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Nogales international., 1942-05-01

the annual state track meet
opening in the Old Pueblo at 10
am. tomorrow.
Teams from throughout the state
"a total of between 25 and 3O-will
take part.
Nogales boys eligible to participate
are Curly Leahy and John Pearson,
co-captains; Dick WoCddell, Leonard
Edwards, Virgil Allen, Clarence Joli-
vette, Kendall Cumming, Oscar
Soto, George Logan, Craig Pottin-
ger, Warren Sudduth, George King.
and Ed Titcomb These youths
gained eligibility by placing first,
second or third in the annual south
ern Arizona conference meet last
week in Douglas.
Having won the conference meet
at Douglas, the Nogales team be-
came 1912 champions of the south
ern conference. Nogales also won
the conference championship last
year and placed third in the state
meet at Tucson
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
F[ower Show
Here Sunday

Priced flowers of scores of NOgal-
ians will be On display here Sunday
during the second annual Nogales
Flower show, sponsored as a part of
the program of La Fiesta de las
Flores by the local Rotary club.
The show will be held in the sales
rooms of the Cheshire Motor COM
rany and ill open to the public at
2 pm. The event will continue
throughout the afternoon and even
ing.
The Rotary club flower show COM
mittee, consisting Of Russell Meek
er. chairman; A. j. Milliken, James
Manson, James Robins and Don
Smith, will decorate the show room
and arrange the tables Saturday
afternoon. A committee of Nogales
ladies will arrange the entries which
will be received between 9 am. and
l pm. Sunday.
Flowers grown on both sides of
the International border will be ex-
hibited. Nogales, Sonora, residents
will be permitted to cross the line
with only cut flowers, however, it
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
Herbert S. johnson Reveals Service
Under 3 Flags In First World War
ambulance Italians Cadet

I three days and nights without sleel
during a big attack, and shakes hi
! nead when he wonders if he coulC
endure the same thing again AL
/ though Herb escaped without /;
wound, casualties among ambulance
drivers generally ran about 10 to q
percent during a six-month enlist
ment.
| Along with his pass to Paris from
| the French front, johnson was once
instructed to see the colonel ir
charge of the American Field Serv,
ice. He worried all the way to Paris
The colonel's first question was
johnson, why don't you write your
mother" Herb answered that he
lust couldn't find time to write let
ters. The colonel blew up. Your
mother wrote your uncle in Con-
ereSs and he wrote the post office
department and the post office de-
partment jumped all over US, said
the officer. IT want you to sit right
down and write to your mother"
The uncle referred to was L. P.
Padgett who served % years in Con
gress and rose to chairmanship Of
the Naval and Ways and Means
committees.
Johnson's advice to mothers who
have trouble hearing from their
sons in the army is, White your
congressman. You'd be surprised
what he can accomplish, especially
in campaign year.
In the fall CT 1917 Herb went to
Paris to Join the American air Serv-
ice but was told he would have 10
return to the United States fer
training if he enlisted. Rather than
lose time, he took on added ambu-
lance service.
This time he was attached to the
italian army. The Italians have
been noted in World War II for
CTurn 70 Page F'our)
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
Schools To Close
First Day Of
Sugar Rationing

Nogales schools will be closed
Monday, first day of sugar rationing.
They will also be closed Tuesday.
which is Cinco de Mayo, one of
Mexico's main holidays.
Teachers of the schools will han
die the registration for rationing Of
sugar and the registration in this
city will be held at the high school
building, Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. All persons
are urged to register Monday and
Tuesday, if possible.
Registration in other communities
of the county will be held in the
various schools on the same days as
i at Nogales
After May 4 it will be necessary
to have war ration book when you
purchase sugar.
The head of a family unit should
register for all adults and children
in that unit
All persons of Nogales whose last
names begin with letters of the al
phabet from A to and including K
are asked to register Monday and
others Tuesday. Registration hours
Monday and Tuesday will be from
$3.50 am. to IL noon and from l to
pm.
Registration hours Wednesday and
Thursday will be from 4 to pm.
and from 7 to 9 pm.
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
Vas U.s. 4mbu!ance Driuer For French Italians,

