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Evening star., 1941-09-27
Troops Become Marksmen
Quicker With 6arands
O. the Assnc1ated Pres.


BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-The Gar
and rife, the Army's new Semiauto-
matte weapon, is helping Uncle
Sans rockies to qualify as marks
men in fast time.
The percentage of green soldiers
who qualify on their first tryouts
on the range is vastly higher than
it ever was with the old Spring
field" the Evening Sun said in a
story by staff reporter COVERING
29th Division maneuvers at A. P. Hill
Military Reservation, Va.
"As many as 80 per cent OF the
men who have never fired a gun
before have been able to qualify on
their first tests, officers say. In the
old days when the Springfield rife
was the infantry weapon hardly
more than so per cent of the men
succeeded in qualifying on their first
range firing"
One of the reasons for the superior
performance of the Garands is that
the rife has no kick the dispatch
said,
Evening star., 1941-09-27
France Needs No Help
From u. s, Deaf Asserts
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, Occupied France. Sept. 81.
Marcel Deaf, newspaper editor and
one of the leading advocates of COL
laboration between France and Ger
many, said yesterday in statement
for Americans that France, contrary
to American belief, wants no help.
M. Deaf, who was wounded by an
assassin on August %, along with
Pierre Laval, former Vice Premier
of the Vichy government, declared
the United States labors under three
misconceptions toward France.
THE first misunderstanding is the
America idea that France wants
help" M. Deaf said. I'VE have
finally learned we must become
strong enough to help ourselves.
The second misunderstanding is
the ludicrous idea that We are en-
Slaved or tortured. The fact is we
were beaten militarily exactly as we
deserved to be after 20 years OF con-
fusion and darkness.
"A third American misunder-
standing is that we want some one to
occupy our empire for us. We do
not. We succeeded in defending
Dakar and we nearly succeeded with
Syria. We are now strong enough to
do the job ourselves and We are
going to do it,
Evening star., 1941-09-27
W. P. A. Expects TO Raise
Pay for 100000
a. the Associated Press.


Congress soon may be asked for
funds to provide pay increases for
more than 100000 w, P. A, workers.
Howard o Hunter, w P. A. COM
missioner, also said yesterday that
W. ?. A. rolls would be increased
this coming winter to take care of
thousands made jobless because of
defense priorities.
without committing himself Off
cially. Mr.. Hunter guessed" that
the pay increases would amount to
10 per cent, and said action would
be taken within 30 days.
He said the plan was to bring
earnings nearer into line with the
increased cost of living
The w. P. A. monthly wage scale
now runs from S31.20 to S81 80 in
the South, $39 to S9470 in the North
and s4420 to s94 in the West.
Mr. Hunter said the present w. P
A. wage schedules had been in effect
for two years, and in that time in
dustrial wages had been increased
70 per cent and food prices Is per
cent.
Mr.. Hunter reported present w.
P. A, employment at 1,034,629, the
lowest on record. He said 100000
persons now were eligible for w. P.
A. If jobs were available. He esti-
mated August unemployment
throughout the Nation at $500, 900.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Republicans Meet
To Organize Party
For Congress Races
Building Of Machinery
From Top to Bottom
Planned by Committee
Bv the Assorts ted Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.--A new unit
of the Republican National Commit
tee met today to organize the party
from top to bottom for the 1912 con-
gressional campaigns,
A spokesman for this special or
ganization committee said its mem
bers intended to go right down
into the precincts in building the
machinery for next years drive
He said the National Committee
previously had confined its sctivi-
ties principally to policy and finance.
leaving the drudgery of precinct
work to the State organizations.
This year national leaders de-
cided to plan uniform, united organ
ization, and Werner w. Schroeder.
chairman of the special committee.
announced it would consider "spe-
cific organization plans for the
entire United States"
Mr.. Schroeder, national commit
teeman for Illinois summoned 20
the two-day conference Mrs. Chris
Carlson of Minnesota. E. r. Cola
day of Washington. Walter S. Hal
lahan of West Virginia, Mrs. John
E. Hillman of Colorado. CYRUS Nc
Cormick of New Mexico, Mrs. Ruth
Baker Pratt of New York, Mrs.
Grace B. Reynolds of Indiana, Har-
rison Spangler of Iowa. William
Stern of North Dakota, Mrs. Harry
E. Thomas of Wisconsin, Ezra r.
Whitla of Idaho and Mrs. Alfred B.
williams OF Massachusetts,, among
others.
All these conferees are members
of the National Committee, appoint
ed to organization work by National
Chairman Joseph Martin.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Park Policeman Is Injured
When Auto Hits Motorcycle

