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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Planning For 9
Months; Some
Teachers Needed
Ashe County Board Of Edu-
cation Held Meeting On
Mon; Plans Made

The Ashe County Board of Ed
ucation met here on Monday,
tentatively set the date for the
opening of the county schools on
August % and went on record as
unanimously favoring vocational
agriculture in the high schools.
They adjourned for brief
joint meeting with the board of
county commissioners and agreed
to cooperate in the plan to es-
tablish two agricultural depart
ments in the schools this year.
The commissioners tentatively
agreed some time ago to pay the
salaries of two teachers this year
if the board of education, with
the cooperation of communities,
would build and equip the de-
partments.
The board of education also
went on record, as have all of the
other counties in North Carolina,
of favoring the nine-months' term
of school. It was pointed out,
however, that efforts would be
made to take care of the labor
situation and that if some of the
schools after consideration, did
. not favor this, they could operate
on an eight-months' basis. It was
also explained that if it were abb
Solutely necessary for some chill
dren to miss some school, due to
work, arrangements could be
completed to make this up. II
Efforts are now being made to
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Duvau Rites To
Be Held Friday

Funeral service will be held
tomorrow at 1870 a. M, at the
Healing Springs Baptist Church
for Reece Duvall, 70, of Crump-
Ter, who died at the Ashe county
hospital on Wednesday, July Z.
Rev. w. E. Denney will have
charge of the service. Burial will
be held at the Scott cemetery.
Mr.. Duva1l, who was a native
of this county, leaves many
friends here. He was a carpenter
by trade.
He is survived by his wife and
five children: Hester, Lee, Ever
EFT, Lorna and Larry Duvall. Two
of his sons are in the armed serv-
ice, Lee Duvall, stationed in S.
Dakota and Everett Duvall is
somewhere in North Africa.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
DENVER S. BLEVINS
is CAMP CHAPLAIN

Rev. Denver S. Blevins, form
erly of this county, is to be camp
chaplain at Lake Junaluska fo1
girls this summer. It is a sum-
mer camp for girls, occupied by
two hundred girls from 80
states and three foreign countries
Aside from being SPIRITUAL lead
er, Mr.. Blevins will teach three
classes in nature lore. The camp
will be held through July and
August.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Bean Market Opens
With Good Prices {;
Holding Sales Daily
Farmers Urged To Market
Their Beans Before Too
Fully Developed

The Farmers Bean and Vege-
table Market opened with bang
here on Monday, when hundreds
of people gathered for the Off
cial opening of the county's first
market of this type.
Sales started at four o'clock in
the afternoon and while the bean
season is just opening here,
around 400 bushels of beans were
sold. Beans brought good prices
considering the grades offered
for sale, officials pointed out. The
highest price was paid to Tom
Duncan. He received an average
of $3.05 per bushel.
Sales are now being conducted
each afternoon and are usually
held around five o'clock when all
of the beans have come in for the
day. AS the season advances and
more beans are brought in, the
sales will start earlier, it was ex-
planned.
Officials OF the market pointed
out that growers should watch
their beans and market them be-
fore they are too full. Beans that
are too fully developed have lit
tie market value, it was stated.
J. E. Roland, secretary and
treasurer Of the market, is also
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DIR. Ralph Brown
Coming To Lansing
Christian Chautauqua And
Bible School Opens
On Monday.

Bible School and evangelistic
services will begin in the Lansing
Presbyterian Church, Monday,
July IL, the pastor, Rev. Carl H.
Stark announced. "The church
is very fortunate this year in se-
curing the services of a promin-
ent preacher and scholar, DIR.
Ralph A. Brown, of Bristol,
Tenn" he said.
DR.. Brown received his PhD
degree from Louisville Seminary.
At present he is pastor of the
Windsor Avenue Presbyterian
Church of Bristol, Tenn, and is a
former professor of King Col
lege. He is author of Outlines
of Prophecy" and other publica-
tions.
To-day, there is an added en-
phasis on Bible Prophecy. What
more vital and pertinent theme
could be chosca for our consider
alton? The prophets call us to
repentance, they warn us of sin,
they tell us of the Saviour and
judgment to come. Yes, the pro-
phets of old have a message that
is most MODERN Mr.. Stark said.
eve invite the public to hear
DR.. Brown; he will preach each
evening, July IL through July Is,
at $3.50 p. M, Mr. Stark added.
Bible School will begin Mon
day morning, July II at 900 o.
clock. The children will be glad
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school Opens Aug g. Board Favors Vocational Agriculture
Meeting Is Well
Attended; Name
Work Committee
Each Township Is Represent
ed; Are To Report Work
Conditions

