OCHRE HILL NEWS
!Mr. and Mrs. Edd Norman were
colled Saturday night to the home of
Useir daughter, Mrs. Hazel Crawford
?rho was very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ensley and chil
dren of Cullowhee spent Sunday af
ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blan
Um.
* Miss Fannie Burre Norman spent
the week-end with lyirs. Mary Bum
gamer of<Sylva.
(Mr. Jonah Woods spent Saturday
night wiih Mr. and Mrs. George Nor
9k&n.
Cecil Norman spent Sunday with
Benjamin Dean.
Miss Louise and Pauline Blanton
spent Sunday afternoon with Miss
Burnice Blanton.
Mrs. Fannie Hoyle and daughter,
Carrie J., spent Monday with M^sT
Bd Norman.
^Ir. Herman Crain of Bryson City
visited Miss Sara Norman Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bumgarner
4 visited Mr. and Mrs. Dave Norman
Sunday. *
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bumgarner
visited Mr. and Mrs. Dave Norman
Sunday.
Little Jean Crawford, who has been
very ill for the past week, is improv
ing.
Little Ruth Crawford visited her
grandparents at Ochre Hill.
Syiva Baptist Church
Rev. C. M. Warren, Pastor
Sunday 9:45 A. M. ? Sunday School
J. T. Gribhle, Supt.
11:06 A. M Worship Service
Message ? A. M. "God's Call to
Repent".
MO P. M .. B. T. U.
Eulogy To Company E
The following is a poem written by
a Jackson County soldier and sen V to
his wife, Pfc. Leroy Jenkins, son o t
Fate Jenkins, of Clyde, and husband
at Mrs. Evelyn Carroll Jenkins, of
Speedwell has been in service since
September, 1943, and has been over
seas five months. He has requested
that this be published if it passed the
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E Company, E Company
Are living in the woods.
Everyone is in his tent
To get what sleep he could.
It was on the 10th of December
At the break of dawn.
Everyone was ready,
For we would soon be moving on.
We put our rolls together
On the opposite side of the creek.
We waited there for hours
What seemed to be a week.
Our Lieutenant had us in a huddle
To give us these last words,
'"Ke^p your distance and spread out."
That was what we heard.
We started up the railroad track
Just fifteen yards apart.
We heard the pass-word orr our way,
For it was getting dark.
pur first night in a cellar
'Twas not so bad,
The M, P.'s shared their quarters
And gave us what they had.
While we were eating supper,
The M P came down the stair
"How about a helping hand,
I have forty krauts out there.
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We started out next morning,
At the break of dawn.
We walked along the buildings
'Til we reached the edge of town.
We started across the open
Through a patch of beets.
The mortar getting heavy
There's mud upon our feet.
Everyone is walking
And searching for a hole.
A thousand miles of no man's land
Before we reach our goal.
We had our armor on our left,
Some were bogging down.
But we kept right on fighting
And we dough boys took the town.
Morning found us doughboys
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bases on the coast of China. Lower map shows how easily bombers can
reach kej Chinese points from this richest prize? to date? of the Pacific
war. Just north of Formosa, in this area, a big naval battle is reported.
Upper section of map shows the key airfields on Luzon. Those between
Lingayen and Cterk Field are now In American hands. (International)
Each a muddy weary wretch
And moving in another town .
A village known as Etch.
Th^n came the story
The one that rang the bell
Two thousand yards of no man's lands
That was a living hell.
The riflemen were leading
The Germans throwing lead
Our SOS they were barking
Just above our head.
Oh many a doughboy faltered,
And on his face did pitch,
But we were very lucky
Draft Changes Won't Affect
&CDWOOD CUTTERS
Under Selective Service regula
t i o n s, acidwood workers are
classed as essential. If you are
deferred for acidwood work,
your deferment is still good so
long as you stick to your war
job of cutting acidwood. If you
change to a non-essential job,
you can be immediately- re classi
fied as 1-A.
Remember, aektwood is a
vital war material. The present
acidwood shortage may deprive
our fighting men ef the supplies
they need. Over two-thirds of
America's acidwood now gees
directly into the w*r effort.
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MORE MEN ARE NEEDED to CUT ACIDWOOD (or WAR
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TOWN and FARM fl
in WARTIME ?
Pr?por?d by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
CIVILIANS AT WAR
Your Government needs and asks
its citizens in this 166th week of the
war to:
1. Employ special nurses only when
you are critically ill.
2. Keep on saving your wastepaper.
Collections are lagging, but the need
remains critical.
3. Conserve all possible fuel as bad
weather and hard-pressed railways
seriously tax coal distribution. Coal
^nd oil help fire the guns.
4. Write overseas, by V-mail ? fast,
sure, private. V-m$il saves precious
cargo space. Frequent V-mail letters
are profoundly welcomed.
REMINDERS
Last date for use:
Meats FATS? Red Stamps Q5, R5,
S5 ? March 31 ^
Rer Stamps T5, U5, V5, W5, and
X5 ? April 28
Red Stamps Y5. Z5. and A2. B2, C2,
D2 ? June
PROCESSED FOODS ? Blue
Stamps X5, Y5, Z5, and A2 and B2 ?
