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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
PROSPEROUS FAMILY

For three generations, the
Wilson's had lived in the little
town of Maiden. first on a
farm. when the town was just
village. then in an imposing
home in the village itself, then
in the mansion built on the
old farm which now was a
modern. up-to-date manor.
The Wilson's always had
prospered and Brewster was
in command of quite a tidy
sum" as the country folks
put it.
Intensely patriotic, Grand
mother Wilson could look
back along a line of soldiers
in the family Revolution
airy War, NJ e.xican War,
Spanish War, and World War
And now the possibility of an
other conflict stirred her
nationalism anew and she felt
the Wilson name should again
be blazoned on her country'S
history.
So. as soon as Brewster
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17

II Is in a nominal vice presi-
dent job Believe me il is
best now.
'1f all the young men who
have money and are man
aging profitable enterprises
were TO quit cold and march
of TO camp, can't you see how
that would slow things down?
After all, granny >. we do
have modern slant. we
young fellows and these are
modern times.
ut is very romantic to
think of me shOuldering
gun, but today the fighting is
done by knowing how to save
men, not by sacrificing them"
Grandmother Wilson rose
Stifhy. She spoke mildly.
IF that's the way you
think. son, all right. 1 just
wanted 10 know"
But her straight shoulders
sagged a little as she walked
into the house. Brewster
looked after her worriedly,
then he shook his head.
Il know I'm handling this
right" he was iustifying HIM
self. Then he started out on
his days round.
For a change he was home
for dinner. But granny was
out. Then he began to worry.
But when the cook was be-
ginning to despair of keeping
things palatable. Brewster
heard his grandmother's car
drive uD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
SEES RED EMBLEM

lie went into the hall TO
greet her. He stared, wonder
ing if he were seeing a
ghost. Then he realized that
the all-whte figure with the
floating, veil-like headdresS
was granny.
As she walked steadily
toward him, little lump
choked him. He saw the red
emblem on the headdresS.
In every war in which our
country was engaged she
spoke clearly "a Wilson has
worn a uniform. Now, in this
defense program, a Wilson
must take a part.
you don't seem inclined
that way. 80 I have done
something about il. e"
she fdltered a little, then
lifted her head proudly. Il
joined the Red Cross today. l
wanted to serve in some other
way, but they wouldn't take
me in any Home Defense
Unit"
She was looking straight at
him, trying TO keep the tears
out of her eyes. She did not
reproach. voiced no recrimina-
tons. But the mute protest
of the little white-clad figure
was eloquent.
Brewster drew a long
breath. He stepped forward.
Despite her stiff, passive re-
siStance. he picked her up.
carried her upstairs to his
room. set her down in a chair
TRAINS As Filler
Granny, darling" he was
as solemn as She. 81 didn't
want TO tell YOU for fear YOU
would worry. tried every
way to side track you. But I
see it's best we two soldiers
should talk this out"
He smiled at her gasp. He
went 10 a closet. unlocked II.
"See' ne brought out d
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
0DREwsTER CALDEN
~ WILSON,

Grandmother Wilson's tones
were as stiff and unbending
as her prim back as she stood
like a New England nemesis
by the grandson's bed.
What time TO be still
asleep. Stay out all night.
Sleep all day. What's the
world coming to? I declare
when I WAS young :"
Brew" as his friends
had shortened his name,
rolled over. took his arm down
from across his eyes and
blinked at the sun shining
through the windows.
And the sun had no diff
ficulty in so doing. as Grand
mother Wilson had rolled the
shades TO the top.
Jaw. now. Granny can't
you let a fella catch coupla
wInks? What's there TO get
up for?"
But granny was ebdufate.
THE good Of your system
and the good Of your SOUL"
she informed her grandson
crisply. Breathe I'm some OF
this morning air. I'm ashamed
OF you. Why -. your grand
father used to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17

following different seams. Shortly after we
did, something went wrong with my lamp
and il went out.
l called. There was no answer Called
again. Heard only the drip of water
the smothered slump of crumbling rock.
Felt the bfackness gathering abeat-ffe1
weighing me down. Felt fear, as I've only
felt 1t one other time in my life. Fear
creeping up. about my spiked shoes, along
my veins, into my heart
have never forgotten the hour that
followed. I remember that hour whenever
/ see a face bewildered and blasted by
life . face that does not know where
to turn. l, too, did not know where to
tttfTf, there in that blaeked-eHt shaft A
wrong step might mean death. And the
blackness itself did something to me:
rocked my balance. made me realize not
only my own helplessness, but gave me
horrifying sense of uselessness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
sOn the Side
By E. v. During

