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The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15
Navy To Garry Mail To Kodiak

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (PD - A Navy plane will carry mail to West Virginia soldiers assigned to outposts in Alaska, Rep. Ed miston said. Under airmail plans, Edmiston said, expected to be eff fectiVe in short time, Navy flying boat will deliver mail at least once every ten days to Ko- diak and possibly weekly. He said the Seward and and Sitka detachments receive mail every ten days, but Kodiak only by monthly steamer. The plans were developed in a conference in Brig. Gen Rose, Adiutant Gen erals office.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15

tied with slashing new gains ot ll0 and so miles in two vital sectors in the battle of Moscow. Nazi Vanguards are reported bat ting only 65 miles west of Mos COW and long range German seize guns are in position to shell MoscoW's outer defense belt There was little gloom in Moscow itself, however.
 While conceding German super iority of numbers. weight and ma chinery the Russians declared that resistance Is growing and Red army counterattacks are in creasing in frequency. Thousands of Moscow civilians are reported toillng feverishly to erect chains. of field Notifications around Mos COW and masses of fresh Soviet troops are hurrying to combat the Nazi juggernaut, under oath to die here but not let the en- emy into Moscow"
 London advices said advance German troops reached Mozhai- six, about midway between Mos ccw and fallen Vyazma, but were ejected by fercely c6unter-attac6 in Red army forces. This thrust apparently marked the closest approach to Moscow since the German offensive began on Oc- tober two.
 A Berlin spokesman indicated a so that Nazi columns encircled Kaluga a hundred miles south of Moscow and rolled on leaving Soviet forces there to be mopped up by German rearguards. If true. this means that the Ger mans have advanced more than half the distance from Bryansk, the scene of much of the heaviest fighting, to Moscow. The Ger mans asserted that still another Nazi column Is moving down on Moscow from the Valdai Hills to to the Northwest, and are near ing the MoscoW-Leningrad rail way.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15
Senator Norris Declares US.
 Can Lick Japs

WASHINGTON. Oct. A lPl - Senator Norris declared that an American-Japanese conflict in the Pacific might develop as quick as a wink if Germany should defeat Russia. He added: I'm not so sure that war with Japan would be a bad thing for the United States
 Believe Navy Can Lick Japs
 The legislator, aged 30, the only remaining member to cast a vote in the Senate against our entry into the late World War, said a German victory in Russia might lead Japan to interefere with American shipping in the Pacific The United States he as- serted, will not tolerate any such interference He disclosed that navy officials advised him that they could sink the Japanese fleet within two weeks. Although they may be little optimistic, I believe we could lick the Japan. csc"
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15
Marshall Asserts Germans Paying Heavy Toll

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is LPD - General Marshall is reported to have told a Senate subcommittee that the German armies are pay ing a tremendous price in mater ial for the ground gained in the Moscow drive. The information was said to have figured in testi- mony he gave when he appeared yesterday before the Aporopria- tions Committee considering the new Iease-lend bill
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15

come to us" once Congress au- thorizes such action. Knox spoke as the House Rules Committee granted a parliamentary right-of- way to the legislation lifting the Neutrality Acts ban against arm ing ships. Earlier the Senate For eign Affairs committee approved the proposal.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15
Nazi Radio Expedition Ship To Greenland Arrives Boston, Custody
 Former Coast Guard Gutter Bear

BOSTON, Oct. IA (P) - The Nazi radio expedition ship cap tured by the United States navy off the coast of Greenland, after a secret wireless station was set up there, arrived at Boston in custody of the naval ship Bear.
 The small sixty-ton Nazi-con- trolled vessel of Norwegian reg istry which the Navy intercept
 ed in American defense waters during September and her crew of about 20 arrived this morning at the entrance of the
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15
Bergdoll, World
 War Draft bod ger Asks for Parole
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA (P)

WASHINGTON, Oct, IA tPD - yer Cleveland Bergdoll, World War draft dodger in the U, S. Army disciplinary barracks at Fort LeavenWorth, indicated that he will request Attorney General Riddle to dismiss 23- year-old indictment pending az ainst him and others. When he learned of the existence of the old charges, he brought to the
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15
Navy Ready Arm Merchant Ships

