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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
More Men Landed BV
.Japs; British Win In
Desert Tank Battle
Fierce Fighting Continues
Around Stalingrad; Red
Forces Holding

While Americans on the home
front paused to give their atten-
ton to politics this week, fight
ing on all war fronts continued
undated with the japanese pour
ing reinforcements in the Pacific.
Drawing American planes based
on Guadalcanal and American de-
stroyers prowling its waters, the
japanese have landed more
troops on the island, the navy re-
ported, this time to the east OF
the embattled air field and its
defenses.
The new landing was made
Monday night after the United
States destroyers during the day
had bombarded the foes posi-
tons west of the American lines
in support of attacks by land.
Earlier reinforcements of the
japanese have been landed prin-
cipally on the western part OF
the islands northern shore.
The Red army checked the
great German drive in the CEN
trail Caucasus Tuesday, the Soviet
midnight communique indicated
today, and made slight advances
on several other fronts, including
Stalingrad, where large-scale
fighting flared up again.
For the first time in several
days the communique made no
mention of any German gains on
the Nalchik plains at the foot of
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
Democrats And Republicans Split County Offices
Much Interest
In County Race;
Count Is Close
Goodman Wins Sheriff'S
Place; Around 1900
Votes Cast

While lighter than usual in vol
ume, interest in the county cleo
ton on Tuesday reached new
high peak when the Democrats
and Republicans divided the coun-
ty offices. It was the first time
Republicans have been victorious
for any county offices in many
years.
Official counts were not avail
able for publication but unofficial
checkups on the 10 townships Of
the county revealed that around
100 votes were cast and that
c. H. Neal, Democrat won the
race for clerk Of court, John Good
man, Republican was victorious
for sheriff as was Fred Blevins,
Republican for the state legisla-
ture. J. D. Stansberry, Democra-
tic candidate for the office of
register of deeds had no opposl-
ton.
In the race for county commits
sioners, the Democrats placed two,
Wade E. Vannoy and Mack Ed
wards on the board, while the
Republicans were successful with
one candidate, Ed Osborne, &C
cording to unofficial counts.
DR.. B. E. Reeves, Democrat, was
chosen as coroner and Wiley Col
ward, Democrat, as surveyor, &C
cording to preliminary counts.
| Thirteen out 10 townships gave
H. Grady Farthing 1923 votes
while his Republican opponent,
Kenneth Linney received 2518. II
was estimated that when AL
counts were made Farthings ma
jority would run more than lOU
Watauga also reported a slight
majority for Farthing, while Al
leghany gave him an overwhelm-
ing majority.
Unofficial tabulations gave
Goodman 1928 votes, Rotten, 1927;
| Neal, 1924; c. l.. R.evlns, 1894;
Austin Jones, 3746; Fred Blevins,
1859.
No official figures were avail
able on Bailey or the Amend
ments. Bailey, however, had a
majority over Morris, and the a
CONTINUED On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
Ashe 4-H Clubs Will
Observe Achievement
Day Here Saturday
State Leaders To Take Part
On Interesting Program
For Boys And Girls

Ashe county's eleven All clubs
will celebrate Club Achievement
Day on Saturday, with an all
day meeting at the Community
building in West jefferson, when
an outstanding program includ-
ing speeches by ]. A. Arey, State
College dairy expert, and F. H.
Jeter, Extension Editor, and dem
onstrations and reports by club
members on projects of the varl-
GUS clubs in the county will be
given.
Presiding at the meeting will
be the county officers of the All
clubs including Evon Dickson,
president; David Burkett, vice
president, and Dick LittleWood,
secretary.
The entire program has been
planned to show the contribution
of county All clubs to the war
effort during 1912. Prizes will
be awarded for the best project
reports that have been turned IN
to the county agents office, the
prizes contributed by various
business firms in the Jeffersons.
Achievement Day will afford
the boys and girls an opportunity
to receive recognition for their
outstanding work for the year.
since this was denied them by
failure to hold a county fair this
fall. All parents and others in
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Ashe Schools To
Operate On Sat

