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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11

son left Monday for Duke Uni
versity, where they will attend
summer school.
Some of the r. E. A. employees
installed lights in Trinity church
last week.
E. r. Mcclure is fixing to build
a new blacksmith shop. He al
ready has several new tools and
part of the lumber on the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vester Hudler,
and family, of Lansing, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dickson, Sun
day.
Mr.. Reece Barker attended the
funeral of his daughter-in-law
Mrs. Hester Barker, at Rock
Springs church, in Wilkes coun-
ty, Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Marvin Combs, y
Buried Friday

Funeral service was held Fri
day, for Marvin Combs, young
jefferson man, who died at his
home ION Wednesday, following
a long period of serious illness.
The deceased, who was the son
of Mrs. Elizabeth Dancy Combs
and George Combs, was q years
old at the time of his death.
Rev. J. w. Luke was in charge
of the service and burial follow
ed in the Goodman cemetery.
He is survived by his parents
and six brothers and sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
and the following sons and daugh-
tiers: Archie, Hazel, Bill, Lorene,
Flora, and David Speaks.

Products in larger domestic
supply in the United States this
year include fresh fruits and veg
etables, fluid milk and cream,
eggs, beef, wheat, lamb and NUT
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank everyone for
their many expressions of SYM
pathy and kindness shown us dur
ing the. recent illness of our mo-
Their and wife. We wish to par
ticularly thank those who sent
flowers.
w. F. Speaks
and family.
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to four years.

to four years.
The underground newspapers
thrive on foreign news, which the
people are unable to get in any
other way because radio sets have
been confiscated.
A group of 800 school teachers
who were sent to the ATtic front
have been reported in camp at
Elevenes there where they are
working with Russian prisoners
Of war unloading ships.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Silas Greek News

Miss Selma Dickson, who is
working in the county agents Of
flee in Sparta, visited home folks,
Sunday.
Misses Bonnie and Cleo Dick
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
low Tubman Used Song In Underground Railroad

rouge and lipsiick blend perfectly
with her color and the gray trim
med red outfit she wears on the
street and the red dress she often
is seen in al parties. No one knows
which OF the three she cares for but
she gives the Medicine Man most
OF her tine Her system Of keeping
the three men apart is unique. She
has a girl friend 10 whom she tells
all and who can initiate her per-
fectly. II she is out with one, the
girl friend Will accept telephone
calls and plead a headache or some
other excuse, but always promises
10 call back. When the Girl in Red
comes in she calls the party and no
one is any the wiser.
The Writer and the Artist are
the only characters who are in the
know" therefore they often mix
comedy with tragedy. giving spice
to the story. The Writer is such by
name only He is a hangover from
the middle 1906 and leans decided
ly to the left, as does the Artist who
is product Of the same era, and
whose artistic ability has been
washed up in the sea Of alcohol
she has consumed at parties and
hanging around bars. She never
paints nor does she make any ex-
cuses for not doing So She talks
very little while sober, but when
she is full she is always on the
verge of producing masterpiece
that would relega,e Rembrandt to
the cellar OF has-becns. She and
the Writer are inseparable but it is
said that there is nothing between
them except friendship. Wherever
there is a party they will show up
and they have often intruded on
the private parties Of most OF the
characters in this plot at the most
unexpected and inopportune times.
They often leave the surprised cou-
Piles after having obtained enough
money to pay the next weeks rent
and buy a few rounds Of drinks.
The Poor BOY and Sheltered Girl
are the hidden quantities of this
story. Here is a beautiful love
affair that is being interrupted by
parental interference. The Shelter
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
go DOWN MOSES" WAS
HARRIETS FIGHTING SONG"

Go Down Moses" according 10
history, was popularized by the
great abolltionis; who became
known as time passed as the Moses
of Her People" and was dubbed by
the great John Brown, her contem-
porary, General Tubman." This
spiritual was known as the fight
itr SOY, y Of Harriet Tilhnnan -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
ILLUSTRATES HOW
SONG SCHEME WORKED

"Once, when Harriet had been
concealed in the woods with a party
OF Negroes who were hungry, she
left them long enough to go TO a
station to find or buy food Then,
it has been written, she dared not
go back 10 them until night for
fear of being watched and thus re-
vealing their hiding place. After
nightfall the sound Of hymn, sung
at a distance comes upon the ears
OF the concealed and famished fugi-
tives in the woods and they know
that their deliverer is approaching.
They listen eagerly for the words
she sings for by them they are to
be warned of danger or informed of
safety. Nearer and nearer comes
the unseen singer and these words
are waited 10 their ears:
Hail, oh hail, We happy spirits
Dea;h no more shall make you fear
Grief nor sorrow. pain nor anguish
Shall no more distress you there"
etc.
Her custom was to walk past
the group, singing the melody once
as a sign of her arrival and sig
nal for them TO remain attentive
and make no money until further
signal was given. The next signal
was the repetition Of the same song
il all was well. II danger threat
ened, however, she notified them
with a quick verse Of Go Down
Moses
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06

