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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05

REHOLD this modern version of
- an old-time laundry bag. 1t is
made of sturdy ticking in crisp
red and white stripes. It hangs
fiat against the wall with ivory
rings over brass hooks. It closes
neatly with Upper and may be
opened with one hand. The zip
per is applied in a curve to make
an ample opening, and the bag is
held in shape with board in the
bottom. Surely you will want one
of these and will want to make
one Or more for gifts. Christmas
is not so far away, and here is
something for a man, woman or
child.
Everything you need to know to
make this bag is given in the
sketch. These directions are not
in any of the booklets, so be sure
to clip them. There is also an in
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05
OLD MAN COYOTE DIMES WELL

liver since he had come to the
- Green Meadows to live Old Man
Coyote had taken the greatest pains
to keep away from Farmer Browns.
You see he felt that he was a strang-
er, and being such he would be quite
likely to make mistakes, which
might get him into trouble. If there
Is one thing that Old Man Coyote
prides himself on it is the way in
which he manages to keep out of
trouble. He is so smart that it is
very seldom that Old Man Trouble
ever catches up with him. So he
kept away from Farmer Browns
henyard and Farmer Browns duck
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05

More than once a fat chicken or q
plump duck had passed almost un-
der Old Man Coyotes nose.
pond, although sometimes the sound
Of the ROSTERS Growing and the
ducks quacking made his mouth wa
ter SO that he would trot off into the
Green Forest where he could not
hear them for fear that he might be
tempted to do something foolish.
But all the time he was studying
and studying. Yes, sir, Old Man
Coyote was studying. He was learn
ing all about the ways of Farmer
Brown and Farmer Browns boy
and Farmer Browns hired man and
Bowser the Hound and the hens and
the ducks. Day after day he would
hide where he could see all that
went on about Farmer Browns
house and dooryard, and no one ever
suspected it. He knew just when
the hens were allowed to run out
side the henyard. He knew just
winch ones were bOldeSt ana went
farthest from home and where they
usually went. He knew just when
the ducks went down to the duck
pond and where their favorite rest
ing places on the edge Of the pond
were.
The truth is Old Man Coyote knew
a lot more about those ducks and
chickens than Farmer Browns boy
himself. More than once fat chick
en- or a plump duck had passed al
most under Old Man Coyotes nose
and never guessed how close dam
ger was. And he had let them pass,
because he was smart enough to
know that to seize them would be
to give himself away.
Now the time had come when he
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05
Longer Gloves Is
Late Style Edict

For once in her life fashion Is
logical! With those youthful short
sleeved, chubby fur jackets which
top the list of must HAYES this fall
longer gloves are definitely the
thing. Because while bare midriffs
may be a smart whim in evening
clothes, you don't want that effect
between the end of your gloves and
the beginning of your jacket sleeves.
American glove manufact urers
have taken account of the important
short-sleeved fur jacket fashion and
have figured out that the eight-but-
ton length glove is perfect with most
of these jackets. It's long enough
to cover the exposed part of the
arm, but not too long to be comfort
able under the jacket sleeve. And
you can have it in the classic Slip
on type or, if you like to be a bit diff
ferent, in a mousquetaire - the
gtraighter-cut, closer-ftting glove
with the buttoned opening.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05
Service to Humanity

Public office is public trust.
The discharge of duty to ones
fellow-men, the work of resisting
violence and maintaining order
and righting the wrongs of the OPP
pressed, is higher and holier than
the following of visions. The serv-
ice of man is the best worship of
God.-Henry Van Dyke.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05

In this cunningly fur-pocketed
dress, designed by a leading Chi
cago style creator, new fashion
has been launched that is bound to
develop into a widespread vogue
as the season advances. A light
weight rabbits hair wool is the fab
ric choice for this adorable little
frock. The pockets are of genuine
SHARED beaver and the neckline
boasts of touch of matching fur.
Tucks that spray from the yoke
give soft bodice detail. The skirt
features smooth gored lines.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05

