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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

Club members have relatives who
have left the farm to engage in
some type of war work, all have
agreed to do their share by as
Stunning some responsibility in
producing food for our armed
forces, our allies, and their own
families.
Ashe County has been asked
by the government to produce in
1943, 247,OO0 dozen eggs more
than was produced in 1912. With
the assistance of their parents,
many club members are planning
to have chickens of their own
this year so that they can help in
meeting the governments re-
quests.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14
PROGRESS MADE IN
SOIL CONSERVATION
CONTINUED from Prge One)

Continued from Prge One)
and All clubs in promoting soil
conservation education.
Members of the board were
we'll pleased with the progress
made by the district in the year
and a half of operation, but ex-
pressed the hope that in time
much more could be accomplish
ed.
Wade Eller, chairman of the
board, and Mr.. J. c. Little were
present representing Ashe Coun-
ty. Alton Thompson, secretary,
and Dillon Edwards represented
Allegheny County.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

In reply to the charge that we failed
to give several hundred dollars worth of
advertising space to the proposed R. E. A.
scrap drive, as requested by Mr.. Messick,
our readers know that we did give front
page publicity to the campaign and that
just prior to this request we, in co-opera-
ton with the other newspapers of the
state, promoted a scrap metal campaign
that was an overwhelming success. We
contributed money, personal effort and ex-
tensive space, to the drive. We outlined
a plan to Mr. Messick that would have as
sured the success of his drive, but he did
not even acknowledge receipt of the sug-
gestion and due to lack of advertising,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

promotion and follow up, the R. E. A.
scrap drive in this section was total flop.
It was a national plan and he had to give
a minimum of cooperation, and minimum
it was, too He hasn't thought of going
"all-out for victory"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Campbell
announce the birth of daughter,
Mary Ennis, at the Ashe county
hospital, on Sunday. Both mo-
Their and daughter are getting
along nicely.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

have right to express their views. The
directors, we know, will welcome them,
at least most of them will What we all
want is the best service possible, at the
lowest possible rates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

Mr. Messick contended that all COM
plants relative to bills had been properly
taken care of and asked us to cite even
one that hadn't We have heard of num-
Der, but we'll mention only one because we
happen to know about that one from ex-
perience. Our light bill at the office in
West jefferson, last May, ran about $500
higher than it had ever been before. We
took the matter up with Mr. Messick in
his office at Lenior and he promised to
''see about it something is wrong"
The next time we heard from it was when
the local office called and said it would
be necessary to cut off the lights unless
the entire bill was paid. "No, we have not
heard a word from Mr. Messick about it,"
it was explained. We paid under protest
and as yet we have not heard word about
that complaint. The bill the following two
months was higher than the average for
the past four years and the meter was
read by the linemen. When we get time to
locate the reading, we'll refigure it and
see if the bookkeeper didn't make mis-
take. That's possible, Mr.. Messck.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14
Classified Ads

WANTED-Family to work on
farm. Good house and good
proposition for the right party.
See or write Janet Carter, War
rensyille, N. c. 1-14-4tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

Will sell or trade Broom house
with good basement. Large lot
with small barn. All in good
condition. Located in the town
of Jefferson, N. c. Will trade for
farm. Write Mrs. Blanche Ell
dreth, Colora, Maryland.
1-14-3tp,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

We are now more firmly convinced
than ever that Mr.. Messick is poor bust
ness man an we doubt very much if he
is big enough for the job of running mil
lion dollar corporation. We lay no claims
to knowing how to run cooperative, that
is not our business, but we do know how
to run a newspaper.
For your information, Mr. Messick, we
have received more letters kilograms and
statements from readers praising our edi-
torial published on December II than we
have ever received in our fifteen years of
newspaper experience.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

Maybe rates are the same and the book
keepers never make mistake, but again
we know from experience that our lights
and power bills in 1912 under the REA
coop were more than they were in 1941
under the Northwest Carolina Utilities and
at the same time our total volume of bust
ness was less than in 1941 Here are the
exact figures Total for 1871, 1887 49, Total
for 1912, $40493, an increased amount of
$1714, while our natural use of same
should have dropped because of declining
volume of business and less operation of
our machinery. We had the same equip
tell us that their cost is greater, too! There
is a reason somewhere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

Now Mr.. Messick if you really want to
continue a personal fight we invite you
over at your convenience for a battle on
the courthouse lawn here
Ed NJ Anderson
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-14

