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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
POPE Plus REMAINS IN
ROME AND SEES MANY

Vatican City Pope Plus XII,
foregoing his vacation for the Sec
ond year to protect Rome against
air raids by his presence in the
Vatican, is taxing his thin form
in public audiences that last for
hours.
Several times a week he re-
ceives thousands of devout pill
grims, many of them German and
Italian soldiers, and walks among
them in the halls of the papal pa
lace to let them kiss his hand.
Once recently he heard a Sob
bling girls confession in a corner
of the large clementine hall and
gave her dissolution of her sins
while hundreds of pilgrims
watched from a distance.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

Goals for production by Ameri-
can agriculture in 1912 are the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
MISSIONARIES ARE NOW
GETTING OUT OF JAPAN

Baltimore. DIR. George Drach,
administrative secretary of the
board of foreign missions of the
United Lutheran church. an
nounced Sunday that last of SO
Lutheran missionaries in japan,
with the exception of three at
Tokyo, would withdraw from the
country and return to the United
States.
DR.. Drach said he was advised
OF the missionary's decision to
evacuate in a telephone message
from Tokyo Saturday night.
Those returning are the Rev. S.
o. Thorlaksson, Canton, S. D., a
member of the Icelandic synod;
the Rev. DR.. George w. Chillin-
ger, Harrisburg, Pa; Miss Martha
Akard and the Misses Annie and
Maud Powlas, Hickory, N. c.;
Miss Marion Potts and Miss Faith
Lippard, Philadelphia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
HITLER'S FAMED AGENT
COMES TO BUENOS AIRES

Buenos Aires. - Captain Fritz
Wiedemann arrived by plane from
Rio De Janeiro Sunday on a mys-
terious new mission for Adolf
Hitler and Immediately was put
under surveillance by detectives
of the Argentine Congressional
'tDies committee" which seeks to
question him about Nazi activities
in the Americas.
simultaneously with his appear
ance here. German Ambassador
Edmund Won Hermann, who is
having troubles Of his own, de-
clared bluntly he has 'sno inten-
ton of withdrawing from his
post as requested in a resolution
now under debate in the Argen-
tine congress.
The mystery surrounding Cap
tain Wiedeman's visit was height
ened by Won Thermann's an
nouncement that Wiedemann, Hit
ler's close friend and World war
commander, would leave within
few days" on a special diplo-
matte assignment in the Far East,
although this story has been cir
culated before and denied by
Germans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

Washington. - The agriculture
department reported this week
that despite August drought con-
ditions, aggregate crop production
this year was expected to be near
ly 2 per cent above last year and
substantially larger than in any
previous season except 1887.
Prospects for corn declined
slightly during August but wheat
production estimates we're in
creased to give the nation its sec
ond largest crop on record. Corn
production on the basis of Sept.
l conditions was forecast at g.
523, 100000 bushels, a drop of
about 64,000,O00 bushels from the
Aug. l, estimate but still about
100000 bushels above the 1910
crop and about 217,000,00O BUSH
els above the 1930-39 average of
$780,, $4,000 bushels.
The department said hot, dry
weather which prevailed over
much of the corn belt early last
month caused the reduction in
corn prospects.
Largest Since 1915
The wheat crop was estimated
at 957, $4,000 bushels, the largest
upturn since the 1915 crop of L.
008, 1887, 900 bushels. Production
last year totaled 816.698,0O0 BUSH
els. The 1941 estimates included
684,966,000 bushels of winter
white, 43,249,OOO bushels of du-
rum and 229,348,OOO bushels of
other spring wheat.
This years crop of barley, rice,
grain sorghums, dry beans, dry
peas, soybeans and commercial
vegetables were expected to eX-
coed production in any previous
season. The department expects
the fruit crop to be close to pre-
vious records and possibly to ex-
coed them. Flaxseed production
was expected to be larger than in
other years except 1902. The pea
nue. crop was said to be second
only to the record crop of a year
ago.
Feed Grains Above Average
The department said production
of feed grains this year would be
above average but hardly equal
to prospective feeding require
ments. AS consequence, some
further progress may be made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
FORMER N. G. WOMAN IS
CROWNED MRS. AMERICA

