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Evening star., 1941-09-15
Axis Black Sea Drive
Preparations Seen in
5toppage Of Shipping
kozis, Italians Reported
Concentrating Men and
Vessels in Bulgaria
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 15.-A
sea-borne' Nazi drive against Rus
sian forces on the Crimean Penin-
sula was forecast by observers here
today as Balkan sources reported the
Germans had ordered all Rumenian
and Bulgarian Black Sea ports
closed to commercial shipping.
The reported German action
capped recurring rumorS that both
the Germans and Italians had been
concentrating men and ships in Bull
garian ports, presumably for an at
tempt to land forces behind the
Soviet Dnieper River defense line
in the Ukraine.
Soviet Protested Last Thursday.
Only last Thursday it was dis
closed that Soviet Foreign Com
miSSar Vyacheslav Molotov had pro-
tested to Bulgaria that she had
,overstepped the bounds of neutrality
by permitting German naval prepa-
rations in her harbors.
dispatches from Sofia last
night said partial mobilization OF
the Bulgarian Army had been
ordered for today and that the
government was putting into ef-
feet DEGREES providing severe
penalties for sabotage and sub
verSive activitieS)
1t was believed here that the
reported German preparations were
prompted by dissatisfaction with
progress of the campaign in the
Ukraine, in which the Rumanian
Army has been playing an important
part.
There have been repeated reports
That both the Rumanian public and
army leaders were opposed to con-
tinuing the war against Russia now
that the provinces of Bessarabia and
Northern Bucovina which the Soviet
took by ultimatum more than year
ago, had been won back.
Bulgaria Held Belligerent.
The Istanbul newspaper Ikdam,
meanwhile, labeled Bulgaria
belligerent nation, citing the action
of the refugee Greek government in
declaring war against Bulgaria.
AS a belligerent, Ikdam said, Bull
garia would not be permitted to
send warships into the Black Sea
through the Dardanelles-over which
Turkey is the guardian.
The paper apparently was allud-
ing to reports that Bulgaria recently
had purchased warships from Italy
with the intention of sailing them
through the Dardanelles. Treaty
conventions regarding the Straits
bar the passage of warships of
belligerent nations in time of war,
providing Turkey is neutral.
Turkish observers said the Ikdam
article reflected the official Turkish
view point.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Partial Mobilization
Ordered by Bulgaria

SOFIA. Bulgaria, Sept. IS (Pl.-A
partial mobilization of the Bulgarian
Army has been ordered, effective to-
day. it was disclosed last night.
The class of 1921 and youths of
the classes of 1922 and 1923 who
have finished their secondary studies
are being called to the colors.
The government also is putting
into effect DEGREES to suppress all
subversive activities and may impose
the death penalty for sabotage
These DEGREES are under the laws for
civil mobilization and defense of the
state.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Lifting of British Bon
On Daily Worker Urqed

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-The British
Press Freedom Committee of the
National Council for Civil Liberties
adopted a resolution today urging
that in the new situation created
by our pact with the Soviet Union. "
the ban imposed on the Daily
Worker be lifted.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Woynesboro Planning
Street improvement
Special Dispatch to The Star.

WAYNESBORO, Va, Sept. 15.-
Waynesboro's City Council has ap-
proved s21 900 street improvement
program for 1941-42 and will use
$1,000 received from sale of real es-
tate to E. I. du Pont de Nemours &
Co. here as part of the funds for
this purpose. Main project is de-
velopment of Mulberry'street, paral-
leling Main street, to relieve traffic
congestion on Main street.
Council has also awarded Wilson
Trucking Corp. here a permit to
operate a motor passenger bus serv-
ice in the town.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
A. F. L. Total 4 SIS, ,056

The American Federation of Labor
said today that its dues-paid men,
bership now totaled 4569,056, the
highest in history, and a gain of
32l, ,6l3 in the last year.
Evening star., 1941-09-15

lose the war with Germany q peace
concluded with them would mean
nothing"
Tanner failed to give the basis
for his hopes Of early peace, but
there have been previous unofficial
predictions that Finland would stop
fighting as soon as she regained
territories lost to Russia in the
1899 40 winter war, plus enough ter
ritory in certain areas to give her
a good strategic front.
The Helsinki government an
nounced some time ago that its
armies had regained all the lost
territory, thus realizing one Of the
two aims set forth by Tanner.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Final Services Today
For Insurance Agent

