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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
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BY
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

This here man that was here gip-
ping the people some time ago was
a political forerunner kindly spot
tin the suckers.
Lawyers would make good sculp-
tors, too. They understand the CHS
cling business.
We highlanders are not different
from other people. They are just
different from us.
Caesar divided all Gaul into three
parts. Hitler is sorter that way ex-
cept he has all the gall" now.
Scientists say that the reason
chickens have scales on their legs
is that they evolved from some seal
ly animal. l don't know what man
has left behind that causes him to
have scales over his eyes.
When a man asks you if you real
ly believe that the earth is round
tell him mo- and you will save his
ignorance and your time.
When a girl is hungry for love
you can hand her out a little ap-
plesauce.
Business is going places, say a
financier. Coming back to earth may
be. 1t has been gone to hell'' for
some time.
Adam and Eve may be credited
with at least one modern business
appliance. They started the loose
leaf system.
Conscience hain't no guide. It
sorter hobs up when you have done
wrong.
Paul McNutt has gone to Wash
ington with his eye on the Presi-
dency. Just cut off the Mac and he
will be as good timber as any.
=
"The Devil is a sissy" I thought
the reverse all the time.
The latest WPA project was the
graveyard project at Randleman. Is
it that the government wishes to
bring prosperity to the cemetery.
/ "Gone With The Wind" Red un-
derwear! AMl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
A1rne ggoncy Crop
Loans Available
Field Supervisor Is Now Recei-
wing Applications At The
Courthouse I'm Jefferson.

Applications for emergency crop
and feed loans for 1888 are now
being received at the register of
deeds office in Jefferson, by ]. E.
JONES, field supervisor of the
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan
corporation, of the Farm Credit Adj
ministration.
The loans will be made, as in the
past, only to farmers who cannot
obtain credit from any other source.
The money loaned will be limited
to the farmers immediate and act
ual cash needs for growing his 1888
crops or for the purchase of feed
for livestock, and the amount
which may be loaned to any one
farmer in 1888 may not exceed
$500.
Farmers who can obtain the
funds they need from an individual,
production credit association, bank,
or other concern are not eligible
for crop and feed loans from the
Emergency Crop and Feed Section
of the Farm Credit Administration.
The loans will not be made to
standard rehabilitation clients
whose current needs are provided
for by the Farm Security Admins
tration, formerly known as the Re-
settlement Administration.
AS in the past, farmers who OBJ
tain emergency crop and feed loans
will give as security first lien
on the crop financed, or first lien
on the livestock to be fed if the
money borrowed is to be used to
produce. or purchase feed for live
stock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
Letter To Editor
West jefferson, N. c.
Feb. %, 1888.

Dear Editor:
Last week there was long vitup-
erative letter in The Post from a
gentleman, Rupert Gillet, attacking
the Ashe county reviewers of "Sha-
dows Slant North.
How tired / am of hearing that
title! I hope everybody will par
don me for writing about it again,
The gentleman says it is unfair to
the people of Ashe and the book to
give them no other ground on which
to base their conception of it than
the review wrote.
Now why should he suppose they
can't read the book and judge for
themselves. I am sure the MAORI
ty of them are competent mentally
to form their own opinions. The
gentleman writing supposedly from
the editorial rooms of the Charlotte
Observer and using the stationery Of
Charlotte Observer, accuses me and
others who have commented on
book of literary dishonesty, "mis-
statements of fact, false charges"
and Misrepresentation.
81 don't believe Ashe people have
ever before been called liars so
many times at one sitting. Is the
Charlotte Observer responsible for
his statement? It must have been
very gratifying to him to call us
liars on paper and at long range,
but it wouldn't be so much fun TO
have to prove it!
The gentleman accused me Of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
TO COMPLETE PARKWAY

The completion of the Blue Ridge Parkway is
being treasured by the fact that the house ap-
preparations committee has asked for $780,
10000 to finish this great undertaking of build
ing the finest highway in America and the indi-
cations at this writing are that the allotment
will be made.
In connection with this responsibility assumed
several years ago by the federal government as
result of the leadership and vision of Congress
man Bob Doughton, the Winston-Salem Journal
made some timely observations in an editorial
this week. a
The parkway in an incomplete project which
the government is obliged to finish as soon as
possible. The states of North Carolina, Virginia
and Tennessee have made large contributions
in money and land toward the establishment of
the two parks the route is to connect, and the
development Of the recreational centers them
selves depend largely upon the completion of
the parkway" The Journal stated.
When the route is completed and the Great
Smokes National Park is fully developed and
turned over to the national government, this
area will boast two Of the most popular as well
as7most beautiful Fairgrounds on the continent.
The tourist business they will attract will con-
tribute heavily toward the development
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRESSMAN!

