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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12

The birthday of the Ashe county
Memorial hospital, held on Sat-
urday afternoon under the spon-
sorship of the Auxiliary, was at
tended by large number of peo-
pie who brought many worth
while gifts.
Mrs. Edgar Jones, chairman Of
the Auxiliary said that she wish
ed to thank everyone for their
cooperation in making the event
success. Members of the hos
pital staff said that they also wish
to expires their thanks for the
many gifts sent the hospital.
Gifts sent in before and during
the party are as follows:
Mrs. F. Miller, $4,000 (For
Stretcher); DR.. c. Pardue Bunch,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
MIR. AND MRS. ]. F. JONES
MOVE TO JOHNSON CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Felix Jones
have moved from Silas Creek tc
Johnson City, where Mr.. Jones
and his son have business invest
ments. They have sold their
property at Silas Creek.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Jones have
many friends in this section who
regret to see them leave. eve
shall miss our friends in Ashe and
will look forward to visits from
them" Mrs. Jones said. Their ad-
dress in Johnson City is ia East
Highland Road.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
Official Returns
OF Election Are
Published Today
J. ID. Stansberry Led County
Ticket; Educational Amend
ment Carried

Official election returns record
ed here and filed with the state
board Of elections, show a very
little difference in the total vote
from records published last week
from incomplete returns, with
the Democrats and Republicans
splitting county offices.
The amendment votes not
counted in time for publication
last week show that Ashe voters
favoring the educational amend
ment were 2,147 with 1897 votes
against it; while only 1,085 were
cast in favor of the solicitorial a.
mendment and 1914 against it.
Senator Bailey received a total Of
1919 votes to 3,611 cast for Nor
rissE,, {AAy>H..
An official tabulation of the
county votes, by townships for
the various candidates is publish
ed on page two.
In the county offices, J. D.
Stansberry, Democratic candidate
for register of deeds, led the en-
tire ticket of both parties with
a total of 1906 votes. DIR. B. e.
Reeves was second high with 81
1878 votes. John Goodman, sue
cessful Republican candidate for
sheriff received more votes than
any other representative of his
party, with a total of 1927.
Grady Farthing, Democratic
candidate for the State Senate,
was given a majority of 161 votes
over his Republican opponent,
Kenneth Linney. Farthing was
also given some majority in Wa
tauga and big majority in Ale
ghany county.
w. E. Vannoy was high candi-
date for county commissioner
with 1886 votes. Other commits
sioners elected were Mack Ed
wards and Ed Osborne.
c. S. Neal was chosen clerk of
the court by a majority of III.
Fred Blevins defeated Austin
Jones for the State Legislature
by majority of Is. Coward de-
Continued or Page - f.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
American Forces Go
Forward In Africa:
|Aussies Stop Japanese
Vichy Government Now In
Panic; Lull On Russian
Front

The war took a different turn
this week with the arrival of A
merican expeditionary forces in
Africa and their wiping out of
resistance along 500 miles of At
rica's western Mediterranean
coast. They are now reported
we'll on their way to axis Libya
The lack of resistance of French
Africa is causing much disturb
ance with the Vichy government
and reports aGe GifcuIa I'd that
France may be swung back on the
Allied side.
President Roosevelt said the
American invasion of North AT
RIGA was a second-front substi-
tute for a bigger Western Europe
drive which could not have been
launched until 1943 and which, if
attempted in 1912. could not have
been carried out with a chance OF
reasonable success.
He made it plain, however. that
there will be more second-fronts
now that the African campaign
is under way-but he wouldn't
say where or when.
Britain's grim1y pursuing
eighth army pounded on at the
tattered remnants of the axis AT
RIGA corps inside the Libyan Dor
der this week, threatening to wipe
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
Begin School
Lunch Program

The hot lunch program was
started in number of the Ashe
county schools this week. A COM
plete list of the schools where
lunches are served was not a
valuable for publication, but it is
understood that hot lunches were
started in around 10 of the
schools.
Mrs. Alice Donnelly, supervisor,
said that more would probably be
added to the project later as soon
as details and personnel could be
worked out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
n. C.. To Be Active In WOmen's
War Bond Week, Nov. 1928

