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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
Hail To The Marines

This week. on November 10, the United
States Marines observed the 18TH anniver-
sary of the establishment of their division
of the armed forces. 1t was in November,
ITS that the American colonies authorized
the organization of two battallions of Ma
rines And it was but few short months
after their organization that this group
laid the foundation for their worldwide
reputation of the greatest attack forces on
earth.
. ,,4 History reveals that sstl1e~M Marines have
always been on the job since early in 1776,
when in conjunction with the naval forces
they stormed and seized New Providence
in the Bahamas.
Since that time Marines have fought
the world round They have served ma
terially in all our wars and in countless
sanguinary expeditions not accorded the
dignity of wars. They served widely in
the sea fights of the War of 1S12-there
were Marines ashore who deployed across
the Bladenburg road when Commodore
Barney moved to burn Washington. Ma
rines manned Jackson's ramparts at New
Orleans .~s
Marines formed part of the columns
that stormed ,Chapultepec in our troubles
with Mexico in 1916. At First Manassas,
Marines and a few regiments of Regulars
were the only professional fighting men on
either side.
When the first world war began, Presi-
dent Wilson detached brigade for service
with the Army It was this Division that
damned back the Boche flood on the Par
is road in June 1918. Later, with Mangin's
Colonial Army they delivered the counter
thrust in the Foret de Retz near scissors
and began the German retreat that stopped
only when the hands of the clock signaled
cease Firing, on the Meuse river Novem-
Der H.
When this war became obviously I'M
for assault Bases those same Marines were
part of the brigade that took over Iceland
more than year ago. The beginning of
hostilities brought Wake Guam, the Coral
Seas and Midway Marines have died on
every capital ship that has gone down. In
August the Marines stormed the Solomons.
This county now has a number of men
serving in the Marines. We salute them
and all other Marines of the past and pres
ent who have, or are now rendering that
service to the country, typical of the U. S.
Marines
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Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson:

Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson:
I enclose check for renewal of
my subscription to the Skyland
Post. I am anxious to receive the
issue giving the election results in
Ashe County.
Through the nurses who escap-
ed from Bataan I have heard that
my brother, Lieut.. Col. George
Todd Coward, was alive and
serving his wounded men up to
the time of their escape some
forty-eight hours before Bataan
fell. I know he would have stay
ed with them CHS mem and as
sumo that he is now in some Jap
an prison camp.
Both of my sons are in service.
Wiley is in the V-mail service as
a Sergeant. He is stationed in
Washington and was on a nation
al broadcast about month ago.
Joe is in the mechanical cavalry
at Fort Riley, Kansas. He just
went in September.
sincerely hope that the plant
you have there working up the
rhododendron will not result in
this shrub being stripped from
the mountain sides. It's beauty is
one of the greatest assets you
have to draw tourist travel in the
years to come. The cutting should
be under the supervision of the
conservation department of the
state or national forestry govern
mont
What became of the column of
Jefferson news you ran in one or
two issues this summer and an
nounced as a REGULAR feature? I
acume that the organization
which was going to sponsor it did
not last.
[ eniov receiving YOUR paper
and think you are rendering good
service to Ashe County and its
people.
With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
J. B. Coward.
Cleveland, Ohio
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
Holding A Record

A report from the North Carolina State
Board of Health reveals that babies and
young children have gotten pretty good
break in North Carolina since Americas
entrance into the war, in spite of the dis
tressing circumstances that have already
come as result of this country's partic-
patton in the conflict.
There has been an appreciable decline
in infant mortality in this State since the
beginning of 1872 From January l to
October there were 1882 deaths reported
among babies under year old While this
number is too high, by far, yet during the
first nine months of the preceding year the
total was $685. which reflects decline of
661 during the current year, in spite of
handicaps which are obvious
Can this record be held? With the
scarcity of doctors and nurses and other
handicaps brought about by the war, and
the increase in births, maintaining the
record in the decrease in infant mortality
is going to be a growing problem. It is
problem, however, that the public health
departments will have to cope with in
many cases. And in order to help solve it
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
4H Club. Achievements

