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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
10Th District
Picks Farthing
For n. C.. Senate
Ashe, Allegheny And Watau-
ga Included In District.
Grady From Watauga

H. Grady Farthing, district
game protector with the state de-
partment of conservation and de-
velopment was nominated for the
state senate from the 29th district
which includes Watauga, Ashe
and Allegheny at the Democratic
convention in Boone, Saturday
afternoon.
Farthing, who is prominent in
business and civic activities de-
feated Gordon H. Winkler, Wa
tauga county's representative in
the General Assembly two years
ago.
The senator alternates between
the three counties and this is Wa
tauga's year to be represented.
Other Democratic nominees
chosen at the Watauga county
convention were:
Thomas Jackson, former Wa
tauga county school teacher and
assistant county welfare officer,
was the unanimous choice of the
convention for the lower house of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
5000 ARE EVACUATED
FROM BURMA FIRE

Washington-U. S. Army trans
port planes, loaded to triple their
normal capacity and FLYNN 6
through violent mountain storms
under Japanese fiae, evacuated
5000 wounded soldiers and refu-
gees to India during the closing
weeks of the battle of Burma
without losing a single passenger,
the War Department disclosed.
For more than three weeks
American pilots shuttled back
and forth between Burma's Ira
waddy valley and India trans
porting United Nations civilians
and troops to safety.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

It might happen most any
where!
Their tires had given out, so the
weekend guest had to walk a
mile to the end of the bus line.
"Whatever induced you to buy
a house in this forsaken spot, the
guest asked.
Zone of the best real estate
statesmen in the business, was
the reply of his host.
What are you doing about
walking? We notice that Rachel
RAIDER and Effie Lowe Gambill
can make both speed and distance
on their bicycles. Young Frank
Coward also seems to like this
mode of travel, when he can get
a chauffeur. Whenever he is cup
in front" on a bike he is all
smiles.
Making Hay
Wade E. Eller announced last
Thursday that he had been having
quite a time keeping up with the
hay and ahead of the weather, but
so far was on the winning side.
Making hay has been quite job
for several people in the county
recently. The hay has been unus-
ually good, but the frequent rains
have made it little inconvenient
on haymakers!
We heard the other day of a
man who was quite successful and
was the topic of discussion.
Brown seems to be a success
full man. I suppose he made hay
while the sun shone," said Jones.
''Not only that, but he made it
from grass that the other people
let grow under their feet, was
the reply.
No Ration Here!
The war has brought about
many shortages, but has made no
change in either the quantity or
the quality of food at the Black
Bear. The writer was among
those fortunate people who ate
food there, on Sunday, fit for a
| king.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Plant Winter
Legumes Early
McLaurin Says

Planting winter legumes early,
which is always a good farm prac-
tice, is especially important this
year, according to J. T. McLaurin,
Work Unit Conservationist, of the
New River Soil Conservation Dis
trict.
Early planted legumes will
make good growth before cold
weather comes and will thus pro-
vide better protection against e.
rosion, sufficient growth for ear
ly spring grazing, and more green
material for turning under in ad-
vance of planting spring crops.
The early grazing will help to
furnish the milk and meat need
ed in the war effort and the nit
rogen added to the soil by turn
ing under a good growth of le-
gumes will increase crop yields
and save commercial nitrogen,
which is needed in making NUM-
tions.
Dry weather that ordinarily
comes in the fall in this section
is one of the principal obstacles
to getting winter cover crops
planted early, Mr.. LcLaurln points
out. In order to take advantage
of any rain that comes, it is very
important to have the land pre-
pared and plenty of seed on hand.
Where the winter legume to be
planted has not been grown sue
cessfully before, it will also be
necessary to innoculate the seed,
Mr.. McLaurin adds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
High Tribute Paid To John
SCOTS Work As Chairman
Board OF Commissioners
Former Chairman Praised In
Address By Ira Johnston
To. Rotary Club

