The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02


pie For the Teacher" but several
apples have found their way into
the office of this paper, recently.
It happens that we not only like
the looks of this fruit, but like
Eve, we like to eat them, SO we
get double pleasure out of them.
Walter Tucker, of West Jeffer-
son, whose success over growing
tomatoes has already been dem
,onstrated, brought in one twig,
or perhaps we should say small
limb, with 10 apples on it. OF
course, they are not such large
ones, but they were really there
in number. J. T. Sturgills, of
Sturgills, brought in a small limb
with 8 large apples on it. For
weight, size and number, we have
never seen any better.
This is one Of the many proofs
that parts of this county could be
developed into real apple sections.
We hope that commercial storage
facilities can be provided after
+, the war, and. that more and more
fruit can be grown in Ashe.
The Irish Have 1t!
The Irish have it-not only the
Notre Dame football team, ac-
cording to Jim Story, but the low
1y potato as well. One usually
speaks of Potatoes for dinner, I"
but in the case of Doyle Tucker,
who lives on-the farm Of G. C..
Calhoun, at Apple Grove, he can
have lone potato, which will
make full meal. He brought
in a Sequoia potato the other day
which tipped the scales at two
and one-half pounds.
Sweet potatoes may not reach
the weight and size of their Irish
cousins, but they take the cake
for shapes. Mrs. Howard Vaught,
Of Crumpler, recently brought
me into the office of this paper
hitch very much resembled a
AN. He had a rather blank
.oker face, but many other char
acteristics were quite similar to
that of a miniature doll.
What Turns Up?
What can be grown in Ashe in
the way of turnips is proven by
Felix Bare, of Crumpler. He had
one turnip that weighed seven
and one-third pounds. In that
case, he could probably have sew
eral meals from one tuber.
Peppers, too, outdid themselves
in several cases this year. Mrs.
Alonzo Baldwin brought in twin
sweet peppers, which could claim
a record for size.
Can't Squash Squashes!
Mrs. Grant Tomlinson, of Cres-
ton, reports the following about
squashes:
believe it or not, after the big
frost, Monday morning, Septem-
Der 16, I went out to gather in
my squashes. I carried in IL
squashes from Is to rs pounds
each, making a total weight of
$50 pounds. When I looked
around to see how many vines had
grown the squash, found to my
surprise that I had only one vine,
just one little squash seed had
made all those squashes. I will
be glad to show them to anyone
who will come to see them"
Roses Repeat Themselves
This has been a most successful
season on flowers. And, in fact,
some have done double-duty.
Mrs. John Dickson, of Jefferson,
brought in a branch from a red
rambler rose, which usually only
blooms in the spring, but took a
new start and bloomed again
this fall. cts the last rose OF
summer" she declared.
Mrs. J. G.. Dancy, of Jefferson,
brought in some unusual flowers
some time ago. Two dallas on
the same stem, different in color.
More and More Money
More and more money keeps
coming in, but not the kind one
can spend. It comes from foreign
countries and we know OF no
more interesting souvenirs.
Mrs. G. G. Howell, of Warrens-
vile, recently received some old
and very interesting money from
her son, who is in France.