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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
I3 Business Opportunities

VALLEY WHOLESALE business
selling to merchants only. Can
be handled by man or woman.
Present owner has other activ-
tiles. Small down payment and
you start making money today.
balance out of your profits. Write
Box 432, Post-PresS, Ell Centro.
sic
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countys Leading Clearing House tn
Lost, Found Astrdg

LOST-Large Silver Persian Cat,
green eyes. Please notify DR.. c. S.
Brooks, phone 258.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14

FOR SALE-Registered Duroc Boar
with papers, eight months old.
Roy Westmoreland Ranch. Phone
Seeley 6-J-12. SIT
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The Post-Press Want Ad Page
Furniture for Sale
rs Miscellaneous rOr SAFE

SECONDHAND bath tubs, $500
complete; used sinks, as is, $3.50
and $2.75; Gull, 2x3 and 2x4
per lot at reduced prices; used
brick, $3.50 per thousand; gar
den hose, SKIS, $1.55; all widths
screen wire, bargain prices.
WHITING MEAD co.
1875 Main Phone 1872
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Houses for Rent

2 NICELY furnished houses, $37 so
and $40 per mo. 7th and Brighton
Reductions to permanent tenants.
Phi. 1853. 5-lOtf
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BEAUTIFUL furnished 3-bedroom
home, double garage, patio, bay
view, near beaches, $l25.00 per
mo-, to mos. Rent or lease.
M. Yanchitas, 3545 Yosemite,
Pacific Beach, Calf. Sis
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4-ROOM furnished cottage. Adults
only. 305 So. 4th 5-l9
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23 City Property - Sale

WE HAVE several new houses for
sale. See us before you buy or
build.
HERBERT LOWDERMILK
l16 No. 9Th Phone 1894
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SU M MON S
No. 1927
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, i'm and for the County
of Imperial.
IMPERIAL. IRRIGATION
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ID Apartments For Rent

FOUR ROOM furnished duplex apt
for rent. Private bath, garage,
close in. Inquire 652 Hamilton,
phone 1l75-J. SIT
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
AMERICA STANDS BY ITS IDEALS

This thing we call Americanism is the
outgrowth and fruit of the spiritual ideals
of liberty, of tolerance and of human bro
therhood which are the solid and enduring
foundations upon which our nation was
built. Many, sometimes most of the people
of American often forget or overlook those
ideals, some even scott at their expression.
But when it comes to pinch the people
of America have never failed to- prove that
the spirit of the founding fathers is still do
minant in our lives, still motivates our &C.
tons.
Recent events serve to demonstrate the
truth that the American spirit still pre-
vails It has been the fashion among So
called "intellectuals'' in this country, for
some years to preach the doctrine that
there is higher ideal of government than
our own, and that Russia, not the United
States, has achieved it.
But when Russia demonstrated to the
world by it's pact with Germany that the
Communist ideal was more ruthless and
self-seeking than anything we of America
l1dVC CVC1 vi O1 1Ilc11y VI C11C 4Cl-
w-travelers" in this country began to
have their doubts And when Russia
clinched that revelation that Stalinism is
merely another form of autocratic domina-
ton of the weak by the strong, by under
taking to bring Finland under the yoke by
an unprovoked invasion, the scales fell
from the eyes of such un-American Ameri-
cans as had been deluded by the rosy pro-
paganda emanating from Moscow.
The magnificent response of the Ameri-
can people to Mr. Hoover's appeal for help
for Finland is not merely a token of our
respect and sympathy for the Finnish peo-
pie; it is Americas denunciation of Com
munism and all that the Soviet govern
ment stands for.
In like manner the spirit of American
ism has been invoked by President Roose-
welt in calling upon Catholics, Protestants
and Jews to bury their religious differ
ences and unite in solid front of spiritual
resistance to the war of the Goddess lead
ers Of European nations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
Healing Springs Girls Take
First Place. Jefferson
Drops To End.

