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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
Confirmed By
Bishop Cribbin

The Rt. Rev. Robert E. Crib
bin, Bishop of Western North
Carolina, confirmed four people
at Holy Trinity church, Glendale
Springs, Sunday night. The con-
firmees were Mrs. Dewey Miller,
Isabelle Miller, Blanche Marie
Woodie and Willie Belle Miller.
They were presented to the
Bishop by Sister T. Evelyn Howe.
The church was filled to ca
pacity and some were forced to
stand at the door to hear the
sermon. Bishop Gribbin told his
congregation that it is not only
important to support our coun-
try and help to pay for the privi-
leges which we enjoy as citizens,
but also we must remember that
we owe our very existence and
all the blessings of this life to our
Father in Heaven and we should
give Him the worship He de-
serves by attending church,
should study His word, and
should talk to Him in prayer. He
pointed out that according to our
own Declaration of independence
our rights to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness come from
God himself.
The offering at this service, as
were all offerings this Sunday in
the dioces of Western North Caro-
lima, were given to the Vale Cru
sis school and to Patterson school
at Ledgerwood, which were sew
erely damaged during the recent
floods.
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Nathans Cr'k News

Mrs. Ocie Vannoy, of Peach
Bottom, Pa, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
N. Phipps, has gone to visit re-
latives at Oval. She plans to re-
turn home this week.
Mrs. Won Stringer, of KY, is
visiting friends and relatives in
this section.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard McMll-
Ian, of Bel Air, Nd, are spend
ing some time with Mrs. McMil-
lan's mother, Mrs. Everett Little
and other relatives in the coun-
ty.
Several people from this COM
munity attended the decoration
at the cemetery near Brady Rich
ardson's Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charlie Coward
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Coward, of Chestnut
Hill.
Roads, bridges and other pro-
perty of this section were badly
damaged by the downpour OF
rain last Thursday night and Fri
day morning. The oldest residents
of this community say they have
never seen as much water IN the
small streams and creeks before
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Huffman
attended the decoration at New
Hope Sunday.
Mrs. A. B. Hurt was visiting IN
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A
Carson Sunday afternoon.
Ten-year-old Junior Carson was
badly frightened a few days ago
when he saw what he thought
was the body of dead man
floating down South Fork of New
River. Thinking that the boy was
exaggerating, the people whom ne
told did not give it a serious
thought. Rumors have been cir
culated that a body was found a
few days afterwards farther
down the river in the Gamblll
Bend. We know nothing definite
however, of the matter.
Mrs. J. r. Carson visited in the
home Of MIR. and Mrs. Guy Nc
MILAN Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
Several Arrests
Made By Sheriff

Several arrests were made dur.
ing the past week by Sheriff ]
E. Roland.
Hege Burgess, of the Peak
Creek section, is awaiting a hear
ing to be held here before Squire
Rose on Sept. IA, on a charge OF
assault upon Lloyd Bare.
Freeman Holman, of the Bald
win section, was charged with dis
posing of mortgaged property, to-
wit, automobile tires and trial is
set for the 7th. before Squire
Rose. .,..... ..... ....-~ ,,-.-sra
Joe Parsons, of near Lansing
and Tom Parsons, of the Bristol
section, were arrested and fined
$500 and cost in the mayors
court here Monday on charges of
public drunkenness.
Clyde Sheets, allegedly an es-
capped convict of Jonesboro, Tenn,
was arrested in the county last
Thursday and Tennessee officers
came for him last Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
Society Holds
Charter Meeting

The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service of the West Jeffer'
son Methodist church held it:
charter meeting last Sunday night
with IL enrolling as charter mem.
bers, Rev. Hoyt Wood announced
yesterday.
'The service was very impress
sive," he said, being carried ou'
with conference materials. as out
lined. Officers were elected anc
it was decided that the frs
meeting would be with Mrs. Car
GRAPHICAL on Wednesday after
noon."
The officers are: president
Mrs. Carl GRAPHICAL; vice-presi'
dent, Mrs. Esther GRAPHICAL; Sec
rotary, Mrs. B. B. GRAPHICAL; anc
treasurer, Mrs. Levern Johnson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
HEALING SPRINGS NEWS
By FLOYE OWEN

