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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

a good job, as l understand it and
! think I know little of that type
of work. I always felt in
terested in good roads. I used to
write newspaper articles along
that line, having been Chairman
of the Committee on Roads in the
Senate of 1915 when I gave my
committee approval to the first
law in North Carolina for joint
building and maintenance of roads
and highways by the state and
Federal government. Since my ex
perience at that time l have been
keenly interested in the good
roads development of North Caro-
lima and have had occasion to
point with pride to our accom-
plishments in public utterances in
other states.
Now that all the main highways
have been completed in the coun-
ty let us hope that the Highway
Commission will sponsor other
WPA projects in the county -
some secondary roads that are
badly in need of improvement.
(Some projects are already being
worked out in the county) We
must be aware of the fact that
the WPA will not carry on for
ever, and I am sure many of our
working men need work at this
time-and will for many months
to come. We very greatly appre-
ciate the work of the various
members of the Highway Com
mission in their sponsoring the
work on our North Fork road,
and the more do we appreciate it
when we remember that the Com
mission was not supposed to fur
nish more than 254o of the funds
for the work but in fact furnished
more than 500 of the funds. With
this fine spirit shown by the High
way Commission let us hope that
other badly needed work may be
done in the county.
Thanking you in advance for
carrying this expression of mine
to the public of the county, and
with kindest rcg""'s and best
wishes for your success G. our
county newspaper man, l am,
Yours truly.
R. L. BALLOU
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Yours truly,
MATTE COX
(MRS. VIRGIL cox

Creston, N. G.
Nov. 10, 1941
Editor, Skyland Post
My Dear Editor:
have frequently observed in
your editorials very decided signs
of your interest in Ashe county
developments, and as you are not
native of the county it is even
more remarkable that you have
so quickly made yourself part
of our good county. We very
greatly appreciate this and hope
to see you carry on in the same
spirit. You have probably OBJ
served that most of our citizens
are wide awake to the many in
terests of the county. This was
very clearly shown in the fine
celebration on last Saturday at
Riverview school where we cele-
brated the completion of what is
now Highway No. 80. I do not be-
lieve anyone felt more like celebra-
ting on that occasion than I did,
and I desire to take this occa-
sion to say to all who were instru-
mental in that wonderful enter
prise that, as an individual unit
of the North Fork section, deep
ly appreciate their efforts. Great
praise is, and rightly so, given to
the WPA force, led and super
vised by Tom Pennington. He did
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Laurel Fork News

Rev. Stanley Wheeling filled
his appointment at the Laurel
Fork school house. The message
was delivered by Rev. N. A. How
ell, of North Wilkesboro. A very
large crowd was present in spite
of the cold weather. The next ser
vice will be on the first Sunday,
Dec. 7th. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Little Billie Holbrook is quite
i'll with pneumonia. He is a small
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Britt Hol-
brook.
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lumber camp.
Continued dry weather has re-
tarded cornhusking and grading
tobacco, but the light showers
Saturday night should get grading
and husking going again.
A recent wedding that took
place at Mountain City, was that
of Madison Potter, Of Rock Creek
and Miss Ruby Woodland, of this
place.
E. J. Brown made a trip to Sha-
dy Valley, Tenn, Wednesday.
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Laurel Sp'gs News

Mrs. F. Miller and Mrs. T. S.
Monkey returned Monday, after
spending several days with rela-
tives at Culpepper, Va, and
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. A. J. Pugh, of Charleston,
w. Va, visited relatives here over
the week end.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, who is
teaching school near Lenoir, spent
Thanksgiving with her mother
and sister, Mrs. L. L. Taylor and
Miss Alice Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Busic and
Jane Bledsoe, of Galax, Va, were
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. E. Reeves. .,,..
Mrs. c. B. Choate was guest
of her mother, Mrs. Henry WACO
ner, Nathan's Creek, over the
week end.
Among those spending Thanks
giving holidays at their respective
homes here were: Miss Nancy
Miller, Burlington; Miss Ruth
Pugh, Draughon's Business Col
lege, Winston-Salem; Sam Mil
Ter, State College, Raleigh; Don
Miller, Lees-McRae, Banner Elk;
John Pugh, ASTC, Boone; Bryan
Taylor, Mocksville; Robert Tay-
lor, North Wilkesboro; and Mrs.
T. c. Osborne, Winston Salem.
Mrs. L. L. Taylor and Miss
Alice Taylor spent the week end
with relatives at Boone.
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Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
Mouth of Wilson, Va.
Nov. "a, 1941


