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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
LARGE NAZI PLANE
ATTACK is VIEWED
START OF DRIVE
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eastern district but he was chased
to the sea by a night fighter plane.
The bombs fell in a field.
1t was believed the Royal All
force also Was busy with raids or
the invasion coast following its
busy day on the east coast. Fog
restricted visibility but watchers
on the southeast coast reported
anti-aircraft fire in the B%oulogne
and Calais districts.
Air sirens sounded twice in Lon
don after nightfall. The second
alert was just before midnight.
Searchlights swept the skies and
anti-aircraft batteries barked in
some sections of the capital.
The second all-clear sounded less
than an hour after the alarm.
The air. ministry, however, de-
scribed the daylight activity as
Slight and said it centered chief
Iy in the regions Of the east and
southeast coasts.
Few enemy aircraft have
crossed the coast and there is no
report of any bombs having been
dropped it said.
Lose Terror
Ii was the second successive day
OF mass display of aerial might
but Lord Beaverbrook, minister of
aircraft production, told Canadians
in a transatlantic broadcast that
Nazi waplanes have lost h e i r
terror.
Factory damage has been re-
paired, the minister declared, and
''now it may be said that indus
trial plants are no longer in the
same danger
He urged the dominion's work.
ers to send food and weapons and
exhorted them to seek the world
over for ships"
Gather together every kind OF
transport which will enable us to
continue defense of this island"
he told them.
The weather was favorable for
air attack. After a bright morn
ing sun, low clouds hid the early
afternoon raiders which droned in
land on a northerly curse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
HULL IS POUNDED
BY NAZI BOMBERS
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hangar and four planes on the
ground yesterday, while h e r
planes of armed reconnaissance
groups" bombed a factory in north
Scotland, a troop encampment, nu-
merous freight trains and motor
columns in south England.
The communicate also reported
that in a ~long-range bomber attack
on British ships northwest of Scot
land last Wednesday two add.
tional large merchant vessels were
so seriously damaged that l S S
may be assumed"
On the following day, the high
command said, a 7,O0O-ton ship
was sunk and two other large mer-
chant vessels Extensively dam
aged" l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
Employer-Labor Boards
Are Urged by Clergymen

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. -
A group of $50 clergymen urged ~.
government today to establish ON,
ployer-labor boards in all defense in
dustries, n of the first duties -.
which would be to provide for yoIur,
tary elimination of strikes n Iocl
outs through arbitration of dsinu+o,
In a statement to the press tbo
clergymen said that unless some.
thing is done to protect the princi.
pies Of democratic RELATIONSHIPS in
industrial life there is GRAVE
danger in our time of a compulsior
and loss of freedom which wiz
threaten our whole way of life"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
Special Services Are
Planned at St. Poul's
Lutheran Church Soo,

Special Wednesday evenir,
ten services entitled "The Pillars y,
Christian Faith" are to be held
st. Paul's Lutheran church
announced last night.
The services will begin Ash W.,
nesday at 1880 p. m. and con Gu
each Wednesday evening 1bra"ue
Lent. '0sn
Ihe complete services of services
is as follows: February 20, "T[s
Doctrine of God;" March ) .o rls
Doctrine Of Man," March u .gr rts
Doctrine of Christi" 1Iarch 10 ",rtS
Church, March 26, 'The saa1.
ments;' April 2, "The Doctrine q.
Salvation" u
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
BRITISH DRIVING
TOWARD CHEREN
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IolIl L oS0 olASy
the Senegalese we're the first al
lied soldiers to land on the
Eritrean shore.
The official British report also
said British and Ethiopian native
soldiers captured the town of Sho-
shat, on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia,
and that operations in Italian So
maitland were developing ito our
advantage" after the capture of
Jumbo, a town near the mouth
of the Juba river. One hundred
and fifty Italians were reported
killed in the Ethiopian fight to
"slight losses" for the British.
(The Italian high command said
the British column cutting into
Eritrea from the north has been
checked in the Cam Ceua zone.)
A colonel said to have been at
tached to the French general staff
at Vichy as late as last November
commanded the Senegalese bat
talon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
AGREEMENT REACHED

