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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Roger w GaeSs will be held tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock at Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. John R. Coombs officiating. Burial will be in old iPne Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from ' to 9 o'clock,
 The funeral of Paul DiMartino will be held Saturday morning at 8 o'clock from Colasanto funeral home, eS2 Bank street, to Our Lady of Mount Carmel church where a requiem high Mass will be cele- brated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and Friday from 2 to Il D. m. The Board of Directors of the Figli Bel Abbruggi society Of which MT. D Martino was member will meet al the funeral home Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ora Soucy wife of Homer B. Soucy will be held Saturday morning at S:l5 from thc Clark funeral home, 20 State street to St. Mary Magdalen'S church Oakville, where & solemn high Mas. of requiem will be celebrated at { o'clock. Burial will be in wonS Grove cemetery, Marion. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and to 10 p. m. today ano tomorrow.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Gun ningham Johns will be held tomorrow morning at 6:i5 o'clock from Null vile Funeral Home, 270 West Mair street, to Sacred Heart church where a requiem high Mass will be cele' brated at 9 o'clock. Burial will bt in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Minna Wer. ner of 9 Elizabeth street was held this afternoon. Prayers were said al the home at o'clock followed by a service at First Lutheran church al 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Martin J. Loren' officiated. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Clara Walli: of 149 Ball Farm road, Oakville, was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock al Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Centra avenue, Rev. oscar L. Locke officiat. ing. Burial was in Riverside ceme. tery.
 The Daughters of St. George helc a service at the funeral home last evening.
 The funeral of Adam Pakulatt oi fl John street, also known as Adam Smith, was held from the Alder. son Funeral Home yesterday after noon at p. m. Rev. Martin J Lorenz, pastor of First Lutheran church, officiated. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. Bearers were Fred Maier, Fred Poudin, Edward Bancelben, Otto Becker, Arthur Gra- ham and Henry Schmidt.
 The funeral of Carl E. Swanson of 169 Tudor street was held yester- day afternoon at 2 o'clock at Clark l Funeral Home. Rev. John N. C. Mohrmann officiating. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (MiddletonD Walden of l63 Maple street, Bristol will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Barnes Memorial Chapel. West cem- etery, Bristol. Burial will be in West cemetery.
 Friends may call at the Anderson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03

persons who are handicapped and taht 10 per cent of the total place. ments made during November were for persons having physical handi- caps.
 Total placements during the month of November were S7e, as compared { o9l0 in the preceding month. Of that number 6S5 were in industry, In october 7S8 indus trial placements had been made.
 Women Placements
 Women continue to lead in the number Of placements, A total of 5lS or about 60 per cent of all the workers placed last month were wo- men. The commercial and profess sional field gained l2S new workers through the employment office, while 4s service and l5 construction and farm placements were made.
 One of the local plants is endeav- oriing to use men on a part tune basis, using four teams as an ex- perimental group, MT, Nolan stated. Two other companies are planning to use men and women in a similar manner, but have not yet arranged details for the project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
MRS. THOM w. COREY
 GRANTED DIVORCE

Bertha Kukaitis Corby of Water bury was granted a divorce from Thom W. Corhy, also of this city, by Judge Kenneth Wynne in superior court today. The petitioner claimed her husband, whom she married Oct 2l, 1929, had been cruel since Jan. l, ie4l. The action was not contested.
 A divorce complaint was filed in the court today by Vincent Rie,sS of Waterbury against Carmen venigas RibeS, of parts unknown. The peti- ton claims his wife deserted him June 10, 1881, five days after the marriage.
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IFOm WHICH JO uEdW,
 Speaking of tho situation for the month Of November, the manager stated, industrial activity in the Waterbury area continued at a high pace during the month, While there were no material shortages that radically upset production schedules, manpower was and is Q decided problem. The available supply oi men and women Is very low and each month shows smaller number in the active file"
 Part Time Requests
 He pointed out that many ot those registered in the office are students and persons available only for part time work. He added that the problem of labor supply is com. plicated further by applicants who hold themselves available only for certain shifts and In certain plants adjacent to their homes,
 Mir. Nolan revealed that local companies are very willing to use
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
Married Men Being
 Inducted Into Army

prospective inductees. These no. tlces. some of them slated for married men, arc to 70 out in 6 day or two.
 In hts statement. Capt. Phelan said that married man, without children, Is not subject to call even though his wife ls working and able Co support herself. ln com trast to this Is Che fact that local married men have been and are being called, though some boards limit the call to those married since Dec. :, lsal, and others to May, lgal, when Che President proclaimed an unlimited national emergency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
COP LEGISLATORS OF
 COUNTIES TO MEET

