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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-28

lion line and scared during the
two years of the war. In 1918
government expenses totaled $12,-
698,000,000 and in 1918 reached
$18,522,000,O00. After that they
dropped back to around three to
four billion a year until 1882.
Then they went up to five, six,
seven, eight and nine billion and,
in 1941, reached $12,775, 100000,
All of those figures sound like
small change now, as we plan for
a 100 billion dollar expenditure
for the year 1943.
FAMILY $3,125
To get down to the kind of
money individual citizens deal
in, our government expenses for
1943 will amount to approximate
ly $3,125 per family. And if, by
the end of the war, the public
debt reaches 800 billions, as it
may, the average family debt
will be over $4,000.
For each billion the govern
ment spends, the average cost
per family is SOL So, in check
ing the federal budget, a family
should decide, for each billion
dollar appropriation, whether it
seems worthwhile for them to
spend $31 of their own money for
the purpose for which the money
is being appropriated.
Even from the viewpoint of
our own money, however, mil
lion dollars or so, spent by the
government, is still small pota-
toes" The average cost for each
family for a million dollar gov
eminent expenditure is only
about three cents. So if we can
have a new building in Washing
ton, or big park built by the
WPA, for the price of a postage
stamp per family, we're apt to
say, What the heck ." and let
'em have the million dollars.
I have been talking in averages
so far, but actually it is the peo-
pie who have a decent income
who pay the great proportion of
our tax bill. Some families won't
pay any of it, others of average
income will have to pay more
than $31 per billion to make up
for those who don't pay any, and
people with large incomes will
be called upon to pay many times
that $4,000 average necessary
to get the country out of debt.
DEBT erasing
Some people argue that the
public debt is merely book
keeping notation and infer that,
by some arithmetical juggling, it
may be possible to wipe it out.
Expert accountants can do re-
markable things with figures, but
I doubt if even Einstein could de-
wise a formula for erasing those
hundreds of billions of debt from
the governments books.
Other wishfu1 thinkers, VIII
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-28
NAILS ARE CRUSHED
BY REDS AT STALINGRAI

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planes and British advance guards
slashed at the Afrika Korps rear
near the Libyan border.
The new peril to Rommels
long-harried flig h t apparently
was to be drive aimed at Gabes,
on the southeast Tunisian coast
100 miles from the Libyan from
tier where the waist of Tunisia
is narrowest, the Rome radio said
The large-scale American troop
movements were said to have
been noted by Italian reconais-
sance planes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-28

hope to get out of spending the
rest of their lives paying govern
ment debts, suggest that the gov
eminent might carry the debt on
it's books forever instead of try
ing to collect it. But if there is
800 billion dollar debt, this
would mean that about eight bill
lion dollars in interest would
still have the 800 billion debt on
the books.
Whatever plan is worked out,
we are going to be paying heavy
taxes for many years to come to
pay the cost of this war and to
pay off the excessive wages
which millions of men, working
on war orders, are collecting to-
day.
So, even though it only costs
us an average of a postage stamp
per family for the government to
spend a million dollars, it would
be a good idea if we all decided
to 60 in for stamp saving in a
big way.
Buy War Savings Bonds
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-28

Mrs. Nettie Johnson has re-
turned here after visiting hel
son, Mr.. Joe Johnson and Mrs
Johnson, at Liberty.
Miss Doris Rhodes is expected
to arrive here early next week tc
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Rhodes. She expects tc
stop over for visit with jim
mic Rhodes, enroute home.
Mr.. Earl GRAPHICAL, of Rad
ford, spent the past week enc
here with his family.
Misses Mary Frances Cook anc
Grace Eller left this week fol
Arlington, Va, where they have
clerical positions in a defense
plant.
Mr.. Levern Johnson is in Chi
cago this week, on business.
Mr.. Oscar Burgess is in Balti-
more and Philadelphia this
week on business.
Miss DeEtte Crawford and Miss
Lorraine Perkins were in Boone
on Saturday.
Mrs. James McNeill, of Jeffer-
son, underwent an operation fol-
appendicitis at the AShe hospl-
tai last week. Her condition is
now showing Improvement, her
many friends will be glad tC
learn.
Miss Ruth Tugman spent last
week end in Sparta as the guest
of Miss Mildred Sedberry.
Mrs. Austin Houck, of the Mill
Creek community, is now en-
ployed in the Glenn L. Martin
aircraft plant. in Maryland.
Mrs. c. L. Marsh and two sons
from Boone, recently visited rel
atives at Mill Creek.
Miss Winona Roland has &C
copied a position in the county
agents office.
Mr.. D. W. Graham, of Todd
was a business visitor here on
Monday.
Mrs. Arvilla Jones has gone tc
West Virginia this week to visit
her daughter, Miss Ada Jones.
Miss Mary Brown, of Mitchell
College, spent the past week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. c. Brown, at Jefferson. She
has just completed mid-term ex-
aminations.
Mrs. Jacob Jones, of Clifton
was in town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodman
and daughter spent the week end
here on business.
Miss Ruth Tugman was in
Winston-Salem on business, Mon
day.
Mr.. C. B Price, Of Raleigh,
spent the week end in the county
with his family.
Mr.. F. L. Barker and family
have moved from Pulaski, Va,
to their home at Lansing. Their
many friends are glad to welcome
them back.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-28
ScOttville News

