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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10

Motion for the employment of a lawyer to complete the work of revis- ing the city charter was made by Aldermanlc Leader Patrick Shea, at a meeting of the board last evening. The revision has been under way now for more than year, and is said to be about half done. Alder man shea voiced the belief that from now on the work should be carried on under legal supervision.
 Opposition came from Alderman Burton Walker, George Kingston and Peter DeCicco who cited the cost as the chief objection to the propos- al. They were of the opinion that the legal assistance needed could be obtained from the corporation counsels office.
 Alderman Shea later withdrew his motion, recommending that the com mittee on ordinance revision discuss the matter with the corporation counsel to determine whether or not he would do the work, and If not obtain an estimate on the cost oi hiring a lawyer for the purpose.
 A proposed raise for the Dos Warden and his assistant of SIC weekly, although sanctioned by the finance board, was held up by the board of aldermen because of pro. tests on the part of Republican members.
 A suggestion was made by Alder | both. The two officers, Harris said insisted Negro workers be allowed to work In the mines, over the ops position of the DriScoll supporters The defeat of Robinson in the Butte locals voting was attributed by Har- rlS to the play upon anti-Negro prejudiees by the Driscoll group,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10


 "The war is not only struggle Q preserve democracy" the PreSi- lent wrote. Tt is struggle to preserve our heritage of conscience, Our enemies have sneered at Chris tianity as a decadent myth, They are learning today that the militant Christian virtues are far from dead. God helping us we shall spell out these virtues for them: Courage, perseverance, justice righteous in- dignation, and hatred of evil, We will carry these virtues into our work in factory and field into sac- rifices, into our daily lives, Into battles on land and sea and in the air, May all of us see finally defeated the forces of evil that nov darken the face of the earth" KINGDOM OF CHRIST
 HOPE OF THE WORLD
 Equally sublime In tone and mes sage were the words recently eX- pressed by the President to the Most Rev. Miguel dc Andrea, world famous Argentine prelate,
 "The only aim worthy of mankind that can compensate for its sorrows is the speedy and worldwide es- tabllshment of the Kingdom of Christ among men, not only in word but in spirit and in fact"
 Such promises of the future make worthy our best in the present Struggling for them we may be sure that basically we are on Gods side in . war of organism against God, of irreligion against religion, Such words assure us that we still act on the world stage in the roll of a Christian nation; we are reSurrect- ing against the faith and courage of the men who> made our country great.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10
HELEN REILLY
 SETTLES SUIT
Local Residents ActiOn for $IO,0O0 Against City
 Taken From Docket

Helen Reilly of Waterbury has settled out of court a $l0,0U0 dana- age suit brought against the City of Waterbury as the result of injuries sustained Jan. 3l in fall on . crosswalk on Baldwin street near Lounsbury street, The complaint states the plaintiff fell when sh6 stepped into depression about IA inches long, 10 inches wide and twG inches deep. The hole was said td be covered with snow and Ice at the tune of the accident.
 Injuries to the shoulders, heae and back were listed in the com. plaint. Terms of settlement vert not revealed The case has been re. moved from the superior court docket
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10
Many Boys And Girls
 On Duggan Honor List
October Statistics of Grammar School Children Re.
 leased This Morning By E. Mae Keefe, Principal

The Honor Holl for October at Duggan school has been announced by F. Mae Keefe, principal, as fol- loWs:--
 Grade 9:--Miss Mary Grady, B" Eugene Vaiskauskas Daniel D'Ange- To- Jennie Massimo, Leonard Jan netty, "C". Michael Amodeo, John Mature, Mary LaSpino, Sophie Du Bicki, Madeleine Meehan, Henry Passaro, Miss Margaret Mccarthy, "B", Thomas ShopiS, Dolores Cop- polo, John Mahaney, Anna Pilla, Josephine Splno, Anna DeBrigiti, e. Helen Jones, Raymond Daly, Valnro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10

prayers safely on two recent statements of our Command er-in-Chief.
 The first we quote from a letter made pub lie last wee k and written by F I e s 1 d e n t R oosev 1t to Bishop J o h n Mark Cannon of Erie on the occasion of the the silver jubi- lee of his con- secration as a nkcl,A,1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10
HOPES or OUR C0NINfANDER-IN-CHIEF

