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of the Chinese government accompanied
by national and district soil conservation officials
Gently made of Ashe and Allegheny counties studying
the work of soil conservation In the top picture reading
from left right N F. Chang of the Agricultural and
Forestry Department of China DR.. C. C. Keh agricultural
economist counsellor the Ministry of Agriculture DR.
w. c. Lowderm assistant chief of the u S. Soil Conserva
ton Services Chen also of the Agricultural and Forestry
Department of China. ~.
the lower picture reading from left to right are: Penn
Moore N F. Chang c. c. Keh, DR. w. c. Lowdermlk,
Station McIver Blevns j. T. McLaurn, E. B. Garrett
Wade E. Eller, j. E. Caudle and Chi Chen.
(Staff PhOto)
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NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE SUPERIOR COUR
REFORF THE ct ERIK

LIN LIE OOTEh1Oh OOOh1
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
COUNTY OF ASHE
VS..
w. E. BALDWIN AND E. C.
ELDRETH
Under a judgment of the Court
made in the above entitled cause,
I, w. B. Austin, Commissioner,
will on the 18th day of December,
1914, at two o'clock P. M, at the
Courthouse door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, sell to the highest
bidder for cash to satisfy a judg-
ment lien for taxes, the following
described real estate. to-wit:
Being four acres of land lying
and being in North Carolina,
Ashe County, Piney Creek Town
ship and listed for taxes for the
year 1882 in the name of w. E.
Baldwin and E. c. Eldreth, and
for a more specific description of
same reference is hereby made to
the title deeds of w. E. Baldwin
and E. G.. Eldreth of record in the
Office of the Register of Deeds
for Ashe County in Book ------,
Page ------.
This November Is, 1914.
w. B. AUSTIN,
'11-23-4T Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
COUNTY OF ASHE
VS..
H. c. TUCKER, DIR. ]. c. GAM
BILL, MRS. MARY MCMILLAN
DOING BUSINESS AS w. J.
HDW. co. AND j. A. WEAVER
AND N. B. SMITHEY.
Under a judgment of the Court
made in the above entitled cause
I, w. B. Austin, Commissioner
will on the 18th day of December
1914, at two o'clock P. M, at the
Courthouse door in Jefferson
North Carolina, sell to the high
est bidder for cash to satisfy g
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-12-14
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY


Having qualified as Admins
tratrix of John w. Pope, deceased,
late of Ashe County, this is to no
tify all persons having clairRs
against said estate to present
them to the undersigned for pay
ment on or before the End day of
November, 1915, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recov-
cry.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This November 2, 1914.
Mrs. Bertha Arnold, Admin
istratrix of John w. Pope, de-
ceased. 1857
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There's nothing more aggravating
to me than to have a piece of ma
chinery break down just at the time
when | need it most. In these days
when farm machinery is scarce, il
is more important than ever to use
that ounce of prevention" to lore
stall pound of cure"
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NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
= ~~vYNrRY

61044G NOS4NA
Having qualified as Executor
of the last Will and Testament OF
IS. J. Thomas, deceased. this is to
notify all persons having claims
against said estate to present
them to the undersigned for pay
ment ON or before the End day OF
November, 1945, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recov-
cry.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This November 2, 1914.
N. W. Winebarger, Executor
Of S. j.. Thomas, deceased.
11-9-6T
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the Extension Service, Alabama
Polytechnic Institute. Auburn, Ala,
and ask for a copy of the Plan for
the dairy utensil airing rack.
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NOTICE OF SUMMONS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
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Personally I can get along with
1uztany bree7es chasing up and down
amy Nackbone at this time of year,
Ank air circulating around empty
saziEy utensils after they have been
aSeaned and sterilized IS an inpor-
1zntpart ofyoE sanitation program.
with this In mind, the extern
ssiaun service In Alabama designed
=Km aarin3 rack for dairy utensils,
which Do very simple to build,
uzkss up a minimum ofroom and
mwrmits air to circulate freely
: sare,snd inverted utensils.
The rack is made of 1 K q lumber
Kw sides, z 4 q posts for legs, and
/. mxs wire cloth which can be cleaned
Z ssiiy and which permits the circu.
lsipn. Should be ideal Tor small
DAIRY farm and suggest you write
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21
MASQUERADE
! = 10y q Zns MARIE .BLIzARD

