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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

Observation-Disclosures both
the candidates, as we promised
you, have come out for state
wide referendum on liquor, no
body is paying much attention to
the statements. And unless some
thing unusual happens within the
next two or three, days, these great
utterances should not swing the
vote more than two per cent either
way.
It is virtually impossible for any
candidate for any state office to
say anything which would cleo
trify the people at this time. The
electricity is now elsewhere
about 5000 miles east, to be ex-
act.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
NEWS AND COMMENTS FROM RALEIGH
CAPITAL LETTERS
By Thompson Greenwood

CHAIRMAN-You may expect
William B. Umstead, of Durham,
or Wilkins P. Horton, Pittsboro,
to be the next chairman of the
State Executive Committee.
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waiting for one candidate at mo-
ment's notice-if it is necessary.
That's politics in North Carolina,
like to or not.
INCREASE-Here is something
which will be of value to you if
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
Fighting Trucks Prove Ice Breakers

The versatility Of these
Dodae.buiIt military vehicles
was dramatically shown In re-
cent performances to visiting
members Of a Russian Pur-
chasing Mission at the test
pits of the Dodge truck
plant. A command car (right)
pIunges through fender-high
Icy waters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
The Record
Here is PROOF that Cherry voted for Beer
and Mcdonald against it!
HOW HOUSE MEMBERS
VOTED ON BEER BILL

Raleigh, Feb. q (UP)-Vote on
the beer bill was:
For the bill-Alspaugh, Barker,
Barnes, Bean, Blount (Beauford),
Bowie, Bryant, CHERRY, Clegg,
Cone, Cook, Cross, Davis, Dobson,
Dowtin, Fenner, Carroll, Garrett,
Hobbs, Horton, Howard, Hoyle,
Johnston, Lumpkin, Morphew,
Mccall, O'Berry, Palmer, Rasber-
ry, Register, Scholl, Sherard,
Sparger, Spruill, Stell, Stevens,
Sullivan, Tatem, Taylor, Thomas
(Anson), Thomas (Harnett), Ton
issen, Uzzell, Williams (Pasquo-
tank), Zickler.
Against the bill-Speaker John
ston, Alternately, Andrews, Bailey,
Barbee, Bender, Blount (Pitt),
Bowers, Brock, Bryan, Bryson,
Carr, Cloud, Crabtree, Craig,
Craver, Day, Douglass, Eagles,
Terrell, Funderburk, Gardner,
Gibson, Gray, Harris, Hatcher,
Hauser, Head, Henry, Hyde, Jonas,
Jones, Kelly, Kendrick, Klutz,
Lee, Leggett, Mitchell, Moody,
MCDONALD, Norwood, Page,
Paylor, Peterson, Pickens, Ragan,
Ray, Rouse, Sentelle, Sink, Sprin-
kle, Swift, Thompson (Robeson),
Thompson (Wake), Thorne, Vann,
White, Wade, Williams (Hyde),
Wilson, Woodall.
Not Voting-Cooper, Dees, Err
vim, Falkner, Hutchins, Lindsay,
Meekins, McEachern, Mcqueen,
Stone, Ward, Warden, Warren.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

The above item clipped from paper
1885 by Mrs of Jefferson presented
know Of he
G o. BURGESS, MGR.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
gone, for Commissioner Scott has
to pay the accountant.

RADIO-An embarrassing CO.
incidence happened here on sta
ton WRAL one night last week.
Gregg Cherry Candidate for gov
ernor) was scheduled to talk by
electrical transcription over
WRAL, which is owned and oper-
ated by the Fletchers (Ashe coun-
ty folks who migrated down here)
Cherry was just getting underway
pretty we'll when something went
radically wrong with the program
I-brrrroooeee-oo-oo-oo and the
announcer was forced to discon-
tinue the show. Nobody would
have thought much about it if it
had not been for the fact that the
Fletchers are vigorously opposed
to Cherry. Raleigh is evidently
strong for Cherry and a howl was
heard throughout the place.
But the following night every
thing cleared up and the Cherry
speech went off all right.
EXPENSES-This thing of re-
porting campaign expenses is a
joke, say what you will. Each
candidate has turned in his ac-
count, but it is just one of those
things. These reports don't
amount to anything.
The law says the maximum
must be $4,000. The Republicans
usually. tell it right-$7- $24-$19,
etc. But the Democrats-Oh, my.
Now, Mcdonald says he spent
something over $4,000; Cherry, ap-
proximately $4,000. Well, of
course the layman doesn't have
any idea what the cost of running
for office is in North Carolina.
But the advice in political circles
is: Don't run for governor or U.
S. senator unless you have $4,000
to spend. Mcdonald and Cherry,
it is said, have spent upwards of
100000. In 1886, $5OO,O0O. was
expended in the various political
races.
And you can put this down in
the book as CORRECT: There is
one cool million dollars standing
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
Conservation
Farming News
Weekly Items OF Interest To
AShe Farmers
By J. T. McLAURIN
BY J. T. McLAURIN

