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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

warded. Admiral Earle w. Mills,
assistant chief of the Bureau of
Ships, teIephoned Assistant At
torney General Clark that he
might be called upon to testify
and if so his testimony would
be favorable to Anaconda.
simultaneously, the Justice De-
partment found that the Navy
had prepared statement to the
effect that it had tested Is sam
pies of Anaconda's DeGauSsing
wire and found it satisfactory. The
DeGaussing wire was entirely diff
ferent from the wire from which
Anaconda was indicted, but Naval
officers apparently were working
in close cooperation with Ana
conda. For Anaconda knew all
about the statement and had
asked for copy.
When Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Clark checked with the Of
flee of Undersecretary OF the
Navy Forrestal he even found that
copies of the statement were ready
to be mailed to Anaconda - just
two days before trial. They were
stopped.
Despite all this, Admiral H.
L. Brinser in New York wrote
a letter to Anaconda commend
ing the company. This was
sent despite the contrary action
of the Army and despite the
fact that the company itself
did not deny guilt by plead
ing nolo contendere.
So thanks to the Navy, Ana
conda got off with $4,000 in fines
and suspended sentences on war
fraud charge that involved S. s.
100000.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Republican odds are on Cali
fornia's Governor Earl Warren
for vice president, with Governor
Saltonstall of Massachusetts next
best. Their friends are booming
them for President, but will set
tie for second place Uncen-
sored diplomatic information backs
up the Russians as against the
British that SO Nazi divisions were
not Withdrawn from the Russian
front. Actually the Nazis still
have 200 divisions opposite the
Russian army - 100 German and
10 satellite divisions.
Copyright, 1943 by United
Feature Syndicate, IncD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

meat.
How much did you pay for
it?" asked Wickard.
mine points" replied Mrs.
Wickard.
NO" said the Secretary of
Agriculture. 81 mean how much
money - how much pOund?'
ooh, 1 don't know" she said.
"AIl / know is it cost nine points
out of my red stamps"
Wickard shook his head. That's
the trouble with you women" he
said. You're not thinking about
the cost of food, but only whether
you can get it or not. How do you
expect merchants to hold to the
price ceilings, if you don't even
know what you pay?"
Mrs. Wickard promised to do
better next time.
NAVY AND WAR FRAUDS
While the President is cleaning
out the boys who fight themselves
instead of Hitler he might take
look into the manner in which his
dearly beloved Navy Department
has been sabotaging Justice De-
partment efforts to prevent war
frauds.
The Justice Department., I'M
der two listed Texan Tom Clark,
chief of war frauds, has been
prosecuting long list of COM
panies delivering faulty goods
to the Army and Navy - only
to have the Navy cut the ground
right from under him.
When Clark prosecuted two
ship-Welders in Baltimore for
sabotaging ship construction, he
was amazed to have a naval Of
ficer walk into the court room
and testify on behalf of the two
saboteurs. The evidence was so
overwhelming, however, that they
were convicted despite the officers
testimony.
Even more amazing was the
strange behavior of the Navy in
protecting the Anaconda Wire and
Gable company at Marmion, Ind,
which the Justice Department had
indicted for fraudulently selling
faulty wire to the Army and
Navy.
The Army Signal Corps i'm
mediately telegraphed an order
that the defective Anaconda wire
be segregated and used for train
ing purposes only.
But the Navy acted as if the
Anaconda company should be re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Welcome To Argentina

1t seems beyond question now that
Argentina is coming in out of the cold,
which will make the Western Hemisphere
solid against the axis and remove the last
spot in which totalitarian agents can
work openly.
This revolutionary upset unquestion-
ably expresses the will of the Argentine
masses, who all along have been pro-
American For that reason we shall well
come Argentina the more heartily to the
ranks of democracy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

examples of war
proiteering, there
have been some
1853 different pro-
posals before Con-
gress, all aimed at
amputating t h e
excess profits out
of war contracts
by one means or
another.
At the beginning
of the defense eff
fort there was a
proposed limit of
II per cent on
war profits. Later
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Views Of The Press

receive. The significany word in the
Sunday item was selling" The
lemons were not merely offered at
prices over the ceiling; they were
bought. Those who protest at such
prices and then buy; those who
bring home the high-priced lemons
and launch into an afternoons con-
versation over Tom Collins on the
subject of the same lemons-these
persons must be under some misap-
prehension. There is no law requir-
ing the purchase of lemons at a
price held too high.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS ID. d.
THINGS HARD TO
UNDERSTAND