A large representative crowd
gathered at the courthouse on
Monday afternoon and dedicated
themselves to see to it that the
work or fight" program, as pre-
sented by Governor Broughton,
is carried out in the county.
Leaders in the various fields Of
activities were heard from, as
we'll as representatives of diff
ferent organization including the
war board and selective service
board.
In order to carry out the pro-
gram effectively, it was announc-
ed that a representative of each
township would be appointed to
serve on the work committee, al
ready functioning, of which
County Agent Roy H. Grouse is
chairman.
Members of the committee are
urged to report any unnecessary
idleneSS in their community, as
well as any one who needs addi-
tional farm labor or any indivi-
duals who are anxious to do adj
ditional farm work.
Law enforcement officers, who
attended the meeting, pledged
their support in carrying out the
program in the county.
Rev. John w. Luke, chairman
of the selective service board.
discussed deferrments as well as
those turned down by the army.
He urged that all citizens consid~
er it a patriotic duty to report to
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To Apply By Mail
For Canning Sugar

The officials of the local ration
ing board wish to impress on per-
sons applying for sugar for home
canning to enclose a stamped, self
addressed envelope with their re-
quest for either application forms
or when submitting application
forms to this office. The coopera-
ton of the applicant with this Of
flee to the above extent means
quicker service in writing up
their applications and mailing su-
gar coupons.
Consumer point value chart for
meats (period No. ~ both effec-
tive July 4, have been received by
the local office. Any merchant
who does not have one of these
charts may write the office for
same, it was announced this
week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Merchants Warned Against
Taking Loose Shoe Coupons

Growing evidence of illegal
sales of shoes today prompted the
Charlotte district OPA to caution
both dealers and the public a.
gainst the use of loose coupons
for the purchase of footwear, Of
ficials explained.
The No. 18 coupon in War Ra-
ton Book l, which may be used
to purchase shoes until October
81, is worthless if detached, OPA
emphasized.
Merchants have been instructed
that in cases where they find it
necessary to refund ration
stamp in connection with the sale
of shoes. they are to give the Gus
toner a special shoe stamp
known as "OPA-R-7O8". The
merchant must date this stamp at
the time it is issued to the Gus
toner, and write on it the war
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

attend.
twenty-five charter members
signed up last Friday night and
every one who joins on or before
the next meeting will become a
charter member.
To protect fish in the county's
rivers and streams, the club plans
to offer rewards for any person
arrested and convicted of SEEMING
and dynamiting.
To protect grouse, quail and
wild turkeys, the club intends to
make certain recommendations to
the State Department of Conser-
walton and Development as to
length of open seasons, restricted
refugee areas, limits of kills and
so on.
To promote both fishing and
hunting, the club plans to make
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ration book number of the per-
son to whom it is given. Even
then the special shoe stamp is OF
no value in purchasing a pair of
shoes unless the customer pre-
sents his war ration book one and
his special shoe stamp when pur-
chasing shoes with the stamp, it
was pointed out by officials.
Loose stamps may only be used
in ordering through the United
States Mail. Where a mail Or
der house is unable to fill an or
der, it will keep the stamp and
mail "OPA-R-1708" back to the
customer, according to informa-
ton just received.
The OPA has sent letters to all
dealers throughout the district
station stating that the regula-
ton against accepting loose cou-
pons will be strictly enforced"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
i. S. Scores Victory
In Pacific; New Drive.
Launched By Hitler
Allied Ranes Bag S. Axis
Craft In Fights Over
Italian Bases

