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Attend Meeting
Representatives from the VFW
posts in Ashe and Alleghany
counties were among those at
tending the district meeting of
Veterans of Foreign Wars, at
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Lenoir, Sunday.
The meeting was called by
Thomas H. Broughton, State j
VFW judge-advocate, for the |
purpose of forming and electing |
officers for the new 15th dis i
trict of the VFW.
The nation has 33 million full
time homemakers.
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VISIT US FOR
Holiday Eats
We Expect To Have
Oangerines
and Tranges
We Carry Staple Groceries
OF ALL KINNDS
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! Kuv your j\uts
and ("audit's Here!
AND WHILE HERE
Have Us Service Your Car.
We Handle Shell Products
Lansing*
Ray Clark’s Store
N. C.
Mark Haire, Idlrwild
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Electrical Appliances
We an* expectin';' a number
of practical electrical appli
ances. which will solve your
gift problems. Onr electrical
appliances make special gift
values.
May we surest
• Electric Heaters
• Electric Irons
• Radios
Mrs. Maggie Graybeal, Todrt
Segraves Motor Co. II
Owned and Operated by
MR. & MRS. ERNEST SEGRAVES
Warrensville. N. C'.
Krider Funeral
Is Held At Todd
Was Killed In Action In Mu
nich Germany; Military
Rites Conducted
Funeral service was conducted
from Blackburn’s Chapel at Todd
last Wednesday afternoon at 1:30
o’’clock for Pfc. J. C. Krider, 19,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krider
of Todd, who was killed in action
in Munich, Germany, on April
14, 1945. He was in the 179th In
fantry with the 7th Army.
Rev. Ernest Stevens, Rev. R.
H. Snead and Rev. Ed Black
burn were in charge of the ser
vice, and members of the Amer
ican Legion in Watauga and Ashe
counties took part in the grave
side rites in the McGuire ceme
tery.
The active pallbearers were Ed
McGuire, R. i5. Barber, Charles
Krider, Joe Bledsoe, E. F. King,
Jr., and Claud Winebarger. Hon
orary World War I and II, J. T.
Capps, John Hardin, Hoyle
Stringer, Earl Weaver, Ford Coop
er. William Walters, Gordon
Whitner, J. R. Gentry, John
Woodruff, Blan Little, Ross Jones,
Cledford McGuire, Armon Hal
sey, Bud Stringer, Gilmer Bled
soe, Coy Mikeal, Buddy Cooper,
Jack Luther. Shirley Jones, Jr.
Cox. Max Miller, John Clawson,
Fred Holman. Eston Greene, Mer
rill Norris, R. E. Kelley, M. C.
Abshcr, L. P. Colvard, Edd Barr,
H. M. Bledsoe, Thea Luther,
Lionel Ward and a number of
others with names unknown.
Flower girls were: Misses Lil
lian Parker, Betty Mikeal, Joe
and Jean Bledsoe, Lorainc and
Helen Graham. Mary Nell Hol
man. Delois Stevens, Mildred
McGuire, Lorine Snead and Sel
ma Walters, Mesdames Edwin
McGuire. R. B. Barber, Merrill
Norris. Cliff Wilcox, Max Miller,
Bennie Wilcox, Howard Gragg,
Kcrmit Wilcox. John F. Greene,
Charles Krider. Roger Holman
and J. B. Ragan.
In addition to the parents he
is survived by three sisters. Mrs.
Don Walters, of Jefferson, Mrs.
J. T. Brown, of Todd. Mrs. For
rest A. Greene. Rt. 2. Boone and
one brother, W. F. Krider, of
Now Hassocks
Have New Uses
Things are happening to has
socks! A hassock today, in addi
tion to being a very comfortable
seat suitable for the living room,
bedroom or den, may turn out to
be a shoe rack when opened—
for manufacturers are building
shoe compartments into the com
modious interiors of the new
hassocks which come in a variety
of shapes and sizes. Record racks
built into the hassock's interior
provide storage space for 70 to
100 records and the padded sides
of the hassocks give protection
against breakage. Sewing cab
inets, stocking compartments,
toy chests and game chests are
other variations of the hassock
theme.
For quick results, use the Sky
and Post's classified columns.
i ou J1 Want lo l>e Prepared
For those Holiday Dinners
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LET rs SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS
We have an ample supply of
Staple Groceries
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AS WELL AS
Oranges - Apples ■ Grapes
Assorted A nts and Candies
Special Fruit Cakes
WE LL ALSO HAVE SPECIAL GIFT
SELECTIONS, SUCH AS
Cosmetic Sets — Towel Sets — Pillow Cases
While here, see us about your winter feeds.
For the Men
We have a very good selection of
Men’s Dress shirts. See them at this
low price.
$2.50
Dad will love a new hat. And don’t
say we can’t fit him, for we have all
sizes, priced from —
$2.93 - $5.93
B. and 0. Grocery
LANSING, N. C.
GOOD JOB . . . How would you
like the job of delivering boxes of
mistletoe during the Christmas
| season? Nice work—if you can
! get it.
Columbus Unlucky
On Christmas Eve
America’s first Christmas was
celebrated by Christopher Colum
bus. It happened on Christmas eve
of the memorable year 1492.
| Columbus was planning to observe
I the Feast of the Nativity with the
Indian chieftain, Guacanagari. who
ruled over the island of Haiti. Al
ready he had received fine presents
from the chief who he believed to
be great Khan of Cipagno, that
fabulous realm of the Orient Colum
bus mistakenly thought he had
found.
But Columbus’ plans went wrong.
He was so tired from long watches
while the Santa Maria cruised the
island channels that he retired to
his cabin for a nap. While he was
sleeping, the next in command also
decided to take a rest and went be
low. The helmsman, as tired as the
others, decided that he deserved a
rest as much as they and turned the
tiller over to a cabin boy.
i Abandon Ship.
