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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Candidates Are
Sure Of Victory,
Reynolds Here Sat.
Senator Said His Office Really
Gives Service. Praised Beauty
CT Park way.

During the past week Senator
Robert R. Reynolds and Congress-
man Frank Hancock carried their
campaign battles for the Democrat
ic Senate nomination into the wes-
tern part of the state and both OF
them are firmly declaring, I'm sure
of victory.
Senator Reynolds spent last Fri
day night in West Jefferson and cir
culated over the JefferSons Satur-
day morning shaking hands with
friends, before leaving for Ashe-
vile to spend Easter with his moth
er.
Bob" was looking unusually good
and said that he was pleased with
the outlook for reelection. 81 am
leaving my campaign largely to my
friends and I have no doubt as to
the outcome on June A." he said.
"For six years my Office has given
service and find the people are
abundantly appreciative Of this SER
vice." he stated. Il have an average
of $50 people calling at my Office
every day; over 400 telephone calls
daily and several hundred official
letters" He said Liberty magazine
will carry an article on this activity
soon.
Senator Reynolds said he had
been over great highways in Eu-
rope, Australia, Africa and various
other place in the world, but that
he has never seen anything 70 GINA
pare with the Blue Ridge Parkway
"This great highway will bring
millions of tourists dollars through
this section and hope Ashe gets q
lot of them to stop within her Dor
derS," he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Cafe Operator Is
Robbed OF $l75.O0

Jones Bowles, manager of Eller's
Cafe, was knocked unconscious and
robbed of approximately SITS early
Sunday morning a he was prepar-
ing to close the cafe.
Mr.. Bowles said that after he had
gathered the days receipts and was
ready to lock up that someone
called him at the back entrance,
frequently used by colored custom
ers, and asked for a bottle of beer.
He carried the bottle of beer,
which the man drank hurriedly and
asked for another. When the sec
ond bottles was carried the I'M
known customer and assailant
struck Bowles on the head with a
bottle and he slumped to the floor
unconscious
When he recovered consciousness
the money which he had in book
in his hand was missing but bill
fold in his pocket had not been dis
turbed.- The Journal Patriot.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
John w. Jones, A
Veteran Educator,
Died Last Week
Fomer Supt. OF Ashe County
Schools And Teacher Died
!. ,s4. r.. At Age OF Sc.
BURIED LAST FRIDAY

John Wesley Jones, former Ashe
county superintendent of public
schools and veteran teacher, who
died at his home in the Clifton
community Thursday, was laid to
rest. last Friday.
A large crowd of friends and rela-
tives from far and near attended the
funeral services held at the resi-
dence for this prominent man who
devoted the, major part Of his life to
the cause of education. The service
was conducted by Rev. r. H. Stone
and Mr.. Chapel.
At the time of his death MIR. Jones
was IS years old. He had been, in
declining health for some time. He
was married to. Miss Laura Brown,
on March S, 1876 and to this union
g. children were born, 6 of whom
survive him.
In 1888 he united with the Meth
odust Episcopal church. He was a
fine, useful citizen. It is stated that
he served as superintendent for s
years and taught for 43 years. He
had been inactive for some time.
He is survived by his widow and
the foliOWiu children: Mrs. Eta
Porter, Of Chiffon; Mrs. Minnie
Ashley, of Boone; Mrs. Victoria
GRAPHICAL, of Abingdon, Va; DR.. U.
q. Jones, Johnson City, Tenn; DR..
w. r. Jones, N. Wilkesboro; Miss
Myrtle Jones, Elizabethtown, Tenn.
Pail bearers were DR.. Mckee,
Fred Graphical, Herbert Brown,
Charles Brown, Billy Farmer, Ray
mond Brown and Milt GRAPHICAL.
Flower bearers were: Mesdames
Charles Brown, Fred GRAPHICAL, Me-
Kee, Vance Thomas and J. A. Ham
ley; Misses Maude Hodge, Ruth
Jones and Maxine WEIGH.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Religious Editorial Comment
BETTER HEALTH FACILITIES

