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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
AUCTION CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH tt-i:oo ..
m. sharp, at the place known as
the &. 3. Kellogg Farm on sun1p-
ter 3D., one mile south Of Belle
vile. Mrs. {. 3. Kellogg. Pro-
prietof. Earl Wright. AUctioneer.
o. {. Nedder, Clerk. ADV. 80
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
REVENUES DECLINE

Detroit. Mar. 7-lNS-lnternal
Revenue Collector Giles NJ. Kava-
nagh here blamed Office Of Price
Administration freezing orders for
sharp decline. 25 per cent. in fed.
eral tax revenues during Febru-
ary in the Eastern Michigan dis
trict.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Today in Past

ny NHF0CI1fod Pressl
One Year Ago Today
British announce collapse Of last
Italian resistance in Somailand.
TWO Years Ago Today
Firms throw back Russian forces
attacking over ice OF Vhpuri Bay;
Sweden presses efforts TO arrange
Finnish-Russian Armistice.
twenty-five Years Ago Today
Lull follows heavy fighting on
Somme and Ancre sectors Of west
ern front.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

DETRO1T-lNS-An urgent call
was sent out today for fresh blood
from a person who has recovered
from staphycoccus aureus septice-
mia, Detroit Osteopathic Hospital
officials announced. Or. Fred Ruth
erfurd. a stan surgeon at the insti-
tuition. is lighting for his life
against the rare disease. and a
TRANSMISSION IS needed. hospitsl at.
taches said. announcing they would
pay all expenses connected with
the TRANSMISSION.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

DETROIT-lNS - The Detroit
Branch OF the Office Of Emergency
Management estimated today that
800. 900 persons with little or no
previous experience on machines
Will be trained for war production
work before the end Of the year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

APARTMENT: Three rooms and
hath. furnished 10 y. Adams or
Phone $50. ADV. S07s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

& White Boston Bull
Dog Puppy, Reward. Phone l46l-W.
Adv 307s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Two Injured
in Accidents

Two persons were injured IN au-
tomobile collisions neat Ipsilanti
Friday night and early today,
Miss Pauline Engmack. 215 :.
Wallace Blvd, Michigan State Nor
NAL College student had six
stitches taken in her chin and in
juries 10 her left hand were treat
ed az Boyer Hospital Friday night
after the car in which she was a
passenger plunged over an embank-
ment on Huron River Dr. one-quar-
ter mile west Of LeForge Rd and
stopped on Michigan Central Rail-
road tracks Shortly after Miss
Engmack and the driver. William
SepuH Detroit got out OF the an
tomoble freight train crashed
into the vehicle and virtually de-
molished it.
Falls Asleep
Earl today Miss Mary Jean Nor
rison. 100 ingalls, St. Ann Arbar,
was treated at Boyer Hospital FOR
decorations Of the left leg and
puncture wound in the right knee.
Miss Morrison was passenger in a
car driven by John Wares. 1924
Green St. Ann Arb0r The car
turned over on USI12 one mile
east Of wizard Rd The drivcr told
state police that evidently he had
fallen asleep. driven OF the al
and in attempting 10 right the car
had turned 81 over.
John Walters. 3l5 y Main St.
Ann Arbor. collided with the rear
OF truck operated by joseph
Radiker. Kalamazoo. on Ford Rd.
west OF Canton Center Rd. shortly
after p. m. Friday. Radiker
had stopped 10 aid another truck
driver whose vehicle was IN the
road
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

BANDUNG-INS-The govern.
ment today ordered destruction Of
liquor stocks in towns where Japa-
nese occupation becomes imminent.
AT the same time liquor distribu-
tors were ordered to halt all future
deliveries.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

YONKERS. n. Y.-INS- Mrs.
Adah Hopkins Anne, elder sister Of
Harry Hopkins, adviser to President
Roosevelt, resigned today as exec
utive secretary OF the Yonkers chap
ter Of the American Red Cross in Il
dispute over administrative poli-
cies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

See WAR Page S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

WASHINGTON-AP-Use of the
Aleutian Islands as a base for full
scale attacks on Japan was advo
Gated today by Chairman Reynolds
ONO Of the Senate Military Al
fairs Committee. Other members Of
Congress likewise we're calling for
speedy offensive action by the Unit
ed Nations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-INS
Although no bodies have been re-
covered, hope was abandoned today
for seven men who were aboard
q twin-engined Army transport
plane when it crashed near Stuart.
Fla The transport was caught
in severe squall, which apparent
ly wrenched a wing of OF it. and
IL fell in flames into the st. Lucie
River inlet near Stuart early
Thursday, according to eyewit.
nesses.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