Park Policeman Henry w. Brown,
48, was injured yesterday when his
motorcycle was struck by an auto
mobile at Maine avenue and Four
teenth street SW., police reported.
He was taken to Emergency
Hospital in a taxicab and admitted
for treatment of fractured ankle
and foot and lacerations to a hand
and knee. His condition was not
considered serious.
Police said Mr.. Browns motor
cycle was hit by a car which was
attempting to make left turn into
Fourteenth street from Maine ave-
nue..
Robert Sirrall. 25. of Drury, Md,
suffered a fractured collar bone
early today in an automobile ac-
cident near Drury, police reported
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
by the Bladensburg rescue squad.
Evening star., 1941-09-27

'Cuihiilutu TIDiEl TllNl TdSt.'
attack on the defenses of Lenin-
grad
Our fire from close range stopped
the advance" the radio was quoted
as saying, adding the fighting had
ragged two days.
In other engagements it was said
that during the last few days a
tank unit killed more than 1,500
officers and men"
The radio also said a unit COM
manded by Comrade Denisov an
initiated a picked Nazi regiment
from Hamburg in three days of
fierce fighting.
Another unit was said to have
killed 500 German soldiers and cap
tured large transport column.
Prepare for Winter War.
The German nation was informed
by word and deed last night that
the high command expects a winter
campaign in the East
although the advance already
has gone far, it is generally recog-
nized that one cannot figure on
German pressure against the Soviet
armies letting up during the winter
months" D.N.B. declared.
At the same time dispatches from
German-occupied Oslo told of a
decree by which Norwegians must
surrender wool blankets for use by
the German Army. Civilians and
stores possessing such blankets must
deliver them up by September 30, on
pain of prison sentences up to three
years and heavy fines. Certain ex-
ceptions were made for persons liv-
ing in northernmost areas and for
areas hard hit by war. The blankets
will be paid for on basis of German
Army appraisal.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Lost Army Plane Dives
Within 10 Feet Of Gridiron

BY the Associated Press
STOCKTON, Calf, Sept. 27.-An
Army cadet aviator from Mather
Field. at Sacramento. lost his way
over Stockton last night and halted
a football game for 20 minutes.
Off his course and nearly out of
gasoline, 2l-year-old V. M. Wieser
dipped his plane over Baxter Sta
dium to within 10 feet of the play
ing field, regained altitude and then
sheared off power line as he slid
to an emergency landing into a
nearby parking lot.
Lights went off in the stadium,
halting the San Bernadino-Stockton
Junior College football game which
was in the third quarter.
Il was lost and didn't know where
I was-hunting desperately for a
place to land" Wieser said.
He had slid his plane by the beam
of his own searchlight onto a spot
between two rows of parked cars.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Inventory Showing
Only 5,192 Tank Cars
Idle Reopens Dispute
Oil Industry Committee
Makes Report; Iekes
Asks Where Others Are

The question of how many idle
tank cars are available for moving
gasoline to the East Coast was
thrown open again today as Sem
ate committee considered a report
from an oil industry committee as
serting it has been able TO locate
only 5,l92 of the 10000 tank cars list
ed as idle by J, J. Pelley, president of
the Association of American Rail-
roads.
The oil committees report was
made public by Secretary of the In
terror Ickes, the defense petroleum
co-ordinator, who said in an ac-
companying statement that re
peated requests" from his Office for
information As to the location OF the
10000 cars had produced no salts
factory information. He declared
too, that oil companies had encoun-
tered increasing difficulty" in OBJ
tanning cars
Wants Checkup Made
In submitting the report of the
East Coast Transportation Commit
tee of the oil industry to Mr.. Ickes,
w. Alton Jones, chairman, recon-
mended that the petroleum co-ordi-
nator's Office undertake "a reconcil-
iation of actual inventory of cars
available as of September with
the statements heretofore made by
Mr.. John j. Pelley before the Sem
ate committee"
After the report was made public.
Mr.. Pelley issued this statement:
Il see no point in controversy
about Just how many surplus tank
cars are available. The figures
gave the Senate committee were fur
nished by the people who own the
tank cars.
No Trouble Finding Cars.
I'VE are now moving to the At
lantic seaboard $1,000 barrels of oil
per day, although the general rate
reductions have been in effect only
10 days. Railroads and oil COM
panieS are completing arrangements
for further substantial movement
20 the Eastern seaboard So far as
I know, the oil companies who are
now moving and propose to move the
oil are having no difficulty in getting
tank cars"
Mr. Pelleys testimony figured i'm
portantly in the conclusion of the
Senate committee that there was no
real prospect of a shortage of gaSo-
line or oil on the Eastern seaboard.
provided use was made of available
transportation facilities.
Barge Executives Meet.
Means of stepping up the move
ment Of oil to the Atlantic Coast
area through increasing the eff
cheney of tank barge operations on
the coastal canals and inland
waterways, including the Mississippi
and Ohio River systems, were can
vassed at a meeting of owners and
operators of barge equipment yes
terday at the Interior Department.
After comforting with representa-
tives of the Commerce Department
and the Petroleum Co-ordinator's
Office, the group appointed a COM
mittee of nine to make a complete
inventory of available floating equip
ment that might be used.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Scientist Reports
6,o00,000-Vo|t
Atomic Bullets
Predicts Striking Results
In Tronsmutution
Of Elements
By the Associated Press.