Over the telephone Saturday two weeks
ago, Mr.. Messick promised DR.. T. R. Bur
giss here that he would come to see him
on Sunday in regard to local power ser
vice. DR.. Burgess said he saw Mr. Messick
in town that Sunday, but that he did not
come to see him and that he was in the
drug store most all day. A man who work
ed for the REA coop said to employees
of this paper, in discussing Mr.. Messick,
"He will promise you something and for
get all about it before he gets across the
street" We agree with that gentleman.
We believe Mr.. Messick has bad memory!
And we do not like to be insulted an
noyed or amused because of bad memory.
We want this power service to be real
success Progress has been made and we
do not want Mr.. Messick or anyone else
working for the REA to think that ''they
are our Bosses" They are working for the
members and not the members working
for them! One of the main functions of
newspaper is to criticize whenever critici-
SIN it due and the members of the coop
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
Oct. $40 Is Set
Aside To Observe
Fire Prevention

oct 3 TO oct. 10 inclusive has
been designated as fire prevention
week by President Roosevelt In
a proclamation made this week he
asks that everyone take special
care to see that all fire hazards
are removed.
Pointing out that the country's
war program is menaced by an
alarming increase in preventable
fire losses. the president states II
is vitally necessary that destruc-
tive fires be prevented.
Pinal county farmers are being
urged especially to give attention
TO the prevention of fires. which
are a constant threat TO farm build
ings and livestock To aid farm
ers in the county. the agricultur.
al extension service in mailing out
ar extension folder entitled stop
Farm Fire Losses" which Is a fire
hazard check sheet. The bulletin
states that most fires are caused
from personal neglect such as
smoking around hay stacks. gas
drums and dry straw stacks. The
bulletin also stresses that each
farm home should have fire fight
ing equipment.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
State President
Rebekahs-Official
Visit Here Tonight

Mrs. Caroline Templeton OF casa
Grande. president of the Rebekah
Assembly of Arizona, will make her
official visit TO Coolidge Rebekah
Lodge tonight.
She will be honored with a ban
auet at Masonic Temple at $50
D. m. Visitors from Casa Grande
and Florence Lodges will be pres
ent. and all Coolidge Rebekahs and
out of town Rebekahs now living
in Coolidge are urged to attend.
Mrs. George Monk is in charge
of banquet arrangements and will
be assisted by a banquet commit
tee. Mrs. ]. B. Boone is in charge
of decoration and will be assisted
bv a committee.
August and September birthdays
of Coolidge Rebekahs will be OBJ
served during the evening. There
will be a meeting after the ban
quet and the evening will conclude
with a social hour.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

testamentary issue thereon to said
petitioner, and that same will be
heard on Monday the 18th day Of
October, A. D., 1943, at, 10 o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, at the
court room of said court, in the
court house in Florence, County Of
Pinal, State of Arizona, and all per-
sons interested in said estate are
notified then and there to appear
and show cause, if any they have.
why the prayer of petitioner should
not be granted.
Dated September %, 1943.
(SEAL)
T. J. MARKS, Clerk
First publication, Oct. /, 1943.
Last publication, Oct 15, 1943.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
Crystal Cuzer

Peering through quartz window into the
combustion chamber of running engine. this
see how new gasoline will behave in your
motor. He will check it for speed and smooth
ness of combustion so that when Standard
Gasoline goes into your cars tank you'll get
Unsurpassed" power and performance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
Rationing Notes

All trucks. sold individually or
by a company are covered by a
government ceiling price and when
they are sold. a certificate has to
be filled out showing. among other
things. the price paid for the We
hicle This certificate has 10 be
filed with the ration board before
the new truck owner can obtain
gasoline for the truck.
The Coolidge war price and ra.
tion board is experiencing consid.
cradle difficulty with lost ration
books. Harold Moag. clerk. stated
this week that IL takes 30 days 60
replace a lost ration book as appli.
cation has TO be made through the
state office at Phoenix.
Three questions that have TO be
answered by those applying for
canning sugar. and which are fire.
quently overlooked. are:
Have you used all number II
and number 16 stamps in book one
in your family for canning sugar
2-How much sugar from mum
ber Is and number i6 stamps vas
used for jellies. jam. preserves
buffers. etc?
3-How many finished quarts OF
fruit were made?
Those applying for sugar are
urged by the ration board TO bring
war ration book ! with them.
9 Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Peacock OF
Canton. Texas. left Tuesday after
spending ten days with her father
and family. Mr. and Mrs X. o. jet
er
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
This ~
That
BY WICK