Palisades Park, N. J. - Titan
haired Mrs. Ruth Ownbey Lick
lider, 10, of New York Saturday
was crowned Mrs. America of
1871 in the fourth annual beauty
contest for married women at
Palisades amusement park.
Wife of an advertising execu-
tive and a native of Asheville, N
c., she was given a trophy and a
silver fox jacket.
More than 200 married women
competed in the annual contest in
which Mrs. Edward Chamberlain
of Akron, Ohio, 'EMrs. America
1885," was runner-up.
Mrs. Armand Donarmua of
Clifside Park, last years winner,
placed third.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
FINLAND WANTS PEACE
WITH RUSSIA SOON

Helsinki. - Finland has e o d
hopes of peace in the nearest fu-
ture," it was announced this week
by a government spokesman who
declared this nation is Germany's
ally ''only by accident and will
not continue the war any longer
than Finnish interests demand"
In a broadcast to the nation,
Viano Tanner, minister of trade
and communications and leader Of
the dominant Social Democratic
party, denied, however, that Fin
land would make a separate peace
with Soviet Russia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
THREE w. N. C.. COUNTIES
FREE OF BANGS DISEASE

Washington. - The agriculture
department says it has declared
SIS additional counties in Is states
virtually free of Bangs disease of
cattle.
These counties are now Off
cially designated by the Bureau
of Animal Industry as modified
accredited Bangs disease free
areas.
Among the So counties were:
Ashe, Camden, Caswell, Cha
than, Harnett, Montgomery, Pas
quotank, Perquimans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
GENERAL JOHN PERSHING
OBSERVES 81ST BIRTHDAY

Washington. - General John J.
Pershing, erect, smiling and natti-
ly dressed on his 81st birthday,
posed for a battery of news cam
eramen Saturday on the lawn of
Walter Reed hospital where for
several weeks he has been getting
his yearly physical checkup.
Processing impotence with the
attention shown him, the World
war leader of the A. E. F. joking
ly warned photographers:
"This is the last time I'm going
to do this if have SO more birth
days."
For the birthday picture-tak-
ing, Pershing wore a blue single
breasted suit with ight-stripe-a
kerchief in the breast pocket -
and a gray fedora.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
Brief Review OF The State,
Nation, Worldwide News

known for some time of the pre-
sence of the raider, presumably a
heavily armed merchantmen.
1t was learned that ships which
arrived in the canal zone during
the last two weeks had reported
picking up distress messages from
vessels attacked by a raider.
Several British and Dutch YES
sells from New Zealand and the
Dutch East Indies are considerab-
ly overdue in the canal zone, the
source revealed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18

dunn, assistant postmaster gene
raj, will speak tomorrow. Cover
nor Broughton will make an ad-
dress the following day.
A pageant depicting Caldwell
county's history will be present.
ed nightly. The celebration will
end Wednesday night with the
queens ball at. the armory here.
Miss Kathleen Triplett is the
queen of the celebration.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
CALDWELL'S CENTENNIAL
IS STARTED ON SUNDAY

Lenoir.-Caldwell county's cele-
bration of its Tooth birthday got
under way here Sunday night
with religious services in the Le-
noir high school park. Monday
brought a program of pageants
parades and dances.
Notable speakers have been OBJ
tanned. Rep. r. L. Doughton of
North Carolina and Smith w. Pur-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-18
AXIS RAIDERS ROAMING
LANES OF THE PACIFIC

Panama City. An axis raider
has been operating in the Pacific
sea lanes leading to the Panama
Canal, reliable source said Sun
day.
1t said that isthmus, marine
and shipping authorities have
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Saturday


