The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-10-20

Maggie of Hemphill, w. Va, spent
Friday and Saturday night with Mr..
and Mrs. Ance johnson.
Mr.. Bill johnson and Mrs. r. I.
Johnson spent the week end visiting
relatives in West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Myers OF
Winston-Salem, spent the weekend
with their parents here.
Mrs. Banner Phillips who is stu
dent at Marshall's School of Beauty
Culture, in Winston-Salem, spent
weekend with her parents.
Mr.. w. P. Coward of Grassy
Creek spent the weekend with his
son, Dean, who is the manager OF
a state farm at Swannanoa, N. c.
Miss Maggie Royal and Glenn H.
Shepherd of Transou were married
Saturday, Oct. 1.
One of the most successful revlv-
ais ever held at the Obids Baptist
church is now nearing a conclusion.
The service has been in progress
for the past three weeks and last
Sunday Is were baptized. Rev. HUI
bert Bulls, of N. Wilkesboro, has
been doing the preaching. Rev. Car
roll Burkett is pastor.
Good crowds have been attending
each service during the revival that
is still in progress at the Smethport
Baptist church, with Rev. Cicero
Ashley doing the preaching.
Mrs. Ola Boyd, who has been in
the Wilkes hospital for the past five
weeks suffering with severe injuries
sustained from a fall at the home OF
her nephew, Joe Neal, in Jefferson,
returned to her home in Johnson
City, Tenn, Tuesday. Her leg and
shoulder, which were broken in the
fall, were still in casts and she was
taken home in the Badger ambu-
lance.
Mrs. Morris, of Jefferson, went to
the Wilkes hospital Monday for
treatment.
Mr.. Randall Woody, of West jeff
erson, is now back on his job as op-
orator at the theatre here, having
taken the place of Mr.. Bill Brown
ing who has returned to him home
in Virginia. Mr.. Woody is a veter-
an motion picture operator.
Miss Willie Helen Crews, of Nath-
ans Creek, spent the week end in
Bristol
Misses Mayme Miller and Lucille
Lee spent the weekend in N. Wiki
esboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Wright and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Barr attended the state
meeting of the American Legion
and Auxiliary held in Asheville last
week. The Wrights. were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed M. And
erson and daughter.
Little Miss Evelyn Dare Vannoy
has been sick this week and had
to miss school for the first time in
nearly four years.
Mrs. George Doggett, who has
been in the Baptist hospital in Win
ston-Salem, for an appendectomy,
has returned home. Her daughter,
Mrs. James Hensley, stayed with
her in Winston, but returned to her
duties as assistant postmaster here
Tuesday.
Mr.. H. C. Robinson, popular farm
er and lumberman, suffered painful
burns about the face and neck Sun
day evening when steam from a
water pipe burst in his face. Mr:
Robinson was attempting to unstop
a pipe which connected the hot wat
err tank to the stove and as all the
pipe seemed to be cold he was
about to put his mouth over the pipe
to blow in it and find if it was open.
The steam, which had been locked
in the stove section of the pipe,
burst out and burned him severely
about the neck and mouth and far
down his throat.
Robert E. Grayson, of West jeff
erson, was the winner of the $50. 90
bank night drawing at the Parkway
theatre here Monday night.
A benefit dance will be given here
tonight in the building formerly oc-
cupied by the Bargain store for the
benefit of the West Jefferson all-star
girls basketball team.
Miss Mary Lillian Mcneil, stud
ent at A. S. T. c., spent the week
end with her parents at Jefferson.
Mr.. Paul Donnelly, who teach
es at Advance, spent the week end
at his home at Switzerland and with
his sister, Mrs. Walter Brown at
Fleetwood
Mrs. Brice Gambill, of New York
City, arrived last week to spend two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Waddell, at Jefferson.
~ Mr.. Jimmie Sturdivant, who has
been working in Maryland, is sepnd-
ing a week with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Crawford, r.