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Evening star., 1940-12-09

prayers AT o.OU. BRUSH LIlclT tcctIl
at 6:55. Don their bungalow aprons
at 7. Give the baby its bottle at
7:05. Wake up husband and chill
dren at tbs. Put on the oatmeal
and coffee at 7:20. Squeeze the
orange juice at TBS. Summon the
family to breakfast at 7:30. Find
Bobby's cap at 7:45. Hear Mary's
arithmetic at 7:50. Kiss husband
and children good-by at 8. Give
baby it's bath at sos. Wash dishes
at $40. And so on and on through
out the entire day.
And this schedule was to be re-
peated over and over every day
for years and years in order to save
time. AS a theory this is fine and
dandy. The only trouble with 1t is
that it won't work out in real life,
for the chief thing that is the matter
with domesticity is monotony, and
what housewives need is to be
popped up instead of being pushed
still further down in a rut
There is bound to be a lot Of
sameness about housework because
it is doing over and over the same
daily chores. Cooking breakfasts
and dinners and suppers day after
day; sweeping floors that have to
be swept again; washing little faces;
wiping little noses that are forever
in need of attention, with nothing
to break the grind.
1t is the monotony of her work
that gets the domestic woman and
makes her look older than her
business sister whose tasks are
varied and who is continually seeing
and hearing new things
In former times, before the in
vention of the telephone and the
radio and the establishment of rural
mail deliveries, the insane asylums
were filled with farm women who
had worn grooves in the floor. The
nerves had gone to pieces under
the strain of the dullness of their
lives.
So I repeat that what housewives
need Is not to be taught how to do
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Regimentation Is Unwise;
Time Must Be Woman's
Slave, Not Master
Consider Your Moods and Plan
Most Interesting Schedule;
Don't Be a Human Robot
By DOROTHY DIX.

There lot Of virtues that into vices they overdone
that the beautiful retain husbands
egiousy
ideal
held the potato for candy
the party doubt this system Of making
each dime do its duty has its merits and is
awful thought having their budgets and render
q
strength perfectly wonderful
bargains that marked 1898 So With the
financial side of budgeng
satisfied with aonng incomes for They also want to schedule
birth
through certain notions minute hour until die and
reading
woman article that instructed housewives
budget They leap Say
Evening star., 1940-12-09

to think she is grown up in long
skirted frock isn't going to keep
her from feeling she is grown up
and abused because Of it. She'll
be miserable, may develop a Sc
rious anti-social streak and become
upset and nervous to an incredible
extent. Things aren't the way they
were when we mothers were growing
up-and we might just as well take
the idea and like it, The best solu-
ton is to 60 along with the tide
and offer helping hand where it
will do the most good-to win the
gratitude and confidence Of our OF
spring for all time!
Evening star., 1940-12-09

Gyselaer went his little barge dog"
accompanied him. De Gyselaer
called his pup "Kees."
Gradually. the Patriots began to
accept the dog Of Kees de Gyselaer
as the party symbol. He became a
representative figure. So, as there
were numerous members of his breed
in Holland, all dogs of his type be-
gan to be called "Keeshonden."
Well, as the story goes, William
of Orange had his way about mat
ters and the Patriots party fell into
a decline. People feared that the
little "Keeshonden," as all Of the
species were called by that time,
would disappear. Many Of them
did. Most of the Dutch were a lit
tie bothered by the party symbol
Evening star., 1940-12-09

companionable qualities alone. Al
though they had undoubtedly de-
clined in numbers, their breeding
remained a matter Of careful con-
sideration and numerous Dutch
families were keeping stud books.
The baroness began breeding
Keeshonden and placed them all
over Europe. In 1888 the Dutch
Keeshonden Club was formed.
Meanwhile the little fellows had
been doing very well for themselves
in England, as well as upon the
Continent.
Keeshonden are comparatively
rare in America but are accepted
by the A. K. c.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Shortening

