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Mexico thinks she has discovered pro-
found possibilities for the future; and
II she can beat the oil game, she has.
Evening star., 1938-04-08
RuinAtiOn.

Il didn't know you ever gambled,"
said the intimate friend.
Il never do," answered Senator Sorg-
hum.
"Yet you say cards have been your
ruin"
"Yes. Since my wife got lot of
visiting cards engraved, have had to
cook my own dinner and eat by my
self"
Evening star., 1938-04-08
Says the Landlord.

"Why does that man pay rent in
stead of owning his own home?" asked
everybodys friend.
Some months he doesn't" answered
the worried landlord.
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Jefferson.
The cherry trees again will smile:
We shall not endeavor
To shut them out in cruel style
With masonry so clever.
And Jefferson we still will quote
With careful erudition;
And memorize the things he wrote,
Whatever his position.
II do not doubt" said Hi Ho the
sage of Chinatown, that many fish are
envious of the one who succeeded In
leaping far out of the water and catching
my handsome artificial trout fly"
A New Idea.
"I've got new idea for your per-
formance of Hamlet" said the farce
comedy manager, who has ventured into
the legitimate.
what is it?" asked Mr.. stormington
Barnes.
Every time anybody drops dead in
the last act, let the man In the orchestra
hit the base drum"
Some white people gave Mrs. Erastus
Pinkly a baby carriage. She says it
will come in handy as soon as the baby
gets old enough to cart the laundry In.
Evening star., 1938-04-08

Jones.
Earle has just been to Washington
to see President Roosevelt about public
works projects-and also to recommend
that the administration launch a So
600 100000, three-year program of spend
ing for public works as recovery meas
ure. The Governor is one of the spend
ers. He believes in it. And judging from
reports emanating from the White House
the President does, too, although he is
being advised against new huge spend
ing program by some of his councillors.
X x
Vice President Garner-although he
would not 60 to the extent of naming
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire to
the T. V. A. Investigating Committee
did make considerable of an effort to
get real investigating committee so
far as the Senate is concerned It was
the Vice President, it is learned, who
insisted upon having two Republicans
named to the committee from the Senate,
and two from the House. Numerically,
the Republicans were entitled to only
one from each House. In addition. the
Vice President picked the Republican
leader and the most outstanding Re-
publican, McNary of Oregon and Borah
of Idaho. Naturally the Vice President
is in a position to say he did his best
to have a real investigation of T. v. A.
and to add it was not his fault if
McNary and Borah declined to serve.
The Democratic members of the
Senate Finance Committee, headed by
Senator Harrison, who reported out
revenue bill stripped of some of the
Presidents pet tax theories, have Sena-
tor Barkley, the Democratic leader,
lover barrel" They took of the
Evening star., 1938-04-08

O. When was Florida purchased by the
United States?-M r.
A. The Floridas were purchased from
Spain by the United States in 1919.
Evening star., 1938-04-08
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
To Give Musical
Janboree Friday
Entertaining Program To Be
Presented at Courthouse.
Sponsored by Welfare Dept

~ A "whirlwind revue" Of. hillbilly
music, Hawaiian string band. in in
strumental and vocal duets, quartz
ties, group singing, novelty and
comedy acts, tap dancing will be
given in the courthouse tomorrow
night, June 3, beginning at 8 O'clock,
under the sponsorship, of the Ashe
County Department of Public Wei
fare.
This hilarious variety entertain
ment" viii be presented by rs per-
formers ann IS widely known as a
Moose, Musical Jamboree". s'Come
and bring your family for one hour
and thirty minutes of rare enter
tainment," Miss Ruth c;Thgman,
superintendent, urges.
In cooperation with Miss, Weaver,
county nurse, the welfare depart
ment is doing a splendid job help
ing provide treatment for crippled
children, the blind, and other af-
flicted, as well as taking care of its
numerous regular Social Security
functions. The proceeds will go to
help carry forward this work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
MUCH DAMAGE DONE AT
BEAVER CREEK BY STORM

The high water Sunday which
was caused by the unusually heavy
rain which fell about two o'clock did
a great deal Of damage in the Bea-
yer Creek section. as well as other
parts Of the county. Practically all
the top soil and corn crops, On the
low land was washed down stream
and into the river. : =
Mr.. and Mrs. Wake Goodman,
who lived near the Creek returned
from an all day picnic near Glen
dale Springs and found about two
feet of mud and water in their
home. The rugs and all loose arti-
cles about the house were floating
on the water.
Hundreds of young chickens and
turkeys were drowned in the storm
and the best of all hundreds of rats
were seen floating down stream.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
Church Play Will
Be Given Tuesday
ooh, Professor" To Be Presented
In School Auditorium By
NJ. E. Church Here.

