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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-23
Obids News

Several people from here at
tended the baptismal and church
services at Glendale Baptist
church, Sunday.
Mrs. H. H. Burgess spent sew
eral days last week with her mo-
ther, Mrs. George Caudill at
Glendale, who is ill. Mrs. eau
dilps condition is somewhat i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Crawford and
son, Billy, of Boone, visited Mr..
and Mrs. ]. c. Crawford, Sunday.
Bradley Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Miller and Wade Faw,
son of Mrs. Ella Mae Faw, will
report to S. c. for duty with the
Marines, today.
Claude Sheets, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fields Sheets will leave for
the army within a short time.
Trent Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Miller returned home.
Sunday. He had been taking
treatment at the Wilkes Hospital.
Mrs. DAME Parsons visited rel
atlves at Elkland, recently.
Miss Frances billiard, who is
taking nurses training at Baptist
hospital, Winston-Salem, spent
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Treetop News

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Miller
from Nottingham, Pa, are visit
ing MIR. Miller's parents and other
relatives and friends in the coun.
ty this week.
Rev. Finley Miller will preach
at the State Line Baptist Church
near Taylor's Valley, Va, on Sat
urday night and Sunday. Sept
Is and 26. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
Rev. and Mrs. Finley Miller
were in West Jefferson on bust.
ness, Tuesday.
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News Items From
Jefferson High

The following students from
last years graduating class have
gone to college: Polly and Roberta
Austin, Greensboro; Doris Bare,
Montreal; Clairene Oliver, Mars
Hill; and Frances billiard, Bap-
fist Hospital, Winston-Salem.
Miss Louise Sutherland and
Mrs. Gertrude Vaught have re-
sumed their duties at Jefferson,
after being absent two weeks.
Mrs. Edna Burgess has accept
ed position in the primary de-
partment of the school.
Mr.. Louis Yelanjian, faculty
leader of the Third War Bond
Drive in the school, reports ex-
cellent progress among the stu
dents. Mr.. Ira T. Johnston made
an interesting talk in chapel, re-
Gently, and aroused much enthu-
siasm among the pupils.
Mr.. Vaughn Eller, with his
agriculture pupils. has been
changing the appearance of the
school grounds for the better.
The Dramatic Club of Jeffer-
son elected its officers last week.
Dorothy Stanley was elected pres
ident; Betty Jean Creeps, vice
presiden; Colleen Little, secre-
tary, and Virginia Clara Mullis,
treasurer.
There are twenty-four Juniors
and Seniors enrolled in the club.
Two members have been added
to the Senior class: Cleta and
Gwyn Sheets.
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Crumpler News

Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Blevins
and family, of Bel Air, Md, are
visiting Felatives and friends
here this week.
Mrs. Mamie Blevins, of Kama
polls, is spending few days
with relatives this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Owen and
son. Lawrence, of Rugby, spent
Wednesday evening with MIR. and
Mrs. Luther Owen. Lawrence
who is in the U. S. Navy, is home
on furlough.
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Glendale Springs
News -.

The revival meeting closed
Sunday, which was held at the
Missionary Baptist church by Rev,
Finley Miller and Rev. Spencer
Goodman with much success.
There were q conversions and Is
baptised, Sunday.
Larry Lyall, Jr., Marga Dean
Lyle and Elmer Lyles, of Glade
Valley school, spent the week
end with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woodie
have moved into their new resi-
dence purchased from Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D. Whitley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finley Miller, Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Goodman and
family; Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Mil
Ter and Mr.. Dayton Bare, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Church, Sunday.
Miss Billie Sue Lyall was the
guest of Misses Dorothy and Will
ma Goodman, Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Huddler
and family visited Mrs. Ollie Bur-
CESS, Sunday.
Miss Frances billiard spent the
week end with home folks. She
is taking nurses training in the
Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Ben Faller, of Baltimore,
Nd, is spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Hairless.
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weeks visit on Beaver Creek.
R. C. Shoaf has gone to Virgin
la for a few weeks.
Bill" Stanley, of Norfolk, Va,
is visiting home folks here.
J. E. Hunter and sister, Miss
Virginia Hunter, were called
home from Newport News by the
illness of their mother, Mrs. JOS
ephine Hunter.
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Warrensville News

