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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06
Brief Review OF State World News During The Past Week

Methodist church. Everyone COR,
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. w. r. Eller continues ILL
at her home.
J. w. Faw has been ill for few
days.
Mrs. Louise Jones and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Whitner and
daughter, and Mrs. J. w. Caudill
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. D.
Weaver, Sunday.
j. B. Jones is convalescing from
a recent severe illness.
r. C. johnson is much improved
from the injury received some
weeks ago and is now employed
at West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06

Because of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
both military and ciUilias, yoM may
not be able to get as much Kraft
Cheese as yOu W0uld like, or get your
faoOrite u0rieties- KRAFT american,
'Old English, ''PkiladelbhiG''
Brand Cream Cheese, TelOeeta, G,sd'
so on. But you may be sure, as
always, that any cheese OF cheese food
which bears the Kraft name represents.
the very highest standard Of quality,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06

american cotton is fighting
for democracy on the battle
fronts of the world-from North
Africa to the South Panific," says
Major General E. B. Gregory,
Quartermaster General, u. S.
Army.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06

back in the harness.
In spite of difficulties, the Govern
ment's dairy goals must be met.
More milk! And nutritious products
of milk, such as. cheese. Nearly $50
million pounds of cheese for our
fighting men and fighting allies !
Over 500 million more pounds for
YOU and other civilians to eat !
More tkan tWice as much cheese as
the nation could produce at the last
wars end is needed now.
Americas dairy farmers shoulder
a tremendous load. Fortunately for
the U. S. A. and for the world, they
have the spirit to carry it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06

~" ".' AuvER1'sEMENT, ONE OF A SERIES 70 u-,n
TO 7ur "*A. PUBLIC WITH THE DAIRY FARMERS
" WAX EFFORT appears ,npooe sze IL IT, -,
70" April 8hh o"d in coner: April 22od s.,a evening
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06
RAIL RESERVATIONS TO
DERBY ARE HALTED

Washington - Railroads serv-
ing Louisville will not take reser-
vations for travel to or from that
city during the period Immediate
ly preceding and following the
10th running of the Kentucky
Derby, the Office of Defense
Transportation announced this
week.
Seeking to assure that the clas-
sic will be a strictly home town
show and not place an added load
on war-burdened transportation
facilities, ODT said that reserva-
lions to Louisville for the period
May 1-6 and returning from LOU
isville May 6-8 will not be avail
able prior to May 1.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06

Treat sweet potato seed stock
with a disinfectant before bed
ding to help control seed borne
diseases, say Extension horticu1-
thrists at State College.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-06

to farmers and country shippers
for the early 1913 crop.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10
CONTINUED from Page one)

of which they would demand refunds
for any losses sustained This is a
virtual guarantee to them of normal
profits for two years after the war
Before his recent resignation, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Guy
delivering warned that the extent of
these refunds would shock the public.
Undersecretary of War Robert P.
Patterson, usually pretty much of a
conservative, did most to expose the
ludicrous position of the corporations
which were pleading poverty. He
testified that by the end of next year
the money-making corporations would
have the equivalent of postwar re-
serve of more than $42, 100000
What 1t All Adds Up To
Actually, Patterson was conserva-
tive in his estimate. Revising his fig
ures on the basis of latest estimates,
the total turns out to be somewhere
between S55,000, 100000 and $4,000,
100000, depending upon how much the
corporations eventually realize out of
the war plants the government has
built for them during the war. Here
are the total reserves and collateral
benefits the corporations will have by
the end of 1914 from their war bust
ness in addition to the dividends paid:
Postwar refunds from
excess profits taxes..s 2,O00,000,000
Undistributed profits,
1941-44 ............,............ $4,000, OOO 900
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10
HAVE WE KEPT
FAITH?
By RUTH TAYLOR