West Jefferson and Riverview
boys remained in the 1000 pct.
column, with Paul Perkins group
winning easily from Fleetwood,
and Riverview defeating Bill Nc
Neill's strong aggregation.
Tomorrow night, however,
West Jefferson will meet the
third ranking group, the strong
VIC team, while Riverview takes
on breather, Jefferson. Vir-
ginia-Carolina has lost but one
game this year, to the top rank
ing Riverview.
Healing Springs girls are get
ting off to a good start and this
week replaced Jefferson, with 4
wins and no losses. Jefferson's
lost to VIC girls dropped them
to second place in standings. Vir-
ginia-Carolina girls came up to
third place, with only one loss
to their credit, so far.
A complete schedule of games
and standings of the teams is
published in The Post today.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18

provide these necessities of life for them
selves
The result is that this program is costly
and any nation that undertakes to carry
ing it out over long period of time with
out endeavoring to check and control the
causes will 60 into bankruptcy.
Medical science has shown that children
born of blood-diseased and mentally de-
formed parents have very little chance of
being normal in body or mind and that
their possibilities for making their own
way in this world. are decidedly limited.
A vast majority Of such children will be-
come burdens on the public
Second, up until only a short time ago,
public morals prohibited any out-in-the-
open war on venereal diseases In this pro-
gram, the board of health in North Carroll
ma has pioneered the nation. Statistics
from Raleigh show that an astoundingly
high percentage of people in the state have
venereal diseases and they are leading the
way in the treatment and cure of these
dreaded social infections.
Third we think the law is a good one
because it provides means by which in
dividuals can check on themselves and
find out, perhaps before it is too late, if
they do have diseases that can be cured if
caught and treated in time.
We do not think it is nuisance law,
but on the other hand we consider it as
having such far-reaching benefits that it
should be adopted by all states in the
union
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
Floyd Grouse To
Speak To Rotary
Club Tonight
A. B. Hurt Spoke on History
Books" and Background
Of Finland's History.

Floyd Grouse, of Sparta, pro-
minent Allegheny attorney and
chairman of the Democratic exc
cutive committee in that county,
will be the principal speaker at
the Jeffersons Rotary Club to-
night, Gwyn Gambill and John
Reeves, program chairman, have
announced. He is expected to
discuss conservation and devel-
opment of game and fish in this
section'', a subject in which he
is keenly interested.
Last Thursday night Rotarian
A. B. Hurt, who is vice presi-
dent Of the club, made an inter-
esting talk on History books"
and gave a background of the
history of Finland.
"A good many of our historians
do not always present facts and
the teachers of history have a
grave responsibility of interpre-
terpreting historical facts to their
pupils" he declared.
Some historians do not paint
the whole picture and when his
tory is written while it is in the
making, it is extremely difficult
for the historian to secure all
available facts in an unbiased
manner" he stated.
1T is my opinion that histor-
ians are now writing history in
an unbiased way as perhaps new
er before and at the present time
most any history of the Civil War
would be reliable"
In discussing Finland, Mr.. Hurt
said that there is no country in
the world that is more in the
limelight today than this little
nation.
The people of Finland have al
ways been brave and courageous.
For several hundred years they
were under the control of Swe-
den. From 1907 to 1909 they were
controlled by Russia and it has
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
DOUGHTON URGED TO
RECONSIDER RETIRING

Continued from Page ~
of your people with lasting APP
probation"
The message was signed by the
following: j. B. Hash, Ashe coun-
ty; R. F. Grouse, Allegheny coun-
ty; Carl G. Smith, Iredell county;
Walter Woodson, Jr., Rowan
county; R. R. Ingram, Stanley
county; c. A. Isenhour, Cabar-
rus county; w. S. Patterson,
Alexander county; A. R. Crist,
Caldwell county and C. M. Mast,
Watauga county.
Il am very sorry he decided to
retire and hope he reconsiders,"
DR.. Reeves said.
II deeply regret the decision of
Congressman Doughton. His great
ability, tremendous energy, his
loyalty and his service to his
constituents and his devotion to
duty have won for him lasting
fame in this district and in the
nation. He has earned a rest. if
ever a man has," Ira T. Johnston
stated.
Many others here sent mes
sages.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
THE SAFER TASK

"The operation of an automobile under
existing conditions" says DR.. Miller Nc
Clintock, director of the Yale bureau of
traffic research, "places on the driver re-
quirements substantially in excess of those
on the pilots of great transport planes"
Almost unbelievable, isn't it? The air.
plane pilot is in the air at the mercy, as it
were, of the elements in their shifting, un-
practicable moods. He must combat rain,
fog, tricky wind pressures, and divers 9TH
err unfavorable conditions The car driver
is close to mother earth.
DR.. McClintock says that highway acct
dents as rule are not caused by morons
or anti-social people. The requirement of
automobile drivers of tests similar to those
which transport pilots must undergo, how
ever, would doubtless result in the reno
val of quite few dangerous drivers from
our streets and highways. In doing this it
would likewise eliminate many accidents.
The Winston-Salem Journal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18

