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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
AXIS POWERS ARE
AGAINST PEACE OFFER

Rome. - The axis powers are
GEAR to any proposal of a negoti-
ated peace, the fascist press de-
clared this week, and stand rea-
dy to strike back at the United
States for any new aid to Britain
which they might deem an act of
war.
The press asserted that Japan
IS expected to join Italy and Ger
many in any such reaction.
II Popolo di Roma said the
horsepower pact between Ger
many, Italy and Japan already
has foreseen the Anglophile slip
ping of the United States and pre-
pared the most adapted means to
face it."
Japan's foreign minister, Ho-
suke Matsuoka, recently reaf-
firmed the ''unequivocal validi-
ty" of this pact, the paper added
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
THREE ARE KILLED
IN FIRE SUNDAY

Laurinburg-A fire which en-
veloped their wooden home be-
fore dawn suffocated Oliver H
Graham, 81, former member of
the Scotland county board of cleo
tons, and his two sisters, Alice,
II, and Maggie, So, Sunday.
No one knew how the blaze
started. Horace Helms, a gasoline
truck driver, said he saw the fire
four blocks away and sent in an
alarm and then drove to the
house at high speed but the fire
was already so hot he could not
get near the house.
Graham was sleeping in a
northeast room and his sisters in
a northwest room. From the posi-
ton of the bodies it seemed they
were aroused just long enough
for two of them to get out of bed
and collapse. One sister, in a
wooden bed, apparently never
moved.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
WEAVERSFORD NEWS

Mrs. J. R. Roupe and family
visited Miss Eunice Roupe, in
Marion, Va, Saturday.
Mr.. Morgan Weiss and Wayne
Blevins from West Grove, Pa,
spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Weiss.
Mr.. Robert Osborne spent the
Christmas holidays at home.
Misses Myrtle, Marie and Wv
ian Eller, of North Wilkesboro
were dinner guests of Mrs. Les
ter Weiss, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Deboard
spent Christmas with home folks
here.
Miss Juanita Weiss visited her
sister, Mrs. J. C.. Shumate at
WEIGH, w. Va, Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Grace,
from Winston-Salem have been
visiting friends and relatives here
for the past week.
MIR. Joe Weiss left Thursday
morning for Salisbury where he
enlisted in the navy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
OFFERS $4,000 FOR
OFFICIAL WHIPPINGS

Dallas, Texas. "A Dallas phil
anthropist has offered $500 each
to officials of six states if they
will submit to the kind of whip
ping he said was given convicts
for violating Texas prison rules.
To the Texas governor, attor-
ney general and general manager
of the prison system, Wealthy c.
V. Compton made a special bar
gain offer" of $1,000 for taking
20 lashes. This he said was the
penalty for minor infractions OF
regulations. In addition, mem
bers of Compton's family said
that for each acceptance they
would give $1,000 to any charity
the governor designated.
The 5000 offer applies to Off
Gals Of Texas, Virginia, West
Virginia, Colorado, South Caro-
lima and Tennessee which Comp
ton said were the only states per-
hitting corporal punishment in
prisons.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
FRENCH FORCES ARE
URGED AGAINST NAILS

London.-Reports that the gov
eminent at Vichy is considering
renewing the war against Ger
many tonight brought radio ap-
peal by Gen. Charles De Gaulle,
leader of the Free French for
ces, urging the French people to
rise up in arms against the Ger
man conquerors.
London Sunday newspapers re-
ported, without confirmation, that
Adolf Hitler has broken off all
negotiations with the French gov
eminent at Vichy, bringing to a
head a major crisis.
De Gaulle appealed to all
French leaders whatever may
have been their mistakes to re-
new the war.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Fleetwood High
School News

