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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-09
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE

Chester White and Guernsey serv-
ice. Calves for sale.-S. S. Nichols.
35-tf
Dry Tamarack Wood-M. Z.
Bergstrom. Leave orders at this of
flee t35ztfr
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-09

So long Genevieye guess the
Mirror beat Us to the story after
all
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-09
Many Attend Farm
Meeting in Eureka

Continued from page II
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-09

Skating season is not over"
states Manager Harold Lutes
He claims this is just the best kind
Of weather to freeze good ice : !.
We agree with him and hope we
are both right There are a
great many local skaters who vet
have to wear the new off those
skates and it looks like they
are going to have the chance.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-09

Thanks flor your letter Baseball
Fam Perhaps if you would
come into the office sometime we
might be able to work together on
this league proposition more
later
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-02-09
PREVENT FIRES
Cleaning with Gasoline.

AsiGdlllll5 Will GdsOliifG.
Hundreds of accidents occur ev-
cry year in which women are burned
to death or painfully injured. just
because they attempted to clean
clothing with gasoline. benzine or
naptha
Does anyone in your house clean
clothing with any inflammable
liquid
Do you know that a tiny flame
such as pilot light on a gas stove
will ignite the fumes from this
fluid2
DO you know that the fumes
spread quickly, and may reach in
to another ROOM possibly to fire
place or to someone who is smok-
ing?
Do you know that gasoline vapor
may be ignited by spark from stat
ic electricity developed by the
action of sWishing clothes around
in the liquid?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN

Nestled between two mountain peaks
in the real land of the sky, West Jefferson
is certainly beautiful town, but it would
be lot prettier if it were cleaner and did
Mt have papers scattered all over the
Streets" an interested visitor here last
Sunday declared.
How true that remark is and what
shame it is for us to have so little pride
and to be so careless. For the outsider, our
greatest asset is scenery, something which
God gave this section, and yet we fail to
appreciate it and to promote our best eco
nomic drawing card. No tourists is ever
favorably impressed with filthy, dirty
place.
we are delighted over the fact that our
town. fathers have at last decided to pro-
videia garbage collecting and cleanup ser
vice. lin. the business and residential Sec
tions3 as we'll. This service will be worth a
great deal, but will not accomplish the de-
sired results unless every merchant and
family cooperate.
Each, business firm and each home in
town. should have large garbage can and
should put all trash, waste and discarded
papers in it and not allow them to be
blown around over town.
Let's start a real cleanup campaign.
How about our vacant lots. How about
your garbage can?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
A REAL CHALLENGE

In many respects there is no finer coun-
ty in North Carolina than Ashe and at the
same time there probably is. not single
county in the state whose comparative tax
valuation is as low as ours is today. And
the saddest part Of it is, this situation is
greatly retarding progress which we could
and should be making at the present time.
If our valuation and tax levy were what
they should be, the county and towns in
it could get thousands and thousands of
dollars from the federal government to
build and repair schools, provide addition
al public buildings, expand our social SER
vice and welfare agencies, establish agri-
cultural departments in our high schools,
support public library, employ county
demonstration agent and countless other
things which are needed and which would
prove to be an everlasting benefit to the
people and to the general welfare of the
county.
BY putting up the sponsors part, we
could be spending one dollar and getting
back from three to four dollars in return
But as it is, our commissioners are having
a hard time paying minimum operating ex-
penses and at the same time, meeting our
obligated bonded Indebtedness costs.
Under the present set-up, to put over
any progressive program Of improvement,
and expansion, it is necessary to solicit
contributions and devise all kinds of
schemes by which to raise little money.
Our needs are so great and the opportuni
ty for securing federal assistance is so
challenging, that it is indeed catastrophe
for us to have our hands tied at time like
this.
Unfortunately we went from one ex-
treme to the other. In 1882 our valuation
was around $12,OOO,0OO0O and our tax levy
amounted to around $2OO,OOOOO, both of
which were too high But instead of cut
ting this in half, it was reduced to nearly
one-fourth Today our valuation is less
than four million and our tax levy only
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
SNOW COVERED GROUND
HERE EASTER MORNING

West jefferson and Ashe coun-
ty awoke to a white Easter Sun
day when the ground was cover
ed with one inch of snow as a
result of a blizzard Saturday
night.
In spite of the snow Sunday
morning, the thermometer read
ing was higher than it was on
Saturday, and the white blanket
was quickly melted away.
Special Easter services were
held in the various churches on
Sunday. But on Monday morning
most of the routine business was
carried on as usual.
Merchants reported good Eas-
ter business on Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
TO THE GRADUATES

