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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
REPLY TO
Revel's and Dennis
LETTERS
To Gregg Cherry

We have been utterly amazed at the vicious malicious,
and heinous attacks made upon Gregg Cherry the
and grandson of Confederate veterans and himself
combat veteran Of World War by his enemies,
Marvin S. ReveI and Robert Dennis, and by the dis
tortion and msquoation of debate i'm the American
Legion Convention held fourteen years ago. Maybe
Messrs. Revels and Dennis think their memories
better than the official transcript of the debate file
in the LegiOus office.
In this debate in which Gregg Cherry took part he
did not say the things attributed to him by Messrs Reve
Dennis Nowhere i'm the debate there refer
private and the only reference to Spring Hope
comparing the size of its Legion Post with other
Posts in the State and their respective rights.
Apparently Messrs ReveIs and Dennis wish to make
it appear that Gregg Cherry is vicious and ntOeran
snOb. Such a Characterization of Gregg Cherry is i'm
possible. People who have known him from his youth
know that he worked his way from the bottom of the
ladder the top They know of his working to
his college education. They know that he has lived
the farm and in GastOna and they know that for seven
consecutive the people of his county sent him to
the Legislature their representative. Certainly the
people who know him best would not have honored
him had he been snOb or been other than firsrate
citizen in every respect
We, the comrades of Gregg Cherry in World War l.
know him and love him. We commend him without any
reservation whatever the Democrats of North Caro-
lima soldier gentleman citizen and statesman,
who manage best the affairs of North Carolina its
Governor for the next four years.
George A. IseIey A. G. Banks ArendeI
T X. Willis Smith Ciauoe RAMSEY
j. B COrreN j. o. RenfrO ~ d ~ IT,
Glenn Holding Roy w. Younger w Hasweu
J. r. Mchiner Everett e. Briggs
E. V. Denton James w. Bailey Frank Anderson
Howell L. Dr. NJ. r. Gibson Gale X. Burgess
E. Fl. Mccain L. A. Lentz C. P. Tyson
Marshall HI. Schen Burton T. SauIs A. w. Haynes
w. G.. Salvage VIM FredH Hale
ncuded in the above Burgess State Director of
the United Dry Forces of North CarOlina0
hs County members of American Legion
who about Comade Friendly
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-24

AVON b. sYKES-Clintwood, Va. @' =
r. H. YORKOFF NJ D.-Clintw God. va. =
CLINCHCO CAFE Clnchco, Va.
DR. T. C. SUTHERLAND, Haysi, Va.
BREAKS MOTOR CO., Inc.-Ha ysi Va.
HANOVER q ANDERSON GARAGE-Clintwood Va.
COYEY's RESTAURANT eli nchco Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-24

IueSe business houses ana
CIINCHCO THEATRE -C1nch co. Va, and III
CUMBERLAND BANK TRUST CO.-Haysi Va I.
CLINTWOD FUNERAL Cinyvood va.
RUTH ELKHORN GOALS, Inc.-steinman, Va.
RIVERSIDE MOTOR co.. Clin chco Va
CLINTWOOD HARDWARE FURNITURE Co-ClintDood, Va
CHAS. p. MULLINS, Treasurer Cintwood,
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Father Testifies in Fight
For Kirk ChiId's CUSTODY

Thorne w. Kirk of Parkersburg
w. Va, father of 34-month -old
Bobby Lee Kirk, was today's first
witness in the District Court fight
for the child's custody between the
mother, Mrs. Helen A. Kirk, 1900
block of Clifton street NV. and the
paternal grandmother, Mrs. Sue
Kirk of Parkersburg. The case be-
gan late yesterday.
The grandmother seeks to regain
custody through a habeas corpus
proceeding held before Visiting Judge
Royce H. Savage. The petition
claims the grandmother was award
ed temporary custody of the boy ir
West Virginia pending outcome of q
divorce suit brought there by the
father. a railroad employe. The Pc
tition claims the mother, drug
store clerk, brought the boy here
in violation Of West Virgins
court order.
The father testified today that he
had sought a reconciliation with hi
wife, but she refused. He was Ques.
toned at length regarding the diff.
ferent positions he has held and the
contributions he made toward sup.
port Of his family.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Service Women's Club
To Mark Anniversary

