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The Week in Washington A Rmubm of OowtiMwhl Hap pening* In th* Nktionml Capital Washington, April 9?Shocked by the result of the poll among coal miners, in which the vast majority approved a strike in wartime, con gress is expected to throw out or revise the Smith -Connally law which made such a vote possible. By expending (300,000 of the tax payers' money to conduct the poll, the government learned that 208, T97 miners voted "yes" and only 25,168 voted "no" on this question: "Do you wish to permit an inter ruption of war production in war time as a result of this dispute?" Amazed over the willingness of such a large percentage of miners to put a small increase in their wages above the continuation of war pro duction, the public is deluging con-' gress with letters and telegrams urging a stiffer control over man power. Many letters fru-,1 families with boys in the service are highly indignant over the fact that con gress permits civilians to vote on whether they want to sabotage war production, while millions of soldiers are being drafted, without any choice, to risk their lives on for eign battlefields. Although this crucial situation may lead to the discarding of the Smith-Connally law, it is doubtful if congress actually will take any ac tion to replace this measure with stronger control over strikes. The senate's unwillingness to draft la bor, after being urged to do so by the President and the heads of all branches of the armed services, in dicates that little can be expected along this line from congress unless they arc forced to act by united public demand. And while the war news is so good, the public will prob ably not be as insistent on action as it might have been six months ago. Although the vote of the coal miners is one of the darkest spots in the war picture to date, and will be used by our enemies to demon strate the lack of morale in the United States, many people in our country have come to think of the miners unions, under the dictator ship of John L. Lewis, as no longer representative of American labor. There is a brighter spot in the labor picture in the new charter for labor and management worked out by William Green, president of the AFL, Philip Murray, president of the CIO, and Eric Johnston, presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Although the new charter deals only with broad generalities, it does show the will ingness of labor leaders to sit down with business management and at tempt to work out policies which will stimulate production and pros perity from "both sides of the fence." The new business-labor code is concerned primarily with rela tionships which will follow the war and is aimed at co-operation be to It TufwH-i) M?m Ckm-Hutl KUUIBTT WAVE BT ?ag T>rw a mill km ?old. KREST STOKES Sons, Son-in-Lav, in Service S-Sgt. Baxter E. Culler, upper left, has arrived back in Europe ?Iter (pending 30 days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Culler, of Zionville. He has been overseas for 28 months. A brother, upper right. Pfc. William O. Culler, who has been in the European theatre 21 months. He entered service Dec. 23. 1M2. Lower left, the third brother. Pfc. James A. Culler, who volunteered in June. 1M4, and who was home on a furlough in January from Colorado Spring. Colo. His wife and daughter reside at Zionville. Lower right, a brother-in-law. Pvt. Earl T. Jones, w he has arrived in the Philip pines. according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Ruby L. Jones. tween the two groups. ? ? * War leaders here are greatly con cerned over the "all over but the shouting" attitude toward the war which is sweeping the country. They fear that the end of the Ger man phase of the war will be the signal for a general relaxation in war work?and that the Japanese war may be prolonged unless that attitude can be nipped in the bud. Predictions that the Japanese will give up soon after Germany's sur render are considered to be without any foundation whatsoever. No one, in official circles, is making any predictions on how long the Pacific war wll last, but all of the planning is still based on its talking a long time to bring about Japan's surren der. Japanese statements that it may last 10 to 100 years are not taken seriously, but they indicate that the Japs will hold out as long as possible. Any attempt by con gress to relax war control measures will therefore be fought tooth and nail by military leaders and the j President. ilif'f of your ftryict Millions of Long Distance and Toll calls go over Bell System lines every twenty-four hours. Most of them ore handled about as promptly as before the war. , * ? But sometimes there's a crowd on the line and then the pleasant voice of Long Distance will say?"Please limit your coll to 5 minutes." Southern Bell Telephone and Tflegraph Company INCORPORATED SIX-INCH SERMON REV. ROBERT H. HARPER. PIONEER OF FAITH Lmsod for April 15: C?nMia 12:1-2; Acts 7:4-7. 12-17 Following the history of the race through which God chose to reveal himself to the world, we think today of four founders of that race. Abraham was a man of great faith and called the "Friend of God." Native of Ur of the Chaldees, he obeyed God and went out from Haran into Canaan, where he be came the father of the Hebrew race. Isaac was a man of peace who held his family together in a strange land?an important link be tween Abraham and Jacob. Shrewd and even dishonest, Jacob robbed Esau of the birthright, de ceived his father, and outwitted Laban, but in the darkest hours of his course he found God, closed his long life in Egypt, and left his sons to become the founders of the 12 i tribes. Joseph's career was remarkable in an age when few but those born in kings' houses attained exalted posi tion. Pampered and favorite son, vain as a lad, paying bitterly for vaunting himself among his broth ers, he had moral stamina and