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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Gasoline Shortage Threatens
To Spread Througg hout Nation

Washington - An overall
shortage of gasoline has come
along to haunt American motor
lists just at the moment relief of
the oil transportation situation
held promise of return to de-
gree of normally for the Eastern
Seaboard and other shortage
areas, the Petroleum Industry
War Council declared this week.
In a statement endorsing the
principle of rationing equalization
for all areas east of the Rocky
Mountains, as recommended Sat-
urday by Petroleum Administra-
tor Harold Lam Ickes, the coun-
Gil said it is obvious that very
soon gasoline must be rationed
because of shortage of gasoline
rather than a shortage of trans
portation."
Meanwhile, Rep. Fred A. Hart
ley, ND head of an Eastern
Congressional group demanding
relief of the petroleum products
shortage on the Atlantic Sea-
board, refused to be appeased by
Ickes' promise of limited relief
within 80 to so days.
Declaring that transportation
facilities are available to bring
petroleum eastward in much
larger quantities than now are
moving, Hartley said, 1--WE want
action, and we want it now"
Hartley said the "barge canals
alone can handle 10000 barrels a
day more than is now being
shipped over them" He said his
committee will continue to press
for action and that "administra-
tive officials will get no rest I'M
til they meet our demands for
relief of the entire petroleum
problem on the Eastern Sea-
board
Commenting on Ickes' proposal
to give Eastern motorists little
more gasoline while taking a lit
tie away from those Of the Mid
west and Southwest, William R.
Boyd, Jr.. chairman of the Petro-
leum Industry War Council, said
no prediction can be made as to
the amount of gasoline that will
be available when that principle
Of rationing is adopted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
TENNESSEE MEN ARE
KILLED IN WRECK

Morristown, Tenn. - A fast
eastbound Southern railway
train plowed into a westbound
freight on a straight-away siding
Saturday at the little town of
Whitesburg, ten miles from here,
railing possibly three trainmen
'saa6m Knoxville, Tenn, and in
-lssating three, one seriously.
Wreckingc crews sought to re-
nAove the overturned eastbound
"'ssf1gine and half dozen cars in
search of Engineer o. A. Yarnell
Hesf near Knoxville, missing after
the crash.
The locomotive on the siding
was badly damaged. The east
bound engine and cars bounced
more than 40 feet from the
tracks, humping into parked au-
eomobiles and trucks and stop
ping near some houses.
The known dead:
H. E. Long, conductor, Knox
vile, who died two hours after
E%eard in a Morristown hospital.
=. W. Wise, brakeman, Knox
sea1e, pronounced dead upon ar
A'sval at hospital.
The collision occurred at the
Scot where the siding runs onto
TIE main line.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
CHURCHILL REPORTS
WAR is GOING WELL

London - Prime Minister
Churchill told private meeting
of conservative members of par.
lament last week that the war
is going so we'll that II am almost
afraid to say how WELL" one
member disclosed.
J. H. Wooten-Davies, member
for Haywood and Radcliffe, in a
speech at Radcliffe, said Church
ill looked tired but Il have new.
er seen him in such an optimis-
tic mood. He left no doubt in
our minds that the allied armies
are marching forward as a vic.
torious army"
He added that he expected the
prime minister to make a public
statement on the Sicilian cam
paign in the near future.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22

ardment under the direct COM
mand of Vice Adm. H. K. Hewitt,
who commands the U. S. naval
forces in North African waters"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Mrs. Perkins To
Enlist Marines
Statewide Drive Under Aus
pices OF American Legion
Auxiliary

Mrs. Callie Perkins has been
appointed Ashe county chairman
of the campaign by the American
Legion Auxiliary to enlist North
Carolina women in the U. S. Ma
rine Corps Women's Reserve.
The appointment was announc-
ed today by Mrs. Nellie P. John
son, of Pittsboro, state president
of the Auxiliary's drive to tell
North Carolina women of the
need of the U. S. Marines for
women to fill home-front jobs
and free male Marines for COM
bat duty.
The local Auxiliary will use
every means available from Ju-
ly Is to August Is, which has
been designated as Free A Ma
rine To Fight Month" by Cover
nor J. Melville Broughton, to re-
lay the message of the Leather
necks to women between 20 and
SO, Mrs. johnson declared.
''Basic pay and subsistence al
lowances will mean that women
Marine privates receive $132.50 a
month, plus clothing, medical,
dental and hospital care, and the
regular low-cost insurance which
is available to men," Mrs. John
son pointed out.
''These women Marines will
take over Marine duties inside
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
n e.. TO USE NYA
TRAINING EQUIPMENT

