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The midland journal., 1946-11-29
SUGAR RATIONS

Clarification as to how consumers
will obtain sugar rations under the
recently announced reorganization of
the Office Of Price Administrator has
been made by Harry r. Yingling,
OPA District Director.
with elimination by December l,
1916, of the OPA District Offices, ID
Sugar Branch Office in the same loca-
tion as the District Office will receive
all but three consumer applications
for sugar rations," Mr.. Yingling
said.
Although application forms will
be available at your Sugar Branch
Office, the following consumer appli-
cations should be mailed direct to the
Regional Issuance Unit, now hand
ling all issuances of family ration
books. and other consumer ration
evidence, Post Office Box 48, Station
c, New York 14,.N Y.
(1) Application for sugar ration
book (Form R-146)
(2) Application for replacement
of family ration book (Form R-194)
(3) Application for furlough or
temporary rations (Form R-363)
Special sugar requirements, such
as those for illness cases and for bee
feeders will be handled by your
Sugar Branch ofice."
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
"STOP MEANS STOP"

Under the heading STOP means
STOP. Keystone Motorist, publica-
ton of Keystone Autimobile Club
warns motorists that failure to OBJ
serve Stop signs is resulting in many
entirely preventable accidents.
"In ecent weeks" says the article,
keystone observers have become
conscious of a growing disregard for
stop" signs. Motorists appear to be
irked by the necessity for stopping
for refusal to cooperate in one of the
soundest safety plans ever devised.
There can be no excuse for acci-
idents at intersections protected by
Estop" signs. All that is needed is
strict observance of the injunction to
stop, and a cautious appraisal of
traffic conditions before proceeding
There are many stop intersections
which probably should be protected
by traffic signals, but until such time
as these can be installed, the careful
motorist will give heed to signs-and
live!"
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
THE MARYLAND FARM FRONT

The Maryland State Goals Confer
ence on farm production for 1947
will be at College Park, December
3rd, reports JOS. II. Blandford, State
PIMA Director and head of the State
USDA Council which will sponsor the
conference. Prospective production
will be aimed at maintaining high
output of commodities in continued
demand, and decreasing other pro-
duction to former peacetime levels.
Suggested goals for Maryland cal
culated on the basis of national needs
have been submitted to the Maryland
office by the Department of Agricul-
ture. These suggestions will be re-
viewed by state farm leaders and ap-
with production facilities, labor con-
ditions and other factors influencing
Maryland farm operations.
Specialists of the University of
Maryland representing crop, livestock
and poultry interests will play an i'm
portant part in reaching decisions on
1947 goals.
Set Corn Loan Rates
Corn loan rates for Maryland farm
ers are standardized at S1.28 a bu-
shell of No. 8 grade yellow or white
corn, compared to the national aver
age loan rate of $1.15 bushel, Mr.
Blandford advised. The loan rate is
based on the parity price for corn,
which was SIPS on October 1, 1916.
Parity on corn year earlier was
SLIP bushel. Last years average
loan rate was S1.01 a bushel.
To BE- eligible for loan, corn must
be No. 8 grade or better, except that
it can exceed the 15.5 per cent mois-
ture content standard, and can grade
No. on test weight per bushel.
Maryland farmers can get these
loans on farm stored corn from Dec.
1, 194s, until July 81, 1947. Corn
that grades higher than No. will
provide the owner premium on loan
rate OF " cent bushel for No. 2
grade and 1 cent per bushel for No.
l grade.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
REAL ESTATE SALES

Wheeler & Grier, Realtors of Ok
ford, report the following recent
sales: For Clarence C. Harris, his fine
large dairy farm located in the Ninth
District of Cecil Co, Md, near Zion
to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred B. Smith of
Baltimore, who are to take possession
on or before April 1, 1947. This is
one of the best dairy farms in north
ern Cecil County.
Also. for Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth T
Burkins, their attractive, small farm
home at Berkeley, Hartford Co., Md,
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Orr of
Bainbridge, Md, who will take pos
session Of their new home as of jan
uary 1.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
SOIL EXPERT CITES NEEDS IN
MARYLAND
1000, 900 Acres In State Need
Contir Cultivation DIR. Bennett