Last Fridays flood was much
worse than the big flood of three
weeks ago except along the river
According to a statement by
Miss Pearl Weaver, the state
nurse, 200 people were vaccina-
ted for typhoid at the Crumpler
post office Monday.
Mr.. Charlie Cearley, Mr.. Ger
man Blevins and Miss Margaret
West, Winston-Salem, visited in
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in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goings OF
Crumpler, spent two weeks with
their daughter, Mrs. Nick Black
burn, of Street, Md.
Miss Ruth Tugman will return
from New York tonight.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Mcneil, of Obids, a son in the
Wilkes hospital. Both mother and
baby are doing nicely.
Congressman R. L. Doughton
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. J. E. Roland and daughter,
Winona, left Tuesday for Kansas
City to see an outstanding special
list. For some time Miss Roland
has been suffering with an ulcer
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. w. Davis
Of Boone, and former local resi-
dents, visited Mr.. and Mrs. P. G
Wright here Sunday.
Mr.. Ed Barr was a business
visitor in North Wilkesboro Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. Ed M. Anderson delivered
an address at the Western North
Carolina Weekly Press Associa'
ton meeting in Asheville last Sat.
urday night.
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this community over the week
end. f ~ 49,
his sister, of Beaver Creek, Wis.
tied Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Owen.
Monday evening. t3@h.3
A large crowd attended the
decoration at the Carson grave
yard, near Crumpler, Sunday.
The river bridge at Crumpler
is still out of commission.
s.+1f
The Shatley Springs and the
Healing Springs did good BUSH
ness over the week end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
THANK CAPTAIN FOR
MACHINING STREETS

Considerable damage was done
to the streets here by the flood
last Friday. Under the direction
of Capt. George Doggett, num-
Der of them were machined and
are now in fairly good condition.
eve are grateful to Capt. George
and the local highway force for
this kind consideration and assis-
tance," members of the town
board stated this week.
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TUCKERDALE NEWS

The B. Y. P. u, which has been
closed on the account of the flood,
will start again Sunday night.
Mr.. Elmer Lee Powers, presi-
dent of B. Y. P. u, is leaving for
Mars Hill college this week.
Several from this community
attended the association at West
Jefferson last week end.
The Tuckerdale singing choir
is invited to sing at birthday
dinner Sunday at Mr.. Felix Bad
gers home. %'@
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Baldwin, of
this community, have recently
moved to Lansing.
Mrs. Ellsworth Barr, of Kings
port, Tenn, visited her mother,
Mrs. Felix Carter, this past Mon
day night.
Mrs. Henry Sheets was taken
to the hospital last Sunday morn
ing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

Mrs. Samuel P. Wilson spent
several days here visiting her pa.
rents, DR.. and Mrs. B. E. Reeves
during the past week. She re.
turned to Cascade, Va, Tuesday
afternoon.
Week end guests of Mrs. S. F
Severt were Mrs. J. T. Brown, il
Brown and Miss Lucy Smither.
man, all of Winston-Salem anc
Miss Juanita Gentry, of West JEFF.
ferson. ..a---,-----
An enjoyable dance was helc
last Saturday night at Glendale
Springs Inn. A large crowd wa:
present and thoroughly enjoyed
the square dances which were
called by Robert Woodie. Another
is to be held next Saturday night
George Applewhite was a week
end visitor in North Wilkesborc
and .Morganton.
Miss Madge Kilby, Sturgills
has been visiting relatives here.
Tommy Williams and Johnny
Anderson were visitors in Sparta
over the week end.
Miss Roberta Enloe, of Winston
Salem spent Monday in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Wright.
Mrs, Hugh 1reson and son
Skippy, of Abingdon, Va, are
spending this month with Mrs
Ireson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Houck, of Baldwin. Mrs
Ireson will leave the first Of
September to join her husband
in Panama. Mr.. Ireso1f is a civil
engineer connected with the H
H. Jones Construction Company
engaged in construction work II
the Canal Zone.
j Deronda Donnelly, who recent
ly enlisted in the Flying Corps o.
the United States Army and is al
present stationed at Fort Moul'
trie, S. c., spent the week end 81
his home at Sutherland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A. Rittell. o.
DesMoines, Iowa visited Mrs. E
D. Miller and Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Tucker last week end. They
also visited Mrs. Rittell's daugh'
ter. Mrs. John Jones, at Bristol
Tenn.
Miss Margaret Barlowe, daugh'
ter of MIR. and Mrs. Joe BarloWe
of Green Valley, left Monday t.
take up her teaching duties II
the public school at Lawsonvllle
N. G. :,
Miss DeEtte Crawford is spend
ing this week in North Wilkes
boro with relatives.
Mrs. Pauline Buchanan, Of
Montezuma, in Avery county, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Edwards at Baldwin.
Jack McNeill, son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. w. E. Mcneil, and Joe Neal
son of Charlie Neal, of Jefferson
left last week to join the United
States Navy.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Barr spen
last week at Manteo and SWar
Quarter. While there they visited
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
CARS ARE DAMAGED

