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Evening star., 1940-05-28
War Games Reveal
Tragic Weakness,
Says Gen. Brees
Senior Officers Criticized /,
Enlisted Men Proised
For Work in Muneuvers
~ tbs Associated rrsss.

~ ths Associated rress.
CAMP BEAUEE0ARD, L., May
20.-zn . critical review Of the
Army's greatest peacetime maneu-
vers, Maj. Gen. II. ]. Brees reported
to assembled officers yesterday that
had the concentration been on q
larger scale similar to what might
be expected by general mobilization,
they might have begged down."
Gen. Brees, commander Of the
9Th Corps Area and chief maneuvers
control ofncer, criticized senior Of
fcerS and praised enlisted men in
his far-reaching report to about
1000 fellow omcers making ready
to return to home stations.
IT results would not have been
20 tragic" he said, some Of the So
called attacks without use Of sup
porting weapons were 20 absurd as
to be farcical. In most cases the
fault lies with our senior odicers."
Gen. Brees said one Of the I'm
portant objectives" of further ma
neuvers planned for August in four
Army areas would be to eliminate
dinculties encountered here and to
perfect concentration.
In praising the soldiers who took
part In the war games. Gen. Brees
said:
Our nom commissioned officers
are the backbone Of our Army. They
acted on their own-intelligently,
with initiative, with q keen and COM
plete understanding OF what 1t was
all about and of what they were
trying to do. My hat Is OF to our
enlisted men, be he private. corporal
or sergeant.
There should be no question but
that maneuvers Of this scale, and
even larger, should be held yearly" !"
The general also criticized dis
inclination of the infantry to take
the field when there were no trucks
to ride In, lack of liaison between
forces, inadequate use of aviation
observation and many other def
ciencies Of the Army at present.
i regret to say there were re-
ports Of commanders of all grade
failing to play the game" he added.
There was a general striking dis
inclination to move across country.
Because Of little or no liaison there
resulted instances Of friendly troops
firing into each other.
I'VE should have large increases
in our armored vehicles. We need
more tanks-light, medium and
heavy. There must be a large ex-
pansion Of our so-called mechanized
force. We seem to have forgotten
entirely the effects Of fire. Our in
fantry seems to have . tendency to
forget that marching on foot Is still
a necessity. You can't tight in q
truck"
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Woodbridge Gardeners Hold
Flower Arranging Contest

As q preliminary to their annual
rose and peony show, the Wood
ridge Garden Club staged a flower
arrangements contest last night In
the Sherwood Church Hall, Rhode
Island avenue and Twenty-second
street NE.
Outstanding winner was Mrs.
Frank E. Burgess of 40l2 Twenty
second street NE, who was awarded
six blue ribbons and two special
prizes for her arrangement Of spring
flowers. Her points totaled 81.
Mrs. Burgess was awarded a crys-
tai bowl donated by Mrs. Fulton
Lewis for winning the most blue
ribbons and a second bowl for the
best arrangement of flowers done
within a limited time.
To Mrs. Mathilde K. Bartlett Of
45ll Argyle Terrace NV, went q
blue ribbon for her arrangement OF
grouped iris in Japanese style on a
fiat bowl.
Other winners were Mrs. Freeman
Weiss, 1928 Vista street NE,
grouped iris with flamingo In q sill
yer platter; Mrs. H. A. Linger, 1880
Carlton avenue NE, miniature class
under three inches with forget-me-
nots and baby doll roses.
Prof. A. s. Thurston Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland, Mrs. Charles
Bittinger and Mrs. Dion s. Birney
were the judges.
Monday has been set as the date
Of the large rose and peony show of
the Garden Club. It also will be
held in the church hall.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Texas G. o. P. Expected
Not to Instruct DELEGATES