GROWING BOOSTERS IN THE
noRNING fall into the same cate
CORY in our mind as sand burs that
work down in between your socks
and shoes. scorpions that strike out
Al YOU from nowhere. dogs that
congregate over bone in front oi
your kitchen door or beneath you'
bedroom window.
AT LEAST THAT'S THE WAY
we feel about roosters. And from
comments in Coolidge and yester
day from a worthy Florence resi-
dent there are a number Of folks
who feel the same way as we do
The question that is being asked
ia. why in the devil does a man
need three or four or half a doz
en- roosters anyhow? II he must
have ROSTERS. why won't one SUI
fice?"
1T SEEMS THAT SLEEPY IN
DIVIDUALS can put up with the
lusty efforts OF one rooster but
when il comes to more. there are
a GOOD many who would like 10
crab the nearest gun and go out
and get themselves some rooster
for dinner. Chicken raisers ap
parently are the type OF folks tc
whom rooster Growing is as sweet
as the song OF lark. / know be
cause used TO think so too. Bu'
| was getting up anyhow In those
days about o'clock and enjoyed
IL. Now. when I'd like TO sleep an
extra two hours and some White
Leehorn cockerill blasts me into
consciousness. find myself sym
pathizing deeply with those who
complain.
MUSIC FOSTERS coMRADe
SHIP, something that We had op
portunity TO again be made aware
OF Monday night as We watched
three men with banjo. guitar and
violin go from religious music tc
lively dance tunes. all Of them thor
oughly enjoying themselves, obliv
.ous TO those around them as vel
as the passage of time. Perhaps
that is why the negro is usually
the smiling. cheerful type. He has
so much more of music in his soul
BACK TO SCORPIONS, we won
der why Atty. Roberts decided tc
bring his hedge shears indoors al
ter they had stayed for so lone
outside? II he had left them where
they were. he wouldn't have had
the painful experience of knowing
how ii feels to be bitten by scor
pion.
LET US CLOSE WITH OUR
OWN tangled version. "All Work
and no play makes Jack and plen
ty OF 1t"
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
Elliotts Hosts
Tuesday Evening
Bridge Club

Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Elliott were
hosts to members of the Tuesday
Evening Bridge Club at their home
this week High scores were won
by MIR. and Mrs. A. ID. Tyler.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
c. j. Moody. Mr.. and Mrs George
Dell. Mr. and Mrs. n. G.. Murray
and Martin Talla Mrs. c. l.. Skous-
en- was a guest.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
Odd Fellows
Hold Barbecue

Thirty members and guests OF
Coolidge Odd Fellows Lodge were
present at a stag barbecue at Har-
ry Shelters home on Saturday
night. A whole hog. wrapped in
burlap. was buried and barbecued
in typical western style for the oc
casion.
Tuesday night the initiatory de
gree will be conferred by the lodge
in ceremonies conducted at Mason
ic Temple.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

Q Private Horace ]. Chesley wrote
his parents. that he went to see
the Coy Hamiltons while in Los
Angeles Horace had three bud
dies with him and said. "the Ham
iltons put us all up for the night
and treated us swell" Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton are former Coolidge
residents.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

Q Mrs. Leroy Shoemaker and baby
son Dennis Leroy. arrived Sunday
from Colorado to visit her hus-
bands parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Shoemaker at their ranch
home. Young Mrs Shoemaker was
Jeanne Mosier before her marriage
and made her home in Florence
during the time her parents. Cap
tain and Mrs. U. G. Mosier were
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01
No. 1872
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
PINAL COUNTY, STATE OF ARI-
IONA.
In the matter of the estate Of
ANNA NJ. STEINER, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that F. X
STEINER has filed in this court a
certain document purporting to be
the last VIII and Testament of
ANNA NJ. STEINER, being an ex-
emplified copy of said Will togeth-
er with his petition praying that
said document be admitted to pro-
bate in this court as the last Will
aid Testament Of said Anna NJ.
Steiner, who, said petitioner alleg
es, is deceased, and that letters
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

Q Mrs. c. B. Hanks received word
this week that her son, Charlie
Burton Hanks, had passed his test
for aviation cadet at Buckley
Field. Colorado.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

Q Mrs. f. B. McCleery and Mrs. c.
f. Odom spent Monday in Phoenix
shopping
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