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is tP) - Secretary of the Navy Knox said the Navy is ready to put guns and their own crews on mer- chant ships "as fast as the ships
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15

harbor and anchored.
 The Bear is the former flagship of Admiral Byrd's Antarctic ex- petitions, and was before that a Coast Guard Cutter stationed in the Arctic, visiting Nome ev- cry summer.
 Crew at Immigration Station
 Authorities said the personnel of the seized ship will be brought to an immigration station and subjected to established proceed ure dealing with foreign nation als brought to American soil.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-15
Long Range Guns In Range of Moscow

UNDATED, Oct. IA CPD - Hit ler's invasion armies were cred
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
DUCHESS OF WINDSOR
VISITS HER RELATIVES

Baltimore. - The Duchess of
Windsor, like many another Amer
lean wife, was a golfing widow
Sunday, staying at Salona farms
with relatives while the duke
went to the Elkridge club.
There Edward, Duke of Wind
sor, paired off with Rear Admiral
Russell Wilson, superintendent of
the U. S. Naval academy. In an
informal golf match they played
two Baltimoreans, r. Denison
Prick and T. Courtney Jenkins.
Jenkins, like the duke, married
a niece of General and Mrs. Hen
ry w. Warfield.
AS the foursome walked to the
first tee, Admiral Wilson remind
ed the duke they had first met
under less peaceful conditions
than the crisp fall afternoon-at
Scapa Flow the day before the
German fleet surrendered in 1918.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
PENNY ADMITS KILLING
OF MISS MARION MILEY

Fort Worth, Texas.-Tom Pen
ny, 80, arrested last Wednesday
for the theft of an automobile
from a prominent Louisville, KY,
club owner, told police that he
and the car owner perpetrated the
robbery of a Lexington KY. coun-
try club in which Marion Miley,
nationally known golf star, and
her mother, were fatally shot.
Penny, twice convicted and SEN
fenced for robbery, implicated
Robert Anderson, proprietor of
the Cat and Fiddle night club at
Louisville, as his accomplish. Fort
Worth police were informed that
Anderson had been taken into
custody at Louisville, being held
for Lexington officers who have
a murder warrant for him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
FRANKLIN COUNTY GOES
DRY IN ELECTION ON SAT.

I.nuisburg. - Franklin county
Saturday voted to abolish its IL
uuor store system, in operation
Tor six years, and return to pro-
hibition.
The unofficial vote, with one
precinct missing was: for reten-
zion of the stores, 1,219; against
the stores, 1929.
1t was agreed that returns from
the missing precinct, Cypress
Greek, could not change the re-
suits, since its voting strength
normally is below the majority
shown.
Franklin thus joined Johnston
ceuntv in the ranks of counties
voting out ABC stores under the
state local option laws. Johnston
was the first to abolish stores at
ter a trial. Warren county recent
ly voted in favor of retaining the
Iegalized liquor system.
Twenty-Five counties re n
wet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
FIRESTONE PLANT is
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Fall River, Mass. - Re- arin 6
flames, fed by thousands of tons
of stored, government owned
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
.Silas Greek News

DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Dickson, OF
Philadelphia, are spending a few
days with home folks.
Rev. J. F. Startling preached his
last sermon for the conference
year at Trinity formerly Bald,
win) church, Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Bryan A. Dickson,
Of Marion, spent Sunday with
Bryan's father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. C.. M. Dickson.
Mrs. Stanley Kirk who has been
sick with a cold for few days is
improving.
Mr.. J. R. Phipps has recently
installed some electric mixers in
his dairy barn. He says that they
work "charmingly" we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle Dickson, o:
Yanceyville, N. c., spent Satur.
day night with Kyle's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Dickson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
TWO SUB CHASERS ARE
LAUNCHED IN ELF. CITY

Elizabeth City. - Two subma-
rine chasers were launched at the
Elizabeth City shipyard Saturday
and keels were Immediately laid
for three others.
Joining in the launchings were
Rear Admiral Delix Gygax, of
Norfolk, and Lieutenant Governor
R. L. Harris, of Roxboro. Miss
Rosemary Ise, of Wichita, Kansas,
cracked a bottle of champagne
across the Prov of the first; and
Miss Clara Caldwell, daughter of
Lieutenant Commander Caldwell,
of Norfolk, and Mrs. Caldwell,
was sponsor of the second.
Admiral Gygax dedicated the
ships to the mission of maintain
ing the freedom of the SEAS" Har-
ris lauded the shipyard manage
ment and workers for knowing
how to ''build both speedily and
we'll"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
SIX KILLED IN SITKA.
ALASKA NAVAL BASE

