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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08
YULE STORY

queer little man inside the counter
waited while Dan weighed the i'm
portant question. The hamburger
won. While it was being cooked to
order, Dan dug into his pocket and
took the dime from the battered
purse.
Hungry as he was, he handed it
over before attacking the food. His
voice was bit apologize. cts an
old timer" he said; ''been in my
pocket for years and years"
The old man didn't seem to be
listening. He was peering through
his spectacles at the coin.
you're sure you're telling the
truth about this dime?" he queried
1.-THE absolute TRUTH" Dan an
swered. But, if you won't believe
me, you can have your coffee and
hamburger"
A shrill laugh ran through the
place. Its a good thing you ran
across someone who knew, and bet
ter, somebody who was honest, the
little man was saying excitedly. do
you know that you have one of the
rarest dimes at large? lists
worth thousands"
"You mean, this thing I've held on
to for years is worth money!"
Its worth big money" the cafe
owner was waving his hands in the
air, the dime clasped between his
thumb and first finger. ''I've been
looking for one of them all my life!"
Hand me that menu!" Dan Dris-
coll cried commandingly. ''I'm 60
ing to have'a Christmas dinner right
now. I'm going clear down the line,
from soup to rnince pie"
- C-WNU Service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08
Christmas Celebration
Dates Back to 354 A.D.,
Roman Records Show

The earliest celebration OF the
birth of Christ, December Is Of each
year, took place in the Fourth CEN
tury, and the custom spread from
the western to the eastern church.
Before that date the commemora-
ton of Christ's nativity and baptism
took place January 6.
First mention Of Christmas is
found in a Roman document known
as the "Philocalian calendar" in
the year 354, and the first English
celebration Of the festival was in
I, 500. when st. Augustine baptized TO-
600 converts.
In 567, the Council Of Tours,
France, declared a 12-day festival
from Christmas to Epiphany, and
later. from 991 to 1915, the laws Of
Ethelred ordained that all strife
should cease at Christmas. In Ger.
many, Christmas was established in
Sl3 By the Synod Of Mainz. and In
Norway by King Hakon the Good. in
$50. Z !.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08

What will you Sswer this Christ
mas when starry-eyed Junior raises
his face and asks:
Daddy, how come l saw three
Santa Clauses downtown today?
Or:
Mother, why was Santa Claus
riding in an automobile today? Are
his reindeer hurt?" -:
Or, looking at a newspaper:
why was Santa Claus so ttsn
when I saw him on the, corner to-
day? He's fat in this pictured"
This is the season when harassed
parents must, think up quick an
swers or destroy Juniors faith = in
st. Nicholas. For Santa Claus,
though a messenger.o of joy, can also
be pest In Omaha a sympathetic
mayor last year ruled that the army
Of fake Santas must leave the
streets, thereby bringing signs Of re-
lief from Mother and Dad.
But in other towns and cities,
papa may restrain an impulse to
strange every red-suited gentleman
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08
ANN WORTH IS HONORED
AT GREENSBORO COLLEGE

Miss Ann Worth, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Worth, jeff
erson, has been invited to be a
member of the Junior Honor So
ciety at Greensboro College. The
invitation is based on a high
scholastic standing and an esti-
mable attitude toward the spirit
and ideals of the school.
The other new members taken
in are Miss Majelle Morris, Sails
bury, and Miss T'ribly Hewitt,
Forest City. Miss Worth is a
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08

AIN Dh1SCOLL was broke.
Well, almost broke. He had
- one thin dime. hiding in the
dark depths of a purse that had once
held bills Of three figures.
He had held it for 20 years, ever
since he had found it while plough
ing on his fathers farm. His lucky
dime-thats what he had called it.
Dan laughed grimly at the thought.
Lucky Had anyone ever been so
unlucky as him? Here was the whole
town preparing for Christmas, shop
ping, spending coolies of money, and
he was a penniless, weary wander
er. A lucky dime!
A little place around the corner
caught his eye. Dan entered, his
nostrils quivering under the tanta-
izing odors. He looked around with
greedy eyes, his mouth watering
with longing. Soup, roast fowl, po-
tatoes, luscious mince pie! But he
mustn't think about such things. He
had just one dinne-the price of a
cup of coffee and a doughnut, or a
hamburger. Which would it be-. The
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08

