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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-24
Ransack Doctors
Office For Dope

Two men and two women ran
sacked a doctors office in eff
Tort 10 steal morphine. after tY-
ing up and threatening a 70
year old waichman who lives
above the office. early Monday
morins.
The Waterman Is George
Greenage He lives above the
oitica Of Dr. B. F. Seabrook. al
sll6 Oakland. The doctor lives
al ]0a EnGlewood.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-24
Introduces Bill
Against Lynching

WASHINGTON. d. G -(NN-
PA An anti -lvnching bill sup
ported by the NAACP. the Ma
iunal Bar Association and the
National LAWYERS Guild, has
been introduced into the House
Of Representatives by Congress
man Clifford p. Case. New Jer-
sey Republican.
Under the bill penalties as
high as $4,000 fine and 20 years
imprisonment may be assessed,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-24
Africans To Die

JOHANNESBURG, South Az
rica-For the ritual murder Of
ne-year old African girl
twelve members of an African
tribe were sentenced to death
al Maseru in Bastouland Two
Of the twelve are women.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-24

Some OF the other the Hiram Banquet on
Sunday E. Marin, Booker Alexander
Senior Warden Walter Stewart Woshpu Master
No / and George West. Junior Warden
Evening star., 1947-03-16
josie wanted to be lone of the
crowd but couldn't. 1t was the
first real tragedy of her life;
here's how she rose above it
A Short Short Story


THERE was moment when her knees trem-
Il bled, and she was afraid her last years
suit wasn't good enough. There was an awful
moment when she was afraid they'd laugh
at her.
But Papa had said that all she had to do
was to show them her poem in the high school
Clarion, and first thing she knew the Delta
Psi girls would be asking her to their parties
and dances and letting her eat lunch with
them at their gay and special table, near the
door of the cafeteria
Papa was violinist in a hotel orchestra.
The music he played could bring tears to
your eyes, and everything he said had always
seemed right and important to JOSIE
But as she crossed the high-school gym
nasium to the Delta Corner" her mouth
felt dry and her smile wavered bit
At first the Deltas were so busy chatterimg
and laughing that they didn't seem to see her.
She edged her way apologetically through the
outer fringe of TIE crowd until she came to
the center, where Glenna harrington stood.
CLENNA was in Josie's English class, and
the Delta crowd moved about her as the
planets move about the sun. Her parents
had beautiful home and two cars. and all
of her clothes came from New York.
With swift indrawn breath, Josie touched
Glenna's arm
Glenna's sweater, of pure gray wool, was
the softest Josie had ever felt She spun
around, her brown eyes still bright with
recent laughter - and then her gaze went
suddenly blank. DO know you?" Glenna,
puzzled, cooking her head on one side.
Josie moistened her lips, I'm in English
with you - Miss Mason's class She offered
her name hesitantly, hopefully, almost like
question, I'm Josie Marsh?"
Glenna pressed finger against her chin,
''Oh, yes!" she exclaimed ''You sit in the
corner by the window You draw, don't you?"
NO" Josie corrected earnestly, Il write
poems" Her breath was coming faster, and
she could feel her sweater beginning to slip
out of her skirt. She yanked at it desperately,
still holding onto her books, and smiled at
Glenna. 1t seemed to Josie that her clothes
were never quite right. Papa naturally couldn't
teach her to sew, and the things she pinned
together always came unpinned
That's what came over about - the
poem." she said. She fumbled among her
books for her crisp. green advance copy of
Evening star., 1947-03-16

the Clarion" and offered it to Glenna as
Papa had told her to. Il just thought - -
she said, and stopped and had to begin again
II just thought you and some of the others
might like to read this. I've tried and tried,
and this is the first time ever got poem in
the Clarion" She waited - breathless, ex-
pectant, as if this information was the key
which would at last unlock the closed and
promising doors of the Delta crowd to her.
Glenna reached out for the Clarion" Her
eyes were still puzzled - trying to remember
more about Josie, to set her apart from the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
RED CROSS DRIVE
is NOW UNDERWAY
Continued from Page i

