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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
List Suggests
Gift Variety
For Christmas

Christmas-giving becomes more
fun and less of chore each new
Yuletide season. Time was when
what to give woman came I'M
der what man termed "a nerve
wracking'' problem! That's all
changed now.
To prove it, here's list of Christ
mas gift suggestions for the fairer
sex, compiled especially for hus-
bands, brothers, fathers, sons,
SWeethearts.
If the lady-to-be- gifted is socially
minded, she undoubtedly will appre-
ciate a gift that will enhance her
party clothes-an evening bag per-
haps a sparkling piece of CO.'S
tune jewelry pair of gloves
. . sheer hose, or perfume.
But perhaps she is a homemaker,
busy from morn til night with the
problems of house and family. A
stunning quilted robe for her few
hours of relaxation a pair OF
house slippers that are casual and
colorful I. a crystal salad set for
luncheon entertaining all these
will be appreciated!
For the high school or college
miss sweater in one of the
new youthful pastel colors a
pair of mittenS peasant kerr
chief to wear for sport or dress :.
a tiny compact for important dates
or one of the latest indoor
games to bring her friends around.
For the invalid whose daily life is
conferred about her bed a gay
bed jacket or new china
breakfast set with a tray, which,
after meals, can serve as comfort
able prop for books and writing
paper.
For the career lady in your fam
lily, you might buy hose that can't
run pigskin gloves for sports
. a rhinestone star to wear in
her hair manicure kit .
or pair of frilly slippers.
Fer the gray-haired lady in your
house, a smart envelope handbag
would ''hit the spot
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
WILKES MAN KILLED
IN HUNTING ACCIDENT

North Wilkesboro.-Lester Par
due, 80, was accidentally killed
while hunting near his home by
a gun in the hands of H. H.
Brooks.
Coroner I. M. Myers, who in
Vestigated the death, said it was
an accident. Pardue and Brooks,
with four other men, were rabbit
hunting and Pardue and Brooks
had fired at a rabbit about the
same time. Brooks reloaded his
new repeating shotgun and had
placed it under his arm when it
accidentally discharged.
The load struck Pardue in the
right side of his face and head
about Is feet away and he was
killed instantly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Decorate Yule Tree
To Fit Your Taste

Before trimming your Christmas
tree this December, study the fol-
lowing ideas and decide which yours
will be. The six Christmas trees
described below, are trimmed in
amazingly new and different ways.
The Coronado" is typically
southwestern. A tree trimmed in
cowboys and cactus Z. Indian rel
les and dazzling yellow lights.
"ColoniaT' is early American in
every detail, trimmed with minia-
ture wooden churns, log cabins, can.
die sticks, Indians, turkeys and CO.
lonial dolls. Green colored lights
and silver tinsel complete the color
interest.
The Student" does everything
but say "Rah, rah." Various col
ored lights shine on gaudy TRIM
mings and erasures, crayons, pen
ellis and states for classroom touch.
The MARITIME" is nautically
trimmed with clipperships, anchors,
sloops and buoys. Blue lights CLEAN
through clouds of angel hair.
victorian" is brilliant with white
lights and tinseled branches and is
decorated all over with unique or
naments of every shape, size and
color.
The Canine" is an amusing idea
to please the canine member of the
family. Decorated with bones, dog
toys. fire plugs, dog biscuits, and
vari-colored lights a real "fun''
tree.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

paper doilies, pipe-cleaners, screen
wire, old boxes and plywood
most amazing array of trees will re-
suit. Keep them simple and surpris-
ing. Try graduated tunnels stacked
up, with a star-shaped cookie cut
ter on top.
For the table centerpiece, have an
acrobatic act of gingerbread men
or cookie clowns balanced at pre-
carious angles, held together with
cake icing. Or for more serious
ness, the whole manger scene may
be made from cookie figures.
Another centerpiece can be formed
by using a tall candle or wooden
standard and placing pine cones
around it.
Candles in a log holder are very
effective. Drill holes in small
curved pine log, then place the can
dies in these. Seal the ends with
paraffin to prevent the pitch from
dripping. Arrange sprigs of pine,
hemlock, holly or cones around the
candle holder.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

