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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
Germans Admit Much Dam
age i'm Bremen; Greeks
Shell Italian Port.

Activities in the war have con-
tinued with renewed vigor dur
ing the past few days with attacks
from the air as well as on the
land.
British imperial forces Tues
day smashed at the outer defen-
ses of Italy's big Libyan base at
Tobruk after capturing the Ell
Adem airdrome IS miles south OF
the Fascist stronghold.
Carrying their desert offensive
farther along the Libyan coast
with the aid of royal air force
bombing planes, the British land
forces sought to take advantage
of the capture of Bardia by pres
sing hard on the heels of the ltal-
ians before they can organize
new lines.
The British drove upon the out
er defenses of Tobruk after cap
turing or destroying $4,000 1tal-
ian soldiers in their smashing
drive across the western desert.
A flotilla of Greek destroyers
in a daring dash across the
Straits of Otranto last night en-
tered the Valona roadstead un-
molested and heavily bombarded
Italy's vital Albanian port, the
ministry of marine reported yes
terday. o.,
Striking for the third time
across the 4O-mile wide Straits
of Otranto between heavy Italian
coastal batteries, the Greek des-
troyers hurled so shells upon
military detectives at the port,
the ministry said.
Waves of fast German fighter
bombers gave London its longest
and most destructive daytime at
tack in weeks Tuesday and killed
and wounded a number of per-
sons in the capital.
Bombers caused several casual
ties in heavy assault on an in
dustrial Midland town and other
raiders, taking advantage of bet
ter flying conditions after being
baked last night by snow and
dirty weather, struck hard at East
Anglia and the southeast coast.
But despite the severity of the
London raid residents of the CAPT.
tai continued their shopping and
routine tasks and Prime Minister
Churchill and First Lord of the
Admiralty A. V. Alexander calm
ly surveyed damage caused at
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
FARMERS ASKED TO
SIGN APPLICATIONS

Continued from Page One)
view; $50, Ray Farmers Store;
1890, Store at DR.. Robinsons;
1870, c. E. Osborne's Store, Ash
land; 1870, Mr.. Barlow's Store, at
Green Valley; 2:3O, Stephens
Store; 2:30, Sutherland School;
4:30, Donnelly's Store.
Tuesday, January ri
900, E. G. Eller's Store, Bina;
1000, Parsons Bro. Store, Lam
sing; 1870, White Oak School;
200 Wade Stansberry's Store,
Tuckerdale; 800, Sturgills Post
Office.
Wednesday, January %
900, Scott Cox's Store, Crump-
Ter; 1890, Ahart Pasley's Store;
11:30, J. D. Sturgills' Store; 100,
J. R. Phipps' Store; 2:3O, c. W.
Phipps' Store.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
Ronald Osborne
Buried On Wed.

Funeral service was held yester-
day at the home, for Ronald Os-
borne, of jefferson, who died on
Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital,
from blood poisoning. Service
was conducted by the Revs. Car
roll and Roby Burkett and bur-
ial followed in the Friendship
cemetery.
The deceased, VINO was 8 years
old, received a cut from a barb
wire short time ago, and soon
became ill. He was taken to the
hospital a short time before his
death, but bloodpoisoning had al
ready started, it was reported,
and while ever effort was made
it was too late then to save his
life.
He is survived by his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Osborne, and one small brother,
Robert.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
Jefferson And Nathan's Cr'k
Conference Games Tomorrow
Night Hold Spotlight In Ashe
Two indicated Boys Teams
Meet In Jefferson's Gym.
Seven Other Games.

After three-Week's vacation,
basketball teams in the county in
1he Appalachian conference re-
new action tomorrow night at JET
EeEsUn, Virginia-Carolina Lansing
and Riverview.
Nathan's Creek, leading in both
the boys and the girls brackets,
VIII be seeking its fourth victory.
On the other hand, the Jefferson
Buys also have three wins and no
defeats and will be playing on
$heir hume-court and this battle
should be thriller. Nathan's
Creek girls, with a 10000 rating,
YOOm as favorites over the Jeffer-
sen girls who have been defeated
TssFYUE
RIverv1ew and West jefferson
viii face each other on even
terms at Riverview. Led by Tam
Mcmillan and r. C.. Miller, the
West Jefferson boys will be after
gFRT fourth straight victory with
'szO defeats. The Riverview boys
arave won two and lost two.
The girls Of Healing Springs
are now tied for the lead in the
league and will meet the strong
VrEnia-Carolina team at Gras-
sy Creek in what promises to be
"a close game. The boys of Gras-
y Creek, although four times de-
4ezted, will be out after their
FIRST win over the Crumpler lads
who have a 5000 average.
Lansing plays host to Elkland.
Both teams have about the same
standing and should stack up
against each other on mighty
GfUSe terms.
III you want to see some fast
Basketball games, attend one of
Shge four conference matches,
The coaches urge.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
British Forces Smash Tobruk;
London Is Given Daytime Raid

