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Evening star., 1941-02-21
Your u. S.
Income Tax
Prepared by Bureau OF
Internal ReDenue,
Treasury Dept.
DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES.

DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES.
The amount to be recovered by
! deprecla ton is the cost of the prop
erty, If acquired by purchase after
February %, 1918. If acquired by
purchase prior to March /, 1918, the
basis is the cost of the property,
less depreciation sustained prior to
March |, 1918, or the fair market
value on March l, 1918, whichever
is greater.
The proper allowance for depreci-
alton is that amount which should
be set aside for the taxable year in
accordance with a reasonably con-
sistent plan mot necessarily a uni
form rate) whereby the aggregate
amount so set aside. plus the SAL
wage value, will at the end of the
useful life of the property equal the
cost or other basis of the property.
The depreciation rate of build
ing is not based upon the number
of years it will stand before being
condemned and razed but on the
number of years it will remain hab-
liable or serviceable, for the purpose
for which constructed
If the taxpayer builds a new
building, the period over which de-
probation may be claimed begins at
the time the building is completed
and capable Of being used Build
ings under construction are not sub
ject to depreciation allowance.
If it is clearly shown that, be-
cause of economic or other condi-
tions. property must be abandoned
at date prior to the end of it's
normal useful life, so that deprecia-
tion deductions alone are insuff1-
cient TO return the cost or other
basis. a reasonable deduction for
obsolescence may be allowed in ad-
dition to depreciation. No deduc-
ton for obsolescence is permitted
because in the opinion of the tax
payer, the property may become OBJ
solete at some future date.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

DIR. William Lyon Phelps, writer,
lecturer and literary critic, advised
during the Town Hall program at
the Shoreham today that "the wider
your range of interest is, the better
Is your insurance against despond-
ency, misfortune and old age"
Speaking to an audience made up
largely of women, DR.. Phelps sug-
gested that you arrange your lives
so you will have a number Of little
things to look forward to-"
Dr.. Phelps opened his talk with
the assertion that he had not lived
a dull day in the last Is years.
DR.. Phelps scoffed at the idea Of
old people saying they feel as good
in old age as they did when young.
They are liars" he said. Il
know. But I have 10 times the
mentality now used to have"
To test themselves DR.. Phelps ad-
vised people to read their news
papers and see whether they are
interested in items on each page,
whether their interest comes from
the contents of the story or the way
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Comdr. P. H. MocInnis
Dies Aboard Wasp

The Navy Department today an
nounced the death of Comdr. Philip
Hutchinson MacInnis. Dental Corps
who died yesterday aboard the air.
craft carrier Wasp. Arrangements
are being made for burial in Airing
ton National Cemetery.
A native OF Maiden, Mass, he
served here in 1887 in the Navy
Department dispensary. When the
Wasp was commissioned last year
he was assigned TO it as senior
dental ofYicer.
Last month he was selected for
promotion to the rank of captain
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs
Miriam Iva MacInnis, and two sons
Philip H. MacInnis, jr, and Derrick
Ernest MacInnis. Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
FOREIGN Exchange
CReported by Smith, Bar

NEW YORK. Feb. 81 P.-The Hons
Kong and Shanghai dollars continued to
drop in the free foreign exchange market
today after a sharp advance earlier this
The Hong Kong unit lost 12 of cent
higher in relation to the United States
dollar were the Argentine peso and the
Late rates follow toreat Britain in dol
lars. others in cents:
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for U. 8. dollars: Buyins. 10 per cent
premium. sellins IL per cent premium,
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dol
selling a.0a per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. 15h per cent discount, ar S4.s7lz
q 8. cents.
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreisn
Exchange Committee rates., buyins, 81 02;
selling 81 04: open market, cables, "a. .03;
Germany, t0.05n: tbenevolent. 2o.s5;
Finlsnd loon; Greece. ssh: Hungary.
1877: Italy. sos: Portugal. 4.0l: sweden.
1898; Switzerland, 23.e3l7; YuEoslavia,
Latin Amsrica.
Arsentins official. aaSf; tree ss7B:
Rrasil official, 6.o5n; free. Soon; Mex
leo, e070n.
Far East.
Japan: aa.4s; Honr KonT, a4.4s; shanE-
tRst.s in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated
Nominal
'For commercial transactions.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

The Mexican government has ex-
tended financial aid to victims of
the hurricane which swept Crizaba,
killing Q and injurins 10.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

A rich and extensive vein of gold
has been discovered at Yuanting,
China.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
u. 5. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, Feb 81 LP,.-Priees auote,
in dollars and thirty-seconds:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
BAPTIST Revival
ToOpen Sunday
DIR. Arthur Fox and Son Will
Again Hold Services at
w. ]. Church.

