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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06

for no other reason than to see
the Grand Exalted Ruler OF Elk
dom throw out the first ball for
the first game and Shelton Tapes
do similar honors for the second
game.
II will be remembered that the
Baltimore Elite Giants gave a very
creditable exhibition here last sea-
son when they split a double
header with Pittsburgh Homestead
Grays, Nevertheless, those who
have seen the Baltimore Elite Giants
this season declare that the team
Is a few notches stronger than II
was last year. For one thing, the
club has been able 10 secure the
services Of two additional top
uotch pitchers, also their short
stop, Billy Butts. the brilliant
young infielder who set the league
on fire last year, is said TO be
FIELDING as brilliantly this season
as he did last and his batting av-
erage is almost 100 per cent
higher. In 194i he batted $40. This
year he has been holding fast to a
400 average. More than all, the
Baltimore club has an outfield that
most fasteners declare to be SUI
perior to that OF the New York
Yankees.
During the spring training sea-
son the New York Cuban stars
picked up three players from Cuba
and Mexico who have welded in
TO the lineup which was already
one OF the fastest in colored base
ball. Today the Cuban Stars might
be compared most favorably with
any team in the white American
or National league. Their short
stop. kid" Martinez. has been
declared the fastest fielding
short-stop the world has ever seen.
He can go to either side and get
ground balls that the average
short-stop in either white major
league would fail TO land. and he
can throw like a bullet from any
position. Last year Martinez made
only two errors during the entire
season. This year. to date. he has
not made single error. and his
battle average Is well above 900.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06
REFUSE JOE
LICENSE

A request made by William II.
Robinson for a six months tavern
license in Joe Louis name was de-
MED by the Liquor Control COM
mission last wednesday. The H.
cense was to be used at 1924 Ham,
lin, part OF Louis Springhill Farm.
The Liquor Control commission
in denying the license, said there
is already a class G license In
Louis name for his place at 900
Hamlin, near Utica.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06

Win the homestead Grdys al bflgRS
Stadium before $1,000 fans. Jonas
Gaines. a slender southpaw. held
the Grays 10 four scattered hits to
win. 60. Ray Brown was on the
mound for the Grays.
The Cubans. one of the four
strong clubs in the Negro National
league, are in fourth place. three
games back OF the Elites. The
Grays are In second place and
Philadelphia Stars third.
Both Teams Stronger
The Elites and Cubans have
been strengthened since the cur
tain was rung down on baseball
last October. For instance. Bill
Wright, one of the best outfelders
In the game. is back in an Elite
uniform after spending a season in
Mexico. Wright covers plenty Of
territory, has strong throwing
arm and wields a potent bat. He's
batting third In the lineup.
Then there's Johnny Kimbro.
rated the TOP centernelder, was ac-
quired from the Philadelphia Stars
in a trade last Winter that sent
Homer Curry, veteran outfielder. TO
Philadelphia Kimbro Is a fine
fielder and one OF the best base
runners in the game.
Caught Fans Fancy
Two other Elite players who
caught the fancy OF Detroit fans
last year are: Roy Campanella. the
stocky little catcher, and Tommy
Butts. sensational young short
stop. Campanella, who bats in the
cleanup position. is giving Josh
Gibson. the top batter OF the league.
a fight for batting honors. Is rated
one OF the best young catchers
since Bruce Petway came zooming
across the baseball horizon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06

Kyle Robbins lost TO ID. Seymour
and j. Brown. l.. Jones and j. Otis,
Detroit lost to S. Davis and A..
Grymes. Chicago. and A. Jones and
Robert Taliaferro won their match
against Mr.. and Mrs. Knighten.
Chicago.
The Chicago team was guest of
the ST. Antoine team at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones after the
match. After luncheon was served
the players enjoyed ping pong and
bridge in the recreation room.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06
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I'M FROM z LANDS

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z Herbs from Z Lands. believed
most powerful ever found for Z
YEARS GOOD LUCK. Send SC
stamp for FREE oFFER-SEvEN
HERBS CO. 1901 z. 73rd Street.
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06
Chicago Badminton Defeats The St.
Antoine Team By The Score "A To 7

