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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
WOman's Place Is In =?

By the end of 1913, one out of every
four war production jobs will be filled by
women and about one out of every two
regular civilian jobs will be handled by
a member of the gentler sex, it is estimated
by the War Manpower Commission.
If this comes to pass-and it is already
we'll on the way with four million women
already in war plants-it would seem as
though the name Manpower Commission
will become misnomer and should be
changed to include womanpower.
Each year since the last war women
have played an increasingly important
role in business and in the professions and
by the time this war ends they will have
assumed major position in industry.
Many of us may still feel that wom-
ans place is in the home, but no matter
how we argue about it, it looks as though
the home will become a secondary inter-
est of millions of women. After the war
things may tend to 60 back to normal, but
the chances are that many women will be
dissatisfied with being housewives and
will, instead, want to have hand in run
ming business industry and politics.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
$4,000 is RAISED
IN POLIO DRIVE

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Milan, $500; Todd. $27.61; Fleet
wood, $1,000; Nathan's Creek,
$4,000; Grassy Creek, $500; Bald
win, $14.20; Stays Creek, $43O;
1dlewild, $500; Obids, $3.50; JEFF
fe-son, $4,000.
The amount raised by the West
jefferson High School was $4,000.
This was the first project of the
Victory Corps.
Other organizations contribut-
ing to the drive were the Baptist
Church, $43.56; and the Woman's
Club, $500.
Chairman Parker stated that
among younger individuals who
helped to collect funds were Peg
gy Wayman, who collected $500;
and Nancy Parker, who collected
$4,000. A number of school chill
dren worked on the project.
The remainder was contributed
by individual chairmen or raised
by events. Chairman Parker
pointed out that he was we'll
pleased with the response to this
worthy drive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
Mt. Union Baptist
Assn Is Growing
Elder James Barker Is Mod
orator And j. E. STAINS
berry Is Clerk

The Minutes of the seventy
sixth annual session of the
Mountain Union Baptist Asso-
citation recently published, show
that there are now Fl churches
in the Association with a total of
1854.
Elder James Barker, of Trout
dale, Va, is the Moderator and
E. w. Stansberry, of Lansing, the
Clerk.
In addition to the Minutes of
the seventy-sixth annual session
of the Association there is much
information published regarding
the churches ministers and Sun
day Schools. The churches which
make up the Association are Bap-
fist Chapel, Baptist Union, Bap-
fist View. Beech Creek, Covenant,
Flat Grove, Fox Creek, Laurel
Hill, Liberty. Mt. Zion, Mt. Pleas
ant Chapel, New Bethel, New
Hope, Oak Grove, Pine Grove,
Pleasant Home, Rich Valley, St.
Glars Creek, Silas Creek, Three
Top, and White Oak.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
Long ''Black-Outs"
Caused By Sleet

Some sections of the coun-
ty experienced black-outs of a
weeks duration following the
recent heavy sleet.
The Crumpler section of Gras-
sy Creek and parts of RivervieW
reported here this week that they
were without lights or power for
full week. The power, which
went off in some sections last
Tuesday was not restored until
Tuesday of this week. Some 9TH
er sections of the county expert
enced three and four-day black
outs.
Due to connections with the
New River plant, the Jeffersons
and other sections, formerly serv-
ed by the Northwest Carolina
Utilities, had lights most of the
time with short occasional in
terruptions.
The telephone service was also
impaired by the sleet
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
HITLER'S ARMY FALLS
BEFORE STALINGRAD

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cause Prime Minister Winston
Churchill's visit to Turkey and
the British Island Of Cyprus.
While the guns were Sllenced
around Stalingrad, they were
heard anew in the Pacific as the
Japanese launched a new drive
in the Pacific in a major effort
to re-take the Southwest Solo
mon Islands. The Navy announc-
ed that we are now engaged in
what may be the greatest sea-alr
battle of the Pacific.
Both sides have suffered some
losses, the communique said, but
information regarding them was
withheld.
The official statement describ-
ed the battle as "a number of
sea and air actions" and added
that to reveal details at this time
would endanger the success of
future operations in this area"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
SCHEDULE FOR AAA
MEETINGS is MADE

