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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
LEGION ASKS ACTION
ON STRIKE SITUATION

Greensboro - S. Amos May
nard, commander of the North
Carolina Department, American
Legion, Sunday wired Presi-
dent Roosevelt his commentator
on the handling Of the coal min
ers' strike situation.
LAS veterans of World War l,
fathers, brothers and uncles of
soldiers of World War H. May
nard'S message to the President
said, 1--WE want to commend you
on your action regarding the coal
strike and urge you to declare
martial law, if necessary, to i'm
mediately carry out your order
Have the guilty parties arrested
try them and give them the same
punishment received by the re-
cent saboteurs. Equal rights to
all special privileges to no groups.
is our demand for the men and
women in our armed forces Civ
ing their all that our way of life
will be preserved.
IS. Amos Maynard, command
er.
THE Department of North Car
DINA, American LEGION"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
JAP CARGO SHIP IS
SCORED HEAVY HIT

Gen MacArthur's Headquarters
Australia-Allied heavy bomb
ers scored direct hit on a 5000
ton japanese cargo vessel in Man
okwari harbor, Dutch New GUM
ca, it was announced Sunday.
The ship was left settling by the
stern, headquarters noon COM
munique announced, revealing
that allied air action against ia
panese shipping was continuing
after headquarters report that
japanese submarines operating
"in force" off Australia might
seriously threaten allied supply
lines
Wharves at Langgoer, in the
Kai islands; japanese airdromes
at Gellink bay, Dutch New GUM
ca, and Cape Gloucester, on
Northern New Britain island, al
so were attacked by bombers
ranging far and wide over the
Australian trouble zone" threat
ened by an attempted japanese
submarine blockade
The bomber which downed the
three Jap fighters was damaged,
but able to reach home base, it
was announced
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
u. S. Has Sent Off
Over 10 Billion
For Lend Lease

Washington The United
States, wartime arsenal of de-
mocracy, already has provided
lend-lease aid to it's Allies in eX-
cess of $1O,0OO,O00,000, Lend
Lease Administrator Edward R.
Stettinius Jr., reported.
He said in a statement that re-
verse lend-lease assistance to this
country from its Allies continues
to mount in volume and impor-
lance. No exact figures on this
phase of the operation are avail
able, Stettinius said, because it
is a matter of putting into the
pot what you've got"
Total aid rendered by the
United States under the lend
lease program from March II,
1941, to April /, 1913, had a dol
lar value of S10,319,518,O00, he
reported. Of this, $698,OOO,O00
was furnished in March, 1943.
Goods transferred up to April l
totalled $8,494, $4,000, or 81 per
cent of all lend-lease aid.
FitAy-five per cent of goods
transferred to date to our Allies
have been munitions, Stettinius
said; 27 per cent industrial sup
plies; Is per cent food and 3 pei
cent other agricultural products
Of the munitions, aircraft made
up the largest single category, to-
falling $1,405, 744,O 900 to April l.
Stettinius reported that about
one-third of this cOuntry's entire
output of combat planes has gone
abroad to our Allies, either as
lend lease aid or as direct pur-
chases by them. More lend-lease
planes have been shipped to the
Soviet Union than to any other
military theatre, he added.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
More Red Cross
Gifts Announced