KENOSHA, Wis, Feb. 23.-LP-
A tentative agreement to settle a
threatened strike was reached today
between Nash-Kelvinator Corp. Off.
Gals and international officers of the
CLIO United Automobile Workers I'm
ion. The dispute was over hiring
OF men for the company's Racine
plant which has a SO. 900, 900 war de.
partment order for trailers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
PLANE ARRIVES

LIMA, Peru, Feb. 23.-R-The
Condor Airliner stranded last week
Ia the Sechura desert arrived here
today from Chiclayo with it's origi-
nal Is occupants three Of whom
made a 50-mile trek across the desert
ii search of aid. The three were
John Lear, a writer for the special
news service Of the Associated Press,
Pilot Hugh Wells of Shrewsbury,
Mass, and a Peruvian engineer, Her
mann Baumann.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
MURDER MAKES
A HERO
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- 1tfI
his family wanted to marry int,
ours, but that ours had no such
idea, that Cary despises Irene be.
cause she has chased him for year,
I told him I was going to marry
Dave Otis, and for him to clear Out
and let me alone.
Honestly, Nancy, he was So
mad I thought he'd hit me. After
he'd sputtered all over himself, he
told me that if I didn't marry him
he'd tell something I would rather
die than have known"
Ito Be Continued
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
ACCORD APPROVED

MARION, Ind, Feb. 23.-R-Em-
ployes Of the Farnsworth Television
and Radio corporation approved to-.
day an agreement ending a nine.
day strike at the plant and voted to
retur, to work tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
British Flying Boat
Service to Be Resumed

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-R-Brit.
ISL flying boat service between the
United States and England will be
resumed about May /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24

The tWin-engine Bell P-39 has a
top speed of 1886 miles an hour
with 1150 horsepower.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15

like to keep open for the tourist,
we would have the right to re-
fuse and you would have to build
elsewhere.
With reference to plant mater
ial the easement reads that mo
tree, plant, or shrub shall be re-
moved or destroyed on such
lands" This refers to the fully
grown trees and shrubs which we
feel are important to the scenery,
particularly those shrubs a n d
vines along the fences which will
provide food and protection for
birds (Which assist in destroying
insects). We do not intend to stop
the owner from trimming orchard
or fruit trees or from removing
diseased trees or from setting out
new trees plants, shrubbery or
crops. We also realize that it is
only good farming to cut certain
weed trees and seedlings that crop
up from year to year in pastures,
and we would expect that the
landowner would do this general
work as he has always done.
When it comes to the piling OF
ashes, trash, sawdust, and the like
upon the scenic easement lands,
you can readily see that we had
in mind keeping the picture as neat
and clean as possible, and we
would expect full cooperation
from the landowner in this. Like
wise for reasons that you will
also understand, we do not ex-
pect to make any exceptions to
the clause with regard to signs,
billboards, and advertisements
which would take away from the
beauty of the mountain picture
along the Parkway.
All in all, the scenic easement
seems to us to be a very reason
able agreement and like most
agreements, it can work well if
both parties enter into the spirit
of the general idea. On the other
hand, agreements seldom work if
all the "agreeing" has to come
from one of the parties and none
from the other. In a number of
cases the States paid the peoples
good money to buy the scenic ease
ments for the Parkway, and both
your rights and our rights under
the easement are fully protected
by law. We don't expect that it
is going to be necessary to take
any landowners into court on the
scenic easement problem. We
haven't thus far had single case
and we think the good record can
continue as long as all concerned
will continue to work together.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15
GERMANS PLACE RED
SEA IN WAR ZONE

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columns seeking to carry the
Egyptian advance beyond the Dor
der town of Salum had been
thrown back by imperial ground
forces and subsequently routed by
British bombers. In Ethiopia Bri-
fish forces closing in on the fort
ress of Amba Alaji, garrisoned by
$4,000 Italians, were said to have
taken 200 additional prisoners.
An Associated Press correspon-
dent with the British Mediterran-
can fleet reported that it had re-
turned to an Egyptian base un-
Scared after repelling one of the
biggest Axis torpedo and bomb
ing attacks of the war. German
planes swept six times down to
the assault over a period of an
hour and Is minutes, he said, but
never got near enough to launch
a successful torpedo.
Germany, its temper already
sharpened by the sensational
flight to Britain of Nazi party
leader Rudolf Hess, warned point
edly early yesterday that any ship
entering the Red Sea risked des-
~truction by German bombers and
mine-laying planes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15
West Jefferson
Won Yesterday
Defeated Austinville 4 to 3 In
the Opening Game of the
League Season.

