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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Auto Sucker
Sale Moved Up

The internal revenue bureau
announced that the federal auto
tax stamps would go on sale at
post offices and revenue collec-
tors offices beginning the week
of January IL, instead of jan
uary 26 as originally announced.
This said Internal Revenue
Commissioner Guy T. Helvering,
was for the convenience of mo-
florists and to avoid congestion at
the sales point. The initial $2.O9
tax is payable not later than Feb
ruary /. The stickers for the first
tax are good until July l, when
new ones will be sold at the rate
of SIS year for motor vehicles.
The stickers had not been re-
ceived at the West Jefferson post
office or others in the county yes
terday, but are expected soon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
OPM Extends
Car Sales Ban
To February 2

WASHINGTON.-The office OF
production management Tuesday
night extended until February 2
the ban on sales of new pasen-
ger automobiles and trucks pend
ing completion of details of the
rationing program.
The original order halted sales
through January IS. Officials said
details of the rationing program
probably would be ironed out
within a few days but that about
two weeks would be required to
get the administrative setup in
operation.
Under the ban, all sales of 1912
model cars, trucks and truck
trailers are prohibited except t.
|, the army or navy and certain gov
eminent agencies.
Extension of the ban came as
some 400 automobile dealers met
with the house committee on
small business to canvass their
plight.
L. Clare Cargile of Texarkana
Tex, president of the National
Automobile Dealers Association
reported that government officials
were working on plan to al
leviate their difficulties.
Cargile declined to disclose de-
tails but told the committee that
"some very satisfactory negotia'
tions" had been started and 6
Every sympathetic response" hac
been received from Leon Hender-
sons office. Much of the success
to Army and Navy contractor:
by the War Department:
In the event that the State ir
which the employee or applicant
of the negotiations he attributed
to the fact that members of Con
gress had taken an active interes
in the dealers plight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Jr. Red Cross Is
Active In Ashe

The active Junior Red Cross or
ganized throughout the county by
Miss Beulah Osborne has adopt
ed as it's first project, aiding the
Ashe county hospital. This week
the units began donating pint
jars of jelly to this institution.
A complete report shows that
under the able leadership of Miss
Osborne there are now 20 schools
actively enrolled in the Jr. Red
Cross work in the county. AT the
close of the recent organization
drive SAT. enrolment fund was
sent to the National Children's
Red Cross fund and $18. over the
amount of enrolment was kept
in the county to be used for chill
dren and children's projects. The
Jefferson school led all others
Continued on Page Fourl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
nlyOne-Third Ashe
County's War Relief
Quota Now Raised
Deadline For Getting Entire
$1,5O0 Quota Nearing. All
Urged To Give.

Of the county's $500 Red
Cross war relief quota, a total of
nearly $500 has been raised to
date and every person in Ashe is
urged to do his or her part at
once, Chapter Chairman L. P.
Coward stated yesterday.
The teachers of the district high
schools have assumed responsible
lily for raising money in their
communities and all churches are
also cooperating. H. R. Vannoy
has done a splendid job soliciting
here in West Jefferson, and A. j.
Houck in the Baldwin section, al
so Mrs. J. c. Pierce, Grassy
Creek. Mr.. Vannoy has turned in
$275.20.
"Our slogan in this campaign
is keep them living -, Mr.. Col
ward said. "Please don't forget
that we have raised only about
one-third of our quota"
Contributors during the past
week include:
w. E. vannoy, $40; Zeb wither-
spoon, $500; Mrs. Inez Davidson,
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
J. Paul Miller
Names Chairnen
School Principals On Com
mittee For Presidents
Birthday Celebration

