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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26
FLOWERS OF KEY WEST

If the flowers on this island
could place against the sky,
They would make lovely rainbow,
Ends in sea and curving high.
With the crimson bongainvillaea,
And hibiscus red and PINK,
And the golden allamanda
'Twould be loveier than you think.
While the royal poinciana
With its orange-colored flower,
And the lovely oleander
Sweetly dipped in sudden shower,
Were created by the angels
For the purpose, am sure,
Just to fashion bright rainbow
Of such beauty and allure.
On the curve of it I'd fasten
Such gay red croton wreath;
Then for hours I'd admire
From the singing shore beneath.
And l know that all who saw it,
Whether rich, or he who plods,
Would realize that we are living
In the garden of the gods.
JANET PARKS.
Y West, Fla,
rich IL, 1945.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26
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PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns OF the views of its read
ers, but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items Which
ranted. The writers should De
fair and confine the letters 90
500 words, and write ON one side
OF the paper only. Signature OF
the writer's must accompany the
letters and will be pubiished un-
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

Mrs. Eloisa Chavez, SO, dier at
6 o'clock this morning in her
home at 1913 Simont1n street.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon in the resi-
dence, with the Rev. A. l.. Maur-
eau, S. j., of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, officiating
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26
lEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF TIE CITIZEN
OF MARCH 26. 1895

A. H. Sheppard, seaman on the
lighthouse tender Ivy, has been
commended by the Bureau Of
Lighthouses for rescuipg an en-
gineer who fell overheard from
a gangplank.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26
LIGHTHOUSE IN TOWN

In that dear and quaint old city,
Key West, set in opal sea,
Is an old and famous lighthouse,
Tall in great simplicity.
In the deep heart of the city
g.. 1t has stood for many years,
AS the people all around it,
Lived their lives of joys and tears
Over waters iC has beckoned
Mariners from every land;
And has saved them from disaster,
Sweeping wide the coral strand.
Like a guiding hand that leads us
Down din1-lit corridor,
Safe and surely it has led them
Through the Straits of Florida.
For century it's bright beacon
Meier has failed to message send,
And all ships that sail the ocean
Look upon it as friend.
In that dear and quaint old city,
The old lighthouse plays its part
For the lives of all mankind
Graded in the city's heart
JANET PARKS.
Key West, Fla,
March IL, 1945.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

About 1,400 owners of homes
in Key West are eligible for
homestead exemption, County
Tax Assessor j. Otto Kirchheiner
said today, and added that one
half of them had filed applica-
tionS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE
MARCH rs. l945

Today indicates a person with
great force of character and one
who will make a way despite OPP
position d discouragements.
There will be many back-sets and
disappointments, but there is sue
cess at the end, due chiefly to the
perseverance of the nature.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

-Or soldiers. sailors and marines are
d." d. move around the world They need
ro" and viii need, until the wars end, our
s. .clt"-protettior. Do not discuss troop
movements, ship sailings, and war equip
.cnt. Help our fighting forces to keep the
enemy in the dark
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26
According to peace-feelers.

According to peace-feelers, the Ger
mans are willing to stop the war in Europe
if they are permitted to retain their home
land intact but yield all they have con-
Quered. What, no rebuilding of what they
have DESTROYED: 30 reparations!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

dis-enfranchising those In eeFvs
ice. II is hard for those in aefF.
ice TO vote anyway and many
don't. but before their righi -
vote is taken away by fiat 3 little
discussion seems in order
b. W. Ketchum. CSpgpSA
USCGR. 100 W Bfoadeag.
Long Beach 2 Calf.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

The best teachers go beyond mere
teachings IL is themselves. and what is best
H themselves, that they communicate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

If you haven't contributed to the
American Red Cross drive for war funds
you still have time to help the, organiza-
ton help our boys overseas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

DR.. Paul H. Douglas of the Uni
versity of Chicago, noted econo-
mist, born Salem, Mass, SO years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

Il takes versatile person to attend
i' ereryhoay's business without neglecting
I's DUu.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

There's wide space between laying
ones plans to make money and counting
the profits.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

