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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
4
A fragment from The Mount Airy News with editorial and postal details. The text includes editor W. M. Johnson and references J. B Johnson and a 1972 post office entry, appearing as a damaged, OCR sampled snippet.
A compilation of antiquated lines on wealth and luxury from La Pontaine, Scion, Goldsmith, Chatterton, and Shakespeare laments excess. The selections critique wealth’s hollow promises and the misery born from envy and ill exchange.
Army Air Forces Chief Arnold announced U S and British air forces will share bombing Germany from separate fields with coordinated crews. Marshall Somervell and Patterson reported production gains and troop buildup, while RAF allies plan standardization of tanks and planes. The note covers fuel, rationing, war bonds, and manpower policies amid global mobilization.
Navy reports multiple ships torpedoed or sunk in the Atlantic and Caribbean during the week. Survivors landed at East Coast and Caribbean ports. Geneva Prisoners of War rules cited. Wartime production shifts include rubber stockpile and instrument factories repurposed for military needs.
Joe Fowler of Fowler Motor Co announces a welding school will start next Monday at his garage. It targets ages 17 to 27, is government sponsored, and free to students. The six week course runs 7 to 10 p m each night. interested applicants should apply to Mr Powiler.
The notes indicate a distance of about 3,300 miles and place an island base for the Japanese Fleet roughly 2,000 miles from Japan. The city mentioned is Rotterdam. The terms Saboteurs and guerrilla appear as connected topics in the coverage.
Housewives are urged to support the war effort by selecting foods that provide a protective, nourishing diet for families and by cooking to preserve nutritive value. The article notes limited home methods to enhance nutrients, while professional packers use controlled equipment.
Miss Hattie Aiken has returned to her home in Brevard after serving the Rockford Street school faculty during the term.
A refresher course in Nutrition and Canteen work was led by Mrs Greece P Brown, Home Demonstration Agent, at the Courthouse in Dobson on June 2 1942 for home economic teachers and vocational workers who will teach Nutrition and Canteen courses. Mrs Robert Brown of Mount Airy chairs the county Nutrition and Canteen program in Surry County.
Secretary Morgenthau warns against shifting tax loads to the low income group. He cites a study showing a single earner of $750 pays about 130 dollars in combined taxes and a $1500 earner pays around 250 dollars, urging no new taxes on the lowest income tier until all revenue avenues and loopholes are exhausted.
Questions ask which Dutch city was bombed after surrender in 1940 and the meaning of the third front in Europe. Other queries cover who wore war paint in present conflict, annual salaries of Senators versus House members, who led France’s armies at German invasion, the cash purchase share of retail, Lovell Mellett, and the term white night.
The Mount Bethel High School commencements run May 29 to June 1 with class exercises Friday night. Naomi McMillian welcomed, Rev. J H Kapp spoke on Christian Growth. William Bondurant poet and Estelle Tilley prophet. Irene Weddle read the class will. Mildred Hiatt historian. S R Levering spoke, Bill Donald Tilley gave farewell. Baccalaureate by Rev C D Crouch. Guest speaker Prof W E Gilbert Radford State Teachers College. Diplomas by principal E J Cooley. Seniors Estelle Tilley Kathleen Boyd Irene Weddle.
The hospital notices list numerous surgical and medical patients from Galax and surrounding areas including Laurel Fork, Fancy Gap, and Dobson. A birth is announced for Mr. and Mrs. Pat Ramey on June 3 with multiple discharges and patient updates following.
Local residents and travelers are noted leaving for diverse travels and visits. Miss Willie B Allen departs for Charlotte to visit family after years as a Rockford street school teacher. Many relatives and friends appear across Winston-Salem Greensboro Raleigh and Asheville with diplomas, commencements and summer plans.
Robert Deatherage 53 widower of Route 2 died Wednesday night Funeral Friday at 2 from Kerners Grove Church with interment in the church cemetery Rev Lonnie Pleming in charge Survived by son Robert Deatherage Jr and four daughters Mrs Jennie Thore Miss Irene Deatherage Mrs Lilia Thomas and Miss Alice Deatherage
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