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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28

Coastal Village
In MunddAred

UNITED NATIONS no. IN
AUSTRALIA, July % (INS)-
With the isolated japanese garri-
son at Munda contesting every
foot of ground, American Jungle
troops today drove 10 within
2 100 yards of the enemy air base
on New Georgia Island in the
Central Solomons after capture OF
Tetere, nearby coastal village.
Capture of Munda by AL
lied jungle fighters appears
probable before the week is
over, Jack Mahon, ms reporter
with American forces near
Munda, disclosed today
A communicate from Gen. Mac
Arthurs headquarters also an
nounced the heaviest air raid to
date on the Jap base at Sala-
maua. in New Guinea, menaced
by American and Australian
ground forces.
S5 TONS OF BOMBS
Torpedo planes and dive bomb
ers, accompanied by fighters,
showered 35 tons of explosives on
New Georgia enemy positions AT
Biholo Hill, Gurasi and Munda
Point.
Other Allied warplanes again
swooped ON enemy airdromes on
nearby KolombanGara Island and
in the Bougainvllle area of the
Northwest Solomons.
One plane was lost when the
bomhers encountered enemy night
fighters.
In the same sector. a medium
bomber on patrol bombed enemy
harges al Jakohina
The Salamaua area was blasted
by 1913 tons of bombs hurled down
by strong forces OF heavy and
medium bomhers which also
Strafed Della and Salamaua Town
ships and Logui Village.
PATROL CLASHES
Sharp patrol clashes on the
ground were reported northeast
of Mount Tambu. in the Komia-
tum area. on the Allied ground
forces path to Salamaua.
Medium bombers also blasted
enemy barge concentrations at
Lac. New Guinea.
Attack planes and long-range
fighters bombed and strafed
enemy installations at the Jap
base at Gasmata, New Britain a
wharf was destroyed.
a formation Of Allied medium
bombers delivered another night
attack on the Kupang enemy base
on Timor Island, west of New
Guinea
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28
ATTACK FAILS

Counterattacks were attempted
by the Germans against combined
American and Canadian forces
moving northeast from captured
Emma in the center of the island.
The Nazis failed TO regain an
inch Of ground.
Accompanying the count er
blows in the center of the rapidly
shrinking battlefront was a stiff
fleming of opposition TO the adj
vance of the American Seventh
Army driving east from captured
Palermo and Termini on the
north coast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28
ATTACKS BEATEN orr

Eight hundred more Germans,
is lankS and SIX mobile guns were
destroyed As the Russians beat off
heavy German counterattaCks east
Of Orel, where the Russians had
pushed forward 10 capture a
number Of communities.
south of Orel," the midnight
communicate said. 1.-The enemy is
striving 10 hold on to intermedi-
ate lines but IL compelled to
abandon one position after an
other. Here the ~ formation
in two days Of battle, destroyed.
26 enemy tanks and wiped out
1000 German officers and
men.
Activity in the Belgorod sector,
Just south of the Orei front, was
confined chiefly TO scouting, the
bulletin continued. However. in
one sector, so Germans were slain
in hand-to-hand fighting and pris-
oners and booty were taken as a
Russian unit broke into enemy
trenches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28
NAILS, JAPs FLEEING

NEW YORK, July % QNS)-
German and japanese civilians
are queueing up for visas to get
out Of Italy, BIC said last night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28

Axis by Italy within the shortes
time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28

THE ALLIED MOOSE DRAWING TIGHT ON MESSINA

Hitlers desperate position in Sicily today American
Canadian and British forces close his astdch deenses
gagged line. Evidence of the risks the Axis high
command is willing take TO delay Allied advances is
the loss by the Germans of Fl Junkers troop transports
which shot down attempting TO fy renforcements
Messina. The Allies meanwhile closed in. The British
probed enemy strength below Catania while the Yanks
movedup along the north east of captured Palermo
and Canadian troops struck deer the central front
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28

MOSCOW. July IS ms
Russian forces today frightened
their ring around the pivotal Ger
man baSron OF Orel after SoizinG
strategic heights north OF the be-
sicccd city and capturing so towns
IN advances Of two TO three and
a half miles
Nearly 4Oo enemy dead IA dis
abled or burned Naz tanks and
four armored cars Uttered the
battlefield after particularly heavy
fighting for one of the important
heights overrun in the north
In another sector of the same
area. a German defense point
which had changed hands several
times finally was seized after the
Russians. in flank attack routed
a battalion Of NaH infantry
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-28
Germans Begin
Withdrawals
In 0reI Sector

