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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-17

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-17
THE
CHERRY TREE

Where With Our Little HatcIsef
We Tell the Truth About
Many Things, Sometimes Pro-
foundIy, Sometimes Fiippcnay
and Sometimes ReckIessly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-17

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
SEVERAL ARE TRIED
BY MAYOR PARSONS

The following were tried by
Mayor Charles o. Parsons, at
Mayors Court, here, recently:
Herman Mcdonald Britt, of
Kannapolis, arrested for opera
ting a car while intoxicated, fin
ed $4,000 and cost and his drivers
license revoked for IL months.
Earl Campbell, Buffalo, arrested
for public drunkenness, and hav-
ing had previous court record,
he was fined $4,000 and cost. Eu-
gene Barr, arrested for public
drunkenness, given a fine of $2O.-
90 and cost.
Henry Dougherty, Creston, was
arrested for public drunkenness
and fined $4,000 and cost. Marie
Farmer, arrested for bad conduct
and prostitution, sentenced to IL
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Progress Made
On Buildings At
New Test Farm
Sheep Barn Is Practically
Completed; Other Work
Going Forward

Work is now going forward on
the new, barns being erected on
the State Test farm at Laurel
Springs, known as the Upper
Mountain Experiment Station.
The sheep barn is practically
completed and the construction OF
the large beef cattle barn is well
underway. Fred E. Miller, di-
rector of the Test Farms division
of the State Department of Ag-
riculture, said that the erection OF
a small dairy barn would 60 for
ward in the near future.
The superintendent for the
Laurel Springs station will be
named on October l, according to
Miller, and will work under Dean
w. Coward, assistant director in
charge of the Mountain Test
Farm.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Joseph III. Garvey, son of
Mrs. Constance R. Garvey, of
Knoxville, Tenn, and West JEFF
ferson, has just graduated from
radio school, of the Army Air
Forces Training Command, Scott
Field, Ill. He received complete
course as a radio operator, Army
Anyways Communications System.
Pvt Carney was an Aircraft AS
,sembly Worker before entering
: service. He is a graduate of West
Jefferson High School, and at
tended A. S. T. c., at Boone. His
wife, the former Miss Myrtle
Little, and daughter, are making
$heir home at Belleville, Ill.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Jones, OF
Grassy Creek, left this week for
Miami, Florida, where he will re-
ceive further training and assign
ment, after spending leave at his
home. Coxswain Jones who en-
tered the Navy two years ago, has
been stationed the South Pacific
for some time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Ashley Howell, stationed
somewhere in New Guinea, writes
that he would love to have some
cucumbers and other vegetables
from his sisters garden. He also
said that he was enjoying the
Post very much.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

The U. S. sweet potato crop is
9 per cent smaller than last year.
Prospective civilian supplies per
capita are estimated to be the
smallest in two decades.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

James E. Scott, AS, of the U. S.
Navy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. S.
Scott, writes that he is liking his
work very much. He completed
boot training at Camp Peary, Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pfc. COnley Odell GRAPHICAL, of
March Field, Calf, is now home
on furlough. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. GRAPHICAL, of Ash
land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Gwyn HI. Stansberry, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Stansberry, of
Lansing, who entered service some
time ago, is stationed at Camp
Peary, Va, and writes that he is
liking the Navy very much.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

James Fulton Parsons, Yeoman,
third class, of Norfolk, Va, spent
the week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hege Parsons, at
Obids.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Harold III. Hughes, Phi. Nj. &c
is now serving somewhere in the
South Pacific. He has been in SER
vice for over a year and received
training at cambridge and An
napo1is, Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Arlin Miller, son of Char
We Miller, of Whitetop, Va, who
mas been in service for nearly 3
years, is now somewhere in
France, writes his Dad he is fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Geo. A. Burgess, fireman, first
class, of Norfolk, Va, spent the
past week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. o. Burgess, at Othello.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
SGT. J. w. (Webb) Pasley

Sgt. J. w. (Webb) Paisley, who
has been in a rest center near
st. Petersburg, Fla, is now at a
redistribution center, in Birming-
ham, Ala. Sgt. Paisley recently
returned after spending two years
in New Guinea.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Arthur Osborne, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Alvin Osborne, of
Hemlock, and nephew of Mrs.
Charlie Miller, of Whitetop, is
now somewhere in France.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pfc. Willie w. Bare, another
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Bare,
is now seeing action somewhere
in France. Pfc. Bare is with the
anti-tank company and has been
in service for the past two years.
He writes his parents that he is
we'll and getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Howard o. Parsons, also
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hege Par
sons of Obids, has finished basic
training in Alabama, and spent a
few days at home last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Carl C. Miller, brother of
Mr.. Tom Miller, of Warrensville,
spent a ten day furlough with his
family at Kannapolis. He is
stationed at Fort Meade, Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

|, Pvt. Lem GRAPHICAL spent the
week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William GRAPHICAL, OF
Ashland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
T.-Sgt. John Witherspoon

