davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

further its ends. All of the fears, the ha-
treds, the suspicious and the distrusts felt
by any Americans against other Americans
were thoroughly aired.
Now, having gotten all those things off
our chests, it is time to forget them, at
least until the next election, and to get to-
gether as Americans to make it our bust
ness, the business of every one of U.S. to
revivify the true spirit of America and to
keep it alive in a world where everything
America stands for seems to be threatened.
Nothing would make the enemies of HUI
man liberty happier than to see Americans
divided among themselves. Nothing could
endanger our national safety more than to
keep alive or aggravate the antagonisms
which showed themselves in the recent
campaign. We have a big job ahead of us,
a job in which all must do their part and
none must be permitted to hinder. That
is the job of building our national defen-
ses to the point where we can be perfectly
sure that no possible attack from outside
our shores can be effective
Only by so safeguarding our physical
boundaries can we be sure of keeping alive
the spiritual heritage which is the real
America. If proof were needed that the
American people are united in that OBJ
jective, it is provided by the fact that there
was no issue as between parties or candi-
dates on that question. All were agreed
that the first need of the nation is to speed
up work on our defenses, and give all pos
sible help to the few remaining democra-
cies overseas who are fighting for the
same detectives that we of America must
preserve.
So let us bury the Ratchet and pull to-
gether to prove that democracy is not an
outworn, but living, vital force, the
greatest force in the world today.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Tobacco Meeting
Tomorrow A. nj.

Much interest is being shown
in the tobacco meeting to be held
at the courthouse in jefferson to-
morrow, from nine until eleven
o'clock when officials of the
Mountain Burley Tobacco Ware
house at Boone, will conduct an
interesting program.
Short talks will be made, spe-
cial music by brass band will
be rendered and free valuable
prizes will be awarded. Every
one is invited to attend.
The group from Boone will ira
vel in a motorcade with the band
and loud speaker system. Follow
ing the meeting here they will go
to Sparta and to Independence,
Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Graham To Speak
At Welfare Meet
In This District
Northwestern Counties Will
Meet In Reidsville Today.
Ashe Well Represented

President Frank P. Graham, of
the University of North Carolina,
will be the luncheon speaker at
the Reidsville meeting of county
welfare board members, superin-
tendents, staff members and
county officials from the IA
counties of the northwestern dis
trict when they gather in Rock
ingham- county for their annual
conference today.
Robert Hairston of Reds
Vile, member of the State Board
of Charities and Public Welfare,
will preside at the luncheon at
the Belvedere Hotel.
Miss Ruth Tugman, Ashe well
fare superintendent, said she ex-
pected the attendance from this
county to include member
from the county board of COM
missioners, the welfare board, the
Rotary club, crippled children's
committee, the Woman's club, the
Legion post and Auxiliary and
The Skyland Post.
Conference theme for 1910 is
"The Community and public We'll
fare". The morning session will
be held in the Reidsville City
Hall auditorium beginning with
the invocation at 1000 o'clock by
Rev. E. Lester Ballard. V. H. Idol
will welcome the members of the
conference, and L. H. Smith, Jr.
will respond.
James A. Glover, Nash county
welfare head, will bring his mes
sage as president of the State
Association of County Welfare
Superintendent.
A number of other prominent
speakers will take part on the
program.
Those expected to attend from
Ashe county include: Miss Ruth
Tugman, superintendent of the
welfare department; Mrs. Gladys
Neal and Miss Grace Roland, Sec
retaries; Miss Elizabeth Horne
and Swanson Edwards, case
workers; L. P. Coward, register
of deeds; w. B. Austin, legislator
and Legion commander; Gale Nc
MILAN, chairman of Rotary clubs
crippled children's committee; w.
B. Oliver, welfare board; Rev.
Hoyt Wood, Red Cross roll call
chairman; Mrs. P. G. Wright, Le-
gion Auxiliary; Mrs. Ed Ander-
son, president of Woman's Club
and a representative from The
Post; Bart Brown, county COM
missioner.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
THREE ATTENDING FSA
CONFERENCE IN RALEIGH