When in our hopes and prayers we seek the assurance that makes the sacrifices and the sufferings of the present of tremendous value in that far-away day of peace: believe that we may rest those hopes and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10

The International Red Cross plans to establish q transport service with headquarters ct Basel, Switzerland, and sail oil it's ships under the Red Gross flag.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
Employees OF
Newspapers May
Get Defernents

At a recent press conference
General Lewis B. Hershey, ma
tional director of the Selective
Service Act, said his office was
considering preparation of a di-
receive to local draft boards con-
corning key men in newspaper
and radio work.
He said he planned to confer
with representatives of the indus
tries before making final decis-
ions, but indicated that he regard
ed such men as being vital to the
war effort in their present jobs.
The press has been commended
for it's important role in keeping
the public informed of war de-
velopments, rationmg plans, civil
ian defense activities, news of the
army and navy, boosting the pub
army morale and refuting false
propaganda and rumors.
Hershey pointed out that occu-
pational deferments are now a.
valuable for such men.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12

LIGHTER SIDE Of Par. American
solidarity is our wide acceptance
Of the Latin American form Of en-.
tertainment. Pictured 10 one rea.
son the rhumba 10 % popular.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
Ashe Teams Are Winners In
Boone Tournament, Tuesday
Riverview Is Awarded The
Spwtsmanship Trophy For
The Second Year.

ASne county teams carried off
'saH top honors in the annual Ap-
paIarGaian high school association
Basketball tournament held in
Boone, Tuesday night when the
Healing Springs girls defeated
Boone 1853 and Nathan's Greek
boys WON out over NeWland, 28-
u.
The finals Tuesday night were
TIRE paay-Uffs between the teams
which won in the Ashe and the
Watauga-Avery divisions.
IN the girls game Cox, of the
winners, was the leading scorer
with 10 markers.
Center AbaSher of Nathan,s
Greek took the offensive honors
Im The battle of the quintets with
" points.
Kdverview high was awarded
tine sportsmanship trophy for the
~srUnd year in succession.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
Government Loses Thousands
Of Dollars By NOn-tax-
paid Liquor.

Corn liquor will sure enough be
corn liquor, and not the off brand
of sugar liquor, as the revenue
officers will seek to reduce the
enormous amount of sugar going
into illicit whiskey, according to
Investigator Roy c. Reese, OF
Wilkesboro.
The illicit distillers used 1857
0OO,100 pound bags of sugar
throughout the country in 1941,
which is a conservative estimate
by the revenue department, and
the government is interested in
this tremendouF diversion of sugar
for two reasons: First, the fraud
on the revenue would run into
amazing figures; second, the nee
essity for using ships for other
cargoes than sugar should make
it important to keep all sugar in
legitimate channels.
The still-smashers are not in
terested in tax-paid liquor. The
illicit liquor, made out in the
woods, and sold tax free is what
they seek.
Practically all stills use sugar,
with only a few pure corn stills.
Sugar mash can be worked in
four to five days, while corn
liquor is more expensive to make
and takes from 10 to Is days.
Distillers in the mountains will
60 back to corn meal for making
mash, or just give up. Some are
using syrup, it was learned, but
this section does not produce
enough sorgum to warrant the use
of much of it for liquor making.
Statistics recently compiled by
the Alcohol tax unit for the Fifth
district, comprising this and four
other states, indicates that during
last year approximately 1892, 756
pounds of sugar was converted
into non-taxpaid whiskey, result
ing in a loss to the Federal gov
eminent of $11, 359,O40 in Internal
revenue taxes.
During the year 2,724 illicit
distillers, with fermenting capa-
city of 2,088,097 gallons, were de-
stroyed. The amount of sugar used
in preparing sugar mash is 100
pounds to each 100 gallons of
water. Each 100 pounds Of sugar
converted into illicit whiskey rep
resents a loss of $40 to the Fede-
raj government.
North Carolina was responsible
for $5,624, $50 of the loss in taxes
through the conversion of 1902
281 pounds of sugar. "This repre-
sents rather alarming condi-
| tion," Mr.. Reeves said, "when it
is realized the amount Of sugar
available for human consumption
is not sufficient to supply the
| needs, and the loss in revenue
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
H1-STAR BASKETBALL
Exams ARE ANNOUNCED

