davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Ashe Men Leave
For Navy Monday

The following group of men
left on Monday, March q, for in
duction into the Navy, at vari-
GUS training bases:
Elmer Roy Campbell, John Vir-
gil Howell, Glenn H. Shepherd,
Golden Osborne, Roy Lee Church,
Joseph Carl Francis, Joseph Cas-
we'll Spicer, Earn Gilley, Banner
Bruce Rotten, Ballard Glenn
Marsh, Paul Gibson Sheets, Or
vile Junior Blevins, James Steril
Eldreth.
Kenny Hoyle Goodman, Leonard
Rufus Brooks, Earn Everett
Blackburn, Robert E. Lee Baker.
Roger. Charles Caldwell, Lionel
Clifford Killen, Lonford Rex Mil
Ter, and Wiley Franklin Shepherd.
One man, Willie Horton Poe,
was also sent for pre-induction
examination on Tuesday, March
%.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Senate Passes
Bill To Increase
Burley Acreage
Flanagan Measure Already
Passed House; Expected
To Become Law

According to information re-
ceived here yesterday afternoon
the Flanagan Bill, for the in
crease of acreage allotment OF
hurley tobacco, which passed the
House some time ago, has now
passed the Senate and is expected
to become a law.
The bill will enable all farmers
with an allotment of less than an
acre for hurley tobacco, to in
crease this to an acre, this year.
The bill was introduced by Rep
resentative Flanagan, of Vir-
ginia and received the whole
hearted support of Congressman
Doughton in the House.
Officials of the Mt. Burley To-
bacco warehouse at Boone, where
most of the hurley tobacco grown
in this county is marketed, are
urging the farmers to plan now tC
have plenty of plants to take care
of their needs.
The increase in acreage allot-
ment will mean extra plants will
be needed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Officers Named
For Rotary Club;
Mcmillan Is Pres,
Plan To Attend Conference In
Pinehurst In May; Take
Office July 1

At a meeting of the directors of
the Jeffersons Rotary club, last
Thursday, Gale B. Mcmillan was
named president to succeed Ira T.
Johnston. Chosen to serve with
President Mcmillan were Lester
Segraves, vice-president and Lar
ry P. Coward, secretary and
treasurer. Levern Johnson was
again named as sergeantat-arms.
The newly elected president
has served as vice-president for
the past year. He has also serv-
ed as secretary and as chairman of
the crippled childrens' committee
and has been active in other phas-
es of club work.
The new officers are planning
to attend the Rotary conference
in Pinehurst, May As. They will
begin their terms of service, Ju-
ly /.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Ashe Students
To Debate Today
jefferson High School In Dis
trict Contest Being Held
AT ASTC

Jefferson high school will rep.
resent Ashe county in the dis
trict elimination contest of high
school debates to be held at APP
palachian State Teachers Col
lege, today and tomorrow.
Other counties to be represent
ed there include Buncombe, Ruth.
erford, Mitchell and Watauga
The winners in this contest will
be entitled to take part in the
final contest of North Caroline
high schools, to be held at Chape
Hill.
The Jefferson students, coach
ed by Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, de-
bated before the Jeffersons Ro'
tary club last week and were pre-
sented the cup which the school,
has won for two years in success
sion. Students taking part in the
debate were Colleen Little, Au-
drey Bowers, Louise Miller anc
Betty Jean Crepps. They were
presented individual certificate:
for medals by the Rotary club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Trout Season Is
To Open April Is
Fishermen Are Urged To Buy
Their Licenses In Ad-
vance

Harve Goodman, county game
warden announced this week that
the trout fishermen in this county
could start their angling season.
April Is.
Trout may be taken April 18th
in the territory in and west OF
Allegheny, Wilkes, Rutherford
and west of highway Is in Burke
and Caldwell counties, it was ex.
planned.
The Division of Game and In.
land Fisheries reminded anglers
that all persons over 16 years ole
who fish outside their home coun.
ties must have a State resident
fishing permit which costs $2.1O
or a daily resident permit at six.
ty cents. The nonresident sea
son license is $50; nonresident
daily permit $1.1O. Several coun
ties require a county resident fish
ing license of $1.10.
The daily trout limit is IL; size
limit Z inches. No more than two
days limit may be possessed al
one time.
Licenses are on sale at hard.
ware stores and a number of 9th.
er places throughout the county
as well as at the register of deed!
office, for the convenience o:
those desiring to buy them.
The season for taking warn
water fish will close Throughout
the State April 18th and will re
open June 10th.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
DELEGATIONS To Hundreds
Made In Red Gross Drive