I Communities of North Caro-
lima will, according to Mrs. Bis
hopric, sponsor war bond rallies,
parades, fashion shows, war. bond
teas, war stamp days, pageants,
community sings, victory balls,
public speakings, window dis
plays, bond mardi gras, sales of
stamp corsages, stamp and bond
booths, newspaper publicity, ra-
dio broadcasts, drives to secure
recruits to the ranks of the 10
percenters and other devices,
meeting their specific needs, for
making Women's War Bond Week
the greatest bond-selling week in
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
Floyd Walters
Buried Sunday

Funeral services were conducted
Sunday for Floyd Walters, 70,
well known and highly respected
citizen who died at his home
Saturday morning following a
long period of illness.
Services were held at the old
Walters home with Rev. Lew
Greene and Rev. Harvey Phillips
conducting the service, burial fol-
lowed in the Walters cemetery
beside his wife Elite Walters, who
died five years ago.
The deceased is survived by
one son and one daughter, Ira L.
Walters, of Bluefield, w. Virginia,
and Mrs. Walter Wilcox, of West
Jefferson. One brother, Roby
Walters, four sisters, Artie Law
renee, MIME Scott, Laurie Faw,
and Alice Ledford and 9 grand
children also survive.
Pallbears were Clint billiard,
Walter billiard, Joe Lawrence,
Odell Walters, Bob Speaks and
Dempsy Walters.
Flowerbearers were Lenna Ruth
Phillips, Faye Vannoy, Mrs. S.
H. Goodman, Mable Howell, Ora
Handy, Opal Vannoy, Wilma
Goodman, Dorothy Goodman,
Faye Howell, Kathleen Wilcox
and Joan Vannoy.
Mr.. Walters was a member OF
Bethel Baptist church and was
known to be a great church work.
er as long as he was able to 60.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12

North Carolina women from
Murphy to Manteo will join with
women of the nation in seven
days of the most intensive bond
selling America has known since
Pearl Harbor when Women's
War Bond Week is held Novem-
Der 1928, it is announced by
Mrs. Karl Bishopric, chairman of
the women's division of the State
War Savings Staff.
During those seven days, thou
sands of women volunteers will
lombard every crossroads, village
and city in the state with appeals
designed to swell the sale of
stamps and bonds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-12
ROTARY HAS PROGRAM
ON SCOUTS AND NAVY

The Jeffersons Rotary club en-
joyed a program on Boy Scouts
last week and were also shown a
moving picture on the U. S. MAJ
Wy.
A. B. Hurt has charge of the
program this evening.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
Seed Inspection
Completed Here

Three agronomists from the Uni
versity of California Thursday had
completed their two-day inspection
of Calapproved seed fields and were
highly pleased and satisfied
Frank Parsons, state secretary of
the certified seed program, and two
of his contemporaries at the Davis
branch of the university. DR. c. A
Suneson and Charles Stanford, left
for Blythe in the Palo Verde val
ley after examining valley grain
fields.
Results Of the inspection. the first
of the year in California, were
quite favorable to valley growers.
Parsons said the fields were ne
cleanest he had seen in his six
yearly trips to the valley. He said
the condition of the seed supply
is high above average in the coun-
ty.
Only one field was found beyond
saving for harvesting of seed. II
was a result of mixed seeds and
not excessive weed growth.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
SHORT

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 CUP
49, The Army, again denying rumors
10 the contrary, emphasized today
that evacuation of Japanese from
the Pacific coast will proceed on
schedule regardless of the effect on
agriculture production
The announcement conceded
with additional reports of farm la
Dor shortages The u. S. employ
ment service reported a shortage
Of nearly $500 workers for thin
ming sugar beet fields. and issued
an appeal throughout California
for laborers.
Hearings conducted by a state
legislative com mittee indicated
there would be an insufficient la
Dor supply for crops in Napa, So
lano. Mendocino and Lake coun-
ties.
Ralph C. Wadsworth. California
director of the employment service.
said the need for workers was most
urgent in the delta regions of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin VAL
leys. He said growers are threat
ened with the loss of many thou
sands OF acres OF sugar beets I'M
less labor can be found for thin
ming Immediately.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
Sacramento Gets
'DouqIas M'Arthur'

SACRAMENTO, April 80 up
Sacramento had a bona fide Dou-
glas Macarthur baby today.
Long before the famous Genera
was making headlines at Bataan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Macarthur of
Sacramento debated what to name
their son. They considered Douglas
because that name had been in the
family for many generations.
But everybody knows what hap
pened after war broke out Mac
Arthur related. Douglas MacAr-
thu" Jonese and Douglas MacAr-
thur this and that became a ma
tional fad and people even began
calling their pets Douglas MacAr-
thur. But we finally decided to in
clude Douglas III his new name. "
Macarthur is well-knoWn for
iner nCWspaperman and is now
Public relations officer for the
state department of employment.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
Soviet Aims New
Blows at Nuzis

