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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
A Crade-A Milk
Route Will Be
StartedOh Mon

The Coble Diaries, of Lexing-
ton, and operators of a receiving
station at Lansing, plan to start
a grade-A milk route in Ashe
and Allegheny counties next
week.
Sam Rich, field representative
of the company, has been in the
two counties for the past several
weeks, working up the route.
He states that 20 patrons in the
two counties have agreed to sell
grade-A milk and that they are
now equipped to do this. A re-
frigerated truck will be used to
pick UP and haul this milk to Lex
ington. It is understood that this
is the first grade-A route ever
started in this county.
For grade-A milk, it is an
nounced that the prices paid are:
$3.50 per 100 pounds for four per
cent milk and 4 cents per pound,
up or down for butter fat test. A
| haul charge Of Is cents per hun
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
1ntercity Rotary
Meeting To Be
Held Here Tonite
Mountain City to Meet With
Local Rotarians. John
StOn Will Speak.

An intercity meeting of the JEFF.
Persons Rotary club and the
Mountain City club will be held
here tonight at the community
building.
Ira T. Johnston will discuss the
American Legion's five-point To-
cal defense program and follow
ing this a general discussion OF
the present war outlook will be
held.
Last Thursday night DR.. ]. E.
Rankin, dean of A. S. T. c., de-
livered an address on "This
Changing World. He predicted
that it will be the duty of the
United States to see that the torch
of human liberty, justice and free
dom is preserved throughout the
world.
The able speaker was intro
duced by Rotarian Wick Vannoy.
In the absence of President Scott,
Lester Segraves presided.
Six of the clubs members were
away, attending the district con-
ference at Pinehurst.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
West Jefferson Gains A6-3
Verdict Over Sparta Team
Sparta Held to A Hits by Per-
kins and Severt; J. Ed
wards Allows 10.
INDEPENDENCE NEXT
BY TOMMY WILLIAMS

In what looked like a sure no
hit, no-run game on the Sparta
field yesterday, the West Jeffer-
son Blues, backing the brilliant
pitching of Paul Perkins and b.
wer Severt, turned on the pres
sure and caused hard-scrapping
Sparta club to buckle and bow to
the tune of 6-3, gaining their third
win in four starts in the New Riv-
.er League.
Perkins, ex Sparta pitcher,
turned the tables on his former
mates early in the game, allowing
them exactly no runs and no hits
in the first three frames and only
one more hit in the sixth before
he gave up the mound to Bower
Severt. The Allegheny boys came.
back, however, in the fourth and
proceeded to bank out hits and
accounted for all three runs be-
fore they were finally throttled.
Sparta was supported by John
Mac Edwards on the mound, who
allowed the locals 10, of which
3 were collected by Davis.
This win will probably place
the Blues in top position if Fries
lost yesterday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
Watauga Fair
Goes TOBOOne
For This Year


Boone. = The Watauga County
Fair, which was organized in the
Cove Creek community several
years ago, is to be moved to
Boone, according to tentative
plans worked out by a group of
local business men.
The people of Cove Creek say
the fair has outgrown their COM
munity, and asked that it be held
here this year.
The proposed organization will
be known at the Blue Ridge Fair
Association, and plans are under
way to enlarge the territory pre-
vlously served to include possibly
three counties. The fair will not
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
RECORD CROWD ATTENDS
SINGING CONVENTION SUN

The courthouse was filled to ca
pacity and in fact overlooking
with people last Sunday afternoon
for the May singing convention of
the Ashe association. Eight choirs
and quartets were present and
participated in the singing.
Coleman Payne was reelected
chairman and John Weaver, Sec
rotary and treasurer. Plans are
being made to purchase a loud
speaker system for the associa-
ton.
The next convention will be
held the fourth Sunday afternoon
in June at the Buffalo Baptist
church,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
THURSDAY, MAY 70, 1s41

only provide a complete display of
baby beeves and other livestock,
but will have farm and garden
displays together with the usual
attractions.
If the plans materialize the to-
bacco buildings will be used for
the livestock showings and the
displays of agricultural products
and Queen street north of the
warehouses will be temporarily
roped off to take care of the mid
way attractions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
Improve Grounds
OF Ashe Hospital
Other Contributions Received
Including $4,000 From
Duke Endowment.