Under the leadership of the
late John F. Scott, Ashe county
has made real progress during
the past six years, Ira T. John
ston told members of the Rotary
club last Thursday night.
He described the leadership Of
Mr.. Scott, who served as chair
man of the board of commission
erS, as being both liberal and con-
sentative.
Comparing conditions that ex-
listed in county affairs in 1886
with those that exist today, the
speaker asserted that 'John
Scott rendered great public ser
vice to the county"
''In 1886 the county was in debt
one and a quarter million dollars,
with half of this amount past due
and with judgments piled up a
gainst the county," Johnston de-
clared.
To-day we still owe over mil
lion dollars, but the debt has been
re-financed at a great savings and
so that we can pay. Today there
is not a single judgment against
the county, no bonds are in de-
fault and we do not owe dollar
that is past due" he said.
''This was one of Mr.. SCOTS
dreams and I am glad he lived to
see that dream come true"
In the second place, Johnston
asserted, "six years ago there was
no accurate accounting or book
ing system and that as result,
law suits developed. Today we
have a complete system of book
ing and auditing that enables the
county to have a complete check
on those charged with handling
money"
In response to public demand, a
farm department, a health de-
partment and home demonstra-
ton work have been added dur
ing the last six years of county
government under the direction
of Mr.. Scott. The farm depart
ment alone is bringing into the
county more money than the en-
tire tax levy" the speaker said.
To-day we have all of this and
a tax rate and valuation that are
the lowest of any I know in COM
parison with other counties in this
section of the state"
Concluding the address, Mr..
Johnston said he hoped that the
example set by Mr.. Scott would
be an inspiration for both politi-
cal parties to call into public ser
vice men who love their county
as much as Mr.. Scott did and men
who are willing to serve it as he
did.
Wade Eller was in charge of
the program and introduced the
speaker.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Mayor Calls For
Cooperation In
Scrap Campaign
Urges Local Citizens To Help
Make Junk Rally Days
And Drive A Success

Urging every man, woman and
child in West jefferson to hasten
the day of victory by salvaging
needed scrap materials, Mayor
Bert Jones today pledged full
support to the local salvage cam
paign.
"By turning over to the Salvage
Committee every available pound
of old materials, we all can make
a direct and helpful contribution
to our national victory effort.
every so pounds of steel means
another 1O5 nm. shell; a discard
ed doorknob will help make doz-
ems of cartridge cases; Is tons of
steel will make another tank.
II call upon every resident to
search his home carefully from
cellar to attic, looking for scrap
iron and steel, copper, brass, zinc,
Aluminium, rubber, rope, burlap.
Every one of these materials is
needed today by American indus
try for manufacture into weapons
and equipment for our armed
forces.
"There are many tons of valua-
BILE scrap in and around West JEFF
ferson. We must collect every
pound of it and see that it gets
into Americas war plants. Our
steel mills, tank factories, ship
yards, airplane plants and other
war industries are already eX-
ceeding their former production
records. We can help them at
tain even higher production by
sending them all the scrap ma
terials we can find.
GAS you search for scrap in
your own home, remember that
the scrap you are looking for will
give our armed forces more wea-
pons to win a quicker victory"
Every one in the Jeffersons, as
we'll as throughout the county, is
eligible to receive prizes that will
be awarded for bringing in scrap
during Junk Rally Days..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

the General Assembly.
Sheriff A. ]. Edmister, who has
served the county for six years
was renominated in a close vote
over Lester Carol, prominent
farmer and lumberman of Boone
township.
Nominees for county commits
sioners were: Ira Edmisten, Grady
Greer and Grady Moretz. For
county surveyor, D. c. Thompson
was nominated and ]. w. Caudill
was endorsed for county coroner.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Two SIS Bonds
And Many Other
Prizes Offered
Merchants Are Cooperating
To Make Event Success.
Scrap Needed
EVERYONE INVITED

