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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-19
Many Are Giving :
"Victory Books

From East to West, from North
to South, all over the United
States, the VICTORY BOOK
CAMPAIGN is asking for books
for the men in our Army, Navy,
and Merchant Marine. Getting
them, too! Books singly and in
piles, books by the dozen-and
one fat bunch of 100000, this be-
ing the little paper mysteries
published by American Mercury,
so much sought for for use in
hospitals, where they are light to
hold and fun to read. Laurence
Spivak was their donor, and
many a man, in camps throughout
the land and on boats somewhere
at sea- will thank him for his
generous contribution.
The theme song of the Cam
paign seems to be 'Give Books
You'd Like to Keep!" No attic
discards for this generation of our
fighting men. Nothing but the
best books-the kind they want
to read! "
Libraries all over the country
are cooperating with as many diff
ferent plans and projects as there
are states. Variety certainly lend!
spice to this VICTORY BOOK
CAMPAIGN, with everything
from stunts to verse to try to hell
bring in the books. AS to verse
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-19
Lansing Aux. Met
Thursday Night

The Womans' Auxiliary of the
Lansing Presbyterian church met
at the home Of Mrs. j. O. Blevins
Thursday night.
No program was given as this
was the last meeting of the church
year. Several business matters
were brought before the meeting.
After discussion, it was decided
to present quilt that had been
made by the members of the
auxiliary to the pastor, Mr.. Stark.
A committee was also appointed
to plan menu for the Fellowship
Supper which has been planned
for the Lansing, Foster Memorial
and Gillespie churches at Lansing
Friday night.
After this business was put
aside, election of officers was in
order. Mrs. Tom Powers was ell
ected president and Mrs. Carl
Stark, treasurer.
During the social hour, Miss
Rubye Hudler, aided by the other
ladies, presented Mrs. Francis
Glenn a linen shower. The host
esses and daughter, Mrs. Glenn
h e n served a delicious salad
course.
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Indications are, he continued,
that the state will be able to meet
this new demand without a great
deal of trouble, since it is we'll
balanced from most standpoints.
However, the dairyman said,
this added load has required much
expansion of physical plants
handling the dairy products and a
better correlation and foresight
in the management of these
plants by those engaged in the
industry.
North Carolina is Fortunate -
he continued, Ito have so many
good dairymen to supply milk
and cream either directly to the
evaporating and drying plants,
consuming public or to milk pro-
cessing and distributing plants,
cheese plants, ice cream manu-
facturers, and creameries."
Now that the state is an i'm
portant dairy producer, the state
College specialist said, dairy
men should make every effort to
see that their milk will be among
the best and most wholesome in
the entire country.
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arm, and that the weaker of the
two, to do what you have describ-
ed with the dead weight Of a two
hundred-pound body!"
"We're the two prize idiots OF
New York." groaned Bruno, slap
ping papers into his brief case
1--WE had the facts at our finger
tips all the time and never once
made the obvious leap to the
truth"
Thumm rose, shaking himself
like shaggy mastiff. 'From
now on, little Thummy listens to
Drury Lane with respect! Espe-
cially on the subject of Mr.. X!''
Drury Lane studied the face OF
his host unobserved. Dewitt
stood in a group of his friends,
smiling and chattering, making
cracking retorts to friendly
jibes. From the moment the
foreman of the jury had waggled
his lantern jaws: "Not Guilty, y
Dewitt had cast off the armor OF
his silence.
The party had congregated in a
private hotel suite. Jeanne De-
Witt was there, sparkling and
the frail body of his friend;
Louis Imperiale, and Lyman and
rosy; Christopher Lord, and
! Franklin Ahearn, looming over
Brooks and, by himself, Drury
Lane.
Dewitt murmured an apology
and slipped out of the chattering
group. In a corner, the two men
faced each other.
"Mr. Lane. I haven't had the
opportunity .. I can't find words
to express my-my profound
thanks"
Lane chuckled. I see that even
lawyers as hardened as Frederick
Lyman cannot resist fimpulslve
indiScretion."
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here's one we like:
Uncle Sam will give 'em tents
And chow to be cooked by cooks;
But it's up to us, who stay at
home
To give ten million books.
AS to stunts, the New York Pub
lie Library has actually achieved
something new in the annals Of
the city where everything has al
ready happened before; the lions
on the steps of the Public Libra
ry, at special VICTORY BOOK
CAMPAIGN broadcast, withdrew
from their habitual silence, and
let forth a mighty roar - for
books.
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Synopsis

