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The Skyland Post Published Every Thursday By SKYLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY West Jefferson, N. C. THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 1947 Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office, West Jefferson, N. C. ED M. ANDERSON Publisher HRS. ED M. ANDERSON Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES PER YEAR tn Ashe—$2.50 Outside Ashe—$3.00 The Post is glad to publish letters, not too long, on matters of general interest. But such communications must be accompanied by the real name of the writer, even when they are to be published under a nom de plume. MEMBER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative Newspaper Advertising Service Chicago San Francisco New York This Newspaper Is Dediealed To Service This newspaper, dedicated to serving the needs of this community at all times, i reaffirms this policy in observance of Na- I tional Newspaper Week, October 1-8. The slogan for this year's National Newspaper Week is "Your Newspaper Serves Freedom by Serving You,” and the theme to run through the entire program is "The News paper As A Public Servant." When we ask how a newspaper serves freedom, it must painfully be remembered that not so long ago a bloodthirsty leader drove his hordes across Europe and suc ceeded in plunging the world into history's most devastating war. He was able to do this because he knew that by controlling the press and communication facilities, he could control thought and when thought is controlled, the democratic way of life is abolished. Never before have newspapers had such an important task of serving in edom. With : all the social and ec nomic uph< .vals and . the rise of so many ism- resulting 1*. tvt i war, newspapers have a gigantic task to so imprint the ideals of the true American i way of life upon evervone that '.lie public 1 will know that such ideals were not only worth fighting for in times of war. but standing back ot in times of peace. It is not too much to presume that World Wars I and II might never have been it all of the people of this world had been privileged to be served by the newspapers serving free dom. World War III might also be prevent- ! ed by this means. Americans are particularly blessed witn the freedom of the press, speech, religion and assembly. Even before our constitu tion was written and its first amendment guaranteeing these four freedoms, free dom of the press was recognized when such lawyers as Alexander Hamilton won the case of John Peter Zengler, who was bold enough to comment on the governor, in 1734. John Franklin, brother of Benjamin Franklin, was another of those pioneers willing to go to court to establish the right of the freedom of the press. It was not, however, until 1841 that reporters were freely admitted to congressional debates. Now there is little congress does, or does not do, that you cannot read about daily. ! The case of Sedley Lie vs. the Brooklyn Eagle in 1913 established the right of a newspaper to publish a full report ol court proceedings. The United States is an exan pk < the fact that the right to ei iticize autlvi/.y can only be pi rmitted by a well establish ed and popular government. Under any type of a dictatorship, the press is never free to print adverse comment. We have only to look around to see that wir a ver the press is controlled by government other fundamental freedoms also go. And for this reason, citizens must realize that free dom of the press is a protection for them selves rather than newspapers. Nowhere else in the world except in America does the press have such a re sponsibility and opportunity for service. And service, like charity, begins at home, with the needs of home people. This paper, has in the past, and will continue in the future, to devote itself to the progress of this community, State and nation. During the war years we were un ceasing in our efforts toward victory and are today deeply concerned with the main tenance of peace, for which so many gave their lives. Since the war we have been par ticularly concerned in aiding in the re-es tablishment of veterans in civilian life. We are concerned with the improvement of educational facilities, health conditions, continued improved farm practices, prac tices and opportunities including addition al markets for farm products. There are many other goals toward which we are bending our efforts for the continual im provement of this community. This is your newspaper, your public servant. -0O0 Teach The Children Any long-range fire prevention program that is to produce maximum results must include fire instruction in the schools of America — both urban and rural. Traffic safety has long been taught in thousands of schools. Fire safety deserves equal attention. As one authority said, ‘‘It is apparent that if safety education in the field of lire prevention had been adequate ly presented in the elementary schools during the past fifteen or twenty years, the loss of children's lives from this cause would be greatly reduced today." The methods used to teach fire preven tion may be of various kinds. Periods of time may be allotted to it, or it can, in many cases, be combined with subjects which are an established part of the curriculum. Regardless of method, the main thing is that the instruction be vivid and forceful —and really drive home the fundamentals of fire prevention in young minds. Fire prevention study should begin in elementary schools, and consist of lessons which are easily understood by very young children. In higher grades, more advanced material may be used, including instruction in fire laws and ordinances. Finally, in uni versity instruction, mature students may be given technical information dealing with the more complex aspects of the fire problem. The responsibility for putting such a program into effect belongs to school au thorities everywhere. It should be started now, on a national scale, as a positive and continuous effort to meet an omergi ncy eonditi m. - —.