The West Jefferson baseball
team won it's opening game yes
terday by defeating the strong
Austinville club 4 to 3.
Bower Severt, who relieved
Ray Blevins on the mound in the
fifth inning, drove in the win
ming run for West Jefferson.
The local club collected a total
of Is hits and Austinville only
8. With home run and a. triple,
Peck Davis led in batting hcnors
for West Jefferson. Bill Perkins,
West Jefferson catcher, got dou-
BILE and a single. Spencer also
connected with two hits.
The local team earned all four
of it's runs, while Austinville
made two runs on one error.
. Spectators who saw the game
said it was exciting from begin
ming to end and were high in
their praise of the local club.
Bower Severt will start on the
mound here Saturday afternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15

Springs, with score of 821s; the
third prize went to r. L. Austin,
Of Laurel Springs, with a score
Of 1917; and the fourth prize was
awarded to M. E. Reeves, of Lau-
rel Springs, who had score Of
721a.
First prize was a new wide
throw Australian E-B shear, val
ued at SIS; second prize, a doz-
en- special cutters and a SIS check;
third prize, a check for So and
fourth prize, a check for 81.
Half of the money awarded was
contributed by Belk's Department
store and Farmers Hardware and
Implement company, Of Sparta;
the remainder was contributed by
West jefferson firms. .
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15
Rash Won Sheep
Shearing Contest
Howard Hendrix, r. L. Austin
and Nj. E. Reeves Also
Won Nice Awards.

Edging out his opponents with
a score of 871a, Delmer Rash, OF
Smethport, succeeded last Friday
in grabbing first prize in the tri-
county sheep shearing contest
held on the Doughton farm at
Laurel Springs.
Before the contest got under
way, a demonstration was con-
Quoted by E. S. Bartlett, Of the
Chicago Flexible Shaft company,
who has had many years of ex-
perience in sheep shearing. Also
on hand for the demonstration
and contest were l.. I. Case, Paul
Fletcher and Sam Williams, of the
agriculture extension division in
Raleigh.
Numbers of shearers and sheep
owners in Ashe and Allegheny
counties attended the demonstra-
ton, but only four were entered
in the contest. Each contestant
was required to shear two sheep.
Rash's time was 11.45 and 1910.
Winner of the second prize was
Howard Hendrix, of Laurel
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15
Re-surfacingg On
Parkway Started
i: Monday Morning
Jefferson Grassy Greek and
Warrensville Roads to Be
Reiterated Soon.

Re-surfacing on the Blue Ridge
Parkway in the vicinity Of the
Laurel Springs community was
started last Monday morning and
this work is now going forward
at a good rate of speed.
The mix, which is highly re-
fined mixture of asphalt and gra-
vel, is being made here in the
large portable plant Of the Bar
rett company and a fleet of 15
trucks is doing the hauling. Traf-
fic on the Parkway will be main
tanned while this work is being
done.
E. O. Thomas is in charge OF
the mixing plant and there are
Is persons employed to carry on
it's operation. H. D. Jones, of Ora
ham, who is representative of the
Barrett company and who is also
district Rotary governor, was in
town yesterday and said he was
pleased with the progress that IS
being made.
Re-surfacing of the highway
from Jefferson to Grassy Creek
is scheduled to start this week,
Mr.. Council stated Tuesday. The
jefferson Warrensville road will
be redressed this summer. New
treatment will be applied on the
road from Sturgills to Helton.
All of this work will be done
by the state highway and public
works crews, he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15
Price Assumes
New Duties AS
State REA Head
Left for Raleigh Yesterday.
Was Sworn in Last Week.
Signs for Project.