Raleigh.-Taxc collections in the
state revenue and gasoline divi-
sions are running 1910 per cent
ahead of last fiscal years Reeve
nue. Commissioner A. J. Maxwell
reported Saturday.
The total for the first five
months of the fiscal year is $32,-
341, 979.70, compared with $27,-
478,65916 in the same period last
year. ..e.ss.a.5 sa.,...-a
For November, collections were
SIS, 596,347.16, or 14.77 per cent
above the $4,876,3O5.3O realized in
November, 1910.
The gasoline tax has brought in
$13, 300, 275.85 this year, compared
with $11,941, 349.30 in the July
November period last year, while
for this month the total is ST.
742,60834 compared with $780,
945.29 in November, 1910.
Revenue department recirts for
the year were $17,885,OO845, or
1899 per cent above the $780,
717.34 in the five months last
year. For November, they were
$2,721,751.22, or 24.1O per cent
more than the $2,193,205.43 col
lected in November, 1910.
The sales tax for the month
yielded SLAB, 1854, compared
with $1,235,926.11 in November.
1910, and for the year it has
brought in $6.466,935.31, COM
pared with 1928, O57.83 in the
five months last year.
All sources of revenue are run
ming ahead of last year, except
the states share of the intangi
bles tax, which was decreased by
the 1941 general assembly. The
levy yielded the state $49,947.7e
by November 30, last year, while
this year the total is $41, 1920.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
COlOred Flames Enhance
appearance of Fireplaces

To have beautifully colored flames;
in your Christmas fireplace, there.
are number of different chemicals
which may be added to shellse as
a carrier Small pieces of wood may
be painted with the mixtures, or ahe
chemicals and shellac mixed with
saWdust:
Violet fame potassium chlOyGte4
Yellow fame . potassium nitrate
Orange flame 3. calcium chlorlaG-
Red flame &c.. strontiun nitrate
Apple-green fame barium nitrate
Emerald fame . coppehs MiArate-
Green flame ............. boraG.
purple fame -. lithium chloride
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Yule Dinner Merits
Novel Table Setting

Christmas dinner, of course, is
very special one. To add to the
merriment for both homefolks and
guests, here are ideas for the table
setting.
Make place cards of big red APP
Piles, the name written on with icing
from a tiny pastry tube.
For tree motifs for table or wall
decoration, use ceIlophane straWs,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

If you can keep your head when
all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it
on you,
If you can trust yourself when all
men doubt you,
But make allowance for their
doubling too;
Yours is the Earth and every
thing that's in it,
And-which is more-you'Il be q
man, my son;
-KIPLING
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
Maxwell Says N. C. Revenue
Is Far Ahead OF Last Year

In the motor vehicle depart
ment, collections this fiscal year
have totaled $1,15O,499.49, or 34.84
par cent above the 1888, 246.06 rea-
lized in the period last year. ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Miller and
family, of Jefferson, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Miller's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James T: Nichols of
Millers Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

Love, Hone, and Joy, fair plea
sure's smiling train,
Hate, Fear, and Grief, the family
of pain,
These mix'd with art, and to due
bounds confin'd
Make and maintain the balance of
the mind. POPE
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04
NATHAN'S CREEK GROUP
WILL MEET MON, DEC. 8

The Woman Society of Chris
tan Service of the Nathan
Creek Methodist church will meet
with Mrs. U. T. Miller, Dec. 9Th.
All members are urged to be
present as this closes the years
work and new officers will be
elected for the coming year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

We do ourselves wrong, and too
estimate the holiness
above us, when we deem that any
act or enjoyment good in itself, is
not good to do religiously.
HAWTHORNE
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-04

