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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
Nathan's CIR. News

Miss Donna L. Phipps, of the
nurses staff at the Richard Ba-
ker Hospital, Hickory, spent a
few days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. N. Phipps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps have had
word that their son, William Ro-
bert Phipps, who is in training at
cambridge Naval Training Sta
ton, Md, is in the hospital, TAX
ing treatment for mumps.
Miss Marie Phipps, who is TAX
ing treatment at Charlotte Mem
orial Hospital, is reported doing
nicely.
The farmers of this community
have been very busy threshing
grain this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Carson have
had as their house guest, this
week, their nephew, Sammy Ter
ry Griffith. of Fox. Va. Sammy
reported for military duty, Nov
ember q.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Richardson,
of Gordonsville, Va, are spend
ing sometime with their children,
B. c. Richardson and Mrs. Ray
mond Phipps.
Mr.. Upton Blevins, who has
been with the Merchant Marine
for several months, is spending
his furlough with his family. Up
ton has been in several places in
North Africa and elsewhere.
Frank Carson has gone to Fox,
Iva, to spend a few days with
relatives.
Mrs. Charlie Coward, who has
been suffering from an attack OF
tonshitis, is much improved.
Frank and Sam Carson enter
tanned several of the younger set
at marshmallow roast, in hon
or of their cousin, Sammy Terry
Griffith, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Clint Dollar writes her
mother, Mrs. J. A. Carson, that
they are still having fresh vege-
tables from their back yard Vic
| tory garden at Little Rock, Ark.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
Silas Creek News

Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Bottom
ly, of Galax, spent the week end
with Mrs. Bottomly's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dickson.
A revival meeting began at
Liberty church, Saturday night.
It is expected to continue for sew
eraT days.
Mr.. Luther Barker, who has
been living on the North Fork of
New River above the Mouth of
Phoenix Creek, for some time,
will move back to his home on
Silas Creek.
Mrs. Gorda C. Boney, county
home demonstration agent, met
at the home of Mrs. C.. M. Dick
son, Friday evening of last week
with the Silas Creek H. D. club.
Those present were: Mrs. Willis
K. Lewis, Mrs. w. A. Campbell,
Mrs. w. w. Dickson, Mrs. J. G.
Howell, Mrs. T. r. Jones, Mrs. R.
w. Stuart, Mrs. w. E. Jones,
Mrs. Parker M. Dickson, Mrs. J.
R. Phipps, Mrs. w. T. Faw and
Mrs. G. M. Dickson.
The chief theme for discussion
was ''The Best Means of Taking
Care of and Preserving Meat"
The next melting will be held at
the home of Mrs. w. w. Dickson
on December II.
Mr.. Kent Dickson left Monday
for South Carolina, where he will
take training for the U S. Army.
Mr.. w. A. Campbell has recent
ly sold his farm on Buffalo.
Mr.. w. w. Dickson attended
quarterly conference at Green
wood, Sunday.
Mr.. Din Barker, who has been
employed by Mr.. J. R. Phipps in
the dairy business for some time,
is now driving the Landmark
school bus to Crumpler high
school.
Mr. T. A. Jones, who has been
in bad health for some time, does
not seem to improve at present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
Farmers Income
Tax Due Dec. Is

Making farm income tax re-
turns for 1943 is one of the i'm
portant jobs to face North Caro-
lima growers next month, says
DR.. I. o. Schaub, director of the
State College Extension Service.
He points out that the farmer
is required to file a declaration
with the U. S. Collector of In
ternal Revenue as to his 1913 in
come and pay the estimated tax
on this income on or before De-
cember Is.
To assist farmers in making
out these returns, the. Extension
Service has issued a special pub
LEGATION, War Series Bulletin No.
81, entitled making Farm In
come Tax Returns. Growers
can get copies at the county
agents office or by writing the
Agricultural Editor, State Col
lege, Raleigh.
Application blanks for filing
the declaration may also be OBJ
tanned at the office of the county
agent.
Deputy Collectors will visit
each county before December Is
and these men will assist farmers
in completing their declarations.
Announcement will be made as
to when the collector will visit
your county and his itinerary
will be given.
The Collector of Internal Rev.
enue has pointed out that if there
is a change in income or expens-
es between December Is and 81,
such changes will be reflected in
the final report which the farm
er must make on March Is.
Where a farmer made tax pay
ments on March Is and June Is,
these payments will apply on the
1913 taxes under the "pay-as-you-
go plan" and the balance of the
taxes are payable with the dec
laration of December Is.
Forms may be secured from the
county agents office.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
HONORED AT PARTY