BY the Associated Presa
DALLAS, May 28.-The State Re-
publican convention drawing its
greatest turnout of delegates in
years due to the visit of Presidential
Aspirant Thomas E. Dewey of New
York today got down to the busi-
ness Of deciding its course at the
national convention.
Every indication was that the 49,
vote delegation to Philadelphia
would go uninstructed.
Mr.. Dewey, speaking over a Ma
tionwide hookup last night. declared
America is woefully weak in its
armed forces due largely to the
'bungling" Of the present admin
istration.
He advocated f1ve-point program
for national defense, declaring
first, we must decide what we are
going to defend"
Rearmament Board Urged.
He said nonpartisan board must
be named to direct the program of
rearmament, the administration
must remove Socialists, Commun-
lists and fellow travellers" from Of
flee, the administration must aban-
don its war on business and "our
national morale must be revitalized."
A storm broke in the meeting of
the Democratic State Executive
Committee yesterday over charges
that Mayor Maury Maverick of San
Antonio, former House member, Is
Communist.
Mr.. Maverick, an ardent third
term advocate, is leading an effort
to have the convention instruct for
President Roosevelt.
Assailed As Communist.
Committeeman Fred Rucker Of
San Antonio. in filing a protest
against seating the Bexar County
delegation headed by Mr.. Maverick,
said the San Antonio Mayor is the
mo. l Communist Of Texas" and
that he had bagful of proofs.
Mr.. Rucker has announced a
candidate for United States Senator
against Tom Connally.
Mr.. Maverick was not present at
the State Committee meeting, but
appeared at a meeting of the Gre
dentials Committee, where he de-
nounced any man who charged him
with being a Communist as "a cow
ard and q liar"
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Wheeler Predicts
Democrats Will Name
Roosevelt Again
Montana Senator, Also
Presidential Possibility,
Reverses Earlier Belief

Reversing his previous belief that
President Roosevelt would not ac-
cept third-term nomination, Sem
ator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana, and a presidential possibility
himself. returned from a Western
trip today to predict that the party
will again select Mr.. Roosevelt az
its standard bearer in November.
Every move made recently would
indicate very definitely that the
President will not only be nomi-
mated at the Chicago convention,
but that he will accept the nomina-
ton for a third term" Senator
Wheeler said.
Tying his prediction in with the
crisis in Europe, Senator Wheeler
added:
Because Of the war hysteria now
sweeping the country I find many
Republicans who have bitterly op-
posed his denomination and election
saying they would support him
against any Republican who may
be named"
Second Place Talk Heard.
Reports have bobbed up in po-
ntical circles here In the past that
some of the New Dealers would not
be averse to Senator Wheeler as
the vice presidential candidate. In
addition to his established record
as a progressive, he stands well
with other factions in the pafty
because of his independence In op-
posing some New Deal ventures,
notably the Supreme Court enlarge
ment fight and Government reor-
ganization power. @ ss r.
Senator Wheeler indorsed the
strengthening Of Americas defenses
but sounded a warning against STIR
ring up war fever or going too far
IN curbing civil liberties
Many people," he said, "are be-
ginning to see Hitler agents, sa-
boteurS and others who want to
destroy our Government around
every corner, the same as they did
after we got into the orld War. It
is much easier to work up a war
hysteria now than it was from 1914
to 1916, for the reason that the
people of this country are over
whelmingly against Hitler, whereas
before, up to the time we got into
the war, there was not the preju-
dice against the German govern
ment that exists now.
Fears Uncontrolled Hysteria.
I am Fundamentally in favor OF
building airplanes or anything else
that may be necessary for the de-
tense of this nation, but I think 1t
Is serious mistake to whip this
country into an hysteria where no
one can control the direction It may
take once it gets started.
1T should be remembered that
Hitler came into power with the
Idea he would suppress labor and
the so-called radicals. Before he
got through he suppressed and sent
TO concentration camps many of
the men who put him in office
With the object lesson before us of
what the dictators in Europe did
we should be careful about talking
OF suppressing free speech or free
assemblage, remembering that they
are among the most precious liber-
ties guaranteed by the Constitution
OF the United States.
Let's ferret out the spies If they
exist, but in doing so let's not ruin
the character of innocent people by
calling them Nazi agents because
they disagree with U.S."
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Mrs. Sweet Wins First
In Sligo Flower Show