School opened last Monday af-
ter a fine Christmas holiday va
cation which was enjoyed by
both teachers and students.
Prof. and Mrs. James Stanley
spent the holidays in Florida and
also Miss Beulah Osborne.
Mrs. Myrtle Swan spent Christ
mas in Hopewell, Va; and Mrs.
Gertrude Vaught visited at
Crumpler.
The heavy rains made it diff
cult for the buses to complete
their rounds on Monday.
Honor Roll Announced
The honor roll for the third
month is as follows: eleventh
grade-Edith Greer, Ada Jones;
tenth-Mildred Owens and Della
Cheek; ninth-Ann Cowles, Lou
Use Fletcher, Margaret Hughes,
Edith Yates and Ella Goodman;
eighth-Nadene Watson; seventh
Billie Sue Greer, Opal King,
Mary Greene, Marie Kimberlin;
sixth-Robert Hartzog, Elsie Will
cox, Junior Bledsoe; second-Ho-
ward Greer, A. F. Sutherland,
Wanda Lynn Brown, Aline Flet-
cher, Anna Lou Greene, Betsy
Hughes and Ola Belle Lemly;
first-Joe Lawrence, Gary Phil
lips, Owen Mcclure, Paul Nor
ris, Wayne Powers, Walter Jor-
dan, Geraldine Scott, George
Combs, Joan Vannoy, Mary June
Lawrence, Kenneth Wilcox, Cal
vim Perkins and Elmina Trivette.
Through mistake the names of
Ada Jones and Margaret Hughes
were left from last months honor
roll.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
BIG BUSINESS FOR
1941 is PREDICTED

Washington.-Sec. of Commerce
Jesse H. Jones said this week that
business prospects were SO bright
that Gin 1941, for the first time
in decade, we may confidently
look to substantial progress to-
ward elimination of unemploy-
ment as a major problem in our
society"
In a year-end statement, Jones,
who is also federal lending adj
ministrator, said, "business moves
into 1871 operating at record lev
els. It can look back on the year
just passed as one of vigorous ex-
pansion which in total produced
the best results in a decade. 1t
can look forward to 1941 as a year
that will bring further progress
and the advance of our per capita
output to a new record"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
SONG WRITERS TO
BE ACTED AGAINST

Washington.-Attorney General
Robert H. Jackson announced this
week that the Justice Department
will institute criminal proceed
ings under the Sherman anti
trust act against the American
Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers; Broadcast Music,
Inc; the National Broadcasting
Company; and the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
He said the proceedings will be
brought in Milwaukee, Wis, soon
after January 1, the date when
all music controlled by A. S. c.
A. P, embracing thousands of
tunes of world-famous compos-
ers, will be banned from the air
because of failure to settle upon
a method of payment for its use.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Clifton News

Mr.. and. Mrs. Ruel WEIGH, of
Drumore, Pa, returned home on
December 80, after having spent
the Christmas holidays with rela-
tives and friends, here.
Mr.. Don Ashley and family re-
turned Dec. 80 to HOLLYWOOD, Pa,
where Mr.. Ashley holds posi-
ton.
Miss Anastasia Eastridge, a jun
ior at ASTC, Boone, N. c., re-
turned to that place after having
spent the Christmas holidays at
her home.
Mr.. Henry B. Gordon, of Fall
River, Mass, is expected to ar
rive at Camp Raven Rock on New
Years Day to spend the winter.
Mr.. Roy GRAPHICAL, of Ashland,
N. c., had the good luck of catch
ing two coons recently in the Buzz
zard Den near Camp Raven Rock.
Mr.. Reece Rotten arrived home.
He has been in New York for the
past few months
Miss Pauline Shepherd is SER
iously i'll but is improving a lit
tie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis GRAPHICAL
are spending the holidays with
Mrs. Wise GRAPHICAL at Fig.
Miss Byrlt Elliott, MIR. Vance
Rotten, J. E. Elliott and family,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Hartsoe Sunday.
Mr.. David GRAPHICAL is serious
ly i'll.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

