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Evening star., 1942-04-12
Mrs. Effie PuuIsen Dies,
Former D. {. Resident

Word has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Efie H. Paulsen,
formerly of Yonkers, N. Y, and
Washington, on Tuesday In San
Diego, Calf. Services will be held
there probably tomorrow, it was
said.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Mary Hope of Washington; two
brothers, Edward and Clifford Hope;
sister, Miss Jessie Hope, all OF
Washington; a daughter, Mrs. Eve
lyn Figg, San Diego, and q son,
william A. PaulSen.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Methodist Loymen Plan
Meeting at Arlington

E. Dow Bancroft, associate sec
retary of the Laymen of Methodist
Churches and associate editor of
the Methodist Laymen, will be
principal speaker at a laymen's
mass meeting Of the churches Of
Northern Virginia at the Central
Methodist Church, North Fairfax
drive and Stafford street, Arlington,
Va, at 7:45 pm. Wednesday. Music
will be by the Central Mems
Choruses.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

cellor has been held by only two
persons, George Washington and
Hugh Blair Grigsby.
DR.. Bryan told the board that
in view of the present world situa-
ton it was desirable that he set
a definite date for his withdrawal
Other action by the board today
included naming of committees to
define the relationship between the
college and its two divisions at
Norfolk and Richmond with refer
ence to management, control, func-
tions and operation.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

OF Visitors to
select a success
sor by January
l, 1943, if pos
sible.
The oar d
then elected DR..
Bryan, who has
headed the in
stitution since
October, 1894, to
the newly re-
vived Office of
C h a n C e l ! o r,
effective when
he withdrawS as
president. The
Office of chan
rt
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Citizens Committee
Election Postponed

Election of new members to the
Citizens Committee Of Martins Ad-
ditions to Chevy Chase, Md, viii be
postponed from Tuesday night until
Wednesday night because Of the
blackout.
Three new members will be picked
from the following four candidates:
George Elmore, Millard r. Thomas,
Laurence e. Troth mad Charles B.
Weaver. Voting will take place at
1923 Brookville road. Polls viii be
open from 8 to 10 pm. a.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
FincostIe High School
Destroyed by Fire
BY tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
FINCASTLE, Va, Aprir1.-Fire
today destroyed Fincastle High
School, a two-story brick structure
containing l6 rooms, library, labora-
tory and auditorium.
H. M. Painter, superintendent of
Botetourt County schools, said the
main school building was erected
In 1927, at cost of $4,000, with
furnishings costing upward Of
$4,000.
Apparatus from Roanoke and
Buchanan and a Roanoke County
suburban truck aided in fighting
The flames.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

Point Red Cross canteen and one
night a week dispensing coffee to
soldiers from a mobile canteen.
Last month she was appointed cap
tain of a special flying squad Of "a
canteen workers. Miss Tate's
brother william and a sister, Mrs.
Harry L. Edwards, live in Silver
Spring, Nd. Miss Tate has been
living at 1901 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Foirfox PIT. AS to Hold
Joint Meeting Tomorrow

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, April 11.-A joint
meeting Of the parent-teacher as
sociations of the elementary schools
feeding into Fairfax High Schoo
and the Fairfax High School as.
sociation will be held at pm
Monday.
The purpose of the meeting is to
acquaint parents of elementary
school children with the work OF
the high school. Harold F. Weller
principal Of the high school, will
preside.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
PIT. A. MEETING Scheduled

A musical program will feature
the meeting of the Thomas Nelson
Page School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, Arlington, Va, at 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
GnrIdnd Purchase and

A chance too good to miss! At regular price
these sofas are big sellers and at this ridicu-
lously low price the opportunity is truly re-
markable! The most popular living
room pieces in America today-made
by one of Americas best known manu-
facturers of good modern furniture. We
were offered the chance to make this history
making purchase and snapped them up!
Evening star., 1942-04-12
John Stewart Bryan
Resigns as President
OF William and Mary
Bourd Then Elects Him
Chancellor, Post Held
By George Washington
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April Ii
John Stewart Bryan resigned today
as president OF the College of Will
liam and Mary and asked the Board
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Legard Named Chairman
Of Loudoun A. A. A.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, April 11.-R. N.
Legard, Lovettsvile farmer. was
elected chairman Of the Loudoun
County A. A. A. at a meeting of
community delegates held this week.
Other ofncers elected were j. H.
Shumate, vice chairman; Irwin
Beavers, regular member; r. T. An
derson, first alternate, and James
e. Arnold, secoud alternate.
Dairy Herd Report.
The Loudoun County Dairy Herd
Association reports that during
March the herd of c. r. Hope g.
Son led group No. /, with 1913
pounds of butterfat and 818 pounds
Of milk. The high-herd horors in
group No. 2 went to Myers Bros,
the average production being 753
pounds of milk and 1874 pounds Of
fat.
The herd Of Hirst & Cunningham
led group No. 3, with an average
production Of 825 pounds of milk
and 1877 pounds Of fat. High-herd
nonors in group No. were won
by Otto Kelley whose herd aver
aged 932 pounds of milk and 42.5
pounds of butterfat.
First-Aid Course.
Civilian defense authorities an
nounced today that a 20-hour
standard first-aid course for air.
raid wardens of Leesburg and vi
cinity would start April 13 The
course will be taught by William J.
Donelan, Red Cross first-aid chair
man for Loudoun County.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
Conservation OF Foods

