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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Pfc. Chas r. (Jack) johnson,
son of Mrs. Nettie Johnson, who
has been stationed at San Fran
cisco, Calf, for some time, has
been transferred to Camp Pend
Teton, Calf. He writes that he
is getting along fine and liking
his work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Charles Wendell Johnston, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin C. John
ston, of Idlewild, is now station
ed at cambridge, Md, with the
U. S. Navy, where he is receiving
boot" training.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Pvt. Carl Black, son of Mrs.
Malinda Oliver, of Glendale
Springs, is taking basic training
at Camp Shelby, Miss, and writes
that he is getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Pvt. Frank p. Graham, former
ly of this county, now stationed
in Central Africa, writes that he
is getting along fine, and is en-
joying the Post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24
JOHNSTON is GIVEN
LAISON APPOINTMENT

Ira T.. Johnston has been ap-
pointed as Ashe county's laison
officer between civilians and the
army. The appointment was made
by Governor Broughton, who
writes that this is a highly i'm
portant position. It is made in
connection with civilian defense.
court, when another large crowd
is expected to witness two excit-
ing games.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Joe Sturgill, of the U. S. Navy,
who is stationed at Sampson, N.
Y, has just finished ''boot"
training, has been promoted to
Seaman, Second Class. He is
spending a 21-day furlough at his
home at this time. His wife, the
former Miss Kathleen Wither-
spoon, is making her home at
Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Pvt. Robert Garland Hare, of
West Jefferson, is now stationed
at the Pope Field Army Air Base,
Fort Bragg, where ne is assign
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Pvt. Eugene G. Edwards, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Edwards, West
Jefferson, recently enrolled at
the Keesler Field Airplane Me-
chanics school, at Keesler Field,
Miss. The course he will take
includes instruction in B-24 fun
damentals, structures, fuel and
electrical systems, and other me-
chanics.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24
Sgt. Clint Dollar, formerly of

Sgt. Clint Dollar, formerly of
s1his county, is now stationed at
Camp Joseph J. Robinson, Ark,
and writes that he is getting along
F@ane Mrs. Dollar, the former
Miss Lucille Carson, is making
EleI home at Little Rock, Ark,
s.ear the camp where he is sta
%rtsned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

1t. Cecil Maynard Miller, son
of MIR. Floyd T. Miller, of Wagon
er, has completed the Pilot Trans
ition Four Engine course at
Hobbs Army Air Field, Hobbs,
N. NJ, according to an announce
ment by Colonel Joseph P. Bail
ey, commanding officer there. 1t.
Miller was commissioned as Sec
ond Lieutenant and received his
pilots wings at Stockton Field,
Calf, on November 3, 1913. Com
pletion of the above course quail
fies 1t. Miller as a combat pilot.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Pvt. John w. Crawson, son of
Mrs. H. M. Johnson, of Othello,
who is with the paratroopers on
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

T-5 Oscar ID. HOuck, who is sta
toned with the Search Light Bat
talon at Washington, D. c.,
writes that he was recently pro-
NOTED to his present rank, and
that he is getting along fine with
his work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Pvt. Claude Blevins, son of Mr..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24
Robert Breeze Pennington, son

Robert Breeze Pennington, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Penning-
ton, of Nathan's Creek, has re-
Gently entered the u. S. Naval
Reserve Midshipmen's School,
located on the campus of the Uni
versity of Notre Dame at South
Bend, Ind. After taking one
month of indoctrination he will
be appointed a midshipman and
upon successful completion of his
approximately three months
course he will be commissioned
an ensign in the U. S. Naval Re-
serve.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Cpl. Edgar Ham, grandson of
Mrs. Lou Greer, of Lansing,
writes her from Ireland that he
is getting along fine. He has
been there for the past five
months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Cpl. Clifford A. Wyrick, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Wyrick, of
Crumpler, is now stationed in
New Guinea, and writes that he
is getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Ralph G. Black, Second Class
Petty Officer, of the u. S. Navy,
1aas- returned to duty, after spend
ing a Today furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Black, of West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-02-24