Washington.-President Roose-
welt Sunday night fatty rejected
proposals that the United States
initiate a peace movement, pro-
missed that American soldiers
would not be sent to Europe and
confidently predicted that the AK
is powers would lose the war.
He appealed to the nation to
turn itself into the 'great arsenal
of democracy" and pledged that
his government would expand its
short-of-war aid to Great Britain.
The new ORDER which the
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis processes
as it's objective was denounced by
Mr.. Roosevelt as an "unholy al
lance of power and pelf to domi-
nate and enslave the human
race" He warned frankly that
this nations ability to keep out
of the war will be affected by
the outcome of the battle of Bri-
tain.
"Our national policy is not di-
rected toward war;" he said. cts
sole purpose is to keep war from
our country and our people,"
He insisted that national de-
Tense production must not be i'm
peded by strikes or lockouts.
Similarly, he said that the de-
Tense effort must not be blocked
by those who fear the future con-
sequences of surplus plant capaci-
ty," because "the possible con-
sequences of failure of our de-
Tense efforts now are much more
to be feared"
The nations present efforts, he
said. "are not enough" He called
for more ships. mere guns, more
planes-more of everything" and
said this could be accomplished
only if eve discard the notion of
business as usual"
The issue between the demo-
cratic and axis powers: he de-
clared, was drawn clearly by
Adolf Hitler in a recent speech
which, the President said. pro-
claimed that there could be no
! ultimate peace between the axis
philosophy Of government and the
one this country enjoys.
''In view of the nature of this
undeniable threat, it can be as
serted properly and categorically,
that the United States has no
right or reason to encourage talk
of peace, until the day shall come
when there is a clear intention on
the part of the aggressor nations
to abandon all thought of domi-
nation or conquering the world"
i he said.
In concluding, the President
said that he was convinced that
the people are determined to put
forth a mightier effort than that
made to date to increase defense
production Ito meet the threat to
our democratic faith"
Gas President Of the United
States I call for that national eff
fort" he said, 81 call for it in the
name of this nation which we
love and honor and which we are
privileged to serve. I call upon
our people with absolute conf
dence that our common cause
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Warrensville News

Mr.. Todd and Ted Caudill, of
the U. S. Army, visited their pa
rents, MIR. and Mrs. Author Cau-
dill, at Smethport, through the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Dora Gilley, of Kannapo-
lis, visited Miss Hazel Dean Ham,
by, of Warrensville, Christmas
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

keting Association, there will be
smaller numbers of hogs on
farms in the United States in
1941 than in the year just clos
ing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

A Texas farmer is converting
watermelon juice into a syrup by
pressing the juice from the meat
and boiling it down, ten gallons
of juice making one gallon of
deep red syrup.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gray
beal announce the birth of a son
Howard Thomas, Jr., on Dec. 26,
at Boone.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

night.
Mr.. Russ Jones, of Cherokee,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. T. Handy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

According to reports compiled
by the National Livestock Mar
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
Mr.. Roosevelt Predicts Axis
Defeat; Wants Preparedness

will greatly succeed"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

Jones: "E1ow do you spend
your income?"
Smith: "About 80 per cent for
shelter, 80 per cent for cloth
ing, 40 per cent for food, and 20
per cent for amusement"
Jones: "But that adds up to
120 per cent"
Smith: (Proudly) II haven't
reached my deficiency limit
yet"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02
llA
s

We wish to express our ap-
preciation to MIR. and Mrs. Lee
vern Johnson and Mr.. William
Terry, who $50 kindly acted as
Judges in our Christmas Light
ing contest.
The first electric light glowed
for Edison in 1879. Today more
than % million homes have
electricity. The use of electricity
has increased rs per cent the
past z years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-02

deep red syrup.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24

assessment roll in which the assessment
for the general Improvement has been
rebated $0.15 per front foot, and the
assessments made in this ordinance are
correctly made according to the final
cost of said Improvement and according
to the corrected assessment roll as pre-
pared by the Director of Finance.
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T Or
DAINED by the Council of the City Of
Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION 1: That the special assess
ments levied by Section I of Ordinance
No. 1888 for the Improvement of Frank
lin Avenue Alley, from Mckinley Avenue
to Kenworth Avenue, in the First Ward
of the City of Hamilton, Ohio by grad
ing and paving the roadway thereof with
a permanent material such as sheet as
phalt asphaltic concrete, Warrenite btu
lithic, concrete brick, or any other type
Of material as may be determined, and
constructing storm sewers, manholeS
and inlet basins where necessary, be
and the same are hereby corrected and
abated in the manner set forth in the
preamble of this ordinance so that the
final assessment for the improvement
shall be as follows
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24