Fading, brittle pages of an
American passport visaed for FL
European countries tell the story
of Herbert S. Jchnson's two
years as courier for the Red
Cross after World War I. Only
on the pages of his memory are
written in vivid images the ex-
periences of two previous years
as an ambulance driver in
France and Italy, and a cadet
in the first R.A.F.
A lengthy nd-the-world trip
during peace time might result in
as varied a collection of customs
stamps as that of the owner of the
King Edward VIII Bar, but it would
never be filled with events like
carrying $4,000 in cash across a
country full of outlawry after four
years of war, being mistaken for the
then Prince of Wales in London
hotel, or being beaten up by a mob
of drunken soldiers in Budapest.
Herb, as he is known to his host
of friends, volunteered in the Amer
lean Field Service in December 1916.
Leaving a job in st. Louis as an
assistant to an uncle who bought
mules for Allied armies, Johnson
embarked for Europe to drive an
ambulance for the French Army at
the ripe age of 10. The trip was
made at his own expense but after
going on active duty he received the
pay Of a French soldier-about SC a
day in American money.
AS terrible as was the first World
War, the local taproom keeper says
he rather enjoyed his service with
the ambulance corps. The only
thing I didn't like was watching
shells burst around me as I drove to
and from the front at night without
lights Herb says. I'm the daytime
I figured if a shell was coming my
way 1 could dodge it. But at night
I didn't know where or when they
were coming and that scared me a
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
THANK YOU!

Pictures of the governors on this
page and the fiesta pictures on
pages 5. 6 and of today's Nogales
international were furnished this
paper through the courtesy of the
Arizona Highway Magazine We are
very grateful to the magazine and
its editor, Raymond Carlson, and
the Arizona Highway Department,
who are doing mighty fine job
publicizing Arizona and the west
coast of Mexico
Nogales international., 1942-05-01

MOST ACTIVE WORKER on
the American side of the line for
La Fiesta de las Flores, is Don
Smith, who is doing a good job
handling publicity, and otherwise
assisting to make the celebration
success.
Born in Washington, Ga, Sept.
20, 1908, Smith came to Arizona
in 1913. He was educated in the
Tucson public schools and Uni
versity of Arizona and has been
secretary of the Santa Cruz
County Chamber of Commerce
since Jan. 1, 1910. He married
Miss Doris Hannah of Nogales in
1887.
He is a former newspaperman.
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
(By DON sM1TH)

The curtain will rise Sunday
on the greatest international
celebration ever staged on the
United States Mexico border.
The second annual Fiesta de
las Flores, colOrful eight-day
festival embracing exciting events
in both cities of NOgales, will
be ushered in with huge, pa
rade of floats, bands and mount
ed charrOs.
Although the official program will
start with the parade, which will
leave the Nogales, Arizona high
school athletic field promptly at
11:3O am, merry-making will start
tomorrow night when the pretty fl
esta queen, Miss Blanca Estela Sal
damando, is crowned during a cere-
mony on the international boundary
line starting at 9 pm. Following
her coronation the queen will rule
/ over a ball in her honor in the Trop-
ical Gardens.
Scores of dignitaries, including
seven governors, will participate in
the fiesta events. Gov Sidney P.
Osborn will be honored on May 5
when he is presented with a medal
from President Avila Camacho OF
Mexico. The presentation of this
medal, which will be made by a spe-
cial representative of President Ca
macho. will take place during the
Good Neighbor Program on May D.
Participating in this program
which will take place on a large
platform astride the internatlonal
boundary line, will be Governors An
selmo Macias of Sonora, Ralph
Carr of Colorado, RodClfo Loaiza OF
Sinaloa. Silvano Barba Gonzalez OF
Jalisco. Elpidio Velasquez OF Du-
renno. and Gov. Rodolfo Taboada OF
Baia California.
Both line cities will be in gala
attire for the fiesta and decorators
ere rushing now to put in place the
last fiesta ornamental pieces. Large
mexican and American shields
adorn the street lamp standards OIL
Nogales. Arizona and Nogales, Son
era and atop these flutter flags OF
the two nations.
WIDELY PUBLICIZED
! So widely has the Fiesta been pub
licized that hotel men on both SIDE
!: of the lire are being swamped will
| requests for reservations. Article
have been carried in newspapers ant
magazines published in cities iron
coast to coast.
The event has attracted so mucl
attention that three radio stations
KTUC of Tucson and KOY an
KTAR of Phoenix, are planning t.
make remote control broadcasts her
J during the Good Neighbor Program
on May 5.
, Following the parade Sunday tn
Rotary Clubs flower show. a par
# the fiesta program. will be hel.
in the Cheshire Motor compan7
building starting at 2 pm. An OIL
;ial Fiesta bullfight will get unde7
way that day at 4:30 pm. and ba
| will be held that night.
On Monday a horse racing pro-
gram will start the day eff and the
fiesta exposition will be inauguratec
that day Cockfights and other
events are also scheduled for Mon
day.
Following the Good Neighbor Pro-
gram on Tuesday a baseball game
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
6 Initiated
By Elks Lodge