The grounds of the Ashe County
Memorial Hospital are now being
improved and beautified with ma
tive trees and shrubbery. During
the past several days a commit
tee from the Auxiliary composed
of Mrs. Glenn Little, chairman;
Mrs. Wade E. Eller and Mrs. John
Littlewood, have been busy Sc
curing and planting rhododen-
dron, laurel, spruce and other
shrubs and trees.
Mrs. Little said that many of
the shrubs had been donated and
that her committee wished to
thank the donors for their coope-
ration. All of the trees and BUSH
es' which were planted are being
we'll watered during the dry wea-
Their.
Roy r. Badger reported this
week that the check for $4,000
from the Duke Endowment fund
for needed equipment had ar
rived. Other contributions re-
ceived during the past few days
include the following:
w. H. Worth, $1,000; Walter A.
Worth, $1,000; Ruth Allen Worth,
$1,000; Josephine Worth, $1,000;
Mrs. Emily Worth Smith, Green's
boro, $1,000; Mrs. A. H. Crowell,
Newton, $500; J. E. Oliver, $1.OO;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Price, $4,000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
Watts Farm Will
Be Sold Tuesday

The P. E. Watts farm, located
at Smethport, will be sold at pub
lie auction next Tuesday, June 8,
starting at 10 a. m.
This farm, consisting of $50 &C.
res of land, has been subdivided
into several small tracts. The
home tract contains about 80 &C
res. Following the sale of real es-
tate, personal property items will
be sold, too.
The sale is being conducted by
Walter and Gurley Auction COM
pany, of Hickory. Twenty-Five
dollars in cash will be given away
free.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
Healing Springs
is Making Plans
= For Ag. Teacher

At a meeting of the PIT. A. at
Healing Springs high school last
Friday night plans were discussed
for securing an agriculture teach
er. All of the members endorsed
the idea and another meeting will
he held in the near future to make
more definite plans, Professor
Plummer said.
1--WE need this vocational de-
partment and we hope to be able
to add it to our school," Profess
Sor Plummer declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29

has been held.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
dred will be made.

dred will be made.
It was also announced that
through their receiving station at
Lansing, the company is now buy
ing around $3.50 worth of milk
per day in Ashe county.
Producers have to meet several
requirements to sell grade-A
milk. ;iMI
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
NEW RIVER LEAGUE
STANDINGS

RESULTS OF GAMES
Wednesday, May IA
Ivanhoe over Sparta (forfeit)
w. Jefferson, 4; Austinville, 3
independence (open)
Fries, 6; Galax, 4
. Saturday, May II
West Jefferson, 4; Ivanhoe, 3
independence, 9; Sparta, 2
Fries, IL; Austinville, 6
Galax (open)
Wednesday, May FL
Independence, 7; Ivanhoe, 0
Fries, 6; West Jefferson, S
Galax, S; Sparta, 8
Austinville (open)
Saturday, May "a
Fries, 6; Ivanhoe, ~
independence, 8; Galax, Is
Sparta, 0; Austinville, II
West Jefferson (open)
SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 81
1vanhoe (open)
Galax at Austinville
Fries at Sparta
w. Jefferson at Independence
Wednesday, June 4
Austinville at Ivanhoe
Sparta (open)
Galax at West Jefferson
Independence at Fries
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
NEGRO is ARRESTED

Edward Wellington, colored of
the Clifton community, was ar
rested this week by Sheriff Ro-
land and placed in Jail on charge
of stealing $55.75 in cash from
Clarence Baker, another negro of
the same community. No hearing
hos hoo1o hold
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29

Direct lend-lease aid to Aus
tralia and increased purchases of
wool are expected
shortly as result of recent con-
ferences held in Washington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-29
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