Most of Ashe county schools
will hold classes on Saturday OF
this week to make up the time
lost during the closing of class
rooms on Tuesday for election
day. It was felt that in order to
safeguard children who ride bus
es from the rural sections to
schools, it was best to keep the
buses off the highways, because
of the heavy traffic.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
GENE HOUCK HONORED

Gene Houck, senior at Berea
College, from Todd, has been e.
lected senior class representa-
tiv to the Upper Division Senate,
the campus student-government
body. He has been admitted to
the Twenty Writers Club, an or
ganization of students possessing
ability in writing. He has also
been elected publicity manager
for the Phi Delta Literary Socie-
ty. Houck is majoring in Eng
7iSh
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
r. A. COnclave At
n. WilkesbOro

A Royal Ambassador conclave
will be held at the First Baptist
church in North Wilkesboro, Fri
day and Saturday, November 49,
IA for the Wilkesboro division of
the Woman's Missionary Union.
All Royal Ambassadors and
other boys interested are invited
to attend.
This will be a meeting to help
boys which will challenge them
higher Christian living. There
will be missionary speaker with
the Divisional Councillor, there,
It was explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
Hunters, Trappers
Seasons Are Open

Raleigh - Hunting seasons for
duck, coot, geese and brant, and
the trapping season for opossums,
racoons, minks and muskrats o.
pened Sunday.
Seasons for duck, geese and
brant will close on January 10
and the season for coot will close
December 81. Daily bag limits
are 10 for duck, two for geese and
brant, and Is for coots.
The season for rabbits, quail
and turkeys will open November
rs and close February 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
EPISCOPAL SERVICES
AT ST. MARY'S SUNDAY

Services will be held at ST..
Mary's Episcopal church on Bea7
yer Creek Sunday afternoon,
November 8, at three o'clock,
eastern war time, with the rec
tor, Rev. w. c. Leach, of Vale
Crucis in charge of the service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05
Lansing Girl
Enters WAACS

Miss Beatrice Davis, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Da-
Wis, of Lansing. has enlisted in the
Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps,
leaving here Wednesday Of this
week for Des Moines, Iowa,
where she will receive her basic
training before being assigned to
active duty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-11-05

A wise man will make haste to
forgive, because he knows the
true value of time, and will not
suffer it to pass away in unneces-
sary pain.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
Schrom's Airport Expands
To Meet Speed-Up Order

a C. P. T. contract. The original
purpose of the program was to
build a large reserve of civilian
pilots. Now, however, with the
country at war, the War Depart
ment has taken over the program,
expanding it so as to enlarge the
number of pilots being trained for
the Army Air Corps.
From so to go planes are now
on the field, owned variously by
the airport, private owners, ard
clubs. Clearance officers at the
airport must clear every pilot that
leaves the field. If a pilot goes
futher than a four-mile radius
from the port, clearance must be
obtained from Washington.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
By SALLY MEREDITH

Army Air Corps pilots, airplane
mechanics, and instructors are
being turned out of the Schrom's S
Airport training course at the
rate of 120 annually rate that
is expected to double within the
next month. To facilitate his
training program, Frederick
('tritz") Schrom, owner of the
held, has started completion of a
new concrete runway which will
be 1900 feet long when COM
pleted, and can be used in any
weather; a new two-story, SO
foot by rs foot administration
building; a 70 foot by 100 foot
repair shop; and seven new
hangers, each to be 81 foot by
100 foot. The repair shop is almost
completed, and one hangar, as
well as the new runway, is al
ready under construction.
New gas pumps are also being
installed and the high power
transformers which have long
been a hazard to local flying,
have been removed to the lake
area.
Schrom's is one of four training
fields in the Washington area, the
other three being at the College
Park Airport, Congressional, and
Beacon Field.
is Training Ships Used
Five instructors, in addition to
Mr.. Schrom, who IS chief pilot,
are employed to tran the cadets:
Robert Stewart, Edmund Rogers,
Donald Welsh, William Betz, and
Edward Chandler. Mr.. Chandler,
who left this week, will shortly be
replaced. Fifteen training shius-
primary and secondary-are used
in the program. Four classes of
approximately 80 mtn each are
trained each year. Those grad
yates of the secondary course
wishing to qualify as instructors
are put into groups of five, taking
an eight-weeks instructors course.
Any man in the army showing
preference and aptitude for fly
ing is registered at an authorized
university - locally, Maryland,
George Washington, or Columbia
universities - where ground
courses are given. After COM
pleting this elementary course.
the cadet trains at an airport con-
tracted with by the Army, and
emerges an Army Air Corps com.
missioned officer.
Started in 1927
The site on which the airport
is located was originally part of
the farm on which Mr.. Schrom
was born and raised. In 1927 he
developed an interest in flying
and converted part of his fathers
farm into a private air field. 1t
was not until 1882 that he made
the field a commercial airport.
When the Government decided in
1889 to sponsor Civilian Pilot
Training program. Mr.. Schrom
was one of the first to be granted
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
Citizens Association