The Service Women's Club OF
Washington, 1911 H street NV, one
of four in the United States, will
celebrate its first anniversary this
week end with British ATS, WRENS,
WAAFS and Canadian and Austria
liam servicewomen as guests of
American WACS, WAVES, SPARS
and Women Marines.
The celebration will consist of an
open house Sunday, including a
special tea and program in the late
afternoon and evening, and an in
ternational birthday party Monday
night, which will honor the club s
senior hostesses. The Army Air
Forces Band will play.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Baltimore Court Refuses
To Free Laugh|in Witnesse!
Er the Assnn,n+nd Ere


BALTIMORE, Sept. 29.-James J
Iaughlin. Washington attorney ac-
quilted last Friday in Baltimore
Federal Court on a charge of at
tempting to obstruct justice. was
unsuccessful yesterday in seeking
the release of Two inmates of the
Atlanta Penitentiary on habeas
corpus action.
Petitions for the release of Hill
lard Sanders and Burkett Patter-
son, both of whom served as wit
nesses for Mr. Jaughlin in the re-
cent trial, we're denied by Federal
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut.
Sanders contended through Mr.
Lauglin that at the Atlanta prison
he had been deprived of his civil
rights. He said also the act which
authorized the State banks to be in
sured by the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp. was unconstitutionaI
and, therefore, his conviction under
that act was invalid.
The prisoner is serving a 20-yea1
sentence for participating in the
$4,000 holdup of q Hyattsville bank
messenger, September 25, 1941.
Patterson, convicted of a Fedora
automobile theft charge, contends
he was released en- parole but latel
was returned to prison after an un.
fair hearing before a parole board
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Davies Rests After Attack
OF Food POISONING

Joseph E. Davies, former Ambas-
sador to Russia, was under a physi-
clans care today at his home, 1923
Klingle road NV, after suffering
an attack of food poisoning We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Davies was lunching at his
home with Will Hays, president OF
the Motion Picture Producers AS
sociation of America. when he be-
came ILL., his physician, DR.. Walter
A. Bloedorn. said.
AS Mr.. Davies arose to leave the
table he slipped and fell, suffering
a scalp wound, DR.. Bloedorn said
The wound required several stitches
DR. Bloedorn said Mr.. Davies con-
dition today was excellent" but
that he had advised his patient tc
rest for several days before resum-
ing his activities.
Evening star., 1944-09-29

been wounded in action a third
time, he wrote his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Groom, 2226 Decatur
place NV, from Southern France
In letter received Wednesday
Corpl. Groom said he received q
back injury August Is, and warned
his parents of another War Depart
ment telegram He has participated
in four invasions and was wounded
twice in the left leg.
After graduating from Centra.
High School, where he was on the
football team, Corpl. Groom worked
for Stott g. Co. He was a member
of the District National Guard when
it was activated in 1910 and lata
transferred to paratroop unit.
Marine Corpl. Ernest L. O'Bry.
him, Is. who was wounded in August
l943. has been wounded again
the Navy Department informed his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest M
O'Bryhim. SIS Second street Sc
He was hit in the back by shrapne
on Guam July Is, the second tele.
gram said
Before joining the Marine Corps
in July, 1912, Corpl. OBryhim at.
tended Eastern High School. He
has been overseas 20 months. and
his family believes he is entitled tc
wear six battle stars. He was hos
pitalized for three months after his
first wounds.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
The Crossey Poll
Sure States: Roosevelt, II; Dewey, 8
BY ARCHIBALD N. CRossLEY.

