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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-07

clothing. Yes, even homes were built back
and furnished without cost to the individ
ual. All told, total of over 100000 was
spent in the county during this emergen-
cy.
During this year, ours was only one of
1O2 disasters in the United States to which
the Red Cross gave prompt and needed as
sistance. And disaster relief is only one
phase of Red Cross activity.
In the year just past came the call for
war relief, from England, France, Poland,
Finland, Norway Belgium, Holland, Spain,
and China. Through the foreign agents of
the American Red Cross and the Red Cross
societies of the war-torn nations, clothing,
food, money and medical help has been
given wherever the needy victims could be
reached. It is pleasing to note that there is
no truth in reports that American Red
Cross supplies had been confiscated by the
Germans, or otherwise diverted from those
for whose relief they were intended.
The first ship to get through the block
ade to a French port was the Red Cross
mercy ship" the McKeesport, with it's
million-dollar cargo, including urgently
needed medical supplies. In England work
is in progress on the Red Cross Harvard
hospital, for the study and treatment Of
communicable diseases under wartime con-
ditions. The Red Cross finances the build
ing and Harvard University provides the
medical staff. Shipments of blood given by
thousands of Americans for use in trans
fusions where needed are going steadily
reach, help is being given to the victims of
the worlds greatest tragedy.
Aid and medical social service was given
to thousands of men in the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard services,
and their families. The safety campaign
of the Red Cross, long established for res
cue work wherever bathers take to the
water, has been extended to the field of
highway accidents, with nearly 1000 Red
Cross highway first aid stations and 5000
mobile first aid units
To enumerate all of the activities for
which your Red Cross dollars are spent
would take pages. 1t is hardly necessary
to recite them, SO firmly established has
the Red Cross become as the American phi
lanthropy of first Importance
Let's get behind our Roll Call Chairman
Hoyt Wood and help him "go over the
top" with this years campaign. Let's show
the national organization that we are ap-
preciative and at the same time let's help
them in their great program of humani-
tartan SERVICE JOIN THE RED CROSS!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-07
BROWNWOOD NEWS

Mrs. T. M. Norris seems to be
improving some.
Rev. Mr.. Stevenson preached
his first appointment Sunday at
Cranberry M. E. church.
Miss Anabell Cole, of near
Brownwood is staying a few days
with Miss Imogene Greer and 60
ing to Fleetwood high school.
The revival meeting at Liber-
ty Grove Baptist church closed
Sunday.
Mrs. BERTHE Baker and Mrs.
Chloe Vanhorn, of Drexel, spent
the week end with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Church.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-07
Mrs. A. Atwood, Y
Buried Saturday

Mrs. Amanda Atwood. wife of
A. T. Atwood, Of Wagner, was
buried on Saturday, following her
death which occurred on Thurs
day, Oct. 81. Rev. J. w. Luke had
charge of the service which was
held in the family cemetery.
The deceased who was Y years
old. suffered a heart attack. She
is survived by her husband, two
sons. Mccoy Atwood and F. w.
Atwood. of Wagner and one
daughter, Mrs. T. M. Grouse Of
Whitehead.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-07
West Jefferson
Stock Market
Report, 3lst

Our sale was much lighter this
week than it has been this fall.
40 head sold for $3,940.60 with
prices higher on calves, hogs,
steers and COWS. We can handle
all the livestock you can bring us
and guarantee to get you the
best price obtainable at any other
market in this section. We ask
that you compare the prices
which your stock brings on this
market with prices paid at near
by markets. The following prices
were paid this week.
Sheep
Eve lambs avg. rs lbs, scarce 700
Buck lambs avg. 80 lbs. 500
Buck lambs avg. 70 lbs. 400
Hogs
Good hogs, 225 to 275 lbs.
$50 to 700
Sows 500 to 500
Calves
Choice veal calves 1880
No. l veal 900 to 1000
No. 2 veals 800 to 900
No. 3 veals 700 to 800
No. 4 veals 600 to ZOO
Good stock calves $500 to 42OO
Others 1900 to 1000
Cattle e
Good steers ESQ to $50
Med. to good steers $50 to $50
Lgt. & com. steers $50 to $50
Work Oxens 4.35 to SIS
Good heifers $50 to 7.50
Med. to good heifers $50 to $50
Lgt. & com. heifers $50 to $50
Coed COWS 500 to 600
Med. to good cows 400 to 500
Gamer & cut. COWS ESQ to 400
Sausage Bulls According
to Quality 500 to 6.10
Sale Every Thurs. 200 P. M.
A6Uf
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
CLUB OFFERS new
ENTERTAINMENT
Carolina Club Will Feature
Bowling, Dancing And
Boxing Matches