The ST. Antoine Branch YMCA Badminton club lost
hardfought match to the Chicago Badmnton club last
Saturday night, 147. ST. Antoine after the first game
lost the service of its number player Fred Jones' who
wrenched his back and had to remain on the side lines
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-06
Addition OF Two Flashy Fielders Has
Strengthened Defense OF Both Teams

The Baltimore Elites, leaders of the Negro National
league return to Detroit Sunday June to meet the New
York Cuban Stars in doube-header at Briggs Stadium
The first game is slated to start at 80 pm
The Elites played here last year, dividing twin bill
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Bean Growers To
Meet Monday To
Map Final Plans
Meeting To Be Held At Gray
heal Home Near Ashland.
Met First Of Week
BEAN CROP GOOD

All of the commercial bean;
growers in Ashe county are In.
vited to meet at the home OF ].
r. GRAPHICAL near Ashland pOst
office next Monday night at nine
o'clock to discuss final plans for
organizing a cooperative market
ing association, county agent Roy
Grouse, announces.
Considerable interest in the
proposal was shown at meeting
of about 40 bean growers held
last Monday night at c. E. o.
borne's store.
Leading bean growers who are
interested in the establishment Of
a marketing association point out
that there are many advantages
to pooling and cooperative ship
ment.
Among other things, by collect
ing the beans at one central loca-
ton, it is believed that individual
growers will get much higher
prices. Another factor involved
now is the question of truck
transportation. There is a large
bean shed at Roy Graybears
which could be used as a central
collecting point and buyers could
be invited to come there and make
purchases.
The bean crop in the county is
regarded as being good this year.
It is estimated that there are a.
round 600 acres of beans, which
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Don Richardson
TOHOld Summer
Music Camp Here

A "Don Richardson Summer
Music Campr Will be held at
West Jefferson next year during
the months of July and August,
it was announced today.
AS the name implies, the music
camp will be conducted by Don
Richardson, of Charlotte, one of
the south's foremost violinists and
musical instructors, and will last
for six weeks.
Both piano and violin instruct
ion will be given and arrange
ments are now being made to give
this instruction in the local school
building.
At the Rotary club meeting last
Thursday night, the proposal to
establish the 'Don Richardson
Summer Music Camp" here in
1913 was endorsed and the. club
pledged it's cooperation. The
community service committee, OF
which Sharpe Shoemaker is
chairman, will assist with ar
rangementS.
Mr.. Richardson stated that fol-
the first season he preferred to
have a large number of local
pupils and requested that all those
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Many Present To
See Group Leave
For Army Service

A large number of citizens as
we'll as other representatives of
the various clubs of the county
were present on Monday when a
group of SO young men left to be
indicted into military service.
Following brief farewell SER
vice, the boys were presented BIZ
bles by Rev. J. w. Luke and re-
freshments by members of the
Legion and the Rotary club,
through the cooperation of the
West Jefferson merchants. All
of the merchants were not contact
ed, but it was stated that these
would be seen at later date.
The refreshments for the next
group will be furnished by the
Wesleyan Guild of the West Jeff
erson Methodist church.
The group of boys who left on
Monday were sent to Camp
Croft, S. c., instead of Fort Bragg.
An official report has not been
received but it is believed that a
large number of them passed ex-
aminations there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
J. F. Scott, 81,
Will Be Buried
This Afternoon
Chairman OF County Commits.
siOners Died Yesterday
In Hospital
VETERAN MERCHANT

Funeral service will be held
this afternoon at 2:30 o'cock at
the Jefferson Presbyterian church
for John Franklin Sdott, 81,
prominent Ashe county leader,
who died in the hospital yesterday
morning, following a serious ill
mess for two months.
Mr.. Scott, who was chairman
of the Ashe county board of COM
miSsioners at the time of his death
had served in this capacity since
1886 and was active in county af-
fairs until his recent illness.
Previous to 1896, he frequently
served as a member of the board
of county commissioners for a
period of more than twenty years.
1t is expected that all county Of
ficials' offices will be closed dur
ing the funeral.
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Much Interest {.
In Sale OF Bonds
Quota For August Should Be
Reached. Cooperation
OF All Is Urged

