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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

copper base for nickel plating to
reduce thickness OF nickel neces-
sary for protection and avoid
necessity for buffing nickel plate.
Tractors Changed
For aluminum-(in addition to
steel piston replacement previously
mentioned) eight out Of 10 tractor
parts now made of aluminium will
be changed to iron or other fer
rous material; aluminium timing
gear replaced by steel and bake
lite gear; aluminium cylinder heads
replaced by cast iron head found
to be more efficient and corrosion
resistant; die-cast or powdered
iron holdings substituted for
aluminium in brake wheel pistons;
aluminium valve chamber cover
replaced by cast iron; aluminium
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
May Be Profitable

Against the lure Of the high
off-shore rates in the past, has
been the obligation TO maintain
services or else incur the ill-will
OF shippers. II the services must
be curtailed further because Of
government rulings, the operating
companies cannot be blamed.
How profitable such changes
would be would depend upon the
charter rates paid for ships taken
over. II some Of the ships now
operating in foreign service are
taken over. they would not stand
10 gain. For the intercoastal ships,
however, the increase might be
large.
No indication has been given
as to the basis of compensation
10 the ship operators, but 1t IS
felt that if the basis is similar
10 that which prevailed during
the last war. results will be salts
factory to the companies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Rails Benefit

In spite Of these facts, however,
the result Of the contemplated
shipping pool will be TO increase
the freight movement for the rail-
roads to some degree. and prob
ably necessitate some change IN
sources of supply Of goods and
materials. --
On Dec. 81. 1910, the United
States had 1898 ships aggregat-
ing 7.279196 tons privately or
government owned, operating IN
foreign or coastwise services. or
laid I'D. The number Of LAID up
vessels has practically disappeared
since that time. In addition, there
were ass vessels aggregating
1880 1853 tons operating or I Q
Great ! ~. Al -+e-E5i-A--+ 4ia-t1.tal
numbc, Of ships 10 1865. with a
total tonnage Of 9.6l0.0o9.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Bath Iron Boosts Output

BATH, Me, May 17.-Bath Iron
Works Corporation. ship building
concern. reports output for the
first three months of 1871 was
valued at S5,6S5.151. On March 81.
uncompleted portion of the cor
poration's contracts on han d
amounted to $167, 2S4, J66.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Essential
TO PRODUCTION

Back Of men. money and materials in an expanding
production program : back Of busy ship lanes and
crowded rails vital Geure-facts enable busy e1ecu-
tive. to make QUICK and sound decisions that affect
orders, materials, production and shipments.
Modern Office machines furnish information and
reports while they news, not history, calculate
earning. and keep the records that meet expanding
payroIls promptly, provide stock and parts control
figures that insure uninterrupted production.
For many years Burroueh. has supplied business and
industry with the machinery Of control.
Now-when there is less time to achieve maximum
production today. Burrou9 hs machines provide the
REQUIRED record. and figure controls in less time,
with less effort and at less cost.
BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE COMPANY
oos5 Second Avenue Detroit, Michigan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

guns and shells.
so the st a e
high W a y de-
p a I m e n I is
m a king sure
that no bottle
n e c X develops
i'm transporta-
ton facilities.
r &c ognizing
tn e important
part highways
are destined to
play in our ma
| tional defense
program, [ h e
state highway
d e p a r I m e nj
lost no time II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Switch Limited

However, two important fac
tors will automatically prevent as
heavy encroachment upon lakes
tonnage as would otherwise &C.
cur.
One Is the fact that much OF
this lake tonnage is not suitable
for off-shore operation. and the
second and insurmountable diff
Guilty is that the availability OF
Great Lakes shipping for ocean
use is limited by the length and
beam of the ships that can be
handled through the canals TO the
st. Lawrence. Maximum length is
about $50 feet and maximum
beam Is 40 feet. This means that
the largest ships which can be
brought out from the Great Lakes
is about 1000 tons lightweight,
which is the weight of the ship
and the cargo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
State Speeds
Road BuiNinq
For Defense
BY q. DONALD KENNwx

