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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26

one cannot produce good, clean,
sweet milk unless he has the
right tools to work with. Only a
few are needed and they are not
expensive. They are:
l. A good stiff brush.
2. A good soapless cleaner.
3. Enough hot and cold water.
4. A good chemical sterilizer
S. Good seamless milk cans and
pals.
6. A good filter disc strainer.
z. An up to date metal stirring
rod.
8. Facilities for cooling milk
quickly.
For the benefit of our patrons
we keep a supply of the above
named equipment at our plant at
all times and will be glad to fur
nish them at cost. They can be Or
dered through your milk hauler.
The purchase price can be deduct
ed out of as many as three milk
checks. We will be glad to assist
you in every way possible.
One can of rejected milk will
pay for large part of this equip
ment. If each Individual producer
and every employee of our dairy
plants will do their part, Ashe
County's dairy products will soon
become famous.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26

L. S. Vannoy from confiscating
his hat the other day and burning
it in front of the First National
Bank. Photographer Ed Barr was
on hand ready to take Don's pic
ture, but he was too busy to come
out and pose with the hat. Uncle
Stokes said he had been planning
to hold the burning for the past
six months but had not had the
opportunity before.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26
Patton Reunion
Held Last SUNDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Patton had
a family reunion at their home
near Lansing, last SUNDAY, Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs Wal.
ter; two sons, Howard and Billie.
Inr' ana Mrs. Walter Webster and
TWO children; Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Hall, of Fayetteville. Joe Web
ster, Mrs. W. A. Patton and Hen
~ Patton. Mrs. Webster and Mrs.
Hall were Misses Jessie and
Maude Patton before their mar
rage. 1t was Mr.. Halls first visit
to Ashe county.
Four generations were repre-
sented: Mrs. w. A. Patton, Walter
Patton, Mrs. Webster and her
children.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26

Those visiting Mr.. and Mrs. R.
L. Stanley recently were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommie Absher and little
daughter, Nadine, of Mertie, N.
c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wingler
and children, Glenn and Gladys,
of Kannapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Stanley and children, Zollie and
Rollie; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Snyder
and son, Ray and Mrs. Woodie, Of
Cricket, N. c.; Mr.. and Mrs Page
Smith and children. Jerry and
Stanley, of Salem, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashley Hardy, of Pulaski
and Mrs. Joe Sheets and son,
Clayborne, of Gettings, Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26
ROBERT MYERS WILL
OPERATE SERVICE STA.

Robert Myers, popular local
young man has leased the Gray
stone service station and is now
operating the place under the
name, Bob's Texaco Service.
In addition to the regular gas
and oil service the station will
sell kerosene in bulk and will
specialize in washing and greas-
ing. 1t was pointed out that clean
rest rooms would be maintained
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26

Real summertime WedLtlel IL
here again and with it comes pic
MICS. Bluff Park now has several
parties each Sunday. And there
are hundreds of other cool de-
lightful spots in this section which
local people as we'll as visitors are
taking advantage of.
! There are no pools for swim
ming in the immediate vicinity
but there are some within easy
motoring distance and there are
those who are beginning to jour-
ney to the beach. Water is fine
! but one must be careful about it
lest pleasure be turned to TRACE
dy. We heard of an amusing Incl
! dent the other day when a mo-
| Their warned her son not to ven
ture out in the lake beyond a Ger
tain point. And like most sons he
explained that Daddy does it,
why can't II"
His mother answered, That's
different, your father has his life
insured.
More Cheese Needed
Readers of The Skyland Post
saw convincing facts about the
cheese plant here and the devel-
opment of the dairy industry and
its direct benefits to Ashe county
farmers in, the dairy issue last
week.
By going into the dairy business
now farmers not only help them
selves, but help England win the
war. Secretary of Agriculture,
Claude Wickard points out that
he wants to increase cheese pro-
duction by one-third and evapo-
rated milk by one-fourth in or
der to send England a greater sup
ply.
Aiding The Hospital
Several people who could not
attend the Hospital Tea last week
have been bringing in and send
ing in more gifts Of linen which
is needed and appreciated.
Among the others was pack
age of a dozen pillow cases from
former resident of the county
who now lives in Maryland. She
is a special friend of the Little
wood and Francis families and
sent the same to be donated by
Sue and Francis Littlewood. 1t
gives everyone here a good feel
ing to know that former residents
are still interested in worthwhile
projects of the county.
Bicycle Days
Glenn Little, popular owner of
the Western Auto Associate store
gave a demonstration of bicycle
riding around town here on Sat
urday. And needless to say he at
tracted much attention. Whether
he was doing it for advertising,
or for the fun of it the writer
did not discover. It seems to be
serving both purposes. howeevr.
Burning The Hat
Don Francis son is nearly two
months old but that did not stop
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks for the many acts of kind
ness and expressions of sympathy
shown us during the recent ill
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26

