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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10
THE PERISCOPE
By sARUNAS.

SUMNER WELLES, who resign
ed as Under Secretary of State,
will always be remembered by the
Baltic peoples as one who penned
remarkably strong declaration
about Soviet occupation of Lithua-
MIA, Latvia and Estonia. This oc-
cupation was, Mr.. Welles said, a
predatory activity, achieved by
"deviois processes" He told the
truth.
THERE is MUCH discussion
lately about the doings of Russia
in the grand coalition of the United
Nations, and in nearly all these
discussions the fate of unhappy
Lithuania always crops up. For
instance, Drew Pearson, the col
umnist and radio comentator, whom
the President called liar for MAX
ing charges that Secretory Hull
wished to see the Russians "bled
white, has also charged that the
State Department has consistently
refused turn over to Russia ell
even ships belonging to the Baltic
countries of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania, which are in American
ports. The State Department said
that this action was in accordance
with a policy laid down by Mr.
Welles while Acting Secretary of
State on July %, 1910. Mr.. Pear
sen contendcd that Mr.. Welles was
the principal friend of Soviet Rus
sia in the State Department.
THE UNITED STATES has con-
tinued to recognize the governments
of the Baltic countries since Russia
invaded and annexed them. Here
are the pertinent excerpts from Mr.
Welles' statement of policy regard
ing these countries, which still gov
erns the disposition of the eleven
ships, among which one is the
Lithuanian stip, Harold Denny:
During these past few days the
devious processes whereunder the
political independence and terrific
rial integrity of the three small re.
publics-Estonia, Latvia and Lith
uania--were to be deliberately an
initiated by one of their more pow
erful neighbors, have been rapidly
drawing to their conclusion The
policy of this Government is uni
versally known. The people of thu
United States are opposed to pre-
datory activities no matter whether
they are carried on by the use o.
force or by the treat of force
They are likewise opposed to an!
form of Intervention on the par
of one State, however powerful, il
the domestic concerns of any othel
sovereign state, however weak"
LITHUANIA also cropped up il
an article by Mark Sullivan in tn
New York Herald Tribune, wher'
he advises restraint of criticism
during Anglo-U. S.-Soviet talk
pending the expected conference
He says: RUSSIA wishes to hole
onto three small countries she seiz
ed in 193o-1940 Latvia, Estoni;
and Lithuania. Russia says sh
needs these three countries for sa
fety against attack. The Unite'
States regards these countries a
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10
NJ IR | NJ A |

ANKUDAVICIENE A Mare, Sc
metu, nuo 3610 Burger ave.,
mire Rugs. 5, laidojama 10 d.,
Kalvarijos kapinese; pamaldos
10 val. ryto, sv. Jurgio bazny-
cioje.
Liko vyras, Teodoras, du
sunai, Jonas ir Kazys, abu tar
nauja U. S. Armijoje. Tair
pat sesuo, Mrs. A. Soloskiene
Laidojime pasitarnavo laido
tuviQ direktore Della Jakubs.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10


SERGA. Dirvos skaitytojas
Juozas Maezer, isbuves Chari-
ty Ligonineje suvirs 7 savai-
tes, sugryzo ] savo namus,
1906 BenWood ave. Jis buvo
suzeistas Liepos A vakare, Ell
nant is darbo, kai ant jo uzle-
ke paste trokas. Budamas Ii
gonineje gavo plauciu uzdegi-
ma ir vos isliko gyvas. Dabar
jauciasi gerai ir sveiksta. Jis
per ilga laika priguli prie DR..
Vinco Kudirkos draugijos.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10
Gatvekaris Uzmuse

Vienas is retu atsitikimQ bu-
vo tai Rugsejo 3, ant Cedar
Hill, kur vienas gatvekaris nu-
sukes nuo savo begiQ uzleke
buri zmoniu laukianciu kito
gatvekario. Viena moteris uz-
musta, kitai nukirsta koja, ir
13 kitu moteru suzeista.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10
PARSIDUODA RIZNIS