Sgt. Jesse L. Severt, of Fort
Stills, Okla, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Severt, of Obids, who had
served overseas for three years
before returning to this country
ten months ago, has been recent
ly transferred. His wife, the
former Miss Julia McNeill, who
has been with him, is visiting her
parents at present, but plans to
join him in Maryland, soon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

oxygen and nitrogen gas in the atmosphere. Ordi-
narily these have been determined to exist units
of two atoms of oxygen and nitrogen each.
These free oxygen and nitrogen atoms then
recOmbine TO form nitrous oxide NO In turn,
the nitrous oxide picks up extra free oxygen
atom and becomes nitric oxide which has been
identified as the chemical formula MOI.
Meanwhile, because lightning occurs during
transforms, there are plenty Of molecules of
water vapor H2O conveniently available.
High in the air the vital reaction occurs as
the water and the nitric oxide combine to form
the important and valuable nitric acid
In its concentrated form. chemists
it in their laboratories nitric is n strong
acid and quickly sears and burns the skin.
n But when made benignly in the air by
4A lightning, nitric acid is greatly diluted by
the randropS and falls TO the earth in
- concentration that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
BY ROBERT ID. POTTER
Science Editor

NINCE earliest times lightning has been rightly
regarded menace TO man, his home
- and everything he owns. But science finds
lightning be helpful as well as harmful.
Hurting from cloud to cloud, and from cloud
to earth. it is lightning that turns inert and use
less nitrogen - part of the air breatheS
into form which serves as food for every grow
ing plant on earth ii has now been shown.
Because all animal life on earth including man,
depends ultimately on plants for food this means
that the thunderbolts of Jove the Greeks
called lightning in the end keep mankind alive
Each year, it is estimated, the crashing cleo
trcity of lightning produces more than 100,0O0OOO
tons of nitrogen available for plant fertilizer.
At some points over the earths surface light
ming strikes so times each second and at every
blast creates nitric acid that falls TO the earth in
rain. In a year, 1,54O pounds of nitric acid is
produced in just such manner for each and
every square mile of the earths land area
In the soil the nitric acid reacts with plant
material and helps form fertile humus rich in
plant food and beneficial to mankind.
Diagrams on this page show how lightning
does its job of helping food production.
The lightning bolt splits apart molecules o.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

COnCcntfd tlOn tndJ
kills no living thing.
It is this chemical
process - known as
nitrogen fiXation -
that puts the atmoS-
pheric nitrogen into a
form in which it can
be used by plants.
Almost the same
process has been
widely used in Sweden
and Norway for max
ing nitrogen fertilizer.
Great c lectric arcs
flare across special
rooms and create free
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

HghtS lamps, runs toaStef.-
fans, washing machines and
countless other helpful APP
planes. 1t is then returned
Two Units Of Nitric Acid Co
Into Every Drop of Water
Which SOaks Into the Earth
as Rain-I0O, 200. 900 Tons
Of Nitrogen Fertilizer a
Year Produced by Lightning.
Dercmber IL. 1919
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

nitrogen and oxygen
atoms, which CON-.
bine just as they do
in a thunderstorm TO
form nitric oxide.
This compound, as
gas, is bu b bic d
through water and
there picks up water
molecules and forms
nitric acid. Vast
quantities of cleo
tricity are needed for
this process, but the
a b u n d a n { power
from we q @ n s
hydro-electric plants
takes care of that
problem.
More than merely
helping keep man,
animals and all liV-
ing thin < $ alive,
lightning does other
good upon the earth.
Without lightning
to re pie n IS h the
earth's electricity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

electrical circuits, the return connection u
the powerhouse is through the earth by
means of the so-caled ground"
All electric power lines which lead cleo.
tricity into the home use this grounded cir
cult The leadin wires bring the electricity
rom the generating plant. In the home -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

that constantly leaks off into space, mans com.
munication systems and electric power networks
would be much more complicated TO operate
Power transmission tcevison, radio. tclc
phone and telegraph - all these great industries
would have far less application than they have
now and, because OF increased completely in their
operation, their cost 10 the consumer would b.
more than it is under the present system.
.. 49,. - IL. .....L. 90
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

