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Evening star., 1943-08-11
Ry SHEILAH GRAHAM.

When Betty Cradle married
Band Leader Harry James some
three weeks ago, the great question
at goth Century-Fox, where Miss
Cradle is the number one pin-up
sweater, glamour girl of the studio
and the country at large-was:
What damage will the marriage
do Betty in the sight of her loving
public?" The reaction of the latter
can best be summed up in a letter
Miss Cradle showed me during a
lunch and chat at the studio.
1t is addressed to Mr. James and
It reads, in part: we ought to
be mad at you for marrying the
sweetheart of our camp, but it
couldn't happen to nicer guy!"
we have the same public" Betty
assures me between bites of pine
apple and cottage cheese-she's pre-
tending to diet. The same kids,
the sixteen and seventeen year.
olders, and the boys in the camps
go for both of us, A lot of them
have written asking for A photo
graph of us together We're sending
them our wedding picture"
Betty is positive that this, her
second marriage, is the last of her
young life. "I don't ask myself,
How long will it last, or Did I do
the right thing?' l just know its
the right thing for me" she tells
me. Now l have everything.
Before I was lucky with my work,
but very unlucky with the men
] liked. Now I'm very lucky girl.
Betty met Harry three years ago.
and contrary to the current story
that they hated each other at sight,
Betty says some one got her con-
fused with Lana Turner, who hated
Artie Shaw at first sight, then later
married him.
I'VE met in Chicago" she tells
me. Il was doing two weeks of
personal appearances and Harry
was playing in hotel with his
orchestra. l admired him. because
I've followed bands all my life, but
when we met all we said was: Hello,
howdy do When I came back to
Hollywood ! told every one: oh, I've
met a wonderful band in Chicago.
I talked him up The next time
we met was a. year ago when he
was in the same picture with me,
'Springtime in the Rockies We
said 'HoWdv do again and that's
all. I was going with George Raft
at the time.
we really got to know each other
two months ago at the Hollywood
Canteen. It's what you can call a
canteen romance. He went there
every Monday to play for the boys
and I went there on Mondays to
dance with them We had six dates
before he went to New York. In the
nine weeks that we didn't see each
other, had telephone call, let
ter and a telegram every day! 1t
was what YOU might call long dis
tance' romance"
According to Miss Cradle, Mr..
James was more than aware that
the minute he married her his Army
status would change from ga to
la Il was very flattered that he
was willing to change his ga status
on my account says Betty. AS yet
James has not received word as to
when he must report to the Army.
He is currently in Metros Mr. CO.
ed" and that studio has asked de-
ferment for him until the picture
Is completed. When her husband
works for Uncle Sam. Betty will
move back into the house she bought
year ago, with her mother.
Il couldn't live alone she tells
me. I've never lived alone, Right
Evening star., 1943-08-11
National Committee
To 5hun Primaries,
Walker Tells Press
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. Aug. U.-Postmaster
General Walker, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
declared here yesterday that the
national committee will take no part
in primaries within the various
States, but that it will support
Democratic and Liberal candidates
where there is evidence of unanim-
ity of backing for such candidates"
Mr.. Walker predicted that the
Republican party will still be the
minority party in Congress after the
1914 election. He said also:
That the Democratic party has
a finer understanding of the needs
of the people than the minority
party and that the electorate will
so decide
That he is not concerned about
reports of disaffection among DEM
ocrats of the South and he is not
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Gary Powders

Gary Cooper is reading rough
script of the Rickenbacker life
movie and will give his answer about
playing the title role within a couple
of weeks. Cooper is the No. / choice
of Producer w. r. Sheehan, with
Joel McCrea second.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Mail Order Heiress Sues
For Increased Allowance
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Mrs. Marion
Thorne. heiress to the Montgomery
Ward mail order fortune, says she
can't support and educate her g.
year-old son on $500 a month.
The widow of Gordon C. Thorne,
grandson Of founder of the mer-
chandising concern, sued in Circuit
Court yesterday for an increase in
the allowance she receives under her
Evening star., 1943-08-11

