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Evening star., 1941-07-07
Moore Elected

BRISTOL, Va, July 7 (P.-
Bernard w. Moore of Staunton was
elected president of the Virginia As
sociation of the Deaf at the asso-
ciation's biennial convention Satur-
day. Orland H. Miller of Martins
Evening star., 1941-07-07
thoroughly, more efficiently.

thoroughly, more efficiently.
1t seems to me that this ap-
plies to those people who are in
life insurance. Why? Because
morale is an all.important part
of national defense and there
can be no sounder foundation
for morale than family security
no stronger stabilizing force
than the knowledge that this
family security is something on
which people can depend.
Helping people to understand
and take advantage of the value
and dependability of this family
security is vitality important
contribution to national morale.
Hence life insurance must pro.
vide, not service as usual" but
better and more efficient service
than usual.
W&&,~
President, Institute Of Life Insurance
Evening star., 1941-07-07

burg, Va. was reelected vice presi-
dent and Isadore HuroWitZ Of Staun-
ton was elected secretary.
Evening star., 1941-07-07
INSTITUTIONAL ADVERTISEMENT
''Business AS Usual
Is Quit,
d" Business as usual is out.r'

Business usual is out"
The who said that the other day voicng idea
which all pretty well agreed But I've been wondering
since hen whether have really thought through exactly what
this
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Parker News
By ]. E. PARKER

A windstorm of almost hurri-
cane intensity struck this section
Monday night, the 18th, but with
the exception of some damage to
feed no serious harm was done.
The wind then blew for seven
days almost continuously from
the west, breaking all records for
the past twenty-three years for
continuing from one direction.
Roy and Mrs. Woodland are re-
joicing over the arrival of brand
new daughter, left by the stork
a few nights ago.
Mrs. Naomi Sturgill is report
ed to be improved.
These have been several cases
of flu in this vicinity, but all have
recovered.
Lonzie Jones, who has been in
Pa, has returned home.
Mrs. Ann Gilbert moved from
the Little Laurel to this commu-
nifty recently.
Tom Parker, who is working at
Lenoir, visited homefolks. He was
accompanied by Alma Farmer,
formerly of this section but now
resident of Caldwell county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Phone Company
To Alter Method
Of Issuing Bills
New System to Be Inaugural
ted March 10. To Use
Improved Method.

"a new and improved method
of issuing telephone bills, known
as rotation billing, will be placed
in effect in West Jefferson, by
the Central Electric & Telephone
Company on March 49," it is an
nounced by Mrs. Pearl Wyrick,
agent. After March 1, telephone
bills in this community will be
dated the 18th of each month.
eve are making this change in
the interest of greater efficiency,
and so that we can provide bet
ter billing service to our pa
trons," Mrs. Wyrick said. Gun
der rotation billing, the state
ment sent out will be heater and
more readable, as figures writ
ten by hand will be eliminated,
and all items printed
"Another change in billing IS
that long distance charges will be
included up to the date of the
bill. At present, with all bills is
sued on the first of the month,
long distance charges are includ-
ed only up to the 18th of the pre-
ceding month"
First bills under the method
involve a change in billing date
and will cover charges for per-
iod of more than one month.
Thereafter, each bill will cover
charges for one months local
telephone service following the
date of the bill and long distance
charges for the month preceding
the date of the bill"
1.-THE change in billing date will
not affect the amount of charges
in any way. Every community in
which the Central Electric &
Telephone Company operates will
be changed to the new billing
method" Mrs. Wyrick stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Allotment Per Family is In
creased. Have Been Made
In Ashe County.

