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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Christmas Shopping

The Christmas shopping season is now
in full swing and this year, as never be-
fore, the local merchants are fully prepared
to take care of all Of the gift needs of the
buying public in this section.
Here in West jefferson are thousands of
gift items, practical gifts, beautiful gifts,
disable gifts, serviceable gifts gifts of ev-
erv description from celluloid toys for tiny
tots to living room furniture, cars and 9TH
er things that will say "A Merry Christ
mas" to every member of the family. We
are fortunate indeed to be served by such
progressive merchants, who not only keep
up with the trend of merchandise, but Of
fer to us the newest and the best at very
moderate prices. The merchandise is at
tractively displayed in windows and
throughout the stores, which have been
appropriately decorated for the holiday
shopping season.
Right here at home can be found Sc
lection Of gifts and staple merchandise
comparable to that of much larger cities.
This year we can enjoy trading at home,
with our home town merchants who are
sure to have what we want, and in the
event they do not have everything at hand,
they are always glad to secure any addi-
tional item which you may desire. If you
are one of those individuals who likes to
shop in big town. remember, you can
make your home town bigger by spending
your dollars here with it's merchants who
in turn are among it's biggest taxpayers,
and supporters of schools, churches and
other worthwhile Institutions
This year, along with other Americans
we can celebrate Christmas in a land
where we still have peace For us particu-
larly, this Christmas should be a joyous
Christmas. Let's make it joyous occasion
for our friends and our families by being
generous, by giving them what they need
and want. Our local merchants have made
every effort to feature ideal gift merchan-
disc at attractive prices. Let's cooperate
with them and we will be fully repaid in
service and value received. Shop at home
and shop early for the Merriest Christmas
ever!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

We understand that building plans for
the proposed Blue Ridge Cold Storage
plant are practically completed and that
work on the building will commence short
ly after the first of the year. This is good
news There has been too much unneces-
sary delay in this program and we trust
the directors will see to it that good pro-
gress is made until the plant is erected
and the Cooperative is thoroughly organ
lied and ready to function by spring.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Merchants Here Cooperate
On Street Decorating Plan
Total of $142.5O Raised This
Year. Carl GRAPHICAL Is
Chmn. of Committee.

This year, as in the past, the
merchants of West Jefferson CO.
operated splendidly in raising
funds to provide the Christmas
street lights and decorations and
to take care of the Santa Claus
expenses.
A good deal of credit for the
success of the program is due tc
Carl GRAPHICAL, chairman of this
committee. Assisting him were
Sharpe Shoemaker, Ed Barr, E
E. Jones, Don Blackburn, w. c
Vannoy and Clint Goodman.
II regret that through no fault
of our committee, we have beer
delayed in getting our new
bulbs" he stated. However, we
expect to have all of them in ano
burning within the next few
days."
Mr.. GRAPHICAL announced that
total of $142.50 had been raised
so far for this purpose. The con
tributcrs are as follows:
Duncan Motor Company. IS
Shell Service Station, SIS; Rich
ardson's S and 10, So; Ashe Hard.
ware, Inc, SIS; Burgess Furniture
Company, SIS; Bare-Little Com
pany, SIS; Belk's Dept Store, S.
Green Lantern Cafe, So; First Ma
tional Bank, SIS; News Stand, 81
P. C. Wright, 81; w. ]. Parts
Company, SIS; Central Radio Com
pany, S.; Cash Wholesale Com
pany, $3.50; Ashe Motor Ccmpa.
ny, So; DR.. Edd Jones, 81; DR.. L
L. Long, 81; Parkway Chevrole
Company, $3.50; L. L. Scott, 81
Street Car Lunch, 81; Parkway
Theatre, S.; Skyland Post, SIS
Cash Hardware, ST; Faucette's
and 10, $3.50; Ashe Bargain Store
So; Central Hardware Company
So; Max Cafe; 81; Parsons Store
So; Smithey's Store, $3.50; ]. F
Scott & Son, 81 Blackburn:
Store, $3.50; Ray Drug Company
SIS; Cooks Store, So; T. G. Mil
ler's Store, $3.50; Remnant Shop
81; Graybears Drug Store, SIS
Goodman's Store. $3.50; Western
Auto Associate Store, SIS; Park
er's Store. $3.50; City Cafe, 81
w. J. Produce Co., ST; Blue Ridge
Barber Shop, ST; DR.. J. K. Hun
ter, $3.50; Standard Oil Company
SIS; Kraft Cheese Plant, So; Bad
gers Funeral Home, So; Dollar
Service Station, So; Gulf Service
Station, $3.50 and Vannoy's Pro
duce Company, SIS.
One of the largest Of all con
tributors is the Northwest Caro-
lima Utilities who are giving thu
current for the lights free. The
Blue Ridge Electric Membership
Coop co-operated by furnishing
two men to help put up the light
! and also the Huneycutt Electric
Company, Hickory, who furn
ished one man.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

