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Evening star., 1941-05-18
BY EARL HILLIGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

MINNEAPOLIS. May ia little
band of valiant Indiana Hoosiers
staged smashing upset in Min
nesota's Memorial Stadium today
by taking the 41st Big Ten outdoor
track and field championship from
Michigan's big squad of Wolverines
holders of the team title the last
four years.
Indiana-with eight aces doing all
Its scoring in q brilliant performance
that accounted for six first places
scored 4s points to 43 for Michigan
The meet, one of the closest OF
recent years, was not decided until
the final event, the high jump
Michigan, depending on Don Can
ham to defend his title with little
trouble, got no better than a tie
for first and a tie for fifth as the
Wolverine hopes fell short in this
stretch" bid.
Kane, Harris Lead Way.
Behind Michigan the point
winners we're: Ohio State, 81;
Northwestern, 27; Wisconsin, %;
Illinois, 211s; Minnesota, IT; Purdue,
5, and Chicago, Az.
Campbell Kane and Archie Harris
paced Indiana's amazing drive that
broke Michigan's title hold, but
they received courageous and at
times unexpected support from
Teammates Roy Cochran, winner of
the 440-yard dash and second in
the 220-yard low hurdles; Wayne
Tolliver, Emile winner; Fred Wilt.
second in the 2-mile; Bob Burnett
in the relay and Marc Jenkins and
Paul Kendall, who surprised every
one by placing second. respectively,
in the 440 and mile.
Kane had a great afternoon. He
won the mile and so minutes later
came back to take the half, roaring
from behind in the final 100 yards
to beat Michigan's Warren Brieden-
bach. Kane's time of l minute 81 3
SCCOIlOS WAS d IIlCCI i1ldI II,
the 1:52.2 made by Charles Beetham
of Ohio State in 1887.
Kane and Harris monopolized the
meets record-making business. Har-
ris took the discus crown with his
preliminary toss of 174 feet inch
a performance which was a meet
and American mark. The big Negro
also captured the shotput title.
The other double winners of the
afternoon were Northwestern's My
ron Piker, who successfully defended
his 100-yard dash championship and
also took the 22o, and Bob Wright
of Ohio State. Wright won the 120-
yard high hurdles easily, then
whirled from behind to beat Cochran
in the 220 lows.
Spectators Get Break.
The 1000 spectators not only en-
joyed good weather but most of
them had pit side" seats when it
became apparent Michigans hopes
of retaining its team title hinged
on the high jump. But Canham
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Led by bowlers Of the defending
champion Valley Forge mems and
Rosslyns women's team, leading
pinspillers of this area will fire this
afternoon in the third annual Cum
berland Valley tournament at Ha-
gerstown, Md.
Also aspiring to lift title in the
final days competition of record
breaking event will be Tad How
ards Rendezvous quint, recent win
ner of the national women's title at
Atlanta, Ga, and other strong out
fits, including the Rosslyn mems
combination, Virginia State cham.
pions; Shaffer Flower Shop, Ar
lington Bowling Center and the Ice
Evening star., 1941-05-18
BIozis Discus Loser
AS Middies Easily
Conquer Hoyas
RetoIiotes With Shotput
Edge Over HohnfeIdt;
Four Marks Fail
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. May IT,
Navy's track team swept to 78h-
AN victory over Georgetown today
in a meet that was climaxed by the
defeat of Georgetown's star, AL
Blozis, in the discus throw.
Capt. Ed Hahnfeldt threw the dis
Gus 159 feet, while the best Blozis
could do was 153 feet. inches.
The Hilltop star came back in the
shotput, however, to reverse the Or
der as he beat the Middle leader
with a heave of SO feet, 5 inches.
On the cinderpath the Middies
set two meet records when Midship-
man Herzeberger ran the 220 in 21.9
seconds and Midshipman Devlin,
the 22o low hurdles, in -24.4 Sec
onds.
Jack Doolan of Georgetown set a
meet record in the century Of OF
seconds.
The Plebe team ran wild to de-
feat the Georgetown freshmen, 70
to 20.
One record was broken when
Short of the Hilltop team ran the
40 in 49.5.
12O-yard hish hurdles-won by Rae
Holmes Holmes Navy. Time o;15.4 tties meet
1O0-yard dssh-won by Doolan tGeorse-
town.: second Alnwick tGeoreetown) !:
third. Hopley Navy. Time 0;9.7 new
Mile Tun--won by ooode Navy; Sec
ond, williams tGeoraetownl; third, Johns
ton Navy. Time: 4:33.
ssp''is sy I'ses
third, Maxson Navy. Time. 0:4e.e tnew
Two-miis Eun-First, tie between Buck
220-yard low hurdles-wop by Devlin
Navy; second, Newton tNavyl;. third.
Wiley oGeorsetown). Time o;24.4 'new
ntss ss6,yard 5tsaFd'' dash-won by Herzberser
.S, Eayy); % second Alnwick tGeorset0oysp1o; 0.s1 q
s,|;. tsTa|}; sseend; Fish SdsorssteSvn]; third.
(Nayyj: second. BIozls laeoraetownl;
third, Flathmann Navy. Distance. 159
sesons saSsDuGe ss svs opp
Navy. Distance. SO feet, INCHES;
snd' Br:ss N.vyl: third. tie between
Nayyl. Height. Y feet, Gin inches: ss..or,.
town: second. Armstrong Navy; third.
tie, between Ehreks and Besch Navy.
Height, 8 feet.
sssy ey5in setoas q s.v Sa
Busik Navy. Distance. III feet. 10la
Broad jump-won by Newton tNavy);
second. -Doolan (Georsetownl;. third, Itch
enor Navy. Distance. % feet q inch.
1-mile run~Won By cresmer CNavyl;
SNavS1 Time. 4:Ss5. 1.
town.: saV-'saS second Hayen .Savyj; third Gut
Ter Navy. Time. 0:4g.5:
100-yard dash-Won by Rogers {Georss-
Sn aao.yard dssh-Won BY James (oeorse-
townl; second, Rogers (Georsetown); third
stFssesm ssdgard EaEse TPs 5s coi.de
Ter Navy: Time, 1921. ~
Donald Navy: second, striblins lNayy);
thTs Campbell Magyy Tme % Sts1 Camp
HqasDofs . {a.oFss5Svp,: z.I9|:, TiRs; Nv,
second Miller Navy: third, Bauman
shotput-Won BY Moran NAVY; sec
Distance, Dist nee Al feet / inches.
Javelln-won by Hoke tNayy):. sec
ond. Rhees Navy);- third, Hart Navy.
Discus-Won by Moran NAVY; second.
Bauman (Navy): third, Hoke Navy). Dis
tance, 152 feet o inches.
Discus-Won by Moran Navy: second,
Bauman Navy; third. Hoke Navy. Dis
tance, ia feet 2 inches.
High jump-Won by Sherman (Nayyl;
Sherman and Horton Navy. Height 8
feet inches.
second. Monsport (Navy); third, Camp
bell Navy. Distance p feet l IN inches.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May IT,
Billy Brown, the blond bayou bull
let, wound up his collegiate track
and field career with q record
breaking splash today and paced
Louisiana State TO a fourth straight
Southeastern Conference champion
ship.
The big speedster set a confer
ence record of 206 seconds in the
220-yard dash, tied his own con-
ference record Of 9.5 seconds in
the 100, leaped "a feet az inches
to win the broad jump, bounded an
even feet to place fourth in the
high jump. Then, to top of the
day, he led of l.. S. us mile re-
lay team with a 49-second quarter
mile. The team won the event in
8 minutes 1874 seconds, two seconds
short Of the record.
Browns performance broke the
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Penn Earns First
Ivy Track Win
pS the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, N. j., May IT.
Pennsylvania's squad won six
first places and came through
with the needed additional tall
lies to romp of with the seventh
annual heptagonal track and
field games today for its initial
victory in the Ivy League classic.
Led by big Ed Beetem's two
firsts for IL points in the shot
and discus and Ed Aliens victory
in the javelin and a third in the
discus, Lawson Robertson's pro-
teges came up with So points.
Princeton took second place
with 421a. Harvard was next with
80; Yale, last years winner, 80;
Cornell, %; Dartmouth, 251z, and
Columbia Is.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Three Marks Are Set
In Junior High Meet
MacfarIand Wins
Powell School Athletes
Crack Jump Records;
Eliot Boy St1rs

