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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Legion To Again
Sponsor Contest
For High Schools
Countrywide OratOrical Con-
test Will Be Held On
March 10

1t was announced this week by
J. B. Hash, superintendent of
schools, that the Ashe County
schools would again participate
in the national high school ora
torical contest under the spon-
sorship of the American Legion.
The winner of the Ashe coun-
ty contest will be presented a
medal by the Ashe Post of the
American Legion and will adj
vance to the district contest.
Winners in this advance to the
statewide contest.
The countrywide contest will
be held in the Jefferson high
school building March 10 at 800
P. NJ, it was announced.
Any high school student may
enter and the subject this year
is "The Freedoms of the United
States Constitution" A prepar-
ed Grafton of not less than 10 or
more than II minutes will be
given on this subject. Each con-
testant shall be called upon for
an extemporaneous speech on
the first ten amendments to the
Constitution of the U. S. and shall
draw this subject Immediately be-
fore speaking.
The winner Of the state contest
will advance to the national
group. The national winner will
be given a scholarship to a uni
versity of his or her choice, val
ued at $4000.00.
All 4Ashe county students who
are interested are asked to dis
cuss the matter with their teach
ers and plan to enter if possible.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Service Mems Tax Exemption
Bill Favored By Legislature

NAL appropriation from the $4,-
315,899 recommended by the ad-
visory budget commission to S.
O33,971.
This, said Mrs. w. T. Bost, COM
missioner, would:
Allow adequate inspection of
county homes and county and
city jails.
Provide for distribution of COM
modities to relief families and
school lunchrooms.
Give fairer subsistence to the
aged and dependent children and
provide care for dependent chill
dren; and
Allow more financial aid to
county administration of well
fare activities.
Mrs. Bost pointed out that only
18 jails in the state have been
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Ashe Group Goes
To State College
For Dairy Work
Sponsored By FSA In Order
That They May Fill Dairy
Positions

Six Ashe County men left last
Sunday to attend a three-weeks
dairy course at North Carolina
State College. This course is be-
ing given to train men to work
in the commercial diaries of N.
Carolina. There is distinct
shortage of help of this kind and
an effort is being made to help
relieve it.
This training program is being
carried out with the cooperation
of North Carolina State College,
the U. S. Employment Service
and the Farm Security Admins
tration. The Farm Security Ad-
ministration is taking care of the
medical examinations, transpor-
tation to and from Raleigh, and
the cost of subsistence of the men
while at the college. The U. S.
Employment Service is locating
jobs for these men.
The following men from Ashe
County are taking advantage of
this course: Fred Hardin, West
jefferson; Eli Blevins, Whitetop,
Va; Kenneth Roland, Clifton;
Robert Glenn Austin, Laurel
Springs; William B. Baker,
Crumpler; Eugene Thompson,
Laurel Springs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Red Cross Gets
More Material
Mrs. b. E. Reeves Is Asking
All Who Can To Help In
The Work

1--WE need everybody enlisted
in the Red Cross work, for it is
one Of the greatest aids towards
caring for the comfort and health
of our soldiers and helping them
to win the war;" Mrs. B. E.
Reeves, production chairman,
said.
eve have just received 1141
yards of cloth to be made into
Red Cross garments, and we ask
everyone who will, to come any
day, anytime and work, or get
material to make up" she de-
clared.
1--WE are also making kits and
filling them which will add to
the comfort and convenience OF
our soldiers on the foreign field
Mrs. Reeves declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Warrensville p.
o. And Store Are
Scenes OF Theft
Parties Flee When Attempt-
ing To Steal Gas For
Stolen Car

Warrensville has been the
scene of a number of petty rob-
berries this week including the
breaking and entering of Jim
Yates store, the u. S. postoffice
and theft of DR.. Arthur Jones'
car. Officers making investiga-
tlons pointed out that the robber-
les were probably committed by
some local youths, who would be
arrested soon, provided they have
not already left the county.
Jim Yates store was entered
Sunday night when around SIS in
merchandise was stolen. This,
however, was recovered when the
thiefs attempted to make a get
away in DR.. Jones' car in which
the merchandise was packed. The
gas shortage was in favor of the
law for the parties were discov-
cred while attempting to steal
gasoline from the car Of Edgar
Ashley. They fled, but the car
and merchandise were both re-
covered
On Tuesday night, the War
rensville post office was entered
and robbed of around $500. This
included $1f3 in money orders;
$50 in checks and $50 or more in
currency and silver. The theft
was discovered by postmaster
John Burkett when he came to
work on Wednesday.
A postal inspector was sent for
yesterday, but a report from him
had not been made in time for
publication.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
To Hold johnson
Funeral Friday