Synopsis
Harley Longstreet, broker, dies
/. in trolley car from poison
scratched into his hand by a
needle-pierced cork in his pocket.
He was taking a party of friends,
in a celebration of his engagement
to Cherry Browne, an actress, to
his West Englewood home. His
partner, Dewitt, DeWitt's wife
Fern and his daughter Jeanne, her
fiance Christopher Lord, Cherry's
vaudeville friend Pollux, Ahren
friend of Dewitt, Imperiale,
middle-aged Latin, and Michael
Collins, brawny Irishman, make
up the group. District Attorney
Bruno and Inspector Thumm, aid
ed by Drury Lane, retired Shake
spearean actor, investigate. Each
member of this party seems to
have some grievance against
Longstreet but Thumm and
Bruno think Dewitt guilty.
Longstreet had had an affair with
Fern Dewitt and he had sinister
hold on Dewitt. Lane declares
he knows the murderer but iden-
titles him only as Mr.. K. Later a
man is murdered on ferryboat
while Bruno, Thumm and Lane
are waiting to meet the writer Of
an anonymous letter. Dewitt,
whom they meet there by chance,
joins them. The murdered man
is Conductor Wood Of the fatal
trolley. Evidently it was he who
had. written the anonymous note.
Lane learns that Felipe Maquin-
chao of Uruguay was staying at
DeWitt's house. Quacey, Lanes
attendant, investigates Dewitt adj
mits he and Longstreet made their
fortunes mining In Uruguay, but
refuses further information. He
is arrested for the death of Wood
presumably killed because he
knew Dewitt murdered Long
street. Dewitt seems calm, as if
a hidden fear were gone. If ac-
quilted, he plans to divorce his
wife. Lane calls on DeWitt's
lawyer.
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7RA 4! l;;!!:l ~ -

Lyman leaned forward and
tapped Thumm's beefy knee:
'The scab opened and the wound
began to bleed merely from the
defendants grasping the door
knob?"
eyes"
"That's all, Inspector. Your
witness, Mr.. Bruno" Bruno shook
his head and Thumm descended,
his face a study in mingled dis
gust. establishment and under
standing.
Lyman next called DR.. Morris.
"You have heard the preced-
ing witness describe the condition
| of the wound and its scab when
he saw it at the rail of the boat.
Could this wound as Inspector
Thumm described it have been
open, let us say, fifteen minutes
before he saw it?"
positively not. Had it been
opened even an hour before, the
scab could not have been in one
continuous piece"
would you say the defendant
could have grasped and lifted a
two-hundred-pound object few
minutes before Inspector Thumm
saw his wound at the railing in
the condition described, and SHOW
ed or hurled it over the railing
and beyond a two-and-a-halt
foot shelf without opening that
wound?"
Again Bruno objected, but the
Judge ruled that the professional
opinion solicited was pertinent to
the defense argument.
DR.. Morris said: ''He could
not have done what you have just
described without opening the
wound"
With a smile of triumph Lyman
said: @You may cross-examine,
Mr.. Bruno"
CDR. Morris, under guise Of your
professional knowledge and expe'
rience, would you dare deny that
the defendant could have used his
left hand to perform the afore.
mentioned act without opening
the wound on his right?"
Naturally, if he didn't use his
right hand he wouldn't open the
cut on the right hand"
| Bruno looked hard at the jury
and sat down. DR.. Morris began
to describe but Lyman waved
him back.
CDR. Morris, you have just
heard the District Attorney in.
sinuate the defendant could have
disposed of the body by using on.
ly his left hand. In your opinion
could her"
| "No."
'Why not?"
81 have known Mr.. Dewitt pro.
fessionally for years. He is right.
handed, and his left arm, as is
usual with dexterous persons, is
the weaker. He weighs only one
hundred and fifteen pounds and is
a weak man physically. From
these facts, it would be impos'
sible for one-hundred- and -fif.
teen-poundman, using only one
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Nettle Knob News

