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Evening star., 1941-06-29

He was done in. He could hear the men
clearly now The dogs were almost at his
heels. He would make break for the farm
house, find somebody who wasn't already
angry at him, try to square himself in his
broken English before he was overtaken by
the posse, hot on the kill.
He heard the frenzy of the dogs as they saw
him enter the field. Just as he reached the
barn, they were around him, leaping up in
front OF him, swapping at his throat, at his
CONTINUED on poge y
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Training For Training

The offer on the part of the Legionnaires
of Ashe county to give preliminary mill
tary training to young men who are regis
tered and who expect to serve year in
camp is highly commendable and should
appeal to all of them, especially to those
who anticipate and plan to volunteer for
enlistment during the next six or twelve
months.
Copies of latest drill regulations have
been secured and the Legionnaires are in
position to give the potential volunteer
draftees some valuable training and inside
information about camp life and army re-
quirements.
It seems to us that there should be
large number of young men who would
eagerly take advantage of this opportuni-
ty A lot of avoidable mistakes could be
averted by such training and it would
serve as stimulus to promotion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

the scorned the German leaders pious the
cries of establishing better and more uni
ted Europe. He branded those excuses for
the present war as nonsense and labelled
Nazists as plunderers and enslavers of the
human race, Individual rights and iber-
ties.
He not only expressed his bitter disap-
proval of Germanys warning activities,
but also of the motives behind them Of
course his plea for speed in preparedness,
his pledge to increase aid to England and
his urge for other nations of the Western
Hemisphere to prepare for defense were
shining highlights of the historic speech,
but to our mind his complete condemnation
of Hitler, his hopes and aspirations, was
the most significant feature of the far
reaching fireside chat
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Birthday Party
Given For Miss
| Wayne RAIDER Fri

Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings RAIDER
entertained a number of the
younger set last Friday night in
celebration of the 10Th birthday
| of their daughter, Wayne.
Gay Christmas decorations adj
sded more festive air to the gala
occasion. Games, contests and
dancing were the mode of enter
Itainment, winners being Misses
Julia Davis, Donna Miller, Joe
EGarvey and Tam Mcmillan. AT
a late hour a variety of cakes and
candies, with hot chocolate, were
served to the following guests:
Misses Julia and Betty Davis, OF
Boone; Nena Belle Barr, Melba
tGambill, Edith Coward, Donna
Miller, Marie Woody, Myrtle and
Mable Little, J. A. w. Davis, Jr.
Eof Morgantown, w. Va, Thomas
Little, Tam Mcmillan, Johnnie
Miller, Joe Garvey, Pete Gam
sbill and Donald Johnson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Nuts and Kernels

Today this paper and this page in par
ticular, are in mourning because the Mas
terwriter of the ages has written $50" at
the end of a popular column that has ap-
peared here for several years.
In the news room, "30' means the end.
Last Sunday morning Troy I. Jones
breathed his last mortal breath and thus
ended his journalistic as we'll as his teach
ing career
Yes, we are sad because there will be no
more "Nuts and Kernels to brighten up
this page, to make our readers laugh, to
make them think and to make them rea-
lie that there is silver lining in every
dark cloud and that we as individuals
should not take ourselves too seriously.
ct. t. is gone into better life. He has
departed from us but has left behind many
homespun philosophic ideas and witty
statements that will become classic gems
throughout this mountain section.
He was brilliant, highly educated man
who enjoyed living; who loved people and
friends better than he did food, clothing
or money. He loved Ashe county and was
devoutly interested in it's welfare He
could have made an outstanding success in
life, but he preferred not to encourage am
bition or to take things too seriously. He
delighted in living from day to day He was
of a kind, generous and affectionate dis
position and within his heart was no ma
lice towards anyone.
We will miss him miss his keen sense
of humor and his good fellowship Our
readers will miss him too and so will the
school children of the county.
May the inspiration of "Nuts & Kernels
and the high aspirations Of it's author en-
courage us further to seek truth in life
and to realize that "our little systems have
their day, have their day and cease to be
and that Thou, o Lord, art more than
they.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Formula For l94l