Two acres were planted to
Kudzu on Carl Cooper's farm, 10
Gated on Beaver Creek, during the
past week Only a few acres were
planted to Kudzu this year in the
county due to a war shortage of
plants. By the time plants are
available again the fifty or more
acres established by the New Riv-
er Soil conservation district
throughout the county will have
proven its worth, and if the plant
is adapted to this section.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

From Mr.. Robert Dennis, Is PastP Conn
Rocky h., ,' fs ~, &C.
Mr. Mr. , Gssgg Cher Cherry Candidate
Dear Sir:
the News & Observer OF May
by Reve
y that after Valentine had his resolution which
eliminate Commander
in the of your speech also said
s 6 s who Si this S1t Nothing
know where Nash COUNTY let alone Spring onehoe
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made the deep feeling of indignation stirred in the hearts of
Cries Of Throw him out DIRECTED 6 against from all the
ment and against you by TO
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in the irstw World
Nothing a Private!"
Frankly Mr. Cherry whom
wayG When DDsy comes whose man will be first second third
brave they be- only the Majors Colonies and Generals
What kind Of think would make the
speet for him soldier how could respect him. be willing
h sm ns % a1 G1o P Of nv Post But
dragging the Legion politics plain
Constitution which uphold Those involved be
but it goes far beyond that! In fact,
the indicates fundamental
thinking your and
those consider little nconsequenial
citizens members the Leg
ature while were Speaker
be Governor State time when
them returning God willing their businesses
again the broken thread of their
goes
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people in it.
and the armed orce have had letters and blanks
mailed indicating
in providing ballot asking
fathers mothers
fighting alongside
fighting dying there Xxx
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who has New Gunea
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News Observer and that thousands
think might have happened notw
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

Strip farming was put to real
test Friday, when hail and rain
storm hit the lower end of the
county. Fields, when stripped,
showed very little signs of erosion,
but where plowed, was damaged
to the extent that it will probab-
ly take 10 years or more, if ever,
to put them back in fair condition.
Many farmers estimate hun
dreds of dollars worth of damage
done to their farms in about one
hours time on Friday afternoon.
J. E. Mcmillan states that it
convinced him that he will do
only strip farming in the future.
Marvin Parlier, of Chestnut
Hill community, seeded about
three acres to sericea lespedeZa
this week. Mr.. Parlier states that
he hopes to get his non-production
hill fields to producing good per-
ennial hays. Then he can, and
will, confine his crop farming to
his bottom lands.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
You Can't Dispute

