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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
KELLY NARROWLY ESCAPES
INJURY IN WRECK LAST WEEK

John Kelly, who was returning
from West Virginia with load OF
coal, narrowly escaped injury late
last Wednesday afternoon when a
truck belonging to the Wilkinson
Milling Company struck the front
end of his truck and knocked him
off of a high embankment about two
miles this side of Damascus, Va.
Kelly said that the approaching
truck, driven by fellow Martin
skidded on curve and the back end
struck his cab, causing him to run
off of the road and turn over.
Tom Doggett, owner of the ILL
fated vehicle, says that the milling
company's insurance company has
agreed to pay all damages.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

be disinfected before they are re.
moved from the sick room. Separ-
ate dishes should be used by the pa.
tient and sterilized by boiling with
water after each meal Milk bottles
should not be allowed in the sick
room;
(e) Attendants should thorough
ly cleanse the hands after each
handling of the patient;
(f) At the end of the patients ILL
ness the sick room should be thor
oughly cleansed with soap and wat
er. This. should include the walls,
bed and furniture. Diphtheria' can
be controlled by immunization with
toxoid. This method of control is
preferable to control by the above
methods.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
JACOBS SHEETS, AGED
OTHELLO MAN, DIES

Another aged Ashe county citi-
zen passed away when Jacob Sheets
succumbed to a heart ailment and
went to his great reward last Thurs
day at his home at Othe1lo. He was
80 years old.
A large number of friends and
relatives gathered Sunday for the
funeral of this fine old man. Inter
ment was made in the Galloway
cemetery.
He is survived by several chill
dren: Charlie Sheets, of Aberdeen
Md; Wiley, Allen and Fields Sheets
of Othello; Miss Mae Sheets, Mrs
H. v. Miller, Mrs. Oscar McNeill
also of Othello.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
ED BARR INSTALLED
AS NEW CHEF DE CARE

The North Wilkesboro Voiture OF
the Forty and Eight, national honor
society of the American Legion
held its annual installation of offic-
ers service last Friday night at the
Princes cafe in North Wilkesboro.
The following were installed in
Office: E. D. Barr, chef de care; Lilo
mel Ward, chef de train; P. G.
Wright, correspondent; Louis Mel
son, commisaire intendant; Frank E.
johnson, conducteur; Charlie Port
er, garde de la porte; Grady Earth
ing, lampiste and Dick Bason, COM
mis- voyageur.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
Plans Now Underway To Make
The 10th. Annual Fair The
Best Of All.

The Goth. annual Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek Community Fair will
be held in the gymnasium of the
Virginia-Carolina high school on
Saturday, October l and plans are
now we'll underway to make this
the most successful fair ever con-
Quoted in this fine agricultural COM
munity.
Farmers and their wives are max
ing final preparations to enter vari-
Gus exhibits in the fair. This year.
as IN the past, ribbons will be given
as premiums and a total of $4,000
In cash will be awarded as grand
prizes to those getting the highest
number of points.
Catalogues listing the various ex-
hlolt departments have been distrib-
uted and ribbons awards will be as
follows: first prize, blue ribbon:
second prize, red ribbon and third
prize, white ribbon.
A check up of the grand prizes
Will be made and and cash prizes
awarded on Saturday night, follow
ing play to be presented by the
school.
Exhibitors are requested to enter
all exhibits except livestock on Fri
day afternoon, Sept. 30, and all ex-
hlblts must be in place by Satur-
day morning at 10 o'clock, as the
Judging will be done at that time
On Friday night an amateur pro-
gram will be presented.
The officers of the fair are George
M. VanHoy, president; F. c. Nye.
vice president; M. w. Reynolds, sec
rotary and treasurer and Mrs. M, w.
Reynolds, assistant secretary and
treasurer.
On the executive committee are
French Sturgil1, R. L. Anderson. E..
B. Young, w. T. Spencer, J. A. Dick
son and E. R. Duvall.
Publicity committee is composed
OF Reece GRAPHICAL, DR.. B. c. Wad-
dell, Paul Blevins, ]. c. Pierce and
Joe Parsons.
Exhibit committee-Paul Thomas,
M. F. Spencer, w. c. Reeves, J. Cam
Fields, G. D. Sturgill, Walter Hud-
Ter, Cleve Peak, Fred Jones, J. A.
GRAPHICAL, H. p. Haynes, Edison
Ihomas, H. R. Sexton, w. w. Spen-
Ger, w. D. Brown, D. j. Parsons and
Charlie Barker.
Entertainment committee-Roby
Walker, Edgar Ashley, chairman,
Myrtle Pugh, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs.
I. ". King, Eloise Young and Min
ME Haynes.
Judging committee-Julia Hager,
A. '. Allen, R. R. Reynolds, Fred
Kirby, c. c. Tucker, C. J. Rich and
Lloyd Parsons.
Lunch stand committee - Miss
Hagen and the VIC home economics
department.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
NEW INDUSTRY WANTED

