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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13

a
Michigan State Normal Col
lege, Ypsilani.
THE Bill OF Rights" sand On
. Fagcrstrom. 'fS called upon
more by human beings than al
most any other document be
cause IL came nearer being
written by the people them
selves than any other.
PERSECUTION BUFFER
Lawyers use II every day. 1t
II the individuals guarantee
from persecution. IL assures an
accused person his day I'm court
and a fair trial. II protects
the property and rights OF all
peoples.
IL think II il unquesti0nably
one Of the best documents ever
written for In II YOU have the
very essence Of democracy. IL ~
not only an amendment To the
Constitution of the Uni tie d
States, il il what actually
brought about the ratification of
the Constitution.
AMENDMENTS URGED
Although the legal minds Of
those days said that the Bill Of
Rights had no place In the Con-
stitution, the people would not
accept the Constitution until
the bill was made part OF IT,"
Four states ratified the Consti
tuition in its original form but thu
remainder of the original colonIe
we're opposed do it, All insisted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13

Rumanian army, navy and air
force, and even factories, were
said to have been purged of all
persons suspected of democratic
leanings.
German SIS troops were guard
ing all public buildings and es-
sential services in Bucharest and
elsewhere in Rumania because Of
the nightly distribution Of PAM
phlets calling on Rumania to
abandon the Axis, the Cairo re-
ports said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
Rally Halls
bill of Rights
(See Pictorial Review
BY ED BRAND

Within the shadows of the famous Willow Run plant of
the Ford Motor Co. where thousands of workers daily
duce the history-makng BA Lberator bombers, there
foregathered Sunday mighty host to open Bill of Rights
week with patriotic rally.
Staged under sponsorship Of Edse Ford Post Ameri-
can Legion the rally was hghghted by a talk the
romance of the Bill of Rights by Dr. Simon Fagersrom
head of the department history and social at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
JutIand Plant Wrecked

LONDON. Dec 13 UNS)-A
band of between 40 and so armed
saboteurS was said by the Swedish
radio 10 have partially blown up
the Narde steel works in SOUTH
western Jutland yesterday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
: on Boat
Believed Dead
In Lake Gale

Detroit today was promised
early relief from the seasons first
severe cold wave which drove
temperatures in the city from 40
degrees at noon yesterday 10 Z
above this morning.
Wind. snow and cold accom-
panying the drop in Michig IN
caused at least seven deaths and
hundreds of accidents.
The cold was general through
out the Middle West, bringing the
first Sub-zero temperatures 10 the
Upper Peninsula and the 500
region where the mercury dropped
10 9 below.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
Roosevelt Reported
Meeting With Franco

LONDON, Dec. 13 CINS)-The
Swedish newspaper Tidningen, in
a report from Ankara. today said
that President Roosevelt held a
conference at Gibraltar yesterday
with GeneraliSSimo Franco of
Spain and Premier Salazar Of
Portugal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
SCHOOLS HARD HIT

While he had no exact figures
Health Commissioner Douglas re-
ported that flu had taken a heavy
toll OF both school teachers and
children.
Douglas said that the flue Situa-
ton continues about the same and
added that the sudden advent Of
cold weather does not necessarily
mean the seiuation will be aggra-
waited. There still have been no
deaths reported from influenza, he
said.
Douglas reported 101 pneumonia
cases for the week ending yester-
day in comparison with 81 the
previous weke. There were 10
pneumonia deaths last week but
y the preceding week.
Superintendent of Schools Bow
declared:
"Our absenteeism IL way
above normal. The teachers
have been hard hit"
NURSES ILL
AT Grace Hospital II was
learned that many nurses are III
but attention to the patients has
not ben seriously impaired.
Pharmacists were deluged with
prescriptions and Detroit and
Wayne County physicians said
their home calls" were much
higher than average.
To all this. DR.. Douglas offered
the following advice:
III YOU have a cold, stay away
from work and 60 TO bed. The
sooner you get rid of the dis
ease yourself. the less chance
there will be of you spreading It,"
Symptoms of flu are serious Of
aches and pains, progressing into
severe stomach cramps and high
fever
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13