MIR. and Mrs. Harrison Hairless
announce the birth of a daugh-
ter, Patricia Lea, on May "a. Both
mother and baby are getting
along fine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
Seek Minimum Price
For Beauty ParlOrs

Representatives of more than 20
Hamilton beauty shops Monday night
voted to place before City Council pc
titions seeking passage of an ordi-
nance establishing minimum price
scale. The petitions are to be pre-
sented at the first March meeting of
council. A committee, including Ray
R. Fliehman, chairman; Mrs. Bertha
Brannon, Miss Kathryn Woodruff, Ed
ward Brannon, and Robert Hughes,
reported that bill had been intro
duced in the Ohio Legislature by Ed
ward J. Gardner, Representative,
seeking to remove the "cosmetology
profession from the wage and hour
provisions established by order of
George Strain, director of the Ohio
Department of Industrial Relations. y
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
wrong Way" Arnold
Is Completely Confused

Organized labor always has thought
that Assistant Attorney General
Thurman Arnold was headed in the
wrong direction with his campaign of
prosecutions against unions under the
antitrust laws. And the night after
the Supreme Court handed down it's
momentous decision blasting Mr.. Ar
nold's campaign into smithereens, the
muddle-headed prosecutor proved that
these suspicious were we'll founded.
Mr.. Arnold boarded train at New
Haven for Washington but woke up
the next morning in Boston. Appar-
emily the Supreme Court decision
threw him into a total state of con-
fusion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
CREIC SPEAKS TO
STUDENT NURSES

The Butler County tuberculosis and
Health Association has arranged Sc
ries of lectures and talks on tubercu-
losis and public health which begin
next week in Middletown when Charles
G, Greig, executive secretary of the
association, speaks before student
nurses in training at Middletown City
Hospital.
History and Evolution of Public
Health Laws and of Health Regula-
tions" will be the title of the first lee.
ture. Tracing public health progress
from the time of the pyramids, Mr.
Greig's lecture will also deal with
modern practices and developments ir
public health work in Ohio and Butler
County.
Other health lectures to be giver
next week under the auspices of the
tuberculosis association include a pre-.
sentation, Tuberculosis and Youth,
before the assembly of Mckinley
Junior High School and the Middle.
town Hospital Nurses Alumni Asso.
citation, where Mr.. Greig will speak
on Tuberculosis in Young Women.
All lectures will be illustrated by
sound motion pictures.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
Legion Registration
Approved By Veterans

Full endorsement of the American
Legion nationwide plan to register
all Legionnaires and World War vet
Grams generally on volunteer basis,
for possible future national defense
service, was given by Morris G. Tay-
lor, one of the directors of the Frank
Durwin Post No. 38, American Legion,
of Hamilton.
"In giving veterans Of the World
War an opportunity to complete its
national defense QUESTIONABLE, the
American Legion is performing real
service to the nation" Mr.. Taylor said
The local registration will be con-
Quoted Saturday on the National De-
fense Registration Day by special
committee appointed by the Hamilton
Legion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21

"pit one paper against another" And
you should know how to "cover up"
But if the reporters don't come, then
you should be versed in the fine art of
"tackling editors" It must be thrilling
to know how to tackle an editor"
1t must be fascinating to know all
about labor publicity, as taught by Mr..
Carl Haessler of the Federated Press,
lecturer for the G.. l. O. auto workers.
MOST fascinating. And instructive.
And so we have sought here to offer
you FREE lesson out of the sum-
mary of the course, SO that you, too,
dear reader, may know how to do labor
publicity on the C. l. o. auto workers
1941 model - streamlined with the
newest badgets, "hints, plants, stalls,
covering up and lodging" Yes, if
that's the way you like it.
And don't forget your telephone
technics" with spinach.-C. M. w.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

