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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-16
Warrensville News
By MRS. GORDON JOHNSON
(Staff Correspondent

Mrs. Fred Owens has been suf-
fering from an acute sinus at
tack.
Lance Owens had piece of
steel removed from his eye Sat.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service will meet with Mrs.
w. P. Shoaf Sat. afternoon at 2
o'clock. Mrs. W. H. Jones will be
in charge of the program.
Mrs. @. H. Ashley and Miss
Maymie Miller were shopping in
Lansing Monday.
Miss Campbell, from Crump-
Ter, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Adolphus Hartsoe this week.
Rev. J. G. Wootton filled his
regular appointment at Warrens-
vile, Mill Creek and Clifton,
Sunday.
The revival at the Baptist
church will continue through this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Brewer
and son, Max, were visitors in
Warrensville Monday.
H. H. Brown, Of Fig, has re-
covered sufficiently to call on
friends and customers again.
Mrs. c. r. Latham is teaching
for Mrs. Joe Neal, at Jefferson,
this week.
Denton Howell and family, of
Lansing, have moved to the farm
Of Miss Mary Johnson.
Mrs. w. G. Warren has gone to
Chilhowie, Va, where she will
visit her son, w. T. Warren for
a few weeks.
Miss Janet Carter is visiting in
Glade Springs, Va, this week.
''Ros" Eller, who last week
moved into the Yates apartment
has, this week, moved into one OF
the houses belonging to w. P
Shoaf.
Among those from other points
attending church here Sunday
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Elliott
Mrs. Vance Combs, J. I. Weaver
and Mr.. Smith from Smethport
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Eller. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Fred Waddell, Mrs. Nell Du
vail, Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Ashley
Mrs. Worth Wright, of Bina, anc
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Woodie, o.
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other.
Mark caught her just as she
stumbled odwn the last two steps.
He Strengthened her hat, and put
her into her coat. where's the
fire." he asked calmly.
Il was afraid you'd get tired
waiting = or change your mind
-"
"How do you know I've got
one?"
She loked up with a quick half
glance, and then giggled sudden
ly.
GO on out and climb in," he
ordered. Second car to the rear
seat beside the driver. That's
me-"
NOW" He followed Dorothy
and Paul out to the car, and saw
them safely inside. He even shut
the door himself, so there would
be no mistake about it.
"See you at the station, Cat
lett" he told the chauffeur. The
man got in behind the wheel and
the big car purred smoothly
away. Mark went in for his hat
and coat, and came out again to
Valerie. q
She longed terribly to tell him
how marvellous he was. How
much more the perfect father
than any she had ever made up.
"By the way" he wanted to
know, "what are lovely young
women wearingi this season?
Your aunt seemed to think you
ought to have a new deal in
frocks. And anything else"
Valerie looked up wisely. II
want to talk to you about that,
please. She-I mean Dorothy
said should wear black. It's
funny about black. There's party
black-like for dancing - love
it: But black for-I mean like
like hers-Of course, I could
wear it, if you want me to"
II can see where I'm going to
get kick out of this father bust
ness" Mark said. II wonder
didn't start sooner"
"Now about that black" sale
! Mark, II should say it all Deepen.
ded on you. I don't happen to
like it, myself, but you shall have
a ton of it if you want it,
But I DON'T" she cried. 81
want blue-and white-and-''
(TO be cOntinued)
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West Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Staley and
Miss JUNE Johnson, of North
.Wilkesboro, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. r. E. Johnson Sunday
Mrs. Staley was formerly Miss
Edna Johnson, from Baptist or
phanage. Thomasville, N. c.
Miss Clyde West arrived Satur-
day for a stay with her sister,
Mrs. r. G. Johnson. Miss West is
a daughter of the Rev. Mr.. West,
who was at one time pastor of
the Warrensville charge.
Miss Josephine Isenhouse, from
Watauga county, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edgar Ashley and at
tending school here. this term.
Mrs. J. M. Burkett will fill the
vacancy left in Warrensvil1e
school by the death of Wade H.
Jones.
Amos Osborne, of Ashland was
calling on friends here Monday.
Mr.. Osborne plans to return to
Redlands, Calf, this spring.
The quarterly meetign will be
held at Jefferson church Satur-
day afternoon at 1870. It is re-
quested that all officials be pre-
sent.
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Shirley put an arm around Va
lerie, and bent down to speak.
Il think it's marvellous" she said
very softly. Il mean for you and
Mark to ride it out together.
Would you like to come and see
me some day? We could do-oh, a
lot of things. It might be fun"
1T would be lovely" She put
her nose little nearer Shirley
and shifted quietly.
"I'll call you up" said Shirley.
She spoke as if it were secret.
Valerie felt she must have aged
at least ten years. Nobody had
ever spoken of calling her up be-
fore. Off-hand like that. AS if it
were nothing.
81 suppose you wouldn't forget
thank you" she whispered
hurriedly. Dorothy and Paul,
with Elise behind, near Mark,
were moving down on them
"That is-of course-we're going
away"
mark told me. But I'll know
when you get home" Shirley
whispered back. "I'll be seeing
you" She leaned and kissed Va
lerie quickly, almost as if no one
must see.
The will was read on Friday
On Saturday, Dorothy and Paul
left for home. Catlett, the Chauf-
feur, loaded them and their lug
gage into the town car, and Mark
drove Valerie in his roadster.
She had lifted her face obedi-
emily for her aunt's kiss when
Mark swung his long-nosed road
ster into the drive. He jumped
out and ran into the house.
II thought it would be better
for us to follow you than to try
to crowd in," he told Paul
Hadn't you better be getting on
your bonnet and shawl, Val?"
Valerie wondered if she was
dreaming. She looked closely al
Mark to be sure he was in his
right mind.
care you-going to take me tc
the station?" she asked.
"You didn't think I was going
to leave you here, did your"
Dorothy opened her lips, but
Valerie didn't wait to hear what
came out. She was already leap
ing up the wide stairs toward he1
room.
do you really think this is
quite wise?" asked Dorothy.
II had hoped to have a last
talk with you about the child on
the way to town." Dorothy low
cred her voice again, and drew
still closer. His wardrobe"
''You mean she needs new
clothes?" asked Mark. 'I'm glad
you reminded me. Well look some
up today as soon as your train
pulls out"
"That isn't exactly what ]
meant. You see, I've had no time
to order all her mourning. She is
not even wearing the dress I got
for her the day before the flu
neral"
Mark blessed the faint thud of
Valerie's descending footsteps on
the stairs above. "She probably
forgot" he apologized. after all,
you can hardly blame her-at her
age"
Valerie now came into sight
around the bend in the stairs. A
blue beret was half on her head,
and her coat hung by one sleeve,
while she struggled into the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-16
Mrs. Hairless Was
Buried On Sun.

