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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
Miss Mary Stafford And Mr..
French Sturgill Are Married

Of much interest here and in
Virginia was the marriage of Miss
Mary Violet Stafford and G.
French Sturgill which took place
in the Tyler Memorial Presbyter-
ian church, at Radford, Va, Sept.
6, with the Rev. Clarence Ale,
pastor of the bride officiating.
! A program of wedding music
was rendered by Mrs. Ale, organ
list. The traditional wedding
marches were used.
The bride who was given in
marriage by her father wore a
costume suit of cocoa tan with
brown accessories and brown
off the face hat. Her flowers were
talisman roses and lillies-of-the-
valley.
She was met at the altar by the
groom and his brother, Bradley
Sturgill, of Roanoke, who served
as best man.
Following the ceremony the
couple left for a southern trip,
stopping enroute at the home of
Mr.. Sturgill's parents, at Grassy
Creek, where they were enter
tanned at a luncheon.
The bride who is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley w. Stat
ford, of Radford, received her ed
ucation at Radford State Teach
ers' College. Since her graduation
she has taught in the Newport,
Va. high school.
Mr.. Stufgil1 is the son of C. D.
Sturgill, of Grassy Creek and for
some time has held an important
position with Manson Hanger
construction company, of New
York city. He also has business
interests in Boone, where the
young couple plan to make their
home.
Among the out of town guests
for the wedding were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Little, Of Jefferson
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Kline, Of
Boone; Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Stur-
gill, of Roanoke; Mr.. Paul Plum
mer, of Dublin; Mr.. and Mrs. D
Rosenbaum, Mrs. Mary Dudley
and daughter, Mary Jayne, OF
Dublin.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
Roaring River f..
Assn. To Meet
Next Week End

The Roaring River Primitive
Baptist association will convene
in it's 95th. annual session at the
Cross Roads church near North
Wilkesboro on highway 18, next
Friday, September 10Th.
A large delegation from Ashe is
planning to attend. Elder G.. D
Hall, of Winston-Salem, is moder-
ator and J. A. Miller, Laurel
Springs, clerk. F. T. Miller is as
sistant clerk. There are five
churches in this association-Mea,
dow Fork, Mulberry, Double
Creek, Pender's Grove and Cros!
Roads.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
Wvrick-MOrris

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Wyrick
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Ruth Wyrick, OF
Winston-Salem, to James Oliver
Morris, Winston-Salem, route 3.
The wedding took place at
York, South Carolina, September
IS. Mrs. Morris has been work
ing in Winston for the past two
years. Mr.. Morris is connected
with the Piedmont Tobacco com
pany. They will make their home
in Winston-Salem, route 3.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

Mr.. c. J. Rich, Jr., entered State
College Monday.
Mrs. George Booth is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S.
Vannoy for a few days this week.
Miss Iva Pierce left Sunday for
Brevard where she will attend
school.
DR.. and Mrs. A. K. Payne, of
Jackson, Mich, visited Mrs.
Payne's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
V. Pierce, of Crumpler, last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
MINOR WRECKS REPORTED
HERE OVER THE WEEK END

A number of minor automobile
wrecks occurred over the week
end in the county, with some cars
damaged but no serious injuries
reported.
Walter Miller. of Glendale
Springs, was convicted of drunk
driving before Judge H. c.
Tucker on Monday as the result
of an accident near Glendale on
Saturday when he ran into a car
driven by Joe Warren. Miller's
car was badly damaged.
A large transport truck loaded
with several hundred bushels OF
Irish potatoes left the highway on
the Warrensville road just out
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
Mrs. Maggie Wyatt
Buried Tuesday

Funeral service for Mrs. Mag
gle Wyatt, of Comet, was held on
Tuesday with the Rev. Carl Stur-
gill and Rev. James Sexton in
charge.
The deceased who was the wife
of Willard Wyatt died on Mon
day at the age of 81.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Willard Wyatt and seven
children, Edd, Fred, Paul, Banner
and Iron Wyatt, of Comet and
Mrs. Bill Eldreth and Mrs. Bar
bara Ashley, of Rugby, Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
WOman's Club To
Meet Next Friday

