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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
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giving up their money nor do
they indeed mind any kind OF
extravagant' expenditure II
only their money shall go for
war work and not for peace
time follies.
Will nothing waken our
government to the imminent
danger Of Oriental invasion of
this continent?
VIII nothing convince our
government of the absolute
necessity of immediate pre-
parednesss to defend our
homes and our homelands?
Our good President proudly
admits that we have our ex-
peditionary forces scattered
lin all parts of the world-in
the Atlantic areas, In the
Mediterranean areas, In the
Pacific areas, and even I'm the
Arctic.
But does this dissemination
OF our forces indicate q suffi-
Gent realization of the i'm
pending war danger to OUR
SELVES? a
And even II our expedition
airy forces are strategically
desirable In all parts Of the
world, should we not at least
apply our wastebasket funds
to our home defense?
|NUR President declares
that we have the Jap
anese stopped In the
South Pacific.
But this columnist would
like very respectfully to ven
ture the opinion that 1t Is
utterly unjustifiable to as
sumo anything Of the kind.
The Japanese have taken
Burma--and with the ap-
proval and cooperation of the
native Burmese.
The Japanese have secured
a declaration of virtual neu-
trality on the part of India
and, possibly, will possess
the sympathetic cooperation
lof midas 350,000,0 900 people.
The All-India Congress has
declared by formal resolution
adopted by a vote Of 176 to 4
that Britain must abandon
its hold on India" and has
specifically stated that no
compromise with Britain is
possible.
IITSHE Japanese have cap
I tured the Burma road
and are now advancing
nOrthward with a view of sew
'lering the new road from India
ito China now under construc-
! ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
Travel
RatiOning
Predicted
WASHINGTON. May 4 (INS).

WASHINGTON, May 4 (INS).
of all railroad and bus
tickets was forecast by govern
ment officials today.
Defense Transportation Director
Joseph B. Eastman announced to-
day that restrictions" on train
and bus services are Imminent.
IL was learned plans are being
discussed to set up a system whore
Certificates of necessity" would
be required before q person could
purchase a train or bus ticket.
II was said also that plans are
being made TO extend gasoline
rationing on a nationwide basis
when a permanent system Ii set
up July /. 1t will allow motorists
to drive a certain number Of miles
a year, probably 5000
WAR PLANT TRAFFIC
Transportation officials are said
to be particularly concerned about
travel facilihes to and from BIG
war plants, like the Ford bomber
plant near Ypsilanti. Mich. Many
day coaches normally used In runs
between cities may be taken off
and devoted 10 special short runs
roads TO war plants.
Ultimately, even railroad tracks
to isolated communities may be
torn up TO make roadbeds to var
plants. Train service TO such towns,
Eastman explained, can be re-
placed by buses.
SURPRISE RATIONINa
To prevent runs on foodstuffx
officials In Washington are re-
ported TO be studying the surprise
package registration system I'm
der the plan, registration dates
will be set for rationing books,
without the public actually know.
ing what article Is TO be rationed.
For example. il was said, IL may
be announced that spices are 20
ing to be rationed later. After
officials may disclose
that the spice rationing books &C
tually are for another food article.
In that manner. IL was ex.
planned, boarding viii be fore
stalled.
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CONTINUED from Page One)
the services. Tonight's program /:
the sixth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04

TIME Japanese have cap
tured the Burma road
and are now advancing
nOrthward with a view of sew
ering the new road from India
to China now under construc-
ton.
When that route is severed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
IS HOSTAGES EXECUTED

1t was asserted that SIS French
hostages had been executed at
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Governor Asked To Get Gas
Ration Restrictions Lifted
In Area For Tourist Season
Publisher OF This Paper
Makes Appeal. Gov. Con-
tinues His Fight.