Nov. "a, 1941
Editor, Skyland Post
West jefferson, N. {.
Dear Sir:
I've never read a county paper
that l liked better than yours and
that is saying a lot, for we have
one (three in alb good county pa
per. It is as good as Grayson
county allows it to be. Our county
isn't as progressive as yours, l am
sorry to say. It may be that be-
cause you are Democratic in Asne
and taking advantage of every
federal help during the present
administration and we miss 1t be-
cause our own is a Republican
county, fighting everything that
is nut out. Whatever the reason
YOU are a nice county to read al
ter, especially the progresSlVeness
of YOUR town. I didn't used TO De
so.
7 know the majority of the
leading folks in your town ana
many of the leaders in many OF
the communities in the county.
They are all up and doing. No
wonder you can put in town and
rural plumbing systems, REA hos
pital, Il hope to donate something
to it sometime), Home Demonstra-
ton Agent, county fair, library
civic clubs of all sorts and your
active churches and schools. AS
long as your people do things and
cooperate, you can always have
a good, newsy paper.
Your streets and sidewalks have
always made me. wonder what
allied the people of West Jeffer-
son and the plan of the town. 1t
was simply dangerous for strang-
ers to travel at night where the
walks were supposed to be. A nice
smooth stretch a few feet, then
dirt, then a jump off or Ibreak in
the concrete. Truly, walks to be
ashamed of. Now, you say you are
getting walks. l heartily congra-
tulate you.
You have one of our near neigh
bors for school superintendent. He
certainly seems to be doing a
wonderful job and never knew
he had it in him. He met his wife
at a party in our home. That
clamping on non-attendance at
school is fine and why hasn't 1t
been done long ago since it is
state law. He is setting an exam
pie that 1 hope Grayson county
won't be long in following. There
is so much lively competition be-
tween schools all over your coun-
ty in literary work and athletics
that tends to interest pupil and
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. parent, thus helping build the

parent, thus helping build the
schools.
am sure the people who looked
after your fair departments did it
gratis and it took time and work,
but they thought in terms of "our
town and county welfare" instead
of my job and time.
You have published so many
things of interest to me = Ruth
Cox Hunts daughters wedding;
Mrs. Littlewood, of Helton (gave
me my bath at BIRTH getting the
cake for prettiest girl at box
supper; Claude Doughton's pic
ture showing him on a tractor or
farming at Laurel Springs. l cut
that out for my scrapbook. I went
to school at Oak Hill Baptist
Academy with him and in my
widest fancy, I never saw him as
a sheriff. They say he is a splen-
did man for the job; all my Dun
can relation being honor students
in your school was interesting. I
never made any honor rolls. The
complimentary things said of b.
wer in your commencement issue,
names of children of former
friends and acquaintance in gra-
duation classes. I have a boy at
Mars Hill where Basil Bars girl
is, and others from your town.
Let's hope all your improve
ments are being made on a sound
basis and that you reap three-fold
in better Ashe citizens from your
efforts toward better living con-
ditions, educational facilities and
social life of your town and coun-
tV.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

University of Tennessee expert
ments with feeding silage to
chickens have yielded good re-
suits, both in increased egg pro-
duction and the rate of growth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

In an interview with The Cla-
zen. Chaz. Z. Smith. l0zal agent
Of the Clyde-Mauory Steam-
ship lines. stated thzt SINCE the
entry Of the United States m
the war I'VE have had 3 nGnzner
of requests fran our pa-uns
with respect 70 the possibility q
their securing war risk EnsZT-
lanee for Waterbourne rrzffzc
under an open policy arrange
.ment.
up to last Week Mr Suzh
said, we mad no such arrzuEe-
ment in effect buf as the res1ll
Of many requests, we have a.
ranged for an open poLcv -
cover war risk Insurance. a. tire
request Of shipper CT any trafllc
forwarded via our line Whlle
shipments are Waterbu1rne CT
our vessels.
.''On any traffic rendered to rs
or connecting carriers for move
menf via our lines such lzE
risk insurance can be secured
by simple endorsement on fne
face Of the bin Of lading 90 1hE
effect that war risk Insurance. Is
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Preparing For
Cabaret Musical