Mr.. and Mrs. Banner Wagner
Miss Regenia Wilcox and Mr.. AL
bert Martin visited Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Wagner, at Lenoir, Sun
day.
Mrs. Nora Goodman is still sick
but is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Tomilsor
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Roby Wal
tiers Sunday.
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The lawyer modify surveyed
the litter on his library desk.
sThe case is almost impossible,
Mr.. Lane. I have told Dewitt
that unless he alters his attitude
he's in for it, but he persists in
that devastating calmness of his.
The trials been on for days, yet I
can't get thing out of him.
Bruno rested for the State this
afternoon, and I launch on my de-
tense tomorrow morning. All I
can do is to present the alterna-
tive of Bruno's argument-that is,
a frameup."
'Do you know, Mr.. Lyman"
Lane murmured, "it is a matter
of complete establishment to me
that not one of the keen minds
surveying this case has pierced
the veil of non-e essentials and seen
the-to me, at least-perfectly
Photographic truth beneath"
''Do you mean," Lyman asked
quickly, ''that you are in the pos
session of a pertinent fact, of
which the rest of us know moth
ing, that will prove DeWitt's in
nocence?"
s'Mr. Lyman, know only what
Inspector Thumm, District Attor-
ney Bruno and you know. I have
the feeling that Dewitt, who has
a sharp brain, would have seen
the truth, perhaps, when he was
not the central figure"
''For heavens saks, Mr.. Lane"
Lyman cried, "what is it?"
Listen ca refully," said Lane
kindly. make notes if you will
Zone moment!" Lyman ran to
cabinet. Here's a distaphone-
talk to your hearts content"
At nine-thirty Lane left jubi-
liant Lyman, grabbing for the
telephone.
Judge Grimm, a dour man, en-
tered and the fifth day of John
DeWitt's trial for murder began.
The preliminaries over, Lyman
rose briskly, glanced cheerfully
at the jury, grinned over at the
District Attorney, and stated to
the Court: "Your Honor, as the
first witness for the defense, I
call upon the defendant, John o.
Dewitt"
Dewitt had an almost detached
manner as Lyman put the usual
preliminary questions, then asked:
evil you please relate to the
Court and the jury the events
of the evening of Wednesday,
September the ninth, between the
time you left your office and the
time you reached the Weehawken
ferry"
ct left my office at $50 and took
the subway downtown to the Ex-
change Club, on Wall Street I
went to the gymnasium with the
intention of exercising a bit be-
fore dinner, but I cut my fore
finger on a piece of apparatus
an ugly cash which bled i'm
moderately. The Club physician,
DR.. Morris, treated it and wanted
to bandage the finger, but didn't
think it was necessary, and :"
Zone moment, Mr.. Dewitt" in
terrupted Lyman blandly. "Was
there any other reason for refus-
ing to have your finger band
aged?"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-19

Homemade electric breeders
tested by Purdue University in
cooperation with the U. S. De-
partment Of Agriculture proved
highly effective as pig-savers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-19
AN EDITORIAL

The nation needs to awaken to the full |
gravity of the peril that confronts it.
It needs to appreciate how badly we
have been defeated in three months of war. |
It needs to understand that it is posi- |
BILE for the United Nations and the United |
States to lose this war and suffer the fate |
of France-and that this possibility may |
become probability if the present tide |
does not change.
It needs to realize that there is grave |
chance of the Japanese pushing through |
India and the Germans driving through |
the Near East, to join their armies and |
resources in an almost unbeatable combi- |
nation.
It needs to get away, once and for all, |
from the comforting feeling that while we
may lose at the start we are bound to win |
in the end.
Only when fully aware of existing
perils will the United States do its utmost.
Pray God that awareness will not come
too late, as it did in France!
Production Director Donald Nelson
appeals for vastly increased industrial
output on 24-hour, seven-day basis-168
hours a week. Maximum production, in
short.
Can we get it?
Not on the present basis-not under
the psychology of recent years.
Not until we quit thinking in terms
of less work for more money.
Not while there is greater concern
about overtime pay than overtime produc
ton.
Not while farmer politicians are more
interested in higher prices than raising
more essentials.
Not while government bureaus-cre-
ated to meet a depression emergency that
is ended-continue to grab for themselves
money needed for ornaments.
Not while an army of federal press
agents clamors to promote and perpetuate
activities that have no present need or
value.
Not while Congressman try to put
over useless canals and river schemes
and take up the time of defense officials
clamoring for factories and contracts as if
war were great gravy train.
Not while WPA, despite shortage of
labor, seeks to carry on projects which it
IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS EDITORIA
YOUR CONGRESSMAN
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-19