On Saturday, representatives of the IL
All clubs in Ashe county, with member
ship of over $50, gathered at the communi-
ty building to celebrate Achievement Day.
Reports, records and other special features
on the program served as an index to some
of the many things the youth of this coun-
ty has achieved in the All work. Not only
have they achieved much in character,
knowledge, health and material gain, in
many cases, but they are learning while
they are young that spirit of cooperation
and working together, so necessary for our
way of life Many people are hampered
throughout their lives because of the lack
of this.
Perhaps they never had an opportunity
to learn it when they were young. The
All club movement in this county has
grown by leaps and bounds during the
past year under the able organization and
direction of Mrs Gorda Boney, home agent
with the cooperation of county agent Roy
H Grouse and his assistant, Harvey Payne.
To all of them we extend congratulations
on their success in this field. They are do
ing much toward building better citizens
of the future for Ashe County.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12

Dear Sir:
I have been receiving a copy
of The Skyland Post from home
every week and I certainly en-
joy it, especially the section de-
voted to news of the service men
from home. It gives us practical
ly our only means of knowing
where the fellows are stationed
and in what service they are en-
gagged.
I have found the army to be
just what a fellow makes it. If
he decides to give it his best, he
will find that there are opportun-
tiles for advancement. In this
regard, I might say for the bene-
fit of those who are yet to enter
the army that there will still be
openings for advancement if they
come in with the right attitude
and willingness to do their part.
would like the people of West
Jefferson to know that We fellows
who have been fortunate enough
to return there on visits appre-
ciate the fine manner in which
we have been treated by them. It
is certainly gratifying to know
that our friends back there have
not forgotten us, and it gives us
encouragement to go on doing
our very best in the job which
we are expected to perform.
Wishing you continued success,
I remain,
Yours very truly,
Staff Sgt. Garland Porter
Portsmouth, Virginia
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TO BE ACTIVE IN
WAR BOND WEEK
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history.
Sixteen regional chairmen are
being urged by Mrs. Bishopric to
push organization of their dis
tricts as rapidly as possible by
counties, cities and communities,
in order that local chairmen may
further plans for joining this
great women's movement. Al
ready 38 county chairmen have
been secured.
Each day will be given spec
ial designation, and intensive eff
forts will be carried out for each
day. The fact that Thanksgiving
Day comes within that week will
not be overlooked in pushing
sales of bonds. Women of the
state will be organized as "min-
ute women" sales specialists,
group specialits, and special war
bond correspondents to cooper
ate through the war savings
staff with every existing agency
of their community-business wo-
mems, church, civics, educational,
farm, fraternal, labor, patriotic,
professional, service and social
to the one end of selling more
bonds and stamps than have ever
been sold in a single week.
Charles H. Roberton, Green's
boro, state administrator of the
War savings staff, il joining with
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
A Year OF Service

I
We take this occasion 70 congratulate
the board of directors the entire staff of
the Ashe Memorial hospital and all of
those who helped o+n1ake its first year OF
operation success. 49, =, .y:~e ~,<,
The success of this great institution
cannot be measured III facts and figures a
lone. But the certainty that hundreds OF
patients were treated, health restored, pain
alleviated and lives. saved, in many cases,
sets the Ashe hospital apart as servant
of humanity. With the continued loyal
support of the people of this section, the
Ashe hospital, with its able staff, should
continue to grow in service, and with the
celebration of each birthday should cause
the citizens of this section to rejoice in
what is being accomplished by such an in
stitution We wish for it long years of SER
vice. OF ,,:sge4 T..
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very own.
OPTIMIST
assets


