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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Defense Glasses
Open to Women
Ladies admitted also.

The men only signs taken from the doors of the
defense training classes in Imperial county Tuesday and
the ladies' bless their hearts, will be admitted to training
for jobs defense industries including work in aircraft
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-23
Light Under A Bushel--

Light Under A Bushel--
1t startled RR no end TO learn
that the great racket of badminton
had been in these parts for 10,
these many weeks.
Bill Hurley, who is to badminton
what Tilden is to tennis, is doing
public relations work for Vinson.
Pringle, and Wey.>.
P.S.-This items resemblance to
challenge is purely coincidental.
Rubber Report
We still haven't dumped enough
rubber into the scrap pile in I'M
perial county.
Come on, dig, little deeper.
Times u WaStin'.
Back Up
Peggy Allen, 8, thought this was
summer vacation until she went to
visit her grandmother. There Of
course, was her Aunt Pauline Allen,
who teaches school.
Grammar came in for lot of
attention ON the part of Aunt Paul
inc.
Now Peggy will make running
start at a sentence. Tie light will
dawn, she will back up. and start
over again In the second try she
usually hurdles all grammatical
errors.
Into The Unknown
RR's heart went out to the Army
chaplain who arrived in Ell Centre
with his wife and three children
Tuesday
I've been sent to Camp Seeley,'
he said in the Post-Press office,
Continued on Page g. Column -
Askov American., 1942-01-08
Markviue

Miss Marie Pahos, who is employed at
Neenah. Wis, was home for a visit over
tne hohdays. She returned to her work
The local 500 Line night agent was re-
moved from Markville last week for the
MT. and Mrs. Clinton coVeam -siaes aTTi1ed
december 80 from Keno, Ore. where
they have been during the past summer
There was a splendid turnout at the
New Years eve program at the Presby-
terian church where both Lutherans and
Presbyterians participated There was a
program of music and readings early in
the evening followed by games and pot
luck lunch in the basement. AT 11:3s
terminating at IL, when the church bell
pealed forth the new year.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
hoaDtsI hed Garfon so Passed ss at st. Mas
funeral was held at the home, inferment
taking place in Hillcrest cemetery The
little one, who had been named Derrald
Carlson. was only 10 days old
The Christian Endeavor Society held its
regular devotional meeting at the Mclean
home Sunday night. Following. the meet
ing business meeting was held. The
society voted to assume responsibility for
the church service Young Peoples day,
January 25. An election of officers for
1912 resulted in the following: President.
Melvin Monson; vice president. Lillian
BreezIey; secretary-reasurer. Marie Grace
The following committee chairmen were
also elected: Lookout, Wifred BreeZley;
prayer meeting. lone Grevious; social.
Maynerd Monson; music, Olga Monson;
advertising, Mary Monson.
The MarkVille school resumed work
Monday morning in spite of a 20 degree
below zero temperature
Ben Blanchard of Forest Lake, brother
of Mrs. Edwin Monson, was here visit
ing during the holidays.
Norma Ballantine and Betty Jayne
Howard returned to their school work in
Duluth the first of the week.
Jessie Whitney of Cloverton, was guest
of Norma Ballantine one day last week
The north bound 500 Line train was
delayed near Danbury by engine trouble
December 81 An engine from Superior
was sent for to tow the train to its desti-
nation.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Kelch and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Coveau made a trip to NeillSville,
Wis, last week.
Askov American., 1942-01-08
DanfOrtil

Young Peoples meeting will be held at
the Curtis Soderquist home Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Hendricks had
dinner at the Carl Swanson home Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Grove of Dam
%ac SqX t spent int TonS Tuesday syHnhg me of last
Mr.. and Mrs. Iner Carlson and three
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Babcock and
family of Markville, were entertained
New Years day at the Albert Swanson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Rydberg are both
reported as being on the sick list Friends
hope they viii both soon be better.
Matt Johnson is doing chores for them,
son to Hampton, Iowa. to get some
sheep Friday returning home Saturday
evening of last week. They ran into
II. inches of snow and an old-fashioned
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Paufno and two chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Moore and
son Wendell enjoyed New Years dinner
at Mrs the Carl home hon itt,e
of Duluth, spent few days during the
holidays at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Peter.
supper guests Saturday evening at the
Albert Swanson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mattson and SON
John and Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Swanson
and family spent New Years night at
the Tony Greenly home.
Mrs. Emma Swanson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Babcock and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. liner Carlson and family had supper
at the, Carl Swanson home Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peter of Minneapo-
lis, spent a week at the Peter home.
returning home on New Years day. Will
new barn on the Peter farm near the
Beefnan hsNne.
Askov American., 1942-01-08
Kingsdale

Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Allen. Karen Mae and
John left Wednesday of last week for
mas at the John Aarlie home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enock Ekberg went to
Amery. Wis, Monday of last week to at
tend the funeral of Otto Gustafson's faith
er who died week ago Saturday.
Mrs. Carol Bennett came Sunday. She
spent her Christmas vacation at Hlnck-
ley, in Michigan and at Akron, Ohio.
where her husband is employed
Frank and Tillie Pavek of Beroun.
brought Mrs Profit home Sunday.
Betty Aarlie went back to Duluth sun
day after spending her vacation with ner
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Barton and Mr.. and
Mrs Harold Smythe and children of
Markville, were dinner guests at the
Anna Benson home New Years day.
Elmer Benson was also. home from DAN
bury, Wis, where he is employed.
Mr. and Mrs. Enock Ekberg spent New
Years day at the Otto Gustafson home
east of town.
There will be church services Sunday
evening, January IL, instead of January
18 as was previously announced:
Mrs. c. A. Lund went to Markvlile
Saturday.
Robert Hagen of Superior. Wis. came the
first of January to be relief agent at the
depot.
Askov American., 1942-01-08
Park Township

Mr. and Mrs. Nels Berg spent Monday
evening of last week at the Emil olson
home.
Adolf Larson, Joe Slater and Charles
Porkorney were business callers IN Du-
luth Wednesday of last week.
Miss Charlotte Flagstad, who spent her
Christmas vacation at home here, re.
turned to Minneapolis Tuesday OF last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Martinek enter
tanned guests New Years day.
Harry Sway took care of Leslie Staters
last week when Mr.. and Mrs. Slater
made a business trip to Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmer Ericsson and
Louise spent the past week at the john
Sway home.
Askov American., 1942-01-08
Birch Creek

MIR. and Mrs. John Okronglis were New
Years day dinner guests at the Laddy
Janovsky home. Arlene Brabec accom-
panied them home after having spent a
week at the home of her aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. MiloS AraZim and family
visited Edward Swarmer Wednesday morn
ing of last week.
Miss Helen Swarner spent from Sunday
until Wednesday visiting relatives and
friends and shopping in Duluth
Vera and Janet Mecl visited at the
Frank SWarmer home Monday afternoon
Miss Helen Karger and Jackie are
spending a few days with relatives in
Duluth at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Francen and fami-
ly and Mrs. Edward SWarmer were New
Years day dinner guests at the Ed. MoliS
home in Duluth. Mrs. Edward SWarmer
remained for a longer visit.
Askov American., 1942-01-08
Fleming

Mr. and Mrs Jacob Wermerskirchen
spent Monday and Tuesday with LueQa
who is in the University hospital.
and Lee were business callers in Hinck-
ley and at the Francis Amberg home
near Cloverdale Wednesday of last week.
returned home Sunday from their trip to
Benson.
Pat and Hazel Barrigar, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Beavens and Jean and Lee helped
Myrtle Lunda celebrate her birthday and
welcome in the new year Wednesday
evening of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Anlberg and Billy
and Anthony Fox spent Saturday at the
Leon BeavenS home
Mrs. Ted Breiland was calling i'm this
neighborhood Tuesday for the Red Cross
Askov American., 1942-01-08


morket conditions keeping holding
usuo
items that have been of the morket for onts No
shortage
offer
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Vandals Enter
w. J. School Bldg,

Vandals intent on destruction
and theft entered the West Jeffer-
son high school building over the
week end and did considerable
damage.
Professor B. H. Duncan reported
that they evidently forced their
entrance in the auditorium. and
from there entered the main part
of the building.
There was much confusion as
a result of their visits to the first
grade room and to the home eco
nomics department. They also
entered the lunch room, forced
locks on storage room doors and
took $40. or more worth of food
Professor Duncan said that
every effort would be made to
apprehend and punish the van
dals. "The mess they left was very
bad beside the damage DONE" he
said. Their" entrance into the
building was not discovered until
school convened Monday morn
inc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Dean Blevins
Buried Sunday

Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at the jefferson
Presbyterian church for Dean
Blevins, q, whose death occurred
on Friday, at Arlington, when he
hanged himself.
The deceased, who is the son
of Mrs. Frank Blevins and the
late Mr. Blevins, had been in ill
health since last summer and was
visiting relatives near Abingdon
when the tragedy occurred. He is
survived by his mother and a
number of brothers and sisters.
Following the funeral service
conducted by Rev. B. A. Meeks,
burial followed in the jefferson
cemetery.
Previous to his illness this sum-
mer the deceased had been en-
ployed in Washington for several
years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Jap Losses Mount;
Allied Troops Going
Forward In Africa
United States Planes Drop
British ParatrOOps In
TuniSia

The war took on a brighter
hue for the allied nations
throughout the world this week
as the losses of the Japs in Quad
alcana1 continued to mount and
the American and British forces
marched forward in North Afri-
Ca.
President Roosevelt hailed A
merican successes in the Pacific
and Africa as a turning point OF
the war.
An upward revision of Japan
csc navy losses in the sea battle
of Guadalcanal was predicted
confidently yesterday by naval
authorities who emphasized that
the announced total of q ships
sunk and seven damaged was bas-
ed on incomplete reports from the
South Pacific war zone.
American and British forces
unleashed their about drive for
Tunisia and control of the central
Mediterranean yesterday, drop
ping swarms of parachutists on
key airdromeS and repeatedly
winning the first clash between
advancing land columns and AK
is armor.
Massed German tanks and in
fantry have blasted out a new
advance in Stalingrad at cost of
1000 killed, but in the Central
Caucasus axis forces have yield
ed a strategic hill in the Russian
drive on Nalchik, the Soviet high
command announced yesterday.
American and Australian troops
continued yesterday to advance
on the japanese base of Buna on
the northeastern coast of New
Guinea as allied airmen destroy
ed Is enemy planes and set a
large merchant ship Attire with
two direct hits. it was announced
yesterday.
Growing indications came from
the continent yesterday of a pos
.sible new stroke by Adolf Hitler
against the Middle East and Suez
from the Balkans in a desperate
effort to counter the Allied sue
cesses in northwest Africa and
Egypt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Gas Rationing Is
To Be Cut To 3
Gallons, Nov. -

Washington - Reduction in the
value of the basic "a" gasoline
ration coupon from four to three
gallons in Is of the II now ration
ed eastern seaboard states was or
dered Tuesday night by the Of
flee of Price Administration eff
fective November %. Only the
rationed section of West Virginia
is exempted.
The order applies to the re-
naming sections of those eastern
states not now rationed, includ-
ing New York, Pennsylvania, Ma
ryland and Florida. However, it
will not change the basic four
gallon allowance for the rest OF
the country when nationwide
gasoline rationing goes into eff
feet on December l.
But when motorists from other
sections of the country come into
the eastern area their coupons
will be redeemable for only three
gallons.
The further cut for eastern mo-
florists came as western congress
men. led by the Oklahoma dele.
cation, fomented revolt against
nation wide rationing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Winners In Bic
Scrap Drive Are
Announced Today
Baldwin, Elkland,, Lansing
And West Jefferson Lead
In School Contest

A final check-up of the scrap
totals of the Ashe county schools
this week reveal that much of the
credit for the SOS 1000 pounds col
lected during the recent newspa-
per scrap drive is due them. Elk
land led all of the schools in the
county in total collection with a
total of so, $50 pounds or an aver
age of 231 per pupil.
In the contest for prizes, how
ever, Baldwin, with an enroll
ment of only SIS pupils collected
1925 pounds of scrap and won
first prize of $3.50 Elkland won
second place, S.. The prizes
were based on the pounds per pu-
pill.
Lansing came third with a per
pupil collection of 116 pounds or
a total of 59,886 pounds and won
So.
West Jefferson school collected
an average of SO pounds per pu-
pill, having a total of 41,381
pounds.
Chairman r. H. Grouse an
nounced that the tenth grade at
CONTINUED On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
All Milk From Cheese
Plant Now Converted
To Armed Forces
Buying Operations Are Not
Changed; Manufacture
Of Cheese Stopped

