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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Fire Prevention Week

Fire prevention has always been i'm
portant, but perhaps never before in his
tory has it been so necessary as now; Tor
with conservation dominant factor IN
helping to win the war, the scarcity OF
manpower and materials, loss by fire is a
real tragedy.
Many fires can be prevented if property
owners exercise precaution and keep their
buildings checked for needed repairs. We
are thankful that construction work, par
ticularly in recent years, has made life and
property safer and that modern buildings
in many instances, are fire-proof to GER
tain extent.
And of course another form of protec-
ton, which no property owner should be
without is insurance. Oct. 4-1O is fire
prevention week and it is certainly good
week to check on your property to see that
it is not menanced by fire hazards and be
certain that it is covered by insurance.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
S25. IN PRIZES FOR
ASHE COUNTY SCHOOLS
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Saliva &c chairman Roy H.
Grouse and Mrs. Ed M. Anderson,
of the Skyland Post presented the
plans for the drive to the Ashe
county teachers at the county
wide teachers meeting on Sat
urday and asked the cooperation
of all teachers and principals in
this drive so necessary in winning
the war.
Salvage pledge cards are being
mailed out to all of the teachers
as we'll as poster materials. Pu-
pills are asked to take the pledges
home, have them signed and re-
turn them to the teachers.
All teachers and principals are
asked to have programs or to call
particular attention to the scrap
drive, during their chapel periods
or at any other convenient time.
Ashe county school children
are among the 30,000,O0O others
in the U. S. being called upon to
make the drive a success, and
are asked to work with enthu-
.:iasm as this is one way in which
they can all help to win the war.
Children may bring or send
their scrap to school or to any
other collection point near their
home. If this is left at a store or
filling station, the child's name,
grade and school should be left
with this on blank paper in or
der that the proper credit may
be given when this is picked up
by a WPA truck.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
UNCLE SAM WILL
AWARD SCRAP HONORS

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as 100 pounds per capita during
the three-week period of the cam
n9ign. the figures being based on
the 1910 census. Ashe County's
population is listed at 1854.
Western North Carolina coun-
ties are expected to enter the
fioht against time and indiffer-
ence. to dig out a sufficient num-
Der of pounds of old RUSTY and
useless metal to bring the county
total up to 100 pounds per capita.
The remnants to be awarded
are suitable to be flown from the
flagroIe of the county nourthous-
IS. and determined effort is be-
ing made to have every county in
this mountain area win one of
these coveted banners.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Cabbage. Victory
Food Special

|. Starting this week and ending
October 10, fresh cabbage will be
Victory Food Special, Mr.. J. w.
Velsor, Area Supervisor announc-
ed today.
Agricultural Marketing Admin
istration officials report cabbage
growers are faced with a serious
marketing problem in certain "a
reas in the United States.
North Carolina is one of the
states in which the drive will be
conducted. Local merchants and
restaurants will cooperate in this
statewide campaign to increase
the consumption of fresh cab
bage.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
tougher up his language. His next sign
read, Positively no trespassing"

tougher up his language. His next sign
read, Positively no trespassing."
When that failed he put little string
fence around his yard which was knocked
down the next day. Then he planted
hedge, buried barbed-wire fence in it and
still some of the children trespassed.
Finally he reached the solution. He
sat in the window each morning and when
a boy touched foot on his grass he went
shouting out of the house welding big
club. Now he has nice green grass and the
children walk on the other side of the
street.
Somehow this story reminds us of the
rubber situation as we read about the rub
Der shortage and still see hundreds of cars
being used for non-essential purposes.
Signs, and messages probably won't i'm
prove the situation. Mr.. Henderson needs
a club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
COUNTY JOINS STATE
AND NATION IN DRIVE
CONTINUED from Page One)