Hartford. Conn. December 3. = (UP) = Republican legislators plan- ned a series of county get-togethers today to line up their General As- sembly organizations.
 The New Haven County meeting will be held December II, and Gov ernor- Elect Raymond E. Baldwin will address the group. Baldwin probably will speak to the other county meetings which will be held
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Considerable confusion followed today In the wake of . state. mcnt by Capt. Frederick E. Phelan, administrative office for State Service headquarters, that married men being reclasifled as l.A by their boards need not worry about Carly induction Into the army. Lo. csl Eoards have already inEucted a number of married men, and in fact there wtrc some in the tUn' tingent that left today for Fort Devens, Mass.
 Capt. Phcians statement left the boards wondering as to its effect on their next notices to
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 -------------- -------------------------------- early today, dropping Is bombs and causing minor damage.
 In the Mediterranean the Royal Navy struck a powerful blow against NaZi effrotS to move in reinforce ments and supplies by sinking four Axis transports and two destroyers in an attack by light naval forces on convoy.
 Announcement of the victory came at moment when the Ger mans had stiffened their resistance in the Tunis area and, Allied au- thorities here admitted, had won local air superiority because of their ability to nave planes quickly from Sicily.
 A British light naval formation consisting of the cruisers Aurora, Sirius and Argonaut and the des- troyers Quieberion and Quentin, un- der Rear Admiral c. H. J. Harcourt,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03

Home on Friday from 4-6 or 7.9 o'clock
 PECK--Louis E. Peck Of Stratford died Tuesday at his home, following an illness of two weeks. He was e native of Waterbury,
 Following his education in New Haven MT. Peck went to Stratford where he was founder and publisher of the Stratford Times. He was for- merly a member of the news stan Of the Bridgeport Telegram. He was also instrumental in the establish ment of the Christmas Savings Club in New England banks, MT. Peck leaves his wife, two sons, daughter and six grandchildren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
YOUTH NAMED TO
 DIVERSE POSITIONS

Houlton, Me, Dec, SUPP -- It looks like a busy winter for BenJa- min c. Duhar Jr.
 He has just been appointed as preacher for three Baptist churches in Hodgdon, Amity and Cary.
 He is Representatives. Elect from the Weston district.
 Besides these various jobs, the 2i- year-old youth plans to continue his studies as second-2year stu- dent at Kicker Junior College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
PRIVATE IS HOPEFUL

Camp Edwards, Mass, December 3. - (up) = Private Fred K. Y Harb waited hopefully today for an answer to his wire asking his father for loan. His father is in Jerusa . lem --- $500 miles away,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
'2,1OO Jobs Waiting
 Eligible Applicants
Local U. s. Employment Bureau Swamped With Calls
 for Help; Part Time Workers Seek COnveniences

Need for workers in Waterbury steadily increasing and the available supply of labor is constantly growing smaller William R. Nolan, manager of the local u s Employment office stated today More than 2lOU orueiS for m time workers are file at the office and walt to be filled he sad but there not sufficient applications
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
Excerpts From Police Blotter

Frank PuglieSe, 28, of 2l7 Bank street, was arrested this morning on a warrant charging violation of the state gambling law. Detective Lieuts, Cornelius Shanahan and Joseph Pa- kul who made the arrest, said that the accused was operating a pool.
 George Koval, l7, of 2S2 Longhill road, was arrested by Patrolman John Meaney for operating a motor vehicle without a license,
 Henry Beland, A, of 7S9 North Main street, charged with intoSi- cation and breach of the peace, was taken to police headquarters by Pa trolman John Driscoll.
 William Mitchell, A, of 4 Carmel street, arrested by Patrolman Frank Deeley for violating the motor ve- hicle law, will be arraigned in muni- cipal court tomorrow.
 night after airplaneS had spotted 1t during the day.
 Steaming at full speed. Harcourt brought his ships into contact with the enemy shortly after midnight.
 The enemy ships scatter, throw ing out smoke screen, in desperate flight
 Harcourt's ships steamed with blazing guns into the convoy and sank or left burning wrecks, to sink later, four supply and transport ships and two destroyers.
 The British ships emerged with out scratch, but on the way back to base enemy dive bombing and torpedo planes attacked them and the British destroyer Quentin was hit. It sank later, but the majority Of its crew, including its command ing officer, was reported saved.
 The Germans were counter-at- tacking persistently and deter minedly in northeastern Tunisia and dispatches reported that they had lost about 20 tanks.
 Radio Morocco broadcast that the German attacks were becoming more and more powerful but said the British First Army, including American troops, had repelled the most important one so far.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03

