The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-19
LOCALS

Mr.. James E. Bower (better
known as Badly of Arlington, Va. is
on a two weeks visit to Ashe. He
was former resident of Ashe and
is we'll known in this country. He
is accompanied by Mrs. Bower.
Miss Ivy Grace Doughton and
Mrs. Van Miller, of Laurel Springs,
visited here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Tulbert and
DR.. B. E. Reeves spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Reeves at Lau-
rel Springs.
w. P. Coward of Grassy Creek,
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Coward and
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Warren, of
North Wilkesboro, visited Miss
Arlene Coward at Brevard College
and Dean Coward at Waynesville,
Sunday.
Miss Blanche May Vogler, of
Winston Salem, is spending the re-
mainder of this week visiting Ruth
Reeves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Howell, of
Fleetwood, announce the birth of a
son, Carroll Lee, on August Is.
Mrs. Toy Sheets and Dan Sheets,
of Columbus Ohio, are visiting their
mother, Mrs. Dema Hale, who has
been i'll but is recovering.
G. B. Doggett is recovering from
a slight illness.
Miss Ruth Allen, secretary to W.
B. Austin, has returned from visit
to Chilhowie, Virginia.
Mrs. johnson, of Florida, is spend
ing few weeks with her daughter
Mrs. Woolfalk at The Mountain Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woolfalk are spending
the summer there. Mr.. Woolfalk
raises flower plants on a plot of
ground at Smethport during the sum
mer and takes them back to Florida
in the fall and sells them for the
Thanksgiving and Christmas mar
kets.
Mrs. w. M. DeBerry's daughter,
Iva Faw, recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
Wilkes Hospital. Miss Faw, who
lives in North WiIkesboro, has
many relatives and friends in this
county who will be glad to know
she is improving rapidly.
Rev. R. H. Stone, A. R. Vail and
E. A. Mcneil left Wednesday morn
ing by motor for trip through New
Hampshire, Maine and Canada. This
is Mr.. Wallis first visit to his home
state and among his relatives since
The World War. He says he is an
xious to note what changes have
come about in Aroostock county
within the last twenty three years.
He also says that is the greatest
potato yielding county in the United
States. The yield of potatoes pro-
missed in Aroostock county for 1887
is SIS million bushels. While the
crop is immense up there, Mr.. Vail
says the huge Ashe potatoes swell
up with pride and burst out Of their
jackets by surprising the Maine
potatoes in flavor.
Miss Kathleen Mcneil and mother,
Mrs. w. E. Mcneil, and Dorothy
Neal spent last week in Roanoke,
Virginia, with Miss Eunice Wilcox.
Mrs. j. c. Neal, Mrs. c. B. Spicer
and Mrs. Eula Neal visited J. G..
Neal in Asheville Sunday. Mr.. Neal
is rapidly improving.
Miss Ruth Tugman, County Sup
erintendant of Public Welfare, took
a number of crippled children to the
children's clinic at Lenoir this week.
Miss Eula Wills, of Mountain City,
Tennessee, is spending this week at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Eula
Neal.
Mrs. Laura Mcconnell is visiting
this week in the home of Mrs. Ju-
Illus Speers. Mrs. John Campbell,
and r. w. Hardin, her sisters and
brother, living on Beaver Creek.
G. B. Booth for four years limo
type operator with The Skyland
Post, left this week to take up work
with the Winston Salem Journal.
He is succeeded by Louis Childrey,
of Reidsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Denny, of
Grassy Creek, are the proud parents
of baby girl, Daini Dairlean.
Mrs. w. M. Transou, from Tran
sou, and guest Miss Maude Lee,
spent Friday and Saturday with
Miss Eula Todd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Faison spent
the week end in Greenville, S. G.
Mrs. Fannie Williams returned
home with them for a few weeks
visit.