Continued from Page u
rolet Co., Mr.. and Mrs. Earl L.
Davidson, Mrs. Ruth P GRAPHICAL,
Margaret Phillips, $4,000 each.
Ashe Hardware, Mr.. and Mrs.
P. C. Wright, B. F. Cook, Farm
er's Supply Co., Blackburn's
Dept, Store, R. C. Barr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira T. Johnston, w B. Aus
tin, J. K. Hunter, Dr. and Mrs.
Dean Jones, Service Store, Worth
Gentry, Mr.. and Mrs. L. P Col
ward, $1,000 each.
Howard Vaught, DuvalIs Gro
very, Herman E. Hare, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. VannOy, ]. Clark
Brown, Western Auto Associate
Store, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B, Oliver,
V. c. Lillard, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Hege, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. w,
L. Stump, W. NJ. Transou, W, NJ
Rotten, Mary S. Luke, Rev. J. w.
Luke, Grant Baugess, NJ. c. Alb
sher, $500 each.
c. ]. Johnson, $500
Mrs. Smith Eggers, Smith Egg
gers, $3.50 each.
Wiles Jewelry, Nancy Kennick-
ell, Elizabeth Oliver. Mrs. J. D.
Burgess, Mrs. II. R. Isenhour, H.
R. Isenhour, Mrs. B. E. Reeves,
C. A. Miller, $500 each.
Ed Ashley, T. J. Houck, r. F.
Rotten, Jesse Turner, Mrs. Ches-
ter Race, Mrs. Verlas +. Badger,
Mrs. William D. Taylor, Bradley
Goodman, Hal B. Coward, $l00
each.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
What Is Value?

Our reaction to the price Of any COM
modify is naturally conditioned by past
experience. Anyone who compares to-
days prices, for example, with those Of
1941 or 1886, is due for shock. And it is
very easy to get into the habit of thinking
that normal prices, to which we will
some day return, are those of a vanished
year in which five-dollar bill would do
a job that it takes ten or twenty to &C
complish now.
The hard truth of the matter is that
prices are not going to return to the re-
membered lows, short of an economic
debacle of the utmost severity We have,
for example, some $3.50, 900, 100000 worth
of Federal debt, which in itself is an in
flationary factor. We are paying record
wages to all classes of labor, and in many
important fields, output per man-hour has
declined while costs have risen. We are
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
Farming Notes
By Staff Writer
SUGGESTIONS ON BUYING
GRASS AND LEGUME SEEDS

At this time of year farmers
are beginning to buy grass and
legume seed for their spring
seeding There are a number of
things that should be observed
at the time of purchase.
The State Seed Law requires
all seeds to be tagged which gives
the termination, purity, and the
number and kinds of weed seeds.
Before purchasing the farmer
should first look at the tag and
see that the seeds have a good
termination. They should run
from SO to SO per cent purity with
low percentage of weed seed,
and particularly be free of onions.
If there is no tag on the seeds the
farmer should leave them alone.
There will probably be ped
oilers of lespedeza seed going
through the county with no tags
on the seeds. Farmers should be
cautious about dealing with them
as they are taking a chance of
getting seeds of low termination,
and of getting weeds that will be
hard to dispose of.
In the first place the man is
violating the state law to offer
seeds for sale which do not carry
the proper tags. In many cases
the cheapest seeds at the time of
purchase are the most expensive
at harvest time.
Our farmers should never buy
pasture mixtures as he will prob
ably be getting some seed not
adapted and others of low ger
mination. 1t is always the best
policy to select the varieties de-
desired and do your own mixing.
Glover seeds for this county are
more adapted if grown North of
here rather than getting seeds
produced in the South where the
winters are not SO severe as ours.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
Your Rural Carrier

