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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-17
Performance of Tigers
in First Two Games
PIeoses Del Baker
JOE DI MAGGIE CAN FIELD, TOO

ST. kOUIS, April 17.-Inasmuch many experts have
picked the Tigers and Indians battle for the berth the
first DIVISION assuming that the Yankees Red Sox and White
will claim top spots the Detroit clubs victory in
Lou Boudreans does Of
aides deep satisfaction
Whether not the Tiger umphs in Detroit the past few
days of future only time will tell
breakdown of the figures disclose that the series was
evenly fought These totals for the three be interest
ing to Tiger fans:
Runs Hits Errors
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TED HAS EDGE

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SPOR IS
BY LEO MACDONALD

Harris. Ross CapablY
Filling Outfield Post
Left Open by MuIlin
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ST LOUIS April 17-Don today the of
Tiger ouelder drafted Harris
Montreal today celebrated Tiger has been named to hu
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-28
Rubber For America

Hope for the American motorist is
found in the ambitious synthetic rubber
program which is being developed by the
OIL industry ..~,a as-.> ~. =.
W. S. S. Rodgers, President of the Tex
as Company, says that the automobile is so
interviewer with our national economy that
its necessary civilian use should and must
be continued. The governments current
synthetic rubber plans call for the creation
of a supply which will be almost entirely
absorbed by military needs Therefore,
the oil industry has appointed committee
"to make recommendations for increasing
the announced programs so as to include
some rubber for what we consider essential
civilian use" Commenting on this, MIR.
Rodgers said, II have great deal of con-
fidence in American ingenuity and I would
not be surprised if we should soon find
some satisfactory solution to this rather
difficult problem"
Very great progress has been made in
increasing the wearing ability of synthetic
rubber for tires. According to w. S. Parish,
President of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, rubber substitutes developed
as late as 1910 would deliver only 200 miles
of service. New synthetic rubber may de-
liver 10000 miles at speeds of not over IS
miles per hour. And, says Mr.. Parish, a
single days output of steel would enable
the oil industry to build all the equipment
needed to keep the necessary civilian cars
rolling.
It will, of course, be long time before
much rubber is available for anything ex-
cept vital use So take the best possible
care of your car and it's tires. And in the
meantime, it is reassuring to know that the
oil industry is doing everything in its pow
er to give this nation the synthetic rubber
it so desperately needs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-28
The Gasoline Situation

In order that the tourist business in
this section may not be reduced to MINI
mum and since these mountain counties
can get their gasoline supply from the
same sources of neighboring exempt coun-
ties in Virginia and Tennessee, Gov.
Broughton and Congressman Doughton
are making every effort to have the re-
striction lifted.
Gov Broughton had conference with
officials in Washington last week and Con-
gresham Doughton conferred again with
Secretary Ickes and Price Administrator
Henderson Monday
With plans now Under consideration
for rationing gasoline throughout the ma
ton the first of July, the possibility OF
getting the restriction lifted in this section
is not very bright, however.
'It looks as though, the entire country
is going to be put on an equal basis and
rationed in the e..of gasoline" the Con-
gresham wrote. the. publisher of this pa
per the first of the week. Transportation
of gasoline is the main trouble. Added to
this trouble is the fact that while there is
no shortage in the supply of gasoline, there
is a distinct shortage of rubber - in fact
a very serious one and it will probably be
necessary to cuutaif the use of gasoline in
order to conserve our country's supply of
r1,hher It. IL 4IfiuT *
81 will write you again after my con-
ference with Secretary Ickes, Monday
And I assure you that I fully realize the
seriousness of the situation to our people
and shall leave no efforts unemployed to
be as helpful as possible" he stated.
The rationing program, however, is in
tended to eliminate pleasure driving, but
not essential farm and business activity.
All trucks can obtain unlimited supplies
of gasoline and therefore people in the
country should not have much difficulty
in getting to town to trade.
It is suggested that in every communi-
ty, neighbors get together and come to
town in groups.
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EXPECT TO CLOSE
GAMBILL CASE TODAY

