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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
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Interested and progressive citizens are con-
tinuing their work on the proposed rural cleo
tricifation project for the county and they ex-
press much pleasure at the cooperation that
they are receiving from the residents of the va
rious communities.
Since such project would mean more to the
county than even the most ardent enthusiast can
describe Those who are not interested or luke
warm on the subject should make it point to
acquaint themselves with its benefits. And, be-
coming acquainted, join those who are working
so zealously for such happy state of affairs as
having cheap electricity in farm homes so that
tired and overworked housewives may know the
joys of electric irons, refrigerators, washing
machines stoves, and lights while the farmers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
The Pubic Qe&t

We learn from financial history that the now
much discussed public debt is something like
appendicitis new ailment that our grandpar-
ents knew little about In fact, prior to 1917, the
public debt was almost never heard of and was
never any issue of Importance.
The government first went into debt at the
end of the Revolutionary War and has not been
out since then, but the figures involved until the
World War were, according to our present fig
ures, ridiculously small. Although after each
spending splurge the figures were steadily and
Systematically decreased. Then came the depreS-
sion, said by many to surpass our wars in seri-
ousness and President Roosevelt tells us that
record peak in the governments debt will be
reached-that of $35, 100000. He further tells
us, however, that he expects an early balance of
the budget and if many "ifs" come to pass,
decrease in the debt following the budget
balance
All of this is too technical for us to under
stand when we cannot picture how much money
$4,000, 100000 represents anyway It is not hard
to understand however, that it is the duty of
our lawmakers to see that emergency spending
is held to the lowest possible point, that every
conceivable cut be made in the overhead cost
of our innumerable bureaus, and that we not
only make but carry out some program of econ
omy that would effect the entire federal struc-
ture. In Short the people should see that no ifs
stand in the way of keeping our government in
the gilt-edged column without the burden of
over-taxation that many of the leading nations
today have resorted to in order to keep their
credit.
When nation, like an individual spends
more than it makes, sooner or later it goes into
bankruptcy and disrepute.
Our law makers seem to find some peculiar
charm in the conceit of extracting money from
the subjects over which they rule.
Government was established to protect and
defend the rights of it's subjects but these rights
and privileges should never be abused. Taxes,
the method by which we pay tribute to our
government, has grown from small proportions
into such huge sums that the average tax payer
cannot comprehend or compute. Millions mean
huge sums OF money but when by leaps and
bounds we express billions then we begin to
stagger and wonder what does it mean.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
Rexall Drug
Store Puts on
Birthday Sale
Sets of Chinaware and Glass
Ware to Be Given Away;
Ask for Tickets

Graybeal's Drug Store in this city
is staging birthday sale during the
month of February. The sale covers
all Rexall articles carried in the
store and represents a savings to the
buyer of from 20 to Is per cent Of
the original price.
Tickets are being given away with
each sale. Any adult may come to
the store and request a ticket. The
tickets will be drawn at later date
during the month and the lucky tic
ket holders will be given, absolutely
free, two ensemble sets of 76 pieces
consisting of 80 pieces of chinaware,
10 pieces of glass ware, and Is pieces
of silver plate.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
MISS RUTH CROWELL
RECEIVES UNUSUAL
HONOR AT DUKE u.

Miss Ruth Crowell, daughter of
Mrs. Jennie Worth Crowell of New
ton, has been elected the first wom-
an speaker protein for one of the
two depating societies at Duke Uni
veristy where she is a student.
A fourteen-year-old tradition of
the debating societies requires that
this position be held by man. The
honor was accorded Miss Crowell
because of outstanding ability and
popularity.
Miss Crowell is senior at Duke
this year. She is a neice of w. H.
and Joe Worth, of Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
WATAUGA WILL OPPOSE
LOSS OF BLOWING ROCK

Watauga county officials are pre-
pairing to fight the proposed annexa-
ton of Blowing Rock to Caldwell
county, while the town officials are
making efforts to get the signatures
of all residents to the annexation
petition.
The Caldwell county committee
headed by F. H. Coffey, has made
arrangements to send Representatives
to Raleigh to confer with state Off
Gals in an effort to work out a salts
factory settlement.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
WARRANTS TAKEN OUT
FOR DISTURBING WORSHIP