—oOo— Reaching i incomers The old saving that you nru-i , away f : . : h ' the n< traced down by a Los Angeles adv a t Ling that it should have known at) y -ars ago. Advertising agents, he says, tell their clients that there are so many dailies and so many weeklies and that when advertis ing is placed “it is on a snap-judgment con sensus" that represents a distinct handicap to the weekly newspaper seeking to sell national advertising space. The LT. S. Bureau of Census reveals that 30 per cent of the Nation's salt's origi nated in towns of 9.000 or less, where week lies collaborate and furnish till the news in their territory, -oOo IJnsinos < )|>[>orlmii(\ There is always a good deal of talk concerning the relative virtues of “big business" and “small business." One im portant and frequently overlooked aspect is that small business is often the training ground for big business executives and that, conversely, training received in big business often enables a man to stait a sma! lbusincss and make a go of it. This is particularly well illustrated in retail merchandising. The “big business men" in retailing were almost all “little businessmen” in the past. The major chain systems all developed from small stores. And the largest department stores, for the most, part, wore once little outlets run by one or two people. Again, many men and women have gone to work for large retail stores in minor capacities, have gained the desired exper ience, and then have opened their own stores and prospered. Of late, a legion of veterans have been learning in this fashion, and it is to the credit of the retail industry that established chains and independents willingly provided a training ground for men who will be their competitors in the future. America has been a country where . mall business, under efficient and intelligent management, becomes big business — and where the big business that is too lethargic to move with the times gradually becomes small business and eventually goes out of business altogether. That kind of oppor tunity, and the economic system which makes it possible, must be perpetuated. i Ashe Gas By Stella W. Anderson Jack Frost got down to business over the week end and set the leaves to turning. He also rushed tilings up for farmers. Corn has to be cut, apples gathered, sweet potatoes dug and many other seasonal task performed. So along with the beauties of Autumn come necessary tasks. There is something about the smell of grapes, apples, newly cut corn, pumpkin pies and the crisp cool air and of course foot ball. and other features of the Fall of the year that we like very much. Apples and Apples! j This county has apples and ap ' pies, sweet, sour, juicy and mel I low. We were presented one the ! other day called a ‘ banana” ap ple. It has a flavor similar to this tropical fruit, too but we thought tasted better. We think there is nothing better than ap ples grown in this section of the State. Football, in the Air Football, like Fall weather, is in the air. This was very evident around here Saturday, judging from the number who either went to the Duke-State or Georgia Carolina game. Jim Graham, loy al State College alumni, admitted that he was proud of the backfield defense of his Alma Mater, but I that what was needed wa. a tail back to do some scoring! And ' there were some Dukt fans, who ' wished for the same. Dairy Business Grows The dairy business m this ; section i.s n growing on* . Duwn at Laurel Springs on the Dough* ton-Meadows farm, vsi • :. n Lost atid 1 ou ml! chols. R .Non W . N. C." And in The Skyland Post V Jefferson, appeared the folk ing: "$200 toward for return m foliation leading to return two l.).l ack and white spot mare ponies, stolen from past at Baldwin. See G. W. Edwa West Jefferson, N. C." Mrs. Dillard, tne postmistiv.-s. at Idlewiki, read both paper.', put two and two together and got in touch with Mr. Edwards. Mr. Edwards went down to S' • Mr. Nichols, who lives some dis tance below North Wilkesboro m the Hunting Creek section and recovered his ponies, which were around 60 miles from home, Mr. Nichol. reported the ponies show ed up at Jiis place about 15 days ago. The ponies are safe at home at Baldwin now as a result of new paper dvertising. Who says it -does not pay'.1 Making His Mark! "V mg Mark Hai'uin is n -king : . k - : rly as la1 has a ; i ady . .an- 1 aking the rounds work ing la public betterment. He Cl■ 11iv o\ Here on Monday me! r ing to see about the eeiiceri 1'- be g,■, an K: lay night ; y the it parable Paul Weston undei the W : Jel son l’.