The September meeting of the
Woman's club will be held at the
home of Mrs. G. R. Eller with
Mrs. Levern Johnson as joint hos
tess, next Friday, Sept. 26.
In addition to current events
about South American countries,
Mrs. Dean Mcmillan will discuss
education in South America. The
meeting will be held at 2:30 O.
clock (EST). All members are
urged to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
Personals

Gene Houck, who was gradual.
ed from Brevard junior college
last June and who has been work.
ing in Asheville during the sum.
mer, left Monday after spending {
week with his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Austin Houck, of Todd. Mr.
Houck is entering Berea college
Berea, Kentucky, this week as {
junior.
Claude Houck, of Baltimore, ha:
returned to work after spending
a week end at home.
Larkin Witherspoon of Jeffer,
son who is stationed at Camp
Croft, S. c., is visiting his pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Wither.
spoon this week.
Mr.. Edd Walker, of Idlewild
left last week for Delaware, Md.
where he plans to work.
Miss June and Johnsie Parsons
Mrs. Ray Younce and Mrs. Ervir
Vaght, of Lenoir, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Par.
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Miller, oil
Blackstone, Va, had as their
week end ugest, Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Alexander and family
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt and son
c. ]. and Miss Nancy Miller, al
of Lands, N. c.
Mr.. E. D. Stamper, of Foun.
tain Green, Md, visited his sister
Mrs. J. A. Richardson over the
week end.
A. c. Black is very i'll at this
time.
Mr.. John Jones, of Silas Creek
who had a stroke Of paralysis
several days ago is improving.
Mr.. D. Walker who underwent
an operation in the Wilkes hos
pital last week is able to be ur
again.
Miss Ruth Jones who has fol
some time been banager of the
Skyland Beauty Shoppe here has
accepted a position as manager Of
the Twin Beauty Shop at Taylors
vile.
Bill Garvey who holds posi-
ton at Boone spent the week enc
with his mother here.
Buster Cox who is in the navy
is visiting his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. John Cox, at Todd, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Latham, O.
Denver, Colo, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. H. c. Crawford, a
Obids.
George Applewhite was a visi
tor in North Wilkesboro Sunday
Amos Wagner, Jr. and Tommy
Williams were in Elkin on Sun
day.
Mr.. Clifford Koontz, of Char
lotte, who recently had his ton
sis removed, has been visiting
his family in the county.
Mrs. Alice Donnelly, WPE
lunchroom supervisor in Ash'
county, made a business trip tt
North Wilkesboro Monday.
Miss Virginia Speers, of Win
ston-Salem. spent the week enc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
John C.. Rash, u,
Buried Wednesday

Funeral service for John Carl
ton Rash. of Toliver was held on
Wednesday, with the Rev. George
Campbell in charge.
The deceased who was 70 years
old at the time of his death is
survived by eight children: Cuge,
Walter, Johnnie, Charlie, Vernon
and Dan Rash, of Milan, and Mrs.
Mary Eller, Of West Virginia,
and Mrs. May Lawrence, of Toll
yer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
L. w. Church Was
Buried Yesterday

Linsey w. Church, of Idlewild,
was buried Wednesday at the
Blackburn cemetery with the
Rev. Levi Greer in charge of the
service.
The deceased who was So years
old at the time of his death is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Adline
Church and five children, Will
lard Church, Iris Blackburn
Clark and Edward Church, Irdna
Blackburn, all of Idlewild, and
two brothers and three sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

day at his home here. He was &C
companied by a classmate, Troy
Husky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Wagner
and children spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Wagner, at
Whitehead.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
TO CLEAN, CEMETERY

All friends and relatives are in
vited to help clean off and deco
rate the Reeves cemetery, near
Nathan's Creek, on Saturday,
Sept. 81.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

side of town on Friday night
when it failed to make the curve
Little damage was done, how
ever, and no one seriously hurt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
Classified Ads

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

FOR SALE-One 3 piece living
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25
BY Edward C. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Conflicting British and Nazi Reports
Tell of Fierce Fighting in Balkans;
Russia Japan Sign Neutrality Pact
In Surprising Diplomatic Maneuver
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25