Three records were broken and
one tied yesterday as Mcfarland
School swept to victory in the an
nual Junior high track and field
meet at Tech Stadium. The win
ners scored 81 7-12 points, far ahead
Of Paul. second-place team, with
467s, and Taft, third, 411s.
other school scores were Eliot,
40 1924; Powell, 34A; Deal, 3lT:
Langley, 1917; Gordon, 1871; Stuart,
51s; Jefferson, Al; Hine, 8, and
Anacostia, none.
Two records we're hung up by
Powell boys. Osborne took the 100
pound class broad jump with II
feet IA inches and Baxter did
feet inches for the 130-pound high
jump, breaking a record he set last
year. The other mark was by
Acquilino of Eliot, who broad jumped
20 feet 4 inches in the unlimited
class. Crandall of Powell tied the
l15-pound high jump mark Of 8
feet 5 inches.
ley); second, Tustat (MacfariandJ third.
Brandt PAUL; fourth. johnson DesD:
1T95lns TKaR9nlns broad ia%p.7;Won by Wolf
Mac nd GSad5:Ff fth EG ssdJ t0G5ia 1Maessnd GY:Iso
u .iSIIsIps SS5I.lps .a. hiss .iunPM.%op sy sksltop
sturFes paul; fourth. Badly lMsefaT--
tHdInsl: Height feet 6ls inches.
ES Fsft q MaSi'Esha and b:ai Afss: isf.
second. asrnnkls C4setsTland}; tSird.
DevsTs anS1 sffS rsup Gv.n fourth ProE9 Msctas
plM RaHpins . bread jung.yWOn By Osborn.
hFd F meoPs fssS: ss Ro f2Sss so.: fer.
inches
Running hish jump-won by Ross
.nd se:Hpf f % fourth FsaRf ts Hi Ms
3: Bells Jefferson and Mactsrisndj.
ond. Taft; third, Jefferson; fourth. Deal;
NTH, Eliot. Time-O:3s1.
1I5-POund Class.
7O-yd dash--Won by (tiel Roe Crandsli
ssiS ssEiilSp; SH fourth Leonard IT,ei.rsSdJ; NTH
Running broad iump-Won BY Solomon
I;9d!; tsi5s wal M 5Elio5!: 5oaTfh, , HSF.n.
tsnce-i7 feet 5N inches.
CPoweiD: second. saivenelli CMsctsriandl:
for fourth place. HeiEht-5 feet inches.
44o-yd. reiay-won by Paul second.
nth, Eliot. TIiamss-0 ~
1oo-yd. dassI%on fotSGRo By iss; Stanley De.p.:
Sbeab; fourth fourth. Faut Ft Langley; % Attn.
Heller PAUL. Time-O:11.2.
snnaE 6F0'a sS s'h'Rd
PsiiiiSs sassfarsnd5 ef E%'h tth, Tie. isai sDfsii
Distsnce-,1s, feet 4 inches.
eowfhR secOHs Eo wesTs PcEsb H1. sh.d'
Kite tMaetarlandl; Gray lPsuD. New
40 44S;1iEd "a. rslsy.swon Sy .MsetarIsns:
UNLIMrTED CLASS.
10o;ysrd dash-Won BY Litter tpaull:
sGaS sas ha9Ssy tsas sa'i9iRin fss
Decker fMaefarland). Time, 114 seconds.
o naDnas ssedS s,Gaf kro9.2 @ 9y hfd AfSuTe o
more (Tsft!: fourth, swsnn tPsuD; nth;
Stein M.starisnd Mac. Distance 90 feet
CEiiotJ swsnn PAUL: third. Hinton (LsnE.
ley); fourth, Gilmore (TafN;- NTH .(tiel,
vuncannon LEliotl, Moore. (Maciarlandl
and Slant (stusrD. Height feet 4h
f4O-yard re1ay-won by Macfarland:
seq .eeSnd; Paul , third; Powell; fourth Eliot;
,sfah shotPut e Poyg19a;9 BOUND; Ewon ,Tnor BY .N Fey
NTH, PrisE DeaD. Distance, IS feet
inches.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
sx tn. Associated Pres.

