The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11

This column should probably
have a different heading thi:
week for instead of Ashe gas i
is definitely more Florida hot air
And too, the hot air, like the gas
can be taken both figuratively
and literally. Having recently
been exposed to the land of sun
shine and the waters of the foun-
tain of youth. this, by the law Of
necessity, must come into print
Last week the writer had an op-
portunity to fly to Miami for q
regional war bond meeting ar
ranged by the treasury depart
ment and in addition to the trip
we were impressed all over again
with this most southern of our
states.
A Magic Carpet!
AS a child nothing thrilled us
more than the story of the magic
carpet. We used to close our eyes
and imagine how thrilling it
would be to travel in this fashion.
On the trip from Charlotte to Mi
ami and back, even at our adult
age and with our eyes wide open,
we were still thrilled over this
mode of travel There is some
thing about sailing smoothly
through the air above white
snow-like mountains of clouds
and then breaking through into
sunlight and seeing good green
earth beneath that appeals to our
imagination. Then to be able to
enjoy a swim at Miami Beach,
have breakfast there and arrived
in Ashe county in time for supper
all in the same day makes us
realize doubly just how fast and
convenient travel has become!
We travelled by Eastern Air
Lines and were particularly i'm
pressed with their service.
On The Map!
Even before the boom days,
Florida has been on the map so
to speak as far as advertising
goes. We were once told that
there were more people there with
c. c. Degree than any other.
incidentally, c. c. means Cham
Der of Comnerce.) But Florida
does have something different,
something to sell and they leave
few stones unturned in doing so!
Miami Beach is a place unto it.
self and each time we see it, we
marvel at what man has made,
the beauty of flowers, trees, wa
ter and. of course. homes. We
deeply appreciate its beauty, but
we are not so aScetic that we are
lacking in appreciation, in true
gourmand fashion. of its delecta-
BILE fruits, sea foods and other
dLIA
Miami And The World!
Miami has long been world
minded. Today she is particular
lily proud of the fact that a large
majority of the young men in the
Army Air Corps got their start
in the world there and believe it
or not they were off to a flying
start!
Miami is now working on plans
for the next Worlds Fair to be
held there. And this is a city
where plans are not only made
but carried out. The man-made
islands rising out of the blue
waters are monuments Of this.
Here, too. there is little delay in
some of their postwar plans; for
the powerful DOT is being al
ready sprayed into the area from
airplanes and means death to the
MOSQUITOES.
All This And-War Bonds, Too!
| In spite of the pleasant sur
,roundings and entertainment af-
forded by Florida and Miami,
delegates attending the confer
ence had their minds set on seri-
GUS business. the Eighth War Loan
Drive. Those of us from North
Carolina had reason to be proud
of the record made by our State.
OF the ten states represented
there, North Carolina has exceed
ed all of the other nine in the
sale of E bonds since the program
first started in May, 1941 We be-
lieve what North Carolina has
done once. she can do again and
we are confident that the quota
will be surpassed in the coming
Victory War Loan Drive.
| Sneakers like Ted Gamble,
Robert Coyne and Miss Harriet
Elliott brought the audience
something they will long remem-
Der.
Remember When
Speaking of remembering, hav-
ing breakfast with Miss Harriet
Elliott, now Dean of Women. Of
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