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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
Masonic Lodge
Holds Election
OF Officers Tues.
Installation To Be Conducted
Jan. IL AT Ceremony In
Community Bldg.

Ashe County Masonic Lodge
No. GIL, met on Tuesday night in
the Masonic hall and elected Of
ficers for the coming year.
R. H. Holt will serve as Wor-
shipful Master, DR.. J. K. Hunter
as Senior Warden, G. P. Little
as Junior Warden, w. B. Austin
Secretary and T. E. Parker
Treasurer.
Installation of the officers will
be made at a meeting on January
IL, at a dinner meeting in the
Community Building, when state
Masonic officials will assist in the
installation ceremonies.
At the next regular meeting Of
the lodge the Worshipful Master
will appoint other officers fol
the coming year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
n. C.. Women Are Asked
To Prepare For War Work

Raleigh, Dec. 9 - Failure of e.
nough North Carolina women to
prepare themselves for work es-
sential to the victory effort is
causing a serious reduction in en-
rollment in training courses fl
nanced by the Federal govern
ment, Director Edward w. Rug
giles of the N. c. State College
Extension Division declared to-
day.
Citing the War Manpower Com
missions edict that the coming
year will see millions of addi-
tional women required in war
work, Director Ruggles said too
few North Carolinians are taking
advantage of the free courses
which will qualify them for work
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
Ashe Man Killed
When Struck On
Head, Mon. Night
Blow Fatal To Walter Ruth
erfOrd; Tom Ellis And
John Baker Held

Walter Rutherford, IS, of Gras-
sy Creek was critically injured
Monday night and died early
Tuesday morning, as a result of
a blow on the head when struck
with a pole by Tom Ellis, also of
Grassy Creek, who is now being
held in Jail as is John Baker, of
Crumpler, who was in the party
when the tragedy occured. -
According u reports. the lee,
who were supposedly good
friends, were having an argument
near the home of Bruce Cearley,
of Crumpler and came to blows.
Both Baker and Rutherford were
knocked unconscious by Ellis,
who returned to his home.
Members of the Cearley fami-
ly discovered the two unconscious
men. They were picked up and
brought to the Ashe hospital by
Bill Cox Baker was unconscious
from a blow on the head, where
he also received cut. His con-
dition was found not to be seri-
Gus, however, and he was dismiss
ed.
Ellis was found to have a
crushed skull and never recover
ed consciousness. He died short
ly after midnight.
Following the report of the al
tercation, the newly elected
Continued on Page Five)
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Dec. Is Last Date
To Register For
Ration Book No. |
Individuals Must Register For
Book No. / Before Book
No. 2 Is Available

New instructions have been re-
ceived by the OPA office here
to the effect that each person in
the county who did not receive
War Ration Book No. l must
register at the local office by De-
-cember IS. This must be done in
order for them to receive the
new ration book, No. 2, which
will be issued early in 1913.
Failure to register will make it
impossible for these persons to
secure the new book.
Ralph Campbell, clerk of the
local office of OPA, said here
Tuesday that persons in the coun-
ty are warned against using the
sugar stamp of young children to
obtain coffee. The regulations
provide that children under IS
years. are not entitled to a coffee
ration. Violators of this rule,
both the merchant who receives
the stamp and the owner of the
stamp-are subject to penalties
under rationing laws, and the
owner of the stamp will be bar
red permanently from future ra-
tioning.
Kerosene ration sheets ore be-
ing prepared as rapidly as pos
sib1e and will be mailed to ap-
plicants Immediately upon COM
pletion. It will not be necessary
for them to come to the office
for them. Upon receipt of the
ration sheets, persons to whom it
is made will sign their name in
the place designated as "Receiv-
ed BY and
will also enter on each stamp of
their ration sheet the serial num-
Der which appears in the right
hand margin of the sheet.
Merchants are instructed to re-
fuse to accept kerosene stamps
which have been detached from
the sheet, or those which do not
bear serial number. This rule
must definitely not be deviated
from, as it is the merchants du-
ty to remove the stamps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
William Watson
Buried On Wed.