Mrs. P. L. Miller, Miss May
Faw, Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Rose
Mrs. Dordelia West, Mrs. Peggy
Bare, Mrs. K. c. Miller, all 81
each.
Sister T. Evelyn Howe, 500
Glendale School, $40; Miscellan-
eous, 1.35; dance sponsored fol-
Red Cross, 31.6O; Mission Home
Baptist Church, 1897.
j. E. Mcmillan, M. c. Absher
w. P. Hamilton, J. B. Baker, Ed
Osborne, w. E. Vannoy, M. c.
Edwards, Gather Mcneil, all ST
each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Perkins, S.:
Edgar Green, 100; Tom Dent $40;
J. w. Duncan, 100; E. M, Thorn
as, ZOO; Mrs. J. M. Morphew, 100;
Irene Morphew, 500; B. w. Jones,
R. R. Griggs, Mrs. Verlas Badger,
all 81 each.
Earl F. Scott, 4.58; Mrs. Clyde
Scott, 500; E. A. Waddell, 200;
E. c. Eller, Joe Eller, Mrs. C. c.
Howell, R. w. Faw, Oren Ashley
H. G. Campbell, S. w. James, Ed
ma Black, all ST each.
J. R. Shepherd, 200; Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Baker, 200; w. B.
Scarborough, r. C. FISHERMAN
Wayne Mcclure, Mrs. J. E. Gen
try, Mrs. T. E. Dixon, Mrs. Will
Reeves, Miss Lillian Grub, Mel
Grubb, all 81 each.
T. J. James, 200; Mrs. Bette
James, G. B. Shatley, Mrs. Wal
ter Pennington, Mrs. w. T. Mil
Ter, all 81 each.
Mrs. Dell Hart Keys and Car
son Meade Keys, 200; Mr.. and
Mrs. B. L. Hafer, 1000; Belk's
Department Store, 1000; S. S
Shoemaker, 500; D. H. Walker
ZOO; Mrs. Jess Reeves, 200; A
Friend to the Red Cross, 500.
Pro. and Mrs. R. E. L. Plummer
1000; Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Phipps
1000; Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Good
man, 800; Miss Thelma Shepherd
Miss Odessa Baker, Miss Ethe-
Jones, Miss Hazel Dolinger, al.
So each.
John Littlewood, 1000; Mrs. H
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
Reports On Meat
And Fat Due Soon
All Retail Dealers Must File
Reports With The Local
Office

All county retailers and whole
salers will, this week, receive
from this office, registration
forms for the meat, fats, ration
ing program.
The forms must be properly
completed by those concerned
and returned to this office not
later than May IA, Ralph Camp
bell, said.
AS a part of his registration the
retailer must report the point
value of inventory at the close of
business May l. He must also
report on Form R-16O2 the point
value of all rationed foods trans
ferred by him from April 70 to
May l, inclusive. This report
must show his sales and transfers
separately of each of the follow
ing classes of foods covered by
this order, it was explained:
(a) Shortening lard, cooking
oil, salad oil, canned meats and
canned fish.
(b) Fresh and frozen meat.
(c) All other foods covered by
this order, including rationed
cheese, butter, margarine, saul
sage and types of meat not de-
scribed in A & B.
He must also report on regis
tration the total number of points
which he has available for ac-
quiring foods under this order.
Upon completion of this form
the retailer will return to this Of
flee and his allowable inventory
will be determined. If it is found
that he has an excess inventory
or that he is under his allowable
inventory he will be notified as
to what steps shall be taken, it
was explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
Says Africa Will
Be Free Very Soon

Algiers - General Henri Gil
raud predicted this week that all
Tunlsia would be liberated this
month and that the war would
be ended VIGOROUSLY next year.
The French military and civil
an commander in chief remarked.
in presenting diplomas to work.
ers whose war efforts have been
exceptional:
This month of May will see
the complete defeat of the Boche
IN Tunisia. The 30-years war
which began in 1914 will be end
ed VIGOROUSLY in 1914"
The general was asked: "What
is this battle for?"
IF l were an American, I
would say for the freedom of the
world" he responded, "as mod
est Frenchman, I say simply that
it is for the liberation Of France
and for the release of those
Frenchmen enslaved in Germa-
n.y."
Outlining his ideas for post
war France, he said he favored a
system neither Communist nor
Fascist, but "a regime of partici-
patton" in which everyone would
put the maximum effort into his
work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
Mrs. Barker, 81,
Buried Saturday

Funeral service was held SAT-
urday, at Landmark, for MaSs.
M. Blevins Barker, 81, of Sl-
las Creek, we1l-known Ashe couEz. -
ty woman, who died at her horne>,
on Thursday, April 20. Rev. w
T. Wilmington, Rev. w. E. Den
ney, and Rev. R. G. Ashley, were.
in charge of the service. Burial
followed in the family cemetery.
Mrs, Barker is survived by her
husband, Rev. Franklin Barker
and six children: Mrs. J. c. Bald
win, Bina; Mrs. Dent Spencer,
Sturgill; A. F. Barker, Arthur
Barker and Wade Barker, CT
Yorktown, Del; and Coy Barker.
of Silas Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
ScOttville News

Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Atwood have
gone to Winston-SaIem for few
weeks. Mr.. Atwood is planning
to attend Draughon's Business
College and Mrs. Atwood has c
position as beauty operator.
Rev. w. H. Sweet filled his
regular appointment at Scottville
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worth Shepherd
were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. E
B. Shepherds, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Shepherd
and Mrs. Marvin FaWlkes were
visitors in Crumpler community
Sunday.
Misses Lissie Pollard and Geor-
gia Jones, Of Weaversford. were
visiting in this community, Sun
day.
Don't put off buying War
Bonds and Stamps. Do it NOW!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
ALL SHIPMENTS OF
COAL ARE HALTED

Washington - Solid Fuels Ad-
ministrator Harold L. Ickes re-
ported that the government has
seized 100000 tops of soft coal
in transit for diversion to war
plants and other users with less
than ten days supply on hand.
The action was ordered by War
Production Chairman Donald M.
Nelson to spread available sup
plies as far as possible during the
current emergency. A similar
order was issued Saturday on
hard coal, but instructions in that
instance stipulated coal in cars
should be diverted to users with
less than five days supply.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
dustry in wartime.

dustry in wartime.
Four senators indicated they
were considering the advisable
ity of offering such an amend
ment to the Connally plant sci
zure bill.
That measure, introdh ced by
the senior senator from Texas,
would empower the president to
take over virtually any struck
war plant or mine and freeze for
the period of government con-
troll any open or closed shop
agreements in effect at the time
of the seizure.
Since Mr.. Roosevelt already
has ordered the mines taken over,
Acting Majority Leader Hill, of
Alabama, saw little opposition to
the Connally bill itself, declaring
that in effect it would merely
ratify an act already executed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
SENATORS STUDY PLAN
TO OUTLAW STRIKES

Washington - Aroused by the
idleness of nearly 100000 coal
miners, senators were giving SER
ious consideration this week to
legislation which would make it a
crime to call strike or interfere
with operation of any ESSENTIAL in
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06

A fine-fog method of dividing
and spreading insecticides has
been discovered and 'bombs"
sent to the fighting fronts to help
protect men against mosquitoes,
flies and other insects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05
Hi-Hour Postponed.

H-HUH fOStp0He0.
Our first linking that resistance
was sitter than anticipated was the
postponement of H.huur BY 50 MIN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05
Soldier Vote
Continued From First Page.

tCOnIlnueQ from flTSC Pa2e.)
stitutional government in the his
tory of this Nation"
Senator Guffey said the substi-
tute, adopted by AZ to 81 vote in the
Senate, was sponsored by "a combi-
nation of Northern Republicans, I'M
der the leadership of Joe Pew, and
Of Southern Democrats under the
leadership of Harry Byrd"
(Mr. Pew, a Pennsylvania OLD
man, has been active in national
Republican circles for years.
Twenty-four Dem ocrats, all
Southern except Senators Nc
Carpan of Nevada, Scrugham of
Nevada, Gerry of Rhode Island,
Tydings of Maryland, Walsh of
New Jersey and Walsh of MaSsa-
chusetts, joined with Is Repub-
licanS in support of the subSti-
tute. At least 10 of the Republl-
cans represent States west of the
Mississippi River
Mcclellan Defends Action.
Senator Guffey called this alleged
combination the most unpatriotic
and unholy alliance that has oc-
Cured in the United States Senate
since the League OF Nations for
peace of the world was defeated in
1919
While Senator Byrd was not i'm
mediately available for reply
Senator Mcclellan called untrue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05

terly. There also was evidence Of
strong personal feeling among the
Democrats, already split into fac
tons over House-approved legisla-
ton which would abolish the coliec.
ton of State poll taxes as pre-
requisite to voting In Federal cleo
tons.
Nc Kellar Replies.
Senator Mcclellan said more
soldiers would vote under the
adopted States Rights bill than
would have called for the Federal
war ballots planned in the original
measure.
THE States have controlled the
elections for $50 years." he said. IF
we understood now to take a part Of
that authority away and give It to
the Federal Government, the presi-
dental election next year would end
in an election contest sure as any,
thing.
II think Senator Guffey Is mis-
taken he continued. IF it W. II
'unholy alliance with Republi~-
that won, what in the world -
Of combination was the othc- r'---
Democrats and those Republicans
who voted with them?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05
Boston Newspopermen
Recall Hurwitz's Record