Continued from Page One)
Several divorces were granted
Monday, including w. H. Taylor
VS. Effie Mae Taylor, William B.
Brown VS. Bonnie Brown, Addie
Sturgill VS. R. o. Sturgill and Jean
Carson Lamb, VS. G. c. Lamb, Jr.
A non-suit was taken in the
case of Ronda Blevins VS. Nellie
Blevins.
Cases continued included w. w.
Dickson VS. Claude Warren, R. o.
Sheets VS.. J. M. B. Sheets, Blanche
Thompson VS.. Vance Thompson.
Tax judgments for the county
were signed in cases of the county
VS.. w. R. Bauguess estate, Walter
M. Blevins, ct al; w. c. Jones,
M. A. Shepherd and Rebecca Can
ter.
Slated on the calendar for trial
today are the cases of G. S. East
ridge VS.. D. T. Porter, M. G. Pas
ley VS.. G. H. Hash, H. M. Miller
VS.. Mrs. Cheesie Neal and Grover
Weaver VS.. T. r. Miller.
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tuberculosis And War

One of the greatest achievements OF
American medicine has been in combating
tuberculosis A comparatively few years
ago, this was one of the most dreaded of
diseases. In high proportion of cases,
death was the inevitable result. Now,
when the disease is diagnosed and proper
ly treated in its early stages recovery is
effected in the great majority of instances.
And even when the disease is far advanced
before the physician is called, many cures
are effected.
At the same time, qualified medical
men warn that the tuberculosis problem is
apt to become more severe during this
war period Millions of people, men and
women alike, will work longer hours. Ma
ny of them will leave office jobs to do
work in defense industries where greater
physical effect is necessary Many will be
exposed to the elements while on the job.
And thus the road will be open for the in
roads of tuberculosis.
Can we protect The ans.
wer is an unqualified 8 Eyes" We must
dress properly, eat properly, sleep proper
ly. And of vital importance, we must not
take chances when We get that "sick feel
ing" or that tired feeling" When that
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REDS ARE ADVANCING.
MEXICO NEAR WAR
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'nt1nue for several DAYS.

continue for several days.
War on the seas continued with
losses to both sides. In the Car
1bbean, a U. S. Destroyer, Blake
ley, was damaged. An Axis SUBJ
marine was sunk off the coast of
Brazil, which was the second in
the past few days.
Allied bombers smashed again
at japanese bases ON New Guinea
and New Britain Island this week.
shooting down four enemy fight
ers and boosting their total to A
Jap aircraft and two ships de-
stroyed or damaged in six days
OF flying blind by instrument
through monsoon storms.
One Allied bomber was lost in
the new raids on the main Japan
csc invasion" bases at Lac, New
Guinea, and Rebaul on New Bri-
tain. There were no reports of
japanese aerial activity as the
enemy air fleet maintained its
record of staying on the ground
during stormy weather.
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Ashe Civilian
Defense News
BY Ira T. Johnston

A Committee has been appoint
ed to pass upon qualifications of
sons of members of the American
Legion who are eligible to attend
Boys State to be held at the I'm
iversity of North Carolina at c.
hapel Hill, North Carolina, during
the month of August. This is very
excellent training in government
for those who are fortunate en-
ough to attend. To be eligible one
must be either a junior or senior
in high school and son of a
member of the American Legion.
All those who have sons eligible
and who are willing to 60 please
notify at once Ira T. Johnston, JEFF
ferson, North Carolina. The ex-
penses will amount to $500 and
some parents are willing to bear
one half Of the expense in order
that the Legion may send more
than one boy. Transportation to
and from Chapel Hill will be pro-
vided.
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TOTAL ELIMINATION
OF WPA is SEEN

r. Continued from Page One) .
been some criticism of it, howev-
er, because of the wide variation
among the states in the size of
the payments. They range now
from SIS a month in Arkansas to
$38 in California.
Mondays estimate of WPA's
needs in the new fiscal wear rep
resented down revision of a
tentative figure of $465, 900, 900
included in the Presidents bud
get message to Congress last Jen-
uary.
Specifically, Mr. Roosevelt ask
ed Monday for direct appropria-
ton of $28O,OOO,OOO to the WPA
and an appropriation of $2,767,-
OOO to cover costs of services by
the general accounting office and
the Treasury Department in con-
nection with the relief program.
In addition to these funds, he said,
there would be about $57,OOO,-
600 available to WPA from this
fiscal years appropriation.
Mr.. Roosevelt noted that be-
cause of the war shortages of
labor and material are rapidly
developing" But he said it was
estimated there were still three
million unemployed.
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The Supreme Test

