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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
The Golden Ages.

The golden ages Of orderly government
have concentrated in the upswings Of
weather from cold to warm periods.
This is true Of SO sovereigns called
great" 48 Of whom reigned In an
upswing period 1t Is true of $50 kings,
good and bad, with 80 per cent Of the
good In the weather upswing periods.
After these upswings come cold Pc
RODS during which democracies become
lethargic dictators and despots appear.
There is hypersex consciousness, fall
ing birth rate in man and animals.
rise In pornography and nudism, and
toward the end of these warm periods
where hot droughts occur appear some
of the major depressions. 2
In war on the upswing OF weather
from cold to warm, the international
conflicts are nation-building At the
end Of hot period. like the one nov
seemingly ending, the wars are stiIl
international, but are nation crumbling.
The less democratic nations start wars
in these down-swing temperature Pc
RODS
AS the cold continues the crumbling
nations, international wars terminate in
civil war. Palace murders and revolts
characterize the inception of cold
periods. Rebellions and revolutions
continue until strong governments are
set up. The cold periods are times Of
reconstruction. The great migrations
occur in these periods. These are the
romantic epochs in music, art and
literature. Cold is the period when
liberty grows stronger Some of the best
leaders appear here to carry on through
the warmer golden period
DR.. Wheeler offers the explanation
that long-range weather fluctuations
affect human energy. Energies build
up in cold periods, flourish during the
rise to warmer and drop In the hot
periods.
Any way you read the Kansas clock.
1t spells plenty of trouble for another
decade and after that the foundation
work for another of civilizations recur-
rent golden eras.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
A Little Bit of Everything.

Scrap yields every known variety Of
metal and combination of metals. To be
disable in the specialized mills of 1943, it
has to be separated into its various
grades and types.
Here's what the recent scrap drive
brought out.
While enthusiastic and frequently COM
peting circles reported total collection
OF around 100000 tons, only part was
Immediately usable-for two reasons:
First the competing areas frequently re-
ported large land very valuable) scrap
tonnage like abandoned streetcar lines
and obsolete industrial assemblies which
had to be torn up and taken apart before
they could be moved to the mills. A lot
Of this work still has to be done.
The other reason is that loyal Ameri-
cans turned In everything including the
kitchen sink, to throw at Hitler and
Hirohito, That's fine, but with every
conceivable type of metal all mixed up
together, it is taking a lot of sorting and
grading.
Don't get the idea that it isn't well
coined just because it's hard to handle.
Everything turned in will eventually be
used, and gladly.
Even the rust that collects at the bot
tom of a scrap pile is used. If you hear
that not all the scrap you've collected
has gone to the mill, just remember that
it takes even the experts quite a time
to take it apart and sort the various
grades, and that steel mills can absorb
only a certain amount of what is to them
relatively low-grade scrap as they go
along.
But they have to have 1t. And you'll
probably see a scrap drive this spring
or summer that1l make last years effort
look small
The simple and important fact is:
We're after all the scrap iron and steel,
scrap rubber and scrap copper and other
nonferrous metals we can get.
How much scrap iron and steel, for
instance, do we use2 Well, before we
answer that, let's look at the whole steel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Fulton's Wisdom.

Events have demonstrated the wis
dom Of Fulton's invention. In his con-
Guiding paragraph, he made this plea to
Congress:
Convinced that these engines will
give important protection to the ports
and commerce of our country, and 1t
being evident that no one can now see
the additional improvements which may
be made or the limits of their utility I
cannot resist recommending them to
your serious consideration and protec-
ton. Shall few thousand dollars or
weeks or months of experiment be bal
anced with the happy consequences of
success in this enterprise?"
Alas, Mr.. Fulton, your country was
in no mood to listen to inventors! But
every one today knows what the presence
of 200 or 300 additional submarines in
the Near East would do to japanese
shipping and lines of communication, or
what 100 additional submarines would
have done to the Japanese feet off Mid
way Island recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Fight Wintry Storms.