BOSTON, Dec. uP,.-Marine
Sergt Hy Hurwitz landed right
where he wanted to be from the
start-in the. bloodiest battle of
them all.
That's the first thing that flashed
through minds of his colleagues on
the Boston Globe tonight when his
eyewitness story OF the furious tight
ing at Tarawa came through.
Hy, Globe sportswriter in civil
ian life, is best known as a boxing
writer. He covered all the big
championship bouts since the Car
nera-Sharkey battle in 1888.
He had to fight to get into the
Marine Corps-he chose the Marines
as the best chance of seeing action
fastest-because he was a half-inch
under the height minimum.
He joined February Is, 1912, was
assigned to the Marine Recruiting
Station in Boston and began bat
Ting all over again until they made
him a combat correspondent.
Then, he battled for the hottest
assignment they could Finland got
that, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05

Senator Guffey's charges about the
effect of the substitute measure.
The soldiers will have the same
rights they always have had to vote,
and if the States exert themselves
as suggested in this bill, there is no
reason why they can't provide ade-
quate means for such balloting &C
cording to the States own laws"
Senator Mcclellan said.
The rejected bill, offered by Sen
ators Lucas of Illinois and Green
of Rhode Island. Democrats, would
have waived all State voting quail
fications except those of age and
residence, setting up a War Ballot
Commission of four members to
supervise absentee balloting by uni
formed personnel.
Senator Guffey's evident anger at
the result of Fridays vote was
shared by Majority Leader Barley
and Senator Lucas, both of whom
attacked the substitute measure bit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05
Reporter Describes SheIIino
OfMurine Burqes at 7 uruwu

Iutes. Our feeling of supreme con-
Ifldence began to sag, but Capt.
Farkas wisely said:
I'VE have been delayed because
we were late getting 10 the starting
line"
Coming in for the first time at o
o'clock Saturday morning. We were
about 500 yards from the beach
when the Japs unloaded some NOR
tar shells. One of them burst about
20 yards from us and shrapnel
burst left half-dollar sized hole
on the ramp of our boa.
The stuff was coming too fast
and we were ordered to lay off, out
of range. Corpl Richard Anderson
of Cuisine, Calf, remarked, while
the hot lead was flying over us:
Il guess we rate some campaign
bars now"
Shifted Wounded Men,
At noon, we were called on to
assist in the transfer of some
wounded men. We found a landing
boat loaded with ammunition. We
took on the precious cargo and care
fully placed the six casualties in the
boat for quick run to a transport.
Our original cargo consisted of
communications equipment and per-
sonnet. We were halted at the start
ing line as we made another at
tempt to run the leader gantlet.
There was pressing demand for
us to get onto the beach. AS we
had communication equipment. we
were ordered to try to set up a ra-
dio.
Pfc. John S. Bjorneby of Grafton.
N. Oak. and Pfc. Philip H. Hamp-
ton of Salem, ILL.,, rugged up a pow
Ierful radio set.
They had just contacted a flag
ship when 3-inch shell landed off
our port bow about so yards away
and gave us water shower with a
sprinkling of lead. but nobody was
struck. We moved about 200 yards
farther away from the beach and
started the radio going. Then an
other burst struck astern, sending
two hunks of shrapnel, quarter
sized, through our stern. Another
piece grazed the neck of First Sergt.
William F. Bentzen, III, of St.
Louis, burning him slightly.
Land Ammunition.
Japanese ashore were picking up
our location and we were told to
take down our setup.
At 5 pm. we made another run
for the head of the 400-yard pier, as
we had been told ammunition and
communications were in dire need.
Our boat was shipping water, but
we made the run for it neverthe-
less.
I'll never forget our little cox
swain, 18-year-old Seaman, Second
Glass Clifford G. Shaver of Mineola,
Tex, as he stuck his chin on the
wheel and headed us in under an
other storm Of lead. The top of his
helmet was sticking out of the boat.
Bullets were whizzing over his head,
but ne kept zig-zagging at full steam
and brought us to our destination.
His deck hands huddled low on the
deck and the coxswain himself went
up to tie up along the pier.
I looked over the starboard bow
and saw about Is marines on a raft
of logs underneath the cover of the
pier. I soon had to take cover my
self, Is . machine gun opened up
on rs. + guess the jAp6 didn't know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05
PoIois Royal Opens
Branch at Pentuoon

