The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-13

1 rs scarlet fever.
Mr.. E. G. Francis, Of Helton. was
business visitor in town Tuesday.
\ Capt. George Doggett and Mr..
{ om Doggett visited their brother,
harlie, in Shelby, last Sunday and
1 reported that he was recovering
fplendidly from a recent illness.
Il Miss Katherine O'Neal, of Lam
sing, who has been spending some
time in Greenville, S. c., has found
lit necessary to return to the Pres
Ibyterian hospital, Charlotte, where
I she will undergo an operation.
Her physician says that she must
\ be away from her work for four
months.
Claude McNeill, of West Jeffer-
son, killed large, grey fox last
Sunday morning with 22-riflle, in
the Beaver Creek community.
Mr.. J. S. Atkinson, deputy inter
nal revenue collector, was in town
Tuesday assisting employers. Mrs.
Atkinson urges them to file sum-
mary Information returns under
Title 8, of the Social Security Act,
for the period July /, 1887 through
Descember 81, 1887, at once, as the
deadline is january 81.
MIR. B. S. Marsh, state highway
Gineer who has been stationed in
tfNs county for the past year, has
been transferred to Mr.. Olive. His
many friends here hated for him
to leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Duncan and
family, of Hickory, visited Mr.. and
Mrs Duncan and J. w. Duncan last
Sunday.
i. Miss Lenna Gambill left Sunday
for Raleigh where she will spend
a week attending a meeting at
State College. She was accom-
panied as far as Durham by her
sister, Melba, who will enter Duke
hospital for treatment.
Mrs. John Wilkins and son, jim
my, of Shelby, are spending this
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Gambill
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Leake, of the
the PHILIPPINE Islands, have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira T.
Johnston Mrs. Leake is sister of
Mrs. Johnston, and will remain
here the rest of the week while Mr..
Leake, will go to Buffalo, N. Y, on
a busine@s trip.
Mr.. Miller, owner of the Corner
Grocery Store, has moved his fani
ly to the residence in Jefferson
known as the. Vail house.
Messrs Robt G. Barr and J. F.
Neal spent the week in Johnson
City, Tenn. They were accompanied
NNne by Mr.. F. H. Neal, who has
Nh visiting there.
Mr.. John Littlewood, of Helton,
was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. c. L. Goss, of Lansing, was a
visitor in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Reeves spent
the week end in town as guest of
Mrs. Reeves parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Gambill
Mrs. Margaret Woods has re-
turned from Duke hospital where
she spent a week taking treatment,
Mrs Mary Coward, of Jefferson
is leaving Monday to visit her
mother in Baldwin, Md.
Mrs. Maynard Jones leaves to-
morrow for Cleveland to join her
husband who returned there some
time ago.
Mrs. w. j. Huneycutt, who has
been ill for the past week with flu,
is improved and expects to resume
her school work at Crumpler school
within few days.
The condition of Mr.. j. F. Scott,
who has been confined TO his home
for the past two weeks with flu, is
improved and he hopes to be out
again soon.
D. c. Goodman, j. P. Goodman
and Ralph Parsons, made business
trip to North Wilkesboro Tuesday.
Several local people have visited
Ahe wrecked home at Hampton,
snn., in which three small children
NJ Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Gouge
were killed and the building COM.
pletely demolished by a dynamite
explosion last Saturday. A num-
Der of accused have been arrested.
It is described as being the worst
crime in the history of East Tennes
see and reward of $4,000 has been
offered. Mr. Gouge has been ex-
onerated of any connection.
Many local citizens regretted to
learn of the death of Rev. c. w.
Robinson, who has been pastor of
the N. Wilkesboro Presbyterian
church for the past As years. He
was one of the pioneers in the es-
Enlistment of the Presbyterian
church in Ashe county.
Coorro Booth IF Winston