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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23

few score miles off Japan, enroute
to Yokohama with 1000 tons OF
coal.
Rather than reporting to the Of
ficers. the radio operator took the
word TO his fellow Russians. who
enlisted the rest of the crew in
overpdwering the Japanese Off
GERS.
The flight to safe haven was
made in difficult, rough seas with
provisions dwindling daily. but
residents today hailed the mutt
neers as heroes at their voyages
end.
Neither the name of the ship
nor the identity of its final port
is disclosed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
AMERICANS,
CHINESE IN
AIR ATTACK
Combined Group Makes
Successful Raid on Jap
anese Base at Hanoi

CHUNGKING, Jan. 23-Fhe first
combined operations of the Amer
lean group of fliers and Chinese
Air force is reported.
The American group in Is Am
erican fighter planes Joined the
Chinese Air force of AZ planes and
made major assault late yesterday
on the Japanese base at Hanoi.
All attacking planes returned
safely to their bases and the pilots
report heavy damage was done as
the result of the combined air raid.
Intercepto- planes were shot
down, the pilots state.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
Pansies in January
Spring Comes 10
juneau Early

Who says spring hasn't arrived
in the Gastineau Channel area?
But then, who ever heard OF
pansies in January around Juneau
before this year?
Three pansies were being dis
played in town today by Bill Har-
ris. There was nothing artificial or
dollhouse about them. Harris picked
them in the yard of William Pull
len, manager of the Alaska Light
and Power Company, which Harris
tends as a gardener.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
PREMIER TOTO
IS ROASTING
OF TRIUMpH5
Not Afraid Of America But
Doesn't Jest Of Mill
fdry Preparations

TOKYO, Jan. 23-Premier Toto
today boasted that Japan Is as
sured of further triumphs for
Greater East Asia" and also de-
clared: IT am not afraid of Am
erica, although do not dismiss
lightly the huge military expendi-
lures being made by the United
States"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
5N0WST0RM
HIDES RED
ATTACKERS
Surprise Drive Launched
Along 4O-MiIe Sector
by Russians

LONDON, Jan. % Advancing
behind the curtain OF binding
snowstorm, Red army units today
we're reported to have launched q
surprise attack on German posi-
lions in 40-mile sector between
Novgorod and Moscow on the
Leningrad Railway.
The drive is along the flank of
the Leningrad defenders.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23

PREPARING
DEFENSIVE
BIdekouts Are Ordered in.
All Cities-MiIitid Units
Now in Action

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. %
Alarmed at the reported ATTEMPT
to invade Australia, the Govern
ment today ordered blackouts in all
cities.
At the same time militia units
were ordered equipped with full
military dress ready for immediate
action.
The War Council of the Austral-
ian Commonwealth has been called
in an emergency session.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
5AB0TEUR5
WRECK g
MIGRANTS
toronto Thwarts Fifth COL
umn Effort 10 Hinder
Fire Fighters

TORONTO, Jan. % = Officials
said today that widespread eff
fort to sabotage fire fighting ia
cilities in east end industrial areas
of the city where thwarted with
the discovery of 80 damaged n.y.
drants.
The soft brass spindles on the
hydrants were hammered out OF
shape so that fire department key
wrenches would not fit.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
BRITISH GET
COMPULSORY
GUARD DUTY
designations No Longer
Permitted for Home
Guard Service

LONDON, Jan. % = Service in
Britain's Home Guard will be COM
pulsory after February 16, the War
Office announced today.
The present 14-day notice OF in
tention to quit the service no longer
will be in effect, but members may
apply for their discharge on
grounds of age, medical unfitness
or undue hardship.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
{ H | N E5E
RAID JAP
NAVY BASE
Yoke Island Is Stormed by
GueriIIds : 300 Enemy
Troops Put 10 Death

NEW YORK, Jan. 23-The Brit
ish Broadcasting Corporation today
relayed a report that Chinese
guerillas crossed the Yellow Sea
and stormcd Jap naval headquart-
ers ON Yoke Island. off the coast of
Korea.
Columbia Broadcasting System
recorded the British broadcast. The
BIC. announced added. "The
China Central News Agency re-
ports more than 300 japanese were
killed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
Axis Forces
Reinforced,
African Area