NAL population of the primeval for
est and the lonely glen.
But the white man cut down trees,
planted corn and wheat.
Birds and animals, robbed of their
ancient homes, poached on the set
tiers field and garden. The set
tier, both to protect his crops and
to add to his larder, went forth with
trap and rifle. The sportsman hunt
ed where he would. American wild
life all but disappeared in some Sec
tons, did in others.
Most farmers-most people, for
that matter-have sneaking affec-
ton for the furred and feathered folk
who live on their land. But the old
fear of their predatory habits lies
deep-birds that pick and rabbits
that nibble and the foxes, the little
oxes that clear back in King Solo
mons time, spoiled the vineyards.
Today the farmer is rapidly
breaking down this. ancient fear and
with the encouragement Of the gov
ernment-material as well as moral
he is hanging out the welcome
sign and offering free board and
lodging to wild life.
Already more than half the ma
tion's game exists on privately
owned farm, range and forest land.
Department of agriculture officials
tell me:
''The biggest part Of our work of
conserving our national resources Of
quail, pheasants, doves, rabbits,
squirrels, raccoons, opossums and
many other kinds of valuable game
and fur animals must be done by
individual farmers-right on their
own land"
That is why benefits under the
Triple A go to farmers who plant
odd corners with trees and brush
and grains and legumes which fur
nish house and hearth OF the wild
folk. Ha
So now many patch of scab rock
in a field that once was a desert
island has become an oasis where
small animals and birds live and
move and have their being.
Given a pat on the back the wild
life helps the farmer, eats the bad
bugs. Given chance to forage In
the upland growth and woodlots and
helped with little food that the
state is glad to furnish, they do not
bother the crops.
And the game birds and animals
have served another purpose. They
have built new comradeship be-
tween the city sportsman and the
farmer. Twelve million sportsmen
in this country are glad OF the
chance to shoot on the farmers
land. Six million farmers have
proved by their cooperation with
the AAA plan for conserving wild
life that they are glad to offer the
hospitality and the sport which the
city people love: a chance to hunt
with gun, rod or camera and sketch
book.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25
NEUTRALITY PACT:
Soviet Japan

In an unexpected diplomatic move
Russia and Japan announced the
signing of a five-year neutrality pact
between the two countries. In eff
feet the pact provided that either
nation would not become involved
should the other find itself in
volved in war.
The pact came as a surprise to
International observers who had
been inclined to believe that the Rus
sian government was beginning to
lean away from axis-dominated pol
icies. It was said in some sources
however that Russia was anxious to
be sure that she would not be at
tackled by Japan should the So
Wet find it necessary to open mill
tary drive against Hitler in the Bal
kanS.
For Japan the pact looked like a
green light for a further stepping up
of war against China and an expan-
sion move to the south in the Pacific
area.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25

What happened then was not clear,
but the Greek dispatches immediate
ly began to take on a new note OF
confidence. The Germans had been
hurled back-their advance had
been shattered, the Germans were
in full retreat-these terms and
others of like ilk were used.
Whether this would prove a turn
ing point or a standing point where
the war might halt its fierce move
ment, remained to be seen. Typical
of the puzzling reports were some
that told of British and Nazi tank
battalions slashing in an open plain
when the relief maps showed the
lines to be drawn in a mountainous
territory.
According to the most optimistic
Greek report, the vanguard of Ger
man tanks, motored armored cars,
motorcycles and divebombers struck
against the organized central line Of
the Greeks and British on a 12-mile
front.
The report said "the defeat of this
German column was terrific dis
aster. The German tanks, motor
cycles and infantry were hurled
back into broken retreat on r.
mile front, from Florina to Vanitsa."
Berne, Switzerland, was one of the
few points which was sending any,
thing that sounded at all reasonable
about the Jugoslavian situation. It
seemed that the Serbs were planning
to defend a big triangle, mostly
mountainous, which seemed to leave
Belgrade and other parts of the
Jugoslav plain territory undefended.
One corner of this triangle was
the southeastern town of Skolpje, but
the fall of this point was early
claimed by the Nazis. But for days
thereafter the Jugoslavs were re-
ported from Berne to be counter
attacking vigorously in this neigh
borhood, and to be driving south
ward from central Jugoslavia with
determination and courage, deter
mined not to be cut off from the
Graeco-British lines.
Part of the German strategy, how
ever, was to accomplish just this,
and early it was claimed that the
Germans and Fascists in northern
Albania had joined hands, though
this was not borne out Immediately
in subsequent stories from the front.
Churchill warned that some "sur-
prise move" might come from Rus
STA, and indeed the whole of Europe
watched expectantly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25
Spring Comes
To Nations Capital