In the Food for Freedom campaign
not only is production important, but con-
servation as we'll. Farm families with sur
plus foods should make it a practice to
conserve this surplus for future need.
A few cans filled each day will total a
large number before the season is over.
Under the present sugar rationing pro-
gram, the hue and cry has gone up that
many fruits are going to waste. 1t is true
that sugar is required in most canned
fruits and berries; but even so, they can be
successfully kept on less sugar than we
once thought.
Then, too, fruits and many vegetables
can be successfully dried In this way
there is savings of storage space, jars,
rings and other necessary canning supplies.
Have you ever eaten Feather britches",
dried pumpkin or sweet potatoes? There
are few who have not enjoyed an old-fash
ion fried pie filled with dried apples.
Carrots, cabbage, celery and turnips,
which are buried for winter use, or ''holed"
retain much of their fresh flavor and are
usually kept quite successfully this way.
"Can all you can" is a good slogan, but it
is also we'll to remember that there are
some other methods of conservation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
INSPECT SITES FOR
STATE TEST FARM
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CONTINUED from Page y
ing a huge hospital on this prop
erty.
Dean Coward, a native of this
county, who is in charge of the
experiment station at Swannanoa,
is a member of the site commit
tee. Other members include Jes-
sic Miller, head of the state test
farms, DR.. Baber, of the extern
sion department; Mr.. Lee, soil
specialist and Larry Burgln.
The committee has already in
spected sites in Watauga, Yancey,
Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood
and Jackson counties.
Sites in this county are con-
sidered to be ideal and Ashe IS
said to have a good chance OF
getting the new state farm.
The committee will make its
recommendations to Kerr Scott,
state commissioner Of agriculture
and he will choose the site. Mr..
Scott was in the county with the
committee.
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Camouflage Of This War

Camouflage, as practiced during the
last World War was based chiefly on the
protective coloration by which nature her
self conceals animals. But today, much of
the camouflaging is designed after the
fashion (trompe IoeiD ''fool the eye''.
Not so much are the military experts
concerned in blotting out with colors and
designs, but merely changing the appear
ance If a modern factory can be made to
look like group of innocent farm build
ings, the modern bombadier, who must see
what he hits, may readily become confus-
ed even if he has prepared map showing
the location of the plant.
Camouflage is an important study of
the Army and Navy today and many
schools are including such courses in con-
nection with architecture. Students, for
instance design modern Army reception
before and after camouflaging Little
would the average person deem it to be
the same.
The Army trains expert camouflage Of
ficers who are attached to practically ev-
ery unit in the u. S. armed forces In pick
ing prospective trainees for camouflage
from the officer personnel, horse sense and
a high l. @. are given preference rating O.
yer previous training in art and even en-
gineering. This should classify camouflag-
ing as military strategy or intelligence, for
it really takes all OF, this for successful
camouflage officer to bring about quick
change as necessity arises.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
Smith Auditing
County's Books

E. w. Smith, of Lenoir, certi-
fled public accountant, who is
now making an annual audit of
the Ashe county books, announc-
ed yesterday that he had just
completed auditing the sheriff
and tax collectors books and that
he found the books in perfect
balance. ..
II found the office in Al con-
dition," he said. Cali tax collec-
tons were accounted for in cash
in the banks or on hand"
He commended Sheriff Roland
and Mrs. Elizabeth Miller.
Mr.. Smith is being assisted in
making the annual audit by r.
M. Jones, a junior accountant,
who works for Mr.. Smith.
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JURY AWARDED MCNEIL
VERDICT OF $2,347.0O

