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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02

(By Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %
Among the under-officials II
Washington there is continuou:
game going on of trying to out
smart one another in interpreting
the reasons behind administration
moves and in predicting admins.
tration action before it takes
place. After hearing the "confi-
dentiaP' opinions of minor execu-
tives in different government de-
partments any visitor to this city
would be left in an utter state OF
confusion about the war situation
and would also be made to feel
that all stories and speeches made
by government officials are not
to be taken at their face value.
A recent example was the talk,
both among officials here and in
the newspapers, that Russia was
ready to give up and make a sep
arate peace. These stories came
out at the time the President
asked for $5,985,OOO,O00 more
1ease-lend money. 1t has been
known right along here that many
members of congress object to
giving equipment to Russia, so
the smart young men in the gov
eminent Immediately interpreted
the RUSSIAN collapse" story as
being mere propaganda to ease
the passage of the new lease-lend
measure.
Doubtless there is large guam
tity of propaganda being released
from Washington to impress the
public with the dangers facing
the United States, but probably
not nearly as many of the impor-
tant stories issuing from this city
the pure propaganda as the wise
acres would have us believe.
There are some who even think
the ship-sinkings by Nazis were
invented to arouse a war spirit
here and we still hear opinions
that the Nazi-Russian war is
merely a fake war arranged by
Hitler and Stain as means of
getting England and the United
States to walk into a trap.
These examples are brought up
merely to indicate how far GER
tain Washington guessers go in
treating all statements and stories
with the utmost suspicion. Com
menting on this situation, lead
ing business man who visited
Washington recently said: eff the
government wants unity among
the people of this country it GER
tainly ought to start the ground
work in Washington. With every
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Do You Know Exactly What
To Do In Case OF A Fire?

Now that the fall of the year is
approaching and heat becomes
necessary there are many precau-
tons that should be taken to pre-
vent destructive fires and in case
a building catches on fire often
times it can be stopped with lit
tie damage.
Here are some suggestions Of
fered by experts, which if fol-
lowed may mean the saving of life
and property in case of fire.
l. Plan what you intend to do
in case fire comes, then do it
calmly and sensibly.
2. Make up your mind before
hand that you are not going to
become excited.
3. Learn the location of the
nearest fire alarm box or tele-
phone and make sure you know
how to operate it or make call.
4. Write the directions down so
that every member of the house
hold will be able to understand
the proper thing to be done.
5. Learn the correct manner to
operate hand fire extinguishers.
6. When using hand fire ex-
tinguishers the fire should be at
tackled at it's base
z. If the clothing catches Attire,
tear off the burning portions II
possible and attempt to smother
the flames with wooden cloth,
wrapping victim in it.
8. Do not allow the victim to
run or move about.
9. When sleeping in strange
building find out the exit or fire
escape before retiring.
10. If caught in a burning
building, remember, the smoke is
thinnest near the floor. Make
your way to safety by crawling
or crouching.
II. When inside burning
building, close as many doors as
possible in order to keep the fire
from spreading.
IL. If it is necessary to jump
from a window, first throw out
mattresses or bedding to break
your fall.
IS. If fire breaks out while
you are in a crowded room, give
the alarm quietly and unobtru-
sively so as not to create a pa
mic. It is unwise to shout Fire.
IA. Make every effort to direct
the firemen or fighters to the
scene of the fire as soon as pos
sible; every minute is valuable.
IS. When the firemen arrive,
remember to stay out OF their
way so that they may have the
best possible chance to work.
16. Remember that LIFE al
ways comes before property.
II. When you hear the siren or
fire signal try to clear the street
or road so that firemen will not
be delayed or handicapped.
10. If driving a car, do not race
after the fire apparatus or park
in the vicinity of a fire.
10. Never under any clrcum-
stances, park your car in front
of a fire hydrant.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Eliza Cox Slated
For Trial Oct. Ii

