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Evening star., 1941-10-07
Young 10 Call Experts
From Outside D. T..
In Traffic Crisis
Funds Found Available
From Two Sources;
Police Heads Meet

Commissioner John Russell Young
announced today a small District
fund is available to obtain the ad-
visory service of outside experts on
the District traffic problem, as sug-
gested yesterday by the House
District Committee.
Commissioner YoLng said the
money was in a fund for emergency
use. and added that obtaining expert
traffic advice would be considered an
emergency.
He also said he has four or five
persons under considera Uion who will
be interviewed, but declined to name
them.
At the same time District Auditor
A. r. Pilkerton said his books carry
a $4,000 balance of a 81 800 appro-
priation for traffic safety education
He expressed the opinion that en-
ployment of outside experts to re.
port on traffic Improvements might
be construed as traffic safety edu-
cation within the meaning of the
appropria ton if the Commissioners
wished to use some of this money.
Randolph Delegated.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee yesterday was
directed to confer with city heads
to see if any District funds we're
available for hiring expert advice
Corporation Counsel Richmond B
Keech at that time told the COM
mittee he thought money was
available.
Meanwhile. Traffic Director Will
liam A. Van DuZer. acting al
request of the Commissioners. or
ganized a traffic study on which tc
base proposed regulations for park
ing bans on arterial highways. The
Commissioners suggested bans be-
tweens m. and pm.
Mr.. Van Duzer said his staff would
seek to determine which streets
should be clear of parked cars all
day and which should be cleared
only during the rush hours. Park
ing, Mr.. Van Duzer believes, can
be permitted on many important
streets during the base" hours, from
$50 am. when the morning rush
is over, to 4 pm, when the after
noon rush begins.
Draft Ready This Week.
Mr.. Van Duzer expected to COM
plete a draft of the proposed regu-
lations in three or four days.
The House District Committee has
made traffic a special order OF
business at the meeting next Mon
day. At that time Mr.. Randolph
will report on his conference with
the Commissioners regarding the new
Evening star., 1941-10-07

(See HOUSING, Page A-12)
Evening star., 1941-10-07

(See PRISONERS, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Draft Ready This Week.

(See SAFETY, Page A-20
Evening star., 1941-10-07

CSee I. c. WHITE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1941-10-07

(See NEUTRALITY, Page A-12)
Evening star., 1941-10-07

CSee BRIDGE, Page A-12.]
Evening star., 1941-10-07

(See RUSSIA, Page A-6D
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

acreage allotments will be made
in ratio to the degree to which
soil-building goals are carried out
on the farm.
In lieu of total soi1-depleting
allotments established under past
programs, ire 1912 program pro-
vides that a specified percentage
of cropland be devoted to soil
building and soil-conservlng uses.
"This provision in the 1912 pro-
gram, bolstered by continuation
in 1912 of the increased funds set
aside in 1941 for carrying out soil
building practices, is a forward
step in the continued improve
ment of the country's sail" Floyd
said.
The AAA officer stressed the
Importance of farmers planning
their programs this year in line
with defense needs. The conser-
walton program is aimed at IN
creasing production of specific
crops needed for defense.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Workers Needed

This column will carry list of
local, interstate and intrastate
openings. For further information
concerning these openings, apply
to your local office of the State
Employment Service between the
hours of 900 a. m. and 100 p. M,
at the courthouse each Tuesday.
Local openings: 10 tenant farm
ers, Is farm hands, l lumber gra-
der.
North Carolina openings: 5
1opers, circular hosiery, TIC per
doz; 2 arc welder foremen, $3.50
per month; l lathe hand, automa-
tic, 55c per hour; 2 core makers,
Csc per hour; $50 civil engineers,
$4,000 to $4,000 per year; 2 turn
shoes lasters, 40c per hour; l pres
ser, hand, 40c per hour; l knitting
machine fixer (banner wrap, $25
to $35 per week.
United States openings: l cleo
trical material take-off man, $3.50
per month, Is asbestos workers,
$1.671A per hour; 3 radio engi-
neers, $3.50 to 1925 per month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Announce Rates
For Conservation

