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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-30
MassedClamor For Peace At
 AnyPriceRises
BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press Staff CorrespondenN

London, July 30. - (UP) - The British war cabinet met in extraordinary session at 13o BDST today, for an purpose but possibly to discuss an
 Italian peace eeler to set deadne for reply to Allied terms from Marshal Pietro Badogo The meeting which lasted for two hour less than 24 hours after General Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme Allied commander in the Mediterranean broadcast to Italy offer to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-30
R. A. E. AIMS
 TO RAZE ALL
 OF HAMBURG
BY WALTER LOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent)

London July 30. - (UP) - Another strong British fleet dropped well 2O00 tons of explosive and fire bombs smouldering Hamburg last night in the seventh attack in 120 hours of concentrated offensive designed to Germanys biggest port and second city The assault carried out in what official announcement
 called "very great strength b sed the weight of bombs unloaded Hamburg by British and American planes
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29

ton that war is a, destroyer of freedom;
that recurring war abroad will ultimately
clutch with bloody fingers at our own
freedom.
AS good American business men, they
will realize that we have ahead of us the
biggest organizing and selling job in his
tory if we are to help prevent future wars
and save ourselves from bankruptcy and
enslavement We will have to help form
ulate and enforce lasting peace, while
leading the way in rehabilitating the
world through trade.
This job has already commenced under
the foreign trade policy of the American
government It should be carried forward
in preparation for the day when peace re-
turns.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
FARMERS TO REPORT
OWN AAA COMPLIANCE

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en- such cases, it is imperative
that farmers retain their records
for use in substantiating their re-
ported acreage, The record of
measurements should include
sketch of the fields measured and
distances may be shown by chains,
yards or feet. When computed,
however, the measurements must
show the same total acreage as
reported by the farmer"
In past years, measurements of
Individual farms have been made
by community committeeman or
others employed by the A A A Z.
Committeeman this year will be
expected to assist farmers in max
ing their reports, will review all
reports and will measure acreages
on certain percentage of farms
in their communities. In cases
where errors are plainly evident,
the committeeman also will make
special checks.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Choice OF Fronts

It has never seemed quite right to use
the threat of induction into the army as a
means of getting men in unnecessary jobs
to transfer to war industries 1t is sort of
like saying, IF you don't change jobs we'll
make you fight for your country"
But actually the War Manpower Com
mission is merely giving these men choice
as to what way they would perfer to fight
for their country and is recognizing the
fact that fighting on the war production
front, or on the food front, is just as i'm
portant to the winning of the war as fight
ing
There are, of course, great advantages
from the viewpoints of personal income
and personal safety to fighting in Ameri-
can factories or on American farms as COM
pared with foreign battle fronts. That's
why most of us feel that the men in uni
form belong on a higher pedestal than
those in overalls. But if the farmers and
factory workers will fight just as hard at
their jobs as do the men who are handling
the schooling, they will be deserving of
equal credit when victory comes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Hats Off To Retailers

The retail merchant has become the
man in the middle-in the middle of that
no mans land-where a fighting govern
ment collides with a fighting, consuming
public. Both of these fighting elements
are allies, but like most allies they don't
get along too we'll sometimes. A spoiled
public which has been in the habit of get
ting what it wants when it wants it from
an incredibly efficient retail distribution
system, cannot be expected to don the hal
ter of shortages and be led about by die
tatorial DEGREES without kicking the day.
lights out of few regulatory fences. I'm
fortunately the retailers upon whose
shoulders fall the responsibility of explain
ing and applying the restrictions, are the
ones who get kicked most often. For that
reason it is only fair to give them pat on
the back occasionally. They deserve it.
Retail distributors, both chain and indie
pendent, have shown amazing ability to
interpret and put into practical operation
literally thousands of new wartime mer-
chandising regulations conceived by law
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chandising experience. Most of the regu
lations carry heavy jail sentences and
fines for violation. Laboring in the sha-
dow of stiff penalties, thousands of mer-
chants throughout the country work out
the rules as they understand them, often
without benefit of legal advice, and put
them in force. They know it has to be
done. They try to explain this to custom
ers, while striving to get the government
to simplify and ease inequalities in the
rules Neither the public nor most gov
eminent experts actually comprehend the
heavy responsibility which retail mer-
chants bear in helping to maintain econom-
ic stability during the emergency.
Consumers should be slow to criticize
the retailer for inconvenience over which
he has no control. The government should
constantly seek to make burdensome re-
strictions less onerous And both the pub
lie and the government should be less
quick to accuse retailers of evil intent
when one of ten thousand rules has been
inadvertently violated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Hot Lunches In Schools?

