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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
600

Our nuts and kernels" columnist, who
puts a lot of humorous and philosophical
punch into a sentence, will no doubt be
elated to learn that he has more than "two
readers" Due to severe weather, school
duties and other activities, Prof. Jones' col
umn has not appeared and many inquiries
have been received from both young and
old. "What's happened to T. I?' an eight
year-old youngster asked few days ago.
That's a compliment to any writer
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
A BANNER YEAR IN ASHE

Few are the counties in North Carolina
that are making more varied and lasting
progress than ASHE.
Most anywhere one goes in the state, the
comment is heard, "You folks in Ashe GER
tainly are doing things!" And the explana-
ton is frequently given, 81 noticed in the
papers that you are building "a hospital,
that you have just completed building
many miles of rural electric lines that you
are going to get cold storage plant, that
you had big fair, that the Parkway is
completed ainfyour county" and so on.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
The Northwestern
Bank Enjoyed A
Successful Year
Resources and Deposits In
creased Over Half Mil
lion. Profits Increase.

The Northwestern Bank, the
largest banking institution in this
section of the state now operat-
ing nine different banks, one of
which is located at Jefferson, en-
joyed a most successful year in
1899, according to its annual
statement published elsewhere in
this paper.
a stock dividend of IA per
cent and cash dividend of 8
per cent were declared during
the year.
The banks resources increased
over a half of a million dollars
in '39. At the beginning of the
year they were $3,733,119.3O and
at the close of the year the re-
port showed $4,361 ,82O.32, an in
crease of $628,601.02.
Total deposits also showed a
similar gain, with the combined
figure being $3.925, 360.33 at the
close of the year, an increase of
$3.50, $500.
The bank now has 500, 925.43 of
undivided profits, a gain of $18,-
O84.22 over the previous year.
The annual stockholders meet
ing was held Tuesday at the
banks office in North Wilkesbo-
70.
w. H. Worth is cashier of the
jefferson bank and the executive
committee is composed of w. B.
Austin, J. F. Scott and J. D.
Stansberry. The banks officers
are: r. A. Doughton, president;
Edwin Duncan, Jr., executive
vice president; John c. McBee,
vice president and w. J. Caroon,
secretary.
The home office is at North
Wilkesboro and the other banks
are located at Jefferson, Sparta,
Boone, Blowing Rock, huntsville,
Taylorsville, Bakersville and
Valdese.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
Merchants Assn.
May Be Organized
In w. Jefferson
Committee to Work OHt Plans
Appointed At A Meeting
Last Thursday

At a meeting of several West
Jefferson merchants, held last
afternoon at the Rhodes Furni-
ture Company, plans for the or
ganlZatiOn of a merchants asso-
citation here were discussed and
a committee was appointed to
work out details and to make ar
rangements for an organization
meeting.
The four major advantages of
a merchants association were ex-
planned and every one present
stated that he favored the for
nation of such an association
here.
Its the finest thing I know of
for merchants" Oscar Burgess,
owner of Burgess Furniture Com
pany, declared. He said he be-
longed to the association at Ga
lax, where he has another store,
and that the credit information
received more than justified his
membership. $685.
There was right much senti-
ment expressed for utilization
with the state association, when
the local unit is organized
A committee was also appoln-
ted to work out plans for hold
ing another trade promotion next
month.
A report from the Christmas
street lighting and decorations
committee showed that more
funds are needed. -z-s.,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
Woodie To Start
Bus Operation On
New Route Mon.
Line Extends from Mt. Airy
To Salisbury. Granted
Franchise on Dec. %.

E. o. Woodie, of West Jefferson,
pioneer bus operator in this sec
ton Of the state, will start SER
vice on new bus line from Mt.
Airy to Salisbury next Monday,
January Is, at was announced,
this week. @25 >f":'
A franchise to operate over this
90-niile route, which Y extends
through four counties and IN
cludes the towns of Elkin, Yad-
kinville and Mocksville,h was
granted to Mr.. Woodie BY the
State Utilities Commission on
December %. Application for the
franchise was made nearly a year
ago and three large bus com
panies put up a fight for the pro-
posed new line, but Mr.. Woodie
won out largely because he was
the first to make application and
because of his many years of
successful operation in this noun
tain section, it was explained.
The operating company for this
new line will be known as the
Mt. Airy-Salisbury Coach Com
pany and the office will be 10
Gated in Salisbury, Mr.. Woodie
said this week. He stated that he
has already purchased a large
$4,000 bus, with a seating capa-
city of 20, and that two trips
daily will be made over the route.
Last year Mr.. Woodie sold out
all of his old lines to- the Allan
tic Greyhound Company and
shortly after that purchased a
line from Elizabethton, Tenn, to
johnson City, Tenn, which he
still owns and operates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
Census Official
Here Last Week