Says
Estimates based on surveys cover
ing more than 100000 acres of
land in Maryland show that contour
cultivation is still needed on nearly
100000 acres and cover crops on a
third of million acres, DR.. Mugh A.
Bennett, chief of the Soil Conserva-
tion Service, United States Depart
ment cf Agriculture, stated.
Addressing delegates to the thirty
second annual session of the Univer-
sity OF Maryland Extension Service
and the United States Soil Conserva-
tion Service, Dr. Bennett emphasized
six reasons why soil conservation is
obligat Jry not only in Maryland but
| IN the remainder of the nation.
The three day session was held at
the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Balti-
more, last week.
DR.. Bennett said the States and
the Federal Government cannot sit
back aud be complacent about soil
conservation because too much re-
mains 10 be done. In Maryland, for
example, strip cropping is necessary
on 100000 acres of land.
''It Is A Big job
"Other practices remaining to be
done in Maryland include building
1900 OF more farm ponds, planting
trees on about 10000 acres, 10000
acres of terracing and installing
better drainage systems on nearly
100000 acres, plus $50 acres of pas
ture improvement" DR.. Bennett said.
1T Is a big job we have to do in
Maryland, all over tke United States
and throughout the World. We have
made good start, though, and, pull
ing together-all of us-we will get
the job done sooner than ever dared
hope we would when this national
program of soil and water conserva-
ton first started to unfold.
MY goal and l believe it can be
achieved with everybody pulling to-
gether, is to get the basic practices
applied to tEe land. 1t is going to
cost something to do this absolutely
necessary job, but it is going to cost
much more than twice as much not to
do the job"
Dr. Bennett said conservation, first
insures a stable, balanced and safe
type of agriculture and steady year
to-year flow of food and fiber to the
market places of the country.
1t is balanced and safeguarded to
very arge degree because, for ex-
ample, land that is unsuited to row
crops is taken out of hazardous use
and planted to protective cover of
grass Or trees that at once stops ero-
sion and makes needed adjustments
between the acreage of crops
Conservation farming, he insisted
brings bigger yields, acre for acre, of
both crops and livestock for sale and
home use. Nearly 10000 representa-
tive farmers who keep careful books
on tkeir operations reported an av-
erage per-ace grain of SO per cent
for all major crops after putting soil
conservation practices to work on
their farms.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
TUBERCULOSIS MUST BE
ERADICATED

tuberculosis must be eradicated'
was the statement made by Philip s.
Morgan, President of the Maryland
tuberculosis Association, in announ-
cign that the 40th annual tubercu-
losis Christmas Seal Sale opened
throughout Maryland on Monday No
vember 25, 1946.
"Tke statewide sale of these seals
furnishes funds to combat this dis
ease which takes the lives of more
than three people everyday" be said.
"Our program is dedicated to the es-
tablishment of a community free OF
tuberculosis. Money raised is used to
finance Mass X-Ray Surveys, Case
Finding, X-Raying, Tuberculin Test
ing, Medical Research, Health Edu-
cation and Negro Program:
"Scisnce has developed an x-ray
machine which will take pictures
quickly and simply. This is the new
Seeing Eye" in discovering Tuber-
culosis in its early stages when cure
is easiest Over 100000 people have
ben x-raye and many more will be
We are going to win this battle
against the germ which is such a
menace to our society. 1t is every
ones fight and everyone can share in
the final victory by buying and using
Christmas Seals"
In his closing statement, Mr.. Nor
gan urged everyone to Invest now
for the future health of their home
and community
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
IMPENDING CONGRESSIONAL
"STALEMATE"