Thousands of pounds of scrap
rubber, iron and steel are expect
ed to be brought into West Jeff
erson on Friday and Saturday
when Junk Rally Days will be
observed in order to help raise
much needed war materials.
Large crowds from every section
of the county will participate in
the event, according to indica-
tons.
In order to stimulate interest in
this nationwide drive, local pa
triotic merchants are offering a
large number of prizes to those
bringing in needed junk. These
include two $500 war bonds as
well as a large number of others
in various types of merchandise.
A complete list of the prizes and
rules are announced in an adver-
tisement on page 4.
Roy H. Grouse, chairman Of the
drive, said that WPA trucks
would be stationed on the vacant
lot on the corner of Church street
and Jefferson Avenue to weigh
the scrap. Those bringing in
junk will be registered for prizes
which will be awarded on Satur-
day afternoon at 400 o'clock.
Winners, however, do not have to
be present in order to be eligible.
Should they win and not be pres
ent, they will be notified.
In order to make Junk Rally
Days a big success, many of the
merchants are offering specials
on these days in order that people
may come to town to bring their
junk and save on their needs as
we'll.
These Junk Rally Days are part
of the new, extensive drive to
collect scrap metal and rubber,
which was started recently. The
scrap metal quota for Ashe coun-
ty has been set at 500 tons for
the next six months and every
man, woman and child is urged
to cooperate by collecting up
scrap in the home and bringing
it into West Jefferson on these
two days.
"The government must have
scrap iron, steel and rubber and
everyone can help by cooperating
in this collection of junk" Chair
man Grouse said.
The following is a list of mer-
chants together with their con-
tributions to the prizes to be given
on Junk Rally Days:
Belk's Dept. store, one $1.5O
Bonaire shirt; Ashe hardware
store, one desk chair; Blue Ridge
Barber shop, hair cut mot on
Saturday,; Kraft cheese company,
two five-pound boxes of cheese;
Western Auto Associate store, 81
(Contin1ed on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Meat Rationing
Now Suggested

Washington - Rationing of
meats may be necessary within
six months if two plans now I'M
der consideration fail to provid&
an equitable distribution of am
pie civilian meat supplies, govern
ment officials disclosed.
The plans are:
l. Establishment of price cell
ings on all livestock.
2. ALLEGATION of meats to short
age areas.
Both issues will be threshed out
at meeting of the food require
ments committee, headed by Sec
rotary of Agriculture Claude r.
Wickard.
Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson, proponent of the plan to
control livestock prices, has asked
Wickard's consent to this move
but the cabinet member was said
to want more detailed program.
He repeatedly favors ordering
packers to supply specific a.
mount of meat to the eastern
shortage area despite the lower
prices there.
Henderson, however, is re1uc-
tant to follow Wickard's propos-
al because of the squeeze" on
small packers.
Officials said that from a nu-
tritional point of view there is
more than enough meat available
for the entire country. But the
fact still remained that demand
is greater than supply, they said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
PREACHING MISSION AT
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

The Reverend B. M. Lackey,
Dean of the Morganton Convo-
cation will conduct a preaching
Mission at Holy Trinity church
in Glendale Springs. This will
begin Monday, August oath and
will continue through. Sunday,
August 30th, with services each
evening at $3.50 p. m. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
NO SCRAP HERE

Washington, D. C.-Scrap iron
collected on the New York farm
of Secretary Of the Treasury
Morgenthau netted the American
Red Cross sos.
In a letter to Chairman Norman
H. Davis, Mr.. Morgenthau said
the contribution represented the
sum he received from the sale Of
the scrap and asked the Red
Cross to use the money for some
worthy cause.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

who does everything she tries,
exceptionally we'll, has been visit
ing her mother in Mt Airy. She
reports while there that she pick
ed and canned around 100 jars Of
~ooohoc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08

mittee, and also introduced the speakers.
 President Harvey N. Davis of Stevens institute, the principal speaker, stressed i'll his talk the value of engineering training to the country and to individual students aspiring to eminence in business, the arts and the various profse- sionS.
 Dean Frederic E. Camp and Nichol A. Memory of Stevens also spoke, and movies of campus activ- ities were shown.
 Boys from the following schools were numbered among the guests Taft school, Watertown, Washing ton, Conn.,, high school, Litchfield high school Bethel high school, Gen. tral, Warren Harding and Bassick high scools, Bridgeport; Hamden igh and Hamden country day schools; Soutnington high school Terryville high school, Torrington high school, Wallingfcrd high school. Loomis school, Windsor; Crosby high school of this city, Meriden high school, Middletown
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08