Activity increased in the Paci-
fic this week when six Japanese
ships probably were sunk and
four damaged in the battle with
American warships in the Kula
gulf, allied headquarters said
yesterday.
One United States cruiser was
sunk in the battle fought the
morning of July 6 in the narrow
body of water between New Geo.
rgia and Kolombangara in the
Central Solomons.
The victory was announced by
headquarters of Gen. Douglas
Macarthur just one week to a
day after the Pacific offensive
opened with seizure of Rendova
island in the Solomons and land
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Scott Farm To
Be Sold July IA

It was announced this week
that the Langdon L. Scott farm,
five miles north of Jefferson, on
highway Is, would be sold at
auction next Wednesday, July IA.
This farm, known as the John
F. Scott farm, contains us acres,
much of which is meadow land.
1t also contains some timber, as
we'll as a residence, barn and out
buildings. Some farming ma
chinery is also to be sold.
The sale, which is expected to
attract considerable attention, is
to be conducted by the Catron
Land Company, of Marion, Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Must Apply For
Boys State Now

Ira T. Johnston, chairman of
the Boys State Committee of the
American Legion Post, announc-
ed this week that boys interested
in attending the Boys State at the
University of North Carolina, at
Chapel Hill, for a week the last
of August, should make applica-
ton to a member of the Legion
or Rotary club, at once. These
applications are to be reported to
Mr.. Johnston not later than Mon
day, July II. Boys who are eli
gible to go are those who will be
either juniors or seniors in high
school next year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
MOVE AAA OFFICE
TO WEST JEFFERSON

The county AAA office was
moved from the county agents
office in the courthouse, to West
Jefferson, yesterday, because of
crowded conditions. The new Of
fees are located in the theatre
building, here.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Comintern Breakup
App|auded by Hull
Move Seen Promoting
Trust Among Allies
nv tha ASsociatnd pras.

BY the ASSOC1ateQ.P .PreSS
Secretary of State Hull said
today Moscows announcement
of dissolution of the Communist
international would promote
greater trust among the Allies
and contribute greatly to the
cooperation needed for winning
the war and postwar under
takings.
Asked at his press conference for
comment on the development. Mr.
Hull dictated this, the first official
statement from any United States
Government source:
The dissolution of the Com
munist International is welcome
news.
The elimination of that organi-
zation from international life and
the cessation of the type of activity
in which that organization has in
the past engaged is certain to pro-
mote a greater degree of trust among
the United Nations and to contribute
very greatly to the whole-hearted
cooperation necessary for the win
ming Of the war and for successful
postwar undertakings
To a question whether the United
States Government had in any way
Influenced the Moscow decision.
Secretary Hull said he did not care
to discuss that at this time.
The White House had no official
comment on Moscow's announce
ment. Presidential Secretary Ste
phen Early said: Il haven't asked
the President or spoken to him
about It,"
Evening star., 1943-05-24

craft, ratio of almost II for /. In
addition, Middle East and Malta
squadrons have accounted for at
least a dozen other Axis planes in
the same period.
Two of the Allied planes were lost
yesterday
A British Beau6ghter of the
coastal command DESTROYED two
Italian Savoia- -Marchetti 79s Satur-
day night
1t also was disclosed that 10 me-
dium bombers had been DESTROYED on
the ground in Marauder raid on
the Decimonannu air field of Sar-
DINA Friday.
Sandman Targets Hit.
Sandman targets were blasted
again by bomb carrying Lightning
fighters yesterday and a Middle East
communique disclosed that heavy
RAF bombers smashed Saturday
night at the ferry terminal of San
Giovanni, on the toe of the Italian
boot.
The Allied bomb shower on Pam
teDeria, which lies in the center of
the Sicilian channel, followed a
well-laid pattern. The fighters and
bombers carried out their assign
| (See MEDITERRANEAN Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-05-24
President and Churchill
Confer Until 2::30 Am.