We were deeply gratifed when our venerable
and distinguished Congressmna r. L. Doughton
announced last Saturday that he would serve
another term and we are sure that it will afford
the voters Of this district much pleasure and
honor to return him to Congress for his 18TH
consecutive term.
= For some time it has been rumored that the
Congressman might retire from public service
AS he explained in a/letter to this paper this
week, he had been thinking seriously of turn
ing the seat which he has held since 1911 over
to some one else.
During his twenty-eight years in Congress,
this district, Western Carolina and all of North
Carolina have been highly honored by his out
standing service. AS head of the powerful ways
and means committee, he occupies position
that carries more influence than the speaker
ship or the majority leader and is President
Roosevelt's right-hand man.
For him to retire at this time would be great
loss to the administration and especially to Ashe
and surrounding counties and North Carolina,
and we congratulate him upon his unselfish de-
sire to serve "his people. 1t will be real priv
ilege to return him next fall.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
FOR ROADS ONLY

The rapid social and economic progress Eat
has been made in North Carolina and in the ma
ton during the past thirty years has been DUE
{ in large measure, to the automotive industry
Mass production and the expansion of COM
merce and trade have been definitely depend
ent on this the largest industry in the United
States and it is impossible to estimate the value
of the motor vehicle to society.
In this state today one out of every six per-
sons owns an automobile or truck and over one
third of the farmers have either one or the
other.
With the advent of this new method of trans
portation, it soon became imperative to build
new and better roads. To do this cost lot of
money and in order to finance the great under
taking of bodybuilding, special taxes on gaso-
line and the cars in the form of license fees
were devised. This was good plan, one pat
entered after the toll-bridge idea, namely, that
he who rides across the bridge pays for it. The
motorists, in other words have been paying for
highways.
In North Carolina we now have fine system
of highways, but they are far from being COM
pleted and maintaining these roads takes great
deal of money
4O O1VG1I LlSSC 4UllCS COASCICQ AAO1A C1lS 11lO-
florists and to use them for some purpose other
than that of building and maintaining roads is
grossly unfair and unjust to the motorists and
to the automotive industry as whole
The program of the North Carolina Petrol
cum Industries Committee, which was adopted
by the Ashe county gas and automotive dealers
at meeting here last week, seems to be an ex-
cellent one. Thirty-three percent of every dol
lar spent on buying and operating car or truck
today goes for taxes. In the state last year the
average cost per automobile for gasoline taxes
alone was $4,000
What we want are more and better roads in
Ashe and adjoining counties. Our motorists are
paying for them and it simply isn't fair or good
business to allow some of this money to be spent
for other purposes.
After our highway system has been more or
less completed and the bonded indebtedness
wiped out, we think that motorists should be
given the benefit of this and get reductions in
gasoline and license tag fees
We commend our local ,automotiye
motive leaders and their employees for joining
in the campaign to prohibit further diversion
and congratulate s. Gilmer Sparger, secretary
of the North Carolina Petroleum Industies Com
nittee, for the fine work he is doing to promote
this worthy programs
~ M A
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
LAMBERT BOY HAS
FIVE GRANDMOTHER

Here's another Ashe county Lad
who has FIVE grandmOthers, great
and otherwise.
VERNE Lambert, SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lambert, Of Jeffer-
SON, route has that distinction.
His grandmothers are Mrs. Lee
Lambert Of Jefferson; Mrs. Rho
da Calhoun, Lansing are grand
mothers; Mrs. Marge Miller, Lam
sing and Mrs. Marge Calhoun,
Winners River, w. Va, are great
grandmOthers and Mrs. Margaret
Ham. Lansing. great, great,
grandmother.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03