Ashe county farmers of the low
income bracket are to have an
additional number of mattresses,
according to the new ruling made
this month fer the na+tress-mek-
ing project, County Agent c. ].
Rich, said yesterday.
- Figures reveal that total of
TAB have been made in Ashe
county and under the new ruling
it is estimated that approximate
ly Is per cent of the families who
had previously received their
quota would be eligible for addi-
tional mattresses. More than g.
900 applications have been re-
ceived in Ashe Mr.. Rich said.
The new ruling announced this
week by Miss Ruth Curren of the
N. c. Agricultural Extension SER
vice, states that a family of three
persons is eligible to receive two
mattresses and a family of five
persons is eligible to receive three
mattresses.
Under previous regulations,
Miss Current explained, an eligi-
BILE family could receive one mat
tress for each two persons in the
family, but not to exceed a total
of three mattresses. This has been
interpreted to mean that fami-
ly of three persons would be eli
gible to receive only one mat
tress, and a family of five per-
sons only two mattresses.
The State AAA committee,
which is in charge of certifying
eligibility of the understanding
program, approved the amended
Interpretation of the rule, and
Miss Current said that it should
help to place more mattresses in
the homes of low income fami-
lies.
The state home agent, who with
John w. Goodman, assistant ex-
tension director, is in charge of
the understanding program in
North Carolina, reported that r.
1872 mattresses have been made
to date, and 111,987 applications
have been approved. There are
1,773 communities participating
in the program.
County home and farm agents
are cooperating in directing the
program locally. In addition to
materials for a 50-pound mat
tress, each farm family receiving
a mattress is also eligible to re-
ceive enough cotton and percale
to make comforter. We consider
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Nettle Knob News

Mrs. A. D. Goodman taught
school at Healing Springs last
week in the place of one of the
teachers who was absent on &C
count of sickness.
Mr.. Jim Goodman went to Ma
than's Creek, Sunday. ID
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Goodman
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Par
son, Sunday.
Mrs. Nora Goodman has been
sick but is improving now.
Mr.. Edd Bard, who recently
bought the G. L. Winebarger
farm, on West river, has moved
there.
Mr.. Earl Marley who has been
making his home with Joe Phil
lips, for some time, returned to
his home at Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox
visited relatives at Mill Creek
Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Mrs. P. G: Wright
Contest Winner

Mrs. P. C. Wright was the win
ner in the recent Time Mag
agine current events contests
conducted by the woman's club
which 80 members and visitors
entered.
There were 105 questions based
on current events relating world
affairs, particularly war and po-
litics, the map of Europe, art and
literature and other divisions.
Mrs. Wright will be awarded
the SIS. book by Time Magazine
through the Woman's Club. This
is the second year the quiz has
been conducted here and much
interested was shown in it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Sequoia Seed
Irish Potatoes
Now In Demand

Fred Coward said this week
that he was receiving a number
of orders from northern and mid
western states for Sequoia seed
potatoes. II sent Is bushels to
Arizona this week." he said in
discussing the superior Irish po-
tato produced in Ashe county, on
his farm.
Mr.. Coward explained that
tests showed that last year Sc
quota outyielded any other pota
to in the state of Maine, the great
est potato state in the union. He
explained that tests showed as
much as $50 bushels per acre last
year.
'Sequoia is not only a high
yielding potato but is superior in
many ways since it is disease
resisting, has very shallow eyes
and seldom has a hollow heart.
Mr.. Coward said that he still
had plenty of seed Sequoia pota-
ties left for this season, for those
who placed their order in time.
Last fall he received an inquiry
for Sequoia from New Zealand
through the London office. Due
to complications in shipping
brought about by war conditions,
Mr.. Coward was unable to ship
the potato over there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
PERSONALS

