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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11

menus of today in much greater quantities
than few years ago, according to the Bu-
reau of Human Nutrition and Home Eco
Monies of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture.
The increase in the human intake OF
both calcium and riboflavin that has taken
place in the past decade is due to the fact
that consumption of milk, ice, cream, and
cheese has increased about twenty-five per-
cent, per capita in that time, continues the
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Ec-
onomics. This represents one of the great
est improvements made in the human diet
in recent years.
milk and it's products are the best
source of both of these food constituents, -
states Mrs. Ethel Austin Martin, Director of
Nutrition, National Dairy Council. Seven
ty-five percent of all of the calcium and
forty-six percent of all the riboflavin in
cluded in the national diet are furnished by
milk, cheese and ice cream.
calcium is important to the body as a
builder and maintainer of bones and teeth,
and is also needed in many of the fluids
which govern the body's involuntary activ-
ities," according to the government agency.
"Riboflavin promotes growth and is essen
tial for normal nutrition at all ages In
sufficient quantities of riboflavin for any
length of time may be followed by diges-
tive disturbances, nervous disorders, and
some types of EYE strain and a lowered
general resistance"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
Mothers Day

Sunday is Mothers Day and instead of
having their sons with them, thousands of
mothers will be praying for their protec-
ton and safe return home, when the war
has ended. May that time soon come.
Many mothers will be sad, but they can
also be proud that their sons are fighting for
just cause, that we may continue with our
way of life, the observance of Mothers Day
and all other days. which we cherish.
Those, whose mothers are still living,
should honor them and resolve anew to
live by those principles which their mo-
theirs have and are teaching them. Many
of our mothers are dead, but the things
which they taught us and for which they
stood should be engraved on our minds
Let us rededicate ourselves to them and
honor all mothers both living and dead.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
Freedom And PROGRESS

Government planning has become a
phobia in this country. It has been put
forth as the cure-all for depressions, I'M
employment, war, and kindred evils The
Federal government is overrun with plan
ming agencies. Some of them would theo-
retically take the risk out of life COM
pletely. But the rugged individualist who
hates to be confined to a set of plans can
find rich solace in one fact: The United
States is too big and unpredictable for any
man or group of men to make detailed
blueprint of how the American people must
live.
Even now new industries and new op-
portunities are opening up before us, that
the planners of brief decade ago failed to
foresee. Among the most spectacular de-
velopments is that of air transport. Only
few imaginative individuals with unlimit-
ed faith in the airplane could foreSee the
vast expansion of today. And they were
too busy making and flying better airplanes
to be concerned with fancy planned econ
omies. Progress always comes through in
dividuals cropping for ideas and willing to
do a lot of work, whose talents can pro-
duce the most when confined the least.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
EUROPE is BLASTED
BY ALLIED PLANES
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In the last three days of extra
ordinarily violent attack against
scores of widely separated targets
it is estimated allied planes based
in Italy and Britain have flown
about 1880 sorties and dropped
1880 tons of bombs.
Premier Marshal Stain an
nounced early yesterday the cap
ture by storm of the Crimean for
tress-port of Sevastopol after "a
day siege in which thousands of
axis troops died at their guns or
persisted in the Black sea trying
to escape by ship.
At least 100000 German and
Rofnanian troops were believed
killed or captured in the overall
31-day Crimean offensive which
began April and ended late yes
terday just a few hours before
Stains dramatic order of the day.
German radios asserted yester-
day that allied invasion forces
were massing at six points along
90-mile stretch of the southeast
coast from the mouth of the
Thames to Creighton.
The German radio national
mentioned Ramsgate, just below
the Thames estuary; Deal, Dover,
Folkestone, Newhaven and Brigh-
ton as invasion ports.
The coastal area mentioned COW
ers the narrow Dover strait and
the eastern end of the English
channel to a point opposite Dieppe
and LIE Havre.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
Life Span

The expression 'the first hundred years
are the hardest" is getting closer and clos
er to being an actuality, according to life
insurance statisticians The life span, it
seems, is approaching the century mark by
leaps and bounds and, if it continues at the
present rate, by the year 2O44 practically
everybody will live to be 100.
The statistics show that where the aver
age life span was 40 years in 1900 (the av-
erage taking into consideration babies that
die at birth), the normal length of life to-
day is about IS.
This information may be cheering to
those who want to have an extra 20 years
added to their lives but the statistics are
most important as a yardstick for measur-
ing the accomplishments of medicine, of
science and of accident prevention work.
They show, beyond question, that great
strides have been made in these fields since
the beginning Of the century and should be
inspiring to those who are endeavoring to
provide us with still better health and safe
ty in the future.
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ticipating "sweet revenge"

ticipating 'sweet revenge"
refer to the butcher who gives
you poor cut of meat and an
sWers complaints with, ''You're
lucky to get that!'; to the grocer
who saves scarce goods for his
friends and answers your requests
with, Don't you know there's a
war on!"; to the gasoline dealer
who acts as if he's doing you a
favor to honor your coupons, to
the hardware dealer who responds
with bitter sarcasm when you ask
for an item no longer made, to the
landlord who refuses to make
necessary repairs because he isn't
allowed to raise your rent and to
the movie operator who shows
third-rate pictures because he
knows you can't go out of town
to the movies anyway.
And ! refer also, in this list OF
petty offenders against society, to
the railroad conductors and bus
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
WESTERN SHEEP ARE
TO BE AVAILABLE
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chasing some Western ewes
should place their request at the
county agents office in Jefferson"
he added.
1T is time to start treating all
ewes and lambs for internal par
asites. They should be drenched
with Phenothiazine or given in
dividual doses by the time they
are turned out on grass. During
the summer they can be treated
by feeding Phenothiazine in salt
at the rate of one pound of Phen-
othiazine to IL pounds of salt and
keep it by them or feed all they
will consume at least once a week.
Block salt should not be fed to
cattle or sheep as they cannot get
sufficient salt for body require
ments from the block" Agent
Grouse declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
Miracle Homes

There has been so much talk about the
miracle Home of the future, that a lot of
us are beginning to wonder if it would be
impractical, Immediately after the war, to
consider building an ordinary home when
one that runs by push buttons and can be
built for a song may be just around the
corner.
But recent survey of the building trade
indicates that the miracle home, like the
miracle automobile of the future, will be
matter of gradual development leach
years model will be slight improvement
on the previous one.
Furthermore, the improvements that do
come along will be ones that can be added
to old homes as we'll as to new.
Among the things which we can look
for soon after the war-which might not be
considered of the miracle variety-are
larger windows and wider use of glass de-
signed kitchens, built-in furniture and i'm
proved landscaping. That is as much as the
building trade is ready to promise now.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
TWO ASHE MEN MEET
VIOLENT DEATHS TUES

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coroner's verdict. He was en-
gagged in farming for many years,
and his action was attributed to
i'll health.
He is survived by his wife and
one son, Joe Stike. Funeral serv-
ice will be held this morning at
1000 o'clock at the residence,
with Rev. Tom Farmer and Rev.
Sid Shepherd in charge. Burial
will follow at the Stansberry
cemetery.
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drivers who make you feel as
though you are a Nazi for taking
up travel space, to the hotel keep
ers who "lose" reservation letters
when the crowds pour in, and to
the host of other storekeepers,
statesmen and service" employees
who lose patience with their war
time problems and take it out on
their customers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11

Dear Sir:
Any news from home is a treat
for those of us who are away in
service, but when I receive copy
of the Post I can have interesting
reading material for some time.
I receive my Post from home each
week and I am always anxiously
awaiting its arrival. By reading
it each week, I am able to keep
abreast of the news of people and
conditions in my home county.
It would surprise you to know
how many men in my squadron
read the Post when I have finished
with it. I never loan it until
have read it through because it
would not get back to me in con-
dition to read.
I am very glad to know that you
are still boosting the schools of
Ashe county. To me the youth of
the county is the greatest asset it
has. I hope you and many other
friends of education, continue to
work for better schools in Ashe
in order that we may utilize our
greatest asset and therefore have
a better county in which to live.
With best wishes for the success
of your paper and conditions in
the county, I am
Yours respectively,
Pvt. Robert Davis
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SHEEP SHEARINGS TO
BE HELD NEXT WEEK

