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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
EXCITING film
OF MURDER TO
BE AT CAPITOL

If "Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
which opens tonight at the Capitol
Theatre, isn't tops for the DR.. Gill
lespie series it'll do until a topper
comes along. This is a four edged
tool of entertainment and all the
edges count.
One strand of the story concerns
DR.. Gillespie's successful effort to
prove that a murderer confined in
penitentiary is in fact a victim
of dementia praecox and belongs in
an asylum, this strand spreading
out to include Jail break, an alb
duction and much shooting, some
of it fatal
Another strand concerns an cpl
demic in the hospital, this one
dramatizing skillfully the service
rendered humanity by nurses and
doctors.
A third strand presents the case
of a Pearl Harbor veteran whose
deep despair in the loss of his legs
is dealt with phychologically and
physically in such wise as to effect
the rehabilitation which, the dia-
logue makes effectively clear, it
will be the nations responsibility
to duplicate for many
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
mission TO
MOSCOW" AT
10Th CENTURY

Mission to Moscow" Warner
Bros. dent-shattering screen
version of the best -selling book by
Joseph E. Davies, former American
Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
will have it's premiere tonight at
the goth Century Theatre.
The theme of Mission to Mos
COW" is Americas discovery, through
the eyes of typical American and
his family, of the greatness of our
Russian ally whose armies checked
the Nazi blitz.
The film, which stars Walter
Huston and Ann Harding in the
roles of Ambassador and Mrs. DAY.
les, has large and talented ship
porting cast, headed by George
Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Oscar Ho-
mclka and Helmut Dantine.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
Def OFT IS
RUNNERUp IN
AMER. LEAGUE
(By Associated Press

Rockies Dreisewerd of Boston and
Bevens of New York bowed into
the American League yesterday by
splitting a doubleheader, the Sox
capturing the opener but dropping
the nightcap. The break dropped
Boston to third spot by virtue of
Detroit's shutout in the game with
Chicago, moving the Tigers as
runnerup
The st. Louis Browns unleaShed
an 11-hit attack yesterday defeat
ing Cleveland 8 to 8. Galehouse
spaced nine Tribal blows.
Scoring twice in the eighth in
ming yesterday to break a tie,
Philadelphia defeated Washington
3 to in the first game and
tie was broken in the seventh in
ming of the nightcap for Philadel-
phia to win. Hayes furnished the
deciding punch to break the ties
in both games. w
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
WILk5ACAIN
HURL5CARD5
TO VICTORY
(By Associated Press

Wilks, the National Leagues
leading pitcher, won his eleventh
consecutive win yesterday when the
st. Louis Cards BANKED the Gin
cinnati Reds. Wilks pitched no.
hit ball for seven innings.
Brooklyn made a ninth inning
attack yesterday to win over Phila-
Idelphia.
Pittsburgh scored a 5-4 victory
over Chicago yesterday after los
ing is to 4 in the opener. Mich
olson got his 29th homer for Chi
cago in. the opener while Pirate
IDiMaggio hit a circuit drive.
New York defeated Boston to 2
yesterday in game which saw
two homers made.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
SEATTLE IS
WINNER IN
WILDFRAME
(By Associated Press

Seattle scored five runs in wild
second inning last night to defeat
Sacramento to S.
Portland took the series opener
from San Diego last night 7 to 2,
knocking out 10 hits to the Padres
nine hits.
Hollywoo lost the seventh
straight last night suffering 7-6
defeat at the hands of San Fran
cisco who pushed across an un-
earned run in the tenth inning.
Los Angeles outlasted Oakland in
an overtime Is frame struggle by
8 to 2.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
GAMES TUESDAY
Pacific Coast League

San Francisco 7, Hollywood 6.
San Diego 2, Portland Z.
Sacramento 5, Seattle 8.
Los Angeles 3, Oakland 2.
National League
Pittsburgh 4. 5; Chicago Is, 4.
Philadelphia !, Brooklyn 2.
New York 4, Boston 2.
Cincinnati 0, st. Louis 3.
American League
Boston 8, 2; New York l, IL.
Chicago 0, Detroit 7.
Washington l, A; Philadelphia 3,
/.
ST. Louis 8, Cleveland 3.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30