Roads for defense are raptdlZ
becoming q reality In Michigan
Just as Michigan's giant autss
mobile industry is swinging inta
action In the production Of tanlgsu
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Steel Pistons

In 1895 the company started
producing steel piStons OF the same
weight as the aluminium pistons
previously used. This was made
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Great Lakes to Supply
Part of Shipping Pool
Tonnage of Vessels
Limited by
Canals

Thousands of tons Of shipping
will be syphoned out Of the Great
Lakes in order to help create the
100000 ton pool of merchant
ships which the maritime COM
mission has planned to turn over
to the British.
Although ne creation OF such
a pool will require about one
fifth OF all American merchant
tonnage. a dispropor tionately
large share will be taken from the
Great Lakes because there are
alternative rail routes to make
up the deficiency.
Obviously, under the plan, con-
siderable benefits will accrpel 10
rails operating in the Great La kcs
sector.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Brings out their motors buiIt-in power

SOME MEN can just listen to a motor and tell
whether or not it's right. The fact is, men
skilled with machinery are peculiarly Jenti-
tire where engines are concerned. You
wouldn't, for example, try to fool them on
a motor fuel! Men of this sort, in the Mid
west, choose Red Crown gasoline for their
own cars twice as often as any other brand.
But machinists are not alone in their
2.3 to preference for Red Crown. Among
all motorists, in the Midwest, it's Red
Crown 2 TO l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

EAmong ALL motorists in the Mid
west, Red Crown is more than faics as
popular as the next leading brand.
according TO latest available state tax
and inspection data. Actual personal
midwest surveys, among $50 indicate
tina, machinists, as specific class,
prefer Red Crown 2.3toI!
Enjoy a National Credit Gard i.
Apply TO any Standard OIL Dealer. T
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

Economy and performance are the twin ad-
vantages folk, find working together in
this modern motor fuel. Make your next
gasoline stop wherever you see the famous
STANDARD Service" sign, and start enjoying
popular Red Crown yourself.
; fine gosolines priced to suit your purse:
At the REQ Crown PumP-Red Crown, regular priced -.
At the WHITE Crown pump-Solite, premium quality -.
At the Blue Crown pump-sunolnd, bargain priced.
SEE YOUR STANDARD OIL DEALER
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
Slow Down. Save Gas.
Save Money and Lives

Now that Mr. Ickes has found that gaso-
line must be conserved in the east because
of a shortage of transportation facilities
resulting from the national defense pro-
gram, we have learned little more infor-
nation about gasoline consumption which
is significant to every motorist.
We have always realized that it took
more gasoline per mile to 60 70 miles an
hour than to go 40 miles an hour, but with
a big thankful of gasoline in the car, we are
not apt to think much about it. If we are
in hurry and if the road is one of those
big highways that invites speed, we have
not thought much about using few extra
ounces of gasoline.
But when we are told that we use Sc per
cent more gasoline per mile at 70 than
than when driving at 40, that is really
something worth thinking about. That is
supposed to be a factual statement, made
after number of tests Somehow we think
it is a little too high, but probably not
great deal.
Slowing down would not only conserve
gasoline, but also keep more money in our
pocketbooks Why not try it for economy
sake as we'll as for Uncle Sam? Speed is
one of the greatest causes of accidents and
by SLOWING down., we will be saving lives.
It is estimated that private passenger
cars in this country travel about 500 bill
lion miles year and consume thirty bill
lion gallons of gasoline. Even ten per-
cent cut in consumption, due to less speed,
would mean saving of three billion gal
Ions, which is more than enough to save
to solve the problem about which Mr.. 1ckes
is worried.
The gasoline companies are trying to
solve the problem by building huge pipe
lines into all of the eastern section. This
will still require some time to complete
and in the meantime, let's cooperate by
SLOWING down" on our speed. This would
be good policy for the entire nation to fol-
low too.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
Photographers