Trinity house and in the London
Tower district in the ''fire raid''
of Dec. 20.
Three destructive British air
raids on Bremen last week were
acknowledged this week and at
the same time Nazi sources were
boasting of widespread successes
in renewed daylight bombing at
tacks on London and other points
in England.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
LANSING GIRLS WIN

\ The Lansing girls basketball
team defeated a strong all-star
eafeam last Thursday night by a
score of Is to II and Coach Ro-
bert Morphis said he was well
pleased with the improvements
Ess girls are making. Weaver was
Ugh scorer with IL points. Stike
refereed the match.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
SCHEDULE

Friday Night, Jan. 10
Nathan's Creek at Jefferson
H. Springs at Virginia-Carolina
Elkland at Lansing
West Jefferson at Riverview
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ing and played both good defen-
sive and offensive ball. John Wea-
yer and Eddie Woodie played out
standing for the victors.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09

the Riverview five by the count
of SO to 26.
Coach Charles Weaver said his
jefferson boys were fast improv-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
JEFFERSON LICKs R,vIEw

Last Friday night in a non-con-
ference game, the boys of Jeffer-
son highs basketball team took
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-01-09
Nathan's CIR. Hi
School News

Miss Lois Dickson, music teach
er at Nathan's Creek, was unable
to be at school last Monday be-
cause of illness.
Several former Nathan's Creek
high school students who are now
attending other schools and col
leges spent the holidays at home
and visited the school last week.
Some of these were: Mr.. Breeze
Pennington, Milligan College; Mr..
Glenn Austin and Mr.. A. B. Hurt,
Jr., N. c. State College; Miss
Georgia Mcmillan and Miss Lo-
rene Gambill, Draughon's Bust
ness College; Misses Easter OAR
nell, Irene Bass and Helen Shep-
herd, and Mr.. Guy Darnell, Glade
Valley high school.
FIRST GRADE HUMOR
My Nose
ut doesn't breathe;
1t doesn't smell;
It doesn't feel
So very well.
l am discouraged
With my nose;
The only thing it does,
Is blows"
l asked him why he was so small
And why he didn't grow.
He slightly frowned, and with his
eye
He looked me through and
through.
I'm quite as big for me-" said he,
GAS you are big for you.'
Ducks
A pillows good for somersaults
Or sofa, or a bed.
But when a duck stands upside
down
He likes puddle for his head.
Whistle
I want to learn to whistle.
I've always wanted to.
I fix my mouth to do it, but
The whistle won't come through.
Dorothy Adds
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Clouds, Rain Seen
For Valley Over
Coming Weekend
Another Storm Heading
This Way, Declares
Weather Observer

Weatherman Woodrow c.
Jacobs suggested that In
perial Valley residents soak
up all the sunshine avail
able Friday because accord
ing to weather maps, barometers
and other instruments of weather
forecasting, there isn't likely to be
much more than clouds and rain
over the weekend.
In other words, another Pacific
Ocaan-br brcWed storm is heading
toward Imperial Valley and other
sections Of southern California,
bringing with it the promise OF
more rain Saturday and Sunday.
Heavy rainfall was predicted in
most coastal areas, according to
Jacobs, with light showers slated
to hit the valley by afternoon Sat-
urday. The U. S. Weather bureau
ordered small craft storm warning
posted Friday from Point Concep-
ton TO San Diego.
Cold winds carrying snow and
rain swept across the midwest
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

