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Evening star., 1940-09-15

Readers Guide
and
News Summary
PAKT ONE.
Main Netps Section.

Foreign
Four Nazi raids on London are
beaten Of. Page Al
British beaten of in attempt to raid
Reich, Nazis claim. Page Al
Motorized units lead Italian invasion
of Egypt. Page Al
Nazis may seek to surprise British by
several attacks. Page A-1o
Notionol
Congress passes bill to conscript
100000 men each year. Page Al
Million unpaid volunteers to start
draft in operation. Page Al
Defense control plan for communi-
cations pushed. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity
Crowd of $4,000 thrilled by police
firemen's field day. Page B-1
Police Court collects $5O5 900 in fines
and forfeitures. Page B-1
Welfare Board budget control officer
needed. Cass declares. Page B-1
Montgomery parties in drive to reg
lister new voters. Page B-3
Miscellaneous.
The voice of destruction Page AS
Obituary. Page Ais
FinoncioI.
Defense drive spurs trade. Page B-s
Rising meat prices watched.
Page B-9
Stocks edge higher. Page B-9
Capital store sales climb Page B-9
Weekly stock summary. Page Bio
District business barometers.
Page Bill
Evening star., 1940-09-15
PART THREE.
PART FOUR.
Sports.

SpoTfS.
Yanks muddle A L. race. beating
Tigers as Tribe bows. Page Ell
Redskins odds over Dodgers drop
as Parker plays. Page E-2
Farm horses take limelieht in
Montgomery show. Page E-3
Golf club slotting rule will bar some
present sticks. Page E-4
Little Beans wins Eastern Shore at
'Graw Inaugural. Page E-5
Classified advertising Pages E-6-1S
Births and deaths. Page E-6
Evening star., 1940-09-15

The last census OF Northern Ire
land, in 1887, showed CSC. 900 females
and 623, 900 males.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Record Until 10 PM, 4,

Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Highest, rs. 2 pm. Yesterday year.
ago. SO.
Lowest, So, AN. Yesterday year
ago. So.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100, on July %.
Lowest. T. on January 20.
Evening star., 1940-09-15

In Sweden trial by jury only
exists for affairs OF the liberty OF
the press.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
PART FIVE.
Features.
PART SIX.

FAX STN.
Educational.
News of Washington's schools and
colleges. Pages Clio
Music. Pages G-8-9
Evening star., 1940-09-15

mistakes and losing ground.
Martin Rallies Spirit.
Representative Martin. however. is
doing all he can to rally the spirits
of the Republicans in the House
and out. He firmly asserts that Mr..
Willkie has done nothing to lose
his popularity and challenges any
one to point to persons who have
been in favor OF Willkie and who
are now against him.
Mr.. Wilkie has saved his am
munition for the final weeks of
the campaign. In this, Chairman
Martin insists, he has been wise.
Mr.. Willkie was nominated at the
Philadelphia convention with great
enthusiasm. His selection was hailed
as masterpiece by Republicans all
over the country and by many Dem
ocrats, who dislike the New Deal.
1t was obvious, however, that it
would be impossible, no matter how
desirable from a Republican point
of view, to keep public sentiment
aroused to the nth degree for four
month period.
When Mr.. Willkie, in August, de-
livered his acceptance speech, it was
praised both for its content and it's
delivery-although he retained some
of his Hoosier slurring -over of
words that did not 60 so well on
the radio. Mindful of the accept
ance speech of ALI NJ Landon, their
nominee in 1896, and how fiat it
had fallen, the Republicans were
much encouraged. Since that time,
however, Mr.. Willkie has done little
except confer with Republican
leaders and other supporters. 1t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
The tI<
SPORTS M
WORLD F5x1
By JOHN ANDERSON ne Hm
By JOHN ANDERSON