Always popular, with the add
ton of new attractions the Carol
ina club at Carolina Beach is
anticipating an even greater popu'
larity this summer.
This year the club will be under
the management of R. o. Tarking.
ton and w. M. Buck and will offer
vacationists at the beach facilities
for dancing and bowling and each
week will present a boxing card
on Friday night.
Dances will be held at the club
on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights, when dan
GERS will swing to the music oil
Jimmy Woodland and his orchestra.
This orchestra, which proved I'm.
usually popular at the formal
opening of the beach last week.
end, is comprised of twelve pieces
and has a feminine vocalist who,
to date, has been the hit of the
season.
Four bowling alleys have been
erected in the pavilion and here
throughout the day and night va.
cationists may be found, engaging
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

rhythm something like that of a
savage war drum; and ordinary
swing, to be effective, must come
from the heart" That is, it must
be musical ad libbing, so to speak.
1t is seldom played from written
music, but rather, is composed in
the performers mind as he plays.
But all three types of music are
still called swing. Maybe it's just
as well.
So you can see this jitterbugging
and swing music amount to a bit
more than they present on the sur
face. If millions of people like it,
buy records of it, pay money to
hear orchestras play it, and refuse
to tune in radio programs not fea-
turing it, there must be something
to it. What is it? You tell us.
Many claim it is crude and un-
digniied. But the swing fans them
selves must be the judges of that.
Even if it is, this is still a free
country and if they want to be
crude and undignified, SO what?
And so if you're coming to Caro-.
lima Beach, don't forget to bring
along your short pants, your san
dals, your shirt-tail and your nick
els" Then you'll be ready to get
IN the groove and 1--WE. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

in the healthful and entertaining
sport.
The boxing cards will be pre-
sented each Friday night prior tt
the opening of the dance. "Plunk'
Moore is the promoter and ha.
signed up some of the best anna
teur boxers in North Carolina tt
participate in the bouts which art
expected to prove very popular
with residents and vacationists or
the beach.
Each Sunday afternoon Jimmy
Woodland and his orchestra will
present a free concert at the club,
following a custom which has pre-.
vailed there during the past sever.
al seasons.
On the north side of the space
occupied by the club the vacation
list will find an unusually attractive
refreshment booth and between the
booth and the bowling allies are
tables for large parties and small
which already have proven to be
a gathering place for groups vaca.
tioning on the beach. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Although for the most part they have time to find and clothes
allowances to permit all manner of trick gadgets and startling innova-
dons in their wardrobes, the socially prominent who dot the southern
beaches stick to essentially simple clothes. Their Stacks are well cut
and OF fine, but not spectacular, materials and colors. They like swim
suits in which they car swim, play suits in which they can play, ten
mis- dresses designed for tennis, golf dresses really meant for the golf
course. II seems they prefer to skip the novelties.
Keep this general picture in mind:
Printed wool swim suits vie with those of plain materials The
dressrnaker varieties arr seen, but they r. more strearnlned than
formerly.
The paysut with matching skirt is a headiner. The sbirtwaister
n simple variations of it re favored for general DAYTIME wear
Skirts are gored, cut o the bias with full hemines or pleated
Inc doubte-duy wool jersey cape, which may be worn day or
evening, is smartest in bright coors-MARIAN YOJING
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

