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Arkansas State press., 1943-09-17

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
INVITED TO LUNCH AT
MARION HOTEL
The County War Finance Com
mittee, to demonstrate "Democ-
racy in Action" invited the ad-
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-17
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Several readers of this column
want to know Just what has hap
pened to the Female Division of
the Local Hilary of the Morale
Club. You know, building morale
is somewhat OF a patriotic ges-
ture. Eliminate money, and you
Will have Just about knocked hell
out OF morale. And when Uncle
Sam moved the 37lst's members
OF the khaki division. there re-
main such little of the green for
division, that all the morale left
with 1t.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-17

According to announcements
from the County School Boards
rural schools for whites open on
September %. Negro schools
slated to open October 4. Pick
ing cotton is more important than
Negro education--at least. from
the present stock on hand, It Is
more beneficial.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-17

was asked a few days ago to
sponsor a week OF prayer by a
member of the soul saving group.
Not being able to speak for the
paper, informed the good spirit
ualist that | would have TO take
that up with the boss, for he Is
the only one who can speak for
the paper, | can only speak about
It, Seeing that had to take the
matter to a higher party for con-
sideration, the spiritualist began
giving me strong selling points
on the power Of prayer that would
enable me to convince my hard
boss. "Praver conquers all
things" he saws, prayer will win
this war and bring peace to earth
again" he added. Prayer may do
all those things the spirituaist
says, but for my part ! would
rather sponsor week of Bond
buying to Back the Attack" to
manufacture some more bombers
and ammunition, for II seems
that that is all those Japs give a
damn about.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-17

Taking note of such a few OF
the local boys bowling before the
tribunal Of justice for their week
end escapades, urged me to In
quire from the local department
as to the reason. why the local
lads had reformed so quickly?
Whereupon was Immediately
given to understand that crime
among the lads of this city gen.
orally runs with paydays. II a
payday falls on a Friday or Sat-
urday, Black Maria can be seen
running over time up and down
9Th street. With that explana-
ton, was able to understand
Little Rocks jitterbug class bet
ter. and came to the conclusion
that the lads themselves are not
responsible for their activities,
but rather the money they carry
around In their pockets. II a man
wants to work all the week that
he may raise a little hell over
the weekend, ! don't see where
there Is any harm In 1t.
Less than two dozen men from
the Harlem section of Little
Rock bowed at the altar OF Jus
tice during the weekend, and
half of those were for shaking
the cubes, which strengthens my
contention that open gambling
should be legalized in Arkansas.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-17

Inc yOuLu VI hIttIc NUN Cdu
always be depended on to carry
on where the older ones left off.
This is evidenced by the nabbing
of eleven youths who had a cache
of bicycles and whatnot5. stolen
from the streets OF the city, and
was well hidden for distribution.
Had a bottle of cold beer the
other mite at Perry's Military
Grill. or course. this doesn't
make any news about my having
a bottle of beer-unless It was
my stopping at one bottle. but It
was news that Perry's Place is
one place In the city, where you
can get a cold bottle Of beer
without having to pay seventy-five
cents or a dollar and ten cents
for something you can't eat, even
II you were hungry.
II doesn't take clairvoyant
to tell the people that some of
these Little Rock businessmen
had better make good flm-lam-
ing the public now while govern
ment money Is being used, for
when the lights come on again
all over the world, and people
start back using their hard earned
money again, some OF them will
have to close up.
was asked few days ago to
opopu0r a weak of prnyfr nv n
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
CHURCHILL ARRIVES
IN CANADA THIS WEEK

Continued from P1ge One)
center of the German line north
west of Mount Etna, drove to
within 10 road miles of battered
Randazzo, one of the last of the
enemy's hedge hog defenses on
the road to Messina from Central
Sicily.
AS the Sicilian campaign enter
ed its second month, American,
Canadian and British troops were
officially reported to be making
relentless though unspectacular
progress in forcing the fiercely
resisting Germans back into the
Sicilian funnel at Messina.
American jungle troops have
opened the battle for Bairoko,
last main center of Japanese re-
sistance on New Georgia Island,
an Allied communicate revealed,
and are moving on the enemy
from the northwest, southwest
and south.
The left flank of Allied forces
beating northward from captured
Munda through rain-drenched
Jungle made contact with the en-
envy suicide garrison near Bal
roko River, at point two miles
southeast of Bairoko Harbor and
joined patrols with the northern
forces.
The Red army battered its way
into the Northeast Ukraine Tues
day to within IA miles of Sunny,
frightened its thanking grip around
Kharkov where Russian forces
were barely IL miles from the
city and smashed into a rail-
way town As miles east of Bry-
ansk, Moscow announced.
The Russians made general ad
vances along the entire 30O-mile
active front. Seventy towns and
villages were taken in the Khar-
kov advance and 80 in the Bry-
ansk drive rolling up the main
rail line from Orel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
Our Reservoir OF Brains