A. O. JONES, of Sparta, assis-
tant district supervisor of the
Bureau of Census at Salisbury,
was in town last Friday, giving
final instructions to Mrs. J. c..
Gambill, who is the enumerator
for the business and manufac-
turing census in Ashe county.
He said others will be appoin-
ted to assist Mrs. Gambill and
that the business and manufac-
turing census should be compile
ted within three months.
The farm and population CEN
sus taking will commence in APP
ril, he stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET
NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The Ashe county Methodist
Young Peoples Union will meet
next Wednesday night, January
II, at 7:30 o'clock at the War
rensville Methodist church. An
interesting program has been
planned and full attendance is
desired. Last week it was mad
vertently stated that the meet
ing would be held last night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
HORSES FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Seven head of hor-
ses. One two-year old black geld
ing, W.T.. 1850 lbs. Two Swear old
black geldings, W.T.. $500 lbs. Two
6-year Odds. black, one mare, one
gelding, 300 lbs. One 13-year
old grey mare, wit. 1850 lbs. One
2O-year old bay mare, W.T. 1850
lbs. All the above horses are ma
tive born and well broken. If in
terested call and see the under
signed at his store in Mountain
City, TENN. N. BLACKBURN.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11

set at $125.
Third week-E. A. Mcneil
killed in auto wreck. Fair cata-
logues distributed. Community
farm tours conducted.
Fourth Week-Clifford Church
bound over to court on first de-
gree murder charge of shooting
and killing his wife. Construc-
ton on Ashe hospital commenced.
County farm tour held.
Dummy, Williams and Reeves
vacate. pheW!
September
First week-County commits
sioners pass orders to issue new
refunding bonds. Ashe county
schools opened.
Second week - Appalachian
high school Association directors
chosen. Caldwell Mutual direc-
tors elected.
Third Week-Rev. r. H. Stone
elected moderator of Presbyter-
ian Synod of North Carolina.
Fourth week-Ashe county fair
held. Gov. Hoey spoke to crowd
of 10000 here.
October
First week - Larry Coward
elected chairman of Red Cross
drive. Grassy Creek fair held.
Second week-Referee rules
Ex-Sheriff Henry Miller owes
Ashe county nearly $20,000.00.
Case appealed. New officers of
Legion installed.
Third week-Crippled child
ren's clinic held. Record docket
faced opening of superior court.
Fourth week-Major Fletcher
offers apple orchard as demon
strat1on project. Methodist
churches united. Free eye clinic
held. Agricultural community
committeeman elected. Church is
found guilty.
November
First week-Plans started to
get North Cardinals first cold
storage plant. J. R. Phipps cleo
ted chairman of county AAA
committee. Bangs disease eradi-
cation program started.
Second week-Red Cross roll
call opened. First snow fell. Pro-
gress made on cold storage pro-
gram.
Third week-20,O00 acres of
land burned over by worst for
est fire in county's history. REA
officials approve preliminary ap-
plication for cold storage plant
Fourth week-Cold storage CO.
op is organized. Burley growers
oppose control. Thousands of tur-
keys sold for Thanksgiving.
December
First week-Four-day tuberSu-
lar clinic held. Elaborate plans
made here for Christmas shop
ping season.
Second week-REA line con-
struction entirely completed. DR..
w. S. Rankin helped organize
Ashe Hospital Association. DR..
Manley Blevins died. Highway
numbers changed.
Third week-Officers of hospi-
tai association elected. Investiga-
ton of telephone system made by
state representative. Men fined
for gigging fish.
Fourth week-Christmas sea-
son quietly observed. Severe
winter weather, featuring snow
greets New Year. West Jefferson
Christmas trade hits new record
high.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11

From all indications, this is going to be
a good, old-fashioned winter and if the
mercury continues to hover between zero
and freezing, we had better wire Washing
ton to cancel our application for cold
storage plant. We won't need electric cur
rent to reduce temperatures or make ice.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
900.