The following players were
sseFected on the Appalachian
nigh school associations all-star
teams for the 1941-42 season:
Boys team: Beach, forward,
RaxBaae; Tam Mcmillan, forward,
WeE Jefferson; Pennington,
center, Nafhan's Creek; Absher'
guard, Nathan's Creek and
Church, guard, Newland.
Girls team: Shirley Cox,
fasrward, Healing Springs; Handy,
forward, Boone; Vance, forward,
Cfussnore; Dickson, guard,
Healing Springs and V. Greer,
agaard, Boone.
Honorable mentions for sports
mzarsiiip went to Jefferson, West
Jefferson and Elkland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
Priority Rating
To Aid Machinery
Repairing In Co.
Higher Rating Is Given On
Material To Most All
Farm Equipment

The farm machinery repair pro-
gram in Ashe county will be
speeded by the recent action OF
the War Production Board In
amending preference rating No
P-1OO to extend priority assis-
lance to the repair of agricultural
machinery, according to J. W.
Gambill, chairman of the county
USDA War Board.
The farmer who repairs his own
equipment or the local repairman
or blacksmith who does it for
him, now may apply 70 an A-lO
priority rating to obtain welding
rods, bar iron, nuts, bolts, rivets,
or other material that cannot be
obtai&ed without a priority rating
and is used for repairing farm
machinery, the chairman said.
He pointed out that while there
is no guarantee that an Al rat
ing will be sufficient to obtain
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
Army To Issue
New Induction
Slips In June

WASHINGTON. = Men who
registered last month for selective
service will begin getting their
induction orders early in June,
Secretary Stimson said.
Saying that the army did not
plan to call for induction by age
groups, the, secretary said selec-
tive service headquarters n d
War Department officials had
agreed on a plan which in effect
would integrate last months reg
istrants with the men registered
previously, while avoiding the
mechanical difficulties and delays
of reasigning order numbers.
Stimson made it clear that the
original group of registrants would
not be exhausted before calls were
made on the new group, and said
also that "there will be no 20
year-old class, 21-year-old class,
and so on, with drafts made on
the younger class until it is ex-
hausted, and then on through the
succeeding classes"
Men in the 20-21 and 37-44 age
groups, who registered February
Is, will be given their order num-
bers on the basis of a national
lottery to be held March II. AS
soon as administrative details of
this process have been completed,
Stimson said, local boards will re-
ceive their quotas for inductions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12

delivery of all types Of repair
supplies containing critical ma
terials, the order will be benefi-
cial to the farm machinery repair
program.
To. apply the preference rating
for deliveries of. materials, .
farmer or repairman copies and
signs, on the original and all
copies of the purchase order, the
following statement:
Material for maintenance, re-
pair, or operating supplies, rating
A-1O, under preference tt n G
order No. P-100, with the terms
of which I am familiar"
(Signature)
When an order for repair ma
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
,M0NDAY is DEADLINE
FOR FILING RETURNS

The bEsadiIne for filing income
tax re4rns is next Monday March
16, and penalties are envoked on
lpersons who are required to file
and Who fail to do so.
TEfese'required to file ARE single
= persons who earned as much as
:, $3.50 last year and married per
SONS who made $1,000 in 1871.
The instructions attached to the
forms describe the method of pre-
ExsarIng returns. Federal returns
saredp be sent to Internal Revenue
Qsffice, Greensboro and state re
tzegTrns Ito Raleigh.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
ASHE TEAMS WIN

FAshe teams were vistorious in
eheir opening games in the
sfUn-Salem Journal-Sentinel
gDurney this week. West Jeffer-
SON boys defeated Ramseur 34-2O;
Nafhan's Creek boys defeated
Pinnacle 57-z3. Healing Springs
girls play their first game today.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12

terial bearing this preference rat
ing is placed with a dealer or
supplier. the supplieE may in turn
= = -.',..-...<, 80 = I'D
pass this rating on to the manu-
facturer or sjobber to obtain ma
terial to, replace his stock. ME-.
i q 4 - -
Gambill declared, !,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
Revenue Officers Seek To
Curb Illicit Sugar Stills

must be made up through addi-
tional taxes. Every law-abiding
citizen should consider this con-
dition from the standpoint of its
effect upon his well being, and
assist the government in stopping
this waste"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12
DEFENSE COUNCIL MEETS

An important meeting of the
Ashe county civilian defense coun-
Gil will be held tonight at 8:15
o'clock at the community build
ing here, Chairman Ira Johnston
announces. All members are
urged to be present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-12