The woman's Guild of Saint
Pauls Episcopal Church an
nounces that preparations are now
being made to present a cabaret
musical early next year under the
professional direction Of Mrs. Lii
Ian connaly. Mrs. connaly is
well known to Key Westers and
the people of this city and our
many winter visitors are familiar
with the highly enjoyable type of
entertainment that charaeterizes
her musical shows.
Il is announced that Mrs. Con-
naly win be at St. PauPs Parish
Hall at 800 p. m. Friday, January
2, 1912, for the express purpose of
meeting those who desire to par
ticipate in the coming musical at
traction Persons desiring to take
part in the production are re-
quested to be at the hal at that
time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
FISH STRIKE
Is AVERTED

Threat of a possiblessrike over
the decrease in the sakEprice of
fish was narrowly aSengd after a
series of hasty conferences Sun
day between fishermen and
wholesale buyers.
The Citizen was told by usually
reliable sources which refused to
be quoted that the wholesale price
Of fish has been reduced from 7
to 5 cents per pound.
Some of the anglers claimed
that they had been given no warn
ing of the reduction They said
they had paid more this year for
Quitting their boats because of
the increase in the cost of equip
ment and that the price reduction
came as a severe blow.
The fishermen of Key West and
Monroe County once had a union
but it dissolved several years ago.
Leading fishermen said today
that all differences have now been
settled amicably.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
AMERICANS-FILIPIN0S



arrives from the United States
The War Departments latest
communique from the Luzon
front indicated that Gen. Mac
Arthur and Maj. Gen. VAIN
wright had consolidated their
forces and were offering STUB
born resistance. Losses on both
sides are said TO be heavy.
The Tokyo radio proclaimed
that Manila would be captursd
before New Years Day. Although
there have been no further
bombing attacks ON the Philip
pine capital since Saturday, two
AFRAID alarms were sounded
So that Japan viii have no
excuses whatever to continue
its merciless bombings on the
defenseless city, all ships in the
harbor have been blown up and
all blackouts discontinued.
Japan ignored all this evidence
of good faith with the announce
ment that il would continue to
attack Manila for what il calls
military reasons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
WOMAN SEEKS SISTER
BORN I'M KEY WEST

The Citizen IS printing here
with clipping taken from the
Jacksonville newspaper concern
ing Edith Rose Phynder, former
Floridian, who is seeking the
whereabouts of her sister, who
was born in Key West ~
Anyone having information
reIative to the case are request
ed to communicate with police
headquarters in jacksonville.
The article follows:
Edith Rose Phynder. of Steu-
benviIle, Ohio, a former Floridi-
an, is seeking her sister. and has
written TO the Jacksonville miss
ing persons bureau for aid.
Miss Phynder was born Jan.
6, 1919, in Key West, Fla. Her
sister was born a year later.
She does not know the sisters
name.
When Miss Phynder was
about two years old, and the
sister about one, the father and
mother separated. Miss Phynder
was taken by the mother, and
the sister was in custody of the
father.
The mother, whose maiden
name was Edna Smith, is dead
now. Miss Phynder does not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
BUT ONE BRAND !. !
OF CIGARETTES

Continued from Page Onel
retailer who advanced the price
to two cents per package was
merely taking advantage.
The Associated Press reported
that when American announced
its price increase to wholesalers,
OPM Administrator Leon Hen
derssn issued a plea to other to-
bacco manufacturers not to follow
suit He has requested the nine
leading companies to send repre-
sentatives to Washington to dis
cuss the problem
In the meantime Key Westers
were paying Is cents per pack
The survey also disclosed that
there were very few individuals
who were buying great quantities
Of ciaarets against the future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Key West Girl
To Be Bride
(speeiaI to The CItIsen)

NEW YORK, Dec. 2e.-Miss
Iretta r. Bethel, q, Of 6Os Ashe
street, Key West, and Albert w.
Tourangeau, "a. of ga Stebbins
Avenue, this city, were issued a
license to wed at the Marriage
License Bureau here. They said
they would be married by Deputy
City Clerk Philip A. Hines in the
City Chapel today.
The bride-elect was born in
Key West, the daughter Of Samuel
J. and Frances Collins Bethel. M.
Tourangeau, son of Joseph Ed
ward and Adelaide Lahai Touran-
geau, is a native of Plattsburg. N.
Y. His first wife, Ruth Lauer-
mann Tourangeau, died in 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
ANNOUNCE CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMS

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open
competitive examination for the
position of general helper, ma
chinist and plumber.
Applications may be filed UNI
til further notice with the Re-
corder. Labor Board Pest 0flice
building, Key Vest. Ter
information and pe Jon
blanks may b obtained IRON the
Recorder.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Engagement
Announced

MIR. and Mrs. ]. A. Gait an
nounce the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of their
daughter. Maysie, sLse Ensign
Charles Maston Tkomas U.S.N.
Miss Gait is a gfsadsEe of the
Convent of Mary immaculate
and a popular Key West girl
The date of the wedding is to
be announced at later date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Mr.. And hrs. Guthrie
B0bcOek Visiting Here

Mr. and Mrs. c. Guthrie Bah
cock, formerly Of Key West but
now Of New York. are visiting
Col and Mrs. L. c. Brinton.
MIR. Babcock, who is a nephew
of Mrs Brinton, IS sales super
visor Of the carnation Milk Co.
"A native of Key West, he is the
son Of the late Claude G. Bah
cock.
He is here on a vacation of
two weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
AMERICAN WRITES
HOME FROM BRITAIN

Continued from Page One)
are lucky. We don't have much
trouble as we are considered in
the service and get preference
all around Everyone treats US
swell and listens, awed, to ac-
counts of the United States and
New York-they can't imagine
people living the way we do.
One meets Yankees from all
over the United States in pretty
nearly every outfit Of the Al
lies.
'gThe only noticeable things
that are hard to get, find, are
sugar, eggs and matches. How
wish had a lighterl l can get
cigarettes sent from the United
States duty free, by having them
mailed to me care Of the Ameri-
can Eagle Club. % charing Cross
Road. London. They viii for
ward them as I am registered
there.
The subway system is far
superior to that in the United
States. They are really COM
Portable over here and clean.
too. Can you imagine going in
to the subway at Times Square
and having to step over hundreds
of people bedded down quite
calmly on the stairs, corridors
and platforms I can't imagine
how they can sleep with subway
trains racing in and out a few
feet awayi
Returned home by train and
after my hiteh-hilzing. managed
to see some Of that famous Eng
hsh countryside. It certainly is
beautiful The little, old coach
ing towns with their hostelries
and pubs very, very lively in
deed. I think I viii 60 hitch
hiking again on my next leave OF
two days. jolly good fun, that
Everyone seams to pick you up
although sometimes it is a Ions
time between cars on some Of
the country roads.
4 am certainly learning a lot
about cars 1 didn't know before
By the time ! get back. though
I should be an Al mechanic.
certainly am learning lot
didn't know before. I began Il
feel ike an apprentice.
In our spare moments Wa
manufacture cigar lighters on
of odds and ends. You should
see some of the works of art tha
are constructed out of nothing
Il got a package from some
one over here. II contained
comforts, as il is called - on.
pull-over sweater. pair Of WOO
socks and gloves-very nice, too
Have been down to the U. S
Embassy to get an invitation
for Thanksgiving turkey din
ner with all the f.xings. An
looking forward to it Tha
shows there is something Il
being a Yankee in England.
Il am with the Raj. and
am very proud of il They are Z
fine bunch and / am happy tc
be with them. / would like
very much. though. to sign ur
as an air-gunner or something
and get a crack at Jerry, but
that is impossible inasmuch as
we are civilians and non-com-
batants. But. blimev', I would
try to give them run for then
money. We win get Jerry IN
the end, guaranteed"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Visitor win Cut
Stay Short

Because of the emergency, H.
NJ. Dubois of the Dubois Engi-
neering Co., Flint. Mich, viii
spend only two weeks in Key
West this winter instead Of four
as in previous years.
Mr.. Dubois did not indicate
when he win arrive here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

SON TO ToDps

A 4ft-pound boy was born 500
O'Clock Friday morning IN a local
hospital to Mr.. and Mrs. Edderd
Todd, 1902 Newton street
The little man and his mother
are doing nicely. He has been
given the name Of William Ben
nett
Mrs. Todd before marriage
was Miss Erna Pinder, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Pin
der of Newton street
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Mrs. c. H. WARDLOW. Jr.
Phone 74sW
CARD OF THANKS

Our sincere appreciation is
hereby extended to those friends
and neighbors who were so kind
TO US during our recent SORROW. the
loss of our beloved one, Mrs.
Teresa Molina We are grateful to
those who gave the use of their
cars, the donors of the lovely floral
offerings and messages OF SYM
pathy.
dec2s-lt THE FAMILY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Noel Cook On
Visit Here

