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Evening star., 1943-06-13
Pantel|erian Forces
Waved White F|aqs
Eagerly al Barges
Landing Forces Find Port
Smoking Bubble os
Result Of Air Botterinq
BY holland NORGAARD,

BY holland NORGAARD,
Correspondent Representing the Combined
American Press with the British Ex-
penditionary Force on Pantelleria.
PANTELLERIA, June II De-
layed) (P). - British troops seized
the port and town of Pantelleria
today without struggle and moved
swiftly to clean out scattered re-
sistance on the remainder of the
island.
The defenses had been cut to
ribbons by the heaviest and most
concentrated aerial and naval
bombardment of small target that
the world has ever known.
1t was big occupation force in
a great fleet of landing boats which
captured the port without firing a
shot or losing man, but it was
air power-employed in dimensions
dWarflng the meaning of that word
in previous operations of similar
nature-which left the port a
smoking mass of rubble and its de-
tenders shoken and she'll shocked
men who rushed forward eargerly
to surrender.
White Flags Waved Eagerly.
White flags of surrender were
waved eargerly by Italian troops
along the quays of Pantelleria's s
little harbor on the northwest COR
ner Of the island when the first
landing barges swept toward the
shore.
The surrender was no surprise to
those like myself on following land
ing craft who few minutes before
had seen scores of American Flying
Fortresses fly over in compact for
nation and with deadly precision
blast the town and surrounding
Italian defense area into subjection
We were only a few miles offshore
then and had a perfect view, but in
a few minutes the whole island was
hidden by towering columns of
smoke and dust left by bombs.
The island, which Mussolini had in
1887 begun to convert into a strong
fortress astride the vital strait of
Sicily, thus became the first target
to be conquered from the air in the
united drive to crush the Axis.
Base for Drive on Sicily.
And conquered it was before the
first troops set foot on land, al
though mopping up process
through the rough muntainous area
farther south and east on the island
remained for the land forces.
Even so the landing and quick
drive to seize Pantelleria's s airdrome
which gives the Allies base from
which even the shortest-range
fighter planes may operate against
Sicily-Was a happy event for the
British force because a large pro-
portion of it was made up of veterans
of Dunkerque.
To these veterans-all part of the
British troops which also had big
part in smashing the last Axis
stronghold in Tunisia-the role
played by the tremendous United
States bombing feet came as a well
come surprise. They had been told
that bombers were softening up the
Italian defenses. but they couldn't
have foreseen how effective that
bombing was.
Evening star., 1943-06-13

reported missing in action on May
21, the day he became %.
Sergt. Curtiss, the father of a
four -month-old daughter, graduated
from Eastern in 1899. A native of
Washington, he was employed in
the Government Printing Office un-
TIL his induction into the Army on
June 3, 1912.
Assigned to the Army Air Forces,
Sergt. Curtiss last saw his family
IN March. He was stationed for a
time at Lowry Field, Colo, where
ne studied armament and gunnery
and later attended the Air Forces
school at Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. Curtiss lives at 628 North
Carolina avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1943-06-13

AAA1S ASokA u ! :
raid over Europe.
his family has
been informed
by the War De-
partment.
Originally re-
ported as miss
ing in action,
Sergt. Curtiss la
ter was found to
be safe, but in
the hands of the
Nazis, his wife,
Mrs. Helen Con-
n ors Curtiss,
said last night.
She said he was
Evening star., 1943-06-13

tuberculosis case finding measure
He said positive" tuberculin test
does not necessarily mean the child
has tuberculosis but that it indicates
the presence of tuberculosis infec-
ton and the need for further dag
nostic study Of the child and search
for the source of infection in the
child's environment.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Carnival Will Award
$500 in Wur Bonds

Approximately $400 in War bonds
will be awarded at the annual St.
Martins parish carnival, which will
be held on the school grounds at 81
t street NE, beginning tomorrow
and continuing through June 26. The
hours will be from to II pm. each
day.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Strotemeyer Honored
For Secret Air Mission

Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer,
chief of staff of the Army Air Forces,
was awarded the air medal yesterday
for "meritorious achievement" in
undertaking a secret air mission
which carried him to most of the
active war fronts.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Ex-Bund Leader Gets
5 Years as Draft Evader
By The Associated Press