In the weeks remaining before
November 7, 1t is highly unlikely
that any OF II Roosevelt States will
shift to Gov. Dewey, or that any Of
eight Dewey States will shift to
President Roosevelt. The certain
Roosevelt States total 176 electoral
votes, and the certain Dewey States
total so. The number necessary to
win Is 266, which Is one more than
half of the 531 electors.
In the Roosevelt column are found
all of the Southern States and
Kentucky. Oklahoma and West Vir-
ginia. While interviewing for this
poll was completed just before Gov
Dewey's California speeches, his op-
ponent's lead in that State seems
unlikely to be overcome. Oregon is
a pivotal State, at present leaning
toward the Republican nominee, but
Washington is considered safe fol
Mr.. Roosevelt, as also are Utah
Arizona, Montana and New Mexico
Definitely in the Dewey column
are the farming areas-the States o.
North and South Dakota, Nebraska
Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin, and In
addition Indiana and Vermont.
All other States are considered
subject to possible shift. At the time
this poll was taken, the situation
with regard to the Texas electors
was not clear, but the ratio Of Roose.
welt to Dewey was so considerable
that the State is placed In the GER
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Sinutru Has TeuWith President;
lis Now Binq's Foe in Politics

He doesn't need any," came back
Sinatra. Hes good enough him.
self"
Frank swooned himself. We hac
to pick him off the floor twice ;
chimed in Comedian Rags" Rag.
land. member of the party.
Sinatra, Ragland and "Toots'
Shor, New York restaurant operator
flew down from Manhattan for tn,
White House tea at the invitation O.
Robert E.. Hannegan, Democrati,
national chairman.
1t started this way, as Raglant
put it:
I'VE were sitting in Toots Shor'
last night and Bob CHannegan) sug
gested that we come to Washington
today to see the President. So W,
flew down-it was the biggest thrill
I ever had in my life
Their visit brought the bigges
crowd of reporters to the east gat,
of the White House since the da,
Vice President Wallace and Jess,
Jones got into q row over the opera
tions of the Board of Economic War
fare.
The tea was arranged for q grour
OF Democratic leaders, among then
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Pauley CMr
Pauley Is National Committee treas
urer), Senator and Mrs. Kilgore o
West Virginia, former Gov. Keer
johnson of Kentucky and forme
Gov. Frank T. Murphy Of Nev
Hampshire.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Young Republicans Elect
McGarraqhy as President

Andrew ]. McGarraghy, Wash
ington attorney. has been elected
president Of the Young Republican
Club of the District. Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph A. Maloney will serve as ma
tional committeeman and national
committeeWoman. respectively.
Other new officers are Charles Bell
Hart, first vice president; Mrs
Elizabeth E. Bolts. second vice presi
dent; Mrs. Grace L. Brearley, secre-
tary: Mrs. Ruth D. Early, treasurer
and Miss Elva Lohr. delegate to
the Republican State Committee in
the District.
The Young Republicans are open
ing temporary ofnces for their cam
paign work in quarters in the Evans
Building, loaned by the State Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Deception by Dewey
In Quoting President
Charged by hi||man
BY the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Sidney
Hillman, chairman of the CIO Polit-
ical Action Committee, charged yes
terday that Gov Thomas e. Dewey
committed "willful deception" when
he quoted President Roosevelt In an
Oklahoma City speech Monday
night.
The words the Republican nominee
attributed to the President, Mr.. HILL
man told the United Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers (CIO)
were torn from speech that few
campaigning Republicans would care
to remember today. In short, 1t was
the Presidents famous Quarantine
the aggressor' speech"
Gov. Dewey quoted the Pres
ident as saying in 1887: How
happy we are that the circum-
stances of the moment permit US
to put our money into bridges and
boulevards >" rather than into
huge standing armies and vast
implements of war;
Mr.. Hillman said 1t was "hard to
believe that even he Dewey would
have the brazen effrontery-the un-
mitigated gall-to quote from this
source If America had listened to
the quarantine" speech, he added
there would have been no war"
Likening the tactics of PAC oppo-
nents to "NaN propaganda" Mr.
Hillman declared reactionary inter-
ests were attempting to drive labor
out Of politics because labor is a
vital. progressive force"
Mr.. Hillman said "the Hearst Nc
CormickPatterson axis rarely misses
an opportunity, when discussing
PAC, to drag in the fact that 1 am
a Jew and that was born in Lithu-
ania-and I don't apologize to any
one for It,"
Replying to charges leveled at the
PAC by william M. Jeffers, Mr.
Hillman said yesterday In a state
ment the PAC stands for the purest
kind Of democracy"
The Union Pacific Railroad pres
ident and former Federal rubber ad-
ministrator said in Chicago Tuesday
that the PAC is "a pernicious in
novation that has literally snaked
It's way into American politics"
If getting people to exercise their
citizenship by registering and voting
is 'pernicious innovation in Amer
ican politics" Mr. Hillman declared
then the CIO Political Action Com
mittee Is most certainly 'pernicious
innovator'
Il think 1t likely that Mr.. JefYers
is, really objecting to the principle
OF universal franchise. He wants all
the people to vote. of course, all the
people who agree with him.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Ports Of Entry Sought
By Pan American Airwavs

