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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29
TWO TRIEDsIN MAYORS
COURT HERE MONDAY

Dewey Wyatt, West Jefferson,
and Tom Roberts. Of Laurel
Springs, were each fined $500
and costs in Mayor F. B. Jones
court, Monday morning, for pub
lie drunkenness.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

3 Annual Lespedeza, (Korean),
has played a big part in improv-
ing the quality and grazing ca
pacity of much of the Ashe coun-
ty pasture land during the past
season. This type of legume is
especially adapted to thin land
and should be seeded in the
spring.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

TECH. SGT. WALTER O.
DELL HARTZOG, of Idlewild,
is now somewhere in England.
Walter enlisted early in 1910
and was first stationed at Ran
tout, Ill. He is in the Air
Corps. - -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29
West Jefferson
Livestock Mart
Report Of Oct. %

261 Head sold for $15,474.47
and the following prices were
paid this week:
SHEEP
Wether Lambs, avg
10 lbs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $3.50
Buck Lambs avg. II lbs. - $500
HOGS
Good Hogs avg. 100 to
270 lbs. ~------ $14.00 to $500
CALVES
Choice Veals ----- $1,000
No. l Veals - $14.0O to $500
No. 2 Veals - $500 to $14.O0
No. 8 Veals - $1,000 to $500
Good Stock Calves, per
Head ---------- $4,000 to $500
Others, per Head $500 to $4,000
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

PVT. JOHN ROWE GEN
TRY, of Nathan's Creek, is
now stationed at an air base
near San Francisco. He is in
a Fighter Control Squadron
and reports that he likes it
fine.~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

will return to their home at Ao-
erdeen. Md.
Pfc. Carl Ashley, who is sta
toned somewhere in England,
wrote his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Ashley a letter dated Oct
ober 20, stating that he was get
ting along fine, and enjoyed get
ting the county paper regularly,
and that he hoped he would soon
be able to return to see his friends
and relatives. He also cabled his
father on the occasion of his
birthday.
Dixie Carson Howell, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Howell, is
now with the fleet landing force
at the Destroyer Base in San Die
go, and is a &c Electrician. He
writes that he receives The Sky
land Post and enjoys hearing a
bout the people back home.
Private James Shell Osborne,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Milton L. o.
borne, of Green Valley, who is
stationed somewhere in India,
writes that he likes army life
fine.
Pfc. Grover C. Osborne, anoth-
er son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton L.
Osborne, has recently been trans
ferred from Fort Jackson, S. c.,
to Nashville, Tenn He is a mem
Der of the 121st Inf. Med. Dat.
He says Tennessee seems like
home and likes the army.
Capt. TaImadge Houck, who
has been stationed in the Aleu-
tan Islands, off the Alaskan
coast, is visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Austin Houck, here this
week. Capt. Houck enlisted in
the Army Air Corps in Novem-
Der, 1899, receiving his wings at
Kelly Field, Texas. He has been
stationed at various points over
the United States, and following
a brief furlough, is to report at
an undisclosed destination for
further duty.
James Bradley May, from
somewhere in Africa, writes that
he is getting along fine, and is
well-satisfied with Army life.
Woodrow Baldwin, an Ashe
county youth, who is in the u.
S. Navy, writes the following:
II have been receiving the Sky
land Post from home and be-
lieve me, sure am glad to get it,
to read all the news from home.
I joined the Navy on my birth
day, June IL, and am going to a
Naval Radio School at the Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute, at
Auburn, Ala.
Believe me, I would be lost if
I didn't get the Post once in a
while, to know what is going on
in good old Ashe county.
Pvt. Ned Weaver, who is with
the 122nd @. M. Co. (Car), now
stationed somewhere in England,
writes his mother, Mrs. J. w.
Weaver, of Smethport, that he is
liking it fine. He says England
is a very beautiful country but,
although they speak the same
language, he has difficulty in
understanding the English people.
F. E. Duncan, of Bel Air, Md,
is visiting relatives in the coun-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

