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and to stimulate additional interest in school
athletics, The Post has requested the coaches to
cooperate in selecting three all-star all-Ashe
county high school girls and boys teams, to
pick the best sport and send in complete list
Of members on each squad We know that these
selections will be made on an impartial basis.
,s In regard to school spirit, we have never seen
or heardof finer expression of true co-opera-
tive spirit than is being displayed by the coach
es and principals of the Riverview and Virginia
Carolina high schools in voluntarily agreeing to
play off tie game on the Lansing court next
Tuesday night and to allow all proceeds to 60
towards the school building fund in that COM
munity.
That's the kind of spirit that makes for bet
ter schools better athletics, better communi-
ties, better county and better citizenship. We
hope that the public will show its expectations
by attending this game. This is wonderful
way to bring successful basketball season to
close In the final tournament, may the best
teams win! ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS

That the interests of little" business men are
somehow opposed to those of "big" business, has
long been a favorite theme Of political demago-
CUES. Whatever is small is virtuous; bigness in
business results only from vicious practices.
That at least, seems to be the theory behind the
recurring attacks on successful business enter
prises.
If it was President Roosevelts idea that by
calling conference of "little" business men to
meet in Washington there would be disclosed
sympathetic attitude toward the Administration
and it's policies, he must have been rudely dis
illusioned by the recommendations which these
leaders of small enterprises left on his table. In
stead of siding with him they talked just like
Economic Royalists, though million dollars
Far from expressing fear for their economic
lives if Big Business were not curbed, they de-
manded the very things which the Princes of
Privilege have been asking. -" a1s
They asked the repeal Of the undstributed
profits tax and the modification of the capital
gains tax. Theyscalled for repeal or amend
ment of the Labor. Relations Act, to make labor
unions equally responsible with employers
They wanted simpler tax forms And of all
things, they demanded that Government cease
interfering with business and stop malicious at
tacks on business by Administration spokes-
meni 4-.
In short, they did what intelligent business
men, regardless of the size of their enterprises,
might have been expected to do by anybody ex-
cept the theorists, whoever they may be, who
"sold" the President on the idea of lining up
little business against big business.
Business is business, whatever it's size The
same principles on which big business prospers
apply to little business equally. Policies which
are harmful to large business are bad for small
business.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17
THE NATIONS LIQUOR BILL

The National Womans Christian Temperance
Union presents these interesting figures:
conservative reckoning of retail gross cost
of alcoholic beverages based upon official fig
ures Of liquor withdrawn for consumption, in
the years 1888 to 1887, show an estimated total
of $12,417 79O,86O paid by the people to the Ii
quor-makers and distributors during fifty -four
months April 1888, to October, 1887"
These figures become more impressive as this
organization meant them to, when the ladies
point out that this money spent for alcoholic
drinks since repeal in 1885, if all put into build
ing, would have erected 100000 new houses in
addition to the 100000 completed in that
period.
The w. C. T. u statement further points out
that in addition to the direct cost Of liquor, there
are the indirect costs due to iquorbred casual
ties to iquor-bred crimes and commercialized
vice in general And there is no possible count
ing of this cost.
Unless the research department of the w. c.
T. u added thick slice of figures to cover IN
visible sales of liquor, that twelve-bilion
drink bill instead of being unbelievably high,
will turn out to be too low. For the bootleggers
in some parts of the country have outsold their
legalZeu competitors IWo W OAAC' 1AaA1A - SoA0
there is no visible record to gauge them by.
If the ladies are right in their figuring, there's
not much sense in our raising ruckus about the
national deficit, for the amount thus spent more
than equals the increase in our deficit, and
brought nothing in return except lot of morn
ing-after headaches. Yet we reckon that many
of those who helped to pay this huge liquor bill
will contend that they got their moneys worth
while the fun lasted
B Here in North Carolina the dry forces are
ready to do again. and such figures as these are
calculated to be an effective weapon when they
90 out to argue-The Elkin Tribune
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17
rHEBRorHERHooD OF MAN

