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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-31

nor sALE-White Rose potatoes.
Bring your own sacks. Get your
ynter supply now. G. n. Meyer, "
mile south Of Bremmer service sta
Hm. Y mile west. 32tf
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IIl]|

AT six o'clock each evening one
OF the church bells in our city rings
as call to prayer for world peace
and asking Gods blessing for our
boys who are defending our free
dom and fighting under the banner
In God Is Our Trust"
The Pilgrim Holiness church will
ring the Nazarene bell this week
and the First English church will
ring their bell next week. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-31

coR SALE: Rutabagas $3.50 per
.sck del. Phone 1916 Carl Ben
1T 42p
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nor SALE-Gem potatoes, No. 1,
8 per sack; field run $2.25, No. 2
at SITS. N. L. Foraker, West High
knds, phone 2787. 36tf
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1HIIM For Sale IIIIIIIII

30 sALE-Coa1 or wood range,
sn,ipped with hot water coils.
m 7ol. 49,. --~ r. 38tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-31

nor SALE - angle for ironing
clothes. Good as new. Phone 1852.
38tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-31

PAPERHANGING - General house
cleaning, including rug cleaning,
kalsomining, wall paper cleaning,
reasonable, phone 2467 after 6 pm.t If
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-31

Mintons Day Nursery-Now pre-
pared to care for small children.
Mrs. L. Minton, Phone 2001, Ken
newick. ~ 40tf
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IluIIII Miscellaneous IlIIINI

RADIOS, OIL HEATERS-Linited
amount. Inquire by mail. Merton
w. Cochran, Rt. 1, Kennewick.
~ 36-41c
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HATS AND CAPS Hats cleaned
and blocked Coo; caps cleaned CSC.
Peterson Dye Works, phone one
two-three. Pasco. 32tf
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WE BUY HIDES (no skin game,
at the Farmers Exchange. 31tf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

ZEE how purer Spry lets you
/, - get the FULLdelicate tang
Of the fresh lemon rind in this
cake" says Aunt Jenny. "Spry
doesn't smother flavor as ordi-
nary shortenin's may. Do all
your bakin' an fryin with Spry
an taste the difference. Notice
that Spry cakes are lighter, too"
Old Glory Strawberry Cake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

Blend Spry, salt and lemon rind.
Add sugar gradually and cream
well. Sift baking powder With
flour 3 times. Add flour to
creamed mixture, alternately
with milk, mixing after each ad-
dition until smooth.
Fold in egg whites. Pour bat
ter into Sprycoated ring mold
about Q inches in diameter and
2inches deep, or in a deep Spry-
coated 9-inch layer pan with an
inverted Sprycoated custard
cup in center. Bake in moderate
oven 1850 FL so to 60 minutes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

strsvberriss-snd-cresm Fillins
Slice quart fresh strawberries,
sweeten to taste. Arrange in
center and around cake. Whip
p pint heavy cream, pile on
top Of berries. Garnish with
unhulled strawberries, slicedto
form fan shapes Serves 8 to 10.
+
No ordinary shortening
could ever give you O
cake so light ond tender
so white os thisl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Ashe County 4-H Club Council
Organized Here Last Saturday

Officers of the ten All clubs
in Ashe met here at the West JEFF
ferson school last Saturday morn
ing and organized a county All
club council.
This council will meet monthly
and receive reports from the diff
trent individual club officers. It
will also plan program of work
so that the activities of all clubs
will be unified.
Officers of the council are: Evon
Dixon, Healing Springs club,
president; David Burkett, Nath-
ans Creek club, vice-president;
Dick Littlewood, Helton club, Sec
rotary; Daphne Eller, L a in G
club, assistant secretary; Chris
tine Eller, Riverview club, treas
urer; James Baldwin, Fleetwood
club, reporter; Walie Bare, Glen
dale Springs club, assistant re-
porter; Cynthia Gentry, Nathan's
Creek club, and J. D. Grogan, Elk
land club, song leaders.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Collecting OF Scrap Metal
For Red Cross Is Underway

materials instead of donating it to
the Red Cross, may bring it into
West Jefferson on any of the fol-
lowing days: Feb. 10, IA, II or Fl.
A scrap dealer will be located
back of Smithey's store at J. A.
Reeves scales. Mr.. Reeves is CO.
operating by donating the use of
his scales. -,
Scrap iron will range from IS
cents to so cents per hundred;
books and magazines, so cents per
hundred. The scrap dealer will al
so buy old car batteries, radia-
tors, aluminium, copper, zinc, rub
Der and newspapers.
It was pointed out that the
Boy Scouts are also collecting
scrap paper and anyone interested
is asked to cooperate with them
or the Red Cross in it's collection.
Hoyt. Wood, in charge Of Scout
Boy Scout work here, will be
in charge of their collection OF
waste paper and will make an
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05