CAIRO, Jan. 23-Reinforced Axis
forces, especially mechanical units,
are striking eastward 80 miles from
the defensive positions at Ell Ag-
heila.
1t is officially announced by the
British headquarters here that the
Axis forces have recaptured Ag-
edabia from the British after fierce
fighting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
British Are
Withdrawing,
Rangoon Says

RANGOON, Jan. % = British
troops. facing superior japanese
forces. are being withdrawn from
the mountain areas east of Moul-
mein on the gulf of Martaban.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
Dutch Lash
0ufAgainsi
Jap Hordes
Bombers, Fighters Score
Direct Hits on War;
ships, Transports
by ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An official announcement from
Dutch headquarters today says
heavy bombers and fighters lashed
out against the invasion hordes of
Japanese and have scored IL direct
hits on eight japanese warships
and transports in the Straits of
MacasSar between Dutch Borneo
and CelebeS Island.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. % - Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau miEe
stock today is rs, American Can
60. Anaconda 27as, Bethlehem Steel
63as, Commonwealth and South
ern u, Curtiss Wright 8ls, Inter-
national Harvester 49ss, Kenne-
colt 35A, New York Central 9h.
Northern Pacific 6ss, United States
Steel 53A, Pound $4.04.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 109l0,
rails 28.35, utilities 14.07.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23

The economic situation in Spain
has improved somewhat but there
Is still large unemployment, accord
Ing to the Department of Com
merce.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23

Canadian growers OF flue-cured
tobacco will probably realize an all
time record dollar revenue per
acre this year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
AERIAL ACTIVITY REPORTED

~ = ASs@A wv A1D
MELBOURNE. Australia, Jan. %
Japanese aerial activity was re-
ported throughout this morning
along the northeast coast of New
Guinea.
An early afternoon message in
dicated that the Japanese flotilla
of five troop transports, three
cruisers and other escort ships had
not yet entered Rabaul harbor and
no reason for the delay is indi-
Gated.
One million gas masks have been
ordered
The National Holiday on Janu-
airy 26 has been cancelled.
Deputy Prime Minister Francis
Forde said: Australia is now fac
ing the most serious threat in his
tory We are ready and with the
Allies will clear the seas and land
of the Jap menace"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-23
Seaborne Troops Nearing
New Guinea : Believed
Landed Keito, RatauI
AIRLINERS EvACUATE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
FlofilIa Of Troop Ships and
Baftleships Reported
from Melbourne
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan's March of Conquest has
struck directly towards Australia
as seaborne troops neared New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands and
probably New Britain in the sweep
that is jeopardizing not only the
land down under" but also the
United States routes to the Pacific
war zone.
Deputy Prime Minister Francis
Forde of Australia announced this
morning that the only confirmed
landing of Japanese troops is at
Keito, $50 miles southeast of Ra-
baul, Capital City of New Britain,
but he said it Is assumed the jap
anese forces have landed at Rabaul
where the British garrison with
drew after firing and dynamiting
the dock and installations at the
approach Of the Nippon fiotilla, re-
ported to have been IL ships, in
Guiding warships.
Late yesterday afternoon fleet
of commercial airliners evacuated
800 women and children from New
Britain.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Rationing Board Members
Resign; No Appointments Yet

was appointed soon afterwards.
All of them have given much OF
their time to the rationing pro-
gram and are to be commended
for their unselfish patriotic ser
vice.
It is expected that a new ra-
tioning board will be named With
in the next few days.
Ralph Campbell, clerk to the
board said that notice had been
received that the tire quota for
September had been cut 28 per
cent and that it was expected to
be lowered more than that in the
future.
It was pointed out that many
service station operators were us
ing coupons from page two OF the
books and that these were not tc
be used until after September %
Notice has been received by the
board that all merchants must
have merchandise listed, filed anc
marked according to the ceiling
price regulations. New books Of
instructions have been received
by the board and are available tt
all merchants who do not under.
stand the ceiling price regulations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
New River Soil
District To Buy
Defense Bonds
Trucks Not In Use To Be Sold
And Cash Converted Into
Defense Bonds