Berlin suggested American planes
from an aircraft carrier in the
Mediterranean had reached Malta,
but the report probably was due to
presence Of American pilots with
the Raj.
Dispatches from the Russian front
emphasized the Red army was hold
ing the initiative, especially in the
south central front. against Ger
man efforts to mass men and ma
terial for a drive into the Ukraine
when weather conditions are fav-
orable. The most intensive fight
ing appeared to be a Russian stab
into the Kursk sector.
But the Russian press also re-
ported a heavy toll had been taken
Of German aviation in the last
eight days. with 247 planes shot
down for a total of 900 planes and
1000 filters in three weeks.
The battle of Burma obviously
was creating a grave situation for
the Allies and threatening to carry
the japanese to the frontiers of
China and India if not beyond
DISPATCHES from Chungking gave
only a confused and fragmentary
picture Ct the battle front, but 1t
was stated that the key town oil
Iashio on.the supply route to China
was in flames and that the Japa-
nese probably were in possession Al
last reports. the japanese were III
the suburbs of Lashio and the Chi
nese were fighting behind barri-
cades in the town, but Chungkmg
acknowledged that the enemy prob
ably had later gained control.
The fell of Lashio cut the last
overland route for supplies to CHINA
although President Roosevelt has
promised that the supplies will still
oct there-and carried the enemy
TO within 80 miles of the ChineS\
border.
But il also threatened to trap the
main Chinese and British forces
that had been fighting On a $50
mile central front in Burma. Chung
KING said that Allied forces stlll
were communicating and that The
rapid Japanese advance might re
suit in enlightenment Of the enemy
sLtaihcAds. but tbs possibility APP
ptarcd highly uncertain.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30

A WISCONSIN PORT, April 80
UP) - Naval history was made to-
day with the launching of the
first fighting submarine ever built
on the Great Lakes.
The U.SS. Peto, named for a
sharp-snouted tropical fish, slid
sideways down the ways OF ship
yard in the presence of naval and
state dignitaries.
The Peto will be given acceptance
tests in the depths of Lake Michi-
gan before it proceeds to its fight
ing station by the way of the
Chicago river, the Illinois water
ways and thence down the Mis-
siSSippi river to the Gulf of Mexico
For the first time the cry peri
scope on the port bow" is a pos
Sibility on lake freighters.
The waters have seen no sub
marine since the one-man sub
mersible of Barney Connect, Chi
cago inventor, made several errotic
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
Bafaan's Air Hero
Dies in Accident
Flying Down Under
Continued from Eaqe Onel

continued lrCm rage CleJ
manic figure with black beard and
an impressed uniform who could
and did dig a ditch to help prepara
an emergency landing field, who
flew a patcheG-up ai.plane ana
who kept the tattcred "bdmb22
fleet" OF l. S. plane flying on
Bataan peninsula alter twice retus-
ing orders 10 leave the Philippine.
Throughout the Bataan compaisn
Georges air force never exceeded
II airplanCs and non Of those Nas
really fiji for action But they mad
cores Of reconnaissance and raid
ing flights and fought their way
bach, usually damag d, until at oao
zine the total Anne lean air strength
was only five battered crates.
And with thesa George still SAM
Japanese ships and attacked air
fields and troop concentrations aaG
sometimes strf the enemy front
lines.
s. it was a good Ct al George
headquarters one d9y when Ts:y5
radios propaganda broadcast saif
hat l. United States heavy bomb
er5 had attacked Japanese aaIps
At SuDic bay and that three OF
.hcm had been shot down by Jdpa-
nese planes and gans.
We lauglCd-a bit bitterly I sup
Eose-becduse we knew that there
mad been Cniy for planes let to
make the flighJ to Subic bay aGd
We knew the crude manner in which
n bombs had been attached u
the ships and that the pilots had
made three trips apiece. After they
dumped their bombs they Owed their
old planes down and straied the
enemy ships until their ammunition
vas exhausted.
The highl!ght Of that raid was
the destruction Of a cargo snip
heavily loaded with munitions Inc
loss Of that ship undoubtedly hclG
Up the final japanese push on Ba-
tam.
The general was an ace and
won the DISC. in the world war
bat never mentioned his leats in
that conflict.
Sitting beside me as / write, is
Maior Harold Eads CT D 'nVer who
vas Georges rrcWar roommate IL
Maaill ard n Geuber Of Lis 81 Il
On Bataan. EaJs I'D l,no"n Ge1rst
r. g.ial vcar5 b It didn't iu5W
En ro're3s d &c Sc unhl &C
night when the general produced tie
medal to settle an argument about
its appearance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
Intrigue Resolves
Into New Rubber
Formula for u. 5.