Mrs. Mary Eliza Brady, 81, died
at $40 o'clock this morning in
her home in the rear of 418 White
street. Funeral services will be
conducted tomorrow afternoon
in the Fleming Street Methodist
Church by the Rev. Shuler
Peele.
A Spring Festival and Fashion
Review will be held Friday by
the Key West .Woman's Club.
Mrs. Hello Renedo and three
children, who had been visiting
relatives in Key West, returned
yesterday to Miami.
Ross Roberts, manager of a
packing house in Miami, arrived
Sunday to visit relatives.
Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Stable times are coming" says
an exchange. Possibly, but the
horse already has been stolen"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

ing of some of our own ships is
considered one of the risks of the
game"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

Care in talk gives boost, as we reach
the Axis roost
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

County Clerk Ross c, Sawyer
said today that many applica-
tons are being made daily to buy
tax certificates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26

''ins'ors have often beer asked to get
rarried--hy their parents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-26
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

/. More Hotels and Apartments.
2 Beach and Bathing Pavilion
e Alrports-Land and Sea.
Consolidation Of County and City Gov
crnments.
5. Conn unity Auditorium
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Seven Ashe Farmers Are
Growing Turkish Tobacco
In Experiments This Year
Most Of Crop Harvested; Sue
cessfully Grown; Quality
To Be Tested

1t is far call from Ashe county
to Turkey, and likewise there is
a vas difference between the
hurley tobacco, long successfully
grown in this county, and the
aromatic Turkish leaf, yet this is
being tried out successfully on
seven local farms for the first
time.
Extension Agronomist, job n
Wilkins, of State College, is in
charge of the experiment and has
been working with representatives
from Duke University interested
in the production Of the famous
Turkish tobacco.
Agronomist Wilkins reports that
practically all of this experimental
tobacco has been harvested and
that it looks unusually good. "The
experiments have definitely pro-
ven that it can be grown in the
county," he declared and explain
ed that the quality would have to
(Cont1nued on Faye ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Surplus Cabbage
Will Be Shipped
Out This Week
Farmers Having Surplus Are
Asked To Get In Touch
With Agent Tuckwiller

The production and marketing
administration will purchase up to
Is cars of cabbage from Ashe
county this week, it was announc-
ed by L. E. Tuckwiller, county
farm agent. Loading of the cars
has already begun and will con-
tinue the next few days. Farm
ers desiring to take advantage of
this market are urged to act
quickly.
Mr.. Tuckwiller stated that the
farmers are to furnish the bags.
A fee of one cent per bag will be
charged for inspection and an adj
ditional fee of not more than one
cent per bag will be charged to
cover the cost of checking bags
making tickets, postage, billing
and other items.
Farmers interested in se1lin}
surplus cabbage through this me
dunn are asked to get in touch
with agent Tuckwiller.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
United War Fund Drive Opens FRIDAY
w. Jefferson Is
On Post Office
Building List
Included In Proposed Build
ing Projects Submitted To
Congress

West Jefferson is among the
list of N. c. towns put on the post
office building list and included
before Congress for eligible pro-
iects in the proposed building pro-
gram.
The North Carolina projects
were listed in proposed legislation
submitted jointly by the Post Of
flee Department and the Public
Buildings Administration of the
Federal Works Agency. Authori-
zation of an appropriation of $685.
10000 for Federal projects would
be granted under the terms of the
bill.
It was pointed out in a statement
by PBA officials that such a pro-
gram would take some time to be
worked out, however, after the
proposed legislation is passed.
West Jefferson was in the list for
a proposed building within limit
of $85,00000.
Following a petition submitted
(Continueo on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Services OF This
Paper Lauded By.
Mayor Parsons

The wartime and peacetime
services of this neWspapef
were highly praised i'm a state
ment issued today in connec-
ion with the observance of
National Newspaper Week by
Mayor C. o. Parsons, of West
Jefferson.
PrOcIamatiOns designated
October 1-8 as National News
paper Week were released re-
Gently by President Truman
and Governor Cherry.
'The Skyland Post, as well
as the other newspapers of the
nation, made a great cOntribu-
ton towards winning of the
war and the preservation of
world peace is dependent in
a large measure upon a free
press" Mayor Parsons de-
clared.
He also commended this
newspaper upon its service TO
the community and county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Initial Gifts Are
Being Received;
Coal Is $5,OOO.O0
Many Generous Gifts Are
Needed To Finish The
Job"