LONDON, Dec. 10 (NS)-Turkey's prime min
lister was quoted by the official Ankara radio as
having called Turks to be prepared to shed blood
in war to preserve their nations independence.
"The aim of the Turkish Republic today" said
Premier Sukru Saracogu, sis strong and power
full Turkey"
More than 90 per cent of the nations wartime budget
is devoted to the army the premier revealed, adding:
AS giving material possessions to keep
up this valiant army then should show hesitation
in shedding blood to safeguard the most sacred
heritage of Turkey-her independence"
Saracogul said his government should not hesitate
introduce extraordinary against those who are
acting against the interest of society as whole"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
The War Fronts

BALKANS-Peace grow in Bulgaria Rumana, Hun
gary. Turks given call to arms. Page L.
RUSSIA-Nazis reel back from Kiev bulge. Page L.
ITALY-Fierce Naz counterattacks off. page p
PACIFIC-U. s. battleships and bombers pound Nauru
Page 2s)
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC-Liberators fly $500 miles blast
Jap oil base at Balkpappan. page A.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
Detroit
I'm Grin
Of Flu

Detroit schools and the police
and fire departments were hard
hit by the flu today, adding to the
heavy absenseeism which already
exists in war plants.
Police Commissioner Wither-
spoon reported 226 police absen-
tees today and was studying the
possibility of calling auxiliary po-
loce 10 help with the downtown
traffic situation.
In the fire department there
were ga men on sick leave which
is four times the normal rate, ac-
cording TO fire commission Secre-
tary Richard Reaume Jr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
Roosevelt i'm SiCiIv
SOFIA CABINET
REPORTED OUT
TurkSWarned
'TOGet Ready

LONDON, Dec Is (INS)-The entire Bulgarian cabinet
reported today to have resigned the climax in q
series of anwar demonstrations said be sweeping that
Naz satellite nation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
BREAK DUE TOMORROW

Weather bureau officials said
they expected the break TO begin
early Tuesday with a steady rise
in temperatures through the day.
While there were no reports of
cute coal shortages or wide
spread suffering in the city. the
OPA warned there is no reserve
supply of fuel oil available for
home owners who burn their oil
at a maximum rate.
The weekly fuel oil index issued
today by the OPA reveals that
consumers in this area should not
have burned more than % per
cent of their total years supply.
FATHER, 2 SONS MISSING
Five members of the crew of
the fishing boat Gotham, a 64-foot
steel craft out Of Saugatuck, were
believed dead after coast guards
men found bits of wreckage
strewn along a nine-mile stretch
of Lake Michigan shore.
The missing men were Capt.
Louis Gotham, 60; his two sons.
George, IS, and Sam. "a; Harley
Continued on Page ., Col. p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
NAZI LOSSES HEAVY

Pressure on the sprawlin 6
manufacturing and communica'
tionS hub Of kirovograd increased
hourly, with the Red Spearheads
within 10 miles of that city.
The German high command
acknowledged continued Rus
sian assaults over "a broad
front east of Kirovograd DNB
transmitted a dispatch which
admitted that the Reds sue
ceeded in making penetrations
of German lines near the Cher
kasSy railroad station
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
Report Reds
In Cher|sdssy
Times Photo

ALGIERS. Dec. IL GNS)-
Soviet troops have entered the
suburbs Of Cherka,Sy Ukrainian
rail center. the Algiers radio re-
ported today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
In The Times TO-DAY

SHEDD'S OLD STYLE Fish and
Meat DreSsing-adds an excellent
flavor to meat, cheese sandwiches.
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13
YEARS GREATEST BATTLE

At least 1900 Nazi officers and
men were slain in this fighting,
while in Just the narrow area
surrounding Malin. IS German
tanks were turned 10 heaps Of
twisted Steel. Soviet artillery was
credited with turning the tide in
raging battle
The Russian triumphS were
carved out in what observers
called the greatest battle of the
year
German casualties meanwhile
continued 10 mount in other sec
tors a. Soviet divisions scored new
gains. Russian columns knitted
their way into Chigirin, 40 miles
southeast of CherkasSy. where the
enemy garrison was annihilated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13