assessment roll in which the assessment
for the general Improvement has been
rebated S000095 per square foot of lot
area, and the assessments made in this
ordinance are correctly made according
to the final cost of said Improvement
and according to the corrected assess
ment roll as prepared by the Director
of Finance.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT OR
DAINED by the Council of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION /: That the special assess
ments levied by Section / of Ordinance
No. 40SS for the Improvement of Mill
vile Avenue Alley, from Franklin Street
TO Ross Avenue Alley; Ross Avenue AL
ley, from Millville Avenue Alley to G
Street; and G Street Alley, from Frank
lin Street to Ross Avenue Alley, in the
First Ward of the City of Hamilton
Ohio, by grading and paving Millville
Avenue Alley and Ross Avenue Alley
to width of Ia feet and G Street Alley
to width of 16 feet with a permanent
material such as sheet asphalt, asphaltic
concrete, Warrenite bitulithic, concrete,
brick, or any other type of material as
may be determined and constructing
storm sewers, manholes and inlet basins
where necessary, be and the same are
hereby corrected and abated in the man
ner set forth in the preamble of this
ordinance so that the final assessment
for the Improvement shall be as follows:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24

the entire 40 foot frontage on each of
Lots No 1927, 14419, 14418, 14416,
1887. 1893 and for IA foot frontage on
Lots No. l442S, foot frontage on Lot
No. l4426, 80 foot frontage Of Lot No.
l4417, and 30 foot frontage Of Lot No
1893, rebate Of S0.5725 per front foot
as no new sidewalk was constructed on
this footage; for all other frontages a
rebate of so 1772 per front foot and the
assessments made in this ordinance are
correctly made according to the final
cost of said Improvement and according
to the corrected assessment roll as pre-
pared by the Director Of Finance.
NOW THEREFORE, BE TT OR
DAINIGD by the Council of the City of
Hamilton Ohio:
SECTION /: That the special assess
ments levied by Section ! of Ordinance
No. 1894 for the Improvement Of Haldi-
mand Avenue from Eaton Avenue to
Prytania Avenue, by constructing side
walk, curb and gutter on both sides of
said street where necessary and doing
the necessary grading therefor, be and
the same are hereby corrected and
abated in the manner set forth in the
preamble of this ordinance 50 that the
final assessment for the Improvement
shall be as follows:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24
ORDINANCE NO. 4i94

An ordinance to correct special assess
ments heretofore levied for the i'm
provement of Millville Avenue Alley,
from Franklin Street to ROSS Avenue
Alley; Ross Avenue Alley, from Mill
VILE Avenue Alley to q Street; ana G
street Alley. from Franklin street to
ROSS Avenue Alley In the First Ward
Of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, by grad
Ing and paving Millville Avenue Alley
and Ross Avenue Alley to width OF
Ia feet and q Street Alley to width OF
ia feet with a permanent material
such as sheet asphalt, asphalttc con-
crete, warrenite hitulithic, concrete,
brick, or any other type Of material
as may be determined, and construct
ing storm sewers, manholes and inlet
basins where necessary, by rebating
portions Of said assessment levied to
pay the cost and expense of such i'm
provement, and amending Section III
Of Ordinance Number 4088.
WHEREAS, a special assessment was
levied under Ordinance No. 4088 for the
purpose of paying the cost and expense
of the above Improvement; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of such
Improvement it appears that the total
cost was less than the amount assessed; :;
and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance
has certified to the Council corrected
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24

has certified to the Council q corrected
assessment roll in which the assessment
for the general Improvement has been
rebated $0.155 per front foot, and the
assessments made in this ordinance are
correctly made according to the final cost
OF said Improvement and according to
the corrected assessment roll as pre-
pared by the Director of Finance
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAlNED by the Council of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION T. That the special assess
ments levied by Section l of Ordinance
No. 4012 for the Improvement of D
Street Alley, from Webster Avenue to a
point so feet south of the south prop
erty line of Haldimand Avenue, in the
First Ward of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, by grading and paving the road
way thereof with a permanent material
such as sheet asphalt, aspha1tic concrete,
Warrenite bftulithic, concrete, brick or
any other type of material as may be
determined, and constructing storm sew
ers manholes and inlet basins where
necessary, be and the same are hereby
corrected and abated in the manner set
forth in the preamble of this ordinance
so that the final assessment for the i'm
provement shall be as follows
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24
ORDINANCE NO. 4lsa