The West jefferson Methodist
church is sponsoring a comedy
drama, ooh, Professor" to be given
Tuesday night, June z, at 8:15
o'clock at the school auditorium. A
large crowd is expected to enjoy
this hilarious performance.
The following popular young peo-
pie have agreed to take part: Dona
Miller, Mary Carolyn Price, Grace
Rowland, Fay Williams, Minnie Bell
Frances, Gladys Lewis, Evonne
Miller, Emma Osborne, Donald
johnson, Tom Price, Leon Black
well, Joe johnson, Clyde Duvall,
Dugan Hare, r. c. Miller, Bill Gar
vey, Cliff Williams, Jack Miller,
Steve Davis, Joe Scott, Rachel Ra-
der, Alease Gambill, Myrtle Jean
Wyrick, Mabel Mcmillan, Evelyn
White, Lavena Miller, Isabelle
Diggs, Doris Rhodes, Helen Sells,
Billie Miller, Bobbie Miller, Vivian
Johnson, Betty Davis, Winford
johnson, and Elizabeth GRAPHICAL.
The play is directed by Miss Mar
garet Devil, of Wayne P. Sewell
Producing Company of Atlanta,
Georgia. She is accompanied by
Mrs. Ruth GRAPHICAL.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
SHATLEY SPRINGS NOW
OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Mrs. L, F. Hicks, of Winston-Sa-
lem, opened the Shatley Springs
mineral springs resort during the
past week and is now getting every
thing in readiness for one of the
biggest seasons in the history of the
famous radium springs. Mrs. Hicks
has been operating the Springs for
several years and she is now send
ing out announcements to former
patrons.
There are % cottages at Shatley,
all of which will accommodate as
many as four people comfortably.
Meals are served in the large din
ing room. All guests have free
access to the famous baths.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
Hayes Child Hurt
In Accident Sun.
Head-On Collision Occurred
Near River Bridge. Trial !.
Set For Saturday.

James Hayes Of Whitetop and
Mont Jones, of Elkin and West JEFF
ferson, had a head-on collision last
Sunday afternoon on the West JEFF
ferson- Glendale Springs road just
this side of the river bridge.
There were several people in both
cars, but fortunately only one of
them was injured. The young son
of Mr. Hayes sustained a number of
cuts about the head when he was
thrown into the windshield. He
was brought here and first-aid treat
ment was administered by DR.. Ray.
His wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roby Dollinger, were also in the
car.
In the car with Jones were said
to be two or three other occupants,
including Thelma Shepherd. Some
argument developed as to who was
driving the Jones car and also as
to who was at fault.
AS a result, Patrolman Thomas
made an investigation and both of
the men are now charged with reck-
less driving. A hearing is set for
Saturday morning before Magistrate
H. C. Tucker.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
National Surety
Auditors Finish
Audit Ashe Books
Returned To New York Last
Week. Report To Be Filed In
County Later.

Ed Van Hise and Bob Malkolm,
auditors for the National Surety
Company, of New York, that car
ried regular bonds on Ex-Sheriff
Henry Miller part of the time he
was in Office, have completed their
audit OF the county books during
the years Mr.. Miller was in office
and have returned to New York.
It took them nearly two months to
finish the special audit.
The margin of difference between
their audit and the one E. w. Smith,
certified public accountant from Lee
noir, made last spring, will be not
be known until report of it is filed
in the county. Mr.. Smiths audit
showed a shortage of over twenty
thousand dollars and on the basis
of it, the county started suit against
the former sheriff The trial was
scheduled for the May-June term of
civil court, but was postponed un-
til later date. :"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
Reeves & Mcmillan
Families To Hold
Reunion June IL
First Gathering OF Prominent
Clans TO Be Held At Senter
Church After Services.