This Tar Heel governors race is already
getting hot and by May it will certainly
reach the boiling point. At this early stage
Attorney J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh
seems to be out in front, but it's too ear
ly to make any predictions. There are sew
ring.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
CARD OF THANKS

We sincerely desire to thank
our many friends and :neighbors
for the kindness and sympathy
shown us during the sickness and
death of our beloved son and bro
Their, Howard Pennington.
J. E. PENNINGTON,
and FAMILY
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11

Winter weather, featuring several inch
es of snow and majestic mountain slopes
combine to make Ashe county rendez-
vous for outdoor winter sports, such as
skiing and ice skating.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
.O( DO.

The Lord certainly must be on poor lit
tie Finland's side The weather there this
winter has been the worst in years and this
alone has about licked the Reds for the
time being.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11

FOUND set of automobile
chains, one casing and wheel. See
Edwin Weaver, West Jefferson.
1-11-1t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11
PARAGRAPHICS

Life Begins at 40', according to the
novelist, but many politician will learn
that "strife started in 1940'
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-11

The Skyland Post is proud of this fine
record of progress and is deeply gratified
over the splendid spirit of cooperation
shown by farmers, business and profess
sional men and women
We are elated that we had part in this
march of progress" and dedicate ourselves
anew to the pleasant task of promoting
all movements which we believe are for
the best interest and general welfare of the
people of this county,
Let's continue to 'go forward" in 194O
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
36 1uto Parts, Tires Acccs.

SAVE y
1T WILL PAY YOU to visit our
store. If it's AUTO or truck parts
YOU need see us. 1000 cars and
trucks in stock. All sizes In used
tires.
CARTER MOTOR & SUPPLY
1868 Main Phone GO
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
I3 Business Opportunities

HAVE SERVICE STATION, good
location. fully equipped. for lease
in Ell Centre. Take small amount
of money to handle. See Nal
colin Huey, Seaside Oil Co. l-l8
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
% Furniture for Sale

KITCHEN Kook Gasoline Range.
Completely reconditioned. Large
oven. $3.50. 683 Park. 1-lS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

'37 DODGE Deluxe Coupe. Local
car. Very clean. $545. l. V. Motors,
638 Main.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

'38 PONTIAC 6 Sedan. New paint.
Clean car in every way Only
S225.00 down. I. " Motors, 638
Main.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

1896 DE SOTO Airflow Sedan. Good
condition. See Ed Royce at 666
Broadway. 1-i8
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

WE HAVE A FEW repossessed cars
priced right. Peoples Finance &
Thrift CO., 638 Main. Phone 515
or 525.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

HOUSE TRAILER for sale. Very
reasonable. Sleeps g. Innerspring
mattress. 402 North ST., I'm
perial LII
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Business Services

PHOTO FINISHING
Films developed and printed-6 or
exposure roll, 25c-35 nm, So
exposures enlarged to 3la"x5"
$l.50-24-hour service. Each print
given individual attention. Mail
ing bags on request. Mail to
P.O. Box 482, El Centro.
MORE RAIN COMING. Get that
roof fixed. S. l.. Hartze1 &, Son
Take the guesswork out Of roof
ing. Phone 25l-W, FL Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
rs Miscellaneous for Sale

DRY EUCALYPTUS WOOD $3.50
per rick and Athol SO. 376 Ham
ilton, Phone l508-R. Latin
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
10 Help Wanted
2 Situations Wanted

WANTED - Yard, housework and
laundry. Price reasonable. Phone
1884 between 8 am. and 5 pm.
Willis. l-30
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
81 Farm Products
81 Used Cars

'38 CHEVROLET Town Sedan. An
exceptional bargain. $4,000 down.
I. v. Motors, 638 Main
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Money for in YOU Use Want
Cards of Thanks