Of living. Mrs. Thorne said. she has
been forced to spend $4,000 more
than what she received under terms
of the trust. The trust originally
was valued at $1,500.000
Evening star., 1943-08-11

ployed nine servants and maintained
two automobiles and a yacht. His
widow said she now was down to
one servant, one car and no yacht.
Despite this reduction in her mode
Evening star., 1943-08-11

husbands will for the support of
Montgomery Ward Thorne.
While her husband was alive, her
bill stated, his annual living ex-
penSes exceeded 100000. He en-
Evening star., 1943-08-11

Every time YOU lick War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-08-11

"Corryng your office under your hat" has literally be-
come wartime habit for Washington business men.
Substituting" hard on the average cIothes Our new
Washington Worsteds have been tailored to resist the
strain Of the many things you carry The resilient all wool
fabrics sets an endurance record for long wear the
right weight for year round wear
Double and single breasted Styles Tailored with many
fine hand details and reinforced at important points,
They have dual pockets that fops can be worn inside
or out. No sog or droop because Of "pdper weight"
Grey, blue and brown
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Gen. ]. Van B. Metts Explains
Reconsideration OF Fathers

The following statement was
this week issued by General j.
Van B. Nets, State Director of
Selective Service, regarding the
re-classification of fathers:
Recent directives from Nation
al Headquarters require the re-
classification of pre-Pearl Har-
Dor fathers without regard to
their eligibility for lila CLASH
fication. Such registrants who
are essential farmers or who are
employed in war production or
in support of the war effort are
in no danger of Redistribution.
Such registrants whose induction
would result in "extreme hard
ship and privation" to a wife, pa
rent, or child, may be deferred
for dependency in Class HID.
All other registrants now CLASH
fled in lila on account of their
family status should not be sur
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
Illegal Use OF
Gas Coupons Is
Given By OPA
Motorists And Service Sta
tons Are Urged To Com
ply With Rules

Recently, several cases have
been found where persons with
''F'' "R', B., ''C"",,and ''TT" cots-
pons have been given or selling
them to ether persons who hold
basic CA Gasoline Ration Books,
it was pointed. out
Several cases have been found
here in the local office where a
person holding only an "a" book
would have "B", "C'', "E", E'R'',
or CIT coupons in their posses
sion, it was stated.
Reports also continue to come
in that some of the service sta
tons of the county will sell gas
oline into an automobile on cou-
pons other than 'A'', ''B", or "C',
which are the only legal coupons
for use in an automobile. If
facts are obtained to this extent
the service station will be i'm
mediately placed under suspen-
sion order and closed for an in
definite period, OPA officials
said. People of the county are
warned against having in their
possession other than those le-
gally obtained.
"a, ''B'', and ''C'' coupons are
for use in automobiles. '"TT"
coupons are for use in trucks and
few other commercial vehicles
of the county. If dealers are in
doubt about person possessing
TT coupons, they should ask to
see their certificate of War Ne
ceSsity which authorizes such use.
e. and r coupons are for use
IN nOn-highway equipment. In
VentOry coupons are for service
stations use.
The gasoline rationing coupons
are not valid only as designated
above and no service station shall
sell gasoline other than in the
prescribed method set forth in
their operation instructions is
sued at the commencement of the
New Gasoline Rationing Program,
it was pointed out.
Loose coupons are not to be
Continued on Page 81
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Bond Booth Will
Go To Bean Mart
Sponsored By The WOmen's
Division OF Sale Of War
Bonds In AShe

War bonds will be sold along
with beans, a war food, on the
Farmers Bean and Vegetable
Market here tonight, and several
nights during the Third War Loan
Drive.
James Haire, Sr., Well-known
lOca! announcer, will be on hand
to introduce the new bond booth.
which is effectively decorated in
red, white ard blue. L. P. Col
ward will be present tonight to
write bonds and farmers who sell
their beans, as we'll as others Wis
iting the market, will have an op-
portunity to buy bonds, right on
the spot, with no trouble.
Ashe county has a quota of
S193,000.00 for the Third War
Loan and it is felt that the booth
will do much to stimulate the
sale of bonds.
Efforts will be made to keep
the booth open every evening dur
ing the drive. Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Hensley, acting postmaster of
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prised if they receive notice that
they have been reclassified in
Glass IA.
''The fact that a pre-Pearl Har-
Dor father finds himself in Class
IA does not necessarily mean
that he will be indicted immedi-
ately. Registrars are divided in
to four groups and all available
men from each group will be in
Quoted before men are selected
from the next group. These
groups are as follows:
l.. Men with no dependents. 9.
Men with collateral dependents,
provided such status was &C
quired prior to December 8, 1941.
3. Men who have wives whom
they maintain bona fide family
relationships in their homes, pro-
vided such relationship was &C
quired prior to December 8, 1941.
Continued on Page ~
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Loafers Must Work; Board
Named By Gov. Brougghton