kilograms requesting lifting
gasoline ratiOning in Ashe, AL
leghany and Watauga counties
were sent to Congressman
DOughton, Senator Bailey and
Gov. BroughtOn by DIR. J. X.
Hunter, president of the jeff
ersOns Rotary club and by a
group of business men in Spar
ia.
Gov. J. M. Broughton is con-
tinuing his fight for equality OF
gasoline rationing restrictions In
North Carolina and this week the
publisher of this paper requested
him to use his influence to get re-
strictions lifted in this section fol-
the tourist season.
"Our section is great tourist
center, with many people being
dependent upon this trade for
their living" he wrote. "Unfort-
unately the present regulations
are going to paralyze this bust
ness.
"Another bad feature about the
rationing program here is that no
gasoline restrictions are being i'm
posed on our neighboring coun-
ties in Virginia and Tennessee
Our people have difficulty in un-
derstanding or approaching this
condition. They are willing to
make sacrifices if their neighbors
are required to make similar sac
rifices.
"Our famous resorts of Roaring
Gap and Blowing Rock may not
even open this summer and travel
on the Blue Ridge Parkway will
be reduced to minimum"
It was also pointed out that the
migration of workers from this
section into defense ufeas has al
ready seriously affected business
and that a reduction in the tour
ist trade will be an added jolt.
A similar appeal was sent to
Congressman Doughton.
It was further pointed out that
gasoline for the three counties
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Davis Announces
Candidacy For
Representative

Ed Davis, of Tuckerdale, wide
1y known moderator of the Sen
ter District Primitive Baptist as
ISOLATION, this week announced
that he would be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination as
Ashe county Representative.
Mr.. Davis has previously serv-
ed as chairman of the board OF
education and was elected mem
Der of the county board of COM
missioners, but did not serve be-
cause he had a federal agency po-
sition.
He has been foreman of several
WPA road projects. He has been
preaching for nearly 80 years and
is now pastor of four churches,
Roan's Creek, Senter, Big Helton
and Pond Mountain.
He is the third Democrat to
announce for the House. The
other two are Austin Jones and
R. S. Maxwell.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Equipment For
Operation Now
Being Shipped
George A. Lear Buys Mining
Rights Frem Ashe Men
Near Jefferson
MINERAL IN DEMAND

Definite plans are now under
way for Ashe county minerals,
dormant for so many years, to
play vital part in helping to win
the war. Mineral rights on mica
deposits in two different sections
of the county have been purchas-
ed by George A. Lear, of Phila-
delphia, who will install machin-
airy at an early date in order to
begin excavating this valued min
eral.
Representatives of Mr.. Lear
were here Last week making ir1i-
tial surveys and purchased the
mining rights from A. G. Wither-
spoon, wife and children, on their
property located in Jefferson
township on the Nathan's Creek
road. In the Naked Creek Sec
ton of Jefferson township, min
eral rights we're also purchased
from Fred L. Little and wife and
l.. L. Little.
Representatives who were here,
pointed out that it would take
from $4,000 to $4,000 worth of
machinery to mine the mica and
that this would be installed at
once, since there is such de-
mand for this mineral.
Mr.. Witherspoon received a
wire yesterday that the machinery
was enroute here. He is now
making plans to transport it to
the mica vein on his place. 1t
is understood that around 20 men
will be employed as soon as ini-
tial operations are started.
For the past 40 years, North
Carolina has produced 80 percent
of all the mica mined in the u
nited States, but nov the war de-
mands on this translucent miner
al make it imperative that this
state triple it's production.
The presence of mica has long
| been known IN jackson, Avery,
Mitchell, Ashe, Allegheny and
other Western North Carolina
counties. And while it has been
mined in other counties quite ex-
tensively, as far as it is known,
this transparent mineral has not
been excavated in Ashe county
to much extent, since the days
of the Civil war. In those days,
as there were few uses of it, it
was only mined on a small scale
for window panes and other uses
in sheet form. Mr.. Witherspoon
said, however, he had, from time
to time, excavated a limited a.
Continued on Page Fourl
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Retail Price Regulations
We're Started This Week

Ashe county merchants along
with other retailers throughout
the nation were reminded that
the price ceiling regulation
became effective for them this
week and that the office of price
administration expects them to
post their price lists in a manner
clearly visible to the public"
This, the OPA said, means that
list in book, loose-leaf folder
or card index will not suffice.
Put the list on sheets "prominent-
ly displayed" and don't tack sew
eral sheets together in layers, the
OPA advised.
Practically all of the Ashe mer-
chants said that they had a few
price changes to make, since pric-
es on only very few items had
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POppies On Sale
Here Saturday
Sale Sponsored BY The Legion
Auxiliary. Cooperation
Is Asked.