One small army of war workers, OF
whose existence we are more or less vague
ly aware, is the group of American SCENT
lists who have worked tirelessly to over
come shortage of critical and strategic
materials.
So successfully have they executed their
tasks that the War Production Board is
able to announce, as it has recently, that
supplies of such materials had been in
creased to such an extent that no matter
how long the war lasted, the United Nat
ions generally would have enough to meet
military needs.
Metallurgists and mineral experts are
winning the Battle of Materials and prov
ing that American technologists are more
versatile and more comprehensive than
German scientists "These men of SCIENCE"
the WPB said in an announcement, have
broken such potential bottlenecks as the
shortage of quartz crystals they have
stepped up alumium production 49,. they
have made possible enormous quantities of
magnesium :. Other similar and related
activities have resulted in desperately
needed increases in other critical materials
and metals, including "copper" chrome,
manganese and rubber"
These men have had the facilities and
training of industrys largest research de-
partments behind them. For American in
dustry, always searching for new ideas,
realizes the stark necessity for inventive
ness now. 1t is that spirit of scientific pio-
neering which gave us the worlds highest
standard of living that now backs up our
scientists in the nations interests
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
Postwar Ideas Needed

In Washington, in most of the major
cities, and among industrial groups there
are countless committees and organizations
which are working on the complicated sub
ject of postwar planning. What plan will
win out and how the plans of various
groups will be correlated is still ques-
ton, but in all the postwar planning there
is notable absence of suggestions coming
from farm and rural areas.
When the war is over, the prosperity OF
the nation may we'll hinge on the working
arrangement that is set up between indus
try and the farmers and the government
and farmers. If the postwar plans are
worked out to give farmers the opportunity
to operate at a reasonable profit the pos
sbilities of major depression will be les
sened.
Since farmers, and the small businesses
in rural areas, will play such an important
part in determining postwar conditions,
it is essential that they give more thought
than they have given so far to the problem
of what they want and what they can rea-
sonably expect after the war.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
Real Conservation

Americans are learning the meaning Of
conservation. They are learning from an
exacting teacher-war War has in mat
ter of months switched this country from
a nation of abundance to a nation Of scar
city, as far as civilians are concerned. And
where there is scarcity, there must be con-
servation. Automobile owners cannot
burn up their cars with speed as they did
a few years ago. Housewives cannot care
lessly demolish household appliances, or
toss out surplus food
The new effort to conserve must reach
farther than slow driving and eating the
last crust of bread. It must reach into one
of the most important existing fields of
conservation-fire prevention. Several
hundred millions of dollars worth of prop
erty is destroyed each year by fire. The
bulk of that loss is sheer criminal waste,
brought about by indifference and careless
ness on the part of Individuals This care
lessress can be eradicated by education;
by learning that preventing a property
destroying fire is as great a step toward
conservation as driving your auto slowly
to save tires.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
Spanish In Our Schools

Foreign language has been bugaboo
for many high school students. And we
will have to admit, from our observations,
that most of these were little benefited by
it. There are several reasons for this, IN
Guiding background, attitude, aptitude, IN
terest and vision. Fortunately or unfor-
tunately when we were receiving our ed
ucation we were given full dose OF Latin,
French and Spanish and liked them all.
Since that time most of the high schools
have dropped Latin entirely and have SO
lessened the requirements for foreign Ian
guages, that many students do not even
expose themselves to them. And in most
cases, where something more practical has
been substituted we believe this has been
a good move.
We are still partial to Latin and discov-
er reasons, almost daily, why we studied it.
French we liked and still like, but have lit
tie use for and certainly at present have no
hopes of being able to visit that stricken
country. But Spanish is another story. In
the future, with travel and communications
with our American neighbors made easy,
we believe that all Americans who have
the opportunity, should acquaint them
selves with the Spanish language. We be-
lieve that schools that can do so, should
add this to their course of study. We have
been informed that Lansing High School
is to have Spanish for the first time this
year and we commend them on this. Stu
dents should not only find it interesting,
but find it comparatively easy to master.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
TO ERECT BOARD
FOR SERVICE MEN

Continued from Page Onel
completed. The record of men
entering service from this county
is available at the office of the
local board. There are a number,
however from this county, in
Quoted elsewhere and the commit
tee is anxious to have their
names A blank published on
page seven should be filled out
and mailed in to John w. Luke,
county chairman of historical
records.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
School Lunch Program