The old year has gone and the New
Year has arrived. We have enjoyed mer
ry Christmas, but right now we are think
ing about 1941. What will it have in store
for us? What is there in store for you and
for the world?
Those are questions that are foremost
in our minds today. We are all wondering
and anxiously so, about the outcome of the
present civilization-wrecking wars and ru-
mors of war. Can England Withstand the
onslaughter of the axis powers? Can we
help her win and still keep our armies at
home? If she loses, what will happen to
America?
Yes, those are grave questions that deep
ly concern us and will effect our own linn
tied activities, for better or for worse. For
t unately we live in great nation, peace
loving nation and have alert, courageous
and intelligent leadership that can match
the best brains of the globe. It is our sa-
cred duty to do everything that our coun-
try asks of us and more too if necessary.
We must be willing to face facts and to
make sacrifices. Our very philosophy of
life is at stake.
In spite of the dark horizon and heavy
war clouds, the outlook for business, in
dustry and farming in this country is ex-
tremely bright We are apparently emery
ing on an era of prosperity, but we should
not be deceived. There is an artificial slim
illus behind this prosperity and the fall
will be perhaps more sudden and more
extensive than the rise. Therefore, we
should not loose our heads and our good
judgment. We should prepare for the hard
times that are sure to follow.
In our own private lives we should also
resolve to be of greater service to our
churches, our schools~and to our communi-
ties. It is our privilege in life to make the
world better place in which to live, but
we can't do it by being totally selfish and
self-centered. The greatest things in life
are not material.
Let's try to do better job of doing un-
to others as we would have them do unto
us" and see if life isn't happier, richer and
fuller in 1941 than it ever was before!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Honoring Mr.. Doughton

Citizens of the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict have done honor to themselves in
Salisbury with a celebration in honor of
Hon. R. L. Doughton for his thirty years Of
distinguished and epoch-making service as
representative in the Congress of the Uni
ted States
North Carolina probably has had more
eloquent orators to represent her in the
halls Of Congress. It has had more spec
tacular, colorful characters in the national
legislature But the state never has had
more loyal, Woodworking, honest and pa
triotic representative or one who has been
more efficient in the service of the people
than Mr. Doughton has been for these three
decades.
For many years he has been one of the
outstanding authorities on revenue legis-
lation. AS chairman of the powerful ways
and means committee in Congress he has
been one of the right hand men of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in the House since March,
1888. In other legislative activity he has
been guided by his sound common sense
and his long and broad experience in hand
ling problems of national import through
out the decades.
In this service he has found the more
abundant life, SO in very real sense it
is impossible for Mr.. Doughton to retire
He might leave an office, but his interest
and his personal efforts to the very end of
his conscious existence would we are sure,
I - e
upholding the interests and improving the
welfare Of his people. - The Winston-Sa-
lem Journal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Parker News
BY ]. E. Parker

With the exception of the noise
of exploding fireworks, Christmas
passed very quietly in this COM
|munity. No drinking or other
disturbance was observed. Nc
doubt, those who had anticipated
celebrating the occasion in {
spurious way had their fono
hopes blasted when Constable
wv. B. Brown, E. J. Brown anc
Hobart Roark swooped down or
a juvenile outfit in the Pine Mt
section and captured a small
quantity of the ardent spirits, ar.
rested Wade Vanover, the sup.
posed operator and poured out {
barrel of beer that was intended
to furnish the "joy" for the oc.
casion.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Parker anc
little daughter, Joan, visited Mrs
3Parker's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B
IS. Osborne at Wilkesboro during
I the holidays. Mr.. Osborne was
called, Christmas, to the bedside
of his father, Mr.. J. w. Osborne
of the Green Valley section, who
remains critically ill.
The small son of Joe and Mrs
Parker has been severely i'll with
cold or flu for some days past
but is now improving. -.
Benny Lewis. who has employ.
ment in Pa, visited his wife anc
parents at Ambrose Gap durins
the holidays. He returned Sun
8day, accompanied by Lester Par
ker, LonZoe Jones and Nue.
price, who will seek employment
in the Keystone State.
Present indications are tina
the New Year will be ushered il
with a mantle of ermine, the frs
ssnow for December began fallin&
sSunday afternoon and covered
: the ground in short time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
N uts
AND
Kernels
By
TROY 1.
JONES