It is with pardonable pride that we pub
hSh this week our second annual AShe
county high school commencement edition.
Through the cooperation of the princi-
pals, Teachers students and advertisers,
the second section of this issue contains
pictures and write-ups of each graduate of
the nine fine high schools in the county,
carries detailed information about COM
mencement programs and briefly describes
various activities promoted by the schools
during the past year.
=Varle once stated that "education is a
companion which no misfortune can de-
press-no crime distroy-no enemy alien
ate-no despotism enslave At home,
friend; abroad, an introduction; in solitude,
a solace and in society, an ornament With
out it, what is mama splendid slave, a
reasoning savage"
Progress is directly dependent upon edu-
cation. The more education a person has,
the greater is his or her capacity to serve
himself or herself and the community,
state and nation.
In dollars and cents alone, an education
pays and pays we'll. Statistics reveal that
in the course of a lifetime, high school
education is worth many thousands of dol
lars and a college education, thousands of
dollars more.
We congratulate Ashe county's one hun
dred and fifty-five graduates of 1899 who
will soon receive their diplomas and we
wish for them the greatest possible mea-
sure of success and happiness in life. We
hope many. of them will go to college and
that most all of them will come back to
Ashe county to live and to serve!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
Farm Questions
And Answers

QUESTION: Is pullorum di-
sease the same problem in raising
turkeys as in chickens
ANSWER: Very little investi-
gational work has been done on
pullorum infection in turkeys.
This disease is, of course, ma
jor problem in poultry produc-
ton, but, as yet, no extensive
outbreak has occurred among tur-
keys in the State. This may be
due to the rigid sanitary practic-
es and also to the extra care nee
essary in raising the poults. How
ever, there are, as yet, no indi-
cations as to pullorum infection
becoming a major problem in
turkeys.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
PROOF OF NEED

A news story in last weeks paper, stat
ing that there were fifteen Ashe county
patients in the Wilkes hospital on Sunday
Apr. 2, is undoubtedly convincing proof of
the fact that we need and can support a
hospital.
There were at the same time a number
of patients in other hospitals and sew
eral were at their homes when they should
and would have been in such an institution
had there been one here.
If for no other reason, hospital should
be erected in this county for the mothers
Often times at childbirth a mother is in
the very shadow of death and for her sake,
as we'll as for the sake of the future citi-
zens of this county and section, hospital
and modern medical facilities should be at
her disposal
The project has been approved; a loca-
ton has been selected and all that is need
ed now is money for the sponsors part
How much will you give?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
TO START COLLECTING
GARBAGE HERE SOON

According to plans now under
way, West jefferson will soon be
much cleaner place; for the
town fathers have passed clean
up ordinance which provides for
the regular collection of garbage
in the residential and business
sections.
The definite schedule for COL
lection days will be announced in
the near future, members of the
board of aldermen stated.
Business firms and home own
ers are requested to secure ade-
quate garbage cans for their gar
bage in order that it may be
easily collected and will not lit
ter up the premises.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
VIC Baseball Nine
Make Good Start

The Virginia-Carolina high
school baseball team is making
a fine record this season. They
have won three games and lost
none.
Last Friday the VIC boys won
their second game from the
strong Oak Hill, Va, high school,
defeating them 8 to S. Harmon
Jones pitched an excellent game
and Vance GRAPHICAL led the bat
ting attack.
The VIC lineup is as follows:
Elwayne Sexton, End. base; Jo-
seph Spencer, catcher; Don Wal
ker, short stop; Harmon Jones,
pitcher; Arch Blevins, third base;
GRAPHICAL, first base; Lacy Spen-
Ger, left field; c. Waddell, center
field and Breeze Jones, right
field. Dale Waddell is a substi-
tute.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
FOUR MORE CARS OF
PHOSPHATE ARRIVE

Four cars of phosphate for
Ashe county farmers, secured
through the agricultural conser-
walton program, arrived here
during the past week.
Two of the cars were for the
20 IVA demonstration farmers
in the county and two for those
who have signed up under the
1889 farm program.
1t was reported from the farm
agents office that ia tons of
phosphate have been ordered to
date this year for Ashe farmers.
Payment for same, except for
small freight or hauling charge,
is to be deducted from the 1889
soil check payment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
GRAYBEAL'S TO HOLD
ONE CENT SALE SOON

GraybeaPs drug store will OPP
en- its semi-annual one-cent sale
on next Wednesday, April 10, ac-
cordlng to an announcement
made this week by Mrs. Carl
GRAPHICAL.
Four-page sections are being
distributed for the sale and the
public will be offered a big saw
ings on hundreds of items, Mrs.
GRAPHICAL pointed out.
This sale is an event conducted
twice each year in all of the Rex
all drug stores.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
PARAGRAPHS