Was that lightning l saw just
then! she interrupted.
Heat lightning, and J. kindly
conceal your obvious lack of interest
IN what I'm telling you. | could read
your mind that day. You thought !
needed the job. You knew you didn't
need an architect any more than
you needed a cigar store Indian
But you considered ways and mean
OF squeezing me in on some work,
Didn't you?"
Yes she murmured.
:. mat was so sweet. | got think
ing that over and came to the con-
cluslon not long after that, while
| didn't need a job, | needed YOU"
That Was lightning" she said.
The stars have disappeared and
You can hear the thunder"
vi my heart, darling" he added
so, you didn't really want to re-
model my house! You didn't need
work."
Not exactly. Pm blessed with a
fairly good business and surely 7
have enough for a mar and his wife
to scratch along n This brings me
back to you and me, and what O
did to me-"
Il don't seem to remember doinc
anything but eating an expensive
lunch"
up to that day, there was an
other girl" Alan interjected.
Daphne quickly looked at him. but
ms gaze was still fixed on the place
where a star had been.
I'D known her for a long time.
and thought she was the girl. but
she didn't walk, or talk, or think
like you. Nor does any other girl |
shall probably ever know"
"We'd better hurry back, Alan.
It's going to rain hard"
I've just started, my dear, and
you're going to hear me out. That's
what you call the premise. Now for
the caSe-my case"
Daphne looked at him hopelesslv.
A wind sprang up, ripping the
grass, stirring the trees. making
Daphne shiver a little. She drew
an inch closer to him.
But we'll know" Alan went on.
Il haven't got anywhere in counting
you and | fully realize it isn't go
ing to do me any good to ask you to
marry me now"
"Im sorry, Alan. I shouldn't have
let you go on. | wish l could ex-
plain"
"There's nothing to explain. You
haven't yet discovered that you love
me. That's all. But you might, you
know. | don't need any blucprints
to prove you're attracted to me, and
you are Ito use a trite phrase) fond
of me. Right"
Fright"
"And you have no other suitors?"
Fright"
"And soon absence may make the
heart grow fonder."
you're going away"
ayes. Washington's decided that
I can be of service in the Navy De-
: partment where my mechanical
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21

was the Spanish refugee whose
mother had been a paid worker for
the Red Cross before she was taken
i'll.
She asked him what his mothers
name was, and where they lived.
She wrote the information on a pad
and put it in her purse, and then
sent him home. Afterwards, she
sat in thoughtful silence for some
time. -. There must be a way she
could do something about it, some
other way. She couldn't have the
Romero mother and child in her
life, yet -.
Look at what she'd done about
Mrs. Gates. She'd had more than
one bad moment over that, know
ing that inevitably she was going
to ask Mrs. Gates to be her house.
keeper. Then, fortunately, she'd
talked to MI. Holly, whose wife had
had \ shock, and now Mrs. Gates
was about to be installed in the
Holly home, and Roy Gates had al
ready enlisted.
But the Romero pair 80. Well,
she'd drop in at once and have a
talk with DR.. Mcintosh.
Then Buff arrived. After supper
in the cool dining-room at Daphne's
house, Miss Turner opened up, and
| she was mad clear through.
Lying on her stomach in q posi-
ton convenient to banging her fists
on the floor, Buff explained, Its
that chicken hearted redhead,
Perry Dawson!"
"What's happened? I haven't
seer him around since the paint
job was finished"
Neither have I-much. That's
the point"
"Maybe that's just as WE'LL"
"sez you!!" exploded Buff.
"Whose side are you on?'
"That would depend. Gould you
be explicit?"
"Don't you know that I've gone
overheard? Hook, line and sinker,
lost my whole heart and got it
kicked back in my facet"
II was afraid of that"
"There's nothing to be afraid
about" Buff said morosely. "He's
keeping his tenderer self we'll in
check. His compliments are along
the line of what fun l am, and
what good friends We are. when l
lust know that he feels the same
way about me that ! do about him."
"You haven't been throwing
yourself at him."
"Certainly l have! He's worth
it, Daph. Should l let a prize get
away from me? He's really a per
son who'll amount to something
some day. But now he gives me a lot
If talk about the difference in our
social positions"
II see what he means, my dear.
It'll be years before he can even
think of supporting 4 wife. Mean.
while the Army or the Navy will
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21
&C. MASQUERADE
@~cA) lhZ MARIE x@%~~@ >