Funeral service was held on
Sunday, at Bethel, for Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Hairless. wife Of Baker
Hairless. Rev. Levi Green conduc-
ted the service and burial fol-
lowed in the Bethel cemetery.
Mrs. Hairless who was native
of this county was IS years old
at the time of her death on Fri
day, which was the result Of
heart failure.
She is survived by. her husband
and the following sons and
daughters: Esther Hairless, Mrs.
George Ronald, Mrs. Elizabeth
Snyder, Milton Hairless, Allen
Hairless, Fields and George Har-
less.
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antly, his hand in Valerie's. ooh,
yes, we've really given it a lot
of thought" he said.
Valerie shivered deliciously.
When he said "We," it meant her.
She decided it was the most won
derful word she had ever heard.
But a man - alone - with a
child-who isn't even his own"
Valerie risked a quick upward
glance. He was still smiling
pleasantly. but somehow under
meath she felt he was not pleas
ant at all.
"But you see, Valerie is my
own" Mark explained patiently.
GAS much as one human being
can be an other's-which isn't far.
She's mine in the incest way in
the world. BY the iron arm of the
law! For some reason or other,
i she seems quite happy about it.
Which makes it practically I'M
animous!"
Valerie found herself wonder
ing what her aunt would say to
that? She was almost sorry when
Paul laid his hand on his wife's
arm. He knew if she grew angry
enough, she would say things
she'd be sorry for tomorrow. And
summing Mark up, he decided
that would be too late.
He knew quite well what she
had in mind. He had not been
averse to hand in the manage
ment of Valerie's trust fund him
self. But after all, the money had
come originally from Mark, who
was a handy fellow to keep lin
with.
"Td like to be the first to con-
graduate Valerie" he said, Va
lerie counted up to ten before
Dorothy finally spoke.
"Of course" she said" of
course nothing is really final in
this funny world, is it? suppose
I was thinking Of my dear sis
ter
Marks hand frightened on Va
lerie's shoulder. 1t seemed to be
telling her everything was all
right, no matter what happened.
eve won't forget Ellen, either"
he said. II promise you"
He stood there with his hand
on Valerie's shoulder. Shirley ga
thered up her furs and gloves and
purse and started for the door.
Elise weighed various possibilities
from under half-lowered lids, and
decided to follow. There would
be plenty of time later.
you'll be staying long, dar-
ling?" she asked Dorothy.
Were leaving in the morn
ing" said Dorothy. paul will tel
ephone for reservations tonight.
II hoped perhaps I could heln
with establishments to have made
their own plans, and So
"Too bad" sympathized Elise.
II mean, that you're not staying
l was looking forward to seeing
you. But you'll probably be run
ming back and forth"
Zone doesn't run back and
forth over two thousand miles, -
own menage is waiting"
Valerie dropped her fathers
hand, and moved to where Shir-
ley paused on her way down the
hall. She liked to be near Shir-
ley. 1t wasn't only the strange
different perfume that drifted in
definably about her and drew you
like a sort of magnet. There was
something about Elise that push
ed you away.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27

