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Washington, D. C. — Last Jan
uary the President fold congress
that taxes for the fiscal year, be
ginning July 1, muJt be at least
16 billion more'than last year. He
said this was necessary to keep
inflation from getting out of
hand. But congress became so
involved with putting present
taxes on a pay-as-you-go basis
that it has done nothing about
* planning for higher taxes.
Now that the new fiscal year is
about to begin with no provision
for higher taxes, and with no
prospect that legislation can be
put through to provide for the
collection of new taxes before the
first of next year, the administra
tion will seek to increase the
amount to be collected in 18
months, between January, 1944,
and July, 1945. Thirty billion ito
that period, it is figured, would
be necessary to make up for the
absence of- additional taxation
for the last six months of this
year. . i
Whether congress actually will
pass legislation to increase takes
by this amount is very numb
doubted here The chief purpose
of asking for such large new tax
es, according to the President, is
to close up the “inflationary gap”
—to drain off a large part of the
extra 42 billion dollars which the
people of this country are expect
ed to earn this year.
But, although congressmen real
ize that the sound way to do this
would be to levy an excess prof
its tax on those individuals who
are earning more money now than
they were before the war,, there
is little chance that they would
risk the loss of political prestige
which this solution would in
volve.
To a large extent, this surplus
income is being earned by war
workers who are members of la
bor unions and whose wages have
been increased with the sanction
of the administration. If the ad
ministration suddenly tries to
force these men to turn over a
large proportion of . their extra
earnings to the treasury wide-'
spread labor troubles would be
apt to follow.
Senator Josh Lee has suggested
that an excess income tax, similar
to the excess profits tax applied
to corporations, be levied on all
individual income in excess of the
amount earned in 1940 or 1941,
, thus putting the burden of in
creased taxation on those who
have profited because of the war
and easing the burden fo* those
whose income has decreased or
remained the same since the war
began. This would not only in
clude labor, but also business of
ficials who have increased their
earnings and government employ
ees who are earning more than
they’ever did before. But it is
more likely that congress will
favor various forms of hidden
taxes such as increased taxes on
sales by manufacturers, unless
public pressure is sufficient to
fftrce an excess earnings tax.
Noting the success of public
pressure in putting through the
pay-as-you-go plan, some officials
here are hopeful that the public
will be sufficiently aroused to use
similar tactics to force the Lee
plan.
All officials here realize that
the dangers of inflation—of pric
es getting entirely out of hand—
are greater now than they have
been since the war started The
fear of food shortages this year,
;the increased activities of black
markets, the demands of labor
for still higher wages and diffi
culties of enforcing €M?A regula
tions are creating a crisis. So
far. higher taxes aryl compulsory
savings are the chief solutions
offered. Although the treasury
opposes compulsory savings, the
secretary of the treasury is ob
viously worried over a possible
decrease in voluntary savings
which he fears will accompany
the pay-as-you-go taxation. The
chances are that compulsory pur
chase of war bonds will become
necessary if it is found that many
people meet their deductions for
income tax by reducing their de
duction for bonds.
Appeal Is Now Made For
Many ’Extra Feed Crops
An appeal to North Carolina
farmers to plant extra acres of
food and feed crops to offset los
ses in the Mid-West due to flood
and unfavorable weather condi
tions has been received by Dr. I.
O. Schaub, director of the Exten
sion Service at N. C. State Col
lege.
Dr. Schaub says that the need
for maximum food production is
greater than ever and unfavora
ble growing conditions in the
flood areas has caused a very
serious situation. Plantings of
corn in those areas are being
made at a very late date and the
crop may not be able to mature
before frost.
Government officials at Wash
ington therefore have asked that
Tarheel growers make every ef
fort to produce greater amounts
than ever before.
The Director suggests that im
mediately following the harvest
ing of small grains, every single
acre possible be put into some
food or feed crop. With increas
ed numbers of livestock and poul
try, Ithte need) for supplemental
grazing crops of soybeans, cow
peas, sudan grass, millet, and
sorghum are paramount in help
ing to relieve the feed shortage
which has developed and which
will probably continue well in
to 1944.
. Since North Carolinians can
have year-round gardens. Dr.
Schaub urges all Victory Garden
ers to seed succession vegetable
crops throughout the year and
help relieve the demand jm,: ra
tioned supplies of canned foods.