Continued on Page ?, Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13

MOSCOW, Dec t3 GNSl -
Long columns of Nau troops.
their ranks dccimated and their
equipment battered by accurate
Red army artillery fire retreated
westward through the Kiev bulge
today when Soviet icgionS turned
the tide and elected them from
several towns and villages there.
The Soviet high command re-
vealed officially that the Russians,
following many days of no-quarter
fighting, succeeded in wrestling the
initiative from the enemy and re-
capturing several communities in
the region some go miles west Of
Kicv itself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-13

CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. p
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
ALessOn In Astronomy

The Office of War Information has is
sued report on American air transport.
Factual in character, it is nevertheless
breathtaking 1t gives United States COM
mercial airlines~ much of the credit for the
development of airways reaching to ev-
cry area of the globe and flown over by
the Army and Navy air transport services,
as we'll as by the airlines. The owl says:
"A pilot on the Lisbon-New York run flew
the Atlantic four times within three days.
Another pilot crossed the ocean twelve
times in thirteen days, making one round
trip in less than twenty-four hours" Ev
erything from heavy freight to critically
wounded men and medical supplies are
carried on these globe-girdling flights.
During 1941 their last normal year of
operation, American commercial airlines
carried 4,060500 passengers an increase OF
$4,000 per cent over the approximately
300 carried in 1927 Between these same
years, air mail increased from 1,27O,300
pounds to 1855, 300 pounds and air ex
press and freight from 1880 pounds to
22,31500O pounds. Regarding the future,
aircraft production figures become astron-
omical. In 1888, according to the Owl,
total production of the aviation industry
cargo and combat planes together -
amounted to a mere 28OOO0,OOO 1t soar
ed to $780, 100000 in 1871, and in 1912
made another huge jump to $6,40O000,OOO
This year it will reach the colossal total of
$40, 100, 100000. These are some of the
reasons why the Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration soberly contemplates that before
1850, the United States may we'll have a
million private, commercial and military
planes in active service.
With such staggering aviation expan-
sion, which has become international in
character it is understandable why the
airlines favor uniform Federal regulation
of commercial air transport as envisaged
in the Lea-Bailey Bill now before Congress.
1nequities in the proposal, if they exist,
should be corrected and the measure pas
sed
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05

down in this time of emergency
''The railroads have lost manpower to
the selective service, and have been
smacked hard by priorities and the lack of
essential materials There isn't problem
affecting other business that hasn't affect
ed the railroads more They have done
and are doing the Notwithstanding
multiplied volume with diminishing
equipment.
elias railroad management baWled, and
squalled -? Have railroad people
grumbled, growled and quit? Has the
Congress of the United States had to take
time off to investigate the railroads? Has
there been any quibbling and fussing at
any time about whether the railroads
would make good? Have the railroads
asked for subsidies or any special favors?
"They are distressed by floods and bad
weather They work day and night, sew
en- days every week. They maintain their
own equipment an dtheir own highways
"Yet, without FUSS praise, or medals,
they transport millions of troops and tens
of millions of tons of freight whatever
the armed forces require and what
ever the people on the home front must
have While the rest of us stand in pub
lie and demand our rights, the railroads
stay where they belong and do their job"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
Danger Beware!