MOSCOW July IS .UPl-The
Germans have begun large-scale
below OreI the army
organ Red Star said today
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04

brooder and other equipment. He
also told of the need for growing
more potatoes and beans.
Mrs. Boney then took charge
of the meeting and her subject
for the month was on Food and
Nutrition, and she told of the
urgent need for every one who
could to grow a bigger and better
Victory garden.
The defense chairman was ask
ed to secure material to make up
in garments for tn Red Cross.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. R. E. L. Plummer. All
members are urged to attend and
new members are invited to join
tn club.
During the social hour, Mrs.
Alexander served refreshments.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04

day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Russell, OF
Abingdon, Va, are spending a
few weeks with Mrs. RussePs pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Black
Miss Ruth Stanley of North
Wilkesboro, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Stanley, over
the week end.
Miss Faye Wilcox and Miss
Grace Miller, of North Wilkes
boro, spent the week end with
Miss Myrtle Mash.
Mr.. Robert Miller, of Spring.
field, Ohio, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Miller.
Mrs. Len Severt and children,
Beaver Creek. spent several days
with parents, Mr.. and Mrs. " H.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04
Mrs. Lewis Was
Buried Friday

Mrs. Cora Jane Lewis, we'll
known Ashe county woman, died
at her home in Smethport, last
Thursday, at the age of II.
Funeral service was held at the
Buffalo Baptist church on Fri
day with Rev. w. J. Wilmington
and Rev H. M. Winkler in charge.
Burial followed at the Lewis
cemetery.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, o. Lewis, Smethport,
and four children, Clint Lewis,
Pendleton, Oregon; Everette Lew
is, Smethport; Mrs. Carrie Dol
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04
Glendale Springs
News

Miss Veada Black, Miss Vir-
ginia Black and Miss Ella Mae
Bowlin, of Newark, Delaware,
visited their parents, Mrs. Noah
Black and Mrs. Artie Bowlin at
Glendale Springs, over the week
end.
Mr.. Reeves Greer and Mr.. Dol
phus Greer, of White Top, Va,
were visitors at Glendale, Sun
day.
Miss Zell Mash and Miss Isa-
bella Miller, of Glendale Springs,
were visitors at Peat Creek, Sun
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04

Mash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Mash are,
the proud parents of a son, Rob
ert Clayton.
Mrs. Mabel Lambert has beeE3
ill with pneumonia.
Mr.. Ebert Severt, who has
been i'll for some time, is i'm
proving.
Miss Carolyn Severt is now eur--
ployed at Kannapolis..
Mr.. Worth Miller, of Manteo,
spent a few days at home.
Mr.. Ralph Miller, Kannapo1iSs.
is spending a few days at home,
Several children of Mrs. LuEa.-
dy SeVert have been ill.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04
>gfsao$Eas
Nettle Knob News


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Church, OF
Baldwin, have been spending a
few days with their daughter,
Mrs. George Phillips.
Mr.. J. P. Goodman, who has
been sick, is improving.
Mr.. John Walters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carney Luther, of Boone, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Phillips, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bower Wagner,
of Lenoir, are spending a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Phillips.
Don't put off buying War
P@oIo oxoI n NnW1
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04
Healing Springs
III. ID. Club Meets

The Healing Springs H. D. club
held its meeting February "a at
the home of Mrs. G. c. Alexander
with thirteen members and sever
al visitors present.
The president, Mrs. R. E. L..
Plummer held short business
session, afterwhich the meeting
was turned over to Mr. Grouse,
county agent. who gave a very
interesting talk on Poultry and
demonstrated "a homemade brick
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04

lar, Smethport, and Mrs. Blanch
Rash, West jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-04

Don't put off buying War
Bonds and Stamps. Do it NOW!
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
THE FORGOTTEN LOVER


stricken man was a sorrowful
shaking Of the head.
Fine knew the Zimmermans
as he did nos< of the towns
families George Zimmerman and
his wife-who died in 1885
were a childlcss couple when
they adopted a 4-year-old or
phaned girl, Thelma.
Thelma developed into
young woman OF rare beauty
and charm. The girl in 1886,
when she was 20. joined a circus
as an oriental dancer.
After the circus season, Thelma
zimmerman played in stock
companies for a year, then fol-
lowed itincrant musical shows.
the last Of which went broke in
December. 1899.
Thclma returned 10 Noel and
took a job in a shop.
Constable Fine followed a
crimson trail 10 the street. On
the sidewalk, = feet away, APP
pcarcd evidence Of whore tho
girl had been asSaSSinatcd. Fine
concluded that the mu r d @ 7
weapon was cheap, single-Shot
shotgun that required the fired
shells 10 be expelled manually.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Hailed in Darkness