DR.. and Mrs. J. M. GRAPHICAL, of
Marion, Va, were week end
guests of MIR. and Mrs. K. S. Ell
Ter.
Miss Ruth Lewis, of Fig, was in
the village Sunday. Miss Lewis
assumed her duties as public
school music teacher at Lansing,
Monday.
Mrs. J. w. Caudill visited Mrs.
w. H. Jones, Saturday.
Mrs. Roy Ashley has been ill
for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Blevins
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
J. Ashley, Sunday.
Among those attending the
Ministers meeting at the parson-
age, Wednesday, were: Rev. and
Mrs. Claude Eastridge, Rev. and
Mrs. H. D. Jessup, Rev. and Mrs
Worth Sweet, DR.. and Mrs. Par
due Bunch and Rev. and Mrs. H
E. Murphy.
Mrs. L. H. Deese and son.
James Gordon, are doing nicely.
Mrs. C. r. Latham and daugh-
ter; Mrs. J. M. Burkett and daugh-
ter, were Charlotte visitors, Sat
urday.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service met with Mrs. Roy
Walker last week. An interest
ing program was enjoyed by al.
present. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess during
the social hour.
On Sunday, Sept. 26th, r. J
Ashley will teach the Bible Clas!
at the Methodist church, here.
Miss Janet Carter was teacher
| ''for the day" and taught an in
teresting lesson.
Mrs. Richard Ashley and little
son, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G
C. Howell at present.
Mrs. Denton Jones is having
some re-modelling done on he1
residence. R. w. Eller is in charge
of the work.
The quarterly conference a
Ashley church, recently, was vel
attended.
Rev. A. c. Gibbs preached ar
inspiring sermon which was fol
lowed by the communion service
The seven churches of the
charge were represented in the
conference: Smethport, Clifton
Lansing and Warrensville. "Ash.
ley Chapel" as it was formerly
called, is one of the oldest of the
Methodist churches in the coun-
ty.
J. M. Ashley continues very ii
at his home, near here.
Mrs. c. R. Latham and
daughter; MIR. and Mrs. J. w
Faw, Mrs. W. P. Shoaf, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Roy Campbell and family
/ R. J. Ashley, R. E. Johnson and
Paul Jones attended the service
at Ashley.
Mrs. Eva King, of Bina, visit.
ed Mrs. w. H. Jones, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Burkett Wis
tied relatives on Beaver Creek
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Woody
of West jefferson, were guests OF
Mrs. L. H. Deese, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Whitner,
and daughter, were visitors here
on friends here, recently.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Deese, on Sept. 9th, a son, James
Gordon. Weight: 10 lbs.
A. H. Hartsoe has moved from
the Ovens residence into a
house near the school.
Mrs. Lizzie Maye has return
ed to her home, after a two
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-23
HOSPITAL STAFF is
TO MEET ON FRIDAY

The staff of the Ashe County
Memorial Hospital will meet at
the Hospital on Friday night,
September "a, at $50 p. m. Fol-
lowing the dinner, a case report
will be given by DR.. c. P. Bunch,
of Sturgills. All members are
urged to be present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-23

Employed persons in the United
States in May, 1943, totaled more
than the country's population in
1880.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-23

Consumption of fresh aspara-
ssuS, carrots, cauliflower, celery
'<aed during the last 20 years, but
I'VE are eating less cabbage,
spinach and sweet potatoes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-23

Life insurance invested in u. S.
government bonds now equal, on
the average, approximately 1927
per family.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-23

the past week end at home.
MIR. Rufus Coward and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Coward and son,
Reginald, of North Wilkesboro,
visited relatives here, Sunday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22

News OF a number Of Coolidge
lasn serving in the armed forces
has come 10 the Coolidge Examin-
~ recently some. from the men
themselves. and otter from their
mothers. We combine IL here into
sort Of hometown album" for
their buddies in the service and
their friends AT home TO enjoy.
PVT JOE MARLER writes the
first letter on our list from North
Camp Hood. Texas. where he has
had a lot OF fun wading around
trying 10 march. in the rain and
mud. lie Is in the tank destroyers.
attending supply department
school and sends us his new ad-
dress so le viii be- sure not TO
miss any issues OF his home town
paper which he has been receiving
regularly. he says-''and I am very
glad 10 get IT, II helps a lot 10
read and hear from tie old home
town. Say hello 10 my many friends
in Coolidge and tell them l sure
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22
Home Economics
udents Learn
Food Dehydration