The word tank" was meaning
less when first applied to modern
fighting machines by the British
in 1915. 1t was used as blind to
conceal the true nature OF the ex-
perimental machine then under
construction.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
ARkY,NAvY
GAME Will
BE PLAYED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. = The
Army and Navy football game will
be played on the grounds of the
United States Naval Academy on
December 2, according to announce
ment today.
The Navy won the game last year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
SAVE THE PIECES

+ your broken lenses and send
hem to Box 468. Ketchikan. Alaska.
They will be replaced promptly in
ur large and well equipped labor
atory. G.. M. and r. L. Carlson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
NOTICE

I am not responsible for any
bills except contracted by myself.
j. r. REYNOLDS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-30
American League
IN FROM TENAKEE

Dorothy O'Toole. and Pat Muir
are here from Tenakee and guests
at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
West Jefferson Youth Making
Record Under Clark In Italy

my bastion. Over rugged noun
tains and across broad valleys, the
351st pushed forward and helped
to liberate Rome.
Soon after the city's fall, the
regiment was given a well-earn-
ed rest. Three weeks later, how
ever, the driving 351st was again
slashing enemy lines and backing
the defeated Germans to the
north. At times the infantrymen
had to move rapidly to keep up
with the fleeing enemy. In 9TH
er instances important points
were captured only after bitter
house-to-house fighting.
In addition to being the divi-
sion's first regiment to enter COM
bat, the 351st was its first regi-
ment to arrive overseas. first to
arrive in Italy, first to earn a Dis
tinguished Service Cross, and
first to receive a battlefield pro-
motion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
eFruit Growers To
Meet On Monday
III. r. NiswOnger To Discuss
Plans With Interested
Growers

A meeting on the production of
small fruits will be held at the
home of J. E. Tucker, Tuckerdale,
next Monday night at 800 o'clock
when H. R. Niswonger, Extension
Horticulturist from State College,
will assist the county agent and
home demonstration agent.
Mr.. Niswonger will have col
ored slides relating to the grow
ing of strawberries and raspber-
ries which will be of a special in
terest to those interested in grow
ing these crops, Mr.. Grouse an
nounced.
"This meeting is to be held in
the interest of developing a spec
!. ial market in this area for straw
berries and raspberries which can
be grown on a small scale very
profitably. Raspberries have
been grown very profitably on
many farms in the county for
home use and for the market but
until yet satisfactory market
has not been available for the
production of many fruits and
vegetables for the fresh market
Mr.. Grouse said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Glass OF 1913 Has
Reunion This Wk.

Members of the 1918 graduating
class of Jefferson High School,
held a reunion at Shatley Springs
on Monday night when dinner
was served to the group men,
bers and their wives and hus-
bands.
Most of the members recalled
events that took place more than
a quarter of century ago, dur
ing school days. All of them
present had acquired wives, hus-
bands, and children and one men,
Der, VIM. Wayman, had become a
grandfather.
Members of the class who were
present, together with their wives.
and husbands, included James
Gentry, Ed D. Barr, VIM. Way
man, Mrs. w. B. Austin and Mrs.
Lee Barnett. The teacher of the
class, Hon. Ira T. Johnston and
Mrs. Johnston were also present.
The two members who were not
able to attend were James Car
ter, of North Wilkesboro, and
Bruce Bowlin, of this county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

With the Fifth Army, Italy
Pvt. Dean B. Hodges, rifleman,
of West Jefferson, is serving
with the 351st Regiment in Italy,
one of General Mark Clark's
Fifth Army units that helped to
drive the Germans from the Ga
riglino River to the Arno. Ex-
cept for a brief rest period, the
regiment marched and fought al
most continuously for more than
five months.
Part of the 88th Infantry Di-
vision, the first selective service
infantry division to come over
seas in World War II, the 351st
was the first element of that di-
vision to enter combat. After
two months of aggressive patrol
ling in the Minturno sector, the
regiment participated in the
smashing Fifth Army drive be-
ginning May 18th. Three days
later the regiment stormed into
Santa Maria Infante, a key ene-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Chas. w. Brown.
Wounded, Returns
From Combat Area
Son Of MIR. And Mrs. Arthur
Brown Makes Record In
Pacific Area