Public hearings are being held
in Louisiana and Florida this
month to determine fair prices for
this years crop of sugar cane.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26

Outstanding Commodity Credit
Corporation loans on cotton now
total SIS, 549, 184.81.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-06-26
Bicycle Days

Observation-Disclosures
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

tell me that big bohunk let you
push all that furniture when he
was in the room?
= ETHEL SEES o he was the
general Joe and he could not be
pushing things and showing me
how he would win the war at
the same time could he? I ses
listen Ethel. I ses I have told
you a dozen times your Uncle
Ber was a cracky and that you
should not have him around
here or pay any attention to
anything he ses. ! ses why are
you so interested in war any
way?
ETHEL SEES why / am inter-
ested in everything. I ses well
II your Uncle Ben wants to show
somebody how he would win the
war why don't he go down to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Not Easy

Mrs. william O'Brien of Troy.
n. Y, agrees. Says she:
IL certainly feel that a wife
should have a definite allowance.
for the following reasons:
Most girls have worked before
marriage and have become &C
eustomed 10 having their own
money. IL isn't easy To have TO
ask for money after you are
married.
"A woman on a salary basis
develops a sense. OF responsibility.
Knowing just how much money
she has to count on. she man
ages her household and regu-
iates her spending wisely.
The woman who uses a
charge account is more careless
In her spending. Why should
she worry. She doesn't have 10
pay the bill.
THE woman on a salary basis.
on the other hand, is better able
70 plan ahead and accomplish
better results than the one who
has TO wait and get the money
when she can. or the one who
has no money at ALL"
Mrs. William OBrien. age 20
1916 Tibbits ave, Troy. N. Y.
$500 price
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09


fellows in pushing? Ethel ses
no he came in later and that
was when the trouble began.
Ses o / see now. ] SEES there was
trouble hay? Ethel ses we'll there
was no trouble until old Mister
Schultz came In. My Uncle Ben
was having Moey and Grady and
Cranshaw push the bar over so
1t would be the Maginot line
when Schultz got there. He was
very mad Joe.
SEES who was mad? She
ses Mister Schultz Of course. You
know how touchy he is. 1 ses l
know all right but where were
they pushing the bar over to?
Ethel ses they were pushing II
over to wherever 1t was my
Uncle Ben wanted it for the
Maginot line. The bartender
Jimmy Turk was helping him.
think they all had quite a few
beers Joe.
1 SEES / think so too Ethel.
She seS well anyway Mister
Schultz ses my Uncle Ben was
responsible for a lot of damage
in having those fellows push his
bar over and when my Uncle
Ben asked him II he did not want
to see how he would surround
those enemy fellows and win the
war Mister Schultz started hit
ting my Uncle Ben with his fists.
They tore UP a lot OF the floor
pushing the bar over Joe. Then
everybody got to fighting.
SES Ethel / still do not see
what that has got TO do with
your Uncle Ben coming here and
pushing my furniture around.
Ethel seS you mean our furniture
Joe. Why that old Mister
Schultz has got the cops out
looking for my Uncle Ben and
he came here to keep out OF
sight awhile and to get me to
fi= UP the places where Mister
Schultz hit him. So while he
was waiting here he showed me
how he would surround the
enemy fellows and win the war
and II you want TO see how and
will help me push the sofa back
again / will show you.
SEES never mind baby Lets
eat
Yours truly. JOE 1URP.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Journal-AmericAn Photo.

push things and what kind OF
things was he having them push?
Ethel ses he had Moey Liver
man and Grady and Cranshaw
and some others pushing and
they were pushing chairs and
tables. He was in there having
some beers and they got TO argu-
ing about the war so that was
when my Uncle Ben got them to
pushing things so he could show
them how he would win the war.
You see Joe. my Uncle Ben would
take his army from over there
on that side OF the room and
surround the enemy fellows over
here and the war would be over
because there would be nobody TO
fight each other.
I SEES all right Ethel. I SeS
was old man Schultz there when
your Uncle Ben started those
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Confession
Good for Soul
and Purse!