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 29-Fu-
neral services were to be conduct
ed at II o'clock this morning in
the Muehlig Chapel for Fred P.
Corey, well known insurance agent
who passed away Thursday after
noon. DR.. Charles Brashares was
to .officiate and interment was 10
be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Sagi-
nav.
Mr.. Cory was born May s, 1884,
in Wayne. the son OF Charles and
Carrie Parsons Cory. Before com
ing to Ann Arbor in 1927, he was
in Saginaw and was vice president
OF Mcclure Homes. Inc, there. He
was president of the former Ann
Arbor Home Builders, Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie
Milne Corey, two sons, DR.. Charles
Cory and John Cory, both Of Sagi'
nav; two daughters, Sally Ann
Cory and Nancy Jean Cory, at
home; a granddaughter; and sis
ter, Mrs. Florence Scott, Saginaw.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Traditional Thanksgiving
Observed in School Program

While some Ypsilanti school chill
dren were celebrating Thanksgiv.
ing Day last week. Central fourth
grade pupils were preparing an as
sembly for observance OF the ma
tional holiday this week. Other
Central grade students viewed the
assembly in the auditorium Friday
afternoon.
Leland Randall directed the
grade orchestra in the opening fea-
ture OF the program. Fourth grade
chorus sang Come, Ye Thankful
People, Come" and Thanksgiving
Song. Members OF the chorus are
Marilyn Bonn Evelyn Biggs,
Clarence Chambers, Doris Decker.
Patricia Dele, Anna Duff, Joan
Eiglinger. Elaine Gates, jeanne
Gotos, Ruth Ann Grinage, Mary
Harrington, Roberta Hubbard.
Marilyn Mitchell, Betty Jane Ough.
terson, Carl Shauan. Rosena Stsf-
fen, Laura Smyth, Floyd Warming
ton, Dorothy Westjohn, Gladys
Woolsey and Betty Young.
The dramatization OF THE First
Thanksgiving Day" with Carol
Barney as announcer was given.
The cast included American chill.
dren. Mary Alice Scheffler, Maurice
Fry, Patricia Green, Patricia Robin.
son, jeanne Yeatman, Bernadine
Gore. JOY Wolters, Martha Ann
Devol, Frank Carey, James John.
ston. Harry Rutter, Charles Coop
er, Harold Bennett, Edmond Good
ing; English boy, Peter Fletcher.
Pilgrim family and friends, moth
er, Marilyn Meerseman; father,
Garth McAllister; children, Betty,
Joyce Davis, Edward, Seth Arnold,
Richard, Harold Spears; Aunt Ruth,
Joan Spannuth; Miles Standish,
Alfred Ellendorf; Priscilla Mullens,
Marjorie Fuller; John Alden, Edwin
Ellis orphans, Mary, Chaline Niles,
Robert. Jerry Priest; Squanto, Ed.
ward Shauan: other Indians, Rob.
ert Beck, David Blattenberger, John
Baker, Richard Barnett, Charles
Fehrenbaker. Wayne Hartman,
Thomas Lurkins. Dale Macdonald,
Gordon Maybe, John Midkiff. Ber-
nard Pepper, Levelle Rice, Dale
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Pick of the Air Today

ternoon: 1880 MBS, $3.50 CHS,
S:15 NBC-Red, 5:45 CHS. $50
NBC.Blue; Night: 700 NBC-
Blue, s:55 CHS, 11:0O NBC. CHS,
1900 NBC.
TALKS-NBC-Blue 400. Forum on
Question SHOULD Labor Have the
Right to Strike During the De-
tense Emergency; NBC-Red
100, Upton Close Analyses Far
East Situation; CHS 1870, Dr..
Robert Wissler. dean Of curators,
discuss Life OF the Eastern
Woodlands Indians.
NBC-Red-Noon--Lou Little and
Henry McLemore Second,
Guess Football Results:
3:30-Listen, America ION Nutri.
tion);
400-Musical Brazil;
5;00-Metropolitan Opera Audi.
tons;
7:00-Jack Benny;
S:00-Charlie Mccarthy.
CBS-10 a. m.--Church of the AIR:
Discrimination to Learning;
3:00-New York Philharmonic
symphony;
b:45-William l.. Shlrer:
s:00-Sunday Evening Hour.
NBC-Blue-12:15 D. MIN an
American:
2:00-Wake Up America;
6.45-Mrs. F. d. Roosevelt with
Nelson Rockefeller as guest;
s:00-Bill Stems All-American
Selections;
9:00-Walter S-fnchell.
MBS-3:30-Walt Disney's Song
Parade:
4:S0-Young Peoples Church OF
the Air;
5:00-I Hear America Singing;
s;0O-American Forum OF the
Air:
10:30-"Keep 'em Rolling.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

don. visited Mrs. Sarah stsrlins.
Bloomfield Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Grammsl
was hostess to the Cherry Hfll
Book Club Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Stuart aud
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn, left
Sunday morning for their home
In Sussex, N. J. They have been
visiting a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gilmore and Mrs. Sadie
Shuart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gill and
family. Harbor Beach. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Gill and sons. Donald
and Bailey were dinner guests
Thanksgiving Day at George ellis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Ann Arbor Neu1S
Coston. Stegenga Rites
In West Announced

