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Evening star., 1942-10-20

salvageable items have been disposed
OF in the last three months.
Mr.. Spicer revealed that among
! the items in a $500 pound collection
which will be dumped on the heavy
scrap pile at Third street and Con-
stitution avenue NV. later this week
is metal horse feeding trough,
which has been hidden away under
stairway in the rear Of the store
for at least 80 years.
The trough-or "manger"-was
used in the days when the Jellef
firm delivered packages by horse
drawn wagon.
Andrew Beckett, watchman, who
lives at 1882 Fourth street NV, has
been in the firms employ since 1898
and recalls that Jelleff's abandoned
horse-drawn transportation facilities
in 1918 in favor of the automobile.
The trough, long hidden by STAIR
way in Jelleff garage, was ripped
from the wall yesterday by Engineer
Richard Bozeman and Lawrence
Lennon. Mr.. Bozemans assistant.
In addition to the trough, Jelleff
contributions to the heavy" scrap
drive. starting Thursday at 8 am,
will include fan. an iron door, two
radiators, several merchandise racks,
an old-fashioned. hand-operated lift
(elevator), an air compressor and
several valve wheels, The contribu-
tion will total approximately $500
pounds.
Previously, Jelleff's had turned in
a 21,000-pound metal assortment
which included copper coils, a boiler,
radiators and steel bars which con-
stituted part of lock device on ma
chimes in the credit office.
Another Pile at GarfinckeFs.
At Garfinckel's, at least 5000
pounds of scrap has been disposed
OF under the direction of Arthur
Grow, purchasing agent; Richard A.
Wood, building superintendent, and
r. Spencer Watts, Mr.. Woods as
| sistant.
Mr.. Wood reports that another pile
Is in the making.
The original collection. which Gar
finckel's donated to the District
drive. included metal bases for
models, fan bases and broken fans,
pipe, bent money tubes, cage trucks
for hauling purchases, iron screen
ing, pieces of old furnace and plumb
ing fixtures.
Other District department stores
have been equally active in their
scrap drives, as survey being con-
Quoted by The Star will reveal dur
ing the next few days.
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Couple Can Live in Prison

BERLIN (from German broad
casts, Oct. 20 (P).-French prison.
ers of war In Germany may now
bring their wives to Germany to
live with them in camps which are
being established for prisoner
r"''"1as. it was stated by informed
quarters last night. s,t-
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your name and address
{ this ad, tear out and
AGNAILS COMPANY.
rth Ave, New York.
Evening star., 1942-10-20
Get In the Scrap!
Earlier Quota Reached, Metal
Goal Tipped to 50MiIIion Lbs.
Business and Industry Meanwhile
Makes PIuns for Own Cumpuiqn

spurred by quota Of pounds metal to
be collected in the Kmonth period ending January District
residents today redoubed their efforts get scrap
The greatest tribute paid the District drive
the form OF announcement yesterday Horace
executive secretary the District Salvage Committee raising
Nations Capital pounds
Evening star., 1942-10-20
SPANISH
quickly, easily, correctly

ID USiNESS men and women. young people
n sraspins opportunity. clergymen. doctors.
oheials, all must know the language Of
standard LANGUAGE PHONE method-the
Spanish course that gives you the aetual voice
instruction of an expert native teacher right
in you. own home, you learn quickly and
easily! Start now
Leaning BY LANGUAGE PHONE is ,s pleas.
snt and efortless q listening to music. Write
for full details and easy terms. Play records
oo your own photograph. No salesmen. Your
money refunded if unsatisfactory. You decide.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-07
Henderson Plans TO DO
Full Part For Soldiers
Service Mems Center Hcine Prepared for A.
co1rrioaaIion to Those from Armed Eo.c,. ~, ~,
Wis, to City at All Times. '''