Spring comes to the Capital.
A cheerful squirrel is begging for
peanuts in the shadow Of General
Lafayette's statue. Suddenly it darts
for tree as a newsboy cries:
"Whole col-lum an-eye-a-lated In
Balkans"
The newsboy passes, selling his
blood-spattered news.
1 watch the squirrel. He watches
the newsboy, then darts down to the
grass and rolls over three times in
sheer glee at not being a man :.
Walking down with the govern
ment workers in the morning: pass
the tall and dignified brick facade
and the great, sheltering dome OF
st. Matthew's cathedral.
A couple, arms locked, pass me.
They have walked this same path,
this same way to the same office
for years. But today, after an Eas-
ter holiday, a bright new platinum
band is on her finger.
A sudden spot Of color on Wash
ington's wide Sixteenth street. A lit
tie row of one-story, brick houses.
Once they were slave quarters, now
they are squeezed in between stiff,
grim brownstone mansion and a tall
residence with high peaked roof and
bellying bay window, prim clipped
hedges. The dweller in one OF the
little brick boxes has painted his
front q warm red. It CLOVIS like a
glass of chianti held against the
light.
The cherry blossoms. Walking I'M
der them early enough to be alone
you can almost feel their envelop-
ing beauty resting on you like a
delicate robe Of pink down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25
BATTLE:
OF Greece

Descriptions tending to show that
the Battle of Greece was becoming
even fiercer and more furious than
anything which had taken place in
France or the Low Countries were
penned by newspaper correspond
ents during the early days of the
Balkan struggle, although these cor
respondents were having difficulty
in getting their stories across.
Never in warfare had there been
such confusion in reports. One day
the Nazis predicted that the Jugo-
slavs would surrender in 48 hours"
that items of thousands of prisoners
had been taken," that King Peter
had fled to Turkey and that General
Simovic had done likewise to Mos
COW.
On the same day the Jugoslavs
denied all these reports and said
their resistance was stiffening,"
told of bitter "counter-attacks" and
urged the people not to believe false
reports.
Nazi reports that there had been
q governmental overturn in Croatia
were followed by dispatches telling
of the invasion of Croatia by Hun.
gary. On almost the same day came
Serbian dispatches telling of "stern
resistance" north of Zagreb, in the
very territory where the Hungarian
invasion was supposedly taking
place.
Athens was virtually the only
source, except Berlin, that was APP
parently getting news direct. From
the Athens dispatches came series
Of events that clarified themselves,
though the picture in the gross was
still much muddled.
These told of two main achieve
ments on the Grecian front by the
Nazi invaders. They were (1) the
break-through from above the Stru-
ma river valley, and (2) the capture
of Salonika.
The latter came with a suddenness
that was utterly shocking to those
who had believed that the Greeks
would do the impossible, and put up
stern fight. It also was shock to
those who had believed that the Brit
ish were based on Salonika.
2 A glance at the map showed the
import of the news. Eastern Thrace
had been cut off, and how many
Greek soldiers were in that territory
Athens alone knew.
The Nazis Immediately sent out
a dispatch saying that 10000 men
had ''laid down their arms" The
Greeks said they were continuing to
fight, but admitted the eastern forces
had been cut off. It was not imme-
diately. apparent why they. would
have to surrender, for the way SEEM
ingly open for them. if beaten, to
retreat and inferno themselves over
the Turkish border.
Another vital phase of the battle
then manifested itself, when it be-
came known that the Greeks had de-
cided to make their main defense
line v upside down, stretching
from near Valona on the Adriatic up
to Lake Ochrida in the center, and
to the Aegean near Katerina on the
east.
It became known that from Mount
Olympus, mythical home of the
Greek gods, near the Aegean sea, to
Lake Ochrida was the anglo Greek
line" and that here the main resist
ance could be looked for.
The contact came after about five
or six days Of fighting, when the
Germans broke through at Monastir
gap (Bitolj) and ran slap into heavy
British and Greek contingents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25


