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Evening star., 1939-07-30

- ASH, we have been told. was
extremely scarce in the days
~ of our colonial forefathers, but
what there was of it certainly had an
amazing value when it came to food.
In Pennsylvania during the late
seventeenth century thirty-pound tur-
keys could be obtained by house
holder for as little as twelve cents
each. Even as late as 1873 in the
southern colonies fine turkeys of a
smaller size could be purchased for
four cents apiece.
Wild pigeons for many years sup
piled some of the colonists in Boston
with tasty meals. They were so plenti-
full at one time that person could
secure a dozen plump birds for a
Evening star., 1939-07-30
50 THAT'S HOW IT WAS

penny. As livestock increased in New
England and dairy products became
really abundant, milk, in the 1905.
retailed at penny quart and butter
from three to six cents pound.
As late as l74O one could buy fine
twelve or fourteen-pound salmon for
the amazingly low sum of shilling.
Frequently the Indians would sell to
the settlers an entire deer for six or
eight cents or even accept, in lieu
of cash, knife and few beads. In
such trade one certainly received an
excellent value, for not only was veni-
son secured but also the hide, which
was used so extensively in the making
of buckskin clothes and leather articles.
"A. R. ARMSTRONG
Evening star., 1939-07-30

Massaging with oil of wintergreen,
olive oil, or any softening cream is a
treatment you can give yourself.
Rotate your fingers toward the ankle
to massage the top of your foot. Press
the flesh upward from nail to joint to
supple up your toes. Knead the cush-
ions of your feet with the knuckles.
Wipe off the oil, apply cooling cologne
or witch hazel, and sprinkle on tai
cum. If the feet perspire excessively,
you can keep them fresh and dry with
deodorant liquid or special foot
powder.
Trim or file your nails straight
across once a week with clipper or
the rough side of an emery board.
To cut them short or round off their
corners can result in ingrowing nails.
To groom your feet for the beach
or for informal summer sandals, soak
them in warm soapy water and scrub
nails and cuticle with brush. Buff
nails in one direction to stimulate
circulation, and apply cuticle remover
with the hoof of cotton-wrapped
orange stick, probing around the base
and under the tip. Remove loose
cuticle with towel, use nail whitener
to bleach nail tip, insert cotton be-
tween toes and apply polish.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

IHE ability of the African chameleon
to change color is but one of its pecu-
liarities. 1t has two others. First, it is
unique among lizards in its remark
able tongue, which contains hundreds
of segments. When it feeds, this long.
sticky tongue f1icks out and back with
great speed, seldom missing an insect.
Second, each of the chameleon's bulg-
ing eyes is Independent of the other.
One eye watches for insects while the
other watches for enemies. The true
chameleon bears little or no real re-
semblance to its namesake in this
country. except for the ability to
change color.
Evening star., 1939-07-30
STRANGER THAN MAN

WHEN grizzly bear has established
a range for himself he reaches up and
scratches claw marks as high as he
can on the trunk of tree. Another
bear may invade the territory and he.
too, scratches the tree in the same
manner.
If he fails to make his mark as high
as his predecessors he wisely moves
on, leaving the range to the first
conner.
But if his mark on the tree is the
same height or higher, he fingers
around, and they fight for the right
to the range.
Carl kULsERG
Evening star., 1939-07-30

Enough length in the foot of your
stocking is also important. A high
heeled shoe should not be worn for
continuous walking or standing. There
are attractive low-heeled shoes for
this purpose, and they can be fiat
tering to the foot.
ugly toes are usually painful
toes" says woman physician whose
advice l sought on relieving the COM
mon ailments to which our feet fall
heir. Bunions mean an infamed con-
dition at the joint of the great toe,
and can be distressing to both vanity
and comfort. This distress can often
be relieved by gum-rubber shields to
subdue pressure, reduce the protuber-
ance, and prevent shoe distortion. A
toe-fex made of the same substance
is helpful in drawing the crooked toe
into better alignment. But bad bun
ions are really crippling, and if the
above measures fail to give relief, it is
wise to consult your physician. An
operation may be advisable.
If there is callous, you can flake
off the horny cuticle with pumice
stone. Or you can dislodge it with a
five percent salicyclic acid in collodion.
made up by your druggist. applied
three or four days in succession.
There are also liquids and medicated
pads on the market. which are efec-
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Drown by Major FsItsn

