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Askov American., 1943-11-04
Public Auction Sale
In North Sandstone

I will sell the following described
property at public auction, "as is",
at my place located in North Sand
stone, on Friday, November S. Sale
will start at 4 p. m. sharp.
House Goods and Miscellaneous:
Cupboard, 2 commodes, electric
table lamp, electric floor lamp, dress
er with glass;, kitchen cabinet, oil
burner heater, drop leaf table, Range
Top heater (burns wood or coaD, g.
quarter bed, spring and mattress;
coil spring (full size), bookcase,
writing desk, glass door cabinet,
rocking chair, 6x9 rug, rag woven
rugs, breakfast chairs, looking
glasses, electric radio (needs repairs),
bread box, electric iron, wall pic
lures, oven, spring cot, 2 clothes
baskets, steel door mat, cross cut saw,
pair ice tongs, 3 carpenter saws, 2
carpenter levels, mortar hoe, 2 braces,
3-piece set cement tools, 2 wash tubs,
wash stand, wash board, hand culti-
vator, 3O-gallon stone jar, 15-gallon
stone jar, two 1-gallon crooks, steel
barrel with lock cover, dishes, cook
ing utensils and many other items too
numerous to mention on this sales
bill!
Usual auction terms.
ARNE HOKSTAD, Owner.
VIM. E. Barnick, Sandstone,
auctioneer
Sandstone State Bank, clerk.
Askov American., 1943-11-04

The Pine county chapter is going
to sponsor a blood bank and the
plans are to bring mobile unit to
the northern part of the county.
Mary Murphy is the local chairman
and when details are worked out,
be ready to do your share to keep
the fatality list down by donating a
pint of your blood.
A Junior Red Cross is being or
ganized in school with Miss Grundset
as leader. Your support in a contri-
button of money or cloth or some
thing needed will help greatly in
starting this fine work.
Mrs. Wahlstrom is trying to con-
tact all who can knit, but it's long
way around, so won't you, if you
knit, let her know what you can
do. Winter is beginning and we must
help our boys by supplying their
needs. We have gloves, mufflers,
turtle neck sweaters and sleeveless
sweaters to give out.
If the necessity arises that you
have to telegraph your son or daugh-
ter in the armed forces to come home
for an emergency, be sure to notify
your Home Service chairman, other
wise there may be delay as these
messages are referred back to the
County Home Service chairman who
is DR.. Brownstone and then to the
local Home Service chairman who
is Mrs. Oscar Ecklund.
The Surgical Dressings group is
working faithfully and each Tues
day evening have been making over
500 4x8 bandages. This size is soon
finished and we will begin on the
4x4's. There is room for everyone to
help make these dressings, so bring a
clean wash dress, covering for your
hair and table knife.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Kingsdale

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pahos and sons
of Markville and Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Lund motored to South Range, Wis,
and visited at the Portar Cockerham
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barty Haines motored
to Pine City Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Profit are the
parents of girl born last Thursday
in Minneapolis.
Mrs. A. Abrahamson and Mrs.
Hjalmer Erickson and Mrs. Anna
Benson visited at the Robert Feigum
home last Thursday afternoon.
Dolores Haines and Renee Steen
visited in Markville between trains
Sunday.
Askov American., 1943-11-04

the state hunting pheasants. Mrs.
Beavens and Jean went on to Iowa.
Cpl. Clifford Olson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Werner Nelson, Frank Olson of
Superior, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Olson
of Bay City, Mich, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Olson and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Anderson were dinner guests at the
Max Market home Sunday.
Alex Knapp is progressing rapidly
on his house, even if the weather
is rather cold.
Norma Brieland spent the week.
end at the Victor Nolan home.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
East OF Bruno

Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Jones of Mime
apolis spent the weekend at the
Glenn Jones and Chas. Southerton
homes.
Mrs. Glenn Jones has been help
ing out at the Riehm Grocery store
while Mrs. Riehm visited her mother
in Iowa the past week.
Mrs. John Southerton, Grace and
Louise were in Duluth last Thurs
day.
Helga Johnson made trip to Plum
City, Wis, over the weekend.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Bruno

