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Evening star., 1942-11-29

HREE women got up from bench with
pretty shrubs nearby, and the girl
- skipped toward it. She moved lightly,
surely. Her white skirt flutteIed away from
oval knees that only sculptor would have
appreciated.
A disappointed young couple with linked
hands glared at her and wandered on again in
search of privacy. The girl sat down. She
wanted privacy too.
Signing, she slid hand under her shoulder
length hair and held it away from her neck.
She would have cut it off long ago - got
herself one of those short curly hair-do's -
only Dick liked it this way. OF course, Charles
liked it too. She must be fair That's why she
had come here, by herself. to think everything
out and be fair.
1t was cool under the trees Workers from
tall buildings around the little park were
spending their noon hour resting on the grass
and the benches. The girl clasped her hands
ON her knee. her legs slanting under the
bench, her eyes gray as November.
Dick was making her decide today.
Charles had said. Il don't want to rush
you. my dear I'm great deal older than you,
and one of the things have learned in my
career is patience. If you say yes. l shall be
the happiest man in the world"
Dick didn't talk like that: Look. If you
want to marry that rich old windbag, just
say So can take it. I'm sap enough to want
you to be happy. but not sap enough to let
you keep me dangling. I've got other things
to do besides hang around lovely dimwit
who can't make up her mind"
Dimwit. The girl batted her eyes and
opened her handbag. Dimwits didn't get
three promotions in two years. And Charles
said she had a native, fresh intelligence -
whatever that meant. She tapped cigarette
on the back of her hand, pushed a compact,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
RUBBER CAMPAIGN
is NOW UNDERWAY

Continued from Page One)
In his radio address to the peo-
pie last Friday night, President
Roosevelt stressed the need for
rubber and asked the people to
cooperate in this hurried cam
paign. He indicated that the fu-
ture of rationing may be depend
ent upon the outcome of this
drive and that the government al
so needs all of the rubber it can
get for war production.
The drive was hurriedly launch
ed and the public is urged to re-
spond at once.
Gale Mcmillan is chairman Of
the committee in this county that
is directing the campaign. The
salvage committee and all other
agencies are cooperating one
hundred percent.
Lets make this drive an out
standing success" the chairman
said. "This is an opportunity for
us to help win the war and at the
same time to help ourselves"
This is a separate drive from
the WPA collection project.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
Allied For Victory

The United States, Great Britain and
Russia are now united more than ever
for humanity's one common cause Of de-
feating the Axis nations of Germany, Italy
and Japan.
During the past week these three al
lied nations which represent the most
powerful combination of natural and hui
man resources, signed mutual aid agree
ments and reached and understanding a.
bout opening up second front in Europe
in 1912.
The agreements bind the three nations
that are fighting for free men everywhere,
much closer together and not only pledge
each other to reciprocal assistance in the
winning of the war, but also to cooperation
in practical measures to "create better
world hereafter" when the war is won.
Russia has subscribed in full to the
principles of the Atlantic Charter provid-
ing for postwar settlements which Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill drew up last
year in mid-ocean.
If the dreams of these three nations,
as set out in the agreements, come true,
then the fondest dreams of all civilization
will have been realized.
But first of all, they are allied for vic
tory. Strongly united to crush Germany
first and then Japan.
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big factors in winning the war is Food and
Feed. Our farmers have been asked to
raise more food and more feed and the De-
partment of Agriculture believes that
County Fairs will stimulate this Victory
program.
In the next place, good County Fair
provides wholesome recreation and there
by relieves the nerve strain and tension of
war. The Ashe county fair is place to
have fun, to meet friends and neighbors
and renew old acquaintance. By having
the Fair this year, it is believed that the
public morale will be boosted.
One of the primary purposes OF our
Fair has been to promote the agricultural
progress of the county. Certainly we are
dependent upon the farmers and anything
that benefits them, benefits all the rest of
us. When a reorganization ceases to func-
ton, it is difficult to get it started up again.
Therefore, we are glad that there will
be an Ashe County Fair this fall!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
A Logical Conclusion