Rates of payment for planting
within special crop allotments
under the 1912 Agricultural Con-
servation Program of the AAA
have have been announced, ac-
cording to E. Y. Floyd, State AAA
executive assistant at State col
lege.
The rates and other provisions
of the program, explains Mr..
Floyd, are ''directed at greater
conservation achievements on in
dividual farms and at helping
farmers attain record production
of farm products needed under
the Farm Defense Program"
Payment rates, except for COM
mercial wheat, are somewhat
lower than in 1941. The rates in
clude: one and one-quarter cents
per pound for cotton; 10 and one
half cents per bushel for COM
mercial wheat; $1.45 per ton for
peanuts; two cents per pound for
commercial potatoes; ven-tenths
of a cent per pound for flue-cured
tobacco, and seven-tenths of a
cent per pound for hurley tobac-
co.
Payment for complying with
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
MANY INTERESTED
IN JOINING NAVY

Ashe county young men are
continuing to show a great deal
of interest in joining the U. S.
Navy.
During the past week several
have applied at The Skyland Post
office for free booklets on, Life
in the Navy.
These include Roy Bare, age %,
Laurel Springs; Ronald Girtman,
Is, Laurel Springs; Smith Miller,
%, Jefferson; and Venner Thomp-
son, Laurel Springs.
Due to condition Of his throat,
Buck RAIDER, who was taking
training at Norfolk has been re-
leased and has returned to his
home here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Soil Meeting
At WarrensVille
Next Tues, End
Much Being Accomplished by
WPA Crew. Work Now
Going Forward.

Wade E. Eller, chairman of the
Board of Supervisors OF the New
River soil conservation district,
announced that there would be a
group conference on the work OF
the district held at the S. W.
James store located near War
rensville, Tuesday night, Decem-
Der 2, at 7 o'clock. This meeting
has been called at the request OF
farmers living in this neighbor-
hood to give them an opportunity
to cooperate with the district.
Mr.. Eller also said he was
pleased with the work being done
bv the WPA crew sponsored by
the district. He suggested that
since there were so many appll-
cations for cooperation with the
district that it would be neces-
sarv for farmers already having
nlans with the district to have
their materials ready and be rea-
DIV to help out in carrying out the
work planned on their farms as
the crew reached them.
District supervisors have some
annlications that have been on
file for a good while but have not
been seen by the planning tech
nicians. These men will be con-
tacted as soon as soils maps OF
their farms can be prepared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
SCOUTERS TO MEET
IN ELKIN TUESDAY

Rev. Hoyt Wood, scoutmaster Of
the local Boy Scout troop; Sharpe
Shoemaker, assistant scoutmaster
and other scout leaders in Ashe
county are planning to attend a
meeting of the Winston-Salem
Scout Council that will be held
in Elkin next Tuesday night.
"The area survey has been
completed and we are sure you
will be greatly interested both in
the findings and the recommended
tons of the committee" John M.
Brown, Council president, writes
Under the sponsorship of the
Rotary club, plans have been I'M
derway for some time to organize
a number of troops in the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
FORMER ASHE MAN
DIES IN OREGON

Funeral services were held last
week for Edgar Osborne, of Hepp-
ner, Oregon.
The deceased, who was found
dead at his home in Heppner, is
formerly of Ashe county. He is
survived by one daughter, Mrs
E. E. Nicewonger, of Bluefie1d,
West Va; his mother, Mrs. w. R
Osborne, of Creston; and the fol-
lowing sisters and brothers: Ra-
leigh Osborne, Of Fig; Chall o.
borne, of Trade, Tenn; Ester o.
borne, of Creston; Stella Roman
ger and Lillian Eastridge, of
Mountain City, Tenn; Greer o.
borne, of Pennsylvania; and Glenn
Osborne, of Akron, Ohio.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Andrew Osborne
Buried Tuesday

Funeral service was held on
-1eeday for Andrew Osborne, 70,
CT Grayson who died on Sunday
at his home. Burial took place at
the family cemetery.
He is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Noah o.
borne, Elkhorn, KY; Mrs. Roby
Wayman, Elkhorn. KY; Mrs. Jess
Campbell, Elkhorn. KY; Mrs
Bascom GRAPHICAL, Elkhorn, XIV;
Charlie Osborne, Caperston, w
Va; Henry Osborne, Spartan
burg, S. c.; Walter Osborne,
Grayson; Ester Osborne, Grayson
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
A FILLING STATION
is ENTERED HI E r E

An unknown party or parties
entered the Bob's Texaco service
station here Tuesday night and
escaped with a quantity of cigar
cites and anti-freeze valued at
around $4,000.
Entrance was made by break
ing out window glass and open
ing the door. No trace of the rob-
bers had been found yesterday.
The station is operated by Bob
Myers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
LARGE STILL FOUND IN
PEAK CREEK TOWNSHIP