A night fighter needs 500 units
of Vitamin A per day to aid night
vision.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

w. f., Mcneil, Jr, Isl the U. S.
Navy writes this week to The
Post, II have just received The
ESkyland Post for Oct. l, and !
enjoyed it very much. I love to
receive The y Skyland Post be-
cause it keeps me well informed
of the news back home"
Jack sent this enclosure:
WHAT is A SAILOR?
I The following is quoted, from
a letter from an enlisted man to
his family:
"A sailor is a guy who is work.
ed too hard, gets too little sleep,
taos verbal abuse no civilian
would take, does every magma
BILE kind of job at any magma
BILE hour, never seems to get paid,
never knows where he's going,
can seldom tell where he's been
yet accepts the worst with COM
plete resignation, and last but
not least-he really kinda likes
it! You know why?-When you
re dog tired, been up since 4 a.
m. working like hell all day, and
about to hit your sack at 8 b. M.
a voice shouts turn to on a work
ships cargo of perishible re-
frigerated foods. You are ready
to die by 2 a. M, but the job must
be finished before dawn-Soon
you don't care if you live or die,
and suddenly-you're a sailor,
it's over, and you did it and you
think Of all. the people you know
and how they would react under
the circumstances and you be-
gin to grin-You grin because
you amt scared of nothing, and
it is fact that there is no ordeal
you can't face-and you know it,"
Reeves Spencery son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jason Spencer, of Sturgills,
has recently received an honora-
BILE discharge from the Army af-
ter several months of service and
was in the office this week and
brought the following:
"MESS HALL GENERAL
ORDERS"
1. To take charge of all the
meat and all spuds in view.
2. To watch my plate in a mill
tary manner, keeping always on
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

Sgt. VIM. Shmitt, of Fort Bel
voir, joined his wife here for a
weeks visit, after which both
will return to their home at Alb
erdeen, Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

F. E. Duncan, of Bel Air, Md,
Is visiting relatives in the coun-
sty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

John Weaver, Jr., son of MIR.
and Mrs. John Weaver, ST., OF
West Jefferson, has recently been
promoted to the rank of a Ser
geant.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

Dixie Carson Howell, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Howell, is
now with the fleet landing force
at the Destroyer Base in San Die
go, and is &c Electrician. He
writes that he receives The Sky
land Post and enjoys hearing a.
bout the people back home.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

Pvt. Elmer ]. Faw, of Fort De-
vens, Mass, has been spending a
few days in the county with his
family.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

Private James Shell Osborne,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton L. o.
borne, of Green Valley, who is
stationed somewhere in India,
writes that he likes army life
fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

Pfc. Grover C. Osborne, ano+h-
er son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton L.
Osborne, has recently been trans
ferred from Fort Jackson, S. c.,
to Nashville, Tenn He is a mem
Der of the 121st Inf. Med. Dat.
He says Tennessee seems like
home and likes the army.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-29

John Eastridge, son of c. S.
Eastridge, of Clifton, and broth
err of Ted Eastridge, who is now
in foreign service, is now on man
euvers with the U. S. Army, in
La. - NJ
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

sugar and other rationed articles
bought in Mexicali in spite of Sci
zure of some comm odities at the
San Ysidro port south of San Diego.
Mexican officers at San YSidro
began confiscating sugar beans,
rice, cotton and woolen goods Sum
day on an order that was under
stood to have come directly from
Mexico City. The action was order
ed to prevent California residents
buying sugar and other things hard
to obtain in the U. S.
At Mexicali. however, the Mexi-
can officials declared that they had
received no word to stop small
quantities of the listed articles In
stead, they were still permitting
Imperial Valley housewives to cross
with five-pound quantities.
Many citizens have taken advant-
age of the proximity OF the Mexi-
cali stores to purchase the sugar,
which although not as fine grained
as the American product and not
processed as finely is quite suitable
for ordinary domestic purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
-Four PayS55to
City Treasury

-Four offenders were told by Po-
lice Judge Lee Nuffer Monday
morning to go and sin no more, but
first they paid fines totaling SIS.
Helen Bernard, %, was fined $40
for drunkenness and disturbing the
peace and a 30-day sentence was
suspended condition of good be-
haviour for a year.
Carroll Johnson. %. was given a
Today sentence far trespassing on
railroad property 1t was suspend
ed on condition that he leave town.
johnson was found sleeping in a
freight car.
Louis Foster, Negro, paid a SIS
fine for drunkenness and disturbing
the peace and Ralph Belmont,
another Negro. was fined $40 for
failing to stop after running into
a car driven by Ruth Williams.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Courts Decision
Gives Communists
Place on Ballot
Warren Deprived of
Chance to Prove Reds /
Seek Govt Overthrow

