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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-08-14
Name Officers
OF Auxiliary

Officers of the girls auxiliary
of the West Jefferson Baptist
church were named at the meet
ing held at the home of Mrs. Hoyle
Stripger, Friday night. Lois Ann
Mcmillan was named president
and other officers were Dot
Shatley, vice president; Mary Joe
Blackburn, secretary, Mary Lee
Brown, corresponding secretary;
Joan Brown, treasurer; Carol
Jean Woodie, reporter.
Following the meeting delicious
refreshments were served. The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Carol Jean Woodie.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-08-14

Thomas S. Johnston.
Mrs. Ethel Bare, who has been
visiting in Aberdeen, Md, has
returned home. She was accom-
panied home by Mr.. and Mrs,
Paige Richardson, who are spend
ing this week visiting relatives
in the county.
Rev. William c. Crumett has
returned to Nathan's Creek after
spending two weeks vacation
at the home of his parents in
Staunton, Va. He will leave Mon
day for a few days at Camp
Fellowship, where he will teach
group of young people of the
Cool Springs charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Freeman
and sons, Jackie and Roy, plan
to leave for Aberdeen, Md, today.
Roy joined his family here Satur-
day, after finishing the summer
at Mars Hill college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Burts
have returned to Columbia, S.
c., after returning from a we'd
ding trip to Washington and
Maryland. They stopped at Mrs.
Burt's home, here, Thursday and
Friday.
Col. D. B. Todd, of Etowah,
Tenn, spent Sunday and Mon
day visiting Miss Bill1e Todd and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Transou, at
jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Todd, of Ran
ger, Texas, are visiting Miss Bill
lie Todd and other relatives in
the county.
M S ses Francis harrington
Delma Reed, Mary Belle Suit and
Blanche Reeves, of Marion, Vir-
ginia, are spending this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Sheets,
of Wagner.
MISS Lenna GamDl1l, VINO spent
the week end at her home, return
ed to Raleigh Monday to work
with the Farm Home Admlnistra-
ton.
Mrs. c. J. Miller and Mr.. Sam
Miller, of New Oxford. Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. R. Smith and daughter,
Mary CAROLYN. of Aberdeen Md;
and Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Wilkin-
son. of Spruce Pine. are visiting
D" and Mrs. Edgar Jones here
this week.
Miss Lenna Gambill, Of Raleigh,
spent the week end with her mo-
Their, Mrs. J. c. GambiIl.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-08-14

IS MILES. PER RoefR
TOP SPEED.

s. - Cycle /. Amer.
6cSs pioneer power
cycle far exceeds
eUery l. P. A. safety
rule. Americas safest
p0WercyCle
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-08-14
Cooper Jones
Vows Are Spoken

Miss Matte Jones, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Jones, Of Todd,
became the bride Of A. L. Cooper.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Coop
er. of Brentwood, on August 2
at the home of the bride With
Rev. Ernest Stevens officiating,
using the ring ceremony.
Both the bride and groom are
graduates Of Elkland high school.
Mr.. Cooper served 80 months with
tho y. s. NaVv.
The couple plans to make their
home at Brentwood.
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CHURCH SERVICES
ARE ANNOUNCED

The following services have
been announced by Elder F. j.
Thompson for August 70 through
September 2:
RiverView, August %; Roans
Creek, August 20; North Fork,
August 80 Senter August 81. All
of these services will be held at
eleven o'clock.
Services will be held at Beaver
Creek, August 81, at night and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-08-14
FISHING PARTY
IS GIVEN ON FRIDAY

Rev. and Mrs. Watt Cooper, Of
North Wilkesboro, entertained
Friday at motor boat fishing
party on the lake below Taylors-
vile.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Albert H. Burts. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Perkins. Miss Shirley
Cox and Mrs. J. c. Gambill A
delicious picnic supper was ser
we'd on the banks of the CataW-
ba river.
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on SEPTEMBER 2 at Troutdale at
eleven o'clock.
CRESTON MAN IS
KILLED IN WRECK
(Contlnued from Page -

(COnIlnued from Page - :"
two o'clock at the Rock Creek
church. Interment was in the
Rock Creek cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Emma Mahala Osborne, and four
children. A. c., Queen, Billy Jean
and Larry. ....
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GET THERE and
100 MILES TO TIE
EAlIONl

Servi-Cycle slashes
travel, delivery ex-
pense up,to 49,. Cost:
just a fraction of a
cent for every mile
, you drive.
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PAGE FIVE