ter on a Maryland plantation and,
in order 70 convey the knowledge
OF her flight to freedom to her
fellow slaves she sang this spiritual
10 the listening Negroes:
I'm sorry I'm going to leave you
Farewell, oh farewell
But I'll meet you in the morning
Farewell, oh farewell
I'll meet you in the morning
I'm bound for the promised land
On the other side of Jordan
Bound for the Promised Land"
THE words were Harriets own
though the melody probably sprung
from some old Methodist air.
IN subsequent years when she
branched out as a conductor on
the underground railroad, song or
spirituals as a means of commune
cation was a definite part OF each
campaign, Aa
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
HOW THE ABOLITIONIST USED
SONG IN ESCAPE

How Miss Tubman used song in
her guerilla slave raids and why
music was an intimate part OF the
fight against slavery is told by Mr..
Conrad:
Harriet Tubman made her own
escape from slavery in l649 and
typical of her whole subsequent
she did this with a song on her
lips, and. according 10 her own
story, when she first sang this song
the words sprang from situation
OF the most pressing reality.
such was the situation Of her
flight as she absconded, that she
had to walk directly past her mas
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06

Brush street! The street nobody
knows. A one-way thoroughiare
that begins at a river and runs TO
the "out-skirts' OF town. The boule-
ward OF broken dreams and torrid
love affairs, clandestine affairs and
happy romances. She is the strang-
est thoroughfare in the worlds
most important city-a beautiful
lady with dirty skirts,
She is the street on which you
Will find the aristocracy OF sepia
society mixing with the under
world, both reduced 10 one COM
mon level. Where sinner rubs ell
bows with saint, where the plea
sure-mad spend the hours between
dawn and daylight after making
the rounds Of night spots in Para
disc Valley. Where the pleasure
bent knows no color line; on one
end Inhabited by the upper crust
of the social pie and on the other
inhabited by those who make no
apologies for their stained moral
garments, both meeting in the cen
Ter. BY day she is just busy right
Of way. but by night she becomes
the rendezvous OF a thousand play
boys and glamour girls, Her resi-
dents and visitors feed on barbe-
cue and wipe their mouths on dirty
sleeves. Murder at times turks In
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06

ally he parks a block north or
south and walks back to the build
ing. PaSscrsby have often wondered
why he goes directly 20 the mail
box when he enters the foyer OF
the building at night That mystery
is easily solved for inside the mail
box is a book of matches He takes
the matches out and counts them
carefully. for the humble OF match
es left in the book designates the
hour he is TO call on the Girl Up
stairs.
The Gray-Haired Lady is the
most mysterious OF the female char
acteys. She is the mother of the
Twe,ve-oclock Girl Promptly at
HIS she takes a taxi and is driven
north three block and then to
Woodward avenue. The same driver
calls for her each night and he has
long since stopped pondering over
these nocturnal rides. When she
pays him he smiles and drives
away Size always waits until he
IS well out Of sight before she
crosses the street and takes the
first bus north. Promptly at ll;45
she calls her daughter and they
talk about five minutes. That is
how the Twelve-o'clock Girl got
her name The Gray-haired Lady
]
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
New Uses For
Old Nut Shell

That peanut hulls, hitherto con-
sidered worthless, make a perfect
fertilizer substitute for peat moss
as an absorbent in gardens and
fields. is the latest revelation of
DR.. George Washington Carver, re-
nowned analytical chemist Of Tus-
kegee Institute, Ala.
DR. Carver has to date discovered
more han 100 uses for the peanut
il self
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06

which she led 800 Negro troops on
raid up the Combahee river in
South Carolina, resulting in the
capture Of $50 bondmen who were
BROUGHT over 70 the Union camp. "
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
LAUDS HARRIETS
RARE COURAGE

Writing further the author
praised Tubman's great courage by
describing her action in raid
during the Civil War as follows:
Probably the most celebrated
years of her life, one that may well
be the envy of any white Ameri-
can woman was her leadership of
an important military engagement
in the Dept. OF the South during
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06

that we all stem from the same
beginnings l have no feeling that
the colored race is inferior to the
white race. Given the same oppor-
tunities over several generations,
they have produced artists, scien-
fists, educators and many valuable
citizens. l would certainly have no
objection if a child Of mine chose
a close friend among the peoples
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
SPEAKING FOR INDIA
AND CHINA