Three Molecules OF
This 2-Part Oxygen
l Part Nitrogen
Combination Unite
With One MOlecuIe
Of Water NapOr to
Form Nitric Acid.
Evening star., 1944-10-23
Dorothy Thompson Offers
To Quit Freedom House
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Differences
OF opinion between Columnist Dor
othy Thompson and Writer Rex
Stout over treatment of Germany
after the war resulted yesterday in
Miss Thompson offering her resig-
nation as president of Freedom
House, an organization with world
freedom as its announced goal.
In letter made public by George
Field, secretary of the organization,
Miss Thompson said her action was
prompted specifically by "prema-
ture publicity" given Mr.. Stout's
letter of resignation from the Board
of Directors Friday.
Mr.. Stout said he resigned be-
cause of reference to him in one
of Miss Thompsonis columns in
which she asserted that those who
advocate stern revenge on Germany
give the Nazis propaganda material
they can use to stiffen resistance.
Mr.. Stout termed this view poppy
cock"
Asserting Mr.. Stout's letter was
made public before she had an op-
portunity to read it and "even be-
fore Freedom House itself had re-
ceived It," Miss Thompson wrote
Mr.. Field that in view of the pub
licity she was certain that unless
she resigned ''it will be assumed
that Freedom House underwrites my
views on the specific issues which
have caused the dispute"
Evening star., 1944-10-23
'2,5OO Allied Raiders
Roam Over Germany
Without Any Losses
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Achieving
complete mastery OF European
skyways, $500 American and
British planes roamed hundreds
OF miles into Germany yesterday
attacking six separate targets
without single loss.
1t was the first time an armada of
this size had escaped at least some
minor battle casualties. Only one
enemy aircraft was seen and it was
destroyed. Antiaircraft fire gener-
ally was moderate and inaccurate.
The bombers worked in three
waves, two in daylight and one at
night, attacking Nazi industries and
communications struggling to keep
Hitler's armies on the western
front. More than 1,100 Flying Fort
resses and Liberators with 750 fight
ers attacked Hamm, Munster, Han
mover and Brunswick.
Returning, they passed a forma-
ton of RAF Lancasters, with a
strong fighter escort, going out to
attack the inland port and railway
center of Neuss, near Dusseldorf.
A small force of Mosquitoes at
tackled Hamburg and other objec-
tives in Western Germany last night.
One group of American fighter
bombers destroyed or damaged l3
locomotives, Is railway cars, 5
barges, steamboats, and 2 gas
plants.
Two fighters which failed to re.
turn to home bases landed safely
in France.
Evening star., 1944-10-23
|On the Roll of Honor
Killed