It seems to us that the executive COM
nittee of the Ashe County Fair association
acted wisely in deciding to hold Fair this
fall, and we urge the merchants and the
public to get behind the movement and
make the Fair an even greater success than
it has been during the past three years.
Of course, there are few persons who
will contend that this is no time for Fair,
that business conditions are not normal,
that tire and gasoline rationing will hurt
attendance and SO on.
They are logical observations and they
were discussed at the executive committee
meeting. But on the other hand, there are
two or three important things to be con-
sidered. First, the most vital thing for all
of us is to WIN THE WAR and second, to
keep the home fires burning. One of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18

realize the news they get is in no
sense honest news.
The German people were con-
WINGED by Hitler that the Russian
war would be over long before
this. Now, when they hear him
talk about sacrifices which must
be- made to strengthen the Rus
sian front next winter, they real
ize something has gone very
wrong.
The Germans undoubtedly are
sick of war and sick of making
more and more sacrifices. While
they believe in Hitler and his pro-
misses of quick victory they lived
on hope. But now that hope OF
victory and their faith in Hitler
are rapidly dying.
It looks as though the greatest
blow to Hitler's propaganda ma
chine is soon to come-the blow
which will be struck when it is
evident to him that not even his
own people believe him anymore.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
USO PICTURE WILL
BE SHOWN NEXT WEEK

The work of the USO and its
benefits to men in service in pro-
viding good, wholesome recrea-
ton is clearly and wildly de-
scribed in an interesting short
13-minute picture that will be
shown in connection with the reg
ular schedule of film attractions
at the Parkway theatre next
week, June %, Russell Barr, man.
agef, announces.
The name of the picture is 'Mr.
Gardenia Jones" and it was pro-
duced by Metro oldwyn-Mayer
starring Ronald Reagan, Fay
Banter and Charles Winninger.
The film is being shown by the
local theatre as a patriotic con-
tribution to the war effort and
the USO.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
Give Scrap Rubber

Every citizen, young and old, in this
county is expected to cooperate one hun
dred percent with the countrywide and ma
tion-wide scrap rubber collection drive
that is now underway and will continue
through June 80.
The purpose of this special campaign
is to gather and tally the amount of scrap
rubber that is in the nation and when the
rubber is in we will know what our sup
plies of used rubber are and we will make
our plans accordingly" President Roose-
welt explained.
In other words, the outcome Of the
war effort and future plans for tire and
gasoline rationing are, to great extent,
dependent upon the success of this special
drive which the President himself has or
dered. :.*..
In a radio address last Friday night,
the President urged the people to turn in
every bit of rubber you can possibly spare
to help remedy serious shortage arising
from war conditions.
81 know that don't need to urge you
to take part in this collection drive he
said Cali you need to know is the place
to take your rubber and the time to take
it there-and the fact that your country
needs it." ...:...a.,.: ..
The time and place are announced else
where in this ISSUE Our county salvage
and special rubber collecting committees
are on the job and are aidingin this appeal.
No patriotic American can fail to rea-
lie the importance of this campaign and
we know the people of this county will re-
spond.
All kinds of rubber is wanted and
wanted NOW, TODAY. Old auto tires,
water bottles can tops, old yard and gar
den hose, old overshoes- everything
that contains rubber! Gather it up and
bring it in! Don't wait for some one to
come after it.
Of course, another collection program,
especially for scrap metal, has been plan
ned and is underway through the aid of
the WPA, which is doing the hauling. We
urge that you also cooperate to the fullest
with this drive, but the rubber campaign
comes first now It is to end June 80.
Let's get busy and do an outstanding
Job just as we are doing in buying war
bonds and stamps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
JEFFERSON RESIDENTS
HAVE WATER PROBLEMS