HOLLYWOOD ms - Enrol
Flynn, athletic motion picture star,
today was under orders TO take
things easier because OF an attack
of what is commonly known as
athletes heart. Dr. Frederick
Turnbull, after so describing the
ailment, said he had ordered
Flynn "to refrain from indulging
in over-exercise as he had done in
the past"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

NEWBERN. n. Search
was under way today foi an Army
coastal patrol plane believed to
have crashed east OF Vanceboro.
An explosion heard in that vicinity.
together with the fact that the
plane was overdue, led to the belief
it had crashed, military authorities
said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

KEY WEST. Fla.-INS-Fifteen
men were missing and presumed
lost today in the torpedoing OF the
2,S50.ton Norwegian steamship
Left. ten survivors from which
were landed safely here after they
had ridden out two-day storm in
a lifeboat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

AN EASTERN CANADIAN
PORT-lNS - Two tankers dis
charged their cargoes of precious
highest gasoline today after linn
ing into port despite gaping torpe-
do holes in their hulls. They were
attacked by enemy submarines in
widely separated areas Of the west
ern Atlantic. One fought OF the
U-boat that torpedoed her with
Eunfre; while the other, unarmed
made the enemy sub duck for cover
by attempting TO ram it.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

WASHINGTON ms A Demo
cratic member OF the House Ways
and Means Committee suggested TO-
day that federal revenues should be
raised TO $4,000 100000 a year-a
step which would require a new
s20.000,000,000 tax bill. The revolu-
tionary idea. however, was not greet
ed with enthusiasm.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Flashes Of
Late News
THE WEATHER; Tonight:
Cooler, Rain

FORT DIX. y. J,-lNS-one sol
der was burned 10 death and three
others were injured today when
flames Quilted a hunting lodge in
which they were sleeping while on
outpost duty near Fort Dix. Pri
vate Ceylon A. Gibbs, "a, Flushing
Mich, was burned TO death when
trapped on the second floor OF the
blazing building. The three injured
were Privates Walter B. Eisenhardt,
Boonton. y. j.. John Maloney. the
Bronx, n. Y. and Sergeant Clifford
P. Stack. Brooklyn, y. Y. Sentries
aroused the others in the lodge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

"A SOUTHWEST COAST TOWN
OF ENGLAND-AP-Two enemy
planes flew over this town today and
machine gunned a pier. No damage
or casualties were reported
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

PESHAWAR, India -AP- Earth
tremors lasting several seconds
were felt here at 12:42 p. m. British
summer time (7:42 p. m. E.W. t.
Saturday,. No damage was report.
ed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

SAN FRANCISCO APP FBl
agents detained additional prison
ers today after the most far-flung
drive in several weeks against pos
sible fifth columnists in northern
California. The latest figures were
more than so aliens arrested In
raids on 81 cities. Members Of two
Japanese secret societies were the
particular objects in the roundup
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Crowd
For Annual Bic
June Meeting

Inspite of gas and tire ration
ing, a large crowd is expected to
attend the annual Big June meet
ing at Senter Baptist church, at
Nathan's Creek, on Saturday and
Sunday.
Elder Ed Davis, Moderator
of the Senter District will preach
as will several visiting elders.
This is the first of the two-day
Primitive Baptist meetings held
during the summer in this section
and has for more than three
quarters of a century drawn large
crowds. AS many as 5000 people
have attended, however, with
travel restrictions such a large
crowd is not expected this year.
In years passed the event has
been a homecoming for many
natives of this section who have
moved elsewhere. Many distant
states are usually represented.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Registration Of
Men Ii To 20 To
Be Held June 80
Includes All Men Born After
January 1, 1922 And Be-
fore June 80, 1924

Plans are now being made by
the local board for the fifth reg
istration of men for military ser
vice, to be held June 80. This
will include all men born after
January l, 1922 and before June
80, 1924, the group age 1920.
It is estimated that there will
be slightly more than 400 in this
group in Ashe county, to regis
ter at this time.
Details of the registration will
be announced later, but accord
ing to present plans, it will prob
ably be held in the various town.
ships, because of hampered trans
portation facilities. The proceed
ure for serial and order numbers
for this group will also be an
nounced later.
The registration in this county,
as elsewhere, will be held
throughout the day and will be
similar in order to those already
held.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Ashe County Fair
Committee Will
Meet Fri. Night
Important Meeting To Be
Held At Community
Building Here, 8 p. Nj.