Editors note-Here is the last
Christmas and New Years col
umn that T. I. ever wrote. 1t ap-
peared in The Post once before.
We are gladly reprinting it this
week.
Now that the firecrackers are
about exhausted, the people now
will have plenty of New Years
resolutions to bust.
!. hung. up a pair of stockings
christmas Eve and left note for
aSanta to "leave. me a woman in
Them. But he "mythed" me!
\ For sale: Some second and
third handed New Years resolu-
Etions.
Bandits Flee with $4,000 AT
ter Hold-Up." What did the cap
stion writer expect, them to stand
around with the loot?
4
Frank Graham says that life
now is a matter of acceleration.
Yes, and some people are step
(ping on the accelerator as if they
had "chilblains".
Some one has invented an ap-
paratus for drivers who 60 to|
sleep. When they nod over, their
foot rings a bell. That is all
right if Gabriel does not beat him
Ito it and toot a horn for him.
Space for space and position
for position and size for size, al
wart on the nose can do more to|
mar a woman's beauty than any
thing else.
u
I used to induce sleep by count
ing sheep crossing a fence, but
they bucked on me. I reported
to the method of counting absen-
tee votes. But the dead appeared
$50 familiar that I awoke in this
same world.
Some people rather tell the
truth when they know a lie
would fit better.
Honesty may be the best poll
cy, but watch the fellow that
looks upon honesty merely as a
policy. AS a policy, he might
adopt dishonesty.
Salt river is what. you are sent
up to get pickle.
Nuts and Kernels are the re-
Its of the back firing of my
emotions. I need new Spark"
plug.
Cow with a short horn strain
in the blood doesn't seem to
have it in the milk
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Hitler Condemned

In his worldwide address last Sunday
night, President Roosevelt fearlessly des-
cribed the war, situation just as we had
been thinking and feeling about it within
our own minds and hearts. In our deep
est thinking, we had been hoping that we
were all wrong and that we would soon
emerge from it as though from bad
dream, but the President really woke us up
to the grim realities of facts.
Never before has he been so severe in his
condemnation of Hitler. Never before has
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Nettle Knob News

Everything went off Quietly in
J this community for Christmas.
Mrs. Roby Walters has been
sick. but is improving some.
Mr.. Parker Goodman spent
christmas at home and has re-
turned to Knoxville, Tenn, to his
work.
Herbert Baker and Clayton
eLoWe. of North Wilkesboro. Wis
&jted Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Baker for
EChristmas.
Mr.. Warren Goodman was the
guest of Mr.. Walter Wilcox Sun
kdav.
Mrs. w. M. Phillips was dinner
guest of Mrs. Ivey Phillips Sun.
dav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Shepherd
scent Christmas with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Phillips.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Amy News

Rev. J. c.. Wootton, Jr., deliv-
cred an interesting sermon at the
Ashley Methodist church Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Revel WEIGH, of
'Drumore, Pa. have been visiting
in Ashe county for some time.
Miss Pansy Ashley is visiting
! her brother in Kannapolis at the
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ashley, Of
Jaeger, w. Va, spent the holi-
days with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Ashley and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. c.. Yates.
Miss Faye WEIGH visited Miss
Ruth Ashley, Sunday.
Rev. Robert Stamper and Miss
Ruby Shreeves. of Glade Springs
and Saltville, Va, visited in this
section during the holidays.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
Dear Mr.. Editor:

}Dear Mr.. Editor:
Some wise person has said that
,ungratefulness is the worst of all
Esins. Such a sin cannot be laid
to those of us here at State Col
Elege who are given the response
sbility of preparing and transmit"
ting to you news and information
fabout farming and rural life in
North Carolina. We realize fully
that much of our efforts in try
ing to have a Wel1-informed rural
citizenship would go for little
were it not for the fine co-opera-
ttion the Press of the State has al
ways extended. ..'
And we thank you, thank you
Esincerely and gratefully here at
the close of the year and during
this season when man should
pause to be grateful.
Those newspapers in cotton
counties have carried the story
of better cotton culture until this
year North Carolina led the Ma
ton in an acre yield Of 425 lbs.
per acre of lint; those of you in
all parts of the State have car
ried the explanatory items about
the AAA until our people have
been able to share in some 10
million dollars worth of farm
payments; those of you in dairy
counties have told the story of
pastures, feed and cows until we
thave a strong infant dairy indus
Rtry under way; those of you east
and west have helped to start
Ia definite beef cattle industry and
to enlarge our poultry growing
possibilities.
I could give other examples OF
kyour cooperation and of the part
syou are playing in telling the
Sstory of a better farm life, out
Jim the fields, in the woodlands
and in the home; but the whole
thing resolves itself into this:
9You are aiding North Carolina to
1become more self-sufficient
State. That is distinct and val
liable service.
Thanking you for your contri-
button and with best wishes to
you and your readers at this
&Christmas season. I am
Sincerely,
F. H. JETER, Editor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Warrensville News
By MRS. GORDON JOHNSON
=, (Staff Correspondent