-T. A. it is true that in was accompanied by ids mother and Mrs. Carl Colvard. but h ■ kept a keen eye on evcrytiiing that was being said and done! Efficiency on Parade Miss Clyde Fields, superinten dent of schools of Alleghany county was paying a business call to the office of the superintendent of schools of Ashe county and n marked that she was impressed with the efficiency of the way things are done and of the order liness of the office. She explain ed that not only was she impres sed with tin amount of work car ried out. but of the condition of the office. "That is 1 ho clemeM office 1 ever saw,” she decl All of this can be taken compliment to Mr. Hurt and his efficient secretary. Miss Edith Pierce. Your Uncle’s Staff. Some of the neices and nephews of Uncle Sam have written us Your Newspaper Serves Freedom By Serving You National W (\sl Jeffei*SOU 11 ijLtli School News Miss Elizabeth Barrett of thf State Vocational Guidunct Dr partment visited our school last week and talked to several stu dents about what they could and would like 1o do after tluy leave school. A gri at deal of good t« Cminpler News Jack Frost paid a visit In v ■ Clumpier section Sundav morn ing. and hurried up the i i mors who were already very I u-\ tak ing care of their crops. Mr. and Mrs. Everett H.unh and sons. Archie he-. E. L. Jr., and Billie, of Abingd Md., visited Mrs. Handy"? p. ei.t.- Mr and Mrs. M. Gwaltnc.s .,nd other relatives of Ashe an 1 Alleghany counties during the week ■ n I Mr. Zeb Barton, wito ha 1 . n ■ inployed at Aberdeen. M i as returned homo. Mr. Max Barton is n . em ployed at Gastonia. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cos 1 visi ted Mr. and Mrs. Frau. Ik : ton and Mr. and Mrs. Art] a Marsh recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. f r me the proud parents of a i ; b\ girl. Sandra Let. born St: 'a 11 at die Ashe Memorial f a u.i 1. Mr. and Mrs. John then - \ i-: ted Air. and Mrs \\ ii idd! a. Mr ■ M. ' i ’ Las l I Lies \ U ■ ’ /' \ * * 11 ror $ ara mrr Funeral si rvice ft r Ca' 40. of Tuckcrdale. we- 1 -Id Tue? dav morning at eleven o'clock ;it the Tuckcrdale Bapt:-t chmrh. Officiating were Kev. M. D. Hart and Elder Ed Davis. Interment was in the cemetery, the1 The deceased died at home of Troy Ham at Tucker ia: on Sunday morning. lb is suivived by hii w ft and two children. Curtis and V :non Miller and his v,other. Mi-. Jam Miller, of Tuckcrdale. lately about not receiving their papers on time and about not receiving it. period! In most cast's the papers were started on time as usual and in several ease? seem to have been delayed and even lost tit times. We appreciate you asking about it and hope there will be fewer disappointments in the future. Jefferson School News 'I': i T fid r.'on Dramateei s of the el( venth and twelfth grades have organized this year with the fol lowing ei l :et-rs: President. Alice hee Au.'tii:. vice president, »ec \\ ‘ ter Bare, treasurer. 1’et . Siaet Ti'.e ninth and tenth anti a •::! ■ i: N a other membi .. - • i ■ sponsoring a pie upp ad e ning of entert. :■ a. xt \V nesday evening. Octohe; !!. in school auditorium. The m.hlu c*(adially inv: ted <,. attend. SERVICE TO HI HI LI) AT (il.I \1).\LI on 1? There will be ;t ,-peei; ; ser vice at the Glendale S[>: mgs Bap tist church uti Surifi; v October 12. at 1:30 p m. it v. . • miimced here this \\eek. T.:■ Rev. Finley Mill*-: will 1 ■; ci nrge and Rev. Kr nk Tti. w ill bring the m> A number ol sin art pectcd to be present t'ir ' <. so. vice. The public : ■ i ally in vite.t to ;ltend. HUM II AN\(H \( l it Slock (!;n* iuicc AI IhiLm 'Misida. Klk 1 F sive \ ict > Fairground ' w ■ 1 end F-'H'> Flock, m F ng the • at 1 point s' ..mil' n\ • i; ' ' Bob. by tii: st 1 point v ■' :! In ad a crack field ,.f some ST of the nation's foremost di t : - in 1 It' laps of stock car racing at the Klk in Speedway. Sum1 v ..It. r noon. Scheduled for Ktkin's final race of the 1"47 . eason are three 10-lap he its. a 20-lap consolation and GO lap feature, longest such program o\i • to be hi Id hero. — and the first race will get under way at 3 p. m. It will be the next-to-the-last stock car race of the year in North Carolina. For best results use the Sky land Post's classified columns. PAI L WKSTON TO (.IVK COM CRT FR! (Continued Irom page 1) hearing him, ' Mrs, iiardin said. TiCKets may be bought in ad vance from ihi members of the F.-T. A., i paper. or mo be bought • ;: door n Friday night, n . PLANS OF l\SPF( TION Oi CARS \N NOl’NC 1 I > Th. ;i the e ,e ti; *> light.- .-i i i, ,;i e:a: dlept rin oa uu tIK ction and t v drive vt .ppru.vm.itoly ■ feet i , teste:-, 1:. ■ the t: mI brake, foot la.ike ..r.d pedal reserve are given a - roue; test. Then after 4-1-T t dri\ , tbe vein, k . lv the final "grading. The inspect* : checks the re,-ding on the in spection card ami grades tin ve hicle accordingly. I! it meets the minimum standard mp, -meats si; by the de[. .rtmem tiien a bin i t approvi i . . il ,, k :i the vrmlsnieUl. li tm vehii ie i , ugi lie. inspect,eii i. t.. and n ;„e 'ion that : ims,.o e owne diamond-ik - .n v . h ppr, ■ ’’M—iMMi,.. ,«VkJSI UMxii u A«!s iiY* „ >..\ t\ -nimiMyi 4 ■ . H)i; KAI 1 Furniture a . i 1 ’lan°' Che. p 1 ■ V. Bagiev, 3r . fi■ >use on i . :nu: Hill ir. Clumpier. 10-2-It:' LOST i . fo.\ hound, black with tan tv.>. white throat 1 ti'(»nt leet. A':v information to his win re ibouts notify Huh \\ ■ 1 U'lV • c.£ ward. 10-2-ltp WII i. THE ONE WHO B ROWED THE ;'AIN'T SPRAYER FROM BAD1IKE'S FUNERAL HOME. PLEASE RETURN IT. NEED SADLY FOR SALE Tobacco Stick.-. Oak Flooring Co., West J-, lit sun.
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