The war news has been so good IN re-
cent months that most of us give less ana
less thought to the possibilities of bomb
ings or serious acts of sabotage in this
country. AS a result many town defense
organizations, which a year ago brlstled
with activity, are now relaxing.
It is comforting to think that the danger
of war coming to this country is over, but
it is quite possible false comfort which
our people will pay for dearly if they put
too much faith in it. When we have de-
tense organizations built up all over this
country they should be kept on their toes
while there still is any danger And they
should realize that it is just the kind OF
let-down which is going on now which will
invite our enemies to take blow at our
nation.
We are all glad to know that the Ger
MANS the Japs and the Italians are being
thrown back on all fronts. But it must not
be forgotten that they still have plenty of
equipment and could, if they wished, still
attempt raids on this country.
Another point that we should remem-
Der is that gains are costly and that more
and more funds are going to be required
to finance this war For this reason we
should continue to stay on the job in buy
ing war bonds The fact that we are max
ing gains on the battle fronts should con-
tinue to stay on the job in buying war
bonds The fact that we are making gains
on the battle fronts should convince us that
men in service are putting out an extra ef-
fort and this certainly calls for greater
effort on our part, here at home.
Resolve to invest more than ever in the
victory which appears not so far away as
it once did! Buy more war bonds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
A Record OF Service

The West jefferson Livestock Market is
celebrating it's fifth anniversary of service
to the people of this section. We are happy
to note that this market has shown con-
tinuous growth and has offered the farm
ers of this section a home market for live
stock In doing this, it is rendering vital
service and real encouragement to the IN
crease of the livestock industry to which
this section is so we'll adapted.
We wish for the market continuous
growth in service and to ]. L. Segraves and
others responsible for its establishment
and operation, we extend our best wishes
Let's continue to patronize our home mar
ket
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
Do We Appreciate
Railroads?

In talking about railroads, the Abba,
Iowa, News says:
"No matter how we may be thinking
about aviation, automobiles and merchant
marine, without the railroads this nations
transportation breaks down utterly.
6" If you .. will take time off to
observe for yourself what these railroads
are doing to move troops and freight in
this war era you will come to new ap-
probation of the importance Of the Ameri-
can railroads. You will come to an under
standing of how utterly futile would be all
-o+her efforts were the railroads to break
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
COUNTY TAX RATE
TO REMAIN $500

Continued from Pnge One)
county expenses; twenty-seven
cents for the expense of the
courts, sheriff's office, Jail, tax
work, etc; ten cents for old age
assistance fund; two cents for aid
to dependent children's fund; four
cents on aid to dependent chill
dren and welfare work.
The remaining seventeen cents
was set aside to be used on the
debt service or old age assistance,
aid to dependent children, well
fare or for any other purpose that
may be necessary to carry out the
program adopted for the county
for the year 1894
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
Telling The President

Labor leaders still seem to be giving
orders to the President. AS things now
stand, they have told him that they will
forget the "Little Steel Formula which
freezes wage adjustments at Is per cent
above what they were in 1941, unless he
does something Immediately to bring the
cost of living down.
There are none of us who would have
any objection to the President doing some
thing to reduce living costs, but labor lead
ers are the only ones which would use an
cor else -" type of threat It's good
thing for example, that our farm leaders
aren't of the same variety as labor lead
ers, or they might threaten to stop the pro-
duction of food unless the farmers got bet
ter prices
1t is still mystery to most of the peo-
pie in this country why labor has such a
strong influence over the President. But
we hope he will soon stop saying eyes,
SIR to the labor leaders and will use this
latest threat as an opportunity to tell
them where to get off,"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
'".' WEE. :" WASHINGTON
OH: :f5|E6:dIIl

tard the sale of war bonds at a
time when a drive for the great
est sale of government bonds in
history is being planned for Sep
TENDER.
War leaders here consider it
natural that our victories are a.
rousing the people to point
where they are eager for the kill,
but they are pointing out that
the final victory is now yet with
in easy reach and the time it will
take to bring it about will de-
pend, to a large extent, on the
peoples willingness to keep fight
ing on the home front.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
Timely Hints
By RUTH CURRENT
State Home Demonstration Agent

