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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES
FOR FAIR ARE NAMED

Continued From Page One)
w. M. Little, Ed Davis, L. B. Ham.
Jefferson-Lynch Coward, w.
L. Dent, Mrs. Walter Pennington,
L. P. Coward.
Laurel-Bruce Graphical, T. w.
Pennington, ]. E. Oliver, Mrs. T.
J. GRAPHICAL.
North Fork-Mrs. Alberta Bar
low, w. M. Sutherland, S. S,
GRAPHICAL, J. S. Stephens.
Obids-H. H. Burgess, j. c.
Crawford, Miss T. Evelyn Howe
J. H. Coward.
Old Fields Walter Burkett, R.
w. Hardin, J. C.. Goodman, Mrs
H. G.. Robinson.
Peak Creek-Mrs. w. M. Tran
sou, Will Mcneil, Mrs. Paul
Reeves, Monroe Tucker.
Pine Swamp - H. H. Lemly
Linn Miller, Miss Minnie Hare,
John A. Howell.
Piney Creek IS. N. Baldwin,
Victor Clark, Edd Eller, Howard
Blevins.
Pond Observation-Disclosures JONES,
c, G. Robinson, B. F. Kilby, c.
H. Eldreth.
Walnut Hill. r. Phipps, r.
E. l.. Plummer, Mrs. J. E. Fen
der. G. l.. Francis.
West jefferson "A. E. Gray
beal, L. S. Vannoy, Mrs. ]. C.
Gambill, Walter Phillips.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07
More Polio In
Allegheny Co.

DIR. Robert King, of the health
department, reported two addi-
Tiunal cases of infantile paralysis
IN Allegheny county this week,
bringing the total up to six def
mite cases for this season.
The case of Clyde Jones, four
nen-year-old girl of the Scott
VILE Section was reported this
week and that of Dorothy Sue
Royal, fhree-year-old daughter OF
Roscoe Royal, of Miles. This is
near the Wi1kes-Surry county
lines where other cases were also
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07

What greater calamity can fall
upon a nation than the loss of
worship.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY

TBatrea Woodruff in sixth
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07
REV. HOYT WOOD AWAY

Rev. Hoyt Wood who is attend
ing a Rotary conference at
Wrightsville Beach this week,
will return here next Sunday
night. Mr.. Wood is preaching an
anniversary sermon at the Meth
odist church in his home town, OF
Denton, Sunday morning. The
church is more than 100 years old
Sunday school will be held as
usual at the West Jefferson Meth
odist church on Sunday, but there
will be no preaching services al
this time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07

Patty Dixon celebrated her
sixth birthday at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Field
Sheets, last Friday afternoon.
A number Of children were in
vlted for the occasion. After
games and contests the birthday
cake was cut and served with ice
cream and other refreshments.
Patty received a number of at
tl.raciive gifts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07

reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07

RESULTS OF GAMES
Wednesday, July 80
Ivanhoe-open
Galax 6; Austinville z
Fries 10; Sparta 9
w. jefferson 5; Independence 10
Saturday, August 2
Ivanhoe-Galax (no report
Fries-open
neutrality-suspicious. Ono report)
West Jefferson II; Sparta 4
Sunday, August 3
Sparta 10; West Jefferson 4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, August 9
Ivanhoe at Independence
Fries at West jefferson
Galax at Sparta
Acknowledgment
Wednesday, August Is
Ivanhoe at West Jefferson
Independence at Sparta ~
Austinville at Fries
Galax-open
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-07
Large Turtle Is
Caught By Jones

B. w. Jones this week caught
one of the largest turtles that has
ever been seen in Ashe county.
The big edible seatortoise was
en- display at the Central Radio
company here yesterday. It's back
was over a foot wide and about
two feet long, including tail
length.
"No, this turtle won't be on dis
play long because Lem Hafer and
l are going to eat it," Ed Barr,
popular owner and manager of
the radio company and secretary
of the local draft beard, stated.
Evening star., 1941-05-11