Permission to establish borde,
ports Of entry for international
traffic at Baltimore, Boston
Chicago and Detroit was sought
today by Pan American World AIR
ways in an application to the Civil
Aeronautics Board.
Before the war Baltimore was
used as an information terminal
by Pan American when winter
conditions made New York insult
able. These facilities are now being
used by the British Overseas Air
ways. The American company seeks
permission to use Baltimore as q
year-round terminal.
The proposal is part of a plan
to bring international air traveI
within reach of the average man
after the war Direct trans
Atlantic service would be brought tc
the Great Lakes area for the first
time, with planes travelling the
Great Circle route to England OF
France via Montreal.
Pan American planes at present
are authorized to land at Boston
only for refueling or In ar
emergency.
Only overseas travellers would be
carried from the proposed terminals
1t was said,
Evening star., 1944-09-29
BuerckeI, Minister
In Hitler Cabinet
And High Nazi, Dies

Ey the Associated Press.
Joseph Buerckel, minister in Hit
ler's government and one Of the
Understanding Nazis, died today
of Inflammation of the lungs, the
German radio announced.
Among posts he held at various
times were those of civil administra-
tor of Lorraine, the French province
which Hitler annexed and which
American troops now are invading
head of the civil administration In
Moravia, province of Czecho-
slovakia, and governor OF the Saar
one of Germany's richest sections
on her western boundaries.
Buerckel was 49. Berlin said he
died at Neustadt.
In 1894 he was named German
plenipotentiary for the Saar soon
after that coal and iron region voted
in a plebiscite to join Germany
after postwar occupation by the
Allies. He was commissioner Of the
Saar from 1885 to 1888 and men,
Der of the Reichstag.
The broadcast identified him as
first gauleiter of Austria" and
"one of the oldest and most loyal of
Hitler's supporters" In his various
administrations he particularly op-
pressed the Jews.
When Austria was absorbed by
Germany In 1893 Buerckel as
gauleiter was largely responsible for
measures aligning the country with
Nazi principles and with crushing
all incipient opposition.
A subsequent Berlin announce
ment said Hitler had appointed Viii.
lie Stoehr, chief of the Nazi party
chancellory, as acting gauleiter Oh
party chief of "Westmark Province
in succession to Buerckei. West.
mark is the German designation fol
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Mm-sEPTEsBER ROSTER OF FL

tain list. Oklahoma Is on the Roose-
velt side, but close enough so that
1t might change over. Kentucky is
believed for Roosevelt, but not yet
certain. The tradition of the Solid
South seems likely to be upheld,
with very little If any break.
The percentages shown in the
accompanying table include esti-
mates for voters from the armed
services, calculated from civilians of
similar ages. They exclude those
who express q preference to the
polltakers but believe they may not
vote on Election day. The results
are subject to variation of 3 per-
centage points.
Unless something unusual occurs
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Baseball
Continued From First Page.)

