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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-01

Patterson, Va, have been SPEND
ing sometime at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Arnold
and son, of Fig, were in the VIII
lage, Monday.
Mr.. Robert ] Ashley is a pa
tient in Duke Hospital at present
Mrs. Esther Biller, who has
been suffering from an injured,
foot, is much improved.
Mrs. c. E. Maye is ill at present.
Mrs. j. w. Faw called on friends
here, Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-01

superintendent, of Statesville,
was in the village, Sunday.
Rev. Roy Jones, of the Green
Valley charge and Rev. Joseph
Mccoy, supply pastor, of War
rensville charge, were visitors
here Monday.
Misses Mary Ashley and Ellinor
johnson were week end guests of
Miss Helen WEIGH at Nella.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller and
Mrs. Jack Miller attended the
Fair in Charlotte, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Owen. of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-01

Herb, while Cutter and DorwarC
occupied the rumble seat. They
followed the main road to a point
somewhere between the Big anC
Little Sandy, then turned off onto
side road.
The grey of dawn was showing
when they came to a grove of cot
tonwoods where they were met by
five ranchers from south of the
Nopocos. Here were horses ano
supplies and ammunition. Rusty
soon found herself mounted on 6
sturdy buckskin named BY jim
my.
There was nothing exciting
about the first days travel. Rusty
had plenty of time to think, to lay
more of the blocks into the big
jig saw puzzle.
Decker's dislike of Westmore
had evidently stemmed from ar
emotional reaction. Westmore hae
found anthrax among his prize
cattle. But what of Decker's threa
to turn the doctor over to the law;
Rusty prodded BY Jimmy ane
pulled up beside Herb.
Herb, tell me about the nigh
you took care of Slim Jim. Why
didn't you report the other mar
to the authorities"
81 didn't have to-" he confessed
81 was authority enough. / treatee
the man and didn't turn him IL
because wanted to identify all O
the small fry of the ring. / wanted
them to come back to me as Otter
as they would"
They reached the base of thu
jNopocos long before sunset, ane
started on the next lap, slow tril
up canyons. Darkness had fallel
when Ralph found the canyon NJ
sought, cleft deep and narrow
Slowly, carefully, the ten rider'
moved in. They came at last to
wall and camped there to avail
daylight.
The next morning, they started
the ascent of a ridge. They reach
ed the summit and started doWr
the other side.
Ralph rode up to Rusty. 1T:
easy going from here on into Low
Valley-but my, the trees have
grown. When Hank and l came
in, we could see the valley floor
from here. We still could if WE
could get up high enough. Say
he turned in the saddle - chow
about you climbing that jack
pine? 1t will hold you. Scramble
up there, Sis; swing my glasses
over your shoulder and tell me
I what you see below"
! Rusty pulled her buckskin close
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to the tree and began her ascent
her light weight taking her to the
higher branches without danger
She braced herself, lifted Ralph's
glasses.
"Ralph" she cried. Someone
has damned the river. There's a
lake where the old road was.
Now her glasses were trained on
the far shore of this new lake.
There's stock in the valley-and
men. They're herding them up the
other side-there's a trail there"
care they taking all, or cutting
out few"
They're just cutting a few
out"
"How many hands?"
There's one, two, three. There
is a camp right on the shore.
Someone is moving around there
cook, I imagine"
Come on down, Rusty" said
Ralph.
They squatted on their heels
while Ralph and Westmore drew
plans in the dust.
IF Rusty counted three mount
ed and one in camp, we car
double that figure" Westmore
said. They'd have guards on the
other side. They probably flooded
the valley as a protection on this
side. We're going to have to de-
pend upon surprise"
"You don't think you'd better
wait and return for more men?'
asked Rusty.
Cant" replied Ralph. "The
sheriff's men are closing in from
the other side. Well. Sis, you know
what you're to do"
EYES," she answered. I'm to
stay up here, hide in a nice safe
spot, and roll boulders into the
lake to distract the camps atten-
ton from your approach"
The men mounted and started
off-all but Westmore, who re-
manned behind for a moment.
"Rusty"-he came close and tip
ped her chin up-"you'n stay un-
der cover, won't you? I want you
here when I return. I've a ques-
ton to ask and a few things to
explain. You'll promise?"
A jack pine could be more fra
grant than the rarest perfume
when a late morning sun beat
down upon it. Rusty was aware
of this as Herb looked at her
aware of his nearness and sudden
dearness.
Gould I know, in advance, Just
a little of what you'll say when
you come back?" she bargained.
Gust this" he answered grave
ly. Il love you"
Radiant, she watched him
mount and ride off. For a few
moments she waited, savoring the
beauty of the moment, then turn
ed to the duty ahead.
The buckskin horse tethered
in the safety of a small canyon.
And for a little while, as she
walked across fragrant pine nee
dies, she was able to forget the
danger ahead, danger to the men
she loved.
Below now. she could see a
natural embattlement of rock and
bush with sheer drop below.
Cautiously she investigated it.
Here was spot such as she had
been seeking, with loose boulders
and staunch head-high ones for
protection.
She settled herself and fixed
her glasses on the camp. Tents
were pitched beneath the trees,
a table was thrown up in their
she had
shade. Beyond this was a raised
barbecue pit. The noon meal was
being prepared. Rusty could see
iron pots and spiders on the top.
And then her fingers stiffened
on the glasses. A woman had ap-
peared-Adelaide!
(To Be Continued)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-01

