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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18

Springs with their sister, Mrs
Hazel King, who has been ILL.,
have returned home.
Little Nell Ray Duvall is re-
cuperating at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. R.
Sturdivant, after having her ton
sis removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Tuthill are
now living in Galax, where Mr.
Tuthill is connected with soil con-
servatlo1i work. Mr.. and Mrs
Tuthill made their home here fol-
more than a year.
Mr.. C. B. Price, of Raleigh
spent the past week end with his
family, at Clifton.
Mrs. Hoyt Wood, who has beer
indisposed, is now able to be out
again.
Mrs. B. E. Reeves has been in
disposed for several days at he1
home, here.
Miss Iona Jones is visiting he1
sister and other relatives in Mary
land and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. GRAPHICAL
and Mr.. J. l.. Segraves spent last
Friday in Charlotte. on business
Visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Reid
Sturdivant this week are: Mrs
]. H. Layne and her daughter
Miss Susie Layne and Mrs. Louise
Duvall and Miss Mary Sturdi-
want, all of Akron. Ohio.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18
Mrs. Rhodes Is /.
Hostess To Group
Good Attendance AT Meeting
OF Woman's Society Of
Christian Service

Mrs. J. C. Rhodes was hostess
to the Woman's Society of
Christian Service of the local
Methodist church, on Wednesday
afternoon of last week. An un-
usually large number of the So
ciety were in attendance and two
visitors, Mrs. Jennie Burkett and
Miss Ruth Tugman, of West jeff
erson, were also present.
After the Call to Worship, which
opened the program, Mrs. Ber-
nard GRAPHICAL spoke on the sub
ject, "A New Earth Wherein
There Cometh Righteousness"
Mrs. Carl GRAPHICAL read an arti-
Gle taken from a Methodist mag
zine, The World Outlook, "A
Country Doctor Goes to Church"
written by DR.. Bunch, of the Hell
ton church in Ashe county. Miss
Ruth Tugman, county welfare
superintendent, gave the address
of the Afternoon, 'Three Fronts
in Time of War;.
Mrs. Sharpe Shoemaker was
elected delegate to the annual
conference of the Society, which
will meet in March, in Winston
Salem.
The hostess served tempting re-
freshments during the social
hour. Mrs. Levern Johnson. in
vited~ the society to meet at her
home on March 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18
BETSY BARR HAD PARTY
ON SEVENTH BIRTHDAY

Betsy Barr, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed D. Barr, celebrated
her seventh birthday with a par
ty, Saturday afternoon, at her
home here, when a number of
friends were invited.
Following informal play, con-
tests and games, the guests were
invited into the dining room,
where the birthday cake was cut
and refreshments served. The
valentine motif was carried out
in the table decorations and re-
freshments and the guests were
presented with valentine favors.
Betsy received a number of at
tractive gifts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18
Several Patients
Now In Hospital

The following are patients this
week at the Ashe hospital: Mrs.
Jimmy Sturdivant and son, West
Jefferson; Owens baby. Laurel
Springs, operative; Gladys Wat
son, Smethport, operative; and
the following for treatment: Mrs.
Ruby Barker. Fries, Va: Mrs. w.
F. Welch, Warrensville, Baby
David Lambert, Grassy Creek,
Mrs. Lawrence Osborne, Lansing;
Mrs. G. B. Waddell, Creston, Cal
vim Guy Duvall, Rugby, Va, Bet
ty Sue Hart, jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

Patsy Gail Little celebrated her
seventh birthday with a party,
Sunday afternoon at her home.
Games and contests were played
during the afternoon. Seven
guests were present. They were
given favors and were invited to
the dining room, where the birth
day cake was cut and refresh
ments served carrying out the
Valentine motif. The honoree re-
ceived a number of attractive
gifts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18
WOman's Club To
Meet On Friday

Mrs. B. L. Hafer, president of
the Woman's Club, announced
that the club would meet on Fri
day afternoon in the library over
Faucette's store, at $3.50 o'clock,
and asked that all members be
present.
This is the regular monthly
meeting of the club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18

Customs officials on the TEXAS
Mexico border remove coffee
stamps from rationing books of
Americans who seek to import
coffee from Mexico.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18

Stocks of wheat on hand JAN
uary l were estimated by the
Crop Reporting Board at 1885,
221 900 bushels.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18
Prenatal Clinic
Tues. Afternoon