Our hats 'aresoM to DR.. Thomas Nelson,
dean of the Textile school who recently
completed hisssfoftseth year of service at
State College q Raleigh. Today North Car
Dina is tho l&gesk textile manufacturing
state in America 1t manufactures a great
er variety of.saEQducts from cotton, rayon+
wool, silk, lon find worsted than any
other state pr Nelson and the Tex
tile school att eleigh is one of the reasons
why North Carolina enjoys this honor. In
the school, new methods have been found
and young heh4 have been technically
trained. Even ID during the depression, the
demand for graduates from this school was
greater than 1.-The supply. That's a record
we are proud '6fl and that is definite proof
that we should 'pe giving more vocational
instruction, eVep, iFn IL our high school. We
should be teaching men to become auto me-
chanics, electric welders, insurance agents.
Education pays, but it pays more if the stu
store clerks and operators, printers, etc.
dents are taught how to use their hands
and minds at the same time, to earn liv-
ing, to render greater service to their COM
munity, state and nation, and to be hap
pier. -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31

wish you were never returning
to a land that cannot be called a
paradise.
''Diamondhead" looming dark
but clear at the east of the east
ern horizon, just beyond and be-
hind that is the ''Koko Head
named after it's appearance. To
our left lies the magnificent up
sidedown waterfall and the "Pall'
where King Kamehameha killed
so many men by forcing them to
take the four hundred foot drop
to the bottom.
AT the other side of the "Pali''
is 'Kailu Beach, second only to
Waikiki in splendor. Pineapples
grow in :. profusion with both
sugar and pineapple factories
running at full speed, helping to
add to the financial enterprises
over the world. .-.:. ~.
This is the most beautiful
country in the world. I really
wish I could call it my home.
PFC. HOBERT T. SHEETS
Formerly from Glendale Springs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
Saving Democracy

It would make an interesting study for
some educationally -minded person in our
county to start keeping record of all the
children who enter the first grade of school
and see how many fall by the wayside be-
fore their education is completed.
Such an analysis, on nationwide basis,
shows that of the 4,18O, $50 American child
rem who entered the first grade in 1929 on
ly 1,702,206 ever reached the first year of
high school, and only 1,005,375, less than
twenty-five percent, ever completed their
high school education.
One of the greatest safeguards of our
Democracy and Democratic way of life, is
our public school system, with its schools
supported by public funds, with its COM
pulsory schooling in the elementary grades
and with our conviction that only an edu-
Gated person can maintain a democracy.
We have made great progress in public
education in North Carolina and in the ma
ton. Here in this county and throughout
the state we have minimum eight months
school term, free bus transportation, free
textbooks and other advantages, but alto
gether too many children do not 60 to
school every year until they are fifteen
years old, as the law requires.
It is futile to build tanks and battleships
in defense of democracy if we overlook
the men and women who must develop and
protect our democratic ideals Guns, planes
and military training can save democracy
from outside enemies, but only the right
kind of education can preserve democracy
from within.
Today, more than ever, public opinion
needs to realize these facts and to demand
that all children attend school. Parents
should realize, more than ever, the abso-
lutte necessity of educating and training
their children so that they can make their
own way" in this complex industrial age
in which we are living. To be successful
now, an education is primary necessity.
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DAYLIGHT SAVING
GRADUALLY ADOPTED

Continued From Page One)
time in order to wait on the late
customers. Many of the mer-
chants said they would be glad to
move forward on the daylight
savings time if everyone else
would.
Several pointed out that except
for cooperating with the move
ment and keeping in step with
the outside world, there would be
little advantage to Ashe county
to change the time. All the cleo
tricity used here is manufactured
here and there are no defense in
dustries affected.
One man said he was operating
on the fast time and explained
that he arose at daylight and
worked until dark, saving all ne
could.
Several citizens have suggested
that the town board meet and Of
ficially take action on the matter
of the time. .
Court, which is in session in
jefferson this week, is using east
ern standard time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
What About Our Park?

