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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Ashe Legion Post Aiding In
Navy Enlistment Program

In cooperation with the Navy
recruiting service and the Navy
Day Observance program in
North Carolina, on Oct. q, the
Ashe county Post of the American
Legion, along with others
throughout the state, is giving
full cooperation.
A special Navy Day committee
composed of P. G. Wright, as
chairman, Upton Blevins and l..
P. Coward has been appointed by
Post Commander, Ira T. John
ston, and this legion post along
with others will cooperate in the
present navy recruiting drive.
P. G. Wright has recently been
appointed official representative
of the recruiting division of the
U S. Navy and those interested in
joining are asked to get in touch
with him.
The Rotary club will conduct
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
May Now Renew
LIST Supplemental
Gas Ration Book
Application Should Be Made
To Local Board In Near
Future

All persons who obtained sup
Elemental gasoline ration books
on or around the 22nd of July
may now begin to appear at the
local war price and rationing
board for renewal of their appli-
cations, it was announced this
week.
''No supplemental gasoline books
shall be used after the expiration
date as stated on their books"
members of the board said.
Persons who cannot come into
the office for renewal of their
application may write complete
explanation of why they cannot
come into the office along with
the amount of miles they are ask
ing for per month for a coming
three month period. Persons
seeking additional mileage to
what they had in the last 3 month
period will have to appear at the
office and give a complete eX-
PLANTATION why they are asking
for more mileage than originally
applied for, it was explained.
Persons renewing applications
by mail should also state in their
letters how many coupons they
now have left in their supplement
tai book.
Every supplemental book hold
er should look on the front cover
of same and see if his or her book
is ready for renewal, it was point
ed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Victory Home
Stickers Here
Qualifications Of Hom e S
Which Display These
Are Explained

Ira T. Johnston, chairman Of
civilian defense of Ashe county
announced yesterday that he now
had the Victory stickers for the
homes and was anxious to get
them distributed to all of the
homes of the county that are
earning them. The sticker is a
suitable size for a window or a
door and is done in red, white
and blue with the large red V
covering the picture of home.
On the back of the sticker is
printed the following, which ex-
plains the requirements of V
home:
eve in this home are fighting.
We know this war will be easy
to lose and hard to win. We mean
to win it. Therefore we solemnly
pledge all our energies and all
our resources to the fight for
freedom and against fascism. We
serve notice to all that we are
personally carrying the fight to
the enemy, in these ways;
I. This home follows the in
structions of its air raid warden,
in order to protect itself against
attack by air.
II. This home conserves food,
clothing, transportation, and
health, in order to hasten an un-
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Expect To Rush
Big Tax Measure
Through This Wk,
Record Breaking New Victory
Tax Bill Passed Senate
". to 0 Saturday

Washington-Fast Senate action
on the tax bill led Rep. Robert
R. Doughton, chairman of the
House ways and means commit
tee, to "hope for final disposal
of the bill late this week."
In mountaineering time, the
Senate Saturday passed the rec
ord-breaking new tax bill clamp
ing the highest rates in history
upon the incomes of individuals
and corporations.
The vote was unanimous n to
The measure would impose a
tax of 10 per cent on the first
taxable dollar of every citizen,
and add to that a five per cent
victory tax on every penny he
receives in excess of $64 annually,
or $12 weekly. At the other end
of the tax ladder it would tax
income in excess of $5,000,000 at
SO per cent.
The married man with two de-
pendent children who earns $500
in a year would pay the govern
ment $2.13 including the victory
tax. On an income of $1,000, his
tax would be $10.53. On one of
$4,000, he would pay 1888. The
tax on $4,000 would be, 1921; on
$4,000 it would total $414.93; on
$4,000 it would be $629. On S.
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
i. S. Forces Deal
Japs Heavy Blows;
Reds Now In Lead
Germans Admit Long, Hard
Winter Ahead; U. S. Ma
rineS Are Active