J. Paul Miller, Ashe county
chairman for the observance of
the Presidents Birthday celebra-
ton announced this week that he
had appointed the principals of
the high schools as chairmen of
their respective communities and
Paul Weaver, of Helton, as chair
man there.
This year, as in the past funds
will be raised to fight infantile
paralysis. It is pointed out that
since Ashe had a slight epidemic
of this last year, everyone should
take special interest iG the drive
this ySSr.ss ssg4 ass.--- ri ls ~ ~
Mr.. Miller said that a ball
would be held, and announce
ments relatives to this would be
made next week when commit
tes would be completed. Ashe
county's quota has been set at
1926. this year, it was explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Another Phone
Circuit To Be
Installed Soon
Work Of Installing Circuit
TO North WiIkesboro To
Start Next Week

Work on installing another long
distance telephone toll circuit
from West Jefferson to North
Wilkesboro will be started the
first of the week and should be
completed within a short time, w
S. Beddingfield, of Elkin, district
manager of the Central Electric
& Telephone company, announced
yesterday.
Il am glad to announce this
good news, he said and explained
that the war had been largely
responsible for the delay in Sc
curing the necessary material.
The new circuit will operate on
the same principle as radio. Mat
erial for another toll line from
Elkin to Sparta is expected to ar
rive in the near future.
MIR. Beddingfie1d also stated
that plans are now underway to
construct another circuit from
North Wilkesboro to Winston
Salem, which will likewise speed
up long distance telephoning from
this section.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Hope To Finish -
Boy Scout Fund
Drive This Week
All Solicitors And Principals
Urged To Complete Can.
vaSS. Friday Afternoon

A preliminary meeting of the
Ashe-Watauga district of the
Winston-Salem Boy Scout Coun
Gil was held Tuesday night ii
Boone and those from here in at
tendance were Hoyt Wood
Sharpe Shoemaker and Guy Bad
ger.
It was decided to name this dis
trict of the Council the Park
way district" Tentative distric
committee chairmen were select
ed.
A report showed that Wataug;
county has raised around $30O.Ol
and that most of the other coun
ties in the Council area have hac
good success with the annual fin
ancial campaign. The drive il
Ashe county. however, has no
been completed, but every effor
is being made by solicitors tt
finish up this week. To dat
Ashe has raised about 500, it i
reported.
Sharpe Shoemaker is treasure
and all solicitors and high schoo
principals are requested to put OF
a final drive today and tomorrow
and to send or bring their contri
buttons to Mr.. Shoemaker here BY
Friday afternoon at the latest.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Big JapPush Fails;
DutchDestroyOil;
SOviets Make Gains
President Names Donald Mel.
son AS Head Of War Pro-
ductiOn Effort

The brightest spot in the Paci-
fic war zone this week was Nc
Authur's stand at Luzon. This
holdout, supposed to be fore
doomed, this week, gave the Jap
anese a thunderous beating. A
nonstop 24-hour heavy artillery
duel with the enemy shattered
japanese concentration and in
flicted heavy losses Tuesday.
The island of Tarakan, ~
northeast Borneo, fell to Jap
anese invaders who had struck in
overwhelming strength, and the
loss of the first important area of
the Dutch East Endies was nit
igated-but only that - by the
fact that before its substantial an
nibilation the little Dutch gar
rison had smashed the islands oil
field equipment so thoroughly
that the principal prize sought by
the invader would not become
available to him for months.
In Malaga, the British imperial
defenders of Singapore retreated
still further, from a previous line
some $50 miles above that base
on the western side of the PENN
sula, and the fall of Port Sweeten-
ham, q miles southwest of pre-
viously abandoned Kuala Lum-
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
DIR. J. C.. Carnbill
60, Was Buried
Here On Sunday
Death Followed A Long Per.
i'd OF Illness. Prominent In
Public Affairs.