Funeral services were held
Wednesday for William A. Wat
son, 70, prominent farmer of the
Deep Gap community, who died
at the home of daughter in
Wilkes county on Monday. Rev.
Levi Green conducted the SER
vice, burial following at Old
Fields church in the Idlewild
community.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Tishia Watson land two children:
Mrs. Ollie Brown, of Reddies Riv-
er, and Mrs. Chessie Green, of
Summit, Wilkes county. Five
brothers also survive: S. c., N.
A., Granville, Dock and Clinard
Watson, and three sisters: Mrs.
Martha Michael, Mrs. Elite Phil
lips and Mrs. Nora Green.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10

in war industries and essential
government activities.
women must prepare them
selves for the Disappointing
period when they will be called
on in increasing numbers to enter
the war production program"
Ruggles declared. "It has got to
be done. Women must take a
larger role in the battle on the
home-front. By preparing them
selves now, they will be ready to
perform efficiently the duties of
the men they release from the
production line and other war
work for military service.
Some of the jobs open to wom-
en- pay as high as $4,000 annually
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
New County Officers
Sworn In Monday;
Commissioners Meet
Vannoy Chairman Of Com
missiOners; No Deputies
Announced By Sheriff

Newly elected Ashe county of
ficers began their duties Monday
after being officially sworn in.
At the meeting of the board of
commissioners, consisting of
Wade E. Vannoy, Mack Edwards
and Ed Osborne, Vannoy was E.
lected chairman. G. S. Neal was
re-appointed county accountant
and the First National and North
western Banks were designated
as repositories for John Good
man, sheriff and treasurer and
The Northwestern Bank for J. E.
Roland, as tax collector. Mr..
Roland will keep the tax books
until next May.
The Commissioners ordered j.
E. Roland to turn over funds in
his possession, in the amount of
$35, 109.31 to John Goodman, the
new sheriff and treasurer.
Ira T. Johnston and W. B.
Austin were appointed county at
torneys by the board of COM
missioners, who also appointed
the following constables: Noah
Roark, North Fork township; H.
T. Goodman, Jefferson and J. F.
Coward, Peak Creek. Ben Eller
was re-appointed janitor of the
courthouse.
G. S. Neal moved across the
hall to the clerk of the courts Of
flee and J. D. Stansberry, former
clerk of the court, moved into
the register of deeds office.
Sheriff John Goodman said that
he had no announcement of dep
uties to make as yet, but would
make his selections and an
nouncement soon. He has not
chosen a jail-keeper as yet either,
he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
WINDOW CONTEST
TO BE HELD HERE

In order to stimulate interest
i'm the Christmas window dec
OratiOnS of the business houses
here, The Skyland Post is a
gain conducting a contest.
A first prize of 81 and a sec
ond and third prize of 81 each
will be awarded to the bust
ness houses having the most
attractive windows.
The windows will be judged
this weekend by a board Of
local professional men and wO-
men not connected with the
business firms and prizes will
be announced in this paper.
Many of the stores now have
in attractive Christmas win
dow displays and the attention
Of the public is called to them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
Mrs. Miller, 90,
Died On Monday

Mrs. Evaline Miller, one of the
oldest and best known citizens of
the Transou community, died
Monday afternoon at her home
there and was laid to rest in the
family cemetery on Wednesday
afternoon.
Had she lived until January,
she would have reached the age
of SO.
Mrs. Miller is survived by the
following children: Mrs. Nelia
Gentry, Miss Emma Miller, w.
w. Miller, all of Laurel Springs;
J. E. Miller, of Piney Creek, and
Mrs. Ethel Kimmer of Fair
mount, Indiana.
Rev. J. w. Luke was in charge
of the funeral services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
Victory Wedding
For Jefferson
To Be Held Dec. Is Under Di-
rectiOn OF Miss Osborne
For Jr. Red Cross