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r,..,. f. making plan, 10 do ils
,-G r.I 'v .p.diSrE, .Iilr.r. Mia
,rarn %. ..ur Who may vii; the r,ty
nam il.r Goo tim".
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...,nH .,,' .rs ""d h;S not ", fam.
-. p. . I'd ..N,u GCN"nGi were
alc
U,.r..r .,rmrrly known as the
.r.t.. ...ticc Station. and local
.,G g. ' corner OF BRECKENRIDGE
and Wy. . 'rCytS. has been donated
rent .... for the duration by the
..wr,r. &. y. Stewart and Gus Roth.
and - .,u@ renovated and cundl-
...nra ,u. use and will he known ~.
H,. Service MINIS Center. Cun~ld-
..lur, money j. being VXpcndcl. ANA
many .D. iGnlS HAY" donated then.
,rr and effort. and other. have,
.ad, r."..I"utlunS at equipment
Quarter. VIII be provided where
-.-'u- '... &C men may write let
fer Coz lay read magazines and
l. wr.-. ur IuS; lounge and rest.
DHr. quarters viii provide game,
md a..umyut of Various kinds
M.' u... aye being built into TIN,
".s Hytn ecairird ON by .
.rr.'.,. headed by Mrs. ". J. AZ
.'.a. r.w,.cE'InG the rccr"atlur
committee of the Vance Council
Civilian Defense Council. OF which
T. l.. C'."rn'~ Is chaiEman The
committee ranging tor the Service
..,a- Center mas been enlarged To-
my.u5. representatives OF various in
r.m's and activities an tie COM
n.'-. ..d they are pooling their
.,...r,- ami abilities Ia establish
cG.',.- '.a' will II" as comfortable
and w-H.ua ass pos IDLE.
>.e... vents are Ia be arranged
ay 'l. ,wwr'I"" iur benefit al SOL
Gt- particularly. since it is amt.
on.'.a that n"r" Of them will VISIT;
i.c cry '..n FROM any other braucn
OIL. '.. -r..#rr The whole enterprise
WIS n...vi by iiCndcrsun'S uru..-
u'g s. Camp EUtnur and cxpCctu-
lion that m.u? men from that lral!.-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-07

AGr"numIS'~ HGyi~c that North
carolina farmers should NOW thor
Nud|I Tor nav .u Jun" ul .iuly and
AGAIN Ius' Dci"." frost 50 a. iu pre-
serve the stand.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09

was one Of the charter members
Of the Gillespie Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. Thompson was a leader in
every phase of church work, and
her great faith was constantly
an inspiration to us all. She was
a witness for her Lord until the
very last.
She leaves besides her husband,
Conley, her mother, five brothers
and two sisters, Mrs. Edith Cal
houn, Cortes Calhoun, Tom Cal
houn, Elworth Calhoun, Walter
Calhoun, Eliza Calhoun, Hattie
Davis.
Mrs. Thompson revealed a glori-
Gus faith and as she left this NOR
tai earth and gazed into the hea-
vens, she was ready and willing
to go to her Lord and live in the
mansion prepared for her.
Oh, Nora, how we miss you
Since you went away,
To Heaven to live with Jesus
Throughout an endless day.
We miss you at our league.
We miss you at Preaching.
And at our Sunday School,
We surely miss your teaching.
For as long as you were able
We always found you there.
And then when you got sick.
You remembered us in prayer.
We miss you in our country.
For you seemed to understand.
Just how to help bear or troubles
And to lend a helping hand.
And you would tell us about Jesus
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09
West Jefferson
Hi School News

In the fifth grade, Darlene
Phillips and Gale Campbell re-
ceived the prizes for having the
best booklets on safety.
Honorable mention goes to Ma
bel McNeill and Dean Mcmillan
as their booklets received the
votes for second place in the con-
test. The best posters on safety
were by Tommy Diggs and Wayne
Sells.
The fifth grade is glad to have
a new pupil, Freda Anderson,
who has previously been in school
at Zimmerman, Minnesota.
Booklets of crossword puzzles
are being made by the fifth
grade pupils. The booklets are
to be given to Jr. Red Cross and
are to be sent to an army hospi-
tai in South Carolina.
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CHAPTER XXI
SYNOPSIS

