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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
Louis And Codoy To Battle
Tonight For World Grown
Will Meet Again at Yankee
Stadium in n. 4. Way
Fight Differently.

While Hitler, Mussolini and the
Allies are fighting with airplanes'
tanks and guns in Europe tonign'
South America and North Amer
ca will be engaged in a big 1lstic
battle at the Yankee STADIUM IA
New York for the worlds neaVS
weight championship.
Last winter the Chilean, Artu-
70 Godoy, came close to hcklne
Champion Joe Louis and tonign,
he is in a much better pnyslcal
condition than he was loui
months ago. For Is rounds ne DE-
f,,ddled Joe with his crouch'ng,
weaving and squat tag" type OF
ring work, and now he CLAIMS
that he is really going to crowo
cold Joe" with a different KIM
of fighting tactics.
Four months ago, Godoy was
lust getting over a severe colo
which had him confined to ped
Now he is in perfect condltlon
and has been training extensive
" for several weeks.
Toe is also in top form and the
fight tonight will be a real oattle'
<Louis will loose if he doeSn ! !
get Godoy in the first rounds II
was predicted yesterday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
Dog Bitten By
Snake Is Treated

Every dog has his day, but
Tuesday was a very unfortu-
nate one for the beautiful
large Collie dog belonging to
Thomas Elliott, Of SmethpOrt.
He really got it on the nose,
for it was here that a rattle
snake nabbed him while out
with some people picking
strawberries.
Hearing the dog howl, Mr..
Elliott rushed to his aid and
killed the snake. The dog was
brought Immediately to DIR.
Ray for an anti-tOxin treat
ment.
Whether he knew what it
was all about or not the dog
behaved in a very splendid
manner while he was being
treated. The fact is he wagged
his tail as if to say GO
ahead. Observers pointed out
that he was more patient than
some regular patients!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
Yeates Rites To
Be Held Friday

Funeral service for G. S.
Yeates, IS, who died yesterday
morning at IL o'clock of dropsy
at his home near Jefferson, will
be held Friday morning at 10 o.
clock at George Miller's GENE
terry.
Mr.. Yeates was born in David
son county and has been en-
gagged in farming for a number OF
years in Ashe. His wife preceded
him in death by several years
He had no children, only one
step-daughter, Mrs. c. L. Nash
of Obids, survives.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20

West Jefferson Baptist church
will be held at the Fig Taberna-
Gle, Rev. w. T. Wilmington, pas
tor, announced this week.
Transportation will be pro-
vided for all those who do not
have cars" Mr.. Wilmington said.
The June singing convention
will be held at the Tabernacle on
Sunday afternoon, starting at one.
o'clock and a record crowd is ex-
pected to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
MORE BABIES ARE BORN

Raleigh-There were 32,471 ba-
bies born in North Carolina dur
ing the first five months of 1910,
which was 712 more than were
born during the corresponding
period in 1899 and 1900 in ex-
cess of the 14,422 deaths repor-
ted so far during the present
wear.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
New Chapel At
Thaxton Opened

Sunday morning the new Pres
byterian Chapel in the Thaxton
community was opened for its
first service. A good size congre-
cation braved a downpour of rain
and met Mr.. Conley Thompson,
the Superintendent of the Sunday
School. Following this service
Mr.. Carl H. Stark preached an
impressive sermon.
Sunday School is held there
each Sunday at 1000 a. m. Be-
ginning on July LIST a Christian
Chautauqua will be conducted
there and Rev. o. V. Caudill of
Elkin will conduct the evange-
listic part of the religious event.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20

Approximately $50 low-income
farm families of Union County
have made application for mat
tresses under the Federal-State
cotton surplus removal program,
saws Assistant Farm Agent T. M.
Mayfield.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20