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which we are expected to reach
this year.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, February 8 - Church
at Transou's, Husk Post office,
Grassy Creek school and Bethany
Church, 1000 A. NJ; Fleetwood
school, 100 P. NJ; Elkland school,
200 P. NJ; Healing Springs school,
loo PM; Landmark school, $3.50
P. NJ; White Oak school, 200 P.
M. and Wagner school, 200 P.
M.
Tuesday, February 9-Glendale
Springs school, Nathan's Creek
school, Warrensville at Ralph Mil
ler's store and Hemlock post Of
flee at 1000 A. NJ; Idlewild
school at 800 P. NJ; Helton school
at Sturgills and Clifton post office
at $3.50 P. NJ; Obids Presbyterian
church, Creston Hill Methodist
church, Lansing school and River
view school at 100 p. m.
Wednesday, Fe bruary 10
Church at Creston, and Court
house at Jefferson. 1000 A. M.
Ashland, Osborne's store, 100 P
M. and Sutherland school, 3:3C
P. M.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
INCREASED PRODUCTION
OF FOOD is PLEDGED

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this year. And in order to
ducers can depend upon a rea-
sonable price from the crop, a
floor" has been put under po-
tatoes for 1943 crop. The price
on No. l potatoes will not be I'M
der $1.20 per bushel and any
farmer can grow any amount of
potatoes and receive this price,
Mr.. Grouse explained.
Farmers who are in position to
produce three acres or more may
have a potato goal set up for
them, through their AAA Pro-
gram and receive, in addition to
the $1.20 per bushel, an incentive
payment of so cents per bushel
on the normal yield on that acre
age between 80 percent and no
percent of their goal. For exam
pie: if the goal is 10 acres it
would be necessary to produce IL
acres or ITO percent of the goal to
receive the full payment which,
if the normal yield was $50 bush
els per acre, would make a pay
ment on acres or 300 bushels at
so cents per bushel, or $4,000.
1t is suggested that farmers take
advantage of this opportunity. A
similar proposition may be had
on fresh commercial vegetables,
Agent Grouse said.
Incentive payments have also
been announced for snap beans
and cabbage which will interest
Ashe County farmers. This will
be on 3 acres or more of these
crops which is the difference be-
tween 80 percent of the goal and
10 percent of the goal. For ex-
ample: E acres of beans set up for
the farm for 1913 and 80 percent
of this goal would be 5.4 percent
and ITO percent would be Sc per-
cent. Therefore, the payment will
be made on IL acres as the incen-
tive payment for beans which is
! $4,000 per acre on the specified
increase.
Farmers interested in these
crops should see their AAA Com
mitteemen in their community or
their AAA office and make nee
essary arrangements to get their
goals set up, Mr. Grouse con-
cluded.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
Rationing Guide
Announced Here
Dates And Values Of Various
Stamps Announced BY
Local Board

The local rationing board said
they wished to call attention to
the dates and various stamp val
ues. Stamp number II is valid
for three pounds Of sugar until
March Is. It went into effect
February l.
Stamp number % is good for
one pound of coffee until Febru-
airy 8, it was explained.
Ration book No. is being cur
rently used for purchase of sugar
and coffee. Book No. 2. to be
issued soon, will be for point ra-
tioning of various commodities.
The ration board will announce
the date of issuance of Book No,
2 as soon as it is informed of that
date.
For gasoline. coupon No. 4 good
through March 81. Temporary
T coupons will be issued direct
ly until February |. thereafter
by local ODT offices only to
holders of ODT certificates of
war necessity. This deadline has
been deferred indefinitely for
operators who have applied for
certificates but have not receiv-
ed them, and those who can show
that an appeal from the certifi-
cate mileage is pending.
Credit at filling stations is out
for the duration.
The new order, issued by Har-
old L. Ickes, petroleum admins
traitor, becomes effective today.
It's purpose is the same as that
of a previous directive eliminat-
ING the use of credit cards. The
amendment bans all filling sta
ton charge accounts, except for
federal. State, and local govern
ment vehicles, commercial users
of anotorboats, and motor Vehi-
cles displaying ''T' ration stick
erS.
Both orders are aimed at re-
duction of bookkeeping and per-
sonnet, so saving man power and
lowering costs, it was explained.
Holders of ration A coupons
must have tires inspected by
OPA on or before March 81.
Holders of B and c coupons must
get first inspections by end OF
February. Truckers and other
commercial vehicles have a dead
line of February %. Subsequent
inspections of A drivers will be
every six months. B coupon
holders must have one tire in
spection each four months and
c holders one each three months.
The deadline for second A in
spections is September 80, second
B inspections June 80 and second
c inspection May 81. The mini
mum time between A inspections
is 80 days, B so days and c As
days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS
WILL MEET THURSDAY