Glenn Austin, George H. Reeves
G. T. James, A. Badger
BERTHE Bare, Gale Lemly, Kent
C. Dickson, Kyle K. Dickson, FL
mo Jones, Jack Ashley, Dab
Hooser, John T. Shoaf, Vance
James, Kenneth Roland, Paul F
Miller, John w. Bell, Robert Cox
Hurt, Joe Kenneth Hurt, Jasper
J. Eller, Ray L. Eller, Don F.
Pierce, Laura Mcconnell, Robert
F. McNeill.
Jim Vannoy, Grant Jones, Scott
Denny, Ralph Campbell, Goss
Howell, Greer Edwards, Edmond
Furches, Ben A. Harrison, John
F. Hardin, ] c. Pierce, Jr., Dare
Dickson, Dale j. Roland, Jimmy
Rhodes, George Combs, Bill
Wood, Edward ]. Perkins, Rex
Perkins, Conley Dale Debord
Glenn Miller, Frank James, Will
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30

Washington - Food rationing
became SIMPLER for everybody
this week as the Office of Price
Administration removed the ex-
piration dates from all red and
blue ration coupons.
OPA said the move was done to
cut the clerical and shopping
problems of food rationing "down
to a minimum of nuisance and
trouble.
Not mentioned by the official
announcement was another fac
tor reported in several cities-the
tendency of housewives to cash
in their stamps, just before ex-
piration, for tokens which do not
expire.
OPA's nationwide action was
announced first Sunday by the
agency's regional office at Dallas,
Texas, while OPA headquarters
here insisted the change still was
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30

Hundreds of Ashe county men
in service have been honored by
having red crosses placed by their
names on a board, especially fea-
tured during the current Red
Cross Drive.
A gift of $500 or more places
a cross by the name of a man in
service. The following had dedi-
cations made in honor of them:
John Anderson, James Marvin
Stump, Norman Hege, Jr., Alex
Sabbadini, Gilbert Moore, Paul
Morphew, Scott Denny, Robert S.
Oliver, Jimmy Allen, Ralph
Wood, Gene Houck, Kay L. Eller,
Don Miller, George Baugess,
Bryce Gambill.
Conley Greer, Jr., John c. Will
son, Donald R. Bare, Ed Phillips,
Lowell Smithey, Jack D. Miller,
Robert Shoaf, Raymond Good
man, Wesley Goodman, Robert
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Many Potatoes
Being Shipped
Out This Week

Roy H. Grouse, county agent,
said yesterday that a large num-
Der of farmers who still have
Irish potatoes to sell, had contact
ed him and around seven cars
would be shipped from West JEFF
ferson this week. These potatoes
are being sold through the War
Food Administration and farmers
are receiving what is considered
a good price for this time of the
year, Agent Grouse pointed out.
1t was explained that purchas-
ing through this channel would
continue until April Is, but farm
ers are urged not to wait until
the last minute. They are asked
to contact the county agents Of
flee at once in order that shipping
arrangements can be made.
1t was pointed out that it
would be necessary to have pota-
toes graded and bagged accord
ing to the VIA Specifications. 1t
was announced that the potato
grader at the Farmers Bean and
Vegetable Market would be avail
able for farmers who have not yet
graded their potatoes.
''The War Food Administration
announces that it will consider the
purchase of Irish (white) potatoes
in the principal producing areas
in North Carolina, subject to the
following terms and conditions, ~
Mr.. Grouse said:
Grade Requirements: Potatoes
must be U. S. No. l, l 7-8 inch
minimum size. Vendors shall
furnish VIA at their expense Of
fetal inspection certificates is
sued by the Federal-State Inspec-
ton Service.
Prices: The following price
f. o. b. point of delivery will be
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Russians Make Big
Gains; u. S. Planes
Blast Wewak Base
Yanks In Britain Destroy
2,1OO Planes Within Two
Weeks