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Bates and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Fletcher of Mahtowa.
1t. Chas. o. Willard has completed
his course at Harvard and is now
attending Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology to complete his training
in radio. He will be three three
months.
Miss Ruby Grundset spent Satur-
day in Duluth.
Robert Plaisted and Francis Pear
son reported for duty in the armed
forces at Fort Smelling Monday.
Several folks from here attended
union services held at the Danish
Lutheran church in Askov Sunday
evening. All the neighboring churches
participated.
The Emanuel Lutheran church will
hold its Harvest festival Thursday
evening, November II. A short pro-
gram with Bible study will be
given and a lunch served. A cordial
invitation is extended to every one
to take part.
The Birthday club helped Mrs.
Pat Murphy celebrate her birthday
Monday evening. A delicious lunch
was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Traxler
visited at the A. Traxler home Mon
day. They returned to Duluth Tues
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Smith left for
Redwood Falls where they will at
tend the funeral of brother of Mr..
Smith.
Mrs. Brandt went to Superior
Tuesday morning to consult a
dentist.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barriger returned
to St. Paul Tuesday after spending
few days at the L. Peterson home.
Frank Nee of Kerrick has taken
over the gasoline and oil business
of Nath Degerman. He has rented the
Marihart garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Plaisted and
family of Duluth and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Rose spent the weekend at the
Rose home, returning to Duluth Sum-
day.
A girl, Patricia Ruby, came to
brighten the John Storebo home
Wednesday, October 20.
Several folks from this community
attended the Lieut.. Lawrence Caso-
don't, Jr., funeral and the E. j. Arm
strong funeral Saturday. Friends ex-
tend sympathy to the bereaved rela-
tives.
Ada Miller went to Duluth Tues
day morning to visit at the home of
her brother. She will also go to the
Duluth clinic for a check-up.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Fleming

Corporal Clifford Olson of Oak
land, Calf, came Friday to spend
his furlough with friends and rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Beavens, Jean
and Lee spent from Friday until
Wednesday in the southern part of
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Bruno Red Cross News

There are several things that
should be reported to the people of
this community, so that you may
take part in the work of the Red
Cross.
Askov American., 1943-11-04
Rutledge
Red Cross.

Twelve hundred surgical dressings
were finished Tuesday, October 26,
in five weeks work. Two weeks only
two ladies worked either afternoon
and evening but the splendid work
done by those who did come is ap-
preciated.
Askov American., 1943-11-04

(From Another Correspondent
Holy communion will be celebrated
at st. Pauls Lutheran church this
coming Sunday.
Askov American., 1943-11-04

One of the valuable by-products of
a godly life is the habit of thrift.
Askov American., 1943-11-04

n YExT THURSDAY is Armistice Day. In
III other years that day has been dedi-
Gated to the memory of the men who
gave their lives in World War l. But this
year we believe those honored dead would
rather join with us, the living, in paying
honor to the men of another generation who
have taken up the weapons that fell from
their lifeless hands.
This year we in this community are asked to
observe Armistice Day not with words but
with deeds. This year we have a special re-
sponsibility.
This Armistice Day marks the beginning of
a new drive to make up the shortage in pulp
wood. Everyone who can possibly do so is
asked to cut an extra cord in honor of some
friend or relative in the service.
There are two good reasons for putting the
drive on this basis.
First, it takes nearly ton of pulpwood to
supply eachman in the service with the many
things he needs.
Second, the present pulpwood shortage, 2H
million cords, is just about equal to the num-
Der of service men who come from the pulp
wood-producing areas.
So if every one of us in this and other pulp
wood-cutting communities cuts an extra cord
for our service man, the emergency will be
met. No fighting man will lack any of the
thousand-and-one war essentials that are
made from pulpwood.
No boy shall die because qUe failed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-30
Third War Loan
Drive Extended
Through Oct. l6
Extension A n n O u n e d BY
Treasury Department For
Sales To Be Completed

Sales of all issues of bonds in
the Third War Loan Drive will be
continued through Saturday, o.
tober 2, and sales of Series E,
F, and G savings bonds will be
continued through October Is, &C
cording to an announcement made
yesterday by Clarence T. Lem
bach, state chairman of the War
Finance Committee.
'The Treasury Department in
Washington has just announced
the extensions in order that all
selling agents may have additional
time in which to clear their sales"
Leinbach stated. There are over
$4,000 issuing agents in the United
States, and they have manpower
shortages like everyone else. In
many cases, sales have not clear
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Ayrshire Sale
In Boone, Oct. 5