WE WISH TO EXTEND our sin
cere thanks to our many friends
in our bereavement and loss of
our mother and sister, Abbie Reed.
Signed: T. C., FUEL, EJWYN.
ELMALYNN, IMOGENE REED
AND FAMILIES.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

MASTERCRAFT COACHES. 13 to
% #, $44500 to $11g5.00. ma
hogany, 2 rooms. toilet. Leather
chairs. Oven. Also used. We fin.
ance. 4l62 Ell Cajon. San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Farm Implements

FOR SALE-Used 900 Caterpillar,
good shape, 42-inch tread. suitable
for vegetable work, $4,000. Edgar
Implement Store, 4l8 Main
phone 636. 1-19
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

FOR SALE--l shed tractor, 6-cyl
Buick motor, heavy duty tires,
good condition Call FL Centre
736. 1-l9
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
% Country PrOperty-Sale
23 City Property - Sale

81 ROOM COTTAGE HOTEL for
sale. Modern money maker. Phone
ll6 FL Centre. 1-3tf
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
IS Tracks Tractors TroiierS

7xl4 MODERN HOUSE TRAILER
home built sleeps four. inquire
Righlield Ser. Sta. East 9Th ST..
HoltYille. liz
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

FOR SALE
Just received large shipment of
used pipe from q inch 10 Pinch.
Can furnish any amount needed.
Our prices arc right.
Ell, CENTRIC LUMBER 81
TRADING co.
I4O9 Adams st. Phone ]092
RADIO SERVICE
Bert Campbell at Novak Music Co.
556 Main Phone 70
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Situations Wanted

FURNISHED single apartment for
rent. 591 Holt, Phone 1884 Lib
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
I'D TRAIN 800 PILOTS
IN INLAND EMPIRE

Three hundred pilots who will form
part of the army of $4,000 wanted in
the United States for national earial de
Tense will be trained in the Inland
Empire, under a schedule to start June
Is, at Felts Field, Spokane, Pullman,
Moscow, Wenatchee and Walla Walla.
Administration headquarters viii be
at Felts Field, under R,bt. Gardiner
insnector for the Civil Aeronautic
Authority, and under whose direction
the advance and primary flying in
structions will be conducted.
Gonzaga University and Spokane
Junior College have been awarded
fifty and twenty students respectively,
while sixty students have been allo-
Gated each to Washington Safe Coll
eye and the University of Idaho. Con
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
NOW 1867 BUYS IT.!

save lodging costs when you travel
Nash's double-frame chassis ). extra
weight 4. 7-bcaring cranlsshaft give
you better performance now - higher
resale value later on. {. Drive this 1910
Nash today. It's the biggest "buy" in
town.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
MARLIN NEWS

A Class of eight will have their con-
firmation Sunday. June 90, at 10: a.
m.
The Grange Auxiliary Club met at
the home of Mrs. Nera Starkel June
10.
Mrs ]. T. Thrall has been ill in the
hospital at Almira of the flu.
A charivari was held at the John
Goetz home for Mr.. and Mrs Alvin
Goetz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zimbleman and
son Weldon, took inthe show at Wilson
Creek, Sunday, evening
The All club members woh went to
Pullman from here were Vera Morris,
Donald Hoover, Harvey Engle, and
Ralph Eckhart
| Victor and Maxine Buddrius visited
! at the Clarence Buddrius home Sunday.
Mrs Oscar Wagner entertained the
Ladies aid last week.
l MrS. CIlhu SpahSiej WIN oPo"I '"S
past two weeks visiting friends and
relatives on the coast has returned to
the telephone office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hull attended
the grain buyers convention at Pendle-
ton Oregon last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Hull from
Spokane spent the weekend with home
folks.
The Harry Hull home is having a
new coat Of paint.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
MANY OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PRIVATE CAPITAL

