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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
Potato Growers
Will Meet Today
To Plan Market
Better Market And More
Profitable Sales Are The
Aims Of The Group

A meeting will be held at the
courthouse this morning at 10 O.
CLOCK to map out plans for the
establishment of countrywide
cooperative potato marketing or
ganization, County Agent Roy
Grouse announces.
All potato growers in the coun-
ty have been invited to attend
the meeting with the view of set
ting up a central location where
potatoes can be collected, graded,
weighed and shipped in carload
lots.
1t is believed shat such COOP
erative marketing will enable the
farmers to make more profit ON
their potatoes and will provide a
better market for the sale Of DO
tatoes.
Representatives from State
College extension service, the
state department of agriculture,
and various purchasers are ex-
pected to attend the meeting.
These include H. w. Taylor, OF
State College, ]. B. Gourley, state
department Of agriculture; H. r.
Niswonger, State College; rep
reSentative from the Farmers
Federation, Asheville and a large
potato buyer from down state.
IF the plan can be establish
ed and if it proves to be success
full, we will expand the co-opera-
tive marketing plan to include
beans and other products" Mr..
Grouse said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
Few New Tires
To Be Available

Members of the local rationing
board were advised yesterday by
members of the N. c. board, that
new tires would soon be a thing
Of the past and that all car own
ers in Ashe should take particu-
larly good care of the tires which
they now have.
Even dn the case of recaps,
there are so many on priority
list that there will even by very
few of these for the general pub
lie, it was explained.
Motorists can make their tires
last longer than usual by extra
good care, it was pointed out.
"A stitch in time will save nine
-blowouts", a member of the
board stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
New Coal Is Set
For County; Will
Open On Friday
Collection Places Announced.
Everybody Asked To Co.
operate In Drive
NEED is GREAT

To meet the nations war needs
for scrap iron and steel and 9TH
er salvage material, a new inten-
sive drive will be launched Fri
day morning in Ashe county to
obtain at least 500 more tons of
scrap materials, Roy H. Grouse,
chairman of the local salvage
committee announced today. The
local drive is part of the nation
wide drive announced by Donald
M. Nelson, WPB chairman.
Tonight, on the eve of the
drive, members of the Jeffersons
Rotary club, their wives, guests,
members of the local scrap COM
mittee and others will hear the
campaign briefly outlined by Ed
M. Anderson, as an introduction
to Governor Broughton's speech
which will be broadcasted from
Raleigh at $50. Everyone in the
county is asked to listen in to the
Governors speech.
North Carolina is being called
upon for 392,OOO,OOO more pounds
of scrap metal within the next
six months and in order to raise
the states quota, each county
must do its proportionate part.
"And in order for each county
to go over the top every indivi-
dual must cooperate in the drive"
members of the local committee
said in discussing the plans.
Every gasoline service station,
automobile dealer, wholesale gas
oline and oil dealer is asked to
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
Francis Succeeds
Miller AS Head
Fleetwood High
Prof. Ivan Miller. Resigns Be-
cause Of Important De-
Tense Work

Ivan Miller has resigned as
principal of the Fleetwood high
school and Raymond Francis has
been appointed to fill the position
for the ensuing school year, it
was learned yesterday from Will
liam Hughes, chairman of the dis
trict school board.
Mr.. Miller has responsible de-
tense position in Baltimore which
necessitated his resignation, it is
stated.
Mr.. Francis is widely known
throughout the county. Last year
he was a member Of the Fleet
wood school faculty and coached
girls basketball.
Other members Of the Fleet
wood high faculty are Prof. F. c
Nye, Robert Davis and Miss Ha'
eel Winesett.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
Johnny Mack Is
Home On Leave
Ashe Youth Witnessed Attack
On Pearl HarbOr. Is
Now Lieutenant