NCOntlnued from Page One)
based on 1910 census figures.
In addition to the county prizes
listed above, there will be a $500
war bond awarded to the business
firm turning in the largest pound
age of scrap metal; 500 war
bond to the individual turning in
the largest number of pounds;
and three prizes of S75, $50 and
S25 in war bonds for first, second
and third places to the local jun
ior organizations or school turn
ing in the largest number Of
pounds.
There are to be other prizes
offered to the schools of Ashe
county, the details of these are
announced in a special school
story.
Roosevelt Gives Warning
If anyone doubted the critical
need for scrap for the mills, some
of which may have to shut down
this winter if they don't get the
junked metal, he had only to re-
member the warning given by
President Roosevelt:
Lack of adequate cooperation in
gathering scrap might mean that
the government would just have
to take the metal away from its
owners.
To anyone having doubts about
what he should scrap, leaders of
the drive say this:
eve need every bit of metal we
can find. If it is something you
are using and really need your
self, keep it. But if it is WORKOUT,
or obsolete or unessential, get rid
of it now
Don't figure that some day
you will need it. If we lose the
war, that day you were figuring
on may never come. The great
need for scrap is this minute"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Warsaw

Three years ago today Warsaw fell
1t was not the first capital in Europe con-
quered by the Nazis. But it was the first
to put up armed resistance and it did not
surrender until it had paid terrific price
after a three-week siege. Hitler had de-
clared before the Reichstag that he did not
want to wage war against women and
children. But that was exactly what the
Germans did at Warsaw More than 1O0,-
900 civilians were wounded. Of 10000
killed more than half were women and
children. The city was ruthlessly and
Systematically pillaged. Most of its monu
ments of historical and artistic value are
gone Over half of its 10000 buildings are
in ruins. The ghetto which the Nazis main
tain stands as a mark of shame.
Warsaw was an open city. Other open
cities have since fallen to the Nazis. But
in the instance of the Polish capital this
first infraction of fundamental principles
of international laws of war and humanity
has left stain on the honor of the German
Army. This wanton destruction was done
purposely to shake the morale of defense
less population. But it has had precisely
the opposite effect. Like London and Rot
terdam, which either became targets of the
Luftwaffe or lay in the way of Hitler's
march of conquest, Warsaw still lives.
Though in ruins it manages to exist and to
remain symbol of the heroic spirit that
is Poland's.
New York Times
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
BLACK-OT1T HERE rs
COMPLETE AND BRIEF

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lima Utilities company. the sign
al for the beginning of a black
out is three short blinks of the
lights to be followed by the 81
rem. The two short b1inks gives
the all-clear signal.
Attention was called to the fact
that officials making checkups
should wear white arm bands and
that all other individuals should
remain in.
B. B. Gravbeal. chief air raid
warden, said he wished to thank
everyone for their cooperation in
making the blsck-out a success
on Tuesday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01

commons the undesirability of
public statements or speculation
on the time or place of an allied
second front offensive.
Conservative Peter Macdonald
asked Churchill to make such an
admonition of secrecy and dis
erection Gin view of the fact that
the period of offensive operations
by the united nations now is ap-
preaching"
British official quarters dispos-
ed of the Nazi claim to have sunk
American troopships, saying it
was quite untrue" The Ian
guage of the denial was broad e.
nough to imply that the Nazis had
not sunk any troopships, Ameri-
can or Allied.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Clifton News

Miss Mae Richardson, who has
been working at Elkton, Md, has
returned home.
Wayne Hartsoe and Clarence
Ball left Monday for Charlotte to
take a course in welding.
Lee Roy Hepler has been spend
ing few days with friends here.
Bonnie and Doyle Hartsoe, of
Baltimore, Md, are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Hartsoe.
Pvt. Carl Roland, of Myrtle
Beach, S. c., James Roland, of
Baltimore, Md, and Frank Ro-
land, of A. S. T. c., spent the
week end with their parents, MIR.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Warrensville News