What are believed to be pre-
invasion bombings were continued
by the Allies over Europe this
week, with Russians making the
greatest gains by land.
The Red army yesterday crush
ed the German garrison of Niko-
1aev, former Soviet Black sea
fleet base at the mouth of the
Bug, and in a surprise night cross
ing so miles upstream joined 9TH
er Russian forces striking swiftly
southwark across the flat steppes
on 175-mile front toward Odes-
sd, rs miles away, Moscow an
nounced.
In Rumania, other Red army
units were assaulting the key rail
city of Iasi, the Berlin radio said,
but Moscow has not confirmed
this report. If true, it would be
the first Soviet smash into axis
territory.
American bombers blew up
buildings, bridges and japanese
shipping at the major japanese
base of Wewak, New Guinea
Monday, sending their 10Th ship
to the bottom there in 10 days OF
almost continuous bombing, il
was announced yesterday.
Large fires were left burning
at Hansa Bay, 100 miles south Of
Wewak, Gen. Douglas MacArth-
ur's Wednesday communique re-
ported.
1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle
commander of the U. S. 9th air
force, disclosed that in the past
eight weeks more than 2,1O0 Ger
man aircraft have been destroyed
by the 9th and 9th air forces bas-
ed in Britain and that 10000
American airmen had invaded
Germany.
In transatlantic address to the
Continued on Page A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Time Limit On Red, Blue
Stamps Stopped By OPA

under consideration. Dallas re-
ported tokens were rapidly 60
ing out of circulation and into
housewives pocketbooks.
An OPA spokesman here said,
however, that the change was
mot a panic action" prompted by
token boarding, but part of OPA's
broad program to simplify ration
ing for the country's 100000 food
retailers and 100000 house
wives. Expiration dates were re-
moved earlier from shoe coupons
and sugar stamps.
There will be no change in the
rate at which stamps become val
i'd: three red stamps for meat and
fats will become valid every Sec
ond Sunday, and five blue stamps
for canned foods on the first OF
every month. Each stamp is worth
ten points.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
New Tax Bill In
Effect April LIST
New Theatre Taxes And Tax
On Various Merchandise
To Be Increased

Uncle Sam needs money from
most every source to successfully
carry on the fight against the axis
powers, and under the new tax
bill recently passed by Congress
new taxes will be collected from
the public, beginning Saturday,
April 1. ssszs So AZ g IS
In addition to an Increase u
theatre admissions, xitelhsS so <nier-
chandise, classed as luxuries, ETC.,
on which the amount of tax will
increase from 10 to 20 per cent,
are as follows:
Brown gloves and mittens.
electrified shearling, women's
Angora mittens, fur-trimmed rea-
dy-to-wear garments, furs and
fur coats, knitting bags, women's
jewelry, handbags, purses, and
wallets, infants toiletries, foun-
tain pens, ration book covers
mems jewelry, shaving accessor-
les, utility cases, toilet prepare
lions, luggage, fur headwear
matching bags with millinery
Alarm clocks retailing for less
than $500 the same tax of 10 per
cent, alarm clocks selling for more
than $500, tax increased to 20 pei
cent.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Gregg Cherry To
Be Rotary Club
Speaker Tonight
Additional Guests Expected
To Hear Democratic
Candidate

Members of the Jeffersons Ro-
tarY. club and invited guests will
haHe fl enportunity of hearing
merry, Democratic
candidate Tor the nomination for
Governor, here tonight.
This is Mr.. Cherry's first pub
lie appearance in the county
since the opening of his campaign
and many people are looking for
ward to hearing him.
Ira T. Johnston, president of
the club, will be in charge of the
program.
Mr.. Johnston announced that
other candidates had been invit-
ed to speak to the club, but that
no definite dates had been set by
them yet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Eastridge Boy
Dies Suddenly

Conley Eastridge, IA, died sud-
denly last Friday afternoon on a
Riverview school bus, enroute to
his home at Hemlock.
Conley, who was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dewey Eastridge, of
Hemlock, had suffered with pre-
vious heart attacks and his sud-
den death was not surprising to
those who knew him we'll.
He was member of the ninth
grade at Riverview and made
good records in his class. In ad-
dition to his parents, he is sur
vived by one brother and one sis
ter.
Funeral service was held on
Sunday afternoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Husk Man Shot
On Sunday Night