George Corey, Lloyd Ledford, w.
H. Lytle, Charles Morehead, Tru-
man L. LeFors and Walter S. Frk-
Itch were initiated into the Elks
Lodge Tuesday evening.
The initiation. handled by Exalted
Ruler E. S. Edmonson and other
newly elected officers, was we'll at
tended.
Following the initiation, Cavern
Cafe entertainers put en- good,
clean entertainment program after
which refreshments were served.
Nogales international., 1942-05-01

little"
The longest walk Herb ever made
was one day while stationed in the
Champagne district Of France he
walked Is miles to view the ruins of
the Rheims Cathedral and Is miles
back to his station. He bought
choice. aged champagne in this
district for SOC a quart.
He remembers once driving for
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
Nogales High School Track Champs
To Workout On U. OF A. Field In
Preparation For State Meet Saturday

Leaving for Tucson today,
Coach Wally Smiths NOgales
High School championship track
team will workout on the Uni
versity of Arizona athletic field
this afternoon in preparation for
Nogales international., 1942-05-01
CURTAIN TO RISE SUNDAY
ON BIGGEST FIESTA EVER
HELD ON U.S..MEXICO LINE
Huge Parade To Usher In Second Annual La Fiesta
De Las Flores; Thousands Coming; SO
Army Planes Arriving May

between the University of Arizona
and Nogales Internationals will be
played in the afternoon of that
day.
The fiesta rodeo will open on May
6 and will conclude the next day
A polo game and other events are
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Nogales international., 1942-05-01
MARCHING UNIT TO BE
IN FIESTA PARADE

The high school drum and buGc
corps and drill team will march in
the fiesta parade Sunday
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30
Shift To War Jobs

Every man between the ages Of 20
and 81, who is not now in the armed ser
vices or in direct or indirect war produc-
ton work, should begin to make up his
mind now what he is going to do about it
when the government says, "Here is job
you can handle which will help win the
war"
It may be some months before many
of us have to make the important decision
of whether to accept or turn down such an
offer, but there is little doubt that the de-
cision will have to be made by millions of
men.
The first step in the program is to an
alyze "occupational questionnaires" sent
to men who registered for Selective Ser
vice in February, in which they gave in
formation about their education, their pre-
sent job and their fitness for various types
of war work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30
600
We Salute Raleigh

This week our beautiful, progressive,
friendly and hospitable capitol city of Ra-
leigh is holding a Sesquicentennial cele-
bration and from this majestic mountain
section where North Carolina joins hands
with Tennessee and Virginia, we take
pleasure in saluting our historic Capitol
upon it's 150th birthday.
In proclaiming this anniversary OBJ
servance, Gov J. M. Broughton appropri-
ately stressed the fact that North Carolina
is Cleared for Victory today.
"The history of North Carolina's Capt.
toll City, depicting as it does American life
dedicated to the ideals of liberty, is
source of inspiration in the trying days we
are now enduring and from better realiza-
ton of the obstacles overcome by our fore
fathers in building this land of freedom,
we may today draw greater strength to
press forward in unity for Victory" he
declared.
Like the nations capitol, Raleigh was
a capitol from its origin. In a meeting on
March 20, 1892, commission selected
site consisting Of a thousand acres of land
which belonged to Joel Lane and he was
paid 1873 pounds for the property. Gov
ernor Alexander Martin suggested that the
city be named for Sir Walter Raleigh and
it was straight-away adopted and the build
ing of the city was started.
Since that time, Raleigh has been the
hub of the great progress that this state
has made.
A varied and interesting five-day
celebration program has been held this
week and Raleigh's two daily newspapers,
The News & Observer and The Raleigh
Times, issued excellent special editions
Long may the great Capitol of a great
State live, grow and serve!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30