Grant Bauguess and Prof Paul
Miller ran into each other last
Friday morning near West JET
ferson. Neither of them was hurt,
but both cars were badly dam
aged.
The accident was described as
being unavoidable and was caused
by water on the road and a hea-
Wy downpour, it was stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
MISS NORA JONES WEBS
MR.. GRADY w. TYREE

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Jones, OF
Mountain City, Tenn, have an
nounced the: marriage Of their
daughter Miss Nora Lee to Mr..
Grady w. Tyree, of Creston, N.
c., on August "a, 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyree will make
their home at Reidsville, N. c.,
where Mr.. Tyree holds a position
in the Bethany high school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
PERSONALS

! Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Ray.
Mrs. John Wilkins, of Shelby,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Gambill.
Misses Wayne RAIDER, Mabel
and Myrtle Little and Messrs.
Thomas Little, Buck RAIDER and
Joe Garvey were the week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Lew
is in High Point.
Walter Ray is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Morphew, of Buffa-
10. Mr.. Ray, former resident, is
now living at Swan Quarter, N.
c.
Miss Nena Bell Barr visited
friends in Boone Monday.
Mrs. r. w. Coward and Miss
Mary Digs spent the week end
in Premier, w. Va. Jimmie Rob-
inson, of Premier, returned with
them for a visit.
MIR. and Mrs. George w. Bar
ker and family, of Lake Charles,
La, are visiting relatives and
friends in this and Washington
county, Va. Mr.. Barker is with
the Matheson Alkali Works. AT
Kannapolis he had the misfor-
tune of having his car almost
completely demolished in an &C
cident in which one man was
completely absolved of the blame
but the owner of the other car
is being held in Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Barker, OF
Raleigh, are visiting relatives, IN
the county.
Elder Worth Davis and Harold
Miller attended an Association at
Stone, KY, last week.
Mrs. Ocie Vannoy, of Mary
land is visiting relatives in the
county. ..
MIR. Ben Matthews, of Smith
field, N. c., is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Eller, of Lansing.
Mrs. Tip McNeill, of North
Wilkesboro. visited Mrs. J. G.
Rhodes last week.
Jennie Rhodes and Morris Ell
Ter, of Lansing and James Cook
of West Jefferson, entered Mars
Hill college Monday.
Mrs. Fred Fields, of Gainesville
Ala, has been visiting relatives
in the county.
Mrs. Robert Goodman, of Pa.
is visiting Mrs. c. A. Hudler and
other relatives and friends in JET
ferson.
Miss Lena Skaggs, Of Rhoda,
Va, has returned home after Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Lola Shat
ley here.
Rev. and Mrs. w. J. Huney-
cult are visiting friends here this
week.
Mr.. Robert Caldwell, of Balti-
more, is visiting friends and rela-
tives at Chestnut Hill.
Miss Gaynell Houck left Sun
day for Johnson City Business
College.
Mr.. Roy Barker. of Moneta, Va.
visited Mrs. j. T. Mcmillan Sun
day.
Mrs. w. D. Mcmillan, Mrs. ]
K. Hunter and Mrs. Thelma Dent
motored to Winston-Salem Wed
nesday.
Miss Ida Marsh, student nurse
of City Memorial hospital, Win
ston-Salem, visited parents this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hensley, Jr.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davidson
motored to Statesville Sunday.
Mr.. John Rhodes returned last
Tuesday from a visit in Kentucky
and Indiana.
MIR. and Mrs. J. H. Stafford, OF
Bishopville, S. c., returned home
T,,ocdov after viSitinQ relatives
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to take the opportuni-
ty to thank everyone for the
kindness and sympathy shown
during the sickness and death of
our beloved husband and father.
MRS. PEARL WYRICK
and FAMILY
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