New Years Day. volta
grin the night before.
volta crouch in the morn
ing! VIII you be doing your
annual Crepe Hanging Act?
Thinking OF all the Noble
Resolutions You made last
New Year--'n' how there's
nothin' Of them left today
but the ravellings?
S'posc we all 70 into q
huddle. Take down our back
hair and come clean. Stop
putting on the heavy sobs
and frankly admit your worst
fauIt--whether it's biting
your hang nails or Cabling
about your husbands. Then
tell the world what you intend
10 do about IL.
IL that isn't good for .
laugh from Cape Cod TO the
Golden Gate, 1 don't know my
human funny bone. So here's
where we welcome 1912 with
a rib busting contest. with
n special Elsie Robinson prize
Of $500 for the Young Amer
lean who gives the cleverest
confession. and plenty of
other prizes for the Also
Rams. Answer TO be wise or
witty, serious or peppy-BUT
NOT OVER 100 WORDS
COUNT EN-!
Other rules--same as usual.
No one over 80 eligible. Real
name, address and age must
be included. Letters emitting
age will not be printed, no
matter how good. Send to
Elsie Robinson care this paper
and write NEW YEAR
CONTEST" on the envelope.
Contest answers must be
mailed not later than one
week from today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

SchultzeS beer joint where he is
always hanging out anyway and
show them there? Ethel ses o
he did Joe. That was why he
was here today. He was in
Schultzes last night. Help me
push this sofa back Joe.
I SEES now wait a minute
Ethel. 1 ses what has yoNr
Uncle Ben showing them in
Schultzes how he would win the
war got to do with him coming
here today. She ses well Joe /
will tell you as soon as We get
this sofa pushed back. Push
harder on your side Joe. There
now that's fine. My Uncle Ben
was in Schultzes having things
pushed around just like he had
me doing here only they made
him stop.
I SEES who was he having
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

unless trained I'm their various
speciaities. IL isn't enough
merely 10 know how to execute
squads right, TO pitch a pup tent
and to fire rifle. There are
many technical problems In
modern warfare which must be
mastered before an army Is of
any practical use.
ITO haze such an army zoe
must hare young men. iCell fed.
iDeH clothed and tDeu trained,
and promotions ought to be
0iDen in leadership according to
ability. A little realistic battle
practice Mould determine tDhdt
qualities OF leadership a soldier
may possess. These promotions
mould be an incentipe for more
enthusiastic participation In
tDar games.
with a carefully trained and
mechanical army. we could
quickly stamp out an invasion,
but we canont win n war without
n well trained army. and II takes
more than n year to get enough
of the kind of men to win wars"
Paul T. Howe-age Is
1920 Wisconsin ave-,
Detroit. Mich.
$500 priZe.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

Dear Elsie Robinson: The
average husband would be
shocked and hurt II he knew
his wife thought him 'stingy
yet many believe that an allow
ance for wives Is pure fool
ishness.
TN wager that more bitter
qparrels, not 10 mention d.
vorces. result from arguments
over money than from any other
cause. II Mary must coax John
for money and then account for
every cent, she eventually be-
comes bitter and self-pity sets
in. If she runs q charge ac-
count. the bill Is always more
than she expected and q quarrel
ensues. IL n wife resorts TO
"snitch accounts" or juggling
the family accounts land many
do she is eventually found out
and the inevitable result Is dis
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