THAT'S HE

| know a fat reddish face bloke,
And l tell you this tale is no joke,
He comes once year
And is supposed to brig cheer
TUt when he's gone I'm invariably
Evening star., 1941-09-02

ouflaged as tanks feel that the
sacrifice they are making is not
being utilized to the best advantage?
If speed in our defense program
and aid to England is the con-
trolling guide for our efforts, it be-
comes very obvious that funda-
mental replanning and basic reor-
ganization of the defense program
must be effected Immediately. For
two years we have been attempting
to superimpose this so billion
dollar defense effort, which may
later be doubled, on doing business
as usual. No better illustration of
defense superimposed on normal
business is given than in the auto
mobile industry. For the year end
ing August /, 5,261 900 automobiles
were produced. This is 20 per cent
more than were produced in any
period in our history, excepting the
boom year of 1929, and consumed
huge quantities of steel, aluminium,
copper and other materials required
in the defense program. We can
not build the planes we need and
all the automobiles our manu-
facturers can sell at the same time.
Strikes Must Stop.
A new planning of our defense
effort in relation to civilian needs is
imperative Immediately and must be
successfully accomplished before we
can produce military equipment
with the speed essential for our own
safety and aid to England. We have
the choice of a shorter European
war providing we speed up our de-
fenSe production. We have to make
the sacrifice, sooner or later. Why
not make them now when the most
good will result?
Strikes in defense industries must
stop. I we'll know the average work.
ing man is among the most patriotic
of American citizens, but the short
sighted minority should not be
allowed to delay our program of
preparedness. Since January, nearly
5000 900 man-days have been lost in
Army and Navy defense contracts.
This number of man-days applied to
the construction of heavy, four
engine bombers would produce 900.
For the emergency, the 40-hour week
in defense work should be suspended,
and every defense plant placed on
full work week.
The administrative machinery
still requires further reorganization.
The new board just appointed by
the President serves the useful pur-
pose of defining the duties between
Mr. Knudsen and Mr.. Henderson,
both able men, but who have been
attempting to function under an
almost unbelievable overlapping OF
authority and conflicting efforts
Yet, after all, the job of spending
billions for defense Is an executive
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Byrd Says America
Has Failed WoefuIIy'
In Aiding Britain
Senator Urges Sacrifice
Now in Broadcast on
Star Radio Forum
Continued From Page B-l0.)

was 200 less than the schedule. But
more significant than this was the
number of the most effective types
of planes produced. The great need
of England today is four-engine,
heavy bombers. Heavy bombers
can be flown to England and avoid
the perilS of boat shipment as is
the case of other planes. Heavy
bombers in quantities in England
today in the hands of the Royal
Air Force would permit the whole
sale bombing of Germany while
Germany is engaged in her struggle
with Russia. Only IA four-engine,
heavy bombers were produced IN
the United States in July. Fourteen
heavy bombers per month is a far
cry from the 500 the President asked
for. 1t is a production failure OF
the first magnitude. Only IL were
produced in June, while 81 were
produced in April, so the production
has actually declined. In July only
95 medium bombers were produced
and 243 light bomberS.
In my Senate speech I stated that
so heavy bombers were produced in
July, but now 1 have positive and
indisputable proof of the production
of u in June and only IA in July.
Discouraging Chapter.
I say again, and I say 1t on the
record, that two years after the war
began and IA months after the
President called for $4,000 planes,
the state of our production OF COM
bat planes. and especially heavy
bombers, is one of the most dis
couraging chapters in our national
defense program, and one that calls
for such drastic action as may be
necessary TO remedy this failure
Combat planes are the first line OF
defense of America. If heavy bomb
ers could be sent to England now
at the rate of hundreds each month
to bomb Germany, as Germany
bombed England, the trend of the
war would be infinitely more op-
timistic from our standpoint.
For the entire year 1910 only 43
merchant ships and tankers were
constructed in America, and for the
entire year 1941 only los merchant
ships and tankers are expected to
be built. This production for the
whole of 1941 is hardly more than
the gross sinkings by the Germans
in one OF the heaviest casualty
months. This have in writing and
is not denied.
The American Navy is equal to or
better than any other navy IN the
world. We have the best one-ocean
navy in the world, but now we need
desperately a two-ocean navy of at
least TOO major vessels. This we
will not have until 1916, five years
hence, unless extraordinary means
are taken to speed production. For
the year 1941, only % major naval
Evening star., 1941-09-02