The program committee is COM
posed of Elizabeth Roe, Lansing
club, chairman; D. c. Owen, Idle
wild club; Betty Sue M artin,
Green Valley club; Mona Sheets,
Idlewild club.
The organization meeting was
held under the direction of Mr.
Quessenberry and Mrs. Boney.
Several speakers participated on
the program including Miss Anna
Rowe, district home demonstra-
ton agent; Roy Grouse, new farm
agent; Levern Johnson, Rev. Hoyt
Wood, Ed. M. Anderson. Various
ways by which the All clubs can
help in the health, food and feed
program to win the war were
stressed. It was also pointed out
that the All club projects In
clude clothing, gardening, poul-
try, farm crops, dairying and
beef cattle raising.
There are now ten All clubs in
CONTINUED on Page 50 "a
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
A Water System
Question Again
Up In Jefferson
Committee Appointed at Mass
Meeting To Determine
Will OF People

At a mass meeting Of the citi-
zens of Jefferson Monday night,
committees were appointed by
Mayor Ira T. Johnston to make a
house to house canvass of the
town to determine whether the
majority of people would pre-
fer voting a bond issue or organic
ing a stock company to acquire
or establish a town water supply.
Appointed on these committees
were L. P. Coward, Roy Badger,
c. S. Neal, r. r. Griggs, E. F.
Scott and Tom Duncan
Emmitt McNeill, who owns the
present water system that sup
plies about half of the people OF
the town, told the group that he
would sell his system for $780,
which would include S acres OF
land where the springs are
located.
Consideration is also being Civ
en- to the possibility of installing
new water system, but no de-
finite figure as to cost has been
determined as yet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Parkway Work
Now Halted For
Duration Of War
National Park Service Says
All Plans Are Stopped
For The Duration

Washington. - Plans for con-
pleting the Blue Ridge Parkway
in North Carolina and Virginia
have been Shelved for the dura-
ton of the war, Representative
Zebulon Weaver has been infor-
med by the National Park Ser
vice.
mo new construction is con-
templated," acting Director A. E.
Demaray wrote Weaver, but the
graded sections which have not
yet been paved will be maintain
ed in as dust-free condition as
possible through use of calcium
chloride"
Approximately three-quarters
Of the highway has been com
pleted, but there are 1856 miles of
road in North Carolina still to
be constructed.
Demaray said that "existing
balances and proposed 1943 fiscal
year funds will provide for ad-
ministration, protection, an d
maintenance of the constructed
sections only, plus a limited am
cunt of advance planning to set
up a reservoir of contracts for
postwar construction in accord
ance with the 'plans-on-the-shelf'
program
Although projects now under
construction will be completed
Demaray explained that the 1912
fiscal year authorization of &c.
100000 for parkways has been
impounded and no new construc-
ton projects contemplated .un-
der the CONTRACT authorization
have been undertaken.
The $45,OOO,OO0 Blue Ridge
Parkway, which will extend
along the crest of the Blue Ridge
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Deed For Cold
Storage Site Is
Sent To r. E. A

After considerable delay, plans
for the establishment of the Blue
Ridge Cold Storage plant here are
now moving forward, Bryan Oil
yer, vice president of the Co.
operative, announced yesterday.
A deed for the Wayman site,
located in the edge of West JEFF
ferson, will be sent to Washing
ton this weekend. Money for
construction of the plant was al
located some time ago by the
r. E. A. and it is quite possible
that an additional $4,000 for
more storage space will be allotted.
Building plans have also been
approved and construction on the
plant may start this spring.
The Cooperative has over 200
members and those who have not
paid their membership fees OF
$40, are requested to send same to
treasurer, Carl GRAPHICAL, West
Jefferson. New members will
also be welcomed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05