December Is, the leaders in the
Junior Red Cross, under the di-
rection of Miss Beulah Osborne
county chairman, will present a
Victory Wedding at the court
house. At that time the bride,
Public Schools, will be wed to the
State Board of Health.
Representatives from all the
schools in the county will be in
the wedding party.
The proceeds will be used in
the Junior Red Cross work for
the underprivileged children in
Ashe county. A small admission
charge will be made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
Scout Meeting
Well Attended
Reid Sturdivant Is Reelected
Director OF Parkway
District

At a district meeting of the Boy
Scouts of America, which was
held Monday night at Lansing,
Gerald Atwill. Scout executive,
was the featured speaker, and
held a most impressive induction
ceremony for eleven new Scouts.
Following a dinner, which was
served by the ladies of the Pres
byterian church in the church
dining room, Joseph Martin pre-
sided over the business session.
Reid Sturdivant was reelected
director of the Parkway District
of the Old Hickory Boy Scout
Council, and Rev. Hoyt Wood re-
elected as Scoutmaster.
The meeting was largely at
tended by officials, Scouts, and
others who are interested in the
movement.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
SHARE MEAT PLAN IS
BEING EXPLAINED

Roy H. Grouse, chairman of
"Share the Meat Program" for
Ashe county, said today that lit
erature and information was be-
ing we'll distributed over the
county and that the public in
general is being informed of the
plan.
"People are showing a willing
ness to cooperate, he said in
speaking of the reaction here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
IRA r. JOHNSTON
SPOKE TO ROTARIANS

Ira T. Johnston was the speak
er at the Jeffersons' Rotary club
last week when he discussed the
peace after the war
eve should think about it, but
not so strong that we divert any
present efforts toward winning
the war;, he said. Mr.. Johnston
substituted for w. D. Halfacre,
who was prevented from attend
ing because of weather condi-
lions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10
SAVE CHILDREN GROUP
WILL MEET SATURDAY

The Save the Children Fedora
ton Chapter will meet Saturday,
in the Ashe county community
building at 1890 A. NJ, war time.
All members, other organizations
and friends are cordially invited
to this meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-10

Billy Coward, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Coward, has been con-
fined to his home for several days
with flu.
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rationale 9ebel,tung sll seben, ion
oer SSoee elmer pollitdnoigen Sntereiie=
loligteit oen Ser. Staaten gegeniiber
oarin 3aum segeben tperoen, Die ieg=
lide auBereuropdiide nnb eltropa=
frenloe 8eriidfdtigung poultanois
ausidaltet. @nslano ion polltanbig
ignoriert peroen.
i Dieles 8orgeben Sttlers ioate ans
seblid erit 1ad elmer poaIta11oisen
Interviewing SolpietruBlanbs erfolz
gen, aaein Der langIame ,@ana bes
8lisfrieses auf oem iopietrllliiihen
Rriessihauplas ion oen Plan Der eu>
ropaiiden Neuorbnuns bei6leunigt
baben. 8ibbentrop fa0t tuieoerlm Die
biesmal feines.pess .IeiAte auisabe
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naeb benz 8eilpiel anberer 2an0er slt
beranitolteit, Inn 1lniere 9riegsfolten
au beitreiten, 1T tpieoeriim porgei6la-
gen iporben. gs ipiirbe oabnrd,, ipie
Der bemofratifbe Senator Ebomas
|pon Oklahoma erflart, nidf nltr cine
5ina15ierung ser ariegsfoiten er-
reid)t, ion6ern aud elmer l1l0gli6en
sSnflation porgebeugt. Das Shas-
amt bdtte sic 2eiti,ns Der Sotterie
gu iibernebnlet ,tno 3iebungen bat.
ten ie6en Mo1tat gu erfolgen.
eSn bem @eIesesborfdlag ipiro
borgeidlagen, baB Der erite Hreis bis
ISu elmer Million Dollars betraaen
biirfe. Die atpeiten ,1no tpeiteren
Hreiiefollten 100000 begin. $780,
nidt iiberiteisen. gs piirbe .anBer-
bent fleinere, @etpinne = Bis berob
81, bl,nbert Collars = seben. J
Dag 5dasarnt bate - geuta6 hes
Mntrases pon Ebomas - 3ertififate
aus5ueebe1 oie $t.t0 foiten iollten:
Dieie 3ertififate fonnten ieoer5eit fir
einen 9ollar eingcl0lt tperoen. 9ie
reitliden aebn gelts tpiiroen ourd
einen a,tpon repraientiert iperoeh
ser bon 3eit au 3eit al1sgelolt tperoe.
abomas elaubt, 6ab altf bieie 8eiie
eleid5eitis Dem illegalen Glitdslpiel
elm @noe bereitet iperben fontlte.
SIM iibrigen nliiiie itd soas Sano
s1iid1id] preiien, fiigte Senator @e.
orses binsll, menn es in Der 2age iet
eilt 9rittel ser &riegsfoiten aus Den
laufenoen @innaDmelt 81. .finanateren
Srok ser b0beren Steuern ,tno. SPAR
poridldge .fSnne. bas 8nbget niht
auseegliben iueroen. ..r- ...
/. Die 5adleute reduen oa,1it, oab
oie @ebra,tseaben auf 40 Miniar-
oen Collars pro SSabr fteigen. -.
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1tnpolitii6e 3eitlanfte
(ssortIebut1q bon Seite T.