The annual revival meeting at
the West Jefferson Baptist church
will start Sunday morning and
last for two weeks, Rev. w. T.
Wilmington, pastor announced
It had been previously an
nounced that DR.. Arthur Fox
would open the revival last Sun
day but Mr.. Wilmington ex-
planned that this was through err
ror and that the revival would
open this Sunday.
With DR.. Fox will be his son,
Paul Fox, Of Morristown, Tenn.
This outstanding evangelistic
team conducted very success
full revival here last year and
have many friends who are look
ing forward to seeing them aagin.
Two services will be held daily,
at 10 o'clock in the morning and
at 8 in the evening. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
House Votes IL
Months Longer
In Army Service

Washington. - By the breath
taking margin of a single vote,
the House Tuesday night passed
the army service extension bill.
With the chamber tense and
hushed, Speaker Rayburn an
nounced the result as 203 to 202
for the measure. Representative
Short, Republican of Missouri,
from the Republican committee
table, Immediately demanded a
recapitulation, which Rayburn
granted. The recapitulation, a
form of recount, showed the same
result.
In its final form, the bill called
for an 18-month extension of the
services of draftees, national
guardsmen, reservists and army
enlisted personnel.
It also would grant $40 bonus
for each month spent in the army
beyond IL. In addition it re-
moved the limitation of 100000
upon the number of draftees who
may be simultaneously in the ar
my. All these provisions were in
cluded in the bill passed by the
Senate last week.
Representative John L. McMi1-
Ian, of the Sixth South Carolina
district cast the lone vote
from among the II members of
the House from North Carolina
and South Carolina against the
bill to extend the army service
Of selectees, national guardsmen
and reservists.
All II North Carolina congress
men were present and voting
faye" on the final roll call for
passage of the bill. With the ex-
ception of Mcmillan, the remain
ing five South Carolina House
members voted "aye". A few min
utes earlier these same Is men
voted mo" on the motion to re-
commit the measure to the mill
tary affairs committee. On this
roll call, Representative McMil-
Ian was not recorded.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
To Hold School
For Bus Drivers

There will be a bus drivers
school held in Ashe county Tues
day and Wednesday for the bene-
fit of school bus drivers, Supt. of
Schools, j. B. Hash, announced
yesterday.
The school is being conducted
by the Highway Safety division
in conjunction with the highway
patrol, at the Jefferson high
school building, beginning at 7:3O
E. S. T. in the mornings.
Letters regarding the school
have been sent to the school prin-
cipals who have been asked to
have their drivers and substitute
drivers attend. Driving permits
will be issued on the basis of
grades made at these schools.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Petition To Improve
Telephone Service Is
Sent To Commission
Urgent Need for More Than
One Toll Line Pointed
Out. 63 Signers.
ROTARY is SPONSOR

A petition, asking for improve.
ment in the telephone service in
the Jeffersons and pointing cut
in particular the urgent need for
more than one outside toll line,
has been sent to the state utilities
commission.
This petition. was sponsored by
the community service committee
of the Jeffersons Rotary club and
was signed by sixty-three patrons,
including the towns of West JEFF
ferson and jefferson and the
county.
Before circulating the petition,
the matter was presented to the
Rotary club and resolution, en-
dorsing the action, was unanl-
mously passed.
Members of the clubs commu-
nifty service committee state that
mot a single patron refused to
sign and if we had had time to
see every telephone user here, we
believe they would have all
signed it."
TIL petition read as follows:
eve, the undersigned patrons
of the Central Electric & Tele-
phone company of West Jeffer-
son and Jefferson. respectfully
request that you investigate to
determine if the local telephone
service cannot be improved i'm
mediately. We are definitely and
emphatically dissatisfied with the
present service. Among other
things, there is urgent need for
more than one outside toll line.
There is entirely too much delay
in completing long distance calls.
District officials of the telephone
company have promised repeated
ly to improve the service, but the
system today is not satisfactory
and we ask your cooperation in
seeing that needed improvements
are made at once or else revoke
the franchise"
With only one toll line to North
Wilkesboro and this is the only
line that the company has from
here in any direction, it is stated
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Great Increase
Can Be Made In
Dairy Income
Leagans Makes Statement at
Rotary Meeting. Demon
StratiOn is Given.