One of the finest evidences of co-opera-
ton with the national defense program on
the part of employers that we have noticed
in this section was contained in a recent
announcement made by the Northwest
Carolina Utilities Co. To all of their work
ers who are drafted into service, this
power company is going to give two weeks
extra pay, twenty percent of the base pay
during the time of service and give them
their jobs back upon their return. The law
only requires the latter feature.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

Yes, it was the mailman! And
then came the shrill cry: Miss
Harris! Some mail for you'll"
Edith practically leaped down
stairs, for there would be her pack
age from home. Then her heart
sank, for the landlady handed her
only two letters, a greeting card
from her friend Margie and (of all
things at Christmas!) a bill from
the department store.
Edith climbed sorrowfully back to
her room and wept. Something was
wrong, for Mother and Dad never
forgot her at Christmas. She cried
spasmodically the rest of the day,
while downstairs she heard the
other roomers shouting Christmas
greetings as they arrived and de.
parted.
But finally Edith consoled herself,
for she could still look forward to
Christmas dinner with Ken tomor-
row!
He was due at two o'clock that
day, and after church Edith hurried
home to get ready. At 1870 she
was seated restlessly awaiting the
doorbell.
She was still waiting at 2:30, for
Ken did not arrive. And Edith was
getting hungry.
Three o'clock passed, and Edith
frowned.
what could have happened to
him?' she asked herself.
At four o'clock she cried. It was
too much! First her family had for
gotten, and now Ken had chosen
Christmas day to tell her in this
painful fashion that he didn't care!
At 6 p. m. misery began mingling
with the pangs of hunger. Edith put
on her coat and started to the corner
restaurant. But she never got past
the door. There she ran into a
breathless Ken.
Edith, dear!" he cried. Sorry
to be so late, but knew you'd UNI
derstand when you got my note"
But" Edith was confused, Il
didn't receive any note, Ken"
"What? But I sent special de-
livery message when the boss asked
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600

If you haven't already gotten the Christ
mas spirit, come to West Jefferson any
night between now and Christmas and see
the beautiful multi-colored street lights
and decorations. You'll be impressed, too,
by the many attractive Yuletide window
displays here in the business district. After
riding or walking up and down the streets,
you will feel better. Within you there will
be feeling of little less selfishness and
little more love for mankind everywhere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Today
AND
TOm1OrrOw
Ely
Frank Parker Stockridge
SMOKING