music could produce a sensation Of
-. in the minds of their listeners.
We left that space blank because
we don't pretend to know what
kind of sensation it is. Nobody
does. Anyway, it was discovered
that music, properly played, could
work something pretty close to a
hypnotic effect on it's audience.
And thereby hangs an industry.
From New Orleans this new
swing music, as distinguished from
o~ld-fashioned jazz music, spread
all over the nation. From that time
to this, it has borne the name of
"Dixieland." This music and it's
opponents have made a nation of
young dancers forget the Charles
ton, the Black Bottom and the fox
trot, and have taught them to be
jitterbugs. And jitterbugs they re-
main.
So popular has it become that
the monograph industry has climb
ed from the doldrums back into
promlnence-a prominence far sur
passing hal of it's heyday before
the radio was introduced. Yearly
record sales now mount into the
millions.
And from that original Dixieland
music has developed an entirely
new field of popular music. Two
other types, although still falling
under the category of swing, are
different from Dixieland. They are
plain swing and 'boogie-woogie."
Dixieland, swing, ano boogie-
woogie all are supposed to pro-
duce the same effect and achieve
the same ends, but in a different
manner and style. Dixieland is pro-
duced by blending two or more
different tunes with proper embel-
lishments; boogie-woogie is made
by emphasizing certain musical
notes. mostly bass, and keeping a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Cats With Boots On B0ogie-
Woogie Barrelhouse To Gut
bucket Licks Of Doghouse
BY DAVID


If you vacation at Carolina
Beach this summer, it's likely
you'll hear this call. If you don't
know what it means, you are def.
initely not abreast of the times.
That invitation has become recog.
nized far and wide as 1.-The Call
of the Jitterbug." And if you don't
know what a jitterbug is, your
case is almost hopeless.
There are two definitions of these
1--WE addicts. The first is that &C.
cepted by non-jitterbugs and is as
follows:
"a jitterbug is a person possess
ing remarkable physical stamina,
a nickel or two, and the ability to
perform the widest of physical
gesticulations, preferably before a
large audience, for hours on end
while an automatic photograph
blares out sounds or combinations
of sound calculated to send its
listeners into a nervous frenzy"
Then there is the definition ac-
cepted by the jitterbugs them
selves:
"A jitterbug is a person who,
having intelligence superior to the
average, finds delight in getting in
the groove and tanning while a
gang of cats beat out Armstrong;
in the barrelhouse manner, who
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
FERGUS FORESEES
GREATER GROWTH
Believes Carolina Beach Will
Continue Its Rapid
Progress

carolina Beach this summer is
going to have it's finest season
in history and in the next few
years is going to continue to grow
from a resort into a town of near
city proportions" Mayor R. L.
Fergus, head of the beach's alder
manic form of government, pre-
dicted yesterday.
Recent visitors to Carolina
Beach have been impressed with
the rapid growth from year to
year of the beach both as a resort
and as a year around residential
town." he said.
During the past five years the
town has grown with unusual
rapidity, so much so that it has
become known as the fastest grow
ing town on the Atlantic coast.
This growth" he said, has not
been due to push or development
on the part of any individual or
firm, nor has it been an industrial
growth, but it has been the result
Of construction of individual cot
tages and homes, both summer
and year around residences.
"In 1884" he pointed out the
assessed valuation of Carolina
Beach was $417,O53 and in 1889
it was 81, 1874, 958 and with the es
timated increase this year it is
expected to be in the neighborhood
of 81, 300, 900 for the year 1910.
by the same TOKEN" he said,
the expenses and receipts of the
town government have also grown,
although not in the same ratio.
The budget for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1885 called for the
expenditure of $13, $50, while the
budget for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1910, called for the
disbursement of $36, 463. 80.
Part of the reason for this
phenomenal growth may be laid
to the door of good governmental
administration" he said. by that,
l mean a fair value for the tax
collar, which of course means a
lower tax rate and low taxes
always makes for growth.
THE visitors to Carolina Beach in
1884 found a rambling group of
small cottages, a few hot dog
stands, a small hotel, some room
ing houses and a souvenir stand,
spread out in such a manner as
to leave some doubt as to the
nesses - amusements anything
a well defined business section,
four large roomy hotels, and the
territory thickly settled with homes
and summer cottages, there is no
question but that the visitor has
arrived at the vacation spot of
North Carolina.
There is no lack of activity on
the boardwalk-all sorts of bust
nesSeS - amusements anything
that one can desire can be obtain
ed at Carolina Beach.
"Forecasting the future on the
basis of the past five years one
ices continued growth-a year
round city-and a population in the
thousands - all of which is going
to contribute to the increased pop
ularity of Carolina Beach as a
home and as a vacation retreat"
he said. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Jitterbugs Join In Ive>
In luke Joint Jamb0rees