Rev. w. H. Caldwell filled his
regular appointment at Scottville
Baptist church Saturday and
Sunday.
The w. M S. of Scottville Bap-
fist church met this month at the
home of Mrs. w. E. Nuckolls
Members present were Mrs. J. c.
Names, Mrs. H. L. Jones, Mrs
w. F. Shepherd, Misses Minnie
Fawlkes and Elizabeth Shepherd
After the program, the hostess
served delicious refreshments.
and a social hour was enjoyed by
all. Next meeting will be held
with Mrs. J. c. Names.
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FSA GROUP HELD
ANNUAL MEETING

Continued from Page One)
As people and following the meal,
the group enjoyed informal sing
ing under the direction of Miss
Lorene Perkins.
Mrs. Ed NJ. Anderson spoke
briefly on the fine work being
done in the county under the di-
rection of Mr.. Sears and Miss
Gambill, and commended those
present on buying their homes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-28

Mr.. and Mrs. James o. White, of West Jefferson and Au
gusta Ca the engagement of their daughter, Eve
Josephine Mr. Joseph Ward Jr of Salisbury and
Hagerstown the of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ward
ST. of Hagerstown and will graduate from Caawba College
June where Miss White is also student She is popular
member of the here and the of
her engagement will be received with interest The marriage
is planned for early Fall
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
WHEAT:
MAY Increase 4credge

With some officials claiming cur
rent consumption of wheat will run
500 million bushels over the 1943
crop of 69O,OOO,OOO bushels, the
War Food administration has been
debating about the possibility of
increasing acreage allotment next
year by 20 or 25 per cent.
II the WFA has hesitated in de-
Gliding on an increase, it has been
for fear that production of other
important staples like corn, flax
seed, soybeans and peas would
drop. The problem centers around
boosting wheat output without
sacrificing other yields.
This year s. million acres of
wheat were seeded, and intended
increases would add II million
acres. AT a normal yield Of 12
bushels to the acre, the WA esti-
mates the extra paintings would
produce crop Of 792 million
bushels.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
ATTU:
Second Step in AleutiGns

Firmly established on Attu, west
ernmost Of the Aleutian islands IN
japanese hands, strong American
forces pushed forward against bit
ter opposition by the enemy.
First to admit the American
landings, the Japs also were first
to confess that heavy U. s. aerial
and naval bombardments provided
an irresistible cover for continu-
ing stream Of reinforcements.
Presaging their defeat on Attu'
the Japs made much Of the claim
that their troops were fighting
numerically superior forces.
In Washington, Col. R. Ernest
Dupuy declared that the attack on
Attu was the second step in the
drive to oust the Japs from the
Aleutians. The first, he said, was
the American occupation of Am
chitka and Adak to establish bases
from which to strike not only Attu
but also Kiska, 172 miles to the
east.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
FOOD CONFERENCE:
P0st-H ar agriculture