The U. S. Agriculture Depart
ment has forecast a winter wheat
crop of 488, $4,000 bushels on the
basis of June l conditions, and
estimated spring wheat produc-
ton of 239,O00,O0O bushels.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
TO HOLD A SINGING
CONVENTION SUNDAY
AT FIG TABERNACLE

The regular Sunday School and
morning preaching service of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
checks reached 1854 for ,$12,-

396.5O.
The North Wilkesboro Employ
ment office in the month of April
delivered 1908 checks for $5,O43,
as compared with the May dis
tribution of 1927 checks for S.
957, it is reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20

Congratulations and best
wishes to the Mayflower Beau
ty shop on their new home.
The Beauty Shop is more con-
veniently located since they
have moved into new quarters.
New equipment has been adj
ded and the Shop is very mo-
dern and attractive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20

Say-''I saw your ad in THE
POST'-Thank You!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
A Real Man

A Real Man is just as honest
alone in the dark in his own
room, as he is in public. A real
man does not want pulls, tips
and favors. He wants work and
honest wages.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
FREE THINKING

"All the old histories taught my
country, right or wrong That's the
point of view we want our children
to adopt. We can't afford to teach
them to be unbiased and let them
make up their minds" So says a
woman in protest to a textbook
which has been put in the hands of
school children and which is sup
posed to be very un-American, ac-
cording to the lady. Whether the
book is such, do we not feel that our
schools should teach the child to
be unprecedented and broad-minded,
to allow them to study out GER
tain situation and think for our
selves? There are religions that are
biased and partial, but cannot the
teaching of things American deal
with all phases, whether some of
them are plimentary to the gov
eminent or not? To try and cover
up fallen cake with thick icing
doesn't fool the consumer. We do
not want to paint the picture with
a biased brush. To show all, tell
all, allow the mind of the child to
ferret out for itself whether or not
it approves or disapproves, to allow
the reader to choose for himself, is
only fair. In effect it will win
more than it will lose. Intelligence
with wisdom will make a child,s
judgment more fair and prudent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

Rev. Schwenke and John Muir
each took a carload of the young
people of the Epworth League &c
Prosser to attend an Epworth Lea
que meeting Saturday evening.
Pour Concrete at Port
Bill Blair is making preparations
for pouring the concrete founda-
ton for Port Hover.
The Nazarene WINS. met Sum
day afternoon with Mrs. Frank
Montague.
Clell Ashby spent Friday evening
with home folks.
Mrs. Minnie Ashby, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Cochran and Clark Mccoy
called on Mrs. Myra Hockersmith
in East Kennewick Sunday after
noon.
Car Goes Over Bank
George MilaS had an accident on
Monday evening. The car over
turned and went over the river bank
by the Hughes place. The car door
came open and in his attempt to
close it lost control of the car.
Miss Dorothy Dahlin was a din
ner guest Of Mrs. Frank Wendell
Sunday.
Mrs. Glen Landen spent the
weekend at Bremerton and Sno-
Qualmie.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
THIRTY YEARS AGO-191O

The Hover brothers were plan.
ming to erect seven twenty-five foo,
store rooms on Second street just
east of the Kennewick Hotel. The
stores were to be 100 feet deep and
the interior arranged to suit the
renters. The TITLES Drug company
was planning to erect a building
during the summer, making with the
Hover row nearly a solid block of
business houses.
Members of the local commercial
club were hosts to some Portland
men as guests of the Open River
Transportation company for the
purpose of acquainting them with
possibilities of up river trade.
Several new houses were under
construction in the Olmsted addi-
ton and the work of laying the 20
miles of cement sidewalk had COM
menced.
Cedonia Gravenslund was taken to
the Prosser hospital and was i'm
proving from her illness.
H. S. Hughes left for Prosser,
where he is serving on the Jury.
The Kennewick Transfer COM
pany was having a street light
erected in front of their place of
business.
Friday, April 18th had been set
aside as patrons day at the Ken
newick schools at which time the
parents were to inspect the years
work. The high school students
taking part in the program included
Ethel Fry, Rosetta and Margaret
Geo. Williams Shirley
Holmes, Edna Dimmick, Geo. Rich
Ruby Slaugenhaupt and
Jessie Perry.
With the exception of a few
niles on the portage railroad wool
rom the Coffin Bros. sheep ranch
1t Finley was shipped to Boston by
water. This was a new example OF
money saving transportation for the
inland Empire and emphasized pos
abilities for the opening of the Col
lmbia river and Panama canal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
OUTSIDE TOO