.rying to rewrite the book. Heaven
forbid! It was, all I could do to
wade through it, to write of it in
it's relation to our county or mis-
representation of our county. Per-
sonally, I think there is very little
originality in it. It follows the
Usual line of novels about noun
tain sections and mountaineers that
I have read-a girl trying to 'rise''
families struggling, toiling handi-
capped by conditions and little obi
illogical processes" all through it
very much on the order of 'Rain on
the Just" which fried" the Wiki
es people 20 much.
Never before have l heard of au-
thors or collaborators challenging
comment of a novel. Perhaps the
gentleman thought the Ashe people
would swallow it 'hook line and
sinker" without a squeak. It did
not hold interest for me and I have
heard others say the same There
are so many interesting novels COM
ing out every day and many of our
peopIe keep up with them.
i A person so unsophisticated as to
believe that supposedly decent girls
| do not go to Charlotte as the hero
| inc did, either in war or peace
i times, as the gentleman invites me
to look around and see, had better.
remain in state of ignorance when
| ignorance is bliss.
It is usual for writer's when writ
ing about a particular locality to
say at beginning of book that the
characters are imaginary unless they
wish the readers to think they are
using them purposely.
OF course the gentleman in his
rawlings thought he was enlighten-
ing people as to what they should
believe about his or her book, but
from the great number of people
who have come to me and told me
they agreed with every word said
about it in my former article, he
must have missed fire except that
he got some free advertising. The
letter l am quoting below is an ex-
preston of the opinion of it. I have
, not added the writer's name as I
have not asked her permission, but
/ don't think she would object if
necessary.
From the bottom of my heart T
thank you. for your recent letter in
The Skyland Post in regard to "Sha-
dows Slant North. The book is an
insult to all Of us and if Mary Bled-
soc would use her ability (?) to
good advantage she must certainly
extend her acquaintance in Ashe.
I just wanted to get on my toes and
sing when I read your letter. Some
of the finest men and women in
America are here in these blessed
mountains. Oh, for someone with vi
sion and ability to write the saga of
the mountains. Really, I know
high school students that could
write stories more readable than
this froth.
yours for better books
With best wishes to all, am,
Yours very truly,
MRS. CHESSIE NEAL.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03

NOTICE Any one having rhode.
dendron bushes for sale call ok
write to the Burgess Furniture
Store, West Jefferson, N. G. 3-3-1t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-03
Ads Too Late To
Classify

FOR SALE Certified Irish Coolers
seed potatoes. Right price. B. G..
Yates, Bina, N. e. s-S-4tp
Evening star., 1938-09-27

the crude homemade table. The table
besides a couple of chairs and wall
bunk, was the only piece OF furniture
that the cabin contained. Nick placed
Old Andys gnarled fingers around the
butt of the revolver, and stood back
to survey his work with satisfaction.
III that don't look like q sure case
OF suicide. nothing ever did" Nick
grinned broadly TO himself, thinking
Of the sheriff down at Dry Basin
Recently this sheriff-Jim Steele by
name-had gone modern. He had
bought himself q fingerprint outfit
and had boasted that with this new
invention he intended to clean up
crime in the Dry Basin country once
and for all.
Nick had laughed when he heard
about Sheriff Jims optimistic plans.
Fngerprint equipment didn't frighten
him any. He was used to coping with
such inventions. Why, shucks, wasn't
he on the lam now after outwitting
the police Of New York City on the
Thornton jewelry store job?
X X II X
MICK had ridden out to Andy Prices
cabin. He had heard that Andy,
an old prospectOr. had enough gold
cached in his cabin to keep a man
in peace and comfort for life. He
intended to find out.
1t wasn't Nick's habit to argue with
a man. When Andy refused to talk,
Nick shot him.
Let the smart sheriff look for
1ngerprints on that gum" he said
aloud. If they don't call this one
suicide. then my name amt Nick
Julian"
Nick stripped off the gloves he
had been wearing and with the same
methodical deliberation began a syS-
tematic search of Old Andy's cabin.
He expected to find tin can hidden
in crevice behind the fireplace. He
understood that's where people of old
Andy's type usually hid their wealth.
But the fireplace revealed nothing.
So Nick went to work on the cupboard,
but the cupboard was as bare as
the fireplace. He then tore the bunk
apart, and found nothing. Sounding
the floor boards. he thought he had
hit one that gave of hollow sound.
But when he ripped it up, there was
nothing beneath except the bare
ground.
Puzzled. beginning to lose his tenn
peer. Nick went over every inch of
the walls, and they produced no more
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Natures Children
Flying Squirrel
(Claucomys sabrinus).
SEPTEMBER n, 1898.