S@S~A~
All my life I've been a heavy
smoker. There's something about
tobacco that is both physically
and mentally stimulating. Doctors
have warned me from time to
time for forty years to cut down
on cigarettes. I didn't pay much
attention until this year. Last
Summer my heart began to cut
up, and I got worried. The doctor
started off with the usual advice,
to lay off cigarettes.
I tried it. Along in September
I stopped smoking entirely. It
wasn't as hard to do as I had
imagined it would be. After two
or three days I didn't miss my
cigarettes, though I had been
smoking about 80 day. But
something else happened. I found
that I couldn't do my regular
work of writing, without tremen-
dous effort and great fatigue.
had to quit and lie down to rest
every few minutes.
I stuck it out for six weeks.
Then I called the doctor IN again.
I pointed out that when man
has used crutch for many years
he can't throw it away without
some damage. I'd been relying on
cigarettes to keep up my pep"
for so long that to quit smoking
now was like throwing away a
crutch. The doctor agreed that
whatever damage smoking had
done to my heart had already
been done. I started smoking
again, and I'm having no trouble
with my work. The time to quit
smoking is before it has done one
any harm.
HEARTS strain
Naturally, I've been looking
into the whole subject of heart
troubles. The one thing about
them on which doctors seem to
agree is that more people die OF
heart disease in America than
from any other cause. Just how
much or how little smoking has
to do with this situation is a
point on which there is great diff
ference of opinion.
My belief is that too much
blame is placed upon cigarettes
Doctors find that high percent
age of their heart patients are
heavy smokers. But so is high
percentage of folk who never
have a sign of heart trouble
There are no statistics of the
number of people who have
smoked to excess all their lives
and never had a symptom Of
heart disease.
There's no doubt that most Of
us put too much strain on oul
hearts. There's something in the
air of America that tempts peo'
pie to try to do more than the
folk of other countries do. We
work at high nervous tension, de.
velop high blood pressure, ane
play havoc with the workings Of
our body machines. But we ge
things done and have a good time
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Paragraphs

With Ashe county's first three volun-
teers under the national CONSUMPTION act
who enrolled at Fort Bragg last week for
one years military training, go our praise
and best wishes for healthy, happy and
successful encampnent. These young men
are more or less pioneers and we predict
that they will make good American SOL
diers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Badger Feast

One Of the strangest surviving
Christmas customs is the badger
feast held at Leicester, Somerset. It
was started by poachers in Norman
times, says the Montreal Herald,
and has continued without a break.
The lads Of the village catch a
badger, kill and dress it some time
before the feast. On Christmas eve
it is strung on a spit over a huge
fire at the inn and cooked slowly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Time For Action!

A year ago this month we carried an
editorial entitled, "Modernization Badly
Needed. Even though nearly 365 days have
elapsed since that time, the editorial would
be just as timely today, if not more So,
than it was then.
It was pointed out that "the present tele-
phone system here is more or less obso-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

The Ashe county post of the American
Legion and the other posts in the fifteenth
district are to be highly congratulated upon
having broken all former records in their
membership campaign this fall. A large
measure of credit is also due Legionnaire
P. C. Wright, the district membership
chairman.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
doing them, as no other people

doing them, as no other people
do.
WORRY glands
Talking about such things with
several doctors who are more or
less specialists in heart troubles,
Il found them mostly of the opin-
ion that worry kills more people
than any specific disease medical
science can put name to. 'There's
nothing the matter with you that
a hundred thousand dollars
wouldn't cure" one of them told
me, when he found I was wor-
ried about finances.
The human body has wonder
full defense mechanisms. Against
fear it has the adrenal glands.
When one is afraid of anything,
those glands secrete adrenalin,
which flows into the blood
stream, increases the blood pres
sure, and gives the muscles great
er power to fight or to run away.
That is one of the defense mech
anisms that humans have in COM
mon with other animals.
But the other animals are
afraid only of physical danger.
We imaginative humans conjure
up fear out of money troubles.
concern about our families and
friends, things that haven't hap
pened and may never happen.
Most of us are victims of one
bad habit or another, Of which
we may be totally unaware, Very
few live the sort of life for
which nature designed our ply
steal structures. To be sure, the
world wouldn't have made much
progress if humanity hadn't aban-
doned many of the ways and Gus
toms of primitive man, but in
climbing the ladder from saw
agery to civilization the race has
dropped a good many customs
which we would be better off if
our forebearers had retained.
Cooking, for one thing. I've lit
tie patience with food "faddists,"
but I'm sure that civilized folk
today eat too much cooked food
and hot enough raw. We wouldn't
need as many dentists as we do,
otherwise.
Clothes are another item in
which we've departed from the
healthful ways of early man. To
be sure, mankind occupies cold
er climates than our first ances-
tors did, but most of us don't
need as many clothes as we wear.
I'm glad to see the younger gene
ration getting away from the fet-
ish of clothes, especially in sum-
mer. They and their children will
be better off.
ENVIRONMENT height
I don't know how many gene
rations it takes for a family to
become adapted to life at a diff
ferent altitude than that of its
ancestors, but some day science
will classify human beings into
mountain types, sea-level types,
prairie types, and so on, and doc
tors will be able to tell every
body where he or she can live
most BEAUTIFULLY.
I met an explorer lately who
told me of the Aymara Indians of
Peru. They live in the high An
DIES, 10000 feet or more above
sea-level. If they are brought
! down to ordinary heights they
die in few weeks. All their bod
lily organs are adapted to low
pressure. A few years ago in Den
yer ! was told that horses brought
up to the mile-high city gain
eight or ten inches in girth, as
they expand their lungs to
change from street level to the
upper floors of New York sky
scrapers isn't physically injur-
ious to some types Of people.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