The income from dairying in
Ashe county could be increased
from 100000 to a million dollars
a year, J. P. Leagans, dairy field
representative in this section told
members of the Jeffersons Rotary
club last Thursday night.
He pointed out that by nature
this section is ideally adapted
and that they are splendid home
markets for milk.
Mr.. Leagans emphasized the
need for better pasture lands,
more silos and better breeds OF
animals.
An interesting demonstration
was then given by David Burkett
and Marvin Pennington, of the
Nathan's Creek All club, show
ing the proper care, handling and
sanitation of milk for manufac-
turing purposes.
1--WE would like to point cut
that the small amount of equip
ment necessary for marketing
milk from a herd of 4 to 6 cows
which consists of only 8-gallon
cans, one milk bucket and one
strainer with package of strain
er pads, all of which cost only ap-
proximately SIP, is one of the
reasons why during the past year
North Carolina farmers received
approximately two million dol,
lars from the sale of milk to these
markets." one of them stated.
"The production of milk fol-
this type of market, meaning
cheese, ice cream mix and evapo,
rated milk, demands that pro-
ducers follow certain sanitary
methods and practices. First, the
milk must be delivered to the
plant in a sweet condition and
second, it must be in a clean con-
dition."
The boys demonstrated how this
could be done and also pointed
out the Importance of putting
milk in the shade on the, side of
the road while waiting for the
truck to pick it up.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
w. I'll. Strickland
Spoke To IOOF
Around 100 Attended the Pic
mic Held at Bluff Park
On Sunday.

Approximately 100 members of
the 1. o. o. F. jefferson Lodge
No. 38 and their families attend
ed the annual picnic held at Bluff
Park, on Sunday.
Following a bounteous picnic
dinner w. H. Strickland, Of Lee
noir, Dept. Grand Master I. o. O.
F. spoke briefly to the group. He
stressed the Importance Ct friend
ship, love and truth symbolized
by the three links which bind the
members of I. 0. o. F. together.
"Where but in our own America
could a group gather as we are
gathered today for such a picnic?'
he asked. He pointed out the val
ue of American principles of Ii
berty and urged that everyone
work together for the good of the
nation in the present ''grave cri-
sis.
Rev. Mr.. Caldwell, Baptist min
lister, of Sparta, preached a brief
sermon.
G. c. Burkett, official of the
local lodge presided. Before the
meal and after the program all
those who attended had an oppor-
tunity of visiting various points of
interest in the park.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Many Sending
Renewals Now
Skyland Post Receives Many
Renewals During the
Past Week.

During the past week dozens
of subscribers have sent in re-
newals to The Skyland Post in
order to bring their subscriptions
up to date and to take advantage
Of the present low prices which
will be advanced on Sept. l.
Subscribers from distance
write favorable letters regarding
the paper and the county. Mrs.
V. A. Bell, Of Huntsville, Ala,
writes:
Il have enclosed post office
money order in the amount of one
dollar and fifty cents (S1.50) to
cover renewal subscription to the
Skyland Post for one year from
July, 1941 to July, 1912.
Il want to express how much
I enjoy and look forward to the
Post each week and also to note
the many improvements and pro-
gress being made in the Jeffer-
sons.
Il have a position with an in
surance agency here and am do
ing very we'll. Am very happy in
Alabama but will always regard
North Carolina as home"
Among the many others who
have recently sent in renewals
are: Mrs. Fannie Paisley, Grassy
Creek; Eli Francis, Street, Md;
c. c. Dixon, Nathan's Creek; j.
R. Coward, Crumpler; J. w. Goss,
Lansing; Miss Bonnie Phipps,
Hickory; Andrew Brinegar, Gras-
sy Creek; R. E. Phillips, Idlewild;
John Cox, Laurel Springs; Mrs.
D. M. Bare. ~Crumpler; Philip
Sheets, Transou; Mrs. Joe Worth,
jefferson; Sam Davis, West JEFF
ferson; Mrs. c. A. Huddler, JET
ferson; Mrs. Ward Phillips, North
Wilkesboro; c. w. Hodgson, Co.
lumbus, Ohio; John Weaver, Jr.,
Langley Field, Va; V. B. Krider,
Todd; Mrs. w. M. West, Sails
bury.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Much Interest In Flower
Show To Be Held Saturday