Leading West jefferson merchants are to
be commended for their interest in orga
nizing a merchants association and we hope
the movement, which seems to be gain
ing more sentiment every day, will be sue
cessful in the near future. For their own
protection, as we'll as for the expansion and
promotion Of their individual businesses,
merchants should be organized. A mer-
chants association has four major objec-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
Mrs. Chas. E.. Cox
DiedOn Saturday

News was received here with
regret, Of the death of Mrs. Chas.
E. Cox, who died Saturday, near
her home at the Mouth of Wilson,
Va. Mrs Cox, who was u years
old at the time of her DEATH,
had many friends in this section
of the state, as we'll as Va. It
will be recalled that she and her
husband celebrated their gold
en- wedding Dec. 10.
Surviving are the husband;
three daughters, Mrs. S. Luther
Payne and Mrs. Kyle Mcmillan,
Galax, and Mrs. w. A. Neaves,
Elkin, N. c., and two sons, Vir-
gil Cox, Mouth of Wilson, and
Cone Cox, Elkin, N. c. Two sis
tiers, Mrs. Mont Busic and Mrs
Cebert Hash, Fox, and a brother,
Cone Bryant, independence, also
survive.
Funeral services were conduc-
ted Monday morning at eleven
o'clock, at Potato Creek church,
directed by Rev. L. F. Strator,
pastor of the Sparta, N. c., Meth
odist charge, assisted by Rev. L.
B. Abernethy, Methodist minis
ter, of Elkin.
=. The body was inferred in a
nearby cemetery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
SILAS CREEK NEWS

Among the ones who have
changed their residences in and
around this vicinity recently are:
Glenn Mcclure and Charlie Ring
of Helton; Floyd and Chester
Jones and w. A. Campbell of ST.
las Creek. Glen bought Floyd
Jones farm which has been run
by Chester Jones for the past
year. Floyd has recently bought
a farm on Old Field Creek of R.
c. Barker. Chester has moved to
Bryan divers place on Old Field
Creek; Charlie Ring has moved
from Helton to Charlie Sections
place on the head of the west
prong of Silas Creek, and w. A.
Campbell now occupies the house
vacated by Floyd Jones.
The WPA forces are progress
sing rapidly on the Old Field
and Silas Creek roads. New hands
have been added to their forces.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
NJ IS
AND
Kernels
By
TROY 1.
JONES

Twenty percent of all the accl-
dents that happen about the
house happen in the kitchen by
the use of make shift utensils.
Trying to "make-sHift" a hus-
band.
Al Smith says that if the Dem
ocratic party does not do to suit
him in the forthcoming conven-
ton that he is a-going to take a
walk. If he thinks he needs lit
tie more speed than a walk the
psuedo-politician and gentleman
pretender, might try out the Har-
rigan.
dreamed once that was pres
ident of the United States. But l
woke up before I found out the
condition of the country and be-
fore the country found out l was
president. Saved an assassination!
4
Some people are so dissatisfied
with their lies that they have to
tell them by proxy and in relays.
AS much like a donkey as man
is, it looks as if nature played
him a trick by not covering his
ears with hair for these cold
mornings.
Now little hard talk about
your neighbors would not be so
bad these cold mornings.
1t has gotten so that the sea of
matrimony has to many light
house keepers. Anyway the sea
of matrimony is full of dread
naughts!
The Russians are just lot Of
poor fish that think they need
some ''fins''.
&
I saw a pair of stockings the
other day that looked like the
ones 1 hung up Christmas.
y
Now that Santa did not accom-
modate me for Christmas. 1 will
have to rely on this being leap
year.
Every year is leap year when
it comes to gettin' married.
4
Some psychologist says that
man is born natural gambler.
Well that is one thing that guar
antees then perpetuation of the
institution of marriage.
William Lyons Phelps says that
war is nothing but an eruption
of history. Of course the gentle
man has not travelled as much
as Gen. Sherman, or he would
agree that War is He'll.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
is 1T A NUISANCE?

