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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
Both w. Jefferson Teams
Reached Finals. Stuart Is
Best AIl-round Player.

In tournament filled with
thrills, unexpected victories and
defeats, with only Ashe county
teams left for the finals, Saturday
night, Riverview boys team
claimed a decisive defeat of 48 to
IS over West Jefferson which
made an unusually good record
up to the last game. Virginia
Carolina girls, which were barely
able to overcome Lansing in the
semi-fina4s Friday night, defeated
West Jefferson in the finals, Sat-
urday night, Is to 10.
Both games drew unusual
crowds with hundreds of Ashe
county fans on hand to see River
view and Virginia Carolina merge
as victors in the 5th Appalachian
tournament, and for the presenta-
ton of awards which followed
the games.
DR.. E. E. Garbee, president of
the association introduced DR..
Amos Abrams, who reviewed the
highlights of the four days of
play between the basketball
teams of Ashe, Watauga and Av-
cry counties. Before presenting
the trophies, DR.. Abrams named
on the all-tournament girls first
team the following: Gentry, West
Jefferson; Barker, V.-C.; Hartsog,
Fleetwood;' A. Gambill Perkins,
West Jefferson; Patton, Lansing;
McNeill, West Jefferson.
The boys all-tournament first
team was as follows: Eller, River
view; Hartsog, Riverview; Stuart,
Riverview; Lewis, Cove Creek;
Grayson, West Jefferson.
Stuart, of RivervieW, was chos-
en- the most outstanding player of
the tournament from the stand
point of playing ability and
craftsmanship.
After reading the all-tourna-
ment teams, DR.. Abrams ex-
pressed on behalf of DR.. Dough-
erty the appreciation for the eff
forts of everyone who had
helped to make the, tournament
a success.
To the Riverview team he pre-
sentedt the championship trophy,
which was given by the A. S. T.
C. book store. To this team he
also presented the tournament |
trophy given by the Skyland
Post and Watauga Democrat. The
jefferson girls team was awarded
the championship trophy, given
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
Martin Attacks
Present Liquor
Laws In State
Candidate for Lieut.. Gov.
Says Question Should Be
Submitted to People.

Declaring that eff nominated
and elected Lieutenant Governor
of North Carolina, I shall use all
the strength I may possess and
every legitimate power and in
fluence that may attain to my
office, to drive liquor and. its at
tending evils from the borders of
this state" Senator L. A. Mar
tin, of Lexington, this week let
the voters know exactly where
he stands on the liquor question,
as we'll as other measures for
which he stands.
Senator Martin, who is ma
tive of Rockingham county and
an attorney in Lexington, has
served in the legislature five SEES
sions.
Devoting nearly half of the
program to the liquor question,
he said in part:
II do not believe the legisla-
ture has the right to nullify and
set aside the election of 1918
which gave the people of North
Carolina prohibition. I do not be-
lieve the general assembly of the
state, composed of only ITO mem
bers, has the right to nullify and
declare void a law that was
passed by a vote in which 8OO,-
900 voters participated. This is
not democracy; it isn't fair )"
He advocated that it be sub
mitted again to the voters of the
state as a whole, instead of al
lowing the present county sys-
tenn to continue.
He also stressed the need for
economy in government and i'm
provement of schools.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
TOURNAMENT SCORES

The tournament scores for both
girls and boys teams were as fol-
lows:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07

FOR BARGAINS in merchan-
disc for every member of the IA
mily, come to the ASHE BAR
GAIN STORE, West Jefferson.
3-7-21p
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
Goodman Offers
Chicken Oddity

A young rooster with a liver
weighing about one-fifth as much
as the total weight of the chicken,
was killed by A. D. Goodman,
former principal of Fleetwood
high school and now a teacher at
Healing Springs a few days ago.
Il never saw anything like
that" Mr.. Goodman declared
when he brought the enlarged
chicken liver to the office of The
Post. "The chicken seemed to be
perfectly normal, except for this
enormous liver"
The young rooster weighed S
pounds and the liver nearly one
pound.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
Furches News

Mrs. J. K. Taylor has returned
home from a visit to Dobson.
Mrs. r. B. Petty remains criti-
cally ill with pneumonia and
pleurisy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Tucker
went to Sparta Monday.
w. E. Nuckolls, of Scottville,
visited his mother, Mrs. Jane
Nuckolls, the first of the week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
SCOTT WILL RUN
FOR REELECTION