Misses Mary Ashley and Gladys
Caudill entertained a group Of
friends recently, honoring Wayne
Weaver and Ralph Ashley, who
were inducted into service
Last week. Many games were
played and at 1870 delicious re-
freshments were served by the
Two hostesses. Those enjoying
the party were: Harold Ashley,
Ted Ashley, Billy Bob Johnson,
Billie Ashley, Willard Brooks,
Eugene Woods, Eldon Ashley;
Misses Dorothy Ashley, Helen
Ashley, Margaret Howell, Sam
ME johnson, Alma Lee Jones
Betty Jean Ashley, Glenia Fay
Ashley, Lois Ashley, Dale Bark
er, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Ashley
Mrs. J. P. Ashley and son and
Mrs. J. E Ashley.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
9 High Schools
IOOther Schools
Serving Lunches
Green Valley Has A 100 Per
Cent Record, All Pupils
Participating

Ashe county schools are setting
- record for the number of lunch
rooms now in operation, number
of children eating lunches, and
probably for the quality of the
lunches, since Grade-A milk is
being served with the lunches.
A report from the office of A.
B. Hurt, county superintendent OF
schools, shows that there is a
lunchroom now in operation in
all of the nine high schools as
well as 10 other smaller schools,
making a total of 10.
During the month of October
the reports show that 1858
lunches were served, or an aver
age of 1884 per day. 1t was point
ed out that reports for November
would probably show that around
$4,000 lunches were served.
The month of October was be-
low the average, since several of
she lunchrooms were opened dur
sng the month and did not show a
full month of serving, as they
FWill for November.
Well Planned Meals
The majority of the lunches
served are of the A type and
Include full meal together with
milk. timxt
The meals are we'll planned and
are enjoyed by the teachers as
well as the students, according to
reports.
The Ashe county schools now
operating these Iunchrooms under
the state aid plan and serving
standard lunches include the fol-
Lowing high schools: jefferson,
West Jefferson, Elkland, Fleet
wood, Healing Springs, River
new, Nathan's Creek, Lansing
zand Grassy Creek. The smaller
schools operating lunchrooms in
clude Baldwin, Idlewild, Trout,
S)hIdS, Buffalo, Rock Creek, Hell
1on, Othello, Duncan and Green
Valley, There is possibility that
Others may be opened.
Making A Record
Green Valley, a two teacher
school is believed to be making
a record. Here every child in
school eats the school lunch and
drinks milk too. There are rs
pupils in this school, Il don't
Imagine there are many schools
IN the state with a record like
this," Supt. Hurt said.
Most of the lunchrooms are we'll
equipped and give excellent SER
vice. Mr.. Hurt said that he was
2n1eed glad that so many of the
schools had lunchrooms in opera
1lon and felt thay meant much to
4he health of the students.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
10 Lmchrooms In Operation In Ashe County Schools

held at the home of Mrs. Page
Smith. Miss Blanche Pugh had
the devotionals. After which
Mrs. Worth Sweet and Miss Lois
K. Dickson discussed the topic
for the month, "The Woman in
the Home"
At the close of the business
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
Treetop News

Rev. Finley Miller filled his
regular appointment at Glendale,
Saturday night and Sunday.
A surprise birthday party was
given at the home of Mr.. Lee
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
Bare, Sunday. A large crowd at
tended.

Orderly marketing of hogs to
relieve a glutted market will help
to maintain prices, report Gov
eminent officials.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

The annual supply of butter in
1914 will be about 4 pounds per
person less than in the years be-
fore the war,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

session, delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess, Mrs.
Smith.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11

world-to show them poignantly just what war does to people, and just what freedom and democracy can do.
 'That job needs to be done," xhe told me in her New York apartment. And I want to be the one to do it. I have always tried to take pictures which would interpret peoples to peo- pie.
 Miss Bonney has been training her cameras on war scenes since the summer of 1889. She went to Finland in June of that year and was there when the Russo-Fin- nlsh war broke.
 Miss Bonney photographed the results of war again in Spain after the Spanish Civil war. And when the Nazis invaded France,
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11
WHAT IT MEANS
 BATTLE OF CARGO SHIPS
By ROBERT M. HARRINGTON