Gwyn Price left yesterday for
Raleigh where he will assume his
new duties as chairman of the
North Carolina Rural Electrified
ton Authority.
He was sworn in last Thursday
and one of his first acts was to
approve an application from a
new REA coop in Surry and Yad-
kin counties, asking $25O,0O0, to
construct rural electric lines.
The office of the state REA au-
thority is located on the third
floor of the old Justice building,
near the capitol. eve have four
nice offices and will be delighted
to see anyone from Ashe county
at any time" he declared yester-
day before leaving.
"Of course l will be in Raleigh
most of the time, but I plan to
get back home right often. Among
other things, I am especially anx-
ious to get construction of the
cold storage plant under way i'm
mediately."
All members of the old REA
board have been re-appointed to
fill out their unexpired terms.
AS yet no one has been appoint
ed to succeed Mr.. Price on the
FSA staff here. Kelly B. Ray, OF
Mars Mill, started work few
days ago as assistant county sup
erviSOr
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15
WA1n Story In Current Issue
4~f parkway News" De-
voted to Subject.

Editors note The following
inaeresting story appears in the
current issue of the Blue Ridge
Parkway News.)
This subject keeps coming up
along the line which is to be ex-
pee4ed we suppose, because of the
nature of the thing itself. AS one
-fzxmer puts it, Il own the land
=azsd i don't; and we have to ad-
xsiA that he is right except that
he makes it sound worse than
needs be.
If we could have our way we'd
ssit down and talk it over with
each of you over the cracker bar
rel. and we still feel that your
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15

in the work being accomplished
by the civilian conservation corps.
Designed to better acquaint and
to further enhance the interest of
the public in the work of CCC the
program began at II o'clock in the
morning. Special groups were
taken on tours of the camp by the
officers present, various phases of
camp life discussed, and the adj
vantages of the CCC pointed out.
Lunch was served in the dining
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15

hall at o'clock, after which sew
eral of the guests present ad.
dressed the enrollees briefly.
Judge H. c. Tucker, of West JEFF
ferson, and Rev. L. F. Strader, of
Sparta, were among those who
spoke.
A number of persons from West
Jefferson and Sparta, in addition
to several groups from other
towns and counties, attended the
program at the camp.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-15
Many Attended
CCC'Open House
Acquaintance" Event Held at
Laurel Springs Camp Fri
day. Tucker Spoke.

In connection with a nation
wide acquaintance" program, the
CCC camp at Laurel Springs was
host last Friday to a large crowd
of persons from Ashe, Allegheny
and Watauga counties, interested
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14

defense by diverting labor and ma terials from regular to defense pro- duction channels.
 with the reported interest in forced savings, with higher taxes being urged both as 8 means of meeting defense costs and curbing rising purchasing power, with de- fense bonds on sale for similar req sons, the atmosphere appears con- ducive to success for move toward less liberal irstallment policies.
 Time Sales Not ''VlciOus"
 Consequently, 1t is well for ail who have any interegt---direct or re. mote-in installments to ponder this trend. But if such controls are to be set up,this must not be done because of a mistaken notion that installment selling is vicious and uneconomic per 30.
 Abuses have been existent in this aS In any fast-growing business de- velopnent but on the whole these abuses have been largely corrected through cooperation within the in- dustry and with interested outside groups. It was, of course, a matter of seif-protection to correct them.
 "On the other hand the contribu- tion made to employment, by lower unit costs through greater produc- ton and distribution of goods, and to the raising of our standard of living has been exceedingly worth while and has far outweighed any specific abuses within that field"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
NEW RECORD HIGH
 FOR EMPLOYMENT
State Employment Service Placed 2,64S Persons
 During June 2S Week

Hartford, Conn, July i4-An ali- time high record of 2640 job place. ments by the Connecticut State Em- ployment Service during the week ending June 20th. vas announced today by State Labor Commissioner Cornelius J. Danaher.
 According to thls report the in. creased hiring was most marked M New Haven with a total og a02 placements. followed by Bridgeport with aes. Waterbury s6S and Hart ford aiD.
 Simultaneously tho nnempl0ys nent compensation lead showed c further decrease so \ total load 0e G6ee.
 During the week the state Mam- pl0Ement Service received a t0lAl of s1e0 new appiications. the igcreafo halng duo ln 6feat nzsamage a0 lhn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14