An ordinance to correct special assess
ments heretofore levied for the i'm
provement of Franklin Avenue Alley,
from Mckinley Avenue to Kenworth
Avenue, in the First Ward of the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, by grading and paw
ing the roadway thereof with per-
manent material such as sheet asphalt,
asphaltic concrete, Warrenite btu
Hthic, concrete, brick, or any other
type of material as may be determined.
and constructing storm sewers, man.
holes and inlet basins whore necessary,
by rehating portions OF said assess
ment levied to pay the cost and expense
of such improvement, and amending
Section II of Ordinance Number 1888.
WHEREAS, a special assessment was
levied under Ordinance No. 1888 for the
purpose of paying the cost and expense
of the above Improvement; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of such
Improvement 1t appears that the total
cost was less than the amount assessed; :;
and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance
has certified to the Council a corrected
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24

| SECTION w: That the entire cost
and expense of said Improvement as is
| not borne by the Works Projects Ad-
miniStration for the City of Hamilton
| Ohio, the cost SO borne by the Works
| Projects Administration for the City of
| Hamilton, Ohio is in excess of two per
| cent and cost of intersection, shall be
assessed by the foot frontage upon the
following described lots and lands, to-
wit: all lots and lands bounding and
abutting upon the above Improvement
which said lots and lands are hereby de-
/ termined to be specially benefited by
said Improvement. The cost shall in
clude the expense of preliminary and
other surveys and printing and publish
ing notices, resolutions and ordinances
required, the serving of said notices, and
the cost of construction, together with
interest on bonds or notes issued in an
ticipation of the collection of deferred
assessments and all other necessary
SECTION ": That the assessments so
to be levied shall be paid in ten annual
installments with interest deferred
as shall be borne by the bonds to be
issued in anticipation of the collection
thereof provided the owner of any prop
erty assessed may at his option pay such
assessments in cash within thirty days
after the passage of the assessing
dnance.
SECTION VI: That notes or bonds,
either or both, of the City of Hamilton
Ohio shall be issued in anticipation of
the collection of assessments by install
mentS, and in an amount equal thereto.
SECTION VII: That the entire cost of
said Improvement as is not borne by the
Works Projects Administration for the
City of Hamilton, Ohio, together with
the cost of any real estate or interest
herein purchased or appropriated, and
the cost and expense of any appropria-
tion proceedings therefor and the dam
ages awarded any owner of adjoining
land and interest therein, and the cost
and expense of such award, shall be
paid by special assessments.
SECTION VIII This resolution shall
be certified to the Director of Finance
who shall thereupon proceed to make
an assessment report in accordance with
the method of assessment provided in
this resolution, as provided for in the
charter of the City of Hamilton, Ohio.
SECTION TX: That Resolution No.
1872 passed by the Council on August
81 1910. be and the same is hereby re-
pealed
SECTION X: This resolution shall
take effect and be in full force and eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by the charter of the City of
Hamilton. Ohio.
Passed: October Is, l941.
LEO j. WELSH, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS,
City Clerk.
Oct. 24--1t
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24

has certified to the Council corrected
assessment roll in which the assessment
for the general Improvement has been
rebated $0.022 per front foot, and the
assessments made in this ordinance are
correctly made according to the final cost
of said Improvement and according to
the corrected assessment roll as pre-
pared by the Director of Finance
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAINED by the Council of the City Of
Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION /: That the special assess
ments levied by Section l of Ordinance
No. 1890 for the improvement of Mill
Vile Avenue Alley, from Exchange Street
to the Baltimore &; Ohio Railroad, in the
First Ward of the City of Hamilton, Ohio.
by grading and paving the roadway
thereof with a permanent material such
as concrete, brick, asphalt, asphaltic con-
crete, Warrenite bitulithic, or any other
type of material as may be determined.
be and the same are hereby corrected
and abated in the manner set forth in
the preamble of this ordinance 50 that
the final assessment for the Improvement
shall be as follows: