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Evening star., 1942-06-18

called upon to face q real wolf"
with no warning. 1t would help
the women on the household front
a lot II the facts and figures given
us were consistent.
To return to the markets-can-
taloupes are especially good this
year, although still somewhat high
In price. Red plums from Cali
fornia have arrived, along with the
best cherries from that State and
the Northwest that we have seen
in years. Peaches are pretty to
look at, but stin on the hard side,
and almost all are Of the cungstone
variety. Watermelons are in, all
along the water front. as well as in
some uptown stores.
The new crop of potatoes, and
the recent victory food special" on
onions, have leveled prices on those
two commodities to a more reason
able scale. Corn from North Caro-
lima, snap beans from New Jersey,
green celery, squash, green cabbage,
tomatoes, okra and broccoli are to
be recommended. Caulif1ower is
very poor this week. In most places.
Asparagus is still a good buy. as
are peas and spinach.
Rib roasts of beef, chuck roasts
and other cuts Of beef will be at
tractively priced for the week end.
with some lamb and veal on the
bargain counters. Poultry is a lit
tie higher than it has been, but
there are plenty of plump chickens,
ducks and squads for your selec-
ton. The squads are very reason
able just now. by the way, so If you
like them and usually have to pass
them by, now is your chance to-
indulge, without damaging the
budget.
Jumbo soft shell crabs are in.
too-one apiece is plenty, they are
so big. Good clans and Holsters
are also recommended, with plenty
of fresh fish from nearby waters
selling at most reasonable prices.
AHA
HERE AND THERE: The makers
Of one Of your favorite gingerbread
mixes will shortly have ready for
distribution q neat little paper
folder designed to fit your ration
books. In his new book just
published by Bobbs Merrill Co. DR..
Morris Fishbein constantly men
tions and recommends the use of
enriched bread. He points out that
enriched bread is now being fur
nished to the men in our fighting
forces and suggests that the house
wife should be encouraged to pur-
chase enriched bread and flour for
her home consumption. ;. A STAN
dard "ready-made" refrigerator des-
sert that has been a favorite here
abouts for years, has come out in
a new package. with suggestions for
many new recipes in which the
basic mix is an ingredient. Don't
lOlkCt tIidt tllC llCAt SlCtOIy IoOA
Special Is TO be tomatoes, for the
week beginning June %, through
July 4. Do your share in the
Governments plan of food conser-
vation by making use of all the
tomatoes you can during that time.
Spread the news around. too. &.
OPA says no more frills on the cur
tains, and save every pin and needle
you own, for the duration. How
about the rubber around your
house? Think you've collected every
bit of it and turned it in? Don't
overlook the toy or games closet,
there are often unsuspected stores
of usable rubber tucked away on its
shelves. And how about that rubber
bath pillow you thought was going
to be so comfortable, and really
turned out a nuisance? Keep look
ing, Uncle Sam needs the works!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
PARIS SAYS ALLIES
BLOCKADING DAKAR

London - The Paris radio said
his week "the allies are block
aiding Dakar" on the French West
I9frican coast, land they will at
.ack it soon"
A political commentator identi-
:ying himself as Jean Arena
made the statement on the Ger
nan-controlled Paris station.
The Nazis have carried on an
intensive propaganda recently re-
garding alleged allied aggressive
intentions on Dakar, but this was
the first claim of any allied overt
action against the strategic port
which is 1900 miles east of Bra
I'll.
A Fighting French official here
said THAT'S news to us" when
asked about the Paris radio state
ment, and added that he could not
comment further on it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Tire Dealers
Are To Report

Ralph Campbell clerk of the
Ashe county rationing board,
said here this week that every
person holding for sale new, re-
treaded, recapped or used tires,
new or used tubes, except tire and
tube manufacturers and mass dis
tributors, were required to file
quarterly reports to OPA.
Also to file reports are sellers
of motor vehicles; those extend
ing credit with motor vehicle as
security; persons handling or fl
nancing the sale of tires or tubes,
motor vehicles, and those who
were engaged in that business on
July l., 1912, but who have since
withdrawn from that business
should list only the period in
which they were engaged in bust
ness.
Persons who receive OPA Form
R-17 by direct mail, who have
never sold tires and tubes, or who
have retired prior to July l, 1942
should file the form, giving in
formation in order to correct the
mailing list.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Cranberry News

Rev. w. H. Caldwell filled his
regular appointment at Scottville,
Saturday and Sunday.
The Lords Supper was obseTv-
ed at Mt. Carmel church of Breth-
rem, Saturday night.
Mrs. Blaine Phipps and little
son, Allen, spent Saturday night
with Mrs. R. H. Sheets.
Mr.. Neal Jones returned home
last week. Mr.. Jones has been
holding a position in. Maryland.
Mrs. Beryl Cox, Misses Irene
Hall and Gene Absher motored
to Lansing, Sunday.
Mr.. Bill Johnson and children,
Darrell and George, of Warrens-
vile, were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Shepherd, Sunday
night.
Mr.. E. B. Shepherd visited her
sons, George and Worth Shep-
herd, Sunday.
Mr.. John Atwood, Jr., return
ed to Maryland last week. Mrs.
Atwood plans to 60 in the near
future.
Due to the heavy rainfall Sat-
urday and Sunday, Cranberry
Creek was out of its banks, stop
ping traffic for a few hours.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
MEN STRESS
NEED OF MORE SCRAP

New York - If Americans
make an extraordinarily thor
ough job of digging up every bit
of scrap metal from homes and
farms in the drive now getting
under way, steel men said this
week it may not be necessary to
tap those sources again
They explained, however, that
time in the battle against the axis
is of the essence, and it was alb
sobutely essential to the national
security and for the protection OF
lives of millions of American SOL
diers and sailors, that the scrap
job between now and Jan. be
done with all the vigor that can
be put into it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
WILLKIE PAYS VISIT
TO RUSSIAN FRONTS

~ Moscow - Travelling by jeer
!Sver muddy roads, Wendell l.
Willkie returned a little worse
for wear from a trip to the cen
trail front where he witnessed q
laundering artillery duel in the
Rzhev sector and heard from
embattled Red army men the
now familiar query: "How about
! 4 second 'front.'"
The heavy cannonading was old
fluff to Willkie, an artilleryman
n the first World war, but he
confessed that the lurching IA
hour Jeep ride through hub-deer
hires was a new experience. AS
Don as he got back to Moscow he
tie a big meal of ham and eggs,
hen went straight to bed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
What Scrap Will
Do For Uncle Sam

If you can't make up your mind
to part with that old flatiron or
laWnmower or that useless gar
bage can for the scrap drive, per-
haps this will help you.
The following items will pro-
vide an amount of scrap equiva-
lent to scrap normally required
to produce the steel used in these
war items:
Old flatiron-30 hand grenades.
Electric iron-Five 37-mm. an
ti-aircraft shells.
Lawnmower-Six 3-inch shells.
Refrigerator - Twelve As cal.
submachine guns.
Wash pail-Three bayonets.
Kitchen sink - rs three-inch
shells.
Large ash can - Two 80 cal.
rifles.
Set of skid chains-Twenty 81
nm. anti-aircraft shells.
|. Old kitchen stove-Ten 4-inch
shells.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
FORMER u. S. COAST
GUARD SINKS SUB

London - The former United
States coast guard cutter Chelan,
which quit the prosaic job of
hunting icebergs in the North
Atlantic to stalk U-boats, ram
med and sank a big ocean-going
Italian submarine and possibly
sent another to the bottom in a
recent Atlantic bout.
The spectacular and single
handed feat of the 250-foot vessel,
renamed the Lulworth when she
joined the British navy last year,
was told this week by the admir-
atty which usually doesn't tell a
bout such things but felt this was
too good to keep.
The fight started, the admiral
ty related. when lookout sight
ed the 1,322-ton Italian subma-
rine Pietro Calvi. The sub crash
dived but was blown to the sur
face by the cutters depth charges.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
CHILE, ARGENTINA TO
BREAK WITH AXIS SOON

= Asheville Chile probably will
break relations with the axis in
the near future and Argentina
will do so at the first real oppor-
tunity, A. L. Bradford, general
representative of the United Press
for the United States and for
eign countries, asserted in an in
terview here Saturday.
Mr.. Bradford based his obser-
vations on IL years service as
general South American manager
for the United Press. He return
ed to the United States recently,
was made general radio manager
of the United Press and for the
past several months has held the
job of general representative.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
ODT Puts 35-Mile Limit On
Autos; Nationwide Rationine

Washington - Price Admins
traitor Leon Henderson announced
Saturday that nationwide ra-
tioning of gasoline would begin a
bout Nov. % and that the nations
100000 motorists thereafter
will be required to submit their
tires for federal inspection every
60 days.
simultaneously, defense trans
portation chief Joseph B. East
man ordered speeds of all rubber
tired vehicles in the United States
limited to IS miles an hour.
Extension of the gasoline ra-
tioning plan now in effect in II
eastern states to the remainder
Of the nation, compulsory tire in
spection and the 35 mile speed
limit are designed to save rubber
and tires They were among the
recommendations made by Ber-
nard M. Baruch's rubber investi-
eating committee.
Violators of the 35-miIe limit
would be subject to speeding pen
alties of the states in which the
violations occurred.
Penalties for failure to submit
tires to inspection will be impos-
ed but their nature has not yet
been decided, officials said.
The rationing plan will follow
the one now in effect in the east,
Henderson said that some 100000
600 passenger cars outside of the
present rationed area will be af-
fected by the new program. He
estimated also thatTationing will
reduce the use OF private passen-
ger cars an average of almost so
per cent from normal.
Owners Of cars in the present
unrationed area will be required
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
1876 FINISH COURSE
AT CHAPEL HILL

Chapel Hill - A total of 1875
officers finished their training
this week at the fifth indoctrina-
ton school for officers for the ma
vy's four pre-flight schools.
The first four schools were held
at Annapolis, and the fifth, open
ing a month ago, was held here
at the University of North Caro-
lima.
Twenty-one Of the newly com
missioned officers have been as
signed to duty here, and the 9TH
ers will 60 to naval reserve a.
Walton bases, naval air stations,
pre-flight schools, and naval
training schools scattered
throughout the country.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
HeltOn News

Those attending the teachers
meeting at Jefferson Saturday
from here were: Prof. Paul Wea-
yer, Misses Gertrude, Claire and
Alta Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Spencer, Mrs. Betty Y. Moore,
Mrs. Bina M. Davis and Mrs. To-
la B. Jones.
Mrs. Ed Perkins and daughter,
of Roanoke, Va, spent the week
end with Misses Claire and Alta
Perkins.
Mr.. Kyle FISHERMAN and small
son, Mickey, of Forest Hill, Md,
have been visiting relatives here.
Miss Alta Shaw is able to be
out again after having been sick
for about three weeks.
A number of relatives gave
Mrs. Bane Jones surprise Birth
day dinner last Sunday.
Rev. A. c. Ashley filled his
regular monthly appointment at
Little Helton church, Sunday
Visiting ministers were: Rev. Roe
Paisley and Rev. Cicero Ashley.
Messrs. Pete and Edison Test
erman arrived from Maryland
Saturday for a visit with relatives.
Mr.. L. c. Blevins was in Lam
sing on business, Saturday.
Messrs. Dwight and Marion
Cooper returned home from
Grant, Va, Saturday, where they
had been helping their brother,
Delbert Cooper, cut corn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
QUEEN ELIZABETH is
CONFINED TO HER BED

London, = Queen Elizabeth has
been confined to bed for the past
several days with acute bronchit-
is, Buckingham Palace announc-
ed early today, saying at the
same time that there was no
cause for anxiety.
while the queen is making
good progress towards, recovery
and there is no cause for any
anxiety, her n2ajestiy will be un-
able to resume her normal &C
tivities for the next three weeks, -
the palace announcement con-
Guided.
The queen was AZ years old on
August 4.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
FRENCH RESIST BRITISH
DRIVE IN MADAGASCAR

Vichy - The French defender
~ of Madagascar are resisting thu
{ British drive southwark from
Tananarive, and battle is rag
ing at Behenji, Is miles from
the British-occupied capital on
the railway to Antsirable, 81
miles further south, it was an
nounced this week.
Friday was marked by consid-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
MRS. EMILY DANCY
BURIED TUESDAY

Mrs. Emily Dancy, "A, of Sky
gusty, w. Va, died at her home
there on Sunday. The body was
brought to Ashe for burial in the
family cemetery at Big Ridge,
following funeral exercises Mon
day afternoon at Glendale
Springs, conducted by Rev. j.
w. Luke.
Mrs. Dancy leaves a family OF
three boys and four girls, most of
whom were present for the funer-
81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Jefferson PIT. A.
Names Officers

At meeting Monday night, the
Jefferson Parent-TeacherS' As
ISOLATION chose officers to serve
during the coming year.
Ira T. Johnston, president; Miss
Laura Mcconnell, secretary-treas-
urer, and Mrs. w. B. Austin, vice
president. Regular meetings will
be held on the first Tuesday ev-
ening of each month at seven
thirty o'clock, and all members
are urged to attend and take an
active part in each meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
WOOD INFANT BURIED
AT TODD ON FRIDAY