claim him. Anyway, you're toe
young to think of marriage"
cam II" Buff demanded fercely.
"Does it matter whether you're six
teen or sixty when you find the
right man? Besides, these are days
when you don't know how much Of
tomorrow you're going to have.
You have to live when you're
young"
~ thought that once" Daphne
murmured.
Besides, Perry knows as much
about what his future is going Ia
be as any boy can. He was in the
Army for a year, and then they
sent him home to continue his work
at Gresham Institute. You don't
know all about that, do you? He's
working on a scientific experiment.
That was just a fortnight's leave
when he was working for you"
II didn't know that. l just re
membered that he said Steve told
him l wanted a painter"
"Steve!" Buff sat up on her heels.
Sparks flashed from her blue eyes.
"That's who it is! I'll bet you!
Listen, Daph, last night Perry gave
me a long song-and-dance about
men of science who wrecked their
careers when they married women
who made so many demands on
them, they couldn't follow their
ambitions. Where did he get all
that information"
"Out of books. How could Steve
have anything to do with it,"
They're great friends, aren't
they? And Steve hasn't any use
for women"
you're dreaming that up,
Buff"
"Am II" Buff fixed her gaze on
Daphne, and asked "Does Steve
strike you as the McCoy?"
Daphne said she didn't know
what Buff meant.
"Does he strike you as the hired
man type? Or-just who is he?"
"We-ll ..."
Exactly! He couldn't work for
you full time. Do you know any,
thing about his private life? What
he does with the rest Of his time!
He's close-mouthed, isn't he? He's
refused to 60 to the village on er-
rands for you, hasn't he?"
"Only once" Daphne admitted
intentionally, remembering how
he'd refused her check.
"There's something else" Buff
went on, warming to her subjcc:.
"Have you ever noticed suspicious
things about him, like his we'll
made boots. or the cut Of his
clothes? His work clothes event."
eyes"
"Well, you know there's . lot Of
war work in these parts, secret ex-
periments at the laboratory. Does
that mean anything to you?"
Ito be continued)
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21
By LOGAN CLENDENlNG, ND.

HAVE just received and filled
out a QUESTIONABLE from Esquire
Magazine on football. The ques-
tons were whether, III my opinion:
DR.. Clendcning will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Reader:-I have a bad case of
sweaty feet. What is the remedy?
Answer: Soak the feet night and
morning in water with a little for
malin in it-a teaspoonful to .
quart.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21

