The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-12

After reading the lldIlleS poo
lished in this column last week
Rev. Hoyt Wood reports that ne
knows a man in the furniture
business in this state by the name
of U. R. Stuck. Many OF us re-
member last June when June
Rose, state commander OF the
American Legion spoke here. In
Colorado there is an undertaken
bv the name of M. Balmer. And
from Chicago comes the report
of the manager of a bakery being
named Helen Bakry.
An Old Spinning Wheel
Most of us toll but few OF us
spin this day and age. SPINNING,
however, is not entirely a lost
art. Mrs. w. M. Galloway, of West
jefferson, has suggested that
sninning contest to be held at the
Ashe County Fair this year. IhlS
would make an interesting tea-
ture provided there are enough
entrants. If you would be interest
ed in entering this contest or
know of anyone who would, drop
a line to The Post, giving your
name and address.
The Milky Way!
These delightful summer nights
are ideal for looking at the milky
way across the heavens. But at
this time when National Dairy
month is being observed it is we'll
to get down to earth and consider
the milky way of life. Did you
know that milk is our most near
ly perfect food. For example,
milk contains all the necessary
and important food elements: car
bohydrates, fat, proteins, miner
ais and vitamins. These are abso-
lute1y necessary for a Well-bal-
anced diet! Nutritionists point out
that milk and its related products
furnish a means to abundant
health-at comparatively low
cost! All of this should convince
us that we should drink more
milk. Mrs. P. C. Wright who
drinks as much milk as any adult
we know can boast Of the fact
that she has never really been
sick a day in her life. Perhaps
milk drinking had something to
do with it.
Your Weight?
No, we are not asking that as
a personal question as there are
probably those who would not
answer and after all what are a
few pounds between friends? We
noticed an article Sunday which
pointed out that weight was a
state of mind or rather making
up the mind to either be fat, thin
or just between, and sticking to
the decision regulating diet and
habits accordingly.
Should you be asked the ques-
ton as to how you weigh, scales
would probably be your answer.
This week John Rose, employed
on the street project unearthed an
old-fashioned weight rock in front
of the Parkway Chevrolet COM
pany. It is flat, smoothly round
ed, similar in shape to a weight
used on scales today and weighs
a pound. This is now on display
in the window of The Skyland
Post. Who knows how many
pounds Of side meat this may
have balanced off in days of yore.
Air Conditioning
If there are those in our land
who do not appreciate the delight |
full climate of Ashe county they
should punish themselves by 60
ing down the state during some Of
these warmer days.
Last week the writer had the
opportunity, together with the
Editor of attending the N. c.
Press meeting in Charlotte. The
program based on Latin Ameri-
ca was most interesting, and hav-
ing worked on papers in the state
for some several years it is al
ways pleasure to renew old &C
at these meetings.
And this meeting was particular
ly significant to the writer since
Ed M. Anderson was elected
president of the group. But what
we were most impressed with was
the climate. Thursday and Fri
day were delightfully."- cool, but
on Saturday the mercury took a
big jump and made itself felt
very keenly. It was real pleas