The sale of War bonds and
stamps in Ashe county this month
is creating much interest and it
is estimated that the quota of
$4,000 will be reached provided
all pledges are lived up to and
all others who can, invest in
means of winning the war.
The West Jefferson post office
reported yesterday that 1881 .25
had already been sold here dur
ing the month of August.
Complete returns on last
months sales were not available
for publication, the total, however
sold by the West Jefferson and
Jefferson post offices and the
Northwestern Bank totalled ST.
835.25. It is estimated that the
sales from the other post offices
in the county gave Ashe most of
its quota of $4,000.
The Northwestern bank led the
county last month with total of
$4,000. Jefferson post office sold
$56O.25 and West Jefferson, ST.
IT'S.
The need for war supplies is
greater than ever and every one
is urged to buy all they can in
bonds and stamps. Remember
''bonds mean bombs" for the AK
is.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
i. S. Air, Sea Forces
Blast Japs; Germans
Pushing Reds Back
Might Battle Being Waged On
Solomon Islands. Distur-
bance In India

The Japanese are feeling the
strength of the American forces
this week as major battle RACES
on Solomon Islands near New
Zealand and as the American
warships bombarded the Japan
ese-occupied Kiska Island, one of
the Western Aleutians.
Official reports, yesterday,
from MacArthur's Headquarters
announced losses on both sides
but that the allied gains on Solo
mon Islands far outwelghed loss
csc. American troops exclusively
are involved in the landings and
the fight around the main harbor
there.
Fresh supplies to keep the Of
fensive moving are being poured
into Australia which were de-
scribed of the 'highest possible
value. According to unofficial
reports a large number of enemy
planes have been destroyed and
surface units put out of action.
On the Russian front, the Ger
mans continue to move on toward
the second Russian oil fields. The
Russians are fighting heavy de-
tense battle inflicting tremendous
losses. In the grim fight for APP
proaches to Stalingrad the Rus
slams are apparently holding
their own.
Last night the U. S. ambassador,
Admiral William H. Standley, de-
cared: II have not found the
slightest indication that the Rus
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
To Hold Clinic
For Crippled
Children Soon
DIR. J. S. Gaul To Be Here
Aug. 20. Attendance Is
Urged

A crippled children's clinic will
be at the health department Of
fees in the hospital on Thursday
afternoon, Aug. 20, when DR..
John Stuart Gaul, of Charlotte,
will be in charge.
All former patients who have
attended these clinics as we'll as
any new cases in need of treat
ment are urged to attend at this
time, since this will probably be
the last clinic which Dr.. Gaul
will hold in the county this year.
The clinic which is free, is spon-
sored by the Rotary Club and the
health department in the interest
of improving conditions of Grip
pied children in the county. In
the past, hundreds have been ben
Gifted by it.
It was explained that the clinic
would open promptly at 2 P. M.
on Thursday, Aug. 20. The Of
fees of the health department
are located in the basement of the
Ashe hospital and it is here that
the clinic will be held.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Edwards To Run
For Ashe County
Commissioner

Mack G. Edwards, of Baldwin,
well-known Ashe county lumber
and business man, this week an
nounced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination as a mem
Der of the board of county COM
missionerS.
Mr. Edwards is native of the
county and is the son Of the late
Finley Edwards. He has been en-
gagged in the lumber business
most of his life, and has done
some farming. He opened the
Western Auto Associate store here,
but sold out later to Glenn Lit
tie.
He is a comparatively young
man with progressive ideas for
further promotion of progress in
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Sale OF Potatoes
To Start Tuesday
Details Are Given
Farmers Federation To Act
AS Commission Agents.
Will Grade And Inspect
PRICES OFF NOW

All potato growers in the coun-
ty are invited to participate in the
cooperative marketing plan
which was adopted at a meeting
of leading potato growers held at
the farm agents office last week,
County Agent Grouse states.
Under this plan, the growers
will bring their potatoes to West
Jefferson where they will be
weighed, graded, bagged, in
spected and shipped.
Inspection will be done by the
state department of agriculture
and the Farmers Federation, of
Asheville, will act as commission
agents, arranging for sales.
There is no charge for the in
spection and the Farmers FEEDER
alton will furnish bags, Go the
grading, etc., for 80 cents on the
100 pounds.
Of course the Federation will
sell to highest bidders in large
quantities and local farmers will
get the advantage of any increas-
es in market prices, it is pointed
out.
Buying of potatoes will COM
mence next Tuesday and grading
will be done at either the John
Weaver store or in Russell Bars
warehouse, it is said.
There are approximately 1000
acres planted in potatoes this
year and the average yield will
probably be around $50 bushels
to the acre, with some land yield
ing as high as $50 to 300 bushels.
Mr.. Grouse estimated that there
will be over 100000 bushels of
potatoes sold. The present mark
Continued on Page A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Republican Candidate For
Congress Withdraws, Leaving
Congressman Bob Unopposed
Highly Praises Chairman OF
Ways And Means Com
80, mittee In Statement