Sergt. Earl E. Jenkins, %, whose
wife, Mrs. Lepha F. Jenkins, lives
at 1908 N street NV, was killed in
action on July 20, the War Depart
ment has announced.
A graduate of Mckinley High
School, Sergt. Jenkins entered the
Army in November, 1912, and was
sent overseas last April. He landed
with an infantry unit in Normandy
two days after D day.
Two brothers also are serving
overseas, Staff Sergt Ernest c. Jen-
kins and Capt. Terry Jenkins. A
native of Tomsbrook, Va, he is also
survived by two sisters, Miss Oneida
Jenkins and Miss Daisy Jenkins,
both of Washington.
Pvt. Clyde A. Patton, %, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Patton, Route
3, Manassas. Va, was killed in action
in France on July 80, according to
a War Department announcement.
An infantryman, Pvt. Patton was
wounded in the invasion on June 7.
He was killed shortly after return
ing to active duty. Born in Novum,
Va, he was employed as a painter
in Manassas prior to enlisting in
May, l94l. He went to England in
September, 1912. A brother, Fred
Patton, seaman, second class, was
killed in action in January, 1912,
while on overseas duty with the
Navy.
Sergt. Forrest E. Fulk, 81, who
was wounded in France on June T.
was killed in action in August,
few weeks after he had returned to
duty with an infantry unit, the War
Department has announced. He was
the son Of Mrs. Madeline Fulk, 1912
King street, Alexandria, Va.
Born and educated in Harrison
burg, Va, Sergt. Fulk enlisted in
the Army in February, 1889.
Pvt. Robert L. Davis, 81, son OF
Mrs. Viola Walker, 207 Mohican
drive, Forest Heights, Md, was killed
while fighting with the infantry in
France on August 8, the War De-
partment has announced.
Pvt. Davis, who was born in the
District, moved to CiSmont, Va,
with his parents as child and at
tended the public schools there. He
entered the service in December,
l943, and went overseas last June.
Capt. Ripley Buckingham, whose
wife, Mrs. Virginia A. Buckingham,
formerly lived at $500 Lowell street
NV, was killed in action in the
Asiatic area, according to an an
nouncement by the War Depart
ment.
COrpl. William X. Brown, son of
Mrs. Della Brown, Route /. Lees
burg, Va, was killed in action in the
European area, the War Department
has announced.
The following men were on the
War Departments casualty list for
release today as killed in action.
Stories were published concerning
them after the next of kin were
Second 1t. Joseph Andrews, son
of Mrs. Elizabeth K. Andrews, 600
Whittier street NV.
Pfc. Thomas L. Dabbs, jr., son of
Evening star., 1944-10-23
Coroner Estimates
Cleveland Fire Deaths
|At Possibly ZOO
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 23.--Coroner
Samuel r. Gerber estimated today
that possibly 2oo' persons met
death as liquid gas explosions and
flames laid waste an East Side area
one-half mile square.
The number of known dead in last
Fridays disaster reached 80 today
with more than 100 persons listed
as missing, 40 of them East Ohio
Gas Co. employees.
ON present evidence, the death
list will total possibly 200,' said DR..
Gerber, who is directing recovery
operations at the scene.
49 Still in Hospitals.
Another 40 men, women and chill
dren still were under treatment in
hospitals. Seven remained in criti-
cal condition.
Mayor Lausche set up q board
OF inquiry, half of the members of
which are chemists and engineers at
Case School of Applied Science,
shortly before he and American Red
Cross officials reviewed final plans
for rehabilitation program.
The Red Cross said $50 homeless
persons who have been sleeping and
eating in school buildings for three
days, would be in semi permanent
dwellings by tonight.
Utility services were being re-
stored to every habitable house and
industrial plant as persons were per-
mitted to return to residences dam
aged by conclusion.
BulIdOzers Level Ruins.
In the area of greatest havoc bull
dozers were used to raze fire.
blackened walls of buildings and to
level chimneys. City cleaning crews
also hauled debris.
Estimates of property damage
ranged from 100000 to $4,000. :
600. East Ohio spokesmen listed
damage to the $6,000,O 900 liquid gas
storage plant, first of its kind in the
Nation, at more than $4,000 900.
City and Government investiga-
tors predicted the cause of the holo-
cauSt would remain buried in the
ruins. Unofficial sources advanced
the theory that either an explosion
freed liquid gas from the storage
tanks or that liquefed gas flowed
from a flssure and formed a COM
buStlble mixture which exploded.
Evening star., 1944-10-23
Ring Lardner's S Son
is Killed Near Aachen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE UNITED STATES 1st
ARMY NEAR AACHEN, Oct. 10 ODE
layed) David Lardner, son of the
late humorist, Ring Lardner, and
correspondent for the New Yorker
magazine. was injured fatally to-
day when the jeep in which he was
riding struck mine near Aachen.
Russell Hill, correspondent Of the
New York Herald Tribune and vet
eran Of the North African cam
paign. suffered a broken rib, cuts
and bruises. The jeep driver was
killed. 20 ..--
Mr.. Lardner, Is, father of two
children, Joined the editorial staff of
the New Yorker in 1899, later becom-
ing its movie critic.
Harold Ross, editor of the maga-
zine, said in New York that Mr..
Lardner had asked for an overseas
assignment after being rejected for
military service because of poor eye
sight. He was unable to go overseas
AoA ei'C 4ll lLOSS Sdlu,
because the magazine was allowed
only one correspondent on the
western front and another staff
member previously had been as
signed.
Mr.. Lardner left the New Yorker
little more than three months ago
to join the Office of War Informa-
ton in London. He later rejoined
The New Yorker as a war writer on
the western front when the maga-
zine was allowed a second corre-
spondent.
A brother, James P. Lardner, was
killed in 1888 during the Spanish
civil war while fighting for the
loyalistS as volunteer in the In
ternational Brigade, members of the
Lardner family said.
He also leaves two brothers, Ring
jr., a motion picture writer, and
John Lardner, a writer for News
week magazine.
Evening star., 1944-10-23