AS far as we can learn, many Ashe
county schools are making preparations to
serve hot lunches at school. We commend
them for their efforts and urge that they
continue them until plans materialize.
Facts have proven beyond the shadow of
doubt the necessity and Importance of hot
lunch programs.
The WPA, which made possible SO many
school lunch programs, is no longer in ex-
istence; but the fact remains that the lunch
programs are important enough to be car
ried on. 1t is going to take cooperation
and planning; but Ashe county schools are
good at this and we feel sure they will car
ry on. Every school patron should CO.
operate in the effort. Personally we be-
leve that the usual large number of free
lunches will not be necessary. Of course,
there will be some exceptions to this. But
the fact remains that there is a far larger
number of people working for wages or
farming this year, than in the past few
years and most of these will not expect
their children to be fed for nothing. The
number of free lunches, however, will
have to be decided upon by the school au
thorities, whom we know will let no chill
dren go without food that do not have the
price of it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12

look the Importance of these schools and
the Sunday school,
Sales of the Bible have greatly increas-
ed. Out of this war, filled with grief, has
also come an acceptance of sober reflection
and has increased the desire Of man for
religion The youth trained in our Bible
and Sunday schools can keep the flame OF
that desire burning in the future and help
to maintain "peace on earth, goodwill to-
ward men,, when this war is brought to
an end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12

The swine specialist advises
growers to first determine what
their feed supplies will be before
they go to far into raising more
pigs. The estimates on the fall
pig crop are ahead of last year
and the estimate for the U. S.
corn crop is about 1853 million
bushels less than last year. He
says that caution should be exer-
cised on all future livestock
plans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
ANNOUNCE DATES FOR
OPENING BOOK ROOM
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
m. to 500 p. m.-Landmark.
Elkland District, Saturday, Au-
gust Fl, 900 a. m. to HOO a. m.
Mill Creek; 500 p. m. to $50
p. m.-Toliver.
Lansing District, Monday, Au-
gust %, 900 a. m. to HOO a. M
FlatWoods, Warrensville, Os-
borne, Hurricane, and Graham;
HOO a. m. to 1890 p. m.-Thax-
ton, White Oak, and Meadow
View; 100 p. m. to 2:30 p. NJ
Stages Creek, Fairview, Sugar
Grove, and New Hope.
RivervieW District, Monday,
August %, 900 a. m. to HOO a.
m.-Rich Hill, Rash, Peak Val
ley and Green Valley; HOO a.
m. to 1890 p. m.-Trout, Roaring
Fork, Rye Cane, and Rock Creek;
2:30 p. m. to 400 p. m.-Mill
Creek, Ashland, Hemlock and Su-
therland.
Helton District, Monday, Au-
gust %, 900 a. m. to HOO a. NJ
Little Helton; 400 p. m. to 4:3C
p. m.-Chapel.
Colored schools, Tuesday, Au-
gust "a, 600 a. m. to HOO a. M
Bristol; HOO a. m. to 1890 p. m
-Creston and Pine Swamp; 4:3O
p. M. to 500 p. m.-Crumpler In
Stitute.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
"The Fighting Ninety Mines"

The FlghtIng Ninety MINES
We are going to call on foreign
land
The place will be Berlin or ia
pan;
We are ready, anxious and trained
to a man
We're the Fighting Ninety
Mines.
ooh the Tarheels, Greens and
Kelly's, too,
The Calhouns and Jonesses,
just to mention a few,
Well be over to say, how do you
do,
We're the Fighting Ninety
Mines.
eff we sink your ships and shoot
your planes,
Excuse us, please, we just like
to play games;
By any chance did we mention
our names?
We're the Fighting Ninety
Mines.
when we arrive, just pardon us
If we forget our manners and
get a bit rough;
Say! Germans and Japs, you can't
kid us
We're the Fighting Ninety
Mines.
$50 sorry, we couldn't get over
before
To avenge our buddies, and
that's for sure;
But we're telling you and we're
mighty sore
We're the Fighting Ninety
Mines.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
ASHE MISSIONARY
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Continued from Page Onel
structed to invite the next session
of the association, announce their
invitations in their church letters.
H. A. Eller, of Bina, is vice
president of the Ashe association
and c. L. Blevins is clerk and
treasurer.
The executive committee and
board of missions is composed of
Ira T. Johnston, chairman; E. C.
Eller, W. T. Hairless, B. F. Cook
and S. S. GRAPHICAL.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
Bible Schools