$ dDle clIeCI upOi olleu dCllNlIy, liOW-
ever.
Appearance of the piCketS after a
layoff conceded with the arrival
of Stanley V. White OF Washington,
D. c., Cancellation commissioner for
the U. S. Department Of Labor.
A check of shed opel ators Satur-
day forenoon showed pickets ap-
peared briefly Friday and came on
duty again Saturday Shortly before
noon.
White arrived in Fl Centre Friday
His hotel said he planned to leave
Saturday evening.
Whites appearance was reported
in response to an appeal from Ted
Rasmussen, CIO organizer and CEN
tral figure in the strike, TO Madame
Perkins of the Department of Labor
There appeared little for him TO do
however, in view OF the fact that
valley sheds are ali operating at
normal capacity and without fric-
ton between employers and en-
ployeS.
A new conference was scheduled
for Friday afternoon between RaS-
muSsen and members of the ship
pers committee at which the union
answer will be given to a counter
proposal entered by the shippers
The proposal was in reply to de-
mands for a contract providing a
union shop, submitted sy the union
at the outset of the labor contro-
versy.
The counter-propoSal did not in
clude any important concessions,
union sources indicated. A previous
conference, set for Monday, failed
to materialize.
Lettuce shipments declined some
what Thursday to a total OF l79
cars. Informed sources said the val
ley could have shipped many more
cars, but the market was too low
to warrant it,
Prevailing market Thursday was
for SIS ST with a few lower. 1t was
80 for 4s and 85 to 80 for 6s. Ship
ments Friday were expected to to-
tai between 100 and 165 cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Once IN a lifetime.

once in lifetime
It happened Friday for Margaret
Gibson, FL Centro nurse, who early
this week lost valuable diamond
ring. Thanks to the honesty of Mrs.
Mkt Tsujimoto of FL Centre the
ring is back on her finger.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Gibson
went to the pcstoffice to mail
some X-ray films. The ring was in
her pccketbook. Afterwards she did
an errand or so and went to her
office.
1t wasn't until afternoon that she
had occasion to put on the ring.
It was missing from the purse.
Police were Informed of the loss
and an advertisement inserted in
the Post Press. Thursday evening
the telephone rang at Mrs. Glib
sons home.
Did you lose a ring? Could
you identify it?" asked the caller
II could pick that ring out of
a million otherS!" Mrs. Gibson
answered, her heart lifting.
could you tell me where you
might have lost it?" the voice
persisted.
We'll, it could have been at the
postoffice-'
That's enough. You don't have
to go any further" the voice ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
British Colonies
Demanding Cash
For Goods, Charge

WASHINGTON Feb Ii, up
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont,
charged on the senate floor today
that British possessions arc asking
cash for war materials sold to their
mother country, in contrast to ad-
ministration proposals tn at tn e
United States lend, lease or give
away such materials to Britain.
Wheeler, leader of senate oppo-
sition to the pending all-out Brit
ish aid bill, said the measure would
have the United States do more
to aid Britain than Canada, Aus
tralia, India, Egypt Or any other
British colony is willing to do.
and yet we contend VIC are not
a colony of Great Britain" Wheel
er said sarcaStically. I'VE claim we
got our independence in 1776 But
the British colonies, which won't
even lend on credit to England, are
demanding that cash be put on the
barrel-head.'
Wheeler'S remarks were made
during senate debate on bill to
boost the u. S. debt limit from
$40 ,OOO 100000 to $65.0O0, 1000, ,0OC-an
increase which Wheeler said would
be insufficient to provide British
war needs as we'll as those of this
country.
He said that if the administration
were realistic it would ask that the
limit be boosted to 100000 900, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

oOulCto ~
was recalled that Gen. Sir Archi-
bald Wavell, director of British op-
erationS against Italy, was much
impressed by Soviet parachute tech
nique which he saw demonstrated
in 1886.
The Rome high command said
that parachutistS were quickly mop
ped up apparently before they could
carry out possible plans for sabo-
tage of the big italian aqueducts
and hyGro-eiectric facilities in the
Calabria and Lucana regions.
The parachutists were said by
Rome to have landed Monday night
and early Tuesday.
Reference to Tuesdays Italian
communique disclosed that Rome
reported at that time that British
bomber crew had made forced
descent "by parachute" in the Lu-
cana area.
The new English Channel air bat
ties were described By observers
as reminiscent of the great COM
bats of last September. Action OPEN
ed with a British sweep and bonn
Dbl VI Ulle
coast. This was followed by an at
tempted incursion of Nazi war
planes across the southeast British
coast After Is minutes of heavy
fighting with defending British
planes the Germans were driven
Off
Dutch concern over shipping in
| Far East continued to be manifest
! and it was said that Dutch ships
| had been ordered to stay out Of
waters north of the Philippines
where a japanese naval concentra-
ton has been reported.
Bulgaria and Jugoslavia appeared
to be the crisis points of the Bal
kans. IstanbuI reported that for
eign quarters and sources close to
the Soviet embassy believed Russia
neither could nor would do any,
thing to impede German occupation
of Bulgaria. Jugoslav statesmen
we're in Germany for conversations
on their countryS place in event
of German Balkan offensive.
The German high command re-
ported a fresh attack on British
SlllpplllS III WlllSll a toiiFoy Oii VIC
Scottish east coast was said to
have been dispersed and damaged.
The high command boosted the to-
tai sinkings in the surface raider
attack off Portugal TO Ia ships OF
$4,000 tons.
The dramatic Italian parachutiSt
report came when British attention
was concentrated on the Far East
because of grave indications of
possible spread of the war to that
area.
In the Tokyo parliament. Foreign
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
spoke on a subject intimately in
volved with any japanese war plans.
He said that Japan is doing every
thing possible to adjust soviet
Japanese relations and that con-
ditionS favored RuSso-JapaneSe rap
prochement. He limited that Japan
might be willing TO renounce the
anti-comihtern pact if full under
standing could be obtained with
Russia.
Germany has made no secret OF
her interest in arranging Russo
Continued on Page 8, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