rell. Richards walked. Hoover
struck out and Richards was out
stealing, Ferrell to Myatt. No runs
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON - Gentry tossed
out Niggeling. Case flied to Cramer
Myatt singled over second. Torres
tapped to Gentry. No runs.
DETROIT - Torres threw out
Gentry. Cramer flied to Case. Mayo
flied to Spence. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures flied to
Wakefield. Kuhel singled to center
Mayo threw out Powell. Ferrell
fouled to Hoover. No runs.
DETROIT-Higgins walked. York
popped to Myatt. Wakefield singled
to right, sending Higgins to third.
Outlaw struck out. On an attempt
ed double steal, Higgins was out,
Ferrell to Myatt to Ferrell to Torres
No runs
FIFTH INNING.
NGTON-Sullvan flied to
Cramer. Niggeling popped to Mayo
Case fouled to Richards. No runs.
DETROIT-Myatt went far out
toward center to take Richards fly
Hoover popped to Sullivan. Sulli-
van threw out Gentry. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Myatt flied t<
Wakefield Torres singled to CEN
ter. Spence singled past Higgins
Torres stopping at second. Gentry
threw out Kuhel. The fourth ball
to Powell was a wild pitch, Torres
scoring and Spence taking third
Ferrell fouled to Higgins. One run
DETROIT-Torres threw out
Cramer. Mayo struck out, Ferrell
dropped the ball, but threw him out
at first. Torres tossed out Higgins
No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Sullivan singled
to left. Niggeling hunted into g
double play, Gentry to Hoover tt
York. Case flied to Cramer. NJ
runs.
DETROIT-Sullivan went far out
toward left to take Yorks fly. Wake.
field doubled to center. Wakefield
took third on a passed ball. Out.
law singled to left. scoring Wakefield
Outlaw stole second as Richards wa.
called out on strikes. Hoover wa
given an intentional pass. Gentry
singled over second, scoring Outlaw
Hoover stopping at second. CrAmel
singled to center, scoring Hoover
Gentry stopping at second. Mayt
grounded out, Kuhel to Niggeling
Three runs.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Kin Reveal Murdered
Widow Was6 s., Not s