he meets on the street. To prevent
this mass liquidation, thoughtful
persons have now offered a solution
which has worked before and should
work again. When Junior wonders
about so many different kinds Of
Santas, the explanation is that they
aren't Santas at all, but just his
helpers Simply wreathe your face
in, benevolent smile, take Junior
on your knee and repeat the fol-
lowing: :.
'You see, Junior, Santa is very
busy man and he needs lots Of help
So he has helpers who ask boys
and girls what they want. in their
stockings" 49,
The only trouble is that Junior
may answer: ...-.
"Yeah, but papa. why did that
man there say that he really was
Santa Claus. and that he'd be sure
to bring me a big train set, an a
lot Of toy soldiers and a drum an
a. ?"
Maybe the situation is hopeless
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08
Hawaii YuIe Greetings
Broadcast to Islands
In Pacific TerritOr.

HONOLULU.-For, the past three
years Hawaii has broadcast Christ
mas greetings on December "a to
several lonely islands which have
.beome potentially important along
aviation's equatorial Pacific area.
The messages, from station KGU,
70 out to the dozen or so young
Americans who for three years have
been keeping the Stars and Stripes
flying on Rowland, Baker. Jarvis
and other tiny Pacific islands.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-08

West Jefferson merchants are
prepared to take care of your
every shopping need.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

This water-softened mass aids elimi-
nation. Vitamin B, and bulk" are
just as good for you as they are effec-
tive. They work WITH Nature not
AGAINST her.
Kellogg's All-Bran is a crunchy
toasted cereal. You can eat it just
as it comes from the package with
milk or cream and fruit. Or bake it
into delicious mullins or cookies.
All-Bran gives them tempting nut
sweet flavor.
To Keep ~ReEular" You Must
BE Regular
But however you eat All-Bran, use
it regularly. Follow this daily routine:
l. Eat Kellogg's Al-Bran every day.
2. And drink plenty of water.
Every grocer sells All-Bran. Made by
Kellogg in Battle Creek.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

It's not what you do eat but
what you DON'T eat that's
L likely to cause common con-
stipation. The reason is that
modern meals pass up Natures
age-old regulators, the laxative
parts of wheat.
Loss of these regulators" from
modern diets has greatly increased
common constipation. If your trouble
is the LACK of these essentials, harsh
cathartics are not the way out. They
may relieve temporary distress but
they do not work on the CAUSE. And
their continued use tends to leave your
intestines strained and weakened.
Stop Abusing Your Intestines
Get back the zest that comes with
being regular" Instead of over-stim-
ulating your intestines with strong
purgatives eat NATURAL laxative
food Kellogg's All-Bran.
All-Bran will keep you Irregular" as
the clocks tick, but it works so differ
emily from harsh cathartics. This
laxative food gives your intestines
two things they need - vitamin B,
and "bulk."
Vitamin B,-the Intestinal Tonic
Kellogg's AL Bran is natural source
of vitamin b., the amazing vitamin
that tones your intestinal tract and
helps promote regular movements.
And All-Bran supplies "bulk" it ab-
serbs water and softens like sponge.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
All-eRAN MUFFiNs

2 tab3espoons fat y cup milk
II cup sugar leop nssr =.
iexr " tsaspssa salt
c1n Kelloxr'S ~ tsps.bakinS
All-BFan powder
Cream fat and sugar; add egg; beat
until creamy. Stir in All-Br.n and
milk; soak until moisture 10 taken up.
Sift -four with salt and baking powder !:
add to first mixture and stir. Fill
creased muffin pans q full; bake in
moderate oven about 80 minutes.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
T. Y. A.
Continued From First Page.)

