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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Mrs. S. W. Digs Hostess
To WOman's Club On FRIDAY

meeting in Christmas wrapping,
ready to be delivered to some
member of a tubercular family.
Members may bring any gift they
desire and are asked to attach a
slip of paper to the outside stat
ing for what age person, man,
woman, girl or boy the gift will
be suitable. These will be collect
ed at the meeting by Miss Tug
man and delivered by her to the
families.
In the absence of presiding Of
ficers, Mrs. Lem Hafer was in the
chair At the close of the meeting
the hostess served delicious re-
freshments.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Personals

Mr.. Ed Reeves, a former resi-
dent of this county, but now liv-
ing at Frederic Hall, Va, is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
DR.. and Mrs. Repass, of Florida,
who have recently purchased the
Bromine-Arsenic Springs at
Crumpler, were in West Jeffer-
son Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. z. L. Osborne and
daughter, Miss lila Osborne and
Mrs. Jesse Mac Osborne, of the
Elk Creek section in Allegheny
county, were here Monday.
Mr.. Dean Mcmillan has been
confined to his home with flu
this week.
Rev. Hoyt Wood is undergoing
treatment in the Elkin hospital
this week, although the regular
services will be held at the Meth
odist church, Sunday.
Mr.. Gale Mcmillan has been ill
with a cold this week.
Mrs. R. c. Ray who was con-
fined to her home with a cold,
last week is able to be out again.
Mrs. Carlos Thomas has been
confined to her home here this
week with a cold.
Miss Grace Hagan, Mr.. Don Tai
man, Mr.. Carl Debnom, Bob and
Margaret Baker, of Charlotte, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Donnelly
over the week end.
Miss Euzelia Smart and Miss
Annie H. Craggin, district super
visors of WPA, from Winston-Sa-
lem, were in the county Monday.
Mr.. Argus Wilson, Franklin o.
borne and Earl Wilson, of Trade,
Tennessee, were visiting in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. Earl Donnelly is attend
ing WPA meeting for district
supervisors in Salem to-
day and Friday.
Mrs. Vida Harrigan, Mrs. Lu-
Their Woodie, Mrs. Virginia Hop
pers, Arthur Hare and Mrs. Todd
Woodie are visiting Mrs. Todd
Woodie's brother, Mr.. c. B. Hare,
in Portsmouth, Ohio, and other
relatives in Fresno, Ohio.
Mrs. Max Hodge has returned
to her home in Canton, Ohio, af-
ter visiting in Ashe county.
Mrs. Ira T. Johnston was called
to the bedside of her mother, Mrs.
J. M. Schulz, at ShulPs Mill, this
week. Mrs. Schulz is seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. GRAPHICAL
and family and Mr.. J. F. Reeves
visited Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Stat
ford in South Carolina last week
end.
Messsr. w. B. Austin and r. F.
Grouse were business visitors to
Raleigh Thursday of last week.
Mr.. Knox Julian, of Washington
and Miami Beach, Fla, who re-
Gently purchased an interest in
the Bromine-Arsenic Springs, was
a visitor in the county this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
MISS GAMBLE HOSTESS

Miss Lenna Gambill was hostess
last Thursday evening to the en-
ployees of the agricultural agen-
cies, and their wives and hus-
bands at her home on Beaver
Creek. Around Is were present.
This group plans to meet to-
gether once every two months or
more often to discuss mutual in
tereSt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haywood WORTH of Jefferson have
the marriage of their daughter Anne to David
Sharpe Barber of Greensboro November York. c.
Mr. Barber is the of Mrs d. S. Barber and the late
Mr. Barber, of Greensboro, where the young couple will
make their home.
Mrs Barber who is the younger daughter of MIR. and
Mrs WORTH graduated from Greensboro College last
with hOnOrs and is member of the faculty of Sparta
high school, She plans complete her work there this
before going to Greensboro to live.
The of their marriage is of much interest
here and elsewhere both Mr. and Mrs Barber
friends throughout North Carolina and elsewhere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

The October volume of general
merchandise sales in small towns
and rural areas was larger than
for any previous month on record,
except December of last year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

what is safety education? The
need for safety education. How il
can be taught and materials for
safety education.
Mr.. Garbee said that one of the
features would be model car
which would be used for demon
stration purposes relating to safe
ty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
BIRTH is ANNOUNCED