Mrs. Ralph Parson made trip
to Winston-Salem, last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-19

doesn't have the men to perform or the
need for performing.
Not while CCC and NYA stretch
greedy hands for funds to pamper young
men who ought to be in the armed forces
or the war plants.
Not while strikes hamper war produc-
ton, despite solemn promise that they
would stop.
Not while the life-and-death need for
uninterrupted production is used as a
weapon to put over the closed shop.
Not while double time is demanded
for Sunday work which is only part of
40-hour week.
Not while a man can't be employed
on an army project or in war plant until
he pays $40 to $50 or more to a labor
racketeer.
Not while criminal gangs control en-
ployment and ALLEGATION of men to work
on the Normande and other ships along
New York's vast waterfront
Not while fifth columinists are PAM
pered and enemy aliens move freely in
defense areas.
Not while the grim job of preparing
our home communities against air raids
and sabotage is gummed up with a lot of
highfalutin', boon-doggling, social service
activity.
Not while pressure blocs clamor for
higher benefits, bounties and PENSIONS
We will not get maximum production,
in short, unless, first, we fully realize
our awful peril; and, second, get over the
ginmes of recent years.
Gimme shorter hours gimme higher
wages gimme bigger profits, gimme more
overtime, gimme less work. gimme more
pensions, gimme greater crop benefits,
gimme more appropriations and patron
age, gimme plants for my Congressional
district gimme fees and dues to work for
Uncle Sam, gimme ham'n'eggs, gimme
share-the-wealth, gimme $50 every Thurs
day.
France had the CHIMES, too = had
them till the Germans were close to Paris.
Then everybody went frantically to work
- to late.
France has no CHIMES today except
gimme food for my baby, gimme place
to lay my head, gimme death.
L, WRITE OR WIRE THE PRESIDENT,
AND SENATOR TO-DAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
.Telenews TO Pay
Tribute TO City

4 SCREEN tribute 10 Detroit,
titled Salute 10 Detroit will be
= feature Of tho first weeks per-
formances Of the now TelcnewS
Thcatcr which opens az 1910
Woodward just south Of Grand
Circus Park Friday night, Febru-
any l3. according 10 Ellis W levy.
representative OF the nationwide
network OF newSrccl houses that
bears tho TeleneWS name
Photographed by TelencwS
camera crew the picture shows
how the big industries of the De-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
BUY n Bomber
Two Jobs

HOW A courageous scout tries
10 avert an Apache uprising and
conduct a romance simultaneously
leads 10 the gay complications and
gripping drama of Valley OF tho
Sun, R-k-O Radio perturbation of
the Clarence Budingion Kelland
novel co-Starring James Craig and
Lucille Ball
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
Clubs
Announce
Bills
By WAITER STEVENSON

MlCkEGS BAR has extended
comedian Billy MeaGhcr's engage
ment and its the faSt-talklnS
comic who steps 10 tho micro
phone 10 introduce each Of the
acts.
Foremost on the huge bill arc
/ Carlotta and Myers. a duo who
offer musical novelties in addition
10 a trained bird act It's amazing
10 watch the little fcaIhcrcd fell
lows perform such difficult tricks.
An acrohatic Miss, who is up on
her acrobatlc tricks. is Gay Baird.
"a feature of Rlplcy's show al the
1910 Worlds Fair SwIngStrcSS
YVonnc IS new 10 the revue. and
IcXOtIc dancer ShcIlah Woods is
now m her tenth week.
Other entertainers include Mar
got Willis, daring dancer; Tucker
land Tremalnc ballroom team
Mora "WackN" Kaye eccentric
singer; the dancing MickcycttcS
| and trumpcter Joe Blankets
orchestra.
THREE 666 Singing master ~
ceremonies Sam Fouche who puts
personality into his songs, con-
jtlnucS a. the helm.
Holding over arc the -Four Kit
KatS. precision tap dancers who
larc often called tops IN taps
taUd who have appeared in many ~
the best night spots IN New York
land Chicago.
The -Four Notes comprise four
boys and a guitar IN sweet and
hot harmony with repertoire and
As unusual as the
Ink Spots Next on the floor is
Oscar and Brown versatile dance
team who give way 10 Roy and
Peaches Mckinney, song and
dance pair. Peaches IS a new
singing find whose style 81 de-
livery Is quite different
Eye appealing Yak Taylor
sings The blues arrangements of
Chuck Stevens Swcct-sWlng band
According 70 Manager Andrew
III. Snccd. this spot e Headquarters
for real Southern ffied chicken
There are two shows nightly
II p m and ! m
NIGHT IN BUDAPEST Alex
Fchcr. NOIini>t, and his Gypsy
orchestra have taken over tho
musical assignments ~ this pop
ular WeS' Side rcndr7vore Each
.mcmhor of tho orchestra has at
ono timc or another PLAYED with
gypsy and symphony orchcSiraS or
thor native land All ate talented
Nriot~fS
Under personal management ~
Charles Nicholas. this luncheon
and supper Spot is open daily until
= OO a. m and offers splendid
facilities for parties and banqucts.
NERNE'S 80 Carl Dulany the
'homhaSuC baron who acquired
his title after spending seven sum-
NOR seasons 20 tho Baron Mum
chauSer Room 20 the summit
Hofo. In Pennsylvania takes top
hOuOrS IN this week : show. Carl
combines baritone Srtos with
parody number,
Blond rhumta artists Stirling
and RUh.a. and roller skating Jack
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05