Only few weeks ago one of the corsair
crews reached safety at a Southern port
after three weeks of buffeting in heavy
storms which left them half sinking.
their rigging in an almost hopeless
tangle of torn canvas, broken wire STAYS
and frayed rope
Their radio was washed out by salt
water which half filled the cabins, SO
the corsairs bailed with buckets, patched
up their rigging, and sailed most of the
400 miles back to the coast.
They were taken in tow once by a
British warship. but the towline parted
In the night. Days later a Coast Guard
cutter sighted them, put a fresh crew
aboard and rushed the half starved cor
sair men. some of them injured. to a
shore hospital. They're all ready to re-
turn to corsair duty, except one who'll
have to wait for broken elbow to heal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Lookouts Must Be Tough.

But the lookouts, manning their posts
on deck or in the rigging no matter what
the weather, have no such protection.
Instead, they wear heavy fleece-lined
coats and gloves, and weather suits of
heavy waterproof cloth. They even
have facemasks and helmets which cover
their heads and faces completely Small
holes in the nosepiece let them breathe,
and there is a buttoned flap over the
mouth. Goggles, with interchangeable
lenses, protect their eyes.
Dull gray paint now covers once gilt
tering brass and mahogany brightwork.
and strong life lines ring their decks,
to protect the men working in the open.
It's hard life in rough weather. The
ships cooks hate to see their pots and
pans go flying from stove tops as huge
waves knock the little ships about, but
It's harder on men off watch who are
trying to catch some sleep in their
hunks.
Many OF the crewmen sleep on mat
tresses on the floors to save themselves
from being tossed out of their berths
The corsair men like their life. though
and it is seldom that a man asks for a
transfer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
College Chart Prophesies
End of War This Year

cided with the idealism: cold with the
mechanistic periods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
BY James D. White,
Associated Press staff Writer,

From Greenland's icy mountains to :.
military secret, the worlds Junk piles
are turning in strategic scrap to the
metal mills of America for the weapons
of total war
We are getting scrap from 20 countries,
and thus reverse the historic trend. We
used to export scrap to all buyers dn-
GLIDING the Axis without much restric-
ton. Those days are gone. probably
forever
Today we are collecting junk from any
place We can get it, in Latin America,
from New Zealand and Australia, from
Africa and Egypt, and soon will be get
ting it from the Middle East.
Battle scrap is already coming from
Hawaii and the Southern Pacific, and
soon will come from North Africa.
Meanwhile, what has happened to the
scrap metal which this country has been
collecting?
To the Mills.
Part of it has already gone into the
mills; the rest will get there within
three months, say the experts.
The national scrap drive last fall led
by the Nations newspapers, resulted in
reported total of around 100000 tons
of scrap metal.
But scrap Is something quite different
from the junk you and I used to know
back home. Today the scrap dealer is
a pretty strategic bird. He is no longer
just fellow who obligingly hauls off
something we don't want He has to be
an expert on the vital metals he handles,
because he has to do a lot Of sorting and
processing of junk that you never hear
about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
How Fulton Anticipated
Our Submarine Warfare

IL Is not my wish that gentlemen
should believe more than 1 have proved
or can hereafter prove by experience on
the large scale What I have proved is
as follows:
FIRST, that the explosion of powder
under a ship will destroy her.
second, that vessel while at anchor
or under way can be harpooned, courage
ADDED, and l will not pay my country
men SO bad compliment as to suppose
them deficient in so necessary and hon.
oranle quality, particularly as more is
not required in ordinary combat.
Third, that if harpooned on the lar
board and starboard bow, anywhere be-
tween the forechains and stem, either
While at anchor or under sail as usual.
the torpedoes will go under her and blow
her up.
Plans for Mines.
1 have shown that torpedoes an
chored under water exhibit a fair nros
pect OF destroying vessels which might
run against them, and such engines at a.
small expense would be a useful aid in
defending our harbors. My leading
principles of attack and defense being
within these operations, 1t becomes
necessary to examine every mode bv
which the enemy could have a hope to
defeat the torpedoes. For this purpose
peg leave to submit to your consider
atlon the propriety of standing COM
mittee Of your own body, who, with the
Secretary Of the Navy, can investigate all
objections, and call in some Of our most
experienced naval commanders to devise
means for defending or guarding the
ship"
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05
Gisenlob