There are large number Of fine traternal
orders in operation today that are dong nucn
towards promoting spirit OF brotherly love
and good fellowship among men and in support
ING humanitarian institutions for the benefit OF
society but there is no fraternal organization IN
existence that has such long and llustrlous
history as the order of Masonry.
The Masonic organization is about as old as
civilization itself Itwas said to have been estab-
lshedsby King Solomon and Throughout the hum
dreds Of years that have passed since that re-
mote day, the Masonic fraternity has survived
and has witnessed the rise and fall OF many
empires.
Through every generation, men OF every ma
tionality, creed and color have been upltted
by it's great unwritten moral and spiritual
codes, and its influence through the hearts OF
men in molding better civilization is measure
less. $780,
To be good Mason means being God-fear-
ing citizen who respects the rights and privl-
leges of others and who is interested in making
the world better and happier place in which
to live g4
For their humanitarian efforts to provide
home and training for homeless children, for
their contributions to dependent widows and
aged citizens the public generally owes big
debt of gratitude.
Fortunately Ashe county has several active
Masonic lodges and to them and their members
The Post wishes continued success in spreading
the spirit of the brotherhood of mankind
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17
THE BASKETBALL SEASON

Much to our regret, the basketball season is
now nearing a close and before the conclusion
of the scheduled season, The Post wishes to ex-
tend its congratulations, thanks and best wishes
to each one of the Ashe county high school
teams to theroaches and to the players, for hav-
ing provided each community in the county with
such wholesale entertainment and for having
exhibited, Oh the whole, such fine spirit Of
fair-play and craftsmanship. We also wish TO
thank Mr.. Garbee and others on his staff for
their excellent assistance and interest. .
IN order u rive full credit where credit is due
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17
e CoALS FOR 1888!

The Skylandl Post urges everyone to CO.
onerate ia thesfTIfiest in endeavoring to reach
the following goals in Ashe county this year:
First. to establish hospital in the county.
Second to secure at least one new industrial
plant.
Third. to establish cannery.
Fourth, to attract more tourist trade Dy:
identifying our homes, yard and towns; offer-
ering additional accommodations and attrac-
TONS advertising this section to the rest OF the
world.
Fifth. to obtain more hard surfaced and sur
face treated highways.
Sixth, to sponsor an Ashe County Fair
Seventh, to purchase fire truck for the pro-
lection of life and property.
Eighth. to practice more extensively the
trade-at-home policy.
Ninth, to promote dairying in this secuon.
Tenth to establish municipal cemetery In
the Jeffersons.
Eleventh, ito organize merchants assocla-
tion and civic club in the Jeffersons.
Twelfth, to promote the county library SER
vice.
Thirteenth,s tb help establish health de-
partment
Fourteenth I to contribute our part towards
making our schools and churches better and In
particular. to install agricultural departments
i'm our high schools u.
. Fifteenth, to work together in harmony and
in peace.
Sixteenth, establishment of hurley tobacco
market in West Jefferson. y
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ilub
and
KeAneD
BY
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

Suspense is worse than bitter
GRIEF. The term probably original
ed with some poet who was the sub
iect of a necktie party.
Inotice that in Milady's scrapbook'
the author said cooks as well as
poets were born and not made.
They will keep on adding to the
list until they find out that every
body has been born.
Deferred judgment is where a
married judge goes home to find out
what his wife amt thinking about.
Germans are trying to get wool
from fish. / wonder If the supply
that Hitler has to pull over the peo-
pies eyes is not running short.
Times ,are still lean. Lean on the
shovel handle
However paradoxical it may
sound it is nevertheless true-"The
patient is better now that the doc
tor is gone"
ssMen have committed suicide
three times as often as women" so
says a news caption. Three times?
I thought once was all that was pos
sible and at least often enough.
Now if a "catty' woman with nine
lives lives it would not be so alb
surd.
An empty barrel makes a full
man. And the paradox is that both
make the most noise.
An elephant and a flea both shook
the bridge when they crossed it. At
least that is what the flea said.
Some of the politicians are like
that. colored woman health. They
are powerful weak
t.0lT:s
If the preachers would come right
out and say that they are against
Esin their sermon would not have to
be SO long. e. ~.~~. .r
1 q TT >, -,.,s
II Encore. A man shot wood peck
err in. compliance with the request
TODD something fol-. forest conserya-
ton. 80,
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room tosee her mother and tfe,new
beby several hours after the, de-
livery. Few children have. been
denied this experience. It is one Of
life's precious moments for all ofgus,
and to brand a book as improper
because of this scene is the shetrest
absurdity. Either this is an delibe-
rate attempt to put the book in
false light, or the reviewer is too
innocent to ave any knowledge of
the biological processes.
The same writer declared that
during the war young people never
acted as the hero and heroine did.
If she believed that, htr knowledge
of wartime is extremely limited.
And if she persists in her belief, she
has only to look around her to see
young people acting the same way
in peace time.
tagsAgain, the reviewer says that the
love affairs lin the book are sordid,
and again fails to quote a single pa
ragraph to prove the statement.
This charge goes contrary to the
opinions of the most competent re-
viewtrs in this broad land. They
have disagreed on many things in
the book, but, almost without ex-
ception, they have agreed that the
love scenes are handled with care
delicacy and restraint.
Finally two of your reviewers
have made the palpably false asser-
ton that the book ended with
shotgun wedding There is no shot
gun wedding in the. book. There
might have been, if the author had :
written it that way, but she didn't.
She took particular pains to make
it clear that young Jesse Harbord
left the county to allow the affair
of Brant Whitlock's death to blow
over, and not because of his en-
tanglement with the Wolff girl.
AS 1 said in the beginning, re-
viewer has the right to express his
honest opinion of book, but he
must criticize it as the author wrote
it. He does not have the license to
rewrite the book to suit his own
purposes of fault-finding.
After living with the author of
Shadows Slant North" for nearly
dozen years. I can say positively
that is is impossible. without bear
ing false witness, to accuse her of
casting aspersions on Ashe county,
for time and distance have not in
the least dissipathed the halo
through which she sees her child
hood home. 4
With best wishes,
RUPERT GHLET.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17
MRS. J. O. TUCKER DIED
AT HER HOME LAST WEEK