A display Of flowers entered by
Mrs. James E. Sweet, 141o Flower
avenue, won first honors at the
show held by the East Sligo Valley
Garden Club yesterday in the Jesup
Blair Community House, Silver
Spring, Md.
The display OF iris and artemesia
was one Of II entered at the clubs
FIRST show by individuals from the
East Sligo Valley area. The Judge
was Mrs. John H. Ihlder Of George
town. w. H. Youngman, garden
editor OF The Evening Star, spoke
on the function of garden clubs in
beautifying residential areas.
Mrs. John Dean was In charge of
arrangements. Mrs. Armand La
Vaute is club president. The next
meeting will be held in the center
June II.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Maverick Engages
In Fist Fight al
Party Convention
San Antonio Mayor
Exchanges Blows With
Mayor Miller Of Austin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WACO, Tex, May 2s.--Mayor
Maury Maverick Of San Antonio,
ardent advocate Of q third term for
President Roosevelt, exchanged
blows today with Mayor Tom Miller
Of Austin outside the hall where the
Texas Democratic Convention was
deciding whether to pledge the
States 46 delegates to Texas own
John Nance Garner or to Mr.. Roose-
velt.
Mayor Miller, the keynote speaker
of the convention, is leader in the
harmony" group which is seeking
to have the convention delegates
pledged to Vice President Garner,
while agreeable to steering clear Of
any stop Roosevelt" movement.
Fight Versions Differ.
Versions OF the alteration dif-
fered.
Mr.. Miller said he hit Mr.. Maverick
in the chest.
Mr.. Maverick said Mr.. Miller
struck at him but missed and hit
Floyd McGown, Mavericks exec
utive assistant.
Miller started It," Mr.. Maverick
said, declining further comment.
Passersby said the two Mayors
pushed each other around.
Mr.. Miller said Maverick made
an insulting remark to him. 80 I
hit him." Miller added.
Il don't have anything against
Maury."
Mr.. Miller was chairman Of the
original organization of Roosevelt
third-termers in Texas, but later
agreed to peace" settlement
aimed to reconcile the Garner
Roosevelt factions.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
New Mexico Delegation
Pledged to Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA FE, N. Mex, May 49,
New Mexico Democrats unanimous
ly instructed their delegation to
the national convention to cast its
six votes for President Roosevelt for
a third term II he wishes one.
The delegation will be composed
of Gov. John Miles, Senators Hatch
and Chavez, Representative Demp-
sey and one person each from the
States nine judicial districts. Its
six votes will be bound by the unit
rule, and will 60 to President
Roosevelt SO long as his name is be-
fore the convention,
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Dunish Service Resumed

Admiral Luke McNamee, president
Of the Mackay Radio & Telegraph
Co., announced today that ar
rangements have been completed to
resume direct communication be-
tween the United States and Den
mark, which was interrupted April
8 by the German invasion. The
regular commercial service was to
start again this morning.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Newspaper Advertising
Above 1899 Levels
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SRSea~a 11oP0VO11 70 otHIs
CHICAGO, May 28.-The volume
Of advertising placed by retailers in
the newspapers Of 80 leading cities
for the week ended May 18 totaled
q, ,766 974 lines. Advertising Age, ma
tional advertising newspaper, re-
ported today.
This is an increase of more than
100000 lines over the 20,949, ,738 lines
carried during the corresponding
week OF last year, a gain of 80 per
cent.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Dr.. CorreI Back in u. s.

NEW YORK, May % R-Dr
Alexis Carrel, co-inventor with Col
Charles A. Lindberg of the me
cnanical heart" arrived yesterday in
the liner Champlain to do war re-
search work, after a years absence
In Europe. He said he would study
treatment of wound infections.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Expulsion Of Trotsky
From Mexico SOUGHT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 28.- Expul-
sion OF Leon Trotsky, exiled Com
munist leader, was sought today
by the Nationalist Association, q
conservative political organization,
and by the National Youth Con-
federation, with assertions that his
presence constituted 4 constant
danger" for the nation.
An attempt was made to machine
gun Trotsky and his wife ut their
suburban villa last Saturday.
Neither WaS hit,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Jones Graduates
From Med School
With High Honors
West Jefferson Man Receives
Doctors Degree. To Take
His InternShip.

Clyde Thomas Jones, brilliant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Jones,
of West Jefferson, graduated last
Monday with honors from the
College of Medicine of the Uni
versity of Tennessee, located at
Memphis, and has rightfully
earned the title of DR.. Jones.
After short vacation with
his family here, DR.. Jones plans
to start his internship at the St.
Johns hospital in Yonkers, N. Y,
the first of April. ~ d
DR.. Jones took his pre-medical
work at Wake Forest College and
has been studying at the Univer-
sity of Tennessee for the past
five years.
Among other honors, he was
president of the graduating class,
which consisted of 26 members.
He is regarded as being one of
the best students who ever at
tended West Jefferson high
school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21