Our home may be our castle but
our hometown is our pride. While
we are bending efforts to do the
housekeeping it might be well to
keep the neighborhood clean and
tidy as well. The effort expended is
worth the profits and the results
are gained without a heavy taxation
on our purses. We can do a lot OF
work around the yards and can al
ways find enough rubbish to fill a
basket or two. There are usually
alleys filled with empty cans and
bottles, old tires and ashes. Not
delight to the civic eye! This ap-
peal is for our citizens to cleanup
and fix-up their premises. Re-
move rubbish, provide slightly con-
tanners for waste, straighten up
from the front property line to the
back, remove all fire hazards from
the attic to the basement. There
are not any citizens but will aid
in the move to Cleanup"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
TWENTY YEARS AGO-1s2o

One section of the new concrete
work on the Columbia Irrigation
districts main canal two miles out
broke, giving so feet out Of the
side and 100 feet of the lining.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. v. Wysong and
daughter of Portland were in Ken.
newick in view of locating here.
Joe Olbrich ST., pioneer resident
Of the Garden Tracts, had sold his
five-acre orchard home to John D.
Kathman of Kalispell, Montana
Mr.. Olbrich was planning to make
his home in California.
The Charles MayeS and D. C.
Hall families were left homeless
when fire broke out in the Barr
building on Walnut street, where
they were making their home. Both
men were employed by the Liberty
Motor company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

More than 25O,0OO families are 60
ing to move from rented homes into
their own homes this spring, accord
ing to the estimates of the United
States Savings and Loan League
Last year the number of new home
owners was 100000 and in 1886, 1OO,-
600. The trend, it appears, has
started. Home ownership makes for
a stability of people. It gives one
a sense of being part of COM
munity that a family in a rented
shelter never knows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
AN ANNIVERSARY

There is a nationwide celebra-
ton of the Tooth anniversary of the
founding of the first college Of den
tiStry in the U. S. There are many
years that have served to bring den
tistry from an apprenticeship as in
carpentry or blacksmithing, to a
profession of great technical skill
and high ethical standards. The
first college was founded in Balti-
more and there young men began
the study that is today one of the
main factors in public health. We
are fortunate to have dental sur
geons close to us and especially for
tunate in securing the best type of
work possible. AS much as we dis
like a toothache and as much as
we loathe the sight of dental
chair, we respect the relief afforded
by our dentists and appreciate the
help and attention that their train
ing brings us. -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
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TEN YEARS AGO-193O

TEN YEARS AGO-193O
Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt, enumerator
had just completed taking the cen.
sus for the city limits.
Easter was to be observed in thu
Kennewick churches the following
Sunday.
G. L. Powell, community chest
chairman, had stated that the drive
showed SIS over the amount of the
budget. j.
The federal post office depart
ment had agreed to authorize the
extension of Route from Lamp
sons corner for one-half mile, serv-
ing seven more families in East
Kennewick. -
Mrs. w. S. Washburn was elected
president of the Kennewick Wo-
mans club.
j. R. Ayers shipped rs bags of
wool Monday. u" III.
Mrs. T. G. Browne had left for
the coast, where she would make q
two weeks inspection tour of PIE.
O. chapters.
Mrs. T. w. Payne had sold her
residence in the Garden Tracts to
Clyde Bush, manager for the John
Dover Lumber company.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Oliver on the eighth birthday
of their other son, Jackie.
The Northwestern Natural Gas
had asked the city for an
extension of time in their franchise
as the company wished to put in
the Kennewick pipelines at the
same time they were piping at Pas
co.
Opening the 1890 season the Ken.
newick nine was to meet the White
Bluffs boys in their first baseball
game the following Sunday. The
BAT singers for Kennewick includ-
I'd Johnson, Willsey, Warter, Lin
len, Precht, Higley, Montgomery,
Cox, Tewalt, Harris, ludlow, Ger
Der and Piert.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
WHY NOT?