great ability, turned slavery to account, lound opportunity in a dungeon and. raised to high place, cornered the wheat of a nation, rationed food and saved Egypt in famine. Better still, he brought his tribe of nomads into settlement in an old civiliza tion. After 400 years in a land of ancient culture, grown into the numbers of a nation, they were ready for the Exodus and the con quest of Canaan. May we look to God in faith that, like Israel, we may journey in strength and hope toward our own land of promise. S55.000.000 E BONDS GOAL Winston-Salem?North Carolina's quota for E bonds in the Seventh War Loan drive will be the high est in history. | State War Finance Chairman C. T. Leinbach has announced that the I drive would start May 14 and end June 30. The overall goal will be $134,000, 000, with $55,000,000 of it allocated for E bond buyers. The Sixth War Loan drive quota for E bonds was $34,000,000, but North Carolinians over-subscribed the quota by $8, 000,000. The manufacture of soap is an ancient skill; in Pompeii of 2,000 years ago there is record of at least one soap fetory in operation. WOMEN'38tV52'j l?fFUMES? I .ir you ruffer from bot <1?hm. fori weak, nerroua, hlcbatruns. ? bit blue at tinea?do* to the func tional period peculiar to women?try tbla imt medicine?Lydla S. plnkham'B Vegetable Compound to ntieve ruch aymptoma. Plnkham'a Compound helps unn. It'l ona of Mm beat knows medlctnee tor tbta pm puae. Follow la bal directions. COVE CREEK SCHOOL NEWS Friday right, March 30, an old ashioned school and pie supper was sponsored by the elementary school each ere for the purpose of raising unds to buy a piano. It was a ery successful event, and afforded nany laughs. The school was nade more hilarious by the fact that t had not been rehearsed by those (youngsters" who made up the ichool. Mr. William Farthing was he teacher, and his pupils wero Mr. Dlyde Mast, Mr. Vance Presnell, Mr. Charlie Clay, Mr. Hard Mast, Mr. rrank Wilson, Mr. Charlie Beach, I4r. Henry H agam an, Mrs. O. J. riarmon, Mrs. Tom Banner, Mrs. Tack Mast, Mrs. Clara Simpson, Mrs. -illy Henson, Mrs. Pearl Buchanan tnd Mrs. Stanley Harris. Spitballs ind hickory switches were very plentiful. Mrs. O. J. Harmon and VIr. Charlie Clay won a candy suck ;r and stick of candy for being the sest students in the school. After the school, the pies were auctioned off by Charlie Clay and Frank Mast. Total proceeds from both events amounted to $78.00. Washerman Offers New Women's Pipes Slims, a new pipe for young wom :n and young men, are being hand led exclusively by B. Wasserman Co., tobacco wholesaler. The pipes are manufactured by the D. & P. Pipe Works, of Boone and Sparta, N. C., and with the ex- I ception of a limited allotment to the Wasserman Co., all of the pro duction is going to the armed forces. The pipes retail for $1. Sam Wasserman, head of the com pany said this week that at pres ent, the only other pipe he is hand ling is the Woodsmen, also manu factured by the same concern. They are larger than the Slims, and are also a $1 item. ? Mr, Wasserman stated further that the Slims pipes are being rationed, his salesmen being allowed to ac cept only a limited number of or ders. "I could sell many more than I am able, to obtain from the factory," he said.?U. S. Tobacco Journal. LESSONS WRITTEN IN SAND A Girl ? Scout executive now "on loan" to UNRRA reports that chil dren living in a camp in which she is assigned in the Near East write their lessons in the sand to save notebooks and paper for records of a more permanent nature. Vice-President Truman To Address Jefferson Day Dinner in Raleigh Vice-President Harry S. Truman will be the headline speaker at the North Carolina Jefferson Day din ner to be held in Raleigh on April 18th. The vice-president will be accompanied by Bob Hannegan and Edwin W. Pawley, chairman and treasurer of the Etemocratic nation al committee, and most of the Tar Heel Delegation in congress. A maximum of 300 dinner guests can be accommodated. That means many counties will be limited to one or two attendants, instead of the three or four that usually come. As has bfen the custom in other years, no specific charge is made for din ner plates but they are allotted by counties on basis of contributions to Democratic party fund* Money derived from the Jefferson dinners held throughout the United States during the week of April 13 20 will be earmarked for use in the election ot Democratic senators and representatives in congress in the next general election. Already there are indications that the next cam paign will be one of the most cru cial in American history. /FOR ATHLETE'S FOOT r/ Beret A Different TraUneot f Ttoa (arm frow? daaptr. T? kill K. T*? nun raac* It. Ta-?1 aobtlon I* Um otUr inttnnl ?? know oI m*4e wtlA ee? alcohol Hm bot* penetrating pern. RIACHD MORI OKHMS PA0OR Ml U tak* bold. Ma at any drug a Lore Today at Carolina Pharmacy. Hillside Dairy Grade A Raw Milk P armii Ko. 8. Telephone 44 BARNARD DOUGHERTY. Ommmr R. W MORRIS. Manager, 'our patronage will b? appreciated. WATAUGA INSURANCE AGENCY All Kinds of Insurance We Are Glad to Serve You E. A. GAULTNEY GORDON H. WINKLER NorlhwMltra Bank Building BOONE. N. C. WANTED Chestnut Wood and Tanbark OPA CEILING PRICES PAID WILKES EXTRACT WORKS North Wilkesboro, N. C. hen will you really get ANOTHER NEW CAR?;;; Certainly not as soon as you hoped... Only one thing is sure as regards your next car. Your present car must last until you get it... Aether that be next year, the year after, or even 1948. Soai% talk? No, simple facts that must be faced! The impolfant point is ? the chances are with proper care and proper help you can SAVE THA T CAR. ? But you can't wait, you jan't delay, you can't put-it off! It will take more care than ever now to save that car! MAKE A DATE NOW! LET YOUR ESSO DEALER... >J Chawyihot oil yj labrkot* that dNMfc ? 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