WASHINGTON = We have won another great naval battle against the Japs-a piece-meal battle that is still being fought, but just as real as the smashing victories at Midway and in the Coral sea.
 It is the battle of merchant shipping.
 We are sinking about three Jap ships for every one built and this crushing rate of destruc- tion could force the Japs into withdrawing from Wake Island, Rabaul and the Marshall islands, though not without a fight.
 After a heavy raid such as at Marcus island, the Japs have to send fresh supplies and equip ment to repair the damage. Knowing this, our submarines lie in wait and sink the cargo ships which are now almost as precious as warships to the Japs.
 Because she badly needs ship ping to get ready for the allied drive on Burma and to bring home raw ,aterials from Malaga and the Dutch East Indies, Ja- pan may have to stop reinforc- ing her outermost bases and with draw her forces Gas at Kiska) or abandon them to futile death Gas at Attu).
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11

Japan started the war with (, 6,4OO,0O0 tons of shipping the the third largest merchant fleet in the world Britain first; U. s. second). By seizure of foreign ships and new construction, she is believed to have increased this to 7,5O0,OOO.
 In the 21 months since Pearl Harbor, and more particularly in the past six months, we have sent one third of this fleet to the bottom-2,5 ,5O0,000 tons.
 No nation, and certainly not one with the material shortages of Japan, can stand body-blows such as this for long. Even by overlooking ships and postponing drydocking and repairs indefi- nitely, as she has done since 1940,. it is doubtful whether Japan has enough shipping for the 2,000 mile run to Rabaul, the 4,50O to Rangoon and to her thousand is- land strongholds, all at the same time.
 There is no hope for Japan in balancing her losses against new construction as we have tried to do in the battle of the Atlantic. Japanese shipbuilding has been closely guarded secret since 1939, but about 500,000 tons year, which is more than her pre-war peak, appears to be a fair esti- mate.
 Because of a shortage of steel (they aren't getting U. s. scrap any more), the Japs have been blilding wooden ships, but it is the essential shortage of ship building facilities and the hun dreds of component parts such as valves tubes, gauges, oil cups etc. which constitute an unbreak-. able bottleneck.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11
EX-TEACHER COVERS WAR WITH CAMERA
By ADELAIDE KERR AP Features Writer

Therese Bonney, who has al- ready photographed on several war fronts, wants to use her camera on another assignment different from any other wom- ans.
 When the Nazis have been beaten back from occupied coun- tries and Allied governments and relief have moved in, she wants to show what democracy does to the lives of those who have been enslaved.
 She wants to drive home one more lesson to the peoples of the
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11
POINT HOPE GETS NEW MINISTER

FAIRBANKS - Bishop J. B Bentley and Mrs. Bentley of Ne mana and the Rev. William Jones Gordon, Jr, and Mrs. Gordon ot Seward visited in Fairbanks en route to Point Hope on the Arctic coast, where the Rev. MT. Gordon will take charge of the Episco- pal Mission.
 The Rev. Mir. Gordon, who is 25 years old and has been min ister in charge of the church at Seward since March l, was mar ried at Seward July 16 to Miss Frances Lewis. July 24 he was advanced to the priesthood at St. Marks Church in Nenana by Bishop Bentley.
 At his new post, MT. Gordon will succeed Archdeacon Freder- ick w. Goodman, D. D., who is retiring after IS years of service at Point Hope.
 MT. Gordon is native of North Carolina and a graduate of North Carolina University and of the Episcopal Theological Seminary, in Virginia.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11

she rushed to the Mouse iron and began the picture record 0. that struggle. Homeless refugee. streaming down the road, desert ed cottages, starving children anc many other wartime tragedie! have been recorded on her mega tvs.
 q had some close shaves,"
 she said with a reminiscent
 grin. "My tin hat got me in
 trouble. It was a German model
 which I had bought in Fin
 land. When I wore it in France
 the French thought I was a
 parachutist and arrested me. I
 talked my way out of that
 and I certainly changed that
 hat"
 Back in this country Miss Bon ney showed her outstanding pho- tographs in a number of exhibi- tions under such titles as "Tc Whom the Wars Are Done," and "War Comes to the People" Re gently she published a book of pictures, "Europe's Children" showing the effect of war on the children of the continent. She has received the French Legion o1 Honor and Croix de Guerre and the hite Rose of Finland.
 Miss Bonney is tall, dynamic dark-eyed woman who works with a single-purposed drive. She punctuates her words with swift clipped gestures and speaks in a swift steady stream. She was born in Syracuse, N. Y, but has spent most of her adult life abroad. She Worked her way through four colleges and emerged with a doc tors degree from the University of Paris with the idea of becom- ing teacher. But the idea of teaching boys and girls to con- jugate the verb 'to love" seemed deadly dull to her, so she turned to photography.
 Though she has devoted her life to the camera art, Therese Bonney remains teacher. Her pictures always drive home a point-4the kind of points she might have made as a professor on a classroom platform.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11
CLAUDErTE COOKS