A dozen floor assemblers (wood-
working machines) are needed
at a Piedmont, North Carolina,
plant. Visit your nearest United
States Employment Service office
for details.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15
Mazis Pounding Stalingrad
From Air. Destroying City
in Block by Block Pattern
Authorization Bills Start
Journeys Through Congress

Washington, Sept. l5-UP-The
administration new price and
wage control bill started through
the Senate today on a clear track
but faced several obstacles in the
House.
It remains to be seen whether
difficulties created by the widely
divergent Senate and House bills
will he sufficient TO delay enact.
ment beyond President RooseNe cit :
oct deadline.
The Senate Banking Committee
begins hearings on an Administra-
ton approved bill introduced yes.
terday by Sen Prentiss Brown. u.
Mich. and plans to cut them short
after testimony b. Price Admins.
traitor Leon Henderson, Secretary
OF Agriculture Claude Il. Wickard
and War Laoor Board Chairman
William H. Davis.
The Senate bill seemed To be &C.
ceptable in most aspects 10 a ma
iority OF the Senate. including Re
publicans who will meet later this
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15
Agents Upset
Racial Plot

New York. Sept. l5-INS-A Har.
lem movement designed TO help the
japanese establish a world empire
for the dark races was broken
up today by federal agents.
Four negroes and white man
were indicted in an alleged plot
designed to mislead and TO corrupt
the patriotic. loyal and lawabiding
colored population Of greater New
York. Four OF the defendants
were arraigned or charges OF con
spiracy 10 commit sedition The
fifth man. James Thornhill, negro
disciple OF the late Marcus Azure
Illus Garvey. was being sought
Those arraigned and who pleaded
not guilty in federal court were:
Leonard Robert Jordan. presids
Of the Ethiopian Pacific Movement.
Lester Eugene Holiness. secretary
OF the movement. the Reverend '
Ralph- Green Resi- negro. and Jo-
seph Hartrey. described as form
or associate o. Joseph McWilliams.
anti-Semitic orator.
United States Attorney Matthias
+. Correa said the defendants had
had meagre success In convincing
New YORK negroes mat the tapa.
nese would establish ~ 000 600
American negroes as masters OF
all Africa. and that he had been
assured the cooperation OF all negro
leaders in the city in prosecution Of
the case.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15

week TO discuss il Brown even
Indicated he would accept a sug
sestion by Sen Arthur H. Nanden-
berg. r. Mich. to have the bill
call on the President to act on
wages and farm prices simultan-
eously Nandenberg also suggested
that Congress might follow Mr.
Roose, elt's precedent OF demanding
action by oct by requiring him
to act by oct IS.
Sen John n. Bankhead. u. Ala,
a farm bloc leader. objected very
seriously To changing the 10 per
cent OF parity ceiling on farm
prices but admitted i am helpless
tho President has the votes.
In the House. the anti-inflation
programs manager Chairman
Henry H. Steagsu. H.. Ala, OF the
Banking Committee. introduced a
bill designed o permit farm prices
to rise about 10 per cent beyond
parity levels ~ now calculated and
to peg them there for the duration
OF the war md for three years
thereafter
That Is contrary TO the Presi.
dents desire 10 put a ceiling on
farm prices al parity or al the high.
est levels the market has reached
so far this yoa, Where necessary
10 eliminate gross inequalities"
the Senate bill would permit Presi-
dent Roosevelt TO reduce prices be.
low the levels obtained this year
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15
l. S. to Transfer
in Civil Service

Washington. Sept. Is -AP-
Power 10 transfer any OF the ma
tons $500 900 federal workers
from one agency TO another when
ever It would bring "a more Of.
fectiye contribution 10 the war
program" will be granted the Civil
Service Commission beginning
Sept. %.
The directive. issued yesterday
by Manpower Chairman Paul "
McNutt authorizes the commission
to act without the consent OF an
employe or his superior.
The commission also may direct
the transfer of government EN-.
ploye from an agency 20 private
war industry job whenever the
commission finds that the employe
IL qualified to perform work in a
critical occupation and provided
the employe consents
Civil Service Commissioner
Arthur Fleming asserted that the
commission already has spoilers
working in cooperation with var
ious government departments
checking on employees potentially
available for transfer 10 other and
more important work
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15