President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill, who are now
going over recommendations from
their joint staff for prospective mill
tary and naval operations. con-
ferred until 2:30 o'clock this morn
Ing and then resumed their discus
sion after breakfast, Stephen T.
Early. press secretary, said today.
MI. Churchill and the others in
his party spent the week end at
the British Embassy, returning to
the White House last night. The
Prime Minister and Mr.. Roosevelt
Immediately went to work on the
program, which is due to be de-
cided on finally this week. In con-
ference today they will also hear
further from members of their staff
The recommendations for the
future conduct of the war were
shaped in tentative form by the
American and British military lead
ers last week and turned over to
the President and Mr.. Churchill for
study.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Work-or-Fight Order
Hit as Substitute for
National Service Act
Bon Backed by KiIdoy
Still Opposed, However,
By Draft Officials
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

Representative Kilday. Demo-
crat, of Texas told the Senate
Military Affairs Committee that
work or fight orders constitute
an effort to use the Selective
Service Act to take the place of
a national service act by forcing
men into essential industry.
He was testifylng on his bill, al
ready passed by the House. which
would prohibit such orders, in addi-
ton to requiring Statewide selection
Of single men. or married men with
out dependents, before fathers are
called
Selective service officials continued
to objec. to the bill contending they
already are trying as nearly as pos
sible to do what they understand to
be Mr.. Kilday's intention.
Col. Francis V. Keesling, jr, legis-
lative representative for the selective
service system. said Mr.. Kildays in
tentlon would not change what
selective service is trying to do now
except 20 ban non -oeferrable or
Work-or-t fight orders.
Kilday Gives Views.
Mr. Kllday argued that use, of
work -or-f1ght orders in place of a
national service law, by providing for
induction of men who do not transfer
| from non-essential jobs. does not
meet the problem. because you have
no control over The man who is unfit
| tor military service"
Declaring there has been much
misunderstanding about his bill, the
| House member saio it would not
prevent the induction of fathers. but
merely set up ir law the list of
categories into which men should be
placed. and called. with respect to
| dependency.
| Col. Keesling declared. however
tSee KITDAV RITZ pooo
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Middle West Floods
Believed al Crest;
Hundreds More Flee
New Levee Break PeriIs
Illinois Town; $4,000
Added Acres Threatened
By the Associated Press.


Evacuation of hundreds more
families continued today in the
flooded Middle West, but Off
cially optimistic reports indi-
Gated the spreading waters of
the Mississippi. Missouri and Hi
nois Rivers at last may have
reached their destructive crests.
However, about $4,000 acres more
were in the path of flood waters
which collapsed the Wolf Lake levee
extending S miles along the Illinois
side of the Mississippi south of the
town of Wolf Lake and near the con-
fuence of the Big Muddy River.
These waters rushed into the west
ern quarter of Union County, Ill. and
were expected to sweep into Alex
ander County, compelling some 4,50O
residents to evacuate. Fifty amphib-
ian jeeps were on hand to assist
residents in an area 20 miles long by
5 miles wide. Civilian defense off,
cials who first feared the water
might rush on to the Ohio River and
isolate Cairo. ILL.,, said later the ter
rain was such that the flood would
run off into the Mississippi above
Cairo.
Reaches Crest at St. Louis.
At St. Louis the Mississippi held
steady at stage of 1894 feet today
and the Weather Bureau said proba-
bly, that was the crest. highest since
Al SO feet in 1884. The Coast Guard
reported the situation easing on the
Missouri and moved additional boats
and men to the Mississippi around
Wolf Lake.
Another encouraging report came
from Peoria, where the swollen Illi-
nois River had dropped 003 of foot
to a 28.79 stage from its high of
1882. at which it held from 2 pm.
yesterday to about am. today.
The concrete sea wall gave out
yesterday at Claryville, Mo-. and
flood waters engulfed $4,000 acres of
Perry County, isolating 900 inhab-
itants of Claryville, Belgique, Nc
Bride and Menfro villages. A sec
ond break occurred later between
Ste. Genevieve and ST. Marys, add
tSee FLOOD, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Knox Declares COLLEGES
Must Train for War 0n|y
By the Associated Press.