During the last session of legislature, an
agreement was reached for the State De-
partment of Conservation and Develop
ment to take over Negro mountain, convert
it into a park and have the highway depart
ment improve the road.
AS yet no action has been taken in this
connection, or at least no announcements
have been made This is certainly an out
standing project because Negro mountain
is Ashe county's most significant tourist
attraction and the view from its crest is the
most beautiful in eastern America.
We hope there will be no further delay
on the part of the state department.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
FSA OFFICE READY
FOR APPLICATIONS

Continued from Page One)
farm and the expense of repair
ing old farm buildings or put
ting up new ones. Loans are made
only to citizens of the United
States, and preference is given
to those who own the livestock
and equipment needed to operate
a farm.
Qualified applicants are recon-
mended for loans by committee
of three local farmers in each
county where the program is in
operation. These committeeman
certify to the Secretary of Agri-
culture the applicants whom they
consider most. deserving and best
qualified to make a success of
family-type farm, The loans
carry three per cent interest and
may be repaid over a period Of
40 years, although the borrower
may of course pay off the entire
loan more rapidly if he wishes.
Application blanks and full de-
tails on the operation of the
Bankhead-Jones tenant purchase
act are available at the county Of
flee of the farm Security Ad-
ministration, which is located in
the Woodie Building. West JEFF
ferSon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
Signal CO. Aircraft Warning
Schofield Barracks

Signal Co. Aircraft Warning
Schofield Barracks
Territory of Hawaii
July 6, 1941
To The People of Ashe County:
I am stationed in the United
States army on the shore of the
famous paradise of the Pacific"
at the Waikiki Beach, near. the
wonderful Royal Hawaiian hotel,
on the golden sands adjoining the
old "Fort De Russey".
Our nights are spent watching
the breakers come in under the
setting of a large tropical moon,
wishing the people of Ashe were
here with me to view the won
ders of nature, that would happen
at no other place in the world
except oahu.
The beautiful natives strolling
to and fro making the nights
more vivid because of their dark
skinned loveliness, the cocoanut
and date palms swaying to the
gentle trade winds making you
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
CCC Camp To Stay!

We are glad to learn from Congressman
RI. Doughton that the National Park
Service is not planning to move the CCC
camp at Laurel Springs, as had been rum
ored here during the past week.
The Congressman's wire was as follows:
.You have, erroneous information as to
moving CCC camp at Laurel Springs Park
Service informs me such action is not
contemplated. Please inform all interested
parties immeaiately.">
The rumor was no doubt the outgrowth,
of the fact that WPA has been assigned the
job of taking care Of maintenance OF the
Parkway in this section. IN
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31

Boys in the CCC camp at Laurel Springs
do landscaping work on the Parkway and it
is said to be the only camp of It's kind in
the nation.
To carry forward the work OF the New
River Soil Conservation district, a CCC
camp is needed and in event such change
were proposed, this paper and leading To-
cal citizens were planning to "go to bat"
to retain the present camp to have charge
of this important work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31

The peach crop this year is said to be the
finest and best in the last decade, but I'M
less the public buys more peaches it will
not be profitable crop for our North Caro-
lima growers. These growers have united
with those in nsighboring states in urging
the use of more peaches. Our first lady,
Mrs Broughton, is boosting the movement
delicious fruit is one of natures most i'm
for increased consumption of peaches. This
portant health-building and health-protect-
ing foods. Good housewives know variety
of ways of utalizing them, including cook
ing, stewing, baking, picking, canning and
preserving. Here in this county, let's help
the peach growers and help ourselves, too.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
COUNTY'S u. S. o.
QUOTA is RAISED

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worthy patriotic cause and wish
to thank everyone cooperating"
County U. S. o. Chairman w. B.
Austin stated.
Additional reports of the past
week were as follows: Bethany
Sunday school, Todd Gentry, sup
erintendent, SIG; B. w. Jones, 81;
Gather Greer, $3.50; Lowell
Smithey, ST; H. H. Lemly, ST.;
Mrs. Ethel Scott. ST.; J. w. Gam
bill, ST; Rowie Mcneil, ST; Mrs.
Elizabeth Miller, 81; Ruby Ro-
land, SOC; Roby Rotten, 81 and
Sheriff Roland, 81.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31