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ton on sheep shearing are urged
to attend one of these schools.
All club and FLA boys are urged
to attend where they are interest
ed in shearing sheep, Mr.. Grouse
said.
Those attending the schools
should bring their lunches and
plan to spend the day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11

The drug phenothiazine, used
in controlling nodular worms in
sheep, helps to prevent damage
to sheep castings. Sheep receiving
the drug produce times the nor
NAL number of unchanged cas-
ings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11
Wartime Diet Healthful

Consumption of the two food nutrients
most likely to be deficient in the human diet
has increased greatly. Calcium and ribo-
flavin are present in the average daily
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11

Please find money inclosed for
subscription for one year to your
paper. If it is not correct amount,
will make adjustment later.
How is everyone in the old home
town? I s1A sure your spring is
farther advanced than we are up
here, although spring and fair
weather is just around the corn
err.
Am a former resident of Ashe
county and a former subscriber to
the Skyland Post. I am naturally
interested in what is going on
there.
With best regards.
Robert B. Graham and family.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-11

WAR BONDS buy them
put Washington over the top!
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Warren, Ohio
April Is, 1914

Post
West Jefferson, N. c.
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Dear Sirs:
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Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
Air Corps Technical School
Keesler Field, Mississippi
Nav e 1Qld

Skyland Post,
Dear Sir:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

Chief among the projects planned
for after the war is an educational
exhibit dealing with the origin and
function of the various breeds of
dogs. For this purpose the central
building of the Research Kennels at
Ridgefeld will probably be used,
while the surrounding grounds may
be developed into a dog geological
garden in which it is hoped to make
available to public view prize speci-
mems of all l67 known dog breeds in
the world.
Other contemplated research prof.
ects include the creation of standards
of perfection for each breed of dog
and development of a medium size
all-weather, super intelligent farm
dog who would be herd-dog, guard
dog and companion-dog in one. The
need for such an animal has long
been felt in rural areas.
Managing Director of the Gaines
Dog Research Center is w. E. Arm
strong, we'll known figure in dog cir
cles throughout the nation, while the
Executive Secretary is Harry Miller,
dog publicist who was formerly edi-
tor of the national magazine Dogs"
For the past two years Mr.. Miller has
also served as secretary of National
Dog Week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
CIRCLE NO. 1, w. S. G. S.

Circle No. 1, w. S. C. S., met last
Wednesday with Mrs. Alberta Rit-
chic, Mrs. Mary Jenkins presiding.
The business meeting was held first,
minutes read and treasurer's report
given. Reports were given from the
boxes of fruit cake sent to the sons
and husbands of members. Plans
were made for the Christmas boxes
sent to the Veterans Hospital. Miss
Emma Hunt was made an honorary
member of the Circle. AS time was
short, devotions and program were
combined. Scripture reading, prayer,
and a reading by Mrs. Gentry, and q
guessing game. Refreshments of ice
cream and cookies were served by
the hostess during the social hour,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

The fine record of communications
In this war is attributable, in a large
measure, to the long years of expert
ence in telephone construction many
of the service men had with the Bell
System before the war. Of all Bell
System men in the Army, about 40
per cent are in the Signal Corps. More
than two years before Pearl Harbor,
the Signal Corps had worked out in
cooperation with the Bell System a
plan known as the affiliated Plan"
through which men with several
years experience were formed into
cadres for special assignments. A
substantial number of these units
were assigned to the Air Forces, in
view Of the great Importance of their
communications problems.
These men lack the glamor and the
breathtaking heroics of the fighter
pilots and the bomber crews, or even
the drama associated with the ground
crewmen who "sweat out" each mis-
sion, but when the full story of the
u. S. Army Air Force is told, the
Signal troops of the 9Th Air Force
Service Command will merit a full
share of the glory. They are the men
behind the telephone lines which dis
patch the bombers and fighter planes
over Nazi Europe from air bases in
the United Kingdom.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
JERSEY HERD TOPS CECIL
TESTING ASSOCIATION