In a recent speech before the American
Society of Newspaper Editors, Donald Mel
son, made these thought-provoking re-
marks: "Our free institutions are meeting
their supreme test.
"Our enemies say that free institutions
are inefficient; therefore they have abol-
ished them They say free labor cannot
serve a war economy efficiently; SO they
have destroyed war economy as state-con-
trolled industry; so they have put all in
dustry under tight controls and made of
every industrialist, a servant. And they
say that free press is hindrance to ma
ton that is fighting for it's life; so they have
destroyed the free press and made of ev-
cry editor lackey.
"It is up to us to prove that they are
wrong, by showing that our free institu-
tions our free labor, our free industry, and
our free press, give us more strength than
they can muster through all of their con-
trolls We shall prove it in the way Of free
men, by showing that free men driven by
their own loyalty and determination are
better than slaves driven by their masters
lash"
The free institutions of this country
must meet this supreme test or perish.
There is no middle ground. No one who
knows the history of this nation doubts
they will meet it. There has been delay
and waste. There has been stupidity in
government and industry and in labor But
these are little things, lost in the picture of
American achievement.
All of our freedoms depend upon one
another. Without freedom in industry, we
could not have freedom in labor. Without
freedom of press, we could not have free,
representative government. Dictatorship,
by its very nature, must be all-encompass-
ing. It must destroy all freedoms, for free
doms are it's enemies.
We will win this war in the way of
free men. And while we are winning, we
must make sure that when the war is O.
yer, we will have a world in which men
can still speak their minds, still do the
work they want, still operate their own
business That is the kind of a world we
are fighting to preserve-a world in which
men, no matter what their origin, are free
to 90 as far as their abilities can take them.
This is Fight to Preserve Freedom!
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get sore or lame.
The MI is a darned sight more
complicated than the Springfield
and more costly to manufacture.
1t requires more care and atten-
ton, too, but is considered the
worlds finest rifle. Everybody
says it is far ahead of anything
the Japs and Nazis have.
To each rifle is attached leath-
er strap or sling. During drill,
this is kept taut and softens the
impact of the rifle on your Shout
der when executing Right or
cleft Shoulder Arms" But it
extends, by am arrangement of
holes and clasps, so that it can
make a snug, holder for your left
arm when you are firing and thus
keep your rifle from weaving a
bout.
A sturdy web belt is issued
with the rifle. This clasps around
your waist and carries ammuni-
ton when the latter is issued. A
round the lower edge of the belt
is a series of holes, in which va
rious articles of equipment are
hung-bayonets, canteen, first
aid packet and compass. Each ar
ticle has its proper position so
that it does not interfere with
your walking.
All this information concerning
the rifle may be dull and uninter-
esting, but it strikes me that the
average person knows next to
nothing about the weapons that
the army uses, anyway-except-
ing what he sees in the newsreels,
which isn't very explanatory.
At any rate, I knew very little
about the army's guns (big and
small) until I was indicted and
now I am glad that have learned
what have learned.
But then, would be.
(This is the eighth Of a series of
articles ON the army life by Ray
Lowery, former editor Of The
News, who is now a private in the
United States army and stationed
at Camp Forrest, Tenn
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DIR. BUNCH WILL
PRACTICE IN ASHE
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doctor in the county, especially
in the section in which I am To-
eating and I am keenly interest
ed in doing all that I can to help
improve the medical situation in
this fine section"
He praised the Ashe county
hospital and said that the work
that is being done there is GER
tainly up to the standard of the
best hospitals in the country.
Rev. Jim Startling, a mate
of DR.. Bunch's at Duke Univer-
sity, has been instrumental in
getting the new physician to To-
cate in Ashe.
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PRICE CONTROL is
EXPLAINED BY BOARD