Noel Cook of Charleston. S. c.,
is the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Cook.
His many friends are happy
to have him back in the old
home town
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Mallory Chapter
Meets Tomorrow

The Stephen R. Mallory Chap
ter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy win meet at
the home of Mrs. Mary Sweeting
on Eaton street, Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29

know her fathers first name,
but thinks il is Stanley.
Anyone with information
should contact police headquar-
ters".
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-29
Leave On Trip
To Baltimore /,

pa assi BE Be Asl isgE.Lf iEEsEEs -
George Tsy2 EEft Saturday for
Baltimore. where Mrs. Way will
receive medical attention.
Evening star., 1941-10-13

both directions on the same street
and four of the main traffic arteries
Sixteenth, Thirteenth, Eleventh
and Sixth streets-have dead ends
Lists Car line Streets.
I'm the downtown section, for ex-
ample, E, F. and G streets could not
be made one-way thoroughfares be-
cause of the car tracks. There are
car tracks also on Seventh. Ninth
Eleventh, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. How could an effective sys-
tenn of alienation one-way streets
be worked out under such condi-
tions?"
Mr.. Van Duzer said he opposed
the synchronized or block system
for operating traffic lights. First Of
all, he declared, 1T puts a premium
on speed. If the lights are timed sc
driver could cover six blocks
without stop, he would try to make
eight"
To adopt a general synchronized
system also would require central
control station, estimated roughly
to cost 100000
Harry G. Davis, president and gen.
eral manager of the Diamond Taxi
cab Co., shared Mr. Van Duzer's
opinion that it would be virtually
impossible to adopt the alternating
one-way street system here. He
also joined the traffic director in
opposing a synchronized light con-
troll system, but said the taxi driver;
Evening star., 1941-10-13
Mi|eoge-P;Iing Taxi Drivers
SUGGEST 3-Point Traffic Cure
Poll Reveals Sentiment for Block Control
Of Lights, Alternating One-Woy Streets

Eleventh street from Pennsylvania
avenue to F street and Tenth street
from D to E streets, both because
interurban buses are allowed to
park on these streets even during
rush periods.
Maine avenue and Fourteenth
street. This situation is to be rene
died by construction of an overpass)
Constitution avenue from Virginia
avenue to Fourth street
Traffic Director Van Duzer said
the suggestion of the taxi drivers for
system of alternating one-way
streets in the congested areas is a
swell idea" but it can't be adopted
here. And he frowned, too, on the
proposal for synchronization of traf-
f1c lights.
Both of these proposals have
been considered before" he declared,
land discarded as impractical 1t
would be practically impossible to
adopt an alternating one-way-street
system. especially in the congested
district because street cars run in
Evening star., 1941-10-13
Target Gun Wound
FotuI to Workman

Edward Louis, At, attendant at a
shooting gallery at SIS Ninth street
NV, died today in Emergency Hos
pital from a gunshot wound received
accidentally at II pm. Saturday, ac-
cording to police
Held today at the first police pre-
cinct for action of the coroner was
Rubin A. Bryant. 27 of 1913 Ver-
mont avenue Police said that Mr..
BRYANT. another employe of the GAL
Evening star., 1941-10-13

we're smart" in advocating abolition
Of parking in the congested area.
The trouble here is that there
are too many parked cars cluttering
up the streets" he declared. "Abol-
sh all parking and half the problem
will be solved. Then give Mr.. Van
Duzer and Highway Director White
hurst the money they need and they
will do the rest. We don't need the
advice of outside experts. Numerous
reports made in the past b. tSfo1nc
experts have only gathered dust"
Evening star., 1941-10-13
Bornurd PIT. A. to Meet

The Barnard School Parent
Teacher Association will hold It's
first fall meeting at pm. tomorrow
at the school, Fourth and Decatur
streets NV. Capt. Owen C. Hol-
leran will speak on THE Privilege,
of American Citizenship"
Evening star., 1941-10-13

lery, accidentally discharged a rife
which fired the fatal shot. He was
unloading it, they said
The victims home here was at
1922 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-10-13

reappearances conceded with the
visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to
this country In 1884.
Evening star., 1941-10-13
How Spot Fish Got Name

The spot, or Lafayette fish, is so
called because one of It's periodical