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Evening star., 1942-01-13
Moore's Leadership
In Hotel Association
Praised at Dinner
President Of D. G. Unit
And Mrs. Moore Are
Honor Guests

The Hotel Association OF Wash
ington sang for he's Jolly good
fellow" for its six-term president,
L. Gardner Moore, at a dinner hon.
oring him and Mrs. Moore at the
Mayfower Hotel last night.
High light of the affair was pres
entation of a handsome silver serv-
ice to the honor guests by Harry
Somerville, vice chairman of the
Dinner Committee, on behalf Of the
association.
In response, Mr.. Moore, who Is
manager of the Shoreham Hotel,
told the assembly of nearly 100 per-
sons, including many out-of- town
guests, that unity within the as
ISOLATION was responsible for its &C
complishments.
Praises His Leadership.
In paying tribute to Mr.. Moore,
Mr.. Somerville read a statement in
which he said:
The friends and associates Of l..
Gardner Moore in the Hotel Asso-
citation Of Washington not only have
sought his leadership in their Af-
fairs, but have drafted him repeat
edly.
"As the dif'cult problems of the
past few years have developed-la-
Dor relationships, Government regu-
lationships, wartime conditions-the
hotel men of Washington have
turned to Gardner Moore time and
again as the strong man of the asso-
citation, to guide them in the execu-
tion OF sound policy"
The dinner opened with the sing
ing Of The Star Spangled Banner"
and toast to the President. Thom-
as D. Green, executive director of
the American Hotel Association,
brought greetings from his group.
Among those introduced was Repre-
sentative Randolph, chairman OF
tie House District Committee.
c. J. Mack Is TOastmAster.
c j. Mack was POSTMASTER and
Russell A. Conn general chairman
Of the dinner. Ina HoltZsCneiter.
soprano, and George A. Meyers,
tenor, sang several selections and
Maxim Loves Shoreham Hotel mu-
sic. under the direction of Howard
Mitchell. played.
Evening star., 1942-01-13

1t will cost money to defeat
the Axis. Your Government
calls on you to help now.
Buy Defense bonds or stamps
today. Buy them every day,
If you can. But buy them on
a regular basis.
Bonds cost as little as $18.75,
stamps come as low as, 10
cents. Defense bonds and
stamps can be bought at all
banks and post offices, and
stamps can also be purchased
at retail stores and from your
newspaper carrier boy.
Support your Government
With your dollars.
Evening star., 1942-01-13
Indies
Continued From First Pa2e.)

island of that name, killing is civil
ians and wounding "a.
Copra-dried cocoanut meat-and
several warehouses were set af1re
and buildings in the center of the
town also were burned. Ternate, a
trading center of the Molucca group
of islands in the East Indies archi-
pelago. is across the Molucca Sea
from Celebes.
Japs Hurled 10000 at Tarakan.
Authoritative quarters said 1t was
rumored the japanese threw in more
than 10000 troops against the Tara
kan garrison, but they said 1t was
a question whether the real story
ever would be known.
1T may be that soon information
will be received from the members
of the garrison who succeeded in
reaching Borneo's vast mainland.
if they manage to get to the civil
lied world" these quarters said.
I'm this connection it should once
again be pointed out that Borneo
Is one enormous jungle in which no
living soul exists for thousands of
miles, so that the survivors OF Tara
kan will certainly have a hard time
to reach one of the other Dutch out
posts on the east coast Of the is
land"
There is no doubt" these quarters
added. that the comparatively small
garrison which held the little VOL
canic isle fought bravely for two
days. but the heavy odds in men and
material were against it.
Literally Overran" Tarakan.
Because of the interruption of
the radio communications in the
early stages of the assault, nothing
is known here or at headquarters of
the Netherlands Indies forces at
Bandoeng about the course of the
battle, but it is known that the
japanese poured in large numbers
of troops and literally overran the
place"
The garriSon's chief function. it
was added. was to hold the island
long enough to wreck its oil wells
and other facilities before they could
be Of benefit to the japanese. The
oil of the island is of such quality
that it can be piped directly into
ships for use.
Capitulation therefore had been
from the very first, when
q strong transport and feet force of
the japanese appeared of the
island Saturday and began landing
operations that night.
Allied Aid Hailed.
The fact that within a few DAYS
Allied aid has expressed itself so
substantially has been enthusiastic
ally welcomed in this country, be-
cause it proves that the unified COM
mand Is not hesitating to use the
striking power of which it can avail
itself without hesitation or delay"
informed quarters said.
Today's communique made no
mention of the course Of the fight
ing in the Celebes
DR.. H. J. Levelt. a government
spokesman. warned the Volksreed-
Peoples Council-that I'VE shall
have to face still more blows" Aneta
said. He stressed the urgent need
of an uninterrupted stream of re-
Inducements in order to seize the
initiative"
Evening star., 1942-01-13
Workman Loses Hand