The impending ''stalemate' be-
tween the Republican-dominated
SOth Congress and President Truman
will be no novelty IN American poll
tics, according to the Encyclopaedia
Britannica.
Within the last so years, five pres
idents, Grover Cleveland CD, Ben
jamin Harrison (R), William Howard
Taft (R), Woodrow Wilson CD, and
Herbert Hoover (R) kave all served
portion of their terms as Chief EN-
ecutive without supporting party
majority in the House. President
Truman, third Democratic president
since 1898 to find himself opposed by
a Republican House, balances the
three Republican presidents who
have faced predominantly Democra-
tic House, according to Britannica ar
ticles.
Although neither political party in
the 60-year-period has reelected its
candidate for the Presidency imme-
diately after losing an off-year cleo
ton, Cleveland was returned to tie
White House four years after his de-
feat by Harrison, the Britannica
points out.
In that era the Democrats retained
their House majority for only two
years. In 1894, G. o. p. House was
elected and the Republicans regain
ed power with William Mckinley in
1896, only six years after Harrison
had lost the House.
The Republicans enjoyed a long
period of supremacy until 1910 when
in Tafts administration the Demo
Gratis won control of the House, ar
ticles in the Britannica reveal. Two
years later Woodrow Wilson was
elected.
After Wilson's last two years in
Office when House was Republican,
tie Democrats were unable to elect
their candidate for IL years, when
Franklin Delano Roosevelt entered
the White House. RoOsevelt's election
followed the resurgence of his party
which controlled the House in 1881.
Since Hoover's term, IA years ago,
the Republicans have not succeeded
in placing their Presidential candi-
date in office.
Despite these so-called dead
locks" there have been notable pieces
of legislation enacted within the last
40 years during periods when one
party held the Presidency and the
other controlled the House. Recorded
by the Britannica are the submission
of the amendment providing for the
direct election of Senators Submit
ted by Congress, 1922; the statute
requiring candidates for the House
and the Senate to make statements OF
the money raised and spent in their
bekalf and limiting the campaign ex-
penditures of the candidates them
selves (1911); the provision that all
contract work for the federal govern
ment must be done on the basis of an
eight-hour working day (1912); and
the establishment of the Reconstruc-
tion Fiuance Corporation (1932).
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
ELEC ETED TO FARM CREDIT
BOARD

r. Paul Crider, prominent Virginia
farmer, has been elected by the Farm
Credit Board as General Agent for
the Farm Credit Administration of
Baltimore, it has been announced by
Jolin H. Buck. Secretary-Treasurer of
the National Farm Loan Association
of Bel Air. He will take over these
duties on December L.
Mr.. Crider succeeds J. K. Dough-
ton whc resigned in September after
nearly l3 years witk Farm Credit. AS
General Agent. Mr.. Crider is chair
man OF the Farm Credit Board of
Directors which supervises the opera
tions OF the Federal Land Bank, the
Production Credit Corporation, the
Baltimore Bank TOR Cooperatives and
the Federal intermediate Credit
Bank in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia, West, Virginia,
and the Island of Peurto Rico.
Mr. ;'rider, native of Chatham,
Pittsylrania County, Virginia, has
long been actively interested in and
associated with agricultural credit
and has intimate knowledge of the
problems of tending suck cooperative
credit to farmers.
Mortgage and short-term coopera-
tive credit through this section is
carried on by the National Farm
Loan Association of Bel Air and the
Towson Production Credit Associa-
tion, which make available both long
and short term credit to farmers in
the counties of Hartford, Baltimore,
Cecil and Howard.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

"Anc;ent and Modern Necromancy,
Ala Mesmerism and Hypnotism, De-
nounced" will be the subject of the
Lesson Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Dec. l.
The Golden Text will be from Pro-
verbs FL: 30-'There is no wisdom
nor understanding against the Lord"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Psalms
140:1-"Deliver me, o Lord, from
the evil man; preserve me from the
violent man."
The midland journal., 1946-11-29
The present American housing con.

The present American housing con-
ditions are not an emergency and
most of the prices fixed for veterans,
civilians, widows and oprhans and
the general public are rackets. From
a thoroughly reliable source there
comes a statement that IS percent
of the veterans seeking homes cannot
afford to pay the prices. Civilians are
in the same boat-they can't pay
$4,000 for $500 house. What's
the matter with housing?.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29

A giant sequoia tree lived to be
about 1885 years old on the West
Coast of the United States, according
to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Part
Of its trunk is kept in the Natural
History Museum in South Kensing-
ton, London.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29

A persons temperature rises dur
ing attendance at movie, according
to recent physiology studies describ-
ed in the Encyclopedias Britannica
1s4e Book Of the YEAR
The midland journal., 1946-11-29