~N''nS'A'''NA
CHICAGO, Sept. Production
OF sc, 900 ,000-volt atomic bullets that
may achieve striking results in the
transmutation of the elements was
reported yesterday by Prof. Ernest
o. Lawrence of the University of
California.
These bullets are the nuclei of car
bon atoms. They were whirled about
in Prof. Lawrence's 225-ton CYCLIC
tron until they attained the terrific
speed and striking power character
istic of 96,O00.00O electron volts.
This is by far the highest energy
ever attained by an atomic pro-
iectile through artificial means. The
most powerful bullet heretofore
turned out was the nucleus of the
helium atom with an energy of about
100000 volts. 1t also was product
Of the Lawrence machine.
Mr.. Lawrence. addressing an au-
dience at the University of Chicago's
50th anniversary celebration, said
that while the carbon bullets might
not smash an atom anv more thor
oughly than 10000. .000-volt deu-
teron-the usual ammunition of the
cyclotron-it would not be- unrea-
sonable to expect striking differ
ences in the results.
The carbon bullet weighs six times
as much as the deuteron. but at the
same time 1t carries six times as
much of an electrical charge As the
more commonly used atomic bullet.
This electrical charge is independent
of the high voltage which is re-
sposible for the bullets velocity and
it tends to deter the speeding nu-
cleus from actually piercing the
target atom.
However. its extremely high
velocity and weight more than offset
this electrical handicap and it will
be used. Mr. Lawrence said. to
crack some of the heavier atoms of
matter.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
ReuI Estute Activity
Sours in Virqinio
RN the Associated Press.

~ the ASSOClsIeQ Press
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 27.-Real
estate activity throughout Virginia
skyrocketed during the last week
when $50 deeds, recorded in five of
the commemorative population CEN
ters. conveyed realty valued at So
962 $50, the Virginia Real Estate As
sociation reported today.
This was an increase of 1851 ,056
over the preceding week. when 486
deeds gave new owners possession
of realty valued at s2111.824.
Figures from the areas reporting
include:
Arlington. 80 deeds, consideration,
s1,562 217. and Alexandria, 80 deeds,
S240.I18.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
William ArbuckIe Pleads
Innocent of Thefts

William w. Arbuckle yesterday
pleaded innocent in District Court
to 10 counts of embezzling $1,000
while he was manager of the Sem
ate Restaurant in September. 1898.
Mr.. Arbuckle, represented by At
torney Leo A. Rover. is free on
$4,000 bond. Assistant United States
Attorney John Laskey said the case
probably wolud be tried next month.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Two Freighters Bombed
Eost of Hull, Nozis Soy

BERLIN, Sept. d P,.-Two
freighters of 1000 and 5000 tons
were bombed last night east of Hull
England. Informed Germans said
today. In reviewing activities of
their air force they gave the total
of ships sunk in the past seven days
as $4,000 tons-six freighters and
one tanker.
Three British fighting planes we're
said to have been downed yesterday
afternoon when they attacked anti
aircraft positions near Dunkerque,
on the French coast.
British Warplanes dropped eX-
plosives and incendiaries over North
western and Southwestern Germany
during the night. but did no material
damage. an official announcement
said TODAY
Evening star., 1941-09-27
ia From Sunken Ships
Are Landed al Lisbon
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Thirty off,
GERS and "a members of shipwrecked
crews were landed from two de-
stroyers at Lisbon today, an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch reported
The sailors refused to make any
statements, the dispatch said, but 1t
was reported total of nine ships
had been sunk.
The Germans announced on
Thursday that II ships from con-
voy of II were sunk by feet of
U-boats of West Africa. The Brit
ish have declared they had no
knowledge of such an action.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Howard Defense Courses