War took on a brighter look
this week with the Russians
wrestling key positions from the
Germans and the American fore
es dealing the Japs mighty blows
Russian troops, on the now win
try southern front, recaptured
lost positions in Stalingrad yes
terday and cut a new cash in the
Nazi flank to the northwest, a
Red army communique said.
I'm the Stalingrad area our
troops recaptured positions which
they had lost the day before in
one district of the town." the high
command said in its only mention
of infantry activity inside the
VOlga city.
The late commune and sup
Elementary front reports said the
Germans now are on the defen-
sive at Stalingrad and on both
wings of the Caucasus front, on
which winter had clamped it's
first numbing grip.
From the tropic jungles of the
Solomon islands to the chill
shores of the Aleutians, United
States forces have dealt the Jap
anese enemy terrific beating by
land, sea and air in the last six
days, it was revealed yesterday.
Three navy communicates gave
this account of American on
slaughts at both ends of the far
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Court
Opens Oct. 70;
Light Calendar
Judge BObbitt, Of Charlotte,
WIFI Preside; For Grim
inal Cases

The October term of Superior
court for the trial of criminal
cases will open at the courthouse
in Jefferson, on Monday, Oct 26,
with Judge w. H. Bobbitt, of
Charlotte, presiding.
This is expected to be a short
term of court as the calendar, so
far, is comparatively light. It is
expected, no, ger, that in addi-
ton to a number of minor cases,
two manslaughter cases, that of
Coolidge Ham, in connection with
the death of Troy Worley and
possibly that of John Benjamin
Johnson in connection with the
death of Charles Cornett, may be
tried.
It is understood that several
uncbntested cases will also be
heard.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
PARENTS INVITED TO
HEAR RHYTHM BAND

Miss L. Perkins, public school
music teacher of the West Jeff
erson school aid yesterday that
she wished to extend to the pa
rents of the children in the grades
from one to three an invitation to
visit the school from two to three
o'clock on Friday afternoon and
hear the Rhythm Band, made up
of children from the first three
grades. Following selections by
the newly organized band, an Of
fering will be taken from the pa
rents to buy some small musical
instruments. All other school
patrons who are interested are
also invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Rationing Board
Asks Motorists
To Save Rubber
Few New Tires Are Available
Approvals Are Still On
File With Board

Members of the rationing board
said this week that it was impor-
tant for everyone to conserve
their tires. Motorists are warn
ed not to wear their tires too
thin for recap service in the
hopes of getting new tires. "Our
quota for new tires is so low that
there are very few who can get
these under any circumstances
and the best that most of those
on the eligible list can hope for
is recaps", member of the board
said.
It was pointed out that every
car owner should drive only when
necessary, keep under 35 miles
per hour, keep tires properly in
flated, have them inspected reg
ularly and to share his car with
others in order to save rubber
and help win the war.
Approvals on file in the local
rationing board for tires, tubes,
and recaps are w. M. Cox and J..
c. Pierce, Crumpler, for tires, and
J. j. Greer, Todd, and J. c. Pierce,
Crumpler, for tubes. R. J. Hart
sog, of Brownwood has been ap-
proved for recaps, Ralph Camp
bell clerk of the board, said here
Monday.
These approvals will expire
soon, so if applicants do not call
for them before expiration date,
they will be cleared firm the files,
Mr.. Campbell said.
Further information on the ra-
tioning of kerosene will be avail
able after a meeting of rationing
officials in Winston-Salem today.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
WATER PUMP DAMAGED
BY FIRE ON TUESDAY

water, water, put out fire" ,
was the cry among the county
offices at the courthouse on Tues
day morning, when, strange as it
may seem, the water pump liter
ally caught on fire.
The smoke and the fire did not
cease until c. S. Neal, clerk of
court, saved the situation by cut
ting the wires which led to the
electric pump. Except for the
rain, which fell throughout the
day, the courthouse was without
water.
The fire was in the motor and
was probably caused by a short,
it was explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Navy Recruiter
To Be Here Wed.

