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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02

who have been spending the sum-
mer there, left this week, as Miss
Julian enters school the first of
this month.
Va, visited relatives in the coun-
ty last week.
DR.. and Mrs. J. F. Gambill, of
Lincolnton, are visiting relatives
here this week.
Mrs. j. S. Wilkins and son, jim
my, of Shelby, have returned
home, after visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Gambill, for
several days.
Miss Helen Sells left Sunday
for Winston-Salem, where she
will attend business school this
year.
Mr.. Paul Blevins, of Ripple
meade, Va, visited at the home
of Mrs. Biddie Martin this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Martin,
of Columbus, Ohio, were the
guests of Mr.. Albert Martin last
week. Mr.. Gene Salsberry, of
Marion, Va, also visited him for
several days last week.
Mr.. J. A. Reeves, who has been
spending some time at Hot
Springs, Ark, for his health, has
returned home.
Miss Josephine Robinson left
this week for Covington, Va,
where she will be librarian in
the high school this coming year.
| Mrs. A. D. Phillips is spending
two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
I'D. Phillips, at Knoxville, Tenn.
Mrs. Chall Osborne, of Trade,
Tenn, was a business visitor in
town, Monday.
Mrs. B. D. Barr, Sr., Winfred
Barr, Basil Duke, Jr., and Nena
Bell, who have been spending the
summer in Texas with Major
Barr, have returned home. Nena
Bell attended the summer ses-
sion at the University of Mexico.
Miss Virginia Blevins has re-
turned to her home, after visit
ing relatives in Pearisburg and
Roanoke, Va. She was accom-
panied home by her aunt, Mrs.
Hugh Eaton and her two children,
Shirley and Junior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Copen-
haver and daughter, Brenda, and
Mr.. Shirley Gambill, of Marion,
Va, are the guests of Miss Ruby
Barker, this week.
Miss Patsy Mcclure, of Boone,
spent the past week end with
Miss Linda Reeves, at her home,
here.
Miss Faye Howell, Gwen Hop
kins, Garden Lewis land Herman
Matthews spent Sunday in Ashe-
vile.
Miss Lucille Mcknight, of Es-
sex, Md, visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Howell last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hardy and
family, of Nottingham, Pa, are
visiting relatives in the county,
this week.
Miss Beryl Dollar, who is en-
ployed in Statesville, spent the
week end with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Duvall are
spending few days in the coun-
ty.
Miss Mary Hunter returned
home, after visiting in Newport
News, Va, with relatives.
Among those visiting Mrs. C.
E. Hunter over the week end
were: Mrs. C. E. Little and two
daughters; Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter
Jones and Miss Virginia Hunter,
of Newport News, Va.
Mr.. Wardie Shepherd, of Red
Jacket, w. Va, is visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Eller, of WarrensVille.
Mrs. Samuel P. Wilson and lit
tie daughter, Harriet Elizabeth,
of Windsor, Cascade, Va, are
spending sometime with DR.. and
Mrs. B. E. Reeves. :
Mrs. John Neal received word
yesterday that her husband, who
is a patient at the Government
Hospital, Oteen, is in a more
serious condition than he has
been for some time. Mrs. Neal
left yesterday for a visit with
him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02

ed to his base in Little Rock,
Ark, where Mrs. Dollar plans to
join him later.
The messenger., 1943-08-01

Charles D. Baldwin, 615 Park Ave-, is a patient at the US. Vet eran's Hospital in Newington.
 Miss Frances Robinson recently toured the Blue Hills section of town to inspect and compare the progress of the Victory gardens and reports finding a surprisingly good brand of farming. Now it will be interesting to know how cap- able these growers will be at pre- serving their products for next winters use.
 Charles E. Rathburn, 866 Park Avenue, has been elected secretary of the business committee of the Bloomfield Federated Church, to succeed Joseph P. Vincent, who re- gently resigned upon his removal to Providence.
 Tunxis Grange held their an- nual picnic at the Center Cram mer School grounds Saturday, July T. Truman Latimer was in charge but ably assisted by Raymond Baker, ST., George Humphrey, Evelyn Long and Ora Gaylord. A picnic supper was held followed by the usual ball game and other games. Fifty four attended. The next meeting of the Grange will be held at the club house on Dun- caster Road, August IT, when Miss Phyllis Hooking will have charge of the program.
The messenger., 1943-08-01