William Verriker was reelected chairman Of the board of police commissioners at their initial meet ing yesterday afternoon for this year. Mayor Vincent A. Scully is chairman, ex-offlcio. When the police commissioners were sworn in for the new term, they were con- graduated by Mayor Scully for per- forming their duties during the past two years in capable manner and he commended them on the service they have rendered in behalf of the public.
 Two patrolmen were elevated from Grade c rank to Grade B which carries with it pay in crease of $175 a week. The two who received the promotion were Patrolmen Angelo Nardona and Jo- Seph Kendrick.
 Mayor Scully at the organiza- tion's first meeting said that he did not expect to attend many of the future meeting that would be held by the police commissioners. The war emergency situation more than ever during the next two years will be serious and will require his attention to problems which will arise in the affairs of the city.
 Mayor Scully said he was confi- dent that the board members were well qualified to handle the affairs in the department.
 Chairman William Verriker ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08
SCHOOL BOARD
 ELECTS STONE
Various Committees Are Named for Coming Year
 at Meeting Yesterday

At an organizing meeting held last evening, the board of education elected Raymond Stone its presi- dent for the next two years. MT. Stone, a member of the board since 1885, when he was elected as an Independent Democrat will succeed Thomas P. Ashton in the office. The latter retired as a member recently to take a post with OPM in Wash ington. MT. Stone mas been elected by the Democratic party ill the past two elections.
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully, presid- ing at last nights session, pointed out that his increased wartime du- ties may prevent him ill the future from attending as many board meetings as he has in the past, and that MT. Stones duties as presiding officer will consequently be more demanding.
 The mayor, ex-officio chairman of the board, thanked all the mem bers for their activity in the past two years, paying especial tribute to Mrs. Helen Hitchcock and Mrs Emma Lowell, neither of whom was reelected.
 The following committees were named: Rules and regulations, At torney Perry Graicerstein, Dr Francis P. Barnes, Joseph De Luca textbooks and courses of study Anna D. Hadden, Dr. Francis P Barnes, Harry c. Post; teachers, Dr Barnes, Mrs. Hadden, MT. Post; school houses, Raymond F. Stone George McDuff, John J. Kearney; finance, Graicerstein, Stone, Rear ney; school activities, McDuff, Stone Dr. Harold J. Parkinson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08
Nation Watching New
 Bank Insurance Plan
General Manager of Connecticut Setup Explains Vari ous Features; Late Supreme Court Justices Plan

for the sale and issuance of life insurance at low cost. The reason savings banks were selected as the medium for sale of low cost life insurance was because they had all the facilities necessary for the inn mediate sale of policies, without having to go to great expense in setting up new office. Thus lib- eral benefits can be provided under the terms of the policies to policy holders and beneficiaries.
 Cash Loan Value
 Every life and endowment policy has a wash value after it has been in force for only six months and loan value after one years pre- miums have been paid. Liberal an nual dividends are paid each year including the first, and will reduce the cost of this insurance. The maximum amount of insurance that can be purchased is $30O0 for any one person and the maximum that can be issued by one bank is 5000. It is, of course, not necessary to go to three banks to secure the maximum of 5000 in event that it is desired, as arrangements have been made for the convenience of the public for one bank to act as an agency for all other banks in the handling of this business. The result in great savings to persons who wish to secure this insurance for themselves and avail themselves of the opportunity of going to their savings banks to get this protection There IS quite'a saving in cCmpari- son with the cost or ordinary life insurance sold by the commercial companies and substantial saving in comparison with the cost ot weekly industrial life insurance.
 Savings bank life insurance is strictly supervised by both the in- surance department and the bank department. Policy provisions and rates have been approved by the in- surance commissioner and the pol icy provisions have been approved by the attorney general as to legal form.
 The seven trustees appointed by the governor to administer the sys- tenn are we'll known and prominent civic minded citizens of Connecti- cut. They serve without any com pensation and have spent a great deal of time in helping with the prenaratiOn of this plan. The trllS- tees have the responsibility of secur- ing paid technical assistance for the carrying out of their policies and all matters effecting the administra- tion of the plan in the investment policy will be in their hands. Un- der the terms of the bill no trustee may be director, officer, employe, agent or representative of any con- pany transacting business of life,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08
By JOHN F. ROYSTON General Manager, Savings Bank Life Insurance of Connecticut

