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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

Miss Georgia Mcmillan, of
Winston-Salem, is spending this
week with her parents at Ma
than's Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valma Woodruff
and daughter are visiting rela-
tives at Nathan's Creek, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Thomas
and daughter, Ruth Barley, went
to Sanford for the week end. Mr..
Thomas returned Monday morn
ing, but Mrs. Thomas and Ruth
Barley remained for an extend
ed visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davidson
spent Sunday in Statesville
Mrs. c. A. Jones, of Logan, w.
Va, is spending some time vaca-
tioning at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs J. F. Jones, at Silas Creek.
Mrs. M. L. Davidson and Mrs.
Carol ,Hol1ar and daughter, of
Hickory, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Davidson, this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Hoyt Wood re-
turned home last week, following
a two-weeks' vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. P G. Wright spent
Sunday in Abingdon, Va.
Mr.. ]. Roy Price, of Shreveport,
La, arrived Saturday to visit his
sister, Mrs. B. w. Tugman and
other relatives and friends here
who look forward to his visits.
Mr.. William E. Howell. of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Miss Templeton
Honored Thurs

Miss Lynda Templeton, house
guest of Mrs. John Donnelly, was
honored by Mrs. .Donnelly at a
bridge party last Thursday at
t>rnoon.
High score went to Mrs. Jim
McLaurin and bingo prize to Mrs.
Dean Mcmillan. The honoree was
also presented with a gift.
Refreshments were served fol-
lowing the game when three ia
bles were in play.
Mrs. Station Mc1ver and Mrs.
Robert Barr honored Miss Tenn
pleton at bridge on Friday af-
ternoon. The honoree was pre-
sented with linen handkerchiefs
at this time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Personals

Washington, D. c., has been vi
sitting friends and relatives in the
county during the past week.
Mr.. Donley Worley, who is en-
ployed at Mooresvile, came home
last week end to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Worley. Mr..
Erwin Grubb, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reece Grubb, returned to Moores-
vile with Mr.. Worley.
Mr.. Reid Sturdivant, Jr., has
gone to Akron, Ohio, where he
has a position.
Mrs. A. M Duncan and Miss
Mary Coward, of Baltimore, are
visiting relatives in the county.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Coward at Grassy Creek this
week are Miss Airline Coward,
of Durham; Miss Jeanette But
Ter, of Conrad, Iowa and Durham;
Miss Jane Daniel, of Virgilina,
Va, and Durham.
Mrs. Whit Mcneil and son, Ed
ward, from Mayberry, w. Va,
are spending this week visiting
friends and relatives in the coun-
ty.
Charles E. Parsons, Jr., Of
Northfork, w. Va, is spending
this week with his mother and
other relatives in the county.
Mrs. Whit Mcneil and Miss
Matt>la Severt were shopping in
West Jefferson, Friday.
Mrs Ben Little of Clifton. has
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Laurel Fork News

A revival meeting will begin at
the Laurel Fork schoolhouse ON
Monday night, August oath at
7:3O p. M, EST. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend and bring
someone.
Mrs. Ora Johnson, of Hays, vi
sited her brother, Mr.. F. J. Pen
dry, Sunday.
Mr.. Buford Pendry, who is en-
ployed in Tennessee, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. PEN
dry during the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Cox, Of Wag-
oner, visited Mr.. Cox's sister, Mrs.
L. B. Holbrook, Suadayafehoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Love Dolinger

Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Love an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Annie Pauline, to Mr..
Lloyd Wiley Dolinger, on Friday,
July 81, at Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Dolinger received her ed
ucation in Virginia and works in
Washington with the Navy.
Mr.. Dolinger is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Dolinger, of Husk.
He received his education at Lam
sing high school and has worked
in Washington for the past five
years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
SEVERAL NOW IN
: ASHE co. HOSPITAL

Patients in the Ashe county
hospital yesterday included the
following:
Ruby Duvall, Rugby, Va, op-
erative; Mrs. B. L. Bare and in
FAINT, Jefferson; Marie Woodie,
Laurel Springs, operative; Mrs.
Boyce Marsh, Grassy Creek, OPP
eratiVe.
Leroy Rhinehart (col.) prison
camp, operative.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
WO1nan's Club To
Meet Next Week