A total of go new industries, representing an
investment of $1O,OOO,OOO.OO were established in
North Carolina during the first eight months OF
this year and new plant additions were made
to SO factories, it was reported last Sunday
from Raleigh
Where were they located and how did, the
communities get them? We do not know ex-
actly, but we do know that Ashe county was
not fortunate enough to have one OF them set
tied within it's bounds and it is high time that
we get busy. A good hosiery mill, furniture
plant or any other similar industry would mean
a great deal to U.S. It would employ number
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

of people, give us good payroll and create more
wealth in the county.
We have plenty of good available labor, ade-
quate shipping facilities and a fine climate. All
that we need to do is to "go AFTER the business.
And in "going after" an industrial plant we do
not have to offer the sponsors everything under
the sun. "None of the new industries came to
North Carolina with promises of tax exemp-
tions, free us of buildings or with any of the
many bats which some other southern states
are using" the report stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Under and by virtue of power
contained in a certain deed of trust
executed on the 9th day of April
1926, and due five years after date,
by j. c. Spears and wife, Nellie
Spears, which deed of trust is duly
recorded in the Office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Ashe County in
Book %, page 81, default having
been made in the payment of both
principal and interest of said deed
of trust, I. T. c. Bowie, Trustee, will
sell to the highest bidder for cash
at the Courthouse door in Jeffer-
son at l o'clock, p. m. on Saturday
October q, 1888, the following de-
scribed real estate:
Lying and being in Ashe County,
North Carolina and described as fol-
lows:
BEGINNING on a white oak
northeast corner of Jas. w. Hardin's
Is acre tract, running east 40 poles
to a white oak near the fork of the
branch; then North 40 poles to a
chestnut, Alexander Elrod's corner;
then North with said line 70 poles
to a hickory, Elrod's corner; then
East with said line so poles to the
Buffalo road; then north with said
road 80 poles to stake, Lewis
Peaks old line; then West with said
line 90 poles to a chestnut and ma
hogany, Solom Roten's corner then
South with said line IS poles to a
stake in said line, then to the be-
ginning, containing 100 acres, more
or less.
This the 21st day of September,
1888.
T. c. BOWIE,
9-22-4t Trustee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

Mrs. J. Unah Ballou, of near
Crumpler, will be 80 years Of age on
Friday of this week, September
23rd, and on Sunday the 25th she
is giving birthday dinner to her
relatives and friends. The old home
is in the process of being remodeled
and as may be expected, things are
generally torn up at the present,
but she heartily invites her rela-
tives and friends to her party next
Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
JEFFERSON P.-T.-A. MET
LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The Jefferson high school Parent
Teachers Association held it's first
meeting of the new school year last
Wednesday night. The officers are
L. P. Coward, president; Mrs Glenn
Little, vice president; Miss Mammie
Smithey, secretary and Mrs. Guy
Badger, treasurer.
Program plans for the year were
mapped out at the meeting. A large
number attended. Meetings will be
held the End. Thursday night of
each month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
Grassy Creek Community Fair
To Be Held Saturday, Oct. l
HALFACRE TO SPEAK
HERE THIS SUNDAY

w. D. Halfacre, prominent Wilkes
county man and church leader, will
speak at the West Jefferson Metho-
dist church Sunday morning at II
o'clock, Rev. J. w. Huneycutt an
nounces.
Mr.. Halfacre was superintendent
of the schools for four years and is
now vice president Of the Bank OF
North Wilkesboro. He is a leader in
the Methodist church there and will
speak here in observance of Church
school day..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
Caution Against
Diphtheria Issued
By County Nurse
Several Exposed To The Disease
By Attending johnson
Funeral.