We fell ont, my Wife and I.
knoW not Why.
And kiss'd again Nth tears,
-44'ad blessings on the falling out
That all the more sndears,
When Ue fall out With those zee lore
And kiss again Nth tearsi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17

is different from the 1880
record. If the birth and death
rates which were operating IN
1880 had continued, it would
have resulted in an increase of
population of about IL per cent
per generation.
We arc older than we were
in 1880. The average median
age of the population of the
United States in 1910 was 2S.9
years. whereas in 1890 1t was
26.4 years. There are over s.
$4,000 people 65 years of age
in the United States. an in
CREASE of IS per cent over the
number in this age group IN
1880.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
GETTING OLD

There has been a steady in
crease in people in the upper
age groups since 1890, at which
time the median age was 2l4.
This is an extremely important
and serious consideration from
every point of view.
The cause of this increase IN
the upper age group in popula-
ton is undoubtedly due to the
Improvement in the treatment
of diseases of infancy and child
hood and the reduction of in
fantile mortality. More people,
live to be old.
1t means an Increasingly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
ARGUMENT LOOMS

From the CLINT in his grand
mothers eyes. he knew she
was bracing herself for an
argument. Not that she
needed much bracing.
But, as soon as the last
drink of coffee was down. the
last bite of toast swallowed.
she was ready.
What are you going to do
about this war business ."
she asked.
Brewster had known this
would come TO a head from
hints, half-questions and def
mite remarks she had dropped
the last few weeks.
America was debating the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17

Mondays short story: "Hur-
ricanes Are Relative" by
Mabel X. Bridges.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17

MORE than 1000 900 women are collecting
alimony in the United States. The
average alimony check is SIS a week 1
don't know who collects the most alimony
but she probably lives in Hollywood.
Some women pay men alimony, but
not many. Only three states provide for
dscontinuance of alimony when the d-
vorced wife remarries-New York. Louisiana
and Colorado
That a woman should continue TO
collect alimony when she marries again
doesn't seem right to me but there must
be reason for it. In Boston the
courts will not grant alimony to a child
less wife. can't say think that is
right, either. Maybe the alimony payers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17

Pease quote again the about the
had argument Boston, guess
going be this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
OUT OF BED


of bed and hunched to a
sitting posture! He got up at
4 o'clock and shucked the
cows and MIXED the corn
or was that my great-grand-
father -----
But, granny, we can pay a
man to have that done now.
Who am I to take a good Job
from a man who likes 10
shuck cows and milk corn, or
whatever it is they do: II
isn't fair that i should. And,
just what time Is II ."
Mine O'clock" Grandmother
Wilson made the words sound
like the portentious toiling of
a bell or a toCsIn of alarm,
like anything in fact but
simple announcement of the
time Of day on a pleasant
mansion set in attractive
grounds on the edge of a very
pretty Connecticut town.
Brewster groaned and flop
ped back into bed.
There should he a law
against there being such
time. Let me have just a few
more winks."
But Grandmother Wilson
marched into the bathroom
and turned on the tap.
IF i don't hear you
whistllng in there in five
minutes" she warned. I'll
come up and give you a bath
myself. oh, I've done II many
a time" at his shocked. "Why
granny"
a half hour later. bathed.
shaved and in fresh slacks.
Brewster sat at the little
table on the terrace. finishing
his leisurely breakfast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17

love than Tennyson. but Tennyson had a
deeper understanding of the subject and
was not so cynical about mstrimony.-
EVD)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
REA PLANNING TO
BUILD TEN DAMS