John Mack Pennington, Lieu
tenant, Infantry, U. S. Army, bet
ter known to his many friends in
Ashe county as Johnny Mack"
is home on a leave of absence for
the first time since the attack on
Pearl Harbor when he was sta
toned at Schoolfield Barracks.
Johnny has plenty of decora-
tons on his uniform, but he has
little to say about this as he does
his activities in the army. All
of this is, however, just another
indication of his intelligence, the
type the Army needs and wants.
He came here from Fort Ben
ming, Ga, where he has had Of
ficers training and will 60 from
there to there to the West coast.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 0. Pennington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
SHOULD REGISTER
FOR CANNING SUGAR

Members of the local rationing
board asked yesterday that all
of those who have not registered
for their canning sugar to do so
this week.
eve want those who need and
are entitled to canning sugar to
have it but we cannot continue
to register for this indefinitely,
members stated.
The rationing board office is
now located over The Skyland
Post, with an outside entrance
stairway between The Post and
Jones' store.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
ROTARIANS TO HAVE
A VARIED PROGRAM

A highly varied program, fea-
turing special music as played by
a master violinist, Don Richard
son, brief talks on the new scrap
metal campaign, and an interest
ing color film on "coal mining,
will be presented tonight at the
meeting of Rotarians and Rotary
AIMS, program chairman P. G.
Wright, announced.
Last Thursday night, Lee Hat
ley was the winner of an enter
tanning quiz program put on by
Langdon Scott. Several guests
were present.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06

A record group of 68 young men
will leave here next Monday
morning to be indicted into mill
tary service at Fl. Bragg. The
county's call is IS and included
are three transfers from else
where.
The group will leave by bus
from the local board office, a
cross from the Gulf service sta
ton here shortly before 800 o.
clock and large group of civil
ians are expected to bid them
farewell. Last week, in addition
to representatives of the Rotary
club, Legion, Auxiliary, Woman's
club, Civilian Defense, around
200 others were present to see the
boys off. The local chapter OF
the Red Cross financed the can
dy and cigarettes presented the
group last week and the local
merchants will be asked to next
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
$lO8,22O Budget Adopted
And Tax Rate Set At s.
Rate To Be Same AS Last
Year. Sheriff Ordered
To Advertise And Sell

The budget estimate for Ashe
county for the fiscal year 1912
43, setting up a total proposed ex-
penditure of $108,220, and fixing
the tax rate at $500, the same as
last year, was adopted at the
regular meeting of the board of
county commissioners last Mon
day.
The general county expenses
for all departments is estimated
to cost $29,34O and includes $500
for the home demonstration de-
partment, thereby enabling this
work to be continued.
The county must pay $37, 687. 05
interest on bonded debt and $12,-
31295 for sinking fund require
ments during the coming year.
The cost of the social security
program to the county, which in
cludes old age assistance, aid to
dependent children, welfare and
administration amounts to over
$4,000.
The levy further provides for
a poll tax levy of 81; tax on male
dogs, 81 and tax on female dogs,
81; franchise tax on all business
and professions operating in the
county that are taxable by state
law.
In setting the rate and adopting
the budget, the commissioners
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
Townships Will
Hold Meetings
On Sept. 4th
Five-Man Board Of Education
To Be Elected Instead
Of Appointed
COMMITTEE MEETS

The Ashe county Democratic
convention will be held at the
courthouse on Saturday afternoon
September 5, for the purpose OF
nominating the Democratic coun-
ty ticket for the election to be
held November 3, J. B. Hash,
chairman of the executive COM
mittee, announces.
Township meetings for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the
convention and of instructing the
delegates with reference to vot-
ing for the various party nominees
will be held on Friday afternoon,
September 4.
These decisions were made at
a meeting of the county Demo
cratic executive committee held
Tuesday night at the courthouse.
All members were present at the
meeting except four.
To Elect Board OF Education
In. addition to the selection of
nominees for the offices of Rep
resentative, clerk of superior
court, register of deeds, sheriff,
coroner, surveyorlhree members
of the board of county commits
sioners, the executive committee,
by special resolution, ordered
that five nominees for the coun-
ty board of education be select
ed.
Heretofore, members of the
county board of education have
besAs selected by tn tn ReirTascqTta
tive and appointed to serve two
year terms.
Practically all other counties in
the state, however, have been e.
lecting a board of education, the
same as other office holders. it
is explained.
Wade E. Eller, chairman of the
Creston township committee, in
troduced the resolution which
stated, in part, 'That in accord
ance with the state law and in
practice in about all of the coun-
ties in the state, the Democratic
executive committee of Ashe
county, decides and requests the
precinct meetings to be held on
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
JOE PARSONS CHARGED
WITH ASSAULTING WIFE