Joe Allen Warren was visiting
here over the week end.
We welcome Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Jones and daughter, who have
moved in the Blue Bell Inn.
/ Miss Danford Hartsoe was
struck on the forehead with ball
bat, Thursday, at Lansing school
She was carried to the Ashe hos
pital for treatment. She is feel
ing much better now.
Mr.. Bob Smyre is home from
Charlottesville, Va.
Mr.. Cicero Mcneil is suffering
with blood poison in his hand.
Mrs. Mac Gilley is i'll at pres
ent.
Mr.. c. c. Baldwin is much bet
ter after serious illness.
Mr.. Fred Owens and Paul
Stanley have gone to Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr.. Russ Jones and Benny
Hartsoe are home from Fort De-
post, Md.
Web Perkins was home for the
week end from Bristol, Tenn.
Mr.. Frank Jones, who had the
flu, is much better
Mr.. Paul Jones is recovering
from a bad case of tonsilitis.
Little Miss Cara Sue Dollar
spent Monday with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ance John
son.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
ASHE TEACHERS HEAR
E. E. GARBEE OF BOONE

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pressive service and told the
teachers of the responsibility and
the privilege invested in them.
A short business session was
held when Prof. J. A. Martin was
elected president of the Ashe
county unit of the North Carolina
Educational Association and Miss
Margaret Weaver, secretary. In
a membership canvass, a large
majority of them joined and the
goal of one hundred per cent
membership has been set up for
the year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
ITALIAN RYE GRASS
SEED NOW AVAILABLE

County Agent Roy Grouse an
nounced this week that about s.
900 pounds of Italian rye grass
seed had been received here and
that this was available to Ashe
county farmers through AAA.
ut is not too late to seed this
and farmers who are interested
are urged to make application at
once" Mr.. Grouse said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
POLIO CASE TREATED

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Matt Pruitt, of West Jefferson
was carried to Charlotte Memoir
ial Hospital last week for treat
ment for infantile paralysis. The
21-month old child was stricken
with the disease last week. Re-
ports from the hospital are that
it is resting comfortably. No 9TH
err cases have been reported IN
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
FORMER ASHE MAN
PASSED IN IDAHO

The many friends of Mrs. w.
w. Elliott will be sorry to learn
of the death of her brother, Rob-
ert Duvall, which occurred on
September "a. He was the oldest
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. L.
w. Duvall, of Ashe county. Mr.
Duvall has made his home in Ath-
al, Idaho for the past 33 years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
TALL CORN RECORD

Walter Burkett, of the Beaver
Creek section has what is be-
lieved to be tall corn record for
Ashe county. He has 4 acres of
ensilage corn, the stalks of which
measure around Is feet in
height. Judge Tucker brought
in a sample of this to The Post
yesterday. This tall stalk had
two full-size ears on it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
REDS PRESS NAILS
AROUND STAINGRAD

Continued from Page One)
The advance is continuing, said
a communique from Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's headquarters
which revealed the first major
allied ground success since the
japanese began their advances "a
cross New Guinea in July.
Prime Minister Winston Church
hill emphasized in the house of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Continued from Page y

ton of the college to participate
in these events. the dates of which
are to be announced later. It
was decided that all schools which
could, would attend events and
that awards would be made to in
diVidualS.
Following the treasurerS re-
port, some adjustments and as
sesSments were made to take care
of existing Indebtedness.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
JOHNSON WILL HAVE
ROTARY PROGRAM

Levern Johnson fill have charge
of the Rotary program tonight
and his subject will be interna-
tional affairs and good will.
Roy Badger had the program
last week when current affairs
was the subject.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
FINED IN MAYORS COURT

Harvey Morrow, of West jeff
erson, was tried before Mayor F.
B. Jones on Monday morning and
was fined $500 and costs for pub
lie drunkenness, Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
An Enforcement Lesson

A man we know has been trying to
raise grass in his front yard for years. Ev-
cry time he gets it started, school children
walk across the lawn and ruin it.
So one day he put up simple sign
reading please"
When that didn't work he began to
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
BOX SUPPER AT BOGGS

There will be a box supper at
the Boggs school house Saturday
night, October 10. Everybody is
invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
Jefferson School
News