Wednesday evening, October II,
with the leader, Mrs. Irene Cox
and assistant leader, Miss Mabel
Spencer. Charlse Parsons, Nor
ma Wood and Cleta Sturgill pass
ed their outdoor cooking test by
cooking supper for the group over
an open fire.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
START DRILLING FOR
OIL IN EASTERN N. G.,

Elizabeth City-The Standard
Oil Company first exploratory oil
well in North Carolina will be
started this week by the Noble
Drilling Company on a site near
here.
More than 100000 pounds Of
drilling mud" 10000 feet of pipe
so tons of miscellaneous equip
ment and supplies, including g.
500 bags of cement, were moved
down the Pasquotank River by
boat last week and has been de-
livered at the drilling site.
Drilling of the well, which had
been tentatively set last We'd
nesday, will begin Immediately
and will continue on three shift
basis until the first well is COM
pleted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
GEN. PATCH BURIED
AT WEST POINT, SUN

West Point, N. Y. - Funeral
services for Lieut.. Gen. Alexan-
der M. Patch, Jr., Fourth Army
commander, were held Sunday
at the Old Cadet Chapel at the
United States Military Academy.
Chaplain John B. Walthour con-
Quoted the services. Burial was
in the West Point Cemetery with
a firing squad and color guard
from the infantry detachment al
the academy participating.
Secretary of War Robert P.
Patterson, General Jacob L. Dew
ers, commander of the army
ground forces, and Is of Patch's
classmates in the West Point
class of 1913 attended the serv-
ices.
Among the personal party which
arrived by plane from San An
tonic, Texas, were the generals
widow, Mrs. A. M. Patch, Jr.,
Capt and Mrs. c. M. Drummond
his son-in-law and daughter:
Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Patch, of
Washington, D. c.. his brother
and Mrs. A. M. Patch Sd. widow
of the generals son, who was
killed in France last year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
PRES. TRUMAN FLIES
TO SEE AGED MOTHER

Grandview, Mo. - President
Truman gave his mother the best
present of all Sunday on her 93d
birthday, a personal visit by all
from Washington.
The Chief Executive spent al
most two hours visiting his mo-
ther and relatives gathered to
help her celebrate her birthday
in the small five-room bungalow
where she makes her home with
her daughter, Miss Mary Jane
Truman.
eve didn't know he was COM
ing until just a few minutes be-
fore he walked in," Miss Truman
said.
Her mother had hoped Tor a
telephone call from the President
but said Saturday she wouldn't
be too disappointed if he didn't
get to make one because she
knew he was so busy.
Ellis visit was really a sur
prise to mother and me-" Miss
Truman said. 1--WE were mighty
happy"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
New Beauty Shop
TO Open Friday