There are many people in public posi-
tons that render service far beyond the
call of duty. know of no other group,
working under such hardships as they have
in recent weeks that have given such dis
tinguished service as our rural mail car
riers.
Early and late they have been on the
job and have made every effort to deliver
all of the mail in spite of the almost i'm
passable condition of many of the roads.
Several people coming into the office Of
this paper recently made the remark that
the only person passing their way that day
was the mail carrier. They have done a
wonderful job and we congratulate them
on their efforts. To many they have
brought messages of cheer, news and other
mail that has been help and comfort on
days when most people thought it was i'm
possible to get out. All of this service
during the extreme weather we have wit
messed recently should make us appreciate
our rural mail carriers more than ever.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
Your Red Cross And
Veterans

AS the Red Cross Campaign Fund Drive
gets underway let us take a look at what
the Red Cross did for veterans in the fis-
cal year of 1856. Official figures reveal
that approximately 100000 veterans and
families were contacted by the Home Serv-
ice department of Red Cross. Around
$4,000 death, disability and insurance
claims were filed for veterans through
chapters Nearly 100000 veterans were
assisted at the time of separation, by Red
Cross field directors in filing government
disability claims. Approximately l6l,5OO
veterans and dependents were given fl
nancial assistance which amounted to
nearly $3,5OO,00O. Approximately 10000
veterans per month have granted power
of attorney to the Red Cross this year.
These figures are only part of the
story. Your Red Cross does hundreds of
other things behind the scenes that help
veterans to become re-established in civil
ian life.
Your Red Cross not only aids veterans
but stands ready to heal in disasters, a
neighbor in time of need. Your Red Cross
is YOH 1t is what you make it. Give
generously to its support.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06

fastened with the highest taxes, corporate
and individual, in our history, and these
are, reflected inevitably in all prices. We
are, in short, living in high-priced econ
omy, and there can be no valid comparison
of the present with the past.
The best we can hope for is honest
value-which is simply the lowest prices,
quality for quality, commensurate with
the conditions of the times. The American
merchant, whether he operates a little
crossroads store or an outlet for a national
chain system, is the consumers most de-
pendable friend in giving us that.~~He is
the man who pares his operating costs in
order to hold price raises to the minimum,
and to lower prices when he can. He is
the man who buys with care, so that the
customer will get the most for his money.
He can't perform the impossible-but he
can and does do all in his power to protect
the purchasing power of that green fold
ing stuff you carry in your wallet
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06

never send to Jail these fellows
who fleeced the people out of bill
lions. This law has been on the
books ST years and you haven't
enforced it yet" the senator
shouted. The chances are Berge
will not get the money he asked
for, at least not from Senator
Langer'S committee.
Opposition to Lilienthals con-
firmatiOn is coming under-cOVer
from the power interests who do
not want to see atomic energy
held as a public trust by the
government. Senator Moore of
Oklahoma voiced their philoso-
ply when he said:
"Atomic energy holds promise
of being the greatest source of
energy yet harnessed by clviliza-
ton. 1t would be a serious mis-
take to place any man who rep
resents the philosophy of gov
eminent that Lilienthal does in a
position of power that may have
such an important influence upon
the future of the nation and the
world" And of course that is
true, for with Lilienthal as chair
man, the private enterprise boys
would never get their hands on
this greatest source of energy
yet harnessed." It would be kept
inviolate as a public trust for the
public who have spent two bill
lion dollars in its development.
AS this is written, Democrats
in the senate are out with COM
promise plan to cut some four
billion dollars from the budget,
but not at the expense of the
military services. Secretary of
War Patterson has declared that
General Eisenhower and Gener-
al Macarthur both say that to
cut almost two billion from the
army and navy "should be disas-
trous, 1t would tie the hands
Of General Marshall in his bar
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
Different Types
OF Tax Returns

AS the dcadIine for filing in
come tax returns March Is draws
near WASHINGTON experts point
out that there are three kinds of
individual income tax returns for
1896 income They are.
/. The wage Withholding state
ment
. The short 7..t,j1,n IN form
1040
The lone return on form
1N1O
If q persons income last wear
to+alad $500 or more he must file
one Of tha three rot1lrns with the
collector Of his internal rnvanuo
district not later than March IS
(Certajn exemptjons for members
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
ZIi[|Ndl1EZ1