A reunion of the Mcmillan and
Reeves families in Ashe and Allie
gany counties will be held on Sat-
urday, June II, at the Senter church
Immediately after church services,
P. Thurman McNeill, who is assist
ing in making arrangements for the
gathering, announced this week.
A picnic dinner will be served on
the grounds at the church and all
relatives of both families are cordi-
ally invited to attend and bring
well-flled baskets. An enjoyable
program is being prepared, featur-
ing several speeches.
The Reeves and McMillans are
two of the oldest, largest and most
prominent families in this section
and this is the first time any attempt
has been made in recent years to
get them together in a reunion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
Mrs. Mary Sexton
Died With Heart
Attack Last Sun.
Wife OF Baptist Minister Sue.
cumbed Suddenly While Play
ing With Children.

Mrs. Mary Jane Sexton, wife of
Rev. E. z. Sexton, of Lansing, well
known Baptist preacher, died sud-
denly with heart a+'7-'- last Sum
day while playing with the children
at her home.
Death came as complete sur
prise to her wide circle of friends
and relatives in the county. She
was fine woman, loved and re-
spected by all who knew her.
Funeral service was conducted at
the Long Branch church by Revs.
Frank Baker, of Grassy Creek, T. A.
Farmer, and c. w. Sexton, of Lam
sing. James Sexton, of Glade
Springs, Va, also assisted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
SEVERAL PRIZES AWARDED
AT COOKING SCHOOL HERE

Several hundred ladies attended
the cooking school held at the Park
way Theatre here last week under
the sponsorship of the Northwest
Carolina Utilities company.
Mrs. Mary Brown Algood, General
Electric Home Economist and Mrs.
Lynda E. Bailey, Westinghouse re-
preventative, conducted the school.
Those winning prizes were: Mrs.
A. A. Price, Mrs. Chas Hudler, Mrs.
r. w. Barr, Mrs. w. c. Thomas,
Mrs. B. E. Reeves, Miss Irene Davis,
Mrs. Bryce Lyle, Mrs. Guy Hudler,
Mrs. Bryce Gambill, Mrs. E. A.
Waddell and Mrs. John Donnelly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
MRS. ELIZABETH WYATT
DIED WITH HEART ATTACK

Mrs. Elizabeth Wyatt, age SIS, of
Wagner, died with heart attack
at her home last week. She was
buried in the Miller cemetery with
Rev. J. w Luke conducting the SER
vice.
She was well known and will be
greatly missed by her family and
many friends. Surviving are her
husband, Alex Wyatt and their
three children. e
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02
To Hold Coward
Reunion This Sun.

A large crowd is expected to gat-
her at the Union Baptist church, To-
Gated on highway Is, near Wilbar
postoffice, for the annual Coward
this Sunday, June S.
All members of the Coward clan
are invited to attend. A picnic din
ner will be served an everyone is
requested to bring well filled bas-
kets. An interesting program is
being arranged.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02