John Biller will leave for HEX
ory this week where he has po'
sition as mill electrician.
"Bobbie" Woodie is recovering
! from an appendectomy per
formed at the Wilkes hospital the
week before Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Race have
arrived from Washington for 6
visit with Mrs. Races parents
MIR. and Mrs. w. P. Shoaf.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Shoaf will
leave for Montgomery, Ala, Sat
They are visiting in Marion, Va.
Ethis week.
} Prof. Wade H. Jones' condi.
ton has improved since las
week.
Cora Sue Dollar has whoop'
ing cough.
The following were visitor:
: in and around Warrensville dur
ing the holidays: Clifford Koontz
Charlotte; Ruth and Eura Weav
er and Elmer Jones, of Kannapo
y Ills; Annas Eastridge and Virginis
Covington, ASTC, Boone; Elmo
IGilmer, Wade Jr., Laurence Jones
and family, Howard Caudill, O:
Durham; and Jack Caudill, Of Ell
Akin.
On Sunday, Dec. %, a Christ
mas program and tree was Civ
1 ZEN at the Clifton Methods
achurch and Monday, 23rd, a pro
gram and tree at Warrensville
; Methodist church, at which time
a lovely I. E. S. floor lamp wa'
Rpresented by the Sunday school
Ito Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Jones. The
GChristmas program at the Bap
Atist church was given on Tuesday
Dec. oath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence John
!! son, of Mt. Airy, visited home
folks here during Christmas.
: Mrs. E. K. Price and son, Dick
lie, have returned from visit tt
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Radford johnson
1have returned to WEIGH, after (
AWeek with home folks.
Mrs. R. T. Johnson spent the
holidays in West Va. Her daugh
Nter, Mrs. E. N. Warden, returned
! with her and left for Bluefield
sSunday.
Ed Stanley and family, of w
Va, spent the holidays here with
homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Whitnel
and daughter, were shopping II
West Jefferson Saturday and Wis
: tied friends here Sunday.
On the sick list the past weel
sare Mr.. Jake Jones, Mary Eliza
beth Latham, Mrs. Lizzie Jones
ATed Ashley, Mrs. Robert Ashby
&Mrs. J. C. Wootton, Kay Eller
k4Miss Irene Eller and Mr.. J. f
Holloway, who was taken il
while on visit to relatives il
Morganton and Valdese. He wa
accompanied home by his daugh
tiers, Mrs. A. F. Garrou and Mis-
HPearl Holloway, of Charlotte, N
&c.
Among those who gave Mrs. J
Gordon johnson a shower thi
week were: Mesdames Auc
: johnson, c. C. Whitner, Wortl
Dollar, J. M. Warren, c. r. La
than, j. M. Burkett and daugh
ter, Sally, E. E. Johnson, Rober
Ashley, Fred Owens, ]. w. Faw
Richard Ashley, J. w. Caudill
20. H. Ashley and son Ted. /
number of nice gifts from thes
other friends were received b,
the honoree.
j. M. Burkett will assume hi
new duties as postmaster here the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
MuLER-GILLEY

Mrs. Dora Miller, of Fleetwood
announces the marriage of hel
daughter, Edna Sue, to Rev. w
IN. Gilley, of Boone.
The marriage took place Sat
Eurday, Dec. 81, at Mountain City
Tenn.
The young couple will make
their home with the brides mo-
4 Their at Fleetwood.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
HEALING SPRINGS NEWS

Visitors during the holidays in
|cluded Gilmer and Mrs. Lille
(Blevins, of Fox, Va; Pozy Owen
! of Laurel Springs CCC camp;
IFloye Dean Jones, of Fries, Va;
German Blevins, Mary Porter
and Charles Cearley, of Winston
kSalem, all former students Of
Healing Springs high school.
Troy I. Jones, who died Sun
day morning, was once a mem
Iber of the high school faculty
here. I'll
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
NOW PUBLISHING PAPER

This year the 18th. grade class
of the Lansing school is publish
ing little memographed paper
for the school, called the Lanson-
ian. Members of the staff are:
James Roe, editor; Ruby Sulli-
ivan and Robert Faw, sports edi-
tors; Estella Blevins, business
manager; Glenr1a Baldwin, circu-
lation manager; Madge Kilby
alumni reporter; town reporter
Iris Young; Jessie Brooks, class
reporter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

Whatever the outcome of the
European war the prospect is for
small exports in the years ahead.
according to the U. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

list of January. He succeeds w
H. Jones who retired this year
having reached the age limit sci
flor postmasters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-09
Forbes
Strikes Hit Work
On Defense Projects
As Green ExuIts
BY b. C. FORBES