Biddle, committee counsel. After
the noon recess, however, Senator
Donahey, Democrat, of Ohio, chair
man of the committee, announced
that the witness would be permitted
to complete his testimony without
interruption. He will have an addi-
tional hour before the committee
tomorrow, and then questioning will
start.
DR.. Morgan emphasized that the
agency did not take into account
services provided by other Federal
agencies. Also, he added, the T.
v. A. was not subject to social
security, gasoline, excise, unem-
ployment on workmens compensa-
ton taxes.
He said the T. v. A. paid taxes
amounting to per cent of its reve-
nue. from the sale of power at
wholesale. Private utilities paid
taxes ranging from IS to Is per
cent Of their power revenues, he
added.
The witness said that If the r.
v. A. sold the entire output from
the Wilson, Wheeler and Norris
Dams it would receive 5,055 900 in
operating revenue each year. This
would be $2,188, 900 below total op-
Grating costs, he contended.
DR.. Morgan told the committee
he had been working for some weeks
with my small staff" to prepare
data on, T. v. A. operations. He
said he would have a detailed ac-
counting of T. v. A. operations for
submission to the committee to-
morrow,
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Chemical Changes Hue
Of Fruit Flies Eyes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PALO ALTO, Calf, Dec. "a
powerful new chemical, probably
hormone, which changes eye colors
Of fruit flies, was announced today
at Stanford University.
The hormone challenges long
fixed beliefs that heredity alone
governs eye colors. It seems to be
an agency used by heredity and 1t
offers science a new lead for expert
menting with eye colors.
The chemical makes brown eyes
In white-eyed flies. Any shade of
brown can be had by regulating the
amount of chemical injected into
the fly's body in the larval stage.
One gram would modify the eye
color of 1900 900 flies.
The discovery was made jointly
by biologists Of Stanford and the
Rothschild Institute of Biology Of
Paris, France. It was announced
today in Stanford's biological bull
letin. The biologists are Doctors
George w. Beadle, Edward L. Tatum
and c. w. Clancy Of Stanford, and
Doctors Y. Khouvine, Boris Eph-
russi and Simon Chevais of Paris.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
One OUT Of 15Quif
". P. A. in October
For Private Jobs
152,549. or 1873 Per Cent, !,
Left Voluntarily,
Says Report

Py the Associated Press.
The Works Progress Administra
ton reported yesterday that one d
every IS men on work relief left tn,
rolls during October, most Of then
going voluntarily to accept private
jobs.
Officials said 152,549 persons, o,
1913 per cent Of the 206, ,733 who LEFT
w. P. A. enrolment, quit volun'
tarily. They said 68,2S3 Of thes'
stated specifically that they were &C.
cepting private employment, ant
that it was believed most Of thu
others also quit w. P. A. for jobs IL
private industry.
The remaining 26.2 per CEN
dropped from w. P. A. rolls in Octo.
ber were discharged or laid OF, Of
ficials said.
Last week Administrator Harry L
Hopkins ordered that 1000 originall.
scheduled for dismissal from w. P
A. work in New York be retained
Upturns In private business woult
make it necessary to reduce worl
relief rolls arbitrarily, he said.
Business improvement was count,
ed on, Mr.. Hopkins said. to reduc'
relief demands sufficiently for w
p. A. to operate on present fund
until March l, as requested b.
President Roosevelt, and still no
dismiss any needy persons.
The organization would attemp
to keep enrolment down by not re,
placing persons who left for privat,
jobs, he added.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
|C. Of {. Hits Outlay
For Arms Mainly
To Prime Pump
If indispensable for
Defense, CurtoiIment
Elsewhere Is Urged
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Chamber of Commerce of
the United States made public yes
terday recommendation that IF
there are to be still further in
creases in expenditures for Amer
lean armament, they should be
justified by need for national de-
fense and not be pretext for
pump printing"
This recommendation was made
to the chambers board of directors
by its Committee on Federal
Finance. It also was forwarded to
the membership.
The committee report. made to
the board by Fred H. Clausen of
Horizon. Wis, chairman, said arma-
ment outlays were ill-adapted to
business pump printing.
Heavy equipment of the military
type takes several years to COM
plete and consequently the expendi-
lures to be made cannot be timed
to coincide with slack business
periods" the committee reported.
Reductions Elsewhere Urged.
If increased armament expendi-
lures become indispensable, they
should not operate to increase the
total of the budget, but should be
Offset by reduction of other ex-
penditures."
The committee made numerous
specific communications respecting
Federal debts. appropriations and
expenditures.
These recommendation the COM
mittee summarized as follows:
THE business community should
take all appropriate steps to develop
public realization of the significance
Of the trends of Federal expendi-
lures and debt and urge constructive
action thereon by Congress.
Congress should end continuous
Federal deficits without imposing
increased taxation.
Congress should reduce deficit
financing in the fiscal year closing
June 80, 1910, and end 1t in the
fiscal year ending June 80, 194l.
Ask New Debt Limitation.
Congress should require a def
mite limitation upon new debt for
the fiscal year closing June, 1910,
to an amount required to pay con-
tractual obligations carried over
from the current year and to give
only indispensable aid to communi-
ties unable to provide reasonably
for relief of the needy unemployed.
Until there Is substantial re-
duction of the Federal debt. Con-
gress should avoid the establish
ment of additional spending agen-
cies of the Government or any
new forms of Government expen-
ditures.
"The business community should
itself refrain, and urge persons
or groups within or without the
Government to refrain, from ex-
erting pressure for appropriations
of a special-interest nature.
Congress should require aban-
donment Of q policy of expending
public money for 'pump-priming.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Chief Justice Russell
Of Georgia Supreme
Court Dies
Had Held High Post
Since 1923; Senator
Russell Is Son
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINDER, Ga, Dec. 3-Chief
Justice Richard Brevard Russell of
the Georgia Supreme Court died Of
a heart attack tonight at his home
at Russell, Ga, near here. He was
II years old.
The chief justice is father Of
United States Senator Richard b.
Russell, jr. His wife was in the
bedroom when he died at about $50
pm, Eastern standard time.
Mr.. Russell, a tall, wiry man for
his years, had served as the States
chief justice since 1923. He came
to the bench with a distinguished
record on the Georgia Court Of Ap-
peals, of which he was chief judge
from 1918 to 1916.
His political career began in 1882,
when he was elected Clarke County s
Representative in the State Legis-
lature, after graduation from the
University of Georgia.
He served three terms in the As
sembly and then was elected solicitor
general of the Western Circuit of
the Superior Court. In 1891 he was
elected judge of the circuit. While
judge of the Superior Court, Mr..
Russell entered an unsuccessful four
cornered race for Governor. The
following year he was elected to the
Court of Appeals.
The chief justice also had been
thwarted in an ambition to be United
States Senator when he was de-
feated in 1926 by Walter F. George
for the post formerly held by the
late Thomas E. Watson. He later
had the satisfaction of seeing his
ambitions to be both Governor of
Georgia and the States Senator full
filled by his son.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Pennsylvania Leaders
Plan to Fete james
BY the Associated Press.