Wade Eller, Chairman of the
Board Of Supervisors of the New
River Soil Conservation District
said today that the district board
had decided to sell the four
trucks it now owns and buy Gov
eminent bonds with the proceeds
The trucks have been advertised
for sale on bids.
MIR. Eller pointed out that the
board felt that the trucks should
be sold so as to be of some use in
solving the naion's transportation
problem. The proceeds from the
sale converted into Government
bonds would also help in the war
effort, he said, and conserve the
assets of the district for use in
Ashe and Allegheny counties for
soil conservation work.
Other members of the board
are J. c. Little and ]. w. Gambill
in Ashe county, and Alton Thomp-
son and Dillon Edwards in Ale
ghany county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20

Ashe county citizens, who have
been deploring the lack Of gas,
tires and sugar, have had as their
last resort, a rationing board to
listen to their complaints and
grievances. But they are tempo
rarily denied this. All members
of the county rationing board re-
signed this week and a new
board has not yet been appointed.
E. A. Ray, chairman of the
board, rendered his resignation
the first of the week in which he
said he was resigning because he
"was not able to devote the pro-
per time to the rationing pro-
gram"
w. E. Vannoy, who was last
week appointed as a member OF
the board of county commission
ers to fill vacancy caused by
the recent death of J. F. Scott
resigned from the rationing board
because of his new appointment
Carl B. GRAPHICAL also resigned
because he did not have the time
to give to it, he said.
Both Ray and Vannoy have
served since the rationing pro
gram was started and Graybe;
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Are Now Holding
Dental Clinics

DR.. E. T. Koonce, of the De-
partment of Oral Hygiene, is a.
gain working in Ashe county for
the benefit of the school children.
DR.. King advises that DR.. Koonce
is at present working in the Lam
sing school and recommends that
all children in that area go to see
DR.. Koonce in order to have their
mouths looked over and have any
necessary work done before the
opening of school.
DR.. Koonce has been in Ashe
county for the past two years and
has made an enviable reputation
for himself among the pupils.
teachers and parents of the school
population. DR.. Branch, head Of
this work in the state, reports
that owing to the calling of den
fists to the armed forces, there is
a scarcity of workers in his de-
partment and many counties will
have to 60 without this service
this year. ''Let us make full use
of our opportunity and let DR..
Koonce know how much we ap-
preciate his presence in Ashe
county," DR.. King said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Condition OF
David Burkett
Much Improved
Prison Guard Struck Over
Head By Negro Convict.
Caught Later

The condition of David Burk-
EFT, guard at the state prison
camp in Ashe county, who was
struck over the head by a negro
convict last Thursday night, is
improving.
After striking Burkett, the ne
gro escaped but was caught that
night on the hill above the camp
by a group of local officers.
The negro had finished serving
a term in the local camp and
Supt. Carl Lowe read a warrant
to him, which stated that he was
wanted in Virginia on a murder
charge.
Burkett went into the Negroes
cell and while he was packing Up,
he struck Burkett over the head
with a shoe and grabbed the
guards gun and fled from the
camp.
The negro's name was Gray
Hardy, alias Aubrey Fitzgerald.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Vannoy Appointed
On County Board
Will Fill Out Unexpired Term
Of John F. Scott. APP
pointed Saturday

Wade E. Vannoy, owner of the
w. E. Vannoy Manufacturing
Company of West Jefferson, and
prominent local business man
and civic leader, has been ap-
pointed as a member of the Ashe
county board of commissioners to
fill out the unexpired term of
John F. Scott, who died last
week.
The appointment was made last
Saturday by j. D. Stansberry,
clerk of the superior court.
In accepting the appointment
and taking the oath of office, Mr..
Vannoy automatically resigned as
a member of the board Of alder
men of West Jefferson. He also
rendered his resignation as a men,
Der Of the county rationing board.
Mr.. Vannoy has been engaged
in the lumber business most of
his life. He established the Van
noy Manufacturing Company here
several years ago and has built
up splendid business. Because
of the effect of the war on build
ing materials, the sale of hard
wood flooring has been curtail-
ed during recent weeks and the
plant is not operating full-time
now.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Ashe Baptist Association
Will Convene Next Week