The oil base for dot used fer
industrial purposes is inflamm-"
able; therefore it is wise to prn
out all open fires when spraying
with DOT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12

China It might take as long as SIX months for Chang Kai-SheS to buy the ammunition he needs n the US, and get it to China. By then. according to wedemeyer, it might b. tco late to be of any ei- fecave hep Gl resisting the Com mmists
 Wecemeyer secre,3y praises Chl- any Kai-Shek as an honest, trust worthy leader with whom we can continue to 6o business, but de- nounces a number ol chiang's top aides as grsfters and pro-Com- munistS
 We6emeyer recommends 8 sweep ing shakeup of Claians's staff to get ric of these un0eslrahles, Note that State Department officials say privately that Weot mayer mace cnly g crief tour of China ana saw onlv what Chlang Kai-shes want d him 10 see. General Marshall. on the other hana. remained in China enc year before making h.s highly critical report or the Chi ang regime The Marshall and We6emeyer reports are in dlreot conflict. another reason why We'd meyers report isn't being publish Cd
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
Magnetic Trinity
CNew York Times,

The strategic center of the world is now the North Pole. Gen C. A. Spaatz is convinced that we wide open at the top" meaning the Arctic. To Mai. Gen C LeMay who planned the program of Arctic Exploration that the Army Air Forces are carrying out cur frontier now lies across the Arctic vases of the polar region. The British had reached similar conclusions two years ago and began their systematic examination of polar territory in 945 be- fore the war had ended. That Soviet RuSsa's planes have been rearing Arctic ice for more than decade is common Knowledge
 This military study of the polar regions has un- expecte6ly supplied us v:ta new information ter restral magnetism Observers of the Royal Air Force found tha tthe North Magnetic Pole lies 800 miles northwest ot its chared position in the Boothia Peninsula These findings have not only been lirmed by American Army pilots but have been sup ueuented with the information that there three nlarnetic poles in an area 450 mics long by nearly 200 miles wide T. took war to develop radar and point the way to the atomic power plant Il took the fear of war to make the startling discovery that there are three magnetic North Poles. Will this hold good for the south Magnetic Pols? There is reason to think so
 We begin 10 understand why explorers have re- ported that the Magnetic North Pole is elusive and that shifts position But is it shifting? II the tlree magnetic poles remain fixed other poles found. which is not improbable. shall have b thlnk O. ar eipsa-shaped magnetic region. Nobody has eyer explained the for the apparent shift ing of the Magnetic Pole.
 Why was this discovery Of three magnetic poles not made long ago? Magnetic compassss are un- trustworthy near the pole, and even gyroscopc com passes are none too accurate. Not until radio navi- gaton devices were invented was II possible make precise readings Of positions within the Arctic Circle And these navigatona devices are also 6y-product of military research which began when it became obvious that huge fast bombers would have 10 fly through starless nights and through fog for distances of hundreds of miles to carry mission. T. is not a comfortable thought that science owes so much to war
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
BY WASHINGTON PIPELINE:
 RUSHING UP CHINA

The State Departments refusal to show Republican Senator George Wilson o1 Iowa the top-secret re- port on China by It. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer will touch off some hot debate on the Senate 1loor when Congress is reconvened Nov. IT.
 Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are prepared to demand that they be permitted to see the secret document. So far ii has feen shown only to Presi- dent Truman, Secretary Of State Marshall and a few other top nctchels. One reason for suppress sing the report may be the fact that General Wedemeyer, who made a tour of China for the President, sharply denounces bottlenecks ill U. ;. a-d to bottlenecks which Wedameyer insists could have been avoided
 The USA has supplied Chian Kai-shek and the Chinese govern ment with rifles and other arms
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
CITY MANAGERS PROBLEM

Walter Hogan. another parkway passenger On the Friendship Train, has been city manager oI Stockton, California, for l9 years = longer than any other city manager in the country except for c. w. Eichel- berger of Dayton, Ohio, who has been in office for 25 years. John Ame5 cf Ames, Iowa, also has a long record of successful city man. agement.
 The mortality among city man. agers, however, can be pretty high. Long Beach, California, for in- stance. has kicked out about six managers in one year
 The chief trouble with city man gers. according to mayors who have visited with us On the Friend ship Tram, is that having one dis -uuyages aIertness on the part of ihe city council and the electorate. People take the attitude let the city manager do it. instead of do- .n5 1t themselves.
 Mi Hogan, city manager oi Stockton, dn't quite agree with this, and judging by the coopera- ticn they gave the Friendship Train, there was no let George do it" attitude on the part of the people Of Stockton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
LESS FOOD. MORE PEOPLE