Mrs. J. o. Tucker, of Tuckerdale,
age Is, died last Wednesday night
following an illness that extended
over a period of several months.
Funeral service was held at the
home on Friday and interment was
made in the Graphical cemetery
near Creston.
She is survived by her husband,
DR.. Tucker, her father, one brother
and one sister, Mrs. Pennington and
Willard Edmonson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17
TO TAKE RELIGIOUS CENSUS

Plans for conducting a religious
census of West Jefferson next Mon
day and Tuesday are now being
made by the three local pastors,
Revs. w. T. Wilmington, w. ]. Hun
eycutt and J. w. Luke.
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~ Encore. A man shot wood peck
err in compliance with the request
TODD something for. forest, conserya-
ton. 80 -. -.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-17

A lot of poor land now in drops
could pay better in trees, grass, or
legllrnes. My neighbor says it costs
more to grow crops on his bad spots
than the crops are worth.
Evening star., 1938-11-24
First Shop-Ear|y Bulletin
Issued by Merchants

The initial do Your Christmas
Shopping Early" bulletin was issued
today by the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association in announcing
the Kickoff of the 1898 season.
Edward D. Shaw, association Sec
retary. said local stores are filled
with suggested Christmas gifts for
early holiday shoppers who take ad-
vantage OF many formal Christmas
opening sales tomorrow.
Washington merchants are putting
their complete holiday merchandise
on sale earlier this year, Mr.. Shaw
said, because of an increasing public
demand for the opportunity to make
Christmas purchases in advance of
the annual rush.
To-day, through the amazingly
efficient industrial machine which
has developed in recent years. Mr..
Shaw said, there are offered for
sale at the Christmas season objects
from the most widely scattered mar
kets of the world" Among the
items mentioned by the official were
toys from European villages, napery
from Ireland, glassware from Czecho-
slovakia, precious stones from the
South American Andes regions and
trinkets from the Far East
For months the storekeeper has
collected this merchandise, Mr.. Shaw
said, and now the shopper will have
his say.
Evening star., 1938-11-24
Christmas Toy Matinee
To Bring Joy All Around

Mouse cartoon. Country Cous-
in" and Popeye cartoon, big
Chief"
COLONY-Tommy Kelly in "Ad-
ventures of Tom Sawyer" cour-
tesy of United Artists, and a
Merrie Melody cartoon, "Pingo
Pongo," and a Mickey Mouse
cartoon, Mother Pluto"
YORK-John Wayne in Born to
the West courtesy of Para
mount Pictures, and a Porky
Pig cartoon. "Phoney Express;
a Popeye cartoon. Il Yam Love-
sick and a Mickey Mouse
cartoon, More Kittens"
TAKOMA - Jane Withers in
Checkers" courtesy of TWen-
tieth Century Fox Pictures. and
a Porky Pig cartoon. Hare
Hunt; Popeye cartoon, Lets
Celebrake," and Mickey
Mouse cartoon. Worm Turns"
PENN-Freddie Bartholomew and
Mickey Rooney in Lord jeff"
courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer, and Merrie Melody
cartoon, "Pingo Pongo," and a
Mickey Mouse cartoon, Don
Donald"
AVENUE GRAND-George Brent
in Gold Is Where You Find
It," courtesy of Warner Bros.
Pictures, and Porky Pig car
toon, "Phoney Express" and a
Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Magi-
clan Mickey"
APOLLO-Bob Burns and Joel
McCrea in Wells Fargo" cour-
tesy of Paramount Pictures, and
a Merrie Melody cartoon, Lit
tie Buckaroo," and a Mickey
Mouse cartoon, House Hunt
erS."
HOME-Sonja Henie in Happy
Landing" courtesy of Twen-
tieth Century-Fox Pictures, and
a Merrie Melody cartoon, DAT
fy Duck and Egghead," and
Mickey Mouse cartoon, wood
land Cafe"
Evening star., 1938-11-24
Products of Blind
To Be Sold at Bazaar