Ashe county officers found and
destroyed a large copper still in
the Peak Creek section Of the
county a few days ago.
Sheriff Roland said the outfit
was 100-gallon steam still, with
a large copper worm which would
weigh around rs pounds. rs gall
Ions of whiskey and 1000 gallons
of mash were also found and des-
troyed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

Fordham over NYU
Georgia over Georgia Tech
Tulane over LSU
Miss. State over Mississippi
(Should be close)
Oregon State over Oregon
Penn State over S. c.
Pitt over Carnegie Tech
V. P. I. over Richmond
Tennessee over Vandy
Texas Aggies over Texas
(Another close one)
Washington over So. California
Sewanee over Citadel
Clemson over Auburn
Michigan State over w. Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Four Tried For
Drunk Driving

Four men were fined $4,000 and
cost and had their drivers licenses
suspended when they were tried
before Judge H. c. Tucker here
Monday. Thew were Gwyn Parks,
Grant, Va; William Ned Eldreth,
Treetop; Robert Clyde Roark,
Creston and John Henry Howell,
of West Virginia. Monroe Clark
was taxed SIS and cost for public
drunkenness.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

close with a few late games and
the bowl contests yet to be
played. Few teams came through
with perfect records. Minnesota,
Texas A. & NJ, Duke and Notre
Dame are rated by gridiron ex-
perts as the first four top-rank-
ing teams, right now, and as
three of these teams have fin
ished their scheduled games, their
standings will not be changed.
The bowl bids, however, will
probably not be extended until
this week end when some of the
prospective teams will meet q in
their final games of the season.
All-American Team
NEA has announced its ALL
American selection for the sea-
son. Included on the first team
are:
Backs: Stephen J. Lach of Duke,
Robert B. Westfall of Michigan,
Frank c. Albert of Stanford and
Derace Moser of Texas A. & M.
Ends: Robert L. Dove of Notre
Dame and John Rokisky of Du-
quesne.
Tackles: Ernest Blandin of Tu-
lane and Richard Wildung OF
Minnesota.
Guards: Endicott Peabody II of
Harvard and Ray FrankoWskl OF
Washington.
Center: Darold Jenkins of Miss
ouri.
Football Shadows
There are lucky and unlucky
breaks in football, but few coach
es are blessed or cursed with q
twelfth man, or shadow. But
Coach H. o. Fritz" Crisler hap
pens to be one of those.
While at Princeton few year:
back a raccoon- coated fan rushed
onto the field in a binding snow
storm and lined up with the Tig-
ers. A play was made before he
was elected.
Last year, as coach at Michigan
a coatless spectator, tired Of
watching All America Tommy
Harmon run wild against Califor,
MIA at Berkeley, attempted-un-
successfully-to tackle the grea'
halfback on a long touchdown
run.
Against Ohio State last Satur.
day, the Michigan backfield founc
itself lining up with a man in {
green shirt. Play was halted while
four policemen carried him of
the field.
Watch Out Hunters!
The hunting season got under.
way last Thursday with many
taking advantage of the opening
Twelve Wilkes county hunters
got off to a bad start when the
quail and rabbit season opened or
Thanksgiving Day.
Homer Brookshire, county game
protector, apprehended an even
dozen who had gone into the
fields and forests without a major
item of equipment - hunting Ii
cense.
The county game protector said
the hunters had ample warning
to secure license and that persons
may expect to be prosecuted &C.
cording to law.
Picking Winners
Last week most of the teams
went as expected and in most
cases as we predicted. We were
a little surprised at Vandy's vic
! tory over Alabama, as we'll as V.
M. rs defeat of V. P. I. But then
football is full of surprises.
This week we select:
Elon over Appalachian
| Wake Forest over Texas Tech
w. & M. over N. G. State
Navy over Army
Alabama over Miami
Stanford over California
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
DARNELL UNDER BOND

Lundy Darnell, who has been
wanted for some time in connec-
ton with a charge for violation of
the prohibition law, has been ar
rested by Sheriff Roland and
placed under a $4,000 bond.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
TO SEAL-COAT HOSPITAL

A crown of WPA men will start
work Monday seal-coating the
Ashe county hospital and thereby
making it entirely water proof.
TIE ONLY materials that will be
furnished by the sponsor are lad
ders and brushes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
TO PAY INTEREST MONDAY