TODAY ON STATION wRc-e:3o pm to 10 pm-
ACADEMY AWARD DRAMATIC SHOW, starring
elomorous Hollywood fovorite =. Coil Poee in the
Academy Award Drama -. "The Light Of Lands End"
Evening star., 1941-05-11

TODAY ON STATION wMAL-e om, II om, 80
pm, 7:3O pm. and Il pm-UNTED PRESS NEWS
BULLETINS right Off the ticker. giving you the
almost as fost as it hoPpens
Evening star., 1941-05-11

TODAY ON STATION WJSV-11 30 am to II noon-
THE HECHT co. CHLDREN's QUIZ SHOW, storrino
Woshneton own juvenile mental wizards with Bill Croeo
master Of ceremonies
Evening star., 1941-05-11
PAINT YOUR HOME FOR SPRING!

Give your house . both inside and out
side . . new face in any hue Of the
rainbow Give your eyes and spirits
q boost and your home the protection that
it needs!
Evening star., 1941-05-11

It's the famous Model AW III GENERAL ELECTRIC
94O machine originally listed
Washer
oing
efficiently economically
nnoke
m
Evening star., 1941-05-11
PUREST White MONAD
1850 HOUSE PAINT

1850 MONAD white point re-
toins its eIistenine whiteness dur
ing its entire life It sheds oil
dirt and is guaranteed for 5 years.
Also obtoinoble in "a coIors!
Single gallon, $50.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

At COLGATE University, where sat together through
~ commencement exercises. asked Edward Stettinus
u then head of United States Steel how late the day he
worked Laughing, he replied Until hafpast quitting time"
me- that answered question relating less to work than
to faith had devoted several months writing book that
apparently, publisher wanted My confidence in the
project was boundless sort of stubbonness set in I'd
show EN-! kept trying publisher after publisher but got
nowhere. Finally thought dawned on me. | said to
myself I've backed my judgment against that of every
one else I've given fair chance than fair chance
It's halfpast quitting time And turned to the next job
1t that this view is of wider application than
would appear the surface Among the Oldest axoms of
humanity Never despair and If at first you don't
ceed try try again Good advice, certainly, but why try
the thing in the way learning nothing by failure?
Perseverance may become sendugence the vanity that
is commonest quality unwilngness to face facts We
need the courage OF but also need the
courage quit If you don't think that this terribly i'm
poant point you should fat files of letters from boys
and girls and VINO obviously without talent
aptitude for writing acting painting, but who are
wasting their lives in continued effort that end only in
disappointment and defeat
Hundreds of people have told thousands of stories about
men who refused be discouraged and proved right
But almost has told the of the who refused
to be discouraged and proved wrong.
Out West, years ago met girl who wished to go
the stage had her act in amateur performance
and told her honestly You have agreeable personality
good looks and intelligence but have hundreds and hun
fathers money laying siege the heater in New York To
you have nothing more but may be wrong. Try it six
months. year, and then if you don't yourself
getting anywhere try something else The girl went to New
York. and still there She twenty then she is thirty
nova bitter, unhappy haunting casting agencies
and blaming everyone but herself
n CELEBRATED teacher of singing remarked to recently
There at least 5000 young people in New York exhaust
ing themselves and their families the faith that
they will become great stars the Metropolitan They have
Mt chance, but you can't tell them that
Don't make the mistake of believing that this refusal to
admit it's hapast quitting time is confined to the arts alone
Any athletic coach tell you stories of boys who
determined be pitchers habacks when they
to be ouheders to play in the line lad
know who has mpedlment his speech won give up
the idea of being radio Someday too late,
haps be compelled the something else he should
be doing
The professions are full of failures who would have been
successful artisans adesmen We have hordes of doctors
and lawyers and architects and dentists who barely
enough keep themselves alive while defense program
lags for of capable mechanics
In a recent rush-time employed stenographer who
couldn't spell After she had asked to sign letter
which she had written This tpe of fye almost ndespen
Evening star., 1941-05-18