craving talent might come in
handy. So I'm about to become a
sailor. sweetie."
Alan, how splendidi'
III not be hanging around like a
love-slek ~schoolboy anymore. but
LII write, and you a send me
sweaters and fudge"
his voice dropped to a deeper,
graver note: I'll be thinking Of
you up here in that house YOU nut
so much store in, hoping you find il
lonely Lonely enough to make you
forget its fascination and think Of
nine. | can give you all the houses
You want, Daphne, and something
you'll never get in any house BY
yourself. That's love, honey. and
fun, and all the other things a girl
like you should have"
Heavy rain began to fall and
Ala wrapped his coat around her.
wed better wait on the porch
OF the house" Daphne said. Alan
picked her up, carried her across
the lawn, and set her down on tho
porch.
A crash of thunder shook the air
n ne drew her into his arms. She
md her face against his shoulder.
trembling. 1t was only when he
kissed her that she was still.
"Ihat,s what l want you to re-
member" Alan said, That's why
you'll send for me-"
lie was very small and thin. In
the waXllke triangle of his tinv
lace, his eyes were like black velvet
with diamond centers as he entered
the office where Daphne was check
ing boxes that had been packed for
shipping by the Red Cross that dav,
Shed been at headquarters since
morning, as She was most every
day. Now it was dusk and she was
waiting for Buff who had tele-
phoned her earlier, asking her to
wait, that she had something i'm
portant to say.
b"pIliS she was alone
until she felt something compelling
her gaze, and she looked down to
e that small face with it's big
eyes, just over the top of her desk
beyond the rim Of the drop light.
She noticed the sweater, the dirt
on his face, and the shy smile that
greeted her.
"Are you LOST" she asked.
His smile disappeared as he
edged away, thrusting his hands
into his tiny pants pockets. He
shook his head.
Hadn't you better run along!
Your mommie will be looking for
YOU"
Il came to play. Mia madre 10
sick"
Game to play? Here"
Without answering her, he edged
around the corne of the desk, and
scuttled to a far corner Of the office.
climbed on a chair and took a cigar
box off a shelf, never nee removin~
his fearful eyes from her.
ITO be continued)
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Distributed By King Features Syndicate. ID
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Daphne Willoughby thrilled
North Wintridge when she eloped
At II with Carlo Abruzzi, a concert
violinist. For eight years, until his
death, she Lived abroad. Letters
from her to Kate Dennison and
other friends back home were
masterpieces of romantic imagina-
ton. After Carlos death, Daphne
worked for four years with Corinne
Hollis, New York decorator. Then
she returned to the old home town
where she was welcomed as a CLAM
orous personality. Daphne remod-
eled the house willed her by a cous-
in and hired a part-time gardener
called Steve" A vivacious subdeb,
Buff" Turner, and the latter's
beau, Perry Dawson, are helping
with the gardening. One day Cor
inne Hollis arrived with an auto
load of gay spirits from the Big
City, including Alan Pembroke,
architect and Daphne's ardent suit
or. After the hilarious rout, Alan
returned, interrupting a talk be-
tween Daphne and Steve. When the
latter left, Alan lost no time. She
protested his kiss but there was
no annoyance in her voice. 80. Two
months later, the village celebrated
the Fourth of July. After Kate's
supper that evening, Alan danced
with Daphne to the end of the ter
race, lifts her over the rail, and
carries her off to a tree-shaded
bench where his proposal is punctu-
ated by a thunder storm. He is join
ing the Navy Department at Wash
ington and predicts, You'll send
for me-" Next day, Daphne meets a
little refugee boy at the Red Cross
headquarters.
CHAPTER TWELVE
"What have you got?" she asked
gently.
He brought the box to her, half
proudly, half-fearfully, and laid it
on the desk.
In it there were a few pencil
stubs, some empty spools strung to-
gether, a shining agate, four mar
bles, and a broken toy airplane.
Daphne stared with unmoving
eyes for some time upon the pitlful
treasure. After a moment, her arm
slipped about him.
"The ladies said l could have
them. They let me play here. l
help. l nail boxes. I'm strong" he
tried to make a knot of muscle IN
his puny arm.
eyes, you are" Daphne said,
feeling it. She got a bottle OF milk
and some sandwiches and ehoco-
late, and gave them to him; then
asked, whats your name!"
"Juan Romero. I'm almost seven
years old. Pm going to school WIN
the Americana boys next year.
Daphne remembered then: This
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21
SYNOPSIS


Daphne Willoughby had thrilled
North Wintridge when she eloped
at II with Carlo Abruzzi, a concert
violinist. For eight years, until his
death. she lived abroad. Letters
from her to Kate Dennison and
other friends back home were
masterpieces of romantic magma
ton. After Carlos death, Daphne
worked for four years with Corinne
Hollis, New York decorator. Then
she returned to the old home town
where she was welcomed as a CLAM
o personality. Daphne remod-
eled the house willed her by a cous-
in and hired a part-time gardener
called Steve" A ~vivacious sub
deb, Buff" Turner, and the latter's
beau, Perry Dawson, are helping
with the gardening. One day Cor
inne Hollis arrived with an auto.
load OF gay spirits from the Big
City, including Alan Pembroke,
architect and Daphne's ardent suit
or. This hilarious rout lasted but
a few hours. Later Alan returned.
lnterrupting a talk between Daph-
ne and Steve. When the latter left,
Alan lost no time. She protested
his kiss but there was no annoyance
in her voice. Two months later.
the village celebrated the Fourth
OF July. After Hates supper that
evening. Alan dances with Daphne
to the end of the terrace, lifts her
over the rail, and actually carries
her off.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
"We're taking a walk" he in
formed her. I've got to take an
early train, and there are a lot of
things | want to say to YOU"
Soon they reached a bench in
front of a house on the tree-lined
avenue.
Alan busted it and invited her to
sit. 81 shall probably kneel,' he
said. THAT'S the conventional pose
for a gentleman about to ask for a
lady's hand
give always thought that was a
foolish idea" Daphne demurred.
"How childish a man must feel at a
woman's knee. | should think he'd
remember his spankings and"
"Stop!' he growled. "You can't
put me off with palaver.'
"All right, l won't try" she said.
Il think you are simply grand. I've
enjoyed every minute I've even been
with you. l hope We'll go on"
"Being friends. l know" In the
moonlight she saw that Alan was
grinning as he grumbled, "Why
don't you wait until you're proposed
to, before turning me down."
Daphne didn't know whether she
was relieved or embarrassed.
"I'm a meth6dical man, and l like
to follow all the rules. | will begin
at the beginning. 1t began" Alan
said, that day in April when we
had lunch. The lunch, as you know,
was a plot, designed to make You
think l wanted a job. 1t was only be-
cause | wanted to see you again.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21
A Negative Vote On
Football Question