Semi-annual payment of inter-
est on Ashe county bonds will be
made next Monday, L. P. Col
ward announces.
Checks totalling around $4,000
have been sent to New York and
will be disbursed from there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Luther Kiser
and daughter, Mary Katherine,
returned to their home in Jeffer-
son City, Tenn, Saturday after
spending Thanksgiving with rela-
tiVeS here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Classified Ads

FOR SALE-Good used '33 model
Chevrolet coupe complete with
radio and heater. Good condition,
good bargain. See Robert C. Barr,
Ideal Laundry, West Jefferson, N.
C.. 11-27-tk
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

After the leaves have fallen, one
month is about as good as an
other for pruning grapevines in
sections where winter tempera-
lures rarely drop lower than 10
degrees below zero.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

FOR SALE-A large selection and
assortment Of piece goods and
remnants. Lowest prices, of
course. J. & J. Store, West Jeffer-
son. 11-27-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27
Jefferson And West Jefferson
Now Leading Ashe Conference
All Schools Except Healing
Springs Have Played Con-
ference Games.

Eight Ashe county basketball
teams saw action last week, which
included t e first conference
games of the season for some of
the schools.
Wednesday night West Jeffer-
son girls defeated Elkland, 26 to
10 and Elkland boys were defeat
ed by West Jefferson, 40 to 26.
McNeill was high scorer for the
West Jefferson girls with Is
points to her credit.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. won b OF h
games from Nathan's Creek. The
scores in the girls game being
40 to o. The boys game was
much closer with VIC finally Win
ming out by a score of 38 to 81
after an extra period.
Fleetwood captured both games
from Lansing with the girls win
ming by score of 1918 and the
boys, 1921.
Last Tuesday night, jefferson
and Riverview met for their
opening games with Jefferson
boys winning SO to 16 and the
girls, 40-21.
Healing Springs has played no
conference games yet. Jefferson
will meet Lansing at jefferson to-
morrow night and Elkland will
again meet Nathan's Creek at Ma
than's Creek.
Games scheduled for next week
are:
December 2
Nathan's Creek at Elkland
jefferson at West Jefferson
Riverview at Healing Springs
VIC at Lansing
December 5
Fleetwood at jefferson
West jefferson at VIC
Elkland at Riverview
Healing Springs at Nathan's CT.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

BARGAINS IN Clothes, shoes,
dresses, blankets, coats, suits, for
the entire family. J. & J. Store,
West Jefferson. ll-27-ltp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-27

Healing Springs has played NJ
conference games this season.
The guardian., 1941-06-14

day; 800 pm, Missionary, Tuesday;
500 pm, Prayer, Praise, Preaching,
Friday; Every 1st Sunday in month,
Missionary Day, 800 pm.
Rev. Samuel Paradee of Hyde Park
spoke Sunday afternoon on "Power of
Authority" Luke 20. He outlined his
text beautifully, after which Pastor
Rev. Robert E. Brooks, responded
stating in part that Jesus spoke as one
having authority, thus His messages
went home. AS God defended Jesus
so likewise will He defend us. If our
lives are patterned on Christ.
Night service was given over to the
children. Sister J. M. Spencer in
charge rendered a memorial program
after which each child and adult were
given a box of ice cream. Before the
Doxology by the Pastor, presentations
were made to the sponsor, Sister j. M.
Spencer, and in turn she presented
token of love to Mother Hyatt and Mrs.
B. Granger, for help rendered in form
ing the program. Sister Florence E.
Brooks, scheduled to play the piano,
was sick and Miss Agnes Wander Zee,
Ia noted local piano teacher) took her
place. On this occasion many out were
strangers, yet the friendly atmosphere
was in evidence in this church where
all are made welcome.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
FATHERS DAY
AT ZION CHURCH

Columbus Avenue A.M.E. Zion
Church, corner of Columbus Avenue
and Northampton Street, Boston, DIR.
James Henry Dudley Bailey, Pastor,
invites everybody to attend Fathers
Day Celebration all day, Sunday, June
15, 1941. A warm welcome awaits all
who come.
Special prayers will be made for the
suffering friends in the war zone and
for the return of righteousness in the
land. Meet at the church at o'clock
Sunday morning. At 9:30 the Colum-
bus Avenue A.M.E. Zion Church Cos
pei Chorus will give a concert of spiri-
tual songs for forty-five minutes. Don't
miss this song feast. James H. Prout is
Director. At 10 :15 the Cathedral Choir
will gather to begin their program for
the main service at 10 80 at which time
the pastor will preach using the theme:
"The Bed is Too Short; The Cover is
Too Narrow" The choir will bring to
the service two of their favorite an
thems, DR.. W. o. Taylor, director.
The afternoon will be featured with
the annual Service of the Household of
Ruth DR.. Bailey will also speak on
"United we Stand; Divided we Fall"
At the special Mems Services at 80
pm, the pastor will preach on the
theme: "Take Your Head out of Deli
lah's Lap" The Cathedral choir will
bring another treat of selected anthems.
Rev. Enoch o. Woodhouse, Assistant
Pastor, will sing at each service. All
members and friends are invited to
join the forces for Omitted Front for
God and America"
The guardian., 1941-06-14
AMERICANISM