Continued from Page One)
its true value had been determined.
A secrecy ban was imposed on
everyone lin the know" after the
scientist had filed patent applica-
tons in the United States. Lacy
said This procedure was to insure
this nation first cnance at knoWl-
edge which, according to Gillette
may solve completely our rubber
situation and save us millions OF
dollars.
According to Ley. in the early
spring Of 1910, before italy entered
the war, he was approached by d
Polish refugee, who asked: "WoulG
your country De interested in Il
synthetic rubber lornula2" Lac
replied in the affirmative. and W.
informed that il hr would 20 To
New York City, and contact an
other Polish refugee. a count, tia.
he would turn over the formula To
the United States.
7 went to New York. but met
the count, and lie turned the for
mula over to me Lacy related. But
on returning to Washington, ana
placing it in the hands of our re-
search chemists. it Was discovered
that certain portions of the process,
dealing with various catalysts, were
missing
He again contacted the refugee
AID was told that the only person
Who could supply tie missing infor-
nation was SzukieWic2, who then
was in Italy.
When i inquired as to why he
was in italy, I was told that he
was Offering the formula to the
Italian government as part of the
appeasemtnt policy being followed
by the Polish government in exile.
Naturally, l was excited, and felt
that something must b. done to get
him out Of the clutches CT the Ital-
ians without further DELAY
Il was told that since the Uaite%
States was Interested in the for
mula, the Polish eXiles in America
would raIs. IandS and sn4ugsl. Mi.
SZukieWicz cut of Italy
When I next heard Of him, he
had been spirited away TO Rio de
Janeiro. Then 1 stepped in again.
obtained United States visa foI
him. AID brought him to this coun-
try.
Here he filrd patent appli ,ali5ns
f3r lis formula and We advised MIN
TO keep out & sight as mucn 81
possible and to keep under cover.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
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Continued from Page Onel
tanks in patrol action on desert.
The British night attack on the
Paris factory suburbs turning out
war material for the Germans mark
ed the eighth straight night of big
scale raids.
British bombers swept low thru
intensive anti-aircraft fire and, in
bright moonlight. lasned at the
Nazi-controlled war factories with
telling effect Vichy said that Ger
man reports from Paris told of
probably 80 killed ana $50 wounded
in the raid. which was followed by
renewal of daylight attacks on
enemy targets in France.
The Germans continued retail
alton raids en- England, striking
again at the ancient Norman city
of Norwich. where there are no
military targets. and resuming their
steady offensive against the Medi-
terranean island of Malta where
United States planes were reported
by the Axis to be aiding the Raj.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
Mother of Valley
Woman Succulnbs

Mrs. Katherine Sybil CIergfell,
&c, OF FOntana died Wednesday
while visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Ruby 1. Baker.
She is survived by her husband,
George Edwin Obergfell; three
daughters. Mrs. Baker of e. Ctltro
Mrs. CT. Q. Dark, and Mrs. c. D.
C!ayEOol; six SOILS. Z. P, /. c., l.
C. r. s., G. E. and j. NJ: q Grand
daughter Mrs. Helen BLACKWELL; two
grendSonS. Bert Dark and Robert
Stanley Obergfeil; and great
granddaughter, Catherine Lee
BLACKWELL
The body was taken to the Lem
ms funeral home pending funeral
arrangements.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
SUB ON LAKES

trials in 1899 Connects sub was
made from $4,000 worth of junk and
old automobile parts AID once
made a 63-mile crossing from Mic
higan City. Ind to Chicago. On
subsequent voyage he encountered
motor trouble and had to be rescued
by lasso from a speedboat. Bar
ney's assistants Topped rope
around the coming tower and
hauled him out
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
LEWIS BERTUSSl
VISITS PARENTS