One of the greatest needs to-
day in Ashe and Allegheny coun-
ties is an extensive and we'll
planned reforestation program,
Floyd Grouse, prominent Allie
ghany county attorney and mayor
of Sparta, pointed out in an in
teresting address before the JET
Persons Rotary Club last Thurs
day night.
1--WE have destroyed our forest
and this destruction has caused
erosion, loss of soil and loss OF
the fertility of our soil," Mayor
Grouse stated.
Many cities of ancient civiliza-
tons are today buried beneath
the forest, partly because of the
reckless destruction of land and
forest by the people of those
days, he explained.
"Today I am keenly interested
in bringing the forest back be-
cause Of the great commercial
value of such program and be-
cause it would promote hunting
and fishing.
IA reforestation program pro-
perly carried out in Ashe, which
this club could put over, would
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Finnish Relief
To Be Continued

While fighting in Finland has
ceased, and Russia is now TAX
ing over large sections of this
small republic, the Firms need
relief more than ever before dur
ing reconstruction and re-habili-
tation, and for this reason the re-
lief campaign in America goes
right on.
L. P. Coward, chairman for
Ashe county pointed out that to
date contributions to this fund
have been small and urged every
one interested in the cause, to
bring or send in a donation to
him or to The Skyland Post.
This campaign was started to
provide some relief for the des-
titute civilians in Finland, and
this need now is even greater
than it was before the Finnish
government was forced to sur
render to the Russian demands.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Reforestation Program Badly
Needed, Mayor Grouse States

in time make enough money to
pay for all of the bonded debt of
this county," he asserted.
He explained that now is the
time to get the farmers interes-
ted in this program. "The federal
government will allow $4,000
through the AAA for setting out
1000 trees on a farm. That mo-
ney will pay the cost.
Lets get the farmers interes-
ted in setting out a small patch
of seedlings each year. -.
'tReforestation would be a great
help in preserving game and fish
There is no reason why this Sec
ton shouldn't be as famous fol
grouse shooting as Scotland, and
a fisherman's paradise"
The speaker was introduced by
Ira T. Johnston. Gwyn Gambill
was in charge of the program
Bill Chester, Amos Wagner, DR.
T. r. Burgess and Ray Lowery,
all of Sparta, were guests of the
club.
Plans are now underway to or
ganize a club at Sparta and
these men seem to be keenly in
tereSted in il.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Directors OF Ashe Sheep
Growers Association Will
Meet At Court House Sat.
Activities of Newly Formed
Association to Be Worked
Out AT That Time.

A meeting of the directors Of
the Ashe County Sheep Growers
Association will be held Saturday
afternoon at 100 o'clock at the
courthouse for the purpose of
perfecting the organization.
The directors will work out a
complete program of activities for
the newly formed association and
adopt constitution and bylaws.
The township directors are: w.
T. Miller, Chestnut Hill; M. H,
Eller, Creston; E. V. Eller, Cliff
ton; R. B. Brown, Elk; J. C.
Pierce, Grassy Creek; Bryan PEN
nington, Helton; c. L. Goss, Horse
Creek; w. M. Little, Hurricane;
j. w. Neal, Jefferson; T. j Gray
beal, Laurel; Max Barlow, North
Fork; w. M. Transou, Peak
Creek; R. G. Phillips, Pine
Swamp; E. c. Eller, Piney Creek;
w. Y. Cox, Pond Mountain; H. H.
Burgess, Obids; Walter Burkett,
Old Fields; J. r. Phipps, Wal
nut Hill and Walter Phillips,
West Jefferson.
w. B. Austin is president; J. r.
Phipps, vice president; H. D.
Quessenberry, secretary and R.
B. Brown, treasurer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Horton Talk
To Rotary Club
Here Tonight
Lieut.. Governor and Candi-
date for Democratic Nom
inatiOn For Gov.

Lieutenant Governor Wilkins
P. Horton, of Pittsboro, will de-
liver an address before the JEFF
Persons Rotary club here tonight
at 7:15 o'clock. ~
MIR. Horton, a candidate Cor the
Democratic nomination for COVER
nor of North Carolina, has been
engaged in the practice of law in
Pittsboro for 26 years.
He was member of the State
Senate at the 1919 1927, 1881 and
1885 sessions of the general assem-
bly,. He has been Lieutenant Gov
ernor since January, 1887. He is
widely known as a high state Of
ficial, civic leader and public
speaker:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Need $4,000 More
To Finish Ashe
Hospital Bldg.
Finance Committee Maps Out
Plans for Renewed Drive.
Reports Are Given.

