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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Only 243 Local Registrars
Drawn in First 5000 Num-
bers. Quota About ITO.
BOARD TO GET LIST

day and yesterday was conferred
around the national draft lottery
that was held in Washington
when 5000 numbers were drawn,
in capsule form, out of large
fishbow1.
Interest was particularly keen
because the order in which the
numbers were drawn in Washing
ton determines the order in which
the 2227 men registered in Ashe
county will be selected for one
years military training.
Yesterday hundreds of men ga
thered at the courthouse to find
their serial numbers that had
been assigned by the local draft
board and to check the list of or
der numbers that were printed
in the daily papers Wednesday.
Drawing was not completed
until yesterday morning and
therefore all numbers were not
available until today. The local
draft board expects to receive an
official list of these order num-
bers from Washington within the
next few days.
At that time an order number
will be assigned to each draftee
and these numbers will deter
mine the order in which men are
called to colors.
To Send Questionnaires
The board will also get a sup
ply of questionnaires that are to
be sent to all registrants. The
missionaries will be sent out at
the rate of about so per day and
those receiving them have five
days to fill them out and return
them. The board will then clas-
sify each registrant in one of four
classes, depending on the job
held, dependents and physical
condition, and the order number
does not mean he will be called
to service.
It is estimated that the coun-
tvs quota for the first 100000
men will be about SIS and ITO for
the first 100000 who are to be
drafted by next June.
Calculations estimate that the
first $50 order numbers will sup
ply enough men for the first
100000 men.
This calculation may not have
definite application in Ashe coun-
ty because only q of the 2221
serial numbers in the county
were drawn in the first $50 order
numbers, SO for the first 1000
90 for the first two thousand ano
243 for the first three thousand.
Although the highest serla
number in the national lottery
is 5000, only those numbers be-
low 1928 will affect Ashe county
registrants.
There are a total of 6,175 draft
boards in the United States, anc
155 in North Carolina. In other
words, there are SITS registrants
for each order number drawn.
The Post regrets that all Of
these order numbers were not
available in time for publication
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31

GRADUATED sugar is now being
processed successfully from sor-
ghum cane in the United States
Department of Agriculture field
station at Starksville, Mississippi.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
Is,stssA = n rs
ASHE COUNTY

is the ir-conditioned. section Of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 900 to- $500 feet
above sea level. twenty-five miles
Of the PARKWAY run through
the county. r.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-10-31
BELKvE-n-oR-NOT

The Skyland Post is the only
paper IN North Carolina having
an audited circulation of over
three times the total population
of the town in. which it is pub
lished.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-15
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
1.-THE Authority on Authorities"

have shown at least about three
or three and a half high card
tricks. in justifying his bid OF
4-Hearts. North argued that
South should have~let the 4-Clubs
come up to him to decide whether
to bid any more against it, which
he would not have done.
South was wrong on two counts
North's hand could not possibly
have been that big. as he passed
originally. South should not have
gone on except with strength
above the minimum shown by his
opening, which he surely did not
possess. When North. following
his redouble. bid diamonds over
2-Clubs. he showed he had hoped
the opponents would bid that suit
so he could double it. When he
later showed the heart fit. 1t was
only secondary. Sacrificing away
500 points when the vulnerable
opponents had not bid a game
was too much.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-15

onset with fever, tender, swollen
Joints, sweats and rapid pulse.
The most serious permanent
effect of rheumatic fever is the
damage to the heart.
Often Mild
During the course of infection,
all of the structures of the heart
are involved, including the valves,
the heart muscle, and the covering
or pericardium. Many of these
cases are mild and with proper
rest and care may escape perma-
nent damage. This type of infec-
ton may remain active for months
and during that time certain struc-
lures may be permanently dam
aged, the most common being the
damage to the valves of the heart.
The individual who has rheu-
matte heart disease should seek
the advice of his physician con-
corning his diet, rest, and the
amount of physical strain he is to
be permitted. He should strive to
arrange his scheme of living so
that he will reduce as much as
possible the physical and mental
strain upon the heart. Life can be
extended to or beyond the normal
expectancy in a large percentage
of these cases if an intelligent out
look with cooperation between pa
tient and physician is maintained.
Improve diet by adding milk,
eggs, fresh meat, green vegcta-
bles, and either tomato juice or
citrus fruits daily, experimenting
the diet with cod liver oil. Avoid
exposure to cold, damp weather by
dressing warmly. These children
should not be sent 20 open air
schools.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-15
aE HAS THE SANE HAND