SACRAMENTO, Aug. Z
/ CUP % Upon the advice If
the attorney general, Secre-
tary of State Paul Peek today
certified the communist par
ty to the Aug. 25 primary ballot.
Peek said Attorney General Earl
Warren informed him that the dis
missal last week of the communist
party action in the Los Angeles
superior court "has deprived us of
the opportunity of proving that
its purpose Cthat of the communist
is the overthrow of our govern
ment."'
The 1910 legislature passed two
acts depriving the communist party
of a place on the primary ballot,
which the party contended were
unconstitutional and aimed primar-
lily as excluding communists from
the ballot. Their appeal was upheld
by the state supreme court.
"The state supreme court decision
" Peek seid, specifically held
that the legislature could not con-
fer on the attorney general and
the secretary of state the independ-
ent authority to determine whether
or not a political party is subversive
and stated that such determination
was a question of fact which could
only be determined by court after
hearing all of the evidence.
Being without such independent
authority and in the face of the
supreme court decision, for me to
refuse certification would be arbi-
trary and contrary to the law as
established by the state supreme
court
Our government is a government
of lawS-not of men Therefore, as
a citizen and a constitutional Off
Continued on Page 6; Column d
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Killing Disrupts
Dentists Office

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17-CUP)
"A man identified by police as DR.
Ray Nelson, a dentist. drew a re.
volver today in the offices of DR.
Painless Parker and shot and SER
iously wounded DR.. Ernest H. YAH
mos. As, anothe, dentist, then COM
mitted suicide.
After wounding DR.. Vahmos, DR.
Nelson shot himself .n the head
Vahmos was taken to Mission Emer-
gency hospital where his condition
was reported critical. He was shot
through the abdomen.
Police were unable to determine
motive for the shooting immed-
lately. but said they were told
there had been hard feelings" be-
tween Vahmos and Nelson for some
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

Youtsey stopped at a house he
was passing and asked for a drink
of water. He tried to drink the
water but Was unable to do so. He
collapsed and was rushed to a hos
pital. In short time he was pro-
nounced dead.
In i'll health, Youtsey was advised
to come to the desert in hope his
condition would improve. He was
unable to work.
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
began an immediate investigation
but had not set date of the inquest.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

UOlQ IellOW members america 0e-
termination to triumph over the
dictators in the face of disappoint-
ments and heartbreaks, is exempli-
fled by the Legion itself"
Delegates attended business ses-
sicns this morning. It. Comdr. Coy
dron Wassell, American hero of the
Java Sea battle, was a guest at
lunch.
Warren told his audience we are
in war of survival. There can be
no compromise. We must win or
die"
I'VE are the hope of the world"
Warren said. land only the United
States stands between Nazism and
the enslavement of mankind"
Civilization stands at the cross
roads. Either it shall go onward
and upward, or it will fall into some
deep cavern from which it may
take generations. perhaps centuries
to return to the place from which
it fell.
Make no mistake. We are in a
war of survival. There can be no
compromise. We must win or die.
There Is no alternative. Hitler and
Americanism cannot both survive.
Either the Nazis and the japanese
will divide the earth between them,
or we and our American way of
life will prevail and freedom shall
be restored to the people of the
many oppressed lands. We are the
hope of the world. Only the United
States stands between NaziSm and
the enslavement of mankind.
Il have no doubt of the outcome.
The victory will be ours. Though
the way be hard and we shall have
to go through many dark days of
Continued on Page 6: Column Q
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y Jailed dinL.A
Juvenile Roundup

LOS ANGELES, Aug. II CUP)-
Police arrested 20 youths over the
weekend following new outbreaks of
lawlessness in which four men were
beaten.
Thirteen of the suspects we're ar
rested this morning when a gang
attacked young Mexican and at
tempted to abduct his two girl
companions.
Five Mexicans were taken into
custody when police broke up
gang fight and four more were ap-
pretended on suspicion of robbery
and intoxication. Three Mexican
suspects were arrested in connec-
ton with a robbery in a cafe yes
terday and four youths we're taken
by police after brawling on street.
car
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Churchill, Stain
Confer at Moscow
On War Problems
u. s. Envoy at Session
Attended by Military
Chieftans of Allies
BY EDWARD w. BEATTiE