Not so pessimistic is Marianne
Z. Ramsdell of Wagner, s. d.
"The people Of the United
States have come to realize the
importance Of football In the
development Of young Amer
leans. Football gives boys -
chance to acquire the skill and
knowledge needed TO build
character and personality, the
ability TO take hard knocks, to
overcome obstacles and TO get
along with people.
II agree with Knute ,Rockne,
who said, Scholarship may be
framed but IL does no good
If you can't get along with peo-
pie and pull together, whether
II be in the business or pro-
fessional world. When we play
the South we learn the people
there aren't lazy; the North
erners aren't cold, and the
Westerners aren't Backward
They learn TO accept respon-
sibilities on the football field.
They know how to develop their
ability to create security and
happiness for themselves. They
find that self-reliant people arc
the people who make the world
secure"
Marianne z. Ramsdell--age IS,
Wagner, South Dakota
$500 prize)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
trust on his part and loss Of her
~nIl xasuarf

trust on his part and loss of her
self-respect.
But II she has an allowance.
q pife need not resort to tears.
codrin0 or trickery. She feels
that she is appreciated-not as
though she iCere merely iDork-
ing for room and board. She's
hdppier-she's q better wife--
and consequently the husband
is happier too. belieDe that
husbands Mould find q salary"
for ioiues q sound Investment IN
'tDife insurance.
Freda MuSSer, age %.
Box 1872. Glens Ferry. Idaho.
$500 price.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Real Army

Should compulsory military
training be made a permanent
part OF our national life2
we should have a real army
under training nj all times"
says Paul r. Howe, Of Detroit.
Mich.
SOLDIERS are Of little value
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

some of the chairs were upside
down and my wife Ethel was
busy Strengthening things out
and / ses hay Ethel what has
come off here anyway? i ses
did a cyclone hit the joint? She
ses o no Joe my Uncle Ben was
only here.
/ SEES what has" your Uncle
Ben got to do with the house
being all torn up? / ses was he
on another bender2 Ethel ses
certainly not Joe. He was just
showing me how he would win
the war. / ses l thought your
Uncle Ben would not talk about
the war Ethel? ses 1 thought
he would not even think about
ii.
ETHEL SES yes but that was
quite a while ago. Now my Uncle
Ben ses he has to talk about the
war so he can get In arguments.
He Ses nobody will argue about
anything else and you know how
my Uncle Ben loves to argue Joe.
My Uncle Ben would rather
argue than eat. i ses Ethel l
think he would rather do both
and she ses why Of course Joe.
SO would anybody else.
I SES well what has your
Uncle Bens showing you how
he would win the war got TO
do with the way the place looks?
seS what is the idea OF all the
furniture being pushed around?
Ethel ses why my Uncle Ben was
using 1t to show me how he
would place his army and sur
round the enemy fellows and win
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

the war. That was his army
over there Joe.
l SEES over where? She SEES
over there on that side Of the
room where all the chairs are
turned over. The enemy fellows
are over here where I pushed
the sofa. 1 ses what do you
mean you pushed the sofa2
She ses why I mean pushed it.
/ pushed all the other furniture
where you see 1t Joe. I ses what
was the matter with your Uncle
Ben when the pushing was going
on Ethel? 1 ses do you mean to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

handsome slx-loOter. MuSt De
love-he's poor. Sally Rand's
former groom OF many years
ago ID named casey Cay.
Local chorines and show-gels
have discovered the old legend
that II you put q gardenia under
your pillow you'll dream of the
one you love. If the Japs get
sassier FDR will call out the Boy
Scouts.
MODERN DESIGN is chang
ing its sound effects. That
whoopwhoop- whoooopppp which
accompanied the "on the sea"
spiel always stumped us.
Sounded like q sinking ship
having It's final gasp. When
Ed Murrow returns from London
on Nov. IL. CHS, viii throw q
testimonial dinner for him at
the Waldorf with a Who's Who
Of govt. Journalism. industry
and radio In attendance. Jack
and Joe Kennedy. oldest sons Of
isolationist ]. Kennedy, are serv-
ing the u. 8. Navy. Ruth Lowe.
who wrote "I'll Never Smile
Again." is doing a column for
Baton mag. Calls It Lowe
Down.. Kenneth McCaleb. the
editor. calls his country place:
Scrambled Acres"
COPACABANA is enlarging
It's bar for the business demand.
The chain hot-dog stands re-
report they haven't raised the
fee TO &c as others have. "A
lager firm Is coming out with
campaign arguing that q pound
OF beer has 2l3 calories. q pound
Of oranges 240 and q pound Of
grapes 345-to prove beer isn't
fattening. That new water
color lover the Cubs No. /
table In the main corner) is OF
lovely Florence Pritchard. a
Powers model-sweetest Of them
all. They say there's an hon
est-t'goodness Princess in the
Ben Marden Riviera ensemble.
Princess xenia Astafieva. last
OF the Cars immediate family"
She came here when she was
three. Girl shows will people
many Miami spots. why not?"
observes one boss, they drink
up their salaries"
LONDON insurance firms
have Informed the u. s. that It
Is not sufficiently guarding its
war industries against sabotage
The musicians union in New
York got the swanky places to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

