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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
Laurel Springs
News

Lee Slagle and Helen Slagle,
of Asheville, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Viers. Lee
was recently discharged from
the U. S. Army.
Willard Viers has been honor
ably discharged from the army,
after three years of service, one
of which was spent overseas in
the European theatre of opera
tons. He saw service in Eng
land, Belgium, France, Holland,
Scotland and Germany.
Fielding Herbert Stikeleather
also received his discharge, after
serving as a technician, fourth
grade, in the army, for three
years. He is the husband of the
former Miss Dennis Viers. They
are now making their home at
Stony Point, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Presley Viers
and son, James Allen, were the
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Viers, Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
25 Patients I'm
Ashe Hospital

The following were patients in
the Ashe Memorial hospital this
past week:
Mrs. Nettie Killen, Treetop,
treatment; Mrs. LESSEE Perry, APP
pie Grove, treatment; Miss Stella
Blevins, Crumpler, operative;
Mrs. Matte Caldwell, Crumpler,
treatment; Miss Pauline Penning-
ton, Creston, treatment; Mr.. L. <
Pennington, Hemlock, treatment;
Mr.. Carrie Crooks, Amy, oper-
alive; Mr.. Henry Gilley, Clifton
operative; Mrs. Lola Barker, Lans'
ing, operative; Master G. L. Bar
ker, Grassy Creek, operative; Mrs
Raymond Phipps, Mrs. J. F. Scott
Jefferson, treatment; Mrs. Emma
Griffin, Idlewild, treatment; Mrs
Edna Citing, Lansing, operative
Mr.. F. L. Dolinger, Sturgills
treatment; Mr.. Roy Sheets, Ruby
Va. treatment; Mr.. Jeff Williams
Scottville, treatment; Mr.. Lee
Barker, Bina, treatment; Mrs
Martin Ashley, Warrensville
treatment; Ralph Goodman, Yves
Jefferson, operative; Mrs. G. w
Duvall, Grassy Greek, treatment
Mr.. C. w. Gilley, Clifton, treat
ment; Mrs. Nell Brinegar ane
daughter, Crumpler.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
Reports OF Games
Are Incomplete

On Tuesday night, West JEFF
ferson went to Elkland and split
a double header. The West JEFF
ferson girls lost 9-16 The boys
game, however, was much clos
er, with the visiting team defeat
ing Elkland, 1925.
Results of the other games
were not reported by officials.
The standings are not pub
lished this week because the on
ly results of the games played
this week were those played by
West Jefferson and Elkland. The
standings can only be kept up to
date when all teams are report
ed. The cooperation of officials
is asked by this paper.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14

Mr.. Vince Brown recentlNmoyS
ed back to this oommuaitV.
Mr.. Robert Harris and daugh-
ter, Jessie, visited friends and
relatives, here, Sunday.
Misses, -Velma. and Wilma
Jones spent Sunday with. Miss
Dorothy Page Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Douglass
family has been indisposeh with
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
LOWELL SMITHEY HAS
OPENED BLOCK co.

The Ashe Block Company,
(which will be located on one of
the lots across from the J. G..
Rhodes residence, is now open
aor business for the sale of con-
Crete blocks.
The new company will be own
.<ed and operated by Lowell
SSmithey, of Jefferson, discharg-
Ted veteran. He urges that all
persons desiring concrete blocks
place their orders now so that
they may expect an early de-
aivery. @
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14

Glenn Sheets Kyle, Sunday.
S-Sgt. Harris recently received
his discharge after IS months of
combat duty overseas.
Miss Helen Sheets spent FRI
day night with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Harris, of
Jefferson.
'Uncle" Jess Sturgill continues
to be quite ill.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14

Influenza fbn the past week.
Miss Bobby Dare Sheets andt
Miss Betty Coward visited Miss,
Dorothy Page Brown; Sunday.
Mr. Virgil Jones' visited. Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Sheets, Sum
day.
Mr.: Presley. Mcmillan visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sturgill,. re-
Gently.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
Silas Greek News