forms sharp contrast to the white
Of the under sides. The large eyes are
ringed in black.
The enemies are the owls, domestic
cats, weasels, martens, foxes, dogs and
other neighbors who are fond of ten
der squirrel flesh.
Nuts are of prime importance to
these squirrels, hence you will find the
animals where these trees are present.
Seeds and apples are enjoyed, and
when dire times fall upon them, they
resort to tree buds, insects and even
birds.
A woodpecker hole is often appro-
priated by the flying squirrel and hol-
low trees are always acceptable. An
outside summer home, like those con-
structed by their cousins, the true
squirrels, is not used at all. Perhaps
their sleeping during the bright hours
would be more or less disturbed and
the sleeper discovered, if they occu-
pied penthouse.
There is friendliness and sociability
among them. and they gather in large
numbers for sport in the evening.
When they wish to travel they select
a tree branch facing the way they
wish to 60. Then they glide down
toward the base Of another tree. Climb
ing up the tree trunk with speed and
in a gay mood, another limb facing
their route is used as spring board,
the flyer gliding silently to the
ground. Dozens of them may be doing
this and hardly any sound will be
heard, save the soft thump as the flyer
lands. and perhaps the scratching
sound as it scampers up the rough
bark of the tree.
Flying squirrel babies do not have
any clothing whatever when born.
However, nature soon provides them
with lovely fuzzy coat and gradually
fur one. These little animals are
very gentle, but it Is almost impossible
to make pets of them; they must have
the freedom of the night and COM
panionship Of their kind, otherwise
they sicken and die; homesickness is
too much for them.
| Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-09-27

X X X
MICK slammed the mattress back
on the bed, replaced the cans of
foodstuf1 he had removed from the
cupboard, and turned to check the
fireplace. He was standing sidewise
to the table where Andy was dropped,
when something very surprising hap
pened. The gnarled old hand which
held the revolver suddenly moved
There was deafening roar, a binding
Hash. Nick Julian, half turned, sud-
denly flung his hand across his face,
screamed horribly, and crashed against
the stones OF the fireplace, slithering
along the rough edges and finally
plunging to the hearth. His body
twitched convulsively, then lay still
Silence filled the cabin. Slowly, the
smoke from the gun eddied and moved
and was sucked away by the draft
from the fireplace. Only faint odor
OF burned powder remained. On the
f1oor. Nick Julian lay cold and still
and lifeless, and slouched forward in
his chair, Old Andy Price lay equally
still.
Sheriff Jim Steele. riding north the
next morning with his deputy, Henry
Glow, noticed an air Of desertion about
Old Andy's cabin and reined to a halt.
The two men entered and saw first the
body Of the old man. Then Henry
Glow saw Nick Julian lying OH the
hearth before the fireplace and called
the sheriff.
Jim Steele looked at Nick Julian,
then at Old Andy and finally reached
decision. Hen. it's the dangest
case ever saw. This here city clicker
plugged Andy and then placed the
gun in his hand SO it would look like
suicide. But rigor mortis set in"
Henry looked at his boss question:
ingly and Jim continued: "Rigor
morris Is stitfening of the muscles
Evening star., 1938-09-27


that sets in after death. Now It hap
pened with Andy Just enough to con-
tract his finger and snap the trigger
Of the gun. The gun was pointed
directly at Julian. and killed him. It's
the only case heard Of where q dead
man killed q live one.
Il read about that rigor mortis
business in the book the fingerprint
company sent me. but amt so sure
that modern ideas Is all good. was
telling Andy about it, and Andy
thought he'd 60 modern, too, and he
deposited his money in the bank two
days ago, after keeping it cached in
. tin can for rs years"
Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1938-09-27

dance with delight as they race back
and forth through the trees.
The gift of flying is not really theirs,
but they have mastered the ability
70 glide. They are built along these
specialized lines. The tail acts as a
rudder and they appear to fly, but
once you have watched their move
ment through the air, you can see
how they travel through space.
The glider is thin, tough
membrane between the foreleg and
the hind one. On either side it is
supported and enlarged by spur
which is developed from the pisiform
bone. The tail is furry and fiat, greatly
aiding in the gliding motion.
In general color, this flyer has q
soft, fawn-brown coat with under fur
of q darker color showing through
Toward the edge of the flaps or rmem-
brane tie color becomes dark and
Evening star., 1938-09-27
---------DAnY SHORT STORY
IMPROVEMENTS
MICK JULIAN