Members of the advanced homo
economies class At Coolidge Union
high school have learned to dehy-
drate apples under the direction of
+. b. Thurman food dehvdrator
specialist of tho state department
OF vocational education at Phoenix.
The dehydrator belongs to the
state department but will be in
the home economies room for the
remainder of the year.
The class also canned about &c
quarts of fruit. meat and vege.
tables to be used throughout the
year
The girls planned and served a
meal Thursday noon. oct. :. using
some of the products they had can
ned. Guests were DR.. II. w. Give
OF the University college of agri
culture; r. w. Taylor principal oil
Coolidge high school. Almo Jensor
of the vocational agricultural de
partment and the Misses Miller
Cole and Sherwood faculty mem
bers.
Menu for the meal consisted a
fruit salad, spare ribs and sauel
kraut, string beans. rolls. icebo,
cookies. ice cream. iced tea. apple
jelly. The fruit salad. sauer kraut
string beans and jelly were canned
by the class.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22
The Mail Bag Brings News Of
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

miss the good old Arizona sun
shine"
GEORGE > KNOX, aviation
radio man SIC. and former Cool
idge high school student, Is now
on his way overseas. his mother.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Knox. writes from FL
Monte. California George spent
Il wears of his - in Coolidge. so
of course that's whore his heart
is" After finishing his training N
radio. radar. and aerial gunnery IN
Tennessee and Florida he was sent
Ia san Francisco. from Were ne
left very soon for overseas. While
he was waiting at Treasure Island
for his company 10 be made up ana
assigned 10 "A ship. Theodore
smith went up from Camp Roberts.
California. and spent weekend
with him" Georges parents saw
him only for two Eour stop over
in Los Angeles while he was en-
.oute 10 Treasure Island for EN-
barkation. Mrs. Knox sends his
| ~ address $50 he won't miss TOO
MANY Examiners as he looks for
ward 10 each one 10 keep him IN
touch with his old home town and
his friends and school mates.
JAMES ROBERTS. NJ. NJ. &c.
L. s. coast guards. wrote from
san Francisco just after having
received an Examiner. 1T still
feels good to read what the home
folks are doing. would like 10
read more letters from other boys
in the service. but guess most OF
item are too busy now. was
glad 10 learn that Coolidge is going
TO have a L. 3. o. Club. Only a
fellow In the armed forces can
truly realize what IL means TO have
some place TO 20 when they have
a few hours off. must sign OF
now wishing Miss Anne Devine
and Mrs. Mae Jones lots of luck
James was the first Coolidge boy
to return home after having been
wounded In active service.
PVT. Troy b. LEWIS. Camp
Beale. California. tells us about
the work he Il doing there. The
drst six months i was here ] was
a truck driver" Le writes. but
was later transferred 10 the survey
section. where I've been Tor the
past four months The duty oil
the survey crew Is 10 tie In all OF
the guns OF the battalion. so they
will work as a single unit and lire
upon tie same target. ] enjoy my
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22
Army, Navv Program
Tests At High
School November 9

The second qualifying test for
Army Specialized Training Pro
gram and Navy College Program
VIZ which will be given through
out the country Tuesday. November
9. will be administered at Coolidge
Union High school. r. w. Taylor,
principal. states. A pamphlet of
general information which contains
an admission-identifica form
may be obtained at High School
office. This form properly filled
out will admit to the test students
between the ages of II and 21 in
elusive who are recent high school
graduates or who will be graduated
by March l, 1914. Intent to take
the test should be made known
Immediately to Mr.. Taylor in order
that the necessary test supplies
may be ordered.
The same examination will be
taken by both Army and Navy can
didates. The examination is de-
signed to test the aptitude and gen
eral knowledge required for the
program of college training and all
qualified students are urged 10
take the test. At the time of the
test each candidate will be given
choice of service preference, but
taking the test does not obligate
the candidate to enlist in the ser
vice.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22
New Ration Book
Stamps Effective
On November |