Joe Parsons, of Piney Creek
section, is now being held in the
Ashe county Jail on a charge OF
assaulting his wife. A hearing
was held before A. G. Wither-
spoon, of Jefferson, and the bond
set at $500. Parsons is charged
with drawing a gun on his wife
and of threatening to kill her. A
warrant was issued in April, but
officer has been unable to locate
Parsons until recently when he
returned to the county after hav'
ing worked on WPA in another
section of the country.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06

Ashe County Schools Will
Open Thursday, Sept. 10
Opening Date Delayed Two
Weeks Because OF Late
Season And RatiOning

Ashe county schools will open
on Thursday, September 10, il
was decided at a meeting of the
board of education Monday.
This is two weeks later than
the schools have been opening in
recent years and there are several
reasons involved, Supt. ]. B. Hash
explains.
One reason is because farmers
generally have gotten behind with
their work because of an unusual
ly heavy rainfall and because OF
the draft and defense industry
work, there is more or less a
shortage of laborers in the coun-
ty.
In the next place, the delay in
opening will give the rationing
board more time in which to
grant permits to take care of the
school bus needs without depriv-
ing reasonable requests made by
farmers and others for tires to
market produce.
1--WE could no doubt have e.
nough tires to open earlier, but
probably not enough to assure
continued operation" Mr.. Hash
stated. ''By September 10, we
are assured of getting this num-
ber.."
A school bus drivers school will
be held next Friday, August a.
at the jefferson school,.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
OXFORD ORPHANAGE
CONCERT HERE SAT.

The singing class of the Oxford
Orphanage will give program at
the courthouse in Jefferson, Sat-
urday evening, at 800 o'clock,
under the sponsorship of the
Ashe county Masonic lodge. Ev-
eryone is invited to hear them.
There will be IA children in the
group and the interesting and va
ried program will consist of reci-
tations, dialogues, songs and q
rhythm band.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
BELIEVE-IT-OR-NOT

A few nights ago, Miss
F1ossie GRAPHICAL, of Fig, well
known school teacher, was a.
waken shortly after midnight
by loud cackling in the chicken
yard.
Rushing out of the house to
see what was disturbing her
"Victory Poultry flock" Miss
Graybeal's flaShlight spotted a
large pOlecat.
Without consideration for
consequences, she grabbed the
skunk by the tail, slammed it
against the ground and killed
the carnivOrOus animal.
eyes, the OdOr was really
terrible, but the mean thing
did not get any of our chick
ems" she declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
YOUNG BABY is LEFT
ON GOODMAN'S PORCH

A two-months old baby was
left on the porch of Mrs. J. O.
Goodman's home near h er e
She said she heard the baby cry
ing about 3 o'clock in the morn
ing and found it in a box on the
front porch. Officers are now
investigating to find its parents.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
NO SERVICE SUNDAY

There will be Sunday School at
the regular hour Sunday morn
ing at the West Jefferson Meth
odist church, but the usual preach
ing service at 11:0O o'clock will
not be held due to the fact that
the pastor, Rev. Hoyt Wood, is
away on vacation at Lake Juna-
1uSka
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
SCOTTVuLE REVIVAL TO
BEGIN ON AUGUST 1

The revival meeting to be held
at the Scottville church will be-
gin on Sunday night, August Is.
with Rev. w. H. Caldwell, pastor,
in charge. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06
SERVICES AT ST. MARY'S

Services will be held at St.
Mary's Episcopal church on Sun
day morning at HOO o'clock and
at Glendale Springs in the after
noon. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-06