NOTE: These homemaking booklets are
a service to our readers and No. 5 just
published contains a description of the
other numbers, as well as 80 pages of
clever ideas fully illustrated They are
10 cents each to cover cost and mailing
Send order to:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-09-05
; HOW SEW nuE s=s :; Sxsr"

teresting laundry and shoe door
pocket in Book 4. An easy-to-
make garment bag illustrated in
Book l, and twin pockets for a
pantry door in Book 8, solve the
problem of what to do with clean
and soiled tea towels. All these
closet accessories make grand gift
and bazaar items.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Turn Over Ashe
Land Sale Taxes
To The Attorneys

At the meeting of the county
board of commissioners Monday,
Attorney Ira T. Johnston and w.
B. Austin were appointed and au-
thorized ''to proceed with fore
closure of tax receipts and GER
tificates still unpaid for the years
1886, 1887 and 1888.
The total amount of the land
sales taxes for these three years
is around $4,000, Auditor L. F.
Coward stated. Owing for 1896
are $1,000; 1887, $2,85O; 1888, $3,-
200.
Johnston has the following
townships: Chestnut Hill, Cres-
ton; Grassy Creek; Horse Creek;
Jefferson; North Fork; Old
Fields; Pine Swamp apd Walnut
Hill.
Austin has: Clifton, Elk, Hell
ton, Hurricane, Laurel, Obids,
Peak Creek, Piney Creek, Pond
Mountain and West Jefferson.
These land sales certificates
have been in the hands of Mr..
Coward fer collection.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
ALI Men Between Ages OF
81 And SO Must Register;
County Schools Will Close
. Draft Board
For County Is
Appointed Tues.
First Draft in County to Take
Around 80. DIR. Reeves
Is The Physician.

In this county and throughout
the nation, next Wednesday, Oct.
Is, is registration day under the
National Selective Military Ser
vice act.
On that day all men between
the ages of 81 and SO must regis
ter for possible military training
and there is a severe penalty for
those who willfully fail to regis
ter.
Registration will take place at
the voting places in each pre-
cinct, starting at 7 o'clock and
continuing until 9 that night.
According to the War depart
ment's method of calculation, es-
timating the male population be-
tween the ages of ri and SO, at
ii per cent of the total popula-
ton, there are over 5000 in Ashe
county who will have to register.
80 In First Draft
Of this number around 80 will
be called to colors between now
and January. In other words,
about one in 40, or 100000 in all,
will be drafted this year and sent
to camp for one years training.
Others will be drafted in jan
uary and so on for the next five
years until nearly five million
men have been called and
trained. -. .........
Each county will receive Gre
dit for those who have volunteers
to serve in the National Guard
since last January.
Draft Board Appointed
The big job of classifying, car
rying out the regulations of the
act and of determining who shall
be drafted rests heavily upon the
county draft board, the physician
and local government appeal ag-
ent.
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Three MOOnshine
Stills Destroyed

Three moonshine stills were
found and destroyed in Ashe
county during the past week by
Sheriff J. E. Roland and Depu-
ty Sheriffs Walter Phillips and
Harve Goodman. No arrests,
however, were made.
One of the stills was located in
the Roaring Fork section. A man,
believed to have been the opera
tor, came within about 200 yards
of the still, but turned and ran.
The other stills were located in
the Peak Creek township and
near the Parkway. Over $50 gal
Ions of beer was found at one Of
the illicit outfits.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
West Jefferson
Bonds Will Be
Sold Oct. 22nd

Sale of $4,000 worth of street
and sidewalk improvement bonds
of the town of West Jefferson
will take place in Raleigh at the
state treasurer's office on Tues
day, October %.
Bids are now being solicited
and details concerning these bids
and the sale appear in legal no
tice published elsewhere in this
issue.
Plans are now being made by
the town board to resume work
on the local sewerage project i'm
mediately. Street work will COM
mence following the sale of
bonds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Registrars Meet Friday To
Plan For Draft Registering

A meeting of the Ashe county
registrars and judges for the pur-
pose of making final plans for
holding the registration of men
for possible military service, will
be held at the courthouse tomor-
row afternoon, Friday, at 2 o.
clock, Charlie Neal announced
yesterday.
The list remains the same with
the exception of two registrars
who had moved out of the coun-
ty. New appointments have been
made as follows: Everett STAINS
berry to succeed Mack Eller at
Horse Creek and J. D. Burgess
to succeed Bruce Dent in Jeffer-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Post To Conduct
Straw Ballot On
' u. S. President
Readers Asked to Clip Out
And Send In Coupon Bal
lot Shown Below.