more and more preference.
Natural gas is generally found
in the same sections as petroleum.
Within range of the gas fields 1t
has been found an economical as
we'll as the most simple fuel to
use for heating purposes. 1t seems
probable that pipe lines will eV-
entually be built so that natural
gas can be sent distances without
great expense and then natural
gas will be used in countless in
dustries and homes.
But no matter what fuels be-
come most popular, there are no
dangers of fuel shortage In this
country. Referring to the energy
resources of this country. H. Z.
Dickinson of the bureau of stand
ards said:
"Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
will almost certainly he available
from stored-up supplies for sew
eral thousands of years at the
present rate of consumption.
OIL NuSsi"
One of the chief reasons the
Germans went into Russian was
to get oil. Russia is one of the
leading producers of oil and has
vast fields of it which have not
been tapped. But so far as prod
uction of oil is concerned, the
United States has big lead over
every country in the world.
In 1889, figures of the United
States bureau of mines show that
i the United States produced 81 per
! cent of total world production OF
oil. Russia was second, but prod
uced only 1913 per cent Of the to-
tai and Rumania, which is world
famous of its rich oil fields, prod
uced only IL per cent. Venezuela
was third, producing 10 per cent
of the total.
These are production figures
and do not give a clear picture of
the capacity of the worlds oil
fields. But they do indicate the
comparative output possible with
the equipment which each coun-
try used before the war broke out
and show that by any measure
the United States has a big lead
over all.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
PLANS ARE MADE TO
EXPAND RED CROSS

Continued from Page One)
tv cents per room enrolls all ele-
mentary children and HOO for
high school children. She said
that all money raised over and
above the minimum amount
should be left in the Junior Red
Cross treasury.
She also stressed the impor-
lance of giving high school child
rem first aid training. ''The home
economics departments lend
themselves to first aid and to
home nursing" she said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31
OdaY
AND
Tomorrow
By
Frank Parker Stockridge

COEA COd1
Our most popular and most
used fuel has always been coal
mostly bituminous coal. In re-
cent years, oil has replaced coal
in many instances, such as in a lot
of home heating, but coal con-
tinues to be the leading single
source of fuel.
It is estimated by the New York
Trust company, which recently
made a study of the consumption
of energy in the United States,
that of the total energy we con-
sumed in 1887, IS per cent was
derived from bituminous coal,
300 per cent from oil, 9.8 per
cent from natural gas, 9.3 per
cent from water power and sc
per cent from anthracite coal.
1t is not believed probable
that oil will continue to replace
the use of coal during the next
10 years at the rate it has done
it in the past 10 years. The deve-
1opment of the use of either will
be determined by ease of trans
portation, price and taxes, but in
general the use of oil will prob
ably be more or less limited to
transportation where as coal will
continue to be the most popular
fuel in industry.
In home heating the present
problem of transporting oil to
the East, due to those so tankers
which we gave to England, is ex-
pected to turn the trend back to
coal, at least temporarily.
If we look far into the future
the use of various fuels in quite
unpredictable. It may even not
be too far off when we will have
learned to get most of our need
ed energy from the sun.
RESOURCES. unlimited
When we hear about the mil
lions of barrels of oil and billions
of tons of coal which this nation
consumes each year, most of us
wonder when the oil wells will be
pumped dry and when the last OF
our mountains of coal will finally
be shoveled into the nations coal
bins.
But actually, there isn't much
to worry about for long time
to come, if ever.
According to the national re-
sources committee, our present
reserves of these fuels amount to
about 100000, 100000 barrels OF
oil. In addition, there are plenty
of unexplored reserves which, il
necessary, would undoubtedly
produce additional fuel to fill all
of our needs for many years.
1t is estimated that the, aver
age demands for power in
America, when all demands fol-
industry, home heating, transport
alton and s2aother>> usesbare: all
grouped together, amount to 40
horse per hour for every hour OF
the year, .ee5:st;s<t.. s.: -. Z. 40
GAS future
Natural gas looks like one OF
the best bets for the fuel of the
future. In the last few years it
has become major source OF
fuel in certain sections. Because
of a plentiful supply and ease OF
use it it is expected to be given
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-07-31

The world is blessed most by
men who do things, and not by
those who merely talk about
them. JAMES OLIVER