: Mr.. and Mrs. Price Baker, Of
South Carolina, announce the
birth of a daughter, November 26.
Mrs. Baker was the former Miss
Myrtle Weaver of Lansing. Her
mother, Mrs. J. R. Weaver, has
just returned from a visit with
her.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

More than 9O,0OO,OOO kilowatt
hours of electrical energy are es-
timated to have been lost so far
this year due to sitting of ma
ior power reservoirs in North
and South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17
The Discrimination
Against Negro Skilled
Semi-skilled And Un-
skill Workers On The $28I,OOO,O
Defens'- Housing Program Was Banned

viii give special attention to the en-
forcemert of the regulation against
discrimination in work on the defense
housing progr; IN.
The vast defense housing program
will be carried out under the direction
of several agencies in the FWA This
program includes the construction Of
an undetermined number of dwelling
units to be erected with the S15OOOO,OOO
appropriation authorized in the Lam
ham Act. A number of these projects
are row under construction.
30 defense housing projects, containing
1905 dwelling units, will be construc
ted by the United States Housing Au-
thority at an estimated cost of more
than S45,OOO,OO0 in contracts.
Other phases of the total defense,
housing program are being carried out
by the Federal Works Ager cy. One is
the construction of the bulk of the
housing provided for in the War De
partments share Of the 100000, 900
housing ALLEGATION in the Second Sup
elemental Defense Appropriation Act
The Secretary of War recently allocated
545, 7UJ,JUJ OF InIs sum 10 inc FWA foI
housing projects for families of enlisted
Atmv men and for married civilian
ARMY personnel Admin istrapr Car
redv d sg9ated the Public Buildinss
administration as the agency to carry
out this p ogarm U. der tn is designation
the PBA will construct a minimum If
68 projects.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17
FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
Information Division

Discrimination against Negro skilled,
semi skilled and unskilled workers on
the extensive 1921, 100000 defense hous-
ing program was banned this week thru
an executive order issued by John M
Carmody, Federg1 Works Administrator.
m eelzing to assure full participation of
ro workers in the employment
ses of the huge construction pro
Inn Mr.. Carmody, acting under the
authority vested in the FWA Admin
Pstrator by Section Il of the Act of
October IA, 1910, issued the following
reguI ton under which all contracts
must be prosecuted:
There shall be TO discrimination by
reason Of race, creed color or political
;sffiliciatiors in the employment of
persons qualified by training and ex-
perience, for work in the development
defense housing at the sites thereof"
At the same time, the FWA Admin
ator established machinery to nipple
nt the Agency's non discrimination
icy and to handle specific complaints
wing out of possible violations
lies of the regulation were sent to
contractors working on defense
using and the executive order WIS
bIished in the Fed raj Register on
lursday, January 9.
Mr. A. J. Sarre', the Director IF
rsor mel OF the Federal Works Agency,
and Mr. w. J. Trent, Jr, who is the
Racial Rel alto Officer in that office,
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17
Swapping
With ALL
Men
(By Charles Stelzle)

There was a time when some mel
the Soc lied "privilegad'' classes Le
lieved that the rest of the world was
erected for their special benefit All
others were made simply to serve them,
to make life soft and easy.
But most of these have seen a great
light They discovered that the "clods"
were cap bic of better things. Amazing
was the degree to which ''the man with
the hoe" could attain, when he waz
given half chance That he could
hold his own with many of those who
'ormerly regarded themselves as of
superior clay, of "bluer" blood, of finer
grain, was a discovery which came as
reat surprise.
Be it said to the credit of most Of
those who once lived merely to be
served by others they welcomed the
revelation that tn common people were
made of the same material that they
were-that their ideals Of life, their
heart hngers, their sorrows and their
girefs, their loves and their joys. were
very much like their own. This was
one of the inevitable results of living
r. a Democracy.
The normal man in a Democracy be
he rich or poor, educated through books
or through experience, be he black or
white. yellow or red, no matter what
his cilcumstances-so long as he is do
ing mans job in the world, is help
ing every other man to live his own
life The poorest man in the world
who is doing his best may be render
irg a real service to the richie a.: IN
the world At any rate, he king
which enriches all humanity.
The immigrant who doesn't under
stand a word of English, is contributing
his share to the common good by SHOW
cling dirt in construction camp. He
IS making a debtor of the man who
will later ride over that railroad track
IN his comfortable Pullman, made
because that immigrant
aborer made a good job of his shovel
ing. But everywhere in human life in
he lowliest places, in shop and factory,
m the street and on the road, every
vhere-men and women are bringing
heir contribution to the great treasure
louse to which we all come to have our
leeds supplied-some more, some less:
'ut he who draws most becomes the
reatest debtor to all mankind.
One way in which we can best serve.
to see to it that even the lowliest of
lose who contributed to the common
God is given a chance to share in the
1nterts of the treasure house to which
e must all come for the satisfaction OF
II needs.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17
NJ. IL ank Willis Old Citizen And
An H.B.A. NJ mbpr For IS
Years Passes