Q Jack Havens broke the bones In
his left hand while playing foot.
bail Friday and will have TO keep
his hand and arm In a cast for
some time.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

Q Word has been received by Cool
:dge friends that Ray Ringenbach,
now with the armed forces in Italy,
had been promoted to the rank OF
lieutenant. He was formerly EN-,
ployed at Casa Grande National
Monument.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

OMrs. n. T. Gillespie arrived
Thursday from FL Paso. Texas and
will accompany Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Christensen and daughter 10 Anne
to Phoenix today to attend the
graduation exercises of II. r. Gil
lespis from Luke Field. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gillespie will leave the fol
lowing day for Texas to spend his
furlough. He is Mrs. Christensen's
nephew
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-10-01

stationed there. Leroy Shoemaker
is at an army camp in Mississippi.
o Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Stokes of
Pine, visited Mr. and Mrs Albert
Houk over the weekend.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Joy Hancock, Ex-Yeomonette,
Signs Up as WAVES Lieutenant
Twice Widowed by
Air Crashes Killing
Navy Husbands

Joy Bright Hancock, whose two
Navy officer husbands were killed ir
! naval aviation accidents, still love.
the Navy and has joined the service
as a WAVES officer.
She wears the two sleeve bands
of a full leutenant-the law permits
only 35 in the Women's Reserve OF
the United States Naval Reserve
and she also wears a Victory Media,
ribbon, the only member of the
WAVES to have a service stripe.
Il love the Navy" she declares
Il always have. The Navy gives you
an awful lot of personal satisfaction
I have always been considered q
part of it by my friends, and now, as
a WAVES officer, am really part
of the Navy"
Yeoman in Last War.
1t. Hancock received the Victory
Medal at the end of the World War
She was born in Wildwood, N. j., "A
years ago. After finishing high
school there and a year and half
of business school in Philadelphia,
she enrolled as a yeoman in the
Coast Defense Reserve of the Naval
Reserve force at the outbreak of the
last war.
Ordered to sea, she appeared at
headquarters of the 4th Naval Dis
trict in Philadelphia, saluted smart
ly and was greeted with loud guf-
flaws. Why, we don't want any
women on combat duty" said the
officer. Go right back where you
came from"
Miss Bright rose to chief yeoman
(F). the highest rating then open
to women. After a year she was
transferred to the Naval Air Station
at Cape May, N. j., where she met
and fell in love with 1t. Charles G.
Little of Boston, executive officer
They were married in London in
october, 1920.
The English dirigible ZR-II was
purchased by the United States Navy
and when. the airship crashed nine
months later, 1t. Little was killed
in Bureau of Aeronautics.
Mrs. Little's first civilian job was
in the Bureau Of Aeronautics. Her
chief, Admiral William A. Moffatt
was killed when the dirigible Akron
crashed in Barnegat Bay in 1888.
After year Mrs. Little asked for
and received transfer to Lakehurst
N. j., where the Navy was building
the zR-I, later named the Shenan-
doah, and a sister ship of the British
| ZR-u She became engaged to 1t
/ Comdr Lewis Hancock, executive Of
/ ficer of the Shenandoah. They were
married in June, 1924. Her seconc
husband was killed in September
/ 1925, when the Shenandoah was
/ wrecked in Ohio.
Il felt this just couldn't happer
/ to me-" 1t. Hancock recalls. e.
couldn't realize it for long time
/ Since that time Mrs. Hancock tool
a tWo-year trip around the world
visiting many of today's battle
/ grounds. She studied at the Pari
/ branch of New York School of Fin,
and Applied Arts and at Crawford'
Foreign Service School in George
/ town, and then returned to tht
/ Navy. serving seven years in thu
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Rites 10 Be Held Today
For Mrs. James REYNOLDS

Mrs. James Burton Reynolds, who
died Thursday at her home, 2456
Tracy place NV, will be buried
Wednesday in Mobile, Ala. Funeral
services are to be held at 3 pm. to-
Gay at St. Johns Episcopal Church,
Sixteenth and H streets NV.
Honorary pallbearers will be Chief
Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the
Court Of Appeals for the District,
Senator White of Maine, Represent
ative Treadway of Massachusetts,
Charles Warren, j. Spalding Flan-
merry and Robert Lincoln OBrien.
Mrs. Reynolds was the wife Of
James B. Reynolds, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury from 1905 TO
1910 and for eight years secretary Of
the Republican National Committee.
Until his retirement, Mr.. Reynolds
was engaged in law practice here.
Mrs. Reynolds was active in the
League of Republican Women.
Mrs. Reynolds who was born in
Arkansas, came to this city in 1906
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs Hearon
Simon and a granddaughter, Miss
Jane Simon.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
japanese Supply Base
In Burma Blasted by
u. ). Dive Bombers
ChennouIt Flyers Sink
Borees at Bhomo; See
No Sign of Enemy
BY ]. REILLY O'SULLIvAN,