tive in drawing out the painful core
Rotating your foot around your
ankle, bending your feet backward
and forward, and stretching your toes
up and down and wide apart are
exercises to improve the circulation
and relax tense muscles. Alternate
hot and cold foot baths are helpful.
Soak your feet for few minutes first
in one and then in the other and re-
peat the plunge several times.
Evening star., 1939-07-30

Pr is acceptable to expose our feet
as frankly as our faces, on the
beaches today. But can we ex-
hibit them with pride?
Improperly fitted shoes are re-
sponsible for most of the ills our feet
suffer and for their lack of beauty"
says a designer for leading shoe
manufacturer. "If shoe loses its
shape, you have all the evidence you
need that it doesn't fit your foot. The
shoes in your closet which spread or
bulge mean a triumph Of feet over
leather; but the feet will probably
show scars of battle.
Feet are never perfectly mated,
according to this designer, so your
larger foot should be deferred to in
the size of your shoes. Search for a
last that most nearly conforms to the
shape of your foot Though no ready
made last may be absolutely perfect.
you can find one to give you comfort
and balance. There are one-hundred-
and-twenty-three lasts used by this
designers firm alone If you can
afford it. you can have last made
which is perfect replica of tour foot.
Properly fitted shoes will be long
and wide enough to give your feet
complete freedom The weight will be
evenly distributed at heel, great toe
and little toe
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Give YovrseIf q FocioI

Summer is hord on skin as we'll os
feet, ond coed home-foeioi is worth
knowing how TO DO. To get the IsofIst.
send q thres.esnf stomp (fo cover the
cost Of moiIins) with note TO SyIvio
Blythe, Service Department. This
Week Mogozine, in core Of this
newspaper.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

sic after years of further work in
the artistic or literary world
where exceptional ability sue
ceeds only after long periods of
expensive and specialized study
beyond the reach of most bows
and girls. 95 out of every 100
boys and girls attempting work
Of this sort fail and are left dis
illusioned and unemployed with
no practical work to fall back on.
Wealth and fame come not to the
average, only to the genius.
Shall we adjust the cirriculum
of Ashe county's schools to the
one Of possible genius who will
probably succeed anyway by rea-
sn of superior ability or to the
90 average students who will
make their living by doing the
everyday work Of the world,
who will make the homes, raise
the food, and handle the business
of our country?
l thank you.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

bands in managing the farms.
Poultry is especially a work for
the farmers wife from which she
derives her household funds.
Almost every year fruit goes
to waste on the farm which if
preserved and put up attractive
ly would bring the highest pric-
es. And here the girl who has
had home economics has the adj
vantage for she knows how to
can.
Most farmers have a variety of
crops and animals. Thus he is
sure of an income for if one crop
failed, they would still have the
others to fall back on.
With a good herd of from Is to
20 dairy COWS the farmer can
easily make 500 per month as
buttermiIk and cheese sell in
abundance in the city.
Some farms do not pay. 1t may
be because the farmer in his
youth did not have a chance to
learn the best farming methods.
The boys who love the soil and
the science of living things
should be given the chance of
learning more about it. And the
better they can farm the larger
profits they will make. Of course
it will not all be in cash, but they
have their living, their heat and
and in addition there is
no limit to what they may make.
Anywhere from $500 to $4,000
per year. And one farmer in
Ashe was reported to have clear
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