1t was "just like Mayor La Guardia,
to declare as he did last Saturday in
Washington that in the national de-
tense emergency there is no such thing
as hyphenated American. at had to
come some time and it might as well
be now," he said. From now on an
lcelandic-American or an Arabic
American or an Armenian-American
is out" he added, naming few al
though he meant all the other groups
deriving from previous nationalities.
The Office of Civilian Defense will
welcome the participation of every
national group in the cosmopolitan
American population" he continued,
but every one will be recognized
solely as American" Logically, and
in consonance with the Civilian De-
fense Directors well-known tolerant
attitude, his taboo of the hyphen
would apply to the equally opprobrious
practice of tagging Americans accord
ing to skin coloring or "race," and thus
abolish a prejudice-creating stigma
from an element whose allegiance to
America never was and never can be
divided with any other country.
There is nothing mysterious about
the sustained loyalty of Americans
identified with Attucks and Douglass
and Marion Anderson and DR.. Carver.
For them there just isn't any other
country. Some day the scientific mind
will take proper note that here in
America a "new people" was created,
was nurtured in the isolation of servi-
tude, assimilated the surrounding cul-
ture, and contributed and still contri-
butes to its expansion-fu -full-fedged,
sterling American folk. Their indi-
visible loyalty is easily explained as
born of intense love of native home.
That is why one does not have to worry
about them as war spreads over
Europe. Nevertheless other decent
thinking Americans should ask them
selves whether it is not shortsighted
and even brutal to strain that sort of
loyalty to a near breaking point by
discrimination and jim Crowism when
ever it offers itself to the service of
the country.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
BUYING POWER OF RACE
BY NJ. M.

ulation of all-racial buying power.
This is an economic necessity, not a
dream. Food, wearing apparel, furni-
ture and miscellaneous articles for
homes are items upon which Colored
Americas buying power stands on
stupendous pedestal of unrecognized
volume. Only the cash register is con-
sidered and not the real aspect of dol
lar value.
Unorganized merchandising of Col
ored American consumers in part has
caused this dearth of material adjust
ment to advance racial buying power
comparable to other groups. Whole
sale jobbing gluts the markets to OBJ
tain only quick turnovers with racial
buyers getting no share in profits.
Quotation of retail merchandise is con-
trolled by groups who urge that sale
of inferior products will bring greater
profits when vended to unscrutinizing
racial buyers.
Racial Comforts and Needs Secondary
Quick sales, quick profits and cheap
merchandise are the market rotations
upon which Colored America has re-
volved for decates. Comforts, needs
and style become secondary under this
process of racial merchandising. 1t
is a cash on delivery problem to en-
courage poverty complex of racial
group whose buying power inferiority
seems lower than its moral standards.
GUARDIAN readers, this is a sad
commentary to relate in a Democracy.
The brewery, distilling and tobacco
emporiums cast very dark shadows on
the racial destiny of Colored America.
Their share in this group buying power
far exceeds massed income for use and
consumption which undermines health
and retards human advancement.
Cheap blends and varieties are fabri-
Gated with labels that cover the pure
food and drug laws of Federal and
State governments, only by hair.
Tremendous annual sales of these pro-
ducts to incredulous Colored America
is almost criminal. This is one of the
most morbid merchandising legalities
which indiscriminately effects racial
buying power needs of other merchan-
disc for family and health and use.
Volume sales of these products are
conceded as pleasure stimulants, dan
gerous and extravagent for offspring
and consumer. Sales campaigns of
these products are headlined in the
white press for screening the high
alcoholic potency for which gullible
racial buying power fails to recognize
as impure and unwholesome with a
profit margin.
Is this under such conditions a Dem
ocracy or a system of legalized fraud? |
Colored America has arrived at the
buying power crossroads!