Continued from Page One)
has offered to sell the system for
$4,000, when completed.
Many of the users of the Nc
Neill system do not understand
why he wasn't satisfied with his
present arrangement. The town
pays him $50 per month, does the
collecting and keeps up the sys-
tenn. 1t collects So per month
from approximately Is customers.
There are nearly an equal num-
Der of people who have their own
system.
Money collected in advance for
this month has been refunded, it
is stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
They Call Us Greedy"

In a recent editorial in The Charlotte
observer, the people Of Ashe county wer'
called "Greedy"
Ordinarily, we would bitterly resen
such characterization, but in this particu
lar instance, we appreciate the title which
was qualified to mean that our people are
"greedy" in buying war bonds and stamps
to help Uncle Sam win the war. Here:
how The Observer put it:
'Some North Carolina counties
are being greedy, and these are some
of the smaller ones.
"Transylvania county more than
doubled it's quota for the May war
bond sales Ashe county quadrupled
it's quota for the month. There are
others, greedily buying these bonds,
greedy to help the nation, absorbing
Uncle Sans obligations, eager to help
carry his heavy burdens.
"Instead of greedily trying to get
some extra pounds of sugar or few
gallons of gas to which there is no
right, these counties exhibit the proper
sort of greed. They hunger for
chance to help, not hinder They set
a fine example for other counties
which are more thickly populated and
much weather..
"That's the proper sort of hoard
ing, the accumulation of these bonds.
They have done what was asked and
far more. They are fighting with
what weapons they have, determined
to be found first in whatever line of
battle to which they are assigned.
Enough is not sufficient for them;
they set bigger goals than the govern
ment fixes for them"
AS yet, we have not received a com
parative report, but we believe Ashe coun,
ty set a record in the state last month
Our bond sales were over four times as
great as the quota assigned by Treasury
officials. This month let's keep up the
good work. Our dollars can fight even il
we can't!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
KEN MAYNARD TO BE
HERE NEXT MONDAY

Continued from Page One)
the World Championship medal
for riding, and several medals for
roping. Tarzan, his horse, is a
native of California. He is high
ly trained for pictures. This was
done by Ken.
Due to Maynard's appearance,
there will be no bank night held
on Monday night, June %, but
this will be resumed the follow
ing Monday night. There will be
Ken Maynard matinee on Mon
day afternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
JAP CRUISER SUNK
BY u. S. AIRMEN

Continued from Page ~
tered at the powerful land forti-
fications of the Sevastopol naval
base for Is days.
The japanese continue to gain
on the Chinese. Using two pow
erful columns in a pincher, this
week they gain more ground in
the battle of Eastern China, driv-
ing within IS miles to a junction
on the Neutrality-suspicious. rail-
way. Control of this railroad is
the immediate objective of the
Japs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
CHINESE CHESTNUTS
Mr.. Editor

MIR. Editor
I noticed in the Skyland Post
that the soil conservation depart
ment was setting out some Chin
csc Chestnut trees for experiment
tai purposes. To these gentlemen
of the soil department, wish tc
say that I am just five years a.
head of them. I have some five
year old Chinese Chestnut trees
that are full of bloom this year
and I confidently look forward to
having a crop of Chestnuts this
fall. And these trees have never
shown any sign of the blight and
I believe they are truly blight
resistant.
c. S. EASTRIDGE
Clifton, N. C..
June Is, 1912.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
TO HOLD ASHE FAIR
SEPTEMBER 1919
Continued from Page y