Reconstruction Of agriculture in
Europe after the war was the prin-
cipal subject of discussion among
the representatives attending the
United Nations food conference in
Hot Springs, Va.
According to Marvin II. Jones,
chairman Of the parley and head
Of the u. S. delegation, conferees
are chiefly concerned with getting
the farmlands Of reclaimed coun-
tries back into production.
Problems connected with such an
effort, such as adequate distribu-
ton Of supplies and materials, and
the planning for the production Of
crops which would furnish local
populations with nutritional diets,
we're brought into study.
The conference, in the nature Of
a discussion, brings no binding
agreements among the nations,
Jones said. Representatives will
present conclusions Of the confer
ence to their respective govern
ments for further action.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
HOSPITAL SHIP:
Sunk by JdpS

With its red cross sign brightly
lighted and the whole vessel fully
Illuminated, the Australian hos.
pital ship Centaur was silently ply
ing through placid waters to New
Guinea.
Suddenly terrific explosion
shook the ship, and in a moment,
it was wrapped in raging orange
flames. AS many of the vessels
complement of 363 fought to es-
cape the burning hulk, the ship
went down, only Ga surviving.
Cause Of the sinking: Japanese
torpedo, Even as some Of the sur
vivors clung shakily to a raft, they
could sec the submarines lights
Pickering over the dark sea.
Said Gen. Douglas Macarthur:
81 cannot express the revulsion
feel at this unnecessary act of
cruelty The Red Cross will not
falter under this foul blow.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28

to stable international relations by
its advocates, and opposed as q
dangerous threat to our tariff
system by its foe, the Reciprocal
Trade act passed through the
house only after fierce debate and
two-year limitation on its exist
enCe.
Inspired by Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull, administration forces
contended that renewal Of the act
now was necessary to assure the
world that we were prepared to
participate in the revival Of inter-
national commerce and stabilize
employment and marketing in
other countries.
Foes of the act said it had failed
to avert war since its creation in
1884. They tried to limit its opera
tions by offering amendments
which would allow congress to re-
view treaties; permit domestic pro-
ducers to testify against provisions
Of any treaty, and prevent the inn
portation of products when they
sold for les sthan the American
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
ChrysIer Wilde at
Strike Ends n

DETROIT (FP) = The $4,000
Chrysler Corp. workers who were
on wildcat strikes or made idle by
the stoppages for four days were
back at work in the Detroit area
plants May "a by vote of United
Auto Worker (CIO) membership
meetings on the preceding Sunday
after strenuous pleadings by presi-
dent R. j. Thomas and vice presi-
dent Richard T. Frankensteen of
the union. Strikes in other plants
also ended over the weekend.
While Director Leo Lamotte of
the UAW Chrysler Dept. charged
that the walkouts were manipulat-
ed by UAW vice president Walter
P. Reuther and his lieutenants to
"obtain political advantages within
the union," the fundamental cause
was undoubtedly the failure of the
Natl. War Labor Board to settle
the dispute which has been in it's
hands since December, 1912.
President Thomas absolved Reu-
ther of blame for the stoppages
and at the same time pointed out
that the charge of radicalism
against Lamotte, made by some
Reuther followers, was absurd be-
cause Lamotte was opposed by the
leftish delegates at the last cleo
tion of board members. Lamotte
was Thomas own pick for the
board and that is what gave his
charge against Reuther more than
ordinary weight.
The WLB panel recommends
tions in the Chrysler dispute are
now in the hands of the board
which is expected to act in a
month or two, possibly speeded up
by the 4-day walkout. Stern WLB
orders to return to work were ig-
nored by the workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
CIO Says Smith
Committee Is Forum
For Landlords

"OPA is to be tarred and feathered
by the committees selected wit
nesses preparatory to congressional
action starting next week on OPA's
budget for the ensuing year.
"Rent control has been success
full. 1t has protected American
workers and their families from
the rapacity of landlords. 1t has
been the one effective step the gov
ernment has taken to prevent price
initiation.
"When the American people real
ize the purpose of these congress
sional attacks upon the OPA con-
troll program, they will take care
of their representatives who assist,
or silently permit, this sabotage
of vital war program landlords,
realtors and their banker friends. "
A legislative attack on rent con-
troll was begun May Fl when the
banking and currency committee
reported an independent office ap-
preparations bill with a rider which
eXempts the Home Owners Loan
Corp. from control of any other
government agency meaning
OPA rent control. This will mean,
if passed, that 10000 units now
rented to tenants will be subject to
none of OPA's eviction restraints.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28