1910 HISTORY Is the Duke
Carolina game as every Tar Heel
fan in the state this week repeats
the score, six-to-three, Carolina,
an almost heavenly rhythm. And
Jim Lalanne and Paul Severn,
two an-Americans if there every
were two, have received their
share of the glory. It was Lalan-
mes runs, passes and generalship
that gave Carolina her score. 1t
was SEVERN who kept Duke from
scoring. And it is definitely true
that Carolina had a swell season
last Saturday" enabling Ray Wolf
to keep his job and practically
assuring Lalanne and SEVERN of
a1l-American berthS
Although Cornell was given a
2 to3 victory over Dartmouth Sat-
urday, she did not win. And by
Corneu's gracious refusal to &C.
cept victory, Dartmouth lays
claim to upsetting the nations
strongest undefeated team. Cor
nell was given a fifth down"
unintentionally of course by the
referee and scored a touchdown
in the last six seconds Of the
game on a pass, is what happened.
Our hat is off this week to Lit
tie Davey Spencer, of Davidson,
who weighs only 1873 pounds, but
who personally accounted for
three Souchdowns against Hamp-
den-Sydney. Next year we will
be looking for greater things
from this great pony back.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
WO1nan's Club
Banquet Plans
Are Announced

It was announced at the meet
ing of the Woman's Club, on Fri
day that the group would con-
tinue to serve meals to the Ro-
tary Club with various members
serving as chairmen for a months
period. Mrs. Raymond Francis
will serve as chairman for the
next four meals which the club
will serve. Mrs. B, w. Tugman
who served as chairman for the
first month was given special
recognition for her splendid
work.
It was pointed out that the Wo-
mans Club would be glad to CO.
operate with other organizations
desiring to serve the meals and
asked that they contact the club
in time for advance arrange
ments to be made.
The meal was served by Mrs.
Gwyn Price, Mrs. Wade Eller and
others at Riverview in the inter-
est of the school, last week. This
same group will serve again to-
night.
Following their usual custom
the women of the West Jeffer-
son Methodist church will serve
the Rotarians for the Christmas
meeting Dec. 10. The club will
not meet here on Thanksgiving
or the day after Christmas, Dec.
26.
The dates and the committees
from the Woman's Club for the
next four weeks which the club
will serve are as follows: Dec. S,
Mrs. A. B. Hurt, Mrs. Mary Sue
White and Mrs. Dean Mcmillan;
Dec. IL, Mrs. Ed M. Anderson,
Mrs. r. H. Stone and Mrs. Glenn
GRAPHICAL; Jan. 2, Mrs. S. w.
Diggs, Mrs w. E. Vannoy and
Mrs. John Hoyle; Jan. 9, Mrs.
Gwyn Price, Mrs. Wade Eller
and Mrs. c. D. Neal. Mrs. Fran
els, as chairman, will assist and
advise these groups.
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Warrensville News

Rev. A. C.. Gibbs, new district
superintendent, visited friends
here recently.
Larry, son of MIR. and Mrs. H.
C. Johnson, is recovering nicely
from a tonsilectomy performed
last Saturday morning at the
Wilkes hospital.
Miss Irene Eller and Mr.. <. l.:
Eller Jr., were week end visitors
at Clifton Forge, Va. $50.
|. Rev. j. C. Wooten filled his re-
gu1ar appointment at Warrens-
Vile church Sunday. Four new
members were welcomed into the
church: Mrs. Charles Hunter,
Mrs. Will Dollar, Mrs. Blain Pless
and Mrs. J. G. Johnson.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service held its annual week
of prayer service at the home OF
Mrs. w. P. Shoaf, Monday, Nov
ember 4th. After the program
Mrs. J. C. Wooten Jr., told OF the
new Woman's Society which has
been organized at Rich Hill
church and is doing such splen-
did work.
The ladies of Clifton M. E.
church met with Mrs. Jake Jones
Wednesday afternoon to organ
ize their society, making four So
cieties in this charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Garrou and
family, of Valdese, visited their
daughter, Mrs. J. Gordon john
son, recently.
The children and grandchild-
rem of Mrs. r. T. johnson cele-
brated her 82nd birthday Sun
day. A buffet luncheon was pre-
pared and served. The center
piece was a large birthday cake
baked by her daughter, Mrs. d.
c. Ballard, of Newton. Mrs. john
son was the recipient of many
lovely gifts. Approximately 48
people were present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Ova1News