Local public employment Off
ces handled 6,241, O36 initial and
continued claims in two and one
half years for unemployed work.
ers in North Carolina.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

Approximately $35,OOO,OOO has
been distributed in North Carroll
ma through operation of the So
cial Security program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

We wish to thank Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade Eller for their kind
ness and assistance to our en-
ployees during the flood.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

Now that school time is here
again parents should have their
children's eyes checked and
then provide proper lighting in
the home to prevent eye strain
during the many hours of night
study that are to come.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

He: do you save up money
for a rainy day, dear?"
She: ooh no; I never shop
when it rains"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

C. T. Robbins, Div. Mgr.
"Your friendly neighbor"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-05

One kilowatt will do more
work in an hour than any man
can do in a day. Result-man
power SO per cent higher than
electricity.
Evening star., 1940-02-24

the A. r. Of L. for picketing a G. I. o.
Job next door.
The A. F. Of L., however, continues
to picket the other F Street store
which employed G. I. o. labor on q
painting Job.
To the A. r. OF L., the remaining
picket undoubtedly parades as pro-
test against the employment of G. I.
o. labor instead Of. A. F. of L. labor
on the painting JOB, and the master
minds of the A. F. of L. undoubtedly
regard this exhibition as sound union
strategy.
To the public at large, however.
the A. F. Of l.. picket parades as a
demonstration Of the incredible lack
Of Judgment manifested at times by
organized labor in the conduct of It's
highly organized business. The long
er this A. F. of l.. picket parades up
and down on F street, the more deep
ly will the public be impressed with
the truth of what he is demonstrate
ing, and the more indignant will the
public become at the irresponsibility
of labor leadership which sanctions
such exhibitions.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Youth Enthroned

Lin-gerh, the Divine Child So
called, has assembled the throne Of
Tibet. Solemn ceremonies in for
hidden Lhasa Thursday made him
supreme lord spiritual and temporal
OF a mystic realm ten times the size
OF New York State. He was by birth
a Chinese peasant boy, but he came
into the world, it is alleged, at the
exact moment when the thirteenth
Delai Lama died and therefore,
logically enough to those who now
are his subjects, inherited the soul
of his predecessor Hence his claim
to be god-king at five years of age.
But there is nothing altogether
new in such a story. Alfred the
Great, it may be remembered, was
sent from England to Rome at five
to be anointed King of the West
Saxons. Louis XIV of France sue
ceeded his great-grandfather at the
same half-decade of his life. Peter
the Great was proclaimed Emperor
of Russia at ten. st. Louis, ninth of
the French monarchs to bear that
name, was only eleven when he at
tanned the crown. Timour or
Tamerlane of Samarkand, the chron-
icles say, from his twelfth year
had entered the field of action"
Jenghiz Khan was lord of the Mon
gol domain at thirteen. Alexander
the Great became regent of Mace
0on when but sixteen and was king
at twenty, already a veteran as a
soldier and statesman.
Even girls have been enthroned in
infancy. Christina of Sweden was
queen at five, assumed complete con-
troll of the government at eighteen.
Still mere remarkable was the case
of Joan of Arc, who had saved France
at eighteen and was burned, a
martyr, at twenty.
The new Dalai Lama, perhaps,
should be compared with Louis, the
baby son of Charlemagne, declared
King OF Aqultalne when only three
and crowned before he was four.
"His counsellors." the record tells,
mainly conducted his royal affairs"
until he had reached his maturity.
So will it be with Lin-gerh. The re-
incarnated master of Tibet is SYM
Dol personified, not really a sover-
eign. No average American boy, it
may be supposed. would care to
change places with him. There will
be few of his contemporaries in the
United States who will envy his posi-
ton or the tasks which eventually
it will involve. Rather, he will have
the sympathy of democratic young
sters who prefer baseball bats to
scepters and an adventurous movie
to all the pomp and circumstance on
earth.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Criticixes Secrecy
In juvenile Case.
To the Editor OF The Star:

The term Of the Judge of the Juvenile
Court expires this month. /, Wash
tngtonian, seriously object to Judge Bent
ley being reappointed for the following
reasons: am the youngest of living
members of family of II children of
poor parents. All Of my brothers and
sisters, five, are in hospitals. My oldest
sister, 78-year- woman has had
major operation for cancer and a 63-
year-old brother was run over by truck
and his pelvis crushed, making him an
invalid for life. While my brothers and
sisters were Ill in hospitals. their 50-year-
old home, large detached frame house,
was destroyed by vandals. Every win
dow in the house was broken, every lock
removed, furniture stolen and then the
house destroyed by fire. The names and
addresses of the vandals were sent to
the Juvenile Court by the police of the
18th precinct For over a year have
tried to get the names and addresses of
these vandals from the police and the
Juvenile Court, without success. I do
not know whether the case ever came up
in court.
To have a large, 50-year-old home Of
poor, old, Ill people destroyed by vandals
whose names and addresses are known
by the Judge and not to get any redress is
not my idea of justice.
BLANCHE c. HOWLETT.
February II.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Stresses Importance Of
Prompt Aid to Finland.
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 the EolIOr OF Inc star.
Much has been written in our papers
recently urging help for Finland, and
yet many Americans, including Con-
gressmen, seem to be Indifferent or in
state of apathy to the tragic struggle
Of Finland. The heroic, highly civilized
and Christian people of Finland are
being beaten to death by Soviet hcrdes.
A spirit of God and anti-God is loose
In the world as never before.
So far Finland has kept the northern
gateway shut again Communism, but
woe betide Europe and America also
II Scandinavia should 60 down before
the forces of Communism, and all de-
cent people with Christian spirit Of
liberty and humanity are crushed under
the hates and greeds Of Stain and
Hitler. Hitler will grab Sweden to get
possession Of the iron ore Germany has
long coveted.
plead with every American citizen
to quickly take UP their responsibilities
and deluge their respective Congress-
men, especially the faint-hearted ones,
with demands that America give imme-
diate help to Finland Of planes, ammuni-
tions and ahti-airtraft. 80 that they
may defend themselves against the bru-
talities Of the Soviets Also, the State
Department must make it possible for
Americans to volunteer to fight for Fin
Evening star., 1940-02-24
It's Not New

The bookie race wire service, re-
Gently knocked fiat by the Govern
ment, has quite an ancient history.
1t has just come to light, in speech
made in Baltimore by DR.. Frederick
c. Lincoln of the Bureau of Biological
Survey, that it began some two thou
sand years ago in ancient Rome. At
the end of each days racing foot
messengers would start out on weary
hikes to various parts of the empire,
and race players out in the sticks
would frequently have tc wait week
before learning that Publius Ver-
gilius had won the With spasm,
paying XVI sesterces and XL denarii
for the usual investment. There
would seem to be little doubt that as
a consequence of this delay book
makers would often accept bets as
late as five days after post time.
Then some genius conceived the
notion of catching country swallows
and taking them to Rome in a cage.
The racing chariots were all painted
different colors, and If the blue one
won, the swallows would be daubed
with blue paint and released. It is
easy to picture the immense advan-
tage enjoyed by the subscriber to this
racing news service. All he had to
do was to 60 out on leisurely stroll
to observe the beauties Of nature,
and upon seeing the first blue bird
of the season he wasted no time
writing about it to the editor Of the
Rome Gazette. Instead, he hastened
to Honest Caius Vespucius' joint out
on the Appian Way and bet his toga
on the blue. No doubt this crude but
effective get-rich- quick device con-
tributed to the downfall of many a
bookmaker long before the decline
and fall of Rome.