son; F. B. Jones, West Jefferson;
L. P. Coward, Jefferson; A. B.
Hurt, Jefferson; Carl B. Gray
beal West Jefferson; and R. L..
Winchester, jefferson.
In announcing the appoint
ments, Governor Broughton made
it clear that this Boards first du-
ty will be that of reporting to
the local representative of the U.
S. Employment Service the names
and addresses of all able-bodied
men in this county between 18
and SIS years of age who are not
gainfully employed as much as
35 hours per week.
eff the unemployed person re-
fuses to accept employment pro-
vided him by the service, or re-
fuses any other gainful job Of
fered him, without cause or ex-
cuse, this refusal will constitute
Continued on Page 81
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New Church Is
Being Erected
At Beaver Greek
Location On The Site OF One
Of COunty's First PRINT
tive Baptist Churches

Communion services were held
last Sunday in the new building
of the Beaver Creek Primitive
Baptist church, when a large
crowd was present. The service
vas opened by Elder Ed Davis,
and others taking part included
Elder c. D. Hall, of Winston-Sa-
lem and Elder Raymond Dancy,
of Virginia.
The new building, which is be-
ing erected on the site Of the old
Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist
church, is not yet completed, but
will be in the near future, lead
ers point out. 1t will be brick
veneer type building and will
seat around 300 when completed.
The building committee is COM
posed of the following: P. T. Nc
Neal, chairman; C. o. Burgess, B.
D. billiard and George Miller
There are at present, 18 members.
By the erection of the new
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Plans Outlined For Third War Loan Drive In Ashe
W. I'll. Neal Spoke
To Group; Plans
Discussed Here
County Has Goal Of $193, OOO.;
Committees Are Named
By Johnston

II know you can raise your
quota and go over $193,000.0O,
even if it does seem little high,
w. H. Neal, vice-president of the
Wachovia Bank, of Winston-Sa-
lem and area director of the Third
War Loan Drive, said in his ad-
dress to the Rotary Club and 9TH
ers present at the organization
meeting when plans were made
to cover the entire county in the
drive, which opens next Thurs
day, September 9.
Mr.. Neal was introduced by
Ira T. Johnston, president of the
Rotary club and county chairman
of the drive.
ITO make success of the drive
will require an about effort on
the part Of great many people,"
the speaker declared.
''This drive is an essential part
Of the war effort and we will
continue to have drives on the
homefront until our boys on the
battlefronts Of the world make
the final drives on Toxic and Ber-
lin. We can help to shorten their
drives and hasten the time when
they will return home, by buying
more bonds" he said.
He explained the cost of the
war and the necessity of every
one buying all the bonds possible
to defray this cost.
Mr.. Neal received fine response
to his appeal and a number of
plans to include the schools, ru-
raj carriers, clubs, churches, bu-
siness groups and individuals in
the drive were discussed.
Details of these plans are to be
announced next week along with
several prizes which are to be
offered to various groups.
Continued on Page 81
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New Prices To
Start On Sept. E

Effective September 6, new
set of flat community prices will
become effective. Supplies of
the new price charts have been
received by this office. The new
price chart is much larger than
the original issue and will be
much easier read and should be
posted by Ashe county merchants.
The two local wholesale houses,
Cash Wholesale Grocery and
Bare-Little, will have a supply
of these new price charts on hand
for distribution to the retail trade
of the county.
1T is necessary that your new
prices be posted by the above
date Contact one of the whole
salers or this office and obtain
your copy, Ralph Campbell said.
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Cooperation OF
All Is Asked In
War Loan Drive
individuals On Payroll Saw
ings Asked To Give COun-
ty Credit For Bonds