Chief Specialist J. T. Stephen
son, of the Navy Recruiting Of
flee in Winston-Salem, was here
yesterday and announced that he
would be here next Wednesday at
the community building and
would be glad to answer all ques-
tons regarding enlistment in the
Navy.
eve want men from II to so
and I want to extend special in
vitation to all men and boys to
see me here or in the recruiting
office in Winston-Salem," he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Ration
Of Rubber Boots

Raleigh - Saying that there
had been numerous reports of
misunderstanding in the state,
Chreston Holoman, state OPA
commodity rationing specialist,
emphasized this week that the
only types of mems footwear be-
ing rationed are rubber boots and
rubber shoes.
Holoman said that he had re-
ceived reports that some mer-
chants of the state misunderstood
the rationing order and had stop
ped sale of leather work shoes.
He said that the rationing order
does not affect leather footwear
in any way.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
RED CROSS PROGRAM
AT ROTARY TONIGHT

The members of the Jeffersons
Rotary will hear about the Red
Cross work in the county when
Hoyt Wood and Gale Mcmillan
will speak. Lee Hatley will be in
charge of the program.
Glen GRAPHICAL conducted an
interesting program last week in
the form of defense quiz. w. B.
Austin and Langdon Scott won
the. prizes and contributed them
to the USO.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15
Post Will Honor
Ashe Men In Navy

October q is Navy Day and in
commemoration of this and in
honor of Ashe men now serving
in the U. S. Navy, The Skyland
Post will call the attention of the
public to the Navy next week
with special features and pictur-
es.
All parents with sons in the
Navy are requested to send or
bring in a brief sketch to this pa
per not later than Monday and
earlier if possible in order that
this information will be available
for publication next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-15

Help win this war by buying
War Bonds and Stamps!
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Rv Ieffice Lee Street,

By Leffice Lee SfreeH
All ages of childhood are appeal
ing to the person who enjoys chill
dren; the tiny baby, so sweet and
helpless; the chubby. chuckling
2-year-old toddler, the tnquisitive
and lively 4-year-old, the pig-tailed
miss or the cow-licked young man
Of 8, the shy and gawky 13-year-old
all have their charm.
It is hard to decide, then, which
is ones favorite age. but certainly
none Is cutter than the months be-
tween the second and third year,
when a baby, round checked and
fat legged, is full Of joyous laughter
and the spirit Of bold adventure.
Everybody and everything is fasci-
natingly interesting to him; so much
so, in fact, that his poor, devoted
mother is just about exhausted try
ing to keep his inquisitive small fin
gers and heedlessly venturesome
feet from danger.
It is wise to give q baby plenty Of
safe, washable toys to chew on so
he will be kept busy and will not be
nearly 50 likely to chew things thst
may be really harmful to him.
Even though the 3-year-old may
seem q very sensible little man and
almost past the puppyish chewing
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Give Baby Safe, Washable
TOYS That Are Harmless

stage, he cannot be fully trusted
TOYS for him should never include
those that are small enough to swal-
low, sharply pointed or edged metal
playthings or those covered with
paint containing lead The fiimsy,
waste of money mechanical toys,
such as used to clutter up our 10
cent stores, from Japan, are not
safe or suitable inhabitants OF a
3-year-old's toy chest.
He will enjoy and learn from such
toys as balls, blocks, push and pull
contraptions, sturdy wooden or rub
ber trains, boats. airplanes and au-
tomobiles; unbreakable dolls, ham
mering sets such as peg boards, and
any sort of gadget that may be taken
apart and reassembled without too
much skill being required of awk-
ward little fingers.
Wagons and sand piles are fun,
too, and such toys as these help to
keep little people out-of-doors in
this lovely weather. AS the days
grow warmer, and summer arrives
with a blast, it cannot do the little
child harm If he Is allowed to play
with water. An old spoon, a cup and
basin, or big saucepan, full Of
water, are all the utensils required
to keep a small cherub quiet and
happy and make him blissfully dirty.
Evening star., 1942-05-29