Miss Mildred Sedberry, Robert
Fleetwood, Ernest Roberts, of
West Jefferson and Van Miller, of
Laurel Springs, are attending a
special two-weeks school of the
Farm Security Administration at
Raleigh. They will resume their
work here with the FSA on Dec
ember 2.
Mr. Roberts, who came here
from Mars Hill only recently, has
been assigned permanently to the
Ashe county district. Miss Edna
Busic, of Piney Creek, also joined
the FSA staff recently as a jun
ior clerk. She has had previous
experience in Galax and North
Wilkesboro.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
MidWestern Press
Association Met
In N. WilkesbOrO

North Wilkesboro, Nov. 10
The Midwest Press Association
held its November meeting at the
Hotel Wilkes in this city Friday
night with q newspapermen and
neWspaperwomen in attendance.
Ed M. Anderson, president. of
West Jefferson, presided over the
meeting and the program chair
man was Charlie Mebane, of
Newton. He presented L. F. Long,
prominent citizen and salesman.
of Newton, who delivered an in
teresting address. II
The speaker forecast IAN era of
unprecedented prosperity, which
he said is now beginning and
urged that all be warned to so
conduct their business that they
might escape the debacle of de-
preston which inevitably follows
boom days.
w. K. Hoyt, general manager of
the Winston-Salem journalism
tinel and president of the states
daily group, also addressed the
meeting, explaining the various
awards offered newspapers and
neWsmen by the North Carolina
press association. He particularly
urged that there be entries from
all newspapers in the association,
Weeklies and semi-Weeklies as
we'll as dailies.
Following the program there
was general discussion of vari-
Gus topics, including the proba-
bly, effect of the draft on person
mel of newspapers, large and
small.
It was decided that the Decem-
Der meeting be moved up one
week from December 20 to Dec
ember Is and that it be held in
Statesville on the night of Dec
ember IS, seven o'clock. It was
also voted to dispense with the
January meeting because of the
institute to be held at Chapel
Hill and that the February meet
ing be held in ,Elkin.
Also attending from West JEFF
ferson were Mrs. Ed Anderson,
John Reeves and John Anderson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Oliver Spoke At
Rotary Meeting

The program of the Farm Sc
curity Administration in Ashe
county was discussed by w. Bry-
an Oliver, district FSA supervis-
or, at the Jeffersons Rotary Club
meeting last Thursday night.
In introducing the speaker,
Gwyn Price pointed out that Mr.
Oliver had done one of the most
outstanding pieces of work of any
county FSA supervisor in the
United States and that Ashe now
has the most complete FSA set
up in the entire country. "That's
the reason why he received such
a fine promotion" Mr.. Price said.
There are now IL persons on
the FSA stats in Ashe and AL
leghany counties and nine of
them were guests of Mr.. divers
at the club meeting. The IL are:
Thomas H. Sears, Wayne B. Fer
guson, Robert Fleetwood, Van
Miller, Miss Lenna Gambill, Mrs.
Elizabeth Francis, Miss Mildred
Sedberry, Miss Ruth McNeill,
Miss Theresa Mcneil, Miss Edna
Busic, Miss Mabel Weaver, and J.
E. Roberts, who will join the
staff December /.
Other guests of the club in
cluded Rev. R. H. Stone. Carl
GRAPHICAL will have charge of the
program tonight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
REGISTRANTS MUST GET
THEIR BLOOD TEST CARDS

DR.. Robert King, of the health
department, yesterday said that
only few of the blood tests ia
ken here in the county had been
returned from Washington, but
that all of them should be back
in the next two weeks.
"Draftees may get their blood
test cards by coming to the health
department in Jefferson in the
next few days." DR.. King said,
land each person must call for
his blood test report in person."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
JAMES TO COLLECT 1899
PERSONAL PROP. TAXES

At special meeting of the
board of commissioners Monday,
Frank James was appointed as
collector of the 1889 personal
property taxes, with full power
to levy and collect.
The balance owing for 1899 is
around $4,000, it is stated. Mr..
James also has delinquent per-
sonal property tax books for all
prior years.
The commissioners briefly dis
cussed the appointment of a coun-
ty tax listing supervisor, but no
action was taken. A number of
claims were paid.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Helton News

Miss Dora FISHERMAN, who has
been in Maryland, returned home
Saturday.
The small daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter FISHERMAN, who has
had the whooping cough, is some
what better. .-
Miss Alta Paisley, who has
been spending a few weeks at
Chestnut Hill with Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Phipps, returned home Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Paisley visi-
ted their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Barker Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Rev. Carl Stark
ToPreach Here