ture Co.; second grand prize set
of Cannon towels from Belk's De-
partment store; third grand prize
an attractive table water bottle
from Goodman Bros; fourth
grand prize, l year subscription
to Skyland Post; fifth grand
prize, l year subscription to Sky
land Post.
Serving on the committee from
the Woman's Club are Mrs. J. w.
Gambill, chairman, Mrs. S. w.
Digs, Mrs. c. R. Eller and Mrs.
John Hoyle.
Judges for the event will be L..
A. Voolfolk, Miss Rose Elwood
Bryan and Mrs. Station McIver.
Refreshments will be served
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
To Interview ALI
NYA Students

According to an announcement
made today by Superintendent ].
B. Hash, superintendent of the
Ashe county schools, Mr.. William
Watkins, NYA Student Work Of
ficer, will be at the office of the
board of education at 2 p. m, E.
S. T., Tuesday, August 10, to in
terview white and Negro STU
dents needing NYA in-school as
sistance in order to attend the
county schools during the coming
year. To qualify for the NYA Stu
dent Work program boy or girl
must be at least Is years OF age
and must need the funds to pro-
perly continue his or her educa-
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Outlook For Further
REA Extension Is Not
Bright; Metal Scarce
Proposed Purchase of Local
Power Company by REA
May Be Affected.
COPPER SHORTAGE

The outlook for expansion of
rural Identification now is not
bright, according to information
released this week by Gwyn
Price, state REA director.
The federal government has
greatly restricted the use of cop
per, steel, zinc and aluminium, all
of which are used in the construc-
ton of power lines and the short
age of the essential materials will
naturally reduce the REA expan-
sion program.
This condition may also have a
definite effect upon the proposed
sale of the Northwest Carolina
Utilities to the Blue Ridge Elec-
trio Membership corporation.
The sale was first scheduled to
be completed the latter part OF
July, but as yet no announce
ments have been made concerning
it.
Despite the bleak outlook for
further extension of rural cleo
trio system, Director Price is real
ly not discouraged.
1T may not be as bad as it
looks on the surface" he said.
''There are no figures on how
much copper and other mater
ials were used in the REA pro-
gram during the last six months,
and it is possible that the allot-
ments will build more lines than
we think.
"Then, too, it is probable that
there will be relaxations in the
strict rationing in cases where the
proposed lines can be shown to
be of aid in national defense"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14

over control of the whole Vichy
military establishment to the Bit
terly anti-British vice-admiral
Jean Darlan.
On the Russian fighting front
it seemed clear last Tuesday that
the whole of the southern Sow
let wing was in imminent peril.
Moreover, in the Baltic theater a
thousand miles to the north, twin
drives intended to engulf Lenin-
grad were reactivated, the one
operating above the city some IS
miles in the vicinity of Kakisal-
mi and the other 120 miles be-
low in the region Of Soltsi.
The Red, armies were fighting
with a desperation that had be-
come habitual and were unques-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14

Much interest is being shown
in the flower show which will be
held at the community building
on Saturday, under the auspices
of the Woman's club.
A number of grand prizes will
be awarded, and ribbons in each
classification. The show will be
held from 2 until 6 o'clock, East
ern Standard time and all ar
rangements and entries are asked
to be in not later than one o'clock
in order that they may be judged
before the show opens. The build
ing will be closed from one until
two o'clock while the judging is
taking place.
First grand prize will be cut
glass vase from Burgess Furni-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Ashe Co. Youths
Will Leave For
sSBoys' State

Two Ashe county youths will
attend the annual Boys State
which will open in Chapel Hill on
Monday. They are Walter Harold
Dollar, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Dollar and Will Allen Worth, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Worth.
These boys will leave on Sun
day and will be accompanied by
P. G.. Wright, T. G. Miller and
possibly other members of the
American Legion under the aus
pices of which the Boys State is
held each year.
A well planned program re-
garding citizenship is carried out
each year, with prominent lead
ers and teachers taking part on
the program. p.
The two representatives from
Ashe are sponsored by the Ashe
post of the American Legion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Alumni To
Meet In Sparta
Friday, Aug. p
Annual Meeting of Four oun-
ty Group. DIR. d. ID. Car
roll To Speak.