Americas battle dead will be
honored here Saturday by the
wearing of peoples, the memorial
flower of the English-speaking
world since the first World War;
Poppies will be distributed on
the streets by women of the A
meridan Legion Auxiliary, who
will at the same time receive con-
tributions for the Legion and
Auxiliary work among the war
disabled and families left in need
by the results of war.
The custom of wearing peoples
in tribute to the dead sprang up
spontaneously in the United
States, England and the British
Dominions at the close of the last
war, explained Mrs. Guy Badger,
Poppy Chairman of the Ashe u
nit of the Auxiliary. The custom
was inspired by the poem, "Fland-
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Free Clinics To
Be Opened June l
By Health Dept
ImmunizatiOns For Typhoid,
Diphtheria To BE Given.
Announce Schedule

Following the program OF i'm
munization of the Ashe county
health department, a series OF
free typhoid and diphtheria elm
les throughout the county, Will
open on Monday, June l.
''In this time of emergency we
have a more pressing obligation
to ourselves, our neighbors and
our nation to keep physically tit
and as free from disease as posi-
BILE and for this reason, we urge
every citizen to take the advan-
tage of immunization against any
preventable disease" DIR. King
said.
Clinics will be held throughout
the summer months, DR.. King
explained. The dates of these to
be held during June are announc-
ed below:
Monday, June 1, 8, Is.
Grassy Creek-SturgilPs Store
$50 a. m.
Sussex - Young's Store, HOO
a. m.
Fairview - A. Hart Paisley's
store, Ills p. m.
Crumpler - Worth Miller's
store, $3.50 p. m.
Tuesday, June 2, 9, Is.
Lansing - Service store, 9:OU
a. m.
Sturgills - school house, HOO
a. m.
Little Helton - school house,
lis p. m.
Thursday, June 4, IL, Is.
Nathan's Creek - postoffice
900 a m.
River Bridge - JONES store,
HOO a. m.
Scotisville - postoffide, lis
p. m.
Furches = postoffice, $3.50 p. m
Those who have been immuniZ-
ed by series of doses during the
last one or TWO years, may renew
their immunity by taking one
regular dose only. This practice
is now being followed throughout
most of North Carolina and other
states as we'll. In order to cover
the county adequately, clinics will
be held only three times at each
place. Those taking the full
course of doses and missing any
one of these will have to 60 to
another clinic, the health depart
ment or to their private physician,
DR.. King said.
Those residing in the vicinity
of the Jeffersons may be immun-
lied at the health department Of
Continued on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Two Weeks Superior Court
Civil Term Starts Monday

The two weeks May-June term
of the Ashe superior court for the
trial of civil cases opens at the
courthouse in jefferson, Monday,
with Judge ]. A. Rousseau, pre-
siding.
Judge Frank Armstrong was
originally scheduled to preside,
but for some reason, a change has
been made. During the April
term, Judge Armstrong made
several specific suggestions to at
torneys concerning the May-June
term. Most of these suggestions
related to providing the court
with certain definite legal infor-
nation regarding each case.
On the printed calendar, there
are 46 cases slated for trial and
II cases are listed on the motion
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Baptist Meet
Well Attended

Miss Ruby Daniel was the chief
speaker at the annual Ashe coun-
ty union meeting of the Woman's
Missionary societies of the Bap-
fist churches held yesterday when
a large number of the churches
were represented.
Miss Daniel, who is a returned
missionary from Budapest, gave
an interesting lecture on the life
CT the people there aid in con-
nection with her lecture, showed
native costumes. Mrs. w. T.
Wilmington, who was in charge
of the program, was elected su-
perintendent, succeeding Mrs.
Ralph Parsons.
There was a general discussion
Continued on Page ~
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100000 Pounds Scrap Iron
And $4,000 Pounds Paper
Collected In Ashe County
Nearly $17O Worth Donated
To Red Cross. Program
To Be Continued