Henry NJ Harris. 81, of ISL Seventh
street Sc. lost his left hand yes
terday after it was severely lac
Grated In cotton cleaning machine
and amputation proved necessary.
He was an employe of the Bedell
Manufacturing Co., $40 < street
NV. Casualty Hospital physicians
said he was in serious condition
today.
Evening star., 1942-01-13

High School at Eighteenth and
Perry street NE.
4. An addition to the Bunker Hill
School at Fourteenth street and
Michigan avenue NE.
S. An elementary school at Forty
ninth and Hayes streets NE.
6. Completion of the second floor
of the Lafayette School at North
ampton street and Broad Branch
road NV.
Washington's housing and welfare
problems were discussed as a finale
to the special, hearing.
Taking part were Conrad v. Hyn-
ing, director of public welfare; John
Ihlder, executive office Of the Alley
Dwelling Authority: Laurence Will
liams, chairman of the subcommit-
tee on housing of the Civilian De-
fense Council, and Mrs. Helen Duey
Hoffman, secretary of the Wash
ington Housing Association.
Evening star., 1942-01-13

the Russian general stan for the
defeat of Hitler and Mussolini.
Such consolidation. 1t was pointed
out, would be In line with q speech
last November by Ivan Maisky,
Soviet Ambassador to London, in
which he suggested that "all mill
tary. political and economical re-
sources Of the two great powers
britain and RUSSIA. together with
their Allies and friends, should be
pooled and shifted from one part
Of the front to another as the mill
tary situation demands"
Evening star., 1942-01-13
Malaga
Continued From First Page.

establishment of new defense line
north of Seremban, IS miles south
east of Kuala Lumpur, but it failed
to say specifically that the city had
been abandoned.
Before retreating. British troops
were said to have destroyed every
thing of value which they could not
remove from Kuala Lumpur.
Some sections of the London
press, however, alleged that the
British forces had been only half
hearted in carrying out the
scorched-earth policy in Malaga
and sharply criticized leaders
held responsibleD
Magnificent" Retreat.
A Reuters correspondent, returning
from the front, described the British
retreat and the removal of military
supplies from Kuala Lumpur as "one
of the most magnificent feats in the
history of this campaign"
For nine hours" he said, "the
main north and south road was
crammed with our troops and trans
ports, all of which were taken back
almost without mishap.'
Many articles which the troops
could not take with them they gave
to natives fleeing from the Japa-
nese advance, the correspondent
said.
THE natives carried away food,
drink and clothing on bicycles. in
jinrikishas, oxcarts and motor
cycles" he declared. Clouds of
smoke arose as I left and it ap-
peared that the railroad station had
been set on fire"
The same correspondent said an
important announcement could be
expected at any moment which
may change the Malayan situation
considerably in Britains favor.
but gave no indication of what it
might be.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

United Nations this and that fascism loses it.
Ninety out of every hundred Uruguayans behind
policy and behind the two chiefly responsible
for it's conception and functoning President Baomr and
Dr. Alberto Guan who until recently Foreign Minister
and as write, is candidate for the vicepresdency
They roughly of age - Badomr So and GUAM "a -
and have identical political outoks but otherwise youd look
far to find two contrasting personalities
The President educated for the and for archtec
He took part his first revolution when he was l9 and
helped Jose Battle Oronez power in 1903 His last
detat last February when he dissolved Congress and
postponed elections that choose his
Builder and statesman
bADoMIR is builder and mprover, whether working
with nation with concrete and steel As architect he
has designed and constructed of Montevdeos finest
buildings including the handsome Carrasco Hotel.
He like successful professional man than either
president general His mustache and double breasted
suits are neat His dark eyes frank and friendly and his
conversation straightforward His private life is with his
family quiet gatherings evening at billiards.
DR.. Guanis privacy is reserved for work When he's not
working he privacy he's bon 0ipdnt IN the grand
manner. You'll generally into him at Cassonls where
they the finest food Montevdeo or at some concert
Evening star., 1942-11-22
EUROPkAN