Fred Allen Wood, month-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wood, was
buried at the Baldwin cemetery
last Friday, with Rev. Thomas
Houck preaching the funeral SER
vice. Surviving are the parents
and seven brothers and sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Brief Review OF State National And World News During The Past Week

]. Fender, M. H. Dollar, Grady
Watson, r. D. Houck, Gentry and
Gentry, Howard and Ralph Ro-
land, J. D. Mccoy, Earl F. Scott,
Walter JONES, J. c. Little. Auto.
recaps-J. A. Porter, J. H. Payne
and Arthur Huddler.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
PRESBYTERIAN GROUP
TO MEET HERE OCT. 10

The Fall Young Peoples Rally
of the North Wilkesboro District
of the Presbyterian churches will
be held here at West Jefferson
Presbyterian church, Oct. 10.
An interesting program has
been planned and good attend
ance is expected.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01

cradle patrol activity on the Be-
henji front, Is miles south of
Tananarive," a French commune
que from Madagascar said. "Our
positions were attacked Satur-
day morning after a violent bonn
bardment by our adversaries. At
9 a. m. Saturday our troops con-
tinued to resist vigorously. We
took a number of prisoners.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01

Out of every 71A dozen eggs
produced in the United States this
year, at least one dozen is being
dried to supply Lend-lease needs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Tire Approvals
Are Announced

Ralph Campbell, clerk of the
local rationing board, announced
approvals of tires, tubes and re-
caps for the week as follows:
Auto tires, obsolete-B. S. Har-
less, Gather Greer, J. c. Pierce,
Onie Greer. New truck tires and
recaps - Barney Coldiron, E. O..
Hoppers, Todd Milling Company,
w. w. Brown, Rainier Scott, Wash
Miller, o. R. Worley, G. D. Ro-
ten, r. w. Coward. W. M. Lewis,
Bare-Little Co., Hill Gentry, F.
to register and will receive ba-
sic gasoline ration for their cars
to allow $3.50 miles of travel per
year based on gasoline consump-
ton of Is miles to the gallon.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Georgia Gndder Snogs Loero|s Off Own Long Passes
% h Chinese Hockey Team Doing All Right conodo

school baseball tournament.
Eddie Froelich, trainer for Chi
cago's Blackhawks and White
Sox, isn't worried about the pros
pect of IA night games. He was
at Kansas City last summer and
claims he only saw the sun on
Sundays.
Cleaning the cuff-The Aus
tralia-New Zealand hockey
match. involving teams of SOL
diers who never we're on skates
until they reached Canada last
year. will supply the comedy for
Montreals Victory Loan" clash
between the old Maroons and
old Canadiens. The Arkansas
Athletic Association is consider
ing awarding Neil Martin
trophy in memory of the former
Razorback football and cage star
who was killed in a plane crash
in Burma. When Mrs. Ed
Weiner, wife of the old-time N.
Y. U. footballer, heard about a
West Point appointment being
reserved for Colin Kelly, jr, she
wrote to George Halas to save
a spot on the Chicago Bears Is
years from now for "Hoss"
Weiner, 1r.
Evening star., 1942-02-18

ball men and sports writer's from
throughout the Nation. Tommy
Hitchcock, former 10-goal polo
player, took up skiing this winter
and hasn't broken any bones yet.
An all-Chinese hockey team is
playing in Canada and making
out pretty well. The National
Semi-pro Baseball Congress is
planning a national registration
day for all prospective players
March 30. 1t appears Uncle Sam
was about six weeks ahead on
that one. The sandlotters' idea
is that any one who'd like to
play can sign up at the nearest
sporting goods store and an effort
will be made to find teams for
all of them.
Today's guest Starr. G.
Lynch, Milwaukee Journal: ski
jumping is the only sport in
which the athletes are at the
mercy of kibitzers. All sports
have wise-acres who tell competi-
tors, You would do better If you
did it thus or So In skiing they
make judges out of the kibitzers
and the Judges make the sport
ridiculous
Quote, unquote-Oscar Wit:
Evening star., 1942-02-18