Two MISUNDERSTANDING and
milk-should be cool for biscuit
making. Flakiness and tender
ness depend upon keeping the
shortening in small, unmelted pieces,
which kneading will distribute in
very thin layers between layers of
flour. Cut the cold shortening into
the flour mixture With q fork, two
knives, or a pastry blender, until
the mixture looks like coarse meal.
Shortening may be crumbled into
the -four with the tips of the
fingers,
Evening star., 1940-12-09

when the Dutch mind ran in two
channels. One line of thought CEN
tered upon and followed William OF
Orange; the other party was called
"The Patriots" and had different
ideas about situations.
At that time a gentleman named
Kees de Gyselaer was an outstand-
ing member of the Patriots. He
also was owned by a dog. Most
Hollanders are dog lovers, so there
was nothing extraordinary about
the fact that wherever Kees de
Evening star., 1940-12-09

idea and kept their pets to them
selves. Then, barges were made
larger, which opened up the field
Of barge watch dog to larger CANNES.
This item threatened seriously to
affect the Keeshonden.
In 1920 Baroness van Harden
crock became alarmed over the ap-
parent scarcity Of Keeshonden and
promptly started an investigation.
To her relief, she discovered that
all was well with the little dog.
River boats, farmers and trucksters
still valued them above all others
as watch dogs. Large numbers Of
folks were keeping them for their
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Eighteenth Century Politics
FOStered the KeeShOnden
By MARY ALLEN HOOD.

Of
a that little referred
little general capacity
but the barge work is better known
Politics brought the Keeshonden to the fore during the 18th century
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Coffee Cake

Golden topping on an upside
down coffee cake is made of cooked
or canned apricots, placed on top of
the batter and sprinkled with sugar
and cinnamon before the baking.
Prunes are good. too.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
BY BARONESS PIANTONI.

designs with figures classic and todays pattern featuring
skipping merrIy
the fascinating fairy perhaps hf-pehap children
grandchildren When worked 30 cotton
2 inches 1t is handsome used either cenpece
pillow top.
work Editor of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
and only $l.59 for a Glib. bundle

Just open the package and put the things away.
That's all you have to do when you use Manhat-
tan Service, yet today you pay the lowest price
ever ofered-only $1.59 for 9-peund bundle.
(even less only S1.44 # collected Thursday or
Fr.day). All wearing apparel including mems
shirts, ladies' and children's dresses-is mended,
buttons replaced, starched Gf desired), carefully
finished by hand. All Aatwork is mended and
ironed, with tablecloths and other special pieces
Evening star., 1940-12-09

sized to give proper body. Bath towels are fluff
dried and folded. Try this absolutely complete,
absolutely perfect laundry service. See the whittier
whites and brighter colors you get because Man
hattan's NetBag" washing includes sorting your
things by colors and type and washing separately
in 10 changes of rain soft water. Enjoy the tai
lored style and fit, the softness and freshness
hand-fnishing gives to your wearing apparel.
Phone for Manhattan routeman right now.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
CONDEMNS LIQUOR ADS
BUT LANDS IN JAIL ON
DRUNK DRIVING COUNT

M. H. Pratt, of Madison, N. c.,
Curtis Publishing Company mag
azine salesman who told Mrs. w.
C. Thomas here a few days ago
that she should not take maya
zines that carry tobacco and
whiskey advertising, was arres-
ted Tuesday night by Mrs. Tho
mas husband, Patrolman Tho
mas, for drunk driving.
The Patrolman did not know
of the criticism until after he had
locked Pratt in Jail and returned
home.
Pratt had been selling maya
zines here for several days
through the cooperation of the
ladies of the Methodist church.
Among others he called on Mrs.
Thomas and bitterly scoffed at
the idea of her taking any maya
zine that contained whiskey ads,
even though they were high class
publications.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
To Establish
Auto License
Bureau Here
w. J. Parts Co. Agrees to Han.
die State Tags as "Ser-
vice To Motorists.

A state automobile license tag
bureau will be established here
in the near future, Frank Miller,
of the Carolina Motor Club, an
nounced while in town last Fri
day.
The w. J. Parts Company has
been appointed to handle the sale
of license plates and in accepting
the appointment, Dean and Gale
Mcmillan pointed out that they
were going to "do it as a service
to the motorists of Ashe county"
"There isn't any money in
handling the tags, in fact not even
enough to cover the cost involved,
but we are going to do it as con-
venience and savings to our
motorists" Dean Mcmillan said.
He is now in Charlotte getting
instructions and tags will 60 on
sale here within the next few
days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Two Political
Rallies To Be
Held In County

Two countrywide political raj
lies will be held in Ashe county
at the courthouse between now
and the election, it has been an
nounced.
Tonight at 7:30 o'clock Monroe
Adams, ofrStatesville, Republican
candidate for Congress, and H. H.
Brown, Ashe county Republican
nominee for the House, will
speak.
Next Monday afternoon at l
o'clock the Democrats will hold a
big rally at the courthouse, feat
uring a speech by w. B. Austin,
candidate for the House and mu-
sic by the Blevins Brothers string
band.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Local Hunters
Bag Big Bear
Ashe County Men Had Sue
cessful Hunting Trip To
Washington County.

