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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
More Wacs Needed

Probably the most disappointing Of all
enlistment campaigns has been that carried
on by the WAC. The army has said it needs
hundreds of thousands of additional Wom-
en- for non-combat service and that the
number of fathers drafted can be consider
ably reduced if women join up, but it seems
to be very difficult to get any stable num-
Der of women to enlist.
The reason for this has never been clar
flied. Polls made among women show that
the majority of the fairer sex favor the en-
istment of women and large number even
favor the idea of drafting women, but vol
untary enlistments still are far below min
imum requirements.
Lowering the age limit to include girls
just out of school-18 or over-is now be-
ing considered and may be the answer to
the problem. Many girl looking for her
first job might be interested in the WAC
whereas after she has been working in an
office or factory for two years she will be
more hesitant to change her way of life.
The chief trouble is that the demand for
feminine assistance in offices, factories,
restaurants, schools and every other place
of employment is so great that a young
woman doesn't know which way to turn.
And somehow the Rosie the Riveter appeal
seems so far to have a greater attraction
than the uniform of the United States army.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Movement
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difference in the. price between
grade "a" wholesale milk and the
present ungraded milk produced
in the county. We find that this
difference in price to the dairy
man is so considerable that we
desire to suggest that our farmers
and dairymen investigate through
the county agents office or con-
tact one of the men listed below,
as to the advantages in price to
be gained by selling a better
graded milk and also the require
ments to qualify for a better
price,
The resolution was signed by
J. L. Segraves, L. P. Coward, r.
H. Grouse, Thomas Sears, w. E.
Vannoy, P. T. McNeill, Wade E.
Eller, V. c. Lillard, Dean Coward,
w. B. Austin, j. c. Little, Ed o.
borne and Gwyn Price.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Biggest Should Be Best

Ashe county is the biggest dairy county
in North Carolina, both from the NUMBER
of dairy COWS and the number of pounds OF
milk produced.
And since it is the biggest, shouldn't it
be the best? Of all of the milk produced in
the county only small percentage OF it is
grade CA" Now is the time for all dairy
farmers, who can, to get in the grade "A"
class It will pay them now as we'll as in
the years to come. At the present time,
there is such demand for milk, that dairy
farmers are getting good price for all
milk, but they could be getting around "a
percent more for grade "A", even with
small herd of good dairy COWS, many
farmers could pay for necessary i'm
provements for making them grade "A"
producers, within year, out of the increase
in price they would get from grade "A"
milk.
There are several Ashe county farmers,
who could easily make these improvements
and should do so. Not only will they get
a better price for their milk now, but in the
future when more and more grade "A"
milk will be in demand.
And that is not all. After farmers make
necessary improvements for producing
grade "A" milk, and pay the initial costs,
they will have an additional income with
no additional labor. There was time
when small dairy farmers thought that it
would be too expensive to- produce grade
"a" milk But we are told on good authori-
ty by dairy specialists that there are sew
eral who can make needed improvements
without any big expense. If farmers do not
have the money to invest in many cases it
will pay them to secure it from their banks
or other sources.
Dairy farmers should contact the coun-
ty agent, who will be glad to assist and adj
wise them on making necessary improve
ments. Let's get to work and not only pro-
duce the most milk, but the best milk. It
will mean dollars in your pockets. It will
mean that the income of this county can be
greatly increased.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Are We Doing Our Best?

Two more states have joined in the
movement to put ceiling on the peacetime
taxing power of the Federal government
In addition, proposals are before Congress
to simplify the tax laws Both are con-
structive and necessary steps.
In the meantime, the Federal debt is
rising so rapidly that other than few fis-
cal experts, no one knows the debt total un-
less they read Treasury report each morn
ing. Moreover, no one expects the rise in
debt to halt for years to come. These are
facts.
1t is also fact that the country is en-
joying peak of prosperity without prece-
dent in the history of the nation A visitor
from Mars could not be blamed for con-
Guiding that as far as most Americans are
concerned, "total war" is,still catch
phrase.
Statistics, compiled by peacetime stan
dards showing why the Federal debt can
not be brought under closer control, are an
insufficient answer now to the question of
whether the people are doing their tax best
and the government its thrift best to save
the nation from bankruptcy and preserve
framework upon which Individual oppor
tunity and enterprise can flourish after the
war.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Pulpwood Part Of Invasion
Forces