Claudette Colbert the motion picture star, has new trick for meatless Tuesdays and Fridays. She serves patties made from this recipe: Peel and boil three pota- toes in salted water until done. Mash the potatoes and add two beaten eggs, one cup of walnuts, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Shape into patties and fry in peanut oil until golden brown.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11
THE LITERARY
 CUIDEPOST
By JOHN SELBY WHAT TO DO WITH ITALx", by GaetanO Salvemini and George La Piana (Duell, Sloan & Pearce: S2.75).

One of the unlucky things about publishing books is the time lag between the day the manuscript is finished and the day the book goes on sale. In a world whose tempo is presto, the lag can do great damage. It has done just this with the most i'm portant and most sane book on Italy l have seen in a long time What to Do With Italy," by Gaetano Salvemini and George La Piana. Salvemini is a refugee from what used to be called Mus solini's fascism. La Piana is Pro- lessor of Church History at liar yard. Both men are dangerous to fascisn because each has brains and each has Knowledge.
 But their book was completed when things were only begin ming in North Africa, and al though it is supplied with an afterword dated July 8, l943, this was still too early to ,atch the result of the Sicilian opera tions. The public is unfornately likely to think that events in Italy have outmoded Messrs. Sal venini and La Piana's writing, whereas they have only pointed 1t it up.
 The book is written from the thesis that the Italian people were betrayed, not only by the wealthy and the Italian military, but by people like you and me. Musso- lini was six years crushing Italy into the mold he had chosen for it and during most of this time the world appeared to feel that closer adherence to timetables was the be-all and end-a1 of the matter.
 And perhaps even more i'm portant is what the two men have to say about the Church and fas-- cism in Italy. It is possible that more complete and better rea- soned study of this complicated and dangerous subject has been printed, but if so, I have not seen it. Obviously the authors feel the Church, or more exactly, the Vatican, has played with fire in the matter. But any statement of so delicate a matter cannot be condensed into a paragraph and have no intention of trying.
 There are dozens of important points beside, and not the least of these is the authors insistence that we make it clear to Italy, now, that we are not planning to salvage the House of Savoy if the people of Italy do not want 1t. What used to be called Amgot could use few hundred copies of What to Do With Italy"
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-11

Tell them you saw it advertised in The Nugget.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Army Will Buy Food
Under Ration BANKING
System Will Be Used to
Combat Black Markets
CPA Form No. R-l3ls

Cooperating with existing and
contemplated food rationing pro-
grams. the War Department an
nounced today that beginning
March l the Quartermaster Corps
will make all purchases of sugar,
coffee and processed foods for the
Army through the proposed OPA
ration banking system.
BY this system, officials said, con-
troll may be maintained over scarce
commodities and measures taken to
prevent the establishment of black
markets through false sales" to
the Army.
1t will also provide an additional
simple method of ascertaining total
quantities of these foodstuffs pur-
chased for the Army and will aid in
making proper allocations of those
items for military, lend-lease and
civilian uses.
The War Department said the
purpose of Army participation in
the ration banking system does not
mean a limit will be placed on the
amount of food the soldiers will re-
ceive. Through this system of ra-
tioning purchases, officials said, it
would be easier for authorities to
check on black-market operations as
Quartermaster depots will be given
receipts for all purchases.
Each Army installation will open
ration bank accounts at convenient
commercial banks and will make all,
purchases with rationed checks in
the same manner as civilian dealers.
Evening star., 1943-02-22

Totals ----------------- 1872
These calculations are made on
the basis of No. 2 can supplying
the family for one meal.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Guide to Registration
Instructions in Brief for Getting
War Ration Book No. Z

