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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
The Art OF Being Cheerful

The art or perhaps, more aptly said, the
habit of being cheerful is something that
must be cultivated and developed in most
cases. Yet it is one of the most important
assets of both social and business life. The
other day we noticed some signs in place
of business, which bore this message:
':Smile today. Tomorrow you may not be
here" Someone there recognized the i'm
portance of smile.
Too many of us are too apt to let our
feelings reflect in our attitude and man.
ner. Sometimes it takes great fortitude to
smile when we feel like doing anything
else except this. In this respect we think
of the late Miss Jennie Todd. For nearly
two years she was patient in the Ashe
Memorial Hospital and was i'll much long
er than that. Never did we see her during
her illness that she was not smiling and in
a cheerful mood. Not only was she cheer
full about her own condition, but expressed
interest in visitors and was deeply appre-
ciative of anyathoaghtf ulness toward her.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
Wilkes Leader
Dies Suddenly
d. j. Carter Succumbs To
Heart Attack AT His Home
Friday Night

North Wilkesboro-Daniel J.
Carter, Jr., prominent in church
and civic organizations and CO.
publisher of the Journal-Patriot,
died Friday night at his home on
Kensington Avenue. He had
been in ill health for the past
several years.
Born at huntsville in Yancey
county, son of Daniel J. and OPP
helia McGimpsey Carter, he
would have been 63 years of age
had he lived until December 10.
When in early manhood, Mr..
Carter entered the printing bust
ness. working for several years in
Asheville. shortly after coming
here in 1911. he opened the Car
ter Printing Company. In 1917,
Mr.. Carter established the Wilkes
Journal. with Fov A. Vause as
co-publisher Later, this paper
was changed to Carter's Weekly.
and was edited by Judge Frank
Carter Of Asheville. In 1924, he
sold his interest in the Wilkes
Journal to Julius c. Hubbard and
continued to operate his printing
plant In 1892, a new corporation
was formed here under the name
Of Carter-Hubbard Publishing
Co., of which he was president at
the time of his death.
Mr.. Carter was member of the
North Wilkesboro Masonic Lodge
and also the Royal Arch Chapter,
a member of the local lodge Of
Knights of Pythias, chairman Of
the city board of education, and
elder in the First Presbyterian
Church, past president and mem
Der of the Kiwanis Club. For
many years he was a director in
the North Wilkesboro Building
and Loan Association. and also a
member of the advisory board of
the proposed Y. M. c. A. v
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Hattie Lewis Carter; one
daughter, Mrs. Jane Carter, and
two sisters, Misses Cornelia and
Ophelia Carter of Charlotte.
Funeral service was held at
the First Presbyterian Church,
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The pastor, Rev Watt Cooper,
assisted by Rev. Louis ]. Yelan-
jan, were in charge. Burial fol-
lowed in Greenwood Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were elders Of
the church.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
How Our Allies
Observed YuIe
around Globe

Here a, home, the vacant place
at the fireside' or Christmas dinner
table need not mean that the absent
one is without friendly participation
in the joys of the season. Our mil.
lions of American servicemen over.
seas in occupied countries or other
places will find Christmas observed
in almost any. land in which they
find themselves and with a variety
of customs that should be refreshing
to a visitor.
Our soldiers in the Pacific and Far
East will find the climate the strang.
est part of their Christmas day. For
it will be midsummer in most
places. On Pacific islands the G.I.s
will find a surprising amount OF
Christmas spirit expressed by the
warm-hearted people.
In the Philippines, for example,
Christmas is one of the loveliest
times of the year and is one of the
Oldest traditions of the Filipinos, to
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Hunger And War