At all, and I'll per cent could swim
no farther than fifty yards. Twen-
ty-siX per cent of them could not
ChIn themselves more than five
times. Twenty-four per cent could
not jump an obstacle waist nigh.
Fifty per cent could not tense the
muscles Of the abdomen enough to
resist a fist pushed by an cxami-
ner. Seventy-nlne per cent could
not lift the legs from the floor
twenty times while lying on the
back. And they were college stu
dents Is years old.
] am in receipt of a letter from
Colonel Preston B. Waterbury,
U.S.A., who writes:
Il have just read your article
on the future training Of our
youth. ! have been training young
Americans for a good many years
and agree heartily witt your con-
clusions.'
A Generous Estimate
Semi-professional football,
which is the kind adopted by our
schools from high school on up,
brings out not more than 10 per
cent of the students for athletic
training, and that is a generous
estimate. Track does better, and
baseball, the best game in the
world for spectators, is regarded
as beneath the notice of most col
lege students.
There should be some system
that would get everyone who is
physically able to stand up and
walk out for athletic training, and
it should be compulsory. The pro-
fessional football coach has de-
bauched all athletics in our insti-
tutlons of learning.
The worst Of it is, football il
such a bore to watch. Not as bad
as basketball, but almost. All that
ever happens is the same thing
over and over again. The ball goes
up the field a while and then down
the field a while. And somebody
blows a whistle and you begin to
argue where you left your a or
which bus you are going to take.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reader:-I have a bad case of
sweaty feet. What is the remedy?
Answer: Soak the feet night and
morning in water with a little for
malin in ia teaspoonful to .
quart.
D. DIS it advisable to eat
fresh fruits between meals when
on a reducing diet?
Answer: Not unless you count
the calories. Fruit has %calories just
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21

III. tIenGcnlng VIII answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
(l) Are football coaches a good
influence" (2) is a winning
football team a good thing for a
school?' (3) Does football make
for general athletic ability in a
school?"
To all of which | answered, in
my opinion no"
My answers we're not hasty or
ill-consldcrcd. | used to write ar
tlcles in this column about high
school and college football, listing
the number Of injuries and deaths
OF the season and then | found it
didn't do any good, so | quit.
Football Harmful
My objections to the kind of
football they have now, and the
kind of coaching that is employed,
is that it does more harm than
good to the health and physique
OF all concerned and does not i'm
prove the physical condition of
the whole school.
1t is just as if they appointed
a special team to learn trigonom-
etry and only a few good ones
even tried for the team and the
rest Of the school sat on the
benches and watched the team do
trigonometry problems, and when
Yale played Harvard they would
have cheer leaders who reused
everybody to enthusiasm by lead
ing the good old yell about 1.-TWO
things equal to the same thing are
equal to each other. Team! Team!
Team"
And a photographer would be
there to get a picture of the tri-
angle guarder blocking the Har-
ward ~otfense.
How much mathematics would
the general student body Of that
school know?
think the result of the profess
sional football that high schools
and colleges play is reflected in
the shocking reports on the physi-
cal condition and proves of col
lege students and inductees as re-
ported in this column of the date
Of September 25th.
Some Statistics
The reports on the college stu
dents showed tina. thirteen per
cent Of the group could not swim
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-21

D. DIS it advisable to eat
fresh fruits between meals when
on a reducing diet?
Answer: Not unless you count
the calories. Fruit has calories just
the same as any other food