A farmer graduate of an agri-
cultural college puts up strong
sort of barrel-haped creation in the
middle of a square field, runs a
heavy wire from this to the steer
ing gear of his tractor at the edge
of the land that he wants plowed,
disked,, dragged and seeded to
grain. The farmer starts his motor,
throws in the clutch and climbs off.
The tractor and implements 60
round and round in circles that
become smaller and smaller and
finally stops when it's assigned task
is completed.
There seems to be a sentiment of
tradition against planting rows Of
corn in circles, but after all they
laughted at a chap who tied sacks
of corn stalks and wound up with
hybrid corn! They probably chuck
led over the reaper and howled over
the first milking machine. We are
not as startled at the idea of plant
ing crops in circles as some Kenne-
wick readers might be.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

Nebraska is considering reducing
farm taxes nifty percent and making
up the difference by means of a
sales tax. The idea IS sound. It Is q
step in the right direction. The time
Is coming in this country when all
tax will be removed from property
and government financed wholly by
means of sales tax and income tax
The possession of property is no in
dication of ability to pay tax. When
property cannot earn an income the
tax often results in its confiscation
by the government. This is wrong
Nebraska is launching move in
the right direction.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

One of the greatest perils in this
country today is the pressure group
the group who forces special leg
islation through congress because
they control block of votes. AS a
rule pressure group legislation is
bad for the country. Most of it is
prompted only by selfish interests
OF the particular group who many
times have little or no concern as
how it affects the balance of the
country.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
PICK ED UP
AROUND TOWN

1.-THE fellow who makes come
back" believes Horace Wray, "is
Just as worthy as the fellow who is
called a go-getter."
L. G. Bailey says as a nation we
have been minding our business
pretty well, and much better than
he expected.
There Is nothing more costly"
signs Chas. Powell, than the po-
Itical candidate who says the
wrong thing at the right time"
Dutch Staley says he used to
wonder why they put bedtime
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

The time will never come in this
country when there will not be q
pressure group demanding higher
old age pensions regardless of the
size that pensions may attain. No
one ever got so much that he did
not try to get more. Unfortunately
there will always be a class of Of
flee seekers who are willing to
pledge support to such demands, re-
CARELESS of the ability of the coun-
try to pay. .a4
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

The Twin City Bakery was then
located in its new home just south
of the theatre building. The new
large oven which had been installed
would double the output.
VIM. Morain was driving a new
Nash Quad truck.
The Square Deal Realty company
had moved its headquarters from
Richland to Kennewick. The COM
pany was located in the new thea
tire building.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

John L. Lewis announces that if
the Democratic nominee does not
suit him he will organize a new par
ty including in it, labor, Townsend
pension supporters and farm voters.
1t would be interesting to see how
the CLIO. would put its ideas into
effect on a farm. Under its opera
ton bread would sell for quarter
a loaf, eggs dollar a dozen and
butter dollar a pound.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

It is well for us to remember that
the trees whose shade we are able
to enjoy were planted years ago by
some one who has perhaps gone on.
Do as much for those who come
after you by planting tree that
they too may be grateful for the
shade.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

II boy isn't taught to work as a
boy he is going to have to learn it
after he becomes man. Industry is
a habit, and the parent who doesn't
create such habit in his son or
daughter is doing them an injus-
tice. He is handicapping them for
Life. This is working world and
the man who doesn't know how to
work soon finds that there is no
place in it for him,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