Christianity has rightly interpreted the spir-
it of the "Great Physician" in its definite inter-
est in the physical well being of mankind. The
ministry of healing has found direct and indi-
rect expression in the establishment of hospitals
and other agencies to relieve the sick and i'm
prove the conditions for health under which
people live. Government has come TO- feel a
responsibility for preserving the healthNof all
the people. ...-s~,s@s.l" s. g <'.5S~"
Until recently, however, rural areas have not
shared as they should in these efforts. With the
beginning of County Health Work about thirty
years ago long step was taken in this direction.
That rural areas need such health service has
not been generally accepted There is feeling
that rural people are naturally healthy. This
is far from the truth: The great number of de-
fects found in rural school children due to in
adequate natal and prenatal care, the higher
infant death rate, the prevalence of preventable
diseases, the lack of proper sanitation facilities,
ETC., indicate the need
Rural areas should have las good as the best"
in health service. We hope that Ashe County
will soon take definite steps toward better
health facilities BY Rev. Garland r. Stafford,
Pastor, of jefferson Charge
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
OUR SPECIAL SCHOOL EDITION

It is with pardonable pride that we are pub
fishing in this issue an "Ashe County High
School Commencement and Educational Prog
ress Edition..
This is the first editionsof its kind ever pub
lshed in the county and I'VE feel sure that our
readers will find much interesting and inspir-
ing information in the special 12-page section,
which was printed on green paper for no par
ticular reason!!
The edition shows that there are 131 men,
bers of the nine graduating classes in the county
this year and to them the entire staff of The
Post extends sincere congratulations and best
wishes. Graduating from high school is dis
tinct achievement and merits high commenda-
ton. A college. education likewise pays real
dividends in terms of dollars and cents as well
as well as happiness and we hope high per-
centage of these graduates will be able to attend
some college or university.
To the school officials the high school princi-
pals and especially to the individual commune
ties in the county we extend profound words of
gratitude for the keen interest which they have
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
khAh
and
KNneA
BY
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES
Educational Week!!!

Educational Week!!!
Education is wider spread" than
it use to be. That is the reason
that it is so thin,
The best example of a 'cut" and
"dried" proposition is an old maid
teacher with a decrease in salary.
A good example of time expo
sure" is to watch a photographer
take the picture of an old maid.
Teacher: what makes you act so
foolish?"
Student: 81 have been reading
Nuts and Kernels"
AS a skin game celebrity, h start
ed life as barefooted boy. So did
everybody else.
It takes ten years for taxicab to
pay for itself in London. In Ameri-
ca, they are never paid for, un-
less some one is run down.
heard the judge charge the
jury to 60 out and weigh the evil
dence. They all went with scales
over their eyes.
A cross-eyed judge, cross-eyed
jury and a cross-eyed witness stag
gered on the truth the other day.
Teacher: why can't you read?"
Student: 81 never went to school
nohow, onIy one day and that was
at night. And we didn't have no
light and the teacher did not come
no how"
Physiology teaches us that the
strength Of the bones is twice that
of hickory sticks. That is what
makes it so hard on the shovel
handles.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
ELECTION OFFICIALS IN
IN ASHE APPOINTED
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
L. Dixon (R), Jefferson.
Laurel-Bruce GRAPHICAL, Reg.
Fig; A. w. Edmondson, Hemlock;
J. A. Oliver (P), Fig; 7. w. Pen
pington (R), Hemlock.
North Fork-R. P. Lewis, Reg
Trade, Tenn; E. L. Stewart, Ash
land; c. c. Sutherland (P) Creston;
o. L. Elliott (R), Creston.
Obids-H. H. Burgess, Reg.
Obids; J.. C. Crawford, Qbids; L. r;
Woodie (P), Glendale Springs; Q. S;
Wilcox (R), Obids. y .y'.<
Old Fields. w. Duncan, Reg,
West Jefferson: G. P. Houck, Bald
win; Austin Houck (P), Todd; Her.
bert Greene CR), Fleetwood.
Peak Creek-W. q. Miller, Reg,
Laurel Springs; B. F. Coward. Ma
thans Creek; c. Fender (P), Laurel
Springs; c. E. Woodie (R), Glendale
Springs.
Pine Swamp. H. Miller, Reg,
Idlewild; R. v. Lemly, Fleetwood;
T. E. Hartzog (P), Idlewild; w. M.
Blackburn (R), Idlewild
Piney Creek-G. v. Stansberry,
Reg. G. M. Baldwin, Fitshugh Bark
er (P), Wade Weaver (R), all Of
Lansing.
Pond Mountain-C. H. Eldreth,
Reg, Grayson; Bryan Davis, Hem
lock; C. G. Robinson (P), Grayscn;
@. E. Osborn (R), Hemlock.
Walnut Hill-A. P. Barker, Reg,
M. r. Denney, L. w. Baker (P),
John Howell CRY, all of Crumpler.
West jefferson Walter Phillips
Dean Mcmillan, Edd Barr (P), Fred
Cook (R), all Of West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