Marvin Roop, Is, of Husk, is
now in a critical condition in the
Ashe hospital, from injuries sus-
tanned when shot, Sunday night
and Lee Whitaker is being held in
the Ashe county Jail.
It is expected that the hearing
will be delayed, pending the out
come of Roop's injuries.
According to reports, the shoot
ing took place near Roop's home,
following an alteration earlier in
the evening. Whitaker was
brought to Jail by Deputy Lee
Jones.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Red Cross War Fund
Reaches $5,OOO.OO;
More Is Needed Now
Good Response From Schools
And Churches; $1,6OO.OO
Short OF Quota

Reports late yesterday after
noon revealed that Ashe county is
still $1,6O0.O0 short of the quota in
the Red Cross War Fund Drive.
Total collections so far have
reached 100000, and more are
still coming in.
II want to urge every individual
worker and every church, school
and any other group that has
been raising funds to turn their
collections in immediately
Chairman Shoemaker said. "The
drive is scheduled to end on Fri
day night and if possible I would
like to have all collections in al
that time" he added.
It was pointed out, however, if
the quota was not reached by that
time, the drive would be contin-
ued.
Red Cross week was observed
in the schools last week and
in the churches on Sunday. Coco
response was received from both
groups.
The following contributions
have not been previously publish.
ed:
Lenna Gambill, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Coward, A Contribution
Mrs. Effie Liddle, w. J. Bal
games, Miss BERTHE Bare, $1,000
each.
J. T. McLaurin, J. E. Walters
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Ashe To Have Over 500 Victory Gardens This Year
Survey Reveals
Many Gardens To
Be Made Larger
All Club Members And Home
Demonstration Clubs To
Help

Returns from preliminary sur
veys reveal that around $500 vic
tory gardens are to be grown in
Ashe county this year and that
many of these are to be increased
in size from last year in order
to supply the increasing demand
for fresh vegetables and to have
a needed surplus for canning.
Figures on victory gardens were
released by County Agent Roy H.
Grouse, who said he was pleased
over the interest being shown in
this important war work on the
homefront.
Values of victory gardens and
Importance of plans are being
discussed by the All and Home
Demonstration clubs, who are
doing much to stimulate increased,
interest.
That wider variety of vege-
tables are to be grown this year
is indicated by the sales of seed
dealers. eve are not only selling
more seed, but a much bigger
variety than ever before, one
dealer pointed out.
with an even break on the
weather and the average control
of insects. this should he ham
ner year for garden crops in Ashe
county," a farm leader said, IF
the amount of effort is any indi-
cation"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
C.. A. Severt's
Funeral Today

Funeral service will be held
this afternoon at the Bear Creek
Primitive Baptist church at two
o'clock for C. A. Severt, IS, who
died at his home on Wednesday,
March &c. Elder Dewey Rotten
will conduct the service and buri-
al will be held at the church ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Severt, who was a native of
this county, was preceded in
death by his wife, seven months
ago. He is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Darius c. Sc
vert, Minnie Mcneil and Mattil-
da Severt. Six grandchildren al
so survive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
David FISHERMAN
Killed In Action

Private David FISHERMAN, son
of Mrs. Lou FISHERMAN and the
late Wilson FISHERMAN, of Hell
ton, died in a hospital somewhere
in Italy, recently, according to a
message received by his mother
from the War Department. He
had been wounded in action and
lived only four days afterwards.
Further details are expected
later from the War Department.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
C.. B. GRAPHICAL is NOW
RECUPERATING AT HOME

Chief Deputy Carl B. GRAPHICAL
who was painfully injured sever
al days ago when he sustained a
broken leg, is now at home and
his condition is improved his
friends will be glad to know.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-30
Fields Hardin, Is,
Buried Yesterday

Funeral service was held yes
terday morning at 1890 at the
home, for Fields Hardin, rs, OF
West Jefferson, who died at his
home, after a heart attack, or
Monday, March 81. Rev. w. T
Wilmington, of Damascus, Va.
conducted the service and burial
was held at the Hardin cemetery
Mr.. Hardin, who was a we'll
known Ashe county farmer, was
a native of this county, the son OF
Mark Hardin and Katherine Bur
kett Hardin. He is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Car
RE Taylor, Mrs. Mabel Wither-
spoon, Conley Hardin, Kay Har-
din and Archie Hardin.
Rev. w. T. Wilmington, of Da-
mascus, Va, was a visitor here
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-11
Raymond Clapper Says:
Political Obstacles
Hinder Pest Control