| NICK JULIAN !
calmly pointed
the revolver at Ole
Andy Prices heart
and pulled the trig-
ger. Andy straight
ened up as the
heavy slug crashed
into him, opened
his mouth wide in
a long-drawn-out,
gurgling gasp, and
pitched forward
onto the floor.
Nick Julian
looked down at him
and laughed con-
temptuously.
"Sucker!"
Without haste,
methodically delib-
crate, Nick Julian
arranged the body
OF Old Andy in a
chair. letting him
droop forward onto
Evening star., 1938-09-27
than had the other
likely hiding places.

LIlAu uAQ Inc Otner
likely hiding places.
Standing in the
middle Of the floor,
Nick cursed Old
Andy and cursed
this God-forsaken
country that he
had chosen for q
hideout. Well, the
only thing to do
was to replace the
things he had dis
turbed SO the nosy
sheriff wouldn't get
suspicious. Then
he'd 60 outside and
look the woodpile
over. Not much
hope, though. No.
it looked as though
some one were TAX
ing him for a ride.
Old Andy prob
ably didn't have
any dough at all.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
jolly Polly
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

c. Y. H.-Purists use rear in the
sense Of bringing up human beings
and raise when the reference is to
animals. One authority says that raise
in the sense to rear. to bring up, is
low colloquial and dialectal, but usage
does not bear him out. One outstand-
ing example Is the song, Il did not
raise my boy to be soldier"
Evening star., 1938-09-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FALSE TEETH REPAIRS WHILE YOU
902 Westory Bldg. l4th & r Met 1893.
FORD 1894 COACH MOTOR NO IS-
lO4693 will be sold at public auction at
Gus Eichbere's, 1927 r st. NV. on Wednes-
day. September 2S. 1893, for repairs,
storage and other charges. UNIVERSITY
GARAGE. rear 1919 Columbia rd. NV.
THE NEW 1899 BUICK IS BEING DIS
played at EMERSON u ORME. home Of
the Buick. 18th and M SITS. NV.
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those contracted by my
self. W. M. BUCKLEY. 1910 st. Sc.
2Ss
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those made by myself.
JOHN J. KOVAL. 1ll5 Oates st. ne.
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those made by msef.
J. HOWARD PORTZER. 100 Emerson st.
NV. Apt f.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Dy LILLIhN VOZK II I HEX.
HERE is gay little rover of the
night who may be seen by MOON
light as his kind play hide and seek
and other delightful games among
themselves. They are numerous and
many of them may be in your neigh
borhood without your knowing it.
The lesser flying squirrel is known
In the South, while his more stocky
cousin, shown here, belongs to the
colder climates. Whatever is their
range, they are charming little tree
sprites. Their large black eyes fairly
Evening star., 1938-09-27
SITUATIONS WoMeN.

OMPANlON-Capable woman OF culture
3iy!-W
COMPANION TO elderly person: could take
entire charge OF home. Miss Carter. Phone
number. Emerson 9296
GRADUATE NURSE colOred. neat. efiici-
snt desires position In physicians office.
Phone Dupont 1896.
HOUSEkEEPER. white middle-ased re-
liable good cook; ref; employed couple
Cleveland 2O3S.
LADY OF refinement. former school teacher
WOuio ike place as governess for small
cnlidren. assist with housekeeping: room.
noard. reasonable salary: good references:
Protestant. Phone Decatur oo3I
PRACTICAL NURSE desires to care for pa :
tia 5O1S.
sTENCGRAPHER-TY clerical exp:
type last. dictation over 100 words minute
STEADY worker. NJ. Brown. Berwyn ! I.G-R.
WOMAN. white. unencumbered. good plain
COOK: small family: no laundry: Christian
home. Box .5s-T. Star.
WOMAN refined. middle-aged experienced.
desires position as housekeeper: references:
no Laundry work Walnut 15.9-W.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
SITUATIONS MEN 8 WOMEN.

COUPLE cOlored. wants work chauffeur.
butler. wife. cook. general houseworker:
experienced: references. 1862 :.nd st. n w.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT deserted. stray or lost
animals to the Animal Protective Associ-
alton, 1900 Wheeler rd. Sc. Atl. 7I42.
BUNCH OF KEYS on long chain. found
Monday. Phone Georgia 1873.