Mrs. B. B. Stewart left Tuesday
to visit her son, Harlow Stewart and
family at Vending, Oregon. She
will also visit friends and relatives
in Portland. Mrs. Minnie Ashby will
stay at the Stewart residence dur
ing her absence.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

His name may never get in
Whose Who" or his picture in the
Hall OF Fame, but the fellow who is
industrious, thrifty and honest, who
pays his bills and rears and educates
good family is as worthy citi-
zen OF this republic as any whom
the crowd-so-generously honors.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

MT. and Mrs. Rieth n.,,
family OF Kennewick wers ray an
Sunday at the Frank NJ. Guest
home. MonAn,,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18
Mills Brothers Get
Delivery of 2 Trucks

HOVER-Bob Mills arrived home
Sunday morning from Flint, Michi-
gan, where he purchased ton and
a half Chevrolet truck for his ia
ther, William Mills and a Chevro-
let pickup for Charles Mills.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

AS long as the government con-
tinues to buy up the surplus there
will not be much tendency toward
crop reduction. The purchase of
SURPRISES by the government with
out strict control upon production
is basically unsound.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

No educational system -,
complete until all the stna VIII b
park their cars on tSSo ah sD
grounds. VIC sch0
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

stories in morning papers, but from
the hours some youngsters keep, he
is beginning TO understand.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

"You might buy a suit with a
button missing" thinks Ernest HUI
Der, but the price tag is usually
fastened on tightly enough"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

Somehow We can't help but have
q kindlier feeling toward the fell
low who throws some of his busi-
ness our way. Its only human feel
that way about it
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-18

There is many a radio fan
hereabouts," AYERS Roy Washburn,
"who cusses the inventor Of the
electric drill
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
SLIGHTLY WARMER
WEATHER SLATED
No Sleet Or Rain Expected
In This Section In The
Next Several Days

The mercury continued to hover in
the freezing zone alst night, but the
weatherman predicted that today's
weather menu will be marked by
slightly rising temperatures.
One comforting message for Will
m%ingtonians was contained in the
forecast yesterday when the wealth
erman said that there will be NJ
more rain or sleet in the next sever.
al hours and said that today woult
be fair or partly cloudy.
Yesterday morning the mercury
fell from a high Of As degrees to 80
the drop coming in the early morn
ing hours after a rainfall of .49 inch
had descended on the city and sec
ton. The mean temperature yes
terday was nine degrees below the
At degree normal mark.
A slight sleet came with the rair
yesterday but not to any great ex
tent in this section, the weather
bureau reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-09
START ON JANUARY 20
Total OF $31,113 Made
Available For New Glass;
rooms And Auditorium

Funds for improvements at the
Delgado school building, the project
to cost $31,113 and provide work fol
As persons, we're made available by
the Works Progress administration
in Raleigh yesterday.
Work on the project is scheduled
to be started January 20, H. M. 10
land, New Hanover superintendent
of schools, said last night.
The improvements will include
several additional classrooms and an
auditorium. Mr.. Roland said that
the materials for the project have
already been ordered.
Construction Held Up
The Delgado project was approved
some time ago, but actual construc
ton work had been held up due tt
the shortage of WPA labor.
However, an improvements pro
ject at the William Hooper, costing
about $35, 900 which was approved
by the WPA on or about the same
time, is already well under way. Tht
current cold weather has held u
work on the project to some extent
however, Mr.. Roland stated.
The William Hooper project in
cludes the construction of al audi
forum, two additional classrooms
and a general renovation of the en-
tire building.
The definite announcement tina
work will be started on the Delgadt
school eliminates efforts of the New
Hanover school board for the pas
five years to secure the improve
ments at the school.
Among the other rs projects TO.
which $S35,8S4 was turned loose
was a project for the construction
of a school building at Salemburg
in Sampson county, to cost $98,47:
and provide work for II persons
Other projects for which money wa
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