THE WAR-Morning: 100 NBC
CHS, 1855 NBC-Blue, 500 NBC=
Red CHS. 900 MBS, 1000 CHS
MBS, 11:00 MBS- Afternoon:
12;45 NBC-Red. 2:55 CHS, $500
NBC, 1900 MBS, 5:25 NBC, $50
CHS NBC-Blue.
NBC-Red-1:3O p. m.-Bright Idea
Club;
3:15-Newport Tennis finals;
3.45-Bing Crosby quiz.
CBS-11 a. m.-Country journal.
3 p m.-Calling Pan-America,
Mexico:
4:00-Saturday Matinee.
NBC-Blue-11:30 a. m. - National
Grange. Senator Capper and
others;
1880 2. m. Music OF Americas
4:15-Saratoga Races.
MBS-2-From Kentucky Noun
tains:
Standardization Park races:
5:30-Soap Box Derby preview.
SHORT WAVES: For Saturday:
DID DID Berlin 6:15 Viennese
Melodies; Csc esd London 1880
London Speakers; JLU4 JLG4
Tokyo sos News; TGWA Guate-
mala IL Marimba dance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
AMERICAN BOY BANKRUPT

Detroit, Aug. l6-AP-A volun.
tary petition In bankruptcy was
filed Wednesday in federal court
by Sprague Publications, Inc, pub
fishers OF the American Boy maya
zine. The petition listed assets OF
s9,l9l and liabilities OF S133,3s9.
Publication OF the magazine was
suspended June 90.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
LIEUTENANT NOW PRIvArE

DENVER-UP-F1rst Lieut.. Earl
w. Larson didn't care for bis $3.50
a month post in the Army reserve
corps. He said he wasn't seeing
enough action. He walked into a
Denver recruiting office and signed
up as a private in the Marine Corps
at a salary OF SCI a month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Tonight

Tonight
THE WAR-6:15 NBC-Red, VI: IS
CHS, 900 MBS, 9:45 CHS. 1918
NBC-Red. 1890 NBC CHS, 1880
MBS. 11:55 NBC CHS.
C-Red-6:30-P. A. Benson on
Defense Bonds;
7:00-Lucille Manners concert;
7:30-Information Please;
S:00-Waltz Time;
S:30-Uncle Waits Doghouse;
9:30-Listen America.
CBS-6:S0-American Cruise
7:00-Claudia and David;
7:30-Proudly We Hail:
S:30-Hollywood Premier:
9:S0-Latin American Conference
OF School OF the Air in Mexi.
co.
NBC-Blue-6: 15-Radlo Magic:
7:30-Death Valley Days
S:00-Nox Peppers:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
West Sumpter
HEADS LUTHERANs

Alpena. Mich, Aug. 15-John C.
Fleischmann, of Saginaw. was re-
elected president OF the Lutheran
Fraternities OF America at the con,
GLIDING session Of the 47th annual
convention here Thursday. Misha
waka, Ind, was selected for the 1912
convention.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15

hhlbN0h a bAN ~
the state de-
partment How
e Ter, Yankee
diplomacy and
army and navy
observers, I o o,
are strongly Of
the opinion that
he's anxious for
an epidemic Of
uprislngs a n d
r ev u II on s
right now, in
order TO worry
Uncle Sam so
much that his
affnrtinn nnilI
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Pick of the Air | oday

9:00-Romance and Rhythm.
9:30-First Piano Quartet.
MBS-7-Double or Nothing.
930-Quiz Bowl.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Rural Events
TO-DAY
East YpsilaIiti


East Ypsilanti
Spencer Club will sew for Red
Cross at Welch Hall.
London
Willing Workers OF London
Church will meet at the Bird
home.
AUGUST 10
Milan
Annual Goldsmith family reun.
ion will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goldsmith.
AUGUST II
West Sumpter
The West Sumpter eighth annual
school reunion will be held at the
school grounds. Potluck dinner at
II: 80 followed by program.
Belleville
Craft-Gorton reunion to be at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Tabor,
1920 Riggs Rd. Cooperative dinner
to be served.
RaWsonville
Pleasure Club will have their an
nual picnic at Vampires Lake. Pot.
luck dinner.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Fifty Years Ago