In this war, as in all theological
lconflicts, each participant has talked
much of its past. Each nation has
boosted of its culture and of the high
level of its civilization. Each group
has Dragged of the accomplishments
of its forbearers. But no one seems
to have remembered that the culture
of each, the civilization of each, is no
greater than that displayed by the
generation coming up.
If we of the present generation do
not reteach the lessons of the past,
SO that the next generation may profit
by them; if we do not add to the cul-
ture we have received so that the COM
ing generation can in turn build on
it, then of what avail is the past?
No nation, no group is entitled to
| be judged on the brave deeds of its
ancestors. 1t must be judged on the
actions of the present and the promise
of the future.
OF what good was the stored art of
Italy, when a people weakened by de-
tendance on the past, let in the Fas-
cist theology, that destroyer of the
democratic ideal that had been the
glory of Rome, and of which Virgil
had sung?
OF what good was the world-loved
music of Germany, when people, too
pride-bound to face the facts, drowned
out that music with the screams of
tortured thousands?
OF what good was the boosted sun
god lineage of the Japanese when
their cohesive strength was used to
lay waste peaceful lands and enslave
millions of their fellow Asiatics?
Of what good is the thrift and cour-
age and steadfastness of the pioneers
who founded America, to those who |
carp and cavil at every restriction, at
every inroad upon their accustomed |
manner of living?
OF what good are the high sounding
phrases of the Constitution to those
who here in our free United States
deny equality of opportunity to all
Americans, who condemn groups en-
masse, who spread the lies and pref
udices which the Founding Fathers
thought had been left behind in the
old World from which they fled?
1t isn't what we were. 1t is what
we are, and what the next generation
will be that really matters. And what
they will be starts with us and the
example and precept we give them.
Have we kept faith with the past?
Will we keep faith with the future?
That is the challenge! We are the
link in the chain upon which the
strain now rests. Will we hold, as
did those before us? 1t is the present
that counts.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10

than 100 percent on their net worth
percent and several earned more thar
500 percent.
This was only the War depart
ment's list. Other war agencies have
recently submitted a list to the senate
including so more corporations, all
earning terrific excessive profits.
That profits are still going up is
indicated by an estimate in the Presi-
dents budget, recently submitted to
congress, that profits before taxes, for
the corporations with net income will
be Is per cent higher this year than
in 1912. That will bring them up to
about s25.000,0O0,O00 many times
higher than any previous figure in
history. The prewar average was
less than $1,000, 100000.
! Administration efforts to curb these
war profits have been repeatedly re-
| jected by congress. When the excess
profits tax law was first enacted in
AofVs dS the dliudiilSuI pIOSidn was
getting under way, the administra-
ton wanted to apply the tax to all
profits above certain percentage of
invested capital-but congress insisted
on writing into the law an alternative
method of computing excess profits,
so that corporations would have
choice of methods for figuring their
taxes.
While the rate OF the excess profits
tax has been increased steadily, the
formula for fighting what are excess
profits tax begins to apply
Taxes Lag Behind Profits
Many people don't understand how
there can be big excess profits with
an excess profits tax of 80 percent.
But the law prohibits taxing more
than so percent of the corporations
total profit, and part of that is re-
fundable after the war. If corpora
ton makes 80 or 100 times as much
as before the war, even an so percent
tax leaves it many times as much,
after taxes, as it had before the war.
That's why 1t is important to study
corporation profits before taxes, as
well as profits after taxes, despite the
business mans objection to talking
about profits before taxes.-G. It. A.
Digest.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10
Who Is Getting Rich in This War;

New plants financed
out of profits ............ 5,O00,O00,00C
New plants financed
by the government. 100000, 900
War taxes available
for refunds ..........-...... 5000, 000, 900
Still more profit have been hidden
by calling them salaries. The salaries
of corporations executives have sky
by saying that increases in corpora
ton salaries from $4,000 to $4,000
were very common thing"
Five Years Profit In One
The position of the corporations was
well summarized by the Treasury In
the recent tax hearings. It reported
that they were piling up during the
war excess profits equal to five years
of peacetime profits. Referring to the
provisions for refunds of war taxes,
it said that even under quite pessi-
mistic assumptions, wartime income
of corporations in the aggregate is
sufficient to absorb most of the con-
ceivable postwar losses, If they oc-
Cured in the first two years after the
war"
There is much additional evidence
of the terrific war profits now being
enjoyed by corporations. A senate
finance committee minority report re-
Gently listed 200 corporations enjoy
ing profits many times as big after
taxes as their prewar profits. Forty
of these companies in 1912 made more
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10
PATROL ISSUES
WARNING ON
ICY ROADS

Careful driving on snow-covered
streets and highways is patriotic
duty as we'll as common horse sense,
Colonel Sheridan, supervisor, Montana
Highway Patrol said today after an
other snowfall blanketed some sec
lions of the state.
at is desirable to eliminate traffic
delays and accidents at any time"
he said, "but with increased essential
activity due to war work this winter
it becomes imperative. We must
conserve man hours and automobiles
that avoidable skidding and conse-
quent smashups frequently bring to
war workers and other drivers after a
snowfall"
Councils Committee on Winter Driv-
ing Hazards proves that inadequate
traction and reduced visibility are the
two primary dangers, he asserted.
The following A B c rules for win
ter are suggested
gripping. Use tire chains when
needed on snow and ice. Check wind
shield wiper, defroster and lights for
best possible visibility during adverse
weather.
B. Travel at less than even legal
speeds on snow or ice, and watch out
for pedestrians or for children on
sleds. Drivers must realize protec-
ton provided by tire chains on snow
or ice does not duplicate dry weather
performance, but does reduce stopping
distances 40 to so per cent and give
needed "go" traction on slippery
roads.
G. Leave plenty of stopping room
between you and the car ahead. Take
icy curves slowly. Pedestrians should
realize snow and ice increase auto
braking distances 3 to IL times, and
watch out accordingly, because some
drivers may not have anti-skid chains
or neglect to put them on.
nITAH A Nh THIN TTNrTnNr TkDINT
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10
By +. M. PETERSON