The new North Carolina law requiring
couples who desire to get married to have
health certificates showing that they are
free from communicable tuberculosis and
blood diseases and are mentally sound,
before marriage licenses can be issued to
them, is unquestionably practical, sound
and sensible law.
It is difficult, however, for large per-
centage of matrimonially bound individ-
uals to appreciate the full intent and ulti-
mate purpose of this new law, especially
when neighboring states do not have sim
liar enactment
Most Of them, we believe regard this
new law as being more or less a nuisance;
something that causes them the extra ex-
pense of having a physical examination,
and delay in waiting for reports from blood
tests. The ma ority of the couples desiring
to launch forth on the sea of matrimony
are strong and healthy and thus it is hard
for them to appreciate the true value and
significance of this great humanitarian sta
tute
This fact has been clearly demonstrated
in AShe county since this new law went
into effect last spring. Reports from the
register of deeds show that the sale of
marriage licenses in his office dropped
to an all-tinne low figure in 1885, after
having reached an all-time high figure in
1888. A total of 235 marriage licenses were
sold in 1888 and only As in 1889.
These reports do not mean that 1889 was
not marrying year" for Ashe county peo-
pie. In all probability, more couples were
united then than during the previous year,
but they bought their licenses and got mar
ried in Virginia or Tennessee. Why? Be-
cause those two states do not have any
strict requirements.
Is this new law good or bad? We are of
the opinion that it is an exceptionally
good law, and there are number of rea-
sons why we believe this to be true.
First we are living in an age of social
lied systems of government governments
that are becoming more and more con-
cerned about the individual welfare of
their people, This is particularly true here
in North Carolina and in the United States.
Our government, through its various pro-
grams, is undertaking to help directly and
indirectly, to feed, cloth and hospitalize
all persons who are apparently unable to
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
N. c. PRESS INSTITUTE
WILL OPEN TONIGHT

The 10Th. annual sessions of the
Newspaper Institute of the North
Carolina Press Association opens
tonight at Chapel Hill, with the
University of North Carolina and
Duke University acting as hosts.
An interesting three-day pro-
gram has been planned.
Ed M. Anderson, a member of
the executive committee of the
press association and secretary of
the Circulation Audit Bureau, is
head of the reception committee
for weekly papers and will leave
here for Chapel Hill this after
noon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
Plans Are Made
By Rotary Club
Members of Community Ser
vice Committee Met With
LeVern johnson Tues.

The community service COM
mittee of the Jeffersons Rotary
Club outlined a varied and ex-
tensive program of community
and countrywide improvement
and expansion at a supper-meet-
ing held Tuesday night at the
home of Levern Johnson, chair
man of the committee and past
president of the club.
The club has total of Is COM
munity service committees and
most of the chairmen of these
committees were present at the
meeting.
Three of the committees have
been recently added. They are:
merchants group, Sharpe Shoe
maker, chairman, Ed Barr and
Dean Mcmillan; West Jefferson
improvement committee, Rex
Morton, chairman, Tom Duncan
and Lem Hafer; Jefferson i'm
provement committee, G. J. Rich,
chairman, Paul Miller and Bryan
Oliver.
The first suggested program for
the improvement committees is
the Improvement of water sup
ply in both towns.
A brief program, as outlined at
the meeting, is as follows:
The boys work committee,
with Tom Duncan chairman,
plans to ask the faculty of all
high schools in the county in Sc
lect two outstanding boys in the
senior classes to attend a meet
ing as a guest of the club.
The crippled children's COM
mittee, with Gale Mcmillan as
chairman, plans to continue to
sponsor free clinics.
The tourist and advertising
committee, with Ed Barr chair
man, proposes to have thousands
of folders on the Jeffersons and
Ashe county printed this spring
and widely distributed.
The good roads committee, with
J. B. Hash chairman, already has
a program of road improvement
under way.
The public buildings commit
tee, with Wade Eller chairman, is
interested in completing con-
struction on the hospital building
and getting modern hotel.
The agricultural and livestock
committees, of which H. D. Ques-
senberry and Lester Segraves
are chairmen, have as one of
their goals the establishment Of
a All club in each township in
the county.
The industrial committee, with
Lem Hafer chairman, is going to
continue its efforts to get a new
industry.
Mr.. Johnson pointed out the
great need for having agricul-
tural departments in Ashe coun-
ty high schools and the impor-
lance of planting tested seed and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
RESULTS OF GAMES
Friday Night, Jan. IL
BOYS GAMES