Miss Pearl Weaver yesterday is
sued a warning to all of the chill
dren who attended the funeral ser
vice of Robert Glenn Johnson, 2
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Johnson, of Ashland, who died with
diphtheria last Sunday morning.
81 am informed that number OF
children attended the funeral SER
vice and all of them should be un.
der observation for a week." she
said. "Some of them had been pro-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

Unlike the picture on the front cover OF last
weeks Liberty Magazine, which showed le-
gionnaire dreaming of some beautiful girls
thinly clad, and which District Commander +.
c. Wright said he resented, the National Con-
vention of the American Legion has settled
down to some serious business in Los Angeles
this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

To the Town Fathers of West Jefferson
What about our unfinished sewerage PROJECT!
Are we going to wait until the State Health
DEPARTMENT condemns our sanitation system be-
fore anything is done to complete II! ana d.
so, what about street Improvement project!
When are we going to pave the main street to
the sidewalks and put in curling? Other COM
nurlities are not waiting and why should we?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

Hon. Kerr Scott gave Ashe county farmers
two good tips in his talk to the Rotary club here
when he suggested that they raise seed potatoes
and mules to sell to farmers in eastern Carolina
who are now buying both of these IN large guam
titles from mid-western states. Ashe IS well
adapted to the growing of seed potatoes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
.PARAGRAPHICS

Life is divided into three terms-that which
WAS which is and which will be. Let us learn
from the past to profit by the present and from
the present, to live better for the future
Wordsworth.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

Citizens of Grassy Creek community are to be
highlv commended for their efforts towards get
ting new school building erected through the
aid Of the federal government. Here's wishing
them every success. We are also looking 1or-
ward to another successful community fair there
there next Saturday. October lst.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

The people of Jefferson have our sympathy
in the solution of difficult water system prob
lem Due to fine Christian influences, no beer
or wine is sold in the town and it looks though
this state of "dry1ess" will extend to lncluoe
water, too! If new system is installed we urge
that fire hydrants be included.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

Gov. r. A. Doughton and Mr.. Ed
win Duncan were in town yester--
day afternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22
OBIDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
TO HOLD MEETING SUNDAY

The congregation of the Obids
Presbyterian church has been called
by the session to meet next Sunday
night to elect additional officers and
call pastor. This congregational
meeting will be held after the regu-
lar preaching service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-22

WANTED-a good cook and house
maid. Apply 10 Ed M. Anderson, at
The Skylandf Post. 9-22-2t
LOST-Pair of dark rim glasses
in West Jefferson. Reward. Return
to The Skylahd Post. S-22-1t
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-20
SOFTRALL BLOCK PLAYOFFS

soFTRALL BLOCK P1AYoFEs
by John c. Maffay
The representative team from Block G put
swell show Sunday at the athe tic field, handing the
team from Block its first defeat in the block play
off series, and shutting them out by the Of
to o. Behind alright fielding, Markfi cid limit
ed Block to four hits. struck out three, and had
only e face him. Only in the fourth inning,
when he had to pitch to four men, did more than
three face him. Dalnke, Block J pitcher, did
some good hurling, but the victim of two
by his team, and issued two walks that later
converted into Both Block and Block have
lost game now and the final game will be played
next Sunday the 23rd, to determine the Block champ
ions.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams went out in order in the first two in
nings, and after the Block team retired in
their half of the third, D caut, the right fielder
For Block, got a three base hit to center field
when Ri sley and Chapman of Block coll dn' decide
between them who going to take the ball. This
the first hit off Danke and developed into the
first O. the ball game minute later when Mark
field sent fly ball to left field, Dickhaut
ing after the CATCH
In the fourth inning, after Dahnke struck out,
Krebs doubled down the left field foul the
only extra base hit for the Block team all after
It looked like J Block would get started but
Taylor grounded out to first sted, going
to third and Aessner sent hot grounder to Abrans
at third. and out close play at first base.
Nothing exciting happened then until the sixth inn
ing, when after getting two out, Dahnke lost
control momentarily, and walked o'Naherty and
Bracken for the only two walks of the entire ball
game. Williams then got hit when he sent hot
schaff's knees into center field scoring oFaherty
and Bracken. Williams went to second base the
throw-in and scored the fourth and final marker for
his team minute later when Lastner singled
second base into short field Neblett, replaced
Greene ct Short then made the third out wi tn fly
to center field. Block then up for their
last chance in the first half of the seventh, but
could not do thing. and went down in order.
BOWLING NEWS
In the fourth round Of the Greenbelt Bowling
League rolled at the Hattsvil1e alleys last Satur-
day, the brakes, from Block D, gained undi sputed
possession Of first by taking two of the three
games from the Bears of Block B. The Beavers, the
other Block team. dropped into tie for End place
wi the Aligators of Block when they lost 2
games the Cardinals Of Block, while the Al1ga-
tors took games from the Jeeps of Block j. The
Eagles Of forfi eted their set for the third
time. thereby giving the cobras of Block three
wins. There outstanding games Saturday.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-20