Due to the fact that the WPA hot lunch
program has been definitely killed, are
$500 Ashe county children going to have
to do without hot lunches next year?
We don't believe so. We believe the
people of this county are resourceful
enough to do something about program
that has certainly proven it's worth. Re-
ports from the teachers, students and pa
rents show us that the hot lunch program
is wonderful thing. Results have proven
that it is far more satisfactory than the
regular cold lunch brought from home.
School patrons and officials should be-
gin now to make plans for hot lunch pro-
gram and not wait until school actually
begins According to the present plans,
surplus commodities will be available
again With this help and what canned
goods, potatoes and other foods that school
patrons can furnish, the hot lunch program
should not be difficult.
The lunch rooms are already equipped
in most cases, so the major problem will
be the supervision and the cooking. With
the help of home economics teachers, stu
dents, the number of cooks in some cases
can be lowered. AS far as the salary of
the cook goes, this should not be so hard
to arrange, if the schools begin in time in
making their plans.
AS the canning season approaches,
housewives should make it point to fill
some extra jars of fruits and vegetables
for the lunch rooms. Let's begin in time
to make plans SO that the school children
will again have hot lunches in the schools.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
SHAKE-UP OF SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS LIKELY

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a position as principal of the Pin
ey Creek high school, succeeding
L. K. Halsey, who has been sick.
Klye Dickson is expected to
enter military service and for that
reason it is believed that he will
not be reelected to teach at Elk
land. He may be succeeded by
Bruce Bowlin, former principal.
No official information is avail
able, it is understood that Ray
mond Francis was not reelected
at Fleetwood, and that Robert
Davis will get the call.
To succeed A. B. Hurt at Ma
than's Creek, the name of James
Miller has been suggested.
Practically all of the schools
in the county will close tomorrow.
According to the state law, the
school boards must notify by reg
istered mail all teachers and prin-
cipals before the close of school
of their rejection and in the alb
sence of such notification, they
are automatically reelected.
The teachers and principals, in
turn, must file acceptance within
10 days after the close of school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Save Children
| Federation Met

The regular monthly meeting
of the Ashe county chapter of the
S. c. F. met in the community
building April II. Several bust
ness matters were discussed. The
most important one was the plan
for demonstration schools to con-
tinue their lunch room program
next year. Seeds have been sent
by S. c. F. and already delivered
to the following schools: Baldwin,
+! Idlewild, Othello, Obids and Ores
ton.
1t seems that all the schools are
putting forth every effort to raise
sufficient food for the program.
Those present were: Mesdames
J. M. Barlowe, Woodrow Burgess,
Pauline Martin and Eula NJ Har-
din, Misses Margaret Davis and
Vivian Parsons and Messrs. B. A.
Meeks, George Miller and Oddie
Cox.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
WAR RATION BOOK NO. 3

War ration book No. 3 will be
distributed through the mails to
more than 12O,OOO,OOO individuals
beginning late in June and end
ing July 81, the OPA has an
nounced. Mailmen will leave
postcard application forms at ev-
cry home between May 20 and
June 5. The postcard, properly
filled out by the head Of the
house and mailed to OPA, will
bring Ration Book No. 3, Prem
tiss M. Brown, Price Administra-
tor, emphasized that Book No. 3
is replacement book only, con-
tanning new supply of stamps to
take the place of those now used
up. He said if any more ration
ing programs were necessary
there would be official notice by
the government.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
History's Biggest Job

When this war is over the United
States will be in no position to return to
isolationism Hard headed economists
agree that broad program of internation
al trade is the only sound method by which
the American people can hope to service
the crushing war debt now accommodating
In palmer words, we will either trade with
the world, thus helping to maintain maxi
mum production and employment for
American industry and American workers
in order that they may pay taxes that will
be needed by debt-burdened government,
or we will retreat toward isolation, bank
ruptcy and another war.
We have everything to gain by taking
the lead in establishing just and perman-
ent peace, and in breaking down artificial
trade barriers between nations. Millions
of men now in the armed forces will bring
home with them new understanding of
the problems and needs of the rest of the
world. These men will have seen demon
strated the hopeless plight of people brok-
en- under tyrannical governments. They
will have seen why our forefathers fled the
old world to set up the American Republic.
They will bring home with Them "realiza-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
TO HOLD FINALS IN
SCHOOLS FRI. NIGHT