People are often greatly perpleXed
when they see a man of outstand-
ing usefulness taken away in the
prime of life and man of no use
fulness at all permitted to live on
until old age. 1t is also trying
when young person dies and some
one of mature years, who is a liza
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
p. II. IN ERE

The recent Irish election is cited
by Raymond Moley in an article in
the Wall Street Journal as an ex-
ample of the tendency of proper
tional representation to promote
factionalism. Advocates of P. r.,
of course, will contend that the
election proved instead the tendency
of the system to give minorities
representation. Fires election gave
minorities thorough representation
that no party has majority. Prime
Minister De Valera's party will have
sixty-six seats in the new Dahl;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

bility or perhaps
even a menace
to society, lives
on.
Why is this?
Well, no one of
course can an
sWer S u C h a
question W i t II
certainty. Such
things are lock
ed up in the
mysterious pur-
poses of God
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Selected Poem
THE MOVING HOUR

THE MOVING HOUR
Sara Van Astyne Allen in the Christian Science
Monitor)
Of what familiar trivia shall I sing
OF morning air rppled from a birds wing,
Of neW-cut grass that lies along the old
Like the same story tWice-told,
Of pools like tranquil, open eyes
Gazing forever at the leaning Skies
Of sunsets burnt into the evening space,
AS new song enchants the dreaming face?
Or shall sing of this
The moving hour that sants across the summer
Like some tower whose ivory echo
Curves along the ground,
Whose moving bell is sweet with Swallowed sound?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

William T. Cosgrave's party thirty
two; the Labor party seventeen; the
farmers party nine, and a group OF
independents thirteen. AS Mr.. Moley
points out, government will have to
be carried out by IDEALS among the
groups, with small parties based on
minority economic interests holding
the balance of power" Bath major
parties lost seats in the Irish cleo
ton, evidence of the splintering eff
feet of P. R. Reelection of De
Valera as premier at the first meet
ing of the Dali was marked by the
failure of thirty-three members to
vote at all. This negative course is
not likely to be followed on more
controversial issues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per-
sonal health and hygiene, not to
disease, diagnosis of treatment,
will be answered by DR.. Brady If
a stamped self-addressed envelope
is enclosed. Letters should be brief
and written in ink. No reply can
be made to queries not conform
ing to instructions. Address DR..
William Brady, National News
paper Service, 800 West Madison
Street, Chicago, Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

In the next era the superman will be
a has-ben. Some of the well known ones
of the present day have shot their bolts,
and as General George c. Marshall puts
it: THE democracies have called his
bluff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10

There's no accounting for tastes, and
by that same token there's no accounting
for job handling these days. Some Army
officers get less pay than teen-age youths
in factory jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Agriculture Officials Bewo Corn Strike;
Price Rise Is Marvin Jones' First Big Bottle;
Wickord Chd Wife For Counting Roon Points But Not Cash.
Hondcop War Fraud Prosecutions
BY
DREW PEARSON

WAsHNGTN July TO- High ranking officials Of the Agriculture Depart
a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Cutting Down
War Profits
Not Easy
By PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Taking the profit out of war is a
noble principle-like not beating
your wife and not kicking babies
in the teeth-to which most of the
citizenry subscribe, in public at least.
Since the last war with its horrible
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-10
A Thought for Today

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the
wrong which he hath done-Colossians 1925.
All, wretch! even though one may be able at
first to conceal his perjuries, yet punishment
creeps on though late, with noseless step
Tibullus
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
4.528.M Raised
For Red Cross