The campaign for the collection
of scrap iron and other need
ed waste materials, under the
Ashe County Agricultural War
Board, for defense and aiding the
Red Cross got under way this
week.
It was announced yesterday
that through the cooperation of
the Soil Conservation office and
the FSA, that truck load collec-
tons would be brought into West
jefferson, for shipping, from the
designated collection point S
throughout the county. Schools,
post offices and other points where
this is being collected for the Red
Cross are asked to get in touch
with either the Farm Agents Of
flee, or FSA or the Soil Conserva-
ton office here, just as soon as
they have truck load assembled.
All proceeds will be turned over
to the Red Cross.
Those VINO wish to sell their
scrap iron and other needed waste
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Will Hold Selective Service
Registration February l6In
Every TOWNSHIP In Ashe Co.
All Men Between Ages Of 20
And A Must Register.
Places Given

Registration of men between
the ages of 20 and A, inclusive,
who are not already registered,
will be held in every township
in Ashe county on Monday, Feb.
16, according to registration plans
that have already been worked
out by the local draft board and
approved by General Nets, state
director of the Selective Service
Act.
Places for holding registrations
in eight OF the county's 10 town.
ships were announced yesterday
and all of them will be announced
next week.
This registration in each town.
ship will be conducted by a COM
mittee of three, most of whom
have already been appointed and
have agreed to serve, it is stated.
The eight places announced
yesterday are: Chestnut Hill vot-
ing place; Creston church, Cres-
ton; Big Helton school, Helton;
courthouse, Jefferson; Presby-
terrain church, Obids; Pine
Swamp school, Pine Swamp;
Lansing school house, Piney
Creek; and the community build
ing, West Jefferson.
Specific age requirements in
clude all young men who were &c
years old on or before December
81, 1871 and all men who have
not attained their 45th. birthday
on or before February Is, 1912
"A person subject to registra.
ton may be registered before the
day set herein for his registration
if arrangements therefor are
made by the local board under
rules and regulations prescribed
by the Director of Selective Ser:
vice. Whenever such arrangement:
are made, public notice thereof
will be given by the local board,
the Presidents proclamation
states.
"A person subject to registra'
ton may be registered after the
day fixed for his registration II
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
MORE BOOKS ARE
NEED FOR VICTORY

Those who have any books
they can contribute in the
Book for Victory" campaign
to collect books for the men
now In service are asked to do
so once.
Books may be brought to
The ,Skyland Post, the Ashe
County Library, w. B. Austin's
office or to any Of the high
schools Of the county. High
school principals are asked to
bring any books which they
have collected, either to w. B.
Austin's office in Jefferson or
to The Skyland Post.
The aim Of the campaign is
to collect ten million books for
the men now i'm service. The
campaign is national in scope
and each county is expected to
collect q representative am
CUNT. ;~iQ~~;M,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Want Donations
-
Epr Infantile
Paralysis Fund
Presidents Birthday Ball
Well Attended On Sat.
urday Night

J. Paul Miller, Ashe count,
chairman of the Presidents
Birthday celebration for the In
fantile Paralysis fund, announced
this week that much interest was
being shown, but that other dona-
tons were needed to raise the
county's quota of 1925.
All schools that are raising
funds for this are asked to turn in
their reports at once. No COM
plete school reports had been
receive in time for publication
this week, but a report shows
that the fifth grade of the West
Jefferson high school raised $12.-
IS. II am sure many of the
schools have equally good reports
and we appreciate their fine spirit
of cooperation" Mr.. Miller said.
Donations received during the
past few days include the follow
ing: Basil D. Barr, ST.; w. L.
Dent, So; Woman's Club, $3.50;
Mrs. Mamie Goodman, 81.
The Presidents Ball, which was
held on Saturday night was well
attended and was deemed very
successfully considering the severe
winter weather. Between $40. and
$50. was cleared from this event.
The birthday cake decorated by
Rachel RAIDER and Mrs. Thomas
Little went to DR.. J. K. Hunter as
did the large photograph of the
President. The music was furnish
ed by the Appalachian Consolida-
tors from Boone.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Marines, Sailors Aid
Macarthur; Japs Raid
Singapore; Reds Cain
Germans Planning Gigantic
Spring Offensive, hamper
ed By Disease, Weather