81 th8 ASkOClateo fIcsss
BOSTON, May 17.-Harvard's S
l50-pound varsity crew retained the
Joseph Wright Trophy and its East
ern intercollegiate lightweight title
by defeating the Princeton eight by
a length and a quarter today in the
five-crew feature event of the Amer
ican Henley Regatta on the Charles
River.
While coming from behind, the
lower-stroking crimson sweepers,
who trailed the Tigers by a deck
during the early stages of the mile
and e-sixteenths race, set a new
course record of minutes, 40 sec
onds. The old mark, three seconds
slower, was made by Harvard's 1899
freshmen eight.
M. I. 7. lightweights, slowed down
a trifle by hah-crab caught about
half-mile from the finish line,
finished third, Columbia's 150s were
fourth and Pennsylvania nth.
The regatta's outstanding singles
triumph was gained BY Joseph
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Rutgers Crew Easily
Whips Six Others
In Vail Regatta
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARIETTA, Ohio, May IL
Rutgers University won its third
straight Dad Vail rowing regatta
today, bestiiig six other colleges over
the Ohio River course here.
The Scarlet's eight breezed the
mile ard $50 yards in 6 minutes
and So seconds, its best time for the
distance this season, to finish three
lengths in front of Marietta, which
was quarter length ahead of
Boston U.
The others, strung out, finished in
this order: Rollins, American In
ternational College, Springfield
CMass0 College and University of
Richmond. Marietta's time was
6:512 and Boston's 6:51.8.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Tech Netmen Edge Out
Wushinqton-Lee, 4-3

