The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

Some of them are new and some
of the same old things which are
still essential, including spelling
We heard the other day of
teacher who said, johnnie, you
have misspelled nearly every
word in your composition.
eyes, ma'am, I am going to be
dialect writer" he answered
All of which goes to show that
even if he was not a good speller
he was certainly good at giving
an alibi. Right or wrong, most OF
us are like Johnnie when it comes
to giving excuses.
Safety First!
Safety first and last is our mot
to, particularly when it comes to
school children. Elsewhere in the
paper today is large ADVERTISE
ment asking motorists to be care
full of school children.
Hundreds of children are killed
annually by motorists, let's all
cooperate and protect our child
rem. Putting on brakes or stop
ping may cause slight loss of
time, but it might mean saving
some child from death or being
badly injured.
Apple Blossom Time
We usually think of this as be-
ing in April or May, but there
seems to be exceptions to this in
Ashe. Evelyn Dare Vannoy found
some blossoms, tiny green apples
and some mature apples all on
the same tree, down at the Foster
place where they live. This I'M
usual tree happened to be a Linn
imbertwig.
Mrs. o. H. Baldwin, of West
Jefferson, found the same sort of
oddly this week.
Fair At The Fair
There is a small admittance
charge at the Fair this year which
should not work a hardship on
anyone, unless they should try to
get out of paying the small am
cunt of ten cents, by going under
a fence, or over one. And in that
case they probably will not fare
so well, for in spite of the saw
dust trails there are swampy
places on the outer edges of the
grounds if you happen to be COM
ing in at the wrong entrance. And
wait, there are snakes, too! No,
we did not mean to brighten you.
There are some snakes but they
are in wire-covered cages where
you may look at them. They are
one of the attractions along the
midway.
Being Polite
How far should politeness be
carried? To the nth" degree for
manners sake of course, but what
about comfort? A lady came to
the Mayflower Beauty shop the
other evening for a permanent
wave. Mr.. VIM. Terry, popular
and polite manager of Faucette's
who happened to be on hand at
closing time took down a coat
from the hanger and held it for
the lady. She put it on noncha-
lantly and went her way. A little
later another lady to whom the
coat belonged, feeling chilly,
reached for it and had none. For
tunately the new ownership of
the coat, unlike the lady's wave
was not permanent!
Eggs Again!
We once heard "classical"
joke, which is now almost as old
as it's characters. One Julius Cae-
sar, the military leader was re-
ported marching down the streets
of Rome just after breakfast one
morning when he bent double
with pain in his middle. His So
called friend Brutus, asked him
what was the matter, and he sup
posedly replied, Eggs, Brutus!
Eggs!"
''How many did you eat Nigh
ty Caesar"
Then came the world famous
answer, GET tn Brutus!"
We received an egg this week,
not so historical in age, but I'M
usual in nature. Instead of the
usual egg-shape, or oval, it is
very round with one slightly flat
surface to keep it from rolling.
This hen fruit, sent in by Mrs.
Bessie Graham, of Todd, is now
on display in the window of The
Skyland Post.
NewswOrld
We 60 out of Ashe and travel
over to Wilkes to extend our con-
gratulations to Ray Erwin, the
new editor of the NEWSWORLD,
which has taken the place of the
Northwestern Press.
Some years ago, we won't say
how many, we were on the Char