By The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 12.-William B.
Wernecke, 36, Identified by the Gov
ernment as former German
American Bund leader, yesterday
was sentenced to five years in prison
and fined $4,000 for violating the
selective service law.
Evening star., 1943-06-13

You can place a want Ad" in
The Evening Star as late as IL
o'clock tonight. At the business
counter, or if you have telephone
call MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
DC. Soldier Reported
Prisoner Of Germans
Sergt. Roy M. Curtiss
Taken on Air Ruid

Staff Sergt. Roy M. Curtiss. %
former basketball player at Eastern
High School, has been taken pris-
oner by the Germans following an
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
Floyd Gunsolus F &c
Enjoys Navy Life

Writing to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Gunsolus this week. Floyd
Gunsolus. fireman third class.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
SCHOOLS Will Have
Enough Teachers"
Says Superintendent

John j. Bugg. Pinal county sup
erintendent of schools. stated this
week that the teacher shortage in
the county is not as serious as 1t
has been or as IL still is in differ
ent parts of the state.
Larger schools have nearly all
of their teachers under contract
and the small schools will have
complete staffs by the fall session. ="
he states
Shortage of teachers is the re-
suit OF enlistment in service. rath.
er than because OF higher salaries
elsewhere. he said
Teachers with delinquent certi-
ficates are having them renewed
during the summer and married
teachers are volunteering TO help
in the emergency.
Superintendent Bugg states that
several new teachers from out OF
the states are getting Arizona GER
tificates.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
Joe Marler Is
Feted Here By
Odd Fellows

A party was given honoring Joe
Marler BY the odd Fellows lodge
on the lawn Of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Shelters home. Saturday night
Mr.. Marler is entering the army
t1s week The following were
present: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mar
ler. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Morris. Mr..
aud Mrs. Harry Shelter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Park Wood Mr. and Airs.
Ralph veazey. Mr and Mrs Young
Veazey. Mr. and Mrs Carvel Nor
ris. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sowel. Mr.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
NOTICE OF SALE OF CAR FOR
STORAGE AND REPAIRS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned will sell that
certain 1928 Chevrolet two door
sedan. motor No. 4O67316. 1912
Utah License 4191, to the highest
bidder for cash at public auction
at the service station at THE BIG
STORE five miles South of Eloy,
Arizona on the 18th day of August
l943 at the hour OF 1000 o'clock
A. NJ. for storage, towing and re
pair charges amounting to $135.
This sale is made in accordance
and pursuant to sections 2044 re
vised code of Arizona to recover
storage charges.
r. +. SMITH
Box 1868 Eloy. Arizona
First publication Aug 6, 1943.
Last publication, Aug 10. l943.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
Budget Adopted BY
Supervisors At
Meeting Monday

Routine work occupied the at
tention of the Pinal county board
ot supervisors at its meeting in
Florence Monday and Tuesday.
Most important was the adopting
of the annual county budget, Mon
day.
The board will meet next Mon
day at which time setting of the
tax rate will take place.
No action was taken by the
board relative to making an audit
OF the county hospital at Florence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
It's Thrifty to Sew

Because you want bright, crisp
frocks for now, you'll make
them Of cotton! Because you
have an eye on thrift, you'll
make them yourself! We have
cotton freshness by the yard in
prints and monotones that
make up into the smart dresses,
play clothes, blouses you want.
Easy to sew-easy to care for
these cottons are tubbable, tru-
ly loVable! We have lots of
smart patterns you'll want,
too!
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
CARD OF THANKS

We wish 10 express our appre-
citation for the kindness and con
OF our friends during
our hour of bereavement and for
the many beautiful floral offerings
Mrs. Phil Coates and Robert
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Coates
Mrs. Lillian Coates
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06

states that he likes the navy fine
and has plenty to eat He de
clares he is particularly anxious
to receive the news from home
Floyd was born October l6. 1924
at Wilberton. Okla. He came TO
Coolidge at the age of seven and
the family settled on the Clemens
cattle ranch 3I2 miles east of
Coolidge where they still live.
He enlisted in the navy in No
yember OF 1912. Ii was the last
of April that he went on board
ship for service in the present
war.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
U. S. Sarge Receivers
Canteen He Carried
Back In World War |

canteen Sergeant Jack C.
Percy. OF 1740 South Shenandoah
Los Angeles. California, carried
through five major engagements
in the World War |. turned up re-
Gently In the tent next to his at
an advanced operational base of
the United States Army Fifth Air
Force In New Guinea.
Sergeant Percy identified the
canteen by his initials and U. S. A..
A. +. ". France. scratched on il
by him when he served with the
Rainbow Division.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06
She'll Station On
Boulevard Broken
Into Thursday