Mr.. Oscar Blevins, who has
been living in West Virginia for
two or three years, has moved
into this community and will
farm with Mr.. Ed Jones this year.
The Rev. w. G. Eastridge fill
led his regular appointment at
Trinity Methodist church, Sun
day. He, assisted by the Rev.
Green Weaver, of Sturgills, has
been conducting a revival at
Greens Chapel for the past sew
eral days. It is not known how
Sweet was reported to be in the
lead.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
VIC Girls Still
In VS.. Tourney

The fast-moving, tall girls
sEeam from Virginia. Carolina,
which continues to hold top
'lplace in the county, yesterday
moved up another bracket in the
Wlnston-Salem Journal-Sentinel
tournament by defeating Lexing-
TON sextette by a crushing score
S~af 37-16.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
Basketball
Schedule

MARCH 10, 1916
Nathan'S Creek at RivervieW
Elkland at Fleetwood
Healing Spgs. at Va.-CarOlina
Lansing at Jefferson
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
Sweet Is Defeated
In Campus Finals

In the final tabulation of votes
in the senior class superlative
election at Appalachian State
Teachers College, Worth Sweet,
of Nathan's Creek, was defeated
by Jimmy Reece for ''Mr. APP
palachian."
In the preliminary count, MIR.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14
Chestnut Hill News

S-Sgt. Kyle R. Harris, of JEFF
ferson, visited his sister, Mrs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-14

Give to the Red Cross Cam
cs1aign Fund.
Evening star., 1946-07-23

at all. Healthy, normal little boys
and girls do not give their things
away like that.
When child does this, look for
the source of his grief. Find where
he feels himself inadequate to the
situation. Plainly, he is buying his
way, bribing the enemy. That will
not save him; that will not strength
en- him in the day of trouble which
comes surely to such a child. His
weakness must be built into
strength. If possible, and the first
step toward that Is toward the child
specialists Office.
First, let the medical doctor see
him. When, as is likely the doctor
says there is nothing the matter with
the child-his body seems healthy
take him to specialist, to a psyche
logical clinic, if there is one near
by. There is something the matter
with him, you can be sure. The
psychologist is likely to tell you
what it is and how to remedy it.
Don't Scold about his habit of
stripping himself of his possessions
for others. Don't call him names
telling him he is boob, a fool, a
Simple Simon will push him fur
ther into that well of grief. Say
little beyond, That is too bad. You
will need your ball and I cannot
buy you another" Then take him
to see a physician as soon as pos
sible.
Evening star., 1946-07-23

two years Of kindergarten work
shd who will be unable on account
OF his age to start to first grade
this coming fall? The child won't
be years old until December and
under the Arlington County school
system would not be eligible to
enter at the beginning of the school
term.
This places the child at a distinct
disadvantage since I feel it not ad-
visable for the child to put in any
more time at kindergarten work
although he gained immeasurably
from the experience. In considering
a pay school. my husband is op-
posed to taking him out of the
rank and file of public school chill
dren and feels we should stand by
for the interim.
The interim of no school" when
he has been used to going to
kindergarten school and when his
playmates for the most part will be
attending school would no doubt
react unfavorably on the child since
ne is as large for his age or larger
than the average first grader to-be
Evening star., 1946-07-23
Over the Back Fence
By Isabel Hackeft

watched the three n going of different direction.
time since had family picnic When the
up picnic supper the of
comings peculiar always
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country
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and made lemonade Just like old times we thought happily Ought
sSs es sounded s DGns nsssed ssa 1s talked "
m ss got % extra ticket sss for the tonight
picnic this time?" % - ~ ~ ON ~ - ~ 81 '1 VIC
m 9r Of Ks 29qa M 4e e w sns put
night try out and some Of
the crowd were coming and could supply couple of bottles
m The da Youngest % looked d. apoosstie and asked minded
them again leaving
picnic with
from the while the middle ne ake again. and
YEAH e s @ its Te a k se ss dd m BE- on resaH % 9v tall hs'
We going picnic but it's just the family
blind No of, family n sam Saq with the
disappeared ~ . .
a movie9" F.
It's high time somebody paid public tribute to the
so the trent real The
cpne putting action
in of accident Having charge valuable
grandchd heavy responsibility Moreover
creating situations that written instructions
nice middle aged couple
old granddaughter left with
fine for Of days evening when getting
the child ready for bed noticed small dark her chest
She thought woodicks
grandfather thought a
closely
couldn't take
of
thing instructions about what to do
you found tick the granddauhter
to be the safe bundled the child
nearby hospital where didn't
either finally right just
mole.
Evening star., 1946-07-23
Generous Child
BY A ngelo Patri