AS the might of the Allies is thrown
against Hitler's European Fortress, pulp
wood and the thousands of pulpwood cut
tiers on the Home Front will have part in
driving back the Nazies from their i'll got
ten claims.
Photographs of maneuvers in England
show cargo planes dropping supplies by
parachute on isolated ground troops. These
supplies in actual combat will mean the
difference between Victory and defeat, be-
tween life and death.
An examination of these air-borne car
goes would reveal the following items made
of pulpwood:
Supply parachutes used to- drop pack
ages of food, medical supplies and ammuni-
ton.
Cartons and wrappers in which the food
is packed.
Surgical dressings and blood plasma
containers to treat the wounded
Smokeless powder packed in the rifle
and machine gun shells.
Without pulpwood it would be difficult
if not impossible to keep these advance
units of our invasion forces properly equip
ped for their gigantic job. Thus, every
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Crumpler News

A large crowd attended Sunday
School and the special Mother'sN
Day program at the Healing
Springs Baptist church, last Sun
day.
Miss Matte Gaultney, who was
ill over the week end, is now i'm
proving.
Mrs. Worth Miller, who has
been in the hospital for sometime,
has returned home.
Sgt. Reeves Owen, of Camp SUIT
ton, was home Sunday and Mon
day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
" arrensvilIe News

Mrs. B. o. Dolinger received a
Mothers Day radiogram from her
daughter, 1t. Pearl Dolinger, who
is at a base hospital in Italy.
Among those Of Warrensville
and vicinity finishing high school
last week were Miss Melba Corn
cite, who graduated from the
Cove Creek high school. The fol-
lowing finished at Lansing: Misses
Mayola Roland, Darrell Johnson,
Marguerite johnson, Wylene Ash
ley, Marilyn Lee, Bobby Faw and
Mr.. Beryl Sharpe.
Rev. and Mrs. D. G. Ballard, of
Newton, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Ance Johnson, Sunday.
j. H. Caudill, Supt. of I. o. o. F.
Home, of Goldsboro, was the
week end guest of his mother,
Mrs. j. w. Caudill and his sister,
Mrs. Gordon Whitner.
Mrs. Martin Ashley and Mrs.
Gordon Whitner were business
visitors in West Jefferson, Mon
day.
DR.. and Mrs. J. M. GRAPHICAL, of
Marion, Va, spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. K. L. Eller.
Mrs. Gordon (Bud) johnson
and son, Gordon III, of Valdese,
are guests of Mrs. Claudia John
son at present.
S.-Sgt. David Bluefield, of
Cherry Point, spent the past week
end with Mrs. Bluefield.
Mrs. w. O. Ashley attended
church service here, Sunday
morning, visiting relatives and
friends in the afternoon.
Much credit is due Mrs. w. H.
Jones for the well-planned Mo-
theirs Day program. Those TAX
ing part were as follows: Misses
Janet Carter, Darrell johnson,
Frances Turnmyre, Mary Eliza
beth Latham, Bobby Sue and Bill
ly Dare Ashley, Betty Corvette,
Gladys and Wilma Biller, Ellinor
johnson, Marguerite and Earline
Johnson; John Charles and David
Newton Biller, Sammie Shumate,
Chrysler Ashby and Morris Walk
er. The special music was enjoy
ed by all. The splendid Mothers
Day sermon by the pastor closed
the exercise.
Mothers Day" was fittingly
observed by a very interesting
and appropriate service at the
Baptist church, Sunday evening.
The ladies are to be congratula-
ted for the good program and the
splendid attendance at the B. T. u.
Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Corvette
entertained a number of friends
at dinner, Sunday, among whom
were Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Spencer
and daughter, of Lansing; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. PrShoaf and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Johnson.
MIR. Arthur Faircloth, of Gras-
sy Creek, attended church service
at Warrensville Methodist church
Sunday morning. Mr.. Faircloth
was Supt. of the church school at
this place for a number of years
and has many friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. B. Biller, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Walker and son,
and Mr.. Faircloth were called to
Dog Creek by the death of sis
ter OF Mr.. Faircloth's and Mrs. Bill
ler's, Mrs. Joshua Elliott. Mr..
walker is a nephew of the deceas-
ed.
Pfc. John T. Shoaf still remem-
oers that he is a member of the
methodist church here, although
ne IS in Hawaii, as a contribution
Tor pastors salary" in the collec-
ZION plate, Sunday morning,
proves.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Weaver and
sons, Mrs. Ellen Weaver and Miss
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18

Emily Weaver, of Smethport, at
tended church here, Sunday.
Mrs. Roy Elliott, also of Smeth-
port, attended church here and
was the dinner guest of Mrs. c. r.
Latham, Sunday.
Jack Caudill, of Elkin, spent
the week end with his mother,
Mrs. J. w. Caudill.
Mrs. Robert Glenn Johnson is
improving slowly, after a very
serious illness.
Rev. H. B. Corvette, Rev.
Claude Eastridge, r. E. Johnson,
Mrs. Fulton Rotten and Mrs. Claud-
la Johnson attended District Con-
ference at Stoney Point, last
Thursday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Club Had
Outstanding Year