Eliza Cox, 25-year-old mill
worker at Fries, Va, who was ar
rested in Ashe county charged
with the murder of Miss Pauline
Payne, Is, in the crowded Fries
theatre on the night of Saturday,
Aug. 16, will be sent to the grand
jury the opening day of the Oct
ober term at independence next
Monday, Oct. 6.
The case has been set for trial
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02

body here telling you something
different I truly believe that oul
thousands of federal employees
are proving to be one of the great.
est enemies of unity"
Of course there is endless dis
cussion here over the Presidents
new lease-lend request and his re-
port on the expenditure of the
seven billions appropriated in the
first lease-lend law. The discus
sion centers around the fact that
only a little over $300,0OO,00C
worth of supplies has actually
reached the nations fighting the
Axis powers, that a large per-
centage of that amount represents
food and that the other $780,
100000 appropriated represents
goods ION order"
With figures like that to work
on it is easy to make it appear
that on rhelp to the allies is in
finitesimal, many of those debat-
ing the subject ignoring complete
ly the fact that we have filled
over $4,OOO,OOO,OOO worth of Or
ders for equipment which were
not placed under the lease-lend
shrdlu cmfwy crfwypau s-fwf
law. We have also accelerated our
production on many types of
equipment by about 800 per cent
in the last six months.
There is no doubt that we
haven't reached nearly the out
put which British needs urgent
ly require, but there are plenty of
figures to indicate that the job
isn't hopeless and that our speed
of help will multiply very rapidly.
The new request for funds is to
make it possible to place further
orders even though 1t will be
some time before present orders
are completed. Naturally, it is
pointed out, if our program is to
be uninterrupted we cannot wait
until the first seven billions
worth of goods are delivered be-
fore placing orders for more sup
plies. The new request is expect
ed to carry the program through
to 1913.
The new lease-lend measure is
by many of the isolation
lists in congress as we'll as by those
who feel that the financial struc-
ture of our country is imperiled
by the growing debt. The new tax
law, which calls for far heavier
taxes than were ever before paid
by the people of this country, is
expected to bring in about $13,-
OOO,OOO,OOO of revenue in 1912.
This is approximately half of pre-
sent estimated government ex-
for 1912. /
The new tax law, which has
been changed very little from the
bill first passed by the senate and
analysed previously in this col
lmn, requires every married per-
son earning over 1880 and every
single person earning over S7oO
to pay a tax. 1t also imposes addi-
tional taxes on many products we
ouy, including automobiles, ra-
lios, refrigerators, liquor, theater
admissions, jewelry, furs, toilet
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02

on Monday, Oct: Is, in event the
grand jury returns an indictment
against Cox.
The unusual case has attracted
wide attention. A hearing was
held last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
REA REQUESTS FROM N. C.
HELD UP BY DEFENSE

Raleigh-Gwyn Price, chairman
of the state REA, disclosed that
loan applications totaling $5,417,-
900, from Rural Electric co-opera-
tives in North Carolina, had &C
cumulated in the offices of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02

The tropical bamboo tree is the
most versatile of all world plants,
being used in production of food,
weapons, shelter, implements, fur
niture, clothes, baskets, contain
ers, bridges, pipes, cable, paper,
ornaments and other articles.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02

nreparations, sporting goods tele-
phones, washing Machines ngnt
bulbs, transportation and a hoSt
of other products and services
In November also, if not before,
congress is expected to be asked
to repeal the neutrality act which
now prevents our ships from 60
ing into belligerent waters, pre-
vents us from delivering war sup
plies to a belligerent nation and
prevents us from arming our mer-
chant vessels. And right now that
anticipated request is worrying
congress a lot more than either
the lease-lend measure or new
tax bills.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
DECORATION SERVICE
AT FIG ON SUNDAY

There will be a decoration at
the cemetery at Fig, October at
2 o'clock.
Service will be conducted by
Rev. Robert Short.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
Healing Sp'gs News
By FlOye Owen

Miss Lorene Blevins was mar
ried to Mr.. Virgil Brown Friday
They will make their home WITH
Mrs. Browns father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Handy
who have been living on MIR: L.
w, Owens place, have moved 10
Delaware.
The Shatley Springs summer
resort closed for this season last
week end.
Mr. Pat Kearney, of Crumpler'
has moved to Philadelphia.
Mr.. Munsey Gaultney has gone
to Kannapolis to work.
Blaine Cox, of Crumpler has
cone to Banner Elk to college,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02
THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 1941
Federal REA.