ASSUIldl6u fEeSS WEI correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN AIR
FORCES IN CHINA, Jan. Is de-
layed "A flight of Brig. Gen. Claire
L. Chennault's fighters swarmed into
Burma Friday and bombed
Irrawaddy River craft loaded with
japanese supplies at Bhamo, de-
stroying two big barges, damaging
third and sinking tug.
Carrying heavy bombs, the fight
ers delivered the fifth attack on the
enemy supply center where war ma
terial shipped up the Irrawaddy is
sent over roads to the SalWeen River
front.
The mission, led by 1t James
Proctor Of Beaumont. Tex. was
composed of pilots who practiced
dive bombing in the Caribbean area
We got a direct hit dead center
between two barges moored opposite
the town, 1t. Proctor said. An
other direct hit blew up the tug and
bomb made near miss on barge
slightly downriver.
Flying low over the town we
poured bullets into what was left
of the big warehouse, already two
thirds burned from it's strafing two
days ago.
I'VE found hardly a building
standing in the center of Bhamo,
which is badly burned from previous
raids by medium bombers. Circling.
we saw one automobile pool which
had been destroyed. Then, outside
the town, we located a dump of
gasoline drums and strafed it. Ex-
plosions and flames set fire to the
surrounding grass and trees.
There was no evidence of jap
anese troops and there was little
activity in Bhamo. Persistent raids
apparently forced evacuation of the
town between sunrise and sunset"
All the attacking planes returned
safely.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
John H. Rhoades Dies;
Banker, Poet, EssaYisf
B. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-John Har-
sen Rhoades, 70. who combined a
career of investment banking with
the writing of poetry and essays,
died Yesterday at Doctors Hospital.
A graduate Of Harvard University,
MI Rhoades founded RhOades q
Co, inveStmet bankers, in 1907,
He continued active III financial
affairs until his retirement in 1888
when his firm merged with another.
Mr.. Rhoades was born in New
York City, a descendant of early
Dutch families. His poems and es-
says were published in newspapers
and magazines and in four separate
volumes: Random Thoughts Of a
Man at Fifty" Church Without
Walls" From the Crows Nest,
and "Jonathans Apothegms."
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Don't Teach Hate for Foe
Educators Urge Schools
By the Associated Press.


Hatred of the enemy should not be
taught in American public schools,
the Educational Policies Commission
of the National Education Associa-
ton said today.
1--WE especially deplore the culti-
vation of such traits among the
younger children and others who are
not likely to see military service" :"
commission statement added The
spiritual casualties of war will be
great enough and lasting enough
without any help from the teaching
profession.
"Malign indictments of entire
races and nations are the charac-
teristic weapons of dictators. They
are not suitable weapons for ma
tions conducting great crusade for
the extension of liberty and justice
to all peoples everywhere in the
world"
The commission is headed by Supt.
Alexander j. Stoddard of the Phils-
delphia schools The National Edu-
cation Association is an organiza-
ton of $4,000 teachers.
Others die for you; the least you
can do is to buy for them. Get your
War savings stamps now.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Canadian Cabinet Ready
For Steel Strike Farley
BY the Associated Press.

OTTAWA, Jan. 16-Hope for a
solution of the strike of 1850
Canadian steel workers centered
today in Ottawa, where union off,
cials and management representa-
tives were scheduled to meet with
the Cabinet this afternoon.
Delegates from plants at Sault
Ste. Marie, Ont, and Sydney and
Trenton, Nova Scotia, and from the
headquarters Of the United Steel
Workers of America (CIO) in WASH
ington were TO take part in the
discussions at the Canadian capital.
From the strike centers, whose
plants produce twe-thirds Of Can
adas steel, came word that orderly
picketing continued. The strikers
seek a basic wage rate OF SIS cents
an hour, against present minimums
of 49, and 45i2 cents,