davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

NICELY FURNISHED room for
rent. Private entrance. Gentleman
only. 1000 S. d. HiWay. 9-12TF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
5 Furniture for Sale

SEE the new Coleman 1941 fuel
Oil Heater.
DELOZIER FURNITURE
$40 Main Ell Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

NICELY FURNISHED room. Tea
chers or young business women
preferred. 545 Wensley. $50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

GOOD LARGE house on small
acreage. Running water, nice bath.
l mile out Marie Land, 120 No.
9Th. 9-25tf
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

FREE DRESSES and up to SIS
weekly or more showing new Fall
Fashion Frocks. No investment
No experience. Send age and
dress size. FASHION FROCKS,
Dept. R-53O. Cincinnati, o. 9-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

FOR SALE, 3 bedroom home, good
location, F.. H. A. terms. Tel. 1875
or 391 after p. m. $50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
IL Situations Wanted

T E A c HER, unemployed, wishes
housework in exchange for board
Inquire 525 No. G ST., Imperial,
evenings. $50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

BOARD-home cooking family style.
RoomS-home privileges. Rates
reasonable. Phone 576-R. CAB Olive
9-22tf
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

Help Wanted

AVAILABLE AT ONCE. Rawleigh
Route of 800 families. Only re-
liable men need apply. Good pro-
fits to willing workers. No exper-
ience required. Write today. Raw
leigh's, Dept. CAI-149z, Oakland
Calf. 9-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

COLORED Girl wants general
houseWork by week or day. Ref
erenceS. Phone 1863. 9-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

ICE CREAM salesman. Sixteen to
sixty-five. Two dollars day up
season starting. Call seven to ten
mornings, five to six p. m., 1243
Main.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

WENDELL WATERMAN
Expert piano tuning and repairing.
GIG Hamilton, phone l667W. l0-4
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
10 Help Wanted

WANT Jr. College girl to help with
children and house. Stay nights.
State references, Post-Press Box
81 9-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
% City Property Sale

FOR SALE des1rauio. modernized
2 bed room house at 627 Wensley.
Can be purchased from owner at
attractive price. Call 634 from
9 to 4. 8-27tf
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

2 BEDROOM house, south side
$1,000. Terms. A good buy. Tyler
ms. 500 Main. Phi. ego. 9-3tf
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

USED DAVENPORT, good condi-
tion. Phone 348 or 685 Vine. $40.
$50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

Furnished house, $12 per
mo. 3 bedroom unfur. house,
$2500. w. 1. Stone, lis So. 9th.
10-1
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

10 ACRES. house. Close in, $500.
Liberal terms. l.. j. Thomas, Real
Estate and Insurance, Imperial
9-@8
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

SAVE! Regular $l95 to $2S5 PIMA
fores and striped ginghams in thi:
close-out sale only $l00. john
sons, 621 Main. 9-2e
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
20 Country Pr0perty-Sale

FOR SALE, modern house on 1-6
acres in Red Star dist. east of
Ell Centro. $l600 $500 down, bal
ance monthly. Pope Long, Asst
Sherman ST., Calexico. Phone 454
10-1
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

LOOK! sink and jersey frocks in
prints, stripes. Also lace dresses,
were to S8.95-now $4.89! John
sons, 621 Main. 9-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
is Houses for Rent

Unfurnished modern two bedroom
house. Reasonable. Inquire 839
Olive. 9-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

WEBB Combination. bed vege-
table machine complete with bed
shaper, planting, fertilizing, and
cultivating attachments. In good
condition. Make us a price-per-
haps we will take it. Bates and
Duncan, Calexico. Phone 335.
1914
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

FOR SALE: Portable typewriters.
29.75-$39 .50-$54.50. Terms.
OFFICE SUPPLY CO.
521 Main Phone 7C
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

COMFORTABLE bedroom in pri-
vate home. Good bed. Close in.
735 Olive. 9-23tf
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

20 Poultry
BARRED ROCK fryers for sale,
23c 10. Jack Miner, North 9Th st.
between Pico and Ell Dorado Phi.
1772. q-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