Mrs. Baker Hairless who has
been very ill for some time is not
much improved.
Mrs. D. L. Miller who has been
i'll for about four weeks remains
about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. D. Miller and
children, Otis and Eula visited
Mr.. Miller's parents.
The revival at Bethel Baptist
church is still in progress this
week.
Rev. Noah Beshears is assisting
Rev. Levi Green and Rev. Har-
vey Phillips in the revival at Be-
thel church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Sturdivant,
of West Jefferson, attended the
revival at Bethel, last night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
CRUMPLER SCHOOL TO
PRESENT A PROGRAM

The students Of Crumpler insti-
tute colored school will present a
Thanksgiving entertainment on
Tuesday evening, November rs,
1910, at 1880 o'clock at the school.
The main feature of the pro-
gram will be a one-act play en-
titled, Mother Goose Serves
Thanksgiving Dinner.
Other features included on the
program are singing and drills.
There will be a box supper spon-
sored by the Parent-Teachers AS
ISOLATION after.tthe exercises. The
public is cordially invited.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Lansing News
To Move Post Office

To Move Post Office
Plans are nearing completion
for the moving of the Lansing
post office into one of the new
building belonging to Cal Segrav-
es and located next door to
WEIGHS store on Helton Avenue.
In its new location, the post Of
flee will be more centrally loca-
ted, will be fireproof and will
have a good deal more room,
which is badly needed. E. c. Ell
Ter is postmaster. He has filled
this position with efficiency for
several years succeeding B. w.
GRAPHICAL.
Working On Church Building
r. ]. Frye, Wilkesboro contrac-
tor. stated yesterday that work
on the new Lansing Methodist
church will be finished in the
near future. 1--WE expect to COM
plete plastering this week." he
said.
Rev. J. c.. Wootton, Jr., is pas
tor of the church and plans to
hold special dedication service.
Want Star Route Extended
There is a good deal of senti-
ment here for the extension of
the North Observation-Disclosures
West Jefferson star mail route to
Warrensville and Lansing, so that
local patrons can get mail from
down state a day earlier and their
daily papers the same day they
are published. A petition is be-
ing circulated.
Beauty Parlor Moves
Ruth's Beauty Shop has moved
into the new brick building up
stairs over Thomas Goss' store.
Miss Ruth WEIGH and Miss Helen
Jones operate this modern shop.
Mr.. c. E. McCarty is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Margaret An
drews in West Plain, Mo. She
plans to be away several weeks.
Mrs. Cal Segraves, who has
been at home sick for several
days, is able to be out again, her
many friends are glad to learn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
TO HOLD SERVICES

. Elder William Trivett will con-
duct services at the Pleasant
Home Baptist church on Saturday
night at $50 and Sunday. after
noon at 2:3O o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Just Sport Bits

Stanford university's unbeaten,
united football team exploded a
third period scoring spree and de-
feated Oregon State Saturday 28-
a. and thus clinched tie for a
bid to the Rose Bowl from the
western side. :. Ray Wolf of Car
DINA will coach the Southern
Dixie-All-Stars in the North
South gridiron classic at Mont
gomery, Ala, December 28. The
Northern team will be tutored by
Carl Snavely, formerly of Caro-
lima Jimmy Lalanne and Paul
SEVERN, famous Tar Heel passing
combination will of course play
for the Rebels ). One of Harry
Dunkle's kicks against Duke Sat-
urday travelled IS yards - a near
record
Clemson can clinch the South
ern conference crown Saturday
by beating Furman in its last
game Duke and Richmond
will tie for second place by beat
ing State and William and Mary
h.. . Bryan (Bitsy) Grant was ran
ked the No. tennis player in the
South this week by the Southern
Lawn Tennis Association . d.. Ar
chic Henderson, of Chapel Hill,
was listed No. 9 Despite vic
tory over Duke, Carolina was
ranked 48th in the nation with
the Blue Devils placed at the
22nd spot D.. Best sport headline
we've seen in a newspaper in a
long while was the one in the
Daily Tar Heel at Chapel Hill
Sunday. 1t was: Carolina Clicks,
Beats Devil out of Duke!"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
Local Sporting