General Arnold is concerned with the
possibility of space ships-moving outside
the earth's atmosphere and capable of
launching atomic bomb rockets on any enc
my. Prime Minister Atlee proposes to in
ter-nationalize all scientific developments,
including the secret of atomic energy. All
of us are interested in universal military
training, and seemingly just about evenly
divided on this important question. What
does this all point to? To the fact that the
chief concern of the worlds thinkers and
doors today is just this-is the future to
be future of Peace or War?
Far be it from us to hazard pronounce
ment as to how to attain world peace, but
we feel perfectly free to make one state
ment and follow it up with suggestion.
The statement is this-well fed people do
not make war. The suggestion-that one
of the worlds biggest jobs today is to get
itself we'll fed
Immediate postwar measures such as
continuation of financial aid are right and
proper. We should share our surplus with
other peoples who are facing famine. But
let us look beyond the emergency. Let's
give thought to permanent world peace.
The first step in building peace structure
that will endure is to see that the builders
the workers of the world-share in the
earth's bounty and abundance.
Certain fortunate sections of the globe
are blessed with relative abundance of
natural resources. Here, in the United
States, for instance. Where these resources
are utilized to yield abundance of LIES
necessities you will find happy, pros
porous and peace-loving people. To as
sure abundant yields, agriculture, the
worlds basic industry, must be modernized
and mechanical still use the tools and
techniques of the middle ages, but equipped
to produce far and away beyond the small
needs of farm producers themselves.
We do not contend that mechaniZation
of agriculture will, in itself, automatically
bring about the end of wars. We do con-
tend that it is vitality important first fac
tor in any plan and program to that end
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
A Hotel Site

This paper along with others, has long
pointed out the need for hotel here. Per-
haps no one familiar with the whole situa-
ton will deny this. But after the need is
admitted, the next step toward building
hotel is to secure the site.
Some few sites have been offered ten
tatively; but in order to make wise Sc
lection the committee would like Others
Property owners that have suitable loca-
tons and are interested in having hotel
in town should make offers to the loca-
tons committee. And it goes without say
ing that the location should be priced rea-
sonably. A prohibitive price on the prop
erty will get the project off to slow start
in the beginning. Let's build hotel, but
before we build it, let us again remember
that the site is an important factor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
REVIVAL OPENS AT
FOSTER MEMORIAL

The Rev. w. P. Boyle and pas
tor K. J. Foreman, Jr., opened
the winter revival at Foster Me-
mortal last Friday night at TOO
o'clock, according to an announce
ment here by the Session OF
Foster Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Husk. 3
Mr.. Foreman preached the
sermon Friday night, and Satur-
day the congregation heard
Mr.. Boyle, new pastor of the JET
ferson Presbyterian Churches.
DR.. George Mauze, of the First
Presbyterian Church of Winston
Salem, preached Sunday night
and each night following through
the week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

Twins will spend Christmas with
Allies.
whom Christianity was brought in
the 10th century. The celebration
starts with morning masses sew.
eral days before December Is. These
are called misa de gale (when the
ROSTERS are beginning to crow. Mu-
sic by violins, tambourines and the
organ adds to the impressiveness.
On Christmas Eve the Fiipinos
fast before the midnight service
a very solemn ceremony in palm
filed and lantern-lit churches. The
fast is broken with a Christmas dim
ner Of ham, stuffed chicken. fruits
and nuts and hot chocolate. Carol
singers 60 from house to house with
a Belen-a reproduction of the Ma
tivity scene and children kiss the
hands of their parents for blessings
followed, of course, by gifts. Often
the holiday branches are taken from
bamboo trees and every home takes
pride in its colored lanterns of origi-
nal patterns.
Firecrackers in China.
Yanks in China will find more red
firecrackerS than are usually found
on the Fourth of July in America.
They are usually hung in festoons
over store counters. No Chinese cele-
brates anything without frecrack-
ers. The Christian Chinese have
learned to love the carols of their
new faith. and sing them with Chi
nese words, as they exchange gifts
around the tree. With so many G.I.s
in China this year, Christmas will
be major festival.
In India, particularly in the large
cities, American boys will find
Christmas customs like their own,
observed by European residents.
In Australia and New Zealand, a
white Christmas is unknown, but the
customs are the same as in snowy
American and English areas. While
roast beef, turkey, plum pudding
and mince pie are the substantial
Christmas dinner much in the Eng
lish tradition, the meal will be eaten
on warm summary day. Instead
of poinsettias and green Christmas
wreaths, the holiday blooms down
under" are pure white Christmas
lilies, gladioi and delphiniums.
Allied troops still in the Middle
East may find themselves near Beth
lehem. Last Christmas many Amer
lean boys from the Mediterranean
made pilgrimages to the holy places
and many left in that area may plan
similar trips this year. If so. they
may attend impressive services held
by the Eastern Orthodox church ON
the Latin Christmas. beginning at
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
Congratulations To The