If \ PLAYER. who once passed
mis- chance t. open the bidding.
later makes 4 strong jump bid.
double or re,;cuble ot some kind, it
should not miSleaG his partner
into believing ne has a powerful
holding. He still has the same
nand which he passed. and moth
ing he ever does can make that
hand as strong as one which
would be shown by an original bid.
though il may have certain dis
tributional values and be some
where near to an initial bid hand
oravar1llv
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-15

EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Cicndening has
seven p; nIphlets which can be obtained by
reader. Each pamphlet sells for 20 cents.
For ANY one pamphlet desired. send 10
cents IN coin. and a self-addrcssed envelope
stamped with thrcc-cent stamp. to DR..
logan Clendening. in care of this paper.
The pamphlets are: Three Weeks Reduc-
ing Diet Indigestion and Constipation.
Reducing and Gaining. Infant Feed
ing Instructions for the Treatment 81
Diabetes" Feminine Hygiene" and The
Care Of the Hair and Skin.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-15

Dr.. Clendcning will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-15

heart disease has long been rec
ognized. 1t has likewise been
observed for many years that
chorea, commonly termed "St.
Vitus Dance" is frequently a fore
runner Of heart disease. Rheu-
matte fever should not be confused
with the lay term of "rheuma-
tism," which is an all-inclusive
term, including all types Of pains
il the extremities.
General Foe
This disease is no respecter of
age, sex or race. 1t is seen more
commonly for the first time be-
tween the ages of five and twelve
years. The younger individuals
are likely to have mild rheumatic
Joint involvement and more severe
heart complications, while adults
suffer greater joint involvement
and lesser cardiac damage.
The child may have only a mild
fever, occasional nose bleed, with
pains in the extremitlcs which
may be passed off as growing
pains. He may be i'll from the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
DIES and CRUSADERS
VS.. CAPITAL

While Rep. Martin Dies 3D., Texas,
teamed with the Grundy county, Ten
nessee Crusaders" in attacking the
Highlander Folk school at Monteagle,
Tenn, Washington society rallied to
the support of the labor school.
Dies, leaving here for speech in
Chattanooga, Tenn, promised report
ers ominously that he would look
into" charges that the school is a
"communistic institution"
While Dies was making his speech
in Chattanooga, Washington folk flock
ed to an affair sponsored by Mrs.
Roosevelt, Secretary and Mrs. Cordell
Hull, Secretary and Mrs. Ickes, Mrs
Clifford Pinchot, U. S. Commissioner
of Education ]. w. Studebaker and
Archibald MacLeish, among others.
Recently vigilante attack on the
school, which has representatives of
the Amalgamated Workers, the Amer
lean Federation of Hosiery Workers,
the United Mine Workers, and the
International Printing Pressmen's
union on it's executive board was
started with officials of the local coal
company and the bank as it's leaders,.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
By PARKER T. ANDERSON

A small group of the unterrified
republicans of Blaine county attended
the ten-county conclave at Malta on
Nov. 80. Among those present was
the state central committeeman who
cancelled his subscription to the Peo-
pies Voice because it dedicates space
to the democratic principle of free
speech The meeting affirmed its be-
lief in the two-party system and this
prompts us to draw our punch for we
too believe in two or more parties
even If one of them is moulty and
additionally cockeyed. 1t is the pro-
geny of this junta as set forth in its
platform that bewilders us with it's
literary brilliance and statesman-like
wisdom. Here is resolution No. 2.
1--WE pledge ourselves to work for
the best interests of our section of
the state as far as can be done with
out injury to the party, and the other
sections of the state"
The last clause reads like an after
thought.
Since the Peoples Voice made fine
effort for Bert" Kathan (whom we
will hear from later) and elected Sam
Ford governor we feel it has already
won its spurs. The voters have mas
tered the kangaroo ballot in a remark
able degree and mark their ballots
with great precision.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
Clio ASKS PRESIDENT
TO VETO WALTER
LOGAN BILL