1t may sound harshly In the ears
OF the idealist, but it must be said
that childhood is not generous, not
overgenerous to others. Normal.
healthy childhood is selfish. The
little boy wants his toy for himself
he wants the best one. The little
girl wants her doll for herself-the
finer it is the more she likes it and
the tighter she holds on to it. This
is not sin. 1t is healthy nature and
no sensible person would have it
otherwise.
We should. as we do, teach our
child to share their things, but we
should not violate their natures by
forcing them to give their beloved
objects to other children. Sharing
need not be giving. Sometimes it
may be that a child is willing to
share his surplus by giving, but if
not 1t is not good practice to force
1t upon him. Teach him and wait
for time to cause the teaching to
become experience.
When child between the ages of
3 and 10 gives his things away
hands his ball to the greedy, grab
bing one, gives his book to the bor-
rover who does not intend to re-
turn it, gives most of his candy to
hungry-looking hangers-on - don't
encourage him and call him gen.
erous. He needs the attention of
the physician, psychologist, guild
ance teacher. 1t is not a good sign
Evening star., 1946-07-23
Dorothy Dix Says

Amt science wonderful? and so
comforting! For it goes spying on
our innards and tells us what makes
us do the way We do and what
makes us click. Now these learned
F. B. Is have found out that there
are $40 different phobias and that
practically all of us are afflicted
with one or more of 'em, which
probably accounts for the cusSed-
ness OF human nature and explains
why we have wars and divorces and
family feudS, and more especially,
why so many of us are not popular
with our fellow creatures.
1t isn't because there is anything
the matter with us, or with them,
for which either is responsible. 1t
is just that our phobias don't agree.
Mr.. and Mrs. A., for instance, are
possessed of all the major and minor
domestic virtues, and they are SIM
ply hell-bent on doing their duty
to each other, but they can't live
together in peace because they are
just naturally antagonistic. Every
thing that either says or does
brings on a fight, just as eating
onions causes those with whom they
disagree to break out with hives.
And only heaven knows, how many
marriages are wrecked by a husband
or wife who is allergic to soap and
water.
Of course we are all familiar with
the more common variety of pho
bias, such as the fear of high places
and riding on airplanes and eating
certain foods, etc, and we can scoff
at them or pity them, according to
whether we have the aff1iction our
selves or not. But it is only of late
that most of us have heard of any,
one having cheerophobia. Even the
dictionary hasn't got it.
Yet, it is probably the Oldest dis
ease in the world and the most con-
taglous. More people suffer from it
than from any other ailment and it
is practically incurable, for cheero-
phobia is the allergy to cheerful
Evening star., 1946-07-23

Mark your linens with these hand
some monograms and have that
pleasant feeling of ownership your
very own initials give.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfer for alphabets with
1s4 Inch letters; 2 alphabets with
l 4 Inch letters; wreaths, 3 by
3l4 inch each; full directions.
Just out. Our new 60-page multi
colored Book of Needle Arts" con-
tanning five free patterns and many
other suggestions for dressing up
your home and yourself, is just off
the press. Send your request for
this book to the address listed below,
inclosing 20 cents in coins to cover
the cost and mailing charges.
Send Is cents (coin) for Pattern
No. Rl535 to The Washington Star.
Needle Arts Dept, P. o. Box 80,
Station G, New York 10. N. Y.
Please include your postal zone
number.
Evening star., 1946-07-23