Let your youngsters enjoy long
sunny days to the full in the cool
comfort of this cleverly planned
play set. Pattern No. 1873 pre-
sents three pieces-each easy to
make, which together complete an
outfit of charm and usefulness.
First, play dress cut on princess
lines but without a top-it merely
has straps across the shoulders.
Second, a bolero jacket with short
sleeves to be worn with the frock
on cooler days. Third, a sunbonnet
to protect hair and baby skin from
overexposure to the sun.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1873
Is designed for sizes 2, 8, 4, 5 and s
years. Size 3 years requires 224
yards 39-inch material; 8 yards ric-
rae to trim ensemble.
Find all the patterns you want
for summer Sewing-for yourself and
all the family-in our fashion book.
Superbly illustrated and a valuable
guide; Is cents per copy. A fashion
book may be ordered with a l5-cent
pattern for 25 cents plus cent for
postage.
For this attractive pattern, send
Is cents. plus l cent for postage, in
coins, with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted, to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star, post
Office box rs, Station o, New York,
N "
Evening star., 1942-05-29
What's New in TOWn?
By Dorothy M sssyay


pair Of beautiful lamps . great enhance the
consider Of well they harmonic with the color scheme
of the Of furniture recently
that would well in furnished "on the heavy side"
in wine and blue tones They had gold metal bodies of blue
blue
Serving crumpets" o'clock a that the
have adopted custom found soothing and refreshing
newly couple would like
two" might consider giving them small
pewter set consisting OF tray pitcher sugar contaner
and of teapot designed modern lines The teapot
equipped plastic handle that adds smartness
the set
"Do Mi" is the lifting theme that a well known cosmetic
q npsck container recently placed
made Of mrrord metal and contains
metal because it is made that her
reflection and thus eliminate the use OF separate mirror
has arrived when favore animal be
ticks
steps prevent discomfort There bubble bath shampoo
especially dogs deal to rid the little
three days
dog already suffering from these parasites and once every 10
days cleanser 1t is simple to mix and
be wiped OF without rinsing with water
thing in shields waterproof that mt into
any type point to give them longer e
they covered with soft absorb
entirely rubberes -Four suspension
pnnng sewing them into the sacks
The name or number Of your new house can be easily dis
Of those practical "rehecto
signs brilliantly in the headlights They are made
Of natural wood with cooed letters and equipped with sturdy
the end of the lawn be easily
Evening star., 1942-05-29

a nursemaid to care only for the
children. The only way to find out
what this would cost would be to
advertise for the type of help you
need, interview them to discover
their ability and then see if you
could adjust hours and costs to the
advantage Of both.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: Is there any
thing that can be done with mission
furniture to make it usable? In
spite of all the things that are
said about 1t, it is real solid wood
with simple lines and should be
useful in a modern house. Have
you any ideas Of what could be
done with a whole living room set
with four chairs, a long library
table, two small tables and a sofa?
They are in dark mission oak with
brown leather upholstery. The
leather is badly worn but the furni-
ture is in perfect structural con-
dition. T. w.
Answer-I agree heartily that this
furniture is fundamentally excel
lent. 1t would only be necessary to
remove its murky dark finish and
dated accessories to make it thor
oughly modern. If you have the
courage to tackle this-here is the
procedure. Wash all the furniture
with strong soap and hot water.
This will clean the surface and
start the top finish. Then paint
on varnish remover profusely and
when it begins to lift, scrape off with
q wide putty knife. More paint
remover may be put on and wiped
of with cloths. Steel wool will
help in the crevices. Some of the
stain will still remain and this
may be bleached by using one cup
of oxalic acid crystals (poison) in
a gallon of water. This is applied
several times until the wood is the
desired color. Then sand paper the
surface, wipe it down with linseed
oil and wax it and the lovely grain
and texture will be worth all the
effort. I would suggest you cut
the legs off the two small tables to
make coffee tables, possibly change
the hardware on the drawer pulls,
use imitation leather on some pieces
and fabric covered cushions on the
others to blend the whole into an
interesting color scheme. Once you
have put all this effort into this
furniture I hope you will keep it to
hand down to your grandchildren.
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Fashion Inspiration From
Mexico and Guatemala
Evident This Season
Brigance Creates Unusually
Effective Collection Using
Good Neighbor' Theme
Bv Helen Voqt

hardly that fashion turning
brought leadership However this
textiles and the result
leave no as % inspirational
Primarily dinner dresses and play clothes have reflected
ganium interesting offerings
bathing
nounced ee embroidered petcoa Of the Thuantepec
bull fighter perhaps by the casually beautiful dapg
natives Acapulco Very smart and extremely
and
Evening star., 1942-05-29