Final decision about holding
the Ashe county fair this fall will
be made at meeting of the exc
cutive committee at the commun-
ity building here, Friday night at
8 o'clock.
New officers of the association
will also be elected and other I'M
portant business matters discuss
ed, Ed Anderson, fair president,
states.
The Crescent Amusement COM
pany has already submitted an
attractive proposition to furnish
midway attractions in event the
committee decides to go ahead
with the fair this fall.
At its last meeting, the execu-
tive committee agreed that it
would be impossible to offer as
large premium list this time,
as formerly, because of war con-
ditions.
Rural fairs all over the country
are being urged by the govern
ment to make an extra effort to
continue this year for two rea-
sons:
First, the Department of Agri-
culture hopes that the awards Of
fered for excellence in agricul-
.tural products will stimulate peo-
pie to put forth an effort with
their victory gardens and feed
for defense crops.
A second reason is to furnish
wholesome amusement and there
by relieve the war strain and
bolster up public morale.
The executive committee is
composed of: Sharpe Shoemaker,
Dean Mcmillan, and John Reeves,
Rotary club; P. G. Wright and Ed
Barr, American Legion: Roy
Grouse and Harvey Payne, farm
agents office; Don Blackburn,
West Jefferson merchants; Mrs.
Gorda Boney, home agent; Mrs.
Ed Anderson and Mrs. Lem Hat
er, woman's club; Mrs. p. G.
Wright and Mrs. Ed Barr, Le-
gion Auxiliary; Carl Coward,
town; w. B. Au$+,, county; r. II.
Sears and Miss Lenna Gambill,
FSA; Wade Eller and Miss Odes-
sa Baker, Oranges; Station Mel
yer, soil conservation and Ed NJ.
Anderson, Newspaper.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
E. Green, World
Traveller Now
Visiting In Ashe
Travelled 23,S63 Miles On
Trip; Likes Ashe COun-
ty Very Much

E. E. Green, noted world trav-
eller, arrived in Ashe county this
week at the end of a 23,863 mile
journey by land and sea. II like
it here fine and am in no hurry
to leave" said Mr.. Green, who is
making his first visit here. He
is staying in the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Cicero Pugh, at Crumpler.
II like these mountains" he de-
clared and added with an Irish
twinkle in his eye, 'They are
really beautiful hills" He stated
that in his travels, he had climb
ed mountains as high as II, 400
feet.
On the last lap of his voyage,
he visited a number of countries
in South America and landed last
winter. at Key West. He spent
the winter in Florida and visited
his wife's native state, Georgia,
enroute here.
He is native of Philadelphia,
and for 35 years held a response
BILE position with the Commercial
National bank. After retiring,
he purchased large fruit ranch
at Bakerfield, California, where
he now makes his home. After
spending some time here, he plans
to return to California. A large
portion of his ranch there is leas-
ed to All clubs for demonstration
work.
Green has four sons in the SER
vice. Zone aviation captain, two
radio operators and one buck pri-
vate," he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Ask All Nurses
To Register Now

A call has come from the North
Carolina State Nurses ASsocia-
ton, through their executive Sec
rotary, asking that all active and
inactive nurses in the county reg
lister for possible service. AT this
time when the Army and Navy
Nurse Corps are seeking all a.
valuable nurses, it is especially
necessary that inactive nurses
register for possible service in
their local community or hospi-
tai in the interest of civilian de-
Tense.
This notice comes as request
for all nurses in Ashe county to
register and anyone knowing OF
any nurse, whether active or in
active in our county, is requested
to send their name and address to
Miss Carrie Taylor, county health
nurse, Jefferson, who has been ap-
pointed nurse deputy OF Ashe
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Plan Permanent Program
For Gas Rationing July ]