DR.. A. P. Kephaf{, Republican
candidate for Congress from the
ninth district, has withdrawn his
candidacy and as a result Con-
gresham r. L. Doughton will re-
turn to the national house of
representatives for the seven
teenth consecutive time, without
Republican opposition, the first
time this has happened in his
long political career.
Stating that personal and poll
teal ambitions should be SUBJ
merged wherever they have any
relationship to the
war effort" DR.. Kephart says that
1--WE are also asking our party to
serve notice on the nation that the
republicans of the ninth congress
sional district have faith enough
in Mr.. Doughton to wish to
strengthen his hands one more
time by making him the repre-
sentative of all the people of the
district by a unanimous vote, thus
recognizing his ability, integrity
and intense patriotism"
The text of the statement which
was issued by DR.. Kephart
through his district campaign
manager, w. H. Gragg, of Boone,
is as follows: I
''In the light of today's world
shaking events and the nations
prospects for the immediate fu-
ture that we are facing the most
far-reaching crisis in our national
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
West Jefferson And
County To Hold junk
Rally Days FL And p
Valuable Prizes To Be Award.
ed. Everybody Asked To
Bring Junk To Town
PART OF NEW DRIVE

West jefferson and Ashe coun-
ty Junk Rally days will be held
next Friday and Saturday, Au-
gust 81 and %, at the suggestion
of the War Production Board,
Roy Grouse, county salvage COM
announces.
On these two days everybody
in the county is requested to come
to West Jefferson and to bring. a
load of junk, scrap iron, steel or
rubber.
Through the cooperation of a
large number of patriotic West
Jefferson merchants, many valua-
BILE prizes will be awarded to
those bringing junk to town on
those days. These prizes will in
clude one or more $500 war
bonds, several $500 books of de-
Tense stamps and various mer-
chandise prizes. In addition,
prizes will be offered to the fam
lilies who bring it the longest dis
lance and to the family bringing
junk who have the largest num-
Der of boys in military service.
These Junk Rally days are part
of the new, extensive drive to
collect scrap metal and rubber,
which was started last week. The
scrap metal quota for Ashe coun-
ty has been set at 500 tons for
the next six months and every
man, woman and child is urged
to cooperate by collecting up
scrap in the home, around the
yard and on the farm and by tax
ing this junk to the nearest SER
vice station, from which point it
will be picked up by WPA
truck.
All farmers are asked to collect
Continued on Page Fourl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Cooperative Selling OF Potatoes & Beans Planned
Stansberry Will
Run For Register
OF Deeds Office
To Retire From Clerk OF
Court After Serving %
Years. Formal Statement

j. D. Stansberry announces to-
day that he will not be a candi-
date to succeed himself as clerk
of the Ashe superior court, but
that he will seek the Democratic
nomination for register of deeds.
This announcement will be
quite a surprise to most of the
voters of the county since Mr..
Stansberry has ably served as
clerk for the past % years, but
a few of his intimate friends have
known for some time that he was
planning to retire from the clerks
office at the end of this term.
GAS so many of my friends have
asked me to announce for the Of
flee of register of deeds for Ashe
county and after careful delibera-
ton and thought, I have decided
that I will be a candidate and &C
cept the nomination if the party
wishes to nominate me for the Of
flee" he stated.
Mr.. Stansberry is regarded as
being one of the strongest men
politically in the county. On
several occasions he has been re-
elected without opposition.
No announcements have been
made concerning candidates for
the clerks job.
Charlie Neal, who was appoint
ed to fill out the unexpired term
of L. P. Coward the first of the
year, has not announced his plans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
UNC Alumni To
Hold Meeting At
West Jefferson
Annual ur-COunty Gather
ing To Be Held Friday
Night, August Fl