WANT HEAVY HENS in exchange
for Leghorn Pulletts. C. F. Merry
man, Rt. 2, Box 1877, Heber. 9-28
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

7-ft. Norge refrigerator ....... $79.5t
Gift. G. E. refrigerator ............ $75.0t
SIT. Westinghouse refrig. .... 1850
5-ft. Majestic refrigerator So. $3.50
IMPERIAL HARDWARE CO.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
rs Miscellaneous for Safe

With shipping rights, Palm City,
Calf. Will sacrifice. Must sell i'm
mediately. Write or wire Paul
Howard, 506 U. S. MI. Bank
Bldg, San Diego, or phone Main
0178.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Rooms for Rent

ROOM FOR RENT, private bath
and entrance. 582 Wensley. Phone
573. 9-27tf
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Vannoy Sells Out
Gulf Business To
C.. d. Coffey, Jr
Sale Made Mon. Agency Co.
verS Three Counties. Plant
Is Near Town.

H. R. Vannoy this week sold
his wholesale Gulf gasoline bust
ness to c. D. Coffey, Jr., OF
North Wilkesboro.
For the past 8 years Mr.. Van
noy has been distributor of Gulf
Refining Company products in
Ashe, Allegheny, Watauga and
part of Wilkes counties.
The plant is located near West
Jefferson on the Boone highway.
Mr.. Coffey is Gulf distributor
in North Wilkesboro and plans
to continue operation of the plant
here, serving the same territory.
It is stated that Forest McMil-
Ian will continue with the COM
pany as truck salesman.
Mr.. Vannoy did not sell the
Gulf Service Station here which
he and Carl Coward own. Mr..
Vannoy also owns the DIR. Pepper
Bottling plant here, which will
be moved into a new building
this week end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
West Jefferson
Post Office Has
9 Percent Gain

The receipts of the West JEFF
ferson post office in 1889 reached
a new high record and showed
an increase over the previous
year of 9 percent, according to
Postmaster Barr's annual report.
The total receipts, exclusive of
money orders, for 1889 was 3d.
$959.9O and for 1888, $5,450.89, an
increase of $5O9.01 or 9 percent.
With the exception of the first
quarter, each quarter of last year
showed a good gain over the pre-
vious quarter. Sale of stamps in
December reached new heights.
The stamp sale for 1899 was S.
491.O5, permits, $237.65 and box
rents, $182.50.
It is believed that reports from
the other postm9sters in the
county will also show substantial
gains in 1889.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Len Wilson's
Tax Accounts
Short $2,557
Watauga Co. Tax Collector
Missing Since Dec. 18th.
Warrant Issued.

BOONE, Jan. 2. - It was an
nounced here today by Charles
E. Hagaman, Hickory accountant,
that a shortage of $2,557 had been
found in the accounts of Len D.
Wilson, tax collector of Watau-
ga county and former Appala-
chan football star who has been
missing since December 10.
The shortage, Hagaman said,
began November 3 and continued
until December 10 as Wilson's ac-
counts had been checked up to
the former date and nothing 9TH
er than clerical errors had been
found.
: Wilson, who is "a years old,
was named tax collector in Aug
ust, 1888, upon the death Of his
father, A. D. Wilson, who had
served in that capacity for a
number of years. Eller McNeill,
chairman of the county board of
commissioners stated today that
Wilson'S bond was sufficient to
cover the shortage.
A warrant was issued today
for the apprehension of the miss
ing official and. the state depart
ment of justice has been notified
of his disappearance.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
FRTGID WEATHER
GREETS NEW YEAR

Frigid winter weather greet
ed the New Year in this Sec
ton and throughout most Of
the United States, but a rise
in temperature is predicted
for this week end.
With a ten-day snow still
covering the ground and more
falling like April showers,
thermometer dropped to an Of
fetal reading Of 9 degrees in
jefferson Monday night. Tues
day night it dropped a little
lower to s degrees and did not
ret mn to 80 all day yesterday.
Many pipes and radiators
here ffOze up and in Boone
there was no water supply
Yesterday because the water
system froze up after the res
eryoir was emptied by custo-
mers leaving their spigots on
af NIGHTS. The town board met
and pa ss ed an ordinance
against such action.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Firms Destroy $4,000 Reds
By Dropping Bombs On Ice
Details of Major Victory An.
nOunced. Russia Plans A
New Drive Now.

