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Ruined Texas City
Yields More Dead
Texas City, Texas —Sullen fires
casting smoke shadows over tired
Texas City still burned Sunday
as rescue crews combed beaches
and probed haunted ruins of huge
plants for more bodies —and found
them.
Scores were found at the Mon
santo Chemical Corp, plant,
searched for the second day as it
smouldered. Eight more were re
covered from the water where
the Grandcamp exploded four
days ago and set off the chain of
blasts that killed an estimated 580
and injured 3,000 others.
Among the burning oil fires
yesterday were two benzoil tanks
at the Monsanto plant and two
crude oil storage tanks at the
Humble Tank Farm. But officials
said they believed danger from
explosions was gone.
They concentrated on relief
work, recovery of bodies, and
plans for burial and later rehabil
itation.
Eleven miles away, in Galves
ton, the Coast Guard continued
its investigation into the cause
of the initial explosion that
eventually resulted in the sink
ing of the Grandcamp, the Wil
son B. Keene and the High Fly
er; in the destruction of the mul
timillion dollar Monsanto plant.
Sure, It’s Spring!
AND IT’S TIME TO
Spring Clean
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Store your wool suits, dresses and >./
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West Jefferson N. C.
Farmers of Ashe County
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WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR
WELL TRIMMED AND SOLID
IVY and LAUREL BURLS
ONLY NUMBER ONE BURLS ACCEPTED
Carolina Briar Corporation
Telephone 127
OR
Todd Drug Company
Telephone 100-B
West Jefferson, N. Carolina
8 From where I sit... Lu Joe Marsh
y Where Cissy Spent
> ? Iler Honeymoon
Most of the young newlyweds in and except for occasional visit;-. to
aur town spend their honeymoon the Garden for a glass of
at Roundstone Lake or Jackson beer, they stayed at home getting
Fails; why the Martins even went used to married bliss.
as tar as New York City. My missus prefers traveling—
But when Cissy ('upper married and that’s her right. But trot i
the ycung Carter boy they al- where 1 sit, there's no plac
lowed as how they were going to tetter for a honeymoon- -or serene
spend their honeymoon right here. honeymoon- -than right at home—
“ There’s no place better than wilh ?««' own possessions, good
our town,” Cissy says. ‘And I’d homfc and a friendly gloss
like to start married life at home. G ‘ eer O1 t ' v<> v com-
with things Bud and 1 are used to." P-‘bion in the world.
Makes sense, come to think of it. Zj
Folks naturally left them alone;
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Husk News
L. L. Hart, Roscoe Blevins and
Quenton Hart made a business
trip to Marion, Va., last week.
Mrs. B. M. Hart, of Marion,
Va., visited Mr. and Mrs. Birchum
Wilcox and family last week end.
She also visited Mr. and Mrs.
Vaughn Hart and family.
Clarence Wilcox, visited his
family at Cager last Sunday. He
is expected to return soon.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Hart last Sunday were Mrs. B. M.
Hart and Mrs. Birchum Wilcox
and daughter, Edna, of Sturgills.
WADE E. ELLER AT
PUBLIC HEALTH MEET
Wade E. Eller, district sani
tarian, attended a meeting of the
Southern Branch of the American
Public Health Association at
Memphis, Tenn., this week.
The meeting began Sunday and
ended last night. While there Mr.
Eller was to make a study of
rural and urban sanitation.
in damage and destruction to
other industries and stores and
homes.
A good way to train children
not to play “ring around the
bathtub,’’ is to place a bath brush
for tub-scrubbing in easy reach
ing distance.
Wiley Senter Is
Buried On Mon.
Funeral service for Wiley Sen
ter, of Crumpler, was held Mon
day morning at eleven o’clock at
the Senter Primitive Baptist
church. Officiating was Rev. G.
C. Burkett. Interment was in
the Sentex- cemetery.