Continued from Page One)
program. AS chairman of the
marketing legislative committee
of the National Association of
Agricultural Commissioners, he
was instrumental in the introduce
ton of the Bailey Marketing Bill,
which has been unanimously
passed by the United States Sc
nate and if accepted by the
House will give North Carolina
about $125,0OO to promote mar
keting and marketing services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
Reds Rain Bombs
On Finn Cities

HELSINKI, March 6.-At least
5 persons were killed and scores
wounded in a small south CEN
trail Finnish town yesterday when
Russian planes executed one of
their worst bombing raids of the
war.
Five direct hits were scored on
hospital, and one bomb dropped
on an air raid shelter.
The raiders, diving out of the
clouds to 1,400 or LOO feet,
swept over in two flights SO min
utes apart.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
ALL-STAR BASKETBALL
PLAYERS ARE SELECTED

(COnUnOGO 1rOm rage OuSJ
for this honor were: Eller, River
view; Winkler, Todd; GRAPHICAL,
Riverview; Absher, Nathan's
Creek; Stuart, Riverview, and
Stancil, Lansing.
The members of the 'all-star
teams are selected each year by
the votes of the coaches of the
Ashe county high schools, in CO.
operation with the Skyland Post,
in order to increase interest and
good craftsmanship in the bas-
ketball season. Members of the
first all-star team as well as
those selected as the best sports
will be awarded basketball
charms at the all-star games
when the first and second teams
meet, with the members of the
third teams acting as substitutes.
The complete list of the first,
second and third all-star teams
selected is as follows:
GIRLS
LIST Team
Madge Dollar, f, Jefferson
Mildred Gambill, f, NJ Creek
Wilma Barker, fc, VIC
Anna Dell Bare, G, Jefferson
A. Gambill Perkins, G, w. j.
Patton, 6, Lansing
Captain-Alda Gambill Perkins
Second Team%
Hilda Gentry, f, w. Jefferson
Mable Little, f, Jefferson
Hartsog, fc, Fleetwood
Iva Ruth Dickson, G, VIC
Waddell, 6, VIC
Osborne, G, Nathan's Creek
Captain-W addell
" Third Team
Jones, f, Elkland
Myrtle Little, f, Jefferson
Blevins, fc, Lansing
Kirby, G, Lansing
OAO"AAS 5, 4NdLIAdAA NISCh
Baldwin, G, Fleetwood
Captain-Blevins
BOYS
First Team
Gambill, f, Nathan's Creek
Jones, f, West jefferson
Stuart, c, Riverview
Hartsoe, G, Riverview
Eller, 6, Riverview
Captain-Stuart
Second Team
GRAPHICAL, f, VIC
Blevins, f, VIC
Stike, c, Lansing i
Grayson, 6, West Jefferson i
o. Barker, G, H. Springs
Captain-Graybeal
Third Team
Woodie, +, Jefferson
Baker, f, Healing Springs
Mcmillan, c, West jefferson
Woodruff, f, Nathan's Creek
GRAPHICAL, 6, Riverview
Captain--Tam Mcmillan
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
HI. S. DEFEATED LANSING

Tuesday night the Brominers,
the Healing Springs basketball
teams, met Lansing, at Lansing.
Healing Springs girls won 16 to 8,
and Healing Springs boys 80 to
81.
Lansing teams play Healing
Springs Friday night, March 8.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
Riverview Boys, VIC Girls
ASTC Tournament Winners