Frank A. Easkowskl, son of Mrs. Susie LaskowsN ot lv4 Min street, has completed his boot" training In the q, $. Marine Corps and Is now ready for assignment Co combat duty with Che Fleet Marine Force or Co q speciallsts' training schocol. lic received his preliminary training Mt rarrls lslaartl, $. c. and New River N, C, Before his enlistment he was employed by Che Rlsdon Mfg, Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03

Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue, today, from to 5 and 2 to Q p. m.
 Private funeral services were held for Miss Mary Tenrant of 3A First avenue at her home. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Cath crime Grady Dieck, a native of this city, and wife Of Attorney Henry Dieck of New Rochelle, New York, will be held tomorrow morning from her home, l77 Broad View street, New Rochelle, to the Holy Family church, there, at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in the Gate of Heaven ceme- tery, New Rochelle.
 The funeral of Henry T. Ashton of Hartford took place this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main street to the Church of SS. Peter and Paul. The Rev. James Woods celebrated the requiem Mass at 9 o'clock.
 The bearers included Thomas Ash- ton, Jr.. Robert L. Ashton, Lester Macleod, Sr., Lester Macleod, Jr., Bartholomew Collins and James Hoard.
 Burial was in Sacred Heart Ceme- tery, Meriden, with services by Rev. Robert Sullivan.
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this month preparatory to the opening of the legislative session January 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03

Stan Sergeant Thomas x. De- leskts ee aSS Willow street ,whe ls stationed at the Lake Charles Army Flying school In Louisiana, has been assigned for special training at the CuFtlss Wright P~to school tn Buffalo, N. Y, lie will be assigned Co M pursuit squadron upon completion ef the course, The son of Michael Wee leskls and the late Mrs. Mary Deleskls, he began Army service . year age,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
OBITUARY

BYRNE--Richard James Byrne died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his home at 2S North Main street, A native of Ireland, he lived most of his life in Naugatuek.
 Mir. Byrne had resided in Water bury for the past six years,
 He leaves two sisters ia Ireland, two nieces and e nephew in New York.
 Funeral services will be held from the Lunny funeral home, 2S Cen. tral avenue. time and other arrange ments to be announced,
 FRAZIER-Arthur J. Frazier, 5l, died suddenly "Wednesday while driving a truck ln the yard of his home on East street, Stafford Springs. A lifelong resident of that town, he was educated there.
 For the past i5 years Mir Frazier had been a painting and decorating contractor. He was a member of the Strazsa Post, American Legion, having served l8 months overseas in the first World War. In i940 he was senior viee-commander, and from 1883 to 1884 served as town selectman.
 Besides his wife, Mrs. Eva (Rounds) Frazier, he leaves two brothers, George and Joseph Frazier of Stafford; five sisters, Mrs. Georgi- anna Louden of Torrington, Mrs, Anna Rich of Bristol, Mrs, Mary Dupont of Hamden, Mrs. Aszilda La- Pointe of Waterbury, and Mrs, Eva Furness of Stafford.
 Funeral services will be held Sat- urday at 9 a. m, in St. Edward s church. Burial will be in Stafford Springs cemetery,
 HASKIN - Mrs. Etta (Crosley) Haskin. widow of William HasEin, died this morning at her home, lS Johnson street. A native Of Middle town, she was born on November 5 1870.
 She leaves daughter, Hazel Haskin; and a sister, Mrs. George Tracy, both of Waterbury,
 Funeral services will be held at ii o'clock on Saturday morning with Rev. John c. Walker officiating at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Gen. tral avenue. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 Friends may call at the Funeral
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-03
NAZIS STIFFEN TUNIS DEFENSE