forbids the addition of further ex-
press lines. Gene Vance, who ac-
companied Mr.. Rysticken and
Town Manager Braden to the
hearing, claimed that it was only
through the efforts of Mr.. Ry-
sticken that the 60-day adjourn
ment was achieved.
Dance Plans Progress
In a report by the treasurer,
John Marshall, it was disclosed
that, as of June /, general bal
ance of $64.26 and reserve bal
ance of $68.73 was held by the
Association. Since the reserve
cannot be used, it was pointed out,
that only $64.26 is obtainable for
the forthcoming dance on June
20. James Smith, reporting for
the ways and means committee,
said he believed it possible to o'get
the services of a good orchestra
for approximately S45. Tickets to
the affair were distributed to those
present who volunteered to sell
them.
Erection of the directional sign
at the corner of Branchville Road
and Edmonston Road, it was re-
of construction to be done on that
ported. has been delayed because
site.
The meeting was adjourned,
and refreshments served at ~
p. m.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
Jack Estricher Is New
Local Arms Inspector

With War Department appoyai.
a plan of the National Rifle As
sociation to assist in the collection
OF suitable arms for Army troops
has been set afoot in Greenbelt as
one of 1900 N. R. A. affiliates.
The urgent need for rifles for
training has resulted in a Nation
vide hunt for 80 caliber Sprinp-
field 1903 and Enfield 1917 rifles
previously sold to civilians for
sporting use.
Because not all the guns are
still serviceable, due to use or al
teration, it will be necessary that
the guns be examined prior to
acceptance by the designated ord
nance depots. The N. R. A. has
offered the services of riflemen ia
miliar with the needs of the serv-
ice to be preliminary examiners
and avoid needless expense to
citizens and reduce work at the
arsenals which will receive the
rifles.
Harry Bates, 13-F Ridge Road,
executive officer of the Greenbe!t
Gun Club, has been named to the
post for Grenbelt. Mr.. Bates, who
is also local organizer of the Min
ute Men, the reserve militia If
Maryland, is well qualified by
years of experience to pass on the
suitability of 80 caliber rifles Of
the classes named foI Army use.
Citizens in possession of these
arms are urged to turn them in
for national defense, as they are
needed to arm American troops. A
scale of reimbursement of maxi
mum of $47.64 for Springfields and
$3.50 for Enfields has been an
nounced by the Ordnance Depart
ment. Payment will not be made
until after acceptance at the ar
senal.
Owners of arms are warned not
to send rifles to the ordnance de-
pots until the preliminary exam
ination has been made by Mr..
Bates. He can be seen in person
or reached by telephone
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05

A cynosure is a center of at
traction, anything to which atten-
ton is strongly turned. The root
meaning in Greek is dogs tail,
and the word was originally ap-
piled to the constellation Ursa
Minor, to which the eyes Of mar
iners and travellers were often
directed because it contained the
North Star.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
First Aid Certificates
Mark Course COMPLETION

Mrs. Marion Moore, first aid in
structor, announced Tuesday that
the following Greenbelt people
will receive standard first aid
certificates for having successfully
completed their course:
Anna L. Crupain, Maxine Fern,
Eva Thomas, Emily Wenzel, Edith
woodward, Betty Holbach, Helen
Kaighn, and Morris Weinerman.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
Hawks Beat Bucks Twice