Rev. Carl H. Stark, minister of
the Lansing Presbyterian church,
will preach in the West Jeffer-
son church at HOO a. m. Sunday.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. Mr.. Stark appeared be-
fore Presbytery in that church on
July and stood his examinations
and preached a sermon with a
view to ordination. Miss Wayne
RAIDER will sing.
Mr.. Stark is a fine preacher
and is greatly beloved in Lansing
and IN the Foster Memorial and
Gillespie communities.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks and gratitude to our
neighbors and friends for their
material assistance and kindness
shown during the recent illness
and death of our beloved hus-
band father and grandfather, Wi
ley J. Richardson. We especially
thank D. F. Sturdivant and his
assistants for their efficient SER
vice at this time of bereavement.
Mrs. Rosa Richardson
Children and Grandchildren
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Roosevelt Given
A 5-MilliOn Leal
InLatest Count

misunderstanding of votes
cast in the November 5 general
elections is proceeding slowly in
the various states.
The total vote for president
passed the 49, 600, OO0-mar today,
based on official canvasses and
Associated Press compilations.
With 125, 1927 of the cOuntry's 49,
245 voting units covered, the vote
was as follows:
Roosevelt -26,9S7, 1886
Willkie -----------22,O66 ,318
Other candidates - 1857
Total ------------49,0 66, 800
Wendell L. Willkie, on the ba-
sis of the votes already tabula-
ted, pOlled a larger vote than any
previous Republican candidate.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
JEFFERSON CHURCHES
PLAN UNION SERVICE

The Methodists and Presbyter-
ians of Jefferson are uniting in a
service of praise and Thanksgiv-
ing on Thursday the 18th. The
meeting will be in the Methodist
church and will begin at $50 a.
m. Rev. Mr.. Jessup will preside
at the service and Rev. r. H.
Stone will preach the sermon.
The custom that has existed for
a number of years will be fol-
lowed this year when anyone will
be given an opportunity to ex-
press his or her gratitude.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
III. III. BROWN IN
WILKES HOSPITAL

H. H. Brown, of Fig, Ashe coun-
ty Republican candidate for the
house of representatives, has been
in the Wilkes hospital for some
time, suffering with gland and
nervous trouble. Mr.. Brown
waged an extensive campaign
and it is believed that this had
some effect on his general con-
dition. He is expected to leave the
hospital soon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
STILL DESTROYED
ON HORSE CREEK

Deputy Sheriff Roey McNellI'
Walter Phillips and Bob Watson
found and destroyed moonshine
still in the Horse Creek section
last Thursday afternoon. They
also poured out $50 gallons of
mash. The still, they said, had
been in operation for some time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
EPISCOPAL NEWS
nv Sister T. Evelyn Howe


The w. A. of the 3rd district
met in the church of the Ascen-
sion, Hickory, last Tuesday, Nov.
18th. Sixty-six were present.
The w. A. of Holy Trinity
church, Glendale Springs, has in
vited the next district meeting,
which will be held some time
next April, the exact date will
be set later.
We missed our Bishop at the
Hickory meeting but we were as
sured he was with us in thought.
He is now Bishop of the whole
camp at Fort Jackson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Baldwin Rites
Held Thursday

Funeral service was held last
Thursday for Miss Marguerite
Baldwin, of White Top, who died
on Tuesday following long per-
iod of serious illness. The funeral
was held at the home and burial
took place in the family ceme-
terry. The deceased is survived by
one sister, Mrs. Alice Brown.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
NATIONAL UNITY FILM
is BEING SHOWN HERE

In line with the movement
throughout the country, an i'm
pressive short subject entitled
National Unity, is being run at
the Parkway Theatre here this
week.
The theme of the timely film
is "the election is over; let's for
get politics and march forward
united.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
ELLER INFANT BURIED

Funeral service was held on
Sunday at the Friendship Baptist
church for Ruby Carolyn Eller,
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hansfred Eller, of Jefferson. Bur-
ial followed in the Friendship
cemetery. The child is survived
by her parents and number of
half brothers and sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
SINGING CONVENTION
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Coleman Payne, chairman of
the Ashe county singing conven-
ton, announced that a singing
would be held on Sunday after
noon at one o'clock at the Mt.
Pleasant Baptist church. every
one is invited to attend" he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