rale. The committee was unani-
nous in it's decision to hold the
Fair again this year. Fifteen
members of the committee were
present.
A new amuBemnt company,
which will provide greater mid
way attractions than ever before,
will be secured and the new Of
ficers of the association were au-
thorized to sign a contract with
the Crescent Amusement COM
pany.
New Officers Elected
New officers elected to serve
for the ensuing year are Supt. J.
B. Hash, president; Wade +. Ell
Ter, vice-president; Roy Grouse,
secretary and Dean Mcmillan,
treasurer.
A vote of thanks was extended
to Ed M. Anderson who has serv-
ed as president of the fair for the
past three years.
To Start Work On List
Work of securing merchandise
and cash prizes for the premium
list and advertisements for the
catalogue will be started at once
and the following committee was
appointed to have charge OF this
important activity:
Roy Grouse and Mrs. Gorda
Bonev. co-chairmen. Dean Nc
MILAN. Sharpe Shoemaker, Mrs.
P C. Wright, Mrs. Ed Anderson,
Miss Lenna Gambill, Harvey
Pavne, Don Blackburn and Ed
Anderson.
july IS was set as the deadllne
for having this work done and all
COPY ready for the printers. inc
deadline for publication OF the
catalogues was set for August l.
To Stress Victory
With a suggestion that the pro-
gram be developed around tne
themes of flood and feed for VIC
tory" and "civilian defense" a
nrogram committee was appoint
ed COMPOSED of Ed Anderson, w.
r Austin, Ira T. Johnston, Mrs
Ed Barr and Mrs. Lem Hater'
A grounds committee was nam
ed as follows: Carl Colvard'
chairman, Ed Barr and r. "
Wright.
The committee voted that ad.
mission to the fair grounds WOULD
be the same as last yearly
cents to everybody, with children
under IL years of age being ad-
noitted free and all school child
rem admitted free on school day.
With the exception of MIR
Grouse. Ashe county farm agent
all of the new officers were mem
hers of the executive committee
last year.
Mr.. Hash, new president, mas
been a member of the committee
since the beginning, three years
ago, and served as treasurer las
wear. Among the most outstand'
ing exhibits in the past have beer
the school displays, which Mr.
Hash encouraged for their educa'
tiona1 value.
Mr.. Eller, vice president, rep
resents the county Oranges or
the committee, and made the mo-
ton for continuing the fair.
Mr.. Grouse, who succeeds II
ID. Quessenberry as secretary, has
had a good deal of experience If
running county affairs, and the
assistant farm agent, Harvey
Payne, is expected to serve a.
assistant secretary.
Mr.. Mcmillan, treasurer, has al
ways taken an active interest II
the fair and represents the Rotary
Club on the committee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
SET DATES FOR NEW
GAS REGISTRATION
CONTINUED from Page ~

The boards will be prepared to
receive such applications at any
time between July l and July Is,
when the permanent rationing
plan goes into effect.
Local school administrators will
designate points for registration
and, with local rationing boards
will adjust general registration
rules to special communities.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18

An important food factor in
World War I, dehydrated meat,
appears destined to play an even
more important part in the win
ming of World War II.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18

SAVE GAS-think TWICE be.
fore you use your car-ask your
self, "Is this trip REALLY neces.
;arY?" -. $3.50
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
VICTORY HOUSE
 TO OPEN HERE
Federal Government Ap- proves Plan to Promote
 War Bond Sale Here

Victory House, now on tour with the approval of the U. s. Treasury Department to aid the sale of war bonds and stamps, will come to Wa terbury next week for a two-week stay. Placed on the Green, it will serve as a center for the local bond and stamp campaign during its stay here and will be the focal point for a number of special activities de- signed to air the bond and stamp program.
 Because of the Victory House visit here, installation of Waterbury's own Liberty House, used in World War I to promote the sale of Lib erty bonds, will be indefinitely post poned. Liberty House has stood in Hamilton park since 1918
 Plans to bring Victory House, now in New Haven, to this city, were to be completed at conference this afternoon between J. Francis Smith, chairman of the local War Bond committee, and Philip HeWes, Con- necticut administrator for the U. S. Treasury Department war bond di- vision. MT. Smith said that it Is tentatively planned to bring Victory House here Monday or Tuesday, and to have the formal opening next Wednesday.
 The building, g replica of an architecturally famous colonial bank in Stonington, is on tour under the supervision of the Colonial Danes of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
|FINIS WRITTEN
 IN NOTED CASE
Trustee in COster Case Dis. charged-MeIOdramatic
 HighIights Recalled