A bazaar to sell articles made bv
members OF the Columbia Polytech-
mic Institute for the Blind will be
held next Wednesday through Sat-
urday at 1903 H street NV. The
bazaar will give the blind remuner-
ative employment through the in
stitute.
Articles made by the blind include
leather goods, linens, toys and nov
elites and knitted and crocheted ar
ticles.
Evening star., 1938-11-24
400 al Petworth N. f.
Hear Evangelist, IS

A congregation of more than 400
last night heard Uldine Utley, 25-
year-old evangelist, at the PetWorth
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Miss Utley, who has participated
In evangelical work for 13 years,
spoke on Life, Liberty and the Pur-
suit Of Happiness" reading from a
white Bible, in the corner Of which
was tucked red rose.
Only through belief in God can
any one discover the true meaning
of life, liberty and genuine happi-
ness, she told her congregation.
Eugene Langkop, who married the
evangelist last year in New York,
was present at the service.
The Rev. Frank Steelman, pastor,
was in charge of the meeting, and
Justin Lawrie, director of music at
the Foundry Methodist Church, led
the singing. Miss Utley conducted
revival at the Petworth church
three years ago.
Evening star., 1938-11-24
Violin PRODIGY
Practices as
Fire Roges
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24.-Oblivi-
Gus to smoke that billowed about
his beach cabin from the Topanga
Canyon forest fire, Grisha Goluboff
15-year-old violin prodigy, practiced
while his parents sought frantically
to reach him.
Motoring from San Francisco for
a Thanksgiving visit to their son,
they found traffic on the coast high
way halted when they reached the
mouth of the canyon.
Mrs. Rose Goluboff, the boy violin
lists mother, abandoned her car and
ran for quarter Of a mile to find
him, clad in shorts and shirt, busy
with his music.
With his manager, I. M. Nobel,
young Golubof has been at the
beach cottage since last June.
Evening star., 1938-11-24
Policeman Saves Wife,
Overcome by Gas

Officer Thomas ODonnell is
thankful today that he didn't have
to work overtime last night at the
twelfth precinct.
He returned to his home at 1915
Eighth street NV. shortly after
midnight and found his wife over
come by gas in the kitchen. A pan
of water on the stove had boiled
over, putting out the burner flame,
and Mrs. ODonnell, 81, apparently
had fallen to the floor unconscious
before she could turn off the jet.
She was revived by members Of
the fire Rescue Squad, who credited
the timely arrival of Pvt. O'Donnell
with saving the life of his wife.
Evening star., 1938-11-24
Many Skaters Attend
Ice Rink OPENING

Eighteen hundred ice skaters, a
capacity crowd. jammed Washing
tons first indoor ice rink at 446l
Connecticut avenue at its opening
last night.
Skaters Of all ages SKINNED over
and fell on the slick surface of the
Chevy Chase Ice Palace rink while
a gallery Of spectators watched.
Several potential Sonia Henies
came decked out in swirling velvet
skirts and silk tights.
An Ice Club, with 500 members
has been formed by the more en-
thusiastic skaters.
Evening star., 1938-11-24