Miss Carrie Taylor, of the
county health department. an
nounced that a prenatal clinic
would be held in the health de-
partment at the Ashe county hos
pital on Tuesday at 2 .. m. All
mothers of young babies and ex-
pectant mothers are invited to at
tend, she explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18
Classified Ads

CLOSE OUT SALE-Ornamen-
tai Evergreens. Apple trees, 35c.
Other Bargains Write Deep.
Gap Nursery, Deep Gap, N. c.
2-18-2tpd.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18

The dies used by the Pullman
Car Manufacturing
Company of Chicago in building
the nations first streamlined
trains are being scrapped for met
al.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18

LOST-Beautiful light Persian
cat, answering to the name Of
Lucy. Has been missing for
several days. Reward if returned
to J. L. Segraves, West Jefferson
2-18-1tc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18

Buy more War Bonds NOW for
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-18

Make VOW plans early for a
Victory Garden.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25
bboto N MLoI7bo~t T-.- r Lsv-,E

hibited Many authors have had a vast amount
Of training and experience and yet may ho
eXccllcd by younger less well trained and less
experienced writer's"
You may get tho idea that almost any
body can write VOL and sometimes It seems
SIS if half the world was trying 20 write. But
it doesn't always work out that way train
ing and diligence Of application arc only part
Of the battle OF becoming successful writor.
Some Of the best writer's in the world arc
the most lazy people alive.
Or Whitney has made special study on
the writings Of English teachers i'm American
universities Amongst these men who know
the English language and English literature
as fcW people ever do ha has found T'tr-
prsing degree of variation in ability to e>-
press themselves Some are good. some arc
bad The writing ability seems only slightly
related 90 their age or experience.
Although il is still subject OF debate
there ia a growing suspicion that religious
zeal'is inherited, toQ some say IL IS and
some say IL isn't
Dean Inge OF St Paurs Cathedral m Lon-
don once remarked that the ability TO expert
cnce religious eItbtion is found in. some pee
pie but not i'm others.
1T is wcl-kpown fact" adds Or Whit
ncy that in the ordinary Associations of
life some people derive great enjoyment from
their religious activities and that others do
not seem TO have any religious interests mi all.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25

Many people at first have seemed reuc-
tant to be photographed or TO loan copy OF
a cherished photograph of relative; but
when an offer OF SO for a copy Of a first
generation. $3.50 for second and $500 for
a third was made, many photographs OF IN
dividuals including parents and grandparents
and even newly-bom babies were quickly
added TO the collection"
From studies on plants and animals IT has
long been known that parents transmit to
their offspring both dominant and recessive
characteristics and traits.
Dominant traits can appear in children If
only one of-two- parents possesses theIll--4h
contrast recessive traits can appear openly
i'm children only if both parents possess them
in latent form
one strong dominant trait is obesity says
Or Whtnev. Fat or stout people tend to
have stout or stocky children If lean man
and a stout woman marry about three ont
ut-f1y1r- their descendants be the
stockv side. ON the average.
Those who claim people get fat only be
cause they eat too much and. therefore blame
it AN ON habits of living and environment
should know that IN many cases some people
eat heavily because they inherit a digestive
system which requires lots of food TO function
best or perhaps they inherit low thyroid
mct7holsm that makes them dislike physical
exercise.
other dominant traits found by Dr Whit
nov include
Badness in mon Cbut not in women. long
cvcIasHos f1u lips n Clockwise whorl Of
IN, barr a' Che crown OF tho head the ability
~ curl UP ,hc lu of the tongue into the shape
of "t'" flat feet dark hair brown eyes and
"a round head
Ep.,sslvr traits include.
Blond or red hair, short oyelashcs. tallness.
straight hair thin upper Iip and the inability
To curl up The tip Of the tongue into a u"
All THESE phykcal traits are fairly well
Euown ,o most people But your special abili
tos are Inherited too ..
Everyone is familiar with individuals who
possess special abilities but who, owing 90
circumstances Controlling their lives. have
ucvcr had tho opportunity 90 develop THEM"
remarks Dr Whitney
Everyone is equally familiar with other
persons who have placed themselves in the
most favorable environment and have at
tempted 60 develop mediocre ability 10 "a high
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25
Science EDITOR. The American Weekly