Funeral services were held or
Sunday afternoon at the West
Jefferson Baptist church for DR.
James Cicero Gambill, so, pro-
minent retired Ashe county den
fist and civic leader, who died at
his home here on Saturday morn
ing, following long period of
serious illness. s
Rev. w. T. Wilmington, Baptist
minister, who was in charge of
the service was assisted by Rev.
Hoyt Wood. The church was fill
ed to overlooking in spite of the
severe winter weather, by friends
and relatives who came to honor
in death, the man known and
liked by thousands. Burial follow
ed in the Jefferson cemetery
where the Masons were in charge.
Active pail bearers were dea-
cons of the Baptist church. Hon
orary pail bearers were doctors
and Masons. Flowers bearers
were members of the Mable Van
noy circle of the Baptist church.
The deceased, who was a ma
tive of this county, was for many
years active in civic and religious
affairs until he became ill. He
had served as mayor of West JEFF
ferson, member of the Ashe coun-
ty commissioners and was mem
Der of the county board of edu-
cation for twelve years. He had
been Mason for many years and
was a deacon in the West Jeffer-
son Baptist church, of which he
was a charter member. He was
a graduate of the University of
Tennessee.
He is survived by his wife, who
was was Miss Effie Lowe, of
Eagleville, Tenn, and the follow
ing sons and daughters, Mrs. Mon
tague Cox, Independence, Va;
Mrs. Watt M. Cooper, North Wiki
esboro; Mrs. Ben N. Miller,
Columbia, S. c.; Zeb V. Gambill,
Winston-Salem; Lenna, Effie
Lowe, Melba and J. c. Gambill,
Jr, and Mrs. Paul. Perkins, all of
West Jefferson. Gle sister, Mrs.
F. J. Weaver, of Bull, Idaho, al
SO survives.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Accident Fatal
To James Cox, &c

Funeral service for James Cox,
the fourth victim of the automo-
bile wreck on the Blue Ridge
Parkway, was held last Friday at
Glendale Springs and burial fol-
lowed in the Miller cemetery.
The deceased, who was 66 years
old at the time of his death which
occurred last Wednesday, is sur
vived by his wife and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Miller, of Glen
dale Springs. He was a native of
Virginia but had made his home
in Ashe for a number of years
and was employed by WPA at
the time of his death.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Coldiron Baby
Winner In Ashe
LIST Baby Derby
Daughter Of Mr.. And Mrs.
Delmar GOldiron, Of JEFF
ferSOn, Born Jan. 1

The young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Delmar Coldiron, of Jeffer-
son, has the distinction of being
the winner of the contest for
Ashe county's first baby for 1912.
This young lady was born at
1855, P. NJ, Jan. l, with DR.. r. c.
Ray officiating. Reports show that
she is healthy in every way and
weighs seven pounds.
!. Among the other early 1912 ba-
bieS to receive honorable mention
are Lowell Ward, young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl G. Sexton, OF
Grassy Creek, born Jan. 4 and
the infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Weaver, of Hemlock,
born Jan. 3.
The young Coldiron daughter
who had not been named before
the paper went to press, is for
tunate in many ways. She and
her parents will receive number
OF valuable gifts from West JEFF
ferson business firms cooperating
in the contest.
Belk's will give her a warm
baby blanket. Parker's will start
her on the right track with siz
cans of baby food. Rhodes Furn.
iture company will present hel
with a baby rocking chair. Tt
Mrs. Coldiron, the Mayflowe1
shop shop will give a shampoo
and fingerwave. To Mr.. anc
Mrs. Coldiron, the Blue Ridge
Electric Membership coop will
present an electric appliance
GraybeaPs Drug store will give
the baby an attractive comb anc
brush set.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
VOLUME IL, NO. 2
Defense Programs
In Ashe Schools
Will Begin Soon
Prof. Garbee, One Of The
Drafters, Discusses Plan a
At Principals Meet.