BY j. M. PEIEhOON
In the first unit 1t was pointed ou
that the American people are engaged
in two wars; one physical war abroad
and a battle of ideas at home. We
tried to show that victory in the wal
abroad depends largely on the course
of the battle over ideas-at home.
To show the relationship between
the two wars and the logical neces
sity of taking the same side in both,
it is required we review the origin,
nature, and aim of Fascism whose
military forces we are out to defeat.
Fascism can best be understood by
examining democracy. What is De-
mocracy?
Democracy is an ethical heritage be-
queathed to us by long line of
prophets, seers, poets. Jesus-Aris-
totle, Plato, Lincoln Walt Whitman,
Thomas Jefferson, Henrick Ibsen, and
many others Essentially democracy
is a deep respect for human person
atty, the dignity, the worth of the
individual 1t is a confidence that the
age-long struggle of the ordinary man
for security, for his place in commun-
ity life, for the right to develop and
to express his personality, must be
recognized as the hope and aim of
government The pursuit of Happi-
ness is one of the inalienable rights
for which our government was insti-
tuted.
Democracy is thus willingness to
stake the future of the country and
people on the integrity, ability and
the essentially fair-mindedness of the
developing masses.
Adherence to this faith and moral
for millenniums has lifted the serf
and slave to the position of re-
spected, participating citizen
Particularly during the last century
have the laborers, farmers and arti-
sans made noticeable gains.
II you doubt the progress made
under the democratic ideal, compare
the rights enjoyed by ordinary work
ers in the most progressive demo-
cratic countries with the plight of
workers in other countries. AS ex-
amples of recent gains note old-age
pensions, workmen's compensation,
the right to vote and hold office, the
right to education, to organize and
bargain with the employers and many
other rights now taken for granted.
In fact, so fast was the ordinary
man making progress, wrestling rights
from the old exploiting class that the
anti-democratic reactionary forces de-
cided to put stop to Democracy |
running rampant"
To small but powerful group this |
rapid advance of the common man
democracy - was nuisance. The |
more Objectionable features on the po-
litical and economic scene were the
popular front in France, the democrat
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10

ic government in Spain, and above al
the potentially dangerous influence Of
socialized Russia. So reaction organ
lied and became an institution known
as Fascism.
Fascism is conspiracy against the
ordinary man; the aim is to check his
advancement. The technique is to
!. create suspicion, discord, and loss OF
faith in the democratic process Di
vide and conquer says the Fascist
Some of the more constant aspects
of Fascism and fascistic techniques
are:
Extreme nationalism
Racism usually anti-semitism).
Anti-Russian propaganda
Since labor unions co-operatives,
and the trend towards improving the
condition of the lower-income groups
are the more obnoxious aspects of the
socio-politics scene, special emphasis
is placed on labor batting and red
batting.
Any proposed legislation not favor
able to reaction is red" Note the
attack on the rather moderate re-
forms proposed in France, Spain, and
Germany. Fascism came in Europe
under the cloak of patriotism-to save
the government and the peoples
rights.
The classic definition of Fascism
is: the open, terroristic, dictatorship
of monopoly capital. Another short
definition is as follows: Fascism is
the exploiting class having become the
government. The Army defines Fas-
cism as political, social, and eco
nomic form of society wherein by
virtue of a merger which has been ac-
complished between certain powerful
financial interests and military ma
chine, the entire nation is under the
dictatorship of this oligarchy.
Fascism is organized reaction bent
on the destruction of democracy 1t
therefore becomes apparent that the
defeat of the armies and navies-the
entire war machine-of the dictators
does not necessarily mean the end of
FaScism.
Complete victory will come only
when the democratic minded people |
of Europe have been given a chance
to re-establish their own government |
according to democratic processes.
Nor must we forget that this COM
plete victory largely will be deter
mined by the course of the battle over
ideas in America.
In the next unit we shall deal with
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10