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graduates will get diplomas. A
play will be presented Saturday
night at $50 o'clock in the gym
naSium.
J. L. Segraves, cashier of the
First National Bank, will deliver
the commencement address at
Fleetwood at which time Ii will
graduate.
Elkland has l8 in the gradua-
ting class and DR.. D. J. Whitener,
history professor at A. S. T. c.,
will speak The exercises start
at eight o'clock tomorrow night
At Healing Springs, 13 are to
graduate this year. Finals will
be held tomorrow night at 8
o'clock.
Rev. R. J. Startling will deliver
the literary address at Virginia
Carolina high school Friday night
at 8 o'clock. In the graduating
class are 16 girls and 7 boys. A
play, Little Miss Fortune, will
be given on Saturday night.
The Riverview finals are to be
held on Saturday night at eight
o'clock. There are Is in the
graduating class.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Black Markets

From now on it is pretty much up to
the people whether black markets flourish
or are wiped out of existence.
The Office of Price Administration has
set up adequate machinery for preventing
initiation and smothering black markets.
Price ceilings have been set for all foods
and other products which would be tempt
ing to black market operators. If the peo-
pie refuse to pay prices higher than those
ceilings black markets can't survive.
There will be many temptations to take
advantage of black market offers of goods
which are temporarily not available
through legal channels. But if any STABLE
number of us give in to these temptations,
conditions can soon reach point where
we will have to rely on black markets.
If black markets get permanent hold,
the cost of living will 60 sky high. To pre-
vent ruinous initiation it is the duty of all
of us to refuse to pay higher than ceiling
prices. ,,%t.at-"..' Neus.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Men Can Enlist
In Seabees Unit

All men in this section who are
interested in joining the consturc-
ton branch of the Navy should
60 to Winston-Salem on May 10
or II and see Lieut.. Charles J.
Dietrich, who will be at the re-
cruiting station there on those
two days to interview applicants,
Recruiter James E. Meachan stat
ed while in town this week.
Men between the ages of Is and
SO are eligible to enlist. It was
pointed out that they must have
three letters of recommendation
and that they should take those
letters with them to Winston
Salem.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
COUNTY is BEHIND
ON WAR BOND DRIVE

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duals and firms to get busy at
once.
It is pointed out that nearly ev-
cry county in the state has al
ready reached and passed its quo
ia and that the state has gone
over the top.
II wish to emphasize the i'm
portance of everyone's subscribing
for bonds in some denomination"
Former Governor Clyde Hoey and
state chairman of the drive, sta
ted. "This is our war and it is
going to be our victory and when
the war is over it will still be
our country"
The two banks in the county
are making a special appeal i'm
today's paper.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
GREEN VALLEY NEWS

The Green Valley Home Dem
onstration Club met at the home
of Mrs. E. B. Lewis this month.
After a short devotional eXer-
else, Mrs. Gorda Boney toe k
charge of the meeting. With the
assistance of Mr.. Payne a very
interesting demonstration was
given on how to build brooder
house, laying house and sum-
mer range was discussed for the
laying hens and the growing
chicks.
All the club members pledged
to collect old silk and nylon hose
and turn in to the president for
the war effort. At the close of
the meeting, Miss Mary Lea Lew
is was elected song leader. The
club members adjourned to meet
again, the second Monday in May.
Mrs. E. B. Lewis has been
confined to her home for the past
week, due to rhumetism.
Otis Knight, of Detroit, Mich,
has arrived here to spend some
time with his mother, Mrs. H. M
Knight.
Mildred Barlow, of Bristol, Va,
spent last week end with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Bar
low. 49,.
Carl Stuart plans to leave soon
for Kingsport, Tenn, for en-
;ployment. :... .... j..
Mr.. and Mrs. Roby Osborne
have bought a farm in this COM
munity and moved here from Mt
City, Tenn. r.z-n. =e,e.--.,,,,.~.,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Crumpler News

Mr.. and Mrs. M. Gaultney and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Rogers had as
their guests, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs
J. B. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs En-
NETT Anderson, Bristol, Va; Mrs
Gilmer Cowan, Aberdeen, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goings and
Mrs. BERTHE Phipps, Crump1er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant Barton
spent the Easter holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barton.
Mr.. Booker Baker spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Dean
NeaveS.
Mr.. and Mrs. French Baker are
the proud parents of a son, born
April %.
M. Reece Duvall remains seri-
ously i'll at his home here.
Mrs. Fannie Paisley is very i'll
at the home of her daughter in
Roanoke, Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Your Rationing Guide