0y lle Associated PfeSS.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Dec. 3.-Re-
publican leaders at the State capital
made hurried preparations tonight
to greet Gov.-Elect Arthur H. James
upon his return from his post-elec-
ton rest in Texas.
Col. Carl Estes, close friend and
advisor to James, sent word ahead
that the Governor elects party
would detrain here early tomorrow
morning.
State Republican leaders as we'll
as the rank and file of the party
which regained its political prestige
behind Mr.. James leadership have
been anxiously awaiting his return.
Little was seen or heard of him since
he was elected over his Democratic
opponent, Charles Alvin Jones, with
quarter of million votes to spare
November 8.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
MoIoney, Once Official
Of Stock Exchange, Dies
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Peter j.
Maloney, a former governor of the
New York Stock Exchange and
member of the Chicago Board of
Trade, died at his home today.
He was a governor of the ex-
change from 1919 to 1897, and senior
partner of the stock exchange firm
of Block, Maloney & Co.
He is survived by his widow, two
sons, Peter j., jr., and E. Coyne Ma
loney; his brother, Gregory P.
Maloney, all of New York, and two
sisters, Mrs. Gray Sullivan of Chi
cago and Mrs. Louis Gelinas of Pat
terson, N. Y.
Burial will be at Mount Pleasant,
N. Y. Tuesday,
Evening star., 1938-12-04
800 Birds Entered
For CanaryCIub
Show Here Friday
Wild Types From Many
Countries Are to
Be Displayed