LONDON, Aug. II. (UP)
= Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, Premier Josef Sta
lin and American represent
atives have agreed in a Moscow
conference to carry on this just
war of liberation with all their
power and energy until full vic
tory has been won, it was announced
officially today.
The Churchill party arrived in
Moscow Wednesday. Aug. IL, and
departed Sunday morning.
The announcement of the British
ministry of information declared
that number of decisions we're
reached covering the field of the
war against Germany. Presumably
these decisions covered the vital
question of whether a second front
will be opened against the Nazis
this year.
For three weeks the Axis propa-
6e'''t' idbiO DCCll
mors that Churchill had gone to
Moscow for consultation with Sta
lin. However, the secret of the
meeting obviously was we'll kept.
Only today the Axis radio started
out on a new tack, claiming that
Churchill-who had been described
last week as returning from Mos
COW via Cairo-had only arrived
at the Soviet capital a few days
ago.
Representing the United States
at the Moscow conference was w.
Averill Hartman, United States
leaSe-lend administrator.
The military nature of the dis
cussions held and the decisions
Continued on Page 6; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

These are the chief criticisms
being advanced against such Amer
lean planes as the Flying Fortresses
and Consolidated Liberator B-24's:
Their bomb loads. of about
three tons. do not equal the eight
tons carried by British bombers
such as the Lancaster.
2.-Their armor and armament
are insufficient for night bombing
over heavily defended Germany.
3.-Their speed does not match
that of such British bombers as
the Lancaster. Manchester, Stirl-
ing, and Halifax.
British authorities, realizing that
American bomber pilots already In
Britain are itching for their first
crack at mass raids on German
targets, are understood to be sug-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
navy FIGHTS FOR CONTROL IN PACIFIC
LABOR HOUSING FOUND

termine the number of workers that
could be housed on farms. one
rancher listed 16 houses on his
property in which As laborers could
be accommodated, Ffnney said.
Possibilities of housing part of
the workers in the federal migra-
tory camps are also being inyesti-
gated. A grower in the heart of the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Runaway Horses
Draq Man TO Death

BURBANK, Cal. Aug. II. CUP)-
A runaway team dragged and tram
pied John Harris, AZ, to his death
yesterday after his feet had become
entangled in the reins.
Harris was driving a hay wagon
and had stopped to adjust hame
strap when the horses frightened
by passing automobile, bolted and
dragged him 40 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

soldiers diet"
g. Shipments to our British and
Russian allies. 1.-The meat that is
going to Russia-where the fight
ing is most active now-is the most
important meat on earth. The meat
that goes to Britain will fall into
the same category when the second
front opens"
3. Domestic consumer demand
is soaring on a national income ex-
pected to reach $l15,000 900 900 this
year, compared with 10000, ,OO0, 900
in the boom year" 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Clark Gable in
The ArmyNow

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Aug. II
(UP) HOllywOOd's biggest
heart-throbber, easy going Clark
Gable, became a buck private
today when he joined hundreds
of perspiring Khaki shirted
soldiers at the officer candidate
school Of the Miami Beach army
air forces technical training
command.
The handsome, 41-year- old
screen fav0rite arrived without
fanfare late this morning. He
slipped from his train almost
unnoticed except by few
newspapermen.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Ratt|er's Victim
Improving Here

Harry Gleason. 2, bitten by a
sidewinder rattlesnake last Friday
at his home in Plaster City, Monday
continued valiant fight for his
life.
The boy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gleason, showed some i'm
provement but still was said to be
in critical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Fl Centre Issues
Cut-0ff Orders

Orders were given Monday for
cutting off water in 449 Ell Centre
homes after last minute warnings
that the action would be taken had
not been needed.
On Friday and Saturday PIT de-
linquent water users beat a path
to city hall where they shelled out,
cutting down the number of unpaid
bills from 666 to 449.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

pea growing section of the valley
near inland has offered 20 acres
of his land to be used for establish
ment of camp, thus reducing the
number of miles that would have
to be travelled by workers to and
from pea fields. The offer has been
taken up with the farm security
administration. Finney said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