Gasoline "A" coupons No. good for three gallons
each until July 81
Sugar Coupon IL good lbs must last through
May 81.
Coffee Stamp % Il b) good from April rs through
May &c.
Fuel Oil - coupons valid and will be until
September Both.
Shoes II War Ration Book One good for one
pair through June 10.
Red Stamps Red Stamps leered "E" became valid April
25 Expiration date to be announced On-
A, B, C, or stamps good through
April 80.
Blue Stamps D. E. expire April 80, G, H, became
valid April "a, and good until May 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
MUST HAVE INVENTORIES

Tom Duncan, chairman of the
Ashe county War Price and Ra-
tioning board, today reminded
retailers that this is the week in
which they must establish their
allowable inventories of rationed
meats and fats.
To obtain a working inventory,
retailers take three times the
point sales total of the April 25-
May l week, Duncan said.
These inventories must then be
reported to the board during the
period of May 8 to IA, he said.
Retailers will use form R-1601 for
this report.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
SCHOOL BUSES TO BE
HOUSED FOR SUMMER

To protect tires, paint and gen
eral condition, the county's 80
school buses will be stored during
the vacation period in the gym
nasiums at jefferson, West Jeff
erson and Nathan's Creek, Supt.
J. B. Hash states.
Special doors are being made
and the floors will be covered
with sawdust to protect them
from grease and dirt.
This is the first time that the
school buses have ever been hous-
ed when not in use.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Mouth OF Wilson
News

Mrs. Ira Hagerman and Mrs.
Virgie Myers, of Winston-Salem,
were called home because of the
serious illness of their mother,
Mrs. C. w. Hagerman.
Mrs. C w Kirk and Misses Les
sic Halsey and Mildred Bean
were the recent dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Cox.
Miss Sue Moore visited rel
atives in Independence, last week.
The condition of Mrs. J. M. An
derson is not improving.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
Cid F. Roberts
Buried Sunday

Funeral service was held on
Sunday for Gid F. Roberts, Sc,
we'll known Ashe county man,
who died at his home last Friday.
Rev. George Campbell was in
charge of the service.
Mr.. Roberts was a native of
Tennessee and is survived by his
wife Mrs. C. F. Roberts at Milan.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
DR.. JONES EXPECTED
TO RETURN TO COUNTY
HOSPITAL ABOUT 10TH

DR.. Dean Jones is expected to
resume his work at the Ashe
county hospital around May 10,
it was learned today.
The popular surgeon has been
recuperating at Chilhowie, Va,
following a serious operation sew
eral weeks ago. II understand
he is now doing some fishing, SO
it seems that his condition is get
ting much BETTER" Langdon
Scott declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29

Reports to the Unemployment
Compensation Commission of
North Carolina for the last quar-
ter of 1912 list wage records for
more than $4,000 individual
workers. This is the largest
number for whom earnings dur
ing a given period have been re-
ported at one time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
WAR RATION BOOK
THREE NEARLY READY
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tanks and aircraft carriers, while
the point stamps, in the familiar
8, S, 2 and one-point series, will
be printed this time in brown ink
rather than in red or blue. The
letters of the alphabet will appear
on them, just as in War Ration
Book Two. r
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29
ASHE SHEEP GROWERS
ASSN. is PROGRESSING
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Jefferson, J. w. Neal; Laurel. T.
J. GRAPHICAL; North Fork, Max
Barlow; Obids, H. H. Burgess;
Old Fields, Walter Burkett; Peak
Creek, Bruce Shepherd; Pine
Swamp, R. G. Phillips; Piney
Creek. E. c. Eller; Pond Noun
tain, w. Y. Cox; Walnut Hill, J.
R. Phipps and West Jefferson, c.
W. Phillips.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29

Butchers are not allowed to re-
duce the point values of rationed
meats and fats without lowering
money prices at the same time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-29

Don't put off buying War
Bonds and Stamps. Do it NOW!
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
TRINITY

Mrs. Addie Wiley, of Milford
visited her father, Joseph Wheat
ley, here on Sunday.
Earl White attended a county
ODT meeting at Laurel on Monday
evening last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hastings
and daughter Jean Ann, spent Sun
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs
William Meredith, near Federals-
burg.
Mrs. Sam Pierce and small son,
of Seaford, are spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Leon
Wheatley and Mr.. Wheatley.
Mrs. Ola Wroten, of Seaford,
spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. Hugh Martin, and Mr.. Martin.
P. w. Carey spent Sunday after
noon with r. j. Hastings.
Billy Wheatley and Jimmy Har-
per spent the weekend in Sea-
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hastings spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hastings and
children spent Sunday afternoon
with her parents, near Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Shockley
and children spent Monday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Palmer
at SeafOrd.
Little Miss Jean Ann Hastings
gpent Saturday morning with her
grandmother, Mrs. Edwin Myer.