IF Ty Cobb were playing today,
he would steal $50 bases a season.
The pitchers don't bother to de-
velop a fake movement to first
or second any more Runners
are seldom picked off the bags
Hot stove warm up eS S
Danna, the 22-year-old pitcher
Mel OFT took with him to the
Giants camp, used to be a medi-
cal student at louisiana State.
But the first day at Miami he
worked too hard under the hot
sun and had to accept treat
ment and lecture from Trainer
Willie Schaefer. Billy Sonny
Skiff, jr.. whose Pop caught for
Newark IS years ago, will get a
tryout with the Bears this spring.
He's a catcher, too. The Knox
vile Smokes shouldn't worry
about night life at their Talla-
hassee, Fla, training base. The
town is blacked out because of
the naval air base there. Dan
Taylor, veteran Cleveland news
paperman, is the Indians new
publicity man. The Tigers have
booked seven ladies' DAYS for this
season. The Texas League will
contribute 5000 to the State high
Evening star., 1942-02-18
OUTDOORS With BILL 4cxzs14n
Ducks Unlimited Gets Conodo's Support;
WoItonons Urge Virginia Law Change

Virginia Sportsmen. have been
doing a lot toward rebuilding their
fish and game departments. Real
constructive legislation already has
passed the House of Delegates, but is
being held up temporarily before
going to the Senate because there
now is in prospect a plan for a
single head for the game depart
menU with an advisory council OF
members elected from each dis
trict by sportsmen. This plan is to
be passed upon by the Governor
who is in accord with the new setup
because it offers an improvement
over the old commission.
The Fairfaz-Falls Church Chap
ter of Waltonians will hold meet
ing this week probably tomorrow to
acquaint sportsmen in this section
with the idea so that representa-
tives at the hearing set for next
week may know how the individual
sportsman stands.
If VirginianS do not make known
their desires upon the subject, it is
likely the proposed reduction of the
present unwieldly seven-man COM
mission to five members, the legis-
lation which has passed the House
will become law.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Tourney resu

oscar Shapiro is former City of Boston
chess champion. erstwhile Massachusetts,
State chess champion. Observe his rank
ing with local players
New afflates OF the Divan are P. J.
Michels and Hs rold Dalland.
Here are two odd problems. No.
422 has three white bishops and No.
423 three black rocks. Such freakish
inventions may come from pawn
promotion, the promoted pieces
either starring in the play or as
suming an essential roles in an
otherwise normal theme. Try your
luck and mail your solutions
promptly for credit towards The Star
Chess Honor Certificate, which is
given to any reader who solves cor
rectly any problems that may ap-
pear at any time in either the Sum
day Star chess column in the feature
Evening star., 1942-02-18
By HUGH FULLERTON. Jr.

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Look
for the first robin of spring any
day now, folks. The first of the
new crop of football heroes has
arrived. Ed Danforth of the At
lanta Journal says that Charley
Trippi, the Wilkes-Barre, CPaD
boy at Georgia. can heave a 30
yard forward pass and by the
time the receiver has straight
ened out to run, there is Charley
alongside him yelling for a
lateral. Holdover story from last
season also deals with Georgia.
II seems that when Quinton
Lumpkin. the Bulldogs 235-
pound frosh coach, was heading
for the Orange Bowl. he stopped
in Florida town for shave.
Hurry up," he told the barber,
"I've got to work out this after
noon" Came the reply: yes,
sir. Where are you wrestling to-
night?"
One-minute sport page-The
Fort Worth CTeXD Junior Cham
Der of Commerce will throw q
luncheon for Rogers Hornsby
February Is and is inviting base
Evening star., 1942-02-18
BY ROBERT MYERS,


LOS ANGELES. Feb. 18.-Given a
rousing happy birthday" sendoff by
his in-laWs, Joe Gordon, custodian
of the second sack for the world
champion New York Yankees
climbed into the family automobile
and headed for Florida and another
season of baseball.
Today was Joe's 9th birthday, but
he beamed like a young man just
entering the 20s as he tucked his
wife and youngSter in the car,
kissed his mamma-in-laW good-by
and drove away.
Stage Elaborate Party.
Gordon can't share the so-called
humor of those mother-in law Jokes.
He and his wife's mamma, DR.. Irene
Crum. are close pals and each year
they celebrate their birthdays to-
gether.
eve did it even before he and my
daughter were married. said DR..
Crum. I'VE had our big party last
night. A big cake with candles, and
'hapDy DlrInQdy, JOe-1Ielle-
There were 20 candles. We
thought that would be enough"
Gordon J 7ked in great shape
after winter of hunting and
bowling at his Eugene (OregO home
"I hope they don't try me out
at first base again" heNgrinned, re-
calling his experience at the posi-
ton last spring before he took over
undisputed possession OF the key
stone berth
Gordon. making certain that Man.
ager Joe Mccarthy wouldn't get the
wrong idea. said he thought young
Jerry Priddy might handle first base.
Priddy is the young man who went
up last year as a rookie second base
man and failed to oust Gordon, who