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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

to a stake near a chestnut at the
road; then south go east IA poles.
to stake in the branch; then down
the same south 80 east poles to a
stake; then south "a east II poles to
a stake; then south % east poles
to a stake; then south Beast IA IL
poles - stake; then south q east
10 poles to a stake; then south %
east 4 poles to a chestnut oak; then
leaving said branch and running on
an agreed line with the fence; south
6 west. II poles to a stake to the
old road; then east 2 IL poles to
a chestnut; then north SO east q
poles to a~white oak; then north 70
east poles to a gum; then east 16
poles to a stake; then south II east
Is IA poles to the beginning, con-
tanning % IL acres, more or less.
This 9th day of January, 1886.
H. M. MILLER, Sheriff.
By David Burkett, D. S. 2-20
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

sons interested in community well
fare projects for underprivileged
children, are urged to meet with Mr..
Headrick on this occasion.
Plans are being perfected to open
up a much needed Community
House in Jefferson, sometime in the
very near future.
The S. c. F. committee, composed
of representative people of the
county, which met in the school Ii
brary at jefferson January 10, de-
cided to open an Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Clinic in this town, for the
underprivileged, during the sum-
mer-probably during the latter
part of July. This clinic will, in all
probability, comprise Dental Sur
gerry. :
The members of Ashe county
committee, on their return from the
convention at Knoxville were over
night guests at EmoryHenry Col
lege, where they were graciously
received by the president, faculty
and students. The Ashe county
students, attending Emory-Henry
and doing most excellent work are:
Miss Frances Tucker, Tuckerdale
Miss Ethel Jones, Lansing; and Mr.
Walter Worth, Jr, Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
YOUNG PEOPLE LEND
A HELPING HAND

It is a decided compliment to the
youth of today that "safe-driving''
campaigns are being inaugurated
by students in numbers of Ameri-
cas- leading college and universities.
It is an exaggerated picture to paint
all college boys as rip-roaring, If
responsible drivers who 60 at in
credible speed while one arm en-
circles blonde and one hand holds
q flask, but it is statistical fact
that the most dangerous drivers are
those in their late teens and early
twenties. If Americans at this age
can be brought to see the horror of
preventable automobile accidents,
an important step in making high
ways safe will be taken.
Some simple rules that these stu
dents are being asked to sign and
observe are to always drive at mod
crate speeds, never to pass on hills
or curves, to stop at stop signs and
not to run through stop lights, and
to be fair to all other drivers. Any
driver who follows these rules will
have little chance to become in
volved in major automobile acct
dent due to his own carelessness.
During the past two years we
have killed more than 10000 peo-
pie in automobile accidents and
practically every one of them was
preventable.
The example being set by these
students might well be seriously
considered by their elders.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

North Carolina
Ashe, County
In the Superior Court
Bertha Richardson VS.. Alex Rich
ardson, Bernice Richardson,
:. Everett Richardson, Viola Rich
ardson, Maud Richardson, Dor
sic Richardson, Jean Richard
son, Elmore Richardson, by
their guardian ad Item, J. w.
So Hampton.
By virtue of a ven. ex. execution
issued by the Clerk of Superior
Court of Ashe County in the above
entitled cause, and directed to the
undersigned Sheriff of Ashe Coun-
ty, which judgment is docketed in
the office of the Clerk of Superior
Court of Ashe County Judgment
Docket Y page 242, I, H. M. Miller,
Sheriff of Ashe County, will sell to
the highest bidder for cash at the
Courthouse door in Jefferson. North
Carolina, on the First Monday in
March, 1896, the same being the
End day of March, at 100 o'clock
P. M. all the right, title and interest
of the defendants in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, lying
and beingin Ashe County, North
Carolina, and specifically described
as follows:
Known as the lands sold to Alex
Richardson by J. w. Hampton and
J. A. Goss and bounded as follows
Beginning on a chestnut by a fence
and running north II west 81 poles
to white oak at the branch; then
northwest course along the divi-
sion line between j. w. Hampton
and Alec Richardson with the fence
about so poles to a small chestnut
oak near spring; then south sc
west II poles to a stake; then south
IS west 6 poles to a stake; then
south IS west poles to stake;
then SOUTH so west IL poles to a
stake; then south 65 west 9 IL
poles to stake; then south 8 west
5-3-4 poles to stake in the branch;
then south 40 west poles to E-ai
stake; then south 16 east 81 poles
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
NANCY RUTH REEVES, Editor