Excellent behaviour was reported
at the meeting on Long Branch
which has just closed with the ex-
ception of two men from the Horse
Creek community who disturbed
worship to such an extent that Rev.
Sexton, in charge of the services,
had warrants sworn out for their
arrest.
Between fifteen and twenty pro-
LESSONS of faith were recorded.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Former Kaiser Wilhelm has just passed his
18th birthday His successor Mr.. Hitler, has
rounded out four years of dictatorship. Wilhelm
has the worst behind him and he has nothing
to do but chop wood. Hitler may or may not
have the worst in front of him, but rest assured
that he has much more to bother him than a
mere woodpile.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
GOOD MARKSMAN

NORTH WILKESBORO, Jan. %.
w. H. Waugh, well known local
business man, is earning a reputa-
ton as a marksman. Yesterday he
killed large hawk with well
placed rifle shot of about 200 yards
on his farm near Oakwoods. The
hawk, which had a Widespread of
four feet, had been looting chicken
lots and considered partridge a deli
cacy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

themselves could not only make use of electri-
cal equipment but would shine in the reflected
glory of happier home life
In numbers there is strength and by our
combined efforts, the project should go over in
q big way.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Shell Oil Company in this vicinity.
had the misfortune to lose one Of his
large transport trucks the latter part
OF the week. The truck caught fire
near Wilmington where it had been
loaded with cargo Of gasoline and
burned up completely. Mr.. Coward
praised the courage and thoughtful
ness of the driver who ran the truck
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Texas announces the death of a lawyer at
the age of 1O5 and states that he was active until
a month before his death. There may be more
truth than poetry in the thought that no one is
old so long as there is work for him to do and
while he has the inclination to do it as well as
he can.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
COURT CANCELLED DUE
TO ILLNESS OF JUDGE

An order was signed by Judge
Johnson J. Hayes in United States
court, Friday in Greensboro, cancel
ing the term of United State court,
scheduled to convene in Durham on
Monday, February |. The term is
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Badger, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are visiting relatives in
the county.
Mr.. Dean Blevins, of the Central
Radio Co., left Tuesday for Char
lotte where he is attending radio
school for repair and service work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

A basketball game between West
Jefferson and Fleetwood High
School Thursday night at Fleetwood
will determine the team that will
play in the tri-county conference
with Cove Creek High School.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
PRIZE WINNERS

Several former Ashe county resi-
dents who are now numbered among
Pennsylvania successful farmers,
were among those who received
first awards at the State Farm ex-
hibit recently held at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

called off because of the physical
condition of Judge Hayes who has
not fully recovered from an illness
that kept him at home from Decem-
Der % until last Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

I have seen lot of self-made per-
sons. But the most of them looked
like they had been on a sit-down
strike, worked on the NRA or
knocked off work too soon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

away from a filling station and
down an embankment, thus saving
other possible damage.
he truck was insured.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Some educators say that education
brings out what nature intended to.
If that is so nature has had some
queer and foolish intentions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Nearly every school boy has ten
der memories when he looks back
upon his school kay rear.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

The Republicans next convention
will be held at Marble Head, Mass.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Some people amt satisfied with
meddling in your business. They
have to come in on your sins.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

After trying to heal up the sore
spots in our landscape, Rexell Guy
TugWell had to tender his position.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

The first lap of married life i:
courtship.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

When you try to make over a per-
son they usually come out half bak-
ed and done for at the same time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

If this sitting
down strike continues in the auto
mobile industry, it will surely have
the effect of putting somebody on
their feet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

An old maid is a person nobod
has picked out yet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

NV VI IA CASASSA
off her or not. She
may feel like one
of these sitting
down strikers.
Somebody said
that they found a
dime in the yell
low of an egg. !
don't reckon that
he is trying to tell
a rotten story.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
NUTS AND
KERNELS
By
TROY I. JONES
TROY I. JONES

They put out some rat poison
down at Raleigh the other day. So
far have not heard what the effect
was on the Legislature.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

It is hard to tell whether a hen
looks upon an incubator as taking a
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04
OIL TRUCK BURNS

R. Wscolvard, manager Of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-04

Entered as second-class matter on Oct. 1, 1925 at
the post office at West Jefferson, North Carolina
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-16
strength slowly returned bit by bit.