chile suggested that she devote her evenings to orhog
raphy. Il can't spel she walled There's trying
We'll then said gently don't you think you chosen
the wrong calling
The girl bounded from her You can't discourage me-
I'm not the only stenographer who can't spel
Unfortunately, that's true, but most of them don't get
keep Jobs good any rate The ability to ad
init failure the first step One of my
great admiratons chap who fumbled years uni
vesy, making the grade and then got job local
garage He half happy and successful
OF COURSE is quite possible and perhaps
to find people quitting too giving in too readily As
wisdom handed down through the ages there virtue
that try try again But. like wisdom, think is
be swallowed whole Try again only long you
of being the right track Admit to yourself -
if else - that other people may have too:
that just possibly there be something their opinion of
what you doing and its result know married couple
who both write the wife talented and the husband
successful She's discouraged too easily the husband
insists When she gets manuscript back she That's
rotten story I say That's rotten editor. | sold
article recently that had been rejected sixteen times
He didn't tell you Mrs Author confded me. that
each considered carefully the given reec
ton and made advantageous changes before the manuscript
submitted again
That seems excellent middle ground. think
might try manuscript sixteen times After twenty Id try
another manuscript After two three hundred manuscripts
earlier if no one found promise in of them try
another profession And shouldn't say, I've failed
should say, I've learned
The kind of quitting that of feeble resolve of little
fath of unwllngness work and to struggle well, of
course that's quite another matter The progress of the world
would have been apprecaby delayed Alexander Graham
Bell had succmbed the ridcue heaped his first ele-
phones if the Wrgh had decided that flying imprac
ticable after their first planes proved earthbound.
And that holds just for people who aren geniuses,
who just ordinary people doing ordinary Jobs Such
certain friend of He started his business with all the
he had could beg borrow few weeks later the
bank which his funds we're kept closed its DOORS Penniess
and dshearteed he dismissed his staff and prepared to shut
up shop stenographer pushed note under his door In
the said f your idea good before good
What's banks closing got to do with it? live with
my father and mother. work awhile without salary.
can bring my lunch can bring yours win with
fighter but | won't try with gutter
They his business today of the best known and
successful in its field That girl did it, Harold says
She's dead but owe her everything He certainly
her great deal because that wasn't quitting time
Surrender because else lost your capital because
going will be difficult because courage and hard
work, and sacrifice WELL that squittng before quitting time
and weak mistake Quitting the dot of what most people
call quitting time may be mistake, too. But agree with
Mr.. Settinus that half past quitting time is time to quit
Evening star., 1941-05-18
ZIneMzm

SURVIVOR. There is rumor that the Royal
Dutch Museum, which contained Rembrandt
most famous painting The Night Watch, was
destroyed at the time the Nazis invaded
Holland. According to Royal Cortissoz, one of
Americas greatest art critics, the finest copy
ever made of great painting was made of
The Night Watch few years ago and was
purchased by Bartlett Arkel for the museum
at Canajoharie, New York. The artist worked
on the painting for ten years.
Thus. in spite of bombs in Europe, great
copy of the work of the great master lives on
safely in the United States.
WINNER Leslie Gordon Barnard, whose
story, Green Eye" is in this issue. recently
received special recognition from his own
country. Canada has given his novel "Jancis''
first place in the Quebec Government Literary
Awards for l940 with cash prize of $500.
Barnard received his first check for writing -
500 when he was eleven After service
Evening star., 1941-05-18