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en- in all the schools on the point
system of rationing. This is be-
ing worked out in order that ev-
cry home in the county may have
an understanding of the matter.
The plans for Victory Gardens
will also be discussed. State
Supt. Clyde A. Erwin has request
ed that every home represented
in the schools, have complete
Victory Garden. This will be
presented by Mrs. Gorda Boney
and Roy H. Grouse.
The coming Red Cross War
Drive will probably be present
ed to the group too, it was stated.
Plans for commencement will
also be discussed at the meeting
on Friday and some conclusions
reached, because \ of hampbred
travel conditions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
Ashe Men Left
Tues. For Army

A group of 81 Ashe county
men left on Tuesday to enter the
U. S. Army as per schedule.
They were given send off by
a large group of friends and
were served refreshments by the
West Jefferson and Jefferson
Presbyterian churches. Rev, j.
w. Luke presented them with
Bibles and the Legion with mill
tary manuals.
Sam Davis, clerk of the draft
board, said that he had no other
calls at present, but asked that
all those who have been sent
questionnaires and have not re-
turned them to do so at once.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
Price Reports
Are Necessary
Merchants Are Cited Rulings
By The Local RatiOning
Board

The local OPA office pointed
out this week that it had repeat
edly informed retail merchants of
Ashe county through The Skyland
Post of the Importance of keeping
their Maximum Price reports up
to date. 1T is of vital Importance
to all merchants of this county
to keep posted on the Price Con-
troll, Program at all times" Off
Gals said.
"At the present OPA has re-
leased Maximum Price Regulation
No. 238 which gives retailers nee
essary relief on many items car
ried in their stores that they have
previously found themselves in a
squeeze" on" it was stated.
These items are as follows: dried
fruit, 279o; lard, 300; beans,
36%t; coffee, 179e; canned fish,
279o; cooking and salad oils, 1890
hydrogenated shortening, 9 %
other shortening, 1870; corn meal,
$40; canned citrus fruits and
juices, 1870; evaporated and con-
densed milk, 300; pure maple
syrup and pure can syrup, 28%;
flour and flour mixes, 279o. New
maximum prices are required by
OPA on the above listed items.
merchants who do not have
this list are advised by the board
to clip it from the paper and file
it in a convenient place for refer
ence. Merchants must positively
have their reports in on those
items by March 20 and reports
must be in on dried fruit, lard,
and beans by the 10th of Febru-
ary," Ralph Campbell, clerk, said
yesterday.
IF you as a merchant as yet
have not obtained from the state,
district, or field office of OPA
the official Maximum Price Regu-
lation relating to these foods you
should get in touch with this Of
flee at once for this information
We will be happy to help any
merchant work out his report, y
Mr.. Campbell said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
ASHE COUNTY RED
CROSS QUOTA is $4,000
(Continued from P~ge One)