DTsopo, honorary member of the Monaco CarliIio Post No. 1, Hart ford; and Meyer Schwolslxy, acting manager of the U. 8. Veterans hospital.
 The appointment of Schwolsky as manager of the Newington Facil- ity, to succeed the late Maj. Thom- as J. Bannigan, was urged by the delegates. Atty. schwolsky has been serving in 6 temporary capacity since the death of Maj. Bannigan.
 Giordan0 Elected
 Michael Giordano, also of this city, was elected department com- mander. He succeeds Anthony Yaca- vone, who officiated at the session. Other officers elected were: Dom- mick Mercugliano, New Haven, sen- for vice. e-commander; Joseph Pen. one, New Britain, first junior vice. commander; Michael Faracci, Mid- dletow Ii, second junior vice-com- riander.
 James Pansullo, Hartford, chap lain; Vincent Maradie, Hartford, quartermaster; Angelo Borsello, New Britain, historian; Joseph Masca- gina, Derby, officer of the day; and Valentino Bortellata, South Nor- walk, sergeant-at-arrms.
 The following were elected mem- bers of the committee at large: Mi- chael Di Primo, Waterbury; Matt hew San Marco, New Haven; Will liam De Sessa, Bridgeport; Nicholas Bartolot, South Norwalk; and Patsy Alfano, Torrington.
 Auxiliary Staff
 At the elections of the state de- partment auxiliary, Mrs. Mary Pal- ladini, Derby, was elected president. Others named were: Mrs. Julia Caporale, New Haven, senior vice. president; Mrs. Mary Testa, South Norwalk, junior vice-president; Mrs. Phyllis Mangini, Waterbury, chap lain; Miss Pearl Paladini, Ansonia, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Govanello, Waterbury, conductress; Miss Min nie Saumo. Stamford, patriotic in- structor; Mrs. M. Lanciano, New Britain, guard; Mrs. Mary SealiSe, Winsted, historian.
 Trustees were elected as follows: Mrs. Rose San Marco, New Haven, for three years; Miss Dorothy B. Negri, Torrington, for two years; and Mrs. Doria Quatrocelli, Hart ford, for one year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
POLICE BARRACKS
 NEAR COMPLETION

Construction of the Bethany state police barracks costing $l30,OO0 will be completed soon and the build ing turned over to the State Police department on Aug. 1.
 The structure, which is a WPA project and will be located near the Bethany airport. The new accom- modations will be taken over by the officers and men of the Beacon Falls barracks under the command of Lieut.. William L. schatnnan. A garage has been erected in the rear of the barracks at Q cost of e20,- 900.
 Federal funds of S8O,B2D as well as state funds Of eSi .287 were used in building the structure. Workers have been employed for Ie months in constructing the barracks, WPA officials reported. and during the latter part Of the undertaking much difficulty was met In getting skilled workers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
|CITY PREP AIRING FOR CONVENTION
Streets Being Decorated for Coming of Legion
 naires; Batteries Here

Waterbury is donning it's holiday attire in preparation for the com ing of hundreds of legionnaires for the 23rd annual convention of the Connecticut department in this city July 23-26. With the decoration of light standards encircling the green and placing of ,"Welcome Legion naire" banners at gateways to the city each day will now register new developments in the elaborate pro- gram for the reception and enter tainment of thousands of visitors.
 The coming of the 208th coast artillery, which includes Water bury's Own," Batteries E and G has aroused considerable enthusiasm. The legion committee has especially invited Captain Grover c. Baldwin who organized Battery E and Cap- tain John Egan, whose enthusiasm was responsible for sufficient enlist ments to form a second battery, Captain Baldwin is now at Fort Monroe, Va. and Captain Egar is at Camp Edwards, but not command ing officer of the battery he organ ized.
 Captain Alonzo P. Mercier, train ing officer of the 208th, and Lieu tenant Richard w. owen, adjutant and intelligence officer, are expected to visit Waterbury this week to confer with Mayor Vincent A. Gully, Chairman George J. McDuff of the legion convention committee and Captain William Dillon, parade chairman. accommodations must be obtained for some 1900 men and of tlcers and 200 motor vehicles. Sev- eral sites have been suggested, but they meet with government require ments.
 With attachments of sailors and