Funeral service will be held on
Friday for Thomas A. Johnson
of Jefferson, who died Wednes-
day at his home.
Service will be conducted at the
Bristol Baptist church with the
Rev. Cicero Ashley in charge
Burial will follow in a nearby
cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Rosa johnson, his IA
Their and mother and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: John
James, Walter, Willard and
Vance Johnson and Mrs. Anna
Dixon and Mrs. Bertha Roland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Meeting Of Red
Cross Scheduled
For Next Thurs.
Chapter Chairman And War
Drive Chairman To Be
Selected At This Time

It was announced yesterday by
Rev. Hoyt Wood, chairman Of the
Ashe County Chapter of the Red
Cross, that the War Fund Drive
would open March l and in or
der 10 make plans for this meet
ing of the Chapter has been called
for next Thursday, January 70,
in the community building.
The meeting will be held at
800 o'clock, Immediately after
Rotary in order that all members
of the club may attend and all
other members of the Red Cross
are also urged to attend. Any
one who contributed 81 or more
during 1912 is consider ID a men,
Der.
At this time, War Fund
Chairman is to be chosen to head
the county's drive for $4,000. 1T
is very important meeting and
we ask that you show your inter-
est in the vital work of the Amer
lean Red Cross, by attending"
Chairman Wood, said.
1T is expedient that the chair
man be elected Immediately in
order to make plans for the cam
paign. And it is also vitality i'm
portant that we give due conSid-
Grafton to the election of the
chairman, since he will have the
responsibility of this important
drive, he added.
At this meeting it will also be
necessary to elect a county chair
man to replace the present Chair
man Wood, since he has volun-
teered as a chaplain and expects
to be called into service in the
near future.
Gale Mcmillan, home service
chairman and other leaders of the
local chapter pointed out that
this too should be given due
thought and consideration by the
members.
"Red Cross has a very vital
part to play in our war program
and the success of the chapter
will depend to a large extent on
your selections for these impor-
tant Offices" Mr.. Mcmillan said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
THERMOMETER TAKES
SUDDEN DROP TUES.

Ashe county people had a
taste of winter this week after
experiencing sAveral days of
unreasonable warm weather.
The thermometer dropped
from So to So in less than a
twenty -four hour period.
One citizen, who was max
ing an official check reported
that just after lunch on Tues
day, the thermometer dropped
10 degrees in 30 minutes, near
the prison camp.
Citizens who had been going
around the streets cOatless and
hatless early Tuesday morning
drew on their OvercOatS before
Tuesday night. Several water
pipes were reported frozen.
The thermometer arose yes
terday but the day remained
cold and clear as did last night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
VICTORY BOOK"
CAMPAIGN is ON

The 1943 "VictOry Book"
campaign is now on to collect
hooks for the men in service.
These books are distributed
bv the USO and everyone who
can. is asked to contribute
books.
They may be left at all the
central high schools or in the
office of w. B. Austin in jeff
erson or the office of The
Skyland Post in West Jeffer-
son.
All books are to be turned
i'm not later than Jan. 80 for
the current drive, it was an
ncunced.
The public is asked not to
give cast-Off books, but types
of books service men will be
interested in reading.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21

Raleigh - Legislation to ex-
empt from payment of state in
come taxes compensation paid by
the federal government to North
Carolinians in the armed services
received overwhelming approval
this week from the Senate and
House finance committees.
Only a few scattered "noes"
sounded when a vote was taken
at a joint session of the commit
tees on the advisory budget COM
missions recommendation that no
tax be levied on such funds. The
two or three who voted in the
negative indicated their only OBJ
lection was to a blanket defer
ment.
The State Board of Charities
and Public Welfare Monday ask
led the joint appropriations COM
'mittee to boost its 1943-45 bien-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Farmers Are To
Get Defer1nent
Newly Announced LiberaliZed
Deferments Expected To
Increase Food Output