EDITORS NOTE: opinions columns those Of
by wesrn
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
ITALY:
No Setup

After a sudden welter Of rumor,
Il appeared as though the Allies
would have to take Italy the hard
way. The Italians and Nazis gave
no sign Of handling it over on a
silver platter.
King Victor Emmanuel answered
wild rumors originated by the Free
French that he was about to abdi-
cate by appearing at an art exhibi-
tion in Rome to receive the APP
plause Of his subjects.
Talk that Hitler was preparing
to abandon Italy TO its fate and
draw all Nazi forces into the Bren-
ner pass were Immediately counter
acted by plentiful assurances in the
German press that Der Fuehrer
had no such idea.
Allied airmen apparently we're
the first TO take these rumors with
grain Of salt. Even as the abdica-
tion talk, etc, intrigued the arm
chair strategists, bombers were
plastering the seapane base Of
Lido di Roma, 8 miles from the
italian capital. Hangers, moorings
and planes were the targets.
Rome admitted damage in the
vicinity, but claimed Axis planes
had bombed Algerian harbors with
good results"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
| Wants
To Meet
. Writer

Dear "a Sorry To Be Union
Member:
| have your letter of May 4,
1943, in which you state that we
not have "the CUTS to print this in
your paper"
1t is not unusual to find people
in this world of a low degree of
intellect. However, the CIO is
noted for its fairness and kind
consideration to all humanity, ire
spective of race, creed, color, re-
ligion or station in life. | would be
derelict in my duty if l failed to
extend to you an invitation to sit
down in truly democratic and
American fashion to discuss the
topics of your letter across con-
ference table as was done by the
fathers of our country when they
met to write up the Constitution
which is the cornerstone of our de-
mocracy.
am extremely sorry that you
did not have the intestinal forti-
tude to sign the name which your
mother gave you to the letter sent
to this office. Therefore, | must
appeal to you in this manner to
contact me at our headquarters so
that the meeting which l suggested
before can be held.
Hoping that you have the cour-
age which you express in your
letter so that | may have the op-
portunity of meeting you, allow me
to remain
Your Brother CIO Member
and Fellow American Citizen,
MELVIN NJ. SCHULTZ,
President, Local IL,
UAW-CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

L. S. Invasion of Attu Is Second Step
In Drive to Gust Japs From Aleutians;
Discount Rumors of Nazi-Italian Rift
As Allies Plan Heavy Knockout Blows
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
ClO Warns
On Poll Tex
Ahsen+eeism

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-(FP)-
The trend in medical care, par
ticularly hospital service, is pro-
nouncedly toward government par
ticipation. This was the practically
unanimous belief of a panel Of
seven leaders in health work at a
symposium held by the Institute on
Public Health Economies, sponsor
ed by the University of Michigan
School of Public Health May 20.
This trend is strong, said DR..
Michael M. Davis, leader in
group health movements, in spite
of the "misinformation and mis-
leading articles in the Journal of
the American Medical Assn, which
has kept many doctors ignorant of
the facts"
A speaker from the Social Sc
curity Board noted that about half
of the hospital beds in the United
States are now government oper-
atd. He urged that social security
insurance should cover all neces-
sary medical service as part of a
coordinated system that covers all
social security risks.
DR.. Henry Sigerist of Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, an
swering objections by a seller Of
priately operated group medical
service plans, said:
"The United States has social
lied the army and navy, the post
office and the schools, so why not
health?"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
RECIPROCAL TRADE:
RenetCGL Fought

Renewal Of President Roosevelt 3
authority to negotiate reciprocal
trade treaties with foreign coun-
tries was the subject Of heated de-
bate in congress, with successful
efforts to limit the life of the Pre-
sident's power to two years.
Claimed as great contribution
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28

Recommendations are undA "a
to include maintenance of mel lber-
ship in modified form, voluntary
checkoff, establishment of the UNI
pire system now in force in Cen
eral Motors and Ford to settle
grievances within specified limits
that cannot be settled by negotia-l
ton, going rate to be paid in 80
days instead of six months as now,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28
CLEVELAND (FP) - Complet,

support of President Roosevelt
was reaffirmed in a six-point pro-
gram designed "to meet the realis-
tic needs of our nation in conduct
ing an effective offensive" which
was adopted by more than 200 ClO
leaders at an enlarged meeting of
the CIO national executive board
here
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-28