The report of Eldon G.. Strauss
baugh, tester for the Cecil County
Cow Testing Association, for October
shows that the Jersey herd of F. Guy
McGrady carried off top honors with
an average of 656 pounds of milk and
33.46 pounds of butterfat.
John S. Reisler's herd of Guern-
seys was second, with an average Of
6522 pounds of milk and 31.44 lbs.
of butterfat. Carl Feucht's herd of
Jerseys was third; Mrs. A. N. Phil
lips, Jr. IS, herd of Jerseys was fourth
and the herd of Guernseys owned by
Winter Brown and Son was fifth.
The three highest individual cows
were owned as follows: First, Jersey
COW, Countess, owned by Ennis Nc
Grady, with 1876 pounds of milk and
1853 pounds of buttefat; second, Jer-
sey COW, Fernie, owned by Carl w.
Feucht, with $50 pounds of milk and
69.S pounds of butterfat; and third,
w. William England's Holstein COW,
white" with 2083 pounds of milk
and 68.7 pounds of butterfat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
NOVEMBER MEETING W. G. n. U.

The November meeting Of the w.
c. T. U. was held Thursday afternoon
with Miss Bertha Balderston and sis
tiers, Colora, Mrs. Gertrude Pogue
presiding. Fourteen members were
present Devotions in charge of Mrs.
Marian Tatum. Singing, 20 Master,
Let Me Walk With Thee" Reading,
"Give Thanks for Little Things. !"
Scripture Reading, John Is, 1-16.
Prayer read by leader. Minutes We're
read and treasurer's report given.
Dues were paid by fifteen members.
A memorial membership was arrang-
ed for Mrs. Mary v. Garvin. A re-
quest was received for coat-hangers
and Christmas tree ornaments for
the Veterans Hospital. The annual
donation of cookies for the Elkton
USO Cookie Jar will be sent Nov. 81.
The list of local directors of depart
ments was read and revised.
A short program celebrating the
10th anniversary of the founding of
the w. C. T. u. followed. The usual
subscriptions to the. white Ribbon
Herald" for the High School, Mid
land journal, Methodist Parsonage
and West Nottingham Academy and
the two new members were given.
Adjourned. During the social hour.
refreshments were served by the hos
tess,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

Without fanfare, they move swiftly
and surely about their job of connect
ing the 8th Air Force stations with
heavy telephone construction. Usual
ly they arrive at a new airfield before
the concrete has dried. They bulld
new lines and remove and replace ex-
listing facilities. In fact, they have
covered parts of the British Isles al
most as completely as one of the
country's fogs, wrapping the earth in
maze of communications lines.
Their work includes pole line con-
struction, using both open wire and
aerial cable, laying underground cable.
splicing cable, and performing all the
other jobs connected with building
outdoor telephone plant. Their speedy
pole line construction record has been
helped UNNECESSARILY by use of special
earth-boring machines to drill the
holes.
One construction outfit, using over
100000 manhours, has strung nearly
enough open wire to reach to Hitler's
doorstep in Berchtesgaden. 1t has set
antenna poles for radio transmitting
stations, placed aerial and under
ground cable running into hundreds
of thousands of yards and dug enough
telephone pole holes to make all the
gophers in England turn green with
envy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