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gbur6in'iben Mbnadrnseit rid,ten
,ub ein el,ropaiides @esenItiid ba5u
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oie I'M Often @uropas errungcnen @rs
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bolt berangeaosene Sin!peis auf Die
freilid nod iebr problenlatilde Sats
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gaitf,uodj, Sen IA. ssaaaar 1912

burtenfontrolle, l1eberntaB ipeltliber
.gergniignngen, mooerne gr5iebnng.
ltmalanb, 1mo 2aiterbaftigfett ~
grelle, giaoio nno Gbeater. gbriitlibe
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bare grbe reIigi0ier ltao iittlider Gr-
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beionbers inn gesenpdrtigeu, Der 81.
sSanilie ,rnb Der ainbbeit SSein geipeib..
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milie berabfleben. ssl
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syamilienlebens - ,1no nur oieie -,
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gi6ien ,,no iittliden 8erfall anbeims
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baben felt Sabr5ebt1ten gemabnt nno
setparnt Dor ben groBen 3eihibeln,
sen aablreihen @efabren, tpelde ben
8eItano Ser driitli6en Sa,nilie be-
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5a. einen nellen oiplomatiiden 5ies
aus benz 8ooen sit itdntpfen.
Den erltet ,1no Sauptteil 6es 1leu-
seoroneten europa Sitlers ioa gidp-
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Nuno 800 YrieIter, Srbensle1ite

9funo 800 Brieiter, Sroensleaite
l1n6: 2aien nabme,t on Der II. iabr.
liden 8erian1nlung Der .ameriean
Gatbolic Bbiloiopbical aiiociation'' mt
gbilaoelpbia tell. Die gaeling lpilr.
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5bee,t, Brdiioent Ser aiiociationt er.
Dffnet ,tnb itebt uirter bem 8atronat
Sr. gn1ine,t5 8. aaroinal DongbertD
unb ben aonegien nno Senlinarieat
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9ater @abriel ge. 9ausbad, sc

8ater @abriel sc. Hai,sbad, @e-:
neralaililtent Ser aarmeliten, bat as
aIle aatbolifen Ser Ser. Staater els
men anfruf erlaiien, mit5ubelfen, BET
ser Mrbeit .ber foItenloien 8erteilung
BON Sfapltlieren al1 sic Militdrper.
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pltliere gerotigt ,ub bittet &ater
8ansbad um 8ereitftell,u,g bon Wit.
teln 5tpeds slnfaufs bes bierfiir erfor.
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tier ser ,@riinbung ,,Sfaprlar Wiii.
tia befinoet itb In Seem. yorf gitp,
33S Sf 80. StraBe.
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Sdlagfertig