AS the big question of gasoline
rationing for the nation is being
debated, with the ultimate deci-
sion to be made after a hurried
scrap rubber collection program
is completed, plans are going for
ward to continue gas rationing in
the eastern and southern states
on a permanent basis, starting
July /.
The permanent plan will differ
a good deal from the temporary
plan now in operation. All x
cards will be eliminated and cou-
pon-cards will be issued to all
vehicles so that there will be a
definite check on service stations.
The OPA is going to establish
special audit control system to
prevent service stations from en-
gaging in ''black market" activi-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
For Canning
Sugar Swamp Local Board

Saturday, in order to relieve
the congestion, local teachers vol
unteered their help and the Of
flee was moved to the high school
building and the time for ap-
plication extended through today.
Ralph Campbell, ration board
clerk, said today that around 400
families had registered and that
the average amount of sugar ap-
proved was from Is to % pounds.
The largest amount we issued a
certificate for, was los pounds, u
he said.
In order to clear up any mis-
understanding, members Of the
rationing board said that they
wished to make it clear that this
registration was only for the ear
ly canning season, for fruits now
Continued on Page Four)
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To Start Scrap
Rubber Campaign
In Ashe Monday
Future Tire And Gas Ration.
ing Programs May Be
Affected By 1t
PLANS ANNOUNCED

AS part of a nationwide pro-
gram, announced Tuesday by
President Roosevelt, a special
two-week scrap rubber collection
drive will be launched in this
county next Monday morning and
every person is requested to CO.
operate, Roy Grouse, county sal
wage committee chairman, stated
today.
At the present time, the Presi-
dent states that there is no defin-
tie available information as to the
amounts of scrap rubber in the
nation and indicates that the fu-
ture gasoline and tire rationing
programs are dependent, to some
extent, on the amount of scrap
rubber that can be collected now.
Every person in this county is
asked to gather up all scrap rub
Der around the home and farm
and to bring it to the Todd Drug
company here. Mr.. Todd has a.
greed if the public will contribute
and bring this rubber to his place,
that he will haul it free to North
Wilkesboro, and from there it can
be shipped to central stock piles.
A special committee has been
appointed to handle this and in
cludes Gale Mcmillan, chairman,
Bill Todd, Ross Vannoy and ]. B.
Hensley-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Typhoid Clinics
Are Announced

The Ashe county health de-
partment has announced another
series of free typhoid immuni-
cation clinics. DR.. Robert King,
district health officer, said that
he hoped everyone who could,
would take advantage of these
clinics.
The schedule announced is as
follows:
Monday, June 20, 20 and July g.
Othello, 1000 a. m.
Obids, 1870 a. m.
Glendale Springs, lis p. m.
Wagner, 2:30 p. m.
Boggs, 400 P. M.
Tuesday, june %, 80, and July Z.
Weaversford, 1000 a. m.
Chestnut Hill, Sam Blevins
Store, 1870 a. m.
Thursday, June rs, July 2, and 8.
Todd, $50 a. m.
Mill Greek, 1920 a. m.
Baldwin, HAS a. m.
Bethel Church, 1000 a. m.
Idlewild, 1900 a. m.
Fleetwood, 80 p. m.
Brentwood, 800 p. m.
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ties or favoring certain patrons.
Under the plan, the amount of
gasoline that a distributor may
give to the service station may not
exceed the gallonage represented
by the ration stamps collected by
the station operator from his re-
tail customers.
Details of the new coupon ra-
ton have also been announced.
Congressman are bitterly OPP
posing the proposed national gas
rationing which is contemplated
to conserve rubber. A decision
on this question will be made af-
ter the collection program is fin
ished, President Roosevelt states.
All of the East coast mo-
florists will get an average basic
ration Of nearly four gallons of
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Lee Hart Seriously
Injured, Woodie
Cox Now Sought
Injured Man Was Hit On
Head With Crank AT
WhitetOp
IN ASHE HOSPITAL