The past year was one of the
most significant in the history of
the Jeffersons Rotary club, ac-
cording to a report of the years
activities given at the weekly
meeting last Thursday night by
Rev. John Jordan.
Of the many projects sponsored
by the club, Rotarian Jordan said
he considered the crippled chill
dren's activity as being the most
outstanding.
Rotarians who attended the
convention at Pinehurst gave brief
reports.
j. L. Segraves has charge of the
program tonight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Miss Whitesides
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Bethel high school there.
Miss Whitesides made an out
standing record at Brevard and
was one of the most popular men,
bers of the faculty.
She came here last Saturday
with Miss Anna Rowe, district
home agent.
'This is my first visit to Ashe
county and I am looking forward
to my new work here as home
demonstration agent" she told a
Post reporter.
II have always regarded Ashe
as being one of the most outstand-
ing agriculture and livestock coun-
ties in North Carolina and I know
I will enjoy working with the
farm women of this fine county"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
ELMER MULLIS INJURED
IN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY

Elmer Mullis, of near Jefferson,
was injured in an accident at the
chair plant here late Wednesday
afternoon. He was taken to the
Ashe hospital and his condition
was reported as being improved
last night.
It is reported that no one saw
the accident and that he probably
got caught in belt. He had a
bruise on his head and was un-
conscious when removed to the
hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18

man who cuts pulpwood at home can feel
Justly proud of the fighting men he has
helped equip and the fact he has backed
them up on the Home Front.
Let's keep the pulpwood coming until
our brave troops have marched into Berlin
and Tokyo For pulpwood is weapon of
war.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Allies Are
Continued from Page One)

NOOllLIHUeu ITOTn rage O1leJ
Burma.
On the diplomatic front, U. S.
and Britain signed administration
pacts Tuesday with the exiled
governments of the Netherlands,
Belgium and Norway looking to
the liberation of their homelands.
These agreements may be a hint
as to the direction of the allied
invasion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18

"Oh, look at that dirty ink spot
on your clean white cloth" Don't
be alarmed. Just soak it in pure
ammonia for a few minutes and
presto,-it's gone. Now rinse in
cold water. Easy?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18

WAR BONDS your way to
back the Wacs, Waves and
Spars.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
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TODAY
and
TOM OR ROW
By DON ROBINSON
MORONs


Before television arrives in full
force, it seems to me you and l
and the some hundred million
other adults of the unseen audi
ence ought to explain to the
broadcasting people that they are
wrong in assuming that we are a
nation of morons.
It is the common understanding
among the self-styled super intel
lects who prepare our radio fare
that our average intelligence is
that of 12-year-old child-and
practically all programs, particul-
arly the advertising spiels, are
written with that 12-year-old ap-
peal in mind.
In order that television, which
can be a great educational and en-
tertainment vehicle, does not suf-
fer from this same misapprehen-
sion, it is time we admitted that
we respond to namby-pamby ra-
dio advertising, not because our
minds are only half grown up but
because we listen with only half
our minds.
We should let the radio people
know that, because the average
program is far beneath our aver
age intelligence, most of us have
long found it necessary to read
books, play cards, converse with
friends or engage in some other
occupation while we are listening.
We learned early in radio history
that the shows coming over the
ether were not solid enough to
warrant more than a fraction of
our attention.
TELEVISION danger
Those radio people who have
now turned to connecting the ideal
recipe for television probably are
under the impression that the
added ingredient of eye-appeal is
all that is needed to keep us en-
raptured before our receiving sets
day and night.
But it seems to me that tele-
vision can turn out to be the great
est flop in entertainment history,
after the novelty of it has worn
off, unless the program producers
are convinced ahead of time that
we have a smattering of intelli-
gence and will lose interest I'M
less they offer us something more
substantial than the ordinary ra-
dio program.
This matter of eye-appeal can
work two ways. 1t can gain a
greater grip on attention if it gives
us something worth opening our
eyes over, but it can also throw
the limelight on the inanities of
radio. Radio can only insult our
intelligence through the single
channel of our auditory nerves
but television is equipped for a
double-barreled insult.
We can only hope that the tele-
vision experts will awake to the
fact that the willingness of the r.
year-old to watch and listen to
anything called entertainment
won't work for long with the ad-
ult population. Most of us have
never been satisfied with radio
and we're apt to be even more
critical of television.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
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Evening star., 1944-11-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST in taxation
desires few more accounts. Box 356-S.
PiANo REPAIKNG and tuning don. by
COLONIAL PTANo SHOP, $50 18th St. st.
HH FHE sT4sGRs IA Gss9 kEsrSusAS# 4 S% eeae st
NV, at Riverside drive. announces Thanks
giving dinner from one. until eleven pm.
Open daily from until = am. For res
ervations call JEAN MORAN. Me. s.s.
ACCoiuNTaNT-AUDIToK will install book
keeping system and keep your books on
part time basis: all taxes and reports in
cluded; reasonable rate. Box 362-K. Star
INFESToR wants to buy second trust notes
on nearby Virginia property. Phone Chest
rGArNTiELD rGi riSHE; fS' ORCHARDS. open daily and
en-, Red Delicious apples. and sweet cider.
mi. on Route 1872. W. W MOORE SANDY
Spring: Md. Ashton e4f1
] WILL, NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for debts
incurred by any other person than myself
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WILL NOT be responsible for any debts
con- raeteC by any one other than myself
L. II. WOOLARD. o00l 1Sth st NV. a3s
SALE UNDER BULK ACT-Paul D. Tag
cart. Attorney, S4I6 Georgia ave Silver
spring. Md. This. is to give notice that
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Gated at 4128 Annapolis rd, Bladensburg.
Md. ANY one having claims will present
same at the law Offices of Paul D. Taggart,
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Evening star., 1944-11-21
Setting for Thanks