Federal REA.
He made it plain that he intend
ed no criticism of the Federal
REA, and pointed out that the
government agency had not gran
ted the loans because of the I'M
certainty of obtaining supplies.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02

Those who publish and produce your news
paper are fully conscious of the burden of respOn-
sibility that they bear in searching out interpret
ing and delivering to you, of the world, your
nation, your state and your community. News is
knowledge and knowledge makes men free! No
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Freedom of the Press, without which the delivery
of news quickly, honestly and fearlessly would
be impossible The cost to you is trifling but pro-
foundly important Paying pennies for paper is
but one way for you to support the shining light
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-02

of freedom: the other, is to realize that without
NEWS told TRUTHFULLY, you too would live
in darkness. To know the true value of your news
paper, you must realize its meaning to the demo-
cratic way of life.
The four pillars of Democracy are: freedom
of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of assem-
bly, and freedom of press. If the freedom of the
press is lost, SO your individual liberties and
freedom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28
Schlarb, 0'Neil
Must First Aqree

Two Yankee traders. County
Commissioner John schiarb and
City Commissioner r. d. O'Neil,
have a few points of disagreement
to eliminate before the city light
franchise for its 13.0oo-voit power
extension To the Lakes District
substation is completed. O'Neil in
dicated Thursday.
The utilities chief said the state
has granted rights to the city Ia
cross the Pacific highway and run
its lines alongside the road. A
franchise to run the power line on
a county right of way along one
stretch. however. still is pending
schlarb's point is that the city
in exchange for the franchise
ought to provide free power anc
maintenance for number OF
county traffic blinker lights.
O'Neil firmly declared the city
won't pay anything for the priv.
lege of extending the benefits OF
its electricity rates 10 rural dwell.
ers. Furthermore. said the city
commissioner. the city charter pro-
hibits him from providing free
service TO anyone, even another
public body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28
Discuss Faster
Train Service

Mayor Harry r. Cain ard Jack
Shapiro III his Tacnms fast train
COMMITTEES were In Seattle Thurs.
day afternoon for = hearing esiisd
by Mayor Earl MiiiikIn With west.
ern executives ~ tbs three north.
ern railroads.
While a. the Seattle discussions,
Mayor Cain said. hs will invits
Mayor MiIlikin and his COMMITTEES
10 participate In . return hearing
10 BE- held In Tacoma nest week.
st which the fun local group can
tell rs story.
Mayor ]. r. TrullinEer Of olym-
pis. who met with Mayor Cain
Thursday. said he would appoint .
eommlttss 81 cltiEsns In the capital
city 10 work with the Tacoma and
Seattle groups IN promoting fast
passenger service between ruGst
Sound and chicago. IN place found
cities On . per with Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28

ssAea Mayor Cain. hrsnrins NJ
that sss resns Al rssssns meter
Operatives.
No. 40 haven't s.ld Trsi-
iinFsf. hut I've get IN unaer-
standing With nv chief ~ ralies
tlohn wslser) that the first cne
esush, fixing . ticket Esss . sneh
IN the nose
Ne said tickets aren't k<sru
fixed IN oisnrss. thoasH vi=sscrs
from outside rhnrstnn county get
SONS consideration IN court N
their stories are good.
The Tscema rounellmsn ~efe
considering seriously soms meter
problems which aIrvady have
arisen and may make scms drastic
new rallngs One would ~ "a
make u clear 10 truck operators
that their meter hoc<A entitle
them only 10 7ominute PARKING.
not all-dsy.
Another violation already sp-
parent 10 the losninx Of hoods 10
passenger ears. somsthine not
contemplated in the ordinance.
Mayor rrillinrsr said Olympia
has not used the hood system hut
borrowed from Eugene. Ore. the
system ~ setting ASIDE . Is
minute loading anne In each block
Trucks must use that after II
=. m. or pay for their PARKING.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28
Not Guilty Pleas
Entered for Trio
Accused Of Rape