~ LIVER WENDELL HOLMES gets the
credit for the remark that the best
~ way TO succeed in life is to select
the right kind of grandparents all four of
them
Since no one over discovers the truth Of
thus classic hit OF advice until II is too late
TO do anything about IT, it is a comfort to
know that what kind Of grandparents you
have is only part OF the story
You can do dot for yourself
What everyone can do is to take the treas
urcs OF hcredity which have been handed down
from your parents and grandparents and Gull
tivate them the best you can
II you want To become an outstanding
writer. or an artist or a musician, or most
anything else, there arc two ways You can
fail, and only one way that you can succeed.
You fail b, you inherit ability and then are
too lazy TO cultivate H. That's what happens
70 d lot ~ people.
or you can fail, despite great industry on
your part IL You did not inherit the right
kinds Of genes Cclcmontsl OF ability from
your forefathers. That's what Holmes meant
when he said pick your grandparents
The only way YOU can become outstanding
in your line is 20 have both the proper traits
" 7UTCTTrHUrr, aUd the industry or mind thdt
VIII drive YOU Onward 60 work harder and
study harder than anyone else
Most folks think of eeniuses as slightly
queer or at least what is politely known as
eccentric They often seem preoccupied and
tu kind Of q mental fog Of their own. This
e undoubtedly true in many cases.
II Won PC "a Professor Finstein won can create
n KIND 0f q mental air-raid shelter IN your
nIua. whenever Won wan, 90 and get away
from this commonplace. everyday world You
vl possess superb concentration
But even II you have this concentration Won
won't become an Fjnstciu unless Won also
possess the ability 70 jugrIc the symbols and
Laws If mathematical physics ina way NhllA
has been given 20 but few men In this world
since tho beginning Of time
What you are in life and how vou became
that way through your ancestors has just
been told 30 the fascinating book Family
Treasures" by pr David whitney of Sac
University Of Nebraska. published Ny the
Jaques CatteIl Press |..
Or whitney for years has been collecting
old family portraits The kind most people
now keep in the attic II al an Ffam these
family treasures De- has traced inheritance
as IL runs through families
Or Whitney started his collection with par-
traits 81 his own family and those OF his
colleagues az The university Then Doc hranched
olt and started paying good money for other
peoples family treasures Says Or whitney
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25

trait hidden in most people This suppostion
would readily explain the small numbers IN
any community who derive great pleasure
from their religious experiences"
Whatever may be the case with religion.
there is one human trait that OF having
a quick temper which is definitely Inherited
Dr Whitney has traced one family with
quick temper back 10 1905 through six Gon
cratons. The ten brothers and two sisters
in this family all have flashing tempers
Studies like this make one wonder n
some OF the famous fcuds like that Of the
Hatfclds and the McCoys were carried on
because the two families were. in part. born
hating each other The spirit Of vengeance
can be trained. but one may wonder If the
qualities OF mind which delight in vengeance
are not perhaps inherited. Maybe that is
what is wrong with the German people who
have started two great wars within % years
Traits OF shynCss and timidity are inherited
and while some can overcome their shyneSs
others never get over their fear Of other people
Al Chcerfuness or Oppressive states scho-
lastic ability and yes even habits of thrift
all seem inherited to some degree
Life may some day become a perpetual
WPA but what the planners will discover is
that some people are still going 20 be miscr-
able unless they are able TO help themselves
They VIII be the "rcactionaries' Of 1870 but
thev can't DO anything about it, II will be
born m them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25
in YOUR Family

degree. only to fail.
in both these extremes the factors OF IN
hcritance and environment are unbalanced
for. Of course the most satisfactory results
occur when superior ability is placed IN an
optimum environment"
Nowhere is this situation more evident than
in the field OF music.
Until recently it was assumed that any
one could become proficient in music by study
and application" says Or. Whitney
Many a reader will remember how nc or
she was driven TO the piano Cor maybe IL was
the violin in youth. by parents who made
this kind Of assumption.
To-day however il is known that some
people just aren't musical, and that the spread
of musical ability in our population is very
great
1T is claimed that innate musical ability
may be improved by use and practice" states
Dr Whitney but in some individuals this
Improvement is very slight"
pr whitney suggests that good taste IN
dress like the ability 20 draw well seems
To- Doe Unborn.
This may explain why many poor girls, on
n most modest budget, can dress srnartly ana
moro tastcfully than many wealthy women.
Superior writing ability, too. appears to be
iuborn or this pr Whitney says.
"As one reads the various authors of maya
zine articles and books ono is impressed hv
the great variety and range Of talent cN-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25