The old adage eve killed a
bear, was echoed with truth here
this week by Postmaster Basil
Barr and Basil Duke. Jr., who
with a group of other local
hunters returned Sunday from a
weeks trip to Washington coun-
tv; for with them they brought a
$50 pound black bear which the
two Bars shot and killed.
Other proof of a successful
hunt was large coon hide and
the rattles from rattle snake.
The party was composed OF L. q.
Miller, the two Bars, Joe Spen-
Ger, of Sturgills, Edwin Foster
and Lawrence Burkett of Jeffer-
son, and Charlie Davis, and
ten dogs from Ashe county. Com
plete camping supplies were
taken and the group enjoyed the
outing as we'll as the hunt.
Basil Duke who is IL years of
age said this was his second bear
hunt and the first time he had
had the opportunity of shooting
one. The bear was said to be z
or 8 years old and was viewed
with much interest here when the
hunters returned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Lansing To Play
Hillsville Team
This Afternoon

Lansing high schools football
team plays Hillsville this after
noon at 3 o'clock on the Lansing
school field in the first home
game of the season. Coach Nor
phis is hopeful for his first vic
tory of the season and said the
starting lineup would probably
be: Stike, Faw, Eldreth, Patton,
Barr, Ashley and Howell in the
line and Blevins, Eller, Barker
and Weaver in the backfie1d. A
large crowd is expected to attend
the game.
Last week the powerful Noun
tain City team defeated Lansing
81 to 6. Eller and Stike played
well for the Ashe county boys.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
NEGRO ESCAPED FROM
PRISON CAMP TUESDAY

Eddie Tinsley, 27-year-old ne
gro, escaped from the state prison
camp on the Buffalo Tuesday
night and yesterday no report of
his arrest had been received by
Sheriff Roland.
Tinsley was sent up from
Mecklenburg county for man.
slaughter and made his escape
from the lines on Tuesday night.
He stole a bicycle from a nearby
home.
Officers in adjoining counties
were notified Wednesday morn
ing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Campaign Between Democrats
And Republicans In County,
State And Nation Is Red Hot
Roosevelt Still
Holding Ahead
Over w. Willkie
Only One Contest in Ashe Co.
w. B. Austin and HI. III.
Brown for House.

With only five days left until
the election, Roosevelt is con-
tinuing to hold lead in public
sentiment over his opponent,
Wendell Wilkie, according to
most national prediction polls.
During the past ten days, how
ever, Willkie has been gaining
ground rapidly and the outcome
of the election next Tuesday
maybe much closer or maybe diff
ferent from forecasts.
Willkie has been waging one of
the greatest, most costly and most
extensive campaigns ever wit
messed in this country, while
Roosevelt had been more or less
coasting along until this week.
Monday night he delivered a
major political speech in New
York and another one last night
in Boston. From there he goes to
Chicago for a third speech. On
the other hand, Willkie is making
several speeches every day in
various sections of the country.
Yesterday the Gallup Poll
showed Roosevelt's popularity as
So percent and Willkie, Al per-
cent.
Tabulations in The Skyland
Post poll shows a lead for Roose-
welt in Ashe county of nearly
three to one. The count gives
Roosevelt 80 and Willkie, 30.
Only One County Contest
There will only be one contest
in Ashe county, and that is for
the house of representatives. w.
B. Austin is the Democratic can
didate and H. H. Brown, the
Republican nominee. Eugene
Transou, of Sparta, for state SEN
ate, is unopposed. For congress
of the ninth district, Monroe Ad-
ans is running against Congress
man r. L. Doughton.
The state ticket is as follows:
For Governor-J. M. Brough-
ton, Democrat; R. H. Mcneil,
Republican.
For lieutenant governor-R. L.
Harris, Democrat; H. B. Leavitt,
Republican.
For secretary of state - Thad
! Eure, Democrat; A. I. Ferree, Re-
! publican.
For treasurer-C. M. Johnson,
Democrat; w. H. Gragg, of Boone,
Republican.
! For attorney general - Harry
MCMILLAN, Democrat; w. c.
Downing, Republican.
For supt. of public instruction
I-Clyde Erwin, Democrat; L. J
Pace, Republican.
For commissioner of agriculture
w. Kerr Scott, Democrat; c. T
Allen, Republican.
For insurance commissioner -
Dan c. Boney, Democrat; J. l.
Phelps, Republican.
For commissioner Of labor-F
H. Shuford, Democrat; B. c. Fus-
/ sell, Republican.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Work Is Started
On REA Lines
20 Miles in Ashe and 20 In
Alle@hany to Be Compile
ted by Christmas.