T.-Sgt. John WitherspOOn re-
cently sent some japanese money
10 his wife, the former Miss Ruth
$Shatley, of West Jefferson. T
Sgt. Witherspoon is stationed
somewhere in the Pacific, where
NE recently took part in the bat
tile of Guam.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

| Pvt. Bradley Phipps, of the U.
S. Army, is spending a few days
with his father, Mr.. c. w. Phipps,
at Old Fields.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

William Brant Blevins, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Blevins, of
Jefferson, is now stationed at
Camp Peary, Va, with the Navy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pfc. Coy G. Bare, the fourth son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Bare, is al
so serving in the army. He has
been overseas for the past 26
months and is now somewhere
in Italy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

James G. Russ, son of Mr.. Dan
Russ, of Creston, who served two
years before the war at Panama,
is now stationed at Augusta, Ca,
having served two years since the
war broke out, here in the states.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Wayne Miller, son of Am
brose Miller, of Whitetop, who
who has been in service fol
around a year, was wounded ir
Fra1Gre and has been moved to {
hospital somewhere in England
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Almond Halsey, of Grassy
Greek, spent the past week end at
his home. He is stationed at Fort
Meade, Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pv. Howard o. Parsons, also a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hege Par
sons, of Obids, has written them
of his safe arrival somewhere in
Italy. He reports that it is a
pretty country but very hot there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Cpl. Harget HOuck, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Houck, spent a
fourteen day furlough with his
parents, recently.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pfc. Gale F. Bare, of the Army,
has notified his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Felix Bare, of his safe ar
rival somewhere in England. Pfc.
Bare has been in service for the
past 18 months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Cpl. BERTHE L. Bare, also a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Bare, of
Crumpler, has been overseas 10
months and is now seeing action
somewhere in France.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Arvel w. Hartsoe, S &c, of the
Navy, son of MIR. and Mrs. F. c.
Hartsoe, of Clifton, has been in
the Navy for six months, and is
now stationed some where in the
South Pacific. He writes that he
is getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Ray v. Gilley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Gilley, of Lansing,
is now somewhere in the South
Pacific, and writes that he is get
ting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pfc. Kenneth Bradley Miller, of
the Marines, is spending a fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Miller, of Obids.
Pfc. Miller is recovering from
wounds received in action.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pvt. Bower Shumate, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Shumate, of West
Jefferson, writes his wife, the
former Miss Louise B1evins, that
he is getting along fine with his
work. He has been in service for
six months and is stationed at
Fort Mcclellan, Ala.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

months at the State Industrial
Farm Colony for Women, at Kins-
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
S-Sgt. MILFORD Porter. 50

S-Sgt. MILFORD Porter, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Porter, who
was slightly wounded in France
is receiving treatment in hos
pital in England, S-Sgt. Porter
who was recently promoted tc
his present rank, has been in SER
vice for four years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Robert F. Jones, Coxswain, sor
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Pfc. Irwin Nj. Parsons, another
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hege Parsons,
of Obids, has notified his parents
that he has arrived safely some
where in England. He writes
that it is hard to get used to driv-
ing to the left instead of the right.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

He writes that he is liking his
work very much.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Resents Discrimination

To the Editor of The Star:
There has been much discussion of
the manpower situation lately, and the
current shortage has caused an order
to be issued that all men between the
ages of rs and 81 shall be rechecked and
reclassif1ed If they are not now in
essential industry. At the same time,
the opinion seems to be general that
men over the age of % will not be
called for military duty.
As the wife of a pre-Pearl Harbor
father who is So years of age and who
was one Of the few drafted during the
short period when such men were taken,
I cannot understand why this group of
men was considered suitable material for
the armed forces at one time and then
arbitrarily deemed totally unacceptable.
II these men cannot become good
soldiers, why is it that the majority of
them, including my husband, have been
sent overseas? 1t seems grossly unjust
that those who were called should have
to give up everything, and their families
struggle along on an allotment which
admittedly is far short of meeting the
cost OF living, while those who are still
civilians should be flourishing and pre-
pairing their postwar lives. There even
is talk Of offering them bonus, in order
to get them to stay on their wartime
jobs!
1t would be much more equitable to
draft all without discrimination or else
release these older men already drafted.
SOLDIERS WIFE.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
German Offensive-19l8