20 metu igyvendintas, to paties
savininko, delicatesu, cigaru ir mo-
kyklos reikmenu biznis, uztikrinta
$500 savaitiniu ineigu, nera kom-
peticijos per males aplink; par
siduos pigiai. Randasi 1868 Hay
den ave. Vaziuot karu pazymetu
Euclid Hayden. 1867
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10

out that Lithuanian Americans can
greatly aid the cause of democra-
cy and freedom for Lithuania by
convincing the AngloS Saxon world
as to the righteousness Of our
cause and the justice of our de-
mands. American born Lithuan-
ians could be great help here,
both for the country of their birth
and for the country of the birth
of their parents.
SANDARA of Chicago announc-
es the publication of so page
booklet, "a Brief Historical Sketch
Of. Lithuania", written by the late
|'Mr y. ]. Hertmanavicius. +
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10

IN A RECENT SPEECH, the
British Ambassador to the United
States, Lord Halifax, said: Amer
lean opinion about the general
system of Communism has not
changed, but that does not affect
the desire of many thoughtful peo-
pie to reach an understanding with
Russia on all the many interna-
tional, political and economic quest
ions".
Lithuanian opinion is similar TO
American about Communism. That
is why Lithuanians want none of
it in Lithuania and are against the
creation of "Soviet Lithuania".
The Lithuarians want to live in a
free, democratic republic.
THE CONGRESSIONAL REC
ORD (July 81 contains resolu-
ton adopted by Waterbury, Conn,
Lithuanians, which expresses their
loyalty to the United States and
says: "We favor a peace wherein
Lithuania will be granted the ter
ritorial integrity and the freedoms
promised under the tenets of the
Atlantic Charter" The resolution
was inserted in the Congressional
Record through the kind offices of
Congressman B. J. Monkiewicz of
Connecticut.
REPORTS from Lithuania tell of
continuing and increasing Lithuan-
ian resistance against the Nazis.
The brutal occupants have arrested
three Lithuanian Bishops and fore
ed number of Lithuanian priests
into the army. Many of them es-
capped and joined the Lithuanian
guerillas in the forests and swamps.
The Nazi courts are working over
time.
NEW YORK LITHUA N | A N S
have organized special Bond Com
mittee which aims to sell mil
lion dollars worth of bonds during
the Treasury Departments cam
paign for the Third War Loan
All tho Lithuanian editors are of,
this Committee with the exception
of the Communist Bimba and Mi
Zara.
IN A LETTER to his friend, the
Lithuanian Minister in London
England, Mr.. 3. X. Balutis points
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10
eCLEVELANDE

dinta 400 Japonu atgabentu is
vakaru, kur jiems uzdrausta
gyventi. Jie cia gauna darbus
kokius valdzia pavelija jiems
duoti. Jie yra visi Amerikoje
gime Japonai.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10
PARSIDUODA A sEIMU NAMAs

Randasi ant E. SO st. prize Fleet
Ave., geram stovyje. Savininko te-
lefonas Michigan 6936, arba kreip-
kites 2949 Woodhill Rd, siuvyk-
lon smulkesniu informaciju. Cali
ma pirkti mazu imokejimu. Kreip-
kites 8 Xxi 10 ryto. l36)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10

PARSIDUODA AUTOMOBILES
PLYMOUTH 1926 modelio, dviem
durim, juodas. Galima matyt va
kare apie 7 val. ir visa diena ses
tadieni. (3o)
1909 f. 65th ST. (virsuje.)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10

5 KAMBARIAI ISSIDUODA
5 kambariai suaugusiems EMO
mems, randasi arti Euclid Beach.
klauskit DIRVOJE = EN-. 4486
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10

IN A LETTER to his friend, the
Lithuanian Minister in London,
England, Mr.. 3. X. Balutis points
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-09-10
PARSIDUCDA NAMAS

PARS1DUUDA NAMAS
2 seimu, dvigubi porciai virsuje il
apacioje; furnasai, garaziai -
1877 E. 65th St. Virsuie tuscia.
Kreiutis: JACOB TISOVIC
1866 Marquette Road
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
Drafting Fathers