In spite of intense interest IN
the draft registration of next
Wednesday and the intensified
ton of wars, the Presidential
election still holds the spotlight.
To feel out sentiment in this
county, The Post is going to
sponsor straw ballot. Printed
below is a ballot which all read
ers are requested to cut out,
check, send, bring or mail to The
Post office. Tabulations will be
carried each week until the cleo
ton, which takes place on Nov
ember 5, less than a month from
now.
The American Institute of Pub
lie Opinion last week showed
that Roosevelt is leading in AZ
states and Willkie in only 6. The
six are: Nebraska, Maine, Yer
mon, North and South Dakota
and Kansas.
How do the voters in this coun-
ty feel?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Registration For Draft To Be Held Next Wednesday Oct
'Ashe County AAA Community
Committeeman Being Chosen
a.County Committee To Meet
Sat. and Canvass Votes.
Others Meet Monday.

Ashe county's AAA committee
is scheduled to meet in the court
house at Jefferson Saturday
morning for the purpose of
counting the ballots which have
been cast in the election of AAA
community committeeman and
delegates, as we'll as their alter
mates, who were nominated at a
meeting last Thursday afternoon.
Ballots were mailed last week
to eligible residents of Ashe and
must be in the hands of the coun-
ty committee by Friday in order
to be counted.
Of the six men nominated in
each community for committee
men, the three receiving the
highest number of votes will be
chosen to serve, with the next
Z ighest as alternate. Of the three
men nominated as delegate, one
will be elected and he will have
an alternate.
Monday has been designated as
the day for the selection of a new
county committee. Present mem
bers are J. R. Phipps, chairman,
J. c. Little and Jim Gambill.
County Agent c. ]. Rich is secre-
tary and Mrs. Mary Grant, treas
urer.
Nominees for committeeman
and delegates, and their alter
mates, are as follows:
Old Fields (for committee
men): ]. C. Goodman, Austin
Houck, w. S. Watson, ]. E..
Cheek, w. R. Graham and Walter
Burkett; (for delegates): J. C..
Goodman, Austin Houck and W..
S. Watson.
Jefferson (for committeeman:
Everette 7 ender,s wiley Hairless,
J. Vert Neal, Coy Francis, Char
lie Galloway and John R. Col
ward; (for delegates): Furd Shat
SNey, Everette Fender and Wiley
s[arless.
Peak Creek (for committee
mem: ]. C. Crawford, l.. F.
Woodie, Wiley Burgess, E. F.
Gambill, E. H. Baker and Floyd
Miller: (for delegates): Ben Col
ward, Carl Blevins and Jesse
Bare.
Helton (for committeeman: B.
H. Shepherd, Dewey Cox, j. E.
Shumake, Bryan Kirby, Bryan
Pennington and c. D. Baldwin;
(for delegates): Dewey Cox,
Bryan Pennington and c. D.
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Mighty Air Raids Continue;
Scene Is Switched To Japan

In the mightiest assault yet re-
leased on the British Isles, the
Nazi raiders bombed 80 districts
in all England yesterday and
rained explosives and fire also
on 80 areas of the capitol, while
the British air forces again struck
at German invasion bases on the
French coast in an early light
ming attack.
During the past few days the
German troops have entered Ru-
mania to protect the oil fields
which have been the primary
source of German gasoline and
oil, and because of the less-in-
tensified warfare by the Ger
mans, many experts say that Hit
Ter is getting all his forces to-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Grassy Greeks Community
Fair Was A Great Success
Exhibits, Attendance Good.
School Bldg. Dedicated.
Johnston Spoke.