Ann Arbor. Mich, Nov. GAN
nouncement is being made here OF
the marriage in Martinez, CAL. Nov
IS, Of Ruth Mary Stegenga. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stegen-
ga, Ann Arbor. and Malcolm Mac
Gregor Coston. &c: OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Coston, Hornell. N. Y.
Both are University graduates.
Mrs. Coston receiving her bachc-
lor OF arts degree in 1870 and Mr..
Coston his bachelor OF science de-
gree the same year.
The couple will live in Pitts
burgh.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Ii. Col. Pack Assumes
Selective Service Post

Ann Arbor. Mich, Nov. 2s-An.
nouncement is being made Of the
appointment of 1t. Col. Philip c.
Pack, Ann Arbor, to the post OF
operations officer Of the Michigan
State Selective Service. He sue.
ceeds 1t. Col. Samuel D. Pepper,
who is retiring.
Col. Pack was called to active du'
ty In June. 1910. and has been
Judge advocate general of the 32nd
division at Camp Livingston. La,
since October. 1910. Previous to
that he was director Of the Uni
versity's athletic press bureau. He
commanded Company X, the Ann
Arbor National Guard unit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Little Patricia Atkins
Taken, Interment Here

Little Patricia. 20 days old,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Atkins, Cleveland. passed away of
heart trouble in her home Thurs
day and will be brought to this
city for burial this afternoon al
o'clock. Rev. Charles w. Brash'
ares OF the Methodist Church, Ann
Arbor, will officiate at a graveside
service in Highland Cemetery.
There is also a son three and a
half years old, Thomas Michael
Atkins.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
HELD FOR TRIAL

Ann Arbor. Mich. Nov. 29-Her.
bert E. Smith, gil Thompson St,
waived examination in Justice Jay
H. Payne's court Friday on charges
of embezzling mortgaged property.
He was bound to circuit court under
$500 bond, not furnished. Under
sheriff Fred Sodt said today he
expected officers from Iowa here
this week end to extradite Mr.
Smith to that state to answer the
charges, as Mr.. Smith is accused OF
selling a refrigerator there before
he had completed paying for 1t.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Miss Feese to Direct
Activities OF Girls

Ann Arbor, Mich. Nov. GAN
nouncement is being made OF the
appointment Of Miss Marion Feese,
Wamego. Kas.. as director OF the
Ann Arbor Girl Scouts and Gill
Reserves. The two organizations
will be co-ordinated to provide 8
unified recreational and character
building program.
At present there are IA Girl Scout
troops and IA units OF the Girl
Reserves.
Miss Feese will have her Offices
IN the Y. w. c. A. building.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Iowa Man Will Speak
at Music Clinic Today

Ann Arbor. Mich, Nov. 20 -
Charles B. RICHTER. Of the School
of Music Of the University Of Iowa.
was to be the guest speaker at the
fifth annual instrumental music
clinic In Hill Auditorium today.
His topic was to be Building the
Stringed Orchestra In the High
School,.
After luncheon, there was to be a
concert by the University Symph'
ony Orchestra and plans for the
1912 festival were to be discussed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Solomon eastIsn Entertained

Mr.. and Mrs. George McKim en-.
tertained Saturday evening In honor
OF their father. Solomon Bastiap.
Inc occasion was his eighty-sixth
birthday. Guests were a son, Duane
B'stian and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Caroen and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Caroen and Mr.. an
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Up
Earth tremors lasting several
seconds ratified windows and shook
buildings in central Jutland Friday
In the north Jutand city OF Aalborg
the tremors were said to have last
ed 10 seconds. The quake was not
felt in Copenhagen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Cherry Hill
NEIoHeoRLY NINE MEETS

Cherry Hill. Mich. Nov. 2s-Mrs.
Victor May entertained members OF
the "Neighborly Nine" Tuesday af'
ternoon. A social time was en-
joyed. Lunch was served by the
hostess. The Christmas family party
will be In charge OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer Grammel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

