The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05

is a month famous for birthdays
of famous men. Among some of
the most noted Americans born
| in this month were Benjamin
Franklin, Jan. II; Robert E. Lee,
Jan. 10; Stonewall Jackson, Jan.
81; William Mckinley, Jan. 20;
and of course, Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Jan. 80.
February is not such popular
month for many better known
Americans, but is the birthday of
two presidents, Lincoln, 18th,
Washington, 22nd, at which time
! states observe holidays. The two
best known days are of course
Ground Hog Day, End and St
Valentines Day, 18th.
ASHE HAMS!
We have heard a lot of praise
about Virginia hams and even il
we are not a connoisseur, we
have learned since coming ur
here that probably the best hams
in the world are in Ashe county
At the special request of DR.
Julian Miller, editor of the Char
lotte Observer, one was secured
for him to present to Mr.. Walter
Lippman who spoke at Chapel
Hill during the recent N. c. P. A.
Institute. The ham made certain
hit with Mr.. Lippman. He writes:
II can now report to you from
actual experience that the ham
has been such an enormous sue
cess that I have been asked by
several people to find out if there
is any way by which more hams
of this kind can be purchased. I
I think I could start you a little
North Carolina export business"
War and Marriages
We heard a draftee say the 9TH
er day." Well I am going to have
to go to the army, so I'll just get
married" There is much being
said for and against such action.
We were interested to hear
what Mrs. Roosevelt said on this
subject the other night to group
of college students in Florida. She
cautioned them against hasty
marriages as a result of patriotic
fervor"
"You will need every bit of
preparation you can get to meet
the conditions of the present and
the future" the First Lady said,
"and a hasty marriage does not
always turn out we'll even though
you enter it because of patriotic
fervor."
She made it clear that she
did not alude to any marriage
resulting from friendship
"over a period of time" since this
was entirely an individual deci-
sion.
For the good of country -?
The other day when Belk's de-
partment store opened its annual
january clearance sale, three
prominent West Jefferson bust
ness man rushed in to be among
the first fifty customers in order
to receive a free defense stamp.
The group including Tom Dun
can, Stewart Duncan and Dean Nc
MILAN, who careful and seriously
considered socks and handker-
chiefs, then according to reports
each made a SC prchase and
secured with their purchase a
10c stamp!
We have not yet been able to
decided whether it was thrift on
their part, a burning desire to
aid the country, or lack of super
craftsmanship on the part of Man.
ager Shoemaker.
Children Cry For 1t!
We have seen some Sucn SlOS-
an used in connection with GER
tain medicines, but it can now be
applied to another, CocaCola.
Young Ronnie Goodman, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Clint Goodman, who
is beginning to talk wit h
fluency, begins to shout Coca
Cola now every time he starts
down town.
The other day he saw Carl
GRAPHICAL and upon being asked
who that was, he laughed and
said "CocaCola." He had the as
ISOLATION right, if not the name.
TROTTT SCHOOL. HONOR ROLL.