BEGINNING Monday. November
4. the housewife will use green
stamps from the new War Ration
Book Four to buy rationed canned
fruits and vegetables. The final
series of blue stamps in War Ra-
tion Book two will be used. rs
well. through November 20.
The "a" "Br and &C" series CT
green stamps in Book Four will be
valid TO buy rationed processed
foods from November / through
December 90. These green stamps
will be used in exactly the same
manner as the familiar blue stamps
In War Ration Book Two, which
have been used TO buy processed
foods since the inception OF ration
ing last March /.
The last blue stamps In War
Ration Book Two. series *" "Y
and ~" became valid October /,
and remain good for purchases of
processed foods through Noyem
Der 20.
This means that between Novem
ber and November 20 two sepa'
rate sets OF stamps may be used
10 buy canned goods-blue stamps
*" ~" and"Z" from War Ration
Book Two. and green stamps "a
"B" and &C. from War Ration
Book Four. After November 20,
only one ration book Book Four
will be needed for buying canned
fruits and vegetables.
Housewives and other consumers
should experience little difficulty
I'm switching TO the use OF War
Ration Book Four. OPA said. FIX
cept for color and size. the greer
stamps are similar TO the blue
stamps OF Book Two. Like the
blue stamps. the green stamps rur
In series designated by the letter:
: a. +" "B." &C" and so forth. Eacf
] series OF green stamps contains
+ four stamps with a point value o
/ S. 3, .. and !, which is also tbs
same arrangement as that for the
blue stamps of Book Two.
The new green stamps will pro
vide each bookholder with 4s
points for the ration period, rough
ly one month. to buy processed
foods. This is the same number
of points as in the past.
The green stamps in book -four
will be used for processed foods
but only until the ration token
system goes into effect. probably
early next year AT that time, the
red and blue stamps in Book Four
will be put into use for buying
rationed foods. These red and
blue stamps should be kept intact
until they become valid.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22
Seasoned Navy
Man Home On
80 Day Leave

Chief boatswain mate. Guntner
Griffin. who has been on foreign
duty for 40 months, arrived in
Coolidge last Monday to visit his
mother. Mrs. Clair Cole, on 80 day
leave.
Griffin made his home in Cool
idge for two and half years be
fore joining the navy in 1884 and
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22

work and believe il will turn out
to be valuable experience later.
/ have been watching the bond
drive ever since il began and
don't believe there is a doubt but
what Coolidge will go over the top.
DO you?" Well he knows now.
pvt. Lewis is tie son of Mrs Bob
Foy
EVERETT T. LEE. s ne. writes
from his good ship the Enterprise
10 say how much the arrival of
each Examiner means TO him. Lee
was home on a short leave the
latter part OF the summer. after
having been In nine engagements
while still only II. II used TO be
the Youngest man on the Enter
prise" he wrote. but time marches
on and now they Lave one younger
than / am and won't kid me 50
much anymore The Enterprise
Lee tells us. hasn't been just look
ing pretty for the past 2g months.
lie wants as 10 say hello fol
him 70 all our tome town men ov
erseas and TO one Of the bes'
friends he ever had. Burton Hanks
.in the army air corps somewhere
I'm Colorado | think. and TO Bot
Sweeper and Joe Robles at the NJ
4. s. Ford Island. Pearl Harbor
r II
AVNFS JOE O. SHERRlLI
w,.tca from Couer D'Alene IDAHO
Il received tie Examiner this
morning and for someone so rai
away from home 1t is surely an en-
ioyabIe piece OF mail. sherril
speaks of the beauties OF the coun
try and ideal weather they have
been having and says of his work
There are forty trainees here now
taking the cross country course
and forty more are expected the
latter part of the week. We are
now In the final stages OF the
course. having completed our duaI
and cross country trips. night fly
ing. and familiarization flights In
radio beam bracketiRg The course
is far from easy. but il las beer
iuu aud il is preparing us FOR lar
ger planes If We are lucky enough
to complete the training
PVT. CHARLEa IT, L0VETT
writes from Bend. Oregon to thank
us for sending him the paper III
was really a treat 10 get a paper
from home. ESPECIALLY az there arr
only two OF us from Arizona here
The oiLer Is 1t Oneil from Jer
ONE am with the list eyacu
alton hospital on maneuyers. We
are stationed l07 miles from Bend
and are treating men who are In
iured In the manuevers."
SfSGT. DORMAN BRYCE. %
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. David J. Bryce
is home on l5-day furlough thii
week. He Is stationed al Fresno
Calf. In the air corps and hal
been IN service since September
l942. SfSgt Bryce states ke ap
preciates the Examiner. which h'
receives regularly. and says II Il
better than letter from home a
far as news is concerned He tool
his basic training at Muroc. Calf
and was al Santa Maria. Calf. TO
three months. S/Sgt. Bryce la
met Jack Bickford. another Cool
idge man. who is stationed at CAM
Pinedale. Calf Jack left Frida,
after a short furlough home.
PVT. WALTER II. SMITH. sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Smith
Vah-Ki Inn. was recently made
cadet in tie army specialized train
ing unit stationed at Muskingun
college. New Concord. Ohio. Cade
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22
Service Stations
No Longer On
72-Hour Basis