Washington "A The s:sselective
Service Bureau o.. the Va Man
Power Commission Tuesday night
announced a far-reaching liber-
alization Of agricultural defer
ment requirements to keep work
ers on the farms.
Henceforth local draft b. l.
will be guided by a new crit
la which includes liberaliz
application of the 'war uni
production standard and adds 70
the list of essential crops for
which farm workers may be de-
ferred.
A unit. for example, is one
COW, or 20 feed lot cattle, or an
acre of beets, or 20 acres of wheat
products deemed essential in
the war food program. Hereto
fore most farmerS-to win defer
ment-have been required to pro-
duce Is units. Under the new
plan as rev as eight are required.
The program grew out of pro-
tests of the congressional farm
bloc that food production goals
were being jeopardized by indis-
criminate induction of farm
workers. Last week they called
War Man Power Chief Paul v.
McNutt and other officials before
a special committee and insisted
on remedial action.
Selective Service said the gen.
eral effect of the program ''is
expected greatly to blister eff
forts to increase production of
food supplies for this nation and
it's allies"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Allies Near Tripoli ;
Russians Continue To
Take Vital Positions
Americans And Australians
Conflict Heavy Casualties
On Japanese

The Allies continued to gain
ground in North Africa this week
as the British forces pushed near
Tripoli and Field Marshall Rom
mel is believed to be making
ready for flight without a fight
In Central Tunisia Allied forces
beat back with heavy losses two
relatively weak German attacks
believed launched by the Axis to
create diversion and allow Rom
meps defeated troops to escape
into Tunisia from Tripolitania
More than 400 Germans were
killed.
Onrushing Soviet armies cap
tured five big railway towns on
three southern fronts yesterday,
overrunning vital German bases
30 miles east of Kharkov, 85
north of Rostov, and SO northeast
of the big Caucasian stronghold
of Voroshilovsk, the high COM
mand announced.
From General MacArthur's
Headquarters, Australia, Wednes-
day, comes the announcement that
American and Australian troops
inflicted heavy casualties" on
the japanese in capturing Sana-
nanda village and point and now
are wiping out the four isolated
enemy pockets of resistance which
represents the last enemy foot
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Big Victory Garden
Campaign Scheduled
For Feb. lis In Ashe
Farming Agencies, Schools
Health Dept, And Seed
Dealers Cooperate

At meeting of representatives
of all agricultural agencies of the
county, called by County Agent
Roy Grouse, including those from
his office, the home demonstra-
ton agent, soil conservation,
AAA, FSA, and representatives
of the seed dealers, Supt. of
Schools and representatives Of the
health department, plans were
made Tuesday night for an TX
tensive education campaign On
Victory Gardens in the county.
February LIS has been set as
the date for the campaign and
during this time people Of the
county will be urged to plant
bigger victory gardens with a
wider variety of vegetables.
Planning aids will be given by
all of the agricultural agencies of
the county.
"Peoplo must be made to real
ize early the importance of in
creased production of foodstuff of
the garden and make their plans
accordingly" Mr.. Grouse said.
This is the chief purpose in hav-
ing the 0ducetional drive the first
two weeks in February, it was
oxpl ined! By making p1ars
early, people will be more able
to secure seeds they need as we'll
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Bldg. Loan Annual
Meeting Jan. Is

The regular meeting of the
stockholders of the Ashe Build
ing and Loan Association will be
held at the community building
here on Monday night, January
Is, at 7;30 o'clock for the purpose
of receiving annual reports of
officers, electing directors ard
transacting such other business
as may come before the meeting,
Glenn B. GRAPHICAL, secretary, an
nOunceS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
WPA Trucks To
Be Discontinued

Announcement has been re-
ceived here that all w. P. A.
trucks, operated for the collect
ion of scrap metal will be dis
continued after Feb. l. All who
have scrap are urged to get it at
some collection point before that
time.
Salvage chairman Roy Grouse
said today that peddlers hauling
scran metal and wishing to secure
additional gas for this purpose
should get in touch with him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Quota For Waste
Fats Announced