in World War |, he settled down to make lit
erature his profession. You'll enjoy Green
Eye"
FISH STORY. This yarn comes to us from
Norway. Inhabitants of fishing village re-
Gently witnessed the forced landing of an air
plane Just off shore. A fisherman set out to
rescue the pilots.
A crowd on shore watched the fisherman
pick up the two airmen and start for land.
But suddenly he pulled his oars in, grappled
with the two men and threw them over
board. When he reached shore the sheriff
asked: why in blazes did you throw those
men into the ford"
They turned out to be Germans. | first
thought they were British.
But weren't they alive"
We'll one of them said he was alive. but
you know how these Nazis lie
COLLECTION. Some time ago we carried
brief paragraph telling about friend, Fred
F. Rowden, of the Omaha World Herald
who collects odd names of American news
papers, among them The Unterrlfied Demo
crat" of Linn, Missouri. Ever since, he has
been swamped with letters sending new names
for his collection Here are few: the Canton
(O) Repository; Hoopeston Qll.) Aston
isher" Birmingham (O) Eccentric; Hurri-
cane (W. Va Breeze" Oil City PA Der
rick; and, of course, the Tombstone (Ariz.)
"Epitaph, whose mournful name has become
famous throughout the country M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-11

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-11

IT'S the seoson ord It's the sfyis' girls
ere wearing bIouses ond ssiris solofe. 6ooof-
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-09
DECREASE In UNEMPLOY-
MENT PAYMENTS BY BOARD

Payments to the unemployed by the
Maryland Unemployment Compensa-
ton Board in April were only $417,-
527 despite the increased maximum
benefit rates provided in the amend
ment to the Maryland Unemployment
Compensation Act passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature. The
decrease from the total paid in April
of last year was nearly twenty-five
per cent, the cause being the great
improvement in general employment.
However, there was a sharp in
crease in the average size of the
weekly benefit check, the April fig
ure being 5000. In April last year
the average payment was $8.40 and
for the calendar year $3.50. This is
an increase of more than twenty per
cent.
New claims for benefits filed in
April this year were about thirty-sev-
en- per cent below the corresponding
period Of last year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-09
MATERIAL FOR MATTRESS
PROJECT NOW ON HAND

The materials for the mattress pro-
ject have been received in Worcester
County.
A demonstration will be given at
o'clock Monday, May 18th in the Wor-
cester Fertilizer Potato Storage
House at the railroad crossing on the
Snow Hill-Berlin road, by Misses
Florence Mason, District Agent, and
Lucy J. Walter, Home Demonstration
Agent.
This demonstration will launch the
mattress work and all those who want
mattresses should attend this meet
ing. This is government project
and mattresses can be secured if ap-
plication is filed at once at the Home
Demonstration Agents office.
Further details may be obtained
from the Home Demonstration A
gent.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-09
Local and Rural News

Master Bobby Watson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Watson, underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Peninsula General Hospital in Sails
bury on Friday last. The operation
was successful and Bobby is getting
along nicely, much to the delight of
his many friends.
Commencement dates in Worcester
County High Schools are as follows:
Pocomoke City, Ocean City and Stock
ton, Thursday evening, June 9Th;
Snow Hill and Berlin, Friday evening,
June 9Th. One hundred and forty
one students will receive their diplo-
mas.
Mr.. Howard Stevenson, student at
Western Kentucky State Teachers
College, Bowling Green, was among
the crowd estimated at 100000 who
witnessed the 9th annual classic of
the American turf, the historic Ken
lucky Derby which was run at Louis
vile on Saturday, May 3rd.
Mothers Day Service will be OBJ
served in the various churches of the
city this Sunday, May 18th. All will
feature special music and pastors of
the various charges will deliver SER
mons appropriate to the day. Ex-
press your devotion to Mother" by
attending some of the services.
Mr.. A. H. Martin has been ap-
pointed manager of the local Mont
gomery Ward store to fill the va
cancy made recently by the transfer
of Mr.. G. r. Eicher. Mr.. Martin
comes to Pocomoke from st. Peters
burg, Florida where he held a similar
position in the Company's store, and
where his efficient service in this
line of work was highly regarded.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-09