strength slowly returned bit by bit.
you're a pretty sever nurse" he
said one evening as they sat on the
tower, land l don't get a chance to dc
half the things that ought to be done. .
He was resting in rough but COM
Portable native chair improvised OF
goat skins slung on a wooden frame,
his coat punched on his wounded
shoulder.
ION the contrary" she said, Il let
you do twice as much as you ought to
him, methodically stitching to a gauze
I've never known one person to have
so much energy" She sat beside
a bandage pad, her fingers awkwardly
guiding the needle. "I'm pretty awk-
ward" she confessed with an en-
barrassed laugh. "I'm afraid this is
about the first time I've ever tried my
hand at sewing. / wonder what my
revered father would say if he knew
that I had actually been doing some
small manual labor?"
"Small manual labor!" protested
the convalescent Indignantly. "I'd
hate to see any woman do more than
you have"
For moment her large eyes rested
thoughtfully on him as he looked off
into brazen sunset that made vast
inverted crucible of the sky.
well, you see," she confessed, Give
a long time to make up for. I'm
afraid what you said that night out
side of Insalah was very true"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-16
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from the room. Selim saluted as she
passed.
"Tell me, Selim," queried the hol-
low-cheeked engineer, "exactly-and
emitting nothing has happened
since l fell wounded?"
With a torrent of Arabic, the Sene-
galese broke into an account which
filled Roberts with a growing bewil-
derment.
"She opened the gate?" he demand
ed incredulously.
"Ya, Sidi," replied Selim, and his
sharp file teeth flashed in the red
sunbeams. with gun she forced the
tirailleurs to unbar it. She herself
stood between thee and the flissa of
the Blue-veiled Ones, until could bear
thee to safety. For three days and
nights she slept not at all, but wait
ed by thy bedside, ever washing and
cleansing the wound. Sometimes she
wept, but when you were better she
laughed and sang a little. Oh, Sid,
never was there such lady! Among
the wounded she has been as a houri
from Paradise. The women and chill
dren she has ministered, caring for
them as though they were her own
people. Now when she passes the vii
layers call down the blessings of Mo-
manned, and the children wait for
hours to touch her hand. Nearly all
of her goods she has given to the
poor"
Slowly Roberts shut his eyes and
before him rose vision of the spoiled,
ill-tempered girl he had known at In
salah. She who would have let her
servants walk home in the dead of
night. She who had always had her
own way. Then he decided that Selim's
vivid imagination had run away with
him. Such changes did not happen
in novel perhaps, but never in real
life.
"How long have I lain thus?" he
demanded at length.
IA week and two days." replied the
black.
"And why have the Forgotten of
God not attacked in all this time?"
pursued Roberts.
"They fight among themselves. AS
thou told mel shot the Tchek Ismail,
but moment after you fell. We on
the walls shot well to avenge. Since
then, the Targui have lain in their
camps-and much fighting we have
heard among them. But as for the
white lalla-never was such an an
gel!" Once more Selim, who seldom
voiced approval of any kind, launched
into a glowing, imprisoned account of
the Cleeves girls unfailing devotion
and self-sacrifice. With a strange
curiosity, the engineer listened to the
end, then, as the sun sank behind the
dunes, he signed to Selim that he
might go and almost at once fell into
deep, peaceful slumber.
During a long week that was not
without its pleasant moment, Roberts
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-16
sticking together?" he asked.

sticking together?" he asked. A
strange restlessness pervaded his be-
"You mean about the white people
ing at the sight of that small aristo-
cratic head bent over the work. How
beautiful she was-and he was just
beginning to realize it.
EYES," she replied, 1--WE only just
recently realized what a horribly sell
fish thing 1 was trying to do. I was
selfish, too, when 1 told General JAG
ques was returning to Algiers and
came down here in the face of your
warnings. 1t seems as though it
were another girl. l suppose 1 had
right to risk my own life-but-her
voice fell-"I had no right to risk
those of servants"
"But there was no harm done," OBJ
jected Roberts quickly. "Not one of
your people was killed nor even badly
hurt. The Touaregs would have at
tackled anyhow-and your being in
this part didn't make a jot of differ
ence to the expedition except for our
little jaunt into the Touaregs' camp
which was really pretty good fun
now l come to think of it,"
She sat motionless, looking him in
the face, her hands holding the mass
of bandages little tightly, in her
trim breeches and riding boots.
"Oh, no." said she, and with bitter
irony, 81 didn't cause any trouble
not Bit just missed costing your
life" Her eyes were grown very
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-16