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Home on Friday from 4-e or 7-s
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
Ashe To Start
Tree Planting
In Soil Work

J. T. McLaurin, work unit
technician for the New River Soil
Conservation District, said today,
that the district would begin
planting trees next week on farms
cooperating with the district. Due
to the large number Of trees to be
planted it has been necessary to
start planting earlier than usual.
Sites which at the present time
have a good ground cover of
brush, broomsedge, or scrub trees
will be planted first so as to pro-
tect the young trees from a hard
freeze.
Mr.. McLaurin said that the
planting of these trees was a
part of a we'll organized and plan
ned soil conservation program on
cooperating farms. These farmers,
he said, have planned out their
work for the number of years in
advance SO as to stop as much as
possible of the erosion now TAX
ing place and to prevent it in the
future. ..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
Rationing OF RecapPed Tires
Goes In Today; Office Here

Rationing of retreaded tires
goes into effect today throughout
the nation and eligibility rules
for obtaining such tires are almost
the same as those governing the
new tire distribution, all of which
means that the average person
will have to do without any more
automobile tires, at least until
such times as the situation may
be cleared up.
The Coward Oil company,
which has a recaping place at
Boone and one at independence,
has literally been swamped for
the past two months with orders
for recaps.
eve now have around 300 tires
on hand to be recapped and will
no doubt have to return many Of
Them" r. w. Coward states
1--WE have capped as many as pos
sible, but this has been slowed
down because Of being unable
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
Sixteen More Ashe County
Men Indicted Into Service

Sixteen Ashe county men were
indicted into service last Thurs
day at Fort Bragg.
Those leaving were Clint Dol
lar, Smethport, Ivory Jones, Cliff
ton; John Sturgills; Lessel
Toliver, Toliver; Albert Bare,
Wagner; James Carpenter, Lam
sing; Dennis Lewis, West Jeffer-
son, leader of the group; Charles
Weaver, Clifton; Vernon Sanders,
West Jefferson; Walter Adams,
Lansing; John Shoaf, Warrens-
vile; Lee Phipps, Grassy Creek;
Howard Bare, Jefferson; Mack
Trivette, Todd; Joseph Houck,
West Jefferson and LYDIA w. Pas
ley Helton.
This was the nations 23rd, draft
call. The restriction on making
public announcements of quotas
and call dates has been lifted and
in the future the dates set for
calls and the number to leave will
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
FARMERS ASKED TO
SIGN APPLICATIONS.
FOR AAA PAYMENTS

All farmers who are eligible to
receive cash benefit payments I'M
der the soil conservation program
for 1941 are now being asked to
sign applications for their money,
County Agent Grouse announces.
To date around 1000 of the ap-
plications have been signed, 1eav-
ing 2,4O0 more unsigned. 'The
deadline for sending these to
Raleigh is nearing and all farmers
who do not attend meetings and
sign there are asked to call at our
office" he said.
It is estimated that the 1941
cash beenfit payments will amount
to around $4,000. The farmers
last year received around $65,000
from the grant-of-aid program, as
follows: lime, over 5000 tons,
$4,000: phosphate, 1885 tons,
$50,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
l,O74 Men Register
On Monday, Making
County Total $500
200 Or 800 Ashe Men Believed
Registered In Other
Sections

A total of 1,O74, nearly 400
short of the anticipated number,
registered in Ashe county Mon
day for selective service and by
the time all cards from Ashe
county men registering through
out the nation are received by
the local draft board, it is be-
lieved that, the county will have
approximately 1,400 on the third
registration list.
The county's first registration
totalled over 1900; the second
registration last July nearly $50,
making nearly 2,4O0. With those
registered Monday, Ashe now has
approximately $500 men subject
to possible military service via
the draft.
Of this number 159 whites and
2 colored men have already been
called into service through the
selective service channel.
In the state Monday, nearly
100000 men registered, and sew
eral. million in the nation. Nc
plans have been announced fol-
holding lottery for this group
or about their classification.
Throughout the county the reg
istration: went off quietly with
several fathers and sons register
ing at the same time and a num-
Der of veterans of the World
War l signing the dotted line
again.
Fathers and sons registering
here included Levern Johnson
and his son, Donald, George Dill
lard and son.
Jefferson township had the
highest number to register 1872
followed by West Jefferson, 1875
Registration figures for other
townships are: Peak Creek, 48,
Piney Creek, SO; Pine Swamp, As;
Walnut Hill, So; North Fork, so;
Grassy Creek, 43; Laurel, SO, Elk,
43; Old Fields, 40; Obids, 81; Horse
Creek, 81; Pond Mountain, IA;
Creston, 80, SO; Clifton, IS; Hurri-
cane, 80; Helton, IS; Chestnut
Hill. 40.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
Salvage Group
To Meet Friday