At a meeting of members of
the Rotary club and other inter
community building when plans
were made for the Third War
Loan Drive several ways and
means for raising the county's
quota of $193,OOO00 were dis
cussed. Among these was secur-
ing credit for those buying bonds
on the payroll savings plan.
w. H. Neal, area director of the
drive, explained that if those in
dividuals working for corpora
tons with headquarters else
where, would file a request with
their employers that the Treas
ury Department give credit to
the county of the home address
on the bond application, that this
request would be granted.
There are a number of indivi-
duals in the county as well as
elsewhere coming under this
classification.
Men in service or employment
elsewhere, are also asked to heed
this request in order that the
county may have credit for what
they are buying instead of the
place where the bonds are issued.
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Raleigh, N C., September l -
With the appointment, recently,
of Ira T. Johnston, jefferson, as
chairman of the Labor Mobiliza-
ton Board for Ashe county, Gov
ernor J. M. Broughton served
definite notice on local loafers
that they must find gainful en-
ployment within the next few
days or be charged guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to pun
ishment by a prison sentence, a
fine, or both a fine and a prison
sentence.
Governor Broughton named the
following as members of the
Board to assist the chairman in
putting all idlers of this county
to work: R. H. Grouse, Jefferson;
J. w. Gambill, West jefferson;
Thomas H. Sears, West Jefferson;
J. T. McLaurin, West Jefferson;
Miss Ruth Tugman, West Jeffer-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
Meeting OF Ashe
Teachers Will Be
Held Here On Fri.
Health Problems, Lunch Pro-
gram And Other Plans To
Be Discussed

A. B. Hurt, superintendent of
schools, announced this week that
a county wide teachers meeting
would be held in the West Jeff
erson high school auditorium on
Friday afternoon at 200 o'clock,
when a number of school prob
lens are to be discussed.
Several representatives of the
N. G. Department of Education
are expected to attend as well as
Miss Pearl Weaver, Of the State
Health Department, who will dis
cuss the health problems as re-
lated to the schools.
At this time, definite plans for
the school lunch program will al
so be discussed and it is hoped
that some of the lunchrooms will
be able to open in the very near
future Supt. Hurt said that Riv-
ervieW high schools lunchroom
opened on the first day of school,
but that he had no information as
to any others being in operation
at this time.
At the meeting on Friday, Ira
T. Johnston will present the Third
War Loan Drive to the teachers
as the schools are expected to
play a vital part in raising the
county's quota of $193,OOO.OO.
Other school matters will also
be discussed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
Christmas Packages Must
Be Sent To Men In Service
Before Oct. Is, p. o. Advises
Regulations Are Explained
And Suggestions Made By
Post Office Department

The Christmas shopping season
is here-even though the weather
is still warm.
Mailing of gifts for Army and
Navy personnel overseas must
begin by September IS, if many
of the men and women in our
armed services are not to be dis
appointed; and September Is is
less than two weeks away, post
office officials point out.
Christmas gifts may be mailed
by parcel post to Army men and
women overseas only between
September IS and October Is. AT
ter the latter date, such parcels
may not be mailed unless a writ
ten request from the soldier for
the article is presented with each
parcel. No soldier should have
to ASK for a Christmas gift; so
gifts must be mailed on time. The
Navy also urges that gifts be
mailed between September Is and
October Is.
Reasons for the early mailing
dates are: The vast distances that
the parcels must travel to reach
our men at war fronts and sta
tons the world over; frequent
transfers of thousands of men
from one location to another,
which means forwarding of the
mail and consumes additional
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Mrs. Severt Was
Buried On Tues.

Mrs. Hessie R. Severt, II, we'll
known Ashe county woman, died
at her home at Othello, Sunday.
The funeral service was held on
Tuesday, August 81, at the Bare
Creek Church, with Rev. Mr.. Ro-
ten in charge. Burial was held at
the Bare Creek cemetery.
Mrs. Severt is survived by her
husband and three children: Da-
RUS G. Severt, Mrs. Minnie Nc
Neill and Mrs. Mattela Severt,
and six grandchildren; also the
following sisters and brothers:
Mrs. Jennie Triplett, Mrs. Bell
Barlow, NJ. C. Mash, J. H. Mash
and Scott Mash.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
Russians Crack 'NaZi|
Defenses; Large Toll
OF Jap Planes Taken
All-Day Attack Carried Out
BY Allied Forces On In
Cities OF Germany