VIC, 40-Jefferson, 20
Riverview, 36-Healing Sp'gs., 10
(Todd-Fleetwood and Lansing
Nathan's Creek games were post
poned)
GIRLS GAMES
VIC, 22-Jefferson, II
Healing Sp'gs., 19-RivervieW, 7
(Other games postponed)
Tuesday Night, Jan. 16
BOYS GAMES
VIC, 26-Lansing, "A
Creek, 18-Jefferson, Is
West jefferson, 33-FleetWood, 20
GIRLS GAMES
VIC, 19-Lansing, 10
Jefferson, 40-Nathan's Cr., Is
Fleetwood, 15-W. jefferson, 9
SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Friday Night, Jan. 10
Fleetwood at Lansing
West J. at Virginia Carolina
Todd at Nathan's Creek
jefferson at RivervieW
Tuesday Night, Jan. %
Virginia-Carolina at jefferson
West J. at Healing Springs
Riverview at Fleetwood
Lansing at Todd
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18

been an independent nation only
since 1918.
Finland has a population of
only 100000 and an area of
100000 square miles. Three
fourths of the country is covered
with forest and naturally fores-
try is a leading industry. The
country has democratic form
of government similar to the
United States.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
OFFICIALS TO TAKE EXAMS

The girls basketball officials of
the Appalachian high school as
ISOLATION will take national bas-
ketball rules examinations this
Saturday at the A. S. T. c. gym.
The examination will COM
mence at 1890 o'clock and last
all day. President Garbee stated
yesterday that z girls teams will
be needed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
DOUHGTON DECIDES
TO RETIRE SOON
frOyoo Dooo

Continued from Page y
sages Ihave every reason to be-
lieve that were 1 to seek another
term I would be reelected with
out doubt or difficulty.
Delayed Announcement
This announcement has been
delayed beyond the time when
normally it would have been
made because I have felt that
the voters should have at least
one year of freedom from poll
teal discussion regarding my sue
cessOr.
whether my official activities
during these 80 years have
earned for me a needed rest,
others must judge. I do feel how
ever, that I should now take life
easier than arduous duties of my
present position will allow. More
over my long-neglected private
business badly needs attention.
For these and other less i'm
portant reasons, it is my intention
to close my congressional career
at the end of my present term
OF office, December 81, 1910.
Il shall continue to take a deep
and, l hope, active interest in
public affairs"
The congressman, who will be
76 next November 7, is in top
physical condition. Since his
brief illness of year ago he has
never missed a day of work and
has plunged into the crucial is
sues of this session with undinin-
lshed vigor There is no hint of
his IS years in his appearance or
In the physical and mental DOW
er he commands.
1t was apparent to those who
gathered in the ways and means
committee office. in the Capitol
"a space coveted by every mem
Der OF Congress-to hear Dough-
ton announce his decision. that it
had been a difficult one to make.
A tear glistened in his eye as the
countless number of friends who
had urged him to remain were re-
called.
Asked what he felt to be his
outstanding achievement for the
past 30 years, Doughton, with
genuine modesty declined to ad-
NIT that any of his work had been
slngularly significant. Pressed
for an evaluation, however, he
expressed the belief that the two
things that had brought him the
greatest happiness were his hand
IN the passage of the social Sc.
curlty act, and the development
of the Blue Ridge Parkway
through the Great Smoky Nat
tional Park.
The first was important to him.
he said, because of what it
means to the working man, to
the less privileged, to the aged
and to the future. Of the young.
The second he was proud of for
what 1t meant to the people of
North Carolina and to the people
OF the entire country who now
will be able to fully enjoy the
beauties of his beloved state.
Only Representative Adolph J.
SABBATH, of Illinois, has served
longer in the House.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18

Congratulations to the officers and direc-
tors of the two commercial banks in this
county upon the most successful year
which these two institutions enjoyed in
1899 Good banks, ones that are progress
sive as we'll as moderately conservative,
are big asset to any community.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
PARAGRAPHS

To prevent soil erosion, especially in the
mountains there isn't anything better than
trees The 1910 soil conservation program
is encouraging the planting of seedlings
and many of our farmers could not make a
better investment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18

Soil conservationists, after re-
peated tests, are continuing to
find that plain, old-fashioned
grass sod is one of the best anti
erosion measures.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-18
West Jefferson Will Meet
V-CTeams On Friday Night
Standings

In the Ashe Division of the
Appalachian High School Bas-
ketball Association.