Tonight
THE WAR--7:30 MBS, 7:45 MIC
Red, 1000 MBS, 11:00 NBC-Red,
1900 NBC-Blue.
TALKS - CHS: 1918, Senator
George Aiken. Rep. Jerry Voorhis
and Murray Lincoln, president Of
the Cooperative League of the
U. s.. on Building for a Saner
World: NBC-Blue, 500. George
Adde'S, Clio official, on This De-
tense Unemployment Problem
NBC-Red-7: 45-Kaltenborn;
educational Barn Dance:
1o:Oo-Bill Stern Comments on
Sports.
CBS-s:00-Guy Lombardo orchss-
ira;
s:SO-Hobby Lobby;
10:30-Juan Arvizu Songs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Holly.
wood:
s:30-Frank Black Presents.
MBS-7:45-Inside OF Sports with
Jack Stevens:
s:00-The Green Hornet;
9:00-Chicago Theater Of the
Air.
Sunday
THE WAR Morning: 500 MIC
CHS, 900 NBC CHS, 1890 MBS,
1900 NBC CHS. 11.25 MRS. Az.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

THE lew 60 s H~t 10 5" "
the topic of a second lecture given
hr,F @, nc g 'i-a3
Ann hrhor. Tho course ~ eiqh
monthly lectures is given by Olive
Deane HORNED, special lecturer
fol the Extension Service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

LONDON-UP-Great Britain's
Sth army today was described auth.
oritatively today as apparently
near the conclusion of a campaign
to destroy Axis armored striking
power" in Libya.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

Ronald Patrick spent the week
end hunting and visiting his par
ents at Mancelona.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Winslow.
Jackson, were overnight guests
Sunday evening at George Gill's
Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow.
Mrs. Gill, Mrs. L. E. Truesdell. Shell
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Mira MsarI MekIm Honored

Mrs. Mearl McKim was given
a delightful surprise Saturday eve
ming In honor OF her birthday
Guests who came were her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Funk, her
sister. Mrs. Denia Truesdell and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Lee
and family. all OF Canton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Derwood Funk anad family.
wayne, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
funk and family. They brought re.
ireshments and also a set OF dishes
Tor the guest Of honor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Farm eureau To Meet

The Superior Community Farm
Bureau will meet Thursday eve
ming. Dec. with Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Fishbeck, Frains Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

Mrs. Alfred Smith. Refreshments
were served after a social evening
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

Schaffer, Donald Shifferd, Kenneth
Thomas, Bruce Wallace.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29
Cars CoIIIde

Cars driven by Sherman Pyle
ana Mary Katherine Kessler col.
llded tuesday at the corner OF
Cherry Hill and Ridge Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

Outmoded furniture
damages the appear
ance of modern rooms!
Are you tired Of the
looks of your furniture?
Have it Restyled, Re-
finished and Reuphols-
tered Send it to W.
O. Wilson.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-29

National Broaocass'no Company
Red network. WLW 700. WWJ
$50. WTAM 100. WMAQ $40; Blue
network. WxYz 1870. WLW 700;
WGN 100.
Columbia eroadeastlng Company
--WJR 700, WBBM $50, WCKY
1880. WFBM 1860, VICAR 1880.
WBNS 1860, WOOD 1910: Blue
network, WOWO 1880.
Mutual Broadeastlng Company
network. WLW 700. CKLW 500:
Red network. WLW 700; Blue
WGN TO.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-22
Poppy Day To Be
ObservedOn Sat.
American Eegiar sesax;; ifiaEy -
Offer Symbolic Flow
ers For Sale.

Memory of Americas war dead
in the first World War will be
honored here on Saturday, May
"a, when everyone will be asked
to wear a memorial poppy in tri-
butte to their service and sacri-
flee.
Plans for the observance Of
Poppy Day are being completed
by the Ashe County Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary UNI
der the leadership of Mrs. w. q.
Austin, Poppy Day Chairman. The
memorial flowers, made by dis
abled war veterans, will be Of
fered on the streets throughout
the day by the Auxiliary women.
The peoples which the Auxil-
larry will distribute here have
been made by disabled veterans
at Oteen. All Poppy Day workers
will serve as volunteers and all OF
the money contributed to them
for the flowers will 60 into the
welfare funds of the Auxiliary to
carry forward the Auxiliary's
work for disabled, their families
and the families of the dead dur
ing the year ahead.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-22
Ashe Hospital Is
Aided By Duke