FOR SALE-13 stacks good clo-
yer and timothy hay. Will fur
nish good barn shed with running
water for cattle while being fed.
Price reasonable. Howard Nor
phew, Treetop, N. G. 11-21-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

WANTED TO BUY-At least co.
600 pounds of hog hams. Bring us
your hams. We will pay highest
market prices. Roten's Store,
Warrensville. 11-21-2t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

WANTED TO BUY-All the tur-
keys we can between now and
Christmas. Will pay highest mar
ket prices. Roten's Store, War
rensville, N. G.. 11-21-2t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Classified Ads

FOR SALE - One Mccormick
Deering Power Unit, sawmill, saw
and belt. See or write r. G. Barr,
West Jefferson, N. c. 11-21-2t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

For Sale-A small line of general
merchandise. For sale cheap.
H. B. Robinson, Mouth of Wilson,
Va. 11-21-4tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

LOST OR STRAYED AWAY -
One white female goat, no horns
and long wool. Reward. Mrs. ].
c. Gambill, West Jefferson.
11-21-1tc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

FOR SALE-One large lot of 100
rods, with store and 4-room house
combined, in 800 feet of Lansing
high school. Also tn acres of
good land. Good location for fill
ling station. Call or write, G. c.
Casio, Lansing, N. c. 11-22-4tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

FOR SALE OR RENT-A filling
station, corner location in War
rensville. See or write Ira T.
Johnston, jefferson. 11-21-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

FOR SALE-Purebred Mammoth
Bronze Turkeys. Price, hens, So;
toms, 81. Mrs. J. F. Phipps,
Crumpler, N. c. 11-21 1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21

LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN
Flock of IS bronze Turkeys, rea-
dy for the market. Reward to any
one giving information as to their
whereabouts. Mrs. VIM. Wayman,
jefferson, N. G.. 11-21-1t
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
N. E. FIRMS GIVEN
SOCK CONTRACTS
Nine Concerns Are Scheduled
To Make 3,OOO,0 900 Pairs
For The Army

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - Up -
The award of contracts to nine North
Carolina companies for more than j.
600, 900 pairs of tan cotton socks
was announced by the war depart
|ment.
Among the contracts, for which de-
livery dates were not disclosed, were:
Elliott Knitting Mills, Catawba,
$780, 900 pairs, $3S, S05; Maurice Mills
company, Taylorsville, 10000 pairs,
s25, $50; o. E. Kearns and son, Inc,
High Point, 200, 900 pairs, s25,96O;
Raglan Knitting company, Thomas
wills, 464, 900 pairs, s60,4 0 Tip-Top
Hosiery Mills, Inc, Asheboro. 4oo,-
900 pairs, $51,4S0; Triangle Hosiery
company, High Point, SOC, 900 pairs,
s39. 900; Thomas Mills, Inc, High
Point, 100000 pairs, $61,728; Silver
Knit Hosiery Mills, High Point, $780,
900 pairs, SCI, 1850; Amos Hosiery
Mills, High Point, 800, 900 pairs, 1884,
625.
The department also announced
the following awards to companies
in North and South Carolina:
Southern Weaving company,
Greenville, S. c., webbing. $2,S71.40.
Crescent K Uniting company,
statesville, N. c., S4,S20 black cotton
socks, $9,949.76.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
Princess Juliana Attends
New York Church Service

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-R-From
a front pew of the West End Cole
giat, Reformed Church, Princess Ju-
Llama of the Netherlands heard a
prayer today for the overthrow of
the tyranny that despoils" her
homeland.
With head bowed, the heir to the
royal house of Orange sat with 1900
worshippers who overlooked the
church a the pastor, the Rev. DR..
Edgar Franklin Romig, prayed for
the eventual 'home coming of
Queen Wilhelmina, the Princess
mother, and other members of the
royal family.
"And, according to thy will" said
DR.. Romig, "do Thou bring in the
time when the tyranny that despoils
their land shall be overthrown and
the ancient privileges of their people
shall be restored, and when all shall
praise Thee for the restitution of
cir soil, the home coming of their
sovereign, and the vindication Of the
cause of civil and religious liberty
for which, with all men of unfettered
soul, they are struggling."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
Six Members OF Family
Killed In Auto Crash