Pledging the new Virginia.
Carolina school at Grassy Creek
to future students who will
spread democracy, to teachers
who will teach liberalism and to
parents who will continue to car
ry forth progress, Dean Coward,
formerly of the Grassy Creek
community, delivered the dedica-
tory speech last Saturday after
noon at the Grassy Creek Fair
before a crowd of several hun
dred.
The one-day agricultural fair
was termed an Overwhelming
success" by it's promoters, Princi-
pal George VanHoy and M. w.
Reynolds with a large number
of exhibits, ranging from sewing,
etc., of the home to fruits and
vegetables of the garden.
In his address, Mr.. Coward re-
viewed the history Grassy Creek
school has made along the edu-
cational lines, and ''this fine new
school building is symbol of
progress and greater things that
can be and will be accomplished
by the citizens of this communi-
ty," he said. Coward, who is
head of the state farm demon
stration farm at Swannanoa, was
introduced by F. c. Nye. M. w.
Reynolds and John Anderson, of
West jefferson, also made short
talks. Mr.. VanHoy delivered the
welcoming address.
Ira T. Johnston, prominent JET
ferson attorney, delivered a
splendid address during the
program of the Fair. He
emphasized the development of
the Grassy Creek section alcng
the agricultural lines and COM
mended the citizens of the COM
upon their efforts in fur
thering education.
A complete list of prize win
ners and contest winners will be
published in this paper next
week. An entertaining play, 1.-TWO
Days to Marry climaxed the fair
Saturday night. A large crowd
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
NYA is BUILDING NEW
HOME AT GRASSY CIR.

A new home for M. w. Rey-
nolds, agriculture teacher at Vir-
ginia-Carolina high school is be-
ing constructed on the school
campus by the N. Y. A.
The boys are making splendid
progress on the building. The
project is sponsored by the Gray
son county board of education
and John Williams is supervisor
in charge.
A new electric pump has been
installed and is now in operation,
SUPPLYING water for the school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10

gether for an Indian summer"
invasion.
Winston Churchill yesterday
scornfully dared Germany or TIA
ly to try to aid Japan ''while the
British and United States fleets
are in being" and answered ia
pans bargain with the axis by
ordering the Burma "road to
Mandalay" reopened for war sup
plies to China.
With the accent on the far
east, the prime minister delivered
an hour-long war report to the
House of Commons. Outside, and
clearly audible, the sirens
howled, anti-aircraft guns rum
bled and bombs fell.
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Craybeal Estate
Brought $35,228

The auction sale of the C. Nj.
GRAPHICAL estate, located in and
south of West jefferson, was
completed last Thursday after
noon and final tabulations
showed that the property brought
a total of $35, 228.38, which was
higher than had been anticipated.
The sale lasted two days and
attracted a record crowd for this
section. The property had been
subdivided into lots and small
farms and purchases were made
by So different persons. R. w.
Coward bought the largest
amount, totalling around $4,000.
Lem Hafer was second high buy
er and L. S. Vannoy, third.
All of the property was sold
and every purchases made settle
ment as required, many of them
paying all cash. Over half of the
total had been paid in yesterday.
B. B. GRAPHICAL, trustee for the
heirs, stated that he and the heirs
were highly pleased with the sale
and the manner in which it was
conducted, and that the proper
ty really brought more than he
expected.
This development will be quite
an asset to West Jefferson as a
number of those buying lots plan
to build homes in the near future.
Mr.. Coward has already started
moving dirt for a new building.
The new Ford sedan that was
given away at the close of the
sale was won by Miss Ollie Bile
wins. of West Jefferson.
The sale was conducted by the
Cumbow Land Co., of Abingdon,
Va, who has a. fine organization.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Legion
District Meeting
To Be Held Here
Local Post to be Host at Joint
Meeting On Sat. Night,
October 18th.
PROGRAM PLANNED

A joint meeting of the Ameri-
can Legion and Legion Auxiliary
of the fifteenth district will be
held here in the community
building on Saturday night, Oct
ober 10, P. G.. Wright, past de-
partment vice commander and
chairman of the local arrange
ments committee, announced to-
day.
Department Commander Dave
Hall, of Belmont and Mrs. Wal
ter Craven, of Charlotte, depart
ment president of the Auxiliary,
will speak. Scarf Morrison, of
Statesville and Mrs. J. w. Hen
bricks, of Statesville, will also ap-
pear on the program. District
Commander Frank Johnson, of
Morganton, will preside. An en-
tertaining program of hillbilly
music will be given.
There are six posts in the 18th
district-Statesville, Mooresville,
Taylorsville, North Wilkesboro,
Sparta and West Jefferson. The
district had a total membership
last year of over 500 and this
years enrolment is running
ahead of previous years. The
Ashe post here already has over
so members.
l.. P. Coward and Charles ST.
Clair are assisting Commander
Wright with arrangements for the
district meeting. A regular meet
ing of the Ashe post will be held
here Saturday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Registration
Books Will Be
Open Saturday
All Voters Must be Properly
Registered to Vote in The
General Election.
OPEN FOUR SATS.