Three popular misconceptions about
CANNES are here debunked by the
Gaines Dog Research Center, New
York City.
The country dog does not live
longer than the city dog. AS a matter
of fact, the exact reverse is true:
The ifespan of the average city dog
is two to three years longer than that
Of his country cousin. Chief reason
for this is the better care city dogs
receive, particularly in the matter OF
feeding. City dogs, of course, are not
exposed to the natural hazards en-
countered by country dogs.
A dog that bolts his food Is not
undernourished. It is natural for a
dog to wolf or gulp his meals. The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

ship-to-shore telephones. Center,
the "Decibel," the baby of the
fleet. Lower left, the 55-foot
"Elcovee" chartered by the Labo-
rotories for nautical experiments.
equipped laboratory, as well as ship
to-shore telephones. The "Elcobel''
has sleeping accommodations which
are used on occasion by the technical
personnel, although the boats usually
return to shore at night.
Since the sea-going scier5ists are
essentially land lubbers, some Of them
don't fare so well in rough waters,
but they've a job to do and they're
doing it in spite Of personal discon-
forts.
In addition to the larger craft, the
Laboratories uses smaller auxiliary
boat Of it's own, the "Decibel," to as
sist in conducting various kinds of ex-
periments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

trait is believed a carry-over from
primitive days when dogs ran in
packs and each had to eat fast to get
his share of captured food Another
fact: The structure of the dogs
mouth and throat is unlike that of
most domesticated animals.
You cannot tell a purebred dog by
his black-roofed mouth. The mouths
of many cross-breds are black as
midnight. The black tongue is pecu-
liar to the Chow Chow, and some
authorities hold that black or par
tally black tongue is an indication
of Chow blood somewhere along the
line even though a given animal may
have no other hint of Chow resem-
blance or characteristics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

Scientists and engineers of the Bell
Telephone Laboratories now go to sea
in well-equipped floating laboratories
to conduct experiments on war pro-
jects involving equipment for under
water use.
Two boats-the 64-foot "Elcobel'
and the 55-foot "Elcovee"-are the
main units of the "feet" used in these
nautical experiments. Most of the
work is done in Long Island Sound.
One of the craft has been in Chesa-
peake Bay recently.
The two larger boats are manned by
crews furnished by the people from
whom the craft were chartered by the
Laboratories. Each carries Q fully
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
REAL ESTATE SALES

Wheeler & Grier, Realtors, of Ok
ford, have sold for Samuel L. Con-
rad, Executor of the Estate of John
S. WATSON, the attractive home With
eight acres of land, located at Kinks
Bridge, near Oxford, to Worth L..
Temple of Little Britain, Pa, who
will occupy same as his future home
after the duration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

tIlerlng tne WEI
fare of the dog,
with its princi-
pal Office at $50
Park Avenue,
New York City.
and sive
reese h ken
nels at Ridge
field, Connect
cut. Aside from
studies in nu-
triton and gen.
etics and ex-
is in
tn e m ana ge-
ment and care
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
Soy Sprouts

Any Of the soybean varieties that
will terminate readily may be used
for sprouting. They can be sprouted
in any container that provides prop
er drainage, keeps the beans from
drying out during sprouting and can
be thoroughly cleaned. An earthen-
ware crock with drainage hole in
the bottom or on the side at the
bottom is satisfactory, as are glazed
fiowerpots if they can be thoroughly
cleaned. A glass jar covered with
several thicknesses of cheesecloth
(allowed to drain by inverting the
jar to a slanting position) is quite
disable if one is careful in washing
the beans not to break tender
sprouts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

A brighter postwar world for
Americas 100000 dogs appeared
sure today as the result of plans an
nounced by the Gaines Dog Research
Center.
The Center is research and edu-
cational institution devoted to fur
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

Ed to be helpful to both dog and dog
owner carried on by its own staff, the
Center cooperates in dog research
work carried on by various private
and public educational institutions and
experiment stations throughout the
country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
GuPIN SALE yields $4,000

The gross receipts from the two
day sale of personal property includ-
ing many antiques of the late Miss
Orvilla Adele Gilpin, at her late home
on East Main Street, Elkton, are re-
ported to have been more than
$4,000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17
BRIGHTER WORLD FOR US. DOGS.
TOO, PLANNED FOR END OF WAR

View of Ridgefield, Conn.,, research
kennels of the Gaines Dog Re-
search Center. Left: Closeup of
exercise courts used in expert
mental work in the care of dogs,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-17

Japs announce free admission will
be charged" at concert in the Phil
ippines.