Formerly IL was be-
Iicvcd that anyone could
experience religious emo
ton by being properly
stimulated. and by beng
given an adequate presen-
tation Of the benefits %
be derived from religious
experience There are
many notable examples OF
the fact that the CONVEX
sion to religion often oc-
ours after the persons
have reached maturity
Many individuals could.
be cixd on the other
hand, who have repeatedly
exposed themselves to a
variety Of religious slim
uIi and have never rc-
spondcd. Some seeming
~ indifferent persons
would be pleased TO r..
spond, but are unable 20
do so.
Perhaps religious zeal
Is an inherited reccssivc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

ers. Shark-6n soup is made COM
mercially to replace the imported
delicacy no longer coming from
Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The farm fish pond, to be man
aged on a cropping basis, is new
idea catching on like wildfire with
the inland farmers. Washington ex-
perts have it figured this way: that
if Is out of every 100 farms in six
southwestern states would develop
ponds by Department of Agricul-
ture instructions, the yield would
total 40 million pounds of edible
fish annually. And fun, Ell what?
Tipping fresh-caught fish from
backyard puddle to frying pan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

promises more plentiful for home
cooks. But problems again. Frozen
fish are under price ceilings, fresh
fish are not. Many species that
normally would be frozen this win
ter sell fresh over the ceiling prices
they can demand after freezing.
Neighbor Canada promises II TO
Is million pounds of frozen fllets
if labor and equipment can be
rustled up to produce it.
NEW DRAFTS, No fish will be
wasted. To help Offset the short
age, schools of little known kinds
are to be drafted for the market.
The otter-trawl fisheries operating
in many parts of the country daily
toss overheard hundreds of pounds
of seafood while catching a few of
the popular species. Little known
varieties, called trash fish" by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

or filleted for deep-fat frying or
baking or broiling. There is the
ethereal little smelt almost I'm
known in midwestern cities, yet
beloved in New York. River and
lake carp, usually neglected by
middle western markets, make
good in the big cities with Jewish
housewives to use in the weekly
gefullte fish. Schools of buffalo,
quillback and bowfin abound in
midwest rivers "a pretty kettle
of fish - but not in fashion locally.
vAR-nYLE sEaToo0S already
show up on fish counters. Mussels.
one of our best and most abundant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

seafoods. have been wholly neg
lected. Yet here is a shellfish more
tender than the clam, more richly
favored than the oyster, equal to
both in actual food value. In re-
cent months a down east packing
company is canning the mussel for
chain-store distribution.
8I0VYIS1, the one-legged frog
of the east coast is packed in
pickle to serve as an appetizer.
Florida is sailing her surplus null
let, previously unused. The Great
Lakes fresh-water herring is being
frozen and filleted for the armed
forces. Large supplies of this fish
are sailed and shipped into the
southern mining districts. Spoon
bill catfish was not highly valued
until the Russian caviar imports
were ended. Now the roe of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14


greenish black
caviar acceptable
to pernickety
palates. Wilson
and Wheeler res
ervoirs of the
Tennessee valley
are stocked with
the spoonbill
future caviar
bowls for the
American table.
Shark steaks
are selling along
the west coast
where shark fish
ing causes a gold
rush among fish
ermen. War cut
America S cod
liver oil supply
out OF norway,
down to a trickle.
Now S h ark is
fished for the
vitamin-rich oil
of its liver, but
why waste the
meat? And fins
90 to soup max
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

trade, aren't
worth the time to
gut; nobody buys
them. Noweforts
will be made to
establish markets
for fish strangers.
Monkfsh, turbot,
surf CLAIMS. hake.
whiting. skate,
mussels are a few
on the list for
government pro-
motion.
We are urged
to make friends
with fish in local
waters thus saw
ing cross-Ountry
transportation
The Great Lakes
are a rich source
of fish neglected.
Turbot, or law
yer, is a noted ex-
ample. the two
to fve-pound fish
plentiful in
spring and fall
could be sold
dressed. skinned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

mick Shake


AtGW Nv 1U3VW AW0 &SA8SUVWl
. Both children and grown.
ups enjoy the favor Of Brer
Rabbit Milk Shake.
And this delicious drink is
rich in calcium and iron. Milk
for calcium molasses for
iron-the same delicious, in
expensive Brer Rabbit Molas-
ses you use for baking.
To make Brer Rabbit Milk
Shake, mix one tablespoon of
Brer Rabbit Molasses with glass
of milk.
Scientific tests have shown
Brer Rabbit is second only to
liver as a food source of iron the
body can use. Why not serve ii
daily? It's delicious on cereal, as
a spread for bread, in ginger
bread or cookies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