Miss Maymie Miller, of Galax,
spent Monday and Tuesday visit
ing friends and relatives in Ashe
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Francis, OF
Helton, visited relatives here, on
Monday.
Misses Juanita Tucker, Melba
Gambill and Ralph Campbell and
John Miller visited friends IN
Lexington, Sunday.
Mr.. H. D. Quessenberry, who
has been ill with the flu is now
feeling better.
Little Mary Grant, who has
been ill with mumps and flu IS
improving.
Mr.. Jack Rhodes who has been
ill with flu this week is irnprov-
ing.
Mr.. j. B. Hash who has been
ill with the flu is able to be up
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Morton spent
Sunday in Statesville visiting
Mrs. Morton's parents.
Mrs. ]. T. Mcmillan is away
from work this week due to
mumps.
Miss Eva Morton spent the
weekend in independence Va.
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. McGrady
announce the birth of a son,
Roger Steven.
Miss Juanita Tucker and Miss
Hattie Galloway visited in Win
ston-Salem, Tuesday.
Mrs. Carl Taylor's family is
sick with mumps.
Dan Mullis left Monday for
Charlotte where he is employed
by the government.
Mrs. R. w. Coward and son,
Billie spent Monday in Winston
Salem.
Mrs. M. L. Goodman left Sun
day for West Virginia to join her
husband who engaged in 1nsur-
ance business there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hardin and
daughter, Jean spent last week
end visiting Mrs. Hardin's sister,
Mrs. Jay Dixon at Troutdale, Va.
Elder Dancy, of Marion, Va,
will preach at Senter Primitive
Baptist church Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Iva Grace Doughton, of
Laurel Springs was in town Mon
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06

day afternoon.
Mr.. G. F. Messick has been in
Washington this week on official
business for the R. E. A.
Messrs. J. B. Mount and w. B.
Mount, owners of the Maymead
Lime Company, Shouns, Tenn,
were in the county yesterday.
These gentlemen supply the lime
that is used on the farms of the
county through the AAA pro-
gram, and are keenly interested
in this county.
Mr.. Joe Sink, of the North Car
DINA department of revenue, will
return to Jefferson next Wednes-
day to assist taxpayers in filling
out and filing state income tax
returns. He. will be in the office
of theSclerk of superior court.
Mrs. y. F. Scott, of Jefferson,
who has been ill with flu, is feel
ing much better, it was reported
yesterday.
Russell Barr and w. c. Thomas
are in Mississippi today on bust
ness.
Mrs. Hoyt Wood is i'll with flu.
Misses Willie Lee and Dean
Greer spent Saturday night with
their grandfather, Mr.. Burt Gen
try.
Miss Madeline Lewis spent the
week end at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Pope and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
nard Huddler, Sunday.
Mr.. Brice Blevins spent Sun
day in Lexington.
Mrs. Garland Koontz, of Lex
ington, is spending some time
here with her mother, Mrs. T. b.
Grayson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed D. Barr and
daughter, Betsy and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Frazier visited friends in
North Wilkesboro, Sunday.
Tommy Williams spent the
week end in Fayetteville and at
Fort Bragg.
Mrs. P. G. Wright. Mrs. Ed M.
Anderson and daughter, Billie
visited friends in Wilkesboro, on
Sunday.
Mr.. Rufus Hamilton, we'll
known citizen of jefferson, is
confined to his home because Of
illness.
Mrs. Bonnie Phipps has been i'll
with influenza.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
PARKER'S NOW HAS
MANY BABY CHICKS

R. M. Parker who operates Par
ker's hatchery here said that he
now has 1900 baby chicks on
hand ranging from day old to
four weeks.
He explained that all eggs
Matched were from blood-tested
flocks and that among chicks
which he now has are Bard
Rocks. New Hampshires, Red and
White Leghorns.
Mr.. Parker who started his
business in West Jefferson in jan
uary said that he had sufficient
equipment to hatch up to 1000
weekly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Mrs. G.. Coward
Hostess To Group
Entertained Mable Vannoy
Circle Of The Baptist
Church, Tuesday

Mrs. Carl Coward was hostess
to the members of the Mabel
Vannoy Circle of the West JEFF
ferson Baptist church, Tuesday
evening, at her home.
Mrs. James Hensley, president,
presided during the meeting. De-
votionals were led by Mrs. Ward
Ray. A most interesting informal
talk on "The Urgent Gospel, The
Need of the Homeland" was Civ
en- by Miss MIME Hare. This was
followed by a vocal selection by
Miss Lois Dixon, special guest.
: During the social hour, Miss
Nina Bell Barr gave humorous
monologue, "Angeline in Louis
Vile" Mrs. Coward served deli
cious refreshments.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
WinfieldWOOdie
Named ! Manager