Howard University announced to-
day that 573 colored and white stu
dents have enrolled in national de-
fense courses at the university. The
courses are presented in conjunc-
ton with the United States Office
of Education
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Russians Assemble
u. S. Planes With
Homemade Tools
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept. 27.-The
crew of a British coastal COM
mand plane, the first to fly
into Russia as far as Moscow.
reported today that with home
made tools the Russians had
put a consignment of Amer
ican-made warplanes into the
air within four days of de-
livery.
The Air Ministry said the
proper tools were due to arrive
in a week or two.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Constont Court Customer

KINSTON. N. C. lP.-Police
Judge Joe Dawson says that since
1885 one customer" in his court
has been charged 83 times with in
toxication, 8 times with being gen.
eral nuisance and once with at
tempting to avoid paying taxi fare.
Evening star., 1941-09-27

Western Germany
Raided Overnight,
British Announce
CoIois, Dunkerque Docks
As Well os Cologne Are
Targets Of Bombers
b. the Assoc. ated Press.

By the Assoc. 3ted press.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Cologne and
other objectives In Western Ger
many were raided by British bomb
ers overnight, the Air Ministry said
TO-DAY, despite unfavorable weather
which had stalled attacks for week.
Docks at Calais and Dunkerque
also were bombed" a communique
said. "One of our aircraft is miss
ing"
Authoritative sources said the at
tacking units were small.
Planes Attacked on Airdrome.
At least 20 German bombers and
fighters were destroyed or damaged
when low-gliding r. A. F. bombers
attacked so of them parked on an
airdrome, the British said in a
supplementary announcement.
Strong formations of British
planes swept eastward across the
English Channel this afternoon as
the R. A. F. renewed its daylight
blows at Northern France.
The flight was the first large-scale
foray since last Sunday. Unfavor-
able weather had restricted air
operations.
Heavy explosions from the French
coast were heard within half an
hour and the first returning planes
were seen streaking home.
The force of the blasts which
ratified doors and windows along
the Kent coast indicated the r. A.
F. was using some Of its heaviest
bombs.
Little German Activity.
The government reported little
German air activity over Britain last
night, although some damage and
a small number of casualties were
acknowledged at one place in East
Anglia.
Anti-aircraft guns and search
/ lights were in action for a time in
the London area when a hostile
plane was detected overhead, but
no bombs fell in the city.
Evening star., 1941-09-27

which might kill the cause of free
dom, Chairman Land remarked:
1T is significant that this observ-
ance finds labor and management
in the Nations shipyards virtually
in full accord on this supreme uni
fled effort. 1t is to their credit that
agreements between them have been
reached on all coasts of the Nation
which should preclude any future
stoppage or slow down of Americas
shipbuilding program
Evening star., 1941-09-27
Missing Doors Block Sole

SHARPTOWN. Md. (P).-When a
real estate agent took prospective
tenant to vacant home owned by
Curtis Long. attorney, the deal fell
through. All four doors, including
the front one. had been stolen.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
British Raid Sicily Again.

ROME. Sept. 81 tP,.-The Italian
high command acknowledged today
new r. A. F. raids on the Sicilian
port of Palermo and the Libyan
harbors of Tripoli and Bengasi. but
said they cost the British four
planes.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
40 600 Fvacuate Rhipe,and

NEW YORK, Sept. q tP.-The
official Dutch news agency, Aneta,
quoted a private letter from the
Netherlands yesterday ss saying 40
900 German evacuees had arrived
in Amsterdam from the Rhineland.
indicating the effect of r. A F.
bombingS.
Evening star., 1941-09-27
War

Continued From First PageN
Evening star., 1941-09-27
FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT ABANDONED STRAY
ANIMALS to Animal Protective Association
5000 Wheeler rd Sc. AT. 7142 Present
facilities limited to that cIass only
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-17
Grassy Greek News

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Dancy and
small son, Danny Via, of WEIGH,
w. Va, and Miss Attalene Blew
ms, of Martinsville, Va, spent
Easter with their mother, Mrs.
Mint Blevins.
Burl Pierce, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. c. Pierce. has returned home
from Marion, Va, hospital and
is getting along very nicely.
Mrs. Mark Blevins is patient
in the Wilkesboro hospital.
Mrs. Garvey Blevins has re-
turned to her home here after a
visit with relatives in WEIGH and
Bluefield.
Mrs. Lucy GRAPHICAL Lawson, of
Bluefield, w. Va, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reece Gray
heal, here.
Rev. and Mrs. J. o. Spencer, of
Bel Air, Md. have returned to
their home after a visit with rela-
tives here.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service will meet in the
home of Mrs. M. w. Reynolds on
Saturday afternoon, April 10.
Mrs. Mint Blevins is confined to
her home with an attack of neu-
ritis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Handy, of
Raleigh, spent Easter with his pa
rents, MIR. and Mrs. Curtis Handy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. GRAPHICAL
and MIR. and Mrs. Paul GRAPHICAL
and Billy, visited Mr.. and Mrs
Hobson Hash, at Fox, Sunday al
ternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-17
Parker News
Bv J. E. PARKER