Mr. Senter succumbed at his
home at Crumpler Saturday
night at the age of 72 years. He
was the son of the late Mary Rose
and Drury Senter and was mar
ried to Mrs. Belle Senter, who
survives. In addition to his wife,
he is survived by four daughters,
Misses Mabel, Dema, Nora and
Ella Senter.
CHANGES MADE IN
CHURCH SCHEDULE
Rev. Leo V. Bagley, pastor of
the South Fork Primitive Baptist
church, has announced a schedule
for church services for this week
end. Service will be held Sat
urday at 2:30 p. m. and on Sun
day at 11:00 a. m. instead of the
regular time of the first Satur
day.
In order to hold regular serv
ices at the South Fork church,
the pastor pointed out that the
building needs to be repaired and
asked that all members ox- friends
who wished to contribute to con
tact the pastor at Burgess Furni
ture Store here.
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... a fleet of fine new Greyhound coaches
to bring the travel luxury you’ve been promised
Mr. and Mrs. Traveler, the finer transportation we promised you will soon be rolling
your way! Coming off the assembly line are gleaming “Silversides” coaches which
will set a new high in highway travel.
As Spring merges with Summer, more and more of these new buses will increase the I XTOX BUS TERMIXAL
•. enjoyment of vacation throngs. And Greyhound travelers will enjoy the extra com-
fort and efficiency of more than 100 new improvements .. . ranging from wider, heat- Phone 90 W. Jefferson. X. C.
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I air conditioning, diesel-powered motors, and a new, eye-pleasing color scheme.
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Watch for the new coaches. They are the forerunners of the new highway travel '
pleasure that you want . . . that you deser/e . . . that you will have!
THE SKYLAND POST, WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
Hodges-Miller
Vows Are Spoken
Miss Hazel Miller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Miller, of West
Jefferson, became the bride of
William R. Hodges, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Hodges, of Banner
Elk, on Saturday, April 5, at the
Presbyterian Manse in Banner
Elk. Rev. Lacy Moffett perform
ed the single ring ceremony.
During the ceremony “I Love
You Truly” was played softly by
Mrs. Lacy Moffett, pianist, and
Irvin Moffett, violinist. Only a
few friends of the bride were
present.
For her nuptials, the bride wore
a powder blue wooled street
length dress, with navy blue ac
cessories. She wore a shoulder
corsage of red rosebuds.
Mrs. Hodges graduated from
West Jefferson high school and
Grace Hospital School of Nurs
ing, where she is now employed.
Mr. Hodges received his edu-
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WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
Mrs. Black Is
Hostess To YWA
The YWA of the West Jeffer
son Baptist church held their
regular meeting on Friday night
at the home of Mrs. Roscoe Black,
with two visitors, Miss Mary
Esthex- Graybeal and Mrs. James
Haire, Jr., present.
Miss Flossie Haire was in
charge of the program and Mrs.
Black led the devotionals. The
theme for the months was “Cen
tennial Christianity.” The follow
ing stories were given: “Unfor
gettable Rachel” by Mrs. Irene
Dixon; “What Can I Say,” by
Dorothy Dean Campbell and
“Will Someone Hear My Cry” by
Mrs. Couch Brown.
cation at Cranberry high school.
He served 42 months with the
armed forces overseas.
The couple plan to make their
home in Banner Elk.
Miss Elizabeth Oliver presided
during the business session.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. J. E. Brad
shaw, May 16.
For quick results, use the Sky
land Post’s classified columns.
Attention Builders
Cement will not be as plentiful
this Summer as it is now - - -
Then, there will be
a heavy demand
for
Cement Blocks
PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW!
Ashe Block Co.
West Jefferson N. Carolina
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1947
Tobacco farmers are being en
couraged by their county agents
to buy spraying and dusting
equipment to be used in treat
ing tobacco plant beds with fer
mate for the control of blue mold.
A rush on such equipment might
come lat?i in the season.