S.-Sgt. Charles w. Brown, son
of Mr.. Arthur Brown, of Fig, has
returned to the United States, af-
ter II months of service as an
aerial gunner on a Mitchell bomb
er in the battle area of the Pacific.
He was brought to Stark General
Hospital in Charleston, S. c., i'm
mediately on his arrival. Since
that time he has been transfer
red to another hospital for further
tratment for shattered nerves and
wounds in the face from shrapnel,
and broken nose, results of two
plane crashes during combat in
the South Pacific. He has been a.
warded the Air Medal with two
oak leaf clusters, the Distinguish
ed Flying Cross, and the Purple
Heart.
It has been 10 months since his
wife has seen him. She and their
22-months-old son, Charles Jr.,
make their home with her parents
in East Belmont. 1t will be some
time before S-Sgt. Brown will be
recovered sufficiently to come
home on furlough.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Many Apply For
Absentee Ballots

Ashe county men in service,
with the rest of the others from
North Carolina, are seeking alb
sentee ballots. H. II. Lem1y,
chairman of the county. board of
elections, said that during the
past week a large number of ap-
plications for ballots had come
in. I'VE are expecting more and
more within the next few days"
he declared. The total number
will be published later.
Nine hundred and thirty-seven
lSprth Carolin1ans in the armed
Forces applied to Secretary of
State Thad Eure Tuesday for alb
sentee ballots to be used in the
November general elections,
bringing the total number of ap-
plications to 1896 since appli-
cation cards were made available
at army camps. Other applica-
tons are being received by coun-
ty elections boards Sin large num-
bers," Eure said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Ban On Ammunition Sales Is
Lifted; Hunters To Get More

ter-fire rifle ammunition Cor SO
rounds if customarily packaged
so to a box), and 100 shotgun
shells of any gauge.
The previous quarterly quota
for farmers and ranchers was 100
rounds of 20 rim-fire cartridges,
40 rounds of center-fire ammuni-
ton and Is shotgun shells.
The entire quota need not be
purchased at one time. Before
any sale of ammunition is made,
the purchaser must sign GER
tificate stating that he is entitled
to the ammunition. Sellers are
required to keep complete records
of inventories and sales, includ-
ing the certificates.
The WPB said recently that the
temporary removal of the ban on
ammunition sales to hunters was
prompted because animals and
birds were causing widespread de-
struction to crops and livestock
in all sections of the country.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
More Ashe Men
Now Reported
War Casualties
One Killed, One Missing And
Three Wounded During
Past Week

Ashe county people continue to
have the war driven home to them
as more and more casualties are
reported. During the past few
days Burley G. Church has been
reported killed; Clell G. Bare,
missing and three others wounded.
Cpl. Burley G. Church, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ c. Church, of Ok
ford, Pa, formerly of this county,
was killed in action, in France, on
August l, according to a message
received by his parents, from the
War Department. Mr.. and Mrs.
Church also have three other sons
in service overseas.
Pvt. Clell C. Bare, son of Mrs.
J. A. Howell, of Jefferson, has
been missing in action in France,
since August 4, according to a
message from the War Depart
ment. He went overseas in March
and took part in the invasion of
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Eller, of Cliff
ton, has been notified that their
son, Pvt. Clifford R. o. Eller, was
wounded in action in France, on
August 3. Pvt. Eller went over
seas in May.
Pfc. Raymond Lee Barker, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Major Barker,
of Bina, was wounded in France
on August 6, according to a mes
sage from the War Department
He is now receiving treatment in
England, and has written his par
ents that he is getting along fine.
Information has also been re-
ceived here that Pvt. Dent Dolin-
ger, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Dolinger, e Lansing, was wound
ed in france, recently, and that
he was now receiving treatment
in a hospital in England. Pvt. Dol
niger also has two brothers over
seas.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31

Washington-The ban on sale
of ammunition to hunters was
lifted Tuesday by the War Pro-
duction Board, opening the way
for the nimrods' first real season
since the war began.
At the same time, WPB also
boosted quotas of ammunition for
farmers and ranchers to use
against predatory animals.
Ammunition production this
year is expected to be about g.
per cent of prewar output, WPB
said. Chairman Robertson 3D.
Va.) of the House Conservation
Committee, estimated that be-
tween $50, 100000 and 500, OOO, 900
shotgun shells will be offered for
sale and said an adequate" sup
ply of rifle cartridges will be
available.
Until Dec. 81, farmers and
ranchers and hunters will have
the following quarterly quota:
$50 rounds of .22-caliber rim
fire cartridges, 40 rounds of CEN
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Allies Marching On
To Belgium; Reds
TakeROmanianPOrt
Gen. Patton Re-Enacts History
AS He Takes Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
MARINE Corps PhotO)