HELSINKI, Jan. g. The dis
closure that Finnish planes drop
ped bombs to smash the ice at
Lake Ki9nta and trap a whole
Red Russian division in what pro-
baby was the greatest battle of
the war was made by reliable
sources early today as the Firms
mopped up in that section and
converted other soviet attacks in
to Finnish victories.
The battle, fought c.. Deem.
Der % and 80 at the eastern edge
Of Finland's narrow "Waistline''
resulted in the virtual annihila-
ton of the Russian 163rd division
at least $4,000 strong.
First-hand reports of the battle
began to trickle into the capital
today, although the victory itself
was announced in a New Years
eve communipue.
Today's reports told how the
Firms first surrounded some a.
900 Russians on the ice of the
lake several days ago, killed more
than a thousand of them, and
drew a tight ring around the
lake.
The ring was opened, however,
to permit soviet achievements
to reach the lake. Then the Firms
surrounded the reds again, and
set up machine guns on the
shores.
In the dead Of the night the
Films began their attack and
when the Russians tried to re-
treat they found the way cut off.
For two days Russian tanks
circled the lake, attempting to
protect the troops marooned on
the ice with their full equipment
heavy guns, trucks and field
kitchens.
Finally the Firms sent for the
bombing planes. They blasted
great holes in the ice and soviet
trucks, cannon and men tumbled
into the water. ...
In utter panic, the survivors
sought to fight their way off the
broken ice. They refused to sur
render.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Third Series OF Building &
Loan Assn. Opened Today

The third series of the Ashe
Building and Loan Association
opens today and officers of the
Association have extended a cor
dial invitation to every one to
join.
With the opening of the third
series, the Association is celebra-
ting its first anniversary. Glenn
B. GRAPHICAL, secretary and one
of the principal organizers, re-
ports that the Association has
gotten along splendidly during
the initial year of operation and
that the financial statement
shows a gratifying item of pro-
fit.
The organization has IS men,
bers at present and included in
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Made Speech At
Opening Session
OF Congress Wed.
To Present Budget Recon-
mendation Today. Long
Session Predicted
MANY MAJOR ISSUES

Peace abroad and peace at
home was the keynote in Presi-
dent RooseveIt's message to Con-
gress yesterday afternoon, deliv-
cred at the opening session of the
1910 prediction gathering of ma
tional legislators.
He expressed the earnest per-
sonal wish that settlement of
the European wars will come at
IN early date and that the United
States may stay out of all foreign
battles.
He praised the neutrality act
of this nation and asserted that
eve cannot completely isolate
ourselves from the world. The
need of being better prepared to
defend the nation was also
stressed.
Republican senators and repre-
sentatives gave him a big hand
when he declared that except for
increased army and navy expen-
ditures, the annual budget, which
he will recommend to Congress
today, will carry decided reduc-
tions in expenses.
From all indications, this ses-
sion of Congress will not be short
or harmonious. Major issues con-
fronting it are: economy VS.
spending, proposals to curb pow
err of the national labor relations
board, continuation of reciprocal
tariff programs, broad reinforce
ment of the national defense, re-
lief appropriations, amendments
to the Wage-hour law, and soil
conservation payment plans.
Rcfo~% leaving for Washington
Sunday; Congressman Doughton/
told a Post reporter that he hope1
this session would be short and
harmonious.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
CladiOli Yield In Ashe Co.
Last Year Was Fairly Good