The Thomas Shell service sta
tion on Arizona boulevard was
broken into about . O'Clock Thurs
day morning although nothing was
taken Glass was broken in the
gas pumps. however.
F. l.. Fulton. state highway pa
trolman. states that he saw two
youths about the station some
what earlier. He came back later
and flashed his light into the sta
ton and il is believed the would b.
thieves were frightened away.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06

ant, 49,. Cecil Shields, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs. Dav-
ia Davis. Mr.. and Mrs V. o. Elk
ins. Mr.. and Mrs. Condit. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Skrla, Mr.. and Mrs.
Olson. NJ and Mrs. Tex Gideon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Ritchey Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Blackwood. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. =. Cunningham and Rev. and
Mrs. Frazier. From away were
Mrs. Adrian Moore OF Portales.
New Mexico. Mrs. Ruby Lincoln
and Mrs. Slaughter OF Phoenix and
Mr. and Mrs. Charley oliver OF
Mesa
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs Herman Pottebaum
in Casa Grande hospital. The new
arrival. who weighed 4 pounds and
two ounces has been named Har-
old Dallas.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Mrs. Yates, 81, Was
Buried On Monday

Mrs. Elizabeth Yates, 81, died at
her home at jefferson on Satur-
day, July II, and funeral service
was held at the home on Monday
with Rev. Worth Davis in charge
of the service.
Mrs. Yates, who has made her
home near Jefferson for some
time is we'll known all over the
county. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Sanford
Yates, some time ago.
She is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. L. Mash, of Obids,
seven grandchildren, thirty great
grandchildren and fourteen great
great-grandchildren.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Riverview I'll. ID.
Club Held Meet

The club held its monthly
meeting for July with Mrs. Gwyn
Price and in spite of the hard
rain, there was a good attendance.
After the devotionals and bust
ness, the president turned the
meeting over to Mrs. Boney. The
main subject was nutrition and
discussing of school lunches. Mrs.
Boney said, eff our boys can
fight to save our country, sure
ly we can work on the home
front and see that our children
have hot lunches every day"
A committee was appointed for
Riverview in which Mrs. V. G..
Lillard is chairman. Mrs. Todd
Price and Mrs. Thomas Souther-
land. General committees: Rich
Hill, Mrs. Edd Osborne and Mrs.
Brown; Mill Creek, Miss Pearl
Roland and Mrs. Clyde Eller;
Copeland, Mrs. Austin Jones and
Mae j. Black.
These comittees are to see that
every patron that will, can for
the lunch room and if they have
vegetables or fruits they want to
send to the school kitchen and
can't can it at home, it will be
canned there.
The women are meeting in
groups and canning every week
to help supply the needs for the
lunch room.
The club is also buying a pres
sure cooker to donate to the
school kitchen.
The August meeting will be
held with Mrs. Lillard, at Cres-
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Farmers May Get
Land Bank Loans

Land Bank Commissioner loans,
which are made to farmers by
the Federal Land Banks as agents
for the Land Bank Commissioner,
will continue to be available to
farmers according to 0. H. Bracey,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the ma
tional farm loan associations serv-
ing Wilkes, Watauga, Ashe Allie
ghany, and Caldwell counties
through their point office at
North Wilkesboro. Applications
for these loans are handled by
our associations just as applica-
ton for loans made by The Fed
eral Land Bank of Columbia are
handled, Mr.. Bracey said.
Commissioner loans fill a real
need in farm financing, Mr.. Bra
cey said. "They have enabled
hundreds of farmers in the terri
tory served by the North Wilkes
boro office to consolidate their
indebtedness at lower rates of in
terest and begin getting out of
debt. They have also helped
tenants to become farm owners
and during the lean years made
it possible for many other farm
ers to keep farms they would
have lost had such loans not been
available"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Oval News