Pleas Of not guilty are on record
IN superior court on behalf Of three
men charged with first degree
KIDNAPPING and rape Of a Taooms
woman, and trial probably will b
set for the January term Of court
The three were before Judge
Fred C. Remain Wednesday after
noon. when the pleas were for
mally entered. Attorney James W
Selden. who had been named Tues
day 10 defend two Of them-Rus-
sell Dolan and Ed Gaines
appointed also to defend the third,
Loren Hinton.
Selden provided the pleas Of
not guilty for Dolan and Gaines,
while the court directed the plea
for Hinton. Hinton is 20 years
old, lives at 4o1 So. 56th st: Dolsn
Is rs and Gaines 26. both residing
at SIS So saith ut.
Judge Remain warned the men
that a man similarly charged in
Olympia was recently hanged for
the offense with which these three
are charged. II convicted the
punishment may be life imprison-
ment or death by hanging.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28

As Christmas approaches year
star IN the east bat the south another the
well These the actually number. which
added their spendor the consultations
the skies more glorious than usual
In December last month"; privilege
Of planets
little two others Venus and Jupiter
brisne while the fourth
Venus brilliant Il
the 2sth magnitude astronomical
scale II not indicated
hours after the while they for 10 Dec
? Dec Ia However. IL find. because
bright Long before aiming
brilliantly that hard believe II heavenly
the past when Venus bright this called
because thought that
electric that Edison balloon
will
with Americas defense pregnant
The show the position the other
the second brightness with magnitude
Taurus just south the little
sky any except Major
the great dog the southeast
Mars the southwest the constellation
Its magnitude o5
minus Is.
Among the which shine with
the planets illuminated
magnitude that Aldebaran . u
Procyon CAMS Minor. the Above Orion
which of
Of the belt Betegeu south Rge the
pela oharioteer. he twins
n One of these Polux Is
naming OF this cygnus
northwest.
Tyre.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28
'Nazis Offer Youth
They Claim Son
OF Soviet Leader

nGneSN German prcpauan1n
ministry officials THURSDAY pfe4
scented IA ecrrsspcnasnss . mnn
they alleged was d>svas uhr)Ahsa.
~. ths arn NJ soviet eoseiun
cemmssssr vivasrssslsv ~ neels.
TOW.
To pssssees wsss . hssvy
hheht ss@v sveseeet ~ -
i~ssnssy -nsna's vnseDsm. npovy
nweatsa bests 80 ensv>p1 -
evessees army eep n ~ nos1
Ne wss hssish n appaasoess.
ME- haiv vas ~esse-eeeppn1
A German official vesd qsses.
tinns ~hirh were put n the
prisoner ~ IN interpreter ~
Gid ~ vss nclofnv's 80. W
said he vs. hnrn IN ths krsmiie
II Marrow IN OFT. ~. 1919. ~
aid ~ vsa captured last on. -
sbout 20 miiss fvnsu vssnma where
hs served ~ . private IN the erin
infantry eorps. Ne said he mr.
NAL p~seetime station vas ~
Rostos.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28
Woodpscksrs Clean
Chimney for Sonio

PORTLAND Santa Claus vii
not have 70 worry shout tbs clean.
ting bsIi ~hen hs dssesnds tn
chimney n the J W. Hsrns resi-
dsnes here Thslr chimney sAz
ben thoroughly cleaned
Two wood pecksrs. wvsid- b
dive homb<rr. xcomsa s<,~a shs
chimney. They landed In fns
living rom. accompanied ,,
sqsisNks and s1ot Th<n they
cha-.d ths family ossf u shs bo<ss~.
A p<ilesmsn rsees~ded in eject.
ing fh< birds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28