Cleaning and grading of about
a million or more gladioli bulbs
and bullets is now being done in
the two buildings here next to
Vannoy's Furniture Company,
under the direction of Bruce
Dent, local manager for the
Vaughan's Seed Company, of Chi
cago.
Mr.. Dent states that it will
take about a month or more to
complete this big job and that
the bulbs and bullets will then
be shipped to Chicago for sale.
The quality of the bulbs is said
to be exceptionally fine and the
yield last year was fairly good.
"The yield of some of the varie-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04

ties would have been better if it
had not been so dry last sum-
mer," he said.
A total of over million bulbs
and about AZ bushels of bulblets
were planted. None of the bulbs
were any larger than a number
3 grade and Mr.. Dent states that
around 100000 number one and
two grades have already been
assorted.
Last year sixty-three varieties
of bulbs were planted and there
are six grades and several diff
ferent kinds of each variety.
Mr.. Dent said that around 80
acres will probably be planted
this year, an increase of ten acres
over last year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
To Attend Jackson
Day Dinner Mon.

Miss Lenna Gambill, Ira T
Johnston, w. B. Austin and w. E.
Eller are planning to attend the
Jackson Day Dinner to be held
in the ball room of the Sir Wal
ter hotel at Raleigh next Monday
night.
Hon. Paul McNutt, one of the
best known national figures and
2 possible candidate for presi-
dent, will be the principal speak
er. Mr.. McNutt will arrive in Ra-
leigh early Monday and spend
the day there. He is now federal
security administrator.
Supt. J. B. Hash reported that
the Ashe county quota of $1OC
had been raised.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Higgins Mentioned
AS Candidate For
Attorney General
u. S. District Attorney Has
Little Comment Concern
ing Rumors.

Carlyle Higgins, of Sparta,
United States district attorney
for the middle federal court dis
trict, is being prominently men
toned as a candidate for attor-
ney general of North Carolina.
The following article concern
ing his possible candidacy ap-
peared in the Twin-City Sentinel
recently:
"Carlyle Higgins, United States
district attorney for the middle
district of North Carolina, is be-
ing groomed by friends for the
office of encouragement of North
Carolina, according to rumors
heard here over the weekend.
"Higgins is being urged, it was
learned, to run for the office
now held by Harry MCMILLAN in
the May Democratic primary.
higgins has made no state
ment, it was said, regarding his
intentions or desires in this con-
nection. He said he had no state
ment to make concerning the ru-
mors but said number of per-
sons had questioned him on the
matter.
Gle said he knew of no politi-
cal group interested in his candi-
dacy but said that rumors that
he was being urged to run were
abroad.
Under the Hatch bill it would
be necessary for Higgins to re-
sign his position as district at
torney before announcing for any
office. He said he was not quite
ready to do that"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Roosevelt Urges Peace Abroad And Peace Here At Home
lax Listing Started Tuesday;
Listers To Visit All Homes
Old Listers Back. Met at The
4 Courthouse for Supplies
And Instructions.

Wax listing in the 10 township:
IN Ashe county started Tuesday
and will continue throughout thi:
month.
Instructions and supplies were
given to the listers by H. H. Bur.
g4ss, tax supervisor, at a meet
ing held Monday in the court
house.
ALI property on hand January
l. either real or personal, is sub.
ject to taxation and must be list.
ed, MIR. Burgess states. ''You must
include in your returns all rea.
estate, building and improve
ment, machinery, fixtures, mer-
chandise stock, farm machinery
household furniture, livestock
automobiles, etc." he said. CAL
male persons between the ages Of
II and SO must list for poll tax
eS.'
This year, as in the past, the
listers will visit homes and bust
ness establishments in the various
townships,
The penalty for failure to list
before the close of the tax list
ing period shall be 10 percent OF
tax levied, and the minimum
penalty is 81.
The machinery act of 1889,
passed by the last session Of leg
islat9re, requires that all proper
ty, real and personal, be listed
as of the first day of January.
thus moving up the listing per-
iod to January instead of April
Only three new listers were
appointed this year and they
have had previous experience,
Mr.. Burgess said.
The listers by townships are as
follows:
Chestnut Hip. L. Mcmillan;
clifton, S. w. James, Creston,
Zeb GRAPHICAL; Elk, E. E. Houck;
Grassy Creek, A. J. Blevins; Hell
ton, Bryan Kirby; Horse Creek,
Edgar Stansberry; Hurricane, B.
o. Dolinger; Jefferson, J. D. Bur
CESS; Laurel, T. J. GRAPHICAL;
North Fork, Oscar Wilson; Obids
Delmer Rose; Old Fields, J. R
Grub; Peak Creek, F. T. Miller:
Piney Creek, Howard Blevins
Pine Swamp, L. H. Miller; Pond
Mountain, c. G. Robinson; Wal
nut Hill, Coy Francis and West
Jefferson, c. M Campbell.
Listing this year will be prac-
tically the same as last, except
for the change of time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
COLORED GIRL FINED
FOR STEALING MONEY