The United War Fund Drive
will be officially opened in Ashe
county tomorrow and everyone
is being asked to make a generous
contribution in order to raise the
county's quota of $5,OOO.O0.
Initial gifts are now being
sought and a list of these will be
published next week, it was an
nounced.
B. B. GRAPHICAL, county chair
man, said that he wished to re-
mind everyone that the war re-
lief agencis served only through
this fund are counting on it as
never before. 'The need is great
and we must have some generous
gifts to put the county over the
top" he declared.
President Truman opened the
l945 National War Fund cam
paign this week with an appeal
for generous contributions to help
war fund agencies finish the
job they were set up to do"
war service has not ended"
said the president in a broadcast
from the White House. Il don't
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Former Ashe Man
Now Discharged
Clyde Campbell, Veteran OF
Six AirbOrne InvasiOns,
Visits Mother Here

Clyde Campbell, of Columbus,
Ohio, was discharged from the
army in September with a total
of 80 points, and is now visiting
his mother, Mrs. Annie Camp
bell and his sister, Mrs. Carl
Hodgson. of this county.
Mr.. Campbell is a veteran of
three and a half years service,
two and a half years, of which
were spent overseas. He was a
member of the 82nd Airborne
Division and participated in six
airborne invasions including ST.
CITY, Italy, Normandy, the Rhine
land, Central Germany and the
Ardennes. He also took part in
the invasion of North Africa.
In spite of the fact that Mr..
Campbell saw much active duty
in his two and half years over
seas, he states that he did not re-
ceive even a scratch. He also
stated that even though the dan
ger was great in the airborne di-
visions, that would be his choice
of service if he should ever have
to return to the army.
While waiting to be returned to
the States, he spent several
months in rest camp in France
which had formerly been a health
resort and the servicemen lived
IN the hotels there. During this
time there was little to do but
rest and Mr.. Campbell states that
he has had enough rest now to
make him anxious to return to
work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Role Of Press In
Winning War Is
Lauded By Nelson
Stresses Importance 1t Will
Play In Building OF Post
war World

Los Angeles-Donald Nelson
declared this week that mo sin
gle force in this country-no sin
gle institution-ranks higher in
its contribution 20 winning r.,
war than the American press"
The former War Production
board chief told press represen-
tatives among 500 business and
civic leaders at a National News
paper week luncheon:
''The prestige of America as a
nation in the postwar years is
now largely dependent on your
wisdom and leadership"
when our dire need for paper
to keep our military effort going
was pointed out to the press
they got into action again and our
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Ashe County Red
Cross Chapter To
Meet Tonight
Organization Plans Are To Be
Made; Attendance Is Urg-
ed By Chairman

Mrs. Wick Vannoy, chairman
Of the Ashe county chapter of the
American Red Cross, has an
nounced that a meeting would be
held at the community building
this evening Immediately follow
ing the Rotary Club meeting, and
the public is cordially invited to
attend.
Organization plans are to be
made and a number of important
business matters are to be taken
up. 'The work of the Red Cross
is dependent on the interest of the
people and I hope that every in
crested citizen will be present. u
Mrs. Vannoy said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Calf Sale Brings
Total Of $821.O3
Attendance And Prices Are
Unusually Good; Many
Animals Entered