Sitka, Alaska. An unexpected
explosion in an underground di-
Mantle magazine at the Sitka ma
val air station shortly after noon
Sunday killing at least six service
men, injured dozens of persons in
the nearby fishing village and
damaged defense and private con-
Struction.
The blast reverberated across
quiet Baranof island just as hum
dreds of civilians and army fami-
lies were listening to the benedic-
ton in a Sitka church at 1910 p.
m. The conclusion sent windows
cascading into streets in showers
of broken glass, inflicting cuts on
many women and children walk
ing out of the church and along
the narrow streets of this island
town,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
Nellie Knob News

Mr.. VIM. Gerald, of Bristol, Va,
spent the weekend at MIR. j. p
Goodman's
Mr.. Anvil Phillips now has a
Job working at North Wilkes
boro.
Rev. Levi Greene will start a
revival meeting at Bethel Bap-
fist church, Sunday.
Mr.. Ralph Parsons came home
Saturday and went back Sunday
to his work at Dublin, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Goodman
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Par
son, Sunday.
Mr.. Roy Gentry visited Mr.. ano
Mrs. Ira Phillips, recently.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
BUSTED PRESIDENT
SAILS FOR PANAMA

Panama, Panama.-Dr. Arnulfo
Arias, ousted as president of Pa
mama in a bloodless coup Tues
day while he was in Cuba, sailed
toward home facing possible ar
rest or exile under one of his own
Laws.
Nest informed sources predict
ed his arrest, and some said he
could be sent forever from the
country under the law he had
sponsored permitting exile of
Panamanians.
Meanwhile, as the danger of
armed opposition to the new Pa
mama regime dwindled, authori-
ties began the release of more
than so persons arrested during
the coup. Among these were mem
bers of the staff of DR.. Arias'
newspaper, La Tribuna.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
Brief Review OF National And World


crude rubber, swept through the
Firestone Rubber company plant
Sunday, destroying five large
buildings and damaging three 9TH
ers.
An official estimate of the dam
age was unavailable, but the Fall
River Herald-News, in an extra,
estimated the loss at $13,0O0,OO0.
The fire started on the third
floor of one of the manufacturing
buildings, where seven workmen
were tending curing ovens, 20 by
40 feet in size, in which rubber
automobile cushions were being
treated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
N. E.. LEAF PRICES
ARE SLIGHTLY UP

Raleigh. Price averages held
firm or rose slightly on the East
ern North Carolina bright leaf
belt and-because of an influx of
common leaf-dropped a trifle on
the middle belt last week.
On the bright leaf belt, the
general average was 40 cents a
hundred above the previous
weeks figures of $35.48. Most OF
the gains were around 81 per
hundred and occurred chiefly in
good and low leaf and good lug
grades.
Volume of sales was about the
same as the week before with
gross sales reported at 26,232,91o
pounds. For the season through
October 9, gross sales were listed
as 2O8, 631 800 pounds for an aV-
erage of $29.62 a hundred.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
NAVY ORDERS SPEED
IN PRODUCTION NEEDS

Washington.-The navy called
on ordnance manufacturers to use
three shifts, seven days week if
needed to accelerate deliveries.
Urging that drastic measures"
be employed to catch up with
production schedules, Rear Ad-
miral w. H. P. Blandy, chief of
the ordnance bureau, said in a
message to naval field inspectors:
@'Resourcefulness and ability to
overcome obstacles are outstand-
ing American traits and they are
needed now as never before in
the history of the country"
Admiral Blandy advised that
the navy would consider revision
contracts if manufacturers could
show changes might measurably
increase production.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
PRESBYTERIANS WILL
SERVE COURT LUNCHES

It has been announced that the
women of the Jefferson Presby-
terrain Auxiliary will sell lunch
to those attending the October
term of court which opens Mon
day. The proceeds received by the
auxiliary will go to the benefit
of the Jefferson Presbyterian
church
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16

Mrs. Byron, who was before her
marriage Miss Jessie Bare, OF
Wagner, was buried Friday; also
buried with her was her four year
old daughter, Sallie Pearl. Death
came to both Mrs. Byron and her
daughter as result of poisoning.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-16
ATTENDED FUNERAL

Quinton Bare, Of Wagner and
Mrs. Oscar Burgess, of Boone,
who attended the funeral of their
sister, Mrs. Bates Byron, of Den
ton, Texas, returned home Mon
day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06