CONTINUED from Page One)
corded within two years from the
date they were made and that
they are void.
The judgment further provided
that the petitioners may file an
amended petition, setting forth
boundaries of the land in the Sc
cond deed, and that commission
ers may be appointed by the clerk
of court to decide to divide the
lands among the heirs.
It was also provided that each
party in the suit who has crop
this season on the property IN
question may remove and retain
the crops or earnings from them.
A divorce was granted to Mary
Belle Harris Breeze from Rich
ard Breeze.
A mistrial was ordered in the
case of Charles Roark VS.. Emma
ROark.
Non-suits were ordered in the
cases of Elem Eldreth VS.. Eula
Eldreth and Julius Hubbard VS..
Mrs. Nancy Hoyle.
Cases continued included Ar
thur Patrick VS.. Edith Patrick,
Blanche Thompson VS.. Vance
Thompson, Jennie Sturgill VS..
Clinton Sturgill, Flossie Powers
VS.. Felix Powers, Mack Greer VS..
Elzina Greer, Locke Finley VS..
A. J. Finley and Wiley Little VS..
Morgan Manufacturing Company.
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machines is uncertain. But the
blueprints for that shift are now
being made and the chances are
that it will be put over in a mi
raculously short time - a much
shorter time than it took for in
dustry to shift to making war
equipment with which it wasn't
familiar.
Furthermore, every industry
which hopes to regain public
favor is now planning big i'm.
provements in the products they
will deliver after the war. We
may have to 60 without a lot of
things today, but these sacrifices
will be more than compensated
for by the marvellous products
which are promised to us for
tomorrow.
Buy War Savings Stamps
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
ASHE TEACHERS ARE
NAMED FOR 1942-43
Continued from Page u

(COntlnued from Page -
Mrs. Gladys Ball, Mrs. Myrtle
Harmon Miller, Mrs. Lena Pen
nington Burkett, Mrs. Bina Baker
DeBord, Warren Jones, Mrs. Bon
ME T. Farmer, A. A. Perry.
Helton District-Paul Weaver,
Alta Virginia Perkins, Mrs. Bet
tie Moore, Guy w. Spencer.
Virginia. Carolina District -
George M. VanHoy, Julia Hagler,
Thelma Gertrude GRAPHICAL.
Healing Springs District-Heal-
ing Springs high school: R. E. L.
Plummer, Mrs. Ruby Reeves Nc
MILAN, A. D. Goodman, J. F.
Phipps, Colonel E. Francis, Thel-
ma Ennis Shepherd, Mrs. Marie
Francis Jackson, Odessa Lee Bak-
er, Ethel Jones, Hazel Luetta Dol
niger.
c. M, Dickson, c. F. Dickson.
Nathan's Creek District-Na-
than's Creek high school: Alfred
Burman Hurt, William Lawton
Woodie, James J. Miller, Irene E.
Eller, Mary Carolyn Price, Dale
Atwood, Conley Dixon, Mrs. Ha-
eel Hoppers Taylor, Mrs. Beulah
Reeves Carter, Mrs. Bonnie ellis
Ray, Minnie M. Hare, Lois K.
Dickson.
Mrs. Kate S. Dixon, Brantly
Coward, Mrs. c. c. Dixon.
West Jefferson District-West
Jefferson high school: B. H. Dun
can, Paul Allen Perkins, Mrs.
Charity V. Barr, Mrs. Elizabeth
Speers Barlowe, Mrs. Edith Stills
Barr, Joseph Charles Goodman,
Oscar Houck, DeEtte Crawford,
Mrs. Lola Baker Porter, Mrs. Earl
GRAPHICAL, Hazel Vannoy, Mrs.
lola Blevins Vannoy, Margaret
Weaver, Miss Lorene Perkins.
Mrs. Vista Hartsoe Dollar, A. c.
Black, Vivian Parsons, Mrs. Edna
M. Burgess, Thomas c. Hardin,
Mrs. Eula Miller Hardin.
Fleetwood District-Fleetwood
high school: Robert Davis, Hazel
Grove Winesette, Mabel Black
burn, Mrs. Jewel Robinson Mil
Ter, Clyde Mae Baldwin, Beulah
Osborne, Mrs. Clara Donnelly
Brown.
Mrs. Matte Goodman Parsons,
C. A. Miller, L. N. Keller.
Elkland District-Elkland high
school: Kyle K. Dickson, Bruce
BowIin, Miss Lucy Thompson,
Ruby T'rivette, Claude Eastridge,
Ruth Opal Lewis, Ruth Mcclure,
Ada Cox, Mrs. Annie Sims Black
burn.
James r. Houck, Mrs. Vetra B.
Houck, Thomas Pennington, Joe
Robinson.
Green Valley District-Mrs. j.
M. Barlowe, Mrs. Mayme w. Don
nelly. Mrs. Pauline ]. Martin, Es-
Their Osborne, M. H. Eller, Mrs. l.
rene S. King.
Colored Teachers-Creston, Cd
die ]. Cox; Crumpler Inst, Ed
gar Allen Anderson.
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Wreck Cause OF
Long Blackout