father of eight boys and five girls. He
lie yves nine grandchildren and host
of relatives and friends and dear wife
to mourn his passing We hope to meet
again. Interment followed in Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, with Rev Wimberly of
floating.
B. w. Willis, President.
Mary Pearson. Secretary
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17

Death claimed ore Of our members in
the person of Brother Frank Willis, who
was 81 years of age. He was a member
Of the Fl 3 A. 35 ye is OF more and
was rue ard ho est member He
lived g ou,e life in his home and com
muity With b is ne shbors. He was the
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17

Mrs. E. H. Lewis is oonvalescing since
being indisposed since Xmas
Mrs Willie Mae Hill Roberts spent
the Xmas and New Year holidays with
her mother and Sister.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17

Miss CLEOPATRA Ables, daughter Of
Mrs. Lucinda Ables, passed Frida'
evening, January 10th Funeral ser
vices were held from her church. the
Church Of God, Sunday
Little Anna Marie Young youngest
child of Reverend ard Mrs. r. L. Young
has been confined to her bed for the
past week with an attack of the Flu
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17
BOUT I LIN
WE KNOW

ABOUT FOLK WE KNOW
Mrs Fannie Neal, member of Zion
Hill c. M. E. Church passed Thursday,
j nuary 9th at Hopewell Mississippi
while visiting relatives. Funeral services
were held Sur day, January 18th from
her church, with her pastor, Reverend
e. F. Young, officiating
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-01-17

Mississippi, Standard Nese
newspaper of character circo-
lation and opinion, with more
than 10000 readers.
Evening star., 1941-01-11

previously had been steadily in
creasing. However, the tremendously
increased activities Of private real
estate and building interests have
adequately met the situation here
and prevented any real semblance
of housing shortage.
Building Peak Hit.
During the past year over $1,000
housing units. accommodating ap-
proximately 5000 persons and hav-
ing a permit value Of over $65, ,000,-
900. were started by private interests
in Metropolitan Washington. This
is an all-time high for this area.
One of the greatest factors in pri-
vate industry's notable success in
meeting this rapid increase in pop
ulation is the availability Of ade-
quate mortgage money and the ex-
tremely favorable terms upon which
it can be borrowed. Liberal but
sound mortgage loans amortizing
over a period of 20 and Is years
with low interest rates have not
only brought home ownership within
the reach of the masses of our peo-
Pile, but convinced them that a
debt-free home Of their own should
be one Of their primary objectives
in life.
And thus it happens that the real
estate and building interests of
Washington stand on the threshold
of year full Of sound promise with
the knowledge that their business
house is in good order and that the
foundation upon which they will
build in 1941 is of the character
most favorable to lasting success.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
The Home Clinic
Long Winter Evenings Time to Plan
For Spring and Summer Improvements

phiets from manufacturers describ-
ing the new materials. Cut out OF
magazines or sketch your ideas as
you run across them; with you owr
plan in mind and your sketches
under the arm, talk with good
architect about it all. He will tell
just what you can do for the price
you wish to pay: he will remove the
hazards Of building by careful su-
pervision and see that specifications
are met and that you get what is
paid for.
Choose Location Carefully.
Plan the house from the stand
point of the way you live, with It's
location selected and its space util-
lied to give the best returns on
the investment. It is possible TO
achieve the proper amount of dig
nifty without in any way destroying
the joy of healthy children in their
own neighborhood. Transportation
is important, as it may either waste
or save many hours out of the day
Shopping centers are important, as
easy access to the butcher, the
baker and the candlestick maker
helps to oil the machinery Of house
keeping to make each day pleas
anter. Select a neighborhood that
"f1ts," so that you will find the
kind of people and the kind Of life
that pleases within it. If there are
young people of school age, schools,
churches and movies will be impor-
tant to you, as they exert q great
influence on youngsters, not only In
the lessons they teach. but in the
association with others in large
groups.
AL of these things are of as much
Importance to enjoyment of your
home as the bricks that build it
or whether the lumber is dry or
green. Thinking and knowing
about all these details will make
lifetime enjoyment of the finished
product an assured fact.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Gains in Home Buying
Over Decade Compared

The average American home seek
er Of 1941 can compare his sit
uation with that which existed only
decade ago and reflect:
He can make a small down pay
ment and obtain a monthly pay
ment. amortized mortgage extend
ing over IS to Is years, instead of a
lump" mortgage which must be
paid of or renewed, with heavy
fees, In three to five years.
He will be charged the lowest in
terest rate in history on his mort
gage.
He has no need for a second
mortgage. with its interest rate of
8 to II per cent-or a third, at an
interest rate of 10 to IS per cent.
He can obtain protective services
which assure him better quality
home than ever before.
But even that's not the whole
story. He can deal with an insti-
tuition which can protect him to a
degree impossible decade ago-be-
cause that institution, once utterly
dependent on its own resources, now
has ample credit reserves to fall
back upon.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
By MARGARET NOVEL;.

January is good time to check
over how things are going at the
house; what is out of date, what
needs repairing, and what the mar
ket has to offer for better comfort
and convenience. From time to
time we will pass on to you infor-
nation about the things that seem
good to us in the hope that they
will help you to attain greater eff
cheney and happiness in your own
house.
The traditional long winter eve
nings are ideal for crystalizing
dreams of what the house should be.
and springtime is just far enough
away to give the architect time to
put plans on paper before it is time
to turn the first sod for construc-
ton.
Our houses tell a great deal about
us-more than ever seems possible
in a pile of brick, lumber and plas-
ter. Houses grow as people do, and
for three or four generations should
be permitted to stand forever. A
famous architect has said that one
can tell mans character, hopes
and dreams by the house he builds;
if he lives in that house 80 years
enough of his character, hopes and
dreams enter into it to make him
immortal that may be true,
and it may explain all the stories
about haunted houses.
Shelter and Contentment.
The rush and efficiency of mod
ern life in a city has made it neces-
sary to streamline all effort and
many Of the easy going ways of
housekeeping must be sacrificed to
the hustle and hustle. But Ameri-
cans. who are at best just two gen.
erations away from the farm, and
can remember grandmother's cakes
and maple sirup and grandfather's
flower garden, refuse to give up the
fundamental satisfaction of home
with all it entails. This is the rea-
son they combine shelter and con-
tentment with the last word in
modern conveniences to create the
comfort of the American home.
Architects, designers and builders
have combined to erect the house
of our dreams, as close to the way
We have dreamed it as possible.
Inventors, scientists and manufac-
turers produce the materials and
equipment to keep it this way. There
has never been a time when houses
and equipment have been so fine, or
one when they were easier to realize.
If you are thinking about a new
house, get the booklets and pam
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Sound Promise Ahead
OF Realtors in 1941,
Says Waver|y Taylor
Real Estate Boards
President Points to
Firm D. G. Foundation
By WAVERLY TAYLOR,