me to finish that
laboratory ex-
pertinent this
afternoon. What
h appened to
it?"
The blunder-
ing old landlady
answered him.
"Please come
in or go out, and
close the door,"
she barked from
the hall. Then
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EDITH'S drab room over
- looked a snow-covered
roof. Not the clean, CHEEKY
snow like they had back home
on the farm but a murky gray
covering on which rested SPOT
of a thousand city chimneys.
$50 this is Christmas" she
moaned, leaving her chair@to pace
the floor. ooh! What I'd give to
be back home tomorrow"
But then, Edith had two Christ
mas presents to which she could
look forward. Today, Christmas
eve, the mailman MUST bring her
annual package from home. And
tomorrow there would be Christmas
dinner with Ken-dear Ken who was
working so hard these days that he
n
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

University of Tennessee horti-
culturists have developed a new
variety of straw b cry, the
Tennessee Supreme" which is
claimed to be superior to all pre-
sent varieties as a frozen food
product.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

COu1Q mar oily
take time off to
tn ink a b on t
Christmas.
Edith heard
the bell rim G
downstairs and
she skipped to
her door, open
ing it softly and
waiting tensely
while the old
landlady an
SWered.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

An early severe frost in the
deep South in mid-November
for fall planted tender vegetables,
materially reduced the prospects
reports the u. S. Bureau Of Agri-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
DICK WALLACE
died JULY 4TH
Resident of This City for Past
Fifty Years; Funeral Held
Saturday.

Richard John Wallace, more famiI-
iarly known as Dick" Wallace, died
Thursday morning of heart trouble
after an illness Of three years.
He was born at Calumet, Michigan
on July %, 1875. With his parents he
came to Ely so years ago. He was en-
ployed with the Oliver Iron Mining
company until illness compelled him
to retire.
The funeral took place Saturday
afternoon from the NJ E. church, the
Rev. H. r. Browne of the Presbyterian
church officiating in place of the Rev
James Dowler, who was out Of the
city.
The remains had been prepared fol
burial by the Laing Mortuary Pal
bearers were Ernest Maddern, Pat
Burns, Steve Thompson, Frank Shepel
A. C. bakers and William Hoar
Surviving are the widow, four sons
and two daughters. The sons are
Richard of this city, Ray of Grand
Rapids, Joseph and Robert at home
The daughters are PetroneIla and
Helen, also at home A brother, Joseph
of this city, and sister, Mrs. A C
Thompson of Los Angeles, California
and two grandchildren also survive
The family have the sympathy Of &
host of friends in their bereavement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
GETS WORLDS
RECORD Pike
WalI-Eye Weighing 19 Pounds
Hooked; Ely Has Record
for Northerns.

Minnesota apparently captured from
Wisconsin the worlds record waI-eyed
pike catch last week when John E.
Nurmi landed a 19 FOUNDER at Little
Pine lake near Perham.
The state holds another worlds
record, an honor that is also Ely's.
That is for great northern pike, a
catch that was made in Eastwood lake
in 1929 by John " Schankess of Chi
cago. The fish weighed As pounds and
Y ounces.
The largest muskie ever hooked
weighed SO pounds and ounces, and
was caught in Lake of the Woods, On
tario, in 1892.
The mammoth pike, which is still
unofficially the worlds largest, was
caught by the half brother of Paavo
Nurmi, world famous Finnish long dis
lance runner The previous record was
an 18-pound wall-eye landed by A
NJ Brothers of High Lake, Wis, in 1893
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
ADKINS HEADS
ROTARY CLUB
New Officers Installed and
Committees Named at
Last Meeting.