“Patriotic cooperation in plant
ing, extra acres of feed crops on
every farm in this State and all
year gardens throughout the
State is necessary to achieve war
needs”, Dr. Schaub said.
Don’t put off buying War
Bonds and Stamps. Do it NOW!
Six million private and com
munity gardens produced one
fifth of England’s supply of po
ra and vegetables last year,
fund rabbit-raising clubs aje
important supplementary
source at meat supplies.
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Turkey Knob News
The Woman’s Club of Turkey
Knob will meet at the home of
Mrs. Andy Osborne with Mrs. OsT
borne and Mrs. Harry Young as
hostesses, on Saturday afternoon,
June 26, at two o’clock. Every
one is invited to attend.
Mrs. Mayme Mayberry and
daughter, of Winston-Salem,
spent the week end with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlie Hash and
son, Hugh, visited Mrs. Alex
Woodruff, Sunday.
The Turkey Knob Home Dem
onstration club met at the school
house, Monday afternoon. The
president, Mrs. Cleo Cook, pre
sided over the meeting. An in
teresting and helpful talk on
jfood preservation was given by
Miss Rubie Hampton. During the
social hour, the hostesses, Mrs.
Cleo Cook and Mrs. Fred Os
borne, served delicious refresh
ments to all members present.
The July meeting will be at the
Turkey Knob School house on
Monday, July 19. All the women
of Turkey Knob are urged to at
tend this meeting. Miss Hampton
will give a demonstration on can
ning.
Iron an'1, scrap collections in
Rhode Island average about 3,000
tons a week, ci more than nine
pounds per eaoW1
It is reported that stocks of
most rationed foods, together
with prospective production,
probably will be adequate to
maintain the present level of con
sumption until the end of the
year.
It is announced that the loan
rates on wl)eat in North Carolina
will be $1.46 per bushel for No.
2 soft red wheat. The national
loan rate is $1.22.
Subs vs. Prayer
(V hen
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christened a Liberty ship In
os Angeles, Calif., last year, she
romlsed to pray every day far
the safety af Ks crew. She kept
ter premise.
waters and was
by enemy planes, Bat It
heme safely. The crew
bered Lome's |
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who to pfctared with
Scottville News
The Home Demonstration Club
of Scottville, met last Thursday
at the home of Mrs. W. L. McMil
lan, with Mrs. Ethel Huffman,
presiding.
Mrs. W. F. Shepherd had charge
of the devotional; during the bu
siness session, Mrs. Fulton Reeves
resigned as reporter for the club
in favor of Mrs. W. F. Shepherd.
The meeting was then turned over
to Mrs. Boney, who discussed ve
ry eloquently the importance of
“three well-balanced meals a day.
A garden spray was displayed
and the use of several different
insecticides was explained. Mrs.
McMillan had 38 vegetables and 3
small fruits in her Victory gar
den. She also divided plants
with the club members, 20 of
whom were ©resent. The meeting
adjourned after deciding to meet
with Mrs. Edd Cox next month.
Mrs. J. C. Maines entertained
the Scottville WMU Saturday.
Members present were Mrs. H.
L. Jones, Mrs. W. E. Nuckolls,
Mrs. R. H. Sheets, Mrs. Marvin
Fowlkes During, the social hour,
the hostess served, delicious re
freshments.
Last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Shepherd and daughters, Martha
and Elizabeth and Mrs. J. C.
Maines, attended the association
al WMU at Whitehead.
Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Waddell, of
Grassy Creek, were recent guests
at the home of Mr. A. C. Dancy.
Mr. J. C. Maines, of Fontana,
recently spent a week end at his
home in Scottville.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Hapner, of
Los Angeles, Calif., have moved
bac’.: to Scottville to make their
home.
After several weeks’ visit with
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WAR BONDS
5 Ocean Navy
When Pearl Harbor borst upon us
our great expanse of territory was
protected by a one ocean navy of
about 350 first line ships with an
addition of an approximate number
building.