American have seen action on
more war fronts this week as
furious fighting continues on both
land and sea.
A detachment of sailors and
marines-a naval batta1ion-has
been organized on Luzon and is
aiding General Douglas MacAr-
thurs army defenders of the Ba-
tan peninsula, the Navy depart
ment disclosed Tuesday.
It was understood that this was
not new unit sent in from out
side, but was made up of men
who had been in or near the bat
tie area for some time. First i'm
pressions that landing had been
made were thus corrected.
Word that Macarthur was be-
ing aided by a fresh body of
troOps-smal1 though it was-was
accompanied by a navy an
nouncement that in a night action
an American motor torpedo-boat
under heavy fire and spotlighted
by the enemy vessel, had loosed
two torpedoes against a japanese
warship in Manila bay and prob
ly had hit it.
The japanese continued to rain
death on Singapore, while. this
British post bravely fought off a
five-day seige.
The governor of the Straits Set
Element, Sir Shenton Thomas,
worked in his shirt-sleeves with
other civilians to help put out the
leaping flames set off by squadron
after squadron of enemy planes.
Despite the fury of the enemy's
raids, in which both high-level
and dive bombers came over to
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Motorists Must -
Display Stamps

Several local motorists, who
failed to purchased their auto
use stamps last week before the
supply was exhaused, here
rushed to the West Jefferson post
office on Tuesday to get theirs. II
is understood that the stamps
will continue to be on sale at the
post offices.
The tax is SIS a year for each
automobile. Since the defective
date is February l, the cost of 9
stamp to the end of the fisca,
year, June 80, is $500, and that
will be the price all through Feb.
ruary. In March it will be $1.67
and you legally can get one ther
if you have not used your auto.
mobile on a public highway dur.
ing February. The tax apple:
only to vehicles which are used
The penalty for failure to pur.
chase a stamp is $25 fine or 81
days in Jail. If you buy one anc
don't display it, you might b.
fined $25.
Treasury officials could offer NJ
estimate Of the number of stamp.
sold thus far. The stamps are be-
ing sold at $4,000 post offices, anc
the receipts will be turned in ev
cry month.
The Treasury said it had no
yet determined what enforcement
steps would be taken,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Ashe I'll. ID. Clubs
Form Federation
At Meeting Here
Miss Anna Rowe And Others
Spoke To Representatives
Of 13 Clubs
PROGRAM OUTLINED

Thirteen home demonstration
clubs were we'll represented at
the countrywide meeting here
last Friday when officers were
chosen and plans for the coming
year were discussed.
Doing our part on the home
'front.'" was the theme Of the pro-
gram discussed by Miss Anna
Rowe, district supervisor of home
demonstration agents, and others
taking part on program. Miss
Rowe said that she was very gra-
titled over the progress that had
been made in the work here and
pointed out that since much OF
the organization work had been
completed, that she felt that the
clubs could 60 forward with the
victory program on the home
'front.'"
County officers of all of the
federated home demonstration
clubs, chosen on Friday were as
follows:
President, Mrs. J. c. Pierce,
Grassy Creek vice-pesident,
Mrs. May Black, Clifton; secre-
tary, Mrs. Ward Ray, Baldwin;
treasurer, Mrs. Denton Jones,
Warrensville; reporter, Mrs. J. A.
Reeves, West Jefferson; pianist,
Mrs. j. A. Martin, Warrensville;
song leader, Mrs. J. D. Pierce,
Chestnut Hill; program commit
tee-Mrs. J. E. Fender, Crumpler;
Mrs. J. r. Phipps, Silas Creek;
Mrs. Walter Phillips, Idlewild;
Mrs. Walter knight, Green Val
ley; Mrs. J. w. Luke, Glendale
Springs.
The meeting was held at the
community building with more
than SO members of the clubs OF
the county, present. Rev: w. T.
Wilmington, opened THE morning
Continued On Page y
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Many Registered
Last Week For
Civilian Defense
Registration To Be Continued.
Cards Are Now Being
Classified

The countrywide registration of
volunteers for civilian defense,
held last week end, was a big sue
cess, according to preliminary re-
ports that were received the first
Of the week from township CHAIR
men. aNs-E
A total of 221 signed registra-
ton cards, from 8 townships,
have been received and all other
township registration chairmen
are requested to send in their
signed cards promptly. Registra-
tons in Hurricane and Clifton
townships in particular, were ex-
ceptionally good.
The cards will be classified in
accordance with services checked
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Hospital Is Getting
On Fine financially
Staff Is Reelected
Reports Show Hospital Made
Money First Two Months.
Board Met Sat.