This method of figuring, of
course, would be engaged in only
by an entirely selfish and pessi-
mistic individual.
The optimist, earning $4,000 a
year, would still figure that he
was getting a lot for his $4,000.
Although he too would have no
cash assets at the end of the year,
he would find plenty of consola-
ton in the facts that he was able
to have a wife and two children,
furnish them and himself with
home, eat three good meals a day
and be able to reside in country
where he was free to live the kind
of life he chose.
The amount he pays in taxes,
even though more than he ever
paid before, would seem to him
to be a small price to pay to pre-
serve democracy and freedom and
prosperity in his country. He
would feel it we'll worth his while
to work two or three months out
of each year to raise his share
of the money necessary to help
support his government and to
protect his family against the
threats of the dictators.
And as for the money he in
vested in bonds, he would consider
himself very lucky to be able to
give the war program a helping
hand and at the same time build
a nest egg for himself.
WASTE results
| Paying taxes to the government
may often seem like throwing
money into a bottomless pit.
When we hear the rate at which
the government consumes money
these days, our individual contri-
! buttons appear as very small
drop in very large bucket.
And when we read about the
/ tremendous wastes of money re-
sulting from government ineffici-
ency, bungling and extravaganza,
it is easy to picture all Of our
| personal tax money, plus that of
our friends, being poured into a
project to erect a monument to
honor WPA workers or to buy
champagne for christening battle
ships.
But, again, it is the pessimist
who sees nothing but the gloomy
side of paying taxes. The optimist
will think of his tax money as
being spent to help build battle
ships or planes, to furnish our
soldiers with food and clothing
and to help pay the other terrific
costs of winning this war.
1t all gets back to those two
different attitudes which can be
taken by the man earning $4,000
a year. Whether we get nothing
for our money or lot for our
money, either in our personal life
or from the government, depends
largely on the way we keep our
mental books.
Buy War Savings Stamps
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O@SS6A ~
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TO-DAY. =.
and :,<,.sf
T0MORR ROW
,".
By DON ROBINSON =.

WORK profit
If earning living is looked at
from a purely selfish viewpoint,
there is practically no use in
working any more.
1 have just figured it out from
the standpoint of a married man
with two children who is earning
a salary of $4,000 a year.
Under the new federal tax, he
will pay the government about
$3.50 during 1943 for income tax.
In addition, he will pay perhaps
5 per cent in local and state taxes
and, if he. wants to be considered
a 100 per cent patriot he will put
10 per cent of his income into war
bonds. So far that uses up 35 per
cent of his total income.
To earn that income, the aver
age man must spend at least S156
in clothes in order to make a pre-
sentable appearance, he probably
spends another 500 for transpor-
tation to work, and he has at least
500 in other expenses which
could be eliminated if he just sat
home on his front porch twiddling
his thumbs. Expenses connected
with work take at least 10 per
cent of his income and sometimes
considerably more.
Consequently, we now have 40
per cent of his income used up
for items which have nothing to
do with himself, which leaves him
= net of 81 $50 out of his original
$4,000.
PENNILESS expenses
Evidently Uncle Sam hasn't had
much experience in bringing up
children, when he allows only
$3.50 as an income tax deduction
for each child. But by taking that
minimum amount set by the gov
eminent, the support of two chill
dren costs him at least S7OO a
year. He is also allowed $500 for
supporting a wife, if she isn't
working, so the total cost for tax
ing care of his family, according
to government figures, is 81 400
When I figured the taxes and
expenses of this man earning
$4,000 a year, he was left with
81 $50. Now if we deduct these
costs for a wife and children, he
has total of $3.50 year, or less
than SIS a week, for himself. Pre-
miums on the insurance he ought
to have to look after the interests
of his three dependents can easily
consume that $250-so he is actu-
ally left penniless.
On the other hand, if he lived
by himself and didn't work, he
could probably pick up about $500
to $500 a year from relief agencies
and have spending money of his
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
Open Forum :
i 'e. COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
Dear Mr.. Anderson

Please accept my very tardy
expression of appreciation for the
very fine Navy Day edition which
your newspaper published on Oc-
tober %.
Because you published it on
your own initiative, without help
from anyone, we are all the more
appreciative, for we feel that it
extends the feeling that you and
your staff have for the Navy.
In any event, it was a fine edi-
ton, and one of the most COM
plete I have seen. We have for
warded copy of your paper to
the Navy Department.
1t. Charles B. Nicely, officer-in-
charge, sends his personal thanks,
and extends a cordial invitation to
you and your staff to visit us
when you are in this vicinity.
If there is ever any special ma
teria1 that you desire concerning
Navy Recruiting, please do not
hesitate to, call on us. It is a
pleasure to work with folks like
you.
Yours very truly,
Jesse A. Helms, Jr..
SIP. lc. (R) U.S.NR.
Publicity
Raleigh, N. G.
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AMERICAN FORCES NOW
MARCHING IN AFRICA