All married men with children have
recently been asked to fill in Selective
Service QUESTIONABLE regarding their fam
lily status so that the Selective Service
board can reclassify them. This is being
done to carry out the recent order for the
drafting Of fathers.
Those men who are not in essential in
dustries and who are under 80 years old
will be reclaSSified as IA. But this does
not mean that they will be called immedi
ately. In fact, it has been specifically Or
dered that they are not to be taken until
all non-fathers in the state who are eligible
have been called Furthermore, no draft
ing of fathers can begin prior to October l.
On the QUESTIONABLE are number OF
questions about family income and means
of support This information is required
in order to aid the draft board in deferring
those fathers whose families would suffer
undue hardship if their contribution to the
family income was cut off.
At present, it seems improbable that
many fathers will be drafted before the
end of 1943 The heads of the Selective
Service system, in spite of the new ruling
to permit drafting men with children, are
still determined to postpone this action as
long as possible.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
COUNTY HAS BOND
QUOTA OF $193, 100000
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Quotas for other counties in this
area are: Allegheny, $4,000; Wa
tauga, $4,000; Wilkes, $780,
600; Davidson, S2,297,OOO; Davie,
$4,000; Randolph, S1,640,0OO;
Rockingham, $1,448,OOO; Stokes,
$4,000; Surry, $1,736,OOO; Yadkin,
$4,000; Catawba, $2,513, 900;
Iredell, $1,175,OOO; Rowan, $780,
900.
Leinbach said that in most
counties quotas have been in
creased over the April goals in
proportion to the raise for the en-
tire State, with consideration CIV
en- to local conditions, the amount
of sales in the Second War Loan
Drive and the harvesting Of crops
in agricultural centers. In all
counties, he emphasized, it will
be necessary to do a much bigger
selling job than in April, when
the North Carolina quota of $685.
100000 was pushed over the top
with total sales of S1O9,O00,000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
IS Miles Per Hour

Studies based on 100000 miles of auto
mobile driving, recently completed by the
Public Roads administration, leave no
doubt that speeding is the greatest single
factor in wearing out tires.
The tests were made on all types of
roads under many different conditions
with this result: Tires wear out four times
as fast at IS miles per hour as they do at
IS miles per hour.
Although it is not assumed that the av-
erage driver travels normally at a speed
of IS miles per hour, those making the
study figured out that if all of us would
limit our speed to mot over IS" the life of
the average tire would be prolonged for
5000 to 5000 miles, Thus if this speed linn
it is properly enforced under present gaso
line rationing, the cars of our nation could
be kept rolling for year and half long
er than if we go on "driving as usual"
Next to speed, the greatest harm to
tires was found to come from stop and 60
driving which often cannot be avoided.
It was found that normal city driving used
up tires seven times as fast as driving on
rural pavements at Is miles per hour
Other major causes of tire wear were:
quick starting, quick braking, speeding on
curves, poorly inflated tires, heavy loads.
And here's tip: your tires last twice as
long on wet pavement. So maybe we
should all try to stay home when the sun
is shining and do our driving in nice
hard rain.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
Encourage Oil Production

William R. Boyd, Chairman, Petroleum
Indutry War Council, warns that: "The
huge and increasing military demand, the
failure of the government to provide crude
oil price incentive to increase desperately
needed reserves, our manpoWer and ma
terials difficulties, and the necessity to
make fuel oil in preference to gasoline,
have all combined to create what properly
may be called critical oil situation
$50 far" says Mr.. Boyd, "no plane, no
tank, no jeep, no truck has failed to move;
no ship used for war purposes has had to
remain in port for want of oil"
And that is the message which the
families of men in the service wish most to
hear. Though automobiles may rot in ga
RACES and homes may be chilly, these in
conveniences will be taken in stride so long
as oil reaches our fighting men. All of
which emphasizes ittle-appreciated fact.
Individuals holding the highest positions in
industry have sons in this war, just the
same as the hardest working welder. They
have common stake in quick victory, and
in an uninterrupted flow Of supplies.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
DUTY OF ALL
is EARLY VICTORY

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total victory we must apply our
selves with a singleness of pur-
pose and with a determination
unprecedented in peace time to
do the job to which we are best
fitted,' he said.
He pointed out the cost of war
to civilization and declared that
they had turned back the clock
of civilization and retarded hui
man progress for generations.
The speaker opened his address
by praising DR.. B. B. Dougherty
and the outstanding work he has
done. II have known no man
who has been more useful to our
state than DR.. B. B. Dougherty,"
he said and added that his life
has been one of genuine practical
usefulness to this section and to
North Carolina as a whole.
There were forty four in the
summer graduating class. The
two from Ashe county were Lo-
gene Caudill and Doris Spencer.
Rebecca Maye Warden, of Allie
ghany county was also among
the graduates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
STOVES ARE NOW
RATIONED; RULES GIVEN