Bv he Associated Press.
BETHANY. w. Va. Nav "a
Secretary Of the Navy Knox told
the graduating class at Bethany
College Yesterday that a college edu-
cation can only be justified now
insofar as the young man and
woman is prepared for war-either
in the armed services or on the
home front"
We must train pilots, civil engi-
neers. electrical engineers, con-
structors. mechanical engineers
deck officers and a wide range of
other technicians,' he said, adding ::
Training at all levels is one of
our most challenging problems in
this most technical and scientific
of all wars"
He explained that ARRANGEMENTS
had been made by the NAVY with
more than 400 schools and colleges
Tor the training of Approximately
$4,000 students at one time for def
| mite schedules of mobilization
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Detroit Market Dispute
Threatens Food Spoi|aqe
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. May pa dispute be-
tween wholesale truckers and car lot
receivers halted business at the De-
trolt Union Produce Terminal TODAY
and terminal officials said between
700 and 300 carloads of produce
laced spoilage if allowed to stand
more than "a hours.
A number of truckers parked their
trucks to barricade entrances to the
terminal.
Spokesmen for the wholesale
truckers said they were being forced
to purchase Strawberries, carrots
apples and other more plentiful
produce in order to obtain such
scarce items as potatoes and cab
bage.
In turn, they said, the truckers
were faced with the necessity of
asking retail merchant customers to
buy these more plentiful items along
with the potatoes.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Conferees Again Fail
To Reach Compromise
On Income Tax Bill
Republicans Reported
Demanding Issue Be
Referred to House
BY the Associated Press.

Pf me hSsOClbleu ITSSS.
A Joint conference committee
failed again today to reach any
compromise Of Senate and
House differences on pay-as-
you-go taxes, but scheduled an
other meeting tomorrow morn
ing.
Democratic members from both
houses arranged to meet later in
further attempts to agree on COM
promise which they might be able
to vote through the conference over
the objections OF the Republican
supporters of a modified version OF
the Ruml skip-a-year legislation
passed by the Senate.
Republicans were reported to have
demanded in today's conference that
the issue once again be submitted
to the House. which has defeated
the Ruml plan three times by rela-
lively narrow margins. but Demo-
cratic House conferees would not
agree.
If an attempt to settle Senate
House differences fails. Senator
Walsh. Democrat, of Massa chusetts
declared earlier Congress may be
forced to 60 to work Immediately
on new revenue bill to impose
substantially higher income rates.
His statement came in the wake
Of an assertion by Secretary Nor
genthau that an additional S45.-
100000 is needed to pay for the
war this year and that the Treasury
undoubtedly would have to ask for
more tax revenue.
Secretary Morgenthau reported
the Second War Loan drive was
oversubscribed $500 900, 900, but said
that was only victory in minor
engagement
The real battle is still ahead of
u.s." he said.
Byrd, Danaher Hopeful.
Senator Walsh. a supporter of the
modified Ruml bill passed by the
Senate. made no secret of the fact
he retained little hope that Senate
and House members could get to-
gether on a compromise. His view
point was not shared, however. by
Sena tors Byrd, Democrat. of Vir-
ginia and Danaher, Republican, of
Connecticut, who said they hoped an
agreement could be reached.
The Democratic Senate and House
members are understood to have
under discussion a proposal to waive
the first $50 of accrued taxes. as
we'll as IS per cent of all over that
amount, in putting income earners
on a current payment basis. The
remaining amount of back taxes
would be paid over the following
two years.
Prior to resumption of the BIZ
partisan conference, Democrat con-
ferees met for an hour, but reported
they still are las far apart as ever"
The Democrats said they plan to
meet again this afternoon, indicat-
ing there is little hope of a speedy
agreement.
Byrnes Eager to Help.
The desire to see a 20 per cent
withholding tax on wages and SAL
aries put into operation by July
to help curb consumer expenditures
is reported to have brought an offer
from Economic Sterilization Di-
rector James F. Byrnes to do any
(See TAXES, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-05-24

BY the Associated Press.
Five of sixteen japanese twin
engine bombers raiding Ameri-
can forces on Attu in the
Aleutians were shot down by
United States fighter planes yes
terday, the Navy reported today
One American fighter plane is
missing and another was shot down
in beating off the bomber attack,
the second raid in as many days On
Saturday, Is twin-engined bombers
made an unsuccessful raid on two
naval vessels
The Navy communnque said:
North Pacific
Il. On May 23d:
",A) The pressure of the United
States Army forces against pockets
of japanese resistance on Attu Is
land continues A number of enemy
points of resistance have been liqui-
dated
"(B) During the afternoon. l6
japanese tWin-engine bombers were
attacked by six Army Lightning