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$40,3OO,O0O was spent in various
services to the armed forces.
Through it's workers and hospi-
tails in the United States, insular
and foreign posts, the Red Cross
gave aid to 100000 service men
or dependent families. Chapters
aided $4,000. More than 10000
ex-service men were helped by
the national organization and
$4,000 by the chapters.
Services to the armed forces
includes hospital and GONZALES
cent service, home service for
able-bodied and hospitalized men
and their families, blood plasma
for the army and navy, supplies
such as surgical dressings for ar
my and navy hospitals, medical
supplies, cigarettes and clothing,
and special welfare and recrea-
tional services.
A total of $2,5O0,OOO was spent
for disaster relief in the period
and ST, 100000 for civilian war
aid or preparedness for enemy
action. Foreign war relief work
expenditures totaled 100000.
This included service to civilian
war sufferers in foreign coun-
tries and sick and wounded Unit
ed Nations prisoners.
Other Expenditures
A total of $4,3OO,OOO was spent
on health, education and safety
services. This includes nursing
service, first aid, water safety
and accident prevention, Junior
Red Cross, and volunteer special
services such as production, can
teen and motor corps.
Services and assistance to chap
tiers totalled $3,600,OOO and the
general executive and finance
costs were $1,1OO,OOO. In addi-
ton to these expenditures of the
national organization, it is esti-
mated that for the same II
months period the chapters ex-
pended approximately $3O,OOO,-
600 for the conduct of there &C
Invites in local communities.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
NOTICE OF RESALE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
COUNTY OF ASHE
VS..
F. c. MILLER and wife. M. A.
MILLER
Pursuant to an order of resale
made in the above entitled
cause, I. w. B. Austin, Commits
sioner, will on the 10th day of
February, 1913, at two o'clock P.
M, at the courthouse door in
Jefferson, North Carolina, sell,
for cash, to the highest bidder,
the following described real eS-
state, to-wit:
Being three lots of land lying
and being in North Carolina,
Ashe County, West Jefferson
Township, in the Town, of West
Jefferson and for a specific de-
scription of said land reference
is hereby made to the title deeds
of F. c. Miller and wife, M. A.
Miller, of record in the Office of
the Register of Deeds for Ashe
County in Book $500, Page $500.
This 1st day of February, 1943.
w. B. Austin. Commissioner.
2-4-4Tpd.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
LIQUOR, SALES TAX
AND SCHOOLS DEBATED

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man of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, when the joint finance
group received a proposal to re-
duce the sales tax from three to
two per cent.
The joint spending committee,
meanwhile, concluded its public
hearings and went into executive
session to determine the amount
it would recommend for each
state office, agency and institu-
ton.
Adjournment is predicted by
the end of this month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
IN SCOUT MEETING
CONTINUED from Page One)

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The meeting, which was held
at the City Cafe, was one of the
best attended during the year.
Those present were DR.. Robert
King, and Messrs. Greene, Smith,
and Busted, Boone; w. E..
Vaughn-Lloyd and G.. E. Ashwill,
Winston-Salem; Herbert STICKY,
Atlanta; J. K. Hunter, Dean Nc
MILAN, Hoyt Wood, Sharpe Shoe
maker, Reid Sturdivant, West
jefferson; Wade Eller, RivervieW;
and Joe Martin, Lansing.
The outgoing chairman, Mr..
Sturdivant, was commended for
his work and interest.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
ATTENDS FURNITURE SHOW

John Rhodes, popular local
furniture merchant, attended the
recent furniture show at High
Point. Mr. Rhodes pointed out
that as expected, there was not
a great amount of furniture to be
shown there. Mr.. Rhodes point
ed out that there were also some
changes in construction of some
types of furniture.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
FATHERS WILL SOON
FACE DRAFT CALL
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arms.
This is "just the beginning"
Man Power Commissioner Paul
McNutt declared. The lists will
be expanded later. McNutt in
dictated all dependency defer
ments would eventually be elm
mated.
"By the end of this year 10 out
of every IA of the able-bodied
men between 18 and 38 will be
in the armed services" McNutt
said. (There are about 22,154,-
600 men in this age group; many
of these, of course, are not able
bodied)
McNutt served notice, too, that
the present 37-year age top on
inductions may be increased at
any time by executive order.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
BACK FROM CHICAGO

Levern johnson returned yes
terday from a sales and produc-
ton meeting of the Kraft cheese
company, held in Chicago. He
returned via Nashville, Tenn,
and visited his son. Donald, en-
route home.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
The Farmer And Food