Strew Roads
to City
Invaders Pressing
Toward vitality
Needed Oil

tRv International News Service
The city OF Stalingrad vas be
iue pounded today hour after hour
by Swarms Of German planes
which roared over the Nolga River
metropolis In an sll-out effort to
soften the stubborn Russian de.
Tenders who have held firm 10
their positions Tor two days
The continuous assaults by the
Nazi Lufiwaffe We're described I'm
front line dispatches as following
a systematic pattern Of bombing
the city Of Stain square by
square The German planes pro.
vided an aerial umbrella for rein.
forced German troops and tank
divisions which repeatedly assault.
ed the Russian lines.
A German spokesman in Berlin,
according TO dispatches reaching
London from Stockholm. claimed
that the administrative center"
OF the smoking city had been reach
ID nv armored units but the
spokesman was quick TO point
out that It may be many days yet
before the industrial city Is cap
tul ed
Dead Strew Roads
Thousands Of dead Germans Gov
cred the approaches TO Stalingrad
after the Red army beat back sew
cral attacks west and southwest
OF the city while other Russian
troops continued TO roll forward
in their offensive on the central
Moscow front and on the Nolkhoy
front
The invaders still pressed 10
ward the vitality needed oil OF the
Grozny fields The Germans ap-
pcared TO have made an advance
in the Mozdok sector OF the cen
trail Caucasus by the use OF tanks
after being held up for days.
Bomb WilhelmshsVen
In the second front in the air
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15

Farmers Of Nation
Retiring Mortgages

Chicago, Sept. Zap The ma
tons farmers enjoying more fav-
CRADLE incomes because of the war.
arc retiring their farm mortgage
debts at an unprecedented rate
IN their desire 10 get out Of debt.
says the National Agricultural
Credit Committee.
The committee. composed Of
representative OF farm organiza-
lions, bankers, life insurance com.
panies. other mortgage lenders
and government agencies, also dis
closed AT a meeting yesterday that
there was very little evidence Of
speculation in farm lands and
that prices Of farm real estate
have tended TO level off during
recent months
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15
Health Rules
Planned

4 proposed ordinance. dealing
with sanitary regulation Of restau-
rants and all eating establishments.
was thoroughly discussed AZ the
meeting OF the Board Of Health
Monday evening The ordinance.
which Is patterned after state and
county regulations governing the
same subject provides rigid stand
ards. The ordinance covers prepare
ton and the serying Of food. all who
handle the food. and the condition
Of the restaurant building.
u allows for strict inspection in
order that the eating establish
ments conform 10 the regulations.
Committee members believe this
ordinance to be extremely neces-
ssry. particularly In view OF Ypsi
lanti's increasing growth.
In report TO the committee. Miss
Janet Edelen. city nurse. told Of
the progress being made on The
rev city health offices which VIII
be in the Auilding formerly occu-
pied by the police department She
said that painting sud redecorating
would begin within a feR days. and
that the offices soon will be ready
for occupancy.
Committee members present we're
Dr. Clarence VI. Loesell chairman.
+. r. Schill. Alfred T. DeOte. and
John Ableson Also present were
Miss Edelen. and Dr. Otto X. En-.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-15
Patrlotlsnn to
be Theme For
Fall Festival
Stamps, Bonds to
be Sold

Sale OF defense stamps and col
lection OF scrap metal Will feature
the annual Retailers Fail Festival.
which this wear has been designa.
ed as Victory" festival. Final
plans for the event oct. | and >
were arranged today att meeting OF
the retailers committee headed by
William Stevens.
A Treasure Hunt" with several
hundred premiums offered rs prizes.
and the scrap drive will be given
the first day. A war hero will ap.
pear on the second nights program
when vaudeville entertainments will
be presented and Victory dance
staged.
Beginning Sept. 23 each person
who buys % cents in defense stamps
at a business establishment will re-
ceive number TO he used in the
the opening date Of the festival
treasure hunt. Also on scrap day."
each person who contributes an ar
ticle OF scrap metal or rubber dur
ing the day at stand 10 be placed
near the post office, will also re-
ceive a number.
According 10 present plans, two
booths are to be placed on Mich.
igan Ave. One OF Them will be a
realistic sand-bsg dugout.
The treasure hunt will be on the
evening Of Oct. ! after the stores
are closed.
In contributing scrap on openln z
day. any one who has material too
heavy to carry may report 10 the
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