The soldier was stabbed in the
left side Mexicali police sent the
soldier to a hospital and arrested
a Mexican man they accused of
the knitting. The prisoner was held
in the Mexicali Jail.
Condition of the soldier was said
to be greatly improved Monday
and arrangements were being made
to transfer him to a hospital on
the United States side of the bor-
der.
United States authorities and
Mexicali officials we're investigating
the stabbing affray which was said
to have started over a girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

; Paucity cf official reports and
conflicting unofficial opinions tend
ed to obscure the actual status of
the first offensive action launched
by the United States in the south
west Pacific.
Reports by correspondents at
tached to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters in Australia laid major
stress on naval aspects of the en-
counter.
They took the view that clean
cut Allied victory at sea might rival
in Importance the success of Coral
sea or Midway. Control of the sea
lanes from Australia % the Solo
mons. it was noted, is essential to
the Allied cause.
With control of the sea lanes the
marine force in the Solomons can
be reinforced steadily and the is
lands can be developed as an of
fensive base for pincers operation
against the Japanese base at Ra-
baul.
Naval engagements we're fought
at the time of the initial Ameri-
can landings nine days ago. But it
was not believed that there we're
decisive results since the Japanese.
with the advantage Of interior COM
munications lines. are in posi-
tion to bring up fresh warships.
LONDON REPORTS
London reports, probably of high
ly speculative origin, we're published
in the London Evening Star as
serting that the Allies have won
their greatest victory yet" against
the Japanese.
However, no evidence to hack up
this report was cited. The Star
said it was believed two main sea
engagements have been fought and
that more may come.
From New Zealand, headquarters
of the Allleu southwest Pacific
naval forces, came reports which
tended to minimize the extent of
naval battles fought thus far.
These reports indicated that
nothing in the nature of a main
fleet engagement by the Japanese
and Americans has been fought.
The Auckland reports also mini
mized reports that thousands of
Japanese prisoners have been cap
tured and emphasized that only
long. hard fighting would decide
the issue in the Solomons.
CRISIS IN RUSSIA
A new crisis appeared TO be COM
ing to hand on the long Russo-Ger-
man front.
The Nazi high command admitted
that the Russians are putting more
and more power back of their di-
versicnary drives which have been
launched at strategic points along
the front from the far northern
area above Leningrad, south as far
as the Voronezh bulge.
However, in the rich industrial
and agricultural area of the Don
basin, Berlin Monday claimed that
Continued on Page g.; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

states.
Pointing out the billions of pounds
of meat being shipped to our army
and allies during the year starting
July 1: 1912. Hendrickson added:
There will be a shortage of g.
OOO, 100000 pounds of meat in rela-
ton to the quantity of meat civil
liam consumers would buy at ceiling
prices"
Hendrickson gave these reasons
for the shortage:
1. Huge shipments to armed forces.
Meat is the foundation of the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

gesting as solution that the r. 8
fliers trade their Fortresses ant
Liberators for British bombers. Tho
American planes would then be
turned over TO the RAF's coastal
command where they would be In
valuable for the vital Atlantic and
North Sea patrols because OF their
long range. despite comparatively
light bomb load.
II is freely admitted by the Bril-
tish that American medium bomb
ers are among the best IN the world.
but 1t Is equally well known that
the British, after a few sUtiea for
testing and propaganda purposes,
relegated the first group Of Flying
Fortresses sent them a year ago %
secondary duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17

Arrangements for housing over
500 of the $500 Mexican workers
expected soon to be imported into
Imperial Valley have been made,
Tom Finney, United States employ
ment service head. said Monday.
Immediately after it was an
nounced that Imperial Valley
ranchers would be canvassed to de-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Meot|ess Days Foreseen
For American Consumers

CHICAGO, Aug. 17--(UP)-Meat-
less days and meat rationing are
a probability" in the United States
to assure a more equitable distri-
button of supplies insufficient to
meet maximum military and civilian
needs, Roy F. Hendrickson, admin
istrator of the agricultural market
ing administration, said today.
He made this statement In a
press conference before detailing
to the national association of re-
tail meat dealers the causes of a
meat shortage which already has
been felt sharply in the eastern
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-17
Invalid Succumbs
To Summer Heat

Summer heat claimed its seven
teenth victim in Imperial Valley
this summer when Earl D. Youtsey,
55-year-old San Diegan. who came
to the desert for his health Aug. 8,
collapsed on South Second street
Monday morning.