Thousands of gallons of Ashe
county milk from which cheese
was formerly made at the local
Kraft cheese plant is now being
daily converted by the U. S. Gov
eminent for the armed forces.
The new plan was activated
last week end and the milk is
now being hauled from the cheese
plant in tank cars to a deny
drafting plant where it is first
converted into powder and thence
sent to the armed forces.
In commenting on the change
L. G. Johnson, manager of the
Kraft plant, said that this change
would inl'no way effect the op-
Grating policy of the plant as far
as the farmers are concerned.
I'VE want to buy as much or
more milk than ever and will
continue to pay the same price
scale based on the butter-fat con-
tent" he declared.
"The present war has brought
about major changes in business
and this is particularly true Of
the dairy industry in the South
eastern states. Due to climatic
conditions the Southeast has had
particularly large number of
army camps and industrial plants
established, and as we have a
relatively small number of dairy
cattle, the great increase in popu-
lation has caused a drastic short
age of milk and milk products in
certain areas" Mr.. Johnson ex-
planned.
eve believe that eventually
some, if not all, dairy products
will have to be rationed. The
industry, including Kraft Cheese
company, has been called to
Washington for numerous con-
Continued on Page A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Users
Will Register
Today, Fri, Sat
To Register At Nearest Deal
er In Order To Save Gas
And Tires

Registration dates for consumer
registration of the kerosene ra-
tioning program have been an
nounced for November 10, 20, and
81.
Registrations will not be con-
Quoted in county school buildings
but at the regular kerosene deal.
er's, who should have a supply
of application forms in his pos.
session by that time. The dealer
will have been instructed as tc
the proper procedure in com
pleting the forms. When this is
done, then these applications are
to be mailed into the rationing
office where rations will be de-
termined and either mailed to the
individual or one person will
have been designated in each
community to distribute the ra-
tons to those in his territory.
RationS will be issued on the
basis of consumption during the
corresponding three months per-
iod last year, and will cover op-
Grafton of cooking apparatus
lighting. farm equipment includ-
ing combines, feed. grinders, in
cubators, brooders, etc. Misce1-
laneous domestic and institution
al equipment will be rationed, al
so.
Kerosene dealers in the county
who will also have the rationing
forms are: Ahart Paisley, Grassy
Creek; Pearl Roland, Clifton; D.
E. Denny, Apple Grove; John
FISHERMAN Grassy Creek; j. H.
Coward, Obids; Frank Coward,
Glendale Springs; James Miller,
Lansing; Callie Cope, Jefferson;
S. B. LePrad, Wagner; V. H.
Dollar, Smethport; Walter Wine
barger, Oval; C. E. Osborne, Ash
land; S. L. Graham, Todd; Mon
roe Taylor, Jefferson.
Melvin Richardson, Nathan's
Creek; Robert Kimberlin, West
Jefferson; J. S. Stephens, Cres-
ton; F. D. Bare, Wagner; Wea-
yer Bro. Store. Smethport; o. D.
Continued on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Plan For Share-Meat
Campaign In County:
Grouse Is Chairman
In Voluntary Rationing Pro.
gram, Limit Is 219 Pounds
Per Week

An organization was set in mo-
ton here this week to include
the entire county in the share
meat campaign, along with the
rest of the nation, at a meeting
called by Ira T. Johnston, chair
man of civilian defense.
The plan, which is voluntary,
becomes nation wide early in De-
cember when individuals will be
asked to limit themselves to two
and one-half pounds of the ra-
ton meats per week, in order
that the armed forces may have
sufficient meat and that the re-
mainder may be fairly distribu-
ted among civilians,
The rationed meats include
beef, pork, mutton, veal and
lamb. Liver, brains, feet and head
of these animals and fish are not
included at present, it was ex-
planned.
This voluntary rationing pro-
gram is educational and must be
brought to the attention of every
individual to make it a success.
County Agent Roy Grouse was
chosen as county chairman of the
share-the-meat campaign. Serving
with him will be J. B. Hash, Mrs.
Gorda Boney, Miss Carrie Taylor,
Gale Mcmillan, Misses Lena Gam
bill, Ruth Tugman, Rev. A. c.
Ashley, Levern Johnson and high
school principals.
Mrs. w. G.. Little was chosen
bloc leader for Jefferson and Mrs
Robert Barr, for West Jefferson
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson was ap-
pointed to handle publicity.
There will be a principals meet
ing this afternoon and Mr.. Hash
will take up the plans with them
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Women TO Push
War Bond Sales
Nov. 1928 Designated AS WO-
men At War Week For
Special Bond Drive