President Roosevelt was urged tt
veto the Walter-Logan bill to ham
string new deal agencies by c. l. o
President Philip Murray in a letter
made public here Dec. g.
Labor is deeply concerned with
this measure because its provisions
apply to such agencies as the public
contracts board, the wage-hour diyi-
sion, the social security board and
the national relations board which adj
minister laws of great importance
to working meh and women" Murray
said.
Any measure which would intro
duce unnecessary delays and red tape
into the operations of administrative
bodies is most harmful to our peo-
pie. 1t means that rights theoreti-
cally guaranteed by federal law,
whether to collective bargaining or
social security benefits. become fic-
titious because the slender resources
of workers cannot support the burden
of lengthy proceedings and consequent
delay"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
Govt Contracts
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costs were based on an average OF
SO cents an hour. Wage increases
granted by Chrysler during the con
tract must be compensated by an in
crease in the lump sum cost Of the
tank at the rate of $95 per tank for
each one cent by which the base aver
age hourly wage is changed.
A s1,114,650 contract for textiles
signed with the ]. P. Stevens & Co.,
Inc. of New York City provides that
prices bid herein include any federal
tax heretofore imposed by congress
which is applicable to the material In
this bid"
'If any sales tax, processing tax, adj
justment charge or other taxes are
imposed by congress after the date set
for the opening of this bid and made
applicable directly upon the produc-
ton, manufacture or sale Of the sup
plies covered by this bid and are paid
by the contractor .. then the prices
named will be increased or de-
creased accordingly and any amount
due the contractor as result OF such
change will be charged to the gov
ernment," the contract says.
In the event business fails to
handle the contract properly, provis-
ion In the Douglas contract provides,
the government may terminate the
contract but it must take over all
obligations incurred or assumed by the
company, including severance pay to
the company's workers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
WHIMS AND WHANCS

When the electorate carry a state
candidate of the democratic party and
then turn about and elect a repub
lican governor there is hope for the
democracy. This could scarcely have
happened a score of years ago. There
was much confusion in the minds of
voters when the Australian system
first came to America In one of the
presidential elections of the sos
Grover Cleveland received one elector
from Ohio. The other 22 went to his
opponent, most certainly by misplaced
markings.
The best way to perpetuate democ-
racy is to practice it. Democracy
rests upon the fundamental instinct
for self-preservation. 1t is a trait
of all animate life. Even the worm
will turn when vexed in hostile
manner. 1t is therefore dismaying
to see those who make loud confess
sion disregard the more obvious tenets
Of democracy. In other words keep
the word of promise to the ear and
break it to the hope" The four mem
bers of the Blaine county draft board
represent four of the smallest groups
of the county's population-lawyer
hotel keeper, editor and large stock
man. The two largest groups in the
county, farmers and laborers, from
whom the fighting men are to be Sc
lected were ignored in the set-up 1t
is not the personnel but the lapse
of democratic method in selecting the
board that is open to criticism. The
best way to make democracy work is
to work at it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
CREDIT UNIONS
DESCRIBED IN
new Pamphlet