'March 31
Blue Stamps C2, D2, E2, F2, and
G2 ? April 28
Blue Stamps H2, J2, K2, L2, and M2
?June 2 -
SUGAR ? 34 ? February 28
Stamp 35? June 2.
FUEL OIL ? East, Period 4 cou
pons became good February 5, 1945.
Mid- West, Periods 4 and 5 coupons
became good February 5, 1945.
Far West, Period 4 coupons became
good February 5, 1945.
South, Periods 4 and 5 coupons be
came good January 29.
SHOES ? Airplane Stamps 1, 2,
end 3 in Book Three, good indefin
itely.
ODT URGES NO SPRING SCHOOL
RECESS
As another step in transportation
conservation, Col. J. \fonroe John
son, director of the Office of Defense
Transportation, urges that schools
and colleges cancel their spring vaca
tions this year. Col. Johnson pointed
?out that this year's spring vacations
will come during the existing ex
tremely critical period in wartime
transportation, when every effort
must be made to avoid non-essential
travel. The omission of these vaca
tions will be especially desirable as
it affects students who must travel
to reach ttteir homes, for it "will save
for each student a trip home and re
turn," he wrote in a letter CcPJohn
\V. Studebaker, United States Com
missioner of Education. As many as
300,000 students would normally be
taking such vacation trips, Mr. Stude
baker said in endorsing Col. John
son's recommendation.
CAR OWN E .S FACE "HARDEST
PERIOD"
Owners of passenger cars, trucks
and buses in 1945 will face the hard
est period since the war began ? with
J.500,000 more passenger cars break
ing down during the year; with gas
oline and tire supplies remaining
critically short; and with the serious
shortage of lead necessitating great
er public conservation of batteries,
OWI states in a report reviewing the
supply situation for civilians. Key
facts <bf the passenger car situation:
no production of new cars in 1945; a
4,000 car a day disappearance from
highways, the dwindling stock of new
cars remaining in the ration pool
(12,000 on February 1); estimate that
it will take from two to three years
to fill the pent-up postwar demand
for 12,000,000 to 15,000,000 new
motor cars.
CONSERVATION It WATCHWORD
Proper care of radios, refrigerators,
washing machines, stoves and elec
trical and mechanical appliances is
more important today than ever be
fore, says the Office of Civilian Re
quirements of the War Production
Board. The increased need for war
production means a delay in resum
ing production of household appli
ances and equipment. This factor,
combined with the acute shortage of
repair shop facilities, makes it im
perative that every effort be made
- to prolong the life of equipment now
in use, OCR emphasized. House
holders are urged to save and care
for their equipment by keeping mov
ing parts properly oiled, taking care
not to overload motors, washers and
And found ourselves a ditch.
There were mortars all around us,
Air bursts overhead
But through briars in our bellies
We struggled on a head.
We got into town
It was getting dark
We knew that God was with us
For we have done our part.
Mariamiller was the town
That we have just come in,
There are hundreds more like H
Before we reach Berlin.
wringers, keeping all types of equip
ment clean and avoid careless hand
ling.
STATE COLLEGE HINTS
TO FARM HOMEMAKERS
By RUTH CURRENt
N. C. STATE COLLEGE ^
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Fresh raw vegetables are rich in
vitamins and minerals, and if we ate
all our vegetables raw, just as they
were picked out of the garden, we
wouldn't have to worry about getting
plenty of these necessary health-pro
tecting nutrients. But unfortunately
some vitamins are very elusive. We
need to protect them from contact
with air as much as possible. There
fore cover utensils, and don't stir
while cooking. Naturally a covered
utensil will continue to steam on a
much lower heat than an open one,
so foods are actually cooked in stewn
when you follow the ''little water,
tight cover rule." That saves b^th
fuel and food value.
Here are some tips from textile and
and clothing specialists. Because the
shock of freezing shrinks and hard
ens wool, it is usually best to drv
woolen washables indoors in cold
weather.
A third sheet over wool bedding
makes a useful dust cover and ad is
warmth since it holds still air in the
fluffy wool.
If wool clpthes get wet or muddy,
dry them slowly at room warmth,
never close to a stove or radiator, and
brush clean when dry.
When a wool garment gets a rest
after a day or. two of wear, the wool
springs back and some wrinkles drop
out, so less pressing is needed.
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Australia has been hard hit by a
prolonged drought. The 1944 wheat .
c: op was only one-third of the pre
war average. The Commonwealth
supplies about three-fourths of the
food for American forces in that area.
War Orphan Kitty |
WHEN Capt Henry HalseU of Fay
etteville, Ark., and his men entered
Eupon, Belgium, they found this
kitten, then newly-born, beside its
dead mother. The officer adopted
the tiny tabby and now they're in
separable. The kitten, named "Ad
dress Unknown", accompanies the
men to the front lines. This is a Sig
nal Corps photo. (International)
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