Charles Foxall is expected home from Truax Field, Wisconsin, this week. It will be his first visit here since he left for service training more than a year ago. His present assignment is the Academic Divis- ion of the Radio Corps.
 The Family of Platoon Sgt. Dwight E. Burnham, of the US. Marine Corps, has received word that he has been cited for hero ism in connection with fighting pier fire at the Navy Pier in San Francisco on May 13. Sgt. Burn ham was one of six Marines men toned on the occasion.
 August Maglieri, who is sta toned at Camp Pendleton, Ore, was home recently for a visit with his parents, MT. and Mrs. c. Mag lieri, 70 Greenwood Ave.
 Paul Bidwell of North Bidwell, Bloomfield, is on his way, having recently finished his training at Nerorton Heights, Conn.
 Daniel Maddaluno was home for a brief furlough late in July.
 Jerry Marina, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Marine, 58 Merriman Ave-, was a recent visitor at home. He has been located up Alaska way.
 "Christmas In July" is more than a song to Richard Gagnon of the Marines. A holiday package mailed to him last October II was delivered to him in the Marine Hospital, San Diego, Calif., July 2, his twenty first birthday.
The messenger., 1943-08-01

Members of the Bloomfield Game Club seem assured of good shooting in this area this fall. Under the supervision of local club officials, 15O full grown phesants have already been released by the State Game Commission. More full grown birds will be released later and the 300 pheasant chickens fur nished by the State in early June, and being fed here, will also soon be turned into the field. Respon- sibility for feeding and care of the chicks is shared by Ali Ander- son, Woodland Avenue; Jimmy Jamison, Tunxis Avenue; Everett Wadhams, Duncaster Road; Carl Dellert: Hall Blvd; and Norman Webber, president of the club.
 The trout season has been ex- tended until Nov 1. "The extension is made" says the announcement, "because of the ban on pleasure driving, making it impossible to take advantage of the open season as provided by law and with the thought that the extension will provide further opportunities" The season would have normally ended July 15.
 Most sports authorities seem to agree with Sid Luckman's con- clusion that College and profes- sional football this year will be in teresting and enjoyable but it will be football of 10 or 15 years ago not what we have known in re- cent years.
 The annual Field Trials of the Bloomfield Game Club will be held Sunday, September 26. At this meet the champion bird dogs of the club will be crowned.
The messenger., 1943-08-01

Jeep rides and an old fashioned country supper featured local ob- servance of Molly Pitcher Day, Saturday, August '. The event was sponsored jointly by the Auxil- iary of Harry E. Johnson Post, American Legion, and the local committee of the Women's Divis- ion of the War Finance Committee. Booths for the sale of war bonds and stamps decorated all public and business lawns.
The messenger., 1943-08-01