The third annual feeder calf
sale held last week at the West
Jefferson stock yarus, brought in
a total of $821O3 for 200 animals
entered. The event was one of
the most successful of its kind
ever held here, officials pointed
out.
Murphy, of the livestock mar
keting division of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, graded
the calves with the assistance of
H. M. Stamey, animal husbandry
extension specialist from Raleigh.
Paul Fletcher, of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, was al
so present in the grading pen.
The N. c. Department of Ag-
riculture was represented by T.
L. Gwyn and Robert S. Curtis,
livestock marketing specialists.
H. L. Meacham, marketing spe-
cialist with N. c. State College
Extension Service, also assisted.
Visiting county agents includ-
ed Emerson Black, from Ale
ghany; R. D. Smith, Wilkes; Har-
ry Hamilton, Jr., of Watauga, and
Neill Smith, of Surry.
The first animal in the ring.
brought $1,000 and the price for
good calves remained high
throughout the sale. The audi
ence had good laugh when the
blocky, thick, low set registered
Angus bull calf topped the sale
at $3.50 only to have the own
er promptly mo sale" him.
! Most of the cattle were sold to
feeders within the county.
Farmers as we'll as buyers
were we'll pleased with the event.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Water Supply OF
County Schools
To Be Improved
Board Of Education Makes
Plans To Standardize
Water Supplies

At a meeting of the Ashe county
Board of Education, on Monday,
plans were made to improve the
water supplies of many of the
schools of the county.
These plans were made follow
ing a report made by the SAM
tartan, Wade E. Eller, and B. E.
Duncan showing that many of the
supplies for water were both in
adequate and below standard as
far as sanitary rating.
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Calves Will Go
To Elkin Show

Four All club members of
Ashe county will show and sell
their baby beef calves at the Ell
kin fat stock show and sale on
October 9 and 10. These mem
berS are: Walter Bare, of Glen
dale Springs, Jack GRAPHICAL of
Creston, and 10 and Betty Lou
Thomas, of Grassy Creek.
Annabel and Ralph Coward,
of Jefferson, started calves on
feed but had bad luck with the
calves and were forced to with
draw from the contest, County
Agent TuckWiller said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Newspaper Contest For High
School Students Announced:
Valuable Prizes Are Offered
Essay Contest Launched In
Observance OF National
Newspaper Week

This is National Newspaper
Week and in connection with
this observance, The Skyland
Post and the North Carolina
Press association are launching a
county and statewide high
school essay contest on the sub
ject of, Newspapers Serving the
Community"
All high school students are
eligible to enter the contest. The
winner of the county contest will
receive a $500 Victory bond and
the entry will be submitted in the
state contest to compete for the
first award of a 500 Victory
bond and second award a $50
Victory bond.
The essays should not be over
1900 words in length and the
deadline for entering is Deem
Der l. All entries are to be sent
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Veterans May
Get Shoe Stamps

Servicemen leaving the armed
forces may obtain shoe ration
stamps from any ration board in
the. United States rather than hav-
ing to wait unil their return home
it was disclosed yesterday by L.
P. Coward, Chairman of the Ashe
county War Price and Rationing
Board.
Up to now, they have been re-
quired to apply to their home
boards for the two shoe stamps
IContinued On Page Four
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
ATTENDS TREASURY
MEETING IN MIAMI FLA

Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, chairman
of the women's division of the
eighth district for the sale of war
bonds, attended the regional
meeting of II southeastern states
in Miami, Florida, this week
where plans were discussed rela-
tive to the Victory War Loan
Drive.
A number of officials of the
treasury department as well as
other war loan drive officials
took part on the program held al
the Roney Plaza Hotel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
w. ]. Man Serving
On Carrier Now

ON THE USS BON HOMME
RICHARD OF JAPAN Delayed
E. Hodges, fireman, Sec
ond class, USNR, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Charlie E. Hodges, West JEFF
ferson, N. c., is serving on this
aircraft carrier, which has been
assigned to duty as part of the
U. S. occupation fleet.
For As days preceding the end
of the war, the vessel steamed up
and down the japanese coast as
the 3rd Fleet staged IS air raids
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Howell Dies At
Home Here, Fri.