Mrs. Mary G. Hafer, president
of the Woman's Club, announced
that the August meeting scheduled
for this week would be held next
week on Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. A. B. Hurt, at Ma
than's Creek. All members are
urged to attend.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. B. l..
Bare, a daughter, Anne Marie,
August II, in the Ashe county
hospital. Both mother and daugh-
ter are getting along nicely. Mrs.
Bare was formerly Miss Ella Mae
Bare, of Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Osborne, of
Ashland, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Arlena, to Sgt.
Fred Wyke, of Boone. They are
now making their home in
Charleston, where Sgt. Wyke is
stationed with the U. S. Army.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
JONATHAN SWIFT

I venerate the man whose heart
is warm,
Whose hands are pure, whose doc
trine and whose life,
Coincident, exhibit lucid proof
That he is honest in the sacred
cause.
-COWPER
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

FOR RENT-Five-room house
located only mile and half from
West Jefferson. See Henry Du-
vail, West Jefferson. $40 Ito
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

Men, even when alone, Tighten
their labor by song, however rude
it may be. st.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

l know a man of wit who is
never easy but when he can be
allowed to dictate and preside; he
never expects to be informd or
entertained, but to display his
own talents. His business is to
be good company, and not good
conversation.
JONATHAN SWIFT
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Blows Shower on
Fleeing Germans

Spain's best troops-poSsibly l5o,-
900 Strong-are stationed in this bar
ren strip of North African coast.
There also were alarms and ru-
mors ats the eastern end of the
Mediterranean where one possible
Nazi counter move would be a sud-
den move into Turkey.
The British radio reported that
Nazi troops were masSing along the
Greek coast-either for transport
to North Africa or for a possible
thrust at Turkey.
TURKEY MENACED
From Hitler's standpoint the ad-
vantage of Turkish stroke might
be its relative nearneSs to his main
troop reserves in Russia and the
fact that Allied strength in the
main Iran-Iraq area may have been
reduced 20 pool manpower for the
big North African offensive.
Allied strategic possibilities also
We're far from exhausted.
The situation in France still was
tense with the position of the Vichy
regime of Premier Pierre Laval
apparently extremely precarious.
What effect the sudden accession
TO the Allied cause of a powerful
group Of French leaders, headed by
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan.
would have on Vichy and the French
popuiace was uncertain. But it might
prove explosive.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Navy Recruiters
To See Students

A navy vi recruiting party will
arrive at Central Union High
school in El Centre next Monday
to interview boys interested in en-
listing in the section which per-
mits them to remain in school un-
til the close of their sophomore
years.
Lieut.. Milo V. Olson will be in
charge of the party and asked Dean
Glenn Kieffer of the Junior college
TO instruct the applicants that they
must be enrolled in junior college
or be acceptable for enrolment at
this time.
When appearing for interviews,
the students must have their birth
certificates, three letters of recon-
mendation, a resume of their edu-
cational and occupational exper-
fence in their own handwriting, if
under 81 years of age, their par
entS' written consent, and two
photographs of themselves. The
photographs should be two and one
half inches by two and one half
inches and one should be full face
and the other profile.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Swiss Role in
War Described

Switzerland's role in world af-
fairs as cne of the few neutral ma
tions in existence was described by
Robert Schwob of Imperial for the
Ell Centre Rotary club. Thursday
noon. SchWob. a member of the
FL Centre club, is q native of
Switzerland was educated in that
country, served in the Swiss army
and is new applying for citizen
ship in this country.
Switzerland, he said, is perform
ing a great humanitarian work, and
also can represent the various bel
ligerent nations when necessary
Among the many activities of the
Swiss are the caring for the chill
dren of exiles, the effective work
in exchange of prisoners and, as the
headquarters for the International
Red Cross are in Geneva, the work
of that organization is directed from
Switzerland.
Willie T. Johnson spoke on the
Community Chest drive: S. S.
Campbell gave his life history.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
80 New zeaIander
Troops Face Down
Big Italian Unit
guns and they gave it up Smartly.'
DESERTED BY NAZIS
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guns and they gave it up Smartly.' =
DESERTED BY NAZIS
One of the Italian non-comS told
me that their force had been de-
serted the night before by five Ger
man officers who had been placed
in command of the Italians with
instructions to delay the British
advance.
When we saw these fellows this
morning." he said, we handed our
selves over. But we thought they'd
send a lot more after us"
1t appeared that the American
landing in North Africa had much
to do with Halfayas speedy sur
render. The prisoners told me they
had portable radio sets in the pass
and were able to keep up with all
developments in French North Afri-
ca. They knew tney were in q huge
pincerS.
Quite q crowd of Italians gathered
about me, noticing that l was speak
ing Italian. I asked them where
Gen. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
was. A couple of them drew hands
knifelike across their throatS and
said they did not know but if they
did. 1t was not an act.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
ReCruiter Shifted
From &c. Station