The date of April 80, 1899, which
will mark the opening of the New
York Worlds Fair, was decided by
choice, to commemorate that same
day in 1889 when George Washing
ton was inaugurated first president
of the United States.
But in 1889 the day was decided
by events rather than by choice.
The Presidential electors were
chosen in January and met in
February. The new Congress was
scheduled to assemble March 4th
and the electoral ballots were then
to be counted by the Senate. But
travel, by horseback or in uncOm-
Portable wagons or coaches was
slow and often even dangerous. BY
March 4th only eight Senators and
thirteen Representatives had ar
rived in New York, and it was the
first week in April before a quorum
could be got together Washington
and John Adams were elected
Pre- ST q e mt and Vice President.
Washington arrived in New York
on April 23rd, but Federal Hall was
unfinished and the Inauguration
was put off still another week. At
last on April 80 the new ship of
State was launched.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Violet Graham Speaks For
Affirmative Side In Debate

high school students because it
better fits them to make a living.
No two persons in all the world
are alike. They have different
tastes, interests and activities.
Thousands of young people ev-
cry year are choosing careers of
unhappiness and failure by &C
cepting the first jobs that come
to their notice. Why do they ac-
cept these jobs. Because they
have had no training for a spe-
cial job and no chance to choose
their life work. Would you like
to do this? Or would you like
your child to do this? Of course
not but when they get no train
ing in school this is what they
will have to do. And since the in
terests of most of the students of
Ashe center in and around the
home they should have vocation
al training.
There is growing demand
now for women who teach home
economics for expert dining hall
managers, and dietitians.
Not only in the hospital are
they employed but in health and
welfare agencies, in institutions
for children and in public and
private school cafeterias. All of
these fields offer excellent OPP
pOrtunitieS and salaries for home
economic directors run from $500
to $4,000 per year.
1t may be brought up that all
girls do not go into business that
most of them marry and statistics
do show that 99It of girls marry.
but they need to know more than
anyone else how to manage and
make the best homes. Home eco
nOmics teaches girls to cook good
food. It also teaches them to Sc
leCt and make clothing and when
the food is prepared at home and
the clothing is made at home the
wife is helping the husband make
a living by saving.
The boys will probably not
take home economies but a fully
equipped vocational training
school will take care of them in
another department.
When people think of school
they think of books and it seems
TRANCE to learn by doing. Yet
more students are able to learn
the method of machinery than to
grasp the meaning of French or
Latin words.
Wages for radio operators, me-
chanics. and fine cabinet makers
run from 5000 to $4,000 per year.
The largest field today for
young people is in office work.
StenOgraphers are employed |
net only in the business office |
)ut in doctors, dentists and law
-ers offices. The city, state, and |
rational governments employ
thousands of them. The salaries
or office work run from $500 to
2,4OO dollars per year Even if
'Ou do not wish to become a pro-
essional secretary, many other
obs require this knowledge and
he person who has this will be
mployed much more quickly
han the person who hasn't.
Many of the boys of Ashe will
e farmers or connected with
arm work. For the different
lndS of farm work a definite
raining is needed. In high school
hey learn the possibilities of diff
erent kinds Of soil, how to i'm
rove the livestock, how to make
heir fruit trees yield larger and
'etter fruit, how to raise more
rain to the acre and how to get
id of pests.
Agriculture is of value to girls
I the help they give their hus-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

A. E. Eller in charge. A large
number of friends and relatives
attended the service.
Mrs. Mcclure who was 81
years old at the time of her
death April 10, was born and
reared at Helton and had spent
most of her life in Ashe county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Need for Agricultural Depart
ments In Ashe High Schools
Is Emphasized.