A plan for gearing Ashe coun-
tvs and North. Cardinals public
education system to most effec-
tive service in the civilian de-
tense program has been adopted
in Raleigh at the request of the
Governor and was presented to
. the principals of the Ashe schools
last Thursday afternoon by E. E.
Garbee, one of the drafters of the
five-point plan.
Details for putting the plan in
to operation in this county will
be worked out at another prin-
cipals' meeting in the near flu
ture, Supt. ]. B. Hash states.
The plan includes:
/. Physical examinations of all
boys in the two upper high
school grades. This will be done
by volunteer physicians and pub
lie doctors.
2. Physical training.
8. Civilizations of vocational
training facilities for training
high school boys and girls for
special services, such as me-
chanics, radio, and other tech
niques required both in civilian
defense and armed service.
4. First aid instruction for all
high school pupils.
5. Instruction in meeting en-
ergencies, such as conduct during
air raids and fighting incendiary
fires.
cit is to be emphasized" said
DR.. Erwin, "that the normal ed
ucational program will not be af-
fected. It will be supplemented.
Everyone is doing more in this
time of emergency. The schools
will do their part"
No military drills will be held,
but greater emphasis will be
placed upon mathematics and
physics, and the possibility loom
ed that much greater emphasis
would be put on plane geometery
and algebra.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15

Widespread interest is being
shown in the series of dairy meet
ings now being held in the county
under the direction of r. H.
Grouse, dairy specialist for Ashe,
Allegheny and Watauga.
Meetings have been held at
Helton, Lansing, Sturgills, White
Oak and other sections when a
moving picture has been shown
and talks made relatives to i'm
proved dairy practices.
*We want the farmers to make
the most of what they have and
one of the features to be improv-
ed upon is better winter feed
program in order that production
may hold up the whole year," Mr..
Grouse said.
He pointed out that more silos
are NEEDED in an improved winter
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Much Interest Shown In Dairy
Meetings; Schedule Announced

feed program and that plans to-
ward this end should be made at
once. There are some communi-
ties where feed cutters will be
needed in connection with the
silos and it was explained that
these should be bought as soon
as possible. ''We will not be able
to secure these if we delay too
long," Mr.. Grouse explained.
Mr.. Grouse said that there had
been good attendance at all of
the meetings and everywhere a
fine spirit Of cooperation was be-
ing shown.
The following schedule of meet
ings has been announced for next
week:
Monday, 2 P. NJ, T. E. Hart
sog's residence, Idlewild; Tues
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Victory Book Campaign Opens
In Ashe; Want Books For Army

r This week Ashe county joins
nation in the Victory Book Cam
paign which has been launched
under the sponsorship of the
American Library association, the
American Red Cross and the
United Service Organization to
collect ten million books for SOL
diers, sailors and marines.
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson has been
appointed by the state executive
committee as chairman of the
drive in Ashe county to work
with w. B. Austin, USO chair
man and L. P. Coward, chair
man of the Red Cross. All high
school principals and Mrs. c. D.
Neal, Ashe county Librarian are
asked to serve on this committee.
People in the various com
munities are requested to bring
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15

gift books to the high schools or
they may be left at w. B. Austin's
office, in Jefferson, at the Ashe
county library or The Skyland
Post. They will be sent to central
headquarters by w. B. Austin,
county USO chairman.
It was explained that the men
in service have hours off duty
when they would like to read,
but reading material is quite in
sufficient. It is for this reason
that the nationwide Victory
Book campaign is being launch
ed.
It was pointed out that worth
while books of all kinds history.
science, fiction, biography and
others would be appreciated. The
campaign is not intended for peo-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Mrs. Miller, 81
Buried Last Fri,

Funeral service for Rebecca
Miller, 81, of Jefferson, who died
suddenly on Wednesday during
the funeral of her grandson, Lu-
Their, was held last Friday at the
jackson Severt cemetery.
Luther was one of the victims
of the fatal auto wreck which &C.
cured last week on the Blue Ridge
Parkway.
Mrs. Miller, who was the wife
Of the late Rufus Rufus Miller is
survived by the following sons
and daughters, Bart, Ed, and Jess
Miller, Mrs. Ida Marsh, Mrs.
Daisy Marsh, T.. Miller, Mrs. Lii
lie Marsh and Mrs. Mary Miller.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
HOSPITAL TRUSTEES TO
MEET SATURDAY, JAN. "a