It was announced this week
that there would be a meeting of
the newly appointed committee for
salvage collection in connection
with national defense. at the court
house Friday night at 1880 o.
clock.
Members of this committee in
clude, Roy H. Grouse. county
agent, chairman; H. c. Tucker,
mayor of West Jefferson; Ira T.
Johnston, chairman of civilian de-
tense; B. B. GRAPHICAL West JEFF
ferson, fire chief; J. E. Roland,
county sheriff; Levern Johnson,
Jeffersen's Rotary club; H. r.
Vannoy, merchants and grocery
men; H. D. Quessenberry, All
clubs; S. S. Shoemaker, boy
scouts; w. G. Todd, American
Legion; Mrs. P. G. Wright, legion
auxiliary; John F. Reeves, news
paper; Mrs. w. G. Vannoy, par
ent-teachers association; r. H.
Holt, Masonic order; J. Paul Mil
Ter, city schools; ]. B. Hash, coun-
ty schools; Lee Hatley, repre-
sentative of power companies;
c. E. WEIGH, Thomas H. Sears,
Station McIver and Paul Jones,
additional members.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
VOLUME IL, NO. Z
Farm Records
Made Available
By Newspaper
Subscribers Offered Account.
ing Plan for Farm In
come Reports

A special offer helpful to its
farm readers is made in this is
sue by the Skyland Post. AS a
result of arrangement completed
through the state newspaper as
sociation this paper can offer a
copy of agricultural Record"
the easy accounting system for
farmers, with each one year new
or renewal subscription to this
newspaper for total combination
price of 1929 (-your' subscrip-
ton price plus $179)
This newspaper has arranged
to make this offer possible be-
cause of the increased import
ance of farm records under the
new federal revenue law which
requires millions Of farmers
throughout the nation to file an
income tax return this year for
the first time.
Law Requires Records
The revenue law specifically
requires the keeping of records
as we'll as the filing of an in
come tax return by all farmers
who have an annual gross in
come of $3.50, if single, or $1,000,
if married.
Form 1040F which must be
filled out with the income tax
return requires a detailed record
of all income from live stock,
grain, hay, cotton, tobacco, po-
tatoes, sugar beets, vegetables,
fruit, nuts, dairy products, eggs,
meat products, poultry, eggs,
meat products, poultry dressed,
wool, honey, soghum, merchan-
disc received for produce, ma
chine work, hire of teams, breed
ing fees, rent received in crop
shares, work off farm, and forest
products.
The farmers must also report
sale of livestock and other items
purchased, depreciation of prop
erty and equipment, and farm
operating expenses, which are
broken down into II classified
tinns. ..
Because it is obvious that no
farmer can make the report re-
quired by this income tax form
without a careful system of rec
ords, this newspaper is making
its present offer to aid him in
handling this task with the least
trouble. Agricultural Records"
which is being offered to farm
readers by hundreds Of news
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-19
Many Attending
Baptist Meeting

Yesterday 20 ministers were en-
rolled at the Bible conference and
ministers revival which is being
held this week at the West Jeffer-
son Baptist church where a num-
Der of leaders are taking part on
the program.
DR.. I. G. Greer, supt of the
Baptist orphanage at Thomas
vile, delivered a timely and in
spring message last night. Other
speakers for the weeks program
included, Rev. Samuel Edwards,
of Johnson City, Tenn, Rev. J. C..
Kanipe, of Boone, Smith Hagaman
and Rev. c. E. Parker, of the Bap-
fist hospital in Winston-Sa1em.
This series of meetings which
will continue through Friday
evening is being sponsored by the
Ashe county Baptist pastors asso-
citation, of which Rev. w. E. Den
ny is president.
There has been good attend
ance on the part of the public and
we hope everyone interested will
continue to come" Rev. w. T..
Wilmington, said. Meetings are
held in the mornings, the after
noon and at night.