SOME people think that
killing a bulb grabber is MUIR
der. This is an extreme view.
Nevertheless. the law does not
condone violence is a method
OF retaliation. When an cleo
trio light Is stolen out Of
your bass drum the law ex-
poets you to steal another
from somebody else.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

BEFORE the United States
Navy permits you to enlist In
their submarine division they
ask you, "Are you a bulb
snatcher? Was anybody in
your ancestry addicted to
Sniping electric llghts?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
The Ethics of Stealing Light Bulbs

by buying them by the dozen.
But people would rather steal
an electric light bulb than
see Gypsy Rose Lee shuck her
trouSseau.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

around and takes the bulb
out Of the dining room. The
butler evens up by snootch-
ing the light out Of the pan
try and the cook swipes the
spotlight i'm the library.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

SO 1T becomes a. circular
Robin until finally somebody
swipes the first light that has
been stolen and establishes
a vicious relay race. IL Is not
exactly burglary in the strict
sense Of the looseness because
no property has left the
premises.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
AMBITIOUS
M1ung AMERICA
by ELSIE ROBINSON

Should wife have a definite allowance from
hubbys paycheck2 Here's one young wife, Mrs
Freda Musser of Gens Ferry, Idaho, who says
YES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

THERE are stin eleven
electric light bulbs In the
house except one Is burned
out and the other ten are In
he wrong place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
A'&~g About l1~~

IN THE Ethics of Stealing
Electric Light bulbs we shall
discuss the various stages we
cannot avoid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

FIRST Of all. IL there are
eleven light sockets In .
home, there are never twelve
bulbs. That's as peculiar rs a
recipe for goulash because
bulbs are sold by the dozen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Mr.. Joe Turp Writes
From Brooklyn

DEAR SIR last night when got home the furniture in
,ur living all pushed around every which way and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

= so HE sneaks into the
bathroom and unhooks the
bulb. Soon his wife arrives
and doesn't care to take n
bath In a tunnel. So she looks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

A MAN will carry a spare
tire, an extra pair Of sox or
double indemnity on his life
insurance. But no man ever
has an extra electric light
bulb when one burns out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

THIS COULD be avoided
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

AND WITH the holiday
season approaching, Ethics
warn you that the lowest
form OF bulb grabbing is 10
sneak one off a Christmas
tree.
Distributed Ia King Feature,
Syndicate. fnea
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

HAVE solved the electric
light snatching In our house
by carrying my own flash
light like a lightning bug but
not I'm the same place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
By ARTHUR
BUGS" BAER

IN THE days of oil lamps
General Benedict Arnold
stole n wick from Command
erin Chief Washington. But
there was a time In lighting
by gas when illumination was
Pickering but reasonably safe.
BUT WHEN Edison invent
ed the electric light he re-
duced honesty by six per cent
per kilowatt hour.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
|UP AND DOWN
with
WALTER, WINCHELL|

Registered Copyright isli. Daily Mirror. Incl.
NOTES OF A NEW YORKER
SOMERSET VAUGHAN spurned invite to a affair
for Their Hghnesses and didn't send any regrets Mrs
Hghness denies the item here that she bought Is hats $
each. She she bought only five The Word-Tell
headlines: Duchess Picks IL New Hats We believe
Mrs Windsor Peggy JOyce's current is Jimmy Wilson,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-29

A smooth technique for de-
scendlng stairs Is demonstrated
by starlet MARY MAQUIRE.
Keep the trunk erect. midriff
aim, chest and head high.