Ashe county farmers who are
interested in the Ayrshire breed
of dairy cattle are urged to attend
the Carolina Virginia Ayrshire
Breeders Association sale of 80
head of Ayrshire cows, bred heif-
ers, heifer and bull calves. This
sale will be held at the tobacco
warehouse in Boone, Tuesday,
October 5, at 100 p. m.
The Ayrshire COW is we'll adapt
ed to this mountain section
large in size and heavy produc-
er of milk, dairymen point out.
A few Ayrshire COWS have been
in Ashe county for a number of
years and the owners are we'll
satisfied with them. Farmers who
are interested in this sale and
have no transportation to Boone
should contact the county agents
office in jefferson before the 5th,
Roy H. Grouse, explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-30
BONDS DEDICATED
TO ASHE SOLDIERS

Names sent in to this paper
this week to be announced as
persons to whom bonds are
dedicated to are: Dwight Os-
borne, formerly of CrestOn,
now with the U. S. Army in
California and J. Lee Thomas,
formerly of this county. now
also with the armed forces in
California.
Mason Price and Rex Os-
borne bought 100000 worth
of bonds in honor of Rex Os-
borne. The amount dedicated
to Thomas was not sent in.
Others who bought bonds
during the drive and dedicated
them to some one, may have
this persons name announced
through this paper if they de
sire to do so. The amount may
either be published or left un-
published as the purchaser de-
SireS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-30
Fire At Phoenix
Chair Plant, Mon,

West Jefferson citizens were
aroused from their sleep, Monday
morning, at three o'clock, when
fire was discovered in the boil
er room of the Phoenix chair
plant.
The large crowd of volunteers
soon eXtinguished what might
have been a much more serious
fire. Officials of the company
estimate the loss at around $400
since only the shed of the small
boiler room was destroyed.
It is believed that the fire orr
ginated from some live sparks
which possibly escaped in near
by shavings, while the boiler was
being fired.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-30
Fewer Shoes For The Public
OPA Officials Have Stated

Washington - It will be six
months instead of four between
new pairs of shoes for civilians in
the future, the office of price ad-
ministration has announced.
The cut in civilian shoe rations
is necessary, the agency said, be-
cause of ''heavy drains for mill
tary purposes, greatly reduced
leather supplies and manpower
shortages"
The change means that the new
shoe stamp, which becomes valid
Nov. l will have to last until
May l, unless shoe production
should exceed present estimates,
OPA explained.
simultaneously, OPA announc-
ed that shoe Stamp Is in ration
book l will not expire October
81 as planned originally, but will
be extended indefinitely, over
tapping the new stamp.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-30
West Jefferson
Man Shot On Sun
Johnny Lambert Is Painfully
Injured When Shot BY
Willard Wingler

Johnny Lambert, of West JEFF
ferson, was painfully shot on
Sunday afternoon by neighbor,
Willard Wingler, who is now con-
fined in the Ashe county Jail as
the result of the affray.
In a hearing before Justice of
Peace c. O. Parsons, on Monday,
Wingler, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon with in
tent to kill, was bound over to
a higher court.
Officers reported that the shoot
ing occurred shortly after four
o'clock in the afternoon follow
ing an argument. According to
reports, the two had separated,
however, and while Lambert and
his wife were going to a spring
for some water, Wingler shot him
from the porch, hitting him in
the back and upper part of his
legs. He was carried to the Ashe
hospital for treatment and his
condition is still reported painful.
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Butter Ration Points Soar;
Other Changes Announced

to civilians continued to dWindle
during September because pro-
duction fell an estimated III per
cent under a year ago, OPA said
in explanation.
OPA said farm Cor country
butter would be raised also from
six to 10 points, and announced:
CD Standard cuts of beef, veal
and lamb remain unchanged,
while several lamb and veal va
riety meats are reduced one point.
(2) A total of eight standard
pork cuts, including center chops
and loin roasts, are increased one
to two points.
90 Eighteen meat cuts, mainly
variety types such as brains and
kidneys, are now point-free.
(4) A number of cheeses, in
Guiding cream cheese, cream cot
tage cheese, Swiss, Bleu and Ca
menbert, are increased a point a
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Chm. johnston
Urges P ole To
Buy ore Bonds
Expresses Thanks To Every
one For Splendid Cooperation
During Third War Loan