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out the last of Field Marshal En-
win RommePs forces even before
the Americans could close In on
them from the west.
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mus
solini were reported in a huddle
with Pierre Laval in Rome last
night, urgently bordering some
desperate counter-stroke to Off
set the smashing American coup
in North Africa which "a exposed
all Southern Europe to allied at
tack.
The desperation of the situation
facing the axis chieftains and
their puppet was emphasized by
Prime Minister Churchilps out
spoken declaration yesterday that
the North African action was on
ly the preliminary to grand as
sault upon them.
Official confirmation of the re
ported Rome meeting was lack
ing, but the so-called architects
of the new order" had enough
problems to justify a conference
and a long one.
The decisive stage of the bat
tie for the Oivi-Gorari area of
eastern New Guinea is approach
ing as heavy fighting continues
in the dense jungle country, it
was announced yesterday.
The Japanese defenders of Owl,
so miles southwest of the Japan
csc north coastal base of Buna,
have been under heavy attack by
Australian infantrymen for more
than week. They were out
thanked when the Aussies moved
six miles eastward to the Gorari
area on Monday.
Military operations along the
Russian front dwindled almost to
skirmish level this week and for
eign observers specialized that the
Germans might be regrouping for
new major blow at the Red
lines now holding firmly from the
Baltic to the Black sea.
The heaviest engagement yes
terday was fought along the
Black sea coast northeast of Tu-
apse, but there the invaders
struck with relatively light fore
es and were promptly hurled
=; back, the Russians said.
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Mrs. Bishopric in urging upon re-
gional, county and local chairmen
in the women's division the i'm
portance of completing their or
CARNATIONS and in making avail
able to the women services and
facilities of the already existing
mems Staffs.
J. B. Hash is county chairman
while Mrs. P. C. Wright is county
chairman of the women's division
for Ashe~ county and Mrs. Gorda
Boney is vice-chairman. Mrs.
Ed M. Anderson is regional chair
man for this district. 4sss.S.,zte,.-.ra.a.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
POST OFFICE URGES
EARLY XMAS MAILING

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during the First World War. It
can succeed in those effortS-and
avoid many heartaches for its
patrons-if the public will CO.
operate by mailing early.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
Buy War Savings Stamps

The average time required to
move a scrapped jalopy from an
auto graveyard to steel furn-
ace has been reduced from 90
days to national average Of 40
days, in some parts of the coun-
try to "a days.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-06-25
SMYRNA AND VICINITY


Next Saturday will be school
election day.
A neat new sign of gilt letters
has been suspended over the en-
trance of the Transportation Office.
There will be a meeting of the
High School alumni in the School
building this evening at half past
seven o'clock.
The Ladies Benevolent Society
will meet at the residence of Mrs.
T. B. Megear, Tuesday evening
next, 28th inst.
Yesterday the sun reached his
high water mark, giving us the
longest day of the summer. After
this they will gradually shorten.
The colored people turned out in
large numbers Sunday afternoon te
hear the sermon of Rev. ]. T. Ham
mond, pastor of Bethel A. M. E
Church who preached before the
members of the masonic lodges, IL
this vicinity.
The graduating class FINISHED
their lessons on Friday, and the
other members of the High Schoo
are having only the morning SEES
sion, commencing at 8 O'Clock. Th'
ether members are continuing a
usual until commencement mex
Wednesday
Several parties commenced cut
ting wheat yesterday, and in a da.
CT two he harvest will be general
Tie harvest has been hurried sever
a! days by the hot, dry weather
sooner than it was expected but
has escaped rust and promises fair
lily well in quality and yiea.
A gentleman, who enjoyed tn
singing at his home some distanc
J from the Shoot House on Monda
, night, said ne had the full benefi
: Of a so cent concert without bein!
! shut up in a hot rooin. Some O
the higher, tenor notes. were near
: it is said, rs far off as Smyrn
Landing.
, Cards are issued for the mar
, rage of w. T.. G. Campbell an
Miss Matte w. Graham, at Ken
ton on the evening of June 28tt
J at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Campbell
the son Of L. p. Campbell, Of Wood
land Beach, and Miss Graham is
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-06-25