A grand total of $4,000 pounds
of scrap iron and rubber and 49,
600 pounds Of waste paper have
been collected and sold in Ashe
iounty from December 1, 1941
to May IS, County Agent Roy
Grouse, chairman of the salvage
committee, announces.
In announcing these figures,
Mr.. Grouse and other members of
the committee. Urged every one
in the county t. continue to col
lect scrap.
If the WPA does not provide
for hauling the scrap, arrange
ments will be perfected to have
local trucks pick it up in various
places.
Continued an Page Four)
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Mica Mines To Be Opened In Ashe County Soon
More EnrOllees
Being Accepted
ACC. C. Camp
Laurel Springs Camp Will Not
Be Abolished. New Of
ficer In Charge

During recent months, most of
the boys who have been sent to
the Laurel Springs CCC camp
have been transferred to work in
the Fort Bragg military area, but
the camp is now accepting enroll
ees to remain there and to work
on the Blue Ridge Parkway and
parks, it was announced this
week.
It has been rumored that be-
cause of the need for CCC boys
to do work around the various
military camps, that most of the
civilian-work camps would be
closed soon. In fact, a large num-
Der of camps in this state have
been shut down, but present plans
call for the continuance of the
Laurel Springs unit.
Harvey Roseman is now the
commanding officer at Laurel
Springs and enrolled there are a.
round so boys. The camp has a
capacity of 200 and more enroll
ees are wanted.
Boys between the ages of II
and %, who do not have jobs and
who are not needed at home on
the farm, can enroll. Need is no
longer an essential requirement,
but boys who are subject to draft,
must confer with their boards.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
To Bury Eston
Moretz Today

Funeral service will be held to-
day for Eston Moretz, II, of
Fleetwood, at the Old Mt. Pleas
ant church with the Rev. w. A..
Deaton in charge. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
The deceasd, who was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Moretz,
died Tuesday in the Watts hospi-
tai in Durham, following critical
injuries sustained near there in
an automobile accident. He was
connectd with the CCC at the
time of his death.
In addition to his parents, he
IS survived by several brothers
and sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
To Get
$500 More From
Duke Endowment
Like Amount Is Contributed
And Brings Equipment
Debt Down To $500

The Lake Endowment, which
has already contributed $3.50 to
equipment in the Ashe county
hospital, has approved another
application for $500. it was an
nounced at a meeting of the exc
cutive committee last Thursday
night.
This money, together with $500
which the operating fund is con-
tributing to the building fund,
will be applied to the hospitals
equipment Indebtedness of around
$1,000, the most of which is owed
on the sterilizer and X-ray.
This will leave a balance of a.
round 5000 still owing for the
building and equipment. Private
contributions are solicited to pay
off this debt.
According to a financial report
for the first four months of opera
ton this year, the hospital is con-
tinuing to meet all operating ex-
penses, and to have small sur
plus.
During January there were 80
patients and the total cash re-
ceipts were $1,169.92. In Febru-
airy there were So patients and
cash receipts amounted to ST, 109.-
SO; March, 81 patients and cash
receipts totalled $1,925.90; April
Sc patients and cash receipts OF
$1,844.70.
Accounts of doubtful value
on the books amount to 81 ,28O. 30
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
To Open Clinic
Next Tuesday

AS announced this week, by DR..
Robert King, district health Of
ficer. a maternal and infancy
clinic will be started in the offic-
es of the health department in
the Ashe county memorial hospi-
tai, on Tuesday, May 26, at 200
p. m.
For some time, the health de-
partment has been conducting a
clinic of this type in the Mission
House at Glendale Springs. Since
it is felt there is a growing need
for more work of this kind, the
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Bond Quota For
May More Than
Doubled Here

With a third of the month re-
naming, Ashe county had yester-
day more than doubled the war
bond quota of $4,000. Unofficial
reports showed that sales were
already we'll over $4,000. The
West jefferson post office alone
reported $10,750, yesterday noon
The Lansing post office report
ed the total of $2,193.75 for the
month, through May 10. Stamps
and bonds are also on sale at the
jefferson post office, the Grassy
Creek post office and the North
western bank, at Jefferson. This
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Joe Wright, 10
Buried Tuesday

A large crowd attended the
funeral service for Joe Wright,
Is, which was held at the resi-
dence at Bina, Tuesday, with the
Revs. Carl Stark and Cicero Bile
wins, officiating.
The deceased, who was one of
the most popular young men in
the community, had been sick
for about a year. He was born
in Kentucky, but has lived at BIZ
ma for some time. He is surviv-
ed by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Worth Wright and four brothers
and sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
242 X Cards Are
Issued In Ashe