The medical and business stat
of the A she County Memorial
Hospital was reelected, financic
reports of the first two months of
operation were received and other
business matters transacted at the
annual meeting of the board Of
trustees held last Saturday MORN
ing.
Although the hospital had been
in operation two months on Jan.1,
1912, the trustees decided to make
the hospital year the same as the
calendar year. The present board
of trustees and officers of the
hospital association will serve
until successors are elected at a
meeting of stockholders next
January. =
The trustees are w. B. Austin,
Ed. NJ. Anderson, J. o. Blevins, r,
r. Badger, L. P. Coward, c. M
Dickson, Wade Eller, Gwyn Gam
bill, B. L. Hafer, j. B. Hash, H. H
Lemly, John Littlewood, T. K
Miller, w. B. Oliver, J. E. Oliver
r. E. L. Plummer, E. R. Sturdi-
want and J. J. Thomas. Officers
are Austin, president; Plummer
Thomas and Miller, vice presi-
dents; Eller, secretary and Bad
ger, treasurer.
Staff Is Reelected
DR.. Fred Hubbard was reflect
ed as chief surgeon; DR.. Dean
Jones, assistant surgeon and sup
erintendent and Langdon L. Scott
business manager. Elected on the
hospitals medical staff are DR.
B. E. Reeves, DR.. r. c. Ray, DR.
L. L. Long, DR.. Robinson, DR.. A
L. Jones and DR.. B. c. Waddell
A complete and balanced fin.
ancial statement of the Ashe
Continued on Page Four) :.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
Ashe Students
Win In Tourney
Fleetwood, West Jefferson
And Lansing Enter Lam
guage Tournament

Three Ashe county schools were
represented in the annual Lam
guage and Forensic Tournament
held in Boone last week when
Fleetwood won second place for
the total number of points.
First place was won by Boone.
Ashe schools taking part in the
events included West Jefferson,
Fleetwood and Lansing. All of
these schools made good records
and a number of first and second
places were won by Ashe county
students.
West Jefferson students win
ming first and second places were;
Wade Vannoy, Jr., 9th grade
English: P. T. McNeill, Jr., 10th
grade English; Myrtle Dean Gray
heal, 10th grade English; Dewey
Campbell, 18th grade English
Lorrayne Yates, first year French
Other students who represented
w. j. H. 5. were: Pearl Jackson
Betty Corvette, Zane Blevins
Silver Bell Miller, Ruth Hairless
Frank Barr and Elizabeth Oliver
Other Ashe county winners
were: Wendell Johnson, Fleet
wood, boys defamation; Nora
Church, End year French, Fleet.
wood, Leonard Vannoy, 9th grade
English; and James Baldwin, de-
batting, Fleetwood; Annie Lee
Weaver, English and Dale Den
new. French, Lansing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
[. e.. Greer And
Leaders To Speak
Here Feb. 1920

1t was announced here yester-
day by w. E. Denny, president of
the Baptist pastors association,
of Ashe county, that there would
be a meeting of the pastors at the
West Jefferson Baptist Church,
Feb. 1920 and that the program
would include a number of Bap-
fist leaders.
I. c.. Greer, superintendent of
the Baptist Orphange, Of Thomas
Vile, Rev. Sam Edwards, of John
son City, Tenn. and Rev. ]. c.
Kanipe, of Boone, are anon G
those who will take part on the
program, details of which will be
announced next week.
The public is also cordially in
vited to attend these meetings,
Mr.. Denny said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
New Frozen Cars
To Be Sold Soon

All cars that were purchased
but not delivered before January
! may be sold between February
IL and February 26, according to
an announcement from Washing
ton. No plans for releasing trucks
have been announced.
It is understood that local deal
ers have several of those orders
on hand. Dealers and manufac-
turers now have around $4,000
automobiles on hand. The ration
ing program for new cars will be
started after Feb. 26.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-05
AsMs. CouNTy

IS the air-conditioned section Of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $3.50 fees
above sea level twenty-five miles
Of the PARKWAY run through
the county.