Here is PRO
and
Evening star., 1944-05-13

1t has divided the country into ID areas,
With regional directors in charge of its
campaign in each of these areas. 1t is
centering particularly on the job of get
ting all CIO members and other work.
ers registered. Because of the large mi
grations of labor into war industry
centers, this is considered essential.
X
Already in its publications the COM
mittee is taking credit for elections IN
primaries to date. For example, it
claims that it was largely responsible
for the election in Massachusetts of SO
pro-Roosevelt delegates out of total
of So to the Democratic National Con-
vention. Only, it said, in the Brockton
district, where the CIO has no member
ship, were the Ely anti-fourth term
delegates victorious.
In the recent Ohio primary, the Po-
ltlcal Action Committee backed Frank
j. Lausche, Mayor of Cleveland, for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
He won. Official Endorsement of Mr..
Lausche was voted by Labor's Joint
Committee for Political Action, COM
posed of CIO, AFL and railroad broth
erhood unions. 1t will support William
G.. Pickerel, the Democratic nominee
for Senator, who will run against SEN
ator Taft, experimentation the CIO
has denounced
The Political Action Committee in
New York Is centering particularly its
attack on Gov. Dewey, the prospective
Republican nominee for President. 1t
is. in effect, the residuary 1egatee Of
labor's Nonpartisan League, which was
organized to help re-elect President
Roosevelt in 1886. The formation of
the American Labor party in New York
State was another outgrowth of the
movement. A bitter struggle for con-
troll between the right and left wings
Of the New York Labor party recently
resulted in a victory for the left wingers
"a bit disrupting. But both wings are
supporting the reelection of President
Roosevelt.
The representatives of the Political
Action Committee insist they have a
perfect right to take part in the coming
campaign. They will spend their money
as they see fit, not contributing it to the
organized Democratic Campaign Com
mittees, or other political party COM
mittees. It's activities have already
been called to the attention of Attorney
General Biddle on the ground that it
is violating the Corrupt Practices Act.
Mr.. Biddle has taken the position no
law has been violated, and also that
the law does not apply to primaries.
Members of Congress, however, view
the matter differently
Evening star., 1944-05-13

seeing and vigorous international
action designed to provide a decent
livelihood for the masses of people
everywhere.
It is certainly true, at any rate
that demagogues and men on horse
back thrive best in places where
poverty and unemployment exist on
large scale. 1t is true, too, that
national economics are so inter-
dependent that when depression
strikes one country. other countries
are affected in varying degrees and
that if the depression deepens and
spreads, there develop those inter
national frictions which all too often
in the past have led to war. In the
circumstances, the American pro-
posal for a social-minded peace,
promoted by treaty, or a similar
proposal designed to effectuate the
basic principles of the ILO, is by no
means starry eyed idea. On the
contrary, if something like it could
be realized, the stability of tomor-
rows world would be we'll served.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Case Dismissed

Because 1t sheds significant light
on the true character of the Gov
ernment's seizure of the MONTGOMERY
Ward mail-order house, the final
disposition of the larceny case
against Paul D. Sowell, a subordinate
Ward official, is worthy of notice.
Mr.. SoWell was arrested for re-
moving one of a number of posters
which had been put up in the
establishment after the Government
had taken possession. He claimed
that he had removed the poster so
that he could study it in his office.
The Government officers presumably
concluded that he was guilty of an
act of defiance which ought to be
punished one way or another, so
Sowell was arrested on a charge of
theft f1ngerprinted and handcuffed.
In the light Of the facts as they now
appear, this was an outrageous abuse
of power
The complaint against Sowell
came up for hearing yesterday be-
fore a United States commissioner.
Since the Governments representa-
tiveS had treated him like a danger
Gus criminal a few days before, it
was logical to expect a vigorous
prosecution. But nothing of the sort
was forthcoming. Instead, the off,
cial who had signed the complaint
asked the commissioner to dismiss
the charge, asserting that the ENDS
of justice do not require further
prosecution in this case"
AS the commissioner pointed out,
however, in rebuking the Govern
ment's representative, there was no
evidence on which the complaint
could have been sustained. The
arrest was based on a trumped-up
charge and Sowell was put through
Gestapo-like process of public
humiliation. Then, when the time
arrived for the Government to
justify its action in open court, it
calmly moved to dismiss the COM
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Men on L.euye

Should the soldiers. sailors and
marines who are such welcome
weekend visitors to Washington
get it into their heads, as the result
of some recent squabbles, that the
policemen are anything but their
friends, it would be a double mis-
fortune-a misfortune for the men
in uniform, who would surely reap
the penalties of military discipline,
and for Washington, which has been
SO free Of such unpleasant incidents
in the past.
1t is always difficult to sift the evi-
dence in such cases, but there is
nothing to indicate that in recent
fracaseS the police have been doing
anything more than their duty or
that they were to blame for a mill
tary mans natural zealousness to
come to the rescue of comrade
who seemed to be in trouble.
There is no better way to Judge
the discipline of men in uniform
than by their conduct on leave,
fact which the military authorities
will have in mind in cautioning their
men against any show of hostility
to the overworked police. On the
other hand, the police have shown
their willingness, along with every
body else out of military uniform,
to give the man on leave a break
and help him if his foot slips. Mill
tary authorities in this area are high
in praise of the cooperation of
washington police, who are as much
on the serviceman's side as any,
body, and who leave all infractions
of discipline to the M. P.'s and the
shore patrol unless they are forced
to step in. The result of rows with
the police will only work to punish
the vast majority of men whose
excellent conduct on leave has made
1t such pleasure to have them
In town.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
The Political Mill
BY Gould Lincoln