Roads System and as such should be
State owned and operated.
with the entire approval of the
Administration, negotiations were
had with the Ferry Company officials
by the State Roads Commission and
Peoples Counsel and it was finally
agreed that the Ferry would be sold
to the State for the exact amount of
the valuation set by the Public Ser
vice Commission. The Bill now be-
ing signed provides for the issuance
of revenue bonds so that the purchase
price may be paid.
"And so we close one chapter in
Bay transportation and embark on
another"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-09
SERIOUS FOREST FIRE
NEAR SNOW HILL

A forest fire covering over a hun
dred acres near Snow Hill was
brought under control Sunday night
after five hours of fighting. The
blaze was fought by CCC men from
Snow and Powellville aided by Wor-
cester Forest wardens under the sup
ervision of District Forest Warden
Robert Dennis.
Two other fires on the Lower
Shore Sunday occurred at Clara and
near Pocomoke.
Thirteen days since rain had made
the forests and roadway strips quick
to burn.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-09
CHIRPS
Continued from Page /

Ses~AeS~SS
have gotten the idea I'm fond Of eggs.
said something, recently, in this
column about the genus "ovum.'
Well, I think they look and taste
very scrumptious made into an ONE
lette. That's favored dish of mine,
when I am away from home, once or
twice a year.
So, when I saw on the menu Of a
restaurant the "legend", Spanish
Omelette", I rdered it, SEEM as how
I'd never experienced one of that ma
tionality. I took one taste, and Gus
sed the Spaniards. I think the eggs
must have been among the relics re-
Gently excavated from the tombs OF
long buried Egyptian kings. No such
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-09
MANY ATTEND
LUNCHEON OF
BETA CHAPTER
DIR. Esther J. Crooks Addresses
Honorary Educational So
ciety For Teachers

At luncheon meeting of the Beta
Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, ma
tional honorary educational society for
women teachers, held at the Venable
Club Room Saturday, April twenty
eighth, DR.. Esther j. Crooks, head of
the romance language department at
Goucher College, urged more indus
trial training for women in schools.
The Society also invited the Couch
err organization, which met at the
Hotel Pocomoke the same day, to
hear its guest speaker.
eve know that the agencies of edu-
cation should be utilized for the meet
ing of any emergency" DR.. Crooks
said, "but since schools exist for the
development of citizens, emergency
programs should not change unduly
the regular work of schools.
eve must safeguard sufficient ex-
penditure of money for our schools,
and must be vigilant that the cost of
armament does not reduce appropria-
ton for schools"
DR.. Crooks said that 100 types of
defense work are open to college wo-
men, including aviatrix, landing field
observer, food inspector, immigration
agent, craftsman, dietician, dentist,
and others.
Women are better at the semi-skill-
ed jobs of the short repetitive type,
DR.. Crooks said, because, perhaps, of
their Indifference to monotony
brought about through the routine Of
getting meals and washing dishes
three times a day.
Today there are a great many light
er types of work in aircraft, machine
tool, and fabricating industries for
which women are we'll adapted, DR..
Crooks said.
Two way women can serve in their
communities, DR.. Crooks said, are to
utilize leisure time by knitting, sew
ing and giving health service; and,
through their knowledge gained thru
education, keep informed of their
countries resources and needs.
DR.. Crooks deplored the feeling of
some persons who are ready to take
from the curriculum, languages Of
enemy countries.
Beta Chapter Of the Eastern Shore
named Miss Lillian Parker, Salisbury,
president for the next biennial per,
iod, succeeding Miss Anne Matthews,
head of the English department of
the State Teachers College, first presi
dent Of Beta.
Other officers are: First vice.
president, Miss Annie Ross, principal
of the Pocomoke elementary school;
second vice-president, Miss Evelyn
johnson, supervisor of schools, Dor
chester County; recording secretary,
Miss Elizabeth Powell Princess Anne;
corresponding secretary, Miss Flor
ence Erwood, head of the English de-
partment, Wicomico High School,
Salisbury and treasurer, Miss Pauline
RIAL, Tyaskin; Miss Mae Shockley,
Pittsville, parliamentarian.
Miss Bernice Hall, of the Pocomoke
High School faculty, is also a member
of the Delta Kappa Gamma.