Work starts this week on 70
more miles of rural electric lines
in Ashe county and 20 in Ale
ghany, G. F. Messick, superinten-
dent of the Blue Ridge Electric
Membership Corporation an
nounced yesterday.
The contract has been awarded
Melvin Burgess, Inc, of Balti-
more, low bidder. Holes are new
being dug and poles assembled,
He said that these new lines
would most likely be completed
in time to have lights for Christ
mas.
Notices have been sent out to
the members to have their houses
wired in order to be ready to
hook on the newly constructed
lines as soon as they are finished,
Robert Broderick, the engineer
on the project is supervising the
work and making every effort to
eliminate all possible outages
caused by windstorms. Lines al
ready constructed are now being
checked for this.
New lines will be built in the
following communities: Nella
North Fork, North of Helton
Horse Creek, Sturgills, Smeth-
port, Idlewild, Glendale Springs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Saturday To Be
Challenge Day,
Many Register
Total of 1888 Voters Applied
for Absentee Ballots. Sat-
urday Is Deadline.

On the eve of the 1910 gener-
al election, which will be held
next Tuesday, the political cam
palgns in this county, state and
nation-are now reaching boil
ing point, and will be climaxed
with extensive last-minute plans
for getting the voters out to the
polls. A heavy vote is expected.
The polls will open at sunrise
and close at sunset, which, ac-
cording to Blum's Almanac will
be ga a. m. and 5:22 p. m.
Charlie Neal, chairman of the
Ashe county board of elections,
states that the voting places in
the county's 10 precincts will re-
main the same as before.
He has called a meeting of all
registrars and judges to be held
at the courthouse Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock for distribution
of the three sets of ballots and
to give final instructions.
Saturday Challenge Day
The registration books closed
last Saturday and, according to
reports turned in to Mr.. Neal by
registrars, large number of both
Democrats and Republicans reg
istered during the past three Sat-
urdays.
This Saturday is challenge day
and it is believed that only
small pHrce,-tage Of those reristt-
cred will be challenged by either
party.
A total of 1913 voters had ap-
piled to Mr.. Neal yesterday for
absentee ballots. These applica-
tons must be submitted in writ
ing by the applicant or members
Of his immediate family to the
election chairman.
The only exception to this rule
is for sick absentee ballots which
may be obtained on the day of
the election in the same manner.
These must be gotten by three
o'clock in the afternoon.
All voters are urged to cast a
ballot in the election.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
War La Europe This Week Is
Shifting To Balkan Countries

Over night war sentiment and
interest has shifted from one side
of Europe to the other and the
British are rushing all possible
aid to Greece and apparently
have gotten the jump on Italy by
landing on ancient Corfu island
an Use deemed important in con-
troll of both the Balkans and the
Adriatic sea.
Although it was reported that
the Italians had broken through
the Greek defense lines along the
Albanian frontier after a 30 hour
battle, it is quite evident that the
Italian attack on Greece is pro-
ceeding slowly in contrast to
Nazi-Fascist technique in pounc-
ing on other small neighbors. And
they slower Italian forces move
in with their mechanical forces,
the more British aid will be rush
ed in and the silence of Russia
and Turkey may be broken II the
British can rush enough aid tc
h alt the Fascist invasion
Italian sources claim they have
not begun their mighty air attack
on Greece as yet, and it is true
there will be virtually no Greek
air force to oppose it.
London Continuously Bombed
German and Italian airplane
forces combined early last nigh
to attack London and the PR 49,
ces after four daylight drives or
London which cost the attacker:
% out of an estimated 22O pl mes
Authorities said the damage ano
casualties were minor and tina
the resulting fires were dousee
within an hour.
At the same time British for
ceS were bombing Italian Medl
terranean bases as well as Der
lin and other German cities. 1
was understood that the Roya
Air Force was establishing an ali
bases at Corfu for the dual pur
pose of attacking Italian military
detectives and aiding Greer.
If England is successful in tax
ing over Corfu, setting up sup
ply base there, Italy's war mater
ials from her Albanian bridge
head would be cut off, Turkey
would possibly become a British
ally and Russia might also entel
the struggle on the side of the
English.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
FAMOUS NAMES ON
ASHE DRAFT LIST