The first government life-saving
stations, which were just boat houses
were erected along the coast of New
Jersey IN 1848, according to the En-
cyclopaedia Britannica.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29

Trouble with lot of political jobs
is tEat the contestants struggle SO
hard to get 'em they've no energy left
for work after they get in.
The midland journal., 1946-11-29

The patch test, which this youth
is taking, is one form of tuberculin
test-the test which shows whether
tuberculosis germs are present In
the body. 1t does not reveal whether
the lungs are diseased. Positive re
actors should have periodic chest
x-rays to be sure their lungs are
healthy. Tuberculin testing pro
grams, accompanied by health edu.
cation, are supported by tubercu.
losis associations from funds raised
through the sale of Christmas Seals.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
Ashe Gas

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clean as do growing towns, their
streets, particularly the unpaved
ones.
The wind and weather have
played much havoc without
town in this respect, this winter;
but with the coming of spring
this condition should improve
Some street paving, too will pro-
badly take place soon. We get
a definite rumor from authorit-
les that the State Highway will
soon take over the section from
the greystone service station, to
Badgers and hence to the square.
A Head Together
We are happy over the progress
that is being made in our town.
Let's keep on going forward to-
gether, growing into a bigger
place. We won't add better, for
we really can't think of any bet
ter place, when we measure it
in terms of the citizens therein!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
Irovides For Payment Of 90
Gents Per Hundredweight
For Whole Milk

The Dairy Production Pay
nent Program will be continued
Through June 80, and rates for
.1he April-June period will be
sahe same as those for the cor
responding period for last year,
j, w. Gambill, chairman, Ashe
sEounty AAA Committee, an
-nounced today.
Under the program, Mr.. Gam
tabill said, the milk rate that viii
zoe paid to North Carolina farm
asss Ter April is 80 cents. pei. hun
%aredweight for whole milk pro.
~zduced and sold and II cents pei
pound for butterfat. For the
May-June period, the rates will
'Ioe SIS cents per hundredweight
Tor milk and 10 cents for butter.
Tat.
The AAA Chairman pointed
.sout that the payments will be
subject to termination or revi
sion in the event of any genera
increases in price ceilings fol
milk and Its products.
According to the Sterilization
Directors announcement of Jan.
wary 20, the general level of re-
turns for milk producers will be
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
Silas Greek News

Mr.. Paul Hamilton, who serv-
ed in France and Germany for
10 months, has recently been dis
charged from the army and is
now at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hamilton.
Mrs. Lois Parsons and two
small children, of West Virginia,
spent the week end with Mr.. w.
O. Dickson.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Hunney-
cult, of Gold Hill, spent Friday
night with Mrs. Hunneycutt's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. c. M.
Dickson.
A large crowd attended the
pictorial presentation of many
Biblical scenes given by Rev.
and Mrs. w. A. Eichelberger at
Trinity Methodist church, Sun
day night. The program was
greatly enjoyed by all who were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Smithey,
of Jefferson, spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Smithey's father,
Mr.. w. w. Dickson.
Mr.. Frank Davis, of Washing
ton county, Va, is spending some
time with his sister, Mrs. Harv
Sullens. 3
Mr.. Hoyt Jones and family,
who have been living at Crump-
Ter for sometime have recently
moved into the house formerly
owned by Mrs. Maggie Eller
Porter, but now owned by Mr..
Walter Johnson. Hoyt served
across the seas for quite a while.
There will be preaching by
the pastor, Rev. w. c. Eastridge,
at Trinity Methodist church, on
Sunday, at HOO a. m.
The state road forces are con-
tinuing their work on the road
leading from the Mouth of
Phoenix Creek to the ford of
Helton. They are making rapid
progress on this much needed
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
THREE MEN TRIED
IN MAYORS COURT