Continued from Page One)
posed corporation. This survey is
expected to require veral
months. After the proper data has
been compiled, the federal gov
eminent through the REA will
be requested to make a loan to
finance the building of the eight
or 10 hydro-electric plants, a
steam generating plant, and ap-
proximately $50 miles of high
tension power lines, according to
Mr. Moore.
Demand 10000 K.lOwatts
The whole program will be de-
signed to meet 10000 kilowatt
minimum demand, it was ex-
planned. The program should be
of vital Importance in the war eff
fort of the county, it is believed,
since the new corporation would
be able to supplement any power
shortage which may occur in this
part OF the state.
The Divine ore deposits in west
ern North Carolina would be sub
ject to wide development because
of the new power sources, and the
vitality important m 6 n e u m
which is obtained from Divine
ore would be made available in
larger quantities to meet the de-
mands of the airplane building in
dustry, officials said.
The locations of dams will de-
pend on the findings of the engi
neering survey, but sites are said
to exist on Watauga, Yadkin, New
and many other rivers in western
North Carolina. The steam plant
would be placed somewhere in the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
Ask Truck Owners
OF N. C. To Report

The Highway Traffic Advisory
Committee to the War Depart
ment is appealing to the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles of North
Carolina to urge all truck and bus
owners in Ashe county to imme-
diately fill out and mail in the
QUESTIONABLE cards sent to them
for the National Defense truck
and bus inventory. This inventory
is being made for the War Depart
ment by the Public Roads Admin
istration and the Works Projects
Administration to be used in
planning National Defense emer-
gency transportation.
A report made Friday by Mr..
L. c. Waters of the Public Roads
Administration, who is Technical
Advisor for this work in North
Carolina, revealed that only thir-
ty-one percent of the vehicle
owners in North Carolina had
sent in their reports. This shows
North Carolina to be tagging far
behind most of the states in the
Union in the compilation of this
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
NATHANS CREEK HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB MET

The December meeting of the
Nathan's Creek home demonstra-
tien club was held Thursday OF
last week at the home of Mrs. w
E.. Reeves, with Mrs. J. E. Gen
try in charge Of the programs. De-
votionals on the Christmas spirit
were conducted by Mrs. M. c.
Absher.
The election of officers was as
follows: president. Mrs. J. E. Gen
try; vice president, Mrs. M. c.
Absher; secretary, Mrs. Paul
Reeves; treasurer, Mrs. T. E. Dix
on. Mrs. C. c. Boney, home dem
onstratiop agent made very in
teresting talk regarding the plans
Of the clubs in the state for the
Food and Feed for Defense"
program
The club adjourned to meet
with Mrs. NJ c. Ashley on jan
uary 8.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
Christmas Spirit
Interrupts War

Despite the horror and suffering
among World war soldiers, the
spirit of Christmas was not kept out
of the trenches.
In "a German Deserter's War Ex-
perience, the author, an anti-gov-
eminent Socialist, tells Of Christ
mas celebration on the Argonne
front.
Christmas in the trenches! It
was bitterly cold. We had procured
a pine tree and decorated it with
candles and cookies.
cat midnight the whole line of
German soldiers began to sing
Christmas songs in chorus.
1.-THE French left their trenches,
and, quite overpowered with emo
ton, stood with caps in hand. We
exchanged gifts with the French
chocolate, cigarettes, etc. They
were all laughing, and so were we;
why, we did not know.
'All around silence reigned. The
charm continued, and one scarcely
dared to speak. Suddenly shot
rang out, then another. The spell
was broken. All rushed to their RI
files. Our Christmas was over"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

essential National Defense data
for the War Department. Mr.. Wat
tiers said that Wisconsin leads the
nation with returns from about
ninety percent of the owners and
South Carolina leads the South
eastern states with about seventy
percent.
Mr.. Waters further states that
a large number of the question
naires received to date are incom-
plete and incorrectly filled out
and will have to be returned to
the owners for completion or cor
rections, and he urges that all
owners follow instructions and
carefully fill out their cards.
Each card should be identified
with the vehicle by the use of the
motor number shown in space
"A" of the QUESTIONABLE.
Another angle of the survey is
most important to vehicle and bus
owners in North Carolina. Priori-
ty ratings to assure future pro-
auctions and replacement of parts
for motor vehicle owners make it
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

absolutely necessary that COM
plete information of each truck
and bus in the United States be
available. It is not only the pa
triotic duty of owners to fill out
and return these questionnaires
promptly, but it is vital to the
motor truck industry in deter
mining the future needs in secur-
ing priority ratings for replace
ment of units and supplies.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
Farmers Urged To Produce
No. l War Material : Food