Harley LoneStreet, broker, is
murdered ON a trolley. Cherry
Browne, his fiancee, Dewitt his
Ii,rtner, DeWitt's second wife
Fern, his daughter Jeanne and
her fiance Christopher Lord, Pol
lux, Cherry's vaudeville friend,
Ahern, friend of Dewitt, Imper-
iale, middle-aged Latin, and Mic
hazel Collins, brawny Irishman,
are with him when the murder
is committed. District Attorney
Bruno, Inspector Thumm, and D.
rury Lane, retired Shekespear-
can actor, investigate. Everyone
seems to have a grievance again
st LOngstreet. Another man is lat
er murdered. He is identified as
the conductor of the death troll
ley. Bruno and Thumm believe
Dewitt killed LOngstreet and
Wood. Dewitt is tried for Woods
murder Lane proves his innOce-
nee. Dewitt, hOmeward bound, is
murdered on the train. His fling
ers are rigidly crossed in death.
The two conductors show by their
punches in DeWitt'S ticket that
Dewitt was a frequent passenger.
Doubtless the murderer knew
this.
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At a quarter after four Drury
Lane was alone in the Dewitt Ii
brary In the center of the room
was a large walnut desk. Lane
went through it, sorting papers,
examining documents. Then he
went through tier upon tier of
books, his eyes on the wall-safe.
He opened the door of the libra
ry, sought out Jorgens and le-
armed that only Dewitt and Bro
oks knew the combination.
The lawyer stroked his chin
when asked to give Lane the CO.
mbination. 81 don't know that
ethically I have the right to give
you the combination. Dewitt told
me he didn't want a record kept
about the house and if anything
should happen to him he prefer
red that the safe be accessible
only through official channels"
"You know, of course, that I
possess the requisite authority.
Attorney" He was smiling. 81
think you had better give me the
combination"
Brooks hesitated then, with a
shrug, murmured a series of nu-
merical symbols. Lane watched
his lips, nodded, and retreated in
to the library, shutting the door
in Brooks face.
Fifteen minutes later he clos
ed the safe, twirled the dial and
returned to the desk. In his hand
was a small envelope addressed
in long hand to John Dewitt and
postmarked Grand Central Sta
ton four months earlier. It con-
tanned single sheet of common
notepaper, bearing the message:
"Jack!
This is the last time you will
hear from me by letter.
Every dog has his day. Mine
will come soon.
sect ready to pay. You may be
first.
MARTIN STOPES."
Seargent Duffy was at the door
leading into Cherry Brownies su-
lite, talking guardedly to the hotel
detective when Inspector Thumm,
District Attorney Bruno, and
their men strobe down the corr
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1OO4.
"Anything?" asked Thumm.
''Not peep out of them," said
the sargent.
Gall set, boys?" Thumm rap
ped on the door. There was de-
lay, then a murmur, and the door
opensd a scant two inches.
"Who is it?"
Thumm wedged his shoe into
the crack, placed his hand again
st the panels, pushed, and the
door gave grudgingly. Cherry utt-
cred the ghostliest gasp. "Why,
it's Inspector Thumm! What's the
trouble?"
''No trouble at ALL" said
Thumm heartily, but his eyes
were rowing. The sitting-room
was in some disarray; on the side
board an empty gin-bottle and an
almost empty bottle of whiskey;
a litter of cigarette butts, pearl
beaded evening bag on the table.
Her eyes widened at the sight of
Bruno and the silent men in the
corridor outside.
Thumm smiled. Lets 60, D.A.
you men stay outside" Bruno
walked into the room, shutting
the door.
Grinning, I'humm crossed to
the bedroom door. The actress in
tercepaing him and flashed:
where's your warrant?"
Thumm brushed her away as
the door opened in his face and
Pollux stepped out, saying: mo
sense in getting nasty. What's
up?"
"Now suppose you two love-
birds tell me where you were to-
night" said Thumm.
Cherry shifted. Suppose you
tell us why you've suddenly TAX
en- such an interest in my aft
airs"
Thumm thrust his hard red
face close to hers. "Now listen,' -
he said without heat. answer
me, and. cut the society stuff!'
She giggled. "Well After
the show tonight Pollux met me
and we and we came here"
"That's hooey," said Thumm.
Bruno saw Pollux was frowning,
trying to signal the woman across
Thumm's shoulders. ''You got in
around 2::30. A little before mid
night you were both seen in the
Weehawken ferry landing on the
Jersey side"
Cherry and Pollux looked at
each other in a kind of despair.
She said slowly: well, anything
wrong in that?
"Plenty," growled the Inspector.
where were you going?"
ooh, just taking ferry-ride."
Pollux muttered: "We'd better
give it to 'em straight, Cherry.
It's the only way"
She glared at him. "There you
60, spilling the beans like a scar
ed brat. We didn't do anything
wrong, did WEI"
'But Cherry" Pollux spread
his hands.
Thumm let them bicker. For
some time he had been cycling the
evening bag on the table. Now
he lifted it speculatively =. The
pickering stopped as if by magic.
"Give me that" Cherry said thick
ly.
"Pretty heavey upholstery"
grinned Thumm. 81 wonder E.
:" He Tipped the bag open and
dipped inside. Pollux took a
spasmodic step forward. Bruno
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R4Gl;ik22ye4&
BY EIIery Queen -