Farmers of this county are being called
upon for big increases in the producton Oh
livestock, poultry, garden and farm pro-
ducts in the gigantic task assigned America
to literally feed the world. And our farm
ers are now making plans to answer the
call
They are to be given all possible aid IN
their production plans. Agricultural agen-
cies are offering many helpful suggestions,
assisting them in their efforts toward
practical increases and showing them the
way to market their surplus products.
The U. S. Manpower commission and
the selective service have agreed to keep
as many as possible of the essential farm
workers on the farm And the Office OF
Defense Transportation has taken hand
in the plan to aid farmers by agreeing to
help them obtain necessary supplies of
tires spare parts and gasoline for opera
ton of trucks. There is to be some let up
in limitations of repair parts Of farm ma
chinery, too, we are told.
The farm boys and girls particularly
the members of the All clubs are making
plans to do their part in the production of
additional foodstuff and aid in the labor
situation Farm women, too, are on the
lob and in addition to their many other
tasks, are making great efforts to increase
poultry and egg prediction.
This paper which has always had the
interest of the farmer at heart, reafflrms
it's belief in him and that he will do his
part In today's issue are number OF
helpful suggestions toward making the in
creased goals on the the farms. We are 100
per cent behind the farmer and will con-
tinue to give complete cooperation and
assistance to the Food for Victory program
in every way that we can.
When we look at the goals set up for
the nation and for our own farmers, we
pause to wonder where all of this food is
going. Of the record output asked for, it
is estimated that about one-fourth of the
total output will be required for our own
military forces and our Allies And we are
told by the Secretary of Agriculture, that
even if the record production goals are
reached, and we believe they will be, that
only through careful management will we
have food enough for military and Allied
needs and our civilian population. All
this is food for thought and serious con-
sideration. Farmers might we'll consider
too, that in increased production they are
not only filling the bread-basket of the
world, but will be assured a good income
for their efforts.
The products on which special emphas-
is is placed include milk, meat, eggs, poul-
try, potatoes, dry beans, peas, and feed
grains. Many of these are produced
extensively in this county and will, during
this year, reach an even greater volume.
Farmers are among the most resource
full and most dependable people in the
world and we know they can be depended
upon to do the job assigned to them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-04
The ParsOn At War

Many preachers have declared war on
vice and crime, and while they are mill
tant in these fields, most of them are
peaceable in regard to military activities.
Yet, when the nation is at war, ministers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
7, 900 Tons Of Bombs Dropped On Dortnnund
Shipping laps al Aiiu
 Are Soon SilenGed by
 Rifle, Machine GunFire

boats just approaching the beach.
 However special groups of rifle men and a number of machine guns left already on the beach for just such an attack, swung into action immediately to counter the Japan csc effort while a. minesweeper, moving in close. let loose gunfire on the range and it was all over in a few minutes and fire from the ridge ceased
 The body of one lone Jap sniper, bis rifle thrown aside as he re- ceived death shot, crashed down from the fog hidden rock position while hundreds of Americans watched fox holes and other shell ter works.
 Unloading of the shore boats was interrupted only few minutes and then resumed immediately
 Incidentally two Jap landing bar ges were captured, in working or der. on Temnac Bay earlier today and both are being used tonight to take American cargo ashore from the ships to Massacre Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
NAzIS BEATEN
 OFF IN SEvSk AREA, REPORT
Foriy-f four German Planes Shot Down Near lm-
 portdnt Russ Base

MOSCOW, May 24.-Sharp ac- ton has cleared away the Sevsk area near the important Russian base at Kursk where A German planes were down Saturday when the region was attacked by a large formation of fighters and bombers,
 The German infantry is reported dispersed and partly annihilated by artillery fire after the scouts noted heavy troop movements northwest of Kursk.
 The midday communique said four more Nazi planes were report cd down
 Overnight. improvements in the Russian positions were made north of Novorossisk and at Lischansk on the Donets River.
 Late dispatches indicate further artillery action in the Kuban sector, the first time mentioned since last Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
By WILLIAM l.. WORDEN Associated Press War
 Corresnondent

MASSACRE BAY, Attu, May 14-- fDelayed = Reinforced American invasion forces continued to push toward the high places on Attu to- day against stubborn Japanese op- position, selling each foot of the soggy ground to the highest possible bidder.
 The forces that landed at Mas sacre Bay are about three miles
 from the beach and the rough battlefront is extending across the floor of the last valley before the pass between Massacre Bay and Holtz Bay The forces that landed at Holtz Bay remained in control of the heights overlooking the bay and about 400 yards from it is a small section that will enable it to combine with the Holtz Bay group at the proper time.
 All advances are extremely slow and are hampered by Japanese machine gun mortar fire and sni- pers who worked from the tops of the snow covered and fog hidden ridges.
 Plane Crashes in Flames
 The first attempt to use Air Forces to support the front line of troops was made this afternoon by