M H. Lindbergh. recruiting Off
Ger in charge of the Navy recruit
ing station in Ell Centre for some
time, recently was transferred r.
Yuma and J. K. keys Mitchell
placed in charge of the Ell Centre
station.
This week the men accepted for
enlistment in the Naval Reserve at
the station included John L. Nc
Connell, Jr., Gurdon L. Hanna and
Robert H. LIE Febre, all of Ell Cen
tro: E. P. Schoonover, James l..
Gardner, Jr.. Henry P Seabolt, Bill
E. Suite. Jack E. Gilliland, Mar
vim r. Brady. Lawrence Augrita
and Edgar P. Stewart, all CT BraW-
ley.
Warren j. Simmons and Luis A.
Palacio of CaleXico; Lloyd L. Kemp
ton, Lannie B. Heath. Joseph L.
Love, Jr., William H. SorenSen and
Lester D. Dickerson all of Calipat-
ria; Huston EStep and Floyd b
Hipp cf Holtville. and Weldon B.
Freeman of Blythe.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13

their decision before the vote.
Wheeler claimed that the army
had failed to show the need for
drafting the 'teen-aged group. He
objected especially to elimination
OF the amendment which would
have prohibited the use of 18 and
10 year olds in combat until they
have received a year of training.
Nye said Japan has been at war
for six or eight years and still
hasn't taken boys from single
school or college and I see no rea-
son on this earth why we should
be the only nation to do that
johnson said that under no con-
ditions could he be persuaded to
cast a ballot in favor of bill
which would send hundreds OF
thousands of young men to their
deaths.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
MELOLAND FARM
CENTER MEETING

The Meloland farm center viii
meet at the Alamitos school at s
p. m. Monday with the election OF
officers as the main item of official
business. Farm Advisor Frank Bey-
schlag will discuss Local Aspects
of Our Governments Farm Pro-
gram," and william Fox will eX-
plain Soil Conservation's Drain
age Studies in Imperial Valley" The
upper grades at the school will
sing. Mrs. John Hammand will play
piano solo. and Glenn and Rose
mary Muller will entertain with
Swiss yodeling.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
NEW DRAFT ORDERED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-(UP)-
Selective service headquarters to-
day was expected to issue instruc-
tlons soon to local draft boards to
begin drafting 18 and 10 year olds
for the armys January quotas.
The bill permitting induction of
teen-age youth is on President
Roosevelt's desk and probably will
be signed this week. The senate
completed congressional action on
it yesterday by agreeing to a SEN
ate-house conference version which
had eliminated the controversial
one-year training amendment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
N SPANISH BORDER
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Allied advantage in Africa.
ON SPANISH BORDER
Already he had moved his trooDs
and guns south in France to the
Mediterranean and had stationed
forces all along the French
frontier Nazi anti-aircraft gunners
stood guard at southern French air
dromes and other war detectives.
Whether those moves were wholly
deienslye-protection against a pos
sible surprise blow by the allies
against the south coast of France
was not yet clear
1t was possible that the next step
might be a NaZi thrust into Spain
and Portugal in an attempt to un-
hinge the Allied control of the gate
wa to the Mediterranean at Gibral-
tar. BY such a move Hitler might
attack the big British bastion from
the La Linea side. He also might
gain the use of Spanish Morocco
where 1t has long been reported
that big German guns have been
installed TO control shipping through
the straits and lombard The Rock.
SPAIN NERVOUS
Some nervousness waS evident il
Spain and the authorities in Span
ish Morocco, the only territory at
the northwest corner of Africa not
in Allied control, issued statements
TO the populace in an effort to re-
assure them.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13