The new Georgiana Beauty
Shop will be formally opened OLE
Friday, November 80, according
to an announcement made this
week by the owners, Mrs. James
Hensley and Mrs. Rex Morton,
The public is cordially invited to-
visit the shop and inspect the
equipment, it was announced.
The new shop, which is located
in the Woodie building, next door
to DR.. Eller's office, has been
newly decorated and has COM
plete new furnishings. Both MIS-.
Hensley and Mrs. Morton said
they were happy to be opening
the new shop at this time and
that they felt fortunate in secur--
ing Mrs. Georgia Miller Lewis as.
manager.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
Government Budget OF Fifty
Billion Dollars Is Forecast

Washington-Despite a large
cut in war expenses, the Govern
ment will require a budget OF
around $50, 600, 100000 for the fis-
cal year l947, high Government
quarters predicted.
Under budget that large, 1t
was said, it would be necessary
to continue deficit financing, and
additional tax cuts would be out
of the picture, at least for the
immediate future.
The new budget will be made
public shortly after Jan. 1. 1t
will cover the year beginning Jul
ly l, 1916.
Sen. Robert A. Taft, (R.-Ohio),
told the United Press mean
while that he thought it would be
necessary to continue deficit fl
nancing until 1913 or 1949. He
doubted, however, that the fiscal
1947 budget would be more than
$40, 100000.
Government finance specialists
believe that it will be considera-
bly, higher. They base their pre-
diction on the cost of the veterans
aid program providing the peace
time needs of the armed forces
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
Brief Review State World News During The Past Week
BOMBS INJURE TEN y
IN PALESTINE AREA

Jerusalem - Ten police con-
stables were wounded and two
police stations destroyed by
bombs in the Tel Aviv area in
Palestine's second outbreak OF
violence within two weeks, and
British military commanders
clamped a curfew on virtually
the entire coastal areas in an in
tensified drive against illegal i'm
migration.
The "Voice of Israeli" radio of
the so-called Jewish Resistance
Movement, asserted that Jewish
elements bombed the police sta
tons. Observers were convinc-
ed that Haganah, Jewish militant
organization, made the attacks in
reprisal for British activities in
rounding up illegal immigrants.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

and other wake-of-war expenses.
Chairman Walter F. George,
(D-Ga.), of the Senate Finance
Committee, would not comment
on the $5O,OOO,OOO,OOO prediction.
He said previously, however, that
it would be optimistic to fore
cast balanced budget by 1948.
When the Senate passed the
new tax reduction bill three
weeks ago, Taft said he thought
another tax cut, primarily in indi-
vidual and excise levies, was IN
sight for next year. But he
doubted there would be another
reduction in business taxes in 10
years. At the same time, he en-
visioned a postwar budget of
some $20,OOO,0OO,OOO he said he
doubted that figure that low
could be reached before 1913 or
1949.
The present revised budget
calls for the spending of $66, 400,-
100000 through next June 80. Of
this $50, 100000 is for war and
war-associated spending.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
MRS. ERNIE PYLE, As,
PASSES AWAY IN N. M.

Albuquerque, N. M.-Mrs. Ger
a1dine Pyle, that girl Ernie
wrote about, died in a hospital
not far from the little clapboard
cottage where she and her ia
nous correspondent husband liv-
ed.
Mrs. Pyle, as, died seven months
after Ernie was killed on lie Shi-
ma by Japanese sniper bullets.
She was taken to st. Joseph's
Hospital on "Wednesday with acute
uremic poison ing after a pro-
longed illness. She never raj
lied, and died at 7:30 a. m. last
Friday morning.
Mrs. Pyle was the former Ger
aldine Siebolds, of Saltwater,
MINI. She met Pyle in Washing
ton, D. c., when he was manag-
ing editor of the Washington
News. They were married July
z, 1925.
THAT grip was at Err, ie's side
when he tired of desk Wa )rk and
set out to see the country by au-
tomobile as a columnist for
Scripps-Howard. They wa 1der-
ed together over 10000 Mills of
the Western Hemisphere. In his
columns, Ernie always called l'er
"that girl who rides beside me-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

It's a short cotton crop for
North Carolina. A gin at Clark
ton, Bladen county, has ginned "a
bales this year with one more day
of ginning, as compared with
more than 800 last year.
The mechanical cotton picker
of the Liberty Manufacturing
Company at Red Springs has been
operating at full speed in recent
weeks.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

The basic answer to farm pros
perity is found in high domestic
consumption and a healthy export
market, says ]. B. Hutson, Under
Secretary of Agriculture.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