what can I do?" is the question
being asked now by North Caro-
lima farmers in the early days of
this war. Dean I. o. Schaub, Of
State College, agricultural repre-
sentative on the Executive Com
mittee of the State Defense Coun-
Gil, answers the question in part.
He says: "Agriculture's part in
the wartime economy of the
United States is to produce the
No. l war material-food. We
need to grow more food than
we've ever grown before. We
don't need more tobacco or cotton,
and if necessary we should sacri-
flee acreage of these two crops to
produce food, and feed from
which food con be produced"
Dean Schaub said the goals es-
tablished under the Food-for-
Freedom campaign, and accepted
by farmers when they signed
their Farm Plans for 1912, will in
sure enough food for home use,
and for the fighting forces of the
United States and her allies. "But
under no circumstance can we af-
ford to fall short Of meeting these
goals" he declared. "The best 20
Icy now is to plan to exceed the
goals"
The State College leader said
the two immediate and practical
jobs for farm people are to see
that farm machinery is in good
repair, and to collect scrap metal
off the farm and sell it to junk
yards.
"Steel is scarce" Dean Schaub
center Of the territory to be
served by the new $10,000,000 cor
DOratiOr
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

center of the territory to be
served by the new $1O,0O0,OO0 cor
DOratiOn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

clusters of big red poinsettias.
DELLA ROBBIA-An old idea
that has a classic enduring beauty
is the use of small, perfect, real
fruits entwined with Christmas
greens to make garlands and
wreaths for Christmas decorations.
Especially decorative is a wreath
like this. made on a stout frame in
set with candleholders and suspend
ed from above by stout cords of rib.
bonS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
old Christmas
Is Best Despite
Modern Trends

Modernistic art and architecture
are very fine, but an old-fashioned
Christmas is still the best. Using
the traditional colors of red and
green as basis, the occasion can
be brought up-to-date with pretty
modern angels and worldly gnomes
of plastic, tin and wood.
Ideas for decorating the house re-
quire forethought and planning, even
though the job itself must wait for
the final hours. Home decorators
offer few suggestions which will
help homemakers to plan more at
tractive Christmas decorations.
GOLD standardized, gold
Christmas ribbon will be the motif,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

asserted, "and more scrap metal
is urgently needed for steel pro-
duction. The manufacturers of
farm machinery must know at
once how much steel will be need
ed to produce repair parts for
farm tractors, combines and other
machines. The metal will be allo-
Gated to produce these parts. The
problem right now is to determine
what parts are required"
The. United States has a great
superiority in the matter Of food,
DR.. Schaub said, land it is up to
farm people to see that we remain
superior" he asserted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
First Settlers in Virginia
Had a Joyous Christmas

Although thousands of miles from
their native homes, the first Virgin
ians did what they could to observe
Christmas day. But there were no
women, no children and no families
in those first few years.
Despite this handicap, Captain
John Smith writes 'that the first
Christmases were very merry. The
extreme wind, rayne, frost and snow
caused us to keep Christmas among
the savages where we weere never
more merry, nor fed on more pler~
ty Of good oysters, fish, flesh, wild
fowl and good bread, nor never haG
better fires in England"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
window decorations

window decorations.
SILVER BELLS-Shining silver
bells of all sizes spangled thickly
over the tree will be different and
festive for Christmas, especially
with garlands of little shells paint
ed silver and strung together. Or
have evergreen wreaths with sill
vered shells worked into them in
stead of the usual holly berries or
pine cones.
FLASHES OF RED-An ever
green tree splashed with huge red
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

Topped eXtraVa-
gantly in swags
over the tree and
caught up with
clusters of big
gold Christmas
balls strung to-
gether. Light this
tree with all gold
lights. Repeat the
theme of gold rib
bon swags and
gold balls for Ia
BILE, mantel and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

artluClal pOulSeL-
tias made into
garlands, strings
of cranberries,
red glass balls,
then all white
lights would be
very festive in
deed, especially
if complemented
over the house
with evergreen
boughs tied with
white ribbon and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