Winfield Woodies who has been
in charge Of service work in West
Jefferson for the Northwest Car
DINA Utilities, INC. for a number
of years, has been promoted to
division manager of the COM
pany, it was disclosed yesterday.
He will continue to live here
and will continue to work under
the supervision orc. T. Robbins,
who has recently been promoted
to the position as manager of the
company's North Carolina pro-
perties. This also includes Mars
Hill, Marshall and huntsville.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Frank Rose, So,
Buried Tuesday

Frank Rose, 88, we'll known cit
izen of the Glendale community
died at his home on Sunday, and
was buried on Tuesday. Rev. J.
w. Luke was in charge of the
service. Burial followed in the
Bethel cemetery.
He is survived by two sons and
one daughter.
He is a brother to Squire Alec
Rose, of West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ACIIE TOTINTV

NOOAN
BY virtue of power of sale con-
tanned in a certain deed of trust
executed on the 10th day of
March, 1885, by Carl E. Miller
and wife, Hala Miller, to T. G.
Bowie, Trustee for Mary M. Pain
ter, which deed of trust is duly
recorded in the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds of Ashe County in
Book "a, page 43, default having
been made in the payment Of the
interest due on said deed of trust,
and at the instance and request of
the cestui que trust, I, T. c. b.
vie, Trustee, will sell to the high
est bidder for cash at the court
house door in Jefferson, on Sat-
urday, April S, 1941, at one o.
clock P. NJ, the following des-
cribed property, lying and being
in Ashe County, North Carolina,
and described as follows:
First Tract: Beginning on a
chestnut, the old corner, running
north 3 east SO poles to stake,
corner of Edward Miller lot; then
with Edwin Miller's line south
IS east 81 poles to a stake in said
line; then south 21s west 81 poles
to stake in P. C. McNeill'S line
and the Miller line; then north
81 west 81 poles to the begin
ming, containing 211A acres, more
or less.
Excepting 8 acres sold to EN-
NETT Pennington.
This March 4, 1941.
T. c. BOWIE,
3-6-4t Trustee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06

Miss Make Miller, of Jefferson,
who recently graduated from the
City Memorial hospital School OF
Nursing, Winston-Salem, has &C
copied a position with the nursing
staff of the Wilkes hospital.
Miss Iona Jones is now associa-
ted with the Mayflower Beauty
Shop. Miss Jones. who has many
friends here is making her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Parker.
She is an experienced beauty
operator having worked in Galax
before coming here.
Rev. Hoyt Wood is confined to
his home here with an attack of
the flu.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
WOnan's Club To
Furnish Room In
Ashe Hospital

Rev. r. H. Stone said yesterday
that much interest was being
shown in the furnishings of the
hospital. The Woman's Club will
furnish a room he said, and it was
also announced that Mrs. Beulah
Parks Hamilton would furnish a
room in memory of her deceased
husband, ]. L. Parks, prominent
Jefferson attorney.
Mr.. Stone said that there was
a possibility that a kitchen range
and a large refrigerator would
be donated in the near future.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Mr., Mrs. Duncan
Entertain Group

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Duncan en-
tertained a number of friends at
a party at their home on Wash
ington's birthday.
The decorations, favors, re-
freshments and prizes very clev-
erly carried out the patriotic CO.
lors of red, white and blue. Fol
lowing four tables of card games,
high score for women went to
Mrs. w. B. Austin while w. G.
Little was high among the men.
Consolation prizes went to Mrs.
Ira T. Johnston and Mr.. Raymond
Francis.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
New Ruling Is Announced
On n. C.. Mattress Projects
BAPTIST MEETING

A special associational meeting
is scheduled to be held at the
Baptist church here on Mar. II,
it was announced yesterday. Sun
day school officers and teachers,
pastors and Baptist church men,
bers interested in the program
are urged to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
TACKEY PARTY TO BE
HELD FRIDAY NIGHT

Plans are completed for the
tackey party to be held at the
community building Friday night
under the sponsorship of the
Auxiliary of the Ashe county hos
pital. Every one is invited to at
tend. Games and contests will be
played and prizes given on
costumes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06