Funeral service for Walter
(Roy) Howell, who died at his
home in West Jefferson, last
Friday, was held Monday at 2 o.
clock at the Ball Mt. Church.
Burial followed in the Howell
cemetery. The Rev. Mr.. Grover
Trivett officiated.
Survivors are his wife and
three children, Mrs. Nora Howell,
Mrs. Myrtle Hopkins and Doddie
Howell.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
School Leaders
To Meet Friday

B. H. Duncan, superintendent of
schools, announced this week that
there would be a meeting of high
school principals in his office on
Friday afternoon, this week.
A number of important school
and community matters including
the United War Fund will be dis
cuSSed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Rationing Guide
MEATS AND FATS

MEATS AND FATS
Red Stamps
Al, B1, CT, D1, Ell, now val
id, expire October 81.
FL, G1, HI, il, XII, now val
i'd, expire November 30.
Ii, MI, Nj, P1, Of, now
valid, expire December 81.
RI, 81, I'll, vi, vi, now val
id, expire January 81.
SUGAR
Sugar Stamp No. 80, now
valid, expires December 81.
SHOES
Airplane Stamps No. 1, No.
2, No. 3, No. 4, now good.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

Pfc. George L. Maye, son
OF MIR. and Mrs. William E.
Maye, of WarrensviIIe, is now
stationed somewhere in Italy.
He recently wrote that he had
spent a Today furlough in the
Alps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

Cpl. Lee Gail Phipps, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed C.. Phipps, of
Grassy Greek, was recently
honOrably discharged from the
Army Air Force. PhippS has
served over three years in
overseas duty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

Pfc. John G. Gentry, former
ly of Glendale Springs, and
husband of the former Miss
Geraldine McNeill, of Obids,
is now serving with the 9Th
Army in Germany. He has
been overseas since February.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Civilian Meat Supply
Will Be Shorter for
First Quarter Of 1916
~ the Associated Press.


The Agriculture Department said
today civilian supplies of meats will
decline about 8 per cent from pres
ent levels Of consumption during
the first quarter of 1916.
These supplies will be sufficient to
allow per capita consumption at an
average annual rate Of $50 pounds.
The department. said civilians have
been consuming meat in recent
weeks at a rate of 165 pounds.
The total amount allocated to
civilians for the January March pc
riod is 5,003, ,400, 900 pounds, carcass
weight, or about the same amount
that was allocated for the current
quarter. Officials said, however, that
civilians have been getting more
than their allocated supply because
the Government has not enforced
rigid diversion of supplies to mill
tary and foreign claimants.
Arrangements have been made,
they added, to hold the civilian sup
plies in next quarter to the amount
allocated.
1t is expected that civilians will
get more pork than during the pres
ent quarter, about the same amount
of lamb and mutton, but less beef
and veal. Hogs are beginning to
move to market in peak volume for
the season, while sales of beef cattle
are declining.
Military and war services were
allocated 483, 900 pounds, and ex-
ports claimants, including Europe
and United States territories, 483,-
100000 pounds for the quarter.
The department said that for the
entire year of 1916, this country
plans to furnish almost half the
meat to be made available by ex-
porting countries to France, Belgium
and the Netherlands, and more than
80 per cent for the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Admin
istration. Canada, Argentina, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and Denmark
will furnish the remainder.
1t is now estimated that American
meat production in 1916 will total
3,400, 100000 pounds, or about 80O,-
100000 more than this year.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Louis B. Mayer Leads
High Salary Farmers
With $908,070 in '43
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Hollywood's Louis B. Mayer tops
a new Treasury list of high salary
earners. Mr.. Mayors $908,070 from
Loew's, Inc, placed him ahead of
every corporation employe in the
nation.
The information was disclosed in
a Treasury Department report on
salaries paid by corporations for
personal services during 1943.
Other high earners. ranked after
Mr.. Mayer, include Charles E. Will
son of General Motors, $459,O41;
Thomas j. Watson of International
Business Machines, $425 ,548; Come
dians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
whose income was reported as a
single salary at $424 32O; Actor Fred
MacMurray, $419,166; Walter Wan
ger, Universal Pictures, $4O9 1928, and
John B. Hawley. jr.. president OF
Northern Ordnance, Inc, Minneap-
oils. 100000.
Nicholas M. Schenck, president OF
Loew's, 1891 800; Ormond E. Hunt
General Motors, $359,519; Albert
Bradley, General Motors, $3.50, ,432
Actress Deanna Durbin, 1926, ,491
Actress Barbara Stanwyck, 1928