The president of the Ameri-
'can Federation of Labor. Will
liam Green, in Fridays news
papers, eXulted:
up To the end Of June. the
War Department reports. there
were SO, 48S.4OO man days worked
In the army construction pro-
gram As against only i2,700 man
days lost through strikes, On a
percentage basis, this means
that only seven One-hundredths
Of ] per cent OF working time
was lost by strikes :.
II have never seen higher
morale among shipbuilding
workers. Construction IL going
at top speed In every yard In
the Atlantic, Pacific and the
Gulf. They are away ahead OF
schedule-abOut year ahead"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-09
Form Prevails
In Net Finals

RYE, n. Y. Aug. 9.-With the
women's division running strictly
10 form. Pauline Betz of Los An
geles and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey
Cooke of Boston will meet Sunday
for the eastern grass courts ten
mis- championship, while four sur
vivors of topsy<urYy mems
competition will tangle in semi
finals today.
Seeded No. l, Miss Betz defeated
Dorothy May Bundy of Santa
Monica, Cal, 0-6. 6-3. SO. in semi
finals and Mrs. Cooke. No. 2,
eliminated Mary Arnold of Los
Angeles. 90. 6-3
Don Mcneil of Oklahoma City,
the national champion. won his
.quarterfinal match with William
Talbert of Cincinnati. rs. 6-3, and
Frank kovacs of Oakland. Cal.
defeated Ted Schroeder of Glen
dale, Cal, o.. rs, to gain the
semifinalS.
The winner will tangle in the
final with the survivor of today's
other semifinal between BitSy
Grant of Atlanta and Wayne Sabin
of Reno.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-09
But Alas Also A..

Alas, Fridays newspapers also
reported grave interruption of
d Tense shipbuilding through
strikes.
No fewer than 5000 workers
Of the Federal Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Corporation in
Kearny, n. j., entrusted with
$3.50. 100000 of government con-
tracts, kicked over the traces
and refused 10 do a stroke of
work because of disagreement,
not with the company about
wages, but over a so-called
union security issue
The very same day news
came that 5000 workers in two
Brooklyn Shipyards of the Beth
lehem Steel Company h d
walked out
William s. KnudSen. director
OF OPM, also on Friday, visited
the Newark airport and, eX-
pressing concern over work
AStoppageS, declared
"We cannot afford Ia lose any
time. We need four items:
planes. tanks, guns and ships"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-09
East-West Final
In Net Meet


CULVER, Ind. Aug. Sit viii
be East against West-Philadel'
phia against Los. Angeles--in the
junior division finals of the Ma
tional Junior and Boys tennis tour.
nament today at Culver Military
Academy.
Vic Seixas, the Philadelphia
came through with a 6-2. 7-5 VIC
tory over hard-fighting Jimmy
Evert of Chicago. third ranking
player in the tournament. SeiXas,
seeded second. now is the top
ranker since the surprise defeat
of No. ] Gardner Larned of Chi
cago at the hands of Los Angeles
Bulge Patty
Patty disposed Of Bill Vogt of
Philadelphia without much diff
Guilty, 6-3, 60.
The boys finals will sec defend
ing champion Bob Falkenburg OF
Hollywood. Cal, pitted against
Jack Tuero of New Orleans. seeded
second. Falkenburg defeated
fourth-seeded Charles Tichenor OF
indianapolis. Ga 10. 60
Tuero defeated third-seeded Don
Harris of Los Angeles, 6-2. 6-2.
Harris teamed with Falkenburg
TO win the boys doubles champion
ship. They defeated Tuero and
Tichenor in a three-set match, Ga
4-6. 90.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-09
Detroit Retail
Sales Improve

Retail volume here advanced
slightly over the preceding seven
day period as August clearance
sales of Summer merchandise be-
gan and consumer interest in Fall
apparel mounted, says Dun &
Bradstreet. Inc.
Cams OF around 20 per cent
over the comparable 1910 period
were reported by most retailers.
This increase in dollar volume is
attributed TO a combination of
factors namely: price increases,
improved general business condi-
tons and forward buying. espe-
clally in silk hose and lingerie.
Wholesalers volume continues
well ahead of last year, but the
bank Of orders they are unable to
fill continues 10 mount. The cur
rent buying wave has cleared out
wholesalers stocks of silk hose
and several other items have been
Withdrawn from sales catalogs
because Of inability TO obtain
merchandise.