TOUCH FOOTBALL LEAGUE ORGANIZED
A touch football league wi tn six block teams
participating has been organ zed by the Greenbelt
A. c. and will swing into action Monday mite with
block answering the kickoff against block C.
The rules committee, headed by John Messner,
club vice-rresident, is hard at work modif flying
rules which will tend to keep the ,muphl at min
imum. Looks like busy season for Doc Chri stensen
NOTICE TO CoOPERToR WORKERS
Cooperator reporters, copy writer's, edi tors
are asked to turn in the hours they worked on the
paper during August, to John Mcwi l1iams Howard
Custer. This should be done inredi ately.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-06

skin in and keep a good fire for five or six days. It will take about $S worth of wood Be sure to move all your food out of the cabin or it will smell doggy.
 Now take the hide to the .. 5. Commissioner or post master and he will charge you 50 cents to cut holes in the ears and spoil the hide Then send the bones to Juneau by mail. That costs another 50 cents After this all you have to do IS wait until 4he legislature next year appropriates the money to pay the bounty. Ii your grocer will not trust you that long, try starving Anyway. you ought to starve if you don't know any better than to trap wolves.
 I believe the trapper should have the same rating as the farmer and be paid for the wolves he doesnat catch the same as the farmer is paid for the pigs he doesn't raise.
 Of course, this is just my idea. Let's hear from some more trappers who know something about the mat ter.
 EARL WEST
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-06
MIG KINLEY BRINGS HEAVY
 FREIGHT, PASSENGER LIST

The Mount Mckinley arrived in port Sunday morning with heavy mail and freight and the following passengers for Wrangell
 F. Born, J B. Brannier, Mrs. F. s. Barnes, Ralph A. Brown, Dick Davis, c. Gross, E. Holbeck. Mr and Mrs. H. Kittilsby. L. N. Nelson, Gill bert Ousdal, Mir. and Mrs. John Pe- terson, John Peterson Jr.. Melvin Peterson, Harold Rolph, W. sabay, B. Siverson, I. E. Solmie. Tam Tam on. Capt W G. Trudeau. s. Philips A Shawver, R. Shawyer, Robert Will liams.
 Taking passage from WrangelI
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-06
LETTERS
Back Channel May 2.193S