To finance the gigantic war effort, the
sale of War bonds must be doubled at once
and starting with the month of May, the
government hopes and expects to sell
billion dollars per month. If these are not
bought voluntarily, some tax method will
no doubt be devised and everybody will
have to pay and not loan, as is the case
with the War bonds, which is an Individual
investment, a savings.
The date for the pledge-signing cam
paign in this county and throughout the
nation is next week, May 49, This COM
munity is the local sector of the state and
nationwide battlefront. The voluntary
workers in the campaign are civilian sold
iers serving without pay, without glory or
rank and are as surely fighting battle
for freedom as are the soldiers on the bat
tie fields They are conducting cam
paign which the nation cannot afford to
lose The only weapon is Pledge Card
and CHEEKY word.
They will offer you the privilege and
opportunity to pledge an investment in
the safest risk in the world, the United
States Government
Every person who is financially able
should support this Pledge Campaign to
his or her utmost financial ability. The
Pledge is entirely voluntary on your part,
but upon the success of this campaign will
depend the freedom of America, for with
out the tanks and guns and supplies to be
purchased by your investment Your
Pledge, we cannot win this war.
So join willingly, cheerfully, in this
mobilization of American dollars so that
America will continue to be free. Sign
the Pledge and do your share!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30

higher rate of interest than our
banks can pay, thus saving for
themselves and for the proven
bal rainy day and at the same
time, help furnish the money to
provide the equipment which will
save the life of many American
boys. Our people must and will
do their full duty in this respect.
Hitler has the power to take
the life and property of any Ger
man without assigning a reason.
1t is the American way to ask for
voluntary cooperation. AS Gov
ernor Broughton said while he
was in Ashe County last week,
"The time will soon be here when
everybody who is not doing
something to help in the War eff
fort is going to feel very much
ashamed of himself"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30
Sign Your Pledge

Uncle Sam, in this war effort, must
know from every production plant, just
how many guns, planes and ships he can
expect to receive within the next few
months so that he can lay battle plans ac-
cordingly.
By the same token, he must know
from the people of the nation just how
many dollars he can expect to receive vol
unfairly in the purchase of U. S. War Saw
ings Bonds, so that he can lay his tax
plans accordingly, to pay the War cost.
The more dollars that are voluntarily
pledged for the purchase of Bonds, the less
will be the tax load.
With this in mind, the Treasury De-
partment is conducting a nationwide in
ventory by states wherein every income
Garner is being asked to sign Pledge in
dicating how much he will lend from that
income to buy War Savings Bonds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30
'TO*LAUNCH PLEDGE
SIGNING DRIVE MON.

Continued from Page One)
to enable the government to take
a nationwide inventory Of. the
farmers and 100000 income
earners, so that tax plans may
be laid accordingly to pay for the
cost of the war. The more dollars
that are voluntarily pledged for
the purchase of bonds, the less
will be the tax load, it is ex-
planned.
. The money invested in these
war savings securities, the safest
investment in the world, the
United States Government-wil1
be taken out of competition for
consumer goods, thereby prevent
ing initiation and building up a
cushion of savings for the indivi-
dual when the war ends.
These securities also make every
citizen buying them a share-hold-
er in the future of America.
Following up Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau's recent an
nouncement that North Cardinals
quota of war bonds and stamps
for May. had been set up at
SIS, 1888, 500. State administrator
Charles H. Robertson and State
Chairman Julian Price of Green's
boro said in a joint statement that
eve are confident North Caro-
linians can be counted upon to
exceed the quota set for our
State"
North Cardinals average mon
thly purchases of these war saw
ings securities in the seven-month
period ending in January was
$4,207, 031," they said, land if we
did that we'll before Pearl Harbor
we certainly ought to be able to
60 ahead of that record now"
War bonds mature in 10 years
from issue date and bear 2.9 per-
cent interest per year compound
ed semi-annually when the bond
is held for 10 years.
If you pay $18.75, you will re-
ceive in 10 years $500. If you
pay $3.50, you will receive in 10
years $50. If you pay $75, you will
receive in 10 years $500 and so on.
Those who do not have enough
money to buy a $500 bond, can
start by buying 1Oc stamps. The
postmaster will give you a book
let to keep these stamps in and
when you have purchased $18,75
worth, you can trade in the
stamps for bond.
What Uncle Sam wants to know
now is "how much will you
pledge to buy each month";"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30
Getting Busy Now