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last day for collecting certificates
on shipments made on certificate
credit.
If there is any change made in
the above dates the store opera
tors handling stoves in Ashe
county will be notified in ad-
vance, Ralph Campbell, clerk of
the board, said. Coal and wood
heating stoves and laundry stoves
Except the water heating laundry
stoves) Gas heating stoves and
heaters, coal and wood ranges and
cooking stoves, gas ranges, gas
cooking stoves, oil and kerosene
heating stoves and heaters, Oil
and kerosene, and gasoline rang
es and cooking stoves, conversion
range oil burners (they are ra-
toned but no more are being
manufactured and their sale is
limited by the quota system). All
of these types of stoves will be
rationed under Ration Order ga.
Electric heating and cooking
equipment, water heater, cooking
equipment which will burn only
charcoal or alcohol, sheet metal
air tight wood burning stoves not
equipped with CRATES, cast iron
bases or Innings, laundry stoves
with bullt-in water jackets or
coils, gas hot plates or laundry
stoves, central heating equipment,
such as furnaces, gasoline camp
stoves, all equipment not design
ed for domestic purposes. and
water heaters are not rationed
under Ration Order "a, according
to information released by the To-
cal board.
Any dealer handling rationed
stoves and not receiving further
information from this office
please advise Immediately so that
proper information may be sup
piled.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
PLAN GOVERNING OF
EUROPE AT FARLEY

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field pieces was reported yester-
day from headquarters of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur along with a
112-ton raid Tuesday by Liberia
tors at the other arm of the Pa
cific war front on WeWak, New
Guinea, where more than 300
japanese planes were destroyed
last week.
Italy's southern railway sys-
tem-already virtually knocked
out of military usefulness-Was
blasted again Monday in three
ply attacks with not a single
fighter of the battered axis air
forces challenging the raiders in
the Naples area.
U. S. Liberators striking heavi-
ly from the Middle East at Bari
in Southeastern Italy, however,
butted into sWarms of enemy de-
tenders and shot down ii with
out loss to themselves. This boost
ed the toll of axis planes over It
ally to l49 in five days.
"Bled white" by their vain de-
Tense of Kharkov, the Germans
are abandoning their arms in
some sectors as they retreat
southwark and southWestWard
from the city and the enemy COM
mand is rushing fresh reserves to
the front in an attempt to halt
the Red army advance, a Russian
communicate said yesterday.
Continued Russian advances
were reported south, west and
northwest of Kharkov, in both
the Voroshilovgrad and Izyum
sectors Of the new Donets basin
offensive front and in the Red
army drive on Bryansk.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
RED CROSS HIGHLY
PRAISED BY SOLDIER

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kind of privileges and hospitali-
ty to which we were accustomed
back in the states. In one town
where we were stationed for
short time, there would have
been absolutely no place for
lunch, relaxation, Or entertain
ment had it not been for a Red
Cross Service Club that was To-
Gated there. It was as popular
as an Oasis in the desert In the
city where we are stationed for
the present they have quite
large building which has been
made into fine place for the
many men who are in this vlcinl-
ty. It provides us with reading
and writing rooms, large room,
dance floor, information service,
a fine variety of entertainment,
and a place where sandwiches,
coffee and ice cream can be
bought for almost nothing. Only
those who have been over here
can tell how much these things
mean to us.
1T might interest you to know
that almost 100 percent cf the
fellows in our Battery contributed
toward the support of the Red
Cross in a membership drive a
short time before we left the
states.
In conclusion, I would like
say that it is gratifying to S
the amount of interest and SUI
port which you and the people
back there have shown in this
very worthwhile organization"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
Sickening Record

Local newspapers in two important de-
Tense centers carried accounts short time
ago of two disastrous fires. They were
nothing unusual. Similar occurrences are
taking place all over the country. In one
of these fires, flames swept through plan
ing mill and lumber yard doing an estima-
ted $150000 damage. In the other fire, an
entire block in a congested district was
wiped out leaving 200 persons homeless.
Damage was estimated at 100000. At the
end Of this year, the total fire bill for the
nation will amout to three or four hundred
million dollars-a tremendous sum even in
these days of billions.
Who is to blame for this tragic and dis
astrous fire loss? No probing in the ashes
of ruined buildings is necessary to find the
answer, because everyone is to blame. We
are a careless nation. Any fire prevention
authority is familiar with the sickening
record and can establish proof of our ma
tional carelessness with a recital of need
less destruction that makes joke of our
touted war conservation efforts. The
truth is that there can be no real conserva-
ton until destruction of property by fire is
effectively curbed. Also as any fire pre-
vention authority will testify, there can
be no curling of the fire loss in this coun-
try until individual citizens learn to take
the simple precautions which are neces-
sary to prevent it.
Many agencies are striving to make
Americans fire conscious. Fire depart
ments, city, state and Federal officials, to-
gether with private organizations, are con-
stantly pounding home the lessons Of fire
prevention If these lessons were but re-
ceived in the spirit that they are given
a spirit of appreciation of the value of life
and property-fire losses would curve
downward in an amazing short time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
w. L. DALEY SPOKE
TO PRESS GROUP