Ashe cOunty's Red Gross War
Fund reached $4,52S.44 yester-
day afternoon with some late
contributions continuing to
come i'm.
This is $228.44 over the quota
which was set at $4,000. "The
Red Cross is a most worthy
cause and those who have not
made a contribution and de-
sire to may still do So" Drive
Chairman Sharpe Shoemaker
said.
There has been much interest
and fine response to the drive,
MIR. Shoemaker pointed out
and told of a man who came in
this week to make a donation.
The man reported that he had
been sick and was unable to
make it sooner and that he eX-
pected to give something to the
Red Cross as long as he lived.
'This is a fine spirit and /
believe many feel this way
about the Red Cross" MIR.
Shoemaker said. Names of
some contributors are publish
ed on Page 2. Others are to
be published soon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Teacher Hurt In
Car Wreck, Tues.
Car Driven BY Mrs. w. Nj.
Reynolds Breaks Tele-
phone Pole

Mrs. w. M. Reynolds, Virginia.
Carolina teacher, was painfully
injured Tuesday afternoon, when
the car in which she was riding
left the road opposite the S. w.
Digs residence near Jefferson,
cracking a telephone pole.
Riding with Mrs. Reynolds
were two students, Loren Brown
and Edith Plummer. All were
taken to the Ashe hospital for
treatment Both of the students
were released after being treat
ed for minor cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Reynolds is still in the
hospital, where examination
shows that her injuries are not
serious if complications do not
set up.
Officers reported yesterday that
due to Mrs. Reynolds condition
investigation of the cause of the
wreck had been delayed. The
front of the car was damaged by
the impact with the telephone
pole.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15

ners that will operate in North
Carolina during this year. We
do not have a complete list of all
the North Carolina vegetable
dealers; however, I will give you
the names of a few of them at
this time and at some later date
will send you others.
GAS soon as your plans reach
the stage that you would like to
have some assistance with any or
all of these matters, either Mr..
Wescott or I will be very glad to
meet with you and give you
whatever assistance we may be
able to give"
The letter was written by D.
S. Matheson, Fruit and Vegeta-
BILE Marketing Specialist of the
IN. c. Department of Agriculture.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Baptist Leaders
Will Meet Sunday
Plans For Bible Schools And
Other Church Work Are
To Be Discussed

The Baptist ministers of the
Ashe association will meet on
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
in the West Jefferson Baptist
church.
All ministers and church work
ers are urged to attend as plans
are to be made for the bible
school work this year. 1t was re-
quested that all churches inter-
ested in having schools this year,
but needing help, be represented
at the meeting next Sunday.
In addition to Bible school
plans, other plans relative to the
work of the churches will be dis
cussed. Rev. Cicero Ashley said
he hoped every minister and
church worker in the county
would be present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Axis Hard Pressed
In Tunisia; Europe
Bombed By Allies
End OF Axis In Tunisia Is
Expected Soon; Russians
Making Gains

With the final battle for Tu-
nisia taking shape, the Allies con-
tinue to press Rommel.
The British first army, thrust
ing 20 miles above Kairouan,
swung into a siege line with the
eighth army driving up the
coast yesterday, pinning the axis
tight in its telescoping Tunisian
corner while allied filters plaster
ed the last enemy air-fields.
The first army's left wing, on
the north coast facing Bizerte,
and French forces in a supporting
push in the center also scored
new gains to tighten further the
ring around the crowded axis
armies, an allied communique re-
ported.
Passed by in the swirl of bat
tie moving toward the Tunis-Bi-
zerte defense arc we're American
troops who had held the British
flank in the Southern and Cen
CONTINUED On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Johnston Chosen
New President
Of Rotary Club
Gale Mcmillan, Vice-Presi-
dent; LangdOn Scott Is
Again Secretary

Ira T. Johnston, well-known
Jefferson lawyer, was chosen as
president of the Jeffersons Rotary
club at meeting of the board of
directors, last week. Gale Nc
MILAN, prominent West Jefferson
business man, was named vice
president and Langdon L. Scott
was again elected secretary and
treasurer.
The newly elected officers have
been prominent in Rotary since
the club was founded. President
Johnston succeeds John F.
Reeves, who is completing a sue
cessful and active year as the
clubs president. Mr.. Johnston
has served as vice-president with
Mr.. Reeves.
Mr.. Scott, who is a past presi-
dent of the club, has also served
two terms as secretary.
These newly elected officers
will begin their duties July l.,
when the tenure of the present
officers ends.
DR.. Robert King, who was the
guest speaker at the meeting last
week, gave an interesting ac-
count of life in Africa. The
speaker, who was a medical mis-
sionary in Africa for seven years,
was located there during World
War l.
He told of the customs of the
people and of the effects of the
past war on the country. 1t was
pointed out that many food
shortages developed at that time,
since shipping was curtailed.
The program tonight will be
devoted to the annual high school
debate. Gale Mcmillan will be
in charge.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Farmers Are To
Collect Stamps
Rules Cited On The Sale OF
Meat And Butter To Con-
sumner And Dealer