This paper wants to take this occasion
to congratulate the local merchants on their
attractive windows. Many of them have
unusual Christmas gift ideas reflected in
their displays and these are attracting the
public.
l. It has been said that windows of store
are comparable to the eyes of persons
face Certainly they attract the public and
window shoppers often come inside.
Many people have commented on the
windows here this season and have pointed
out that they are more attractive than ever
before. These window displays not only
help the individual stores, but the town as
well Local merchants can be justly proud
of their windows. If you do not feel like
Christmas, the window scenes will GER
tainly put you in the mood.
Again, we congratulate the merchants
on what they are doing for themselves as
well as the town.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
Buy Victory Bonds Now

AS the Christmas season approaches
and we are thinking in terms of peace on
earth good will toward men, let us be so
thankful that we have peace that we will
invest more literally than ever before in
our government, in Victory Bonds.
For while war has ceased we must pay
for the maintenance of peace, good will
toward men. Never in history has there
been such an opportunity as this to invest
in peace. Never in our day have indivi-
duals, as a whole, had such privilege as
everyone has today Of helping to pay for
peace and at the same time invest in the
safest security in the world, the United
States Government.
Christmas shoppers should remember,
too, that when they fail to find what they
really want in the way of big gifts, that
bond is acceptable to every member of the
family. Employers should also think of
this.
For the maintenance of peace on earth
good will toward men" invest in the gift
of gifts, Victory Bonds, NOW.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

Serbia. Romania and other Balkan states as well
as many Russians, belong to the Orthodox church.
Their Christmas feast traditionally begins with q
bowl Of 'kutya," which is combination Of wheat,
honey, ground poppy seed and oceans. Mushroom
SOUP fruit, fish and nuts are also served A small
layer Of hay is spread under the table cloth to
show humility for Christs birth in a stable. Polish
people also follow this last custom.
So every country and every district often has
its own special ways of keeping Christmas. The
United States being composed Of people from ev
erywhere. has received customs from every peO-
pie, and has adopted those 1t liked, and altered
them to At the American style. So it has been
with Santa Claus the Christmas tree holly and Z
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
Traditions and Customs Are
Bequeathed by Ancient World

Early birthday
until the Fourth century that December accepted
the that
this officially. intention
festival winter solste
in this during the first centuries Of Christianity
supposed Surnaa pagan
Only few Britons follow this jolly old
Nativity
Claus tradition the combining
widely differing old superstons beliefs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

dence. The accident is reported
to have been caused by car di-
rectly in front, which stopped
suddenly. The car was badly
damaged, but both the driver and
Mrs. Neal miraculously escaped
serious injuries.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

of woods and fields who had to be placated
and then, or he would ruin the harvests. This
being was known in Norway the ''Nisse," and
by various names in other Scandinavian countries.
1t is still custom in rural regions for children
to set out porridge and beer on Christmas Eve to
please the Nisse. He is merging however, with
the popular figure of Santa Claus.
In Britain the character known as Father
Christmas" is supposed to be Christian version
of this ancient spirit of the fields. The Dutch
Sinter Kass, or ST. Nicholas, is still recognizable
as the good bishop of Myra in Dutch plays, but
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06
COUNTY HAS HEAVY
SNOWFALL THIS WEEK

CONTINUED from Page ~
temperature yesterday was 33
degrees and the lowest reported
was q degrees.
Mrs. c. D. Neal received some
slight but painful injuries, Tues
day evening when the taxi In
which she was travelling left the
road near Glenn Titles resi-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

YOUNG IIiGII anu WUIIIGII WVdI HCdUU1CSSCS
senting houses, ships, mountains, and so forth.
Huge sleigh bells tinkle from their waists and
shoulders. These Swiss carolers also have Pc
culiar dance used only on Christmas Eve. In
Switzerland, as in other southern European coun-
tries the gifts are brought to good children, not
by Santa Claus but by the Christ Child who comes
from the North Pole in fairy sleigh.
In many German villages an old man with
small drum marches about the house after the
Christmas dinner. leading a procession. His drum
is to frighen away any witches who might have
come into the house during the year. He finally
reaches the last room where the Christmas tree
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