Dear Editor.
 Have seen in your paper much about wolves, their habits and all most all about them except no oneI really tells Us how to catch them. My idea is to have all old trappersI tell us how to catch some of them before they destroy what few deerI there are left.
 l have a notion to write a book, myself, all about what l do not know about trapping wolves. l be- lieYe that wolves are like people, about one in every thousand is crazy. l always go after the crazy one as the smart ones will haveI nothing to do with me.
 We hear a lot about precautions you have to take to fool the wolves. I believe in always using scent. The best scent that I have found is made by taking one part of Duggins Dew and one pint of Hudson's Bay rum. Put in bottle and shake well, them just before going out to set yourI traps, drink the whole bottle. ThisI is one of the best ways to fool al wolf that l know of. for when they look at your trail they can't tell whether you are going or coming.
 Now let's see what you need: About four number four NewhouseI traps, a saw, an aX, pick and grub hoe also a trowel and about four yards of canvas You have to be very cautious. If the ground is frozen you had better take a box ot dyna mite. Do not use a wheelbarrow as itI leaves too much sign. It is better toI hire a dray Then go to the largest muskeg you know of; go out near the center For bait l would recom- mend a seal If you can't get a seal, whale will do. Now take your can- vas. Most trappers cautiously sit onI the canvas while setting their traps but have found a better way. That is to lie flat on your back with the canvas pulled over yourI head, then the crows and ravensI cannot see where you put your bait. Take great care now in setting yourI trap. Put it where the wolf cannot find it. The best way is to hide itI so well that you can never find itI yourself. See that the trap is we'll is cold weather it is a good idea toI put an electric hot plate under theI trap to keep it from freezing fast. This can be worked with a stOrageI battery or you can run a wire to your gasboat and hook it up to your dynamo.
 Now in covering your traps you should always use old newspapers that are full of this New Deal prop aganda This will attract any crazy wolves in the bunch. Now after the trap is set go and look at it every day. Don't go any closer than four miles or you will scare the wolves away.
 If you should happen to get a wolf in the trap shoot him in the head using a soft nose bullet to drive all that New Deal propaganda out of his head.
 The next step after your wolf isl dead is to get it ready for the S20I bounty. You must skin it, scrape all meat from the bones on the left leg and do about $50 worth of work on it, then dry hide and bone well. This is a little hard in rainy wealth CT so the best way is to move cut of your tent or cabin, put the wolf voters it probably will remain asI the best instrument of party rep
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-06

voters it probably will remain as the best instrument of party rep 1 resentative government.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-06
THE PRIMARY LAW
lJuneau Empire)


 Following Tuesdays primary el- ection, as following every primary since the system was instituted, there is a great deal of criticism, the major complaint being that only a limited number of voters cast bal lots as the result of the necessity of declaring party of affiliation.
 It must be admitted that the pri- mary election law is not the perfect answer to getting out the voters. But the tact is that it does not pur- port to be. Too many overlook the point that the primary is the instru- ment of party government. It is a substitute for the old convention system, aimed at giving every mem Der of a major political party a voice in selecting party candidates. It does just that. Ii the party mem bers do not take advantage of it, that is not the fault or the primary law.
 It is not a general election, 10 which much of the adverse criti- cism would best apply. It is purely a call to party colors. Just as the old convention system heralded the Democrats or the Republicans as the case might be, to a convention in certain place on a certain day for the purpose of nominating can didates to represent the party in the general election, the primary calls the party voters to the polls in slm- liar manner, and every party mem Der is assured a voice, something he was not always assured in the old convention days.
 It is not the primary election laws fault if the voters do not take advantage. It must be remembered that there are great many voters in Alaska as well as in every state in the Union who do not care to be affiliated with any political party; they do their voting without regard to party lines, and they have the privilege to do it at the general el- ectiOn. The primary is not for them, and as a matter of fact there is lit- tie criticism of the primary by those in that large class of indepen- dent voters who are conVersant with it. They know it as the party instru- ment it is, and therefore they take no particular interest in it, any more than the general interest they might take in a Republican or Democratic party convention. Most of the fault finding with the primary comes from within the ranks of Democratic and Republican party members, who declare it doesn't bring out the vote. But records will show that the primary brings out a much larger representation than would any con- vention, and it gives opportunity for any member of those parties to seek public office and to declare themselves on party choices.
 That and that alone is the pur- pose of the party primary law. If it doesn't bring out the vote, is it not barely possible that the fault lies with the party in not making it's platform sufficiently alluring to the voter, rather than the fault of the law.
 Admittedly, the primary is not perfection, but so long as the In- saVory odors of the old convention days finger in the nostrils of party
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-06
Aids Relighted or Restored

Frederick Sound - Turnabout Is land Light reported extinguished April 25, 1888.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-06

were. r. J. Reiland and 4. Van Ma yern for Juneau. W Dolphin and L. L. Trimble for Petersburg The Me Kinley will not call in port here south bound