by the Atlantic Greyhound COM
pany. The Virginia Carolina girls
had the distinction of winning for
keeps the girls tournament tro-
ply, given by the Hodges Tire
company. Virginia-Car girls
were the tournament winners last
year.
Cove Creek was awarded the
craftsmanship trophy which was
given this year, for the first time,
with B. w. Stallings as donor
Out of possible 1000 pct. this
school had .991.
The white basketballs used in
the final games Saturday night
were awarded to the West JEFF
ferson teams which were run
ner-upS.
TOURNAMENT SCORES
The tournament scores for both
girls and boys teams were as fol-
lows:
FIRST ROUND SCORES
Girls
Nathan's Creek, Is; Todd, Is
H. Springs, is; Newland, II
Lansing, IL; Bethel, z
VIC, "a; Boone. 20
Fleetwood, 81; Bling Rock, 4
c. Creek, 9; Riverview, 7
w. jefferson, Is; Jefferson,
80 Boys
w. Jefferson, 81; Bethel, %
Lansing, %; Blowing Rock, 81
Nathan's Cr., 81; Jefferson, Is
Riverview, Al; Newland, 16
Cranberry, 81; H. Springs, Is
Todd, "a; Boone, "a
Cove Creek, 80; Fleetwood, Is
SECOND ROUND SCORES
Girls
V.-C., II; Healing Springs, 6
w. Jefferson, %; Cranberry, II
Fleetwood, 10; Cove Creek, 9
Lansing Is; Nathan's Creek, Is
Boys
Nathan's Cr., 81; Cranberry, "a
w. Jefferson, %; V.-C., 81
Cove Creek, 80; Lansing, Is
Riverview, 40; Todd, 81
SEMI-FINAL SCORES
Girls
VIC, 20; Lansing, 10
w. Jefferson, Is; Fleetwood, ii
- Boys
Riverview, As; N. Creek, "a
w. Jefferson, IS; Cove Cr., II
FINAL SCORES
Girls
VIC, Is; w. jefferson, 49,
Boys .-.
Riverview, 48; w. Jefferson, Is
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-07
FEW ARE TRIED

Court was unusually light here
on Monday. John Reyes, of West
Jefferson, was fined SIS and the
cost for public drunkenness.
Howard Jones, of Smethport,
who was first brought before
Judge Tucker, Saturday, but was
turned over to the city court for
trial, on Monday, was fined $50
and the cost for drunken driving.
Joe Martin, of Lansing, who
was tried before Judge Tucker
on Saturday, for speeding, was
fined $40 and the cost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
Loaded Letters

Newspapers are usually glad to print letters from readers for two reasons: (l) They are forum, means of expres- sion for people who might otherwise be unable to speak, and (2) Other people like to read lem. Abusive and scurrilous letters can't be printed. That's because the law prohibits it.. Law makes respons- ible not he who writes, but he who pub fishes. The true name of the writer IS required simply as an evidence of good faith.
 A smart New York publicity firm is now trying to take cash advantage of the letter privilege. Let's say it has Maisie Dishface, movie star, as client. It writes sample letter saying, q thought Maisie Dishface was marvellous in Hot Hearts. She brought home a great moral lesson to our people" It then distributes that letter to people who are supposed to copy it and send it in to local papers under their own names. For every three letters these "clients" succeed in putting over, the agency pays $1 plus postage.
 Readers sometimes wonder why editors insist on checking and reserving the right to reject letters to the editor This new dodge shows why. Some super-Smart New York press agent has injured every newspaper reader to whom his letters" column was means of getting his hon. est opinions into print.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
Transition Time Near

Persons who are concerned with cal endar changes, and the number seems to be always on the increase, are renew ing efforts these days for world calen- dar reform. They are doing this for sev- eral reasons, but the most important of them all is the fact that the year 1914 is a crucial one in their plans. It offers the very best opportunity for making the change to plan that apparently has secured more general support or rather outlived all other proposed calendar changes.
 1914 brings December 30 on ,Satur- day That fits well into the plan of the World Calendar Association, for If ap- proyal were given to it's new arrangement of months and weeks and days the day after Saturday, December 30, would be- come world-holiday with no specific date assigned The next day would be the beginning of the new year in the World Calendar or January 1, 1945. Such a happy arrangement of dates won't oc- CUT again for quite some few years so you can imagine that therell be con- Stant effort in the new year or two to secure cooperation from nations of the world.
 It's unfortunate that Europe and Asia are war-torn right now for there is little that can be done to secure the support of the warning or the conquered nations to gay any such calendar reform plan right now. And only the approval of the en- tire world will make this change in our calendar of aEy benefit. We must all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
A Thought for Today
All or None