The finance committee of the
Ashe Memorial Hospital Associa-
ton is now busy making plans
to launch another drive to raise
at least $4,000 more to complete
the hospital building.
1t is estimated that approx
mate1y this amount of money
will be needed to purchase all
lighting, plumbing and heating
fixtures.
At meeting Monday night the
committee, composed of Wade Ell
Ter, chairman, B. w. Austin, L. P.
Coward, Roy Badger, John Lit
tlewood and Lem Hafer, mapped
out plans for the drive. Work
ers will be secured in each COM
munity to make another canvass
and all wholesale houses and
manufacturers selling products
in the county will be contacted.
Treasurer Roy Badger reported
that 933 persons have paid their
pledges or contributions in full.
The total amount of money col
lected amounts to $6,618.30 to
date.
Others who will owe pledges
are urged to pay them at once.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Samuel Wilcox
Buried On Sat.
Was Sc Years Old AT Time
of Death Which Oc-
Cured Thursday.

Funeral service was held Sat
urday for Samuel Wilcox, of
Todd who died on Thursday, at
his home, following a heart at
tack. Service was conducted at
Zion church with the Revs.
H. D. Jessup, Tom Houck and H.
M. Winkler in charge. Burial fol-
lowed in the Wilcox cemetery, at
Mill Creek.
The deceased who was a ma
tive of Ashe county was the son
of Vinia Baker and VIM. Will
cox, and was 86 years old at the
time of his death. For many
years he was actively engaged in
farming.
He has many friends and rela-
tives in this county as he was
the father of Is children, IL of
whom are living, 80 grandchild-
rem, 81 great grandchildren and
two great great grandchildren.
Surviving is his wife, five sons.
Will, Joe, Mack, Carl and Vance
Wilcox; 7 daughters, Mrs. w. A.
Robertson, Mrs. G. w. Gentry.
Mrs. Clint Houck, Mrs. Balm
Trivett, Mrs. Mack Goodman,
Mrs. H. M. Wilcox, Mrs. Ellis
Houck and the grandchildren.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Contract Is Let
For New Well
For Water Dept.
Work Expected to Start Soon
Virginia Company Was
Low Bidder.
CARNIVAL REJECTED

Contract for the proposed new
we'll to increase the water supply
for West Jefferson was let, Fri
day night, at a meeting of the
town board, to the Virginia Ma
chinery and Well company, low
bidders of the project, ,,sby the
foot. g. ~
The S. e well has not
been selected as yet but will be
in the near future, as work is ex-
pected to be started on the well
soon. The town board voted to
have the well dug, short time
ago in order to increase the city
water supply and prevent the oc-
currence Of a water shortage
which has existed here for the
past two summers.
The well will be conveniently
located in order to pump water
into the main line of the reser-
voir.
AS was announced last week,
the town board voted to issue
$4,000 worth of bonds to refund
outstanding bonded Indebtedness.
This is no additional debt or OBJ
legation the town is incuring, but
simply a refinancing of an old
obligation represented by water
and sewer bonds.
At the meeting of the town
board Friday night there were
some discussions of a carnival
which the American Legion de-
sires to bring here in order to
raise funds to help pay for the
community building. All of the
members Of the board were not
present, but a majority of those
who were at the meeting vetoed
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21
Madge Kilby Is.
Winner OF Ashe
Oratory Contest
Tenth Grade Lansing Student
Won Contest Here Friday.
Receives Medal.

Miss Madge Kilby, tenth
grade student at the Lansing high
school, won the Ashe county ora
torical contest last Friday night
and was awarded a beautiful me-
dial, given by the Ashe post of
the American Legion, sponsors of
the contest.
Because of severe cold weather,
the oratorical contest was held in
the community building here in
stead of in the courthouse.
Only two high schools partici-
pated in the countrywide event.
Archie Speaks, of West Jefferson,
the other contestant, delivered a
splendid Grafton, but his extern
poraneous speech was not as good
as Miss Kilby's.
The subject of the contest was,
"How the United States Consti-
tuition Benefits America and Its
Citizens.
Supt. J. B. Hash presided and
Ed M. Anderson awarded the me-
dial on behalf of the American
Legion.
I'm strong for basketball, in
fact I helped organize the first
basketball tournament in the
county, but I feel that we are 60.
ing little too far with this fine
SPORT" Supt. Hash stated follow.
ing the contest.
"rm also strong for spelling
bees, debating, punctuation
arithmetic, history and oratorica.
contests" he explained
eve should have a large CROWD
here tonight; there should be
more interest in this sort of
contest. OF course the public is
interested in basketball, but il
should also be interested in these
equally fine and important activi:
ties"