Six hundred canaries and import
ed wild birds will display their
plumes and frills at the fourth
annual bird show sponsored by the
National Capital Canary Club be-
ginning at pm. Friday at the
Continental Hotel.
Mingling in the brilliant array,
the Hartz Mountain type of canary,
top-notchers in the class of song
sters which grace the living rooms
of American homes. will compete for
challenge cup donated by The
Star. Birds entered in this contest
must have been raised in America.
Entry blanks may be had at any
local pet shop or from Mrs. F. j.
Jefferson, club secretary. of % South
Pershing drive. Arlington. Va.
Wild birds from Australia, Eng
land, Russia and China will be fea-
lures of the show, which will be
open from to 10 pm. on Friday,
10 am. to 10 pm. Saturday, and
from 2 to 10 pm. on Sunday. A
floor show produced by Bernice Car
rico, conductor of Washington
dancing school. will be presented at
$50 each evening.
Ten Types.
Ten types of canaries will chirp
together in three-day endless song.
Among them will be the Yorkshire
breed. called the king of canaries,"
streamlined bird to inches
long. developed in England, but
whose song is not so musical as that
of the smaller birds. Other English
and Scottish canaries to be featured
in the show include the Norwich
group, large round-bodied canaries
with pleasing song, and border
fancy types developed on the Scot
tish border and called Wee Gems. ;"
Another entry class will be open to
Scots fancy birds, rare type of
canary which stands with its head
bowed.
Spectators at the show will also
see type of canary called Frills, be-
cause of their curled feathers. Fam
ciers often touch up the natural
curls with small curling irons. Also
on display will be Lizards, canaries
so called because they retain the COL
ors of lizard, with stripes of black
dots running in rows down their
backs. An entry section will also be
open to canaries called Mules or hy-
brids, which are mixture Of all
types.
Washington Type to Be Shown.
One of the important features of
the show will be the first exhibition
of the Washington type of canary, q
white bird which Washington fan
ciers have been breeding to achieve
dark brown crown on its head as
well as brown tips on the wings.
Fanciers say that to attain a per-
feet type will take as long as five or
six generation of interbreeding
This type was adopted in January
after the clubs show last year.
Other birds to be displayed will
include parakeets, parrots, love birds
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Stor-Worner Bros.-N.B.C.
Christmas Compoign

The Evening Star, Warner
Bros. theaters, the National
Broadcasting Co., the Metro
politan Police Department, Par
ent-Teacher Association, Peo-
Piles Drug Stores and Federal
employees in all branches of the
Government have joined forces
to help you provide food, cash,
NEW toys and NEW clothing
for needy children and needy
families in Washington this
Christmas.
NEW toys and NEW clothing
1Dil be received at all Warner
Bros. theaterS at any time and
1Dill be taken as the price OF
admission at II thedters on Sat-
urday morning. December II.
Non-perishable food and any
other gifts 1Dill be received at
any police precinct.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
PHONE NATIONAL 5000.
BRANCHES $50, 45l. 452, 453
AND 23o.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Christmas
Continued From First Page)

they are sick with bad colds.
Where we live I use only one
coal stove, and sometime we
don't have fuel to burn and not
enough covers to put over them
to keep them warm at night.
They have to do without all the
. year round, and will you please
make them happy at Christmas
time? I will be happy if they
have some food and some warm
clothes if they don't have any
toys. Thank you so much"
Similar letters arrive daily at
campaign headquarters. Here is one
rather pathetically addressed ITO
whom 1t may concern:
II know of a worthy family very
much in need that would like for
you to help Christmas if possible
She is widow with several children
in poor health and unable to work
The only support they have is her
17-year-old sons salary, which is
about $50 a month. The mother is
without coat. If possible, will you
see that this mother receives coat
size 16, and a Christmas basket? l
know that it will be very greatly
appreciated"
1t is regretted that there is not
space to publish all of the hundreds
Of letters that make one wish to
contribute to the campaign.
Policemen Soliciting.
Members of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department are already solicit
ing gifts Of non-perishable food to
make up baskets for needy families
Christmas eve. Anything you care
to give, canned food, cash and
clothing for persons of every age may
be left at any police precinct station
house. Or you may call the police
National 1000, ask for Precinct S
and ask that squad car be sent
for anything you care to give.
In the meantime, the campaign
moves ahead rapidly on every front
Dick Foran, screen singing star, anc
Johnny Broderick, pianist and en-.
tertainer, will be headliners on the
campaign broadcast next Tuesday
evening, through the courtesy oil
John j. Payette, Warner Bros. gen.
eral zone manager. 9
Toy Matinees.
With organization work virtually
complete, the Federal Government,
part Of the campaign, under Harr!
A. Daniel, heads this week into ths
actual job of gathering contribu.
tions from more than go depart.
ments, bureaus and divisions.
And, of course, do not forget tx
attend one of the Warner Bros. toy
matinees Saturday morning, De.
cember II, where a new toy or new
article of clothing will be the only
price of admission. Don't forge
the children beyond the toy ag,
when you are doing this-neckties
handkerchiefs, hose, shirts, sweater!
and the like.
Contributed to the campaign BY
their distributors, the films for thes,
matinees are flrst-string attractions
They will be shown at the Earle
Metropolitan, Ambassador, Tivoli
Savoy. Calvert, Uptown, Avalon
Silver, Sheridan, Colony, York
Takoma, Penn, Avenue Grand
Apollo and Home Theaters.