Our department Of surveys reports
that this w. P. B. ruling on fash
ions for fall grows more interesting
every day. Seems that every one
was pretty worried at first about the
young set-the Junior size gals who
have staunchly held onto very full
skirts and other yardage- consuming
style trends. What, wondered the
people who wonder about such
things, are the college girls and
older high school lassies going to do
about slim skirts? How will they
react? Wf1l they cooperate?
Well, it now develops that their
worries were in vain. The campus
crowd has proved to be among the
most patriotic Of the feminine con-
tingent and there seems to be little
doubt that they will follow along
with very good grace when the slim
silhouette becomes Official. :. They
don't mind the possible loss Of
dirndls and "broomstick skirts" Of
jacket dresses and frocks with at
tached hoods. Fact is you'll
probably hear less complaint from
the classrooms than from the club
rooms!
Evening star., 1942-05-29

well be adapted Tor more "dreSsy
occasions.
Heavy, full black muslin makes a
distinctive evening skirt, worn with
a peasant-type embroidered white
blouse with long sleeves-another
Guatemalan influence currently ap-
pearing on the fashion scene. These
evening styles look cool. comfortable
and are certainly in the best possible
taste for informal dinners and
parties in wartime Washington. In
addition, they offer endless pos
sibilities for flower arrangements IN
the hair and can be "accessorized''
with colorful slippers, Indian-type
silver jewelry and other informal
adornments. Splashy prints in cot
ton are in the same mood, both in
daytime and dinner lengths. Riot
GUS in color. they, too, offer chance
to go native" with the proper ac-
cessories.
So keep an eye open for the
South American Way" in fashions.
You'll find it pretty, becoming and.
of course, not little patriotic be-
cause Of our very friendly relations
with the republics to the south.
Evening star., 1942-05-29

such warm, moist Weduner as We
have had recently. Moisture-laden
air. which is warm, condenses on the
cool walls of your basement and as
far as I know there is very little that
YOU can do about it. 1t would not
have been noticeable on the stone
or brick walls, but the paint permits
the moist spots to show. Keep the
windows closed as much as possible
in damp weather. An electric fan
will keep the air from going dead"
and aid circulation. You may pur-
chase an inexpensive arrangement
which will help to absorb good deal
OF the moisture In the air and pre-
vent that damp. "clammy" feeling,
AL Of these precautions will help,
but I cannot promise that they will
cure the damp appearance OF your
walls during prolonged wet spell.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I have just
come to Washington from Texas. I
have two small children, 6 months
and 2 years, and 7-room house.
am unable to get maid to live in
the house, help with the children
and the housework and do the cook
ing for what I consider a reasonable
price Can you give me some idea
of what I should pay for this type
of service and what should expect
in return?-F. B.
Answer-I will have to admit that
this Is the most difficult question
you could ask and have no ready
answer. I can only suggest how you
may approach a solution. imagine
that your first consideration will be a
proper person to be with your chill
dren. You will be very lucky to get one
individual at any price who can keep
house, cook and look after children
and do all OF these we'll. If you must
have a cook, suggest you take over
the children yourself, with the ar
rangement that the maid substitute
baby tending for cooking when you
wish to be out to dinner. Most
maids object to the long hours en-
tailed by living in and having the
care of small children whose first
demands begin at in the morning
and whose last bottle must be pre-
pared at 10 at night, but you may
overcome this by being generous in
time of duty. 1t is possible that you
would do better by having a house
maid who came in for certain hours
each day or several days a week to
clean and cook dinner, and then find