The boys baseball league got
under way this week with three
games played. The Hawks were
victorious in two games, defeating
the Bucks to 8, and the Out
laws 13 to 1. The Yanks whipped
the Outlaws in the third game by
the score of to 2.
Outstanding players in the
league, to date, have been Jimmy
Scordellis, Danny Jones, clipper"
Mamma and Glenn Borders.
Schedule for the week of June
s follows: June 8-Bucks VS. Out
laws, June 10-Hawks VS. Bucks,
June 12-Yanks VS. Outlaws.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
COUNTY BASEBALL
STANDINGS
Death Rate High

The death rate from child-bear-
ing among mothers in the United
States is now four out of thous-
and. This is a higher rate than in
most European countries, but low
er than it was several years ago in
this country.
Join the Greenbelt Minute Men
Tuesday night.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-05
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Varnish Making

There are many possibilities in
India for varnish making from
natural products, according to
findings of the Botanical Survey
there. A large number of trees
and plants yielding gum resins
grow in the Indian fields and hills.
Be part of the home guard
sign up for the Minute Men Tues
day night in the Auditorium.
Evening star., 1942-05-09
Free French Sub Emerges
Amidst Enemy, Escapes
B, the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May e-The Free
French submarine Minerve plopped
out at the sea right into the midst
of NaZl escort vessels, crash -dived
and took attack after attack by
depth bombs-but survived to reach
port. it was learned yesterday in an
account published by the Free
French bulletin.
The submarine, 597-ton ship
built in 1884, successfully attacked
Nazi tanker a few hundred yards
from the Norwegian coast near
Stavanger. The attack was an
nounced last April %, but details
were not made public
The commander of the submarine
who was not named, said he plunged
two torpedoes into the tanker, set
ting it ablaZe The submarine
lightened by the discharge of the
heavy torpedoes, popped to the sur
face in the midst of the tanker S
convoy. A few yards away was a
German destroyer, a little farther
German trawler and above was q
bomber flying in wide circles like
an angry seagull"
The submarine dived TO the bot
tom like a stone" Depth charges
and bombs "rained on us" and in
the first 40 minutes there was an
explosion every two minutes, the
captain related.
After 13 hours the sub rose and
although damaged was able to make
port under it's own power.
Evening star., 1942-05-09
Small Plane Carrier
Sunk by Allies,
Toxic Comedies
81 Planes Also Destroyed
In CoroI SEQ Bottle,
japanese Admit
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC From japanese Broad
casts, May 9.-Imperial head
quarters announced today that
a small sized japanese aircraft
carrier converted from a tank
er" had been sunk in the Coral
Sea naval battle, and acknowl-
edged the loss OF 81 planes.
Japanese forces, however, have
sunk an Allied destroyer and heav-
lily damaged cruiser in addition to
successes previously reported, and
have shot down SO enemy planes, a
communique declared.
Headquarters yesterday reported
the sinking of one United States
battleship and two aircraft carriers,
and heavy damage to a British
battleship and an Australian cruiser
Australia's Fate Declared Sealed.
Commenting on these reported
Japanese successes, Admiral San
kichi Takahashi, former commander
in chief of the japanese Navy and
one of the original advocates of
southwark expansion, declared in
an interview with the press.
The fate of Australia seems to
have been sealed and her days seem
to be very much numbered"
The cruiser reported damaged in
todays communique was said to
have been hit by a Japanese torpedo
plane in "a head-on crash" The
Evening star., 1942-05-09
Wa|ther League Plans
Meeting at Nj. Rainier