During the past ten years, can
ned tomato juice has developed
from scratch to a pack in the
neighborhood of 10000 cases a
year an illustration of the grow
ing popularity of juices.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Snow
BY June Weaver, 5th Grade
jefferson School

BY June Weaver, 5tn Grade
Jefferson School
I like to watch snow storm
The beautiful flakes look like
A million stars coming down.
Some look like tiny insects,
Some look like bees,
like to play among them
And catch all I please.
It begins to pile around me
And I play that I am a tree,
I wish that all the birds in the
country,
Would come and visit me,
And ! would have a snow storm,
Just as I would like it to be.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06

this a part of the defense pro-
gram" Miss Current declared. 1T
is defense against sleepless
nights"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
a. ,sagy3 2a.5 -,

The man who enjoys something
exclusively commonly excludes
himself from true enjoyment of
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
Government to Require
Fortifying Bread Flour

When the Bible succinctly COM
pressed the material needs of man
into II single scntenCe-"Give us this
day our daily brcad"--it put world
of meaning into few short words.
Unfortunately, while man still has
needs which his daily bread once oc-
cupicd, the modern loaf does not sat
isfy them.
So there is going to be law-or
at least regulation by the Federal
Security administrator which will
have the force of law. This regula-
ton will require standard bread
flour to contain some of the ingrc-
dents vital to mans present needs.
namely tho "vitamin b complex"
The Food and Drug administratio
has already promulgated tentative
standard. To meet il, certain prop
critics which bread -four contained
before modern refining processes re-
moved them will be artificially re-
stored. A new milling process which
removes the indigestible hulls but
not the health-giving qualities-the
thiamin chloride, the NICOTINE acid,
| the ribohabin and the iron-has just
been invented also.
There is a long scientific explana-
tion Of why we need the "vitamin B
complex" in our daily bread. To
| layman this Is the way a member OF
the department Of agriculture ex-
| planned it:
Thiamin Increases Courage.
"Thiamin," he said, keeps you
from growing jttery and nervous;
| ii Gains your nerves and provides a
wider path between Feasibility and
uncertainty on one side and calm
ness and certainty on the other. 1t
gives you courage.
"And that" he added, sis one rea-
son. they tell us, for the bravery of
the German troops under the ter
rife strain of modern warfare. We
understand that beside giving the
soldiers bread enriched with vita
minis, the German army has a ration
OF vitamin pills for its men"
The NICOTINE acid in the so-called
enriched -four, prevents the dread
pcllegra.
Unfortunately, enriching the -four
does not help those people who do
not get the white bread at all.
Where people eat corn bread instead
Of bread from wheat -four, the new
rules and regulations will have no
effect II Is in such areas where
pellagra hourishes.
An expert dietician tells me that
one way to tell q person who lacks
thiamin Is to tell him a real good
joke. He will not laugh But think
Of how easy to make joke il every
body has enough of this remarkable
elixirl
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-05-02
Declining Tourist Trade
Costly to Canada

In America there Is a man who,
purely as a hobby, has constituted
himself as a sort Of one-man travel
and publicity agent for Canada. His
name is Schuyler Baldwin Terry.
He started out TO be historian with
q Phi. D. at the University OF Chi
cago. took a course at the University
Of London, wrote an authoritative
book, entitled "The Financing Of the
Hundred Years War" quoted in de-
bates in parliament Then he sud
denly decided that he was more in
terested in economics than history
and got a job as office boy in an old
New England banking firm He ac-
cumulated a comfortable fortune,
retired, and ever since has devoted
his time TO travel and talking and
writing about the development of a
closer bond between this nation and
our sister-nation to the north.
Mr. Terry is particularly dis
turbed about the falling off of Amer
lean visitors TO Canada of late which
he says, has cost Canada a hundred
million dollars. False and malicious
rumors, concerning conditions re-
sulting from the war and alleged
difficulties which might be encoun-
tered in returning to this country, he
declares are causing Americans to
stay away from Canada The dol
lars which Canada has lost, he points
out, mean just that many fewer
purchases Canada can make in the
United States.