The brilliance which the stars
In the sky appear to have 10 due
partly TO their actual brightness,
their "candlepower." and partly
To their distance. Sirius In the
brightest star we see in the night
sky. Though II Is 2s times the in
trinsic brightness Of the nearest Of
all stars, the sun, this Is still not
very bright as stars 20. Sirius
looks 30 bright because il is quite
close, only $4,000, 0O0, 900 900 miles,
or s light years as the astronomers
say. That means that its ligh,
(traveling about IL 900 900 miles a
minute) takes s years TO reach US.
Rigel, however. Is $1,000 times as
bright as the sun, yet II looks
fainter than Sirius. because II is
543 light years away.
The brightness OF q planet de-
ponds on slightly different factors.
One, like the stars. Is distance.
Naturally. the nearer a planet In TO
the earth. the brighter IL looks.
That in why Mars has been 20
brilliant during recent months. II
was making q close approach
which brought 1T. on oct 10. with
In $3.50. 900 miles of earth. near
or than for the next II years. Now,
as IL is drawing away, 1t il rapidly
dimming. at the approximate rate
Of one magnitude per month.
Jupiter. too, Is now very bright
because II II close. On Dec. 8 II
Ia in opposition 10 the sun. This
means that. seen from earth. planet
and sun are in opposite directions.
In other words. the earth In then
In the same direction from the sun
as Jupiter. Distance from the
earth to the planet IL least. nov
about $50 900, 900 miles.
Saturn was in opposition las,
month, so II, too. 10 fairly close.
However. its brightness also comes
from the fact that just now its
rings are spread out at their full
est angle as viewed from here. In
few years when these thin rings.
really a swarm Of nyriads Of tiny
moons. are seen on edge. very little
Of the light they reflect viii com.
10 the earth.
The changing brightness Of We
nus IL more complicated. This
! planet. like Mercury which eanno,
now be seen. IL nearer the sun
than we are As Il swings be
tween the sun and earth. most Of
the bright half is turned away
and the planet Ia in phase like
that Of a crescent moon This u
the way you can see II now 4
you look a; u through q telescope
+ IT, like the moon. Venus remained
az about the same distance a. Il
changed in phase. u would BE-
brightest when full. when the sun
+ lit half was turned entirely 10 the
earth But when Venus IL fun. II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28

UTILITIES Commissioner n -
o'ssii said Thursday he has pat
his engineers n designing . sys-
tern Of aafssnstie ehlorlnsslon and
smmonlstiou ~ city water Ia pro-
teet n p>rmsnsnsly from any
danger n contamination
The p>w systsm would ~ To
cniorsnsts ~ tbs Meniiiia vsssr-
vosr ~ The effect would ~ ear
RED into the city. At present The
ssms process has han carried on
~ the Green river hesdwortp.
O'Neii said thu notioeabls ''rDt-
ten log Or skunk eabbsss'
flavor and smsiI The vasss hsd .
few weeks ago would nat occur
again bscsuss 81 that TINA tn
sxtrs ehiorinatlon removed from
thu walls Of the wooden mains liz
deposit which caused fhs tasts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28

Examinations for the new city
position Of sanitary engineer and
the new fuli-tims Job Of city
veterinarian viii b. held anne time
after the middle II December. ae-
eording 10 Glen n. Anderson. sec
Rotary and chief examiner of the
Tacoma civil service commission.
He said because ~ . scarcity Of
siigibies for that type Of position
II undoubtedly viii b necessary
to let down the usual residence
bars To permit applicants from all
paru Of the state 10 take the test.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28
Mayor Of Olympia Says No Parking
Meter Slips Fixed" in That City

Mayer r. Trtilinxer ~ OWN.
pa visiting the city council
Thursday FOR the first time since
Tsooms acquired parking meters
on IL streets expressed such
admiration for the Esdgets that
the entire administrative session
Was devoted Ia discussion 81
them.
DO YOU hsvs fsx-less' tieksss-~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-28
Burnett Is Host
To His Employees

l. ". Dorneft, e ongnoel
Brothers jewelers.. played ~ =
. group al hls smpIoyes ~
friends wednesday evening d
Rsu's inn on The mountain hioo-
way, Ths Kssests enjoys1 - -
ming of songs and danesn9 af1eg
The family strie ehjehen 11aees.
nusnsit eompilmente1 NJ 60
ployss an thsir flss enopesottoa
bsing shown " IN cnrleomos
sals nav N psogroes - ~ etevo
rhoss attending ~ parsy -.
eiude1 ~. an1 Mira tsuas ..
Burnett. NJ. ard Nm. A. ~
nsst. f.sss esmna. Arr k1aney.
Della Nancy. riersnss nvuIs. N.
and Mrs HAsoid H.ff. = ~
nlskssIy. NH kobsst an cssvts
Carr.