Srem6er: ,,sagen sic, lieber
Mann, bel Sbnen bier i'm Dorf itirbt
tpobI Die 9lln1mbeit ME aus?
@inbeimiider::. Rein, es fonmen
ia INNER biel Sren,oe ourd unieren
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= 8iIb q, Sbiges 5Dnbol tam
beribie6en erfldrt tperoen. @e-
tu6bnIid be6elltet es sic Stride uno
i6ren @nabenIegen: sic aus ben
8olfen berborfommenoen Strab'
len berlinnbilben bie @na6e @ottes
uno Der aus ben 8ereen berbor-
fommenbe @aiierItrom fenn5ei6-
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men Sic 8aiier bes Sells. = Bib
3: Das leere Grab, bas 8anner
ano oas arell5 beltten BIN auf bie
sluferteb,tng gbriiti nod Der areit-
atgung. Mnf 6em tpeiBen 8anner
erI6eint elm rotes &rel,5. 8iIb
A: Die gefreu8ten Sdliiiiel be6eu-
ten bie @etpalt, Sic gbriitus feinen
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8iIo /: Gin NIT funltuollen
3ei6rungen umrabmtes & periinn-
biloet oas iogenannte ,,per6osene"
&rel,s, bas Sau<areua, neil es ben
8uditaben 3 (Ean) bes sriedi.
f5en Mpbabets dbnlid iiebt. Sc
abnelt ebenfans oem lesten Bud.
ftaben oes bebraii6en Alpbabets.
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MpoIteln ltn6 0eren ytabfolgern
CAB, 5iinoen a,1 pergeben nit SEN
Borten: sd iibergebe ei,d oie
Sdliiliel bes Simmelrei6es. ....
mas ibr auf grben loiet foa aneb
i'm Sinlnlel geloit iein llno ipas ibr
alif @r6en bin6en iperbet, ipiro all0
I'M Simn,el eeblillben Iein.''
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degree, who left challenging and highly-paid
position as executive in a large New York
department store. knows why she made the
change Her husband is prisoner Of the
japanese army.
The telephone operator who left switch
board for the drill field knows why she did it.
Her grandmother is being starved to death
in France"
The owner of prosperous florist shop in
Pittsburgh knows why she turned the key ii
the lock and went to Fort Des Moines. She
says:
My father came to America in 1889 from
Yugoslavia, earned his place az substantial
citizen. raised FIVE daughters and died ooin-
pIetely an American. There have been genera
tons Of soldiers before us have cousins
fighting here and abroad. want to do some
thing. My work is with luxury industry, not
essential to the war work.
No Dusiness A. Usual
1HE business executive explains Why she
left position of Importance:
"Since December z, no longer enjoy
applying my capabilities towards business a.
usual -. want my brother in New Gale
donia, and our boys everywhere, to know that
we American women are doing our utmost to
aid them in protecting and preserving our
inalienable rights.
The Chicago girl sums it up in one SEN
tence:
MY job doesn't mean thing to me if it
means neglecting something that is bigger
than every individual in the country"
From many kinds of jobs, from different
walks of life, the women have come forward
to volunteer - executives and filing clerks:
teachers and college students. Army wives
and Army widows Telephone operators.
X-ray technicians, social workers, dietitians.
Many have joined because they have men in
the family who are with the Armed Forces.
Many others joined because they had no men
in their family who could serve. All joined to
help preserve the freedom that has protected
them.
Whether or not she will leave her peace
time job to join the W.A.A.C. = to put war
time tasks ahead of peacetime talents lis
a decision every woman must make for her
self
That decision calls for clear thinking.
Every woman must realize that there = no
one feminine formula for patriotism. She must
also realize that no formula IS 20 rigid and
right that time and peril may not change It.
Today II may b more important for her
TO teach school than to drive = truck. To-
morrow, it may be desperately important
for her TO drive truck 90 that. one day,
there may be school TO teach.
II the decision is to leave peacetme pur-
suits for wartime tasks, then one way OF
translating that decision into action is oy
service with the W.A.A.C. This will mean
leaving the Office or the laboratory, the library
or the school to perform whatever task . re-
quired. wherever it is required. in order to re-
lease man to fight for his country.
With this ideal, our unique women's army