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come geared to the war effort.
Accurate and definite informa
ton is now being passed on to
the public through this chan
nel," he declared. He also point
ed out that this means is used
in Canada.
The speaker explained the
Bankhead bill now pending in
Congress and following his ad-
dress Ed M. Anderson introduced
a resolution regarding this which
was passed by the group. The
speaker was introduced by Miss
Beatrice Cobb, of Morganton.
New officers elected at this
time, were: President, O. G.. Nc
Quage, publisher of Mocksville
Enterprise; vice president. Mrs.
Ed M. Anderson, Skyland Post:
secretary-treasurer, Charles H
Mebane, publisher of the Newton
Observer.
B. Arp LoWrance presided over
the meeting and Ed NJ. Anderson
presented Hon. Ira T. Johnston,
who extended welcome to the
press from Ashe county.
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson was in
charge of special entertainment,
which included string music bv
Clifton Evans and his band, sing
ing by Billie Anderson and sing
ing and dancing by Miss Rachel
RAIDER.
Special cooperation of the
group was asked for NEA as well
as the North Carolina Press As
Soc1atlon. It was announced that
Harvey Laffoon had been named
on the contest committee of NEA
and that Ed M. Anderson was a
member of the official advertis-
ing board as we'll as chairman of
the legislative committee of NEA
1t was announced that the Mid
western group would meet in
Statesville in October. Following
the meeting the group adjourned
Tor an old-fashioned square dance.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
An Edition OF Service

The Forest City Courier is to be highly
lauded for the recent outstanding edition
dedicated to men in service; for in pub
fishing this, it rendered a dual service,
not only to the men fighting for democracy,
but to the people on the homefront.
Rutherford county men are making a
fine record in this struggle for freedom
and this, as we'll as other vital information,
is wildly portrayed in the edition. The
paper is not only outstanding for size, but
is filled with readable, worthwhile infor-
nation which should be preserved for the
county's permanent war records.
The makeup, use of photographs fea-
lures and institutional advertisements
make it one of the most readable papers
that has come to this office. To the entire
staff, to the advertisers, to the men in
service, to all who had a part in it, we Of
fer our sincere congratulations of a job
we'll done.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
ASHE HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS MET FRI.
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Continued from Page ~
number of supplementary read
ers, library books, maps and 9TH
er equipment. When a school is
properly equipped it is much bet
ter prepared to serve the stu
dents, Miss Parrot pointed out.
She said that she was gratified
with the interest shown by the
principals and said that she be-
lieved before the year is up that
several of the elementary schools
will become standard.
Several of the principals are
already working toward this end
and I am sure they can reach it,,
she declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-08-26
W. J. Checker Team
Again Victorious

The West Jefferson checker
team invaded its nighboring vii
lage of Warrensville Monday
night and succeeded in defeating
the Warrensville team for the
second consecutive time.
Jim Story led the winners with
16 points plus, minus 8, with
a team-mate, Ed Jones winning
runner-up honors with a plus IS.
minus II score. Ounce Duncan
and Jack Rhodes teamed together
to come out with a plus II, minus
l3 total. Paul Jones led the losers
with plus II, minus II score
while Ross Eller and Orren
Brooks tied with a plus 10, minus
IA total.
The two teams are scheduled to
meet again Monday night at the
Duncan Motor Company at West
Jefferson.
Individual scores are as follow:
point System)
Story, plus 16, minus 8; Ed
Jones, plus Is, minus II; Duncan,
Gack Rhodes substituted for
Duncan and played Eller), plus
II, minus, Is; Paul Jones, plus IL,
minus IL; Eller, plus 10, minus
IA; Brooks, plus TO-, minus IA.
Total points: West Jefferson,
40; Warrensville, 80.
A number of spectators were
present to witness the contests.