can dress himself in a pair OF
short pants, sandals and a shirt.
tail and 1--WE throughout the night,
and who has the lowest of con-
tempt for ickies and of-the-cob
JAM"
If you don't understand the
~phraseology in the latter definition,
look about this page and you'll find
a vocabulary for your convenience.
We think of everything.
At Carolina Beach, no less than
at other vacation spots, these jit-
terbugs have literally taken mat
tiers into their own hands. You can
see them at any time, night or
day in the luke joints" along the
boardwalks gong through the
widest of physical gesticula-
tons while the nickelodeon plays
Tuxedo Junction." Little Brown
Jug" Or "Boogie-Woogie Blues"
If you care to participate, it only
takes two people and a nickel. But
don't say we didn't warn you.
And when you listen to a SWING
recording, don't become incensed
if you detect strains of Bach, Schu-
bert, Wagner or some of the other
Old Boys. That has become quite
the fad nowadays. Some of the
best swing numbers of r e C e n t
months have been adaptations of
the old classics. Il Dreamt 1 Dwell
in Marble Halls" from Tschaikow-
sky's Nutcracker Suite, and Mar
tha," from Goethe's Faust, are ex-
amples.
1t all started years ago down
In New Orleans when a group of
there discovered their
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
VOCABULARY

Are you an icky or are you heI
to 1--WE?
If you don't know w h this
means, you'd better read the vo
cabulary of swing terms below ane
find out what it's all about.
A
ARMSTRONG;; high notes
BARRELHOUSE: free and easy:
unhampered.
BEAT IT OUT: play it hot; en-
phasize the rhythm; go to town:
1--WE it.
BOOGIE WOOGIE: one of the
three types of swing.
BREAK 1T UP: win applause:
stop the show.
CANARY: girl vocalist.
CAT: musician in a swing band
CLAMBAKE: musical ad lib ses
sion; every musician for himself
CORNY: old fashioned; stale.
CUT: to be superior to; outclass
DOLLHOUSE: bass fiddle; thi:
has no connection with the recep
tacle in which husbands r some
times incarcerated.
G
GOT YOUR BOOTS ON: yor
know what it's all about; you are
a hep cat.
GROWL: vibrant notes from 6
trumpet.
GUTBUCKET: low d o w r
rhythm.
HEP CAT: one who knows wha'
it's all about; n who understands
1--WE; a swing addict.
HIDE BEATER: a drummer.
HEP: same as hep cat.
ICKY: a stupid person; one who
does not understand 1--WE.
IN THE GROOVE: perfect;
down the alley.
JAM: same as swing; impro.
vised music.
JITTERBUG: you know W h a t
this one is.
1--WE: same as jam.
X
KILLER DILLER: a hot swing
number.
LICKS: hot musical phrases.
M
NIT POUNDING: applause.
MURDER: excellent; terrific.
N
NICKELOpEON: you know this
one, too.
OFF THE COB: corny; out of
date.
RIDE: to swing; to keep perfect
tempo.
RUG CUTTER: a good jitterbug.
SKIN BEATER: a drummer.
SOLID: great; swell; okay.
T
TAKE OFF: play a solo.
Y
YEAH MAN: keep it up; excla-
nation of assent. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
TIME HAD BY ALL

COFFEYVILLE, Kas. - Up 1T
was commencement week at st.
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
School - commencement of the
mumps. Just before the ceremo-
MES, all five students scheduled
to be graduated came down with
the mumpS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
BOWLING POPULAR
AT BEACH RESORT
All Types Of Vacationists En-
joy Sport While At
Carolina Beach

One of the most popular sports
to be found on Carolina Beach to-
day is bowling.
The fad began several years ago,
reached sizeable proportions last
year, and this year is booming
more than ever.
There r outdoor alleys and in
door alleys, duck pins, rubber duck
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

pms pms and almost any wv.
ing Fro That o could be de s 5 Of 5op
- rom early morninp
at night all types Of Until Ia.
clusters, youngsters s %annSSaaoniss
dle-aged-may be sang anu the nj,
f a1 the th alleys, INDUCING in s''asr,
h f'mI 5hey find both piea a! a '9 y
one s9 st ting m is generally nss eop.i,,,.
from a health standpoint Standpoint Of =, ,oa
one which can be eng.rs 'a'
almost everybody, Do tbs H. !
or old, fat or slender, ''>
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

taa Bushm m ! are the earliest j..
there is an historical r0o Win
were an invading people lle'1 aa ~;
lgible traces. iell no Ia,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
SECRETS OF SUCCESS
i'm RESTAURANT TRADE
ely Associated PreS<)