Registrars in AShe county
for possible military training
are named after many Of the
worlds most famous men, in
Guiding the richest man, the
first president, a great gene
raj, great car manufacturer,
etc. A few of them are as fol-
lows:
John ROckefellow HartSOg,
Idlewild; Henry Ford Cheek,
Idlewild; General Grant Car
ter, Grayson; George Washing
ton Applewhite, West Jeffer-
son; Robert Lee Cox, Tucker
dale; Woodrow Wilson Col
ward, ObidS; Ulyssus Grant
Sheets, Tuckerdale.
Some unusual names include
Ralph Harm ROark.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
LOCAL SCOUT TROOP
GETS NEW CHARTER

The 1941 charter for the local
boy scout troop has been re-
ceived by Scoutmaster J. w.
Luke.
Members of the sponsoring
committee, composed of Rotar-
ians and Legionnaires, are Guy
Badger, chairman; Roy Badger
and DR.. j. K. Hunter.
Twelve scouts signed the char
ter. Sharpe Shoemaker, manager
Of Belk's Store here, is assistant
ScoutmaSter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
COMMODITY TRUCK
SCHEDULE CHANGED

"The surplus commodity truck,
scheduled to be at the welfare
department storeroom next Mon
day, will not be here until Nov
ember 18th according to 'infor-
nation received from Charles
Wilson, supervisor of commodity
distribution in Winston-Salem, {"
Miss Ruth Tugman said yester-
day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
ATTENDING CONFERENCE

c. J. Rich and H. D. Quessen-
berry are attending a farm ag-
ent's conference in Asheville.
They plan to return tomorrow
afternoon. At the conference, a
tentative program for the next
several months will be mapped
out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Keen Interest Shown
In Ashe In National
Draft Lottery Tues.
DoughtOn Sheets, of Oval, Has
LIST Number Drawn. Stur-
gill Is Second.
FIRST q LISTED

Doughton Sheets, of Oval, 81
year-old son of Johnas Sheets, is
the Ashe county holder Of the
first order number that was
drawn in the national draft lot
terry. That number is 158.
Holding Serial number 1872,
Winfred Wayne Sturgill, of Cres-
ton, has the second order number.
He is "a years old and is mar
ried.
Leonard Harrison Shepherd, of
Crumpler, % years old, single, is
the holder of the third Ashe
county order number, which hap
pens to be 10. His serial number
was los:
The next "a order numbers
drawn and the names of men
holding these numbers are: order
number Al, serial number 1873,
Adolphus Patton GRAPHICAL.
Order number 46, Clarence
Field Bare, Wagner, who had
serial number 100.
Order number "a, Robert Wei
don Barlow, Trade, serial num-
Der 846.
Order number 119, Paul Ow-
ems, Beng, who had serial num-
Der 161.
Order number 131, Fred Bar
ton Cox, jefferson, serial num-
Der II.
Order number 2O3, BERTHE Lee
Bare, Wagner, serial number
81.
Order number I'll, James Ruff
us McNeill, Idlewild, serial num-
Der 1873.
Order number 251, Gather
Clice McNeill, West Jefferson, or
der number 10.
Order number 268, John Frank
Mcmillan, Scottville, serial num-
Der 766.
Order number 288, William Wi
ley Church, Idlewild, serial num-
Der 172.
Order number 800, Ray carney
Mitchell, Clifton, serial number
1875.
Order number 367, Fred Oscar
Trivett, Fleetwood, serial num-
, Der 1877.
Order number $40, Albert Ro-
ten, Sly, serial number 1854.
] Order number Az, Deme1
| Reece Rash, Smethport, seria.
number 1877.
Order number APO, Dolphus
Black, Amy, serial number 1869
Order number 426, Squire S
Graphical, Creston, serial number
1862.
Order number 495, Robert Lee
Cot, Tuckerdale, serial number
147.
Order number, Thermond Ed
ward Hurley, Grassy Creek, ser
ial number 1900.
Order number SOP, Bower Cal
, loway, Jefferson, serial number
1855.
Order number 533, Ralston LIE.
vi Jones, Creston, serial number
500.
Order number ST., Fred Her
man Parsons, Lansing, seria
number 1894.
Order number 582, Mack Hol
man, West Jefferson, serial num-
Der 81.
Order number 602, Robert Da'
Wis, Fleetwood, serial number
1856.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
NOW TAKING ORDERS
FOR HAY AND CORN

Flood sufferers in Ashe county
may now place orders for hay,
oats and corn at the farm agents
office.
Special low prices have been
arranged so as to help these
farmers. Prices on hay, not in
GLIDING freight charges, range
from $11 to $18 per ton.