The European edition of Stars and
Stripes, published in London, is now
the largest newspaper in England in
size but not in circulation. 1t usually
of newsprint shortage, regular Eng
fish newspapers are limited to four
Dapes
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10

Seabees in the Aleutians improvised
"a tire-repair shop and mended an av-
erage of IT'S tires a day-thus saving
thousands of pounds of precious rub
Der that otherwise would have been
scrapDed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10
THE WAR ABROAD

Editors Note: The Voice will
present a series of articles by Mr.
Peterson, state secretary of the
Farmers Union on the present world
condition and the issues involved.
The second article follows)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10

In the next unit we shall deal with
the battle of ideas in America and
try to show the inconsistency of sid
ing with the democratic forces in Eur
ope but joining the fascistic minded in
America
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-10

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL!
Evening star., 1944-02-19

omnivorous, feasting mostly on the
larger crustacea, such as Holsters,
shrimps, crabs, other mollusks and
worms. They are quite fond Of all
kinds of fish.
Skates have no economic import
ance and fishermen have no use for
them whatever. They snap up any
bait that comes their way and hang
on. Hauling heavy skate to the
surface Is not any anglers idea Of
sport.
This skate reaches a length OF
over 2A feet and may be as much
as Is Inches wide. All skates COM
mon to the Gulf Of Maine are owl
parous. They lay very large eggs that
are incased in unique sea green or
blackish leathery shells. These con-
tainers are 2la inches long and at
each corner there is a slender stem
that twines about the seaweeds or
plants until the young skates escape
from this nursery. The empty shells,
relieved Of their burdens, are easily
loosened by the water and float to
the beach. Here they are eagerly
picked up by collectors and are
known as "mermaids' purses"
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Deaths Reported

Timothy Hanlon. "A, 1873 7th st. ne
Melvin Burton. IS, 6432 sth st. NV.
Susan Crawford, rs. 230 Tenn. ave. ne.
William H. Davis. ii. 434 ouackenbos
Mary r. Norton. II, 14a5 Good Hope rd
Mary A. Tanner, 70. 126 11th st. Sc.
william Heyward. SO. 11Ol 8. Carolina
Joseph Frazzano. SO. 22s H st. NV.
Edythe M. B. Gaylor. SO, 3141 Mt. Pleas.
Gus J; Harris. SO. 1913 Window pl. NV
Donald MacGregor, So. 174s X ST. NV
Ida Pitt, 55, 1341 Bryant st. ne.
Clifton Gammell. So. 736 3rd st. NV.
Mary F. Kehoe. 81, 1929 4th =. "
Antoinetta DelrErba. 80. 334 Peabody
Roland B. Easton, so. g35 9th st. NV.
Grafton c. Bird, Al. 2623 Garfield st. NV
Rhea Hannah. As. 736 22nd st. NV.
Ralph B: Thompson. Al, Boston. Mass.
ChaTles B. Preuhs. 81, Shamokin. fs.
Lillian O. Sargent, 80, 2702 Wisconsin
Infant William A. Mccoy. 3e4s st. Sc
infant Joseph Drummond. Mt. Rainier
william P. Wade. SO. 1919 sth st. NV.
Mack Hicks. 43. 1859 sth ST. NV
William Banks, 80. 1927 4th st. NV.
Infant Nellie Crawford. 5O5l lst st. NV
infant Alfonso Beckhem, 315L, M pl Sv
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY,
SATURDAY. MISCELLANY.

OAIUIUAy NlSCcu8Hys
st. Benedict: Will you please pro.
nounce the words NAIVE anc
NA1VETE?
Answer-Say: nah-EEV and nah.
eev-TAY. The words are from thu
French, and are spelled with two
dots (diaeresis, pronounced: die.
AIR-ee-siss) over the a."
Hermiston: How should one pro.
nounce DETONATOR? - Mrs
E. r. J.
Answer-First choice: DET-oh.
NAY-ter. A few dictionaries show
as second choice: DEE-toe- -NAY-ter
Trenton: Cannot find LIAISON
in my three-year-old dictionary
Please give us your high-up low.
down.-H. G. F.
Answer-Liaison is French loan.
word meaning "co-ordination OF o.
intercommunications between {
military unit and its headquarters.
The French say: lee-ay-ZAW (N)
the (N) indicating the nasal sound
The English pronunciation is: lee.
AY-Zn.
Quincy: Please call attention ts
misuse of scotch" for "scorch."
Answer-"Scotch," in the meaning
Of Ito stamp out; to frustrate; tt
score," is not a misuse, nor is it re.
lated to "scorch" or Scotch" L
is from the old Anglo-Saxon wore
escocher, Ito cut; to cash."
Hiawatha: Please explain ans
pronounce the word FAILLE.-F. 8
Answer-The word is French. L
designates q kind Of ribbed sill
fabric. The French say FA-yuh
The English pronunciation is ex.
actly like the word fail"
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-02-19