Meriden is quite excited over the fact that Wilbur L. Cross Parkway, where it passes through it's town limits, will be closed to commercial traffic. 1nasmuch as the proposed route follows lines that are supposed to skip congested city areas it is presumable that the route through Meriden will be on the outskirts. All of which creates a serious problem. Ii Meriden officials convince State High way authorities that trucks should use the new parkway at one point, no one can deny them the right to use the com plete parkway.
 If one section of the parkway is to be closed to trucks, then all should, for all are certainly the same no matter what township they may lie in. Granting trucks the right to use the parkway be- tween Meriden and New Haven would probably relieve truck traffic on other routes, but by the same token it would make a truck-Way instead of parkway out of the route. One of the reasons why this great parkway is being built as such is to eliminate all commercial traf- fic and facilitate passage of pleasure cars.
 There's no question but what serious problem will be created for Meriden, for it will very likely become very import ant entrance and exit point along the parkway. It could be prevented, though, by creation of through parkway that would have entrances and exits so lo- cated that they would tend to keep traf- fife away from the central part of the town and also not interfere with traffic using the many state highways passing through Meriden The concession, though, if allowing trucks to use the new parkway at one point and perhaps not another won't meet with unanimous approval throughout the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
National Steam Pressure Rises

The fires of national effort having been fed for six months by the prepared ness effort, steam pressure at last begins to rise in the national boiler The ad- justed index of the Federal Reserve Board now stands at 131 per cent of the 1935-39 average, an all-time peak. Build ing permits in 215 cities reached the highest November figure in 10 years, Dun and Bradstreet report.
 Retail sales of automobiles refuse to enter their usual midwinter decline; de- mand holds up. At the very least, 2,O00, 900 new jobs have been filled since last August. And not only in the defense industries - the boom in those has now begun to spread through other non defense fields. Christmas shopping is expected to be the best since the depreS sion . perhaps to reach an all-time top.
 The machine is beginning to roll. It is like a great engine on heavy freight train When it tries to leave the station, there is first lot of puffing, lot of spinning of the drive-wheelS and only a slow, stately roll forward. But speed in- creases gradually, faster and faster, and by the time the train leaves the yards it is getting up toward real speed. The de- fenSe effort IS little like that. We are now, and will be, perhaps, until spring and early summer, in the stage where there is great deal of puffing, and the train moves but slowly. Yet the year-end figures cited above show that she is be- ginning to pick up.
 That is no time to stop stoking the firebox The United States must keep itself for several years of unrelenting eff fort The firemen must keep the fuel passing, and they must be well-nourished and work whatever time is most effective. The engineers must keep their eyes un- swervingly on the road, day and night. The track must be kept free from ob structions, the bridges watched, signals carefully observed. It is encouraging to see steam rise at last in the boilers, to feel the wheels move. But it's a long run ahead and the orders read faster, faster!" faster, faster!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

much by what they hear as by what they overhear. Try to teach them something, and they imme- diately put up all their defenses. But they are greatly influenced by the chance remark. the unmeditated observation which older people make on persons and situations. The reason why children learn more from their parents than they can possibly learn from the best of teachers in school is, first, because they are with their parents longer than with any teacher, and, second, because their minds are relaxed in the home and often passing idea, which will later greatly influence them, slips into the mind unnoticed.
 Two old tars talked about the glories of distant lands, and young Walter Raleigh first dreamed of the days when he would go forth to visit them and later laid great plans for English colonial expansion. What he overheard went into the mind of a thoughtful boy to give him pur- pose, and into his heart to give him courage.
 All Rights Reserved Babson NeWSpaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

Everyone should join in the statewide campaign for safety on our highways and streets Christmas is close at hand and no time of the year should mean more to the well-being of the people of Connecticut than this. We must exert every effort to preserve the lives of our fellowman. If today we are motorist and tomorrow pedestrian, let everyone be prepared to act accordingly We want no terrible toll taken in pedestrian lives this year during December. Drive care, fully at all times make sure you have your car under control all the time. Pe- destrians should be even more careful; they may have the right of way but never should argue with an oncoming motor vehicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

The honeymoon special to Niagara Falls will be running again with full capacity for Canadian and New York state off, cials have agreed on the new span that is to be built across the Niagara River gorge to replace the structure that crashed back in January of 1888. This new bridge will be of the rainbow type, a span 96O feet long. An unusual feature of it's construction is the use of heavy steel cables to "tie back the bridge. This is due to the fact that the bridge must span water whose depth at some points is known to be at. least 160 feet. There will be tower at each end of the bridge, both to be anchored by "dead-men" sunk in the ground 250 feet to the rear of each tower. The steel cables will run from these and cross the tops of the towers, anchoring the struc- tural deck. Another unusual feature is the fact that the cables must be able to support many times the normal weight of the bridge itself and anticipated traf- fic. Spray flies high in the gorge and when bridge is weighted down with tons of ice it must be strong enough to stand this additional burden. So this "rain- bow bridge will be sturdy one, indeed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
NO DOCTOR PREsENT
ANToINE's AT 100
(New York Herald -Tribune)