The Ashe county memorial hos
pital moved a step nearer compile
ton this week when the heating
plant and fixtures were received
and w. B. Austin, chairman Of
the board of directors was assured
of the $4,000 gift from the Duke
endowment fund.
The heating plant will be in
stalled at once, r. r. Badger saic
yesterday.
Other donations received dur
ing the past few days include:
Frank Goss, $1,000; A. P
Smith, $1.O0; T. J. Tomlinson
$1.00; George Walker, $1.0O; Mrs
G. K. Casio, $1.O0; Victor Goss
$1.O0; Mrs. Arthur Kilby, $1.O0
Mrs. Victor Clark, $1.O0; Sidney
Barker, $1.O0; Earl Ball, $500
Elizabeth Ann Carter, SOC; Betty
10 Goss, SOC; Walter Weaver, Csc
]. T. Sturgill, $1.OO; Ahart Paisley
$1,000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-22
Moonlight Minstrel Will Be
Given Throughout County

The people throughout Ashe
county will have an opportunity
to enjoy hundreds of laughs from
the Moonlight Minstrel which
scored such a hit here last Fri
day night as it is to be presented
at Riverview on Saturday night,
at Lansing on Monday night and
probably at Healing Springs on
next Wednesday night and Grassy
Creek, May 81 provided the high
ways are open.
At each place it will be given
for the benefit of the Ashe Coun-
ty Memorial hospital. It was pre-
sented to an enthusiastic audience
which roared with laughter at
the West Jefferson high school
last Friday evening. The program
is varied and includes some SER
ious moments as well as patriotic
songs and other features that will
appeal to any audience.
The large cast is made up the
county's best talent and the ini-
tial performance here was one
that exceeded all Ministries given
in recent years. Included are
some Of the "old original star
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-22
Work To Start On
Courthouse Soon;
$ll,745 Allotted
Present Building to Be Mod
ernized and Additional
Space Added.

Announcement was received
here this week that the county
courthouse project had been ap-
proved by WPA. calling for an al
lotment of $11, 745 to improve and
add to the present building.
Larry P: Coward, register of
deeds, stated that WPA officials
said that work would probably
begin in about four weeks.
The project calls for moderiz-
ing the present building and
building additional office space to
include the farm agent, FSA, well
fare and health departments.
Plans which were drawn by
Basil Barr were submitted some
time ago.
The additional space when COM
pleted will save the county money
which is being spent for rent
elsewhere and will enable the
agencies to function more eff
fiently when housed in one build
ing instead of being scattered
around, county officials pointed
out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-22

East-the authorities ordered all
British consulates closed and their
staffs ousted. This, it seemed,
was the last stiff preliminary to
final and formal break between
London and Vichy, whose "colla-
boration" with the Nazis appear
ed to be growing.
In the North African fighting
the British reported that new
German offensive into Egypt from
the Libyan frontier had been
thrown back - and that Ameri-
can-made bombers had a great
hand in the result by their de-
struction of Axis tanks.
The day brought a German ex-
PLANTATION of the mystery of the
missing Egyptian liner Zamzam,
which carried 1922 persons 1873 of
them Americans. The Zamzam,
said Berlin, had been sunk by
German naval action-presum-
ably by a surface raider - but
everyone abroard her had been
saved and the passengers had
been landed on the west coast of
France.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-22
German Troops Invade Crete;
Zamzam Passengers Are Safe

This week the war continued to
bring surprises from the air. Ger
man troops floating down in gil
ders, in parachutes, and in air
transports-at least 1900 of them
declared disguised in New Zea-
land battle dress - invaded the
vital Allied Mediterranean island
base of Crete from the skies Tues
day.
British military sources in
Cairo, Middle East headquarters,
said the British imperial and
Creek forces on Crete were, con-
sidered strong enough to deal
with any air-borne invasion:
An air-borne attack had been
fully anticipated by the Crete
command under Major General
B. c. Freyberg, it was asserted,
and number of 'chutists were
accounted for quickly.
In French-controlled Syria and
Lebanon-where the R. A. F. con-
tinued bombing air fields being
used by the Nazis to aid Iraq in
its current war with the British,
the first outbreak in the now
spreading battle of the Middle
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-22

comedians and impersonators,
Melvin Campbell, Ivan Miller,
Raymond Francis, Charlie Wea-
yer, Jim Hare and others who
are unsurpassed for this type of
entertainment.
No rib-tickling device wa S
needed for the number of jokes
told on local people; but all of
this was accepted in the spirit of
fun. Jim Haire's representations
of well known local characters
were among the high spots of the
performance. One of the best
features is the large chorus in
Guiding Lois Dickson, Miss Clara
Perkins, Glenn Little, Coleman
Payne, Earl and Carl GRAPHICAL,
Parks Coward, Roy Freeman,
Scott Cox, Rachael RAIDER, Helen
Sells; Marian Williams, Elizabeth
Horne, Josephine Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Francis, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Littlewood and others.
In addition to the group sing
ing special solos are rendered by
David Burkett, Elizabeth Ann
Diggs, Helen Sells and Wayne
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