ness IN any way, shape, or form, and
the mania that so many men and
women have for extracting all the
misery they can get out of every
situation and wallowing in it.
Those cursed with this terrible
malady take their pleasures SADLY.
They may be as strong as an OK,
but they hunt around in their sys-
TENS until they find some sore spot
over which they can worry. They
may be multi-millionaires, but they
are sure there will be a depression
that will leave them paupers. They
grow bitter about having no friends
and never realize that the reason
they are avoided Is because nobody
enjoys the society of a wet blanket
Many men are victims of cheero-
phobia, but 1t is really female COM
plant and far more women than
men suffer from it. Indeed, 1t is a
rare thing to find a really jolly
woman who would rather laugh
than cry and, when found, such
women are looked upon with sus-
plcion by their sex as being light
minded and probably no better than
they should be.
Perhaps the reason so many wom-
en- appear to be cheerophobists is
because they have found that it is
a perfect alibi for all they do and
leave undone. A nitwit girl can
cover up her dumbness by assuming
a sweet, sad look. "A woman can
get any man she wants If she will
cry for him long enough. We all
permit ourselves to be bored to
death by listening to women's lam
entations, when we wouldn't lend
our ears to one who boasts of how
happy she is and what a good hus-
band she has.
So, taking It. all in all, cheero-
phobia may be classed among the
convenient diseases which enable
their fortunate possessors to be as
grumpy and disagreeable and de-
pressing as they please. safe in the
knowledge that they are protected
by their phobia.
Evening star., 1946-07-23

per ounce than others. Carbohy-
drates (starches and sugars) and
fats, are the energy foods which are
packed with calories. Therefore,
these are cut low in the reducing
diet. Fortunately, this can be done
without danger to your health. Great
care should be taken not to leave
out the food elements which are i'm
portant to the maintenance of
health.
Be sure you drink two glasses of
skinned milk or buttermilk, each
day, eat one egg, a green salad, a
green vegetable, a good helping of
lean meat or fish or fowl, some citrus
fruit juice demon, orange or even
tomato, and some other fresh fruit.
Add baked potato and two slices
of bread and you have a well-bal-
anced reducing diet and also one
that is caiorie low and vitamin high.
If your problem is underweight
rather than overweight, and you
want help, send a stamped, self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest for leaflet No. 41 Nine Day
Gaining Diet" Address Josephine
Lowman in care of The Evening
Star
Evening star., 1946-07-23
Why Grow Old?
By Jos. Whine Lowiaan

Very often We hear women talk
about "fattening" and "slimming"
foods. OF course, accurately speak
ing, there are no such foods. You
can reduce on chocolate sundaes if
you eat few enough of them or gain
on diet of fresh fruit and lean
meat, if you consume enough of
them. This idea, like the opening
club bid at bridge, has been en-
larged until its original meaning has
been changed. I receive letters from
readers who want to know which
foods increase the bust or fill out
the neck.
Conversation about fattening and
Sllmming foods is misleading al
though there is some truth in it, in
the sense in which it is generally
used. Your weight depends on the
number of calorieS with which your
food provides you as compared to
the number required for the life you
lead. If you consume more calories
than you need the excess is stored i'll
your body as fat. How many calories
you should have depends on your
height and age and the work you do.
Your own individual metabolism also
enters into the problem.
Some foods contain more caIories
Evening star., 1946-07-23

accomplish with ease may Illustrate
some one to whom those things
come hard. and make them feel in
adequate. "Doleful Dorothy" doesn't
realize that intimate glimpses into
ones personal life are as embar-
RAISING to the beholder with fine
sensibility as they should be to the
one writing. them.
To Mrs. H. s. M. I think her
choice of words in discussing her
children very poor-While she is a
dletician and knows her recipes, I
am graduate nurse and know my
child psychology No child is ever
BAD. Children are NAUGHTY. They
should never be told they are bad.
When I said my children were
naughty two days a week, I was
speaking of approximate overall
time. My children do not have their
naughty periods all at once any
more than Mrs. H. S. M. washes her
yearly tons of dishes all in one day.
I make mistakes every day and I
hope profit by them. If 1 had ever
had q problem I thought of inter-
est to all I would have written to
you to ask your help!
And non, IddieS-shau ue turn
TO other thingS?-B. c.
WASHING MACHINES:
WILD STRAWBERRY
PRESERVES.
From Mrs. r. p. Y, Winchester, Va.
For A, F. R. have a small apart
ment size washing machine with
motor in top which has been helpful
to me. bought it to wash diapers
and baby clothes, but found was
Evening star., 1946-07-23