Editors note: Realizing the
importance of this subject to the
people and future welfare of
Ashe county, The Post is going
to reprint most of the four de-
bates given in the finals
recently. The following speech
was made by Miss Violet
Graham, Elkland high school,
first speaker on the affirmative
side.)
The question for debate is:
>'Resolved that vocational train
ing is of more value than Gull
tural training to high school
students of Ashe county"
Before we go into this question
vocational and cultural training
must be defined.
Vocational courses include:
Home Economics, Manual train
ing, commercial courses, tipping,
bookkeeping and other office
work.
Cultural courses include lit
erature, foreign languages,
French or Latin, music and art.
For the last so years the prob
fems of education and what the
students should be taught that
would be of the most value to
them have been argued over and
as yet an agreement has not been
reached. John Milton. one Of the
greatest writers of all times, in
his essay on education said, Il
call therefore a complete and
generous education that which
fits a man to perform justly,
skillfully and mogrammiously all
the offices both private and pub
tic of peace and war. BY this
ne meant that a generous cduca-
tion fits man to perform any Of
flee which may be required of
him in later life.
1t is usually the case that boys
and girls go through the elemen-
tary school without questioning
the value Of what they are taught
there But in high school they are
often heard complaining, Il don't
like this subject, why do we have
20 take it?"
This attitude is a great him
Sjrance to students, teachers, and
parents as we'll, and is there JUS
tice in these complaints?
We are met here tonight for |
The purpose of deciding this
question. The kind of training, |
future leaders get today will de-
ternir.e what they will be to-
mellow.
In this debate the cost of intro
ducing new subjects and the fact |
Jhat all the schools Of Ashe do
not have vocational training are
lryeIevert topics and need not be
considered. !
The points at issue are:
/. Vocational training is of
more value than cultural train
ing to the AShe county high
school students because it better
Iits them to make a living.
II. 1t enables the students to
get more personal enjoyment out
of life.
III. 1t better fits them to success
Fully meet their felloWmen Sc
cially.
". County wide vocational
training would improve the
schools of Ashe thus giving the
students a better education.
My. colleague will prove the
last 3 of these points and l shall
prove the first. Vocational train
ing is Of more value than cuItur-
al training to the Ashe County
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

Her death was the result of a
heart ailment.
Her husband preceded her to
the grave some years ago. She is
survived by three sons and two
daughters; Edward, Curtie, Vim
con, and Liddie Mcclure and
MS. Anne bleVins.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27
Mrs. Mcclure, 81
Died Last Wed.

Funeral service for Mrs. Re-
becca Barker Mcclure, we'll
known citizen of Helton was held
Friday morning with the Revs.
James Barker, Geter Blevins, and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-27

From 1889 to the present = a
period of one hundred and fifty
years there have been many
changes in American life. Change
is dramatically depicted, not only
at the Fair, but in the new forms
adopted to herald the Fair Now it
is not alone possible to travel to
the Fair from all parts of the coun-
try in comfort and with speed, but
a model of the Fair is actually
travelling through 368 southern COM
munities, bringing to the people of
the South an advance showing of
the wonders to be seen.
The New York Worlds Fair 1899
Pre-View on Wheels and Southern
NJ rcade of "The Arcadian
Grower" is sponsored by the dis
tributOrs of Arcadian Nitrate. the
American Soda, and is officially ap-
proved by the New York Worlds
Fair 1t depicts all of the buildings
of the Fair, including its famous
Trylon and Perisphere. Floodlights
reproduce the vivid coloring at the
Fair, while sound effects and ami
mated figures, representing the Wis
iting crowds, lend realism. Supple
mentary exhibits dealing with the
Splf-cOOt9inmpOt Of the SOutb and
the distribution Of "The Home
Folks Dollar" arouse the interest
and enthusiasm of all who view
them.
Evening star., 1939-01-04

and q dark-broWn taste IN your
mouth.
Don't the winners get on your
nerves? The poor, weak, spineless
creatures who get morbid Joy out
of weeping on our shoulders and
telling us their troubles. The down.
and-out men who lay their failures
to lack Of luck instead of lack of
work. The mournful women who
boast that they have never got over
q sorrow. The hordes Of neurotics
who enjoy poor health and force
you to listen to all Of their symp-
toms.
Don't you loathe the wisecrackers?
Those who sharpen their tongues
on the weaknesses and peculiarities
of their felll " creatures and who
think they are being witty when
they are merely being insulting.
Those who make merry jests about
an unmarried woman being an old
maid, and in turn a fat woman
into a figure of fun by calling at
tention to her weight. Who ruin
the evening for better men than
themselves by their quips about bald
heads.
Don't they simply take all the Joy
out of life and make you wonder
why Providence allows them to
exist? DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright. 1039D
Evening star., 1939-01-04