 They len In most until time for the army stores have command drawing knots of from 50 to 100 passersby
 During campaigns there special communiques which statistics trumpet rolls. If live the court apartment parotc these sondemedung announce full they be heard by nehbors who have radio.
 stood a h win watching spectacular defense fireworks It was cold 50 ne window according to tho intensity the firing he lot of uawks from the passive defense patrol on tho the full pouring d windows time the exposed could have reflected signal visible for mile.
 Knpe Germany analogous .he BisGo France and to nothing America could compared sungy with tho that wouldn't Do doing justice Tho Knipc s sell sehnapps A frankfurters and auau Now and then you can get cigars and cigarettes when your tobacconiSt Is closed
 Knipe conversation convvaty. usually there with his wife his noghbo tho neghboes between five midnight but Monday tho lively least Sted boresome pub hc places in Deriin-and by for tho most numerous.
 favorite Adolf Benito soln talking i've really remarkable Mussoni Ye but have noticed submarnos9 queries Hitler Sure but aviation soueh parties MuSsoNn All right right with ts "okay antedbut look what have got?"
 Berlin traffic regulations simple driving of hury.up varen the cty haven't got Into Getting out of tight parking cars ta light but the affair settled without The chauffeur merely held h hve" which I paid unhesitatingly, even happily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
CHILDREN'S DAY PROGRAM PLANNED
Sunday School Class Ar. ranges Special Exer.
 cises; Night Services

Naugatuck, June 6.--ChildrenL day exercises at the Hillside Con- gregational church by the Sunday school wdll be held at i0:30 q. m. Sunday. The boys and girls of tho Sunday school will meet at i0:30 a. m. in preparation for the pro. cessdonal There will be no Sun- day @hool session,
 A program of recitation and song will Do rendered by the primary and junior departments. The boys and girls Of the Bible will be given by the Juniors, in which group are Carl Magnugon, Phyllis Jenzell, Duane Anderson, Walter Noble, Carl Boet- tiger, Dorothy Taylor, Shirley Need- ham, Caroline DefUranzo, Ruth Tay- Tor, Robert Lind Paul DAFfanzo and Dorothy Boettiger.
 RecitationS will be given by Ann Elise Erickson, Clifford Swanson, Barbara and BlendG Burtnet, Irene Baer, Russell Johnson, Mildred Tay- Tor, Russell and Shirley Smith, Vio- lot and Carol dugtafson, Fredric Peterson, Myles Johnson, Robert Ford, Margaret and Theresa De- Franzo, George Williams and Bruce Erickson.
 Attendance awards will be pre-. sented by the superintendent, Elton AbranlSofi.
 There will bc the evening service md hymn n-ging at 7:30 o'clock,
 Tho mid .we0k gefVice will be held on Thursday at 6 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
RUBBER RATION PLANNED SOON
Increased Demands in De- fense Programs Boosts
 Consumption

Washington, June 6-(UP)-The United States will ration rubber soon despite record imports of it defense ofilcials said today.
 Increasing demands for rubber in the defense and Britlsa-aid pro- grams has boosted consumption 200,- O0U tons above the normal annual level of e0,00c tons, of1icials said Imports last week were 8i0,000 tons compared with 660,000 tons in 1899
 The United States normally con- sumes about 60 per cent of the worlds rubber. Most of 1t goes into automobile tires, but 30,000 other items require 1t, too.
 Neoprene--a synthetic rubber used in self-sealing airplane gasoline tanks-already has been placed un- der industry-wide, mandatory pri. critics by Director Edward R. Set tinius, Jr. of the priorlties divi. sion of the oftice of production management.
 OPM production director John D Biggers has asked manufacturers to cutaii one-third of their use oi tin for tubes by July 1: two-thirds by August 1; land oil of 1t" by September 1.
 ofiicials also predicted that pro. duction of io42 model automobile, would be cut more than the 20 pei cent over ie4i output which tht OPM already has ordered, when ( survey of sheet and strip stee mills making materials for auto. mobile and other civilian industrieI Is completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
RED CROSS STAFF
 MEMBERS IGNORED
Miss Keefe, Miss Brooks Complete Ten Years of
 Service With Chapter