Funeral service, attended by a
large crowd of neighbors and re-
latives, was conducted for Mrs.
Naomi J. Sturgill last Tuesday
by Rev. S. S. GRAPHICAL, at the ia
milv home. She was the widow OF
the late l.. J. Sturgill, who pre-
coded her in death more than
twelve years. Mrs. Sturgill was
of a most kindly disposition,
liked by all who knew her and
this community loses its oldest as
we'll as the most non-assumlng
citizen and she will be greatly
missed as a neighbor and friend:
She had reached the ripe OLD
age of "a years, S months and II
days. She leaves 6 children, 80
grandchildren, At great grand
children and one great-great
grandchild. After the services at
the home, the body was borne to
the family cemetery where a
short service was held. Pallbear-
ers were: w. R. and @. A. Brown,
Earl Lewis, Roy Woodland, L. X.
Gentry and J. E. Parker.
w. r. Lewis, whose illness was
recently mentioned was taken to
the Baptist hospital at Winston
Salem last week for treatment,
and is reported to be improving:
E. J. Brown has been confined
to his room for several days with
mumps but is now improved.
v. A. Lewis has been confined
with mumps.
Mrs. r. E. Roark who was re-
Gently taken to the hospital at
Winston-Salem is reported I'M
proving.
T. r. Gentry visited relatives
near Laurel Bloomery, Tenn, the
past week end. He contemplated
going from there to Lenoir where
he formerly worked in the furni-
ture industry.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-17

law are clarified and specific pro-
visions are made for labelling of
lining materials in order that the
farmers may be given more di-
rect and useful information to be
used in more intelligent buying"
Coltrane said.
"The magnesium and calcium
content of lime, the fineness of
the materials used as checked by
''screen tests" together with the
acid-neutralizing value for cor
recting soil acidity are paramount
labelling requirements under the
new act. All guarantees must be
stated on the tag or bag, and in
the case of bulk shipments the
guarantees must accompany the
invoices.
In addition to requiring pay
ment for any deficiencies Of ma
materials found after chemical
analysis, the manufacturers are
required to register each brand
of lime sold. Seizure of illegal
goods and revocation of registra-
tons are permissible under the
regulatory provisions of the act.
''The present law IS written so
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-04-17
Warrensville News

Rev. j. G. Wootton conducted
the sunrise service at Lansing
Sunday morning at $50. The ser
vice was we'll attended and very
impressive.
M. R. Shoaf, of Bristol, was the
week end guest of his brother, w.
P. Shoaf, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Radford Johnson,
of WEIGH, w. Va, are visiting
homefolks this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Faw visited
w. H. Jones, at Elkin, Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. M. Burkett and Mrs. w.
H. Jones were Elkin visitors Sat.
Among those spending Easter in
Warrensville and vicinity were:
Miss Anastasia Eastridge, OF
Boone; Mr.. and Mrs. Carter West
and family, of High Point; Mr..
and Mrs. Lincoln Barrett and IA
mily, of Newton; Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Jones and family, of AL
tamahaw; Miss Marjorie Brewer,
of Wilkesboro; Claude Howell and
Miss Marjorie Sackler, of Kama
polls; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Staley, OF
North Wilkesboro; and James
Hunter, of Buffalo Cove.
A "Boy's Club" was organized
at Warrensville church last Thurs.
night, under the direction of Kay
Eller.
Mrs. Gordon Whitener was
shopping in West Jefferson Sat-
urday.
Mrs. c.. r. Latham, Mrs. ]. M.
Burkett and Mary Elizabeth La
than attended the sunrise service
at Lansing, Sunday.
Mrs. ]. M. Warren attended SER
vices at the Presbyterian church
at Lansing Sunday.
J. R. Weaver is very i'll at pre-
sent.
Virgil Stanley was visitor in
Winston-Salem Tuesday.
Rev. MIR. Wootton preached a
splendid Easter sermon at the
Methodist church here Sunday
morning.
Rev. c. E. Ashley preached at
the Clifton Baptist church Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Martin were
in Warrensville Friday.
The E. E. Johnsons have moved
into the DR.. Blevins residence.