These probably need tires their we'll
around their nec but right they interested
helping Uncle Sam lick the Japs Germans Standing
beside carload Of scrap rubber which they just loaded
are Freight Agent G. Wright Clayton Little Roy Medley
and three other Coward Oil Company helpers. This
last week shipped pounds of scrap rubber
(Staff PhOtO)
Evening star., 1942-10-06

$50 dependents. we'll. eight or nine
anyway, so they say to him, What
the h--l you doin' here? You amt
no captain or major or nothin'. We
got thousands OF guys like you what
amt got SO many dependents. Get
out there and support EN-"
Bunny weighs 1875 pounds in the
Army. which amt a bad advertise
ment for the Army's chow. but last
night when he put the snore on
Manuel Rosa at Turner's Arena he
is down to 155. But he's got to
chisel of 10 more pounds before
he's really right. Bummy's take for
the fight is 12E2 per cent of a 81 400
house, which amt hay, but it amt
nothing like the cabbage he used to
get when 10000 potatoes was chicken
feed. But he's gonna take them
kind of fights and like 'em for the
next few months. until Manager
Lew Burston gets him back on the
gravy train.
They have some other fights last
night which amt bad neither. but
It's homegrown produce and don t
have the class which BUNNY has
got.
In dem other jousts Oscar Wright
t.k.o's Abe Kaufman in four when
Abe gets his eye cut; Danny Petro
drops Jim Otis in So seconds nat;
Nick Latsios belts out Jim Wheatley
in the second, and Jim Walker takes
close duke over Otis Harris.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
World Series Tuss|es
Heard by u. 5. Forces
|AI| Over Globe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Members of
Uncle Sans armed forces, scattered
all over the globe, listened to radio
accounts of the St. Louis Cardinals
victory in the 1912 five-game World
Series with all the thrill Of receiving
letter from home.
Only in Hawaii were there any
regrets. The New York Yankees
were heavy favorites there.
But it was directly opposite in the
Canal Zone. Whitley Kurowski,
whose home run yesterday with a
mate on base gave the Cards the
fourth victory and the title, played
shortstop and third base in the
Isthmian League in 1910 and the en-
tire zone was as pro-Cardinal as
St. Louis Grand avenue.
The Army Signal Corps helped
the soldiers in Alaska and the Pa
cific Far West keep abreast Of the
developments. although some of the
fighters were too busy to listen.
Newspapers in Ketchikan, Juneau,
Fairbanks and Anchorage arranged
to send copies of their accounts to
the posts which might have missed
the broadcasts.
Bill Corum, radio commentator
and sports columnist of the New
York Journal-American, said the
broadcasters averaged approximately
100 kilograms and cables after each
of the five games from servicemen
outside the Continental United
States commenting on the contests
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Mont's Ability 10 Kick
Extra Points Is Big
Help 10 Maryland
Booter of 6 in 7 TrioIs
Apt Pupil Of Monders,
Conversion Master

When Maryland reaches the pres
sure portion of it's schedule Tommy
Mont's ability to convert points
after touchdowns suddenly may be-
come one of the Old Liners more
important offensive weapons. Thus
far his six extra points in seven
attempts merely have boosted Mary
land scores over Connecticut and
Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
Mont's post-splitting may be a
vital item when Maryland stacks
up against Rutgers on Saturday at
Baltimore. Sooner or later, anyway,
it is calculated to aid the Old Liners
tremendously.
Last year Maryland made only
eight touchdowns and its only con-
version presented 1t a 1912 triumph
over Florida. BY missing the point
after touchdown the Old Liners
were forced to accept 6-6 tie with
Western Maryland.
Husky Automatic Jack" Manders,
former Minnesota and Chicago Bears
kicking ace, has inoculated Mont
with passion for hasty accuracy on
conversions. Manders, brought to
Maryland by Coach Clark Shaugh-
messy because of his familiarity with
the T formation, also Is proving
valuable in that extra point de-
partment.
Manders' pro record included 40
field goals, 1874 points after touch
down and u consecutive points after
touchdown. He's rated the best OF
all time at his speciality and he's
showing he can teach 1t to others
It's likely to be awfully important
in a tight struggle.
Maryland has demonstrated, in
cidentally, that when 1t moves
toward payoff dirt it wastes little
time. Against Connecticut the Old
Liners employed only Is plays in
moving 29l yards to five touch
downs while against Lakehursr
Maryland used only seven plays in
sweeping l58 yards to two touch
downs.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
6. ". Trip 10 Citadel
No Pleasure Jaunt;
Practice in Gym