Washington, D. C.-The pic
ture of passing events on Cap
itol Hill this week is not one to
engender confidence. The fight
of truculent, tory-minded and
grudge-bearing Senator Nickel
lar against confirmation of David
LilienthaI as chairman Of the
atomic energy commission, at
first viewed with humor by some
as letting an old man have his
way, now has been used as the
basis for covering up the oppo-
sition of powerful isolation
groups and corporate interests
an opposition which has been
brought into the open and which,
if successful, will throw the
whole issue of domestic atomic
energy control open to monopoly
and concentration Of economic
power, and make it a political
issue in the 1913 campaign.
Not often is there almost uni
versal press criticism of any de-
termination to slash six billion
dollars from the federal budget.
But the announcement of the
COP subcommittee of its inten-
ton to do just that has brought
a storm of criticism from almost
every major newspaper. The
criticism is aimed not against
the cut in the budget as such, but
against the method by which the
committee arrived at the decision
to make national defense the suf-
ferer.
Senator LANCER of North Da-
kOta, not often on the popular
side Of many questions, has TAX
en- the lead against indiscriminate
firing of government employees,
declaring that any idea of a
wholesale release of a million
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
ANDERSON Is NOW
IN WASHINGTON
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Continued from Page u
mittee, he pointed out that the
association represents 5000 week
ly and small daily newspapers.
'"These papers are now most crit
ically affected by the shortage"
Mr.. Anderson reiterated.
AS the hearings develop, OPP
portunity will be given for news
print producers and consumers as
we'll as interested government Of
ficials to appear before the sub
committee.
Following consideration of the
newsprint problem, the hearings
will be open to consideration of
the general newspaper situation,
Mr.. Anderson said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
COUNTY SCHOOLS
REOPEN THIS WEEK
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Continued from Page y
the opening day yesterday be-
cause of the fact that some chill
dren could not get to the high
ways, others did not know def
initely that school was to reopen
and still others were at home be-
cause of sickness.
This is the longest period the
schools have been closed because
of weather conditions in some
years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06

gaining at the Moscow meeting.
One senator who opposes the
cuts, Sen Chan Quincy Of South
Dakota, chairman Of the senate
armed services committee, says
some money can be cut from the
military budget but that j. should
be done with sc@lpel and not
with a meat ak
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
TO MEET MONDAY
TO PLAN TOURNEY

Continued from Page y
All of the schools are entering
the Appalachian Tournament and
some few will enter the Winston
Salem tournament this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06

This years hybrid corn acre
age in Randolph county IS eX-
pected to be three times that Of
1916, according to Farm Agent
E. S. Millsaps.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
For Value Received

Among commonly heard in regard to the American
medical SYSTEM navalaby of doctors in sparsey settled areas
high facilities Those who unable to
thing institutions such medicine,
have magned point where people have
lost perspective.
short time to illustrate few of the good points in our
vacatonists cruising small boat
of the State of Washington among the
One small child in
developed the the island
late The located doctor who to
Immediately and spent nearly two hours with the child He
had Just completed residency well known hospital When
hospital facilities he said there
had coopered closely with the Coast Guard Emergency
the mainland hour by hghspeed
His personal interest the child apparent He returned
A. back the boat at A M for final check
night the and the little patient
Again call
efficient individual appeared late at
time made for admission Seattle
hospital where still another doctor took immediate charge
Complete thirty hour period followed
Finally the patient released Hospital dis
without red under the Blue Cross plan Total doctor
bills night calls and ALL involving three different doctors who had
the thirty preparing to follow their
profession, amounted to slightly thirty dollars
The next time hear "reomer condemn the American
medical system you should ask yourself all sincerity how
other calngsay prossonagve greater Of service
dollar for dollar, than your doctor,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
When the Voters Decide