A one-point edge gained in the
singles carried Tech Highs tennis
team to a 4-3 victory over Washing
ton-Lee yesterday on the Rock
Greek courts.
The winners swept the first three
singles matches and clinched the
verdict by winning the No. doubles
encounter.
SINGLES - Furniss (Tech) defeated
Sowell, 6.1. 6-.1; Barton CTechl de-
defeated Gaummitz. 6-S, "a, g.;
Abenschein (Washington-Lee) defeated
Rowe, 6-1. 6-3; Whitehouse CWashing-
ton-Lee) defeated Nelson, 6--2. 6-2.
DOUBLES-Furniss Barton (Tech) de-
feated -Abenschein, 6-1, 4-6, 81;
Rowe-Simms (Washing ton-Leel defeated
MISUNDERSTANDING, g., 81. 6-2.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Tor Heels Beut v. M. l.,
Gain Baseball Title

CHAPEL HILL, N. c.. May IT (F.
North Carolina won the Southern
Conference baseball championship
today by defeating Virginia Mill
tary Institute, 80, in the Tarheels'
closing game.
North Carolina ended the CAM
paign with II victories against
three defeats.
Duke, which closed out its sea-
son Wednesday, had 10 victories
and three defeats.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Eastern Branch Cubs
Tie for Boys Club
|nsectLoopLead

Eastern Branch Cubs moved into
a flrst-place tie in the insect divi-
sion of the Boys Club League yes
terday when they slaughtered Ho-
mer A. c., 1872, in one of three loop
games. Backing his teams 17-hit
attack was Spicer's one-hit pitching.
Another insect game found Mer-
rick whipping Eastern Branch Bees,
lis, with Lazzari pounding four
hits to lead the winners attack.
In a peewee division game, Lang
don Lions defeated Eastern Branch
White Sox, 6-l, Echloff limiting the
losers to three singles.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
St. AIbans Rackefers
Beat St. Andrews,
Stay Unbeaten
Spe cial Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch 10 Inc Star.
MIDDLETON, DEL, May list
Adams School of Washington re-
tanned its undefeated status at ten
mis- today by sinking st. Andrews
netmen, 7la to III.
The last doubles match was in
terrupted by rain and declared a
draw.
Only match won by st. Andrews
was by Tom Saunders who topped
Hutchinson in the No. G singles.
Singles-Cooper (Aibans) defeated Van
Masdag, 81. 6-3; Chewing (Albans)
defeated Hughes. 3.6, 81, 6-2; Lee
defeated Austin, "a, 81; Doyle
(Albansl defeated Gillette. 81. 80,
6-l, "a. Saunders (Andrews) defeated
Doubles--Lee and Doyle (Albans) de-
feated Gillette and Saunders, 7-5, "a;
Quiggle and ~ Sacks tAlbans) defeated
6-3. Last doubles halted by rain.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Episcopal Netmen End
Season With Victory
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

Sreclal Dispatch TO Inc oter.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May IT,
Episcopal High Schools crack ten
mis- team ended its season on win
ming note today, routing Woodberry
Forest, 81. The victory gave the
locals a record of nine victories
against three defeats. Only singles
were played today. the doubles be-
ing rained out.
Weems (EpiscopaD defeated W. Shan
non, g. 6-2; Gamble tEpiscopap
defeated J. shannon, 81. 6--2; Old
6-4; Grimbsll (EpiscopsD defeated Balm.
1-6 60, "a; williams tWoodberry)
defeated Sackett, 6-3, 60; Lord CEpis-
copaD defeated Malloy. 6--3. 60.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Gonzogo Defeats Hoyo
Frosh Netmen, 81