up. Sam has been in the Service
about six mnths. His only COM
plant is, that Fort Banning,
Georgia is too far way to walk
back and say hello" to his friends
on a seventy-two hour pass. That's
where Private George c. Thawley
has one on Sam. He seems to get
those seventy-two's pretty regular
ly. 1t could be jus tpossible that
EXCEPTIONS are being made for
George, on account of heart
trouble. Folks, that just goes to
prove the strange way fate has of
working. Now there's Sam, he
wants to travel North, whereas,
George has indicated, that he is al
ways in better spirits when headed
South. Well After all, isn't that
just life? And, mind you, in this
heat too. Our best wishes Boys.
May the Fates turn in your favor.
Private Thomas N. Jarman, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Jarman, of
Clayton, who enlisted in the Army
Corps in December, and who has
been attending the Technical
School at Cheppard Field, Texas
has been transferred to Chanute
Field, Illinois, for a special course
in instructions which will require
about forty days to complete, after
which he will return to Cheppard
Field as an instructor.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-06-25
THE SMYRNA TIMES. THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE Is. 1912

Miss Annie Turner, of Chester
is visiting her sister. Mrs. A. u.
Yocum.
George w. Taylor is down from
Philadelphia to attend to the ousi-
ness of his brother, Samuel who is
oouite sick at his home.
Mrs. James Prettyman, Of Sea-
ford, is visiting her son, Clarence
Prettyman.
William ]. Carrow returned home
Saturday on a short visit.
Rev. r. X. Stephenson and chill
dren will visit their grandfather at
Onancock, Va, the last of the
week.
Mrs. ]. S. Gearhart is visiting
friends in Maryland.
Miss Effie Macklin, of McVeigh-
ton, Pa, is the guest of Mrs. F. F.
Evans.
Miss Emma Short, near this
town, is visiting friends in Middle
town.
Mrs. William Pennington and son
of Middletown, are visiting Mrs.
Carrie Farrell.
Mrs. Harry F. Foster and son of
Philadelphia, are visiting her moth
Ter, Mrs. John Cosden.
Miss Clara Lamb, of Leipsic, was
one of the visitors to Newark last
week.
Howard Taylor, of Camden, NJ,
is in attendance again at his faith
er's bedside.
Grand Patriarch, E. w. Jester,
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-06-25
APP TO AID IN
FAT SALVAGE
To Purchase Waste Fats From
House Wives Beginning
July LIST
VITAL GLYCERIN SUPPLY

Cooperating with the War Pro-
duction Boards drive to salvage
waste fats and greases from the
nations kitchens, the A & P Tea
Company announced today that be-
ginning the first week in July such
waste will be purchased from
housewives at meat counters of it's
stores throughout the country.
Considered one of the most i'm
portant salvage programs proposed
by the WPB, the effort is aimed at
increasing the nations supply of
gylcerin, a fat derivative vital in
the production of explosives for
bombs and shells. Estimating that
2,0OO,00O,0O0 pounds of household
cooking fats are wasted each year,
WPB hopes to effect the salvage
of one-quarter of this amount.
Prevailing Rates Paid
Housewives, who will be kept in
formed of the program through
company advertising, will be asked
to save fats in largemouth metal
containers which may be brought
to meat counters in quantities OF
a pound or over, the announcement
said. WPB has requested house
wives to keep the fat in clean con-
tainers and in a cool place until
taken to the store where prevailing
rates will be paid, the company re-
selling the fats to rendering con-
Germs under regulations laid down
by the WPB. The chain already is
cooperating with the government
in salvaging waste paper, old rub,
Der and scrap metal resulting from
store operations. A continuous
program is maintained for conserv-
ing cartons, boxexs and other art
icles that pile up in store base
ments in the normal course of bust.
ness.