FLOMATON, Ala, Dec. 22.-R-
Six members of a Georgia family
were killed and a seventh injured
slightly here early today when their
automobile crashed through a rail.
road overpass railing after a collis-
ion and plunged to the tracks IS feet
below.
The state highway patrol identified
the dead as:
c. P. Kiff, 40; his wife, Mrs. Will.
lie Bell Kiff, 80; two of their chill
dren, Betty, 9, and Jackie, 4, their
son-in-law, Walter c. Hornsby, ST.,
and Walter Hornsby, Jr., age four
months. They were from near Ogle-
thorpe.
Mrs. Walter c. Hornsby, 10, escap-
ed with minor injuries
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
GREEKS POUNDING
FLEEING FASCISTS
Nimble Artillerymen Pour
Shells Into Thin Ranks
Of The Italians
BY DANIEL DE LUCE .

WITH THE GREEK FORCES
ON THE SOUTHERN ALBANIAN
FRONT, Dec. o. Up -Nimble
Greek artillerymen jumping about
in muddy fields poured shells into
long, thin ranks of retreating 1tal-
ians today, working f%uriously to
keep the fleeing fascists within
gun range.
Two hills and ridges from this
point on the front failed to screen
the Italians from the Greek artil-
lery observers and they were spot
ted when they began another With
draWal.
Elation is written on the tired
faces of the Greek gunners, who
are bristling with black boards.
The firing goes fast.
Half-a-dozen bursts are given,
then the range is extended.
Again those rapid bursts that set
the ears ringing and again a
change of range.
I'VE have to fire farther at times
in, order to keep up with their
marching columns" a captain ex-
planned.
Italian guns are almost silent.
Once or twice an hour they answer
the Greeks and black bluffs mark
where shells strike harmlessly.
several hundred yards too short.
The action apparently is one
sided, with the Greeks shooting
the works" to gain a decisive
achievement in a sector where
bitter fighting has ragged more
than a week.
There have been hard days and
nights of small attacks against
Italian positions from the valley
floor to the mountain crest nearly
a mile high. All these little &C
tons were designed to produce
one result - the enemy in re-
treat"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23

LONDON, Dec. 22.-LP-A formal
statement on Britain's wal aims may
be made by the government before
Christmas, British sources declared
tonight.
However, other observers viewed
that possibility as slim, since parlia-
ment-the chief sounding board for
such g statements in recess.
The British sources aid the state
ment could well follow the pattern If
the country's religious leaders given
in a letter to the Times and outlining
what they called the only permanent
basis for lasting peace.
Protestant and Roman Catholic
leaders urged five standards "by
which economic situations and pro-
posals may be tested"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
WI. MCPHERSON
GRANTED PARDON
Was ParOled In 1887 And Will
Continue To Work In
Parole Office

RALEIGH, Dec. 22-R- Gov
ernor Hoey announced today that
a full pardon had been granted
Winfred I. Mcpherson, a trusted
employe in the state parole office
who was convicted of second de-
gree murder in Camden county
in October 1888.
Mcpherson has worked in the
parole Office since 1884. He was
first assigned duties there as a
prison trusty but was continued as
a salaried employe after being
paroled June II, 1887, from a q
to 30-year prison term.
He has a splendid record" sale
Parole Commissioner Edwin Gill
He will continue in our service
as before. He is a fine man in the
office, and is an outstanding case
of rehabilitation. During AZ month!
of parole he made his reports
promptly and made a fine record
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
HELSINKI M0URNS
DEATH OF KALLI0
Body OF Former President
Will Be Taken To Nivala
For Burial

HELSINKI, Dec. 22-R)-Thou
sands of this capitals populace
mourned today as the body OIL
Finland's late president, Kyost
Kallio, was borne by horse-drawr
artillery carriage to be taken &c
Nivala for burial.
Kalllo, who broke his health
leading Finland in the war with
Soviet Russia last year, died
Thursday in the arms of Baron
Gustaf Mannerheim with the
cheers of his people still in his
ears. A few hours before, i'll and
tired at 81, he had turned his Of
fee over to Risto Ryti. He sue
cumbed just as he was bidding
farewell to Helsinki and public life
The cortege included a military
procession in which Finnish gen
erals, followed by Ryti and Baron
Mannerheim, surrounded the ar
tillery carriage.
Eight generals lifted the flag
whipped casket into the train ir
the view of such dense crowds tha1
traffic in downtown Helsinki was
at a standstill for hours.
Burial will take place after
Christmas.