The American third army in q
swift 25-mile smash across hal
lowed battlefields of the first
World War captured Belleau
Wood, Chateau-Thierry and Sois-
sons yesterday, rolling northward
along the historic Ardennes in
vasion route within SIS miles of
the Belgian border.
Covering miles for each bloody
yard their fathers won in 1918,
the Americans under 1t. Gen.
George S. Patton, Jr., encountered
only minor resistance, and Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent Ed
ward D. Ball reported from the
front that the Germans were Gin
flight toward Belgium
IContinued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Grassy Greek Man
Is A Major Now

Dale Kirk Spencer, only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Spencer,
of Grassy Creek, has been pro-
NOTED to a major in the United
States Army, at an officers train
ing school near Tallahassee, Fla,
where he is an instructor.
Major Spencer, who entered
service in June, 1912, as a First
Lieutenant, is a graduate of Vir-
GINA Carolina high school, David
son College and Duke University
He is with the Engineer Am
phibian Command and has been
an instructor since entering serv-
ice.
His wife, the former Miss Pat
ty Harris, of Wilmington, and
daughter, Martha Lee, also make
their home in Florida.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Gasoline Price
Is Cut By OPA

Acknowledgment headquarters
of the office of price administra-
ton said Tuesday reductions of
four tenths of a cent per gallon
have been ordered on all grades
of gasoline for North and South
Carolina. Kerosene and distilate
fuel oil prices were cut by three
tenths of a cent per gallon; kero-
sene and distillate fuel oil five
tenths of cent per gallon.
The OPA said the reductions,
effective Sept. 10 at service sta
tons and on Sept. l for other
sellers, were made possible be-
cause of reduced costs for war
time methods of delivery of the
petroleum products.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Fletcher Speaks
To Press Group
Here, Saturday
Lauds Congress For Passage
OF &c. /. Bill Of
ssss. Rights"

Et 1saa A. L. Fletcher, in a
very 6IiEring manner, compared
tie treatment the veterans who
return from the present war
would receive in comparison to
those of other wars and highly
lauded Congress for the passage
of the &c. I. Bill of Rights, at
the meeting of the Midwestern
Press Association at Shatley
Springs on Saturday night.
The speaker, who is director
of N. c. Unemployment Com
pensation Commission was in
PRODUCED by Ed M. Anderson,
who pointed out that he had rend-
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
To Discuss Seed
At Meetings Tues.
Certified Seed VIII Be Ex-
planned At Two Group
Meetings Tuesday

Demonstration meetings on the
selection of Irish potatoes for
seed will be held at the farm Of
Ed Jenkins, Jefferson, on Tues
day, September S, at 1000 a. m,
and at the farm of E. H. Baker at
200 o'clock.
'"The purpose of these demon
strations is to assist potato grow
ers who are growing certified
seed and to help those who wish
to improve their own seed.
Through proper field selection
we will be able to increase our
yields and also improve our quail
ity of potatoes" County Agent
Grouse said.
Potato growers are urged to at
tend one of these meetings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Ration Board Is
Announced For
Ashe By Official
L. p. Coward Is New Chair
man; Other Members Are
Named

L. w. Driscoll, district director
of the Charlotte office of price adj
announced Tuesday
that Larry P. Coward had been
appointed chairman of the Ashe
county war price and rationing
board and would begin his new
duties at once.
"He will be aided in the ad-
ministration of his duties by the
executive committee by the fol-
lowing panel chairmen: Mrs. Ed
M. Anderson, public relations
chairman; Mrs. Jennings RAIDER,
price panel chairman; G. P. Lit
tie, chairman of the shoe panel
and Ed D. Barr, chairman of the
gasoline and tire panel" Mr..
Driscoll said.
The following additional panel
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
DIR. B. b. Reeves Died
Here Yesterday; Will
BeBuried OnFriday
Service To Be Held At West
jefferson Baptist Church;
Burial At Cranberry