one. One man, and we should have
the ablest citizen in America, can
do better job In executive man
agement than a seven-man board
superimposed on other boards. Let
us have a procurement director for
all military supplies with the power
to act.
In this hour of national peril
there has never been a time more
important than now to remind our
selves of the blessings that have
come to us from our form of repre-
sentative democracy which has
given to the American people greater
happiness, greater peace, greater
contentment, and greater progress
than ever enjoyed by any people
in the history of the world. By
the same token there has never
been a time in our history when
we should think more in terms of our
duty to our Government; the sacri-
fees we must make to preserve the
freedoms OF our institutions.
We have before us the tragic eX-
ample of conquered people who were
once free and are now slaves be-
cause they did not recognize their
dangers; because they were unwill-
ing to change their accustomed mode
of living: because they would not
give up their luxuries; because they
preferred the soft and easy life to
that of sacrifice and self-denial.
In America, the greatest of all
democracies, we must demonstrate
that a democracy can be efficient
and effective: that a democracy can
be strong and hard, if need be; that
democracy can act firmly, wisely,
and expeditiously.
This is our obligation-yours and
mine-we must not fall
Evening star., 1941-09-02

vessels will be added battleships,
II destroyers, 9 submarines, no air.
craft carriers and no cruisers. This
I have in writing and it has not
been denied
In my Senate speech, I made the
statement, and I repeat it now. that
after two years of effort we have
not produced a sufficient number
of long-range anti-aircraft guns to
protect one single city in America.
At the present rate of production,
as estimated, by the President to be
Sjxty-one Comm. anti-aircraft guns
per month for the next four months,
it will be several months before we
will have sufficient long-range
anti-aircraft guns to protect the
city of New York alone. which, it
is said, would require 300 Not a
single long-range Comm. anti-air-
craft gun has been sent to England.
Quotes SeIectee's Letter.
In speaking of the lag in Ameri-
can defense production. the London
New Statesman and Nation said in
London yesterday:
The Presidents own figures Of
some 81 anti-aircraft guns, 70 anti
tank guns and less than TOO opera
tional aircraft in addition to 1000
trainers are almost as shocking as
the charges of Senator Byrd"
want to assure my listeners
that no one has sold me down the
river" on these figures They come
from the most authoritative sources
and tell the true facts.
I,want you to know Of a letter I
have seen from a boy who was
drafted to go to the camps. He is
no dissenter from our foreign
policies He Is not complaining
about the officers or about the Army.
This letter reads:
Get us some equipment to work
with. We can't learn our coast
artillery out Of textbooks. We've
got to have practice firing And
what have we got? We've finally
acquired one 37-mm. gun for our
battery, and we're supposed to have
eight. No ammunition, and we have
never been out on the range with
it. Give the men the equipment,
give them something with which
to work and they'll turn into a
swell outfit. But until you do. the
men might just as we'll be back at
their civilian jobs"
Unfortunately, this situation is
not a singular case. We have l.
545, 900 officers and men in training,
but mostly lacking the huge guam
titles of specialized and complicated
equipment. without which any Army
today would be helpless and hope
less.
Is there any wonder that the boys
in the camps who are being trained
with wooden guns and trucks cam
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Old Theory Tested