t might help Americans. in the course Of food saving campaign to what the overall world food picture really IS Such a comprehensive picture has been provided by the individual bes, able to formulate i-Dennis A FitzGerad Secretary General Of the h. ternational Emergency Food Council. II is a some what discouraging picture, n its broad outlines.
 There are 200000OOO more people in the world today than there were just before the war. The population of the world evidently increasing more rapidly than ever before in history But feed this expanded population the world is not growing much food as before the war.
 In the major cereals-the staff of life for the worlds inhabitants production in this crop year will be about e5 per cent of levels Adverse weather is the largest single barrier to adequate food supply for the whole world, although dsorganized production and transport. resulting from the war, also are factors.
 Mir F1tzGerald points out that the poorest crops this year have been in deficit Western Europe for example-where there never is enough production and always a necessity for large imports Increases in food production have developed where sro,lses are not readily available for export Thus it becomes one of the worlds most critical problems to syphon off supluses and get them to areas of serious shortage.
 The task of the International Emergency Food Council representing 35 governments is to allocate foodstuffs and feed to of greatest need, and to encourage production in variety of ways. Its largest specific problem aside from allocatons of sur puses to deficit is to divert grains from the feeding of animals to the direct Of human beings This is. in fact the only possible way in which the worlds food supply of the current crop year can be stretched to keep the rapidly increasing population of the world alive
 And that is why primary stress has been placed here in the United States the reduced consump ticn Of bread grains and the reduction of bread
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
20 YEARS AGO fME fyG% EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 12. 1927


 boys called on to put cut fire in thH @ Ioo aoOu' United States District ht'or IT. the House the tune sa" si oa telephoned to the fire dearteh c work kept burning anything other than few shingles
 holiday feature Juneau was to De the annual Catholic days Bly feature was to DC turkey opening
 The promotion of Game Warden by his ap uointmen Terhune Executive Officer Of the annonced by Ierhune Goddard sue Harris resigned order to go East George w. ra district and Skagway was 10 succeed MT Goddard Warden fn charge of Southeast Alaska
 Yoh Frosh The rst-yea class with their advisor MT Raven hed LID Silver held roast They tuned town of repeating the idea in the near 
 Juneau High School annual this week with the election editor Milton Lager gen as business Budwn chosen advisor and staff members to be her consent
 class be held in connection With the lar night school by Supt w. K Keller Of the Juneau shorthand and ypng to be given in the course Miss Janice Lowe High, 33; low 24 clear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
MORE DUST STORMS

The Department or Agriculture ls growing more alarmed about the threat Of another dust storm sweep ing the winter wheat belt in Col orado. Kansas. Oklahoma. New Mexico and the Texas panhandle. This area has had no appreciable rainfall since early in July and wheat plantings have been held up over a large area of the dust bowl due to parched soil.
 The soil damage already caused by dry weather in the winter wheat belt is serious and Dept of Agri- culture experts declare unofficially that the l948 crop of spring and winter wheat will be below the all- time record crop of this year. How ever, they also point cut that with wheat crops getting bigger almost every year a moderate setback will not he too serious.
 (ccPYRIGHT, l947, BELL SYNDICATE. INc)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
King Canute" Petrillo
Editor and Publisher

We wonder what James c. Petrillo would have done 70 years ago if he had been head of the Buggy and Carriage Makers Union, AFL." Would he have foreseen the threat of the horseeS carriage and thus forbidden his stalwarts to make any more bodies for the fanged thing?
 Right now. Petrillo and his attitude to the ad vance of technology looks strangely like King Canute and his attempt to hold back the tide. Just surely Canute got wet Petrillo is going to get caught in the tide.
 Petrllo has already slowed down the progress of FM anI teevsion. Now he wants to stop them com pletely. And he wants to stop the use of recorded music in any form These gadgetS of modern science reduce the demand for live" musicians he claims. He wants all music henceforth produced by live musicians.
 Is it possible that if the Buggy and Carriage Makers Union" had been strong union it could have stopped the manufacture and development of the auto mobile by similar tactics?
 Such thinking in a modern world is ridiculous vet doubly dangerous because it's proponents in deadly earnest.
 When a monopoly of the labor supply inter fere with other businesses makes rules and pass judg ment other enter ises isn't it logical that such monopoly should be prosecuted under our antitrust laws just a similar business monopoly should be?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12

to protect themselves against Com munist aggressors. But, Wedemeyer states in his highly secret report, we have failed to provide ammuni- ton for the weapons. Therefore, the weapons are virtually useless since they require standard American ammunition. which the Chinese have been u.able to get.
 Wedemeyer also states that Gen. eral Macarthur has plenty of am munition that he is prepared to turn over to China, if he is so or dered by Washington So far how ever, no such order has been forth coming.
 Wedemeyer lnurectly planes the State Department for failure to use MacArthur's ammunition to help
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
RIDING ON THE FRIENDSHIP
 TRAIN