"Thelma and I had just passed
the church on the corner of our
street when a voice called from
the dark eSs, Come here.
Thelma, I want 10 talk 10 you
She must have known who II
was because she squeezed my
arm. excused herself and slipped
away.
II heard n man ask: You've
decided what 10 dO?' and then I
heard Thelma answer with a gay
laugh. You know as well as
what I'm going 10 do She came
tripping hack TO me with a con-
fident smile that made me
ashamed To ask what the trouble
was. wish I had now :"
did Thelma go with any one
steady?"
"No. she wasn't interested in
any one around here that 1
know Of"
II the wanted man we're not a
local product. then the strongest
suspicion pointed 10 the Texas
letter writer.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
By TERRY McSHANE

he was getting ready with n
mighty lot Of canned goods and
he must have gotten scared
mighty sudden TO leave all his
lights on like that. I've got
feeling he didn't get very far
let's have look around"
The house was built on a con-
crete foundation and there was
the usual small opening left for
ventilation; this opening was
now blocked by a sheet of CORFU
gated iron. In the angle made
by the iron sheet and the ground
rested a can of beans that was
pregnant with meaning - it
literally shouted out the pres
ence of the fugitive.
Standing on each side of the
aperture. the men removed the
iron; and still careful 10 stay out
Of a possible line of fire. the con-
stable shouted close TO the OPEN
ing:
Come out, Butch-lt's the
law"
There was no answer.
Fine called out in a louder
voice than before:
Charlie, YOU drive back to
the bridge and borrow one Of
those tear gas guns from that
STATE frnnner-n
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Tells Of His Love

1--WE loved her as long as I
can remember" he said softly.
"Only two people I'm the world
know why 1 killed her-nOw
there Is only one and I'll
never tell"
'T know why you killed her."
Fine told him.
Miss Smith, your former
teacher, told me how crazy you
were about Thelma I'm school;
and when you grew mp you con-
tinued To WOO her even though
she consistently refused your at
tentiOns.
when you learned that she
planned To go back on the road
in n show you threatened her
with death IL she left. Isn't that
why you killed her, Butch?"
In I c ad \of answering. the
spurned suitor related how he
succeeded in getting across the
bridge 10 his home. He felt no
safer there so he decided TO hide
in the hills. But the sound of the
conStable's car interrupted his
preparations for a getaway.
Shubert Butch" Price pleaded
guilty and was sentenced in Mac
Donald County court 10 a term
Of Is years in the Missouri state
penitentiary.
Copyright, fa4a. ~ King Fsstar-s
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Impressed by Youth

The officer was impressed by
the young mans sincerity, but
nevertheless directed a deputy
to check on his alibi.
Selecting two deputies 10 ac-
company him, he got into his car
and drove out of town across
the Indian River Bridge, which
was now being guarded by the
state troopers. He continued on
for about two miles, where he
made a turn off the main road.
and a mile farther on stopped
in front of an isolated two-Story
white frame house.
Though il was IL o'clock on
sunny morning, every room in
the small house was lighted UP.
Both the front and back doors
were locked.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10

BECAUSE only the hardest
~ swimmer or expert noun
taineer could hope to leave Noel,
Mo, alive without using either
OF two bridges. the town is prob
ably the toughest in the coun-
try for a criminal TO make a
successful getaway.
At $40 on the night Of March
n. 1910. Constable Floyd Fine
received a telephone summons
10 the Williams home. where %
year-old Thelma Zimmerman. a
close neighbor, lay mortally
wounded
The constable grabbed his
coat. ran 10 his car and shouted
10 A passing townsman 10 get
enough men 10 close the traf-
fic on the two bridges.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
eaIousy Suspected

That night Fine decided TO play
a hunch that the shooting was
the outburSt of a long smolder-
ing jealousy.
At 9 sharp Fine was cloSeted
with the principal and two
teachers. and when he left them
a quarter Of an hour later his
tired eyes were brighter.
When he got back 10 his office
il was crowded with civilian
deputies, which was 10 be cX-
pected; but he was totally un-
prepared for the announcement:
Constable" declared a deputy,
this is Bob Easter from Dallas.
Tex. Says he just got in on the
train and when he heard Thelma
Zimmerman was murdered last
night he came right here"
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10