1t would be hard to think of a bette
way to spend dime than for a cop
of the 50th pamphlet issued by tn
Public Affairs Committee: Credit Ur
ions-The Peoples Banks" by MAJ
well s. Stewart.
The pamphlet gives the answer t
the average workers question: "Hov
can | borrow 800 without bein,
gypped?" Through a credit union
Stewart point out, the borrower woult
have to pay $3.50 interest at most /
he repaid the loan in IL monthly In
stalments. Personal loan companie.
or industrial banks would charge from
| S13 to s22.75. while the loan shark.
rate would start at SOS and stop Lore
knows where
Taken all in ALL" Stewart writes
credit unions throughout the country
have some 100000 outstanding ii
loans at the present time. While this
Is only a small fraction of the total
amount borrowed by American con
sumers in any one year, it is never
theless lot of money Credit unions
are no longer in their infancy. They
are powerful and established institu.
tions."
This statement Is documented by a
pictorial chart showing that in six
years the number of credit unions has
increased from $500 to 8,949 Gas of
Sept. 30, 1940). The total member
ship is about 100000. About two
fifths of the unions are operating I'M
der federal charters, as provided by
legislation enacted in 1894
Federal charters may be issued to
as few as seven persons, although a
prospective membership of at least
100 Is required Also essential is
some common bond among the mem
bership-employment in the same fac
tory, membership in the same labor
union, or residence in certain rural
area, and so on. Because of this COM
mon bond the credit union is able,
Stewart explains, to avoid the expense
of investigating loan applicants.
Another requirement is that each
subscribe to at least one SIS
share. Federal regulations also limit
loans without security to 5000, except
for credit unions with large capital,
and set maximum rates of interest.
Growth of credit unions has not hurt
he business of personal finance COM
panies, the author points out. Despite
heir higher interest rates, these con-
Germs have multiplied. What the
credit unions have done is to act as
\ brake on interest rates by providing
Stewart warns against tendency
n some credit unions to be overly
in granting loans and to re-
gard the plan as a means of saving
money at interest, rather than as
means of lending money to members
Who need it.
Credit unions more frequently err
IN the side of overcaution and re-
use loans that should be granted"
he author says. This kind of mis-
AXE is difficult to overcome because
he credit committee dare not take
90 great chances with other peoples
money A credit union which does
lot help out in emergencies is not |
DING the job for which it was |
ormed -
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
J0BLESS CARNIVAL
MAN ENDS LONG TREK
By WINIFRED MARSTON

HOUSTON.-(FP)-You can't take
it with you.
Internes who emptied the pockets o.
a dead transient found the following
items: snapshot of a small boy anG
a dog, picture of carnival billboard
and 35c
The man was identified as Roy Hill
bert, 81 who answered society's last
indignity-the taking away of his z
year-old son-by hurting himself be-
meath a switch engine on Thanksgiv-
ing day. Hilbert had been unem-
ployed for four years, and in that time
had taken his small son on a 1000
mile hitch-hiking trip looking for
work
Hilberts trouble started in Salt
Lake City when his wife, trapeze
performer with a carnival, fell and
broke her back She was permanent
ly paralyzed. Hilbert spent all his
savings on doctors and hospital bills,
and the carnival season was over
when he tried to book his trained ami
HAL ACT. LII Tie HeAL lew years ne
was forced to sell all his animals ex-
cept one dog, which he parted with
in Dallas few days ago while hitch
hiking to Houston.
When he reached the outskirts of
Houston, city of oil millionaires,
constable picked up Hilbert and his
son. They were brought to the chief
of probation officer, who told Hilbert
that his son could not grow up to be
a good American citizen without the
proper education and care.
The boy was placed in Faith Home,
and the father sent to the Salvation
Army. His suicide followed a fruit
less canvass of Houston places of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
FLOODS ADD TO
hARDShIPS OF
TEXAS SQUATTERS

Observation-Disclosures in south
and east Texas brought further priva-
ton to thousands of impoverished
families living along the waterways.
Typical was the case of three resi-
dents of Depression Flats" which is
situated near Houston city bayou.
e. Marlborough, S. and John Boatner,
So, carried 70-year-old Pete Wilson to
safety by fording a 200-foot stream
They also rescued few of their
household furnishings, two puppies, a
pig and Boatner's cat, which he
thought more of" than he did of him
self. Boatner's stove, a priced pos
session, was reluctantly left to the
mercy of the waters.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
YOUR DOLLAR
SHAvERS
BY CONSUMERS UNION