DR.. Benjamin Everett Reeves,
II, pioneer physician and one of
the most widely known men in
Northwestern North Carolina,
died suddenly at his home We'd
nesday after a period of serious
According to present plans, the
funeral service will be held at
the West Jefferson Baptist church
on Friday afternoon at two o.
clock, and burial will follow in
the Cranberry church cemetery.
DR.. Reeves had been active in
the practice of medicine for the
past half of a century and was
widely known to thousands whom
he had served, not only as a ply
sician but as a friend.
He had been active in public
affairs through his life, having
served as a member of the historic
N. c. Legislature in 1899, when a
number of vital issues were de-
cided. He was legislative chair
man on the committee of public
health at that time.
He was county physician and
coroner at the time of his death,
a position which he had filled for
a number of years. During his
lifetime he had received many
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
For Bus
Drivers Will Be
Held Thursday
Principals Will Also Meet At
Courthouse For School
Opening Plans

A. B. Hurt, superintendent of
schools, announced yesterday that
a final school bus drivers training
school would be held at the court
house in jefferson next Thursday,
7. All school princi-
pals are expected to have all bus
drivers and prospective drivers
attend. c. E. Jones, from the N.
c. Department of Public Safety,
will be in charge of the school,
which will be the final one held
here before the opening of coun-
ty schools, next month.
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Ashe Missionary
Baptist Meeting
Is Well Attended
State And Local Leaders Are
Heard At Annual Assn
AT Valley Home Church

State and local leaders were
featured on an interesting pro-
gram at the fifty-eighth annual
meeting of the Ashe Missionary
Baptist Association, which met at
the Valley Home Baptist church
at Toliver last week end.
On the program on Friday, the
opening day, were: DR.. I. C.
Greer, superintendent of the
Thomasville orphanage; Smith
Hagaman, superintendent of the
Baptist hospital; J. c. Canipe and
j. c. Pipes, representatives of the
cooperative program; L. A. Mar
tin of the United Dry Forces.
Local ministers on the program
included Rev. E. w. Powers, Rev.
J. H. Gentry, Rev. A. c. Ashley
and others.
A large attendance was present
and the Valley Home church was
highly commended for the hos
pitality of the people. IT never
saw as much good food and ev-
cry one was made to feel that
they were very welcome" one
visitor declared.
The same officers were re-
elected to serve the association
again. They are: J. c. Goodman,
Moderator; H. A. Eller, vice-pres-
ident; G. L. Blevins, clerk and
treasurer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
Waste Paper Drive Opens Next Week
To Be Sponsored
By Ashe Post Of
American Legion
Cooperation Of Public Is
Asked; Paper Needed In
War Effort

The Ashe Post of the American
Legion, along with others through
out the nation, will begin an in
tensive drive here next week to
collect waste paper, and the CO.
operation of everyone is asked,
since this is badly needed in the
war effort.
Monday morning there will be
collection truck for the business
section Of West Jefferson and
business houses are asked to have
their paper ready.
Monday will also be collection
day at Lansing. Charlie WEIGH
will be in charge here and all
who can are asked to bring waste
paper to Mr.. Welch's store by
Monday.
Wednesday afternoon, spec
ial collection will be taken in the
residential sections of West JEFF
ferson and Jefferson and all resi-
dents are asked to tie paper in
bundles and leave this on the
porch.
Throughout the county every
one is asked to bring paper to the
nearest convenient store and it
will be collected here when trans
portation is available, w. w. Ter
ry, commander of the Ashe Le-
gion Post and chairman of the
special drive, pointed out.
Those who can transport their
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
ATTENTION is CALLED
TO HOURS OF HOSPITAL

It was announced this week by
officials of the Ashe county
hospital that only emergency
cases will be treated at night and
on Sunday.
It was pointed out, however,
that emergency cases would be
taken care of Immediately, at all
times.
DR.. D. C. Jones, superintendent
of the hospital, explained that no
regular hours were assigned to
out-patients, but in order to avoid
long wait, it would be better to
call during the afternoon hours.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-31
DIR. Bunch Goes
To New Mexico

DR.. C.. Pardue Bunch, of Stur-
gills, left Sunday to spend two
weeks in Carlsbad, New Mexico,
for special treatment of bronchial
asthma. DR.. Bunch plans to re-
turn in time to speak before the
students of Bowman Gray School
of Medicine, in Winston-Salem,
September IS, on the subject,
Modern Rural Practice" His
Sturgills office will be closed un-
til Saturday, September Is.
Mrs. Bunch and children will
visit with DR. Bunch's parents in
while he is away.