Taking the first three singles and
both doubles matches, Gonzaga's s
tennis team whipped Georgetown S
freshmen, SO yesterday on the Hill
top courts. ,
Emmett Sheehan, Gonzaga's No. !
player, was extended to three sets
to down Chilson, but Erwin and
Curley took their matches in
straight sets.
Singles - sheehan -(Gonzaga) defeat
ga saga5 pldee defeated Nef, 2V5, oGs; caTley Ie
(Gonzasa) defeated Ewing, 81. 8-.2;
McElroy (G. q. Frosh) defeated Peabody,
defeated O'Lone, 7-5, e.
Poublss-Sheshan-Ervin !donzagD de-
ley-Peabody (Gonzaga) defeated Pierce
McElroy, So, 7-5, 6-3.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
PIebes Lace Maryland
Freshmen in Tennis

By the Associated Press. 4
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 17.-In a
match cut short by rain, the Navy
Plebes' tennis team swept five of
six singles to defeat the Maryland
Freshmen, to /.
Maryland gained its lone point on
Leon Strauss victory over Bill
Crutcher in the second match.
Singles-Wyatt, Navy, defeated Miller.
So. 81; Strauss. Maryland. defeated
navy. Vssnet defeated Gottfi.b Y 7Gs. AG5rca: sm4
Casey, Navy. defeated Millstein, 64,
d, 6-2; Williamson. Navy, defeated
Gurklis. 6-1, 6-2; Mccormick, Navy,
defeated Darling. 6-3. 6-1.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
BrookIond and Sorority
BowIers to Bottle

Picked teams of the Brookland
Ladies and Intersorority Bowling
Leagues will square of tonight at
o'clock in a. post-season match
at the Brookland Recreation.
Winners over the strong Rosslyn
uuint of the Ladies' District League,
the Brookland combination will in
clude Lois Gladding, Martha Biggs,
Ruth King, Mary Meyer and Donna
May Mulquin. Mary Heine and
Emma Bourne will roll with the So
rority quint.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
SehooIboy Hurdle Mark
Set by Illinois Lad

BY the ASScclated Press.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, May 17.-John
Gelston Smith Of Des PLANES, ILL.,,
bettered the national interscholas-
tic record for the 200-yard low hur-
dies today in the Illinois State high
school track meet with a 21.9-secend
performance.
The existing national mark of
22.1 seconds was set by Don Pol
lom, Topeka, Kans., in 1888
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Row Carnegie Cup
Contest Today

ITHACA, N. Y, May 1.-THE
Carnegie Cup Regatta for Cor
nell, Princeton and Yale crews
was postponed today because of
rough water until tomorrow
morning.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
DODGERS to Meet Cubs

Chevy Chase Dodgers will meet
the Bethesda Cubs at 8 o'clock to-
day on the Chevy Chase Playground
diamond. Herman Byer will pitch
| for the Dodgers.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
GuIIuqher Goes to Lions

DETROIT, May II P.-Detroit
Lions have signed Thomas Gala
CHER, Notre Dame tackle, to con-.
tract.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Wunts Contest Today

District Heights B. c. baseball
team wants a game for today with
O good Junior club. 1t has q dia.
naond. Phone Capitol Heights 476
Evening star., 1941-05-18
oo 5neh Jump Banam Steals Show C. G. Club Games
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.

Baseball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Grit
fifth Stadium, 800.
Horses.
Washington Horse Show,
Meadowbrook.
Tennis.
Washington Prep School
Tournament, at Georgetown
Prep, 200.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-09
1911 Tax Books
TurnedOverTO
Sheriff's Office
Around $1,000 of 1910 Taxes
Still Outstanding. Col
ward Has Books.

At the October meeting of the
Ashe county commissioners Mon
day, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller and
Sheriff J. E. Roland made final
settlement of 1910 tax collections
and received the 1941 tax books
which they now have in their Of
flee.
The delinquent 1910 tax lists,
represented by land sales certifi-
Gates, were turned over to L. P.
Coward for collection. These will
be retained in his office for the
next IL months and settlement on
them can be made there.
Mr.. Colvards estimated that
there are around $1,000 of the
$81, 900 1910 levy that have not
been paid.
Those paying their 1941 taxes
this month will receive a one
half of one percent discount.
Audit reports showed that Mrs
Miller and Mr.. Roland checked
out perfectly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-09
German Forces Flank DOnets
Basin; Reds Offer Resistance

