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$2.50 a Year in Ashe County
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDA1
Christmas Seal Sale Is Now Underway In County
Cooperation O f
Public Is Asked
To Raise Funds
Schools Are Again Aiding In
Drive To Stamp Out
Tuberculosis
Cooperation in the 42nd annu
al Christmas Seal sale has been
good, Mrs. A. B. Hurt, county
chairman of the drive, stated
this week. Mrs. Hurt said that
participation in the bond drive,
which was conducted throughout
the county last week, was ex
cellent.
“Fight for the Fifth Freedom,
Freedom from Disease,” is the
slogan of the drive, as it opened
in the schools Monday.
The health committee in let
ters to teachers throughout the
county, listed the following aids
designed to elevate the health
standard of Ashe county school
children: aid in sanitation pro
jects. lunch room needs, sub
scriptions to Hygeia, lunch aid
for needy children, first aid sup
plies. essay project and bold
day.
Last year the following pro
jects were completed by the
committee. Mrs. Hurt stated:
$252.50 turned over to the Board
of Education for use on drinking
fountains and sanitation projects;
seven chest X-rays for indigent
patients: $222.04 for tuberculosis
welfare cases and $200.00 for
current sanitation projects.
In addition to the school seal
sale and the personal contact
bond sale, a mail seal sale will be
conducted, Mrs. Hurt pointed
out.
Aeed Attention
Systems
*• A n rdortriml wiring SVStCTTl
is no better than its poorest
part. " says H. I). Quessenberry.
countv agent for the State Col
lege Extension Service. "A new
extension, an outlet, switch or
1 ieht — any of these, if installed
amateurishly, can make a safe
wiring svstem dangerous"
The National Safety Council
recommends that electrical wir
ing extensions as well as the
original wiring system be in
spected by a qualified person.
When used safely, electricity
brings happiness to the entire
family and helps to take the
backache out of routine farm
chores.
Even tiie best wiring system
needs a little attention now and
then. Outside, you should cheek
^ frequently for broken insulators,
frayed insulation and loose or
sagging wires that may contact
trees or other (.instructions.
Inside buildings, watch for
loose outlets or switches, loose
clamps at junction, damaged in
sulation or worn fixtures. Ap
pliance cords need frequent at
tention. When defective, di card
or repair them immediately.
When a fuse "blows." some
thing is wrong — too much load
on the circuit or a short circuit
some hi re. Locate and remove
the source of the trouble before
inserting a new fuse and then be
sure to use the proper size.
There is too much power pack
ed into e lectric wires to gamble
with. Don't delay repair — it
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A Tribute
To The Clergy
AVe take this opportun
ity to pay public tribute
to the clergy of this com
munity. In times of great
sorrow, they are the
source of spiritual con
solation to the bereaved
family. In the rendering
of our service, we have
always found them co-op
erative, friendly, anxious
to do everything they
can for the family. They
reflect great credit upon
their noble profession.
Badger’s
Funeral Home
West Jefferson, N. C., Phone 20
Will See The Children Here Sat.
This little girl is telling Santa she has been good. All
the children in this area will have an opportunity to do
the same when he comes to West Jefferson. Saturday.
Bi<£ Christmas Business
Predicted For Merchants
Tlioiifijhout The C o u n try!
Predictions Are That Sales
Which Reached $12,641,
000,000 Will Be Passed
Now York -— Merchants/ ex
pect this Christmas season to be
the biggest ever—but tor the
first time since the war they'll
be making a real bid for busi
ness.
Last December retail sales
reached a staggering total of $12.-1
641,000.(100—tho highest for any
month on record. j
This year mercnanv- are confi- j
dent December sales will be ev
en better. Some forecasters set
the gain at 10 to 15 per cent over
a year ago. saying they expect
sales to reach about $14,000,000,-.
000. |
Besides the high level of na
tional income, retailers give
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Color, Drama In
Christmas Cards
Shown This Year
Action, Color Enhanced By
Unusual Lighting Effects
Make Them Different
The new Yuletide greetings
are exciting as a stage designer’s
crayon sketches for a gigantic
Christmas play.
There’s a pageant - like, thea
trical air to the 1948 Christmas
cards as they re-create the mag
nificient scenes of our centuries
old Yuletide traditions.
The emphasis in this season’s
cards is on story-telling designs
costumed in bold and vivid col
ors, their drama enhanced by
impressionistic lighting effects.
One typical and striking card
portrays the gaunt, awed faces
of two ragged shepherds blanch
ed by the blinding illumination
from the heavens on that first
Christmas Eve.
Even the modern scenes bring
to life moments of Yuletide
drama — Santa pulling on his
boots at midnight — the first
gleam of candle-light on spark
ling Christmas tree ornaments . .
the astonished, ecstatic smile of
a child on Christmas morning.
But while this season’s Christ
mas cards gain a delightful fresh
ness from the new style, their
themes remain staunchly tradi
tional. This year's most popular
designs are those portraying
familiar and well loved Yuletide
symbols—“Candies, holly, and
mistletoe; Christmas trees and
lots of snow,” as one cards rhy
mes it.
“These themes are favorites
because they still express the
average American’s conception
of the ideal Christmas,” observes
Sell Your Tobacco
in
West Jefferson
and be sure to
Attend The Big
Tobacco Festival
Saturday, Nov. 27
G. F, P. Chevrolet Co,,
WEST JEFFERSON,
N. C.
Motor Vehicle Inspection
Lane Scheduled To Return
To West Jefferson Dec. 15
It Is Estimated That There
Are Around 200 Cars 1
Yet Uninspected !
Roy Phillips, supervisor of the
North Carolina Mechanical In-1
spection Lane, said that the lanej
would return to West Jefferson |
and Ashe county one more time
this year. Mr. Phillips stated that
the lane, which left last week,
will be back December 15 for
several days. i
Last Wednesday afternoon, lane
officials reported that there are ^
Greeting Card Publishers. "How-1
ever simple his Christmas card
may appear, these universal
symbols add to his holiday
greeting a sense of all the color
fid Christmastime tradition and
good will of centuries.”
approximately 200 vehicles in
Ashe county that had not been
through the lane for the initial
inspection. They stated that this
is in accordance with the total
number of cars registered in the
county.
Mr. Phillips stated that he had
received good cooperation from
the people of Ashe county but
that he wanted to urge all vehi
cle owners to bring their car or
truck to the lane when it re
turns in December.
Americans will spend more
than Sfxl.OOO.OOO 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.
Progress Made
I n Agricultural
Training Work
Class At Jefferson Leading h
Parkway Federation; La
cey Is Instructor
The Agriculture Department at
Jefferson has added a great deal
of teaching aids during the past
year and is now able to offer a
well balanced program in Voca
tional Agriculture.
“The boys taking agriculture
are to be commended for their
interest and fine work as the
Jefferson department won the
Parkway Federation as the out
standing department last year
and are now leading at this time
all the other departments in the
Parkway Federation this year.
The Parkway Federation in
cludes all schools having agri
cultural departments in Wilkes,
Alleghany, Watauga, Avery, Mit
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Tobacco
in
West Jefferson
Attend The Festival
Sat., November 27
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f West Jefferson merchants make every effort to supply
? your needs. Do your Christmas shopping here, where West
$ Jefferson merchants are ready and happy to serve you.
THIS BANK IS ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS.
THIS IS YOUR BANK.
First National Bank
West Jefferson,
Member of Federal Deposit Ins. Corp.
J. L. SEGRAVES, Cashier
N. C.