Clinton BON 0pd mar Ser geldif-
teIte inter &libens' SAiilern. Gines
Cages, alS Meiiter Hubens einen
9pa3iergolig madte, idliden pari
DDd inns ieine &ameraOen in lein
&abinett, I'm ibm oaiel6lt Die sWfa-
nier ab5ulteblen, mie er ieine @nt-
miirfe madte ut6 pollenos ausmal=
te. Snoem iie naber b~in5utraten,
Inn elm nod unpoaenoetes Stiif ge-
llaller 81 betradten, fiel elmer bon
ibnen auf oas @emdloe un0 miidte
SEN Nrm ser Magoalena un0 oas
Slim ser Maria aus, peldes &ubens
chen fertiggemadt bate. 9ie iungen
2eute gerieten bieriiber in 0ie duBer-
ite 4ngit. gnoli6 ii6~erreoeten lie
BON Dpf, 5lt beriuder, Oh er oas
artsgemiidte INSTRUMENTATION tonne.
9ieler pagte es, uno es gelang ibm
10 gut, BOB &ubens Ben Sag bar
auf, als er feline geitrige arbeit be-
iab, i'm 8eiiein Ser Stuoenten Jag
te: Scr 4rm ui1o Der &opf iino
ni6t Oas s6Ie6teite, mas i'd &C.
ma6t babe
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05
Wereinss& MenOer

Concord Club. @rdii0ent:
GarI Gtober; Gefret6r, Sran ".
GAla9ter, 1868 Conn. GDe., 90. M.
8~eriammIung ieOen 0ritten WtitttuoH
i'm Monat.
GrOIpeet Sia TriebbOf. Rraiioent:
Greo @ogeIone; Setretar: 8. ..
@infIer; SAasmei5ter: 2aurence ..
Gt1s. 0eri. am 2. Snmstag i'm
Neonot i'm Srieobofsgebauoe.
9eatIae 6reimaurer GOge
~% Arminius, Yer. 20, T.M.M.wt.
~ Sefret1r: Sreof. 8ertram,
t341 Sbepbero Ctr, sc. 6. Der
iammIung am J.. 9ienstag i'm Wto-
nat i'm 0euen Maionic Eempel, 13te
uno s StraBe, &c. @.
Grminins @ersnigungs @ereir.
0rdiioent: Ronrao Wtiiner; Setre'
tar: Ebeooor 2er9, 1905 Siebte
GtraBe, 90. So. 8~eriammlung am
/. Sonnabeno /. Wtt. i'm Sauie zines
Wtltgl1eOeS.
o9eutiaer Sbeater &lnb". BRA
lioent, @uitab Seller. Terlamn1lul1g
ieoen bierten WtitttDo9 i'm Wtonat.
Greater Beneficial Union.
Oiitrift gsr. 40. @r6iioent, Wii9el
9oiner; Setretar. Gbriitian &ronerl'
bitter, 11O4 8onipnnt Ctr, Silner
Spring, SEQ. @eri. am 4. Wfittuo@
m Monat.
Greater Beneficial Union,
Aiitrift Scr. 100. @rdiioent: Sobn
@reolein; Gefret6r: Gbriitian Gbriit
1922 Giinfte @troBe, g. SO. geri.
orn 4ten Dienstag /. Mt. i'm Saule
Scr. 1920 s GtroBe, g.. 6,
griOm Oameuperein. @rdiiOentin,
6rau s. @utman; Setretdrin, Srau
y. @aBmann, 1904 Worninglioe
Dribe, q. @. 8eri. am 2. NitttDod
i'm Mtonnt, na9mittags 1 ubr.
Muppert Seim Jranen 9iIfsper'
Gin. 9~r1iioentin, 6rau gabette
arumfe; S~efret1rin, Gran Mtabel
Diet. 9~erIommIung am 2. 9iers'
tag i'm Monat, 2 ubr na&mittngs,
I'M &eime.
0entIdes @aiienbans. Prdiioent:
sre6 Gdneioer; Gefretar: Ism. 9.
Wiler, 5425 0ebrnsfa Mbeniie,
Norotueit. 8erinmmlung am 5tpei.
ten Sonntag I'M @onat i'm @aiien'
buis.
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05
Sic Grinnernng, eine
NMele her &raft