Tho worst happened. Within a
few minutes tiio Santa Maria was
I fast on a roof. Tho militia surf
drove tho ship higher and Ivchor
upon tlio n of and oponod hrr roams
t Soon sho f. II over on hor side and
, tho wator ponrod into hor loll Cn
lumb’.i.1 and tho mow wore forood to
seek refuge on his other ship, the
Sana
Karlv next monona Col whiis
root wto-r! of tin1 v. rook to Cl’:of
Guncaiiagnri. Prmrrtlv tho chief
sent a message to Columbus assur
ing him that ho would give him all
the assistance poss'hle.
I Tho noble chief’ain was hotter
' than his word. He assembled a
great flotilla of canoes and dos
! patched them to tho Santa Maria to
| bring all its valuables ashore. Amid
the cargo the natives saw many
, things that made their eyes open
wide with envy. Yet so strong was
their friendship for the white men
and so careful Guacanagari’s su
pervision that not a single article
was stolen.
Christmas Banquet.
After the last article had been
I brought ashore, Guacanagari had
I another plan. His guests had missed
I Christmas, but there was no reason
why Columbus and the men should
not enjoy the finest banquet he and
his followers could provide.
There was game from the woods,
lobster and fish from the sea: and
all sorts of tropical fruits and vege
tables. A thousand natives danced
in Columbus' honor after the feast
ing and the climax of the cere
monies came when the chief brought
out a coronet of gold and placed it
upon Columbus’ head. There were
also presents of gold for the crow.
In the journal which ho was keep
ing for Ferdinand and Isabella. Co
lumbus wrote: "Those people love
their neighbors as themselves: their
discourse is ever sweet and gentle,
and accompanied by a smile. I
swear to your majesties, there is
not in the world a better nation or
land.”
Secret Gifts Left
By St. Nicholas
The story of how St. Nicholas be
came associated with secret gift
giving, and even today comes co
vertly at night to leave his pres
ents, is one of the most important
in the history of his life.
Once upon a time there was a
man with three daughters, all of
them wishing to marry, but with no
dowry forthcoming. Sorry, indeed,
was their plight. Their father had
about decided to sell them as slaves,
but the good St. Nicholas heard of
it, and filling a purse with gold,
went quietly by night to their home.
Seeing a window open, he threw in
the bag of gold and then stole away
in the night. This money enabled
the eldest daughter to marry. A
second and a third time St. Nich
olas made the trip and finally all
three daughters were married.
After the saint's third trip, the
girls’ father, who had been watch
ing to see who brought the gifts,
ran after St. Nicholas and thanked
him for his kindness. St. Nicholas
made him promise not to divulge
his gift-giving and after that he al
ways deposited his presents so se
I
cretlv that no one ever saw him. j
Yet people knew, somehow, that it *
was he *Ao brought gifts during the j
night, and so whenever they found I
a package mysteriously delivered
they instantly exclaimed, “S.. Nich- j
olas has brought it!” 1
Good Pictures I
Are Featured
It is not necessary to spend a'
great deal of money in order to
have attractive pictures on your
walls. Many handsome repro- \
ductions in impeccably good
taste are available. Pictures may,
be chosen purely as accents or
to please the whim of the user.j
CARD OF THANKS
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We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their many
acts of kindness and expressions
of sympathy during the burial
of our son and brother, J. C.:
Krider. The floral tributes, and
services of members of the Wa
tauga and Ashe counties Posts of!
the American Legion were es-j
pecially appreciated. I
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krider
and children. I
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When a picture is hung alone it
must be large enough for the
space it is to fill. Pictures should
be hung so the center of the pic
ture is at eye level. Grouping'of
pictures is a new decorating
practice and a series of small
prints may be arranged to out
line an object, turn a corner be
hind a furniture grouping or
dramatize a setting.
Americans will spend more
than $50,000,000 this year for
stamps to mail their Christmas
cards. This provides about one
twentieth of the Post Office De
partment’s total annual stamp
revenue.
Flakes of cellophane are used
to provide “snow” on Christmas
cards.
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CONTACT
J. E. Bare, Bare’s Grocery
EAST JEFFERSON
PHONE 69-F-12
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So Lay-A-Way That
Christmas Gift!
We Have A Good Selection, Designed Especially For M
The Holiday Happiness Of Everyone On Your List.
Put Jewelry
Under Their
Christmas Tree
She’ll never keep you waiting . . .
and she'll think of you “on the hour”
with a dainty wrist watch to remind
her. IJudget payments easily arrang
ed.
Priced from 822.50 up
Ladies’ Birthstone
Rings - 85.50 up
Cameo Brooeli Pin
812.00
Baby Rings
81.50
Crosses & Lockets
83.95 up
This is it! You know it! Whv not
make this the most memorable yet
. . . by presenting her with your en
gagement ring. Ask to see our match
ed sets.
Priced from 852.50-.S500
$
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King Edwards
Plated Silver
$44.50
Pearls
$5.00 up
Baby Bracelets
$2.95
Expansion Bracelets |
With Lockets
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Margaret Rose Silver with Chest
Tax Included - 8105.00
For Him
For That Special Someone You’ll “f
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Want One Of Our Exquisitely Design
eel Wrist Watches from $27.50 up }
Ronson Cigarette
Lighters
$6.50 ■ $10.00
Combination
Lighter-Case
$14.50
Bill Folds
$4.50 up
Men’s
Wedding Bands
$10.95 up
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Parker Fountain
Pens
$5.00
Watch Chains
$7.95 up
And Many Other Items
Wiles Jewelry
DON WILLES, MANAGER ,
WEST JEFFERSON,
NORTH CAROLINA