Editors Note: The following
statement was issued by Ira T
Johnston, county chairman of the
Third War Loan Drive.)
Reports received from War
Bond Selling Agencies in Ashe
County assure us that Ashe Coun-
ty has gone over the top and ex-
ceeded its quota of $193,000.00 in
the Third War Bond Drive for
the month of September.
''This does not mean that we
should relax in our efforts or in
any sense cease to sell and to buy
as many bonds as possible.
SIN order to aid our government
in waging a victorious war and
to prevent initiation and to help
ourselves by refraining from
spending and by wise investment
of money and savings, we should
continue to regularly buy each
month as many bonds as possible.
AS long as men are dying we
should keep on buying.
Cali treasury bonds and certifi-
Gates of indebtedness subscribed
and the applications mailed be-
fore midnight, October 2, will be
counted in the Drive and all sales
of United States War Bonds,
Series E, F, and G, in the hands
of Federal Reserve Banks by Oc-
tober Is will count in the Drive.
Let us continue to march in step
with our advancing armies and
back the attack with our money
until victory is won.
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Stamp No. 1 on the "airplane"
sheet in war ration book 3 was
specified for use beginning No
vember l.
OPA emphasized that the new
order should not be interpreted to
mean the civilian ration had been
set at two pairs Of shoes a year,
adding that shoe stamp periods
are not set on a yearly quota bas-
is"
'The policy" OPA said, ''has
been to make each period as short
as the available supply in inven
tories and new production war
rants. The period in this case will
be shortened if shoe production
should exceed present estimates. !"
In pointing out the combination
of factors necessitating the ex-
tended period, OPA said it is ex-
pected that less than 25,O00,000
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Sales Reached
$3OO,85O. Late
Wednesday p. M.
Quota Of $193,OOO.OO Is Ex-
ceeded By The Total OF
$1O7, $3.50

Ashe county went over the top
in the Third War Loan Drive in
a big way, yesterday afternoon,
one day before the drive was ORR
ginally scheduled to end, with
bond sales reaching $3OO,85O.50,
or $107,85O.5O over the assigned
quota of $193,OOO.OO.
With the extension of the time
of the drive, the sales are expect
ed to reach much greater total,
those officially connected with the
drive, predicted yesterday.
Sources of sales late yesterday
afternoon showed the following
issuances: Northwestern Bank,
jefferson, $1O9,OOOOO, including
all series; First National Bank,
West Jefferson, $55,0000O; West
Jefferson post office, $47, 456.25;
Lansing post office, $7,650.OO; Todd
post office, $3,468.75; Sturgills
post office, $2,981.75; jefferson
post office, $637 so; Ashe Building
and Loan Association, West JEFF
ferson, $6,656.25. Other sales for
which Ashe county has been Civ
en- credit include Kraft Cheese
plant, $5O,O00O0; N. c. Highway,
$16,000.00 and Belk's department
store, 100000.
A large number of groups and
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Rationing Guide
SUGAR

SUGAR
Stamp No. IA valid for five
pounds through tOber.
Stamps Is and 16 good for five
pounds each for canning sugar
to October 81.
FOOD
Stamps U, v and w will be
valid to Oct. 20. All CONNER
cially canned, bottled, and fro
zen fruits and vegetables, in
Guiding juices and soups, and
dried beans, lentils and peas
require coupons from Book No.
2. Dried fruits, with the ex-
ception of prunes and raisins,
and dried and dehydrated
soups temporarily removed
from ratiOning.
MEATS, FATS, OIL CHEESE
FISH
All types of pork, beef, lamb
and mutton, and butter, lard,
other edible fats and oils,
cheese and canned fish now
ratiOned under point system"
on red coupons in War Ration
Book No. 2. Stamp X will be
valid to Oct. 2, Y to Oct. 2. and
Z to Oct. 2. Dates from brown
stamps in Book No. 3 for the
purpose of meats and fats: A,
to Oct. 2; B, to Oct. 2; C, to
Oct. 80; D, Oct. 3-Oct. 30; e,
Oct. 1O-Oct. 80; F, Oct. 17-Oct.
30; G, Oct. 24-Dec. 4; III, Oct.
31-Dec. 4; ], Nov. 7-Dec. 4; X,
Nov. 14-Dec. 4.
Automobile and truck tires
may now be recapped with
passenger type comeback
without owners obtaining GER
tificates from ratiOning boards.
Certificates are necessary to
recap truck tires with truck
type camelback.
SHOES
Stamp Is in War Ration
Book No. i good for one pair
of shoes for an indefinite peri
cd.
STOVES
Almost all types of new
stoves designed for domestic
heating and cooking are ra-
toned. Stoves used for 60 days
OF longer are classed as old
stoves and are not ratiOned.
To purchase certain specified
stoves not ratiOned water
heaters, etc., priority rating
must be secured from the War
Production board.
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Washington - Rejecting still
dwindling production, no h r
sharp increase in the ration cost
of butter-from the current II to
Is points beginning Sunday-was
announced yesterday by the Of
flee of Price Administration
(OPA).
The point values of most meat
will remain unchanged, OPA said,
except for some slight upward
adjustments.
Processed food changes for Oc-
tober called largely for stiff in
creases in canned fruit values
although there will be small
reductions for some important
vegetables.
The increase in butter points
was the third and largest in as
many months. The original cost
was eight points, which was in
creased twice by two points.
The amount Of butter available
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-30
Announce Plans
For RenewalOf
AllCas "A" Books
Applications Have Been Dis
tributed To Service Stations
Throughout County