and use highly decorative cloth
for emphasis.
The center piece is usually the
eye-catcher for the whole setting.
Give 1t deep study this year. Mo-
vember is one of the best flower
months, for you have chrysanthe-
NUNS, snapdragons, cornfiowers, del
phinium, gladioluses and roses, and
varied arrangements can be made
using any one of these with dried
leaves. fruit, gourds and field corn.
When arranging the flowers, don't
give them the effect of the GUS
tomary vase filled with bloom, in
stead style the flowers in a di-
lrectional line. For instance, follow
the patterns of Allyn Wayne, a ma
tionally-known floral stylist, and
arrange some horizontally, others
tall and narrow or even a COM
bination of the two. A fan-shaped
effect is quite new and unusual.
AS to the container-for q
Thanksgiving table, you could use
a wooden bowl, or even a wooden
serving tray would make an un-
usual and interesting vase" If you
use the latter, stack the fruit,
gourds and nuts and other choice
items SO that flowers may be Sc.
cured in the crevices.
For those who must put in q
full day at the Office before enter
tanning the family at dinner We pass
along this simple and interesting
idea. Turn a round or oblong dish
or bowl upside down. Secure any,
where from three to five candles to
the dish. using putty, then twine
evergreens or vines in and around
them, and you'll have a center
piece quite fitting for the festive
Occa sion
Evening star., 1944-11-21
A Bachelor EntertainS-
giving Day tab
BY Cas,ceH adams.

When bachelor entertains, he
usually does as simple job as he
can-and perhaps that Is why
women say enviously. Il don't know
how men do it, but their parties al
ways seem to go smoother than any
l can give. And they're better par
ties, too
The answer is, my lady, that men
treat entertaining as they would q
business job-something to be
mapped out, executed, and let de-
velop according to plan. The aver
age hostess will wear herself to a
frazzle ordering all sorts of hard to-
get foods, planning and preparing
the most elaborate dishes, and
straining every nerve throughout
the party itself to be sure everything
Is going according to schedule. BY
the time the party is over, she is a
nervous wreck, her worry has been
impaired to the guests with not too
happy an effect-and a good time
has not been had by any one.
Your masculine host. on the other
hand decides, let us say, to ask half
dozen or SO in about IL o'clock
Sunday for lunch before the football
game. He knows his friends won't be
up early enough to eat a real break
fast at home, so he wisely combines
the business OF breakfast and lunch
into brunch
He goes over his menu a couple of
days in advance and lays in supplies
accordingly. He decides to have
great pitcher of orange juice and one
OF grapefruit juice, scrambled eggs
rich kidney stew and waffies.
There also Will be a big bowl of
fresh fruit, toasted English mullins
and variety of jams and MARINA
ladies'. And, of course, plenty of per-
fectly made hot coffee.
Saturday evening when he gets
home from work, he grabs a snack
in the kitchenette and sets to work.
The grapefruit and oranges are
squeezed. and the JUICE put into COW
cred milk bottles and set in the ice
box. Uoss Of vitamins doesn't count,
this once)
Dishes are set out for the jams
and platters for the other foods. The
waffle iron is shined up and checked.
Then the buffet table is set up in the
living room, with big bowl in the
Evening star., 1944-11-21

When lavish feast was the main
event of Thanksgiving Day, table
decoration details could be passed
over lightly, although an attractive
setting has always been anticipated
in honor of the OCCASION Again this
year. with many members OF the
family away, with most hostesses
hesitating to serve huge amounts
of food even If they could procure it,
all OF the little things become more
important. Right now is the time
to plan your table setting so that
it will be something to remember
The first choice would be a snowy
white pure Irish linen dinner set
in a lovely woven pattern. Think
how perfect this would be as a