Preliminary basketball games
are now being played throughout
the county and in the next week
or two the basketball season will
officially get underway shifting
the spotlight from National to To-
cal sports Lansing high school
will be seeking its first victory Of
the season tomorrow afternoon at
Lansing when the Ashe county
boys play host to the strong Elkln
team Here in West Jefferson
there's talk already of the organ
ization Of a bowling league. We
will heartedly second it. So far
this season Dean Mcmillan seems
to have the highest score in the
county-it being being 124 .
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-11-21
PREDICTIONS

Carolina over Virginia
Duke over State
Alabama over Vanderbilt
Stanford over California
Tennessee over Kentucky
Rice over Texas Christian
Richmond over VIM & Mary
Clemson over Furman
Ga. Tech over Florida
Elon over GuilfOrd
Tulane over louisiana
Lansing over Elkin :"
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Inspectors Needed

In ordering abolition OF the Office
of director of inspection for the Dis
trict and transfer of it's duties to the
inspector of buildings, the Commits.
sioners no doubt are considering use
of the $1,000 saving in salary to in
crease the staff Of inspectors.
Need for strengthening the in
spection forces, particularly those of
the building, fire and electrical serv-
Ices, was demonstrated in April in
the reports following investigations
OF the o street fire disaster. Those
studiously prepared reports, while
noting that the building inspection
service had failed to detect faults in
the apartment house chimney,
tended to support the claim made by
the building inspector, Colonel Oeh-
mann, that he lacked sufficient men
to do comprehensive and efficient
job.
Later, it will be recalled, the Com
misSioners asked Congress for
special appropriation of $4,000 for
expanding the inspection forces. The
Budget Bureau reduced the figure to
$4,000 and that additional amount
was granted. This was a step in the
right direction but 1t is questionable
whether it was enough.
Colonel Oehmann will have added
responsibilities and increased office
work as result of being placed in
charge of inspection of plumbing,
gas fitting and refrigeration. electri-
cal installations and other services,
as well as buildings and elevators. It
seems desirable to divert the saved
$1,000 salary to strengthen his staff.
AS to the reorganization itself,
caused by the resignation of Captain
Hugh P. Dram, who left the District
service because of poor health, the
Commissioners have taken the logi-
cal step in consolidating the me-
chanical inspection services under
one directing head, while having the
zoning office staff, which Captain
Dram formerly headed, report di-
rectly to the zoning Commission
chairman. If Colonel Oehmann is
given adequate help, the new plan
should work an improvement over
the old system.
Evening star., 1940-08-06

country a haven Of peace and refuge
from their broken-down order in Europe
is strangely paradoxical. An unusual
twist of fate indeed, which brings q
whole cluster Of Hapsburgs to the land
of the free and the home Of the brave"
which was held in such contempt by
Metternich!
The Hapsburg conception Of rule has
always been that kings ruled by divine
right" One can well believe that if Otto
ever got himself seated on throne in
Austria with the help of the ambitious
Zita, there would be little democracy"
for the subjects. 1t is we'll known
that most Americans have no illu-
sions about monarchy. OF course. there
are few Americans who like to bask
in the light of royalty, but they do not
belong to the common people"
Our American political democracy per-
mits political outcasts-whether they be
kings Or the rebels against kings-to find
a safe harbor here from the bullets,
bombs and perhaps the vengeance of the
outraged peoples, but in return for sane
tuary. they should expand no plots on
American soil. Moreover, they should
study American history and learn, If they
haven't already learned it, that the kind
Of democracy Americans want has moth
ing in common with monarchy from
which most Of our immigrant forebears
ded. j. CLARKE WALDRON.
July ~.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Counterespionuqe

Espionage has taken on a new
Importance in the light of develop
ments of the current World War.
Germany, past master in the busi-
ness of spying on military secrets of
potential or actual enemies, has per-
fected new techniques to battle
counterespionage agents and to dis
may military authorities. Fifth COL
umnists, parachutists and business
ENJOYS have taken their places be-
side spies and saboteurs of the
usual category. Consequently, the
espionage problem has become high
ly complicated and highly impor-
tant. Foreign spy systems are well
financed, well organized and omi-
nously efficient. The operatives are
shrewd and expert.
1t is reassuring, therefore, to know
that Federal, State and local law
Evening star., 1940-08-06
The Right Way to Destroy
Worn Out Flags.