Members of the local War
Price and Rationing board said
they wish to again remind farm
erS that when selling meat or but
ter to either a merchant or an in
dividual that they must collect
the required number of points in
stamps.
1t was pointed out that in sell
ing to an Individual consumer, the
farmer should charge the proper
number of points set forth in the
consumer Point Value Chart.
In selling his meat or butter to
trade establishments he shall re-
ceive the amount of points as set
forth in the Official Table of
Trade Point Values. The local
office has supply of the Official
Table of Trade Point Values and
merchants or wholesalers buying
meat or butter from county farm
ers should call at this office and
receive same, it was pointed out.
The Trade Chart and Consumer
Chart Of point values differ so it
is of vital Importance that trade
channel buying butter and meat
from farmers obtain one of these
charts, it was explained.
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Bic War Loan Drive
Now Underway; More
Interest Is Reported
Ashe County's Goal Of $11S.
500 Will Require CoOpera-
ton Of All

The big War Loan Drive got
underway in Ashe this week, as
we'll as throughout the nation
when the public began buying
bonds with renewed interest.
Official sales since the opening
of the drive were not available
for publication, but sources OF
sales reported a start on the
county's quota of $118,5O0 for the
drive.
Mrs. J. B. Hensley, West Jeff
erson postmaster, said that she
had good sales the opening day
and that more than the usual in
terest was being shown. The
Northwestern Bank also reported
increased interest.
J. B. Hash, county chairman Of
the drive, said that every effort
would be. made to cover the en-
tire county with information on
the drive and to encourage al.
who possibly can, to buy bonds.
The Rotary club, the American
Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Wo,
mans Club, Home Demonstration
clubs and all other civic organi.
cations, and many other organi.
cations have already had pro.
grams on the drive and those
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Two Murder Cases Incompleted AS Court Ends
Harry Caldwell
Will Speak Here
On Sat. Afternoon
Farm Labor Problems Are To
Be Discussed; Meeting AT
Courthouse At 200

Harry B. Caldwell, Director of
the State Farm Manpower Com
mission, will be at the courthouse
in Jefferson, Saturday, April II,
at ZOO P. M, to assist in working
out plans for getting essential
crops harvested where labor
shortage is evident.
Ashe County could harvest a
much larger acreage of snap
beans, potatoes and other war
crops than is now anticipated by
getting organized to use every
available person during harvest
season, Roy H. Grouse, county a
gent, pointed out.
School principals, farmers, rep
resentatives of all county agen-
cieS, civics clubs and other lead
ers are urged to attend the meet
ing, Saturday. Farmers who are
planting more beans or other
crops than they will be able to
harvest this year are urged to
attend.
Mr.. Caldwell is on leave of alb
sence as Master of the State
Grange since taking up his new
duties with the State Farm Man
power Commission. Those who
know him will be interested in
hearing him again as he is an
outstanding farm leader.
Grange members are particu-
larly urged to attend, as some
plans for activating these units
may be worked out at the close
of this meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15

students throughout North Caro-
lima this year, regarding federal
aid to schools.
The four final speakers will re-
ceive medals and the winning
school will be presented with a
loving cup.
All of the speakers who took
part in the semi-finals, Tuesday
night, made fine showings and the
judges had difficulty in deter
mining the winners.
In addition to the winners, 9TH
er debaters in the semi-finals
were: Misses Clairene Oliver and
Irene Dickson, of Jefferson;
Leighton Meeks, Julia McNeill,
James Hare, Jr., and Lorraine
Yates, of West Jefferson; and
Louise Fletcher and Roger john
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Farmers Bean And Vegetable
Market Is Highly Commended