Ser beutige Menid lit lei0ea-
IdaftIih NIT @eoonfen uno @efiib-
len Ser @egenmart %5ugetpanOt unO
pieIeift nod mebr ser 3ufunft. 9ie
3ufrnft aber fam MIR ans ben
RrGften ut1O 2eiit1tngen Ser @egell-
mart ertpa6Ien, 10 0aB bod Ser
eigentlife Sdauplab u%nIerer Strait
uno Ser @egenitan0 %unierer 2iebe
un0 SiirIorge Die @egenpart lit.
96er BEL 6ieier an fid our6aus rid-
tigen Saltung Itent Iid Elm beoenfli-
der Sebler Elm, Sic Neigung namlid,
nit un6 in ser @egenpart gleifiam
b0nia bon borne an3ufangen, Oas
8ergangene als ~iibprtpnnoen un0 ab-
getar 5u betradter. @liidliherpeiIe
gibt es en~tgegengeiebe 8eltrebungen
in unIerer 3eit, sic sic Gergangen=
belt ais elm ebrpiiroiges &ermadtnis
einIdGben, oas 5li iibernebmen un0
f~ort3ubiloen ols Ser mo6re Sim Ser
@egentpart ongeieben miro. Man
bralldt MIR auf Sen erItarften SAINT
lieniinn unierer 3eit bin3ltmeile1.
Ser beutige Menid iu6t mieOer leb-
bait qnihluB an feline Ibnenrei6e,
er fiibIt ii6 in cine @eidledterfetfe
eingeoronet. aus ser er iid nidt
losloien fam ltno min.
Die gleid1e Soltung ober muB
alt6 ons @olf in ieiner @eiamt6eit
ieiner @ei6idte gegeniiber einneb-
men. Ser @egenioB ser @eI6le6ter
FreiIi6 lit unpermeiobar. M6er bic
meitere gergangenbeit, sic gei6iGt-
Ii1e lteberIieferung als iolde muB
Elm aufitreben6es, idaffenSDiaiges
@ei1ie9t freuoig in iid aufnebmen.
gs muB ii9 mie in Ser 5amilien-
einbeit aud in Der groBen, iiber5eit-
Ii9en 8olfseinbeit gebalten uflo ge-
tragen fiiblen.
NebGn ser @drpfli6tung, Die @in-
belt bon golf utlo 5amilie GIT nab
rem, bot Ser ein5elne Menid Die
Mufgabe, feline perionli6e @inbeit,
Sen 3uiammenhnng nit benz Mblalif
ieines eigenen 2ebens nidt ~5errei-
BEN 5u Iolien. Sober ein5elne Wenl6
bat, tpei1r aud in fleinerem I'M
fange, cine - @ei1iAte, cine Ser
qanaenbeit, sic inn ebrpiiroig iein
muB, aus ser er itdnoig Nabrung
ano &raft fir feline augenblidliden
Mufgaben idopfen mliB. Sober iolte
germ 81 Sen Stdtten ieiner Sugeno
= menn audi MIR in Der Crime
rurg ~ 3uriidfebren, er Ioate cine
lebenoige Nadmirfung bon Sdule
uno @aterbaus BET iid erbalten,
SodIdule- uno ieoe anoere beruf-
lide Qebr3eit miiiien ibm in ibrem
GinfluB gegenudrtig bleiben uno 10
audi ale onoeren beoeutenoen @reig-
nifIe ieines 2ebens. 90 MIR miro
Iein 2eben cine einbeitlihe &raft, Die
sic 6rudt Ser Mrbeiten uno &dmpfe
friiberer Sabre in oie ipdteren bin-
iiberrettet. Muh Ser ein5elne Wenid
bat in iid cine lleberlieferung gu
tpobren, BON Der getragen iein pei-
teres @irfen uno Sdaffen @rfolge
un0 Sieqe brinqt.
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05
GbamfOrt