Now we are In a rive ocean waf
and we are required not only to pay
for the building of enough ships of
the line but also for hundreds of Lib
erty ships and auxiliary craft. The
amount of money you invested in
War Bonds when we had a one
ocean navy was all right then, it
isn’t enough now. Buy more and
more War Bonds. x/
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SPARTA
SPECTACLES
Mrs. Constance Garvey
Life in a small town is a lot of
fun. Of course, life to us is a lot
<jf fun in any sire town, but no
where else in the world can. you
have the same sort of experiences
that you have right here on top of
the Blue Ridge. And we don’t
mean from a superior, conde
scending angle, either. We know
mountSaineers—we ought to, we’re
one of 'em—and it just makes us
laugh uader our breath tp see
some would-be sophisticate come
along and try to patronize some
of them. He usually winds up
wishing he hadn't! Then, too, it
might give him a shock to look
inside that “native’s” mind and
see just what the native thinks
of HIM. Probably would take
some wind out of his sails, at that.
And right along this line, did
you ever just sit and watch peo
ple go' by, speculating on their
background, their habits their
personality? To us this is the
most absorbing study we can im
agine. For instance, the story be
hind; that professional looking
gent with the keen brown eye?
That would-be “wolf’ with hat
pulled down over one eye, wicked
swing as to shoulders, and weave
as to hips (and gold teeth!) That
sort of hard-faced girl walking
down the street with the fugitive
from the draft board? Hie occu
pants of that plutocratic limou
sine with liveried chauffeur, fig
uratively holding their noses as
they bat it through Main Street?
Little boy smoking "ducks” pick
ed up on the sidewalk? Old man
with Chick Sale moustache,
squirting tobacco juice into the
street throat a stained whisker
fringe? Mariied old bachelor who
absent-mindedly lets his eyes
rove a little as he goes along?
And so on, ad finitum—who could
be bored?
We’ve always Ward that ' "ves
droppers never hear any good of
themselves, and we believe it. But
can one be blamed for listening
in on a conversation when that
conversation is held sort of late
at night, in the room next to
yours in a certain inn? Anyway,
we did it and couldn’t help our
selves. We didn’t hear anything
about ourselves, for they probab
ly don’t know we exist—but I'm
going to tell what we BID hear!
It’s about a certain citizen who
was slightly in his cups one
night and was bent, as is usual in
such cases we’ve heard—on doing
the unconventional. So he gets
himself a lamp shade—one of
those glass globe ones, we pre
sume—hired himself to somebo
dy’s cow pasture, corners old
Bossy and proceeds to milk it
full! After all that trouble, we
hope he drank it to the last drop.
—would probably have been bet
ter off if he’d concentrated on
milk in the first place. Moral: If
you don’t want to be quoted, ya
better whisper!
The following recipe was sent
to the News by a lady from
Blevins' Cross Roads, and since
we could not use it in a news
story, we’re going to depart from
our usual procedure and put some
relatives in Scottville, Miss Edith
Nuckolls left Saturday for her
home in Sacremento, Calif.
Mrs. Ralph Crouse, of Piney
Creek, visited Mrs. Marvin Faw
lkes, Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lanier remains
ill at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. C. Atwood.
Mr., and Mrs. V. O. Waddell,
Mrs. M. H. Waddell and Miss El
ma Waddell attended preaching
services at Sparta Primitive Bap
tist church, last Sunday.
Next Sunday is the Decoration
Service at Mount Carmel Breth
ren Church.
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it such a
all?) Anyhow, it
and here it is:
“Pack the freah fruit in steri
lised Jars. Cover it with boiling
syrup made from seven cups of.
sugar and one gallon of water —
and place jars in container of
boiling water. Cover tightly,
then remove them from stove
immediately. Leave them in the
water until cold. This method
cooks the fruit and berries at a
temperature lower than boiling,
but yet provides enough heat to
kill the bacteria.”
-A Pistil of m flower iansta only
protection against insects.
In Christianity a man can have
only one wife. This <is called
monotony.
Don’t lose faith in humanity.
Think of the hundred ten million
people in the United States who
never played you a single nasty
trick.
Women do not find it difficult
nowadays to behave like men,
but they often find it extremely
difficult to behave like gentlemen.
We grow neither better nor
worse as we get old, but more
like oiuselves.
Keep your temper. Don’t quar
rel with an angry person, but
give him a soft answer. It is com
manded by Holy Writ, and fur
thermore, it makes him madder
than anything else you Could say.
Directory Of The
Church Services
SPARTA BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Richard West, Pastor
N. D. Fox. Svpt.
Sunday §chool each Sunday, 9:45.
Church service each Sunday,
11:00.
Young Peoples’ Meeting
6:30 each Sunday Evening
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH
Rev. G. R. Blackburn, Pastor .
Sunday School each Sunday* at
10:00 a. m.