disaster that night second only to
Pearl Harbor. but worse in one
sense. since this time we had ad-
vance warning in time to have been
prepared,
The Japs struck that terrible
night with almost unequaled dar-
ing and with perfect precision in
flicting major damage on our ma
val forces in Tulagi harbcr.
FIRE UNRETURNED
The JapS, with only three cruis-
ers and several destroyers, struck
in the middle of the night, caught
our fleet literally asleep opened up
with their deadly attack, and were
gone out of range of our guns with
out ever even being fired upon by
our ships.
The whole thing was over in
eight minutes, leaving thousands
of men helpless in the cold waters
of Tulagi harbor. an unbelievably
large number of dead or wounded.
1t was hours later before the last
Survivors we're picked up.
In a few minutes our we'll
started campaign in the Solomcns
turned from a brilliant offensive
counter-invasion of Jap territory
into a hard, bitter long drawn out
defensive operation.
What could and should have
been the opening of a blitz at
tack on the whole system of Jap
island bases became in a few mo-
mentS a desperate struggle of de-
fense. at times becoming almost a
second Bataan.
NAVY CLAIMS VICTORY
yet the next day after that ma
iOr disaster, the announcement was
made from Washington that our
Navy had won a major naval vic
tory from Japan, dispensing their
fleet with but slight damage to one
of oCr cruisers.
The American public were cruel
ly misled and given the impression
that we had the Jap navy on the
run the excuse for calling this
disaster a victory was not to con-
ceal the facts from the Japs. They
knew the facts"
Asserting that concealment of
American defeats served no useful
purpose, inasmuch as Japan knew
oil about them,' Mas added:
DISASTER STILL HIDDEN
Many disasters that have at
tended our military operations in
recent months have been well
known to everyone except the
American public"
He cited the instance of another
naval battle which, he said, still is
publicly acclaimed as great
American victory when, in fact, Our
losses were greater and far more
serious than these of the Japs.
He did not identify this engage
ment. but said the whole Solomon
islands campaign was not we'll or
ganized and was not followed up.
Mas suggested that perhaps of
ficials in Washington conceal or
twist the truth cut of fear of the
effect on public morale" If they
do, he said, they Just don't under
stand Americans"
Possibly" he continued, 1.-The mo-
tive for this policy of mishandline
war facts is to keep from stirring
r,o the people and Congress. in the
fear that the people, through Con-
gress, might force some reforms on
the executive bureaus
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Christmas Seal
Sale Scheduled

Plans for the annual Christmas
Seal sale in Imperial county were
perfected this week by Mrs. p. E
Hixson president of the California
tuberculosis and Health asSocia-
ton in Imperial county, and Miss
Irene Carlson, field supervisor Tor
the association.
I'VE hope to double the collec-
tions from the sale of Christmas
sales this year." Miss Carlson said
1--WE had 10 per cent increase last
year over the year before and since
the need is greater this year, we
believe the collections will be doub-
led"
The sale will begin in Imperial
county on Nov. %.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13

As soon as the bill becomes law.
national selective service headquar-
ters will issue appropriate instruc-
tions to local boards, through state
headquarters. calling for immediate
classification of all youths who reg
istered last June. President Roose-
velt then will designate a day for
registration of the estimated 500,-
900 youths who reached 18 years
of age after the last registration
day.
The bill passed the senate on a
voice vote with only few scat
tered noes" Among them were
Sens. Gerald P. Nye, r., N. D.,
Hiram G. Johnson, r., Calf, and
Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, all
of whom informed the senate of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Sordid Story Of
Non.Support Told

Continued, from Page II
and some of the children had sores
on their bodies because of the filth
in which they lived.
Windows were broken out of the
house, it's meager furniture was
broken, the bedding was unbeliev-
ably soiled. and the roof leaked
sbamefi'lv. the investigators said.
The children seldom had cooked
food, living out of cans and on dry
cereals.
Lear, faced with prosecution
promised to do better by the family,
and TO look after them,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Worried Over Gas?
Consult Expert