Last Wednesday night, car re-
ported to have been driven by
Fairfax Jones, of Beaver Creek,
ran into a power line pole in the
Warrensville section near the
home of w. A. Johnson.
Not only was the car damaged,
but the power line was damaged
and the people literally experience
ed blackout, by having to do
without electricity until Thursday
afternoon.
AS powerful as the wreck
was, no one was reported injur-
ed. The car was brought in by
wrecker service for repairs, how
ever.
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It must be. very difficult for even
German soldier, when he wakes up on
beautiful summer dayyto jump out of bed
with the discrimination to go forth and
murder as many is possible of his fellow
men.
: In the summertime, when all mankind
is imbued with longing for peace and
simple pleasure, the ffSfazis must feel, more
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
COMMISSIONERS TO
ADOPT BUDGET MON.

Because of the serious illness of
Chairman J. F. Scott and conse-
quently his absence from the
meeting, the Ashe county COM
missioners met Monday but did
not adopt the 1942-43 budget and
set the tax rate.
The commissioners will meet in
regular session next Monday and
will adopt the budget, it is stat
ed.
The county board of education
will also meet Monday.
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SINGING CONVENTION

On Sunday, August 2, there
will be a singing convention at
Lansing in Harvey Phillips Cos
pei tent. The convention will be
conducted by Renus Rich, singer
and teacher. All singers are in
vited to attend and take part.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
WATT GRAGG CHAIRMAN

BOONE, July 20 - DR.. A. P.
Kephart, Republican candidate
for congress in the ninth district,
Monday announced the appoint
ment of Mayor w. H. Gragg, of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30

Boone, as district chairman. BY
virtue of this appointment, Mr..
Gragg will also be DR.. Kephart's
campaign manager in the ap-
preaching congressional race.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30

4IlOu VIII Keep MIN IN perfect
peace whose mind is stayed on
Thee, because he trusteth in
Thee" Isaiah 1868.
What Is Spiritual Defense?
Mans life is full of troubles as
the Scripture rightly says, troub-
lie is as common to man as the
sparks of a fire, fly Upward.
Trouble will many times over
throw reasons and sometimes
man becomes a maniac. Trouble
will overthrow not only mans
reason, but it will overthrow
mans reasonable living. Troub-
he will make a man respondent,
unsettled, unsatisfied and careless
in his actions. He loses his pros
pective of life. He is like a man
lost in the jungle-he becomes
desperate in action. So trouble is
like the storm that will rock and
finally upset a sail-boat. The
storm will certainly upset a sail
boat if it does not have enough
weight in the boat. This weight
in the boat is called ballast and
holds the boat steady in the wa
ter when the winds are blowing
hard upon the sails.
Along the coast of North Caro-
lima, there is a little town called
Bath, which is one of the oldest
sea ports of colonial days. There
are no rocks in the soil around
Bath. You could not find one to
throw at a bridget along the
channel near Bath, there are piles
of rock. What are they doing
there? These rocks were ballast
to hold the sail boats steady when
they were returning empty to A
merica from the West Indies.
Now, you may have the idea at
which I am driving. Even as ev-
cry sail boat must have sufficient
weight to hold it steady, so must
every man have spiritual weight
or ballast in his soul to hold him
steady in the storms of life.
This is exactly what spiritual
defense means-it is the spiritual
weight in his soul that keeps his
boat of life from turning over
when hit by the storms OF life.
Has there ever been a worse
storm in life that has hurled it
self upon man? Man must have
a heavy ballast these days. He
must have spiritual ballast to
keep him steady. The most pre-
cious ballast boat ever had was
on the Sea of Galilee-JesuS
Christ rode in that boat beaten
with the storm-Christ was the
precious cargo who brought COM
fort and peace to that boat.
What is Spiritual Defense? 1t
is taking Christ on board your
life-it is keeping Him on board
your life by prayer, by reading
Christ's words of comfort, by fell
lowship and faith in His presence
with you.
Is Christ so real to you that
YOU can hear His words above the
storm of war, Peace Be Stir,
and your soul then is quoted?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
SPIRIT UAL.
DEFE N S E
SPIRITUAL DEFENSE
Committee:

Committee:
Rev. J. w. Luke, Chmn., Rev.
Clayton B. Miller; Rev. w T.
Wilmington, Rev. HOyt Wood,
Elder Ed Davis.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30

acutely than ever, the hatred which they
have brought upon themselves by disturb
ing the peace of the whole world.
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"Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace whose mind is stayed on
Thee, because he trusteth in
Thee" Isaiah 1858.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-29
Hey, Rookie !!