you can finish in a few hours. When
you see how useful and good look.
ing it is, for home work, you'll never
be satisfied with less than half q
dozen dresses like this. Calico. per-
Gale, gingham, linen and pique are
the practical cottons to choose for It.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1623-B
is designed for sizes SO, 80, 40, a,
A, 46, 48, so and So. Size 38 re-
quires 53s yards of 35-inch material:
collar and cuffs In contrast take u
yard; w yards Of braid.
Send Is cents for the Barbara
Bell Winter Fashion Pattern Book.
Make yourself attractive. practical
and becoming clothes, selecting de-
signs from the Barbara Bell we'll
planned, easy-to-make patterns.
(Copyright. 1939.)
Evening star., 1939-01-04

are firm and heavy for their size
with smooth and thin skins. The
best grapefruit are also we'll shaped
and springy to the touch, never soft.
witty, nor flabby. The best oranges
have a flne textured skin for the
variety. The brown or russet color
ing found on the surface of many
citrus fruits Is a little less than
skin deep, and does not effect the
flavor, sweetness, or food value. -
Judging Fruit
BY Weight.
"Heaviness in the orange or
grapefruit is the sign of juciness
and the rule, a pound Of oranges
makes a cup Of Juice, is helpful.
though not infallible. This year,
a few dealers and shoppers are
trying out the idea Of selling
oranges by weight, and If the ex-
pertinent works, homemakers may
one day find a new help in esti-
mating how much juice they are
buying.
Oranges most often make their
appearance at the breakfast table as
juice. Grapefruit commonly come in
halves, with the membranes loos.
ened and center and seeds removed,
to be enjoyed with or without sugar
or honey, and with or without a
slight sprinkling of salt, according
to taste.
Few fruits are more delicious
In salads or in fruit cups than
these same citrus fruits. But to
be at their best, they must be freed
from membranes, and this task
takes time.
MANY homemakers find that the
membrane comes of more easily
and quickly If they peel the fruit
rather than pare it, and use the
knife sparingly. First, remove the
rind and scrape of the white pith
with a sharp knife. Then break
the grapefruit or orange in two.
Less juice will be lost if you work
from the half, rather than on each
individual section.
working from the half, remove
the membrane of each section in
turn. With a sharp knife, cut the
membrane along the center much
as you would slit a letter with a
paper knife. Then the seeds will
fairly fall out and the membrane
can be pulled of easily, though a
little extra teasing may be necessary
in taking it from the outside surface
of the fruit. The sections should
come off whole, with an almost per-
feet outline. and nearly every bit Of
the Juice intact"
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Dorothy Dix Says
Several Types of People Who
Can Take Joy Out of Life

Don't people make you tired who
have no enthusiasm? Who haven't
thrill in their entire systems?
Whose dead pans never light up
with a smile. Whose conversation
Is as pepless as bowl Of bread and
milk. Who never love, nor hate, nor
get into a rage, but merely like, or
don't care for someone, or are dis
pleased.
Don't the people who are wet
blankets make you weary? The ones
who consider it their sacred duty to
take all of the JOY out Of life and
to douse you with cold water until
they have melted down all of your
hope and faith and pleasure and
taken the kick out Of whatever it was
that you were planning to do. If you
are in love with the prettiest girl in
the world, or the finest man, they
say that she looks tubercular to
them and they doubt, anyway, If she
knows how to cook and pinch pen
MES. Or they wonder if the boy
friend doesn't drink or philander
like his Great-Uncle Abner did.
Don't the arguers give you a pain
in the neck? Those who can't let
any statement pass unchallenged
and who feel divinely appointed to
set everybody right upon every sub
ject from politics to pie. If you say
it is pretty day, they contradict
you and point out that the humidity
is a little greater than it should be
and that it was foggy at dawn. II
you say something happened at 4
o'clock, they say mo" it was 1857.
They dispute your politics, debunk
your heroes, fight with you over
religion, criticize your taste in lit
erature and art and clothes, and
leave you with murder in your heart