Church Services:
Mt Carmel, First Sunday, 11:00
a. m.
Bellview, Second Sunday, 11:00
a. m.
Liberty, Third Sunday, 11:00
a. m.
Chestnut Grove, Fourth Surday,
11:00 a,- m.
SPARTA METHODIST CHURCH
C. R. Allison. Minister
Sunday School each Sun. at 10
Charles R. Roe, Supt.
Church service, 1st & 3rd Sun., 11
Epworth League each Sun. 7:30
Sarah Warren, Pres.
SPARTA CIRCUIT SERVICES
Shiloh, 2nd Sunday at 11 A. M.
Piney Creek, 2nd Sun. at 3 P M.
Gentry Chapel, 1st Sun. at 2 P. M.
Walnut Branch, 3rd Sun. 3 P. M.
Cox’s Chapel, 4th Sun. at 11 A. M.
Potato Creek, 4th Sun. at 3 P. M.
SPARTA PRESBYTERIAN
> CHURCH
R. L. Berry, Minister
Church service 2nd & 4th Sun. 11
Glade Valley, 1st Sun. 11 & 7:15
Glade Valley, 3rd Sun. 11 Sc 7:15
Rocky Ridge, 2nd Sun. at 3 P. M.
Rocky Ridge, 3rd Sun. at 3 P. M.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
C. B. Kilby — 8. G. Caudill
Pastors
Church service 3rd Sat. at 2 p. m.
and Sun. at 11 A. M. in each
month.
REG. BAPTIST CHURCHES
little River Ass’n
Big Springs, 2nd. Sat. and Sun.
Double Spring, 1st Sat. and Sun.
Landmark, 4th Sat. Sc Sun.
Laurel Glen, 1st Sat. and Sun.
Mountain View, 3rd Sat. and Sun.
Mt. Arat, 4th Sat.
Mt Carmel, 3rd Sat. and Sun.
Mt. Olivet, 1st Sat. and Sun.
New Bethel, 3rd Sat. and Sun.
New Salem, 2nd Sat. and Sun.
Pleasant Home, 3rd Sat. and Sun.
Prather’s Creek, 2nd Sat. Sun.
Roaring Gap, 1st Sat. and Sun.
Saddle Mountain, 4th Sat. Sc Sun.
South Pork, 4th Sat St Sun,
UNION BAPTIST CHURCHES
Cherry Lane, 4th Sat and Sun.
Glade Creek, 1st Sat. and Sun.
Liberty. 2nd Sat. and Sun. _
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF ALLEGHANY
Ed Peak, Plaintiff
Vs.
Cal lie Peak, Defendant
The defendant above named
will take notice that an action
entitled as shove has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Alleghany County, North Caro
lina to obtain a divorce from the
defendant on account of two
years’ absence between the plain
tiff and defendant and failure to
live together in said period.
The defendant will further take
notice that she is required to ap
pear within thirty days after the
Uth day of July, 1943 at the of
fice of toe Clerk of the Superior
Court at the court house in Al
leghany County and answer or
demur in said action; or the
plaintiff will apply to toe court
for relief demanded in the Com
plaint.
This 7th day of June, 1943.
S. O. Gambill, Clerk
Superior Court.
6-10-4T
ADMINISTRATRIX’ NOTICE
Having qualified as Adminis
tratrix of, A. F. Reeves, deceased,
all persons having claims against
the estate are notified to present
the same within twelve months
from this date, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of payment
All persons owing the estate
are requested to make paymertt.
This June 18, 1943.
Mexa Phipps, Adminis
tratrix of A. F. Reeves,
deceased. 6-24-4T
Under wartime operation, rail
road freight cars must travel
about 16 per cent farther on the
average haul.
Mount Union, 1st Sat. and Sun.
Pleasant Grove, 3rd Sat. and Sun.
Saddle Ml, 3rd Sat'* and Sun.
Whitehead, 2nd Sat. and Sun.
Welcome Home, 4th Sat. and Sun.
LAUREL SPRINGS
BAPTIST CHURCH
Van Miller, Snpt.
Sunday School each Sunday at
10 A. M.
Church services 2nd and 4th Sun
days at 11:00 a. m. 2nd Sundays
at 8:00 p. m. Rev. Richard L.
West, pastor.
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Timing is as vital on the
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Don’t he late — keep your
watch repaired!
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Am now located next to
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