An Open Letter 10 Rockies
Well rockies It's your turn this week You sat back and
laughed and Yelled and fell of your bunk when you
your Sergeant hauled over the Goals IN last weeks
KEEsLER FIELD NEWS. didn't youl
The fellow who that must have been talking abou,
First Sergeant you must have said 70 yourself or the
guy the next bunk
It may have applied 70 him. rookie but look at your
shoes Need a shine too. don't they7
Have YOU stopped the orderly steps your
way out Just to ask yourself
Il wonder how many times before today rookie has
asked the First Sergeant the same question:
How many times have you stood In front Of the First
Sergens desk and been embarrassed into stammernRor
speeehesgby his patient reminders that your belt Is
inside out that your shirt pockets unbuttoned and that
your shoes must have been shned with eurb-sweeping
broom7
Have YOU considered asking your flight sergeant
barracks leader simple question instead II carrying all your
problems 10 the First Sergeant who really does have
important work % do7
IT'S At LEAST WORTH A THOUGHT, ROOKIE.
After all The FIRST Sergeant has everything In his favor
Hes been in the Army longer than YOU He's had
perience than YOU And YOU insist further proof count
the stripes your
Think twice, won't you before you bother your First
Sergeant with some Of your petty problems next time'
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-29

graduation from the School OF Mil
llary Aeronautles. Univei sity OF
Texas. in February, 1918. He later
offended flying and gunnery
schools the last being the Air
Forces Technical School at Max
well Field, Ala, Ia 1910. He holds
ratings OF Command Pilot, Com
bat Observer and Aircraft OBJ
server.
Colonel Hanlon, now 81, has
been at Keesler Field since June
"a, ioii, almost since the fields
beginning. He has watched and
helped it develop 20 become the
site Of the nations creates. Army
Air Forces Technical School.
my hope Is for the con-
tlnued progress OF the school
and further fine development
of the recreatlonal facilities
which do so much TO keep up
the high state OF morale among
Keesier men," Colonel Hanlon
said In an interview this week.
Colonel Hanlon was born at San
Francisco and attended Santa Clara
College. He enlisted as a Flying
Cadet Dec. 8, 1917, and was COM
inissioned June II, 1919, as a Sec
ond Lieutenant. At flying fields
over the nation the Colonel has
served as Student Officer, Wing
Engineer, Flying Instructor, Sup
ply Officer, and Depot Branch
Operations Officer.
He was director Of the Air Corps
Technical School al Chanute Field
and Commanding Officer OF the
First Provisional Group and
H. urth School Squadron. He came
10 Keesler as Executive, Replace
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-29
Keep AppIyin'


More than 1000 Keesler Field soldiers have applied for
training glider pilots.
Nearly 1000 more have applied for training as aerial
gunnera
We've answered the first appeal from Army Air Forces
authorities for 10 f vital spots the machine being
geared TO cripple and destroy the Axis
But the response OF Keescr Field men should not be OF
flash In the pan nature More gunners will be needed
week to III those ethal bers the sides top bot
tom and the tail Of myriad bombing planes New glider
schools are being formed and graduating pilots will also leave
room for more applicants to start training
Let's not slack up In our effort here We're putting out
mechanics by the thousands we're giving Thousands their
recruit training and providing hundreds Of men for the
various branches of Army Air Forces endeavor
Let's make the in charge of procuring gunners and
gliders holler "uncle!" s w
THEN WE'LL MAKE THE AXIS SAY "uNcIE,.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-29
Summer Food
Figures Soar
Into Thousands

Many steps are being taken by
the General Mess Office % pre-
vent heat disorders among Kees-
Ter Field soldiers.
Light meals and vegetable din
ners are served at feast five times
week and meat consumption is
held to q minimum. Large guam
titles OF fresh and frozen fruits
and vegetables and cold drinks
are served.
From July 70 20, Keesler Field
soldiers consumed approximately
5000 gallons Of orange concentrate
and 1000 gallons OF lemon con-
eenirate. In addition more than
1000 pounds OF cocoa and almost
5000 pounds OF tea we're used In
preparing drinks.
Nearly $4,000 ponds Of bananas.
576 crates of eontaloupe, 1000
crates OF honey dew melons, 1000
crates Of oranges, l,1828 crates OF
plums, 1850 crates OF peaches and
e,s75 pounds OF pears were served.