Mrs. Julia E. Dabbs, 228 @ street
NV.
Pfc. Henry E. Dodd, son of Mrs
Maggie E. Dodd, 906 Eleventh street
Sc
Second 1t. Calvin B. Meyers, hus-
band of Mrs. Virginia A. Meyers,
927 Eleventh street NE.
Corpl. James w. Pulliam, husband
of Mrs. Betty M. Pulliam, 26o8 Thir-
ty-second street Sc.
Pvt. Frank S. Stella, whose wife
lives at 1921 Twenty-fourth street
NV.
Tech. Sergt. Hiram Vasco, son of
Pasquale Vasco, 1902 Trinidad ave-
nue. NE.
Sergt. George M. Mcdonald. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald l.. Mac
Donald, 920O Second avenue, Silver
Spring, Md.
Maj. Max l.. Wolf, husband of
Mrs. Dorothy L. Wolf, 604 McNeill
road, Silver Spring, Md.
Staff Sergt. Clyde II. Harris, son
of MI. and Mrs. E. B. Harris, 1904
North Utah street, Arlington, Va.
Wounded
Pfc. Hiawatha Cooley, "a, hus-
band of Mrs. Mary Cooley, 1920
Thirteenth street NE, has lost the
sight in his left eye as result of
injuries received while fighting with
Evening star., 1944-10-23
President Prepares
For an Aggressive
Campaign Finish
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated PIess.
President Roosevelt, as Candi-
date Roosevelt, will hit the vote
streWn campaign trails of the
East again this week with what
has been advertised as a speech
on business Friday night in Phil
adelphia's Shibe Park.
He also may speak in Chicago
Saturday night, but this awaits Of
fetal announcement. Another ad-
dress Is set for Boston, probably
November 4. Cleveland last stop on
his 1910 schedule, may see him be-
fore election day.
Similar to Last Campaign.
In deciding on an aggressive fin
iSh of campaign that started late.
President Roosevelt is following
much the same groove-geographic-
ally and otherWiSe-of his third
term spin around the industrial East
and Midwest In an effort to nail
what he then called classification
and what he has termed this time
as fraud" and "falsehood.
Election experts generally say they
see a close race in the voting, with
most looking on New York and
Pennsylvania to decide the issue
with their big block OF 80 electoral
votes. A few figure that las the
border States go. so will the cleo
ton" These States are Maryland,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma
and Missouri. Still others foresee
such a close finish that the people
may have to wait for late-counting
Of soldier votes for a decision.
Size Of Vote Enters Speculation.
The size of the vote-it was close
to $4,000 900 in 1940-enters into the
speculation over who's going to win.
Heavy registrations in recent weeks
in pivotal States have prompted the
experts to raise their earlier sights
OF the prospective total vote Demo-
Gratis say this is good sign for
ellChi. lCOOIU III COulQ
mean big anti" vote in their
favor.
Gov. Dewey frequently has ex-
pressed confidence of victory in
speeches. Mr.. Roosevelt has not
made an open prediction, but he is
described by friends as expecting to
win.
The President took to the road for
the first time in the 1914 campaign
Saturday, and topped off a four
hour trip through rain-drenched
New York streets with an address
to the Foreign Policy Association
in which he declared that any world
peace council must have the power
to act quickly, by force if necessary.
Most Controversial Issue.
He said it is clear that the United
States representative to the pro-
posed security council must be en-
dowed in advane by the people
themselves with constitutional means
through their representatives in
Congress with authority to act
thereby taking a stand on the most
controversial phase Of the projected
world organization.