Mother and daughter outfits are
a pretty sight and this set is easy
to make. Drawstring neck and
raglan sleeves go together in no
time at all. For daughter, there
are panties to match.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1912
is designed for sizes u, IA, l6, 18.
90; 40 and AZ. Size IA requires 3ss
yards of IS or 39-inch material; IL
yards ribbon.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1881 is
designed for sizes /. 2, 8, 4, 5 and
years. Size 2 dress, requires Ia
yards of IS or 39-inch fabric; panties
q yard.
For these patterns, send Is cents.
for each in coins, your name. ad
dress, pattern number and size
wanted to Barbara Bell The Wash
lngton Star, Post Office Box 9e
Station G, New York 19, N. Y.
Evening star., 1946-07-23
WASHING MACHINES:
WILD STRAWBERRY

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them.
Betsy Cas,peH
Evening star., 1946-07-23

IDEAL 1Of my clOtheS as we'll as table
linens.
I have also used the bottom part
for canning vegetables as l had no
large pot for hot water bath. I
know you will like this small washer.
1 don't know anything about the
ones with motor in bottom.
Wild Strawberry Preserves: Two
cups Strawberries, 2 cups sugar.
Place in enamel pan, let come to
slow boil. Add 2 cups sugar,
2 cups berries. Let this come to a
fast tumbling boil Add l table
spoon of vinegar, Boil for IS min
utes by clock
Place in shallow pans or platters,
let stand overnight. Put in jars
and seal. Do not start more than
2 cups of berries and sugar at a
time. Never cook more than
cups at one cooking for 1 have
tried and failed.
X y
BRIDE GOING TO GERMANY.
From Mrs. w. H. E., Washington j
II Mrs. S. B., of Bethesda, Md,
the bride going to Germany, will
contact the headquarters of Ameri-
can Women's Volunteer Service,
DU. 1478 they have a service setup
TO give such information. They can
tell her not only what is needed,
but what is allowed by the Army.
X + **
RUST REMOVAL:
MAHOGANY BENCH?
(From Mrs. c. E. NJ, Arlinqton.)
For Mrs. E. G., of Arlington, I
would like to say l once hung a
skirt over a hanger as she did her
shorts and found a line of rust
around it. To remove the rust
squeezed lemon juice on the rust
spots and then sprinkled salt into
the juice, letting it dry thoroughly.
The rust disappeared.
I would like to know II a reader
of RICH can forward some sugges-
tion as to refinishing the top of a
mahogany piano bench which has
become white from hot weather.
WHAT TO DO?
From Mrs. A. L., Arlington)
What would be the wisest course
to follow for child who has had
Evening star., 1946-07-23
From A. K, WaShinqton.) J

tEiOHt II. n, " uSltfUgtOH.j
For Mrs. K. K M, Washington:
Your plea for an individualist's
strike against a proposed buyers
strike will help nobody but those
who are now on the rampage to
make the cost of living as high as
possible.
Only well-organized groups of
housewives throughout the country
can possess the necessary strength
to fight the profiteers effectively and
decisively.
Evidently you are more concerned
about rugged individualism" than
a sincere willingness to combat
profiteering by pulling together with
other housewives. Good American
teamwork will triumph over the
specter of imitation and its terrible
effects upon those in the lower in
come groups.
Possessing no fear of working to-
gether with others in a just cause.
will NOT go shopping as usual"
Evening star., 1946-07-23
DECENTRALIZATION.

From Mrs. J. G., Washtngton.J
To the lady who requested infor-
nation regarding disqualification
Most insurance companies have such
disqualification policies. There is
also available a combined health
and hospital plan. called Group
Health, which has recently become
available for non Government
workers.
Evening star., 1946-07-23
COMMENTS.
From Mrs. A. H. K. Arlinoton. J

1FT0nI MIS-. A. Fl. K, ArIinqtOn.J
In the Clearing House on July Is,
Mrs. K. K. M. from Washington
asks how many of us will join her
in shopping as usual? My answer
to her is that I sincerely hope that
NONE will. She has most peculiar
definition of liberty, I am convinced.
What dictionary does she consult?
Liberty, my dear lady, is exactly
what all good Americans and intel
ligent consumers intend to employ TO
take care Of rising prices; namely,
the liberty NOT TO BUY. BY so
doing, we can force prices down to
Evening star., 1946-07-23

rather amazing. 7 belong to no
group just don't happen to have
money to throw away. Even if I did
have plenty of money, Id put it in
Victory Bonds. not in the laps OF
the wolves"