N1nston-Salem - Announce
s1Fent here Saturday by Cover
rlor ]. M. Broughton that the
State is making plans to take
over all machinery and other me-
chanIcal equipment formerly US
ed by National Youth Admins
tration projects in North Caro-
lima was believed to have assured
the reopening and the continued
operation of the local machine
and welding shop, which had
been training upward of 100 war
workers.
Disclosing for the first time
that the State Department of Ed
ucauon intends to assume con-
troll ot the equipment under a
provision Of the Congressional
act abolisIing steps toward eff
facting the transfer are moving
@epidly.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Parker News
BY ]. e. PARKER

This section was visited Sunday
afternoon by the most terrific
thunder and electrical storm for
this season. While the accompa-
nying rainfall was only moderate
at this place it was apparently
much heavier north and north
east of here as the center Of the
storm was in that direction.
Regardless of adverse condi-
tons, most crops are showing
rapid growth although below
normal forthis time of the year.
Owing to the large number of to-
bacco plants requiring resetting it
is ''patchy" and of the most unev-
en- growth for several years. The
acreage planted to snap beans is
about IS per cent above the av-
erage planting in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Gentry
and little daughter, Phyllis, Mrs.
Rebecca Gentry, Laurel Bloom
cry, Tenn, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
T. R. Gentry, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Parker, of
Trade, Tenn, visited M. F. Park
err, Sunday.
Mrs. M. F. Parker, who has
been taking treatment at the Bap-
fist hospital, Winston-Salem, re-
turned home Sunday evening.
She was accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Danford.
Rev. Claude Eastridge will be-
gin revival this Monday ev-
ening at Pleasant Home M. E.
church.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
MEN IN JAPAN WILL
BE GIVEN RELIEF

Washington - The State De-
partment announced it was work
ing on a plan to send medicines
and other relief supplies through
Soviet Russia to American war
prisoners and internees in the
Far East, subject to japanese
agreement.
The Soviet government has ex-
pressed it's readiness to assist by
facilitating shipment through So
Wet territory to Japan if salts
factory ARRANGEMENTS are made by
the United States with Japan, the
announcement said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
FORMER ASHE MAN
is GIVEN PROMOTION

Smith Howell, formerly of this
county, son of Mr. and Mrs. ], c..
Howell, of Silas Creek, has been
recently made cashier of the
Robbinsville branch of the Citi-
zens Bank and Trust Company.
Robbinsville has been without
banking facilities since the bank
closed in 1892, and most Of the
banking from the town has been
done at Andrews. Mr.. Howell
has been employed at the An
drews office for the past two
years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Shooting Stars
To Be Seen Soon

Schenectady, N. Yin a few
weeks many shooting stars will
be seen in the sky, according to
James Stokley, of General Elec-
tries Research Laboratory.
Mr.. Stokley, former director of
the Fels Planetarium, says that
I'VE will cross the path of the
Perseid meteors about August IL.
Around that date as many as so
to 100 meteors an hour should be
seen after midnight"
Meteors are commonly called
shooting stars, but are actually
small bits of celestial dust, which
vanish in a flash of light when
they encounter the friction of the
earth's atmosphere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22
Brief Review OF National And World News During The Past Week

administrative jobs are the more
important of those which will be
filled by women.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22

Phenothiazine is especially eff
fective against nodular worms in
sheep. See your county agent, if
a sheep grower.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22

Iroc ar s< 'ap collections in
Rice Island & erage about 5000
tors q week. =. more than nine
pNRnts pcr canita
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-22

the United States in more than
go occupations. Communications,
aviation ground work, office and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Komar, Parks 10 Duel
For Crack al Hart,
Soldier Heavy
Miller, Lewis Will Mix
In Turner Show Semi
Tomorrow Night