WASHINGTON - (FP)-
The Smith committee in its
campaign against the rent
control program of OPA is
giving real estate lobbyists a
field day for spreading falsifica-
tions and refusing time to labor
and consumer groups, the CIO Cost
of Ling Committee said May %.
Rent control, it said, is "an out
standing bastion in the fig h t
against initiation"
"This committee, operating un-
der a rowing mandate to investi-
gate all executive agencies, is de-
liberately allowing itself to be used
as a forum from which lobbies and
special interest groups can carry
on smear attacks against the war
programs enacted by congress and
against the officials sworn to carry
them out" it said.
Adde's Makes Charges
Sec. Treas. George F. Adde's of
the United Auto Workers (CIO)
the previous day said he had been
denied a hearing, as had other
labor spokesmen, and warned:
Kodiak mirror., 1943-01-02
Two Awards Made

Two new awards given by command of Major General Sim on Bolivar 'Buckner, Jr., Con- manding General, Alaska Defense Command, were anounc' ed this week
 To It Col. Alvin Edward Hebert, the award was the coveted Air Medal At the risk of his own life Hebert, between Oct 27 and Nov. 4. made 4 fly ing trips in small plane to the rescue of the pilot and crew of a crashed BIS plane Each time he took off from low tide sand bar not more than % feet long. It Col. Hebert's home Is in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
 The se"ond award was q Sol- dier's Medal to First Lieutenant Sidney Nj. Richman for rescuing another Alaskan pilot from a burning plane On October 29 Richman succeeded in rescuing another pilot who. attempting to make an emergency landing, had crashed in flames. It. Rich man hails from Oshk, sh, Wis.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-01-02

St. Louis Mssour-Roymond Swart, East St. Louis, Illinois, and Arthur Meier Wnoma Minnesota sailors in framing at the naval headqareed the naval hee seen w ng Lands tool grinder Upon completion of the machinist Bueackes expected to know how operate main and auxiliary engines board ship adjust repair and overhaul equip nept and be familiar with other mechanical parts of ship
Kodiak mirror., 1943-01-02
PERSONALS

MT. Glen Robinson returned this week after spending two months in the States. He is em- ployed at the base.
 Mir Bill Thomas and Mir. Roy Stoul spent Wednesday evening in the city visiting friends,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
The World of Music
ness college.

NEW YORK, Sept. Il (UP)-The l W fifth symphony of Vaughn Will Hams, England's outstanding con- temporary composer, will be given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic-S y m p h o n y when Arturo Rodzinski takes over that orchestra as permanent con- ductor next month.
 Several other new works will be introduced by Dr. Rodzinski with special attention to American com posers. One will be @ piano con- certo by Aaron Copland and an- other a new work by William Schu- man. There also will be a first per- formance of Arnold Schoenbergs musical setting of Byron's "Ode to Napoleon" which, 1t is pointed out by Olin Downes of the New York Times" Is striSingly applicable to Hitler in some of its lines.
 The composition is for string or- chestra, plano and reciter.
 TN ADDITION to the world pre- 4 Iniere of Bohuslav Martinu's sec- ond symphony, already announced Erich Liensdorf will give first Cleveland performances of other modern works when he ta':es over the Cleveland Orchestra this season
 They will be Music for Scene from Shelley" by Pvt. Samuel Bar Der, U. s. Army; Randall Thomp- sons second symphony; American Salute" by Morton Gould, and -Four Churches" by the Brazilian composer, Francesca Mignone.
 On Oct. 10, when the opening concert of the orchestra's weekly evening series will be broadcast over the Mutual network, Leinsdori will conduct his own orchestra ar. rangement of the Prelude ant Fugue in B minor by Bach.
 THE Lerner Quartet will intro A duce this season Stanley Bate'i String Quartet No. 2, written 1T New England last year while th' composer was @ Guggenheim Eel low. At the same time. Bate wrote his third symphony, which he call the "Guggenheim Symphony"
 Bate, who at 30 has that number of completed works to his credit made his American debut early las year as soloist in Carnegie Hall ir his own piano concerto, with Sil Thomas Beecham conducting.
 JENNIE TOURED, mezzo- soprano J will make her first concert toul of the United States this season. I will include an engagement as solo,