A discrepancy in the reported age
Of Mrs. Margaret Fitzwater, whose
body was found floating in the Pen
lagoon Lagoon Sunday morning
came to light yesterday at her fu-
neral services at Rosemont Gene
terry, Sedley, Va.
Members of the slain woman's
family said Mrs. Fitzwater was SO
years old, not SO as previously re-
ported.
Meanwhile, FBI agents continued
questioning Gardner Pop" Holmes
Sc. restaurant worker who lives In
a shanty mounted on a raft moored
to the bank of the lagoon. He is
a voluntary" witness. FBI spokes-
men said. He discovered Mrs. Fitz-
waters body, her throat slashed
floating IS feet from his makeshift
quarters last Sunday. He reported
his discovery to park police and was
taken into custody by the FBI when
lit was determined that the murde,
had been committed on Fedora,
property.
The FBI today denied that a DO,
of steak knives, forks and spoons
'reportedly found near the scene O
the crime, had been turned over t.
its agents.
A list of survivors of the murdered
woman was made public yesterda.
at her funeral services. They are
Chester, a son now in the Army ant
stationed In England; four brothers
J. D. Wellons of Roanoke, Va; W
B., C. L. and Pete Wellons of Sed
ley. Va, and three sisters, the Misse
Minnie and Matty Wellons OF Sed
ley and Mrs. Louis McCauley, Davis
w. Va.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Dewey Shuns Experts,
Prepares Speeches
In Heat Of Battle
By the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 29.-An
entirely new speech writing
technique appeared developing
in the Thomas E. Dewey camp
today, as the Republican presi-
DENTAL nominee prepared to
press home his attack against
a fourth term for President
Roosevelt.
The Dewey campaign started on
an austere. academic plane, with
speeches which obviously were the
work of many hands-research ex-
perts, writers. rewriters, editors and
others who gave them a final pol
ish-to which the New York Gov
ernor added his own finishing
touches in the course of delivery.
But then came the explosion at
Oklahoma City, when the COP
standard bearer tore up the seventh
of a series of speeches, carefully
prepared before he began his trans
continental tour, and wrote an
other one from scratch.
Stopped Only for Sandwich.
He told reporters at Tulsa the
following day that he had written
it himself in IL hours He batted it
out between noon and midnight,
stopping only for sandwich and a
glass of milk, the day after Mr..
Roosevelt accused Republican cam
paigners of fraud and false
hood"
Any one could see, when he met
reporters a few hours before that
speech was delivered that the
Dewey blood was up-that the ex-
prosecutor was stalking.
What did l think of the Presi-
dents speech Saturday night?" he
repeated in icy tones. Il thought
1t was tragedy for a nominee for
President of the United States to
find It necessary to bolster a wan
ing cause by importations from a
language of our enemies by sinking
to the level of mud singing in the
use of the word fraud and false
hood"
Then he went before a capacity
crowd in the Oklahoma City audi
torium and cried out:
He has asked for it," here it ISL
Enthusiastic Response Reported.
The reaction to the Dewey solo,
written speech, as reported here
yesterday by Republican National
Chairman Herbert Brownell, jr.,
was that COP headquarters never
had seen such a spontaneously en-
thusiastic response from Democrats
and Republicans alike in all parts
of the country"
There is no doubt" Mr. Brownell
said. that he brought hundreds of
thousands of independent and
Democratic votes into the Dewey
Bricker column"
Declaring the trend back to the
Republican party has spread from
coast to coast" Mr.. Brownell said
there is "a widespread feeling among
Democratic organization officials
that the Hillman- -BroWder faction in
the New Deal is exercising a pre-
dominant influence. and there is
much bitterness as a result"
All Of which may mean. in the
opinion of reporters covering the
Dewey campaign, that the Governor
will write his own speeches in his
trip-hanner style from now on.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Main Problem Of Big 8
Will Be Germony's Fate
nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The problem Of rendering Ger
many incapable Of launching fu-
ture wars appears to be shaping up
as the greatest single issue imme-
diately before the United States,
Britain and Russia for joint de-
cision.
1t is believed here to be one of
the main considerations underlying
Prime Minister Churchill's strongly
worded statement to Parliament
yesterday that a meeting must be
held, before the end of the year If
possible, by himself and President
Roosevelt with Premier Stain.
The President and the Prime Min
ister, at their recent talk at HYDE
Park after the Quebec conference.
had ample opportunity to explore
their respective opinions on the fate
OF Germany, but at the moment
neither has more than a rough idea
of what Stain plans.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Missing in Action
Second 1t. Robert Mo0rhead, q

SeCOnd 1t. Robert M00rheAd, "
has been missing in action in France
since September s, the War Depart.
ment has notified his mother, Mrs
Cliff Silver, 1923 Lanier place NV
| Mrs. Silver said his wife, Mrs
Catherine Neville Moorhead, Is.
Westmond avenue, Alexandria, Va.
had received letter from him datec
September 3. telling her not to worry
because so far he hadn't received 9
scratch.
1t. Moorhead graduated from
Central High School in 1910 anc
was employed by the Civil Aeronau.
tics Authority while studying aero.
nautical engineering at Columbis
Tech Institute He entered the
Army In January. 1912, and went
overseas in June of this year.
Evening star., 1944-09-29

Crosby is a
member of the
Hollywood for
Dewey Commit
tee" and his
brother, Everett,
says Bing def
nitely" means
every word of it.
tBing currently
is on a USO tour
in France.)
But Sinatra-
The Voic e.
had tea with
P r e S l d e n t
Roosevelt. YES.