The U. s. government yesterday wrote finis to the melodramatic Cos ter-Musica-McKesson & Robbins Co.,, case, the factual developments of which eclipsed the imaginings of fiction writers. The end of the governments interest in the historic financial scandal came as Judge AL fred c. Coxe, in federal court at New York, entered a final decree in the reorganization of the McKes- soon & Robbins firm. Coxe freed the company of liabilities and debts and discharged William J. War dall as trustee.
 McKesson & Robbins had been in trusteeship for more than three and a half years, under federal reorgan- ization laws. The trustee was ap- pointed following discovery of 2 huge mark-up in valuation of com- pany assets and the unearthing of widespread footing of assets.
 The case broke into the headlines when, after stockholders had ap- piled for 8 receivership, the highly respected company president, F. Donald Coster, committed suicide at his palatial home in Fairfield. It was discovered that Coster was in reality Philip Musica, possessor of criminal record as swindler. Investigation involved his brothers, and several others. One of those accused in the case was RoWley w.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
JUDGE GAFFNEY
 ISSUES WARNING
Severe Sentences Loom for MOIesters of ChiI-
 dren==Hankey Fined SIS

Judge John L. Gaffney in muni- cipal court warned today that he intends to make the streets of Wa terbury safe for women and chil- dren as he imposed fine of $15 and costs and a sixty days suspend ed jail term on George Hankey, Al, of 626 Bank street.
 Hankey pleaded guilty to charge of breach a peace, involving the alleged molestation of two little children on South Main street about 9:30 Sunday night.
 The two children, one boy and the other girl, about 10 years of age, told Judge Gaffney that Han key offered them quarter and asked them to go riding with him. The children refused and Leona McGrath, IS, of 1017 South Main street, witness to the affair took the marker number of Hankey'S car and reported him to police.
 He was arrested last night by Motor Patrolmen John Walsh and Donald Monaghan.
 "This is one offense I can't for give" said Judge Gaffney. "There is no alibi or excuse you can offer I'm going to make this city safe for children even if 1t requires action to make anyone mortally afraid to do anything but mind his own bus mess"
 Officer Walsh testified that when he apprehended Hankey the man first denied he had been near South Main street Sunday night but later admitted he had been drinking in a Washington street tavern.
 The little girl said that she could not point out Hankey definitely as the man who asked her to get into the car, but the little boy was posi- tive in his identification. Judge Gaffney commended the children and Miss McGrath for their intel ligence in dealing with what he termed "a serious situation"
 Lieut.. Patrick Moylan of the plainclothes squad said he had warned Hankey a month ago to stop annoying children. He said that Hankey some time ago put an ad- vertisement in 6 local paper for a young girl to answer the tele- phone in his store. The officer said that girls who applied for the job were told they would have to be Hankey's girl" This was in con- nection with the operation of radio repair shop.
 He paid total of $23,72, includ- ing the $15 fine and costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
COMPANY
 GIVEN DECISION
Attached Goods Must Be Returned 10 Firm by
 Default

X SudsAaeat for the Bridgeport Fixture Company in its repleyin action against George R. Burns, local sheriff, is upheld in a memor- andum of decision written by Judge Els and handed down today by the supreme court of errors. The judgment was returned December 3 of last year by Common Pleas Court Judge Walter M. Pickett and ap- pealed in the higher court by the defendant.
 The plaintiff sought to recover store fixtures valued at $500 which 1t had sold on installment payment terms to Patsy Oropallo. store keeper at 532 North Main street, and which had been attached by the sheriff for creditor of the store keeper. The articles included a scale, chopper. cash register, cooler, slicer, and cutting bench.
 Judge Pickett in returning de- cision for the plaintiff held that the four conditional bills of sale by which the purchase was made pro- vided that an attachment or re- moval of the goods from the buyers possession before payment was com pleted should work a default and entitle the seller to retake the goods. The supreme court justice upheld this view and ruled that the defendant had to fulfill the condi- tions of the sale in order to keep the attached goods. Payments on the attached goods were not com pleted by the defendant. and the court ruled the plaintiff had right to recover the fixtures.