UndST II. 4. LdU, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day. iDait three tull days and
receiUe their license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other daps.
carley Hsvkins. "a, $500 Woodiei
Jimmie Be.l. A. 1903 31st st. NV, ane
Nancy Hodges. 20. 14ls North Edisor
"am and cssloss S 1915 81 gu. 1855 s.
volney Craig. %, San FERNANDO, Calf,
an, and Al Al!ene withers' 49, 4oo7 Connects
olivia Stanley, is. a42 9th st. ne.
som. 20. 1io5 East cspisoi St. ' 'A'
ssd Ella cussis Is: 1aH' 81, 1919 s H Harvard RS
s.snt sSn22:, sPs 81 ss ss'S!.ss q
Sam Taylor, 669 NJ St NV. and Emma
:. 81, 81; beth e q 1890 " it ~; 90
wsm q Albreeht, s :nen 81 4sIo Fl sist st. Mount
Rainier; and Marjorie Duncan. 21. Del
Thomas oiiv.r. ; "a 'iisSt5 is. IBIS 18th st. NV.
Aye s:SE V.a:i s3 sssii assS or5 rs
Loren MCCARTHY. 10, and Mar, Williams
-, both Of Rochester, N. Y.
I Tssis Sens.fi.si .Sle =, ss as; NV 'ne
Fl: TI:nss: 81; E;shsrids. = si$s 1ssh st. sS
Florence Wells. as. 1888 You st. Sc. "'
Marshall Utterback, 81, 213 " st. ne.
and julie johnson. %. 1928 Monroe
James Colevas. %. I'll 9Th st. Sc. ane
Geraldean Jones, 81, 100 Southern
Raymond richardson, IS. Great Lakes. ILL.,
and Florence Proctor. 10, 1893 D st. Sc
Laureston Withee. 23. 1859 Rhode Isianc
ave ne; and Barbara Rausdale, 20
John hn,, SatesE, M Ss.,. ~ G.mp resry. and yiale
James Locker. A. and Mary Scott, 43
both Of 1884 1lth st. NV
Gerald Miller. 81. Mansfield, Ohio. ane
Ada Hahn, Is, l416 St Sc
Edgar Quinlan. 40. 3Ol3 4th st. north
| Arlinstons and Mabel Jones, Al, 3OI,
4th st. north, Arlington.
Robert HARRINGTON. jr.. "a, Charlotte. N. c.
and Laura Morrison, 2f, 2s17 Connect
cut ave. NV.
Louis Tapponnier 30. 113I 3rd st. ne.
and. and Edith Ferguson, 80. 500 Nortt
Lacy Messersmith "a, 765 eth st. Sc.
and Loretta Beatley. 10. III Tth St Sc
Reese Walters. %, Boiling Field, and Viz.
=. sinia vetter. 23. 1l0s Eye st. sc.
James moore, AZ, 1120 Lamont st. NV
and Cordelia Beason, Il. 1904 Lamon
Evening star., 1944-02-19

there is a pair OF large hooked
bucklers. On the snout there are
smaller ones. Whether or not the
thorns serve as a protection or dec
grafton is difficult to say. Skates are
more than abundant in the Gulf of
Maine and in other parts Of their
range
They are clad in a uniform OF
dark brown, occasionally mottled
There is reason for this color. The
skates lie on the muddy bottom OF
their range to do most Of their fish,
ing. They move through the water
by undulations Of the flexible pee
toral fms and steer themselves by
their tail as they move to better
hunting grounds.
Food is usually plentiful where
skates reside. They are decidedly
Evening star., 1944-02-19

WRc, 10:00-louis prima and trumpet
guest.
whAl. 10;i5-Ths story Of chemical war
fare.
M, 1f:i5-Alfrsd E. Smith, Joseph N
Proskausr Of the American Jewish Commitie.
and John Foster Dulles Of the Federal counei
Of Churches dixuss intsr.raeiaI cooperation.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Shore Leave Dompened
By Bath Costinq S565

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me.-A sailors shore
leave was dampened recently by a
bath which cost him $565.
Delmar Roberts of st. Louis, Mo-,
a mess sergeant on a merchant ship
told police he had that sum in his
money belt, which he never removed
except to bathe.
Apparently, in the excitement OF