The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-08

| in West Jefferson this week, it
looks like the town needs a gene
raj cleaning up. And the trouble
is, that no one is spared, if they
venture out on the streets or
sidewalks. Of course, the work
on the sewer project, and the
weather have much to do with
the condition of the streets, but
whatever causes all of this mud,
it is enough to convince the citi-
zens that something should be
done about it.
Tuesday, man who had not
visited this town for 20 years, ar
arrived. He not only arrived but
fell in the mud. His comment
was, "These streets are not one
bit better than they were 20
years ago.
"Taters Is Taters ."
The farmer who was offering
his crop of Irish potatoes for sale,
to a store keeper who complained
that some of the potatoes were
too small, cut himself another
chew of tobacco and said, "Taters
l is taters."
He was wrong, however, as
most of us know. Many have seen
! and heard much of the famous
"Sequoia" potato produced in
| Ashe this year, but I imagine re-
latively few have eaten it yet.
Fred Coward, on whose farm this
prize potato was developed, very
generously brought some into the
office the other day and specifi-
cally requested that they be eat
en- and not saved for seed. Since
they sell for six cents per pound,
we felt rather extravagant in eat
! ing them, but even so we got just
such a value. We have never tas-
ted better ones. The Sequoia is
smoothe, white and mealy in tex
ture, and in our opinion is an
even better tuber than the we'll
known Idaho baking potato that
is shipped east each year. Some
friends from Winston-Salem who
happened to be privilege guests
! when the Sequoia potatoes were
served, were unstinting in their
praise of this prize potato, all of
which proves the writer was not
prejudiced, because the potato
| was grown in Ashe.
Hash and Soup
What and where we eat is a
problem for many of us, but not
so with Professor A. B. Hurt,
popular principal of Nathan's
Creek high school. Rotarians are
familiar with this characteristic
of A. BIS but we discovered the
other day he can say no. When,
with the Editor, we were partak-
ing of the famous soup at Gray
beals drug store, the Editor
asked A. B. to join in. He an
swered that he had just turned
down Hash at the West Jefferson
Hotel, but nevertheless he ate
the soup with relish. And it was
Supt. J. B. Hash whose invita-
ton to lunch he refused. We can't
believe it was the food or COM
pany, but rather that Mr.. Hurt
probably wanted to impress Mr..
Hash that he could,on some occa-
sions resist food.
Boosts Good Goods
Carl Wyrick, popular and ener-
getic young man around the town
who is becoming known as the
fac totem of Sharpe Shoemaker,
manager of the Belk's store, was
F., fortunate enough to win fine
bicycle recently given away by
the firm. Carl has many friends
here who were equally as glad as
he, over his good fortune.
In expressing his appreciation
and boosting the company, young
Wyrick said over the microphone,
TRADE at Belk's where you al
ways get good goods Needless
to say that Manager Shoemaker,
as well as many customers hear
ing the remark, agreed with him.
Taking A Chance
Everyone takes chance SOON
er or later, for life is filled with
chances, but too many of the
younger set seem to be taking
too many chances, too often, on
matters too serious.
Automobile drivers have been
warned time and again not to
take chances. What we are driv-
ing at, is not automobile drivers,
but the young men about the
town who are not content with