". Bennett. DR.. James T. Pardee,
Or. W r Veazey. DR.. Willard II.
Dow and Or. Charles J. Strosack-
or. all Of Midland. and J s. Crider
and g F Ceilings, both Of Cleve-
land.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Your Health

Nose Protector Not
Enough to Quell Hay
Fever Inroads
By Logan Clendening. NJ. D.
By LOGAN CLENDENING, NJ. D.
However unpredictable Hitler
and Stain may be, there is one
enemy Of mankind that works alb
solutely on schedule. That is our
old enemy ragweed which begins
10 pollinate about August 18th, so
that those who are subject TO the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Today's Horoscope

Today's Horoscope
a year productive of much
good fortune Is in store for those
who are celebrating birthdays to-
day. They will gain in divers
expected and unexpected ways.
especially through elders. prop
erty. the government. or the
army An eventful and success
full life is promised the child who
Is born on this date. Good for.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15

National BroadcastIno Company
Red network. WLW 200, WWJ
$50, WTAM 100, WMAQ $40; Blue
network. WXYZ 1870, WLW 700;
WGN 720.
columbls BrosdeastIng Company
-WJR $50. WBBM $50, WCKY
1880, WFBM 1860. VICAR 1850,
WBNS 1850. WOOD 1910; Blue
network, WOWO. 1870.
Mutual Broadeastlna Company
Red Letwork, WLW 700; Blue
network. WLW 700, CKLW 500;
WGN 100.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
plREcToRs REELECTED

Midland, Aug. Is -AP- Dow
Chemical Company stockholders.
meeting here Wednesday. reflect.
ed all Of the company directors
They are. DR. z. o. BatstoW. Earl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
Half-FForgotten Days

Twenty Years Ago
Misses Nellie and Cora soble entered the University
Madrid Spain and all their studies Spanish Previous
going 10 Spain they In Paris took of the
bsttefelds
Carpenters laying making other
improvements on the Episcopal Church building.
Miss Mary Putnam Mrs Alice Kmball visiting
In Switzerland
Wedding Miss Rosena McDougad Eden c. Geyer Nor
NAL graduates.
Fifty Years Ago
The State Board ~ Agriculture conferred degree NJ
Ii D Hon Edwin Willis Justice Allen Morse
A Norton laying the foundation the
Lowell st, and will I'LL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15

room to meet a gentleman. unless
he's a cripple He should be
brought over TO be presented to
her
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15
one-NIInute Test Answers

l. Noble Pitcher.
2. A word or sentence that is
the same when read backward or
forward. Madam. I'm Adam"
would be a palidrome. The word
level is also.
3. Because soon after 1t was
discovered IL was noticed that II
would rub out pencil marks on
paper.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15

Leon Henderson
Has Real Trouble
Controlling Boom
BY Charles P. Stewart

THAT HERR HITLER wants
pro- Nah governments IN Latin
America for his benefit II and after
he wins his present war isn't
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15

One-Mlnute Test
l. What was the name of the
American woman who took her
husbands place in battle when he
was disabled in the Revolution
cry war
2 What is a palndrome
,. Why was rubber so called7
Words Of Wisdom
Man is only miserable so far
as he thinks himself sos Sauna.
gar
Hints on Etiquette
Never ask woman IN cross a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-15

Never ask woman IN cross a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-18
Dial Doings
By JIM PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-18
AGENT OF GERMAN
 CESTAPO CAUGHT
Bruno Johannes Valianski Says They Got Him Two
 Months Too Soon