A gun appeared. Sure enough, IL
was a cheap single-shot 12-gaugt
gun.
A slim. dark. inteRse youth,
covered with dirt, then wriggled
through the hole and finally
stood before his captors.
'Ts she dead?"
yep, she's dead, Butchw
Take me to her."
Fine drove his enigma tic
prisoner TO the mortuary where
the killer stared down at his
victim who lay strangely beau
tiful in death.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
His Ruse Works

The ruSe worked. A hollow
voice issued from far beneath
the house
who's that out there"
Constable Fine. You'd better
come out Of there, Butchw
"Okay, Mr.. Fine, I'm coming
out. 1 was just fixing some
wires under here"
"Never mind the wires. Bring
that shotgun with you when YOU
come; and be sure you shove it
ahead Of YOU or you'll come out
Of there feet first"
There was no answer 10 the
last threat, hut soon the butt Of
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10

came here 10 talk to You just as
much as TO see Thelma.
"YOu see. Thelma and 1 used
To dance together I'm vaudeville.
But when we had no spot, Thelma
went back home.
"Then 1 tried TO get Thelma
10 come to Dallas. But she kept
putting me off by saying that
there was somebody she was
afraid of up here, and she wrote
she couldn't join me until she
got the matter Strengthened out.
That's why 1 came TO NOel-tO
see IL this annoyance could be
removed so the girl could lead
the life know she loved"
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Are Letters CIue7

lie returned 10 the Williams
residence and obtained keys to
the Zimmerman house.
In the girls bedroom, Fine
found a bundle Of letters, all
poStmarked from various big
towns in Texas, and all written
in a bold masculine hand and
signed Bob"
The miSSives were not OF an
amorous nature, but rather in
SiStcnt, even threatening in tone.
One question repeated itself in
the correspondence:
What are you going to do? ."
Tho last postmarkcd
Dallas, with no local address,
and dated March 23-rcad:
You don't give me any salts
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Finds Body of Beauty

At the Williams home a gray
haired man was hunchcd over
the couch on which Jay a beau
tiful, raven-trcsScd girl.
a brown coat that covered
the body had been torn by a
shotgun blast that ripped a hole
above the heart.
Fine turned 10 the old man.
whom he recognized as George
zimmerman, one Of the town 5
most beloved citizens.
"Thelma and l." Zimmerman
muttered thickly. "were walking
home. The street was dark, and
suddenly a man stepped out of
the shadows--there was n roar
and n Hash of light, then
realized Thelnfa was lying on
the sidewalk. I picked her up
and carried here here .. That's
all 1 know, constable
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10

tion il turned out 10 be the
wadding Of shotgun shell.
Fine read its story as though
IL were printed there: 1t was
from a l2-gauge shell.
1t was now 9:20, just an hour
after the town beauty was
brutally shot down. Fine went
out and rounded up a dozen of
his townsmen and asked them TO
question the neighborhood about
seeing a man with a shotgun.
This effort, however, brought
no results.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Queried on Abb

Fine turned to face a good
looking young man who was
dressed with the care and color
of the show business.
"Can you prove you Just came
In on the train ?" the constable
shot at him point blank.
do have to-" countercd
the Texan.
you bet you do"
"Okay, II won't he hard. But I
don't need an alibi because I
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Cans Significant

Fine had his companions boost
him up to the kitchen window
where he had a good view Of
the room; he could clearly see
that the table had been piled
with canned goods so hurricdly
that some had fallen 10 the
floor and rolled to all corners Of
the room.
Looks as though Butch Price
decidPd 10 hole up somPwhere-
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
A True Detective Story

faction in your letters so am
coming up To see you. and you
better have an answer for me
when 1 get there
Stuffing the letters In his
pocket, the constable locked the
house and returned TO have an
other talk with George thinner
man. The old man had recovered
somewhat and was able 10 en-
large on his first account TO the
officer
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Shotgun Waddine

Fine turned his attention to
the girls coat which now lay on
a table. bloodsoaked and powder
burned. a small object that
Clung TO the coat. and was Of
the same color as the brown
cloth, caught the officers prac-
ticed eye; upon closer examina-
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10