.ElNG1yu DdT0 anu 1AdsAAAd GIG SPSAu-
ing several days visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M. Osborne at Roaring Gap.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Phillips of
Beaver Creek community were in
town Wednesday.
Splendid progress is being made
on the construction of the large,
modern new theatre building which
Russell Barr and Ben Reeves are
erecting here. Ed Jenkins is gen.
e4al contractor for the job. The
owners are in hopes of having it
completed by the Fourth of July.
Mr.. Randolph Goodman, Miss Ella
Kimbell, Mr.. Darrell Young and
Miss Ola Mae Goodman Of Todd,
were visitors at Iron Mountain, Va,
Sunday.
Mr.. Willard Goodman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Goodman, of Todd,
has been seriously i'll for the past
week.
Miss Ella Kimbell and Miss Ola
Mae Goodman were the dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Good
man Friday.
Mrs. Sam P. Wilson, of Cascade,
Va, spent several days here during
the past week. She was accompan-
led home yesterday by Edwin Dun
can, Jr.
Miss Margaret Patterson, of
Statesville, has been visiting Miss
Ruth Tugnan here for the past few
days.
!. Mr.. ]. r. Price, of Shreveport, La,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Tugman,
Gwyn Price and other relatives in
the county.
Mr.. Gilbert Bare of North Wiki
esboro was business visitor in
town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Roupe, H., H.
Jones and billiard Phipps of Bran,
don, spent a few days with Mr.. j..
M. Jones and family at Kings Noun.
tain, KY. i
Grace Martin, of Wilkesboro, is
spending few days with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Roupe.
Little Miss Colleen Little, attrac-
tive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Little, of Jefferson, has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. j. c. Cline in
Hickory for the past ten days.
A wedding of cordial interest took
place last Thursday here when Miss
Nina Johnson, of Clifton and Oren
Weaver, also of Clifton, were united
in marriage by Elder w. w. Davis.
Mrs. Sarah Parsons, of Wilbor,
N. c., announces the marriage of
her daughter Cornilla, Call South,
Of Obids. Elder w. w. Davis per-
formed the ceremony.
Rev. w. H. Eubank, the Obids
chautauqua preacher, will preach
the Gillespie Presbyterian church
on Sunday afternoon at 800 P. M.
At this time the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be observed.
/ Believe it or not-Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Crawford of Obids caught three
mice in a small, single spring mouse
trap at one time. '.' ~.
Mr.. and Mrs, L. D. Roupe, II. C.
Jones and Lillard Phipps visited ].
M. Jones at Kings Mountain, KY,
several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Matz have
returned from West Miami Beach to
their summer home at Crumpler.
! Misses Beulah and Demia Reeves
and Miss Freddie Pennington and
Sidney Duke of Nathan's Greek, re-
turned last week from fishing trip
to Morehead City.
Mrs. Coleman Payne is i'll at her
home here. Yesterday morning she
went to bed suffering with a high
temperature.
Practically all cases in the May
or's court here were continued Mon
day morning, including the cases of
the Jacksons.
Mr.. Dewey Sells has accepted
job in the mechanical department
of the Duncan Motor Co.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02

Mrs. Sexton is survived by her
husband and 10 children. She also
leaves one sister, Mrs. "A. r. Ham.
A large crowd attended the funer-
al and pail bearers were Joe Gilley,
Ed Jenkins, Grover James, Glenn
Watson, Willard Elliott and Wade
Roland 100
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-02

Miss Nora Robinson, of Beaver
Creek, is working in the office of
the County Agent in jefferson.
Prof. B. H. Duncan, of Sutherland,
was in town on business Saturday.
Kenneth, Bill, and Ruth Miller and
their mother of Salisbury, Md, at
tended the funeral of their grand
mother, Mrs. Nancy johnson last
week.
Ritz Hardin, son of Mrs. Willard
Hardin, of West Jefferson, is ill in a
hospital in Lexington.
Mr.. Oscar Badger and family,
who for the past eighteen years
have lived in WEIGH, W. Va, have
moved to their new home near JEFF
ferson where they will reside in the
Z future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Blevins, of
Roseboro, have returned to Jeffer-
son for the summer. Mr.. Blevins
teaches there. "a
Richard Griggs, Mrs. Mary Grant
and Margaret Grant spent the week
end in Crossnore visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Kermit Laughn.
Rev. Rexford Campbell has just
completed a. Bible school at War
rensville and will leave in few
days for Mars Hill to take two
weeks training in ministerial work.
Mr.. Clark Brown, of Blowing
Rock, was a business visitor to West
Jefferson Tuesday.
MIR. Cliffie Wilcox and Miss Eu-
genia Scott of Mill Creek We're in
town Saturday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Lester Cox, of Lin
vile, spent the week in the county.
County Agent c. ]. Rich, J. r.
Phipps, of the county agriculture
committee and Mrs. Mary Grant at
tended special meeting. held at
Newland Monday afternoon at
which time j. A. Propst and F. S.
Sloan of State College, explained
the 1893, program in full. ii
Mr.. and Mrs P. E. Morgan, of
Gaffney, S. c., visited Capt, and
Mrs. G. B. Doggett over the week
end. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller are leav-
ing tomorrow for Kansas where
Mrs. Miller, who has been suffering
with high blood pressure will take
treatment in one of the outstanding
hospitals in that state.
Mr.. Bryan Tucker has returned
from Erwin, Tenn, where he has
been running cafe and resumed
operation Of the Shell cafe here.
A large crowd attended the ALL
day meeting lat the Tabernacle at
Fig last Sunday where Rev. w. T.
Wilmington conducted services.
A successful revival meeting at
the West Jefferson Methodist
church came ia close last Friday
night. AS a result of this fine
meeting % new members were en-
rolled.
Mr.. Carl Miller has leased the
Parkway Tavern which has been
operated by Mr.. Campbell.
Be sure to attend the Moose Mu-
steal Jamboree at the court house
in Jefferson tomorrow night, start
ing at 8 o'clock. This entertain
ment is being sponsored by the
Ashe County Department Of Pub
lie. Welfare and the proceeds will
be used to help carry on this great
social work in the county.
Poppy Day, held here last Satur-
day, was a big success. Members
of the Legion Auxiliary report that
they sold 500 Poppies for the sum
of $3.50.
Miss Edith and Marilyn Lee, OF
Warrensville, are visiting relatives
in Knoxville and Lenoir City, Tenn,
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Phillips OF
Beaver Creek were in town Wed
neSday.
Mrs. A. B. Vannoy and daughters
Evening star., 1938-05-22