With the anxiety of a child waiting for
the arrival of Santa Claus, fishermen in
this section are now counting the hours un-
til the opening of the trout fishing season
Saturday morning. Casting for these spor-
ty fish in a swift, clear, crystal-blue noun
tain stream is thrilling experience and
we hope that all of our sportsmen will
have an enjoyable and successful season.
We urge, however, that you be considerate
and not try to catch all of the fish and
thereby kill the goose that lays the golden
eggs. Next season you will want to fish
just as badly as you do this year; so leave
some fish in the streams to restock
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
MN
and
KeAneN
BY
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

The world has been moving nice
ly, not a jot nor title
'Untilethe other day, old Hitler
began to hittle
Then Herr Goering like a mad
bull began to gore
And kept on until the British lion
got very sore.
Then Mussolini, the wop, he be-
gan to muscle
Until the munition factories have
begun to hustle.
Hitler has not made hit with all
his hitting
A man will see it through, His
Name is Mr.. Brittling.
They have created a new world
on their little axis
But over here the world still re-
wolves on its taxes.
When Mussolini ceases to mustle
and Hitler to hittle
Then the world can move on
without a jot or title.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

A town cannot grow unless it has an
adequate water supply and sewerage dis
posal system. West Jefferson needs both
and we heartily commend the board of al
dermen for renewing their efforts to COM
plete the sewerage system, increase the
water supply and work out a plan for
street pavement and improvement. We
know that every citizen and taxpayer will
welcome the opportunity to help put these
projects over.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
MECHANICS LIEN:
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Under and by virtue of power
given by law, the undersigned
will sell to the highest bidder for
cash, at the Segraves Motor Com
pany at Warrensville, Ashe Coun-
ty, North Carolina, on the 10Th
day of April 1889, at 100 o'clock
P. M. to satisfy a mechanics lien
in favor CT the Segraves Motor
Company upon the hereinafter
described property belonging to
Clint Sturgill, and for costs and
expense Of said lien, the follow
ing articles of personal property,
to wit:
One Chevrolet two door sedan,
year 1880, motor No. 2946310, ser
ial No. GAL 62886.
This 18th day of April 1899.
SEGRAGES MOTOR COMPANY
By: Ruby Segraves.
4-13-2Tc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
BOUND OVER TO COURT

In hearing before Judge H.
c. Tucker last Saturday, DR.. w.
B. Tugman was bound over to
Superior court on a charge of
malpractice. The charges were
issued in the name of the State
and the plaintiffs, Mrs. Maude
Bledsoe and daughter were pre-
sent and testified.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
TODD CITIZENS NOW ~ :. .
HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHTS

49,. .r.t> - !
Citizens in the Todd commune
ty are rejoicing over the, fact
that they now have ELECTRIC
LIGHTS. .,''..
A number of homes there were
energized when Watauga county
lines were electrified. '..' ~
Splendid progress is . being
made in the erection of poles and
construction of lines. A large
number of homes have been wiz
ed, too. a..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
about $65,OOO.OO.

With county as large as this one and in
which there lives nearly $4,000 people, how
can much be expected with such small
tax valuation and income? It is easy to
lower taxes and prices, but hard to get
them back up again. To do it takes courage
and determination.
Property for taxation is being listed this
month. Let's be honest with ourselves and
with our county by giving as accurate and
as true a value of our property as posi-
ble
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
"CARELESSNESS"

I'm not much of matheti-
cian", said Carelessness, ''but
1 can add to your troubles,
subtract from your earnings,
multiply your aches and pains,
take interest from your work,
and discount your chances for
safety, divide your thoughts
between business and pleasure,
and be potent factor in your
failures" Even if l am with
you only a small fraction of the
time can lessen your chances
for success" Il am a figure to
be reckoned with" Cancel me
from your habits and it will
add to your total happiness"
Frank B. Craig
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
SPECIAL SERVICE AT
JEFFERSON CHURCH

The Lords supper will be COM
memorated in the Jefferson Pres
byterian church on Sunday morn
ing during the regular service at
II o'clock, Rev. r. H. Stone an
nounced this week. The subject
of the sermon will be Gross
Bearers"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
WORK ON ROAD PROJECT -"
is PROGRESSING NICELY

The work of widening, straighty
ening and e-grading on two
miles of the West Jeffarsori4
Boone highway to Baldwin is
now progressing splendidly. This
road project is being sponsored
by the State Highway Depart
ment and the WPA. A large crew
Of men are at work on the job.
Traffic is being maintained lover
the old road. f. IgsnC !
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
600

Last Sunday our sympathy went out to
King Fog who was forced to flee from his
own native land of Albania with his wife
and three-day-old son. A swift invasion by
Italy's brutal dictator left no other course
for him to pursue. To have resisted would
have been utterly futile.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
REPAIRING STREETS HERE

Work is now under way.repair-
ing the streets in West Jefferson
and cleaning out all culverts.
During the past two weeks the
state highway forces co-operated
in scraping the streets. .-,, =.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

Welcome home Senator Aus
tin and Representative John
ston; you have performed a
great service for our state and
county and we are proud of
you. Not since 1899 when Ashe
county was formed from "that
portion of Wilkes county lying
west of the extreme height of
the Appalachian Mountains"
has our county been 80 ably
represented.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
JAMES SPURLTN DIED MON.