Ms. c. D. Wells, Fl Worth. says: 1 lost 50
lbs. in 4 months. wear sise ~ again" Mrs. l.
K Of Chicago, says: Il lost 30 pounds within
four months, with the AYDS Candy Plan
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-04
TAX PAYMENTS
CONTINUE HERE
CITY AND COUNTY COLLEc
TORS ARE STILL TAX.
ING IN REVENUE

The New Year found activity
little diminished today In either
the city or the county tax col
lecting office.
Sam B. Pinder, city tax collec-
tor, said this morning that the
city's collections will be boosted
in day or two by the payment
of $4,000 realty taxes by one of
the largest owners of realty in
Key West, He got statement
Saturday morning in the tax
collectors office on his various
holdings, and is expected to pay
on all of them in the next few
days. That payment will carry
the city's total to almost $685.
900.
In County Tax Collector Frank
H. Ladd's office today, he and his
clerks were kept busy receiving
the payment of taxes and at
tending to owners of automobiles
who applied for the 1943 license
tags. The tag this year is mere
ly a clip with "43" on it, which
will be placed over the "42" on
the old license plate, and stick
er to be stuck on the glass in the
back of the car.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-04
FERN CHAPTER
HOLDS SESSION
OFFICERS FOR YEAR WERE
INSTALLED ON DECEM-
Der 29

Fern Chapter No. 81. Order OF
Eastern Star, held an installation
of officers for the present year on
December 90. Mrs. Myrtle l.
Huston was the installing officer,
assisted by Mrs. Bernice Park,
chaplain: Mrs. Mary Adams Lowe,
marshal, and Mrs. Rule Roberts,
organist. The following are the
officers that were installed:
w. Matron, Mrs. Nadia Soule.
Assoc. Matron, Mrs. Irene
Adams.
Assoc. Patron, Starlie w. De-
merritt.
Secretary, Mrs. Annie Sharpley.
Treasurer, Mrs. BERTHE L. Higgs.
Conductress, Mrs. Doris Rivas.
Assoc. Cond. Mrs. Jennie Fac
Bervaldi.
Chaplain, Mrs. Bernice Park.
Marshal, Mrs. Julia Brown.
Organist, Mrs. Myrtle Huston.
Adah, Mrs. Maize A1bury.
Ruth, Mrs. Maude Archer.
Esther, Mrs. Constance De-
merritt.
Martha, Mrs. Ruby Hyman.
Warder, Mrs. Ellie Sawyer.
Sentinel, Frederick D. Mabry.
Mrs. Ida Kennedy, retiring w.
Matron, was assistant marshal.
The fine program was arranged
by Mrs. Kennedy, and lovely cor
sages were presented to each Of
ficer, gift from Mrs. Kennedy.
A jewel was presented to Mrs.
Kennedy from the chapter, and a
gift to the retiring w. Patron, Fer
nando Camus. Mrs. Kennedy was
assisted by Mrs. Elaine England,
Mrs. Mary Lowe. Mrs. Lorena
Saunders, Mrs. Amelia Camus,
Mrs. Isabelle Fleming, past mat
rons, as escorts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-04
MARRIAGE MART

LIE Roy Vernon Mcbride, Is, OF
Niles, Mich, and Edna Lee Ran
kin, 16, of Lily, Fla, were married
Saturday afternoon by County
Judge Raymond R. Lord.
Louis Robert Menendez and Ju-
liza Hamlin, both of Key West, were
made man and wife by the Rev.
William E. Bryant, pastor of the
Ley Memorial church.
Chaplain Blake Craft, USN,
performed the marriage ceremony
for Norman Septon, "a, of Paler-
mo, N. D., and Catherine Bodien,
81, of Minot, N. D.
Alfredo Rodriguez, IS, of Hava-
ma, Cuba, and Armada Carpinter,
SO, of Key West, were married by
Justice of the Peace Enrique Es-
quinaldo, Jr.
Marriages licenses were grant
ed by Judge Lord to Hector T.
Baker, of Key West, and Marian
E. Maffitt, 10, of Birmingham,
Ala; John r. Pate, so, of Mara