Riverhead, N. r., April l8-(UP)- Authorities said today that Brunt Johannes valianslSi, 3i-year-olt waiter, had confessed under ques' tioning by federal Investigators that he was an agent of the German Gestapo commissioned to persuade German Americans in this area tt return to the Reich and fight.
 "You got me two months toc soon," Valianski was quoted aS tell ing FBI agents.
 Valinaskl's undoing, sheriffs of- ficers said, was a swastika brand on his arm. The brand was noted fol- lowing the walters arrest some lo days ago on a minor robbery charge. At first he said German searnen had placed 1t there but later told ques- tioners he cut 1t ir1o his skin him. self with razor blade because he admired Adolf Hitler.
 The investigation started by dis covery of the Swastika resulted in Valinski's arrest on charges that he overstayed his time after entering the country IA months ago.
 representative of Sheriff Jacob 8. Dreyer said Valianski, who claimed to be a native of the once Free City of Danzig, deied he had committed or directed any acts of sabotage against United States defense indus tries. His function, he said, was to influence men of German extraction to return to Germany. He made the necessary arrangements for such trips by way of Japan, Valianski was quoted as saying.
 nI a statement Valianski was said to have made to authorities, he admitted he was in the Panama Canal Zone prior to his coming to Long Island.
 Finally Breaks Down
 Valianski's fingerprints were sent to Washington and agents Of the Federal Bureau of Investigation came here to question him. After more than eight hours of question: ing ending at 6 a. m. today, 1t was said, Valianski confessed.
 He functioned chiefly in the Gen. tral Islip area of Long Island, Val- ianski said. As a cloak for his acc tivities, he got a job as waiter in Franks hotel at Central 1slip.
 Immigration officers joined in the investigation, and William H. Mar shall, assistant district director of the immigration and naturalization at Ellis Island sent William Stochl, warden of the Suffolk County jail. an order for Valianski's detention.
 After an automobile accident more than a week ago in which Va lneski was involved, another occu- pant of the car accused him of stealing $7 in the ensuing nixup. It was while awaiting hearing on that charge that valianskl came tn. der FBI Investigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-18
Legal Notices
INVITATION TO BID
AprIl i5, l94I.

April 10, lv4l. Sealed bids addressed to the State of Connecticut for the following
 Construction of Poultry House
 at the Connecticut State Hos.
 pital, Middletown, Conn.,,
 will be received in Room 402, State office Building, Hartford, Conn, un- til o'clock D.. m. on the 2Sth day of April, 194i, and immediately thereafter on said day publicly opened and read aloud in said room. Plans and specifications may be ex- amlned in said room after April 18th, 1941 and may he obtained without cost. Performance and Labor and Materialmen Bonds to be furnished by the bidder awarded the contract shall be in an amount not less than 100% of tho contract price. The Commissioner of Pubic Works re. serves the right to waive technical defects or to reject any and all bids. Each bidder must deposit with his bid certified check drawn upon Q State Bank and Trust Company or National Bank located in the State of Connecticut to the order of the Treasurer of the State of ConnectI- cut in an amount not less than t% of the bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid until after the contract shall have been awarded.
 GEORGE r. BURKE, CORNERSTONE ER OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE
 Aa' Nc. ala
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-18

the "gun," is forced down a por- celain tube, the barrel" and pro- duceS atomic disintegration and x- rays at @ target outside the tube.
 The propelling force correspond ing to the powder is the action of 8,000,0 900 volts of electricity repel- ling the election. The velocity of the electron in the porcelain rifle approaches 186,000 feet per second which is the speed of light. Physicists hesitate to predict the exact practical value of their ex- periments.
 Incidentals to the nuclear investi- gation, the production of powerful x-rays may open the way toward production of radioactive sub. stances which can be used commer- cially.
 Small Scale Test Made
 Two years ago Notre Dame lab- oratories demonstrated with a smaller generator that nuclei can be disintegrated by high speed elec- irons. That generator developed 1,750,000 volts; this one is designed to develop 8,OO0,0O0 volts. The apparatus which is nearing completion will operate under a gas pressure approximately 10 times as great as that of the atmosphere. It resembles a railroad tank car" It has a steel container 40 feet long. One section is mounted on wheels, so that the generator proper will be accessible for inspection or repairs. Freon gas, the same used in many electric refrigerators, will be forced into the tank to improve its opera ton.
 The experiments, which were started by Dr. George B. Collins, will be directed at the beginning of the machines operation by pr. Ber- nard Waldman, of the physics staff at Notre Dame. Dr. Collins has been granted Q leave of absence to work on a special government research project at the Massachusetts Insti- ute of Technology in connection with the defense program.