the British people in their determina-
tion that large-scale experiment in
solving social problems shall take
place.
The British Government naturally
didn't like the peoples Convention"
but did not interfere with it and there
was no resort to mob violence The
British, no matter what the stress or
provocation, very seldom do resort to
mob violence. Which is a lesson for
America lesson that in these jit-
terry times should never be forgotten.
Mob violence is not a sign of
strength but sign of weakness, as
Paul " McNutt, Federal Security adj
ministrator, pointed out effectively in
recent discussion of civil liberties in
the colleges. Declaring that the ma
tional interest lies in having college
policies for the protection of the civil
liberties of teachers and students Wig
orously and clearly stated as an ex-
ample to the community, McNutt re-
marked:
'.If the studious and reflective mem
bers of a college, the leaders of aca-
demic thought, cannot keep their heads
what chance is there for the butcher,
the baker, and other workers to temper
their patriotism with cool effective
ness"
"For we must never forget" Nc
Mutt added, chat mob persecution
such as marred our record in the last
war, is just as much a break in morale
as in terror; collapse and irresponsible
vigilantism are but two aspects OF
hysteria. Either represents loss OF
that self-control without which no mar
or nation can be strong.
Tyranny and terror may be neces
sary in some nations. They are not
tolerable here. Democracy has story
that can stand the light of homes
mems discussion"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21

10000 or about II per cent were semi
skilled. The remaining 5,40O repre-
sented the highly skilled professional
and managerial occupations. I'm
skilled construction workers were not
included in the survey.
More than 40 per cent of the regis
trants were concentrated in five states
California, New York, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, and Texas. New York pub
lie employment offices listed $4,000
applicants, more than twice the num-
Der in any other state.
Despite the usual seasonal lay-offs
in many areas, there has been a
marked decrease in the number of
available construction workers. Cali
fornia's applicants with construction
skills were about SO per cent fewer
in December than in April, 1910. Over
the same period, applicants for con-
struction work at the public employ
ment offices in Pennsylvania were re-
duced one-third, and in Texas, one
fifth.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21

THIS column recently discussed the
i action of the British Government in
suppressing the Daily Worker, London
Communist organ, following many
months of deliberate opposition by the
paper to Britain's war effort. The gov
ernment's action, after long provoca-
tion that would have speedily brought
drastic action in any totalitarian coun-
try, was cited as an example of British
patience and devotion to constitutional
liberties.
Another striking example of the
same British devotion to liberty was
given by the liberation of the "Peo-
pies Convention" in London, which
enjoyed itself hugely by lambasting
the government.
The "People's Convention" is ana
lyzed by Harold J. Laski, famous Brit
ish economist, in "The Nation" of Feb
ruary Is. The convention, Laski says,
was essentially Communist-inspired.
That was plain to anyone reading the
reports of the meeting in the Ameri-
can press.
The chief demand of the peoples
Convention" for a peoples govern
ment," Prof. Laski points out, is in
direct line with the British Commu-
mist Party's aim to turn the imperial
ist war into civil war" While he
does not believe the Communist party
really desires Hitler victory, he en-
phasizes that civil war would destroy
Britain's national unity and neces-
sarily result in Nazi victory.
Laski feels that the explanation OF
the Communist attitude lies in two
factors: /. the need for defending the
Soviet Union in this war; 2. the chance
for third party to emerge in the diff
ficult period of postwar reconstruc
tion
However, the leaders of the Labor
Party, he indicates, are equally aware
of the dangers ahead and are one with
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
PLENTY OF BUILDING
WORKERS TO MEET
ALL NEEDS, REPORT

Washington, D. c. (ILNS). - De-
spite the large volume of construction
begun in the last few months, supplies
of skilled and semi-skilled building
trades workers appear to be ample in
most states, Federal Security Admin
istrator Paul " McNutt reported.
His statement was based on a ma
tional survey recently completed by
the Social Security Boards Bureau of
Employment Security, McNutt ex-
planned. This survey indicates that
while there have been local shortages
of construction workers in some
places, they have been adjusted by
recruiting men from nearby commu-
mites through offices of the United
States Employment Service.
Administrator McNutt said that
more than 250,000 were registered for
employment in selected construction
occupations on December 7, 1910, al
though the demand for such workers
in the building of military projects
and new industrial plants has been
steady. While some of these regis
trants may have obtained employment,
the bulk of them, as well as those who
registered subsequently, are still avail
able for work. However, the supply
of construction workers is reported to
have decreased substantially since last
spring.
The survey covered SO selected con-
struction occupations. Of the total ap-
plicants, more than $4,000 or nearly
sc per cent were skilled workers, and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
Prepare For Tax Collection