power 10 DTl1R dDOuJ D6JJSI ullucl :
standings" between the two ma
tiOnS.
simultaneously, Sen. Alexander
Wiley, R, Wis, asked the senate to
call Secretary of State Cordell Hull
to an unusual closed, executive seS-
sion of the entire chamber to give
a confidential report on the Far
Eastern and Middle Eastern Situa-
ton.
Wiley said that he believed there
would be so much dynamite In
the world situation in the next
few days that his suggestion would
win sufficient support to gain ap-
proval.'
Are Adolf Hitler, and his aSSo-
ciates, Japan and MusSolini, at
tempting another war OF nerves or
is there a Synchronized coordinated
movement in process, whereby when
Hitler opens his spring offensive
in the Balkans, Japan will attempt
some move against British inter
ests, and perhaps our interests in
the EaSt?' Wiley asked
Mr.. Roosevelt and Nomura cx-
changed formal remarks when No
mura called at the White House.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that he well
coined Nomura'S assurance that he
was resolved to do ali he could to
bring about the better understand
ing.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
himself accompanied Nomura to the
White House, Usually state de-
partment protocol officer Is en-
trusted with such a mission.
Il wish to assure you Nomura
told Mr.. Roosevelt, that it is a
source of real pleasure to me to be
Continued on Page 3, Col, p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

!. Blossom, civilian member of a de-
partmental board which passes on
the qualifications of defense con-
tractors, told the group, however,
that he had not participated in
determining the award of the con-
tract, which covers construction OF
a Shell-loading plant at Elwood ILL.,
Blossom appeared before the COM
mlttee following recent charges by
Sen Harry S. Truman, d, Mo,
that the New Yorker and two other
war department officials concern
ed with contract awards had con-
nections with firms receiving gov
ernment orders.
Blossoms board examines the
qualifications Of contractors seek
ing work on cOSt-plus- fixed fee
contracts and the nominates Ger
tain firms to negotiate with the gov
ernment on the projects in ques-
ton.
Blossom told the committee that
his board had handled no part OF
the procedure in the selection of
Sanderson and Porter for the Ell
Continued on Page 8, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

lich-a noted patron of the minus
cular arts, popped in with the fifty.
He had heard of their plight and
put the bee on court attaches in
the hall of justice, just down the
alley.
The group moved out into Dore
Alley, adjoining the warehouse. The
guilders ingeniously fashioned spot
lights from candles and tomato cans.
and a canvas roof 20 cut off the
rain.
Promptly at $50 pm. up went
the curtain with a clatter. THE
Streets of New York" began to UNI
fold before the eyes of the passers-
by-for free Moppets In the win
doWs of Chinese tenements thanking
the alley applauded like everything.
The cast-Steve Cochran, Florence
Lockwood, Viola Tompkins, Joan
Waters and Ramsey Williams. aided
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Eagles to Honor
National Official

Eagles lodge members of southern
California will gather in FL Centre
Saturday night to greet their ma
tional commander, Charles P. Nc
Cam, who will make his official
visit to the Ell Centre lodge and
initiate a large class of candidates.
Scheduled at 8 pm, the meeting
is expected to attract a large crowd
from southern California lodges,
McCann will speak on the history
and purposes of the order. He will
explain the methods used by the
lodge in raising more than 100000
for new dormitory at Boys Town,
the home founded by Father Flan-
agan for neglected children.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

they go back to dressmaking.
Take the buckskin bathing suit,
panties and brassiere, with gold
fringe around the edges. Mabs
Barnes was responsible for that;
she made it of suede. really. about
enough suede to produce medium
sized pocket book, and then she
installed a blonde model in it.
The Venetian blind dress was
whipped up by Howard Greer. 1t
had kind of push-button arrange
ment on the belt. When his model
walked down the runway she was
clad in browns. She pushed the
button. ZIP! There she was in pink.
Miss Patricia Perkins, another
Hollywood designer, made the Gus
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