Insurance of Connecticut
 (Written for the United Press)
 Hartford, Conn, Jan. 8.-tUP)- Tho life insurance business in the United States is watching the de- yelopment of the savings bank life insurance in Connecticut with ex- treme interest.
 Connecticut is the insurance capi- tol of the world and the success of savings bank life insurance here will cause 8 widespread surge of inter- est In the system throughout the country.
 Only two other states-Massachu- setts and New York-have these low-coSt life insurance systems in operation. The eyes of the nation are upon us now, and we're going to put everything we have into mak- ing our system successful.
 I believe savings bank life inSur- ance is the answer to those in the low income class who recognize the need for life insurance but have hesitated to buy 1t because of high costs and lack of liberal benefits.
 Already, in the first few days of our operation there has been an un- usual response, particularly in the industrial centers such as Bridge port, New Haven and Waterbury We have received reports that appli- cations for more than $50,000 were received by eleven participating banks on the first day, and the ma jority of these policies were for 5000.
 Liberal Benefits
 The sponsors of the plan do not expect that this volume will con- tinue as there is no high-pressure sales1nanship, and 1t will be some time for the public to become in- formed of its low cost and liberal benefits.
 The father of savings bank life the Honorable Louis D. Brandeis, late supreme court justice whose untiring efforts on behalf of this cause brought about the passage of the first bill of it's kind in Massa- chusetts over 30 years ago. Our own Governor Robert A. Hurley sponsor- cd the savings bank life insurance at the 1941 session of the legislature and his strong support was respon- sible for it's passage. Similar bills were introduced in the 1887 session as well as the 1939 session of the legislature, but they did not pass.
 Savings bank life insurance Is regular legal reserve life insurance sold by the over -the-counte q method, without the payment of any commissions to any sa!es1nen Or the payment of any additional fee fol collection. Mutual savings banks voluntarily may establish a life in- surance department in their bank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08
Verriker Again Heads
 Police Commissioners
Named Vice-Chairman at First Meeting Yesterday;
 Mayor Compliments Board on Work

tended his thanks to the commts- sioners who have expressed their confidence in him in the past two years.
 The committees of the board were appointed by the mayor and are as follows:
 Men ard discipline, William Ban- non, William Verriker, Wendell l.. Gross; rules and regulations, Yer riker, Martin Sullivan, William Black; property, Black, Cross and Sullivan; traffic, Sullivan, Bannon, Cross; purchases, Ramon, Verrlker, Cross.
 The board authorized that Patrol man Thomas P. Grady be reimburs- ed for the amount of $5.75 for trousers which were torn while he
 was on duty or Dec. 4. The trustees of the policemens pension fund authorized that the five bonds of the Burlington & Quincy Railroad which are worth s4,2l4 be sold and the money in- vested in U. s. Defense Bands. Mayor ScuIly reappOlnled Will liam Ramon and William Black as t, !stees of the fund. SergT. Joseph Reilly was reappointed by the policemen as their representative. In addition to these, City Treasurer
 Serge A. Belanger comprised the board of trustees of the fund.
 MT. Belanger reported to the trustees that the assets of the pen sion fund had increased from $6,091
 to $8364 within year. The assets are derived from deductions from the pay of the police; $5,682 from
 liquor permits and $20,054 from the city's general fund by budget ap- propriations.
 1Feasul -r Belanger reported total receipts during the year were $34.- 485 anG disbursements totalcd $36,364
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-08

in the field of distributive education in the United States.
 James A. Dorsey, former executive secretary of the Northampton (Mass.) Chamber of Commerce, re- gently appointed state supervisor for distributive education in Con- necticut, will be introduced at the meeting