Naugatuck, June 6 -- Announce- ment that Miss Marion J. Keofe executive secretary of the local chapter, American Red Cross, and Miss Catherine Brooks, public health nurse, have completed 10 years of service at the local chapter was made at q meeting of the ex- ceutlve board of the chapter held yesterday afternoon in the chapter house,
 A sale by the thrift shop eommit- tee held recently at 22 Terrace ave. nue was successful, Mrs, Charles L. Berger, chairman of the eommltteee anonunced, and another sale Wlll Dc held next Tuesday from Q q. m. until 3 D. m, at the chapter house. Cloth- Ing books and miscellaneous articles will be held,
 MT. Tuttlo, Miss Keefe, Mrs. Clar- enee s, Austin, Mrs, A, Y. Anderson Mrs. Berger, Mir. and Mrs, John w Hayes, William B, Boies, John II, sehmuek, Mrs. Donald L, MeCollum and Frank L. Dradubury attended tho session held yesterday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
CROEBLI GOES
 REFORMATORY

Nyack, N. Y, June 8,--tUP) -Wal- ter A. droebli, Jr, io-year.old houses boy who shot his employer, Percy W. Whittlesey, at his home here last Jan. 10, was sentenced yesterday by County Judge John A. McKenna to serve on indeterminate term in M" mira Teformatory.
 Tn sentencing the youth, Judge McKenna censuFed both droebli and Whittiesey for intolerance. He said that the emphasis which had been nsAned on droebli's membership Tn SNe German American Bund was atl s:nsult to the memory" of the boy's father. The elder droebli served ii' the United States navy during the World War and is buried in Arling' ton cemetery.
 droebli, picked up by Whittlesey while hitch- linking in Connecticut resented the fact his benefactor was active in aiding the British cause
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
Building Permits

Thes following permits have issued at tho office os Building ing Inspector John '. Hartley,
 Nzlchal Reilly, Co alter dwelling at Addison, S7B.
 German & 0rlner, to erect ono. family dwelling on Morton street, sS,EOO.
 Nfr. and Mrs. Carlton c. Pr0- vOst, tO erect One-famlly dwelling on Prltchard road, g3,OO0. Antonio Argenta, to erect one. family dwelling on Kelsey street, SS,OO0.
 John and Mary Drlscoll, to erect garage at B4D Piedmont street, 5000.
 General Baking Company, to install underground pump house on Robinson street, SS5O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

Naugatuck, June c, - Members of the Junior class of tho Naugatuck high school will enjoy an outing on Wednesday afternoon, June Il at Lake QuassapAug, They will leave from . point near tho Salem school at 2 p. m, and will go in Q bus. Games will be played and various members will enjoy swim ming. Thomas Reilly,a president oi the class, Is in charge.
 The l0cai Red Cross nurses made S20 nursing calls here in May, had 03 new patients, 57 patients were dismissed and a attended the baby conference, 1t was announced today. Miss Cath.
 erlne A. Brooks and Miss Mary Claffey are the nurses.
 Tho Commencement exercises oi the Sunday School Of St. Miohaeps Episcopal church will be held ct tho il a. fii. service on Sunday, June IS Rev. Arthur r. Lewis, rector, ha, announced. Plans for tho Sunday School picnic and the choir boys vacation arc being made now.
 Commander John Magone and Angelo Pompin0 of tho local DAY. are attending the annual state convention of Disabled American Veterans in New BFi- tain. It will close tomorrow.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas L. Linskey of Hillcrest avenue are enroute tt Northwestern University, Michigan where they will visit their son, Johr J. Linskey, 3rd, who will return home with them for the summer recess.
 Mrs. Clifford A. Teeple of Nett
 tleton avenue yesterday attended a meeting of the state executive committee of Connecticut Garden clubs in Hartford, to which conn
 mtttee she was recently named.
 A large attendance is expected a the lawn party and food sale to bi held next Wednesday, June il, iron 2 to 8 p. m. at the home of Mrs ?. W. Schaffer, 66 Trowbridg, Place. Mrs. Frances Shanahai heads the committee in charge.
 A shower for Miss Evelyn O'Meari of Homestead avenue, who will b' married Saturday to Charles Heln of Williamsport, Pa, was held re- gently at the home of Miss phyllil Thompson, Bradley street Those at tending were: the Misses 0lady Harrison, Jean Howell. Lois Parkin Agnes Lagownik, Louise Pesanelii Abbie Jean Quick, Mrs. Jennie Hin man, Mrs. Lillian Hotchkiss, Mrs