AL ooulC ACoPCSto VIC pOWCI1u
counterattack which Field Marshal
Won Runstedt has launched against
the American First Army is remi-
niscent OF the mighty German
counterblow which brought the Al
lies close to disaster in the spring
and summer of 1918.
Won Runstedt has nothing COM
parable in strength to the force
which Ludendorff hurled against the
British at dawn on March 81, 1918.
in each case, however. the Germans
achieved a substantial measure of
surprise and scored important early
gains.
According to the Literary Digest
History OF the World War, the Ger
man high command had determined
upon lone tremendous effort, a con-
centration Of every man and gun
available, a super-Napoleonic cam
paign for uper-Napoleonic VIC
tory" Over period Of two months
men and guns and supplies were
brought up from Russia. Austria. Ro-
mania and Italy. Specially trained
divisions of crack German infantry,
in sectors well back from the front,
were made ready for the great ef-
fort. Five days before the offensive
broke they began to move up, max
ing forced marches at night and
resting in concealment during the
day to escape detection.
The net result of all this prepa-
ration was that Ludendorff, after
terrific artillery preparation, threw
100000 men against some 2S5 900
surprised British troops along a nifty
mile front. Three days later the
Germans were within reach of VIC
tory, had they but known it. The
British line was broken and nothing
but their own exhaustion and ig-
norance of the true state Of affairs
kept the Kaiser's armies from driv-
ing through.
The Germans, after their first
lunge had lost momentum, kept try
ing, at one point and then another,
but the superb efforts of the Allied
fighting men held them in check. BY
mid-July, some four months later,
the offensive had been turned back
and Ludendorf had lost the initia-
tive, never to regain it. After the
second Battle Of the Marne, he
wrote that August was "the black
day Of the German Army in the his
tory Of the war-it put the decline OF
our lighting power beyond all
doubt" In 4 word, Ludendorn had
gambled all of his reserves on one
supreme effort. When it failed, he
was through.
At this stage Of Won Runstedt's
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Luborite FOREIGN Policy

Recent incidents in Parliament
suggest that the impact of political
events on the continent is strain
ing the solidarity of Britain's war
time government. That government
is a coalition between the three
main parties-Conservatives, Labor
ties and Liberals, the latter being a
minor factor while the Conserva-
tives hold a slight overall majority.
This means that the Labor party Is
the pragmatic opposition. even
though It Fundamentally supports
the Conservative Prime Minister,
Winston Churchill, in the war effort
and holds seats in his cabinet. The
Labor party has, however, never re-
nounced the right to criticize official
actions, and it is exercising this
right vigorously over Mr.. Churchill's
foreign policy, especially in Greece,
and, to lesser degree, in Belgium
and Italy.
Greece is the touchstone. About
fortnight ago 1t was the storm
center of lively debate wherein the
Labor;tes took the lead in denounc-
ing the armed Intervention of Brit
ish troops in support of the Greek
government, despite the fact that
this government was attacked by
the radical EAM opposition with the
obvious intention of overthrowing it
and seizing power themselves. Mr..
Churchill's critics have not been
mollified by his assurances that he
was not seeking to perpetuate any
Greek regime but merely trying to
aid the present government in es-
tablishing order. thereby making
possible the holding of elections to
decide what the Greek people as
whole wanted. The Laborites have
just forced a fresh debate on the
issue, wherein Mr.. Churchill has re-
fused to give ground.
1t is both curious and instructive
to contrast the Laborite attitude on
Greece with that on Poland. OBJ
viously moved by what he deemed
stern necessity, the Prime Minister
has virtually abandoned his support
of the Polish government in exile
and virtually indorses Soviet Russia's
claim to Eastern Poland by uni
lateral action, regardless of Polish
opposition. This is certainly more
drastic and arbitrary than Britain's
intervention in Greece for temporary
purposes. Yet most of the Laborites
warmly approved Churchill's atti-
tude on Poland. It was among his
own Conservative colleagues that
criticism was fairly widespread.
From the viewpoint of strict logic.
this leaves both the Laborites and
Mr.. Churchill open to charges of in
consistency, since they advocate
courses in Greece and Poland, which
are almost diametrically opposed to
each other. ALI this suggests party
cleavages beneath the surface tenn
porarily overlaid by the imperative
need for wartime unity. But, with
the lessening of common peril. they
emerge once more into the political
arena,
Evening star., 1944-12-21
The New Secretary
Bv David Laurence
rom the Baltimore Sun.