Roy Grouse, salvage chairman,
said today that the quota waste
fats for Ashe county had been set
at 1856 pounds for 1943 or an
average of 730 pounds per month.
All housewives are asked to
save their waste fats and to turn
them in to the local grocery
stores that will in turn send them
on. They had been authorized to
pay three cents per pound. The
local wholesale grocery houses
are also cooperating in the COL
lection of waste fats.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
Boone Burley
Market Closes

TIL e Boone Burley Tobacco
Market closed yesterday after a
most successful season, officials
stated.
Roscoe Coleman, general man.
ager said that he wanted to thank
all of the farmers for their CO.
operation and was looking for
ward to serving them again next
season.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
SPOKE TO SPARTA CLUB

Mrs. Ed M. Anderson was guest
speaker at the Sparta Woman's
club last Friday afternoon. She
discussed women in war work
and the preservation of ideals.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-01-21
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Goodman
announce the birth of son, Ed
ward Dean, on Saturday, January
Is at the Ashe county hospital.
Both mother and son are getting
along nicely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01
BOGEY GOES TO SEA

Although he was in the Navy in World War I. Humphrey Bogart plays a sailor on the screen Tor the first time in Warner Bros "Ac- ton in the North Atlantic"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01
Black Market' Methods Tinted In Poultry Supple
VICTORY GARDEN. ]. CAMP AIGN OPENS.
Mass Meeting Tonight, Special Speakers, Edu.
 cation Films Featured

Waterhury's War Garden cam. paign will offielally begin to grow" tonight at the Wilhy high school auditorium Rt 7;S0 sharp to which all aspiring war gardeners are tn. vlted to attend.
 The program ls being sponsored by the Mayors War Garden com. mittee of which Bernard A. Me. Donald Is the chairman, and the instructor ln agriculture in the pubs lie schools. Mayor John s. Mona. gan will be one of the speakers, Mir, Mcdonald will preside over the meeting.
 The speaker will be Professor Al. bert E. Wilkinson, professor and specialist of vegetable gardening Rt the University of Connecticut.
 The public is invited to this ins portant gathering free of charge, and It's is hoped that many per. sons will take advantage of it. I'm. portant pamphlets will be dlStribut. cd to the attendants who should find them most beneficial ln solv- ing their gardening problems,
 An important film will be shown on Home Gardening" said Will liam Derwin, secretary of the cons mlttee, describing the film Co be divided into natural coloring for one section, and technicolor film for the other part which will de. plct the colorful growth of vegeta. bles on the home grounds"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01
Spring Is the time of hope and

Spring Is the time of hope and new life in nature.
 But it is also tho time of hope and Q new life for many individ- uals, especially the crippled and handicapped persons, because 1t Is in the spring, at EaStcr-tlde, that the Connecticut Society for Crippled Children holds its an. nual Easter Seal sale.
 The success of the campaign de. termincS just how much these persons, maimed in body but alive in spirit, can hope for and look forward to. It Is up to each one Of us to raise their hopes high and keep their prospects bright.
 From Apri ist through Easter Sunday volunteers throughout the state are collecting representative bits of human beneVolence and kindness that will go toward reaching tho goal tho Society has set for the drive. The fund will pay for the medical care, educa- ton and vocational rehabilitation of crippled persons. It will give new hope and new life for those who brHvely fight the fear that they will be helpless always.
 Last year more than 5000 phys ical therapy treatments were financed by the Society. Tn addi- ton various other services were given crippled children, such as furnishing them with orthopodic equipment, giving them special education, teaching them voca- tional rehabilitation and home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01
Reports Of Unusual
 Shortage Give Rise
 To Many Complaints
General Meat Supply Reported Satisfactory Today; Public Spending Coupons 'Rather Recklessly"
 StOrekeepers Observe

Shortage in points rather than In meat was reported today by consumers who found sufficient variety of meat but lacked the desired ration coupons to buy it. Supplies were much better today than earlier n the week and whole
 saers reported the normal amount u shipments coming in Fast buying noted at meat markets with consumers not at all concerned about surrenderng all of the weeks points for steaks roass Some retailers said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01
NEGRO SOLDIERS
 CAUSE OUTBREAK
200 in California Gang Fights; Six Injured,
 Eight Arrested