In what may be the opening gun
of Promoter Joe Turner's own
private heavyweight tournament
Buddy Komar, burly McKeesport,
Pa, scrapper will mix with George
Parks. colored power puncher. over
the eight-round route at the w
street arena tomorrow night.
The winner will get shot at big
AL Hart, statuesque Negro soldier,
who recently was transferred here
after scoring hit with New York
fans while performing on the sub
way circuit. Hart has appeared here
before.
Komar. who claims to be too young
to vote, has four knockouts to his
credit in the local ring and nine in
10 professional appearances. Clint
Conway, New York colored boy,
handed him his only setback at
Turner's early last month. Parks
may be the second to turn the trick,
for he is good puncher, although
not too clever.
Buddy Knox whipped Parks
handily last month and gave him a
good boxing lesson in the bargain,
but Komar hardly is in Knox's class
when it comes to ring generalship.
A pretty good supporting card has
been arranged with the eight
rounder between Taylor Miller and
Stoney Lewis billed as the seminal.
Kid Alexander. the reformed mara
thon dancer. and Billy Reed will
meet in return bout over the same
distance.
Two siX-rounders complete the
bill, Jerry Kigee meeting Sailor
Tuffy Cummings in one and Billy
Lancaster battling Roscoe Perry in
the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Segura, 1a|beh Gain
Pan-American Net
Doubles Semi
Oppose Vega Brothers
For Crown; Hart, Betz
In Women's Final
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. s.-Fran-
cisco Segura OF Ecuador and Will
liam Talbert of Cincinnati, Ohio,
combined to form a tennis doubles
team today and quickly won their
way to the final round of tandem
play in the Pan-American tourney.
Although the pair lacked team
work, Seguras rushing tactics car
ried them to 6-3, 6-4, 81 tri-
umph over Octavio Martinez and
Pedro Hernandez, both of Mexico,
in the semi-final round.
They will oppose the Vega broth
ers, Armando and Rolando, for the
title tomorrow. The Vegas are the
Mexican champions and downed
Gustavo Vollmer of Cuba and Eu-
genio Tapia OF Mexico, 6-3, 60.
60, to gain the final.
Doris Hart. 17-year-old Miami.
Fla, star, and Pauline Betz of Los
Angeles. will play for the women S
crown tomorrow. Miss Hart elimi-
mated Aurora Legorreta. Mexico.
60, "a, in one semi-hnal while
Miss Betz was winning from Chelo
Roldan of Mexico, 81, 6-l, in the
other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Approval Of Aneott's
Comeback by NBA
Awaits Probe
Change in Plans Made
By Former Lightweight
Champ Big Surprise
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associate Press
PATERSON, N. j.. Jan. 9.-Abe
Greene, president of the National
Boxing Association. said tonight that
his organization had decided to
withhold action on Sammy Angotts
announced comeback until such
time as Greene had a chance to
talk with both Angott and Mana
ger Charley Jones as to what
prompted it.
Il want to talk to the two men
to see If Angott is definite about
his comeback. Naturally, Sammy
has the prerogative to change his
mind, but I do want to talk to him
and Jones ana hear from them
| about it," Greene said. - So y
After all. Angotts announcement
OF his retirement three months ago
said that his hands were badly
| damaged
Greene added that il Angott
planned to return to the lightweight
division, which he ruled for two
| and one-half years, two tentative
courses were open to the MIA, al
though We need not necessarily take
either"
Two Courses Open to MIA.
These courses are: % That we
could rule that Angott box Beau
Jack, who is listed as the leading
contender in our most recent rank
lngs, and that the winner would be
recognized as the champion; or ca
that we could restore Angott to
the championship directly, since We
left the title vacant since his re-
tlrement and he has not been
beaten at the weight
Beau Jack. former Augusta, Ga,
bootblack, knocked out Tippy Lar
kin OF New Jersey. in a bout shortly
after Angott's retirement and won
the New York State Boxing Com
missions designation as the cham
pion.
The NBA, however. made ar
rangements for an elimination
tourney, the winner OF which was
to meet Jack for the crown. 1t was
in such a tourney bout that Bob
Montgomery of Philadelphia
stopped Chester Rico of New York,
in seven rounds at Madison Square
Garden last night.
Announcement Is Surprise.
The New York commission made
no statement today concerning
Angott's comeback, which the for
mer champion announced at his
| Washington, Pa, home at about the
time Of Montgomery's victory. In
dications were. however, that he
would have to take his place in the
New York tourney to seek a chal-
lenger for Beau Jack
Angott's decision came as a sur
prise to Greene. The MIA head
had not heard anything directly
from either Angott or Jones since
early in December.
On December Greene wired
Jones that the lightweight situa-
ton had become very muddled be-
cause of the New York commission S
decision to recognize the winner OF
the Beau Jack-Tippy Larkin bout
as the champion and asked if there
might be chance that Angott would
stage a comeback.
The following day Greene re-
ceived reply from Jones that
Angott's hands still were very bad
and that the retirement was definite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Governor Urges Race
Meet al Oakland
Not Be Held