tackled, Britain would stand by her agree ment to aid Poland. Hitler replied that this British guarantee merely encouraged the Poles to resist his Danzig demands, and began to mobilize. On August 24-25 there were border clashes on the German Polish frontier, and on the 18th President Roosevelt appealed both to Hitler and to President Moscicki of Poland to settle their Danzig dispute in peace Now events began to gallop, and in those last few days all Europe clawed and scrambled desperately to avoid the war that loomed so near. By the end of August all Europe was mobilized; London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, and Warsaw were blacked- out on the night of August 31-September 1. At 5:45 in the morning of September 1, without declaring war, Hitler sent his legions across the Polish border.
 On September 3, President Roosevelt in a radio address solemnly warned the nation that it could not be indifferent to the new war. "You must master at the outset he said, "a simple but unalter- able fact in modern foreign relations. When peace has been broken anywhere, peace of all countries everywhere IS m danger" Warning that no man could predict what would be the course of the war, he closed with the solemn promise, "As long as it remains within my power to prevent, there will be no blackout of peace in the United States"
 Two years have passed. Peace has been blacked out in country after country; not in the United States. A peaceable people still clings to peace; but 1t has already seen in full measure the vindica- tion of the Presidents pronouncement that "when peace has been broken any where, peace in all countries everywhere is in danger"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27
The Balance of Power

Political factions and groups not solldlly behind organization efforts are m tnelr element at this season of the year. Where as Democrats, Republicans, Socialists, etc, are fairly stable from one end of the year to the other the so-called Fuslon and Independent movements may be with you today, but opposed tomorrow. Consequently when 1t comes time for an election, whether 1t be local, state or national you can rest assured that these "outside" groups will start to mill around in the hopes of being sought for both advice and help.
 It has long been our constant argu- ment that the political parties which maintain an active organization through out the year and which conduct political campaigns along definite lines of pro- cedure are the ones entitled to the re- spect and support of the voting puollc. We see no reason to change this oplnlon today or tomorrow Various movements which may secure limited amount or support through some popular appeal do not warrant voting interest. Yet they are able to secure for themselves through the threat of voter strength representa- ton in the council chamber or on the election ticket.
 Every man has right to his own pollt- ical preference and also has the right to differ with organization methods and policies. And several men can band to- gether to foster these opinions which diff fer. But when 1t is obvious that the main purpose is to harass or embarrass some one political group or individual really nothing is gained in promoting our dem-- ocratic form of government. A good election is assured only when party lines and issues are clearly defined and there are no "in-betweens" supposed to hold the balance of power and consequently to be open to inducement and perSua- sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27
Never Put Of

One of the arguments advanced before the Legislature earlier this year TOT ex- pansion of the state trade school pro- gram was the crying need of such lnstl- tutions in some of the cities of the state. That was one of the reasons that Water bury was allotted funds with which to launch such a project. And 1t was also voiced in support of expansion in New Haven of existing trade school facilities, as we'll as providing Danbury with new one. Oddly enough all three communl- ties now are blocked, at least temporarily, by various situations.
 Here in Waterbury we await court dls- position of an application to dispose ot trust fund established many years ago so that money therefrom may be added to that the state will supply and the city will provide from bond sale. It's hardly likely that the Waterbury school will get underway before 1942 and only good luck will see the institution put into use in that year In New Haven the city has applied to the PWA for grant to help defray cost of contemplated $750,OoU school. The Legislature authorized New Haven to issue trade school bonds to tnls amount, but New Haven authorities tlg- ured that If the PWA would help out on the project 1t would mean fewer oonos to sell #...
 The situation In Danbury is worse than either of these, which may be rated more or less as technicalities. Over in the Hat Town there is well-defined opposition movement to sale of bonds with which to get the trade school project off to flying Start. They are still debating the mat ter long after the state has done its part by authorizing the school and made It possible for the work to start. So 1t would seem as If the expansion of the trade schools in the state may require more than merely legislative approval If 1t IS to proceed smoothly and rapidly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27
In Today's Mail

or low ground or the Lord for rain. ing 50 much In one place. The only thing that came to his mind vas politicians, dam and his plight.
 l am not c Jew nor have any friends of Jewish descent, but l will say this for them. They are . very unfortunate race of people for the reason that way back in hts. tory one of their race did some- thing that has followed them down through the years and has forced them in mistaken self protection to be clannish and too much on the take-care- e-of- themselves side of living. A higher authority than you or once said, What does 1t profit @ man If he gains the whole world if he loses his soul in doing It."
 Yes, 1t is true by being clannish and self-centered they have quitt a lot of Americas wealth centered in them. Tn getting 1t they have put this country on a survival of the Attest basis in all walks of life; made business so highly com- petitive that there are a hundred wrongs done every second and yet when you stop and think and go back to the years that we did no. have them and compare those years to the years we have had them it all washes down to this.
 They, like the rest of us, have helped build this wonderful coun- try. They, like the rest of us, en- joy our prosperity and suffer o IT lean years. Very few of Us real-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27
Two Years