Mrs. James Vannoy is very i'll
at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Surber and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Surber, on Sunday.
Mr.. Rufus Surber was a recent
dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs
James Vannoy.
Mrs. Rufus Surber recently Wis
tied her father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Blackburn. While
there, she also visited her uncle
Rev. F. c. Watts, who is critically
i'll at his home at Purlear.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Little Laurel News


Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Nelson
visited Mrs. Nelson's parents, re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Shepherd
are spending some time in Balti-
more, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Edmond
son are visiting her brother, Mr..
Howard Roland, this week.
Mrs. Polly Pennington was en-
tertained at a birthday dinner,
recently, when several friends
were present. She received many
lovely gifts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Grassy Greek Man
Buried On Friday

Funeral was held on Friday for
Mark Wilson BlevinS, age II, who
died on Wednesday, July IA, at
his home at Grassy Creek. The
service was held at the Pierce
cemetery with Rev. Mr.. Shoe
maker, Rev. Mr.. Caldwell and
Rev. Carl Stark, in charge.
He is survived by ten children
and two brothers and two sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22

Pigs at 9 weeks of age were re-
Gently inoculated against hog
cholera in Johnston County and
more pigs will be vaccinated on
the farms in succeeding visits, re-
ports County Agent M. A. Nor
gan.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03

This first week of March sees
the kick-off for the geratest
American Red Cross drive ever
contemplated - the War Fund
for 1913. With a need more ire
mendous, more far-reaching than
ever before, the Red Cross will
appeal to the American public
throughout the nation, with this
one campaign for financial aid.
The goal for the nation is Sl25,
100000. For the Seattle King
County area, it is $4,000.
With HerbeSrt Bryant as War
Fund Chairman. and Alfred Roch-
ester as campaign manager, great
groups of volunteers are seeking
to raise this sum of money dur
ing March, according to Lew V.
Day. chairman of Seattle King
County chapter of Red Cross.
Divided into groups which win
cover special gifts. payroll divi-
sion. downtown area. and home
areas, it is planned to cover the
entire district during the next
weeks, with the hope that the end
of March will see the realization
of the goal
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03

chair, in the same room. II had
few friends In for a drink
that's all. The door was unlocked.
It's all a mistake"
There was d time When Grand
would have spurned any such
trifling involvement. He was q
man of wide interests and con.
siderable skill at travelling.
Quite a few yearse ago he cut
a very wide swath south of Yeslei
Way.
Though he has had what he de-
scribes as tough time" in re-
cent years. Crane hasn't forsaken
the code he always has believed
in. He has given a square deal to
his friends, and he hasn't cried
when he was hurt.
1--WE handled a lot of money"
Crane said, "but I've always seen
to 1t that anyone who was entitled
to part of it got his full share"
Crane shook his head philo-
Concluded on Last Page =
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03
ARTHUR |. HAYES, SAGE OF TACOMA
MAKES POST WAR PLAN FOR EDUCATION

every battle front.
Here at home. civilians see the
wonderful contributions made by
who now would be able and will
ing to keep every item so much
needed today in abundance rather
than the scarcity we are facing.
Machinery might have given more
people Jobs but Il failed nieerably
regular jobs and bread for those
who were not able to readjust
their lives from common labor to
skilled or unskilled in urban dis
tricts with the great change in
living that goes with it.
The entire Southland is today
impoverished only for the reason
that education, economic freedom,
and a free ballot have been cur
tailed for the poor whites and
blacks there. The writer talked
with a doctor and a lawyer from
the South, and neither really I'M
derstood anything about the great
work done for that entire section
by the late DR.. George Washing
ton Carver. This is an example of
what every school child in Amer
lea and especially in the South
should know. A land of plenty -
yet more than half are under
nourished, and the rest do not
seem to know or care what to do
about it.
When we speak of states
rights. this writer thinks that ev-
cry state fails to live up to those
rights when it fails to exercise
hose RIGHTS FOR THE BENE-
FIT OF ALL CITIZENS; and in
LEAN YEARS THE GOVERN
MENT has to provide WPA or
other non-productive project for
those citizens. Then it is evident
that politicians are only interest
ed in holding their jobs in Wash
ington, d. C. The people need
representation, and it should come
from their own choosing through
the ballot and not from any 2
per cent group such as is now the
case in many sections. Conditions
of both whites and blacks who
are not fortunate enough to get
an education or learn a trade and
with little or no advantage OF
reading the large city papers for
lack of ffufnds. are appalling to
say the least. With nearly every
family in America touched by this
war we must be very sure that
more than promises meet the peo-
pie when It is over.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03
Mrs. Rails COmpetant
For City Council