r. H. Smith, Butler County auditor
took the first step Monday in anticipa-
ton of the assessment of personal
property in Butler County and the
levying of the 1941 tax thereon by
mailing forms to financial institutions
and dealers in intangibles.
These blanks are to be filled in and
returned to the auditor between March
S and IL, and thereafter will be re-
layed to Columbus for recheck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
CITY MAKES Big
CUT in DEFICIT

Instead of forecast $35, 900 deficit,
the City of Hamilton ended the 1910
fiscal year with outstanding obliga-
tions of approximately $4,000, R. P.
Price, city manager, disclosed.
Price said the city, through hand
to-mouth operations, expended 1000
less than was appropriated by council
for the year.
Because of unforeseen expenditures,
it was predicted last summer that the
city would have deficit of $4,000 at
the end of the year. Councilmen were
informed last month that the munich
pality would probably be "in the red''
$4,000 for the past year.
Price explained that the unforeseen
expenses included $10,S00 for employ
ment of additional members of the
Hamilton Fire Department, $4,000 for
the city's portion of employees in
surance as required by state status,
and decrease of $4,000 in classified
property tax returns for the twelve
month period.
Price announced that hearing on
the city's budget for 1941 would be
conducted at the March meeting of
the council. Passage of the budget
was postponed until city officials were
notified by R. H. Smith, county audi
tor, of the probable tax revenue to be
received for this year.
A temporary budget for the first
two months of this year, to allow the
city agencies to operate until the per-
manent budget is adopted, was ap-
proved by councilmen at their JAN
uary meeting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
THE -
CHERRY TREE
Where with our Little Hatchet we tell
the truth about many things, sometimes
profoundly, sometimes hippantly. some
times recklessly.

If you like 'em hot, here's one that
sizzles:
Carl Haessler, managing editor of
what is known as the Federated Press,
in charge of class in labor journalism
for the C. l. o. Auto Workers, tells the
workers how to run labor papers after
the c. l. o. fashion, or perhaps after
the Federated Press fashion.
1t is interesting and you get good
line on what to look for when you read
papers edited by those who get their
education" from Mr. Haessler.
A summary of Mr.. Haessler's course
in so-called labor journalism is put
into nine paragraphs and it makes
most interesting reading.
But in part it looks more like what
might be a course for reporters on
the Daily Worker than on what most
Of us know as labor papers.
Let us take a good look at para
graph No. 9 which is headed Labor
Publicity" It boils down this way:
Straight releases. Telephone tech
MICS. Plants. Hints. Stalls. Follow
ups. Meeting the reporters. Dodging
their questions. Out-of-town papers
Wire services. Tackling editors and
publishers. Pitting one paper against
another. Covering up. Art"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-21
u. S. DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
has started an inquiry into the causes
Of the fire in the plant of the New
Haven Quilt and Pad Company, which
cost the lives of ten workers and re-
suited in serious injuries to three 9TH
ers. The factory was making army
blankets.
She has asked Lewis E. MacBrayne,
general manager of the Massachusetts,
Safety Council, to investigate and re-
port his findings to the United States
Department of Labor. Mr.. MacBrayne
is the regional representative for New
England on the National Committee
for Conservation of Manpower in De-
fense Industries named by Secretary
Perkins last July.
Seven other outstanding safety ex-
perts in different sections of the coun-
try were appointed at that time to
keep check on plants engaged in de-
fense orders so as to prevent injury
or death of skilled workers, to prevent
loss of work time through sickness,
accident or occupational disease, to
prevent delays to production sched-
ules which follow accidents and to
control, as far as possible, factors
making workers physically unfit.