To the Editor of The Star:
A man recently was fined $25 in the
Police Court for wrapping a soiled flag
around some trash to keep it from scat
tering. The flag was too soiled for its
original purpose, and the man was only
trying to get rid of menace to health
and clean living. The mistake was made
because there is no judicial decision as
to what is trash and what is flag.
If a printed cloth had intrinsic value,
such as paper money has, in practice it
would have value unto the end. But 1t
has not, and no arrangements have been
made, as in thcs case Of money, officially
to receive and destroy worn-out flags.
OLGA WOODRUFF CAMPBELL.
Editors Note: Section 16 of the
Amended Flag Code of the United
States Army. revised in 1924, reads:
"When the flag is in such condition
that 1t is no longer fitting emblem
for display, 1t should not be cast aside
or used in any way that might be
viewed as disrespectful to the ma
tional colors, but should be destroyed
as whole privately, preferably by
burning or by some other method in
harmony with the reverence and re-
spect we owe to the national emblem
representing our country"
Evening star., 1940-08-06

enforcement authorities are thor
oughly alert to the gravity Of the
spy menace and are determined to
pool their resources for a co-ordi-
mated offensive against alien SUBJ
versive activities of every description.
The conference at the Department
Of Justice between Federal and State
officials interested in protecting the
national defense program should go
far toward expanding and strength
ening the drive against seditious
conspirators and other enemies of
the American Government. This i'm
portant battle must be waged by
persons authorized and trained to
recognize such enemies and to fight
them with every possible legal weap-
on. With this end in view President
Roosevelt some months ago desig-
mated the Federal Bureau Of Investi-
CATION as the general headquarters
OF the campaign. Yesterday Mr..
Roosevelt properly reiterated that
the solution of the problem lies
through normal channels of local,
State and national law enforce
ment"-not through the "cruel stu
pidities Of the vigilante." The Job
OF investigating and prosecuting
offenders of our espionage statutes
Is one for experienced, dispassionate
officers OF the law. They should be
given every facility they may need
in checking on suspects-including
legal authority to listen in on tele-
phone conversations of the plotters.
Nothing will so discourage undercov-
er foreign agents as the knowledge
that there exists in America an off,
cial counterespionage system as far
reaching and effective as their own
secret network.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
The Campaign Book

Attorney General Jackson has fol-
lowed a somewhat unusual, but en-
tirely proper course in volunteering
the opinion that the suggested pol
icy of the Republican National Com
mittee on campaign gifts would
violate the Hatch Act, and 1t may
now be wondered whether the DEM
ocratic National Committee is to be
similarly advised as to the applic-
ability of the law to that highly
lucrative quadrennial publication
known as the Campaign book"
which has been characterized by Re-
publicans as "shakedown" and
which is once more reported in
process of preparation.
AS the result of the criticism
stirred by the first book, which
brought as high as one hundred dol
lars copy, either when bought
outright or used as an advertising
medium, the amended Hatch Act
banned such ventures and fixed
penalty up to five years in prison or
a f1ve-thousand- dollar fine for those
who invest in such an organ. This
is the same punishment provided
for non-observance of the five-thou-
sand-dollar limit on campaign gifts
by individuals, the issue which
prompted the admonition from At
torney General Jackson when Henry
P. Fletcher, general counsel for the
Republican committee, expressed the
view that the restriction applied only
to contributions to a national COM
mittee or it's senatorial or congress
sional committees, and would not
prevent further gifts to State or
local committees.
That the Hatch Act prohibitions
were intended to cover all phases of
the present campaign was made
clear at the time of passage by Rep
resentative Dempsey, Democrat, of
New Mexico, the House sponsor.
In passing on the point raised by
the opinion of the Republican coun-
sci, Mr.. Jackson said that Silence
in the face of the widely published
opinion of Mr.. Fletcher might lead
well-intentioned persons to believe
it to be an accepted Interpretation
of the act" by the Justice Depart
ment.
Equal consideration should be had
for other "well-intentioned persons"
whose financial assistance to the
campaign book" subjects them to
the penalties of the act.