Latest addition to the shopping
center at The Pentagon, a shutin
community of $4,000 potential buy
ers, is new branch store of the
Palais Royal. which opened formally
yesterday afternoon to a swarm of
eager War Department employees
mostly women.
Maj. Gen. John r. Lewis. COM
inander Of the Washington Military
District, cut the ribbon at the cere-
monies. The new store is located
between the book store and drug
store on the concourse at The Pen
tagon. 1t occupies the last section
of the former unused 200 foot long
beverage bar which had given way
to more essential uses.
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Lincoln
Continued From First Page J

gates in the national convention
His stock has gone up a bit since
he made his formal announcement
OF candidacy. But in the opinion of
several important Republican lead
ers, he must show something" by
the first Of the year if he is to have
q chance. He is to address the
Pennsylvania Society of New York
this week. 1t will give him an OPP
portunity to step out and develop
his views on important issues.
The Macarthur candidacy ap-
parently is going ahead despite the
fact that the general has said he
is not candidate and is giving his
whole attention to whipping the
Japs in the Southwest Pacific
Several Macarthur for President
committees have been organized in
the country. If he should be entered
in the Wisconsin primary next April
and win, and a little later should do
we'll in the Nebraska primary his
candidacy would be we'll launched
Mr.. Willkie seems to have run into
a number of snags. His appearance
before the Republican House fresh
men" several weeks ago. during
which he spoke with great conf
dence of his nomination for Presi-
dent. has left a great deal of sore
ness in its wake. He has also clashed
with other Republican leaders in
his travels about the country.
The House Republicans are to
have new chairman of their Con-
Eressional Campaign Committee this
week. The committee, composed
of one Representative from each
State. is 70 meet Wednesday morn
Ing to elect a chairman to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death OF
Representative Otter of Rennsyl-
vsnia. Representative Halleck Of
Indiana is slated to be the new
VnAIlmdH' /
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how to spell my name, for no bullet
hit me.
Driven OFF.
We hung around for 10 minutes
and tried to put our gear into an
other landing boat, which had
moved up on our portside. but the
JapS had our position and we had
to back off.
Darkness had fallen when we ar
rived about two miles off from the
beach. Our boat was taking water
fast. Our pump was gone and Capt.
Farkas ordered us to abandon
ship We hauled all our supplies
into a tank lighter to which we
had tied up, and spent the evening
there.
I slept on bulldozer and must
have been dead tired from lack OF
sleep and excitement, for l SUM-
bered peacefully until a Jap plane
paid us a visit around 5 O'Clock
Sunday morning. 1t was an unwel-
come reveille, but not costly, as the
Japs' eggs were dropped in the
water some distance from us.
There was no chance to land at
the pier the next forenoon, as we
now had a much heavier load. Not
only was the narrow pier under
fire. but it had been weakened from
our own bombing and Smelling.
Hung Up on Reef.
Just before dark we made another
run for it. Our tank lighter ran
onto a coral reef about 200 yards
to the right of the pier and we
stayed there two hours. How we
escaped being shot at is something
nobody can ever explain.
The tide came in and freed us
about 8 O'Clock in the evening and
we made the pier around 9 o'clock.
BY this time, the pier had been
piled high with supplies and it fur
nished a perfect barricade. Shippers
bullets popped over our heads all
night. but the Smelling and aerial
bombing must have wiped out all
the Jap heavy guns and the enemy
no longer lobbed their deadly NOR
tarS.
At the pier, I met many men I
knew We greeted each other like
long lost brothers. They all had
stories to tell that made your hair
stand on end. Iknew just how they
felt, because every marine and
Navy man on this operation had
an almost identical experience try
ing to reach this island.