displayed in improving the schools and more
particularly in helping to provide modern build
ings without much assistance from the county
treasury In this connection our gratitude also
goes out to the federal government that made
this big building program possible.
And, finally, we wish to thank the high
school principals teachers and graduates for
their fine cooperation on this edition;
the Boone Photo Shop for the fine photo service,
Supt. j. B. Hash for splendid cooperation in
supplying valuable information and last, but
most certainly not least, the merchants who
contributed generously with attractive adver-
tisementS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
MANAGERS OF JUNIOR
BALL CLUBS ANNOUNCED

The following men have agreed
to serve as managers of the differ
ent baseball teams in the Ashe
county American Legion Junior
haseball 4lesEue, Rev. J. w. Luke
announced this week:
DO n aid Thompson, Nathan's
Greek; Rex. Morton, West Jefferson;
l. P.aColyard, Jefferson; George NJ.
Way Hoy, Grassy Creek; w. M. B.
McNeill Healing Springs; Paul
Weaver, Helton; Greer Sheets, Peak
Creek and Raymond Campbell,
Lansing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
WHAT OTHER EDITORS ARE SAYING
PREPARING FOR PROGRESS

One of the significant developments in North
west North Carolina this spring is the organi-
cation of new Rotary Club at "the Jeffersons"
West jefferson and jefferson. The club has
enlisted as charter members splendid group
of outstanding and progressive business and
professional men of Ashe county.
The launching of such civic organization is
particularly timely because of the states new
advertising program to stimulate the tourist
business, and the industrial and agricultural de-
velopment of the commonwealth.
No section should profit more from this adj
venture than our mountain area, Although the
advertising campaign was not started until late
last summer there was an appreciable increase
in the tourist business. Many new visitors were
attracted to the state, particularly to the most
beautiful and picturesque scenic section in East
ern America. t..fAss@
The people of our northwest country never
they have today 's52s 'fa2. 90
That section now enjoys better state highways
than ever before, and the completion Of the
Blue Ridge Parkway is at last assured These
highway facilities make it possible to develope
the tourist business on gigantic scale. Ashe
county has more miles of the new parkway than
any other county, and motorists are already
driving over it from Roaring Gap to Deep Gap.
This is tip to the people of the Piedmont who
may be interested in one of the most beautiful
scenic trips in the world.
The crop control plan is now in effect, guar
anteeing a higher income for farmers. North
west North Carolina should become one of the
most prosperous agricultural sections of the en-
tire country.
The movement of industry in the United
States is definitely toward the Southeast today.
And there is no reason why Northwest North
Carolina, with its wonderful climate, pure water
and other great natural resources, should not
get its full share of the capitol invested in new
industries in this state.
All that is necessary to insure new era OF
progress in this section, as well as throughout
North Carolina, is spirit of unity and cooper
alton among our people. The organization of
great civic club in county like Ashe is evil
dence that such a spirit is growing in that fine
section And this, in itself, is another reason for
facing the future with highest optimism.-The
Winston Salem Journal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

This is an age of speed" and "streamlines",
but it is rare TO find court that has caught this
modern spirit This week, however, like humid
reds of others we were impressed with the fact
that Solicitor Erie McMichael and Judge F.
Donald PHILLIPS really made excellent time
without sacrificing justice The manner in
which these gentlemen conducted court in JEFF
ferson this week commanded our profound adj
miration. Every day court is held costs the
county hundreds of dollars.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

This week number of candidates have an
nounced for mayor and alderman of West JEFF
ferson. The Post is not endorsing or sponsoring
any candidate or group of candidates. but it is
strongly advocating that those who are elected
Immediately perfect final plans to carry for
ward the progressive program of building and
improving so that when the Parkway is COM
pleted we will be in position to say with pride,
Welcome, to Ashe County and West jefferson.
It is also suggesting that each home and town
in the county adopt similar program. We
need to start having cleanup campaigns. Tour
lists demand beauty and sanitation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