The adoption of standard con-
structions of cotton goods and the
labelling of cotton products may
bring a self-service selling plan
such as is used in food stores.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Signal Corps Photo
WAC SERGEANT HONORED. The
Victory Bonds you buy show appre-
citation for the work Of service won.
en- such as Sgt. Sophia G. Boron.
Elyria, o., shown receiving a Bronze
Star Medal from Maj. Gen. J. L.
Trink ut Manila.
U. S. Treasury Department
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Men who reenlist in the Regu-
lar Army are still entitled to
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

mastering out pay from the Army
of the United States.
The union times., 1945-04-07

THE Pittsburgh (Pa.) Press can be held responsible for this |: ''When he awakened yesterday, Sgt. Mirt told police, his wallet con- taining money and his fathers auto had disappeared"
The union times., 1945-04-07
LITTLE LUTHER

"Ah cried Mr. Dworth, I knew Argentina side all along the
 Sorry, Pop, Little Luther all. Why didn't they do a long mea
 Mr. DwOrth shocked "Why, they couldn't and Japan without right place. he explained "But they had fghheir
 when Argentine
 Sure millions of people have been the Nazis but in the wake up."
 Wl of declaring but the back" said Mr. Dl 
 Maybe the thato Allies winning and they'd jump bandwagon quick" Luther talk though Argentine govern ment sincere Mr. DlwOrh complained Wh of it did after declared shut German Nazi in Buenos Aires."
 was careful ,u, dour u ,ho German ant-Nazi papers, - -
 Luther don't understand" walled fine, uptanding
 You downsiing don't war and now sit the meeting"
 Well makes DIworth Nand Apen- nas intentions good" - e "lntention said Little Luther coldly, Nazs"
The union times., 1945-04-07
On TheScene In
 Washington

The big spring push to break price control is underway in Wash ington. Lobbyists for the big meat packing, real estate, oil, and dairy interests, who already have put away huge wartime profits, are crying on Capitol Hill that they've got to have higher prices and profits or they'll go broke.
 At hearings of the Senate banking and currency committee on extension of the price control law, the meat packers demanded profits on every product they handle, regardless of the general profits of the industry and the various companies. They pleaded grave losses-but in 1914 the eight largest packers made profits before taxes of $153,193,0O0 as compared with an average annual $23,000,000 in the prewar years.
 The landlords lobby outlined a program to wreck rent control throughout the cOuntry-rent in- creases to accumulate funds for postwar repairs,> exemptions for hardship" no controls on new housing, establishment of a stand ing Congressional committee to hear landlords complaints and pre- sumably to Overrule OPA regula- tions. The landlords painted pie ture of poverty but the facts are that, despite rent control, under the wartime boom the net Operat- ing income of apartment and small home renters has risen 30 to 40 per cent since 1889.
 Dairy interests called for a 6c in crease in the market price of butter. Oil producers wanted a general price increase of 35c barrel. The head of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,, manufacturer of Camels, attacked the use of industry wide profits as the basis for price ceilings and demanded individual price ceilings, complaining that Camels had to cut down on its advertising to keep up its profit figures.
 The strategy of this counter offensive is to crack the price con- trol line through special dispensa- tions on individual products. But each special dispensation would further weaken the fight against imitation and bring higher living costs for the man on the street. The way to block this strategy is to write congressman and senators to forbid OPA to grant price in- creases on the basis of individual products, without regard for, the general profits of the industries and companies.
The union times., 1945-04-07

RELATED items in the Chatham (N. Y.) Courier recently: ''Lum- Der Shortage Hits Farm Front g and classified ad: "Wanted-Out- house."
The union times., 1945-04-07

you buy it. it may smell quite differ ent than it does in the bottle. And don't buy one you don't really like just because the ads say it's "allur- ing" Though ads claim that the scent of Cobra ($5 for 4 ounces) Provides unseen wings which lift woman to the heights of feminity," the perfume expert called it "Medi- ocre," and one amateur said that it smelled Like sweet crackers" White Shoulders, $5.50 for 4 ounces) adver- tised For the girl with the delicate air Alluring, enticing perfume for the soignee sophisticate,' aroused little enthusiasm in the GU expert and was called frank" and "10c stuff" by two unimpressed amateurs. Hud- nuts Gemey Toilet Water ($1.50 for 3H ounces) and Hartnell's Menace Cologne ($275 for 8 ounces) were among brands liked by both experts and amateurs.
The union times., 1945-04-07
The Peopie-The Court of Las. Resort
NEW HAVEN, CONN, SATURDAY. APRIL 7, ls4s
Neev Charter Will Need Support