Registration books for the gen
eral election to be held on Nov
ember S, will open this Saturday
at the various polling places in
the county and will remain open
for the next three Saturdays,
Charlie Neal, chairman of the
county board of elections, an
nounced yesterday. The last Sat-
urday will be challenge day.
In making the announcement,
Mr.. Neal called special attention
to the fact that in order to be
eligible to vote next month, ev-
cry citizen must be registered.
All those who are now 81
years of age should be sure to
register, if they have not already
done so. To be eligible to vote in
this state, a voter must have been
a resident for at least IL months
and if he has moved from
one county or precinct to an
other, he must have lived there
the past four months. A re-regis-
tration is also required.
IF there is any doubt about
your being registered, be sure
and check with your registrar"
Mr.. Neal cautioned.
The books will be open from
8 until o'clock each Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10

son.
The township registrars and
judges are:
Chestnut Hill
E. F. Gambill, registrar; P. L..
and w. M. Phipps, judges.
Clifton
J. c. Little, registrar; Frank
James and R. H. Brown, judges.
CreStOn
John Knox, registrar; Bob Ba-
ker and Joe Robinson, judges.
J. T. Brown, registrar; B. G.
B1edsoe and w. G. Cook, judges.
Grassy Creek
A. J. B1evins, registrar; Walter
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
Teachers Will
Assist In Huge
Registering Job
Others Asked To Volunteer
Services AS Patriotic Ac-
tivity. Over 5000.

Charlie Neal, chairman of the
Ashe county board of elections
and in that capacity is directing
the registration of men in the
county on October Is for mill
tary duty, stated yesterday that
a large number of teachers have
voluntarily offered their service
to assist in the big task of regis
tration.
In view of that fact, plus the
fact that the use of many school
buildings will be needed for
holding the registration, Supt. j.
B. Hash announced that all
schools would be closed next
Wednesday.
"The task of registering all men
between the ages of 81 and 80 is
so great that our regular cleo
ton officials cannot accomplish
the lob without the aid of over
200 other workers and without
the use of many school buildings,
which are regular voting Places
Mr.. Neal said.
"The teachers and schools have
certainly come to the rescue oy
offering their patriotic services
and the buildings, which is great
" appreciated here and in the
nation.
81 hope all teachers will assist
in this great undertaking and Will
work in the precinct where their
services are most needed" he
declared.
No provisions are made for
payment of registrars or assls-
tants for services on registration
day, the position being taken that
if men must sacrifice a year IN
military training that others
should gladly sacrifice one day
in the interest Of national de-
Tense.
Mr.. Neal has also requested
any and all others who can and
will to assist in filling out the
registration blanks. The job is
not a difficult one.
He explained that it will take
about 20 minutes to register each
man and that with over 5000 In
the county to be registered, the
services of at least 200 will be
needed. The registration will
start at 7 a. m. and close at y p.
m.
In a formal statement addressed
''to all patriotic men and women
of Ashe county," Mr.. Neal stated
"the Governor has requested that
any and all patriotic persons VINO
will do so to volunteer their SER
(Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
ATTENDING STATE FAIR

Assistant County Agent, H. D.
Quessenberry and several of his
All club members. are in Raleigh
this week attending the State
Fair. A truck load of baby beeves
were taken to Raleigh Sunday
and entered in the Fair, 1t is ex-
pected that the boys will win sew
era1 prizes,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
AsHE COUNTY

is the air-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. Twenty five miles
Of the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-10
BELMvE-m-oR-Nor

The Skyland Post is the only
paper in North Carolina having
an audited circulation of over
three times the total population
of the town in which it is pub
lished.