Stockton, Cal April 1. (UP)-- Two hundred Negro soldiers staged gang fights and street riots in the west end of Stockton last night and early today, and six men were in- jured and eight arrested before the outbreak was quelled by city and military police.
 The hand-to- hand fighting eX- tended over an area of three blocks in the Negro district.
 The trouble began with fist fight between the soldiers in a bar, police said. The quarrel attracted others and within short time the fight ing spread to the sidewalks and streets. Numerous soldiers joined in the crawling.
 Nearly all Stockton police re- sponded to emergency calls. Mill tary police fired several shots over the heads of the battlers, and patrolmen used clubs.
 Three Negro soldiers were treated for head cuts apparently inflicted by police clubs. and three others suffered injuries in fighting.
 Officer Ken Grau was knocked down in the fighting but Negro sergeant saved him from possible injury by warding off rioters. The sergeant subsequently, was injured.
 City and military police guarded the area after the fighting was halted. Eight soldiers were held for investigation in the county jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01
HOOVER FAVORINC
 POSTWAR POLICE
Stripping Axis of Plane Factories Also Advocated
 By Former President
By PAUL r. ELLIS IsaltaA YSneae GtmfR g1MPrnam0lstlNnll

(UnIted Press Stan COfreSpOnuenC
 New York, April i.-(UP)--Crea- ton of an international police force after the war to "kecp the world free of aggression" Is proposed by former President Herbert Hoover in an exclusive interview with the United Press.
 Mir. Hoover also suggested that the victorious United Nations strip tho Axis powers of their airplane factories and, expanding hls subject to post-war aviation in general, urg. ed adoption of an international freedom Of the air" policy which would encourage great overseas air commerce.
 Planes alone, the former Presl- dent said, could do the job of maln- taining world order, thus allowing extensive land and sea disarmament while depriving war-minded powers of airplane factories would be the most effective means of blocking ambitious dictators or militarists.
 "If combat planes were reserved to the victorious powers after this year, they could, by comparatively small combined force, keep the world free of aggression with planes alone," MT. Hoover said, Tt opens great vista Of land and sea dls. armament if the world acts intelli. gently about it."
 Regarding the problems which will arise when the victorious nations complete for world air commerce after the war. MT. Hoover said he doubted whether the "larger area victorIous nations will give up their sovereignty of the air" :.
 "There must be some organized international relations as to air services" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following realty documents were recorded at the office of the town clerk:
 Mortgage Releases The Waterbury Building and Loan Association, Inc., to Philip Rehbcin.
 Warranty Deed Philip Rehmein to Angclinc Leonartli, land and property on Oak street.
 Mortgage Deed Angcline Leonardo, to Philip Rehbcin, land and property on Oak street, $5.2O0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01

The bronze Qulgley award for outstanding shOw,nanship during l9a@ was presented Edward FitE- patrick, manager of thc LOcw's POM theatcr In this city, at cerc- monies held yesterday afternoon In the office of the governor at the State Capitol. Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin made the presentation.
 Two showmen are eligible an- nually for the award, presented by publishers of the Motion Pic ture Herald In New York after na- ton. wide competition. Members of the magazine staff and friends of Mir. Fitzpatrick were present during the ceremonies yesterday. Following the presentation, a din- ner was held In the Empire room Of the Empire restaurant, Hart ford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-01

Wurmse Private Timothy DOwd ee Che Waterbury Fire Depart menN 6 now Q first class petty o6acer at . naval base In Trinidad. MlB promotion was recently an- nOunced by tho Navy Department. ''Tlmmie" in Q letter Co Q mem- ber Oe tho Democrats staff sends his regards to his friends In the Rrass City and asks specially to Do Femmebered Co the boys at Engine g station, Captain nAdy O'LeAry, Tom LawlOr, Art l.a- chance and others.
 Another Waterbury man named RleOhenback from the Scott Road is stationed at the same base. They are keeping up with home town news by reading The Demo- crat. They learned with regret, says ssTimmlc" of the death of former Mayor Francis P. Guil- fOlIe. '1Fe was Q swell fellow" culOgiEes Tlmmle.
 we sec plenty Of the jungle and coral snakes, among the most deadly in existence" writes the former ilre-llghter. He didn't add that that the boys called the snakes by their first, "T'Ojo."'