Continued from Page One).
purchase shall continue to do so.
Upon request from a purchaser,
any seller, regardless of previous
custom, give the purchaser re-
ceipt showing the date, the name
and address of the seller, the
name of each commodity or SER
vice sold, and the price received
for it."
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happens, there is only one thing to do, seek
expert advice.
American medicine is responsible for
epochal progress in the cause of better
health. If the people cooperate Ameri-
can medicine can safeguard our physical
well-being in these trying times.
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TO PRESENT PLAN
OF COST CONTROL

Continued from Page One)
w. R. McNeill's store, June 2,
200 p. m.
Furches post office, June 2,
400 p. m.
Buffalo school, June 3, 1000
a. m.
Dave Hairless home, June 3,
2:30 p. m.
Sam Blevins' store, June 3,
$3.50 p. m.
Landmark school, June 2, 200
p. m. -
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that way ought to be in some of
the countries Hitler has conquer
ed for about six months.
In the other War there was a
song which went something like
this: IF you don't like your I'm
Gle Sammy, you should go to a
land cross the sea-"
The Ashe County Civilian De-
Tense Council desires to express
the hope that the people will sup
port and cooperate with the Unit
ed Service Organization Cam
paign for funds of which Mr.. w.
B. Austin is chairman. Let us all
do all we can for the boys who
are in the Army in this way and
also by backing them up on the
home front.
There are some places open at
Government Camps for members
of the American Legion as guards
or firemen, and as it is under
stood, the basic pay to begin will
be $15O0.O0 per year. Any ex-
soldier who is interested please
communicate with Mr.. Chas. H.
St. Clair, Commander. or Ira T.
Johnston, Adjutant, Ashe Post III
American Legion.
The campaign for pledges to
purchase War Saving Stamps and
Bonds will 60 on for few days
more. Several very fine citizens
say they are purchasing stamps
and bonds but refuse to sign d
pledge. The Government wants
this information from you in or
der to know how to plan for the
future. Should conditions change,
you will be released from your
pledge and you will not be annoy
ed with reference to the same.
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Hope for the American motorist is
found in the ambitious synthetic rubber
program which is being developed by the
oil induStrv ...-- ....... J.
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We heard of one Ashe County
man who stated he had "just as
soon be under Hitler as under
Roosevelt" Also we heard of a
man 1--WE are thankful he does not
live in Ashe County, who said,
because he has been inconveni-
enced by the tire shortage and
the rationing of gasoline, that he
would like to see Hitler and his
terms. We think people who feel
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CHAPTER TX
Synopsis

Dave Bruce, out of job, arrives
at Wilbur Ferris CrOss-Bar ranch.
Curran, the foreman, promises
him job if he can break horse
called Black Dawn. When he
succeeds, he discovers Curran ex-
pected the horse to kill him. A
girl named Lois rides up, angry
with Dave for breaking "her
horse. She refuses to speak to
Dave even when he uses his saw
ings to pay off the mortgage on
the small ranch she shares with
her foster father, a man named
Hooker. But when Hooker is shot
and Dave is charged with muir
der, Lois saves him from being
lynched. Wounded, she guides
him to a mountain cave where
she thinks they will be safe from
Curran and the sheriff's posse.
Meanwhile, a quarrel between
Ferris and Judge LOnergan re-
veals that Ferris had killed his
partner, Blame Rowland, many
years before.
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Wilkesboro and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Galloway, of Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. Hege, of w.
Jefferson, visited relatives here,
Sunday.
Miss Blanche Burgess, who is
attending High Point college, Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
H. Burgess, the past week end.
Mr.. Fulton Parsons, who holds
a position with Swift and Co., of
High Point, visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hege Parsons, the
past week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Coward
and Walter Miller returned home
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Obids News

The children of Obids school
are showing great interest in the
scrap campaign. Another way
that they have shown themselves
as patriotic Americans, is the fact
that they have recently helped e.
rect a flag pole from which "Old
Glory" daily waves.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Coward, of
Dublin, Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
J H. Coward the past week end.
Sunday guests of the Covards,
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Col
ward and son, Reginald, of North
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WIN FOR AMERICA