The annual banquet meeting Of
the Northwest Alumni Associa-
ton of the Greater University Of
North Carolina will be held in
the community building at West
Jefferson next Friday night, Au~
gust 81, at 7:30 o'clock, Ed 10.
Anderson, president of the as
ISOLATION, announces.
The Association covers four
counties-Ashe, Allegheny, Wa
tauga and Avery-and member
ship in it includes all men and
women in the four counties who
attended the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Raleigh
and Greensboro.
Notices Of the meeting will be
mailed out this week end by Sec
rotary Robert Gannbil1, of Sparta
and Wilkesboro. Vice presidents
of the Association are: Floyd
Grouse and Miss Pearl Fields.
representing Allegheny bounty:
A. B. Hurt and c. ]. Rich, Ashe
county; DR.. J. Harold Wolfe and
Mrs. w. B. Collins, Watauga coun-
ty.
Program plans are now being
worked out and will include an
address by J. Maryon Saunders,
of Chapel Hill, secretary Of the
General Alumni Association Of
UNC at Chapel Hill and district
governor of Kiwanis. DIR. Fran
els Bradshaw, dean of the UniveF-
sity, is also expected to attend and
sneak
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
.. r. Campbell Is
p. o. Assistant

The appointment Of @. r.
Campbell as assistant postmaster
of West Jefferson, has been con-
firmed and he is now serving
5 with Mrs. Elizabeth D. Hensley,
acting postmaster.
Mrs. Hensley was appointed to
this position recently when post
master Basil D. Barr was called
to military service.
Mr.. Campbell has many friends
here who will be interested in his
new position. He was formerly
associated with the Gulf company
here and previous to that, the
Ray drug store.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
Neal Announces

Late yesterday afternoon, c.
S. Neal, who was appointed
register of deeds the first of the
year to fill out the unexpired
term of L. p. Coward, ANNOUNCE
ed that he would be a candl-
date for the Democratic NOM
nation for clerk of superior
court, to succeed J. d. Stans-
berry, who is running for reg
lister of deeds.
MIR. Neal is widely known IN
the county and has many
friends. He served as register
of deeds for 10 years before re-
firing i'm 1882. He is seeking the
nomination on the basis of his
record and service to the par
ty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
POST TO PUBLISH
JUNK RALLY ISSUE

In cooperation with West
Jefferson and Ashe ! county
Junk Rally Days, The Skyand
Post will publish a special
"Junk Rally Edition" next
week, emphasizing the impor-
lance Of collecting scrap net-
al and urging every one o.
come to town on August q
and ~ and bring a load Of
junk. - ''''
Many local merchants are
expected to advertise "Spec-
ials for Junk Rally Days" and
all of them are invited to CO.
operate in the promotion Of
this patriotic activity which
has been suggested by the War
Production Board to aid i'm the
war program.
Merchants are asked to have
their copy ready as early Is
possible.
}
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
NEW SERIAL STORY
is STARTED TODAY

Beginning today in The Sky
land Post is a new serial story,
"Black Dawn" which should be
of interest to many readers.
This story Of the west, by
Victor Rousseau, deals with
men, horses and of course, rO-
nance.
Its portrayal of characters
and it's vivid descriptions make
it one of the most interesting
Of this type published in The
Post in many months.
The characters i'm this story
take many chances, but the
readers will take no chances
of being bored. The story
starts on page six in The Post
today. .
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
PAUL MILLER RESIGNS
AS JEFFERSON PRINCIPAL

Paul Miller has resigned as
principal of the Jefferson high
school and has accepted a posi-
ton in the ballistics testing de-
partment of the Hercules Powder
Company at Radford, Va, it was
learned yesterday.
Mr.. Miller rendered his resigna-
ton Tuesday and as yet no one
has been appointed to take his
place as jefferson high school
principal,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
TO ENTER SERVICE

Chas. Stellar, Ex-commander
of the Ashe post of American Lee
gion, who was in Marine service
during the last war, left here yes
terday for Port Deposit, Md,
where he expects to enter the
Navy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-13
JUDGE TUCKER OUT

Judge H. c. Tucker, who has
been recuperating from serious
operation, is now able to be out
again, his many friends will be
glad to learn. Judge, who has
lost a few pounds, looks very
much the same and is wearing
his usual friendly smile.