Lin Yutang, prominent Chinese
author, philosopher and lecturer
said in Asia" May, 1912: quote;
These are dark and dismal days.
There are nights OF terror and
blackout in many parts OF the world.
But so long as the enemy cannot
blackout the human soul. there is
no cause for despair. The cause Of
humanity has often suffered re-
verses in the past, but it has al
ways triumphed in the end. In this
cause the lands OF Buddha and
Confucius will do their full share
now as they have always done
in the past They have never yet
betrayed humanity"
A WISH
love the rose
Although
The rosebush wears
Its thorns;
And love the sun
After the rain;
Enjoy the calm
After the storm. -
Ir
But still wish
There were no clouds
To hide the moon,
And wish there lever
Was a frost
Although
! love the spring.
BY the late Canute S. Frankson
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
GO Down Moses Called The
Generals Fighting Song

That Harr!e; Tubman whose
name is inscribed among those of
the nations immortal opposers to
the greatest Of inhuman cruel.ies,
that Of human bondage. was a
composer Of spirituals and used
singing 10 a great extent in the
maneuyerins Of escapes trips among
by means Of her underground rail-
road was recently wildly brought
to our attention.
Earl Conrad, writing in the May.
1912, issue Of "Etude Music Maya
zine" discussed brilliantly the role
OF song in the career of the great
abolition4st in an article entitled
Harriet Tubman, Composer OF
Spirituals,' and gives credit 10 Co.
lumbia Broadcasting Systems pro-
gram OF folk music, Back Where
I Came From" for its recent broad
cast OF Negro spiri,ua.s in observa-
ton OF the seVen,y-htth anniver-
sary Of the Negro.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-06
NTERPRETS MEANING
OF THE SPIRITUAL

OF The SPIRITUAL
In a brilliant conclusion to his
fine article. Mr.. Conrad said: Tar
riet Humans magnificent life is
not only the key TO American Ne
gro music but TO the whole Negro
experience itself. Through her we
see that music was an expression
of the Negroes struggle and not of
his 'lightheartedness.' II was a re-
flex of his labor, his fight, his
tragedy and indeed II was rarely
because he was happy or gay
At most he tried 10 turn his tragedy
into a moments forgetfulness. He
who hears only the song and sees
not the deep well springs of that
song, knows not the Negro or his
contribution to our modern music.
Music was a means, a leverage, a
shrewd resort; it was a mask for
the real Negro who was beneath
vancing. Such was the spirituals
the melody, thinking, planning. ad-
meaning in and such is its signifi-
canoe when the Robesons, the An
dersons and the Maynors sing these
chants today"
Smyrna times., 1942-01-08
THAT GHOST AGAIN

This tale has to do with two in
nocent and confiding young ladies
who few nights ago, decided to
take a walk down to the mill pond,
and "view the Landscape Oer". So
they started off in the best of
spirits, laughing and talking as
they went. Unfortunately for them
a mischievous clerk heard of their
intentions, and with copartner he
FASTENED to the pond ahead of the
girls, and posted himself in the
corn field near the ice-house. Soon
these lasses arrived at the bridge,
and were taking in the sights, when
they were startled by three moan
ing sounds, one after the other. The
third sound was too much for
their nerves, and with the cry of
''The Ghost, they started on a run
for the town, and might have land
ed in Duck Creek if a citizen had
not taken pity on them, and inter-
posed. They managed finally to
reach home, and for the next half
hour their tongues ratified away at
a terrible rate. When they learn
ed the cause of the trouble they
oburied their heads in the sofa
adopting the ostrich idea that if
they couldn't see their bushes of
confusion, others couldn't either.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-08
ALL PLANES TO
BE CERTIFIED
AirpOrts in State to Receive
Approval Certificates Is
sued by Attorney General
TO ORGANIZE FLIERS

The status of civilian flying dur
ing wartime emergency shifted
swiftly during the past week, with
the announcement that all Della
ware airports must receive GER
tificates of approval from Atty
Gen. James R. Morford, who is ex-
ecutive officer of the Civil Air
Patrol, as the highlight of the
weeks events. The certificates will
be issued when the various fields of
the state demonstrate they are
complying fully with Civil Aero
nautic Auth0ffty g6lations Chief
of these is that all fields must be
under 24-hour armed guard, and
that planes based at unguarded
fields must be immobilized by re-
moval of an essential part. All
planes based at airports not GER
titled by the encouragement will
be grounded, proclamation issued
by Gov. Walter w. Bacon last Fri
day asserted. Governor Bacon's
proclamation was issued following
a conference between Civil Air Pa
troll staff members and state au-
thorities. The G. A. p, Wing
Commander Holger Hoiriis assert
ed, is not an armed force, and can
mot be expected to handle the
guarding of the airports. AS a
temporary measure, he suggested
local volunteers could be deputized
as armed guards, and that the
fields could be patrolled by them.
Meanwhile, machinery is moving
swiftly to organize the fliers of the
state, and to get the patrol "in the
air." and in Uncle Sans service.
In addition to Wing Commander
Hoiriis, members of the staff of the
Delaware Wing are: Executive Of
ficer, Attorney-General Morford;
Wing Adjutant, F. A. Fleitas, Will
mington; Equipment and Supplies
Officer, Edward A. Cole, Bellanca
Aircraft Corporation, New Castle;
Personnel and Medical officer, DR..
Herman S. Miller, Wilmington; In
telligence and Public Relations Of
ficer, Harry r. Stringer, New Cas-
tie; and Liaison officer, Hugh R.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-08