The students of the Jefferson
school have welcomed the begin
ming of school, the new and the
former teachers and are starting
the year off in fine manner.
The chapel programs will be
presented twice a week by differ
ent grades. The Sniors present.
ed a very interesting program
last Friday afternoon and it con-
sisted of the following numbers:
Devotional, by Mary Hazel Hold
ges, Poem by Lionel Killen; song,
bv the class, america, the Beau
tifuT"; Pledge to the Flag, led by
Polly Austin and the song, "A
merica", by the entire school,
Next Friday afternoon, the pro-
gram will be presented by the
Juniors.
Dramatic Club Met
The Dramatics club met on
Wednesday, under the leadership
of Mrs. Vaught and the program
was presented by a group OF
Seniors. The devotional was con-
Quoted by Clairene Oliver, prayer
by Lionel Killen, a poem by Ilene
Dixon, song by the seniors and a
closing song by the entire group.
The president, Evelyn Dare Van
noy, appointed a committee to
prepare a program for the follow
ing week.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Six Investigators Named
For Illinois u. Inquiry
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Trustees of
the University of Illinois announced
today the names of six educators
who will investigate Attorney Cen
eral George F. Barrett's charges
that the university was becoming
political empire" and has been
"on the downgrade since 1884"
The educators, representing the
American Council on Education, are
Raymond A. Kent, president of the
University of Louisville; Charles E.
Friley, president of the Iowa State
College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts: w. E. Wickenden, pres
ident of the Case School OF Applied
Science: T. r. Mcconnell, dean of
the University of Minnesota: Earl
j. McGrath, dean of the University
OF Buffalo, and John w. Taylor,
director of the Bureau of Educa-
tional Research at Louisiana State
Univ ersity, Baton Rouge.
They plan to begin their inquiry
next week. the trustees said.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Officers Of {. u. Clubs
Plan Fall Programs
Before Session Opens
Authorities Improve
And Alter Students
Quarters on Campus

Officers of the several student
clubs of Catholic University, now
attending classes under the acceler-
ated program, are preparing full
programs for the fall and winter
season of school opening a month
hence.
A number of informal campus
meetings are being held so activities
will be ready to start with the OPEN
ing of the regular academic year
September %.
Each of the undergraduate organ
izations has some members who are
taking the accelerated program,
which has been in progress since the
closing of the summer session
August 8. The tentative plans these
students make will be submitted to
the whole membership of each So
ciety at the initial meetings in
October.
The university authorities are TAX
ing advantage of the present period
to make alterations and improve
ments of students quarters and
club facilities. The Phi Kappa
House is undergoing extensive re-
pairs and improvements. Similarly
Gibbons Hail. where many under
graduate lay students live, has been
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Papers That Exposed
Race Trouble Rumors
by Davis
owl Head Says Enemy
Invented Stories to
Hurt War Effort
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Elmer Davis, director of the Office
OF War Information, yesterday COM
mended four Southern daily news
papers and Negro weekly for ex-
posing false and inf1ammatory ru-
mors" of racial differences.
Mr.. Davis said there was reason
to believe that the stories, circulated
by word-o mouth until exposed
by the newspapers, were invented
by the enemy for the deliberate
purpose of provoking such troubles"
The rumors included false reports
that colored residents of Norfolk,
Va, had purchased all available ice
picks in that area with the inten-
ton of making mass attack on
white residents. Another was to
the effect that colored domestics
we're organizing clubs called "Order
of Eleanor" and Daughters of Flea
nor" for the purpose of making ex-
traordinary demands on white
housewives.
In letters to editors OF the papers.
Mr.. Davis said exposure Of these
falsehoods is patriotic service not
only to your community but to the
unity of the Nation"
The letters went to L. T. Jaffe,
editor of the Virginian-Pilo Nor
folk, va: Josephus Daniels. editor
of the News and Observer, Raleigh.
N. c.; Virginius Dabney, editor of
the Richmond Times Dispatch,
Richmond, Va, and p B. Young, ST.,
editor of the Journal and Guide,
a Negro weekly published at Nor
folk.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Merger Of Wage-H
And Public Contracts
Divisions Ordered
Consolidation to Become
Effective by October IS;
WoIIing to Head Agency

