The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-12
Written by John Anderson, Jr., in
absence of Stella w. Anderson

Automobile accidents, like Hit.
Ter blitzkriegs, are not a bit fun
ny, in fact they are serious and
often times critical thin gs
Through no fault of your own OF
of the driver of the car in which
you are riding, it's really tough
to be run into and injured per-
sonally. To Stella w. Anderson,
the regular writer of this column,
I extend profound sympathies for
having gotten her arm broken in
an accident last Saturday after
neon. Doctors state it will be
some time before she will regain
use of her right hand and, in the
meantime, while I do the "Ashe
CASING" sympathies are offered to
the readers. Stick with me,
though, because if I don't amuse,
alarm, inform or entertain you,
I'll put you to sleep with 'gas"
which is quite painless and harm
less!
Next week is Fair Week in
Ashe county and let's hope it will
really be "fair", too. Rain and
fairs mix just about as good as
liquor and gasoline. And haven't
we had our share of water from
above? At any rate we are pull
ling for old Sol to shine and shine
next Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
Getting ready to hold anything
is a lot of trouble and takes time,
but getting ready to have coun-
ty fair climaxes most other pub
lie activities. If you don't believe
it, ask Secretary Qussenberry,
Levern Johnson, Gale Mcmillan,
P. G. Wright, Ed Anderson or any
of those closely associated with
the Ashe County Fair of 1910! BY
next Tuesday afternoon the stage
will be aIlsset, the midway in full
blast and everything in readiness
for bigger and better Ashe
County Fair. This column extends
most cordial invitation to you
to attend the Fair in West Jeffer-
son!
No doubt you've noticed it, es-
pecially if you drive much, all
the service stations and eating
houses are talking about 1.-THE
increased number of tourists
travelling through the county.
It's all because they are detoured
this way.
One night not long ago long,
black car from California parked
in front of the Tea Room here in
West Jefferson. A very good
looking, black headed man with a
beautiful lady got out and went
in. Apparently trying to hide,
they sneeked into a back booth
and took their seats with their
backs to the door. Mrs. Sam
Diggs, the proprietor, gave her
visitors no thought other than of
feeding them until local kids star
ted Fostering the stranger for an
autograph. Mrs. Diggs said the
kids said the handsome man was
the famous movie star, Charlie
Boyer.
Carrot Hardin, who lives in
West jefferson, brought in the
oddity that takes the cake this
week. Hardin's oddly is also a
coincident beaver from
Beaver Creek. Not real beaver
tho, but a turnip that was grown
at Beaver Creek with three sets
of roots bearing resemblance tc
the amphibious rodent.
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The JefferSOnS' scenes: RELI-
GION, all the stores closing ar
hour each morning for church .
ACCIDENT, Bryce Lyle's car hit
by hit-an-run driver PLAY,
TIME, Ross Vannoy, Don Black.
burn, Coleman Paine, and many
others indulging in the art OF
playing croquet almost daily out
at Reid-Sturdivants JACK,
OF-ALL-TRADES, Tom Duncan
building the fence next to- his
garage. Later seen painting it :.
DREAMING, Wick Vannoy, i'm.
patiently watch construction on
his new building next to Richard
sons $40 DOCTORING, Bue-
lah Cockerham, Edith Pierce, and
other secretaries being, apparent
ly very painfully, vaccinated for
typhoid at the clinic. . EXPECT
ING, P. G. Wright washing the
railroad station windows getting
everything ready for the "tweet-
sizes" return shortly i. F. FLOOD
ED, The welfare department and
Red Cross headquarters with re-
lief work to be done RE-