DILL SPITALNY, the only
l. man to pilot an all-woman
orchestra and make a 90 Of II
.. One Of the features Of the
air show has been the presenta-
tion of hymn Now these
hymns have been collected into
a book by the Robbins Music
Corporation-and il would seem
TO me that these books should
be distributed among service
men 10 be kept with their Bibles.
John Kieran, the sage. who
from his looks and his ordinary
conversation might be anything
from a bricklayer TO a bartender
But even the average shop
girl knows today that Kieran ~
one of the best informed men In
America today-a chap with an
unbelievably retentive memory
This department wishes
him luck in his new assignment
as columnist for the New York
Sun.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Amateur Star-Gazer

ROBERT REUD. g-tims
~ friend and occasional escort
Of Greta Garbo, whose bread
winning occupation is publicity
Reud is one OF the towns
two leading amateur star-gazers,
palm-readers, astro o-nurnerolo-
giSt. and master Of other ologies
that have 90 do with telling you
your past and future. N
cppTrtEht. fafs. bT KinE Yssfurss
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Description Lacking

Didn't you see hime Can't
you give me some idea Of the
killer? Was he tall? Short?
Thin? Stout?" MY "
But all he cot from tho
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
NEW YORK |
|CAvALCADE|
llr By Louis Sobo mI'

MONTY WOOLLEY Zone OK
WI the few men with boards
whom I regard with great affec-
tion-the other is AL Hirschfield,
the artist =. Many admire and
envy this witty and charming
fellow, but I've rarely seen him
accompanied by friends-usually
ne dimes and drinks alone.
His closest friend through the
years has been Cole Porter, the
friendship starting in Yale days
when Monty, then president OK
the Yale Dramatic Association
also the cheer leader-took the
lonesome, shy freshman Porter
under his wing after first having
developed a great dislike OF him
Howard r. Dederick, tall
and heavy set. a gentleman con-
nected with the mechanical felt
and textile business whom / met
for the first time the other night
and should have had no more
to say about him except that
he pointed out that back in
May, 1917, he shared a tent with
me at Fort Slocum He fur
ther endeared himself when he
announced proudly that though
he remained in the army until
the war came to an end, he
never rose beyond the rank OF
private first class.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Knows All the Answers

nR. LIN YUTANG, philoso-
~ pher and author, has more
close friends among Manhattan's
literati than among his own
countrymen, he confesses with q
rueful smile.
Listening to him In q liberal
education-in all the fine arts"
George Jean Nathan once told
me arguing with him II
the height of futility--he knows
all the answers"
Sergeant Strac han (pro-
nounced Strawn), Irishman from
South Africa, whose idea of
elysium is a weeks furlough in
New York with no limit to
spending money s.. He scrimps
and saves for a year for this
purpose Twelve years ago.
Strachan helped to start China's
first flying school in Shanghai
for the Chinese army He
is still rated as one of Englands
most daring aviators.
Eugene Lyons, author and
brilliant editor of the American
Mercury Ever since his exc
periences in the Soviet land. he
has been a bitter opponent Of
Red Russia ideaology and Of
Stain but never, he points
out, of the Russian folk, them
selves, whom he considers q
valiant people. misled and be-
trayed by their leaders.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-10
Those Fantastic Hats


Il misses a first night She
ranks high among my favorite
women authors, but what I
cannot understand is why she
permits herself to wear that
dismal. pallid makeup - and
those fantastic hats.
Come TO think of il, few
women authors pay much atten-
tion to their headgear or their
apparel-with the exception, OF
course, of the glamour woman
of letters-and now of politics
Clare Boothe.
Paul Small, a jolly, obese gem
tleman of the theater who cur.
rently achieves an income high
in the five figures annually from
his fees as an actors agent and
from his producing activities.
Currently, it is his fondest
(but we can tell him futile)
hope to entice Jimmy Durante,
Lou Clayton and Eddie Jackson
back into their old-time COM
Dlne anu Dullu a STOW arOunu
them.
Small still continues to deliver
his merry patter as he did in his
early vaude days-but he no
longer will oblige with the hand
springs which made him famous.
Paula Stone. daughter Of the
beloved comedian, who, now that
her husband, Duke DAILY Is a
flying officer in the RCAF. em-
barks upon a career as Broad
way and Hollywood air gossiper.
1t was Paula who first intro
duced us to two delightful per-
sonalities-Mrs. Will Rogers and
Al Jennings-the same Jennings
who once made a career out of
holding up trains and robbing