University of North Carolina
alumni in Ashe, Allegheny, Av-
cry and Watauga counties will
meet in Sparta Friday evening,
August %, at the community
building, for the annual banquet
of the Northwestern U. N. c.
Alumni Club, according to an
nouncement made by DR.. D. J.
Whitener, of Boone, President of
the four-county group. Expected
to attend are former students of
the consolidated University of
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
IL Selectees Will
Leave Tomorrow
For Fort Bragg
Largest Single Group From
County to be Indicted
Into Service.
ONE VOLUNTEER

." Seventeen selectees, Ashe coun-
tvs largest number to answer a
single call, will leave tomorrow
for Fort Bragg fer induction into
military service.
H. G. Sturgill, who has been
transferred from Beckley, w. Va,
will also leave here tomorrow
with the II boys.
Ashe county now has 81 men in
service under the selective SER
vice act and this makes a total
of 104.
All of the young men leaving
tomorrow are draftees with the
exception of one man, John Hen
ry Osborne, of Hemlock.
The complete last and their Or
der numbers, is as follows:
Winfred E1dreth, order number
500, lansing. Thomas Dale Sex
ton, SIG. Grassy Creek; Wade
John Williams, $40, West Jeffer-
son; Mack 'Trivett Graham, GAG,
Toliver; Harold Clifford Miller,
667, Clifton; Edgar Ham, GIT,
Lansing; Branard Charles Dun
can, 754, Grassy Creek; William
Glen Combs, SOL, Jefferson; Ell
mer Parker Grogan, 1913, Toll
yer; Walter Floyd Jones, 800, Cliff
ton; Walter Cleve Miller, 813,
Laurel Springs; John Herbert
Yearick, BIT, Sturgills; Joseph
Glenn Osborne, 1875, Hemlock;
Thomas Eugene Vaught, 842,
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Germans Claim To Have Red
Army Trapped; japan Active

This week the war assumed a
more serious outlook for demo-
cracies of the world as the Ger.
man troops claim to have trapped
the Russian forces in the Odessa
area. While Japan moves south
ward on the eve of invading Thai
land and France completely lined
up with the Axis regime, Con-
gress took cognizance of this and
voted an extension of 18 months
of armed service.
Marshal Petain committed the
Vichy French government to full
collaboration with Germany and
put himself morally on the Nazis'
side against the Russians in per-
haps the most profound develop
ment of his policy since the
French surrender. Petain turned
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Baptist Ministers
To Meet Saturday

It was announced this week that
there would be meeting of the
Baptist pastors of Ashe county,
at the West jefferson Baptist
church on Saturday afternoon at
400 o'clock, E. S. T.
At this time plans and arrange
ments for the annual associa-
tional meeting will be made. All
Baptist ministers are urged to
attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
AAA Committees
To Meet Monday

An important meeting of the
Ashe county agricultural commu-
nifty and county committees will
be held next Monday at the court
house.
Final plans for closing out the
1941 farm program and of start
ing the 1912 set up will be dis
cussed, c. J. Rich stated.
T. C. Sprinkle, district AAA
field officer and Mr.. Cathey will
be present.
All committee members are
urged to be present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Crippled Clinic
Next Wednesday

A free crippled children's eli
mic will be held next Wednesday
afternoon in the county health de-
partment offices.
DR.. ]. S. Gaul, of Charlotte,
will conduct the clinic and all
old patients who need a check up
as well as any new ones, are
urged to attend.
The clinic is sponsored by the
Jeffersons Rotary club. The well
fare department also co-operates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
Illicit Copper
Still Captured

A 45-gallon illicit copper still
and 300 gallons of beer were
seized yesterday by four Ashe
county deputies on the old Will
Black farm near the Parkway not
far from Glendale Springs.
There was no one at the still
when the officers found it and ap-
parently had not been in opera
ton for a day or two.
The copper outfit was brought
to Jefferson by the officers, Bob
Watson, Wiley Burgess, Walter
Phillips and Harve Goodman.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14

DECORATION AT DOG CREEK
There will be a decoration at
Dog Creek at the Black cemetery,
Sunday, Aug. II, at 200 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-14
ASHE COUNTY

is the air-conditioned section Of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. twenty-five miles
of the PARKWAY run through
the county.