bullet, bomb, or gas kills one man
as quickly as another.
Congressman who keep their ears
to the ground-and almost all Of
them do-know that nothing causes
greater worry and head-shaking
among millions of citizens, Republi-
cans and Democrats alike, than the
rising national debt and that ever
threatening menace of new and
higher taxes.
The trend of public opinion was
well demonstrated recently by the
general approval of the Presidents
statement on neutrality and his ex-
pressed belief that new or higher
taxes were neither necessary nor
desirable.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
1886 TO SEE FURTHER
BUSINESS GAINS

Bushes Week, a magazine which
has a good record for looking into
the future, declares that agriculture
will have better year in 1886 than
in 1885 in both production and in
come-this in spite of the death OF
the AAA at the hands of the Su-
preme Court.
All experts in business forecasts
agree with Business Week and Rog-
er Babson, famed prognosticator
goes far enough to say that bust
ness, on the average, will be ten
per cent better in 1886 than it was
in 1885.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
West Jefferson High Defeats
Fleetwood In Fast Cage Game

The West Jefferson boys defeated
the strong Fleetwood team last
Thursday night by a score of 43-40
The home town boys led during
most of the game, the half time
score being 21-11. Kenneth Poe was
leading scorer of both teams scor-
ing 49, points. Gentry, Fleetwood
forward was second With L points.
The lineups: FleefWaod- Purchett
g. Gentry Il, Mast. tps Baker, Van
noy 10, Woodruff 2, Total 10; West
Jefferson-Poe 10, Morgan S, Severt
10, Lewis 4, Mcmillan 8, Oliver 2,
al 43.
cree: Garbee, A. S. T. C.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO:

AS the first month in the new
year of 1886 draws toward close.
it is interesting to turn back the
pages : Of time and compare this
good year with that of l836+7-one
hundred years past. Relatively
speaking, the Presidency of the
United States was new job and
had been filled by no more than
seven men; the fiery Andrew jack
SON being in the White House, at
the age of SO. Texas was part of a
foreign country and during the
year was to have her first Indepen-
dalce Day. followed by the well
known Massacre Of the Alamo
which ended the careers of such
picturesque; characters as Davy
Crockett and Bowie Bowie's name
his beenihzsa1lttee1=doWns'to us with
TIE knife that he used. when he
made his last stand. The first steam
ahip.tosesat the sWaters of the Pacific
was getting under way for a his
toric voyage. The parent steam
railway in the United States was
but five years old, and the majority
of the population never. had seen a
locomotive. The stage. coach was
the best means for getting about.
Some small boys named Hayes,
Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, and
Grant were around underfoot in
their respective communities, but
nobody paid much attention to
them. A man lighted candle if he
wanted to see after dark, chopped
wood if he wanted to keep warm,
and slated down pork to stave off
hunger. When a tooth was to be
taken out, the patient grinned and
bore it. In the event of a more seri-
GUS operation, the doctors got him
drunk. The year 1886 was year of
hard times. Perhaps we have some
thing of that sort still to contend
with, but on the whole, January
1886, holds much more of promise
in the way of comfort than January
1886.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
Save The Children
Convention Met At
Knoxville Jan. n
By MRS. JOHN T. HOYLE