uSeinoe "a" iaste 0icolus
gbamfort, ser fdmermiitise Satiri-
fer, Ser ipdter in ben rotten 8ogel1
ser fran50iiiden gfebolution ertranf.
n5einoe babe id uibt. Sd babe nir
6reunoe - uno oa gibt es orei
Arten. oie mid lieben; Die fid nidt
nm mid fiimmern; uno Die mid
nidt ausItebsm fonnen."
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05

ser 9reimaiter ourd sic Stiirme
oes atIantiiden S5eans fubr.
oSier mub es Iiegen, oas iogeH-
bate @olOlonO, nidt melt binter
Dem llrpaloitreifen
r.. un6 bier miiiien mir b~orito-
BEN, INN enolih oie neitoitlide 8ai-
iage gum groben inOiiden S5ean 81
finoen
6iinfnnO3man3ig Sabre ipdter.
3nei graltbnarige MGnner, nit ge-
beugten &0pfen ur0 miioen @eiif-
fern, iteben aIs 9lugeflagte Dor Dem
faiierlihen acknowledgement, Oem
oSnoienrat".
Sbr babt Sen @ertrag oer-
lett, @elier unO gbitger. Sbr babt
nad mGrdenbafteu S6Gben geIudt
an6 oergeiipn, sic aiiite 8ene5uelns
SIT befeitigen. 8GbrenO Sbr mad Ser
peItoItliden @oiiage geforidt bpbt,
baben sic @il0en Cure idDaden
Sorts ongegriffen un0 in 8rmnO ge-
Itedt, iin0 europ1iihe gbenteurer
gelan0et, baben sic fleinen 5uriidge-
I%aiienen 8eiasungen iiberfaIen uno
nie0ergemeselt. Sbr bo6t faiIerli6es
2an0 fompflos ben 6ein0en iiber-
GaIien lrno ieiO beimgefabren, ais es
galt, @ene8ltela gu oerteiOigen
~. mir baben nnier Nfogli6es
getan. @ir baben an uniere @oren
uno Sd6be berloren. &ber Derlongt
nidt, ooB mir tpie0er biniiberfabren,
in OieIe meitinoiide S0le 8ir
moIen uniere @ertragsre6te an or-
oere berfaltfen."
IN. uno 10 ent5iebt Ser SnOien-
rat Gud IdmtIide Gnipriide altf Sic
&olonie @ene5uela, rnO Ser nit
gu6 obgei6loiiene @ertrag lit MIL
uno nidtig -"
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05
Ser bats sei6rieben

SCHUBERT NOR fein Sreun6 bon
Eranspoiitionen feiner 2ie0er, unO
Sic beutigen Sdubert-sIlben bdtten
pobl ME feline 8iaigung %gefunoen.
gls iein 5reuno, ser beriibmte Sdn-
ger MidaeI Gogl, iid einmal elm
Sdubertides 2ie6 transponiert bat
te, mie es ieiner Stimme lag, Iagte
Sdubert, als ibm ser Sanger oas
2ieo norgsragpn bate: u@ar nit
uneben, Oas Sieo. Ber bats Oenn
a'idrNb'n2"
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05