JOPLIN, Mo. (Pl.-J. E. Rowe and
John Thompson decided to test the
ancient theory that the moon has
something to do with the planting
Of potatoes and the way they
Evening star., 1941-09-02

thrive. So Rowe planted some in
the dark of the moon and Thomp-
Evening star., 1941-09-02

son tried his on the light side. The
dark won, one bushel to three
La gaceta., 1941-01-14

qui. ell que menos era, frances,
como les perros Y los burroS Sa-
bios y los directories del circo Y
Monsieur Y Madame PAT; y los
ninoS, ingleses. Ash, a rajatabla.
Y estaba rigurosamente prohi-
Dido nombrar a nsdie por Su
nombre de pila, y mucho menOs
.por el apodo.
iQue lutheran dicho los pd-
'blicos aldeanoS o los de las ciu-
dadeS que iban visitando, 81 hu-
bieSen dido a alguien de la conf
pania lamar a un companero
el Chepa 0 ell Cogorza!
ii Adi6s prestigio!.. iAdi6s
entradas!. t..
II YO siempre he tenido una
gran fe en- estos castellanos!-
ahora Monsieur Renard,
entire dos tragoS- Castillo IS
Castillo.
va es pa estar contentos-
anadi6 Monsieur Paf-. Cuatro
La gaceta., 1941-01-14
MAMAKOS DERRoTADO
POR TONY YALE

Chicago, Enero 14.-El cam :
pe6n del peso mediano, Tony "a
lie, venci6 en- un renido encuen-
tro, que dur6 diez asaltos, a Ste
We MabakoS, del estado de Wash
ington. Mamakos despiego extra
ordinaria resistencia y vaior y
soport6 la vioienta ofensiva del
campe6n, realizada con los dos
punos.
En- ell cuarto asalto, con IN
gancho de izquierda y una dere-
cha cruzada, Mamakos cayo a la
Iona, pero Sc incorpor6 sin que
lie contaran. Volvi6 a caer en- Ell
noveno, bajo un gancho, pero
tambien sc levant6 sin cuenta'
Presenciaron ell cOmbate H.
O64 personas, que dejaron en- las
1854. Zaie pareci6
cansado en- ell sexto; pero a par"
tir del octave eonsigui6 recupe-
rar su efectividad.
La gaceta., 1941-01-14

funciones, cuatro llenos.
-VamOS a Subir la entrada
SeSde el domingoSsiguio dieien
do 81 Director. En- vez de a
real, sera a treinta centimos, la
entrada general y la preferen-
cia, en- vez de dos reales, a tres.
FL asunto era grave, y motive
una Interpolation ruidosa por
parte de Madame Renard.
Garcia Sc opuSo.
Y. con uno de los porrones en-
la mano, teniendo la boca LENA,
repuSo. perdigoneando y deSpi-
diendo granos de arroz, que sS-
Ian disparados de su boca con
bigOte:
Il Pues 70 no creo que debe-
mos subir ma! IA 10 mejor, "a
genie s'escama y mes dejan plan
taos!
-TG te callas -orden6 Mon
sieur Renard de NAL talante.
i Pos 20 ereo cue lleva ra-
La gaceta., 1941-01-14

PAT tragando la primera eucha
rada de arroz-. iYerdad Re-
nard?
No sc da mal-repuso Co
gorza-. La vida es dificil Ell
tOdas parties. Y solo a costa de
grandes SACRIFICES, puede uno
aSegurarSe la vejez.
ESta sentencia, digna mas
bien de un moralista, sorpren-
dera tai vez en- boca del gran Pa
pero ell ilustre rapda, des-
de que tenia dinero siempre en-
manO y no hula de la guardia
civil, como antes, habiase dado
un tanto a la filosofia barata y
le gustaba reflexionar como a
todos los grandss hombres.
A mas de clio, es muy distin-
to un randa que vive en- las a.
fueras de Madrid, perseguido
por la polieia, eScamado, huyen
do siempre, yiendo enemigos
por todas parties. NAL condo
La gaceta., 1941-01-14