The Ashe Missionary Baptist
Association will meet next Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday at the
Apple Grove Baptist church,
where a good attendance is ex-
pected in spite of hampered trav-
ell conditions.
The program will open on Fri
day morning, August % and will
be concluded on Sunday morning,
August 80.
The opening sermon will be
preached by Rev. R. c. Ashley,
of Beng. This will be followed
by business session. Rev. M. D.
Hart, of Tuckerdale will preach
the sermon in the afternoon and
this will be followed by other re-
ports and business.
Rev. A. c. Ashley will preach
the sermon Friday night. Satur-
day morning the sermon will be
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
To Hold Clinic
This Afternoon

A crippled children's clinic will
be at the health department Of
fees in the hospital this afternoon,
when DR.. John Stuart Gaul, OF
Charlotte, will be in charge.
All former patients who have
attended these clinics as well as
any new cases in need of treat
ment are urged to attend at this
time, since this will probably be
the last clinic which DR.. Gaul
will hold in the county this year.
The clinic which is free, is spon-
sored by the Rotary Club and the
health department in the interest
of improving conditions of Grip
pied children in the county. In
the past, hundreds have been ben
Gifted by it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Osborne Kills Son In Law And Injuries DAUGHTER
Potato Sales Are
Delayed Due TO
Rainy Weather
Market May Open Here Next
Week. Farmers Cautioned
Against Digging Now

The launching of the Ashe coun-
ty cooperative marketing and
selling of potatoes has been de-
layed because of the unusually
wet season, Roy Grouse states.
"If it dries out for the next
two or three days, the Farmers
Federation will start buying po-
tatoes here the first of next week, y
Mr.. Grouse says.
The Barr warehouse here has
been secured as grading and
marketing headquarters and ship
ment of potatoes will be made
from West jefferson.
Mr.. Grouse said that the prices
paid each day for potatoes will
vary according to the daily mar
ket prices in the south.
"Whenever you sell, you can be
sure of getting as good price that
day as any other place in this
section of the country" he ex-
planned.
The county agent also cautioned
growers not to start digging po-
tatoes until the ground dries sc
that mud will not stick to the po-
tatoeS.
L. N. Ipock, of the state depart
ment of agriculture, will be here
and do the inspecting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Heavy Rainfall
Causes Damage

Continuous and heavy rains
have done a good deal of damage
in Ashe county during the past
week.
A near-cloudburst last Sunday
afternoon, extending from Jeff
erson to Crumpler, resulted in
severe damage to a section of the
railway near Smethport and
washed away a section of the
Grassy Creek highway near Jeff
erSOn.
The railway bed was repaired
Monday morning and the train
came in Monday afternoon, sew
eral hours late. The highway will
not be open until this week end
or the first of next week, E. Ford
King, states.
High windstorms have blown
over corn in various sections of
the county and lightning struck
one home and several barns. The
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Don
nelly, near Jefferson, was struck
for the second time within the
past year.
A good deal of hay has also
been ruined.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
Spike Saunders And
Charlie Phillips To
Address UNC Alumni
Annual Banquet To Be Held
In West Jefferson Friday
Night, 1880 O'clock

J. Maryon Saunders, secretary
of the General Alumni Associa-
ton of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and
Charles w. Phillips, professor and
director of public relations of the
Woman's College of the Univer-
sity at Greensboro, will speak at
the annual banquet meeting of the
Northwest Alumni Association OF
the Greater U. N. c. that will be
held at West Jefferson in the
community building Friday night
at 7:30 o'clock.
There are approximately 15C
members of the Northwest AS
ISOLATION, which includes ALE,
ghany, Ashe, Watauga and Avery
counties. From so to IS of then
are expected to attend the ban
quet tomorrow night.
Ed M. Anderson, president, will
preside. Prof. John Cheek, Of
Sparta, will give the invocation
The address of welcome will be
delivered by Ira T. Johnston, a
trustee of the University and the
response by Gov. R. A. Doughton
who is also a trustee with many
wears of service on the board. DR.
D. J. Whitener, popular A. S. 7. c
professor and past president Of
the Association, will introduce
Mr.. Saunders. New officers will
be elected during the business
session.
In addition to his work as
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preached by Rev. w. F. Barker,
of Silas Creek. Reports and 9TH
er business matters regarding the
church will be discussed. Rev. G.
c. Burkett will preach the ser
mon Saturday afternoon, while
Saturday nights sermon will be
preached by Rev. G. L. Denney.
The closing sermon, on Sunday
morning, will be preached by
Rev. A. P. Howell, of Whitetop.
Professor J. c. Goodman is
moderator of the Association and
c. L. Blevins is clerk and treas
urer. There are around so church
es in the Association with a COM
bined membership of approx
mately 1000. H. A. Eller is vice
president and Ira T. Johnston is
chairman of the executive COM
mittee and board of missions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
i. S. Fleet Awaiting
Showdown With .Japs:
Allies Now In France
Germans Continue To Ad-
vance In Russia But Suf-
fer Heavy Casualties