An all day conference of the In
ternational Save the Children Field
Workers and Committeeman con-
vened Friday at Knoxville, Tenn,
in Farragut Hotel.
This organization was formed, in
the State of New York, January 5,
1882, and is active in four states,
Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina
and Tennessee. The Save the Chill
dren Fund of America is functioning
on a larger scale in Tennessee than
elsewhere, at the present time,
having we'll established units doing
commendable work in 10 counties.
Plans are now under considera-
ton to open up units in South Caro-
lima, Arizona, New Jersey and in
the Imperial Valley of California.
Ashe county has the distinction
of opening the first S. F. c. unit in
North Carolina, which had its be-
ginning at Lansing a little over two
years ago. This unit was organized
by Rev. and Mrs. F. P: Cook, who
have magnanimouslys' illustrated
their sympathy for this humane
movement by adopting into their
hearts and home six lovely children.
The North Carolina Save the
Children Committee, who attended
the International Convention at
Knoxville, was composed of Rev.
and Mrs. F. P. Cook, Mrs. John T.
Hoyle and Mrs. J. M. Prevette.
DR.. John R. Voris, Executive Di-
rector and President, had charge of
the convention, which met in Knox
vile at the Farragut Hotel. He was
assisted by DR.. Alva Taylor, Van
derbuilt University, Chairman of
Field Program and Operations; Mr..
William c. Headrick, Field Admin
istrator; and DR.. Robert F. Thomas,
who is stationed at Pittrnan Centre,
Sevierville, Tennessee: At noon,
after the morning session, compli-
mentary dinner was served in the
Farragut Hotel to all those attend
ing the S. G. F. In the afternoon a
most interesting round table dis
cussion followed, at which time, the
work of the previous year was re-
viewed, and many welfare projects
for under-privi1eged children were
discussed.
The purpose of the S. c. F. is to
study the needs and conditions of
under-privileged children living in
areas lacking adequate social or
CARNATIONS To develop programs
for the relief, health and welfare of
such children.
We would like to call the atten-
ton of the people of Ashe county to
the fact that the S. c. F. is nom
political, non-sectarian work and
seeks to improve family and COM
munity life, and wishes to enlist
among it's functioning committee
local leaders of all the county or
CARNATIONS.
Mr.. William C.. Headrick, Field
Administrator will meet with the
Ashe county S. c. F. committee
sonetime7-durfhg the first week in
February. The meeting viii be held
at a convenient: place in Jefferson
or West Jefferson and viii be an
nounced later. The men1bers.o of: this
committee, together with all per-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
North Carolina
A cha Cn11nt11


Ashe County.
By virtue of power of sale con-
tanned in certain deed of trust ex-
ecuted by Gilmer Long and wife,
Hattie Long, to the undersigned
Trustee, dated 18th day of March,
1880, and duly recorded in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds of
Ashe County in Book 80, Page 387,
default having been made in the
payment of the principal and the
interest on said ded of trust and at
the instance of the cestui que trust,
I, T. c. Bowie, Truste, will sell at
the Courthouse Door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, to the highest bid
der for cash on Saturday the 10Th
day of February, 1886, at 100
o'clock P. NJ, to satisfy balance OF
$4,000, interest and cost, the fol-
lowing described real. estate, lying
and being in Ashe County, North
Carolina, and bounded as follows:
First Tract: Beginning at stone
where the fences join, J. E. Taylor,
Gilmer Long and Arthur McMil-
lan's corner, running East 10 40
poles to a poplar; then North l IL
West 5 As poles to stake on the
West side of a drain of the North
Fork of New River; then South 81
East Is ga poles to locust; then
South SO East 10 3-5 poles to stake
in the Crumpler, Healing Springs
and Nathans Creek road; then down
in and with said road North 10
East 7 poles to rock in the road;
then North II West 8 poles to
stake in the road; then North 8
West 4 poles to stake in the road;
then North II IL East 4 poles to a
stake in the road; then North Az
East 7 poles to a stake in the road;
then North % West 2 poles to
stake in the road; then North 65 IL
West poles to stake in the road;
then West poles to stake IN the
roa: then South 73 West 9 to a
stake in the road; then South 40
West 4 poles to a stake in the road;
then South % West 6 poles to a
stake in the road; then South 81 IL
West poles to stake in the road;
then North IS West 2 poles to a
stake in the road; then N. sc West 3
poles to stake in the road: j. E.
Taylor's corner; then leaving the
road South 80 West 10 poles to the
beginning. containing acres II IL
poles, more or less.
Second Tract: Beginning on To-
Gust, Ed Longs corner, running
North go West in and with said
Longs line 81 poles to sassafras
in said line, said Longs corner;
then North 80 West IL poles to 8
cucumber saplins; then South %
poles to a stake in the road; then
North SO West "a poles to stake
near the road: then South Is West
81 poles to a stake, j. A. Vannoy's
line; then South SO East poles to
a hockory on top of the hill, said
Vannoy's corner; then North 80
East in and with Ed Longs line II
poles to a chestnut oak, said Longs
corner; then North Is East in and
with said Longs line 20 poles to a
rock set in the ground on the South
side of the road; then South SO East
II poles to the beginning, contain
ing acres and liz IL poles, more
OF aless.
This 28thF day of january, 1886.
2-2o IT. G Bowie Trustee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
TWO POPULAR PLATFORM
PLANKS