The four day registration for War
Ration Book No will begin at
106 District schools at 7 am. to-
morrow. The schools will be open
from tomorrow through Friday
from am. to 9 pm. daily.
The District OPA today again
reminded local residents of the fol-
lowing important points in connec-
ton with the registration:
l. The declaration form which
appears on this page and which
has been reproduced in The Star
during the past several days is the
actual application.
2. The declaration should be filled
out at home 1t may be signed
either at home or at the center
but in any event it should be signed
by the adult member of the family
who brings it to the registration
center Only one adult member
should appear for each family.
3. The No. | ratloning books, now
uSed for sugar, coffee and shoes, must
be brought to the center. along with
the declaration. Registrants may
not issue a No, 2 book to any one
who does not present his No. l
book. Adults registering for their
families must bring with them the
No. l book of every member of the
family.
The schools which will be open
for registration beginning tomorrow
are listed below Persons whose
names begin with letters from "A"
through ID" should register tomOr-
row, those with names from e
through * on Wednesday. with
names from Il" through r" Oh
Thursday and with names from IS
through "Z" ON Friday.
Northwest.
School and location.
Adams, 18th and California.
Bancroft, 18th and Newton.
Banneker, Euclid near Georgia.
| Barnard, Attn and Decatur.
Briggs Montgomery 9th and K.
BrightWood, 18th and Nicholson.
BroWn-Lafayette, Northampton and
Broad Branch.
| Bruce, Kenyon and Sherman.
| Bundy, 429 o street.
Cardozo, 9th and Rhode Island.
Central, 18th and Clifton.
| Cleveland, 9th and T.
Cook, 1st and P.
| Cooke, 18th and Euclid.
Coolidge, 5th and Tuckerman.
! Corcoran-G Grant, 21st and G..
Curtis Hyde, 32d and O.
| Douglass Simmons, 1st and Pierce.
Dunbar, lst and n.
Eaton-Oyster, 34th and Lowell.
Fillmore jackson, 30th and r.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Swift Action 10 Halt
Illegal SIaughtering
In Black Market Seen
Secretary Wickord Plans
Early Announcement on
Licensing System
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Amid signs that the Nations meat
supply situation is less favorable
than had been forecast, the Gov
ernment speeded action today to
halt illegal slaughter of cattle and
hogs and to stop black market oper-
ations.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard,
food administrator, is expected to
announce within a day or two a
plan to license livestock slaughter
ers and to require farmers to sell
only to such slaughterers or their
agents.
Denouncing black markets as
nothing short of treason" Price
/ Administrator Prentiss Brown called
/ in broadcast last night for public
support in the campaign to stamp
/ them out.
/ The Nazis and FaScists may net
be able to sabotage our war plants
or bomb our industrial centers," Mr..
Brown said, but their able assist
antS-the operators of the black
markets-contribute most effectively
by helping to wreck American
health, morale and economy
Poisoned Meats Appearing.
Declaring black markets will have
disastrous effect" on health, Mr..
Brown said poisoned meats already
are making their appearance.
Control of this phase is prac-
tically impossible" he said, and
large sections of our population may
become infected"
A licensing system, food officials
said, would give the Government
a more effective method of enforc-
ing present ALLEGATION orders de-
signed to limit slaughter and sale
of meat to civilians and thereby
provide ample supplies for military
| and lease-lend requirements.
Large numbers of cattle and hogs
are being diverted now to small
non-inspected country slaughterers
who do not observe the ALLEGATION
orders and price ceilings, officials
said
Under licensing system,
slaughterer would lose his right to
do business and would be subject
to prosecution if he killed and sold
more than his allotment or charged
prices in excess of ceilings.
Aside from its other effects, black
market a slaughtering has been
viewed with growing alarm ansng
food authorities because of signs
that the future meat supply may be
smaller than Secretary Wickard had
forecast.
Pig Crop Disappointing.
An Agriculture Department. report
issued late last week showed that.
although there were more hogs on
farms than year earlier, the in
crease was not as large as was the
increase il the size of the 1912 pig
crop
The report indicated either that
an abnormally large number of
hogs had been sold and slaughtered
locally in black market operations
or that the 1912 pig crop was not
as large as had been estimated.
The Governments sudden and
unexpected decision to ration dry
beans and peas-protein substitutes
for meats-was interpreted in some
quarters as indicating that future
meat supplies will be less than had
been forecast. In announcing the
rationing of these products. Satur-
day night, Mr.. Wickard said Rus
sia alone would need fifth of this
seasons supply of beans. This was
taken to indicate that Russia would
get less meat and more beans than
had been planned.
Swat the Swastika with War
savings bonds.