It was announced this week by
the rationing board that necessary
forms for obtaining "A" gasoline
ration books, which become eff
fective November %, had been
distributed to the various filling
stations in the county.
The blanks are now available
at the following stations: ESQ
service station, West Jefferson;
Lester Hudler's, Glendale Springs;
w. S. Watson, Beng; r. S. Ste
phens, Creston; Roby Walker,
Grassy Creek; Hamp Coward,
Obids; c. A. Segraves, Lansing;
Grant Dollar, West Jefferson;
Ahart Paisley, Grassy Creek; D.
A. Perkins, Scottsville; Smithey's
Store, West Jefferson; Worth B.
Miller, Crumpler; Lee Bowers,
Jefferson; Greystone service sta
ton, West Jefferson; Gulf service
station, West Jefferson; J. w.
Sullivan, Sturgills; edwards SER
vice station, West jefferson; Lone
Oak service station, Baldwin; Dog
Creek service station, Nathan's
Creek; Laurel Springs service
station, Laurel Springs; Segraves
Motor Co., Warrensville; Ray
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Farmers ST on
Pulpwood Pledges;
AAA Group Aiding
Names OF Several Published;
USDA War Board Asks
Cooperation OF Public

Many Ashe county people,
realizing the importance of pulp
wood in the war effort, are max
ing pledges to cut three extra
days this year, according to a re-
port made by the committee, this
week.
The following have recently
signed the pledge to cut three ex-
ira days: Clarence F. Miller, Wag-
oner; c. N. Davis, Lansing; Glenn
Turner, Bina; James Elliott, APP
pie Grove; Stag Osborne, Apple
Grove; Victory Greer, Apple
Grove; Barney Severt, Othello;
R. ]. Hartzog, Idlewild; Byard
Houck, West Jefferson; Guy Mil
Ter, Wagner; B. Hopkins, West
Jefferson; o. Q. Badger, West
jefferson; Willard Johnson, Lam
sing; G. w. Taylor, Smethport;
J. A. Rash, West Jefferson; E. S.
Shatley, Jefferson; and Ray Sny-
der, Ashland.
At meeting of the USDA War
Board, this week, the group de-
cided to work through the COM
munity AAA committeeman and
urge all farmers contacted, to
help in the drive for pulpwood
and lumber.
eve realize the need of pulp
wood and want farmers and 9TH
ers who can, to cut all that they
possibly can. We are going to
insist on wise cutting in order
not to jeopardize the supply in the
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Mcmillan Farm
To Be Sold Fri.

The A. H. Mcmillan farm and
personal property will be sold at
auction tomorrow morning, Oct.
l, beginning at 1920 a. m.
This farm contains 88 acres and
is adjoining the lands of J. E.
Plummer and others, about 2k
miles from Healing Springs, at
Crumpler. A good five-room
dwelling with bath, water and
light, and good barn and silo are
among the buildings located on
the farm. The personal property
consists of a number of registered
cattle and some farm machinery.
The sale will be conducted by
the Parsons Auction company, of
independence and Galax, Va.