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. May
Silt seems that the way to a
mans pocketbook is through the
stomach.
Speaking on how to be a sue
cess in the restaurant business
Watson Green, Kansas City
chain restauFateur, told the Ok
lahOma Restaurant Association
to try this:
l. Keep an unlimited supply
of butter on the tables.
q Find out the birth date of
the best customers and send
them birthday cakes
8. When a customer is sick,
send his favorite dish to hospital
or home
4. Have fewer foods but cook
and serve them better.
= 5. Call dishes by their. first
names, in English. IN the menu
for them to exercise. since they
cannot stumble and fall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
IN Gee S2ll7 FIRE
!. By Jean Randall .

TESTERDAY: Isooet rats
Brenda about her lone for Mac.
Brenda - sympathetic but insists
she doesn't like Mac, herself. To
the disEag OF The Street and es-
pecially Of Miss Ormond, the en-
teacher. Brenda becomes friend-
" t1ith the cdTtoonist, Hugh
S0lfus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

A little scarlet flower. the
symbol of memory for the SOL
diers of the United States. is
prominent on the coats of Key
Westers today. The flower is
called Buddy Poppy, is made by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

The boy or girl who does not
complete a high school education
is eternally handicapped in the
struggle for life in this day and
age, was the statement Of DIR.
Joseph Roemer, of the Univer-
sity of Florida, in his address to
the graduation class of the high
school last night
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

Contrary to last year there is
no embargo on avocados this
year and Key WeSters may enjoy
them during the entire season.
This year there will be no en-
barge and except for the usual
inspection by federal officers,
they may be brought in.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
TEN YEARS AGO

Mayor Leslie A. Curry has ra-
diced to Commander Hugo Ecke-
ner of the Graf Zeppelin to come
to Key West on his way to Lake
hurst from Havana, and to en-
circle the island so that every
body may have the opportunity
to see the giant dirigible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

There will be an important
meeting of the Key West Coun-
try Club Monday night at 8
O'Clock, for Whcik call has been
issued by President Robert
SpottswoOd. 1t will be called for
the purpose of appointing a sec
rotary and fixing his compensa-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

Large and authentic maps of
the Florida Keys are now to be
had at the Oversee Company.
The maps are II feet long by
two and a half feet high and they
take in the entire chain of the
Florida Keys and show the wa
terfront clearly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

disabled soldiers and sold each
Decoration Day under the aus
pices of the American Legion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

State Senator VIM. II. Malone
addressed a large crowd of voters
in Bayview Park last night, dis
cussing his candidacy for re-
election and the issues of the
campaign. He devoted himself
mainly to taxation and what he
feels he has accomplished
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

Miss Sylvia Scott of Han ana
Cuba, will be married in this city
this evening at $50 o'clock to
Charles Lunn of Key West. The
wedding will be solemnized in
ST. Mary's Star of the Sea Cath
olic Church and Rev. P. L Mar
name, 81, will officiate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

Mayor VIM. II. Malone will be
one of the speakers at the meet
ing of mayors of seaport cities of
the United States to be held in
New York City, June 9, 10 and
II. The Invitation was received
from Mayor F. F. LaGuardia yes
teFday and the mayor will ae-
eept
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

Due in Key West Saturday
morning are dentists from every
part of the state, many of them
accompanied by their wives,
coming to attend the meeting of
the East Coast District Dental
Society, which is, affiliated with
the State Dental Association.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
KEY WEST In DAYS GONE By

HaPpeanss Here hast Five. Ten Fifteen Ago Today
As Taksn From The Files Of The Citizen
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

"A Night In Coontown", pre-
sented by Troop l, Boy Scouts,
last night at the High School
Auditorium. is. reported to have
been excellent entertainment.
Every role in the bill was well
portrayed and attendance was
very good. There was also a
number of good specialties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

1.-The Conch". annual of the
Key West High School, has just
been completed and ready for
distribution. A product of The
Artman Press. The Conch" is in
number of ways superior to
other ANIMALS which have been
gotten out by the school.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

The motors were being tested
today in what was formerly the
Everglades, pleasure craft
built in New York 80 years ago
for Judge ]. Vining Harris 1t
will be registered as the Barbara
in the future, named for the four
year-old granddaughter of the
judge.