Opportunities for new and great
diversity in Northwest manufactures,
through use of low-eost hydro power,
should prove of great benefit to private
capital looking for sound investment,
Ivan Bloch, Bonneville Power Admin.
istration market development chief,
told the annual meeting of Pacific
Northwest inestment bankers at Spok.
ane Friday.
Bloch stressed the impetus offered
electro chemical and electro metallurg.
ical industries as the result of Bon
nevile's lowest wholesale rate in
America and the nation IS new nation.
al defense program.
| He told the bankers that without
their sources of capital and their op-
portunities to invest it were in danger
of drying up
"Three out of ten people in the
northwest are directly and indirectly
dependent on the forest producte in
dustries for their income" he declar.
ed. "Four out of ten people depend
similarly on agriculture.
AT the present rate Of forest de-
pletion through cutting, fire and dis
ease, within 20 or 80 years many peep
lie may face the loss of their incomes.
At the same time, we cannot ignore
that the fertility of the land is being
Slapped. We need to diversity our in
producing activities in addition
to making more secure those We have
already.'
AS a partial solution to the problem,
Bloch pointed to the recent rapid ex-
pansion of the nations electro-c chemical
and metallurgical INDUSTRIES and the
need of those industries for more by.
droelec tric, power.
cat this time, existing hydro power
sites in the nation are almost complet.
ely absorbed by existing demands. The
northwest is the last place in this ccun-
try where large-scale hydro develop
ments can still be made.''
The Bonneville engineer declared
that the extreme low cost of the fed
orally developed Columbia River pow
Ell is an important factor in providing
a market for new northwest products.
AS examples, he cited aluminium, zine,
magnesium and other metals in which
electric power at four mills per kilo-
watt-hour represent from IL to "a
per cent of the 1888 selling prices.
Using Bonneville power 80 per
cent of the time, these power costs
could be cut in half", he said. 1nYou
can understand. therefore, why the
Aluminium Company Of America has
established branch plant in Vancouv.
er, Wash"
Bloch cited aluminium and magnes.
ium metal as among the products need,
ed for national defense which offer
UNUSUAL opportunities In the northwest.
He pointed to the fact that Dow Chem
ical Company is now virtually the
only source of magnesium metal in
the United States and declared that
the Washington State College and the
United States Bureau Of Mines have
developed processes for the production
of high purity magnesium from north
west raw materials.
He also pointed to the investment
possibilities offered the pulp and pap
err industry through the effects of re-
cent events in Scandinavian countries,
He emphasized the need and the
value of research work by various gov
eminent agencies into the possibilities
of new industries and outlined recent
progress made along these lines by the
Tennessee Valley Authority,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
MANY PIONEERS PICNIC

Several hundred old-timers with
their families gathered at Wilbur
Friday in celebration of the 25th an
niversary of the North Big Bend Pho
neers' association and also Flag day.
The principal address was by Eric
Johnston of Spokane.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20

zaga, Spokane Junior College, Wash
ington State College and the Univer-
sity Of Idaho are graduating abou
100 licensed flyers from student pro-
grams started last Spring. Under the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20

June 15 program, the government will
pay all the expenses except board and
room. Persons with one year of college
and graduates Of the 1899 and 1910
classes are eligible
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20

musicians and their maestro will
vacation ION the installment plan,"
returning to New York broadcast
ing headquarters from nearby
beach resorts only on week-ends.
Marek Weber, Viennese violin
ist-conductor, soon becomes a full
fledged U. S. Citizen and he wants
to get acquainted with his adopted
land. Late this summer, he'll make
countrywide concert tour.
The romantic voice of Larry
Cotton is a regular feature of Hor-
ace Heidt's POT o Gold" programs
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR

beverly, pictured here, is the
- singing star of the Sunday night
"Rhymo" programs over CHS with
Johnny Green and his orchestra.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20

Coughwanogo. Quebec - Prince Two
Moons. 5 year old lroquois Indian "wdr-
rior left. seals a Peace Pact with Little
Chief New Village S. by sharing NICE
ljuncy chocolate covered cookie They're
both sons Of lroquois Indians living onl
lOuebec's Indian reservation 20 miles
from Montreal The burning question oil
who was ''gonno be Chief today is now
settled Looks like New Village. night.
got the bes, OF the bargain.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20

over the NBC-Red network Tues
day nights. Cotton, shown here,
has refused movie offers in order
to continue his pleasant associa-
ton with the Heidi group.
Jack Benny and his writer's will
go to Hawaii late this month to do
their preliminary work on the
script for the picture in which
Jack and Fred Allen will combine
their talents later in the summer.
Kate Smith, Radios Ambassa-
dor to the New York Worlds
Fair" who opened the exposition