NSN~" 4 SAAA A4SA 0AaO 4AOuA4CI
 One of the worlds great restau- rants, dependent for it's fame solely on it's cooking, is celebrating its Tooth birthday in the Vieux Carre, of New Orleans. The building in which 1t was founded in 1840 is un- changed, through its ownership by father. son and grandson; the bill of fare has not been carried in fifty years although there are con- stant additions of new dishes and sauces and the atmosphere of leisurely contentment accompanying a perfectly appointed meal preserves in spite of barbarian abroad. Fortu- nateliy for Antoine's, many of its most famous dishes are of fish and oysters, from the nearby Gulf and the bayous of Louisiana, and are not interfered with. For in- stance, oysters a la Rockefeller, of which more than million orders will have been served before the close of the year, are as abundant as ever, with the dressing whose rich ness caused it to be named after the individual who at that time was believed to possess more of the worlds money than any other per- son.
 There is no bar. Antoine'S does not serve wines or liquors to cus- toners who do not wish to dine. But there is, below stairs, an ancient cellar containing about 5000 bottles, which include some great vintages. Enough, perhaps. to last until France is free again and nations relearn the are of gentle living. Facade, inter for, fittings. even the walters at Antoine's are old. Through years of mechanical improvements it has de- voted itself exclusively to perfection of cookery, and remains, in the judg- ment of visitors from all over the world. unsurpassed. To regain some of life's more gracious aspects there is nothing more helpful than per- fectly cooked dinner. That there are still places in which such a meal is to be had is reassuring and highly beneficial to the digestion of the owner.
 diner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

lation of the diet and other living habits. A patient might live in- definitely, and pursue fairly normal course, under such theat- ment.
 But Lothian, firm in his re- ligiOus beliefs, (he was Chris tian Scientist), sought no such treatment and even when he be- came seriously i'll, four days be- fore his death, gave explicit in- structions not to call doctor.
 Therefore, no doctor attended him until after his death. And this made 1t necessary for the cor oner to come in, as in the case of death by violence, to make an examination and pronounce the patient dead
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Every ship in the U. s. Navy is being equipped with a De- Causing cable, the anti-magnetic mine device used so successfully by the British. The installation job is tremendous end vii. require 10000, 900 feet of csoie <. Elm melt F. Connely, president of the Investment Bankers Associa- tion, read them a po:n.ed lecture at their recent convention in Florida. In his presidential talk he Detroit banker said: We must be courageous in expressing our views as citizens, but we must be sure that in the course of action we are seeking the national and not a selfish interest" Nels Anderson, WPA labor relations di- rector, received a letter from a wartime buddy addressed, "Nels l. Anderson. White House, Washing ton. D. C., care of Secretary of Commerce. Notwithstanding this. the letter was delivered promptly.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

lures are on the market for homes It seems that every advance must have it's drawbacks. The Division oi Industrial Hygiene of the New York State Department of Labor has dis. covered one, what seems to be. all industrial hazard in the naanufac- ture of the tubes: there is danger that the glassblowers who shape them may inhale small quantities of the materials used to coat the tubes inside and give them their special quality of light. Some of these substances are poisonous. Ar article in the Industrial Bulletin adds that 1t seems that this hazard is avoided if the workmen use mouthpieces, for which 8 simple de- sign is suggested.
 So goes the cycle - improvement. drawback, and, fortunately almost always, remedy for the drawback.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
Views Of The Press

trudge, often miles, to little white schoolhouses of New England are riding to their classes in automo- piles. An interesting study of pupil transportation in the public schools of New Hampshire show that no less than 878 vehicles are used every regular school day to transport nearly 15.000 students to their places of study. In outlying parts of the State horses and wagons are still employed, IS Of them being used to carry 2l boys and girls. Consolida- ton of schools is the cause of the growth of the New England school transportation system, rather than laziness. No figures could illustrate as well the gradual removal of the small schoolhouse from teh picture of rural life.