An annual meeting of the board
of trustees of the Ashe County
Memorial Hospital association
will be held on Saturday morn
ing, January "a, at 10 o'clock at
the hospital, President w. B. Aus
tin announces.
The. board was supposed to
have met last Saturday afternoon,
but due to bad weather the meet
ing was postponed. All 18 men,
bers are urged to attend this i'm
portant meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
TO COLLECT SCRAP
METAL IN COUNTY

The Ashe county workers coun-
Gil will meet tomorrow night to
work out plans to collect scrap
metal in the county. Complete
plans will be worked out at that
time and announced later.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15

Station McIver will have charge
of the Rotary club program to-
night. Last Thursday night Ray
mond Francis conducted in in
teresting and entertaining ladies'
program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
AUX. TO MEET TONIGHT

There will be a meeting of the
Ashe county hospital auxiliary
tonight, at 7:15, at the Jefferson
Methodist church. At this time Of
ficers will be chosen. All mem
bers were urged to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15

back the United States Army
and Navy to victory-back them
with work and money.
Do your part: Buy United
States Defense Bonds and
Stamps at your post Office, bank
or savings and loan association.
Get Defense Stamps at your re-
tell store or from the carrier BOY
or this newspaper.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
Woke Un Americans!

Wake up. Ameri-
cans!
Make Americas
answer roar out
over the world.
Every citizen must
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15
AsRK COUNTY

Is the Aforementioned section a.
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
above sea level. Twenty-Five miles
Of the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-15

AsHR COUNTY NEEDS -.
q large industrial plant, agricul-
tural departments in its high
schools, rural telephone lines. .
county recreation center, and
more hard surfaced highways.
Let's get them!
Evening star., 1942-03-26
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Some persons have been calling
Washington "madhouSe" in late
months They mean that the city
Is extremely busy, that people get in
the way of one another, that 1t Is
hard to find room and so on.
After reaching the American Cap
ital I found some of those things to
be true. 1t is, indeed, very busy
place, and the hotels are crov>ed.
Yet Washington today does not
look to me like ''madhouse." Traf-
fic moves smoothly on the streets,
and it is fairly easy to obtain a
taxicab in almost any part of the
city.
Tens of thousands of new war
workers" have come to Washington
to live. Among them are many
clerks and typists in Government
Offices who take part in special kinds
of work added since Pearl Harbor.
The hours of Government workers
have been staggered" Office hours
have been changed so they finish
their work at different times in the
afternoon. This saves the city from
having a single huge flood of people
going home at, say, S pm. Those
who are let out earlier in the after
noon 60 to work earlier in the
morning.
In former years it was possible
Tor any visitor to enter the White
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Miscellaneous
Slips o the Tongue

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gone"
Right: I should like to have
gone.
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No. One Is angry at an occurrence,
thing, or evil, but with a person.
Better say: She is angry with me.
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The ito" is unnecessary. Right:
Where are you going?
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Right: She is as good as I.
Wrong: Il am taller than him"
Right: I am taller than he.
Wrong; She gave it to John
and T.
Right: She gave it to John and
me.
The personal pronouns, lime, he
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Evening star., 1942-03-26
-Bv Ramon Coffmun

The official name of the building
may be given as Executive Man.
SION" but almost every one calls 1t
the White House. 1t was so named
because at an early date the stone
walls were painted white.
Several times the White House
has been enlarged or repaired. Very
important changes took place 40
years ago when Theodore Roosevelt
was President.
The huge Capitol Building is about
a mile and a half from the White
House. 1t is the place where laws
are made for a Nation of more than
130,000,000 people.
The name Capitol" means head"
or "chief." 1t came to us from an
cient Rome, where there was q tenn
pie for Jupiter, the chief Roman god,
on Capitoline Hill.
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Evening star., 1942-03-26

He beamed approvingly as he read
the section forbidding children un-
der IS to wander over the city un-
chaperoned.
But the last section gave him =
jolt.
It provides the ordinance shall
not apply to children playing or
lettering on the streets or in public
places.
But what's the point?
That's just what the chief wants
to know, too.