Consolidation of the Wage and
Hour and Public Contracts Divisions
OF the Labor Department has been
ordered by Secretary Perkins, it
was announced last night.
L. Metcalfe Walling. administra-
tor of the Public Contracts Division
since its establishment in 1887, who
was appointed administrator of the
Wage and Hour Division in March,
will head the combined agency.
UnderSecretary Perkins order, the
consolidation will become effective
not later than October Is.
New York City will be the head
quarters of the combined units, and
a branch Office will be maintained in
Washington. The Public Contracts
Division has approximately 100 en-
ployes in the District, and so in the
field. The Wage and Hour Di-
vision, transferred to New York
some months ago under the Gov
ernment decentralization program,
has about 355 employees in its head
quarters Office in that city, and
$500 in the field.
The merger may shift a few
employees from New York to WASH
ington and others from Washington
to New York, according to Labor
Department officials. 1t was indi-
Gated that shifts of personnel be-
tween the two cities probably would
balance each other.
The greater efficiency and the
avoidance of duplicate effort brought
about by the consolidation will make
1T possible for the two divisions to
carry out their responsibilities under
the Fair Labor Standards Act and
the Public Contracts Act, despite
cut Of nearly 100000 in the COM
bined budget of the divisions" Sec
retary Perkins said.
The consolidated unit will be
known as the Wage and Hour and
Public Contracts Division.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
First Navy Air Cadets
Assigned BIimp Service

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ga, Aug. 29.-The first
Navy pre-f1ight school cadets to be
assigned to lighter-than-air service
were named here today by Capt.
c. E. Smith, commanding officer
OF the school.
They are English-born Derrek
Stuart Archer of Rome, Ca; Charles
Robert Barton, Fayetteville, Ark. +;
Wayne Roland Bryant, Kenton,
Tenn; Robert Buckingham Cheyne,
Wakefield, Mass, and Murray Mar
Gus, Savannah, Ga.
The five, members of the first
graduating class of this school, will
report to the naval aviation train
Ing station at Lakehurst, N. j., on
September 10 for blimp training,
the announcement stated.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Library in Utah Gets
Reply From China on
Book in Australia

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. Aug
29.-Ihe city library last De-
cember 10 sent out an overdue
notice on a book checked out in
November.
Today's mail brought this re-
ply from somewhere in China.
dated July 1s:
I last saw your book
somewhere in Australia. Un-
fortunately, at present am out
OF American currency so in
closed find $40 Chinese currency
which at present rate of ex-
change here covers your BILL"
No one in Salt Lake City
Knew the value of the two 10
yuan bills.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Molzohn Appeals Verdict
In Espionage Plot Case

BY the Associated Press.
HARTFORD. Conn, Aug. 29.-The
Rev. Kurt E. B. Molzahn of Phila-
delphia appealed today from a Fed
eral jury verdict convicting him
of conspiring to deliver American
military secrets to the Axis.
The appeal to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals was filed
at New Haven by Molzahn's lawyer,
James w. Carpenter.
Pastor Molzahn, a naturalized
American citizen and formerly a
cavalry officer in the German Army
was sentenced to 10 years impris-
onment after his conviction on
August 81 on charge that he con-
spired with four others to violate
the Espionage Act.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Mount Vernon Seminary
Plans Courses in Defense

Because it considers that the close
relationship between education and
the war effort demands that an ed
ucational institution consider how
it can best contribute to the national
emergency. the Board of Directors
OF Mount Vernon Seminary. on rec
ommendation of George w. Lloyd,
president, has arranged for courses
in defense activities to take the
place of the normal activities In
junior college and preparatory
school.
A nurses aide course, under the
supervision of the American Red
Cross, will be offered when school
opens late in September. Students
will receive a credit of three points
Evening star., 1942-08-30

A woman bassoon player, one of
the few in the world, joined the
WAACS yesterday at the Army re-
cruiting station, Eleventh street and
New York avenue NV.
One of family of bassoon play
ers, Miss Ruth Blank, 81, of 6918
Sixth street NV, said she came to
Washington five months ago be-
cause her friends had left her home
town of Lakewood, N. Y, and she
was Lonesome" While here she
became interested in WAACS and
decided to 'join up"
For the last five months she has
been employed as typist for the
Civilian Personnel Division of the