into action on the new brands of cleo
shaver which Gu. can recommend fol
every beard. About third of the
testers got best results from Williams
Roto- Shaver, while another third die
not like 1t at all One brand, Reming.
ton Triple Header, performed we'll fol-
the entire squad of is, but was not
liked best by most Of them. There.
fore, while the Gus tests weed out
number of poor or slow shavers,
they still leave a wide choice of Ac-
ceptable and Best Buy brands to be
selected according to the users in
dividual needs.
Moral: If you buy as gift, make
sure the recipient will have exchange
privileges, and a choice of other
brands.
SHAVER LABOR
Following is the status of six of
the brands of shavers on which GU.
reported: Williams: Union-made by
Dictograph Corp, under contract with
the United Electrical Radio & Ma
chine Workers (CIO). Shick: About
40 workers are covered by contract
with the Init. Assn. of Machinists
(AFL(; the balance have no union
contract. Knapp: non-union. Rand:
non-union. Sunbeam: Independent
union Gem-electric: union-made last
year, but now non-union, says the
UERMW.
ICE SKATES
If the shoe fits, put it on, is extra
good advice when you buy ice skates
Good tit is the first requisite for good
performance. The heel should fit
snugly, even when the laces are I'M
done. The rest OF the shoe should fit
like glove, except at the toes, which
should be just roomy enough to avoid
Figure skates are better adapted for
skates. They're closer to the ground |
give surer balance and control You
can recognize figure skates by the |
blades, which are slightly curved over
the entire length and have a saw
toothed toe.
The hardness of the skate blade is |
one of the most important points of |
quality. Too-hard blades are brittle, |
too-soft blades need repeated sharpen
ing Phrases like "alloy STEEL" "oil-
Il
Just sales talk, give you no real in
formation. GU. determined by test
the blade hardness of IA pairs of
skates, reports on them in its Christ
mas issue. C. U. found good skates
'etailing at around So. Among them
we're hester Johnson ($750), Aristo-
,rat ($8.50). Two Sears Roebuck
No. 1884 plus postage)
md Cat No. 1927 1913 plus postage)
were good buys too, but don't buy
skates unless you're willing
o return them enough times to get
proper fit.
RADIOS UNDER $50
You can get quite good tone quality
n some radios selling well under $50,
~. found in testing the 1941 crop.
his year there are outstanding values
as we'll as poor values) on the mar
.et.
In buying an inexpensive radio, you /;
re advised by GUS experts to steer !
lear of gadgets such as extra wave :
ands or push button control. 9
In its Christmas issue, C. U. reports )
n 35 brands. Among the Best Buys: )
,rosley 24AU (s29.95); RCA 16X2 '
s19.953; Philco Transitone PT-25 or =
TIPS $685..
mi N-MADE RADIOS s
OF the models tested by GU, the I
blowing are union-made: Crosley, ?
lafayette, under contract with the I
It'll. Bro. of Electrical Workers (AFL) n
hilco, RCA, under contract with the a
nited Electrical Radio & Machine e
1orkers (CIO).
:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
BILLINGS MAN NAMED

Gov. Roy E. Ayers has appointed
Emil Schoenzler of Billings to the
state board of pharmacy for term
ending July l, 1912. Schoenzler fills
the unexpired term of Francis A. Pc
terson of Missoula, who has resigned.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18
TO TURN IN GAME CARDS

]. w. Carney, chief deputy state
game warden, has issued a request to
all big game hunters successful or not
to turn in their big game cards. Car
ney said cards were slow in coming
since his request week ago, and
urged all sportsmen to comply with
the request in order to help the game
department in its regular survey.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-18

YOUR DOLLAR is a regular
monthly feature. The facts and
opinions given are based on Con-
sumers Union Reports, the month
ly magazine of Consumers Union,
II Union So. W., New York, N. Y,
a non-profit organization, whose
main object is to safeguard buyers
by testing and reporting on con-
sumner goods. Note especially the
information on labor conditions un-
der which products are made.