The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-05

What's in a name? Many names
are significant while others are
beautiful, odd, suitable, insult
able, etc. Here are some we ran
across the other day which may
or may not be significant. A man
in Charlotte bears the name OF
Sterling Silver. U. S. Flagg, Ere
mont, O., is serving his year OF
selective service in the army.
Chase A. Fox, of near Ashevllle'
likes to hunt. DR.. Victor Stork
practices medicine in California.
Rev. o. B. Quick is pastor of a
colored church in Boston. If you
know any other odd names to
add to this list send them in.
Congratulations and Best Wishes
This week we offer bouquet
to three young Ashe county wo-
men who make up more than
half of the graduation class OF
five from the Grace Hospital
School of Nursing, Of Banner Elk
They are: Misses Pearl Dollnger,
of Lansing; Wava harrington, OF
Wagner; Ruth Shepherd, of Lam
sing.
To these young women VINO
have so we'll fitted themselves for
service in their chosen field we
extend congratulations and best
wishes.
A Pot of Gold
T. B. Grayson, better known to
his many friends here as "Brack-
EFT" was in the office on Monday.
He reports that he is well pleased
with his new venture in St.
Charles, Va, where he is operat-
ing a barber shop, but adds that
he misses all of his friends here
Mr.. Grayson said that he had dis
covered the traditional pot OF gold
at the end of the rainbow and
then explained that it was not
quite that good, but he was hav-
ing fine business over there. He
displayed a sack full of new mo-
ney, which was not of much value
here but worth around $500 in St
Charles. It was bag of script to-
kens, issued by a number Of large
companies there and paid to their
employees, to be redeemed at
company stores.
Apple Blossom Time
We usually think of apple bios
som time as being long past. But
this week Bill Trivette, of Ball
Mountain brought in a bough OF
apple blossoms this week. He says
it is one of the old fashioned Rus
ty Sweet apples and that the rest
of the tree has a full crop of good
sized apples that will ripen IN
midsummer.
A Mountain Beauty
Many people ride for hundreds
of miles to see the beautiful pur-
pie rhododendron and flame aza-
lea now in bloom throughout this
section. It is particularly beautl-
full at Bluff Park at this time, but
Bluff Park with its magnificent
panoramic view is worth visiting
at any time except when the Their
mometer drops to a low degree
and the wind whistles.
A Fish Tale
We have heard some tall fish
stories before that would literal
ly make your mouth drop open
but Raymond Woodie, who has re-
Gently returned from Panama has
one that tops them all. He did MOI
merely relate it to us but instead
brought the following clipping
from a panama paper:
"Ceferino de Garcia, 81 year ole
Panamanian of Chiriqui province
was walking recently with his
wife along the bank of a stream
near the town of Jepen.
Seeing shoal of small fish In
the water, he knelt and attempt
ed to scoop a fish out with his
right hand. The fish leaped TO-
wards his mouth, wich was open
and was caught in his gullet.
"By the time the fish was ex-
tracted dead, Ceferino de Garcia
also had choked to death"
I guess the moral would be for
all good fishermen of this section
to keep their mouths closed.