Lee Hart, young Whitetop man
is critically ill in the Ashe county
hospital suffering with a COM
pound fracture of the skull and
Woodie Cox, according to reports,
is somewhere in West Virginia,
as a result of an alteration which
took place in the Whitetop section
late Saturday night.
Hart was brought to the hos
pital early Monday morning and
his condition is still reported SER
ious. According to reports he was
hit on the head with an automo-
bile crank by Woodie Cox.
A warrant was sworn out for
Cox for assault with a deadly
weapon, and was sent to West
Virginia where it is reported that
he went after leaving his
home in the Whitetop section. The
warrant was issued by Judge H.
c. Tucker.
Another man, Jack Cox was in
jured in the affray when a fruit
jar was broken over his head, &C
cording to reports.
Lee Hart, who is % years of
age is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Hart, of Whitetop.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
Victories Scored
By Allies; Greater
Bombings Planned
Germans Suffer Heavy Losses
AT Hands Of Russians.
Many japanese Killed

The biggest war news of the
week was the U. S. sea victory
over the Jap fleet at Midway with
Is warships and transports sunk
or damaged including two or
three aircraft carriers.
In Europe, the Germans appear
to be making mighty effort at
Sevastapol where around $500 of
them were killed by the Russian
defenders yesterday.
The Russians reported that in
the resumed fighting-whose earl
Ter phases cost the Nazis more
than $4,000 troops since last fall
the approaches to the city were
heavy with German dead in the
fifth day of the new campaign.
In the European air theatre of
war new overnight British raids
on the armed plants of Germany's
Ruhr valley and on docks and
railways and airdromes in France
and the Netherlands was accom-
panied by an authoritative pre-
diction that 10000 bombers night
might be cast at the Nazis
This was thus publicly suggest
ed by Chief Air Marshal A. T.
Harris:
Zone day in the near future, it
might not be impossible to have
10000 bombers in one night, in
Guiding hundreds which could fly
direct from America with a for
midable bomb load, though of
course this is only surmise".
On land the Japanese are suf-
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11

Hundreds of Ashe county pee
pie have not only travelled miles,
but have stood in line in the rain
this week, for hours, all for the
privilege of getting a permit to
buy sugar for canning.
Due to the fact that informa-
ton relative to allowing addition
al sugar for canning did not ar
rive in time to make plans for
applications to be received in
each of the central school build
ings, as before, applicants were
only received here at the local
rationing board office, for the en-
tire, county. AS a result, the To-
cal office was swamped and many
people, who came from a dis
lance, had to return home without
securing permission for canning
sugar.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
DIR. Bunch Plans
To Teach First
Aid At Sturgills

DR.. Pardue Bunch, of Sturgills,
is now making plans to teach a
First Aid course at the school
building at Sturgills, beginning
Tuesday, June %.
The course will be held twice
each week, on Tuesday and Fri
day evenings, from 8 until 10 o.
clock, until completed.
The course is open to every one
interested and the Standard Red
Cross text book will be used, it
was stated. All those who are in
terested In taking it are asked to
get in touch with DR.. Bunch.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
% Ashe Men Left
For Fort Bragg

Tuesday, % Ashe men left here
for Fort Bragg to enter military
service. A number of members
of the Rotary club and the Amer
lean legion, as we'll as others,
were present to see them off. The
Rotary club presented them with
candy and cigarettes and they
we're presented Bibles by Rev. j.
w. Luke.
Sam Davis, draft board clerk,
pointed out that there were "a
scheduled to leave, but one man,
Glenn Bare, of Glendale Springs,
did not show up.
It was explained that those who
could not conveniently arrive
here in the morning in time for
the bus when they were Schedul-
ed to leave are requestd to come
the afternoon before and accom-
odations will be furnished by the
local board.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
DIR. B. E.. Reeves
Is Re-Appointed
On State Board

DR.. B. E. Reeves has been reap
pointed on the board of directors
of the State School for the Blind
and Deaf, it was learned yester-
day.
A meeting of the board will be
held in Gov. Broughton's office
in Raleigh tomorrow morning for
and from there they will proceed
a conference with the Governor
to the school for a regular board
meeting.
Dr. Reeves has served on this
board for j umber of years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-11
UNUSUALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IN ASHE

During the week, unusually
heavy rains have fallen in va
riOuS sections of the county
while other sections have only
felt light showers.
There was an unusually hea-
Wv rain at Nathan's Greek on
Tuesday which did cOnsidera-
BILE damage as did the heavy
rain at Warrensville, ON Mon
day. Here, waters damaged
the fill Of the railroad and
flooded a number Of dwelling
houses.
HeltOn and Todd both have
experienced continuous rains
for several days.
'It is really q growing sea-
! son, specially for the weeds, !"
an Ashe county farmer said
yesterday.