Realtors of Washington have
crossed the threshold of 1941 conf
dent that the economic and physical
growth of the Nations Capital, so
pronounced during the past IL
months, will be continued with
ever-increasing momentum during
the year ahead.
Every segment of the real estate
business in the District of Columbia
and the surrounding territory that
goes to make up Metropolitan
Washington can view with salts
faction its contribution to this
progress and contemplate 1941 with
confidence OF even greater accom-
plishment.
Growing faster than any other
city in the United States. Metro
politan Washington, according to
the latest census reports. added
more than 285,O00 persons to its
populace during the decade of
1930-40. The gain for the District
of Columbia alone was 10000. an
increase of over So per cent. This
gain is greater than the present
population of Richmond.
Vacancy Rate Declines.
The national defense program Is
of necessity bringing thousands Of
additional employees into the Fed
eral service and Washington is get
ting its proportionate share. At
present there are about 100000
employees in the executive branch
alone of our Government, with
about $4,000 employed in Washing
ton. This does not include the per-
sonnel of the Army. Navy and the
judiciary and legislative branches
of the Government
During the first 10 months Of the
past year. about $4,000 new employees
were added to the Federal service
here, and it is estimated that they
and their families have increased
our population by about $4,000. This
sudden increase in population has
resulted in a decrease of the vacancy
rate in residentialsproperties which
Evening star., 1941-01-11

During the last week the District
Real Estate Commission issued Ii
censes as real estate brokers to Isl
dore Jafie. Munsey Building, and.
Earl w. Remington, 927 Fifteenth
street NV.
Real estate salesmen's licenses
were issued to Benedict M. Mcneil,
11ls Seventeenth street NV;
George w. Armijo, jr., 1882 K
street NV; John T. Bedsworth,
1909 I street NV; Harry Lopatin.
1874 Park road NV, and Charles
e. Stanton, 1922 Georgia avenue
NV.
Applications for real estate brokers'
licenses were received from A. A.,
Carozza Co., 2312 Pennsylvania ave-
nue Sc; Anna Louise Carozza,
2312 Pennsylvania avenue Sc: An
thony Carozza, 1912 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc; Luther E. Melien. ir..
trading as the Mellen Realty Co..
l427 I street NV: Einar v. Bulow,
400 Woodward Building; Samuel E..
Evening star., 1941-01-11

Bogley. 6698 Wisconsin avenue, Be-
thesda, Md; Maurice EiSeman, 81
Colorado Building; National Man.
agement Co., Inc, 720-21 Southern
Building; R. j. A. Mclaughlin,
720-2l Southern Building; j. H. Be
mott Realty Corp, 142l H street
NV: Joseph H. Benoit, 1921 H
street NV. and Carlisle r. Stephen
son, 1343 H street NV.
Applications for real estate sales
mems licenses were received from
Joseph Francis Jennings, 1343 H
street NV: Charles S. Reilly, 1417
L street NV; John Jackson Todd,
1882 K street NV; John j. Rey-
nolds, 923 Fifteenth street NV, and
A. G. Schlechte, Thomas Circle.
Evening star., 1941-01-11

The use Of flush-surfaced doors
on kitchen cabinets and cupboards
will expedite the housewives work
of keeping the room spick and span.
The old type of paneled door fire.
quently gathered dust and dirt, and
was harder to clean. b
Evening star., 1941-02-02
FELLOW TROUPER
Continued from pogs twelve

mind moving down to the basement
for a while? Miss Tenbrink needs your
room for her alligator"
Matt started to speak, but Millie
kicked him. If they could hold on here
for one more month, they would have
enough laid by for summer on their
Wisconsin chicken farm, now occu-
pied by a doubtful hobo caretaker.
With her success, Leila grew swiftly
and superbly hammer. 1t wasn't that
she now did all the stock limitations -
Mae West, and a drunken finishing
school girl, and an Italian immigrant
woman who did everything with a
shawl except fish for tarpon with it -
but that she began to initiate herself.
And the Grillians loved it.
What Evan Wycoff thought of this
monkey business, Matt and Millie.
their soft little hearts jumping, had
no idea. He was there every night,
watching Leila with surprising intent
ness, talking softly to her between
acts, but he avoided the Carnivals,
and what they now thought of Leila
could be printed only in a novel by a
young communist.
Evan is going to be her husband -
spending the evening at the club and
then coming to her dressing room to
decide which Johnny she'll go out
with tonight" snarled Matt.
A week later, after the show, Mr..
Beagle came in: well, I'm real sorry,
folks, but the fact is, Lelia's such a
draw that l don't see how l can use
your act any more after Saturday" "
"Does Leila know about this?" said
the appalled, Matt.
"Know! She suggested it! She says
your old-fashioned stuff spoils her
streamlined show"
"Her showp'
''Now, folks, I'm willing to give you
the regulation two-weeks' notice
even if there amt any what you
might call legal contract"