Coach Johnny Baker is eager to
iron flaws that popped out in George
Washington University's first two
football games. but combination
Of weather and lack of time may
necessitate 4 mere CLOSING over Of
the Colonials' crude points as they
prepare for an engagement with
The Citadel on Saturday at Charles
ton, s. c.
Weather forced the Colonials to
drill indoors yesterday, which left
Baker only two full days to prepare
his men for Saturdays struggle. On
Thursday the Colonials will entrain
for Charleston and that trip won't
help the boys. They can't get Pull
man accommodations 50 they'll sleep
In reclining coach chairs.
Tackles Maurice Hurley and Car
Butkas and Backs Johnny Pollock,
Paul Weber and Alex Chronis are
Colonials nursing minor injuries, but
all are expected to be available by
Saturday. -
Evening star., 1942-10-06
5p|urge Against Lions
Earns Condit Tie
For Point Lead
Dodgers Beck Matches
"a Totol Scored by
Packers Hutson
BY the Associated Press.

.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-Halfback Mer.
lyn Condit's scoring spree in leading
the Brooklyn Dodgers over Detroit
vaulted him into a tie with End Don
Hutson OF the Green Bay Packers
for the point-producing lead OF the
National Football League.
Condit raced to three touchdowns
and booted 6 extra points for a "a
total. Hutson has three touchdown
passes and 6 extra points kicked for
his "a, but it has taken him two
games for the collection.
Gary Famiglietti of the Chicago
Bears, Rookie Steve Lach of the Chi
cago Cardinals and Pug Manders
of Brooklyn are next in line with
Is each. Lach reached the upper
brackets by taking his third touch
down pass of the season against the
Packers Sunday. The two veterans
failed to score in their games.
Bill Daddio's two field goals for
the Cardinals against the Packers
and his conversion after a touch
sdown brought his total to Is and a
Ftie with Rookie Steve Juzw1k OF
Washington, who now has gone into
the Navy.
Evening star., 1942-10-06

meat would be too badly spoiled to
eat by the next day. but we put it
away in the bow of the boat, think
ing that if we couldn't get another
meal out of it. we could use it as
fish -bait-if we could devise some
sort Of hook.
With our stomachs full for the
first time, we felt pretty good.
Tony slapped his Unframed belly
contentedly. Food had reawakened
his optimism.
How far we gotta 60 to make an.
island, chief" he asked.
About 500 miles, SOUTH" I calcu-
lated.
The wind was bearing out Of the
northeast now. and I thought things
were going rather well. Some of the
larger Islands, I figured today, were
near our path, can't name the
specific islands we wanted to make;
we're under the secrecy of war
However, there are a number of
archipelagoes in the South Pacific.
There were various possibilities of
coming upon friendly land. hoped
to reach one OF the larger islands,
which knew had coconuts on them
Some other islands did not.
Along about here I began to worry
about enemy submarines. I won-
dered what we would do in case we
sighted = submarine in the daytime.
I decided that If we saw a sub we
shouldn't take q chance on its being
OF our own forces. Instead, we would
debate the boat far enough so that
1t would flatten in the water, and
make ourselves as unnoticeable as
possible.
Decided to Dodge.
|. If this step became necessary. we
planned to initiate the boat. after
the submarine had passed, by lung
power, since We had no pump. We
realized the serious peril of taking
this risk, but we had to decide the
alternatives.
The chances were good, I thought
that II we did sight a submarine it
would be an enemy. knew that II
1t should be an enemy sub and they
spotted us, they would probably pick
US up.
Three American sailors in these
waters would be prize. We would
certainly be questioned. I didn't