The war (and it becomes more justi- liable every day to speak of what goes on at Smolensk, at Tobruk, in northern France and at Chungking as one war; is now almost two years old. It has moved with such giant strides, changed direction and pace so often, that it is worth while to go back to August and relive the days which marked the end of peace in our time" Evening of August p, 1889: In Berlin bombshell exploded, the an nouncement that Russia and Germany had concluded a 10-year non-aggression pact guided by the desire to strengthen the cause of peace between them. The countries agreed to refrain from any act of force, any aggressive act, or any attacks against each other. .. : The shock made the world reel, because it was then clear that Germany was at last Eee to make any aggression 1t wished, &ee to fear of attack by Russia. War had become almost inevitable.
 On the same day, Britain warned Ger many clearly that if Poland were at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27
IT Is A PRETTY GOOD COUNTRY IN WHICH TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH
 OUR FELLOWNKAN
September A. ls4i.

September 24, lo4i.
 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 I am guilty of trying to think things out clearly and then writing my results on paper for the idea of helping my fellowman to judge my conclusions by his own, draw ing from mine the best points and adding them to his. I in turn read quite a lot and do the same, my reason for doing this is that as Q child my raising was among solid American people and they instilled in me the ideal that 1t Is my job in life to live honorably, raise a family, and leave this world @ better place to live in for the chll- dren and to teach them to do the same. So much for that.
 This prelude Is written because my subject is delicate, but I think 1t Is timely as I have read in my newspaper that Hitler and several prominent men in this country have gone on record that in their opin- ion the Jew is the cause of all the present strife tn the world.
 Their opinion is comparable to the one where Q man stood on the roof of his home that was being carried away by flood waters 10 quote, "If them darned politicians had Of built the dam this would { have never happened" He did not blame himself for building hls home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27

There should be host of political can didates making their bow to the voting public of Waterbury in the next week or ten days. Republicans and Democrats are apparently agreed on the dates when the various conventions will nominate party candidates. And in Waterbury this year the contest will be between Demo- crats and Republicans. It is hard to see where any fusion or independent candi- dates could figure prominently in the balloting. The odds are naturally With the Democrats. They are in office and have been for great many years. As a matter of cold facts If the Republicans wanted to get cold shivers on the eve of another municipal election, they might peruse our city records for this century Since 1900 they would discover that the number of G. o. P. mayors is small and their years of service correspondingly cesses. But to the everlasting credit of cseses. But to the everlasting chedit of the Republicans, let 1t be said that they have never given up trying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27

lxe what the word culture means. 1 don't think c Jew does, but some. how or other Q country that has Q fair percentage of Jewish people among It's inhabitants becomes c center of tho worlds culture. Mems vices of passion and intemperance never get to the conquerlng point.
 Tn closing I'd qualify my opin- lon by adding that my family has been in America for over two huEl- dred years. We have had bad men In every war. One of us signed the Declaration of Independence. Idon't know exactly why the first one came over here (maybe to escape Q hanging party), but do know this, as soon aS he got here he realized he was In e country where 0 man could work and create things that his mind and his hands could do and providing he did not bother anyone else there was no limit to his doing and all in all 1t has worked out pretty good. It Is not Utopia, but 1t is the best yet any, where and I for one am going to try to keep 1t for my three kids, and I want the Jew to be kept alcnT with 1t.
 Sincerely,
 GEORGE N. SMITH
 P. S.: We should strive to get out of the habit of calling men by their former nationality. If we got rid of the "iimies", "wops", frogs, "niggers", "lits", 'greasers jews. etc. there would be only the hand full of Indians left in the country to prevent some other fellows from getting 1t.
 n IT Q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-27

The cold hard facts of the 1941 munic- ipal contest, though, are that the admin istration of Mayor Vincent A. Scully IS loaded with potent reasons for its sub stantiation at the polls in November. To repudate the Scully administration by electing any Republicans named to oppose him would be rather illogical on the face of all it has accomplished and the prom ise it holds for the next few years. A recital of the facts brings home clearly to the voters cogent reasons for voting the straight Democratic ticket. Mayor Scully has been extremely zealous in the inter- est of a city that might well have been caught up in the defense manufacturing whirl and turned topsy-turvy. And this is but one of numerous reasons why the Democrats feel confident.