, wre discussed by repre
sentatives of the State office.