Lewis Bertussi, who has been in
the United States Navy for eight
months, recently spent two days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
Bertussi of the Ell Centric area. He
was in Pearl Harbor when it was
attacked by the Japanese and has
been in Java. Palmira. and Aus
tralia
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
NAVY SERVICE
FMBiEMS AVAILABLE

Families of Navy men may obtain
window emblems if they call at
the Navy recruiting headquarters
in the post office basement in Ell
Centre. These colorful emblems are
available only to bona fide Navy
families. recruiting Officers said
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30

Evacuation will go forward at
a;n uninteiSdpled RICE Military
necessity is an unrelenting task
master, and the harvesting of crops
or other agricultural tasks can not
be allowed to retard the evacua-
ton program" said Col Karl r.
Bendetsen, assistant chief of staff
of the civil affairs division.
He said the evacuation program
does not envisage any considerable
length of time nor does it con-
template a compromise which will
allow harvesting dates and other
agricultural considerations TO die
tate the evacuation dates for rural
areas"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
BEYSCHLAG TO SPEAK
AT STATE MILITIA

Frank Beyscniag will discuss as
poets of the proposed California
state militia Friday night at $50
before members of the Spruce
Westmorland farm center at West
morland grammer school. A pot
luck supper and card party is also
scheduled.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
ARMY NEEDS 10. 200
NOPE pHVSTCIANS


CHICAGO. April 30-1UP)-The
army needs 5000 more physicians
this year, it was disclosed today in
a special announcement carried in
the American Medical Association
Journal. The procurement and as
signment service for physicians,
dentists. and veterinarians an
ncunced that 5000 doctors were
needed Immediately and an addi-
tional 1000 by next Dec. 81.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
Sedition Inquiry

WASHINGTON, April 30 CUP) -
A third front in the drive against
persons and organizations preach
ing sedition and engaged in other
Subversive conduct was opened by
the justice department toda" in Los
Angeles area.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
DRUNK DRIVER
GETS SIS FINE

Manual Borjon Thursday was
fined by FL Centre Police Judge Lee
uffer SIS for drunk driving, follow
ing his arrest by Officer Reed Cum
bingham.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-30
ScanningL.V Y.
News Horizon
COMPLAINT FILED

Suit for divorce was filed in SUI
perior court wednesday by Lillian
Morris against George Morris. She
accused him of extreme cruelty.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Sterilization
Continued From First PageD

have been broken. If any group OF
workers averaged Is per cent wage
increase or more, their established
peacetime standards have been pre-
served.
%. Any claim for wage adjust
ments for the groups whose peace
time standards have peen preserved
can only be considered in terms of
the inequalities or of the substand-
ard conditions specifically referred
to In the Presidents message of
April 27, 1912.
''3. Those groups whose peacetime
standards have been broken are en-
titled to have these standards re-
established as stabilization factor.
viii Study Inequalities.
a. The board, as directed by the
President in his April n message,
will continue to give due considera-
ton to inequalities and the elimina-
ton of substandards Of living
"5. Approximately 20 wage dis
putes still pending before the board
were certified prior to the stabiliza-
ton date of April q. The question
arises in these cases whether wage
rates being paid on April q, 1912
can or cannot be considered as 'ex-
isting rates within the meaning OF
the Presidents message. or whether
they then had the tentative chsrac-
ter Of disputed rates. Due regard
Evening star., 1942-07-17

must be given to any factors of
equity which would be arbitrarily
swept away by a change of rules in
the middle of the game.
The guiding principles outlined
above insure, in general, that claims
for wage rate adjustment can be
considered on an equitable basis and
in a manner which will further the
national purpose to stabilize the cost
Of living"
Yardsticks Called Fair.
I'VE are convinced" said the opin-
ion of Chairman William H. Davis
that the yardsticks of wage stabiliz-
alton thus applied are fair and
equitable and at the same time suf-
ficient to prevent the cost Of living
from spiraling upward because of
wage adjustments. We think they
lead to a terminal for the tragic
race between wages and prices.
"On this basis labor will have
made its move OF self-restraint in
the seven-point (anti-inflation) pro-
gram. If all other groups likewise
do their part we may expect to get
and hold for the duration of the
war stability of standards and the
freedom from apprehension that
goes with such stability"
Policy Committee Meets.
Pending a meeting with the steel
unions Policy Committee in Pitts
burgh today, Mr.. Murray refused
comment.
DR.. Taylor. in his opinion on
wages. said, This directive order
calls directly upon the steel workers,