halts Sei terreidS" NIT Ieinen @r5-
ber56gen, baben 10 cine 8e5iebung
sur ltrgeIdi6te ser Meni6beit, frei-
li6 aud sic befremOliden ge5eid-
. nungen zines %gr3liigners unO Gr5-
i1elms.
8iftige neutrality-suspicious. pa-
rem aid @olo uito ser bo6geId1ste
oebeimnisbone Shmud oes 8erli-
Iteins Iotpie oos SoI8. Sal5 mar 10
piftig, Dab geraoe Inn oie reider
SaIslagerItGtten in Sen Alpen Die
8ron3efultur aufbliibte, namentli6
inn pber6Iterrei6iiden SaQitatt. Sort
mo beute am ernlten, oiiIteren Sail
itdtter See iid MIR cine feline Sieo-
lung 6rdngt, begann Dor Oreitauieno
SSabren sic @lan53eit elmer GENIAL
tigen, treffli9 befeitigten StaOt, BON
0er, inns freilid nidts mebr erbalten
lit, ais elm lt%unOenipeit altsgeOebrtes
@rGberfelO, sic Steuen zines oorge-
Ibihtli6en Sal5bergtperfes uno an
$4,000 5ltnOItiide, sic unS er5dbleii,
0oB iene Stoot Elm Geben bon Snrus
un0 &eidtum fiibrte, in Dem ober
Iangiam oos Glen an Die STEELE
Ser 8ron5e trat.
Mon fot0 in Sen 2Gnoern rings
Inn Salitott Brunfeimer nit eingra-
Dierten 9ariteIlfngen aus Dem Saa-
Itattleben, sic uns bduslide nno
StraBeni3enen borfiibren, Die eber-
10 qut in Gtben ODER SiOon, in mani
dem iogor in elmer beutigen Staot
lih abipielen f0nnten. 0a ipanoer-
ten &rieger nit SeIm, Speer uno
SdiIo nie Iie Somer bei6reibt;
in 3tpeirdorigen &orren mad Art
Ser ontifen Streitpagen futi9ieren
Serren uno lenfen prG6tig onge-
i6irrte 8fer6e. Ser Giener itebt anf
0em Srittbrett binten mie auf elmer
8raftfaroiie ser &ofofo5eit. 8iiroi-
qe MGnner nit longem Mfantel uno
6reitfrempigem Sut i6reiten Oabin
ipie ME elmer @eridtslibung, unO
elmer trGgt elm mi1dtiges Shpert,
citen po6ren 0oppelbanOer, als fpa-
re er ser Senfer. 5rnuen nit mall
lenGen Shleiern, Oeren groBte
Sd0nbeit aaerOings in ibrer 2ang-
t1iigfeit beltebt, tragen ltrnen uno
Gorbe auf Dem &opfe. Sn elmer orol-
ligen Grippe mirft elm ME Elm
@rieIter gefleioeter Mann &arher-
merf in cine md6tigp ltrne, uno elm
3uI6auer bGlt lid pietdtlos 0ie Sea-
lie 5u. Sn bebaglidem 9ebnitltbl
iiberipocbt Elm Better oie Satigfeit
Ieiner Mrbeiter. Ser Bauer, ben
8fluq ii6er SEN Giifen geidultert,
trei6t 0as gieb b~eimm1rts, Sager,
begIeitet bon gepaltigen 8unOen
troqen an langen Stangen oie 8eu-
te nah Sauie, lino 10 ipridt aus
Glnoert S8enet 3u lns Elm be6abi-
qes un0 reifes biirgerlides 2e6eli,
Dem es 6~eion0eres &olortt nerlelDt,
ooB Ieine Sr1ger in namenloler
ltr3eit ruben unO feline @elhidts=
o1sgabe, ouBer ibren eigene 8erfen
u1lo @ebeinelL mebr bon i6nen 5eugt.
0ieIe SauItatt=M eniden iino tells
meggemanOert, tells nit aelten nno
@ermanen peri6mol8er, ibre &ultilr
i'll auf tie rno 0urh lie aus uns nln
Sic @egenmart ii6ergegangen. IS 1T
Elm un0 oieielbe 2inie, Oie Sa BON
Sen l1r3eitelt 8t u1s beriiberreidt.
Die gron5e3eit geb0rt 10 wie Die
Salbeiien3eit Ser Sanltatimeniden
al unierer &ultur, nno aae groBet
&ulturbegriffe baben BORT i6ren an-
fang gerommen. gs lit eigentli6
elm munoerbarer 3~uiammenbang,
inns man fam sic @egentpart nift
ridtig p~eriteben, Denn man nidJts
bon Oieien dMlteiten 3uiamnlenban-
gen peiB.
Washington Journal., 1943-02-05