Germany observed the fourth
anniversary of the war by taking
great Russian stabs in the east
and having their industrial cities
hammered by the Allied air fore
es this week.
The German position along the
whole Russian front appeared
yesterday to be crumbling before
the combination Of sledge ham,
mer blows by the exuberant Red
and the necessity of short
tening the lines because of the
second front threat.
The indications are that Hit
Ter is being forced to yield the
gains of two years of costly war
in the east.
If anything, the impetus of the
Russian summer onslaught is in
as twice yesterday, Mos
cows victory guns doomed thund
erous salutes signaling a 37-mile
drive into the Northern Ukraine
and an 18-mile thrust through the
heart of Nazi defenses guarding
the Smolensk strong-point on the
old Napoleonic road on invasion
and of retreat.
U. S. Flying Fortresses attack
ed the German airport at Am
iens-Glisy in France late yester-
day, a communique announced
Crews reported good bomb
ing results the communique
said.
CONTINUED on Page ~
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Lamb Pool Here
Friday For Ashe,
Watauga Farmers
Packer Buyers To Be Present;
Lambs Are To Be Sold
At Auction

It was announced this week by
Roy H.: Grouse, county agent,
that the last lamb pool would be
weighed for cooperative sale on
Friday, September 3, from $3.50
a. m. to 600 p. m. at the West
jefferson stock yards.
These lambs will be sold at
auction and we have the assur-
ance of three good packer buyers
being at the sale on Saturday
morning, September 4, to buy the
lambs. From previous records,
we are confident that you can net
more money from your lambs by
selling the pool here, direct to the
packer buyers" Mr.. Grouse said.
Ashe and Watauga counties are
going together in this pool with
an estimate of 1000 lambs to be
sold at West Jefferson on the
above date, it was explained.
by bringing your lambs to
West Jefferson yourself, you will
not have the hauling charge de-
Quoted from the sale of your
lambs or any drift deducted, as
they will be sold on West Jeffer-
son weights, otherwise a three
percent drift would be deducted
if they were weighed at home",
Agent Grouse, said.
IF you have some light and
poor eve or wether lambs, it will
pay you to hold them back
awhile and get more weight on
them before marketing, Mr..
Grouse pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
Ceiling On Coal
To Start Oct. l

Charlotte - The Charlotte Dis
trict Office of Price Administra-
ton announced this week that
dollars-and-cenrs ceilings on coal
sold in this district would become
effective October |.
George F. Thacker, price Off
Ger, said that under the new Or
der every dealer would be re-
quired to charge the same price
for the same grade of coal. He
said this system would make it
possible to maintain a simple and
practical compliance plan.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
FIVE ASHE YOUTHS
JOIN MARINE CORPS

Five Ashe men have recently
been accepted by the United
States Marine Corps and will re-
port for duty this month.
They are: Paul Thomas Barker,
West jefferson; Conley Lee
Stout and Chester Burl Phipps,
Crumpler; Dent Wallace Houck,
Todd; Elmer Blackburn, Grassy
Creek.
Paul Barker. who made an
outstanding record in athletics in
school, has been named officer in
charge Of the group and will di-
rect the youths to Marine Bar
racks at Paris Island, S. c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
Grassy Creek
Has Community
Gamer Set-up

The Grassy Creek home dem
onstration club has succeeded,
with the help Of the agricultural
teacher, M. w. Reynolds, in es-
tablishing a community cannery.
Those wishing to use this are
invited to do SO at any time,
members of the club stated. The
Gamer was secured and set up
after continued efforts on the
part of the members. eve are
happy to have it and wish to
thank Mr.. Reynolds for his as
sistance'', Mrs. ]. c. Pierce, presi-
dent of the club, stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-02
Bishop Cribbin
Coming To Ashe
Sunday, Sept. 5

It was announced that Rt. Rev.
R. E. Gribbin, of Ashe-
vile, would hold service at Holy
Trinity church at Glendale
Springs, on Sunday evening at
800 o'clock. The public is COR
daily invited to attend.
This is the bishops annual Wis
it to Ashe county and there are
many who are looking forward to
hearing him.
Bishop Gribbin will conduct
services at Roaring Gap, on Sum
day morning, at 11:00 o'clock.