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. g.
Gov Homer M. Adkins. who repeat
eddy has advocated suspension of all
racing activities for the duration,
announced tonight he had asked
the Arkansas Racing Commission
to reconsider it's action in granting
the Oaklawn Jockey Club a permit
for 30-day season at Hot Springs.
Adkins declared that lin all prob
ability meeting Of the commission
will be called soon to reconsider"
The commission members all are
Adkins appointees.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Jan. 8 lP1.-
Mayor Leo P. Mclaughlin declared
tonight that arrangements were be-
ing made to install a horse-drawn
transportation system here during
the scheduled Oaklawn Park racing
season to meet fuel and gasoline
problems.
Mclaughlin, attorney for the
Oaklawn Jockey Club whose 1943
permit Gov. Homer M. Adkins seeks
to rescind, disclosed that for the
life of the 30-day permit, which be-
comes effective February %, it was
planned to haul turf fans from the
hotel district to the track in horse
drawn vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Smythe Again 10 Head
Comet Glass Yacht
Racing Group
Election Due This Week
In New York; Meeting
Of USPS Scheduled
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE. Jr.

Maintaining long tradition, two
national yachting groups - the
United States Power Squadrons and
the Comet Glass Yacht Racing AS
sociation-will meet in New York
City next week end. the period in
peacetime when the National Motor
boat Show attracted many local
yachtsmen.
There will be no show this year.
of course, for American boat build
ers are busy turning out small craft
for all the armed services. and many
of the models" they are building
aren't for public display.
A number of Washington men,
bers of USPS and CCYRA will at
tend the sessions at which officers
for the year will be elected and
formal dinners held.
The USPS will hold an all-day
session at the Hotel Aston, followed
by dinner and dance. The CCYRA
will meet in the New York Yacht
Club for its business session and
dinner.
A former Washingtonian is slated
| for reelection as national presi-
dent of the comet group. He is
D. Werner Smythe, now of Fairfield,
Conn Smythe once ruled the Po-
| tomac River in his comets Sassy
and Sass Too.
| Other important boating meet
! ings planned for New York include
Cruising Club of America. Thurs
day at the NYYC the Corinthians.
January 20 at the Williams Club.
and American Power Boat Associa-
! ton. probably at the Hotel Lexing-
/ ton, later in the month.
Youths between the ages Of IL
and 81, prospective members Of the
armed forces. will be afforded free
I instruction classes in plotting and
small boat handling each week at
| Capital Yacht Club, 1920 Maine
avenue SW, beginning this Friday.
| Notices of the classes have been
sent to all junior and senior high
! schools here.
Instruction will be given by the
Corinthian Yacht Club Sea Scouts.
headed by Skipper Fred Tip, j.
Edwin LaWton of the Potomac River
Power Squadron and Ralph Smith,
civilian employe at Coast Guard
headquarters.
The annual meeting for the cleo
ton of officers of Capital Yacht
Club will be held at the Maine
avenue club house Tuesday at 8
pm.
The varsity sailing team of the
United States Naval Academy is
interested in engaging a local sail
ing team in frostbite racing here
this winter, according to word re-
ceived by the writer
Local penguin sailors who opened
the sport last Sunday on Washing.
ton Channel will be approached on
the matter.
The United States Coast Guard
will give a demonstration of the
various firearms used by the service
at special meeting Of the Coast
Guard Auxiliary Flotilla to be
held tomorrow night at the local
Coast Guard depot on Maine ave-
nue.
New movies of the CGA in action
will be shown Flotilla makes its
headquarters at Corinthian Yacht
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Yellow Mask, E. Dusek
In Tilt of villains

vilainy at its peak will be Of
fered Washington wrestling fans on
Wednesday nights card at Turner's
Arena.
The principals will be Ernie Du-
SEX, the Nebraska wildcat, and The
Yellow Mask. They clash in q one
hour time limit bout
The Mask went IS minutes with
Rudy Dusek, Ernie's older brother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Figure Skating Club Here
Looking 10 Title Tests