The President is certainly sincere about his
promise Of mot to let the people down., and we,
too, realize that it is impossible to stop spend
ing all of sudden. Like getting over drunk
it is best to tapper off, But OoO OOOO 90 is
certainly lot of money and that doesn't sound
much like "tappering off gently. Perhaps he
knows best as to what thescountry needs but
we're getting skeptical about this rapidly
mounting national debt. Spending SIX billion
more probably won't break us, but where will
the country bs then? That's the big question
for Congress TO. decide! = -"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
= News From The Clean-Up Front

BONNEVILLE U.S.A.
HEAVY scMeARDING REpoeTEr
ALL ALONG THIS SECTOR or the
FRONT ->--W,TH INDICATIONS
THAT THE ENEMv IS TAKING
4 sEvERE BEATING.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Entered as second-class matter on Oct. I, 1925 at
the post Office at West Jefferson, North Carolina

The newly organized Rotary Club of the JET
Persons is doubly indebted to Mr.. Sanford Mar
tin: he delivered an excellent address and then
went back to Winston Salem and wrote fine.
editorial on the club and this county, which is
reprinted on this page. The club certainly
started off with a top-notch speaker.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21
Ads Too Late To
Classify

FOR SALE-Fine grass boundary,
so acres, near jefferson state high
way. Will sell or Craze stock by
the month. J. F. Neal, w. Jefferson.
s 4-21-1tp
FOR SAILS nice resident lots in
West jefferson. See Boyd Richard
son. 4-21-1t
WANTED-l0O cord of pulp wood,
delivered by the first of May. Must
be dry wood cut last year. $500
per cord. + M Cook, West Jeffer-
son. N. C. 4-21-1t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-21

North Cardinals new advertising campaign
should be worth great deal to this section. At
tractive advertisements appealing to the tour
ists farmers and industrialists are being widely
published in newspapers and magazines
throughout the nation TO follow up this fine
program, Ashe county should publish folder
describing by word and illustrations the many
advantages which the county has to offer to the
manufacturer as well as the tourists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
Invisible Vitamins
 Essential To Health
Growth, Development Influenced By Presence in
 FOod-Convncing Proof Determined By Science

matoeS cheap source of vitalnin c.
 Vitamin D is known as the anti. rachitic since bones of young chil- dren will become soft and flexible without this vitamin even if lib- eral amount of lime and phospho- rus are supplied in the liver oil and other fish liver oils, in yolks of eggs and in lesser amounts, in milk and green vegetables.
 Indicated
 Foods otherwise devoid of vitamin D can acquire this vitamin when "irridiated" or exposed to the ultra violet rays of the mercury quartz lamp. Vitamin D is also formed in the skin when the bare skin is exposed to the sunlight out of doors. That is why mothers mothers put their babies out in the sun each day and give them cod liver oil to protect them against ricketS.
 Lack of vitamin D in the past has been amply demonstrated in the prevalence of bow legs. Today, this condition is fast disappearing as 8 result of the universal practice of giving protective sources of vitamin D to children in their earliest years of life.
 Vitamin G which first shared honors with vitamin B. is now known to have a separate function. It is the vitamin that promotes that greatly to be desired "optimum health" and contributes to longey- ity or as Sherman puts it gives a better er-than-average nutritional condition" Milk and eggs are the most important sources of vitamn G but meats, glandular tissues like liver. and vegetables have fairly good amounts.
 Influence Observed From experimental work in nu- triton laboratories, the influence of the vitamins on the teeth have been demonstrated. Some authorities as- sert vitamin c to be of the greatest importance in maintaining the health of the teeth. but others em- phasize the need for vitamins A and D. As matter of fact. five factors are essential to the development and health of the teeth-those are vita- mins A, c and D in addition to Q liberal source of calcium and phoS- phorus, which means that the health of the teeth is more or less aS- sured when a well balanced diet is regularly provided at all ages, including the period before the baby is born.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10

tions. participates in urging better legislation and sends out thousands of pamphlets devoted to some phase of child welfare. It is an invaluable service to the children of America. Clubs and fraternal organizations frequently have child welfare con- mittees studying the problems of promoting the health of thu chil- dren in their particular communi- ties. When one stops to consider how many people are concerned with keeping children well, the Board of Health, the school health group, the local and state social and health agencies, the clinics, the insurance companies, the family doctor, and last but not least, the father and mother, we are rather surprised that children still get sick, many of them needlessly.
 Happenings Here
 In this special number of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10
Visiting Nurses In
 Citywide Campaign
 To Protect Infants
low Guidance of Family Physician-Preparation of Food, Selection of Clothing Important