Under the leadership of Congressman
Doughton and Gov Broughton, the North
Carolina congressional delegation this
week renewed campaign to secure more
government financed war industries and
war contracts for private manufacturing
concerns in North Carolina.
In the office of the ways and means
committee, Gov Broughton made report
of the conditions in the state to the N. Z.
delegation Monday and then reported to
other authorities in the executive depart
ments as to the conditions and needs IN
North Carolina.
ct have read with interest in the two
last issues of your paper, editorials COM
menting on the situation in North Carolina
concerning our states not receiving war IN
dustries and war contracts" Congressman
Doughton stated in letter to this paper
Saturday. p
"This is a condition that has caused
me considerable worry, but about which
I confess have not been able to secure
satisfactory results. 20 It is true that some
of the largest textile mills in North Caro-
lima, as we'll as in the district I represent,
are working almost fill time on war con-
tracts, and that quite a number of camps
and other necessary4war plants, training
schools, etc. have been. established, but
these do not fully" meet our needs and
neither do they satisfy our people. Quite
a number Of delegations, have come here
from the state 70 investigate this situation
and both myself and my office force have
gladly given. much time in our efforts to
have the recognition given our state and
especially the district represent, ta,which
it is thought to be entitled" he explained.
In response to the. Congressman's in
vitation to attend the meeting Monday, the
publisher of this paper wired:
"Deeply regret impossible to attend
important meetings today. Appreciate
your kind invitation. Every Tar Heel puts
war effort first and wants chance to work
in defense industries and plants at home.
North Carolina is south's leading indus
trial and agricultural state and is nations
fourth taxpayer. Highly important to pre-
vent dislocation of population and devel-
opment of ghost towns. United co-opera-
ton of states congressional delegation
essential. Best wishes.
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Helton-9 a. m. 5 %. m.

Helton-9 a. m. 5 p. m.
Little Helton-1 p m. 5 o. m.
Virginia-Carolina high-9 a. m.
5 p. m.
Healing Surings high-9 a. m.
$ p. m.
Silas Creek l p. m. 5 o. m.
Landmark p. m. 5 p. m.
Nathans Creek high 9 a. m.
IS p. m.
Burnt Hill p. m. = 5 o. m.
Peak Creek p. m. S p. m.
Low Gap-1 p. m. 5 p. m.
Laurel Fork p. m. 5 p. M
friendship p. m. 5 .. m.
West Jefferson high-9 a. m.
S p. m.
Baldwin, a. m. S o. m.
Boggs-1 p. m. S p. m.
Othello-1 p. m. 5 p. m.
Obids-1 p. m. 5 p. m.
Duncan p. m. S p. m.
Fleetwood high-9 a. m. S p. m.
OVAL p. m. = S p. m.
ldlewild-9 a,M.-- S Pm.
EFkland high a. m. 5 p. M
Mill Creek p. m. = S p. m.
Toliver-1 p. m. S p. m.
Green Valley--1 p. m. S a. m.
Rock Creek-1 p. m. S p. m.
Sutherland p m. S p. m.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-30
Ashe Civilian
Defense News
By IRA T. JOHNSTON, Chairman

We desire to thank everyone
who cooperated in such a splendid
manner in making the test black
out last Friday night success
Our people responded in a very
fine way and it was easy to OBJ
serve that night and the next day
a decided lift in the morale OF
our people.
B. B. GRAPHICAL, Chief Air Raid
Warden, Leverne Jobreon, Air
Raid Warden for West jefferson.
and L. P. Coward, Air Raid War
den for jefferson, were very eff
ficient in setting up an organiza-
ton.
Sheriff Roland and his staff,
Patrolman Thomas, the town Of
ffcers and the Civilian Defense
Volunteers for special police du-
ty are all entitled to our thanks
and appreciation for the fine CO.
operation given. -
Badgers Funeral Home, Reins-
Sturdivant Funeral Home and
others who assisted in conveying
the signals for the blackout were
most helpful and we appreciate
their willingness to help and to
serve.
Perhaps only a few, we hope
from lack of understanding, fail
ed or refused to cooperate, but
if there were any exceptions,
they only serve to emphasize the
unanimity of our people in their
willingness to cooperate with OUT
Government in any movement OF
request considered to be for the
National gooas
Drive For Sale OF War Stamps
and Bonds:
An effective organization is to
be set up composed of a commit
tee representing all sections OF
the county to promote the sale OF
War Stamps and Bonds in Ashe
County. This is the only plan
devised whereby people may help
their Government and at the
same time help themselves. They
can lend money to the Govern
ment in the time of its need at q