MAY 7. 1942
The Week In
Washington
A Rnume of Governmental Happenings
in the National Capilal
Washington. May 4.?The hopes oi
many congressmen?that they might
not have to vote on new taxes until
after the November election?were
blasted by the President's public demand
for heavy new taxes "at the
earliest moment possible." It is now
felt by a number of congressmen
that if the President's request isn't
fulfilled they may create more illwill
among the people by postponing
taxes than they would by passing
them.
Congress is also worried about the
action the President has asked ori
farm prices to prevent prices going
f higher than "parity"?the figure at
which the farmer is more or less assured
of compensation similar to
that received by men in industry.
At present farm prices can go to 10
per cent above parity, or even higher
in some cases, without legal interference.
The President spccilically
asked congress to remedy this
situation by setting a new ceiling on
farm prices at parity.
Although there is strong opposition
to this ceiling in the farm areas,
congressmen know that when the
man on the street talks of a "higher
cost of living" he thinks chiefly in
terms of the cost of food. They realize
that the public would not consider
prices under control if food
prices were permitted to rise.
The President pointed out to congress
that, except for the problem
of taxes and a ceiling on farm prices,
all of his other proposals for preventing
inflation could be handled
under existing legislation. The
part congress is to handle actually
is a minor part of the great new economic
plan being set up by the government
for keeping prices in this
country on a stable basis.
The seven points which the President
said may well be called "our
, present national economic policy"
and which he believes are all needed
"to keep the cost of living from spiraling
upward" are:
1. We must tax heavily, and in
that process keep personal and corporate
profits at a reasonable rate,
the word "reasonable" being defin
ed at a low level.
2. We must fix ceilings on the
prices which consumers, retailers,
wholesalers and manufacturers paj
for the things they buy; and ceilings
on rents for dwellings in ail areas
affected by war industries.
3. We must stabilize the remuBehind
the Men
Behind the Guns
Mora than 1,000 Southern
Bell employes nowproudly
wear the uniform of America's
armed forces.
Behind them, ably doing
their part, 26,300 intensively
trained fellow telephone
workers, efficiently
serve theircountry at home.
Not in uniform ? but engaged
in a task no less vital
to the national war effort
? constantly maintaining
the efficiency of the far
flung communication lines
of a country faced with its
greatest emergency.
Nor have these loyal
workers at home neglected
the duty of every American.
They have already bought
$415,000 of war bonds,
maturity value, and are
subscribing over $117,000
every month for additional
bonds?concrete evidence
that these thousands of
men and women are in
, every way "behind the men
behind the guns."
SOUTHERn BELLTELEPHOnE
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YGUP OW?j quota,
is 1G%!
~k
Lend your counts y 10% of your pay or
have the Nczis and Japs take (not borrow)
100%!
That's what we and every one of us
face today!
Victory or defeat!
Buying War Bonds or selling ourselves
into slavery!
Getting tough with ourselves or getting
taken by the Avis!
Your quota?and everybody's quota
?is 10% of wages or income saved in
WAR BONDS and STAMPS!
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increase your WAR BOND saving*
at least 10% NOV/!
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bank, post office or other WAR BOND
sales agency . . . TODAY I
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neration received by individuals for
their work.
4. Wc must stabilize the prices
received by growers for the prod,
ucts of their lands.
5. We must encourage all citizens
i to contribute to the cost of winning
this war by purchasing war bonds
with their earnings, instead of using
those earnings to buy articles which
. are not essential.
6. We must ration all pccnntiyl
I commodities of which there is a
' scarcity so that they may be distributed
fairly among consumers and
not merely in accordance with fi!
nancial ability to pay higher prices
for them.
7. We must discourage credit and
installment buying, and encourage
the paying of debts, mortgages and
other obligations; for this promotes
savings, retards excessive buying
and adds to the amount available
to the creditors for the purchase of
war bonds.
Although all of these seven pofnts
have the same basic aim of prevent,
ing price inflation, it is obvious that
they actually constitute the formula
for an economic dictatorship
which will completely replace, during
the war, our American system of
free enterprise.
The announcement of this broad
, economic policy is particularly startling
when wc realize that it isn't
just a suggested policy, but is actually
a formula which has been decided
upon and is now being put
into operation. Except for the two
points on which legislation has been
requested, all of the others already
are being put into effect by government
departments?mostly by Leon
Henderson's powerful office of price
; administration and civilian supply.
Since the fall of 1939 the cost of j
' living has risen about 15 ner . wi I
' and the cost of the war, in terms of
commodities, will be increased by
many billions unless the upward
trend of prices is curbed. The President
pointed out that the people in
this country "paid more than twice
as much for the same things in 1920
as they did in 1914" and he believes
the policy he has announced will
prevent a repetition during this
war.
Although certain congressmen
with the interests of specific groups
in mind, are objecting to some of
the drastic proposals of the President,
most of them are keenly
aware of the fact that the new policies
are in keeping with the wishes
of the majority of the people. They
also realize that the President carefully
included curbs on all groups in
his proposals?including limitations
on profits of industry, limitations on
high salaries, ceilings on wages to
labor and curbs on farm incomes.
It is expected that all future legislation
and rulings, which regard
our nation's economics, will, for
the duration of the war, be made
in accordance with the President's
seven-point program.
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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER
COVE CREEK HONOR ROLL J
The honor roll tor the entire school j
year follows:
Eleventh grade: Ruth Ward. Chloe |
Vannoy. Lena TriveUe, Bonita Ro-j,
ininger, .Lola Miller, Dorothy Mast. *
Reba Bingham, J. V. Miller. Louis (
Wilson and Cap Ward. f
Tenth grade: Blan Aldridge, H.
