The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-27
Seen And Heard
IN THE
Jeffersons
The windy Center


AS windy city,, Chicago isn't
in class with West jefferson and
we seriously doubt if there is an
Cher place in the United States
where the wind blows as hard or as
frequently as it does in Mary Bled-
sees New Town!
In days ''gone with the wind, we
have stood on Lake Shore Drive in
Chicago when the air was travelling
at the rate of 40 miles per hour:
we have witnessed the elements
put on a blowing act" on Times
Square in New York; we have
fought to keep sand out of our eyec
o. Roanoke Island, but never har-
" seen, heard or felt wind to equal
the wind of West Jefferson.
When we arrived here last fall
many unbelievable tales were re-
lated about the winds of West
Jefferson. Even the local Metho-
dist parson, whom we had previous
ly regarded as truthful gentle
man, told of incidents that sur
passed all more powers of magma
ton. Our reply to them was sim
ply, Bah!
But today we are thoroughly con-
WINGED. Our bed hasn't been blown
out of the window yet, but we
wouldn't be surprised to wake up
some morning in the middle of a
street or lodged against telephone
post
Tuesday the wind blew so hard
here that it actually knocked out
the large window glass on the left
side of the entrance to the City
Cafe :. Stay away from West JEFF
Ssop, Margaret Mitchell, or else
you'll be ''gone with the wind,
too!
Robbery Mystery Solved
According to the turkey and
poultry kingfish, the Honorable
Stokes Vannoy, the big mystery as
to "who broke into Rev w. T. Whit
tington's home recently?" has been
practically solved.
Acting as a deputy sheriff of the
First Baptist church here, Stokes
served papers on B. H. Richards,
manager of the Parker Tie Com
pany, charging the said defendant
with breaking, entering and at
tempting to steel money and valu-
able jewelry from the parsonage,
which was recently constructed.
The plaintiff contends that the
popular local lumber dealer is the
guilty party because the parsonage
building committee has been owing
him some money for long time
and he just figured that would bel
the only way he could collect the
Indebtedness.
Arrangements are now underway,
it is understood, to hold a mock
trial in the near future. Cashier
J. L. Segraves, it is stated, has been
employed to serve as counsel for
the defendant. If admission is
charged, perhaps enough money
can be raised to pay the lumber
bill!
Opossums and Radios
If your opossum should break out
of his coop, take peep into your
radio.
Last Saturday night Grant Dol
lars opossum decided that he was
tired of being cooped up, SO he
broke out and apparently caused
Tom Weaver considerable anxiety.
The next day the carnivorous man.
NAL was found sleeping away in
the radio.
Finds His Pistol
Rev. John w. Luke reported this
week that the man who lost his pis-
toll in their automobile accident re-
Gently had found the coveted gun.
Mr.. Luke stated that he and his two
companions, whom he had picked
up en- route from one Sunday
School to another, were discussing
the subject of automobile wrecks
when his car skidded on some soft
dirt and turned over. The accident,
however, didn't keep him from
holding three Sunday School serv-
ices that day.