A man who enlists or reenlistS
in the Regular Army before July
first of 1916 may continue his
family allowances for the ,dura-
ton Of his enlistment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

Many knew Miss Jennie for other traits of
character. We only learned to know her
after she became ill and during the many
months she was patient in the hospital.
We never saw person so critically ill and
yet so cheerful.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

presents.
Christmas.
Christmas pretty combination the religious and
festive village until midnight
At the Of twelve the musicians play mystical melody
and the nacnt crib
oldest picks Of the Christ
slowly church. followed all the villagers
the church for the midnight When this the
with fireworks lasts
until dawn
Orthodox church. cling the old style cal
celebrate Christ birthday people Greece
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

Eleven countries in North Car
DINA have farm income of more
than million dollars year from
dairying. .
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relocated little with the big bag OF
interpretation
Germany the dispenser of gifts Dame Bertha The
Of hanging stockings from Italy.
paradi from house house
carols picturesque Costumes remarkable
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-12-06

Santa Claus misteoe Christmas
luscious has gladly taken
nations and peoples that have bequeathed
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venient. Convenient-and etfectlVe.
"We ought to get that door open,'
he said. org
Have you a ~cigarette?"
mo"
"Im going to the house to get
one. And to have the jitters.
He shook his head. YOU'RE not
going to have the j%itters;"
Eyes. l am. Pm shaky INSIDE
and sweating like an iceboX' I'm go,
ing to lock myself in my r00m' ana
yell" u h,,+
with such force that it was extreme
ly compelling. "You are gong 10
| get a cigarette, if you want. lhen
You're coming back. Well go IN
there"
"How?"
~Do the servants sleep in the ga
rage?"
The darkroom is where the chute
used to be-that's why it's so hlgh.
"Oke. I'll shut the garage
land use an automobile jack
She came back about ten mln-
utes later. Around her, the woods
and the dark houses were tnich
with sleep. She had changed INTO
a dress and she was carrying clga.
rettes in her hands. On her 1eeI
were wedges and her legs were
bare. She was as pale as paper.
Ano;o Glanced at her. He had turn
ed on the lights of one Of the cars TO
furnish a reflected radiance tor ms
work. He had jammed q JacN
against the darkroom door a'o liz
was turning its crank. -,
81 stuffed a robe from the nm
CUISINE in the little window ne
said. "This is going to make a tef-
rife racket"
It did. The metal lock licked I'M
der the strain, as if it were getting
hot. The wood in the door frame
began to crack and splinter. AGsAe
kent turning. Then there was a
sharp, explosive sound as the lock
itself bit through its iron socket
and the screws on the bolt ore
ont. The door burst open, swung
clear around, hit the wall, and re-
bounded almost shut again. Inc
lack blocked it.
:, Agcie went into the room. tie
. vanked the car robe from the VIM
; dow by jumping for it. He unfolded
. #, and, after a long look at the
, hodv. he spread the plaid wool cover
over it. Then Danielle came IN,
2 still holding the cigarettes IN both
t hands. o,,
:. "smoke one," he said. "Here.
: Cive me one, too" He said that be-
cause of the CLASSY expression IN
A her ewes. He took two cigarettes
= from the package, poked n be-
tween her lips, and struck a matcn'
, She began to smoke automatically
He putfed on his as if it We're a
nipe. "It's a knife" he said. Hunt
!, ING knife. Heavy. The KIND you
t wear in a sheath around your belt
Did he have one"
Il She did not answer.
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waiting for lights, but none came.
One scream-heard for a moment
and at a distance-will pass as the
sound of a door, of a tree, or OF a
rabbit caught by a n~ighthawk. 1t
is the second and the third and the
fourth screams that all hui
mainly. He thought of that. lie
thought, also, about the window
and the door. 1t gave him a sense
Of Illustration.
"Ill look" He began searching
for something to stand on.
"There's a ladder inside the ga
| rage. To the left" she said.
He lit matches until he found 1t.
A s%tepladder, but a long one. he
| carried it back. 1t reached to the
window. He leaned it against the
wall. Danielle stood by in silence
! and Aggie climbed swiftly.
DR.. Davis was lying on his back
! on the floor. His right hand was
| clenched around the hilt of what
was, presumably, a knife; there was
a blot of blood under and around
him. No telltale expression marked
his ashen face; it was like most
faces in death: faccid, meaningless.
The knife had been plunged into his
heart. He had undoubtedly died in
a second. Two lights burned in the
room-a red n on a stand on the
drainboard of a sink and a blush
Sunlight" bulb in the high ceiling
overhead. There was a ventllatof
fan in the room, and it was mum
ming. Water was running from
rubber hose in a tub; several photo
graphic engagements eddied In the
current. Ranged about, on two dea
tables, were porcelain pans anl
brown glass bottles-the accouter'
ments of an ordinary darkroom. Ihf
place smelled of chemicals.
Aggie came down the ladder.
Danielle snatched his arm-star
Ting him. 81 just thought! IS M
dead? Surely dead?"
Eyes. He is" -.
"He killed himself" she whis
pered. "Killed himself! 1t isn't the
thing I'd! And yet-he was So
frightfully upset."
"He killed himself" Aggle re
heated. AS he said it, he wondered
if Dr.. Davis had killed himself: An!
other idea seemed outrageous. Iher'
was the dead man in the small room
with the tiny window and the heaV.
door. Key inside: Aggie had see
it from the high angle at which n
had stood. And a small, ordlhar
holt shot, besides. There was tn
knife in his heart-and his fish
+ hand still closed upon it. SUICIDE
To think otherwise was prepostef
Jim Calder had stumbled into
deadfall. George Davis had sta
he'd himself. Hank Bogarty ma
skidded into a lake. There was n
! "A surgeon" he muttered, stand
t ing uncertainty beside the glr
"would hardly use a knl1e-'ha
way-would he?"
"He'd know how" Danielie az
= swered. "And he either would-o
:, he wouldn't. If Dad had decided
he'd do it any way that was cor
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CHAPTER