 William Burlington has return ed to Camp Cross, Ga., after weeks visit with his family at 1 Haviland Road.
 It. Col. and Mrs. William o. Thomson were recent visitors here. It was the Colonel's first trip home in more than a year and half. He is with the Air Corps and sta toned at Topeka, Kas.
 It. Arthur Gregory of the Navy spent a recent weekend with his family at 536 Bloomfield Ave. He is stationed temporarily in New York City.
 Robert K. Mccormick, of the air corps, is in North Africa and has participated in the bombing mis- sions over Sicily and Italy.
 It. Donald J. McCrann, of the Naval Medical Corps, was a late July visitor at his home in the Center. He has just been trans ferred from Norfolk, Va., to the Naval Hospital at Jacksonville, Florida.
 Paul L. Guilbord, 56O Bloomfield Ave-, has been commissioned an Ensign in the US. Navy and fol- lowing training at the Boston Naval Base will be assigned to recruiting duty in the Boston area. Mrs. Guilbord has moved to Bos- ton with her husband. During their residence here Ensign Guilbord was employed as a junior official of the Agency Department of the Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Go.
 David H. Mcintyre, son of Mrs. M. Reyes, Wade Ave-, has finished his boot training at the Newport Training Station and is now at the Great Lakes Navy School, Chicago. He spent a furlough at home at the time of the transfer.
 Gladys F. Goodrich of the Mar ines has finished her preliminary training course at Hunter College New York, and is now attached to Headquarters Go. W.R., Camp Leieune, New River, North Caro- lima.
 Gale w. Paroch of Englewood Ave-, inducted with the May class of registrants, is in training with the M.P's at Norfolk, Va.
 Direct news of Richard Gagnon has been received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Arthur R. Gagnon, 796 Blue Hills Ave. He is in the Marine Hospital, San Diego, Cal ifornia, but now making rapid re- covery.
 Everett R. Granger, son of Mrs. Wilbur F. Granger, Jerome Ave-, who was inducted with the May class of registrants from Sims bury, is at Camp Lee, Va.
 Norman Baker, son of MT. and Mrs. Raymond w. Baker, 438 Cot tage Grove Rd., sends word from somewhere in the South Pacific that he has been made Corporal of the US. Marine Signal Corps.
 Herman Bercowetz has been transferred from Arcadia, Calif., to Fort Lewis, Washington.
 Buddy Stevens was home from Paris Island for a late July fur tough. While here he learned that
The messenger., 1943-08-01
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AldOhdu CIOOpSs
 A copy of the first issue of The Messenger found Ignazio Fragione serving in Persia.
 Sumner F. Birge, son of Mrs. Jennie L. Birge, 10 Mt. Benedict Ave-, is serving with the Marines somewhere in the Pacific. Upon his enlistment September IA, 1942 he was sent to Paris Island and New River, NC. for a short training course but was moved to California in December. Since his arrival in the Pacific he has com pleted a special course in tele- phone work and has been made a Pfc. He reieived several medals for his work at gunnery school while in the east.
 Charles E. Hughes of the Engin- eers Division of the Army Air Corps who has been at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, since his induction last April is now at Lowry Field, Colo., for special training in aeral photography. MT Hughes is the husband of Olive Capen Hughes.
 "Knobby' Walsh, son of Police Commissioner and Mrs. William T. Walsh, 765 Blue Hills Ave-, spent a recent furlough at home. He has been on maneuvers in Louisiana.
 Ernest Cordirera who is sta toned at Camp Croft, sc. spent an early August furlough at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Manuel Cordrera, 22 Tunxis Ave.
 Norman s. Barnes, son of MT. and Mrs. William D. Barnes, 661 Bloomfield Ave-, was recently ad- vanced to the petty officer rating. He enlisted February 9, 1942, re- receiving his training at the New port, RI. Naval Training Station.
 Calvin Ferraresso who has been confined to the hospital for con- siderable of the time since he re- ported for Signal Corps training at Van Dorn, Mississippi, is much improved, reporting himself ready for an anticipated transfer.
 Ed Ravens of the Navy has been visiting at home. His furlough marked his transfer from the New port Training Station to Norfolk, Va.
 Herbert Levinson, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Levinson, 739 Blue Hills Avenue, is with the Air Corps and has been in the Medit- erranean sector since last January.
 Crosley Greene, son of Dr. and Mrs. Howard c. Greene, of Mount ain Avenue, has been graduated with honors as a radio technician from Georgia University. He is now located at Camp Murphy, Florida, where he will receive special training in Radar.
 Staff Sgt. Ernest Kjellquist has been transferred from Myrtle Beach, sc. to Salt Lake City, Utah.
 Edward Pinney who is stationed at Camp Edwards has been pro- noted to a technician, 9th grade.
 William Scott is home from Camp Belvoir, Va., waiting for a call to another assignment.
 A1hart (Rutch) FrapiOne. 7S4
The messenger., 1943-08-01
Times Photo

Times Photo MAJOR JOS. E. ZIMMER The. War Department advises that Major Trimmer, Past Master of Hiram Lodge, A.F. & A. M. Bloomfield, has been seriously wounded in battle in the southwest Pacific.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-19
Editors Mail
WANTS LABOR UNITY