quietly left the wall and went to
Thumm's side. The inspectors
fingers emerged with a dimlnu-
tive pearl-handled revolver. Three
chambers were filled. Thumm
wrapped a handkerchief around
a pencil and swabber the barrel;
the Handkerchief emerged clean.
He held the revolver close to his
nos and shifted, then shook his
head and threw the weapon on
the table.
IT have a permit to own a re-
volver." said the actress.
Thumm turned to Pollux: Lets
have it. You were failing the De-
Witt party. What for?"
Ell don't know what you're
talking about"
Thumm's eyes strayed to the
revolver. "You know this gun
makes it look bad for Cherry,
don't your"
"What do you mean?" Pollux's
mouth sagged.
"John Dewitt was shot to death
on the West Shore local tonight -
They looked at each other in a
dazed, Mortified way. "Who did
it," whispered the woman, her
full lips beginning to culver.
Pollux leaped to the table and
snatched up the revolver. Bruno
lunged aside; Thumm's hand
shot to his hip-pocket; the &C
tress screamed. But Pollux held
the weapon gingerly by the bar
rel and showed the grip toward
Thumm. "Take a good look at
those bullets inside, inspector.
They're blanks!"
Thumm took the weapon.
BLANKS they are"
81 changed them myself last
week." Pollux's words tumbled
over each other in his eagerness.
CHERRY didn't know until just
now. I didn't like the idea of
her carrying a loaded gun "a
round. A woman's careless about
those things. We weren't on that
train tonight either. We got as
far as the pier, then took the next
ferry back to New York"
Thumm rifled the bag again.
did you buy tickets?"
''No. We didn't even go near
the ticket office"
"But you were following the
Dewitt party?"
A little nerve in Pollux's left
eyelid began to Jump, but he
snapped his mouth shut like a
turtle. The woman stared at the
rug
Thumm went into the dark bed
room. He came out again, emp
ty-handed, and searched the sit
ting-room with ruthless efficien-
cy. No one said anything. Fin
ally, he dumped heavily to the
door. ''Be on call at any time.
No funny business, either of you"
AS they went to the elevators,
Bruno taxed: ''Why didn't you
take the revolver"
''What good would that do us?"
Thumm said grumpily. ''The
wound was made by a SO. The
only gun in that place is a a."
AS the police car slid to the
curb on West Seventy-Eighth
street a man detached himself
from the shadows of the house.
Thumm jumped out, followed by
Bruno and the detectives, and the
man said: "Collins's still upstairs,
Chief"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09
Obituary
Mrs. Nora G.. Thompson

Mrs. Nora Calhoun Thompson
was born October 5, 1898 and died
March 3, 1912. She was 43 years,
S months and 8 days old. In Sep
TENDER of 1914, she married Con-
ley Thompson; and for % years
a beautiful relationship and love
held these two closely together.
While she was yet a young lady,
she gave her heart to the Lord
and lived daily for Him. She
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09
AN EDITORIAL

The nation needs to awaken to the full
gravity of the peril that confronts it.
It needs to appreciate how badly we
have been defeated in three months of war;
1t needs to understand that it is posi-
BILE for the United Nations and the United
States to lose this war and suffer the fate
of F'rance-and that this possibility may
become probability if the present tide
does not change.
It needs to realize that there is grave
chance of the Japanese pushing through
India and the Germans driving through
the Near East, to join their armies and
resources in an almost unbeatable combi-
nation.
1t needs to get away, once and for ALL
from the comforting feeling that while we
may lose at the start we are bound to win
in the end
Only when fully aware of existing
perils will the United States do it's utmost
Pray God that awareness will not come
too late, as it did in France!
Production Director Donald Nelson
appeals for vastly increased industrial
output on 24-hour, seven-day basis-168
hours week. Maximum production, in
short
Can we get it?
Not on the present basis-not under
the psychology of recent years.
Not until we quit thinking in terms
of less work for more money.
Not while there is greater concern
about overtime pay than overtime produc-
ton.
Not while farmer politicians are more
interested in higher prices than raising
more essentials.
Not while government bureaus-cre-
ated to meet depression emergency that
is ended continue to grab for themselves
money needed for ornaments.
ANoI WILLIE oil dA4Ay Oh 1eQera1 press
agents clamors to promote and perpetuate
activities that have no present need or
value
Not while Congressman try to put
over useless canals and river schemes
and take up the time of defense officials
clamoring for factories and contracts as if
war were great gravy train.
Not while WPA, despite shortage of
labor, seeks to carry on projects which it
IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS EDITORIA
YOUR CONGRESSMAN
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09