FIom the baltlmore sun. -
Mr.. Stettinius' contact with legislators
has been purely formal, not that of q
alumnus. He has no such knowledre
OF the legislative mentality asl Mr.. Hun
has. nor Is it demonstrated yet that Id
appreciates the virtues, along with the
defects, of that mentality. Yet it Is
imperative that he learn to, il hi
does not already. We know from the
bitter Illustrations Of the 20s how much
depends on the joint legislative-execu-
tive construction of foreign policy. AS
far as they have been built the founds-
tions Of our postwar policy are internally
sound. This was proved in the course
OF the presidential campaign. And We
must continue to build in the same way,
testing at each step by = continuation
OF Mr.. Hulls process Of informal siss
and take between Secretary and leeia-
lator. How well does Mr.. Stettinitis
appreciate the value Of that procese2
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Congressional Procedure

The 18th Congress. which con-
venes January 3. has an opportunity
to make name for itself by enter
Ing wholeheartedly upon the study
just authorized of its own organiza-
ton and operating methods.
Although the joint House and SEN
ate committee, appointed under the
Maloney -Monroney resolution, has
organized and discussed preliminary
plans, including an invitation to all
members of the new Congress to
submit suggestions, there is not
much it can do until after the holi-
days.
First of all, the resolution under
which it functions will have to be
passed again by the new Congress-,
and this is perhaps fortunate, be-
cause there is at least one provision
in it that could we'll be liberalized.
That proviso states that nothing in
the resolution shall be construed to
authorize the committee to recon-
mend any amendment to or change
in the parliamentary rules govern
Ing proceedings in either House.
Even without going into the par
liamentary processes of either
branch. there is much the joint COM
nittee can accomplish in the form
OF suggestions for improving the
work Of standing committees. Some
committees may need more expert
assistance to enable them to keep up
with the work of executive agencies
of government, whose functions they
supervise. 1t should be possible to
reduce, If not to eliminate. duplica-
ton arising when special and regu-
lar committees delve into the same
subjects. There is no good reason
why more House and Senate COM
mittees should not meet jointly to
take the testimony of public officials
on major legislation, instead of hav-
ing cabinet officers and bureau
chiefs repeat the same story twice
at each end of the Capitol These
are just few of the potential fields
for improvement.
In each branch of Congress tradi-
tions and long standing modes of
operation are highly respected, and
1t is not probable that either branch
will move hastily or lightly to alter
these procedures. The Senate, for
example. is not likely to tolerate any
restriction on its freedom of debate,
beyond the existing cloture rule,
which permits two-thirds of the
membership to limit discussion. Nor
is it likely that either body will give
up the seniority rule by which law
makers advance to chairmanships.
But it is difficult to see what harm
could come from allowing the joint
committee, studying congressional
procedure. to recommend" changes
In parliamentary rules.
Those who look for far-reaching
or radical revisions of the lawmak-
ing process are apt to be disappoint-
ed, but there is room for definite
improvement in the legislative ma
chinery, even without discarding
fundamental principles of the ex-
isting rules.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

tana. Mr.. Guf1ey and Mr. Pepper we're
among those who fought strongly at
the last Democratic National Conven-
ton for the denomination of CIO-
backed Vice President Wallace. These
gentlemen, and the CIO, having failed
to make Mr.. Wallace again Vice Presi-
dent would have been delighted to see
him appointed Secretary of State. But
there, too, they failed
Having thrown down the gauntlet to
the President. these ardent supporters
of Mr. Wallace apparently are going
right along with the CIO in its demands.
Apparently it matters not whether these
demands run counter to what the
President himself may do. How many
Democrats in the coming Congress will
take similar position will depend
largely upon the amount of pressure
which can be exerted-and the CIO
clearly intends to exert all it can.
=
In the closing days of the expiring
Congress the CIO and its supporters
efforts. One was in the attempt to defeat
the freezing of the payroll tax-for old
age benefits. This bill was passed by
Congress overwhelmingly, and the Presi-
dent, who stood with the CIO in this
matter, reluctantly signed it.
The very fact that the leftists were
able to rally Senators Guffey, Pepper
and Murray against the Presidents
State Department appointees Is indica-
tive both of their influence and OF their
determination to oppose the President
himself If and when he acts in opposi-
ton to their wishes.
The President, having offended these
leftists with his State Department Sc
lectees. NAV win them back with other
appointments-culled from their own
ranks-and with legislative recommen-
dations. The tug of war. however, Is on.