Millions of children throughout the ma
ton have or will attend Bible school this
summer The interest shown in these
schools is encouraging and commendable.
The Bible school is reservoir for recruit
ing church members and leaders of to-
morrow. And earnest people who are
necessarily concerned over the spiritual
aftermath of the war cannot fail to over
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
MAN HERE
FROM NORTH AFRICA
CONTINUED from page one)

NOOII LIIIUCU II OI11 PUf9O O11NI
many friends, is modest about
what he has done. Il am lucky,
he said and added that he was
mighty glad to get back home for
a flying visit.
At the end of his leave, he will
report for duty at Salt Lake City,
where he will be given special
training.
He will speak to the Jeffersons
Rotary club here, tonight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
To Hasten Victory

No American wants this war
to go one minute beyond the
time we can bring it to a VIC
tOrious end. To hasten that
victory-tO save possibly the
lives of millions of our boys
on our far flung fronts-it is
imperative that every Ameri-
can do his part in the Second
War Loan. There is an in
vestment to fit every purse.
The most you can do is little
enough compared with the sac
rifice offered by our boys in
service. They give their lives
you lend your money.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12

Extensions farm labor pro-
gram is operating in over $500
counties in the United States.
Nearly 100000 placements were
made in two months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12

The postwar conferences which
will really count will not be the
ones held in Washington but the
ones held in the parlors of homes,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12

Stockmen ale warned to be on
the watch for screwworm flies
since outbreaks occurred in the
Southeast during July.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12

1t is estimated that there will
be about 5 pounds less fats and
oils per person this year than last.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
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and
TOM OR ROW
By DON ROBINSON
TAXES
nightmare
By DON ROBINSON

TAXES nightmare
Some people seem to be harbor-
ing the pleasant illusion that all
income tax problems are taken
care of through the payment of
that 20 per cent which is deducted
from wages and salaries each
week.
1t would certainly simplify the
work of our home bookkeeping
departments if this were the case,
but, unfortunately, that 20 per
cent deduction is just the begin
ming of a series of frightening fl
nancial dealings which each of
us must have with Uncle Sam be-
tween now and next March IS.
To get our reports straight will
even be a strain on those who al
ways got A in arithmetic during
their schooldays. For those who
flunked arithmetic it might be
easier for them to resign them
selves to serving whatever Jail
sentence is required for the
filing of an improper return.
But, if you refuse to give with
out a struggle, you might like to
continue reading this column
which gives a quick peep at what
the internal revenue department
expects us to work out during the
next eight months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-12
SEPTEMBER IS
reports

SEPTEMBER Is reports
Until September Is, we can just
coast along as if nothing had hap
pened. But on that day we must
file an estimate of what we think
our taxes will be for the whole
year of 1943.
l suppose blanks will be pro-
Vided for that purpose. But what
ever form is used for the estimate,
we will have to report these facts
to the government at that time:
a. Our estimate of what our
1913 tax should be. Of the income
and credits are exactly the same
as last year, the estimate will be
the same as last year, plus per
cent for Victory taxi
b. A report on the total amount
of tax we will have paid by the
end of the year. This will include
the amount of Victory tax stop
ped), the payments which were
made in 1913 on 1912 incomes, and
the amount which will have been
deducted from our pay, under the
pay s-yOu-go plan, by the end of
the year.
C. An estimate of the difference
between the amount owed and the
amount paid.
If the estimated tax is greater
than the amount which will have
been paid by the end of the year,
the taxpayer must then put half
Of that difference in September
and the other half in December.
If, after making a payment in
September, your September esti-
mate is found to be incorrect, q
revised report and revised pay
ment can be filed in December.
MARCH Is 1942,1943,1944
If some canny reader has fol-
lowed this outline so far, we will
then pass on to March Is, 1914.
On March Is another report on
what your actual income was dur
ing 1943 must be filed. At that
time, if this report shows your
actual income was greater than
the estimate filed in September, a
tax on the difference must be
paid.
Also, on March Is, you must
file an estimate Of what you ex-
pect your tax and deductions to
be for 1914. If your estimate
shows your tax will be greater
than your deductions, you must
begin on that day to make quar-
terly payments on the difference.
And that's not all. On March Is,
1914, if your tax for 1912 and
1913 was over $50, you will be
required to pay 1912 per cent of
your 1912 tax. Another 1919 per
cent will have to be paid in 1915
and then-believe it or not-your
payment on 1912 will be clear.
Oh, yes-tkere's another thing
on March Is. If your income was
higher in 1912 than in 1943, you
must also pay a tax on the diff
ference at that time.
That, briefly, is all there is to
it. Of course, there are dozens of
exceptions, special cases, ETC., but
if you get together with half a
dozen good l;wyers these can
easily be worked out.