And Of His wondrous love.
And how to prepare 10 meet Him
In that bright home above.
70 called in your neighbors
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09
Silas Greek News

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Martin,
Bonneville, DR.. and Mrs. Bryan
Dickson and son, Marion, and Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Phipps spent East
er Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Dickson.
Most of the citizens of this COM
munity are planting Victory Gar
dens at present.
The children of Silas Creek
school had an Easter egg hunt on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearne Dickson,
Elkin, N. c., spent the Easter
holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Dickson.
Mr.. w. "A. Campbell is still
doing much constructive work to
improve his farm.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09
Safety On Rainy Days

You better be careful
On a rainy day,
Cause if you don't,
You won't feel so gay.
There's an old saying
"Be extra alert"
You'd better watch out
Or you'll feel like a squirt.
N. c. may be the loser
BY people getting killed
But if we try little harder
In safety we'll be skilled.
BY Dean Mcmillan, 9Th Grade
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09

FIFTH GRADE HONOR ROLL
Lois Lee Absher, Gale Camp
bell, Ina Ruth Campbell, Mabel
Mcneil, Darlene Phillips, Jackie
Woodie.
The sixth grade honor roll for
last month is as follows:
Winnifred Johnson, Wanda
Hardin, Juanita Cook, lola Rich
ardson, Ruby Speaks, Dorothy
Severt, Anita Weaver, Carlton
Miller, Tommy Hardin, Carl Wy
rick, Paul Goodman, B. B. Gray
heal, Jr., and James Walter Whit
tington.
Pupils in the sixth grade take
a great deal of interest in their
"War Scrapbooks'', which they
are now making. Clippings and
pictures have been collected
from old newspapers and maya
zines for this purpose.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09

BY the rude bridge that arched
the flood,
Their flag to Aprips breeze I'M
furl'd;
Here once the embattPd farmers
stood,
And fired the shot heard round
the world.
EMERSON
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-09
By LENARD GREER

doesn't have the men to perform or the
need for performing
Not while CCC and NYA stretch
greedy hands for funds to pamper young
men who ought to be in the armed forces
or the war plants
Not while strikes hamper war produc-
ton, despite a solemn promise that they
would stop.
Not while the life-and-death need for
uninterrupted production is used as a
weapon to put over the closed shop.
Not while double time is demanded
for Sunday work which is only part of a
4O-hour week.
Not while man can't be employed
on an army project or in a war plant until
he pays $40 to $50 or more to labor
racketeer.
Not while criminal gangs control en-
ployment and ALLEGATION of men to work
on the Normandie and other ships along
New York's vast waterfront.
Not while fifth columinists are PAM
pered and enemy aliens move freely in
defense areas
Not while the grim job of preparing
our home communities against air raids
| and sabotage is gunmed up with lot of
highfalutin', boon-doggling, social service
activity.
Not while pressure blocs clamor for
higher benefits, bounties and pensions.
We will not get maximum production,
in short, unless, first, we fully realize
our awful peril; and, second, get over the
CHIMES of recent years.
Gimme shorter hours, gimme higher
wages, gimme bigger profits, gimme more
overtime, gimme less work, gimme more
pensions, gimme greater crop benefits,
gimme more appropriations and patron
age, gimme plants for my Congressional
district, gimme fees and dues to work for
Uncle Sam, gimme ham'n'eggs, gimme
share-the-wealth, gimme $50 every Thurs
day.
France had the CHIMES, too - had
them till the Germans were close to Paris.
Then everybody went frantically to work
- to late.
France has no CHIMES today except
gimme food for my baby, gimme a place
to lay my head, gimme death.
L, WRITE OR WIRE THE PRESIDENT,
AND SENATOR TO-DAY.
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Before you passed away,
And told them about Jesus,
And the great judgment day.