Stanley Adkins was installed as
president of the Ely Rotary club at
the meeting Wednesday evening at the
Forest hotel.
In relinquishing the Office of presi-
dent, held by him the past year,
Ernest w. Hanson made an address in
which he thanked the members for
their cooperation during the year. He
particularly thanked the program COM
mittee for the excellent work in ar
ranging a program for 50 weeks Of the
year and closed by reading excerpts
from the talk made by the Interna-
tionaI president of Rotary, Armando
de Arruda in Cuba last month.
Mr.. Adkins, IN accepting the gavel
from Mr.. Hanson. spoke glowingly OF
the lessons he had learned from his
predecessor and talked on his COM
mittee appointments and the several
duties pertaining to the appointments.
Taking office with Mr.. Adkins were
John Rikhus, vice president, and John
Dragavon, secretary treasurer. The
board of directors, besides the above
officers, is composed of William Mills,
Andy jacobson, B. M. Lambert and
Ernest Hanson.
Rotarian guests Of the evening were
P. D. Pointer of South Bend, Indiana,
A. G. Anderson of Urbana, Illinois,
Frank Winters of Oak Park, Illinois,
Harry DeWolff of Indianapolis, Ind
lana
Norman williams of Buffalo, New
York, was a guest Of his brother, VIII
son Carlson.
The birthday song was sung for Bill
Noyes Of Tower, under the direction Of
Frank DiNino, with Peggy McMahan
at the piano. A series of patriotic
songs were sung under the same di-
rection.
Dr. Ivan Benson was the speaker OF
the evening DR.. Benson has just re-
turned with Mrs. Benson and three
children from year spent in Sweden
He spoke of conditions in the European
countries now at war and gave first
hand account of conditions in Sweden
{C0rfinI1Hd on Last Papel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11

Fourth Speaker Says National
Unity Greatest Safeguard
Against Dictators.

Only through strong national unity
can the United States ward off the
threat of totalitarian states to enguf
the only great democracy left on the
face of the earth, j. Oliver Hall de-
clared before Fourth Of July crowd
in the address of the day.
Speaking in front of the Community
Center to an assemblage of several
hundred people. Hall said that I'VE
have priceless heritage that we must
maintain even if we have to fight for
it with our lives"
Ideal weather favored this city upon
its observance Of the 164th anniversary
of the adoption by congress of the
Declaration of Independence. No &C
cidents, other than those of a minor
nature, occurred TO mar the day. Sew
eral persons were treated at the Ship
man hospital for burns from fire
crackers, and a number of cars were
damaged in minor collisions.
The celebration was inaugurated with
a colorful parade and ended with
street dance in the evening. A long
list Of sports events were run off, but
local athletes turned thumbs down on
the creased pole climbing contest. The
city baseball team split a double
header with Hibbing
Quoting from the second paragraph
of the Declaration of independence in
which the founders of our nation held
that it is "self-evident that all men are
created equal Hall declared that 'the
United States is the only nation in the
world where these words can be re-
peated with any semblance Of mean
ing"
1.-The question that faces US in the
United States" he continued, "is can
we maintain the declaration of the
principles that were declared in that
congress held 164 years ago?"
A requisite to preserving our dem
ocracy, he said, was to take it more
seriously The time is past" he
warned for taking an easy going at
titude toward democracy"
We must have democracy, he said,
in which quick action can be taken,
and one that can change rapidly to
meet changing world conditions.
In commenting on the war in Europe,
he declared that America should do
everything it can to keep out Of this
war" The country, however, should
carry on an adequate defense program,
he said, so that if necessary it can
speak the dictators' language of
force"
He condemned our isolationist at
titude following the first world war,
and our refusal to help solve the prob