J E. Roland, secretary and
treasurer of the Farmers Bean
and Vegetable Market, has re-
Gently received a letter from the
Department of Agriculture, COM
mending him and others in their
efforts to establish market here,
and predicted its success.
A part of the letter is as fol-
lows:
1--WE are all very interested in
your plan to organize and build
an auction market for fruits and
vegetables in West Jefferson. We
all feel that this is an excellent
producing area and has POSSIBLE
ties not only during war years
but for a permanent outlet for
the fine Western North Carolina
vegetables.
II am enclosing a list of can
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Scholarship Plan
To Boost Wartime
Harvest Launched
$4,000 Contest Opened Tt
All Ashe County Farm
Youngsters

Ashe County farm youngsters
were invited today to compete in
$4,000 wartime food production
and marketing contest sponsored
by the National Junior Vegetable
Growers Association.
Registration blanks and details
regarding the program in this
county may be obtained from J.
H. Payne, Of Jefferson, assistant
farm demonstration agent, &C.
cording to l.. R. Harrill, of Ra-
leigh, state All club leader.
Zone objective of the program
is to help offset critical shortages
of adult labor by stimulating &C
tual production of food by work
ers under draft age" Harrill ex-
planned. "The second objective
is to help acquaint farm young
sters with efficient methods of
marketing, because supplying the
nation with food in war or peace
depends on moving food rapidly
and economically to the right
place, at the right time and in
the right condition.
Entries from this county will
compete for a $500 grand nation
al award, a Southern states re-
Continued On Page Four)
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To Hold Debating Finals AT
Community Building Tonight

Finals in the Ashe high school
debating contests, sponsored each
year by the Jeffersons Rotary
club, will be held tonight at the
community building when Jeff
erson high schools affirmative
team will meet the negative team
from Fleetwood. These were the
winners in the Semi-finals, held
at the Jefferson high school audi
forum, Tuesday night.
The affirmative team is repre-
sented by Evelyn Dare Vannoy
and Betty Jean Crepps, of Jeffer-
son, while Julian Mcclure and
Othella King will defend the neg
alive side.
The program tonight will open
at 7:45 and the public is cordially
invited to attend. The subject is
the same as that debated by the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Pre-Easter Snow
Covers County

King Winter took what ev-
erybOdy hopes is his final fling
of the season here this week
with four inches of snow in the
JeffersOnS and other parts of
the county, yesterday morning.
Following on the heels of
rains, the snow started in earn
est around 4::3O o'clock Tues
day afternOn, but due to the
dampnesS of the ground, little
stuck until after midnight.
Yesterday morning, this Sec
tiOn awOke to a nice blanket of
pre-EaSter snow. SnCW fur
ries were felt throughout the
day but the SUN also made an
appearance and much of the
snow disappeared. The temp
erature showed some drop
throughout the day, slipping
down last night with more
SNOW.
Several farmers and fruit
growers reported that fruits
were damaged. The budding
of some trees, however, was
not far enough advanced to- be
hurt, it was explained.
The snow, varying I'm depths.
was pretty general in this Sec
ton Of the state.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-15
Jury Unable To
Reach Verdict I'm
| Tom Ellis Case
Bonded Liquor, Held In Jail.
Ordered To Be Turned
Over To County

Ashe county superior court
came to a close early yesterday
afternoon when a number of
cases had been disposed of, but
without a solution being reached
in either of the murder cases ON
docket.
Allen H. Gwyn, of Reidsville.
was presiding judge and Erie
Michael, solicitor.
In. the case of Tom Ellis, charg-
ed with murder in connection
with the death, last December, of
Walter Rutherford, the jury was
unable to reach a verdict and the
case was continued for future
trial.
Billy Wolf was charged with
the murder of Blanche Johnson,
who was fatally shot last fall, but
this case was continued because
of evidence.
Ellis pleaded self defense.
Rutherford died Immediately
when struck on the head by a
pole, following an argument.
The grand jury which acted on
the case of both Ellis and Wolf,
as we'll as several other cases,
made record for time by COM
pleting their work in one day.
Wade E. Vannoy served as fore
man.
Of much interest was the case
of Murray Wilmington, arrested
some time ago in connection with
transporting bonded liquor, which
was also seized by officers and
held in the Ashe Jail, pending
court. Wilmington was released
and the truck he was driving was
also released to the owner, Phil
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