These prizes just to make the interesting
Actually North Carolinidns need prizes TO come to
the did OF the Nation at time like this The need is
critical. We must go into dction Never let it be
sold that North Carolinds effort WQs too little cnd
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whats your PROPOSAL"

WHATS your propose!
Il amt maxim none, Ferris. It
come from you. I was only say
in, if anything happened to Lon
ergan, nobody's goin' to lay roses
on his grave"
''When - how - what's your
plan?" whispered Ferris, spilling
a trail of whisky over the floor
as he tried to refill his drink.
"Just leave it to me, and I'll
keep yuh posted, Ferris" answer
ed Curran.
Give got to give Lonergan his
answer within the next two days,
the ranchman protested.
'Stall him off," said the fore
man. String him along a day
or two more, and if he insists tell
him to 60 plumb to hell. All you
need to do is to keep a stiff top
lip. I'm glad you and me had
this talk. 1t clears up things
considerable. Yuh won't see
much of me the next day or two,
because I'll be on a lone wolf
hunt in the mountain. But I'll
let yuh know when the traps
sprung"
He went out of the office, reel
ing slightly, humming a song.
Ferris watched him with new,
dawning hope.
In the few days that followed
Lois regained her strength rapid
ly. Apart from the quantity of
blood she had lost, the wound
was superficial one and youth
and the pure mountain air con-
tributed alike to a quick recovery.
They never spoke about the
future. It seemed sufficient to
both of them to enjoy that perfect
comradeship that had sprung up
between them. The only shadow
over the girls mind appeared to
be her inability to attend Hook
er's funeral in Mescal.
"Of course, I always knew I
wasn't his daughter-at least, I
knew Mrs. Hooker was not my
mother, after I found this"
She detached a little, battered
gold locket firm a cord about her
neck, opened it, and handed it to
Dave. Inside was he faded pho
tograph of a young woman. It
was pretty face, but rather a
hard one, and there was a mark
ed resemblance to Lois.
II remember her, after I found
this locket," said the girl.
"You say you found this?" ask
ed Dave, handing her back the
1ocket. where did yuh find it?"
mot a hundred yards away
from here, lying on ledge I'M
der a heap of dead leaves"
cts queer" said Dave. "Yuh
got no idea how it could have got
here?"
1--WE racked my brains trying
to imagine. Unless my mother
was some relative of Mr.. Loner-
gan's and gave him the locket,
and he dropped it here. You see,
Mr.. Lonergan made the Hookers
adopt me and bring me here.
But why should he have come
here? He's never been here
since, nor anyone. I'm sure no.
BODY in MeScal knows of its eX-
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last week from Detroit, where
they had been working.
Rev. B. A. Meeks filled his reg
ular appointment here at the
Presbyterian church, Sunday.
Revs. Mr.. Yates and Mr.. Os-
borne, of Wilkes county, preach
ed interesting sermons at the
Baptist church, Sunday.
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Victory hangs in the balance Scrap Is needed today.
Small amounts count up.
TO make North CaToin0s scrap drive huge the
participating newspapers Of North carolina offer $500
in War Bond prizes countless business firms individuals
and junior clubs schools You win honor ind bonds
for your county and yourself while you are winning the
war for America!
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COUNTY VS.. COUNTY

Which is North Coronas most patriotic county? Which
Will o:gonize best and pitch in to collect the greatest
The competition is hot. To the winning county
goes ST 100000 in wGr bonds for it's chosen charity.
Second place wins $4,000 in bonds. A 500
bond goes to the county in EVERY CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT in the State reporting the largest collection
Whether you sell your scrap donate IT, every pound
counts your county average.
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~ 8, 81 TACK DAWN IL
l y =! st 2Z Re0s !: e!

then rode away on Hooker's horse.
Arriving at the grazing ground,
Dave flung himself down, rolled
and lit a cigarette, and lost him.
self in roseate dreams of the flu
ture.
For a half hour after his de-
parture Curran, laying behind a
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boulder, watched Dawes course
through the pair of field glasses
that he had slung about his neck.
He guessed pretty shrewdly the
purpose of Dawes departure, but
he wanted to satisfy himself that
he wasn't coming back immedi-
ately.
(TO BE CONTINUED)