Estelle Martin, colored girl,
was fined $500 and cost in a ma
gistrate's court here this week for
stealing $40 from a relative, Ma1,
Martin, which he had secured to
pay funeral expenses. She had
been in Jail for some time.
Walter Kemp, of Bristol, a CCC
boy, was taxed $50 and cost IN
the mayors court on charges of
carrying a concealed weapon, at
tempting to shoot Frank Turn
mire on the streets here and of
being intoxicated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
N. B. w. TO SPEND LARGE :.
SUM FOR NEW EQUIPMENT

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 30.-The
general offices of the Norfolk
and Western Railway announced
today it planned to spend $780,
100000 during 1910 for new
equipment, rebuilding coal cars
and other facilities.
Construction scheduled for the
new year includes building 10
new Y-6 heavy freight locomo-
tives and ''modernization" of 10
lighter Y-5 freight locomotives.
The new engines are part of the
100000 construction program
announced two months ago. Work
will start on them after January
l.
The general offices said 1899
was one of the best years for the
railway in more than a century
of operation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04

this list are many of the lead
ing business and professional men
of the county. They own GIL
shares of installment stock. The
Association has one member who
owns five shares of paid up
stock, on which interest at a rate
of three and one-half percent is
paid. Installment stock will ma
ture in about "a months, which
means that it earns around 6
percent interest and also enables
an individual to save systemati-
cally.
During the past year 9 mort
gage loans have been made, to-
falling 100000. At present there
are several applications for loans
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
Littles Bought
Bare Milling Co.
Here This Week
Troy, Ben and Jim Little OF
Nathan's Creek Buy ROl-
Ter Mill from BareS.

Two brothers and a son, Troy,
Ben and Jim Little, of Nathan's
Creek, bought the Bare Milling
Company here Monday from Jess
and A. P. Bare. The purchase
price was not disclosed.
The name of this well known
concern will probably be changed
to the Little Milling Company.
Mr.. Jim Little also indicated that
the business will be continued
on the same basis as in the past.
The Bare Milling Company is
one of the largest roller mills IN
this section of the state. 1t is a
25-barrel mill. The Bare brothers
established it here in 1928 and
have been operating it continu-
ously since that time.
A large percentage Of their
business has been custom grind
ing, and in addition to this, they
have manufactured high quality
grades of flour, meal and feed
stuffs.
The Titles are we'll known in
this county where they have been
engaged in farming and saWmil-
ling.
eve appreciate the splendid
patronage which we have receiv-
ed during the past II or IL years
and hope that our friends and
customers will continue to patro-
nize our successors" Mr.. Jesse
Bare stated yesterday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
DAUGHTER REPORTED
DEAD BUT ARRIVES
HOME MUCH ALIVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Gilley, of
the Clifton community, received
word indirectly from the Baptist
hospital in Winston-Salem Mon
day evening that their daughter
was dead.
A few hours later, while they
were grief stricken, Badgers am
bulance arrived at the home,
bringing the daughter home from
the hospital alive and much i'm
proved. Imagine their astonish-
ment and joy.
Details concerning the report
were not available.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-04
DIR. CLARENCE POE
WON'T RUN FOR GOV

RALEIGH, Jan. 2.-Dr. Cla-
renee Poe, widely-known agricul-
tural editor, removed himself
from North Cardinals 1910 CUB
ernatorial race today.
Doctor Poe said he was dedi-
eating himself to the South-wide
ten-year program for balanced
prosperity in the South 1910
1850" as evolved by the Southern
Governors Conference instead of
seeking the Democratic nomina-
ton.