Danielle led the way around the
garage. The window from which
the light streamed was small and
high = higher than Aggie could
reach. It's panes were set IN a
hinged frame that was open so that
light fell into the leaves of a big
maple which grew near the barn, at
a light angle from the widow. He
could see black paint on the panes
to make the room totally dark for
daylight Photographic development.
lie looked for a box, a WheelbarroW,
a barrel-to stand on.
Boost me-" Danielle said.
He wrapped his arms around her
knees and lifted. Her palms ran up
the wall, like little shaping feet.
She caught the sill and pulled her
Weight higher. He pushed on the
bottoms of her feet. She looked in,
then. And the sounds of night, the
whispering Of leaves and the till
ing of insects, were ~obliterated by
her scream
Danielle's scream did not last
long-although it "a the sort that
begins Mysteries. Aggie could not
be sure whether it was real, or q
deliberate achievement. But ne DID
lot want the neighborhood reused.
He could feel the girl webbing
above him, and he dropped her,
catching her roughly by the waist.
That arrested the scream-le1t IL
hanging in the night-shrill, eerle'
truncated. She opened her mouth
to scream again. Aggie put his hand
over it. She commenced kicking n
biting, but she didn't make any
more noise. He saw to that: ne held
her there, locked, gagging, waiting
to see if a light would go on IN one
of the servants rooms or one OF Inc
houses in the surrounding woods
There was no light; the girl was De-
ginning to relax.
"Listen!" he said in a whisper
eff you yell, you'll wake up the
neighborhood! If there's anything
we can do about things-thls IS oul
chance. What did you see! WI
Sou ANSWER "lIIIOuI
Ioar?"
: She tried to kick him again. Ihe1
she nodded, because his reaction mac
been to hold her more firmly. III
took away his hand. She spoke IN {
shuddering monotone. ITS Daa
He's lying in there-with a KIM
sticking out of him and Dlooo al
over the floor!"
"Yes?" He was commanding hel
to go on.
We've got to do something-ge
the police-!"
Aggie shook his head. mot YET
Whoever killed him-doesn't KnoV
he's been found and may be relylnl
on that" ,
Her answer was violent - al
though whispered. Nobody kilie'
him. He killed himself! You 0 o
The door is locked-a child cou!dn
crawl through the windoW-ano II
the only one!"t w..
Aggie's eyes were accustomed !
the penumbral glow of the htti
window. He saw her well-tossln;
back her hair, shaking. he WAS s'''
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