W. Mast, Laine Reece, Ernest Rowe, (
Dorothy Porch, Mary Hazel Farthing,
Emogene Wilson and Sophronia ,
Banner. f
Ninth grade: Truman Billings, ?
Billy Harmon. Wilbur Brewer. Frank
Mast, Otto Thomas, Roberta Burkett,
Melba Cornett, Jean Shuii and |,
Ruby Ward.
Eighth grade: Rosedna Billings, t
Clara Mae Shepherd, E. B. Fox, Bill ~
Leake, Jack Luttrell, Leo Mast, | ^
Vance Ward and Zar.e Ward.
Seventh grade: Clifford Edmisten,
Willis Farthing, Eugene Fox. Lee ^
Greene. Raymond Harmon, Fuller
Horton, W. T. Payne, Jr., Len t
Stokes, Margery Bradley, Nannie
Helen Greene, Lena Mae Isaacs, Ester
McGuire, Betty Joe Miller and
Shirley Max Swift.
Sixth grade: Benjy Farthing, Sa- i
rah Johnson, Faith Thompson, Bill 1
Proffitt, Dixie Rae Farthing, Jimmy i
Mast, Fred Winebarger and Ray :
Ward 1
Fifth grade: Max Adams Fox, 1
Carson Perry, Dale Ward, Peggy t
Bingham, Bobbie Helen Greer, Zola ?
Johnson, Peggy Mast, Anor Minton, i
Pauline Norris and Violet Tester.
Fourth grade: Tommy Greene, i
David Horton, Clint Tester, Barbara i
Bingham, Mary Ellen Adams, Jean (
Herman. (
Third grade: Ann Henson, Mar- 1
jorie Mast, Betty Jo Mast, Benny !
Mast. I
Second grade: Tom Greer, Gerald '
Greene, Emogene Harmon and i
Evelyn Greer.
First grade: Betty Lee Anderson, 1
Roberta Combs, Mary Lee Edmisten, f
Patsy Ann Swift. Mary Sue Welsh, 1
Benny Fox and Johnny Horton. f
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PARKWAY TOLL IS t
BEING DEI.AYED ?
5
At least for the time being, and
possibly for good, the Blue Ridge !
Parkway isn't a toll road.
Ben Prince, chairman of the state
highway and public works commis- j
sion, said Friday that the United .
States park service had decided not
to place in effect at present a toll
of 25 cents for motorists driving on
the parkway in Western Carolina 1
and Virginia. 1
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,Y THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. _
JED SOLDIERS TAKE OATHS !
TO FINISH HITLER THiS YEAR
5
Moscow, May 4.? Red army forces
ill along the 2.000-mile front look J
laths today to carry out Stalin's I?J
irder to make 1942 the year of final [
lefeat for the Germans amid indi- I
rations that the Russians were plan- 5
ling their own spring offensive. J>
"Special conditions of spring in |
vhich floods checked the advance
>f the Red army undoubtedly will ?
:hange soon," the official Commun- I>
st newspaper Pravda said, "even J!
nore active military operations will . 5j
tegin." J
Calling German throats of a ' ?|
spring offensive "a jester's tale," the | J1
tewspaper asserted: "The Red army | JI
will carry on the offensive in thei'j
;pring." 5
Premier Stalin's May day order' J
vas read at meetings of troops, aft;r
which the men pledged them- JI
ielves to fulfill its terms. <'
MRS. ELIZABETH GHEER j!
Mrs. Elizabeth Greer was born "I
kpril 2, 1855, and died April 29, 1942, I|
ler age being 87 years and 27 days. j J
vi me age 01 lt> sne accepted Christ J
is her Savior, united with Zionville J1
Baptist church. In 1885 she, with "I
12 other members, got their letters
ind organized Union Baptist church Ji
it Mabel. She was the last charier i
uember to pass away. J?
Mrs. Greer was twice married, the ?
arst time to J. J. Oliver, and to this 5
inion four children were born, two \
>f whom died in early life. John I"
31i"er and Mrs. Elmina Greer sur/ive,
also one sister, Mrs. Nancy ?"
Stanbury. Mrs. Greer was married . 5
ho second time to Henry Greer.
They had one child which died in ; J"
nfancy.
Mrs. Greer was one of the best
mown women in Watauga county, j.
she was known for her firmness,
tindncss. loyalty and consideration \1
or her church, Sunday School, and ?
ler many friends. She was known ^
o have been one of the best attend- S
ints at her church and Sunday ^
;chool of any member of her church, \1
ind failing health only forced her !
etirement. "Aunt Elizabeth" as she V
vas familiarly known, possesed a |i
[reat personality, was industrious, ?
icncst, and lived a noble life that J>
s hard to surpass. "I
Funeral services wore held at .J
Jnion church, with Rev. R. C. Eg;ers
in charge, ana burial was in
he church cenietorv i
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tively balanced mechanisms, Par atone, a revolu- ^
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instant response n.6extrcme
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U All American naval craft?and the men who run
t" them?go to battle with a priceless advantage. In
in winter as in summer, oils to which Paratone is
w added work just right to kick off planes from catapults?supply
the even pressure needed to turn huge
turrets and operate the firing controls of big guns.
gfy Artillery used by the U. S. Army which requires ^sBhB8S3
* light oil to cushion the shock of discharge, has '
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Tank eacmy- with tanks fighting in scorching deserts or
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and give U. S. forces a fighting edge. jS
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