The CIO Political Action Committee,
headed by Sidney Hillman, and it's
activities, particularly the expenditure
of money, is likely soon to come under
the scrutiny of congressional campaign
investigating committees Under the
terms of the Smith Connally Act, labor
unions are barred from making con-
tributions to political campaigns-just
as corporations have been in the past.
The Political Action Committee, how
ever, holds that it is entirely within it's
rights to take part in political cam
paigns. 1t has gone ahead raising a
large fund to be used in the present
campaign, and some estimates are that
it will throw S2,000,000 into the struggle
to elect Congress to its liking and to
re-elect President Roosevelt.
The Senate already has appointed its
Campaign Expenditures Investigating
Committee. Senator Green of Rhode
Island is chairman-a strong Roosevelt
Democrat. The other members are
Senators Stewart of Tennessee and
Tunnel of Delaware, Democrats, and
Ball of Minnesota and Ferguson of
Michigan, Republicans. The expectation
Is that the committee will be requested
to look into the CIO expenditures. In
deed, there have been rumors that re-
quests for such an investigation will
come from Alabama and Florida, which
recently held senatorial primaries.
X X *
The House committee has not yet been
named. A demand will be made, how
ever, that strong committee be ap-
pointed from that body and at an early
date. According to reports reaching
Washington, the Political Action Com
mittee was extremely active in the de-
feat of Representative Starnes in the
5th Alabama district-a member of the
Dies Committeeman that it played an
important part in forcing two more
anti-New Deal Representatives Manasco
in the 7th district and Newssone in the
9th, into runoff primary elections for
denomination
In the past, House campaign investi-
eating committees have been rather
perfunctory in their operations But
this year many members of the House
are aroused, particularly over the activ-
tiles of the CIO committee They are
planning, they say, to get to the bottom
of the matter and to see whether a law
enacted by Congress, amending the
Corrupt Practices Act, is to be flouted.
The Political Action Committee is not
letting the grass grow under it's feet.
1t has organized its branches through
out the country, with main headouar-
tiers in New York. 1t publishes news
paper-Political Action News-and
sends out regularly a news clip-sheet.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
New Drive in Italy

The strategic meaning Of the new
offensive suddenly launched by the
Allied armies in Italy should be in
terpreted with caution. The tech
nique, as described by American war
correspondents on the battle front
is strikingly similar to the start of
the epochal stroke at El Alamein.
There is the same predawn Gre
scendo of massed artillery, prefac-
ing the advance of engineers and
infantry under an umbrella of air
craft in undisputed mastery of the
local skies. Furthermore, this actual
start Of the offensive was preceded
by an intensive aerial bombing of
enemy communications far to the
rear of his battle front which has
repeatedly disrupted rail links
throughout Central Italy and re-
duced enemy reliance to motor
transport on highways also under
aerial bombardment. There was
even the blasting of a big dam near
the Adriatic coast which may have
induced the withdrawal of the
Germans from a nearby salient in
order to straighten their lines in
that sector of a front extending
some 90 miles clear across the
Italian peninsula from sea to sea.
The German high command has
obviously suspected for some time
that something important was in
the wind. This is shown by Marshal
Rommel's recent inspection of the
Italian front, by the flooding of the
Pontine Marshes through which
runs the coastal high road to Rome,
and by more intensive shelling of
our Anzio beachhead during the past
few days. Incidentally. this de-
tached theater of hostilities, some
80 miles north of the main front,
has not as yet been involved in the
Allied offensive, though it would be
logical to assume that it will pres
emily flame into aggressive activity
Other developments are likewise
possible, including "leapfrog" land
ings well up either coast of Italy.
Presumably, the cardinal point is
how much manpower, equipment
and landing craft the Allied high
command has earmarked for the
Italian campaign with reference to
the totals available for the overall
assault on Hitler's European For
treSS. That is the unknown uuan-
tity which time alone will disclose
Professionally, the new drive in
Italy may be considered as the
opening gun of the general often
slve, launched in a theater where
weather and terrain are at their
best for offensive operations. The
Germans are now faced with the
problem of holding their ground,
perhaps under the necessity of COM
mltting fresh reserves to Italy. or
of retreating north of Rome or even
to their main defense line along the
Apennines which guards the Pc
Valley. Thus far, they seem to be
resisting with maximum energy,
and there has been no indication of
extensive troop Withdrawals north
ward. The strength of their pres
ent tranS-peninsular line is such
that a grim struggle is likely be-
fore any decision is reached in the
current combat zone.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Objects to Mr.. Lloyd's Views