3meioeutig. r@iiien sic,
10 empfinOli6 bin ih gar nidt, SD
fam io9ar !iher meme eigenen
0irmmheiten laden"
ga miiiien Sic ia eip iebs tuiis-
5es 2ebel :l5ren.~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-11
Ashe County Hospital Has
Good Year; Meeting Is Held

The annual report of the Ashe
county hospital presented at the
meeting of the stockholders on
Saturday, shows that the institu-
ton had very successful year,
with an average of nine patients
per day with a total of 1925 pa
tient-days. throughout the year.
The report shows that SO ma
jor operations were performed
and I'll minor operations. with no
deaths resulting from operations.
Only fourteen deaths were re-
ported for the entire year or 2.9
per cent. This does not include
still borns, however.
The hospital also made a good
financial showing for a growing
institution, the report reveals.
There was an income of $23, 743.-
80 with $19,763.68 paid out. In
addition to operating expendi-
lures, $2,595.12 was spent on the
building and equipment. It was
pointed out at the directors
meeting that there was much 9th
er equipment which the hospital
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Mass Meeting
Called Tuesday
For War Effort
Black-Out Regulations And
Other Defense Activities
To Be Explained

A mass meeting has been called
for Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at
the community building by the
civilian defense organizations,
which everyone is urged to at
tend.
One of the chief reasons for
calling the meeting is to explain
the black-out regulations and
other defense activities.
The meeting is called by the
Citizens Defense Corps, the Cit
liens Defense Council and Civil
liam Defense in cooperation with
the Mayor of West Jefferson, who
has issued a proclamation asking
that the people cooperate with the
defense program.
Every man, woman and child
must battle on the home front if
we are to win this war If you
have not already offered your
services to one of these civilian
defense organizations, do so to-
day. This is your war and you
have definite part in it, so plan
to attend this meeting and urge
the attendance of your friends ~
Levern johnson, commander of
Citizens Defense Corps, said.
In addition to Mr.. Johnson,
other civilian defense leaders who
planned the meeting are Ira T.
Johnston, chairman of Civilian
Defense for Ashe county; B. B.
GRAPHICAL, director of Air Raid
Warning Service; F. B. Jones,
Mayor of the Town of West jeff
erson.
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ROnnnel Driven Back:
Germans Make Drive
Against Russian Line
Raj Pounds Nurnburg In
Major Air Assault; Much
Damage Is Done

The weather was in favor OF
the Germans on the Russian
front this week, where it is re-
ported that the Russian Forces
were thrown back uD to 30 miles
with the loss of eight If. g>i1ttss+,s::1
bases on the acknowledges
Donets front, by a counteroffen-
sive into which the German high
command has thrown Is divisions
totalling possibly $4,000 men.
Allied forces in Tunisia seized
the initiative on land and in the
air yesterday as Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel dragged his bat
tered panzer column out of the
clutches of the British 9th army
leaving so wrecked tanks on the
battlefield.
American Flying Fortresses
and Lightning fighters hashed
powerful German air formation
over the Sicilian strait, account
ing for 10 out of an estimated
flight of so German Warplanes
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