The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-16

at the West Jefferson Baptist
church Sunday night, November
10, at 7:3O o'clock, it is an
nounced.
Earl Hopkins, who lives near
West Jefferson, brought in a real
oddity this week. Out in field
near his home, on land belonging
to Gather Parsons, Earl found
believe-it-or-not blackberry
briar. Instead of being round, this
briar is perfectly flat and widens
out to maximum width of four
inches near the top. 1t is only
about one-fourth> of an inch thick,
it is nearly six feet tall and has
eight small prongs at the top. APP
parently it hasn't produced IN
berries, but it has plenty OF
thorns!
Senator S. J. Thompson and
sons, H. L. and Sheriff R. B.
Thompson, of Tazewell, Va,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmitt McNeill last Sun
day.
Rev. R. H. Stone, Mr.. Conley
Thompson and Miss Katherine
Hunt returned last Saturday
night from Richmond, Va, where
they attended a one weeks insti-
tute of towns and country min
isters'. Mr.. Stone is the retiring
president of this organization.
Messrs. Jack Richardson, Ray
Clark and Wayne Blevins were
elected deacons of the Lansing
Presbyterian Church last Sunday
night. They will be ordained and
installed into office on Sunday
morning, November 26.
Joe and Bill Garvey, Wayne
RAIDER, June Smith and Tommy
Williams attended the football
game between A. S. T. G. and Le-
noir-Rhyne at Hickory last Fri
day night.
Mrs. Wiley Craven, of Wagner
who makes her home with her
daughter, Mrs. John Woodie, is
critically i'll.
Mr.. Isacc Faw an aged. and
highly respected citizen of West
jefferson continues desperately
ill.
Mr.. w. A. Fender. of Washing
ton, D. c., and his father, Mr.. t.
A. Fender of Whitehead, We're
here Friday. !: =. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Goodman
and Mr.. end Mrs. Earl Davidson
spent Sunday in Hickory as the
guests of Mr.. Davidson's sister.
Mr. Clint Goodman and Bro
Their Mr.. Lloyd Goodman spent
Tuesday in Bristol on business.
Rev. and Mrs. w. NJ. Gerald of
Clyde are the parents of new
daughter. Mrs. Gerald was the
former Miss Foy Goodman, of
this county.
Miss Anne Worth, who is stu
dent at w. C. U. N. c., Green's
boro. underwent an operation for
appendicitis in a Greensboro hos
pital last week. Her sister, Ruth
Allen Worth, Of Jefferson, visited
her last week end.
Mr.. Clint Burgess. of Louis
vile, KY, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hage Burgess at
Obids.
Messrs. Harry Bowen and Jene
Thompson, of Wytheville, Va,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W.. E. McNeill Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Koontz,
of Oxford, Pa, are visiting
friends and relatives in the coun-
ty.
Sheriff Ed Miller underwent
treatment in the Elkin hospital
during the past week.
Skating scheduled at the West
Jefferson Skating Rink has been
changed to four times a week,
Monday, Wednesday and Satur-
day nights from 7:30 to $50 and
Sunday afternoons.
Good progress is being made on
the construction of the sewerage
line in West jefferson.
Lester Stump, WPA foreman,
reports that work on the Ashe
county Hospital building is going
forward splendidly. Roy Badger,
treasurer, recently sent out no
tees urging every one to send IN
payments for their pledges in Or
der that construction on the hos
pital may continue without in
terruption.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Sill. Mr.. and
Mrs ] M Sill, Joe Sill Jr., and
Miss Mazda Creech were the
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Barr.
st. Mary's church at Beaver
Creek is being painted and re-
paired this fall. The entire church
and roof will be painted and the