A total of LAOS passenger car
and truck owners in Ashe county
registered during the three-day
gasoline registration and of this
number, 242 received x cards,
Ralph Campbell, rationing board
clerk, announced yesterday.
A breakdown shows that $50
A cards were issued, 1870 B.
cards, 1853 BIZ cards and 375 B-3
cards.
Other owners who have not reg
stered, can do so by applying at
the rationing board office here.
All persons who have trucks
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21

GARLAND LEE PORTER,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. F. POr-
ter, Grassy Greek, is stationed
with Battery F, 74th. CAAA,
Portsmouth, Va. He is a pri-
vate, first class cook. He en-
tered service some time ago
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21

JOHN WITHERSPOON,
SON of MIR. and Mrs. j. E..
Witherspoon, of Jefferson,
who was recently promoted
to the rank of Sergeant, at
Fort Jackson, S. c. He en-
tered the service i'm Sept, 1910
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21

JAMES EDISON LAU-
RENEE is stationed with the
u. S. Marines on the west
coast and is now a Sergeant.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
III. A. Laurence, of near West
Jefferson and volunteered
Oct, 1889.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21

GROVER G.. KOONTZ is in
the Tank Battalion of the u
nited States marines, and is in
foreign service, having left in
January. He formerly lived
here and went to school at
Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21

GLADSTONE LAURENCE
is stationed with the army air
corps, 21st. air base, LOury
Field, Denver, Colo. He has
been promoted to Sergeant
and is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
III. A. Laurence. He entered
service JAM, 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
RIGGS, KOVACS IN TENNIS TEST TODAY

New York, June 27 - (U.P) - Top-seeded Don Budge of Oakland, Calif., meets his sternest test of the national professional tennis cham pionships when he plays fourth seeded Wayne Sabin of Reno, Nev., in semi-finals match today at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills.
 Second-seeded Bobby Riggs of Chicago, plays Frankie Kovacs, No. 3, Oakland in the other semi final.
 Budge defeated John Nogrady, seeded seventh, Wilmington, Del, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, Gel, yesterday and Riggs busted sixth-seeded Robert Harmon of Long Beach, N. Y., 6-S, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
 KoYacs defeated Frank Rericha of Stamford, Conn.,, 6-2, 3-6, 60, 9-7 and Sabin eliminated Bruce Barnes, No. 5, Austin, Tex, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.
 In the doubles Budge and Riggs won from Charles Wood, New York, and Frank Goeltz, Chevy Chase. Md. 6-1, 6-3, 6-4; Koyacs and Barnes busted Frank Hunter and Alfred Chapin, both of New York, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2;; Nogrady ana Harmon elimin- ated Rericha and Herman Peterson of Purchase, N. Y, 6-4, 6-3, 9-7.
 Budge and Riggs play Sabin and Berkeley Bell of New York and Ko-. vacs and Barnes meet Harmon and Nogrady in the doubles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Scalpers Lose First Round In Brooklyn Mess

New York, June 27-The Dodgers scored another victory yesterday, al- though 1t won't be credited in the standing of the clubs. This triumph was written into the record by Su- preme Court Justice Philip M. Kleinfeld, of Brooklyn.
 The Justice denied a temporary injunction sought by three ticket brokers to restrain the National league club from refusing admis- sion to Ebbets field games to per- sons who bought tickets from brokers, Messrs. Harry Livine, Henry Martino and Jack Root.
 The Justice ruled that the plain- tiffs failed to present the clear and undisputed case required to obtain a temporary injunction.
 Tickets N. G.
 In an attempt to clear up the ticket situation. the club had an- nounced that tickets purchased at more than their face value from brokers would not be honored after June IS.
 Justice Kleinfeld's decision took cognizance of the fact that in some instances the brokers were forced to refund money to those who had bought tickets from them. But he also stated that 1t was charged that certain Speculators have charged exorbitant prices in violation of State and Federal regulations"
 Club Sustained
 After an analysis of the facts and law, the Justice ruled that the club has a legal right to bar adrnis- sion to those holding tickets bought from spectators.
 The ball club" he said, "at all times reserves the right to refuse to honor the tickets in question and In consequence merely revocable license was issued to a prospective patron"