Chaplain E. E. Heuer will be the
principal speaker at the annual
spring rally of nearly 200 Walther
Leaguers of the Potomac zone at
Trinity Lutheran Church, Thirtieth
street and Bunker Hill road, Mount
Rainier, Md, tomorrow.
Leaguers attending will come from
four Lutheran Churches of the
Missouri Synod In washington and
nearby, Christ and Trinity Lutheran
Churches of Washington, Trinity
Lutheran of Mount Rainier and
Emanuel Lutheran of Alexandria.
Registration will begin at pm.
followed by a business meeting.
The Rev. William Schiebel OF
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church will
speak at an inspirational service at
5 pm.
Evening star., 1942-05-09

during continual ton of the British
air offensive which, Air Minister Sir
Archibald Sinclair declared yester-
day, will lead directly to British
invasion of the Continent.
The demons" who in seven days
have damaged at least 19 enemy
supply ships and destroyer, re-
ported hitting seven ships in the
convoy and Royal Netherlands
Naval Air Service pilots got the
eighth.
An American with the Canadians,
Pilot Officer G. l.. Mosier of Waver-
ley, N. Y, made one of the hits.
Wing Commander A. c. Brown
of Winnipeg, the Demons COM
mander, told the story of the con-
voy attack by the squadron of
United States-made Hudson bomb
ers. He said the - ships, heavily
escorted by fax ships and NOV
ing north in line-ahead forma-
ton, were spotted near the for
mer Dutch naval base of Den Helder,
at the northwestern tip of Holland.
All the Canadians returned safely
but two other planes were lost,
Evening star., 1942-05-09
Powerful Additions
To Navy Being Rushed
AT Two Eastern Yards
II Aircraft Carriers of
Unique Design, a Cruisers
At Hampton Roods, Quincy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. May g.
Seven new aircraft carriers of a
modern design like none in the
world" and four cruisers are being
built for the Navy's combat force
in this yard which last November
launched the 35,oO0-ton battleship
Indiana.
All of the new cruisers and car
riers were authorized before Pearl
Harbor and work on them is being
speeded at the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Co. by a
laboring force that has been doubled
in the last two years.
In addition. four more carriers
of the same type are under con-
struction, at the Bethlehem Ship
building Co. at Quincy, Mass, and
official reports from congressional
hearings show that two more car
riers have been authorized-but not
announced-for the American battle
fleet.
The carriers being built here
their tonnage and design secret
are the Essex, Bon Homme Rich
ard, Intrepid, Kearsarge, Franklin,
Hancock and Randolph.
The four carriers at the Massa-
chusetts yard are the Cabot, Bunker
Hill, Oriskany and Ticonderoga.
The cruisers in the yards here are
the 10,OOO-ton Birmingham, already
launched and the Mobile, Biloxi
and Vicksburg.
When these II aircraft carriers
are completed. the American Navy
will have a total of 18 carriers for
active duty. Seven are already on
duty with the fleets: The Lexing
ton and Saratoga, both converted
from warships, the Ranger, Enter
prise, Hornet, Wasp and Yorktown.
Evening star., 1942-05-09
Washington Chosen
Provisional Capital
OF Quezon Cabinet
Philippines President
Rests in San Francisco
After Arrival With Aides

Washington has been chosen pro-
visional capital of the Philippine
commonwealth, it was disclosed
yesterday following the arrival in
San Francisco of President Manuel
l.. Quezon.
A war refugee from his own jap
anese occupied capital city of Ma
Mia, Mr. Quezon was accompanied
by his family and several cabinet
members of the insular govern
ment, including Vice President Ser
gio Osmena.
The Interior Department an
nounced that after rest the Fill
pino leader would come to WASH
ington and establish headquarters
for the commonwealth government
he has headed for more than six
years.
From Washington, Mr.. Quezon Is
expected to play a prominent role
in the fight to regain the Philip
pines.
His answering loyalty to the
United States in the war crisis and
the heroic fight made by the Fill
pino forces as a part of the Army
of the United States assured the
diminutive, 63-year-old President a
warm welcome.
More than a score of past visits
to this country in quest of Philip
pine independence have made Mr..
Quezon a friend of President Roose-
welt, Government officials and
members of Congress. Vice Presi-
dent Osmena likewise is we'll known
Mr.. Quezon's party included Maj
Gen. Basilio j. Valdez, former chief
of staff of the Philippine Army and
one-time head of the constabulary,
who is secretary of national defense
in the provisional cabinet, and Col.
Andres Soriano, Philippine capital
ist, who is secretary of finance.