Three men were tried in May
or's court here Monday by May
or C. O. Parsons.
Those tried were Clint Wine
barger, of West Jefferson, charg-
ed with public drunkenness, fin
ed $40 and costs; Robert Baker,
of Crumpler, charged with pub
lie drunkenness, fined $40 and
costs; and Albert Wiles, of White
top, charged with public drunk
enness and possession of non-tax
paid liquor was fined $40 and
costs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
Ashe County Will Benefit
From Dairy Payments Plan

maintained during 1916 at the
1945 level, either by subsidy pay
ment or increase in price cell
ings should the subsidy be elm
mated.
The Dairy Production Payment
Program was designed to make
payments to farmers on the milk
and butterfat they produce and
sell to offset increased dairy pro-
duction costs and to encourage
continued high rate of milk
production.
The program has been in OPP
Grafton since October 1913, and
over $6,0OO.O00 has been paid
to Tar Heel dairy farmers
through local AAA county COM
mittees. Of this amount, $780,
828.84 has been paid to Ashe
county farmers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
FIVE HIGHWAY WRECKS
HERE OVER WEEK END
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the way to Sparta when the acct
dent occurred and was planning
to use the $4,000 in the pur-
chase of a truck. He reported
that this was taken from him at
the scene of the accident.
Another wreck occurred near
Fred edwards on the Jefferson
Glendale Springs highway, Sat
urday night, when a car driven
by Claude Barnes, of Glendale
Springs, failed to make the curve
and left the road. The car was
damaged, but Barnes escaped any
serious injury.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
ASHE COUNTY LIBRARY
SHOWS MUCH GROWTH
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ution has been in operation, Mrs
G.. D. Neal has served as librar-
ian and at all times has kept it
open many times under Difficult
ties. At the present time, the
library has 5000 volumes in adj
dition to $500 books of the coun-
ty superintendent office, where
a branch of the library is main
tanned for the school children.
The type of books in this library
is comparable to those found in
similar institutions in larger
cities. They are selected with
much care and people from other
counties in the state, who borrow
from this library, have given
much favorable comment to the
selection. The circulation has
gradually risen until now it is
40,957, together with the books
from the branch in the county
superintendent office. Because
of the condition of the roads of
the county and the weather, it
has not been deemed satisfactory
to attempt to operate a book
mobile. The interest of the peo-
pie in coming to the library is
shown by the circulation.
There are more borrowers
from the county than from the
town and the library is open on
Saturday for the benefit of the
county people, who come to town
On that day. It is also open on
Tuesday and Thursday after
Moons. It is now located in two
rooms on the second floor of
Faucette's building but plans are
now being made to move it to
larger quarters in the Ed Trivette
building.
Present members of the library
board are: w. E. Vannoy, chair
man; w. E. Austin, secretary and
treasurer; B. H. Duncan, county
superintendent of schools; Mrs.
B. E. Reeves; Mrs. w. G. Vannov,
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson; and Mrs.
G. D. Neal, librarian.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT RICH HILL

The Rev. Joe Mccoy ANNOUNCE
ed this week that revival would
be held at the Rich Hill Method
ist church beginning Sunday,
March 10 at z o'clock.
Revival meeting will also be
held at the Mill Creek Methodist
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07
DIRECTORS FOR NEW
HOTEL COMPANY, INC

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ed to be named in the near flu
ture and other plans toward the
erection of a new hotel here, ac-
tivated. The directors were
named at meeting of the stock
holders last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07

church on March 81, and at the
Fairview Methodist church or
May S. The public is cordially
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-07

piece Of road. When this road is
finished it will not only relieve
the school bus drivers and chill
dren, mail boys, milk truck driv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
BrowderHops On Last Lap

Heathrow Airport, England, June 25-(UP)-Earl Browder hopped off for New York today on the last lap of his mysterious round-trip journey to Moscow after a two-day confine- ment under security guard in Eng land.
 The former American Communist Party leaders two months of hide and-Seek travelling reached its cli- max when he landed illegally in Britain from Paris Saturday. He was held virtually incommunicato from the time he stepped aground until a British security officer put him aboard an American overseas air. lines plane which took off for New York at 9:l5 A. M. (4:15 A. M. EDT.
 Browder was due at LaGuardia Field in New York at 19 P. M. EDT,
 In an exceptional show of secrecy, British security officials banned Browder from all contact with per- sons in England. They said he had no permit to land in this country.
 Browder left New York by air on April 26, and vanished in Finland.