FT%HAT new organized U Chamber selfstarting and the the leaders of the three affixed their to does not put it substantially into being
 the National officially fears the carter is maure The NAM "other included" by section the population that believes principles of the Wagner labor rela fionsa s
 Raymond Moey presidential aide who turned feeling DOes this that bodies pledge themselves labor only half does give which soaed labor without consideration of the the Moey he speaks today the Wagner watered down.
 Yet Johnston of Henry industrst from subscribed
 WANT "COOD-OLD-DAYS" BACK! What Moley and of his associates want the lockouts strikes chaos and unemployment he rather than the exception in labor relations of what Moy Co., in the charter, those who labor and believe
 
 will industrial the levels of high levels of production, the ability national debt in other worlds The other road will lead
  inability service national debt and of bankruptcy eventually"
 Philip Murray
 
 o as a fair of the future outlook The labor industrial implement in of similar plan working a local scale doubt its
The union times., 1945-04-07

The Baltimore (Md.) Sun pub- lished a paragraph story about a fire in the pressroom. The head line read: "Sun Building Fire Put Out (ObviousIy)."
The union times., 1945-04-07

A JOINT resolution directing the National War Labor Board, in pass ing on requests for wage increases, to consider any rate below 65 cents an hour as ''substandard," !" was offered in the Senate this week by Senators Claude Pepper, Robert M. LaFOllette and Olin ID. John- stOn.
 The proposed rate, Pepper said, is the rOck-bOttom minimum for subsistence. That fact, he recalled, was demonstrated by Senate conn mittee which last summer investi- gated the plight of low-wage workers.
 Organized labor is supporting the Pepper La Toilette Johnston proposal.
 Under the Wage-Hour Act, the legal minimum. is 40 cents an hour. In many cases the War Labor Board has granted a minimum of 50 cents an hour, and has now boosted the "fiOor'' to $ cents. OE1LINO or no ceiling, the price of hotel accommodations is going up. To get room in San Francis co now, you have to declare war against Germany.
 COMPETITION: Some 10000 British brides of American CTS will get free trips from England to their husbands home towns in the u. s., the government announces. At an ever-increasing rate-now about 45O mOnth-the brides are entering the red tape mills to be prOcessed for their trip to Amer ica. In London and in Australia schools have been opened to teach the girls how to adapt themselves to life in the U. s. In England they're being told to keep their British accents but to learn how to dress smartIy-and keep smiI- ing.
 CALIFORNIANS recall the clas- sic headline written years ago by the editor of the San Juan Capis- tranO COastIine Dispatch. Billy Sunday, the evangelist, had come to town on Sunday for a revival meeting. On Monday, he became ill, but by the following day he had recovered great deal. The news paper headline: Preacher Sunday Stricken Monday Improves Tues day."
 The Baltimore (Md.) Sun pub- lished paragraph story about a fire in the pressroom. The head line read: ''Sun Building Fire Put Out (ObviousIy)."
 RELATED items in the Chatham (N. Y.) Courier recently: "Lum- Der Shortage Hits Farm Front,' and classified ad: ''Wanted-Out- house.'
The union times., 1945-04-07
Your Dollar
 By CONSUMERS UNION
TOILET WATERS. COLOCNEs

TOILET WATERS, COLOCNES
 Expert and amateur opinion conflicted sharply in GUS smell tests of III widely advertised brands of toilet water, cologne and miscellaneous other scents. A pop ular poll involving some 1000 ''smell tests," brought forth the following conclusions: The female is more critical than the male; teenagers, favoring exotic Odors, scorn the simple flower scents liked by their elders; price bears no re- lationship to either expert or amateur reaction.
 Try a scent on your skin before
The union times., 1945-04-07

GEN. Eisenhower reports that a lot of Germans are being captured but that there have been no mass surrenders. Someone should tell those people about the advantages of the large economy size.