Everybody goes to the movies
so why not go or send your chill
dren to one of the toy matinees
to be held Saturday morning, De-
cember II, in each of II Warner
Bros. theaters, neighborhood and
downtown. as part of The Star
Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas
campaign?
Those who attend will not only
spend a pleasant morning with
such old friends as Deanna Dur
bin, Mickey Rooney. Freddie
Bartholomew, Mickey Mouse and
Popeye, but will enjoy the salts
faction of giving. for the admis-
sion price will be only a new toy
or new article of clothing and it
will reach needy child of Wash
ington on Christmas Eve.
Contributed to the campaign by
their local distributors, the films
for these matinees are first string
attractions. Plays and players
are:
EARLE-Bonita Granville in
Nancy Drew, Detective" cour-
tesy of Warner Bros. Pictures;
Merrie Melody cartoon. PEN
guin Parade" and a Popeye
cartoon, big Chief"
METROPOLITAN - Mickey
Rooney, Freddie Bartholomew
and Judy Garland in Thor
oughbreds Don't Cry" cour-
tesy of Metro Goldwyn- Mayer,
and a Merrie Melody cartoon,
"Sneezing Weasel" and Mick
ey Mouse cartoon, Moving
Day"
AMBASSADOR James Ellison
in Annapolis Salute" courtesy
of R-K-O Radio Pictures. and
a Merrie Melody cartoon, DAT
fy Duck and Egghead,' and a
Mickey Mouse cartoon, Mick
ey's Revival" and a Popeye
cartoon, big Chief"
TIVOLI-Errol Flynn in "The
Adventures of Robin Hood"
courtesy of Warner Bros. Pic
lures, and Merrie Melody car
toon, my Little Buckaroo,"
and a Mickey Mouse cartoon,
alpine Climbers"
SAVOY-Wayne Morris in "Sub-
marine D-1," courtesy of War;
ner Bros. Pictures, and Porky
Pig cartoon, "Porky's Phoney
Express and a Popeye cartoon,
Lets Celebrate"
CALVERT~Deanna Durbin in
Mad About Music" courtesy of
Universal Pictures, and a Mer-
rie Melody cartoon, jungle
Jitters," and a Mickey Mouse
. cartoon, "Mickey's Circus"
UPTOWN - Judy Garland in
Everybody Sing" courtesy of
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer, and a
Porky Pig cartoon, "Injun
Hunt" and a Popeye cartoon,
big Chief" and a Mickey
Mouse cartoon, Donald and
pluto"
AVALON-The Mauch Twins in
"Penrod and His Twin Brother"
courtesy of Warner Bros. Pic
lures, and Merrie Melody car
toon, "Sneezing Weasel" and a
Popeye cartoon, II Yam Love-
SICK" and a Mickey Mouse
cartoon, Three Blind Mouske-
teers."
SILVER - James Stewart in
Navy Blue and Gold," courtesy
of Metro-G Goldwyn-Ma a
Popeye cartoon, Fowl Play"
and a Mickey Mouse cartoon,
"Mickey's Elephant"
SHERIDAN-Joe E. Brown in
Fit for a King courtesy of
R-K-O Radio Pictures, and q
Merrie Melody cartoon. "Pen.
gum Parade" and q Mickey
Evening star., 1938-11-24

living on the edge of survival to
around $4,000.
The figures speak for themselves.
On the radio program tonight The
Star will invite the cooperation of
radio listeners, newspaper readers
and theatergoers in an effort to
make this years campaign bigger
and better than any previous effort.
You are being asked to attend a
morning matinee at any one of the
II Warner Bros. theaters in town
on December II, where a new toy
or new clothing will be the only
price of admission. Contributions
may also be left in collection CEN
ters, to be installed early next week
at the so Peoples Drug Stores in
town.
Food and Cash. Too.
In addition you are asked to donate
non-perishable food, clothing and
cash for the 18th annual Christmas
party OF the metropolitan police, al
lied with the campaign. You may
leave your contributions at your
nearest police station or telephone
National 1000, ask for precinct 5 and
request that a police car be sent to
your home to collect whatever you
wish to give. Thousands of food bas-
kets prepared by the police reached
Impoverished families on Christmas
eve last year.
John j. Payette, general zone man
ager OF Warner Bros. theaters and a
prime mover in the Inauguration of
these annual campaigns, announces
that final arrangements are COM
plete for both the toy matinees and
the broadcast tonight.
Through the courtesy of the Mu-
sicians' Protective Union. Washing
ton Local 16l, A. c. Hayden, presi-
dent, the Earle Theater Orchestra
will play several selections, a group
of musical numbers especially ar
ranged for the program by Freddie
Clark. The orchestra will be con-
Quoted, during the broadcast, by 10
Lombardi.
Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star
Cowboys-Oh, Take Me Off that Old
Prairee-are expected to bear down
on some Lone Star State melodies.
George Byron, popular young bari
tone, will be master of ceremonies.
Maj. Brown Emphasizes Need.
That there IS urgent need for an
intensive campaign this year was
evidenced when Maj. Ernest w.
Evening star., 1938-11-24
tablishments of the Chinese Com
munist 9th Army.
Tibet Area Becomes
Chinese Province

CHUNGKING China, Nov. "a (P.
The Executive Yuan (CounciD of
the Central Chinese government an
nounced today that Sikang, a divi-
sion of Eastern Tibet, would become
a Chinese province January /.
The present Sikang Organization
Commission will be supplanted then
by provincial government, it was
said,