Dear Sir: As the camp p a & n
against labor grows in tempo, the
question arises as to how labor can
best defend itself. That it will have
to defend itself with every effective
weapon available is certainty.
Speeches like that Of Eddie Rick
enbacker; stories like the one about
the merchant seamen refusing to
unload supplies at Guadalcanal, and
the constant attacks by Pegler and
Kaltenborn are not accidental.
These attacks are all part of pat
tern designed to drive a wedge be-
tween the American soldier and the
workers.
A complacent attitude on the
part Of labor will bring certain de-
feat. The danger is real. The sun
has shone on union labor in the
past 10 years largely because of a
friendly administration in Wash
ington. That fact must not be for
gotten.
The immediate task of all union
labor is to unite for political action
in 1914. All differences and rival
ries must be buried. The union for
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-19

wise will be sacrificed upon the altar of pro-
crastination.
SCANDALOUS CONDITIONS
President Roosevelt's executive order is the
answer to scandalous conditions which existed in
some of the larger industrial centers like Detroit,
where labor boarding, employment, man
power waste and gross inefficency in manpower
utilization widespread.
Under the plan advocated by Walter Reuther,
vice president Of the UAW-CIO, employers would
not find it profitable to be found guilty Of any
of the glaring wastage of manpower which exists
in Of the industrial sections of ten country.
PROVIDING FULL EMPLOYMENT
OF chief benefit to the war effort would be
the irst point of the Reuther plan which would
require all plants TO provide full employment to
48 hours per week.
Point two Of the plan follows from point one,
for those industries which would be unable to
utilize their workers full time, would be required
to release the workers TO other plants where their
full productivity could be used with full seniority
protection to the released employees.
Another stmulant to employers to make full
use Of the employees is point three of the program,
which would require employers to pay their work
ers who work less than 40 hours full pay for 40
hours, the cost TO be borne by the employers
ment the lack of employment is due to material
shortage changes Of schedule specifications,
some other governmental responsibility for the
lack Of work.
Finally there would be instituted by the War
Labor Board an industry wage stabilization policy
with the creation of board consisting of govern
ment, management and labor 10 work out and ad-
minister master wage agreement based on the
principle of equal nav for equal work
PUT PROGRAM INTO EFFECT
If this program is put into effect, IL would
prove TO be the greatest boon to the production
Effort yet devised.
True there would be many who would criti-
cize it because it will give the workers who are
nova veraging only 40 hours week some
time work at premium pay and thus increase the
amount Of money which the workers of the coun-
try would have.
The increase in wages would Just about take
Of the workers increased costs of living and
would not necessarily become factor in the
initiation which our goernment is trying to avoid.
In efftet, the program which Walter Reuther
has advocated would be productive of much good
1t would increase the production, give addi-
tional work and income to many OF the workers
who are not now receiving adequate pay to meet
the increased cost of living; would protect the
workers seniority in the event they were released
to another industry; would stimulate employers to
efficient production plans in order to hold
their workers; would give additional income for
taxation purposes, and at the same time give the
workers more security.
II you are for this plan, and it seems that
ever ythinking union worker should be, why
not write a letter to the War Labor Board
and the War Manpower Commission and tell
them So
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-19
Using The Board

Prior to the war, management and IN
dustry had reached the point where 1Hl
could settle most of their differencesAg
the conference table.
With the entry of the United States into
the war, our government, in order to facll-
tate the settling of disputes relative to
wages, hours, working conditions and other
problems peculiar to management and labor,
set up the National War Labor Board after
organized labor had voluntarily given up its |
right to strike.
At first, only the more serious contro-
versial problems relating to labor-manage-
ment controversies were referred to the War
Labor Board; but as time went on, more and
more trivial questions were submitted, until
now, the Board is swamped with problems,
many of which could be solved by manage
ment and labor, if management wanted it
that way.
Many cases have gone to the War Labor
Board because management has reached the
point where it obstructs every proposal
organized labor sets forth, and questions
which in the past were amicably and quickly
settled by conference, are now being indis-
criminately referred to the War Labor Board.
BY lying down its weapon. of the strike
in patriotic gesture to show its interest in
winning the war, Labor has given manage
ment weapon in the War Labor Board
which is used on the least preteXt and upon
slightest provocation.
Management in many instances is prov
ing itself not only unpatriotic by its stalling
and obstructionist tactics, but is piling
up an accumulation of resentment and i'll
will in it's workers for which it will be held
responsible once the war is over and industry
comes day.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-19
II Is TO Louuh