rate of seven per day.
Speed and economy are achieved
by a new method of building which
uses a single thickness wall ma
terial in place of the eight or ten
separately applied layers, such as
sheathing, buildiAs paper, insula-
ton, Hath, pssstef, '.'.a'
paint, employed in ordinary wall
construction.
Material Provides Full Wall
The new wall material, called
Cemesto board, provides both out
side and inside finish, plus ample
insulation against heat and cold.
1t is the result of ten years of re-
search work by The Celotex Cor
poration.
The Cemesto houses here are
built on a design developed by The
John B. Pierce Foundation, which
has devoted 16 years to the devel-
opment of low cost individual
dwellings.
The houses will comfortably ac-
commodate from four to six people,
provide all the basic living COM
forts, conveniences and durability
of high-priced dwellings. In fact,
they are better insulated than
many $4,000 homes, according to
Bror Dahlberg, president of The
Celotex Corporation.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-08

Sharp, Greenville. Volunteers are
continuing to visit the c. A. P. Of
fee at 200 West Ninth Street, Will
mington, to pick up the application
blanks which must be filed by each
person wishing to join the patrol.
The blanks should also be available
at airports throughout the state.
1t is expected that all pilots and
plane owners in the state will sign
up for patrol duty of some kind,
Commander Hoiriis said, and indi-
cations are now that the organiza-
tion will be complete within a short
time. When organized, the patrol
will take over all types of duties
through which it can assist the
army and navy air arms. At pres
ent, the armed forces use first-line
airplanes for many routine duties,
such as transport of personnel, car
rying mail, reconnaissance, conduct
ing searches from the air, and so
forth. 1t is expected that the civil
ian patrol will take over all the
duties which are now performed by
military ships, but which could be
done as well by unarmed private
and commercial airplanes. The
civilians probably will work in close
cooperation with the armed forces
in such duties as towing targets for
anti-aircraft firing practice, and
night flying for search light drills,
Commander Hoiriis asserted. The
wing staff is also working on plans
for the training of patrol members.
Each volunteer will be required to
take course in first aid, and a
course for third class radio oper-
ator's license is already slated to
start soon at DUPONT Airport, Will
mington. Similar courses will be
conducted at other airports
throughout the state. Members of
the patrol will be uniformed, and
will be required to learn and follow
the rules of military courtesy while
on duty.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-08
Young Couple Wed In Darkness
When Storm Stages BIockout

TREES, smashed by the terrific
1 storm, were crashing about the
house, traffic was at a standstill,
the phone was dead, the lights
were out--but nothing stopped
Betty Carey and Raymond Tarr,
of Kokomo, Indiana, from getting
married on schedule.
The Carey home, scene of the
wedding, was all in readiness for
the event. Every detail had been
arranged. Flowers were in place,
refreshments were ready-nothing
to do but dress. Then the storm
struck.
ut struck so violently" says
Mrs. Tarr, ''that within a fewmin-
utes electric lines were in troub-
le. Then the lights went out. We
telephoned the lighting company,
but they could not tell when the
lines could be repaired. Then the
telephone went out of commission.
There wasn't a candle in the
house and nowhere to get one in
that storm. But father is a men,
ber. of the City Police Depart
ment, and he got out his fiashlight.
He. always keeps it in first-class
condition, of course, loaded with
fresh batteries, ready for emer-
gencies.. Well, this was an emer-
gency, all right. And when we saw
what brilliant light we had, we
decided to 60 right ahead with
the wedding.
J"Mother and l.. then Ray and
father, dressed by fiashlight.
Guests were escorted into the
house and seated by flashlight.
ny and ] were guided to our
Smyrna times., 1942-01-08
Comics Beneficial for Children


The comic book would seem to
offer the same type of mental
catharis to its readers that Aristo-
tie claimed was an attribute of the
DRAMA" Dr. Lauretta Bender, psy-
chologist, recently declared. She de-
clared that the effect of the comic
books in normal children is com.
parable to the therapeutic effect in
the disturbed child.
Sne said that ''since each story is
complete in itself. there is no ele.
ment of suspense left with the child,
as there often is in the radio, or
movie serial, which often leaves him
dangling in midair. Well balanced
children are not upset by even the
more horrible scenes in the comics,
including extraordinary excitement,
gruesomeness and torture, as long
as only the threat of torture, for in
stance, is made and not actually car
ried out"