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PAGE TWO Allen Returns From Work On Famed Highway YLocal Man Spent Some Time In Costa Rica And Panama. Read Paper The Pan-American highway is agoing to be one of the world’s imost famous highways when it is ‘completed, James Allen, Jr., a -former West Jefferson young -man, who has been doing con struction work on this gigantic road in Costa Rica and Panama, -stated while in town recently. Mr. Allen has returned to the • states to live and will reside in Durham, N. C., where his father •is located. “That was a great ’ experience and I’ll write some thing for you about the Pan- - Amercian highway,” he told a Post reporter. Mr. Allen spent the past year sand a half down there working <*Tid he said that one of the things enjoyed most was The Skyland 3?ost. “I got it regularly and believe Tne I enjoyed reading it,” he said. ' r ’ , ln fact all of the boys in our ‘-■section read the paper because xt was about the only paper our received and there you get “very little outside world news.” In connection with the paper, ihe said that he had read The Post at an altitude of 11,400 feet. "I bet there is not another sub- • scriber who has read the paper ■at such an altitude,” he declared. “Yes, of course, it was very "cold up there and the air was ex tremely light.” WHAT IS HITLER’S OUTCOME, Hitler thinks he is very smart Uncle Sam will stop his cart Hitler may think war is fun Until Uncle Sam raises his gun. Hitler, I suppose, will be surpris ed •When on his land our flag will rise. Hitler may have on his shoulders More than he can oack; ■Just wait until Uncle Sam takes his crack. By Ella Mae Woodie Transou, N. C. CONTRIBUTIONS TO RED CROSS WAR DRIVE (Continued from Page One) W. D. Huffman. Jesse Dixon, Q, W. Stump, C. A. •Shade Bare, Mrs. Helen Baker, M. F. Denny, Mrs. A. L. Cox. A. L. Cox. Frank McMillan. Worth Miller, Bill Eller. Mrs. J. H. Wagoner. Hadley Farrington, -J. R. Colvard, Alvis Baker, Mrs. W. H. McMillan, H. T. Goodman, Mrs .B. R. Poe. Joe Hartsoe, Mrs. Poe Pierce, Mrs. R. L. Haynes, Mrs. Carl B’evins. Carl B’evins, -all SI.OO each. Mrs. Ruth Gambill. Frank Mc- Millan. E. F. Gambill and Mrs. Joe Pierce, $2.00 each; Worth Miller. $5.00; Scott Cox, $2.50; Mrs. Mary Ann Fletcher, A. C. Jones. Patner Fletcher, Blaine 'Tomlinson. A. H. Church, George Hartzog, J. T. Caudill, G. H. Fletcher, R. B. Johnston, Worth Phillips, S. E. Phillips, all SI.OO jeach. J. H. Miller. 1.00; Mr. and Mrs. Q. N. Dickson, 2.00; Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Duncan. 10.00; Mrs. Gorda 'C. Boney, 3.00; Mrs. Boyd Rich ardson. 5.00; Steward Duncan, Arthur Blevins. Harley Blevins, Ray Lyle, Edgar Barker, Hyte Blevins, Homer Pope. J. C. Brown. L. C. Vannov. Carl Har din. Mrs. C. R. Goswick, all SI.OO each. M-. and Mrs. P. G Wrteht. 1000; G G. Hodge. 5.00; Q. R. Little, 2.00. Charlie Miller, W. T. Doling ■er, Frank Price, Will A. Ham, Rosco Eldreth, Anci l Woodie, Henry Stike, Melvin Richardson, B .O Dolinger, Mrs. W. M. Lit tle, Fred Elliott, Mrs. B. O. Dol inger, all SI.OO each. Mrs. M. V. Snercer. 2.00; Mrs. *U. O. Perrv, Gilliam Weaver. L. ~8. Ham, all SI.OO each; A Con tribution, 25.00. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Smithey, ’TW; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bare, '5.00; Estelle Bare, 1.00; James Allen. Jr., 10.00: Mrs. Laura Goss, 'S.OO Edith Young, 1.00; Mr. and ’Mrs. I. R. Young, 2.00; Mr. and ’Mrs. John A. Weaver, 10.00; An- Eller, LOO; J. T. McLaurin, Mr. Garfield Clark. Mrs. Cecil ’E. Miller, Mrs. J. A. Craft, Willie Poe, Mrs. J- F. Scott, all 1.00 -each. Mrs. J. K. Hunter, 5.00; Big Hidge School, 3.00; Mr. and Mrs. George Oliver, 10.00; Mrs. Nor jtsan Hege, 2.00; Walter Joines, Jr., Herbert Joines, Mrs. Demp sey Walters, Mr. Ed Greer, all I. each; L. M. Faw, 2.00. Mrs. E. F. Scott, Mrs. Swanson Edwards, W. F. Speaks, Mrs. J. ‘C. Dancy, F. T. Rose, Mr. Chas. Q. Smith, all 1.00 each; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dent, 5.00; Mr. and Mr-s. Arthur Frazier, 5.00; H. M. I Bare, 5.00; E. F. Scott, 2.00; T. G. Miller, 5.00; Buffalo School, Tree top, 44.15; Mrs. Eula M. Hardin, 10.00. Robert Colvard, Mrs. Lawson Houck, J. L. Houck, Wayne Fer guson, Robert Johnson, Mattie Hardin, Dean Wilcox, Myrtle Houck, Grant Houck, Wint Gen try, all 1.00 each. Rev. T. J. Houck, 5.00; R. S. Stevens, 1.25; Paul Holman, Hill A A ASHE COUNTY Red Cross War Fund Quota IS SHORT SIBOO Our Campaign Opened March stli And We Want To End It April sth With Our Quota Os $4,300 Raised Ashe County men are in the midst of the fighting in North Africa, Cas ualty lists are beginning to come thru. They are gloriously fighting for a better world. Ashe County can do its duty by these men by contributing generously to the Red Cross War Fund. Time Is Short - Give Now This Urgent Appeal Is Sponsored By The Following: BELK’S DEPT. STORE ASHE HARDWARE CO. CAROLINA BRIAR CORP. W. J. PARTS CO. DR. J. K. HUNTER CENTRAL HDW. CO. McNEILL’S STORE BADGER’S FUNERAL HOME BURGESS FURNITURE CO. VArl ™, w „ IRA T - JOHNSTON RHODES FURNITURE CO. YATES STORE, Warrensville T. G. MILLER FAUCETTE’S 5 & 10c STORE E. E. JONES’ STORE REINS-STURDIVANT PARKER’S STORE SMITHEY’S STORE GRAYBEAL’S DRUG STORE A FRIEND ASHE MOTOR CO. BLACKBURN’S DEPT. STORE NORTHWESTERN BANK SEGRAVES MOTOR CO., Lansing B F COOK JOIN it; 17 i r\ • JOIN • War rund Drive » REDCROSS REMISS lentry, Will Gentry, Mrs. Ola Campbell, Hilt Campbell, Mrs. Lottie Burkett, Bob Hardin, all 1.00 each. Mrs. Grant Dollar, 10.00; Bald- I win School, 28.56; Mrs. Winnie i Church, 2.00 Mrs. George Shep i ’herd, 1.00; Blanche Pugh, 5.00; Miss Minnie Haire, 5.00; C. C. Dixon, 5.00; Dale Atwood, 5.00; . Mildred Cox, 5.00; Hazel Taylor, L 5.00; T. M. Tucker, 2.00; Miss Ma- THE SKYLAND POST. WEST JEFFERSON. N. C. ry Carolyn Price, 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worden, 2.00. Paul Reeves, 1.00; Beulah Car ter, 5.00; Nannie Lee Tucker, 1.00; Mrs. Worth Sweet, 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hurt, 10.00; Bower Gentry, 2.00. Kate Dixon, 5.00 Bluford Reed, 1.00; L. T. Reed, 1.00; W. T. Woodie, 5.00; Thomas Colvard, 1.00. Mrs. Mae Dickson, 3.00; Mrs. Bettie Moore, 4.00; Mrs. S. H. Yearick, 1.00. Bryan Pennington, 1.00; Mrs. Bryan Pennington and Stephen, 2.00; Alta Perkins, 10.00; Richard Roe, 1.00; Martha Roe, 1.00. Mrs. J. W. Sullivan, 1.00; Lex ie Kilby, 1.35; Paul Weaver, 5.00; James A. Graybeal, 5.00; Ina Mae Oliver, 2.00; Etta Oliver, 1.00; Mrs. J. L. Hudler, 1.00; Mrs. J. W. Lyalls, 1.00. PROMINENT WILKES CITIZEN PASSES SAT. North Wilkesboro J. T. Pre vette, 58, one of Northwestern North Carolinas most prominent citizens, died Saturday night at his home in Wilkesboro. He had not been seriously ill, but during the past few months had suffered heart attacks. He THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1943 had retired Saturday night and was sleeping when the fatal at tack occurred. Funeral service was held Tues day afternoon, at three o’clock, at Wilkesboro Baptist Church of which Mr. Prevette was a mem ber. The body laid in state from 1 until 3 o’clock. Burial was in the family plot in Mountain Park Cemetery. Rev. Howard J. Ford, pastor, conducted the service.
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