Mayor Wels-l was G.sousslng the problem ef municipal government with Mayor J. L. Fritz of Merccd. Calf. and City Manager Walter Hogan cf Stockton. They seemed to agree that the old. old problem Of city versus agricultural country side is just as het aad difficult as ever.
 The cities of tha United States pay the largest proportion of state taxes. according to Mayor Welsh, bu, they pay it into state coffers then the state refuses to give a proper proportion back to them. That's why cities are always pow erty stricken, while governors can boast of surpluses in the state trc3suries
 We talk about democracy" says Mayor Welsh of Grand Rapids, hut when some small town in COnnecti- cut, with 520 or so population, has the same vote in the Connecticut Legislature as Hartford, we're a long way from democracy When Los Aneeles County with 4,090o0o people has the same vote as a couple of little counties in northern California w.th only 1000 people, then something's wrong
 Last summer Mayor Welsh led a group of other American mayors on visit to Europe. Before leav- ing he asked the Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, the Vanderbilt Hotel in New York and several others to give him ,O00 small cakes Of hotel soap, and these small cakes of soap, given to the mayors of European cities, were more welcome than gold
 Mayor Welsh came back with g grim picture O. conditions in Eur
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
pkA BRINGS IN 8
 FROM WE5TWARD;
 TAKESTWELVE OUT

Pacific Northern Airlines brought in one passenger from Cordova, seven from Anchorage, carried four persons to Cordova and eight to Anchorage yesterday.
 Passengers from Anchorage were: Charles Boyer, Mrs C. Boyer, F Johnson, Mrs F. Johnson, Sanford Peterson, Hans Johanson, George Evans
 Cordoya to Juneau R. I. Mayo.
 Juneau to Cordova: Peggy Sund, A. Erickson, Francis Swain, Don Stettler.
 Juneau to Anchorage: N. w. Soule, Mrs. N w. Soule, Mrs. w. R. Peterson and infant, Carl J. Easier, Robert Bow, Robert Bow, Jr., James Shobe.
 About 10000 miles of railroad line were abandoned in the Uni ted States between 1916 and l940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MsUsED say hopes of going" haven no going OFTEN MsPRONOUNCED: Meorae Pronounce meyorat E as in ME first syllable OFTEN Palatabe; three As delay obstruct prevent 
 and is yours Let
  humo Pronounce the TU abe The chds petulance due to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
MODERN ETIQUETTE 6s RoRrRrA LEE

C. i a FAUX PAS, and how is pronounced?
 A. is a phrase especially NO A a H, principal the last syllable
 should have church wedding 0
 A. altogether preference whether afford the
 all her bridge party?
 A bridge a and gloves
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
LOOK and LEARN Sa (. GORDON

Which the norhernmost American university? 2. Which is the largest plant family? Which explosive dynamite gasone a ive-cent piece? 5. Jersey Lily?  University Alaska.
  daisies godenrod many  4. i per copper per Lily 1852-192s).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
he Washington
 Aerry-Go-Round

Continued from Page Orc plained the plight O. Amer4can ci- ties, warned that rioting and blood shed might be around the corner and asked for Federal credit to help them finance the emergency.
 Hoover listened carefully, then replied T am sorry, gentlemen, but the problem Of relief in local municipalities is problem for those municipalities"
 Mayor Welsh. Republican then went back to Michigan and voted for Franklin Roosevelt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12

ope, and is now riding on the Friendship Train in order to help do his part to collect food for those people
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12

grains fed to livestock and poultry That is the best way, and for this crop year the only way to avert widespread famine in deficit areas
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
VETERANS or FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. 5559

M 'ets first and third Fridays Post Hall. Sew ard St. Visiting Com redes Welcome.
 H 5. GRuENrNG. Com mander: J. C. BRADY, Adiutant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12

holiday Juneau was to De the annual Catholic Bazaar which was Big feature was to be turkey opening
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12

Weather; High, 33; low. 24; clear.
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