W h ic h there
are quite a
lot in Detroit.
T he Harry
Cecil ring of
tho lntcrna-
tlorfal Broth
crhood of Ma
glcIans had us
charter q in =
ner a I Q W
nights ago al
the y or h -
W Q s I e T n
= p o rlSmCn )
Club.
The Ccrc-
monies went
off mic q Y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05

Charles Larson, tho wealthy
caSterner who IS supposed 10
have the largest collection Of
magic apparatus in tho world,
came here 10 present the char
ter 10 DR.. Gina Bennett prcsi-
dent Of tho Detroit ring.
Or. Boris Ioia a Saginaw den
fist. did trick rarely seen
tying a knot IN a white sash
and then making tho kno, van
ish, 10 be replaced 10y a Splotch
Of rcd. Guy Stanley Of Utica
did the Chinese linking rings
trick. And 50 on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05

Manners, are also new. while
Laura Jean remains 10 sing her
own arrangements OF the hit
Iparadc
Music is by Jack Nelson's or
Ichestra, featuring tho maestro
himself on the novachOrd.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
Jack Pickering
Here
NHd
Now
Jack Pickering

4 HOW THE OTHER HALF
LIVES: Sneaking behind the
scenes. we wish 10 do little
tattling on the magicians, both
amateur and professional, Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05

troit area are pouring forth the
implements Of war for use OF the
forces of the United Nations IN
their fight against the Axis.
The entire proceeds from the
theater's premiere night perform
anccS will be turned over 10 the
Navy-CitizenS Committee OF De-
troit. 10 help finance IFS work In
behalf Of tho various branches OF
the United States Navy headquar-
tered i'm this area.
Souvenir tickets are heing sold
by members of the committee. by
Miss United States Navy'-other-
wise Detroit Miss Gerry Marcoux.
buy a Bomber
For the "Inside News" OF
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column in the Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05

Clothes have a profound effect
upon a woman's pOise-and upon
her husbands purse.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
Worthwhile Life

Let us endeavor so to live that
when we come to die even the
undertaken will be sorry.-Mark
Twain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
.ysIgY Mgga
E1;s::Tj17IZIzs:I
Completing 1t

Nobbs-So you are undertaking
to keep bees during the emer-
gency?
Farmer-Yes, I don't want to
miss anything, and I've been stung
every other way I know of.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05

Police called coast guardsmen, who
towed the raft away and said they
would turn the maps over to the
FBI.
The raft was made of three spars,
each Is feet long and II to Is
inches in diameter, bound together
by seven cross pieces on the under
side, each four inches thick, and
covered by three planks, laid length
wise side by side, each nearly fou,
inches thick and more than a foo
wide. The weight of the raft VIZ
estimated at more than two t
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l6oil!1liqIQ

T OS ANGELES.-For some time
II ahead, outside of two such phys
ical and mental conditioning games
as football and boxing, where body
contact is vital, the main demand
on the country will be for playing
games above spectator games.
The two leaders here are golf and
bowling. Basketball is also a play
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05
Strange Raft Bearing Rangoon Charts Floats in to Shore

NEW YORK.-A heavy raft bear
ing charts of the sea approaches to
Rangoon, key Burmese port in the
British defenses against Japan,
floated ashore at Rockaway beach,
Queens, a few days ago, and the
police, coast guard and Federal Blu
reau of Investigation puzzled over
where it came from.
The readiest explanation, that the
raft was detached from one of the
ships recently sunk off Long Island
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05

by U-boats, was not entirely con-
vincing in the light of the RATS
size and structure. In appearance
the raft resembled floats used at the
dockside by painters and longshore-
men at work on ships in New York
harbor, but no such float would be
expected to carry charts of the wa
tiers around Rangoon.
Two boys playing on the beach
found the raft and called the po-
lice as soon as they saw the charts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-05

ing game on the
major side, but it
also carries a ma
jor spectator follow
ing, which neither
golf nor bowling
needs.
The bowling call
on the playing side
now runs away with
all the others. Ex-
perts tell me we
h a " e 10000, 200
bowlers of one de-
nrrAn ~ Nv u a -