Grooming itself for national COM
petitions. the Washington Figure
Skating Club recently elected Eliz-
abeth Parkinson and DR.. Edgar Nc
Peak to membership on its Board Of
Directors, J. Douglas Rollow, p-esi-
dent, has announced
1t also was announced that Clar-
ence Leroy Parker has been ap-
pointed to serve on two committees
Of the United States Figure Skating
Association. with which the local
group is affiliated. The committees
are the Membership and Carnival
and Sanctions Committees.
Eastern and national competitions
will be held soon in New Haven,
Conn, and in New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
District and Maryland Golf
Associations DovetaiI
Annual Meetinqs

Delegates to two annual meetings
of golf associations in this territory
will cover their jobs late this week
with the minimum of travel The
Middle Atlantic Golf Association to-
day announced its annual meeting
for Friday, January Is. at $50 pm
at the Ambassador Hotel. Previ-
ously the annual meeting had been
held earlier in January. but to avoid
duplication of travel the date was
set back to coincide with that for
the Maryland State Golf Association
gathering.
Delegates will attend both meet
ings, with the Maryland meeting to
be held at the same hotel at 7 pm.
January IS.
Kenwood Golf and Country Club
is sending to all members schedules
for bus transportation to the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Maryland
Continued From Page C-l)

Of a pendulum, but near the end
Of the first half Maryland sprinted
into a 27-22 lead and Virginia only
succeeded in shaving it by two
points at the intermission.
Maryland assumed a $3.50 ad-
vantage early in the second half
only to have the Cavaliers forge
ahead at 1897. A field goal by
Travis sent the Old Liners ahead
once more before it was tied up at
80, IL and finally 43.
Dick Wiltshire, VINO was Vir-
ginias spark plug in the first half,
topped his mates in scoring with IL
points.
Leo Blanken and Bill Pickett also
were outstanding for the losers,
while Don Schuerholz stole floor
honors for Maryland, turning in a
brilliant brand of defensive as we'll
as offensive work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Adair's Hockey A||-Stars
To Play Former College
Performers tuesday

Chef Adair's All-Stars. an anna
teur hockey team composed of for
mer collegiate performers, will
launch their season Tuesday night
at Uline Arena, when they battle
the Royal Canadian Air Force team
at o'clock.
Reg Mooney, a civilian who for
merly was an outstanding player in
the Toronto Senior League, coaches
the Canadian team, which will start
lineup comprised exclusively of
corporals.
The All-Stars will be represented
by former college players from Har-
ward, Williams, Dartmouth, Mich
igan, West Point, New Hampshire
and Bridgewater Numbered among
them are George Ford and Gift
Pedrick. formerly of Harvard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Two 10-aounders Ren!ace
DELAYED Pep-StoIz Bout

BY he Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Two To-
round bouts were announced today
by Promoter Mike Jacobs for next
Fridays fight card at Madison
Square Garden, replacing the Willie
Pep-Allie Stolz contest originally
scheduled for then.
Pep and Stolz's fight has been
postponed until January 49, In one
Of the l0-rounders Sergt. Jackie Will
son Of California. high-hanking
welterweight title contender now
stationed at Mitchell Field. will meet
Jake Lamotta of New York, and in
the other joey Peralta of Tamaqua,
Pa. will tangle with Chalky Wright,
ex-featherweight king from Los
Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10

net loss of $17,8l6 in 1912, but point
ed with evident pride to the war
chest raised by golf.
An incomplete survey undertaken
of the $500 clubs and associations in
the country. irrespective of member
ship in the USGA. showed that
s309, 1857 had been raised for war
relief and recreation. Complete re-
ports received from only 698 clubs
showed that War bonds with a cost
value Of $3,796,156 had been pur-
chased. The Detroit Golf Club alone
accounted for $1,775,50O in War
bonds. the report said.
Red Cross Given SOL, 3O1.
Through the rule passed allowing
amateurs to accept prizes up to $500
in War bonds and stamps. a total
OF $110 800 in bonds, cost value, were
awarded In lieu Of trophies during
the year.
OF the total raised for war relief
the Red Cross received $l0l ,301 from
local tournaments staged by mem
Der clubs and associations, $25 ,745
was provided for Navy relief and
the USO through the Hale America
tournament and s2,988 was raised
in Pearl Harbor" Journeys at pub
lie courses and used to buy a Red
Cross ambulance.
In addition a considerable guam
tity Of golf equipment was given the
Army and 370 courses provided free
playing privileges to servicemen
Details of continuation of the
USGA's war relief program we're
left in the hands of the Executive
Committee.
Blossom and other officers were
reelected except that Daniel A.
Freeman, jr.. of New York was
named treasurer.