Reverend Gerald L. K. Smith whose anti
labor fascistic brayings have ratified the
rafters of a thousand halls, came up with one
few days ago that proves Reverend Gerald
is not entirely without sense of humor. He
nominated Captain Eddie Rickenbacker for
president
Something ought to be done to keep the
Reverend Gerald from getting too enthu-
siastic about his work, because it has only
been a short time since this leather-lunged
rabble rouser named his good friend Charles
A. Lindbergh for the same office.
No doubt the Reverend Gerald held a
caucus in the nearest telephone booth after
Captain Eddie hated labor for the Society OF
Automotive Engineers in Detroit and de-
cided after weighing both his candidates with
due consideration, that Eddie was fresher
hero than Lindbergh and lot more articu-
late.
Such political sagacity illustrates that
Reverend Smith is not without a sense of po-
litical acumen. Now, if he will retrace his
steps to the same telephone booth and
emerge to announce that he has just nomi-
mated none other than the Reverend Gerald
L. K. Smith for vice president, we will laugh
twice as hard and a LOT louder
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-19
Letters From
SerUicen1en

Brothers and sisters of the W.
o. Unit:
| received the Xmas box yes
terday and it sure was swell
When / told some of the fellows
where it came from they wouldn't
believe me. I'd been telling them
what a real union was and they've
all been giving me lot of argu-
ments and the box just about con-
vinced them that ours is a Union
of the members. / also can use
everything in the box.
In the Service when you do
something over and above your
duty you get medal, those mem
bers that take care of these
boxes should, in my opinion, get
special award too!
When / opened the WHY'S Unit
Eagle the first thing / saw was
Gosser's and Schultz's face and
it made me little home sick and
I'll always remember the part
they played in making the W. O.
Unit what it is today.
Again | wish to thank the
whole Unit and keep up the good
work with the hope that this war
is over soon, l remain,
Fraternally yours,
Anthony H. Sedlar-Sea lc,
N. C. T. C. Sta. Force J-6,
Camp Endicott,
Davisville, r. l.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-19
It's A Great
System!
BY JOHN PAINE

w. Lee O'Daniel, who got him
self elected governor of Texas and
then U. S. senator on slogan OF
"Pass the Biscuits, Pappy," is now
doing his best to disrupt the NOR
ale of the men who "Pass the
Ammunition.
LITTLE LUTHER
"Now we're getting some place,
Mr.. Dilworth remarked. They've
introduced bill in congress to do
away with the union shop, and in
Florida the courts are abrogating
closed shop agreements because
they hinder war production"
"But how does closed shop hin
cdr war production" Little Lu'
ther wondered. "The shipyards,
setting all the world records
have closed shop contracts"
Accidents will happen, my boy
Now, as | was saying before you
interrupted me. The men or
Guadalcanal have no closed shop
It's time we Americans did some.
thing for them"
Like stopping the Anaconda
wire company from selling then
defective material?"
Accidents will happen, my boy
Now where was /? Oh, yes. A
Martin Dies says, it's bureaucrac!
that is running this country. Gov
ernment bureaucracy and unior
bureaucracy"
"And Hitler makes record Of
Martin Dies speeches to play OF
the Berlin radio"
Accidents will happen, my boy
We have to crush Hitlerism here
at home, too. The high handed
methods of labor leaders must p'
ended"
Like handing more millions o.
dollars to the government for wal
bonds?"
Accidents will happen, my boy
What's more important is repea
of this communistic $4,000 salary
limitation. It's destroying the
Horatio Alger spirit in ever!
American boy"
"How do you think those $5O-a
month guys on Guadacanal will
feel about repeating the $25,OO(
limitation for the. fat boys bacl
homer"
Accidents will happen, Luther
and | sometimes think you wer'
my worst one."