Berlin.-German forces pressing
eastward in a massive seven-day-
old defensive have thanked the
rich Soviet industrial Donets ba-
sin by occupying the ports Of
Mariupol and Ossipenko, two
thirds of the way across the north
shore of the Sea of Azov, auth
oritative sources announced yes
terday.
Mariupol, 125 miles east of the
Dnieper river and 100 miles west
of the Don river city of Rostov,
and Ossipenko, 40 miles south
west of Mariupol, were described
by the Germans as the most i'm
portant Russian grain and coal
ports on the Sea of Azov.
They declared that by flank
ing the Donets basin, the Nazi
forces had made virtually indie
feasible" this wealthy industrial
area upon which Russia depends
for much of her war supplies.
In its report the Soviet COM
mand for the first time stated the
exact areas of this heavy German
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-09
Eliza Cooper Is
Appointe.aSupt.
OfCounty Home
Beaver Creek Man Picked To
Succeed Henry Duvall.
Move Made Tues.

Eliza Cooper has been appointed
by the Ashe county commission
ers as superintendent of the coun-
ty home and farm, succeeding
Henry Duvall whose resignation
became effective this week.
This action was taken at the
commissioners meeting Monday.
A month ago Mr.. Duvall ten
dered his resignation and Cooper
was selected to replace him.
Tuesday the Duvalls moved out
and the Coopers moved into the
county home. In appointing Coop
er, the commissioners agreed to
pay him $4,000 per month.
The new superintendent is ma
tive of this county and has been
living at Beaver Creek, looking
after large farm for Earl Ray.
Mr.. Duvall plans to devote his
full time now to farming. He and
his family are living near West
Jefferson and Mrs. Duvall is ope-
rating the w. J. Quick Lunch
here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-09
AAA Committees Are Now
Being Elected In County

At series of meetings, which
were started yesterday and which
will be continued into next week,
community committees for the
county's soil conservation pro-
gram will be elected.
All farmers who have partici-
pated in the 1910 AAA program
are eligible to attend the meetings
and to vote for community COM
mittees.
The schedule of meetings is as
follows:
Thursday, October 9
1000 a. m.-Peak Creek town.
ship, Transou church.
200 p. m.-Chestnut Hill town.
ship, Chestnut Hill voting place.
Friday, October 10
1000 a. m.-Walnut Hill town.
ship, Walnut Hill voting place.
200 p. m.-Grassy Creek town.
ship, church at Ahart Pasley's
store.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-10-09
Vigil Held By
Sheriff's Dept.
At Bard's Home
Threats Allegedly Sent To
Wife. George Bard Arrest
ed Upon Return.

The sheriff's department held a
vigil at the home of Mrs. George
Bard, near Glendale Springs, last
Saturday and Sunday for the re-
turn of her husband and after
about 80 hours of Watchful wait
ing, Bard was arrested when he
knocked on the door about 9 o.
clock Sunday night.
Need for the vigil developed, a
report from the sheriff's office
states, when Mrs. Bard allegedly
received a communication from
her husband, who has been work.
ing in Ohio since last spring, stat
ing that he would be home on
Saturday night to kill her.
Having had some unpleasant
and dangerous experiences of this
nature with her husband in the
past, Mrs. Bard appealed to the
sheriff's office for protection.
Sheriff Roland and a deputy
spent the night at the home. They
were relieved on Sunday by other
deputies and finally that night
Bard knocked on the door and
was greeted by one of the Off
GERS who placed him under ar
rest.
Bard has been in the county Jail
all this week. A warrant for his
arrest was issued last spring on
a charge of drunk driving. Seve-
raj who have seen him this week
state that they do not think he is
now mentally sound.
Last spring he was given a sus-
pended sentence for shooting his
wife. After some more trouble
during the spring. Bard and one
of his sons went to Ohio where
they have been working.
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pincers action, reporting particu-
larly heavy fighting in the reg
ion of WANNA, $50 miles west of
Moscow, and Bryansk on the Des-
ma river some 200 miles to the
southwest. The towns are about
40 miles apart.
Far behind the German lines in
the south, the communique said,
Odessa's defenders in a two-day
battle routed four battalions of
Rumanian infantry and the 18th
Infantry regiment of the 9th
German division.
In the north Soviet airmen de-
Tending Leningrad were declared
to have smashed Nazi motorized
column, destroyed 81 trucks, a
15-gun anti-aircraft gun position
and battery of heavy guns.
For the second successive day
the Russians also announced the
sinking of a German troopship in
the far northern water of the
Barents sea. This time they said
it was a 7,0O0-ton vessel.