Look behind his sparkling conversation and twnkng
and you'll find that Dr. Guani of toays shrewdest
diplomats He has been busy in international diplomacy since
1911 Uruguayan Minister Austria Hungary Switzerland
Belgium Holland France and Great Britain, member of the
Hague Court President of the Council and the Assembly of
the League of Nations
You remember that in his Office His conversation is easy
But there's quality As diplomat he's at capable
of the slavity of handing out the most singing
lashing you ever heard.
Ask Otto Langmann who used to be Germanys minister
here Herr Langnan protested against the persecution
of Germans in Uruguay.
The concept of mnortes is ignored by legislation
and our history said Dr. GUAM It's not blunt Shut
up and but the idea get and the answers
lot harder to find
Dr. GUAM and his President completely agree the
League of Nations principle Discussing postwar organiza
tion President Baldomr told me:
Il hope the hemisphere united in everything except
internal politics customs union could follow technical
survey eliminate wasteful competition and make our
economies complementary Political and military operation
already practced And unified America could bring
unified - and peaceful - world'
With the Graf Spec affair, tiny Uruguay became large and
troublesome thorn to the Nazs
Evening star., 1942-11-22

Nazs don't like thorns They issued speedup orders to
agents already work preparing the way for what to
have been grandlose coup.
Six months later in June 194O those agents ready
with the "Fuhnann plan the most ambitious most daring
detailed Naz blueprint for conquest yet found South
America Hitler wanted to crush Uruguay for its teery and
then annex to the Third Reich agricultural colony
Later he would take part all of Argentina, Brazil and
Paraguay He designated Arnuf Fumann Gauiter, and
Fuhrmann prepared campaign.
He was awaiting the arrival of detachment OF 500
German tourists from Argentina and others from Brazil to
strengthen his armed Naz when Uruguay discovered the
plans threw rngeaders Jail and broke the organization
The Naz Party dissolved by executive decree.
No Rooah for The A,is
IT WASN'T easy to strike that blow first in South America
aimed at Hitlers fifth column The Germans furious
Herr Langnann warned the government The time coming
when Uruguay will be deprived of her liberty of action
Dr. GUAM quickly demanded explanation of that threat
and after reading the weasng carcation told Langmam
curtly, Uruguay will interpret its own laws.
Italy then took up the totalitaran task Uruguay promptly
dissolved the Drectoo Colonial the Fascist
Franco Spain made abortve bid for leadership but the
Falangs Party outawed before could get started
Uguayan totataran sympathzers have been bit harder
to handle because they not foreigners but they
specimens and they like the few remaining Axis nationals
under careful and constant supervision.
Chief the local Luis Alberto Herrera
Herrera opposed compulsory military training He opposed
n
solution of Congress which actually dissolution of
Herrera He opposed in public Uuguayans to the number
of nearly 10000 began to take voluntary training in private
and rushed to aviation clubs to learn to fly.
The military situation is not too President Bal
put very simply 'We'd be defenseless in the
of attack today he told me. "For modern
purposes, have arms. And the United States is
supplying through eye-dropper.'
When you read this, that ustiabe complaint may have
been remeed Between my interview with the President and
this writing United States delivered the second of
of arms shipments. More should be on the way.
say that much for sake as for Uruguays. Uruguay
not Argentina controls the defense of the River Plata and
with the defense of the South Atlantic Uuguay strategic
Importance of all proportion its size and
pertinent its wealth But Uruguay working on base facilities
and ready air and naval stronghods at
Monevdeo and all along the coast Uruguay needs cosruc
ton machinery to do the work. and weapons to give the
necessary defensive striking power.
That big sign in the little bar 'NAZIS NOT WANTED'',
is still the best alround statement of Uruguays
Uruguayans will have part of totaltaran world And
they're in this fight to prevent one.
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Chestnut Hill News

Mr.. and Mrs. George Perry
lands and son, Ralph, of Winston
Salem, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Nicholson and son, Cecil, of Spar
ia, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Vaught spent
the weekend in Taylorsville Wis
iting Mrs. Vaughts' parents. Her
mother, Mrs. Allen, is very ill.
Mr.. Dorree Worth and Junior
Ashley spent Friday night with
their grandmother at Warrens-
vile.
Mrs. Harry Fagg and children,
who have been visiting relatives
in w. Va. for the past two weeks,
have returned home.
Mrs. Dwight Winners and small
son, of Baltimore, Md, are visit
ing relatives here.
Mr.. Dan Pierce is visiting his
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PAGE SEvEN
MILL CREEK NEWS