An increase Of 81 percent over
previous year in electricity de-
livered to consumers is shown in
a report of REA-financed power
systems for the fiscal year ending
June 20
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18

A new tomato bread, higher in
in vitamin content than ordinary
bread and made by adding canned
tomatoes or tomato juice to the
dough, has been developed by
the Army Quar+ rmaster Corps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-18
TOO BUSY

II shall hope to catch you under
the mistletoe Christmas eve."
"If you do, I warn you now, I'll
be too busy to see you"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-11-07
Twin Town Talk

TaiRT sit whine grab your
the old but it's eneh don't fishing, it's
possible to make cat-Of fish but little white
ballots these aspiring Mayors and their friends selling and what
bet I've been caught pnty They sound d convincing when
they start Offering chance to win 5000 and second prize $1,000
and don't even have to be there to win the $Obut think I'll
cause might win the 5000 and just think beat mese
smooth ythm to the strains Of Walter Lear and his Gents
Swing while I'm gambling these twenty
to q hamburger does to Wimpy.
Minnesota really going good but oh, how much
could enjoy stenn to the there
the team and that makes that Informative
article the October Opportunity caponed NEGRO Players White
drns and mentions all the brown athletes from back that
acclaim the football field and incidentally Ellsworth Har
pole, Horace Bell and Dwight Reed mentioned
kinda nice walk people
give cheerful smile like MYRTLE POLK and MARIE BRAD
FORD and greet not with grt but In voice that
almost makes talking
when you talk to GEORGIA CLARK MAYAE STEWART.
For the variations of the "BOOgy wOOg" little Mike Collins
but have the three u.s. dancers the Oheuthey
good meant But Jimmy Dorsey would Wheaey
Social he could find ebug that would really
every engagement What this visiting artist Il
defeating and making recording for K p, student and about
NJ wanting better acquainted with T. j.? This a crazy
world it's all mixed up when NAACP meeting,
Negro Organizations Meeting Forum Meeting Credit Union and
just discovered the get an mixed like that is that the
people out everything and keep the organizations gg
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-11-07

ness. Mrs. Strong is the mother
of the well known Maurice Strong.
Eta Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority, University of Minnesota,
entertained at an attractively ap-
pointed tea in honor of the new
members of the Ivy Leaf Club on
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 2, at the
Phyllis Wheatley House in Mime
apolis. The Ivy Leaf Club is the
pledge club Of the sorority. Bas-
ileus Sylvia Ross presented the new
members to the Dean of PLEDGES,
Margaret Lazenberry. Bogie l..
Jackson spoke on the history and
achievements of Alpha Kappa
Alpha. jeanette Dorsey furnished
instrumental music and Soror Eliz-
abeth Moore poured the tea. Sorors
present included Sylvia Ross, Bogie
Jackson, Elizabeth Moore, Pauline
Alexander, Allie Balenger, jeanette
Dorsey, Margaret Lazenberry, Mil
icent Burgess and Aretas Blaney.
Ivy Leaves present included June
and Elizabeth Lee, Yolande Coram,
Marjorie Thompson, Eddress Few,
Louise Howard, Dorothy Schuck,
Crystal Burgess, Frances English,
Rosamond Collier, Janeabelle Muir
ply and Marcella Copeland.
The Cameo Club met in regular
session on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at
the Sterling Club at which time
plans were completed for the clubs
annual Formal Dinner Dance on
Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Fire
side tea rooms in Saint Paul. A
cocktail party will precede the din
ner from eight to nine in one of
the private rooms at the Fireside.
Dinner will be served at nine. The
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-11-07

read and discussed.
The A. b. G. Club met at the
home Of Mrs. Esther Roach, 3917
Fourth Ave. &c., Friday, October
81. Mrs. Helen Simms, program
chairman, and her committee are
working on a program for the year.
The next meeting will be at the
home Of Mrs. Catherine Nash.
Mrs. N. J. Wright, 1705 Seventh
st. S. E., is leaving November II,
for Los Angeles to spend the win
ter with her son, Byron Holder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Mckinney,
80 Bryant avenue N, returned
Sunday from a weeks visit to Chi
cago. In Chicago they were guests
of Mrs. Edna Lee and Miss
Florence Williams, Mrs. McKin-
ney's sister.