The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-23

spent several days hare last week.
Misses Virginia and Elizabeth
Speers spent the week end in Win
ston- Salem.
Mr.. John Ray, of Yellow Stone
National Park, is visiting relatives
in Ashe county this week. MIR. Ray
is a descendant of Col. Jesse M.
Ray and has several interesting
documents belonging to Col. Ray,
one of which was Mr.. Rays ap-
pointnent to Colonel in the Revo-
lutionary army.
Misses Emily and Ann Worth
have arrived from Greensboro to
spsnd the holidays with their par
entS.
Miss Minnie Bell Millsr has re-
turned from an extended visit to
Penn.
Mrs. ]. T. Mcmillan has returned
to Wlest Jefferson to live. For the
past several months she has been
living in Roanoke, Va.
Miss Mas Goss who is student
at the National Business College in
Roanoke, is spending the holidays
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Jones and
family moved this week from Lans-
ing to Jefferson, and are now living
in the Barr home there.
Miss Charlotte Sunderland, who
is teacher at Mocksville, has re-
turned to spend the Christmas holt
days with relatives and frisnds in
the county.
Mrs. E. D. Barr and daughter,
Betsy, and Mrs. Creech, Mrs Bars
aunt, l:ft Tuesday for Hickory
where they will spend the Christ
mas holiday.
Miss Josephine Piercs, student
at A. S. T. c., is spending the hoi-
days with her parents at Crumpler.
The Woman's Club will meet
next Thursday afternoon, Deem
Der 80, at P. M. at the home OF
Mrs. J. A. w. Davis. All members
are urged to be present as an in
teresting program has been ar
ranged.
Walter A. Worth, Of Elkin, ar
rived to spend the holidays with his
parents. Miss Josephine Worth, OF
Newton, is also at home for the hol-
idays.
Local high school students are
not only celebrating the fact that
the Christmas vacation has started,
but are also delighted that they
have finished their mid-t-um exam
nations. A number Of students
who had. exceptionally high grades
were exempted. Among th1m were
Jack Miller, Mary Doggett and
John Morgan, in the 9Th. grade.
DR.. T. Lester Jones. Of Lansing.
who has been ill for long time,
has now recovered and is back In
his office again, friends are glad to
learn.
James Wilmington, son Of Rev.
and Mrs. w. T. Wilmington has
been sick in bed with severe cold
for this past several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. LEY Whitley, OF
Morganton. spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. q. Whitley.
Mr.. Joseph Thompson, who is
sophomore at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is
spending the holidays with her
mother and other relatives in the
county.
Messrs. Dean and Gale Mcmillan,
of West jefferson, attended the
funeral service held for their uncle,
Manley Mcmillan, Fox Creek Mon
day. Mr.. Mcmillan died in High
Point Sunday.
MIR. L. P. Phipps, of Grassy Creek,
was a business visitor in town Mon
day.
Mr.. Gowan H. Caldwell, state
news editor of The Winston-S Salem
Journal and Mr.. Womack, staff
photographer, were in town Mon
day and made number Of pictures
of VannoyIs slaughter house. They
also photographed Mayor Rufus
Coward and Sheriff w. E. Miller.
'That slaughter house is an inter-
esting sight and I know all of our
readers will enjoy seeing pictures
of it," Mr.. Caldwell said. An IL
Illustrated story, written by Ed M.
Anderson, appeared in The Journal
yesterday morning.
Mr., Wayne Rutherford, of Galax,
Va, visited relatives here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. w. Thomas left
Tuesday for Sanford, where they
will spend the Xmas holidays.
Miss Mary Carolyn Price and
brother, Tom Price, student of A. S.
T. c., Boone, have arrived to