to breed mosquitoes and there must
be constant fight against the
jungle. On the day before I visited
another kind of island-a low coral
bar, with no vegetation whatever
except for a few palm trees and
shrubs. The fine dust from the
coral gets into everything, and to-
gether with the moisture from the
ocean makes a fine gritty gum
that leaves windows and wind
shields with an almost permanent
film. Shoes and clothing rot quick
ly.
I went up the steel steps of an
observation tower that is only a
year old and it was already rusted
as if from so years of exposure.
The coral-reef island is really
less inviting for living than the
jungle island, since the latter has
been well cleared. The coral island
is just a strip of white glare about
200 yards wide and our men
feel like stranded gooney birds
which were the only inhabitants
before the Americans came in.
On that island as in some other
places care is being taken not to
build huge permanent bases that
will not be really needed after we
get full control of the Pacific.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-11
The Literary Guidepost

plies account for 5000, 600, 600
r W materials and industrial
equipment cost $4,000, 000,0 900. Fooo
and agricultural products took ST.
900, 0O0,O 900, and services (such as
shipping, ship repairs, factories
and the like) have needed $4,000,
900, 900 up to the end of lost June
These vast sums have been kind
Of premium payment on our in.
surance against the future, and as
Mr.. Stettinius shows, they are rel
atively very small part of our
war expense these days. Reverse
Lend-Lease helps balance the out.
lay. Finally, MIR. Stettinius quotes
Senator George as to the use of ii
all:
This nation is spending today at
the rate of approximately $4,000.
100000, month. I am convinced
that if we had not made the prep
arations which we made in those
precious months when we were
buying time the year longer.
Even if we have shortened
this war by only six months we
have cut down our expenditures,
at the present rate, by $48, 000,-
100000, not by mere $11, 1000, 00O,-
600; and in the blood of our men,
in the tears of their mothers, we
have saved more than can ever
be estimated"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-11
BY JOHN SELBY

"Lend-Lease: Weapon For Vic
tory" by E. r. Stettinius, Jr.
macmillan; 3d..
No governmental effort has been
better reported to the public than
Lend-Lease, in the newspapers and
magazines. But good as these eff
forts have been, there has never
been complete statement of the
difficulties and accomplishments of
Lend-Lease up to now. E. R. Stet-
tinius, Jr., has done this job in a
book called 'Lend-Lease: Weapon
for Victory"
The book is triumph of Or
ganlzation. Of presentation, and of
governmental honesty. The story
IS amplified in number of pic
lures, demonstrated in photographs
and distribution is usually explain
ed in several colored maps that
must have been made by an art
list. Exactly how Mr.. Stettinius.
now under secretary of state, found
the time to do Cor even SUPERVISED
all this is his own problem, It
YVES worth doing.
Thee book covers Lend Lease
from its BEGINNING through the first
half Of 1913, at which time s12.-
300. 600, 600 had been laid out.
Planes, tanks, guns, ammuni-
ton. ships, trucks and fighting sup
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-11
Postwar Taxes

The problem of postwar business taxation
cannot longer be ignored safely. 1t involves
the jobs, standard OF living, even the free
dom Of the people. That it has been almost
wholly ignored to date is attributed to the
common assumption clearly stated by Harley
L. Lutz, professor of finance. OF Princeton
University that business can and will con-
tinue to supply the goods and services upon
which all schemes for the good life depend,
regardless of the drag and drain of ex-
cessive taxation
Such an assumption has been encouraged
by the ability Of industry to produce during
the war, Notwithstanding confiscatory tax
load. People are prone to forget that the
business man is first and foremost a pa.
triot. For the duration. the incentive of pa
triotism has, in most cases, replaced the in.
centive Of profit as a production stimulant.
After the war, business men cannot be ex.
pected to act any differently than other
groups. The nations productive talent will
work best if it sees hope of fair reward
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-11

mixed up in the anti-inflation program. The
price-fixers have refused to recognize rising
costs in the oil business. AS a result in the
state of Texas alone abandonment of wells
wells by more than 300.
At it's annual meeting, the American Pc
troleum Institute adopted a resolution declar-
ing that: Whereas, the long delays in the
Office of Price Administration and Economic
Sterilization eliminating in the decision.
to deny q general price increase have per-
mitted conditions to become progressively
worse, these government agencies must as
sumo the chief responsibility for the shortage
in petroleum supplies and the consequent ag-
gravation of the rationing of gasoline and
fuel oil.''