Ashe ounty women as we'll as
the others throughout the state,
are making plans for participa-
ton in the first major project of
the Women's Division of the Sale
of War Bonds during the observ-
ance of Women at War Week,
Nov. 1928, when a special drive
for the sale of War Bonds
throughout the nation will be
conducted.
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, chairman
of region three of the state wo-
mems division of the War Saw
ings Staff, has completed select
ion of the chairman for the seven
counties included in her region.
She announces the following
chairmen, who are receiving
their formal appointments from
Charles H. Robertson, Green's
boro. state administrator, and
Mrs. Karl Bishopric, Spray, state
women's chairman:
Mrs. P. G. Wright, Ashe county;
Mrs. o. A. JONES. Sparta, Allie
ghany county; Miss Fannie Lee
Pruitt, Taylorsville, Alexander
county; Mrs. w. c. Tate, Banner
Elk, Avery county; Mrs. Eva
Goodman, Lenoir, Caldwell coun-
ty; Mrs. A. w. Davis. Boone, Wa
tauga county; and Mrs. Richard
G. Finley, North Wilkesboro,
Wilkes county.
In each of these counties. as
throughout the state, the home
demonstration agent is the vice
chairman. These officers are:
Mrs. Gorda c. Boney, Jefferson,
Ashe; Miss Margaret hawthorne,
Sparta, Allegheny; Miss Ruth
Clapp, Taylorsville, Alexander;
Mrs. Georgia P. Cohoon, New
land, Avery; Miss Atha Culber-
son, Lenoir, Caldwell; Miss Eliza
beth Bridge, Boone: Watauga; and
Miss Annie Laurie Herring,
, Wilkesboro Wilkes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Bynum G. Faw, IS
Died On Saturday
Funeral Service Was Held
Monday At The Baptist
Church Here

Funeral service was conducted
Monday afternoon from the West
Jefferson Baptist church for By
mum G. Faw, IS, one of West
Jefferson's oldest and most high
ly respected citizens, who died
late Saturday of a heart attack.
Rev. w. T. Wilmington, pastor
of the church. assisted by Rev.
Hoyt Wood, was in charge of the
service. Burial was in the city
cemetery beside his wife, who
died about six years ago. Active
pallbearers were his grandsons,
with 'granddaughters as flbwsr
girls, and friends assisting. Local
business houses were closed dur
ing the funeral
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Nelia Dixon and Mrs. J. A.
Weaver, of West jefferson, and
three sons, L. M. Faw, of West
Jefferson, Wiley. of Silas Creek,
and Cicero of Hickory.
Two children. Mrs. Maude Wea-
yer and Isaac Faw, died several
years ago.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-19
Christmas Seal
Sale Will Open
Here On Monday
Goal Set At $3.50. Miss Ruth
Tugman Is The County
Chairman

The annual sale of Tubercular
Christmas Seals, sponsored by the
Ashe County Woman's Club, will
open next week under the di-
rection of Miss Ruth Tugman
chairman of the drive.
Ashe county, last year raised
more than $3.50 from the sale OF
these seals and all of this money
has already been used to aid in
the fight against tuberculosis. II
is hoped that more can be raised
this year.
Complete plans for the drive in
the county were not completed
today, but as usual, the schools
will aid in the sales of seals and
it is expected that prizes will be
offered.
This years Christmas Seal was
designed by Dale Nichols, one of
Americas outstanding artists. It
features a red barn, which has
been the center design of many
of his paintings. The seal shows
red barn and a white farm
house in the background of a
snowy country scene. In the
foreground is shown an old fash
toned swell front sleigh, drawn
by two horses.
In disclosing the design he
uses for the Christmas Seal, Mr..
Nichols says, I'm all my work I
strive to have my paintings ra-
diate cleanliness and health.
Therefore, look upon my work
in designing the 1912 Christmas
Seal for the tuberculosis Associa-
ton not as just another problem
in design but as an unusual priv
ilege, in that this great institu-
ton constantly works toward
those objectives''