Waterbury Democrats Baby Edi- tion we are primarily concerned with what is happening in Water bury. How do our Waterbury babies compare with babies in other cities and towns. What is the city doing about promoting their health and protecting them against the dan- gers of childhood? And what are other groups doing?
 Throughout this magazine you wil find many of the answers.
 The Visiting Nurse Association through it's Baby Welfare Fund is conducting seven We'll Child Con- ferences every week. Practically every baby in the city is invited to attend these conferences. If he has his private doctor supervising his health he comes to the conference to be weighed, for steady gain in weight is essential to his well being. But many other factors must be considered and so his mother sits down with the nurse and discusses his training, his development, and the habits which he is fast forming.
 If the baby does not have 8 fam fly physician, in addition to being weighed he sees the conference doctor. Periodically he has com- plete physical examination which includes an examination of his heart. lungs, bone development, ears, throat, and the condition of his skin. Guidance is given about the proper foods for his growth and protection. Immunization against diphtheria is explained and advo- cated as well as vaccination against small pox.
 Many mothers need and ask for help in preparing his first foods, which may inculde formulae, or ange juice, cod liver oil, prune juice, cereal, vegetables and soup. Later on egg, simple desserts and meat are added. Not only is there the question of what to give the baby to eat but frequently how to teach the baby to eat his first solid food
 Proper Clothing
 The proper clothing for the first haby is a consideration which is discussed by the nurse. Most moth- CTS tend to over dress babies even in the summer time. And a baby in order to be happy as well as healthy wants to be free of binding clothing so that he can kick his legs and wave his arms. This is his first exercise which helps him grow strong. When speaking of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-10

B. S., c. P. H.
 Director, Bureau of Public Health Instruction State Department of Health)
 Not so long ago people looked ask ance when the word "vitamin" was mentioned and person was con- sidered high-brow if such a word appeared regularly in his vocabu- lary. Furthermore, people even ridiculed the existence of something they could not see.
 But today all this has changed, for scientific work in nutrition has given convincing proof that vita mins, though still invisible, are defi- mite substances in food which are essential to and have profound effect on health. Through these studies the presence and amount of the different vitamins in foods have been confirmed by their effect on the health and growth of animals when one or more was completely absent from their diet. In this way vitamins A to G have been identi- fled with separate and specific functions, each one essential to health.
 Essential to Growth Vitamin A is a growth essential. When it is lacking in the diet, growth ceases. Or if too small an amount of vitamin A is supplied, growth is slowed up and children cannot be expected to gain in height and weight.
 Vitamin A in the diet also seems to provide certain amount of pro- lection against infections, especially where the membranes of the eyes, nose, throat and lungs are con- cerned.
 Vitamin A is found in butter, cream, whole milk, liver, yolks of eggs, cod liver oil, leafy vegetables and foods of rich yellow color such as yellow turnip, squash, yell low corn and carrots. Plant food of deeper green, yellow or orange colors are richer in vitamin A than are those of pale varieties. Vitamin B also promotes growth and has a powerful effect on nerve response and appetite. Cereal grains, pdIt1CuAd1ly tAlC WAlOlc SI IdAlo, tC6C- tables and fruits of all kinds and milk are rich sources of vita min B.
 ti-Scurvy Vitamin Vitamin c has the specific func- ton of protecting against seurvy- a disease not too prevalent today as it was year ago, when fresh food was not really obtainable and peo- pie lived largely on dried foods. With the addition of oranges, lem ons, grapefruits and tomatoes to the diet, all of which can be eaten raw, as well as liberal amounts of green leafy vegetables, scurvy has more or less disappeared although there are still cases of scurvy among those who fail to include regularly such fresh foods in their diet. Vita min c unlike the other vitamins, is quickly destroyed by heat, so the use of some raw foods daily is a health measure. Tomatoes are an exception since they are equally rich in vitamin c when raw, cook ] cd or creamed- This makes to-