If you really want to. enjoy
snap beans, cook them just long
enough to make them tender.
That way you can still keep the
flavor and the bright green color.
This cooking method is suggest
ed by nutritionists to save food
values.
There are at least three schools
of thought on preparing snap
beans for cooking. The old-fash-
Toned way is to snap them into
irregular pieces. Another way
is to lay a handful of pods on
your chopping board and use a
long knife to cut them slantwise
in one-length pieces. Or they
may be shredded into long, thin
slivers. Shredded beans cook
more quickly and that means a
saving of vitamins and minerals.
When snap beans are cooked
tender, serve them piping hot
with some added fat and season.
ings. Some cooks like to use but
ter-heated bit so it has a nice
Drowned flavor. Others prefer
bacon fat-sometime with bits Of
crisped bacon sprinkled over the
top of the dish of green beans.
Still others like to- cook the beans
with some salt pork or a ham
hock-but don't overlook.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05

w CO41, -. ". LIN "0'\
of optimism which spread over
our country following our sue
cess in Africa and then in Italy
has been inflated to such an ex-
tent by the ousting of Mussolini
that our leaders are plainly wor-
ried. Reports from all sections
of the country indicate that the
American people think the war is
in the bag and many, who should
know better, are sitting back
waiting for our armies to do the
final hopping up within the next
few weeks.
The effects on this over-opti
mism are obvious on all domestic
fronts. Civilian defense organi-
cations are letting their activities
drift. Motorists, who have been
trying to conserve their worn
tires for the duration, are taking
a chance on getting new tires soon
Enforcement of the ban on plas-
sure driving in the East is break
ing down completely. All over
the country people are taking the
attitude that the crisis has passed
and we will soon be back to nor
NAL.
In Washington, where the pres
ent power of our enemies is
known, there is no such optimism.
Our war leaders do think victory
is fairly certain, but they have no
illusions about the size of the job
which must still be done before
the Axis can be brought to un-
conditional surrender. They al
so realize that the job will be
slower and more costly if the
American people permit any let
up.
AS for civilian defense, Mayor
LaGaurdia of New York, has in
timated that he thinks there is
good chance of air-raidS on New
York, or other parts of this coun-
try, between now and Thanksgiv-
ing. And James M. Lands, di-
rector of Civilian Defense, is not
only stressing the need for keep
ing all such organizations on the
alert, but is also emphasizing the
Importance of making these or
CARNATIONS permanent so they
can be used for civilian emergen-
cies after the war.
AS for rubber, William NJ JEFF
fers, our nations rubber director
here, says the nations supply of
disable tires is dwindling rapidly
and that there isn't much chance
of having many synthetic tires
until mid-1944. He pointed out
that our tire supply will reach
the lowest point in history in
September and that no one should
permit tires to become worn be-
yond the recapping stage.
AS for gasoline, although the
situation has been greatly con-
fused by contradictory announce
ments by various Washington Of
ficials, the facts seem to indicate
that any increased use of gaso-
line in the East will reduce the
supply going to our armed fore
es or will enhance the shortage
of heating oil available for next
winter.
It is feared by some officials
here that the encouraging news
we have had lately will make the
going harder in the campaign to
decrease the rate of absenteeism
in factories and will slow up the
drive, soon to get under way, to
get millions of women to take es-
sential jobs. The treasury fears
that the good news may also re-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
ALLIES CRACK LINE
ON MOUNT ETNA
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Germans lay dead.
1t was the ninth allied raid in
ten days and the air ministry said
ga great weight of high explo-
sives and incendiary bombs were
dropped" by the vast avenging
armada striking through smoke
laden clouds which partly obs
cured the fresh destruction. Thir-
ty bombers and two fighters were
lost.
General German retreat ap-
peared to be underway at Orel
where trip-hammer blows of So
Wet forces carried the Russian
offensive within five miles of the
besieged city and sent the Ger
mans reeling back with tremen-
dous losses in men and arms.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-05
Several Patients
In Hospital Now

Among those at the Ashe hos
pital this week are: Mrs. J. J.
Thomas, Grassy Creek; treat
ment; Vernon Rotten, Clifton
treatment; Parks Gentry, Todd
operative; Star Startling, Sturgills
operative; Jacqueline Scott, Todd
operative; Mrs. Walter Church
and son, West Jefferson; Mrs. AL
fred Phillips and son, Idlewild
and Mrs. Leslie Roland and son
Jefferson.