Year. Approximately 5UUU wore
trainers, the majority cf which
were delivered to the army and
navy
The bulk of the combat ships
went to Britain and France, Of
ficialS said, the latter receiving ap-
proximately 900 before its collapse
in midsummer.
A majority of combat craft now
being produced here is going to
Britain, but the army and navy
are receiving more frequent de-
liveries than last year because of
the big step up in production
since the first of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Gypsies Strike
Again in Valley
" Arrest those gypsieS.

Arrest those gypsles.
This order was issued Friday by
Sheriff Robert w. Ware after re-
ceiving the fourth report that gyp-
sizes were taking money from per-
sons they pretended to treat with
mystic gestures.
Dave Jackson, living on a ranch
west of Calexico, told Ware three
gypsieS, man and two women,
picked his pockets of $110 Thurs
day.
The gypSies work their fake treat
ments at ranches in widely separ-
ated sections of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
Blast Kills Seven

DU QUOIN, ILL.,, Feb. IA. (UP)
Seven men we're reported killed
today in an explosion at the
liquid oxygen plant of the United
Electric Coal company here.
Explosives for use in the COM
pany's mine were being made in
the plant.
The blast occurred shortly aft
er Sis am. and was felt through
out the area.
Dead were reported to he
James ThOrton, Lyle Cook, Rus
sell Cook. Lew Barker. John
Bailey. John Rappusi and Nelson
Todd, all of Du QuOin.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

away.
It wasn't that The Streets of
New York was dirty. Maybe they
are, maybe not 1t just happens
the showing was blocking a thor
oughfare, even though it was only
blind alley.
Trouble started week ago when
the Montgomery Theater guild, one
of the minuscular groups that pops
up whenever one mentions art"
decided TO open a theater in an
abandoned warehouse on Jackson
street.
The fire department put a stop
to that on grounds the structure
complied with neither the health or
fire laws.
The company was busted. 1t had
poured S27-won in Chinese lot
tery-into its sets. 1t didn't even
have the necessary $50 for a charter
AT this point Attorney Jake Ehr-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
BRITISH PARACHUT|STS DROP IN italy
THE FAIRER THE BARER'

toners look a couple of times with
her two girls in their rainbow
stockings. One wore a black dress
and orange sjocKings-and we can
tell you there's nothing to set off
a handsome pair of legs like orange
hosiery. The other girl had green
dress and lavender stockings and
hm mmmm nm m.
Miss Mary Taylor, niece of the
Countess di FraSSo and 2 Warner
Brothers starlet, was the sight of
the evening in a confection con-
cocted by Milo Anderson. She wore
a black taffeta evening dress which
looked like any other evening dress
urtil she started to walk. Wow,
tCOntiruod on Page 3. Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14
U.s.. Gets Only 400 Of $500 Bombers
Produced in This Country During 40

WASHINGTON, Feb IA CUP)-
Less than 400 of the $500 bomberS
and pursuit planes produced in the
United States in 1910 were delivered
to the air corps, it was learned to-
day. The majority of them went
to Great Britain and France.
According to defense sources, only
461 military planes--other than
trainers-were acquired by the
army's air force last year. About
rs of those were observation cargo
and Photographic craft.
All told, $500 combat and train
ing planes were produced here last
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

W. A. Tondro, Thomas N. Finney,
manager of State Employment SER
vice, Carl Gober of the NYA, E. H.
Henderson of the irrigation district,
Lee Reams, Emmett Allen, school
industrial arts instructor, and Weak
ley.
Enrollments must oe made with
Finney at his office, $40 State street,
Ell Centre or with Weakley. The class
will begin at pm. In the afternoon
and be held five days a week for
10 weeks. Instruction will continue
eight hours each day. The course is
free, Weakley said,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-14

Feoeral funds will finance the
course which will be open to 16 to
10 men to be selected by the de-
partment of employment from an
eligible list of 200 men in Imperial
county.
Harry P. Fillman, defense mech
anic, was sent By Consolidated Air
craft in San Diego to teach the class.
The class graduates will go directly
from the class to work with Con-
solidated via the employment serv-
ice, School Superintendent Guy
Weakley said.
The advisory committee selected
to guarantee practical education
was composed of Fritz Anderson,