Funeral service for James
Spurlin, 62-year-old colored man
of Lansing, was held Tuesday at
the home with Rev. R. H. Stone
in charge.
His death occurred Monday, fol-
lowing pneumonia. He is surviv-
ed by his wife and five children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13
LAUREL SPRINGS METHO-
.,,r DIST CIRCUIT
9. A. PIyIer, Jr., Minister.
Sunday, April 10.

Oulludy, ApIH To.
Hoo A. M. Chestnut Hill. Ser
mon by visiting Minister.
1880 P. M. Nathan's Creek.
Pest Easter Service. Subject:
"The Burning Heart"
The young people will meet at
Nathan's Creek at 6:45 P. M. Let
every young person in the COM
munity make it point to be pre-
sent. Spring is here; let's ALI 60
to"church Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

Most refrigerators, except
General Electric, require OIL
ing at least once a year. If
yours is not permanently lubri-
ricated now is the time to get
out the old Oil can.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

The average family spends
per year, $3.50 for cigarettes
and tobacco, and $3481 for resi-
dence electric service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

1 see by the paper that the
government has decided that it
has taken too much cotton away
from the farmer and have decid-
ed to give it back to them at the
rate of five cents per pound.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

A mother n-law association has
been organized for the purpose of
campaigning against the mother
in-law jokes. OF course this in
itself is a joke. But a mother-in-
law is not altogether a joke.
Sometimes she is a pain in the
neck.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

Hitler's speeches are referred to
as historical when really they are
hysterical.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

G. T. Robbins, Div. Mgr.
"Your friendly neighbor"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

If America would call Cordell
Hull the American Foreign Secre-
tary; Claud Swanson, high lord
of the Admiralty; the secretary
of treasury, the high lord chancel-
Ter of the eXchequer and the rest
of the cabinet names that / shall
not write here, it would have a
high sounding effect on them thar
furreners that try to goister it
over us. And what of Mrs. Per-
kins that can give that dagger's
look!
A man has two cats, one named
Satin and the other Sallie. He
can't tell them apart!
l picked up an idea the other
day and turned it over to the
Lost and Found Department. So
far no one has claimed it.
Fenner was dumb-founded the
other day when he was told that
he was wanted for the next
Governor. From the point of view
of dumbness, I think he will
qualify.
Some things are branded as
lies when they are just an odd
sort of truth.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

A man has two cats, one named
Satin and the other Sallie. He
can't tell them apart!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-13

Some things are branded as
lies when they are just an odd
sort of truth.
Evening star., 1939-06-26
Natures Children
Pointer

form Of reasoning, or shall We call
1t thinking? There are too many
instances on record when a dog has
used some very high type of quick
action that has resulted in saving
life not to believe that something
akin to our own way of deciding has
been brought to bear upon the mat
ter in hand.
Now we come to a bird dog known
as the pointer that has descended
from an old Spanish type. Look at
his streamlined body and especially
the tail. The latter is an excellent
antenna.
Back as far as 1900 AID, the
pointer has been valued friend of
man. After the Spaniards had de-
veloped this dog to a very high
standard of game hunting and find
ing, England became very much in
terested. Records reveal that the
pointer of today is far more slender
dog and one that acts more quickly.
In the early days the guns were not
so efficient, either. The pointer of
modern times is mixture of Span
ish pointer and foxhound.
Now, after many color combina-
tions have seen popularity and
waned, the standard colors are COM
binations of black and white, white
and pale yellow, solid liver color or
black.
A standard weight for the male
Evening star., 1939-06-26
George Chandler Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for George
Chandler, 81, 1917 North Barton
street, Arlington, Va, who died yes
terday at his home after an illness
of several months, will be held at
II am. tomorrow in the Ives funeral
home. Burial will be in Columbia
Gardens Cemetery.
A resident of Arlington for more
than 80 years, Mr.. Chandler was en-
ployed in the accounting division of
the Treasury Department. He was a
native of Pultney, N. Y. He was
active in the Arlington First Baptist
Church and in Arlington temper
ance organizations. He was also a
Boy Scout troop committeeman.
In addition to his widow, Mrs.
Susie A. Chandler, he is survived by
a sister, Mrs. F. w. Parker. of Burns,
N. Y; son, George Irving, and a
daughter. Winifred Lois Chandler,
both of Arlington.