Almost price car.
Although 100000 soft coal miners
were still locked in a disagreement
that kept mines in IL states idle, it
was obvious that this strike was just
"slow in settling" and that the gen.
eral labor situation was better.
The Ford strike was settled, Henry
Ford for the first time in his career
entering into an agreement with a
labor union, and the great River
Rouge plant with its $4,000 en-
ployees was reopened.
Statisticians figured that the strike
had cost wage-earners several mil
lions of dollars, the figure running
as high as $500, 900, probably TAX
ing into consideration several thou
sands of workers who had been
forced into idleness by the closing
of the main plant.
The immediate lessening of pres
sure in the strike situation did not,
however, mean that the whole thing
was under CONTROL" for there were
many bitter fights looming over the
horizon, one of them involving Cen
eral Motors, another threatening
u. S. Steel, and several others threat
ening smaller plants.
Chairman Dies of the unAmerican
investigating committee claimed
there was Communist plot to tie
up the vital aluminium industry.
1t was almost relief when the
picture changed somewhat and the
forces in Washington began to train
their guns on employers instead OF
employees, for change.
Leon Henderson, vibrant former
member of the SEC, and head of
the Presidents price-control setup,
was given additional powers and set
up almost as price car.
His first announcements came as
a clap of thunder. He announced
that there was ruthless profiteer-
ing" among the producers and deal
ers in cadmium, vital defense met
al. This was his first "shot' and it
was followed quickly by others.
He named II industries in which
there was profiteering and an
nounced that he intended to stop it.
He was asked what prices were too
high, and answered "all prices are
too high"
He then barred his weapons. He
said that his theory was that price
increases would never bring out
production" and that jailsentences"
wouldn't do it either. He talked
about economic sanctions" against
profiteers, and said, in the cadmium
instance, that if the profiteering
didn't stop, the government would
'put the dealers out of business"
and that "they would have only
themselves to blame"
He even stepped out into the arena
and announced that he considered
wages came within his territory, be-
cause they were a 'tprime factor in
costs" He said he would find ways
and means to keep wages down if
they got too high, also.
Americans took Mr.. Henderson
with grain of salt, perhaps, but it
was change in picture which had
painted the forces of Labor as the
Big Bad Man who was hating ma
tional defense, and showed a new
picture in which the Businessman
was the villain, and not the worker.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25
u. S.:
attitude

and friendliness to Jugoslavia and
to Greece, President Roosevelt
promised "all possible add as "soon
as possible" to both countries, and
then took two steps which seemed to
fall in line with the general war
picture.
Dispatches were telling of British
planes rushing into the battle OF
Greece in constantly increasing
numbers" but how many of these
were being rushed across the 5000
miles from the United States was
military secret.
The two steps President Roosevelt
took openly were to take over for
this country the defense Of Green
land, by special agreement with the
king of Denmark.
The second was to open the Red
Sea and the Gulf of Alden to Amer
lean ships carrying aid to Britain.
Greece and Jugoslavia.
Some isolationists whooped it up
against both of these moves on the
part of the administration, but the
word was generally received
throughout the country with calm,
most people figuring we were prac-
tically in the war and that this was
another step.
The Greenland decision apparently
left Hitler cold, for he made little
reference to it. Yet it was impor-
tant because Nazi planes had been
reported flying over Greenland, and
If the U. S. was to look ahead to
the time when it would have an air
base there, it might spell trouble.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25
FARM AND HOMILIES
By Baukhage

q The United States has never de-
clared war in any month but April.
with one exception. Here are the
dates:
Revolution, April 10, ITS.
War of 1872, June IS, 1872.
War With Mexico, April rs, 1916.
Civil War, April Is, 1861.
War With Spain, April q, 1898.
World War, April 8, 1917.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-25

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