Those who observe press comment
and public opinion can name two
planks in any platform that would
strike a popular note throughout
the United States. One is neutrality
and the other, tax reduction or no
more new taxes. The common man
IS little about the budget. It's
lack of balance bothers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

Rastus-Al1 money these days is
tainted. :,&
Sambo-What do you mean by
tainted?:
Rastus-'T faint yours and faint
mine. 8. e.,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

Herbert Clark Hoover ONE
time president of the U. S. A.
says that this is going to be the
hottest campaign since the time
of Lincoln. I guess he has in
mind to continue that hell he
started back in 1928.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

Davis-Did you have any luck on
your hunting trip?
Randall-I'll say I did. shot II
ducks. -, ~~~
Davis-Were they wild?-'
Randall-No, but the farmer who
owned them was.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

Boston is the greatest wool mar
ket in the world. I notice that Bos-
tonians have been pulling the wool
over the public eyes for a long time
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

When you see a fellow doing
something else to keep from going
crazy, he just as well drop the mat
ter now.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

A man bowls while taking his
annual bath in snow. I thought the
fourth of July was the time for an
annual bath provided that it came
on Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

Some people go on about the
rest of the world as if it was all
sin.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

The weather amt as bad as it
used to be. It's worse.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

Too bad stupidity is a rela-
tive matter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
People don't know what to
call a man that can drive nail
without lOlling his tongue.

From the way things go, I think
that Bologna should be the seat Of
the League of Nations instead o.
Geneva.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

The president is spending
100000 on the White House
kitchen. They are fixing to give
the Republicans another roast
ing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
Sc NUTS and
x KERNELS.
BY TROY ISAIAH JONES

If you could teach people to
use it a noodle would be a good
thing to put on a car.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

The new set-up provides elevator
for service. Since no Republicans
are allowed in there they can't have
dumb walters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30
Love and marriage is a mat
ter of strictly business, and
some times a third party takes
over the receiv-her ship.

A man by the name Of Home
Sweet Home got married and wish
ed he had changed his name instead
of his Wife's.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-01-30

| Il R Kern Isl
By TROY ISAIAH JONES
If you could teach people to
use it noodle would be a good
thing to put on a car.
The weather amt as bad as it
used to be. It's worse.
Too bad stupidity is a rela-
tive matter.
When you see a fellow doing
something else to keep from going
crazy, he just as well drop the mat
ter now.
Some people go on about the
rest of the world as if it was all
sin.
A man bowls while taking his
annual bath in snow. I thought the
fourth of July was the time for an
annual bath provided that it came
on Saturday.
The president is spending
100000 on the White House
kitchen. They are fixing to give
the Republicans another roast
ing.
The new set-up provides elevator
for service. Since no Republicans
are allowed in there they can't have
dumb walters.
Love and marriage is a mat
ter of strictly business, and
some times third party takes
over the receiv-her ship.
A man by the name of Home
Sweet Home got married and wish
ed he had changed his name instead
of his wife's.
People don't know what to
call a man that can drive a nail
without lOlling his tongue.
From the way things 60, I think
that Bologna should be the seat of
the League of Nations instead of
Geneva.
Herbert Clark Hoover ONE
time president of the U. S. A.
says that this is going to be the
hottest campaign since the time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-08
NOTCH!
SEWER ASSESSMENTS

kJ6 w A1AW 1A00ASASh~AAAS@NA A The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at Q meeting held June 30 1030, made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Aurora Street from steele's Brook to Ray Street to the amount set to their respec- tive names, to wit: NORTHERLY SIDE:-
 Waterbury Rolling Mills, Inc. $l16l.45: Charles 0. Rogers, e66.lS; Waterbury Savings Bank, sl26.00; Waterbury Savings Bank, @l26.00: Waterbury Savings Bank, Sl26.00; Elizabeth II. stephen, 9216.26; SOUTHERLY EIDE:--
 The Waterbury Farrel Foundry e Machine O., 98l2.60; Josephine Corti, 90e3.9S; diuseppina Corti S340.28; Albert Y. Hole, Alice Hole S3TB.00;
 EXEMPTIONS
 Charles 0. Rogers, 37.65 feet.
 Tho above assessments become due and payable, Monday, July 13 1886 at the oftice of the Collector of Taxes, City Hall, Waterbury Connecticut.
 Attest:
 JOHN DICoRPo, 7-e-3t Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-08
NoTIcE!
SEWER ASSESSMENTS