American citizens have the opportunity to
vote on another involve private ownership
electric utilities And the majority OF instances p
vate enterprise given the light
Recently Oklahoma six small towns voted on whether or not
franchises of large company total OF S
people them voted yeS The utility favored
al the remarkable odds of 200 to one!
Literally held to decide such is
sues as plants districts etc Year
and verdict has been against pub
lie owneship-oten by extremely heavy maJoritles
opinion polls periodically ask cross section OF the Amer
electric
industry the has been noand always
by substantial margin
All the indicates that the American people
fer the heaviyaxed business managed utility
nrgulaed xexempt
systems socazed power almost entirely po-
cal demand would profit from patronage
andpo advantage.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28
Cd. Blubaugh
Urges Modern
Farming Locally
About 5000 Farmers
Hear Nationally
Known Farm Expert

c. d. Blubaugh, nationally known
farmer, told approximately 500
Noble county farmers at the All
club and Noble soil conservation dis
trict picnic last Wednesday at the
Caldwell fairgrounds that modern
conservation practices paid big div
idends for the past twelve years on
his Knoz county farm.
He related that after making a
tour to the Salt Creek soil conserva-
ton project at GAINESVILLE in the
summer of 1885 he saw at a glance
from the soil and water manage
ment program demonstrated that it
was practical and smart. Immediate
ly upon his return home he applied
some of these good farming prac-
tees to his own farm. He explained
that he has taken advantage of
every opportunity to utilize the
services of the county agricultural
agent and the Ohio state extension
specialists to improve his farming
program.
With the assistance of farm plan
ming technicians of the soil con-
Servation service, a complete farm
conservation plan was outlined and
adopted. Gently curving fields and
fences around the hills fitting the
contour of the land were estab-
lished, replacing the conventional
square or rectangular field layout
with straight row farming UP and
down Sloping land. In following this
method of working the land on the
contour, every cultivator furrow,
harrow or other implement track
makes continuous miniature dam
across the slope. These earth OBJ
structions to the flow of water down
hill give the rainfall a chance to
soak into the soil and to be stored
for growing crops or to replenish
the ground water supply instead of
rushing off the fields carrying un-
told quantities of top soil and fert-
ility and flooding the valleys below.
AS an additional safety measure
to the contour operations, the crops
are grown in strips or bands about
twenty corn rows wide around the
hills. Bands of grain crops such as
oats, or wheat are sandwiched in be-
tween sod crops such as alfalfa,
clover, timothy mixtures In this
fashion, any water moving down the
slope out of the corn or wheat strip
is resisted by the hay strip and any
soil it is carrying is deposited there
+ Mr.. Blubaugh made it clear that
liberal applications of limestone and
fertilizer to support high yields of
grain and alfalfa-clover- grass hay
were absolutely essential in a soil
and water conservation plan. Like
wise, all manure and crop residues
are conserved and returned to the
land. Pasture improvement through
lime and fertilizer applications and
grazing management, as we'll as
management of the woodland and
provisions for wildlife food and
cover, are essential to the plan.
The results of the new conserva-
ton methods of farming were shown
in doubled crop yields, according to
Mr.. Blubaugh. This increase in crop
productions he attributed largely to
increased water stored in the soil
and applied to the crops during the
summer.
Mr.. Blubaugh emphasized the sers
iousness of soil erosion by exhibit
ing samples of pa inch deep silt
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-08-28

grass, clover, and alfalfa on this
field because he previously had lost
top soil, seed, and fertilizer in at
tempting to seed another sloplng
field by the plow and harrow sys--
tenn. A hard rain soon after the seed
was sown took good share OF that
field across the road.
The pasture field seeded in 1947
was double disced with the disc
weighed down and then three and
one-half tons of lime per acre were
applied. The ground was disced
twice afterward to cut the broom
sedge and weeds and to mix them
and the lime with the soil surface.
The next step was an application
of 400 pounds per acre of 2-12-6
fertilizer. A mixture of bluegrass,
red clover, Ladino clover, and al
falfa was broadcasted, and culti-
packer was run over the field to
make the spongy seedbed a little
firmer. All the tillage operations
were done on the contour
Mr.. Hisrack says the field was
practically worthless before and
now is an excellent pasture which
will be better in 1948. He explains
that government payments are
available in Tuscarawas county to
farmers who improve pasture lands.
The payments are intended to en-
courage farmers to start program
that will produce such good results
that the farmer will go ahead with
the pasture Improvement.