you do 1t Ou'Ve opened the WOunC
again"
! Half carrying, half leading him, she
brought him back once more to the
bed, and when he was stretched once
more between the covers, looked down
on him with indignant and blazing
eyes.
Norman Roberts," she cried, "noW
you're the one that's wilful-you hav.
emit the least trace of commonsense
The idea of your disobeying like that
There was a little catch in her voice
as she repeated the phrase which had
burned itself in her mind from long
ago. risks are only excused by the
object that prompts their being con-
sidered." How soft her body was, and
strangely how strong. Roberts mar
veled at the paradox.
"And now, Mr.. Man, you'll do what
/ say-if I have to get Selim to make
you do it."
"Selim will obey me-" he protested
feebly. Good God, woman, 1 must
know what's happening. For Gods
sake send Selim to me!'
"All right" she soothed lightly, but
you must give me your word that
you'll stay quiet"
Roberts nodded, and with a troubled
smile, Anne hurried out, presently to
reappear with Selim. The Senegalese
with tears streaming down his ugly,
savage face-rusked to the edge of the
bed and, catching up the wounded
mans hand, kissed it with an aban-
donment of joy.
ooh, Sidi-Sidi-to see thee wake
again" The great childlike fellow
broke into torrent of delighted
Arabic.
Anne stood silently to one side, deep
ly touched by the alteration of that
giant for his master, who laid vast
ed white hand on the Senegalese's
wool and patted it, much as a man
pats devoted dog.
"Ya, lalla," mumbled the giant, and
humbly touched finger tips to the
tribal scars on his forehead. "I have
heard"
"This is nonsense" mumbled Rob-
erts in petulant tones. "Selim, give
me your arm!"
The black halted in his tracks, grin
ming necessarily.
"Do you hear me, Selim ?" demand
ed Roberts, raising a haggard I'M
shaven face. "Give me your arm! I
say. But the black stood where
he was and merely shook his head,
while Anne laughed softly.
"Do you seq" she demanded in gay
triumph. "For once you're not giving
the commands"
Every WE'LL" he grumbled. ct sup
pose you are right and I'm being a
fool. Do you mind leaving me to
talk with him?"
mot at ALL" replied Anne, her face
demure, and after smoothing the
rough blanket, she hurried softly
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-16

large and luminous and a little CULVER
appeared at the corners of her mouth.
"And you, Norman, were the last per-
son in the world 1 wanted to really
hurt-though thought did. That's
the irony of it," Her head sank for
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-16

ward until the close-cropped curls hid
her expression. Beneath her white
mans shirt the gentle roundness of
her breast rose and fell swiftly.
Continued Next Week
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-05-20

other two. Vic's scoring IS hole
round was 90, with q handicap Of
10 strokes. Handicaps ranged from
IS TO none at all as the boys strove
to get their score within the ten
point drawing range, 80 to 90.
Winning low gross was D. B.
Caughren, with an 81, with no
handicap, and low net winner was
l. A. Pierson with a net count Of
SO, after deducting a IS stroke ham
dicap. High for the day sweeping
the rs participant field was Leon
McCracken with 146 stroke gross.
Committee chairman w. ].
Bryan expressed pleasure with the
turnout Of players. And expecta-
tions runs that a short stop tourn-
ey that will probably be coming
up in the near future should bring
about rs to the, local links.
Meanwhile plans 60 ahead for
the ladies tournament to be held
Saturday morning. Teeing off at
10 A. M, the group will go the
rounds Of the tourney schedule and
cap the event with a 1870 luncheon
In charge Of arrangements is Mrs.
Phillip Steiner.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-05-20
Municipalities To Pay
" of disqualification
Resolution Adopted BY The
County Commissioners
Nav 7th

Stearns County's Board Of Com
missioners adopted resolution on
May 7th, pertaining to hospitaliza-
ton for persons unable to pay for
care, and who in the past were
cared for by funds from the coun-
ty. The new resolution provides
that In all cases of disqualification
for persons who apply for aid. the
governing body Of the municipality
in which they reside shall sign an
agreement to pay one-half the ex-
pense to the county as soon as the
bill Is presented.
This resolution was adopted for
reason that the county is heavily
burdened with various relief prob
lens, such as widows pensions,
work programs, disqualification,
burial expense, and old age pen
sions. Through these several relief
agencies the county has assisted
the townships, villages and cities
to carry this burden for several
years, although the county Is
working under the township sys-
tenn Of caring for its poor. Under
that system each township, village
and city is required to care for its
own poor.
In adopting the resolution, the
Commissioners stated, that the
new plan would eliminate those
persons who have credit to pay
their own way, and the one-half
payment Of expense would enable
the county to continue hospitaliza-
ton for needy persons.