 The Board of Commissioners ol Public Work of the City of Wa. terbury, ct 0 meeting held June 30 1886, made assessments for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Byrnside Ave- nue, from Pine Street to Reit Street, to the amount set to theii respective names, to wit: NORTHERLY SIDE:-
 John w. Hubbard, Ellen D. Hub- bard, 9D7.6O; John w. Hubbard, El. len D. Hubbard, Si26.78; John Ober- nier, Anna Obernier, @ii0.03; John Obernier, Annie Obernier, el29.8b: William J. Roach, @i20.86; Edith DeLauretis, $l29.85; SOUTHERLY SIDE:--
 William J. Roach, $i2b.00; Charles R. Byrne, $l26.00: Catherine Romaniello, el26.00: Catherine Ro- maniello, $126.00: Antonio Strollo, Sl25.OO; Antonio Strollo, $l25.00;
 EXEMPTIONS
 John w. Hubbard, Ellen D. Hub- bard, T5 feet and Salvatore Adduci, 66.24 feet.
 The above assessments become due and payable, Monday, July 13, iDS0 at the ofiice of the Collector of Taxes, City Hall, Waterbury, Connecticut.
 Attest:
 JOHN DiCoRPO, T-6-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-08
State Has Many
 Miles Of Wires
SINE. Tel. co. Census Shows Connecticut With TwO-
 Thirds as Many Miles as South America

The American Telephone and Telegraph survey showed SS,DSe, 80 teleph0laes in the world on January l, 1oS6, the latest date for which comparable figures are available. or these the United States had l0,e00,- o6b, or more than half. Europe had approximately 3e per cent of the world total, and Canada and Japan about 3 per cent each: the remains ing 2 per cent were scattered through the rest of the world, n Asia, Africa, Oceania, and South and Central America.
 Tn common with most other Aiiier- lean telephone subscribers, C0nilectl. cut telephone subscribers can to-day be connected with any one of more than 17,0O0,0 900 telephones in this country and some 1B,000, 900 in fore eign lands-in all, @ per cent of the worlds total.
 Connecticut, with 2el,Oss tele.: phones on the census date, had
 more telephones than all Africa, Austria, Poland, China or New zea- land, and more than ten times as many as Greece, Bulgaria, end most South American countries. Since the worldwide figures were gaths cred, the number of telephones In Connecticut has increased to more than 3O6,00O today.
 Comparison of telephone statistics with population figures likewise shows the United States in the lead. Here the average is 13.36 telephones for every hundred people; Canada ranks second with exactly II; next come Denmark, New Zealand, Swe. den, Switzerland, Australia and Norway in the order named, rang ing downward from eleven to six telephones per hundred of popula. ton. Besides these countries, no other one has half as many tele. phones per hundred of population a this nation.
 The American Telephone and Telegraph compilation includes Hartford with eleven other Amer ican cities for comparison. Based on e. population of 237,000 in the Hartford exchange area, with 63,224 telephones on January 1, 1885, Hart- ford had 22.43 telephones per htiri- drcd of population. Washington led the world with 36.e0 telephones Tor every hundred people; next in order among large cities of the world were San Francisco, Stockholm, Denver, Vancouver and Los Angeles, ranging downward from 36 to 26. The Hart- ford figure of 22 telephones per hun. dred people is higher than that Of New York, 20.6l; Pittsburgh, 1909; Montreal, 1919; and Paris, Honolu- lu, Berlin, Vienna and Rome, all less than 20.
 At the bottom of the list among large cities were Moscow, Shanghai, Ieingrad, Hong Kong and Peiping, all with les sthan five telephones per hundred population. Hartford,
 with less than half as many people as Havana, has twice as many tele-
 phones, and has more telephones
 than Edinburgh, with nearly twice as many people. Hartford has about ] the same number of telephones as i the International Settlement and French Concession of Shanghai,
 which include Q population of l,-
 000,0 GOO, and nearly as many teles
 phones as Rio de Janeiro, with 1,-
 0,000 people.