Allied forces including U. S.
Army Ranger troops landed on
the French coast yesterday in the
greatest operation since Dunkirk.
They were landed from the Sus-
sex coast across the English
Channel in the Dieppe areawhere
heavy fighting is taxing place.
is is believed to be the spear
head of allied forces for a plan
ned invasion of western Europe.
The Japs felt real pressure of
the U. S. Marines during the past
week on Solomon's Islands and it
is expected that a big showdown
for all the sea lanes northeast of
Australia will take place in this
vicinity, this week. The U. S.
Marines are firmly established on
two Of the Solomons group and
the fleet is in anticipation Of fur
Their action.
Even the Berlin broadcast ad-
mitted that American troops had
made a strong landing on the is
lands.
On the Russia front, the Ger
mans continue to march forward
on Stalingrad and northwest of
here where they appear to be try
ing to cut the Volga.
However, the drive in Russia
has been bought at dear price
according to information released
this week.
The Germans have lost 1,250, 900
men in three months, 100000 of
them killed, and are draining re-
serve strength from all Western
Europe to bolster the drive into
Russia, the Soviet information
bureau announced.
The period for the announced
casualties was between May IS
and Aug. IS.
Soviet losses for the same peri
cd were given as 100000 dead,
wounded, and missing.
The Germans were reported to
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Is Now In Ashe
County Jail; To
Face LIST Degree
Killing Took Place At Robert
Edwards Home On Tues
day Night
OTHERS ARRESTED

A strange murder story at the
supper table took place Tuesday
night in the Chestnut Hill section
of Ashe county when Noah Os-
borne walked into the dining room
at the Robert Edwards home with
a pistol in one hand and a knife
in the other, shot and killed his
son-in-law, fired at his 11-year-
old grandson, stabbed his daugh-
ter several times with the knife,
and then ran to another relatives
home after the grandson had
struck him over the head with a
cane and fired at him as he fled
from the Edwards home.
After searching all night, Of
ficers and group of neighbors
found Osborne yesterday morn
ing at the home of his nephew,
George Osborne, located about a
mile and a half from the Edwards
home. The 73-year-old man was
brought to the Ashe county jail
and is now being held under a
first degree murder charge.
George Osborne was also arrest
ed yesterday as material witness
and his son-in-law, Jack Sheets,
is being held on charges of aid
ing and abetting in the crime.
Mrs. Edwards Badly Cut
Mrs. Edwards was brought to
the Ashe county hospital by
neighbors and physicians report
that she sustained cuts in the
back, hip, and hand, but that her
condition is not critical. She is
expected to leave the hospital to-
day.
Bert Edwards, 11-year-o1d
grandson, told Post reporter
yesterday that his grandfather
shot at him three times after
killing his father, but that none
of the bullets struck him.
81 then rushed out of the room,
got a cane and struck him over
the head several times" the boy
stated. ''He and my mother were
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-08-20
WOOdie
Withdraws AS
House Candidate

Luther Woodie, of Glendale
Springs, this week announced that
he would not be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
the House of Representatives.
In a formal statement, Mr..
Woodie said, 'This is to notify
the Democratic voters of Ashe
county that I am withdrawing
from the race.
II am just as grateful to my
friends and supporters as I would
have been had stayed in the race
and they had voted for me.
"The other two candidates who
are still in the race are both good
men and I believe that either one
will do all he can for the people
of Ashe county"