Gasoline rationing with its num-
berless subsequent problems is be-
ing anticipated by those in charge,
it was disclosed Friday as Lee Gus
ick, from the Los Angeles branch
of the Office of Price Administra-
ton, poured oil on trouble wa
ters
CCIick asked anybody with prob
lens resulting from the proposed
limited sale of motor fuel begin
ming on December i, 10 come in and
discuss them with him at the city
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Turn.|n Of Tires
Gains Momentum

WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-UP9
Motorists turned in l,483, 500 tires
under the vital tire purchase plan
through November 7, the Office of
Price Administration announced to-
day.
Reporting a "quickening pace" OF
turn-ins Of all tires in excess OF
five per automobile under the mil
cage rationing program, OPA said
the greatest proportion, one tire
fer each 81 automobiles, was re-
ceived in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

Suit for divorce was filed in I'M
rerial county superior court Thurs
DAY by Myrtle CLANCY against o..
B. Chane. Their marriage took
place in Bracketville, Texas, jan
s. 1918 and the separated at Utop-
ia, Tex, June l3 l,94l. She accused
linn of extreme cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13

BE Explicit
In pep talk, President Baxter
Loveland Of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau instructed Farm Bu-
reau directors to get busy enrolling
members for next year.
There are many prospective
members" Loyeland said. Get
them all in"
How old do they have TO be to
be prospective members?" inquired
Evan HeWe3.
Just off the bottle" snapped
Loyeland.
Some people never get off the
bottle, -drawied lScotty sFouids.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13

LACK OF UNITY
He said that. despite the lessor
of Pearl Harbor. there is still nc
unity of command in the Pacific
And he added that there could be
none until there is first unity of
command over our Army and Navy
in Washington"
Most of Mas charges were di-
rected at the Navy which is in
command of the Solomons' cam
paign. The Navy Department had
no comment. Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox, was not avail
able for comment and Navy Off
cialS said he would not be here to
conduct his regular Friday after
noon press conference today.
Mas, an aviator in the last war
spent four months in the Pacific on
active duty as a Marine Corps col
onel. He is the ranking Republican
on the house naval affairs commit
tee. Since his return to Washing
ton a month ago, Mas has discuss
ed with President Roosevelt, Secre-
tary of Navy Knox and Admiral
Ernest j. King, commander-in-
chief of the US. fleet. the condi-
ticns he found on his tour.
MISREPRESENTATION
Mas asserted official communi-
ques had described serious defeats
as victories and cited the naval
disaster of the night of August S
in the Solomons when four heavy
cruisers were sunk by the Japs-
three American and one Austria
lian." He referred to the Austria
liam cruiser Canberra and the us.
cruisers Vincennes. Astoria and
Quincy, sunk off Savo island.
Even Though our forces had
warning many hours i'll advance,
Mas said, we still were caught to-
tally unprepared. We suffered a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
NEGRO JAILED

Begging nickles and dimes from
county employees and court house
visitors proved to be a dangerous
business venture for T. j. Allen,
81, Negro laborer. He was jailed
on a charge of vagrancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Scanning l.v.
News Horizon
PLEADS GUILTY

Oroville Hacker, employee of an
Ell Centre pool hall, Friday pleaded
guilty TO a charge of failure to sup
port his unborn, illegitimate child.
He asked for probation in Imperial
county superior court and a proba-
ton hearing was scheduled for No
Vember 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
SUES FOR DAMAGES

Joseph J. Hoyes Thursday sued
Lloyd Grice for $4,000 damages for
injuries he said he suffered when
Grice assaulted him at his home
IN Winterhaven last Aug. 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
DECREE GRANTED

An interlocrtory divorce decree
was granted in Imperial county su-
perior court Friday to Frank john
son in his suit against Edlee john
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

Alleging extreme cruelty, Dorcie
Franklin Mitchell, Friday, sued
Izola Jewell Mitchell for divorce.
They married in Yuma in 1882, and
separated in Brawley last October 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
MEETS MONDAY

E. Centre lodge No. 3S4. F. and
AM, will confer a degree at the
meeting Monday night, at 7:20
O'Clock, Masonic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Rambling Reporter

Continued from Page -
cal dressings because your i'll ad-
vised remarks influenced someone
to stop making them.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Suit for divorce was filed Friday
by Pauline Gilbreth by Author Ray
Gilbreth. alleging extreme cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13

Defeats Pictured
AS u. s. Victories
LACK OF UNITY

Continued from Page l