The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-15

We had young visitor this
week, young Jim Gambill, not
Jimmie or Junior but just plain
Jim. Jim, however, who is the
seven-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Gwyn Gambill, is any,
thing but plain. AS matter of
fact, tho he has no frills or curls,
he is one of the finest looking
young men we have seen in quite
a time. Along with him came his
older sister, Jane, who at the age
of four is quite a horsewoman.
We are wondering if she does not
inherit a liking for horses.
On Capitol Front!
We are indebted to Representa-
tive M. Donnelly Hart for the
following which appeared in a
Raleigh paper, recently:
"Old-timers' around the Capt.
toll don't come much older than
T. w. Phillips, of Ashe county.
'He's no legislator, but he's
seen a lot of legislating.
Phillips might as well not be
3 his name, for purposes of the
members of the lower House of
the General Assembly, because
to all the 119 public servants in
that body he is known PRIMARILY
as tom"
'Tom is stationery clerk in the
House, and his first-hand mem
cries of the Legislature date back
to 1899.
'That was the year," Tom re-
calls, "when the Democrats re-
deemed the State from the Popu-
list party"
''When the Legislature conven-
ed two years later, Tom was
3back. He was back two years
later. But from 1905 to 1913 he
was elsewhere. After that four
session lapse he reported for duty
again, and he hasn't missed a ses-
sion since, regular or special.
Between sessions, Tom sticks
close to his farm in Ashe county.
But when word gets around that
the General Assembly is about to
convene, Tom hits the high road
for Raleigh. Between times, he
doesn't even come to Raleigh to
visit.
'There is one thing of which
Tom is particularly proud.
sTn all these years." he says,
*I've never been in a Republican
House"
What The Wind Blows!
The old saying, Gall that goes
up comes down." proved to be
true in an unusual way in this
{ county allowing for slight
change in geography. During a
recent wind storm, T. A. Hurley,
of Shippie's Branch community,
cited a large red object on hill
on the nearby farm of B. C. PEN
dry. He inquired of his family
if anything had blown away, but
they knew of nothing. Later on,
however, at the insistence of his
daughter, Sallie, the object was
Investigated. It was found to be
a red parachute, a torn balloon
and a weather instrument. Ac-
cording to attached information,
it was turned loose in the air at
Louisville, Kentucky, January %.
The finder was asked to return
the same to the u. S. Weather
Bureau, Washington, D. c. And
so, after trip by air to this Sec
ton of the state, it was sent on
by the U. S. mail to the Capitol.
In The Mail Bag
We express appreciation to Mrs.
M. A. Kincaid, a subscriber, who
lives in Granite Falls. She writes:
r. 81 enjoy the paper very much,
Especially the page which is dedi-
Gated to the Ashe boys in service.
/ also enjoy the editorials. They
ar very interesting"
Mrs. Kincaid sends in her re-
newal and says she wants to con-
tinue to read about Ashe county
people. Thanks; again, Mrs. Kin
caid.
Poetry In Germany
War is an inspiration for poe
try, judging from the many dog
ems of verses this paper receives
each week. Due to limited space,