Some of the farmers in this
section have already started plow-
ing for their summer crops.
/, Mrs. Martin Wyatt has been i'll
for several weeks. It is hoped she
Mr.. Wayne Hartsoe has return
ed home from Boone. At there he
has been in school.
Mrs. Melvina Elliott is serious
i'll from attack of paralysis, but is
slowly improving.
Miss Mae Richardson spent the
night with Miss Bernice Hartsoe
Saturday night.
Mr.. Bonnie Hartsoe, who has
been helpless for the past four
years, isn't improving any.
Mr.. Roby Rotten, of Grayson,
was guest Of Mr.. Roy Hartsoe
Monday night.
Mr.. Spencer Elliott and Mr..
Fieldon Elicit made a business
trip to Bristol, Thursday night.
Mr.. Emory Campbell and fam
lily of Mayjestic, KY, was visiting
on Mill Creek last Weekend.
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Sergeant Biller Places His
Love Of Country Above Self
Warrensville News

Miss Irene Osborne and L.
Wood, Jr., of independence, were
visiting relatives in the village,
Sunday.
Rev. J. C. Wootton, Jr. filled
his appointments at the Clifton
and Smethport churches, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Weaver were
Lansing visitors, Sunday.
Miss Ollie Patton is patient in
the Ashe hospital at present.
Mrs. Katherine Thomas, of
Knoxille, Tenn, is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. James Graham.
Earl Hartzog left Sunday for
Fort Benning, Ca, where he is
stationed at present. He had been
home on leave for 2 weeks. This
was his first trip home since
being indicted into military SER
vice.
Mary Elizabeth Latham was
unable to attend school Tuesday.
S. H. Stanley, who has been
suffering from an injury to his
foot, is much improved.
Mrs. r. C. Johnson is improving
since her recent operation.
Mrs. w. C. Warren was calling
on friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Woodie,
of West Jefferson, were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ance
Johnson, Sunday.
Mr.. c. r. Latham visited rela-
tives on Grassy Creek Sunday.
G. M. Ashley is very ill this
week.
Mrs. w. L. Jones, of Amy, was
visiting relatives here Monday.
Mrs. G. C. Howell, Mrs. J. M.
Warren, Mrs. w. P Shoaf and
Miss Janet Carter attended the
Home Demonstration club meet
ing at the home of Mrs Denton
Jones, last Thursday.
Mrs. Elizabeth May is recover
ing from an attack of flu.
Little Gladys Biller has been i'll
for few days.
Miss Evelyn Spencer was the
weekend guest of her sister, Mrs.
Arthur Lambert.
Rev. and Mrs. Claude Eastridge
and son, Carol, and Miss jenkins
were visiting friends here last
week.
Mrs. J. M. Burkett and Mrs. c.
r. Latham were business visitors
in West Jefferson Saturday.
Ray Eller visited friends in
Winston-Salem last Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jones have
both been i'll for the past few
days.
Mrs. J. w. Faw has been ill for
a few days.
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Grassy Greek News

Miss Blossom Reeves, of Fries
Va, spent Sunday with her IA
ther, Mr.. Lee Reeves and family
Mr.. H. P. Haynes and Miss
Minnie Haynes returned Friday
from Winston-Salem, where Mr.
Haynes has been receiving medi-
cal treatment for the past ten
days.
Mr.. Arvis Spencer, who is a
patient in Ashe Memorial hospital
is reported to be improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Sexton, OF
Welch, w. Va, spent last week
end in the homes of Mrs. S. B.
Sexton and Mr.. and Mrs. H. R.
Sexton.
Mr.. Walter Wood, of Thorpe,
w. Va, spent the weekend with
his family here.
Mr.. Tom Spencer, of Fairfax,
Va, was a visitor here last week
having been called here by the
illness of his father, Mr.. Arris
Spencer.
Mrs. Mark Blevins returned
home Saturday after having spent
a week visiting her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
Aliff at Roanoke, Va.
Mr.. r. A. Walker is a patient in
Veterans hospital at Johnston
City, Tenn.
Paul GRAPHICAL is in Winston
Salem last week receiving medi-
cal treatment and is slowly i'm
proving.
Cards have been received here
from Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Bile
wins, of Asheville, N. c., an
nouncing the arrival of a fine son.
Mrs. H. K. Sexton spent a few
days last week in Bluefield, w.
Va, with her daughter, Miss
Helen Sexton, who has been a
patient in hospital there for the
past five weeks.
The condition of Mrs. R. L.
Anderson, who has been ill for
several months remains about the
same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Osborne,
and Joyce Anne spent Sunday
with relatives in Piney Creek.
Rev. J. r. Startling filled his
regular appointment at the Meth
odist church, Sunday morning.
Mrs. Will GRAPHICAL, Mrs. Cleve
Pierce, Mrs. LYDIA Robbins, Mrs.
Tom Wagg and son Charles, Mrs.
Cynthia Greer, and Mr.. Wayne
Gore are all on the sick list this
week.
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Mill Greek News