DDJ~Sto W WI. LlOyQ views
To the Editor Of The Star:
Recently Harold Lloyd published a
letter in your columns that should not
go unchallenged. He quoted from an
opinion OF Associate Justice Nelson of
the Supreme Court, "our States are
distinct sovereignties as independent of
Federal OF National Government as
Chile Or Austria" This opinion was
rendered before our Civil War. Just
as that conflict nullified Chief Justice
Taneys observations in the Dred Scott
case, so the war decided the States
were not as independent as the writer
suggested
Suppose we had existed only as a.
loosely knit federation of States when
the present war broke out: Because of
lack OF immediate danger, States in the
Middle West of isolationist ideology
might have failed to support the ma
tional defense.
But the most sinister aspect of Mr..
Lloyd'S letter lies in the fact that he
believes in the right of the divinely en-
doWed and wise to rule-by implication
without the consent of the masses
VINO are to be governed. 1 thought
the French Revolution and our own
Revolution settled that point. He refers
to the american race" What is
this? He suggests that labor and
races with which I'VE come in contact"
should be thankful for benefits instead
Of throwing monkey wrenches in our
social system" He condemned the idea
that our dual school system" should be
tampered with
Aside from the academic discussion
IN which Mr.. Lloyd INDUCES, as to
whether we are a republic or a
democracy, the general tone of his letter
is retreat from wisdom and a rational
lzation based on beliefs that are not
truly American. Lincoln'S creed of a
Government of the people, by the people
and for the people-all the peoples
good enough AmericaniSm for me.
E. B. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Deserved Acknowledgement

The testimonial luncheon to Mrs.
Walter S. Ulford. planned for Mon
day, is one OF those spontaneous
gestures Of appreciation, by her
friends, which are not uncommon in
Washington, They usually come
about as the result OF general recog-
milton of services performed and the
desire to acknowledge 1t publicly.
Mrs. Ufford is not as active now as
she once was in community affairs
and what she is doing these
days is merely a continuation
Of what she has been doing
since she came to Washington some
thirty-four years ago. But some
body suggests that something ought
to be done for Mrs. Ufford and the
suggestion meets immediate and
generous response. And it is a good
thing that this is the case. For Mrs.
Ufford is living refutation of the
Slanderous statements sometimes
made to the effect that WASHINGTON
is lacking in civic spirit" She is
an embodiment of that spirit and
it never tires. Her chosen field is in
helping the underdog, and in the
thick of most of the worthwhile
efforts by citizens in this direction
one finds Mrs. Ufford, with her ban
ner unfurled. She is perhaps one of
the most persistent lobbyists in
Washington. Once she gets hold of
a Congressman or District Commits
sloner, he will not escape unim-
pressed or with a comfortable con-
science until he lends willing ear.
She spends hours at her telephone,
gathering facts and arguments for
something she wants to do. And she
seldom let's go until it is done. No
body pays her for her time or effort.
The profits she reaps are in terms of
satisfactory knowledge that she has
at least done her part. The lunch
con planned for Monday is one of
the few occasions she has ever had
to hear other people tell her what
they think of her. 1t will be pleas
ant for her, and her friends, to hear.