who have nothing the matter with
sight or hearing or memory! The
ability to remember not only faces
and names, together with where you
met the persons and whatever you
thought or were told about them, is
the greatest single asset that you can
possibly acquire.
In the diplomatic service, memory
for people is essential, just as it is in
politics. All those who have been
supremely successful have mastered
this faculty to seemingly miraculous
degree Moreover. it is a reward to be
had by almost anyone who will make
the persistent effort. 1t is not. even
impossible for those who are handi-
capped by imperfect sight. The man
who had this gift beyond all others I
have ever known (or known about
was a career diplomat who was ex-
cessively near sighted. Yet he was
able to remember and to place every
person with whom he ever talked.
Moreover, place" covered every
country on the globe and conversa-
tions in half dozen languages.
First of all comes intensive training
in observation. Get the habit of
quickly making a list of recognizable
characteristics. Be sure to get the
name straight, and spell it /! Best of all,
carry small notebook Write down
names and make few notes to help
you remember. Another diplomat,
who brought face-remembering talent
to high art, had a notebook in which
he sketched the prominent and dis
tinguishing features of each new ac-
Quaintance.
The reason why so many of us have
bad memories is that we never make
any effort to cultivate them, We just
say to ourselves: Il can't remember"
And then we take it as a fixed char
acteristic about which nothing can
be done An amazing amount can be
done if you will train your eyes to see,
and your ears to hear, and your will
to fix in mind what you see and hear.
Copyright, 1898, by Emily Post
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Making Friend.

LHtis things s.oks Us liked in our
neighborhood and eommunity. Mrs.
Post onswsvs qvsstjons obovt q num-
bsv Of iftjs things Of tie sost impos-
font to oil Of Us. To get this Isofjst.
send o tkrss-eeni stomp Ito cover The
cost Of s,oiIins) with o letter TO This
Week Mo9uzine. in cure Of this
newspaper.
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Moy 22, 1888

rom a sorority house in one of
our great universities, group of
this years graduates asks me
the following question: Can
you name any one particular asset as
a goal for those who are ambitious to
be successful in the various branches
of business or public life?
In your own column some time
ago you listed the friend-making
assets of good looks, smart clothes,
lovely voice. bright. welcoming smile.
firm handclasp, attentiveness to the
person you are talking to. But you
see, Mrs. Post, what we should like is
some one thing that could be acquired
by application and practice"
And so in answer to this, let me say
first of all that there is one attribute
you have passed. over. Moreover,
it is one that should put at the very
top the ability to recognize faces
instantly. and to remember the names
that belong to them. No handicap,
either socially or professionally. is
greater than that of looking, without
a glimmer of recognition. at people to
whom we have been introduced not
only once before, but quite possibly
several times.
And yet - the sad part of it is that
many man or woman. who has be-
come disliked for this apparent in
civility. is at heart longing to be
friendly. Time and again such person
is both shy and unhappy. because of
his inability to recognize the foggy
blank of a passing face.
Among the huge class of the chronic
absent minded are to be found the
most friendly, well-intentioned people
of the world. Hundreds of these 60
around the streets wrapped in their
plans or creations or other thoughts -
apparently looking into the faces they
pass but having their eyes, as it were.
quite out of focus. Therefore for them,
the only thing to do is to wake up and
pay attention. if they would not be
disliked by those whom they pass by,
without seeing!