Dennis Scott, who has been in
the Ashe hospital, suffering from
a serious burn has returned home
and seems to be getting along
fine.
Mr.. Worth Howell, who has
been employed in Columbia, S. c.
for some time spent several days
at home with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Howell of Todd.
Miss Mary Howell has return
ed home from a extended visit to
Boone, Madison and Lenoir.
Miss Frances Scott, who has
been working in the Ashe hospital
for the past three months, is
spending a two weeks visit at
home.
Mrs. Richard Roberts and
daughter, Barbara Ann of Marion
spent Sunday with their relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Scott and fam
lily.
Mr.. Ashley Howell, who left for
Pittsburgh, Pa, three weeks ago,
is now employed in the Pitts
burgh Lectroment Furnace co.
He is a former graduate of the
Elkland high school.
Miss Lucille Houck and Miss
Kathleen Howell visited at Elk
land high school Thursday. They
are last years graduates.
Mr.. Paul Davis, Clyde Howell
and Claude Houck have return
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HeltOn News

Mr.. Roe and Ida Paisley made
a business trip to Radford, Va.
this week.
Miss Alta Paisley, of Radford,
is spending a few weeks with her
parents. Mrs. Paisley is ill with
infection on her foot.
Mr.. MILFORD Porter, who is in
the army, visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. j. Porter, over the
weekend.
Mr.. Gilbert Barker was in the
community visiting relatives Sun
day.
Mrs. Ella Waddell, of w. Vir-
ginia, is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Blain Waddell and son,
John are visiting Mrs. Waddell's
mother of Piney Creek.
MIR. and Mrs. Blaine FISHERMAN
are the proud parents of a baby
girl, Margaret Ann.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-29
Former Warrensville Boy
Writes Most Excellent Let
ter To His Father

II shall make my life's foremost
endeavor to give an extra good
account Of myself in this war and
there is certainly no time now to
consider ourselves as individuals. I"
Sergeant E. r. Biller recently
stated in a letter written to his
father, Charles B. Biller, of War
rensville.
The letter was written shortly
after the Jap surprise attack on
Pearl Harbor and at that time
Sgt. Biller was stationed at
Quantico, Va. It was the most
patriotic and sacrificial letter that
this newspaper has had the pleas
ure of reading in many years.
81 am certain that not even
those who love me most would
want my life to be spared at the
expense of this country being
trampled underneath a despot's
heel and I feel the same about it.
81 have not the slightest desire
to live if it must be under the
terms imposed by any philosophy
foreign to our own. am an
American. I was reared in the
American way, went to an Ameri-
can school and was taught an un-
dying devotion to the American
flag and what it stands for. In my
younger life, I learned the truth
of those earlier teachings, and I
choose now to adhere to them and
at any cost.
"I am very calm about this
whole thing. I see no reason to
make great display of emotion
over what consider to be nat
ural and obvious. The only emo
ton that I feel is a strong deter
mination to give what I can of
my life to the country that gave
me so much in my younger years.
But want nothing from life that
is brought to me at the expense
of bowling my head to a for
eign ideal, not even friend,
or relative of mine to val
ue either my life or myself above
the American ideal. don't my
self. What we give or forego is not
sacrifice when it is for our
country.
81 was amazed at what happen
ed in Hawaii. I couldn't believe
it at first. It was surprising to all
Americans and more so to me
than anyone that I know of. This
surprise may set the United States
back quite a bit and I want you
to be prepared for worse setbacks.
However, you may be assured
! that we will win out in the end,
no matter how badly things may
look from the start. The U. S. has
never developed it's resources to
! the Tooth. degree and may not
find 1t necessary to DO so even
now -.
~ think we should all be proud
of the opportunity to serve and
whatever we do, I feel that, as
soon as we possibly can, we
should mash the most powerful
blow ever dreamed of, on our
enemies. We should endeavor to
knock them out so completely
/ that no country will ever try such
a thing again. But that powerful
blow might take years to be ma
terialized. It's depends upon the
American people entirely, but I
feel certain that come it will and
come hard"
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ed home after being employed in
Maryland for the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Houck, of
Roanoke, Va, spent the past Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Roxie
Houck at Todd.
Mrs. and Mrs. Odell Howell and
small daughter, Celia, of Green's
boro, visited Mr.. Howell's par
ents, Sunday.
Miss Euginea Scott, who has
been working in Jefferson has re-
turned home.