Mrs. Alice O'Leary Rails a can
didate for the City Council, has
been a resident of Seattle for the
past 26 years, having graduated
from Interlake Grammar School,
Lincoln High School and the Uni
versity of w S h ington Law
School. While at the. University
of Washington, Mrs. Rails was a
member of Mortar Board upper
class honorary and Phi Delta Del
ia, Women's international legal
fraternity.
After having been attorney for
the State Department of Public
Service for three years, Mrs. Rails
entered the general practice of
law, and has maintained her own
law office for the past six years,
during which time she has been
very active in civic affairs.
Mrs. Rails is the wife of Char
les C. Rails, former Chief Crimi-
nal deputy in the Prosecuting At
torney's Office, and now a First
Lieutenant with the United States
Marine Corps. Lieutenant n d
Mrs. Rails own their own home at
1925 West Interlaken Blvd
where they reside with their two
sons, Rihcard and Charles.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03
BY ARTHUR L. HAYES
IL south 14th, Tacoma

Our national system, like ey-
erything else, | think, needs. many
changes to meet post war condi-
lions. We must look at this in a
much more personal sense and not
from a national aspect. If taken
from a national standpoint, we
might have a tendency to regi-
ment or ecntralize the entire sys-
stem; but as every section of our
country has basic, natural, pro-
ductive possibilities, our system
of education should, l believe, be
so arranged in each section or
state that every possible avenue
should be opened up in the
schools with special emphasis that
would develop both the brains and
hands to that end.
For example. in agricultural
centers, very few children really
know why beans grow, or their
value; and in mountainous re-
gions, few are taught or know one
rock from another or iron from
coal. Yet the nation needs both,
and this applies to thousand
things. There is no reason why
every section should not be self
sustaining through the exchang
ing or selling what it has and
buying what it needs, raised or
produced in another.
The Legislators in each state
and in the national capital must
do more for those who are feed
ing. clothing and keeping the ma
ton warm with cotton and wool,
in the very near future. These
people who may not be organized
into great unions are the ones
tributing poster appeals was Sc
cured through Capt. Geo. Kimball
of the police department, and the
entire Safety Patrol of the school
system as a service to Junior Red
Cross.
Posters depicting "The Greatest
Mother of them All" have wide
spread distribution, and an appeal
is being made to all Americans to
give more than double what
they've contributed in past years!
The Red Cross is the one agency
all-building force through its
two-way contact between the SER
vice men and his family 1t aids
the sick and wounded; 1t enrolls
the Red Cross nurses to serve
with army and navy; it is repre-
sented with Field Directors OF
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03

A pioneer of Seattle and the
State of Washington for the past
SO years. died February 22nd.
1943, from injuries as results of
fall at the Kaiser ShiDyards at
Vancouver, Wash. February End.
He was the son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. William Smith os New
Orleans, La. He came t. Seattle
with his mother, brother, and sis
ter in 1907. Monroe was among
the first young men of the race to
be employed as Chauffeur in Seat
tie. He was Chauffeur for the well
known Seattle capitalist, j H..
Blodell for ten years, and from
1882 to 1912 he was employed
+, as workman by the Vast Con-
struction Program, and it was
with this company he was work
ing when the fatal accident oc-
cured. Monroe was well known
in Aberdeen, Yakima, WenateheC
and Ellensburg. Wash. He mads
many friends wherever he went
and was we'll liked by all wht
CHANGED to meet and know him
Born in New Orleans. La, Jun
18th, 1890. he was SO years o
age. He leaves to mourn hts loss
one brother, Horace Smith tw
nephews, Horace Smith. Jr.. an,
Eugene Smith and host ,
friends. Horace Smith the brothe
was in charge of all funeral Al
. rangements. which were held Mo
day morning at Bonny Watso
: Mortuary. March 1st at eleve
o'clock. with Rev. Benjamin
Davis. pastor of the Mt. Zio
n Baptist Church officiating. assie
+ ed by Rev. Thrasher. Internmel
Lakeyiew Cemetery.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03

Madison Drug Hours - open
daily 10 to 8, Saturday and Sun
day 10 to midnight.