Pinal county service stations are
no longer held to the nationwide
regulation on hours, according 10
word received by local ration
boards II is now up to the dealers
10 get together and determine what
hours they will be open each week.
They have been on a 72-hour basis.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22

clared. His wife makes her home
in Panama, where she is employed
by the navy and Griffin now con
siders that his "hOme base"
The Griffins were married in
Florence and he received his early
navy training at Norfolk, Virginia
q Mrs Leila Jane Elan, wLo has
been i'll for several months. is re
ported tosb be much improved
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-22

Smith was a graduate OF Coolidge
union high school in 1910 and was
junior at Cornell university be
fore his entrance into the army.
While there he had two years OF
ROTC training an the field artil-
lery.
Evening star., 1943-06-20

certain age, haggard, and obese, " he had writ
ten, pretending to joke, but actually believ-
ing it. 1t was three months before he wrote
one night, in great surprise: why. you are
pretty and young, dearest and l never real
lied it till now" And even after that he fire.
quently wondered if she really was.
So Mary carried the ball for long time:
intelligent questions on matters political,
and occasional sly digs which always achieved
her purpose of shaking him loose from him
self, if only for a moment. 1t was tough going.
Objectivity was passion with Archie. which
is an asset in writing news, but an obstacle
in making love.
HE green uniform said: Five" Archie
had fifty seconds left
Their case history began to race through
his mind He was suddenly recalling that fine
moment when it had dawned on him, the mo-
ment when he realized at last how tied up
inside he really was
He grinned smugly. He certainly had been
Evening star., 1943-06-20

shoulders, and greenish eyes that burned
through steel-rimmed glasses. And she was
about right.
Mary was honest with him, naturally She
was dark, she said. with page-boy bob which
Evening star., 1943-06-20

y she must not see yOu' ~
get out. He got.
Beet-red and seethlng'
Archie teetered from heel to
toe as he watched the ele-
vator indicator struggle up
toward seven. Then he heard
the patter of running feet. he
spun in time to keep a girl
with an immaculate page
boy bob from falling.
"Oh Archie, darling,
Mary sobbed. Forgive me
for a hussy. Please forgive me
for not trusting. I was acow-
ard I had to see you fTst,
Evening star., 1943-06-20

darling, so hid. I'm 50 ashamed
Archie couldn't answer verbally, because
his lips we're otherwise engaged: but by SKILL
full use of his arms he made her understand.
The End
TW-S-7s-1
Evening star., 1943-06-20

a complicated person. Good thing he'd got
over it. 1t was typical of Archie that he did not
give Mary the credit for untying the knots.
Evening star., 1943-06-20

what Is STANDARD equipment 1Of
any good reporter - curiosity. 4
So the night he threw the switch
in the State House and found
there was new teletype opeg-
ator in the city room of the Her
aid, he couldn't help wanting to know who
it was. And Mary's original communication
did the rest.
It had been light day, and his copy was
brief. When he got through sending, the
machine ticked right back at him: "Were the
solons really that dull today?"
Editorial comment, and from teletype
operator! He hit back: Are you suggesting
that don't cover my beat?"
Mary replied: ''It's your conscience, Mr..
Star Reporter"
That was that. Any other ganbit would
have left him cold, but he was conceited about
his work and was as curious as cat.
Archie had approached this casual entente
- now ripened into love - in the way he did
news stories that had potential libel in them.
This was characteristic. You might say his
tragic flaw was the inability to let himself
90 and to believe.
He refused to believe in the beginning, just
as matter of course. that Mary was young
and pretty. "You are unquestionably of a
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-15
Quotes lrnmos+al
Bard: Denies Guiii

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Is. up =
Quoting Shakespeare and compar-
ing himself TO Actor Enrol Flynn.
Harry Schooler, 25-year- war
worker and danre hall impress
sario. today denied he raped school,
girl Patricia Ann Frey. II.
Schooler, who earns $50 a week
as a toolmaker on the swing shift
of an aircraft plant and upts it
$1,000 each week by sponsoring mid
night dances for war workers, ap-
peared at his preliminary hearing
on three attack charges.
The immortal Bard said Cal
umny seeks a shining mark" he
quoted vaguely. Well, I don't pre-
tend this mark is shining and it
won't be an easy one
Schooler said he was reminded
Of Flynn'S trial last year when the
actor was acquitted on charges of
raping two teen age girls.