ION aqui-medi6 Madame PAT,
%empleando el giro de los barrics
bajos madrilehos.
La discussion entabl6se en- to-
da regla.
Les dos hombres opinaban en-
pro del aumsRto; las mujeres Ell
contra.
Pero comian a dos carrillos,
todoS y, sobre TODD, bebian CO.
mo eSponjas, y Ia borrachera
iba obscureciendo los cerebros Y
hacienda flotar los instintos de
los brutos.
-Yo Sc 10 que me hago, vaya,
y desde la function del sabado a.
nunciare ell aumento de los pre-
cics para ell dia siguiente en- los
cartelss.
II Vas a meter las cuatro!
- Asi meta las ochental
Il No haces bien, Renardl
IT'D, en- veg de hablar, Ma
dame PAT, debieras de recOser
La gaceta., 1941-01-14
DERROTO A
HENNING

En- ell programa de luchas o.
frecido anoche en- Benjamin
Field, Roland Kirchmeyer derro
g. ganando dos caidas de tres,
a Lee Henning, ell hombre de las
villanias. Hening derrib6 a su o.
ponente, en- la primera catda, a
los 81 minutes de acci6n; Kirch-
meyer gan6 Ia segunda, con una
preston de pit6n, en- dos minu-
tos; Rolando obtuvo Ia tercera
caida Y la victoria en- menos de
20 segundos. Trio varias wees a
Henning, con gran fuerZa, y es-
te no pudo continuar. Pesaba 81
triufador 260 libras, 20 mas que
La gaceta., 1941-01-14

NAL bebido y nal veStido, a to-
do un director de circo, mas o
menos americana, que Sc enfun-
da todas las noches y muchas
tardes tambien en- un frac ver-
de. usa chistera y guantes blan-
cos, dhapurrea ell castellano y
hace crujir la fusta entire ell a.
.plauso de los publicos benevo-
los, que Sc dejan desplumar tran
.guilamente en- la taquilla y mu-
chas wees tambien guitar la car
terra en- las apreturas."
Ash es que nj Cogorza era va ei
viejo Cogorza de otros tiempos,
nj consentia que lie llamaran por
su mote, nj siquieta por su nom
bre de pila-Pablo o Pablito, a Sc
casJmas que a sus colegas, y es-
to cuando estaban solos, como
ahora.
%
La gaceta., 1941-01-14
Folletin No. 375
TONIC SEGUND0
LA MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE
eharadas de arroz humeante.
La Gaceta

charadas de arroz humeante.
Ell resto de la compania, los
euatro compinches, cinicos y DO
rrachos, Sc agruparon alrededor
de la cazuela, esgrimiendo unas
cucharas de lat6n o de palo.
Monsieur Renard, teniendo a
ambos lados los porrones del vi
no, presidia 81 banquete, como
de costumbre.
Sc habia bajado de uno de los
furgones una mesita baja y des-
vencijada, con medic dedo de
mugre y LENA tambien de lam
parones de vino.
No podemos quejarnos lie
este pueho-dijo Monsieur
La gaceta., 1941-01-14
BETTINA DERROTADO POR
Ell GRECO

Cleveland, Enero 14.-Anton
Cristoforodis, Ell animoso griego
conquist6 aqui el campeonato de
las IT'S libras, para la AsOcia-
ci6n Nacional de Boxeo, derro-
tando en- Is asaltos al italiano
Melio Bettina. La Association ha
bfa anunciado que considerable
retirado a Billy Conn y que pro
clamarfa campe6n al vencedor.
La gaceta., 1941-01-14
DEPORTES
TERRY YOUNG ACOST0 A
GINGER FORAN

New York, Enero l4.--Terry
Young, del peso ligero, puso q
dormir a Ginger Fcran, de In :
g~laterra, en- un combate a ocho
asaltos. El arbitro Crowley sc
interpuso en- el cuarto round y
puso fin al match. Foran era ell
tonces castigado con e~xtraordi-
maria dureza.
Danny Bartfield, del f. Side
superb a Jimmy Lancaster, de
Wilmington, Delaware, en- el Sc
mifinal. frankie RubinO, de vii
liamsburg. derrib6 por la cuen-
ia de 10 a Jimmy Mutone.