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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Gift Problems For Women,
Men In Service Answered

Local people, as we'll as those
throughout the nation, have really
started doing their Christmas
shopping early and are on the
hunt for gifts for men in service
overseas. But it isn't so early af-
ter all; for these gifts must be
mailed between September Is
and October is.
The question of what to give
comes up; but the office of War
Information has made a survey
and has the answer to that ques-
ton.
Soldiers in all theatres would
like wallets, pipes and tobacco,
razor blades and small shaving
kits, pocket-sized books and pho
tographs in waterproof folders,
cigarettes and cigars, automatic
pencils, stationery, games, cards,
puzzles, hard candy, soap, dried
fruit, vacuurn-packed nuts and
wrist watches, the Office of War
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Vessel Named For Former
Ashe Man, John Williamson

gagged in action with the enemy
at Pearl Harbor on December Z,
1941; in the battle of Bougain-
vile on February 20, 1912; and in
the battle of Salamaua on March
10, 1912. He participated in the
capture and defense of Guadal-
canal island, including night sur
face action against superior forces
through November 10, 1912, and
was commended for excellent
conduct throughout this period.
He was also engaged in action
with enemy aircraft in the battle
of Savo island and was commend
ed for outstanding conduct and
performance of duty. For his
heroism in the action Of Novem-
Der IL, 1912, in the Solomon is
land area, in which he was killed,
he was awarded the Navy cross
posthumously with the following
notation:
Continued on Page A.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Marion Goodman
Is Seeing Action

Pfc. Marion L. Goodman, neph-
ew of Mr.. and Mrs. George Oliver,
is with the marines and has been
seeing plenty of action in the
Pacific. He has been in the thick
of it in Tarawa, Saipan and con-
tinues on Tinian.
In a recent letter to Mrs. Oliver,
he makes some interesting obser-
vations of conditions and life in
the Pacific. In spite of continuous
action, Pfc. Goodman still has a
sense of humor and writes as if
he is in good spirits.
IT am looking forward to the
time when I can get back to the
States again and get a chance to
get home once more, but I don't
have any idea as to when that
time will be. I guess one can
consider himself lucky in being
able to still be functioning, after
a few of our campaigns like the
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24

A Navy seaman who refused to
abandon his gun in the face of an
onrushing Japanese torpedo plane
will be honored at Orange, Texas,
August 20 when a destroyer es-
cort vessel named for the late
John Williamson, seaman first
class, USN., a native of Ashe
county, is launched at Consolida-
ted Steel corporation shipbuilding
division.
Sponsor of the vessel will be
his sister, Mrs. Sherman Regis
ter, 6 Lake Forest Parkway, Will
mington.
He enlisted in the U. S. Navy,
as apprentice seaman, at Raleigh,
July II, 1910.
Williamson joined the USS San
Francisco in September, 1910, and
served continuously on her until he
was killed in action on November
IL, 1912.
On the San Francisco he en-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Ashe Men Reported
Killed, Injured And
LIN German Prisons
Pfc. Ellis d. Grogan Dies In
England; Phillips Is Now
Prisoner Of War

War casualties continue to come
home to Ashe county with one
death three injuries and one pri.
soner of war being reported this
week.
Pfc. Ellis D. Grogan of Todd
died from injuries sustained in
France; S. Sgt. Walter E. Phillips
has been reported a prisoner of
war; Pvt. Lee Thomas Jones; Pfc.
Ford E. Greer and T.-Sgt. Fields
Church are among those injured.
Pfc. Grogan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isom M. Grogan, of Todd, died
on August 4, in a hospital in Eng
land, from wounds received in
action in France, on July 6, ac-
cording to a message received by
his parents from the War Depart
ment. They had previously been
notified that he was seriously
wounded. Pfc. Grogan has one
brother, End Sgt. Pete H. Grogan,
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
County Council
OF I'll. ID. Clubs To
Meet On Aug. 81
Officers Are To Be Chosen
And Plans For Achievement
Day To Be Discussed

The county council of home
demonstration clubs will meet al
the community building next
Thursday, August 81, when plans
for achievement day will be
made and officers elected.
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson will
speak briefly to the club on the
duties and responsibilities of of
ficers. Mrs. J. w. Luke will con-
duct the devotionals.
'"There will be a roll-call Of
all of the 16 clubs in the county
Space will be provided for the
members of each club and as the
clubs are called the members will,
be counted. Support your club
and attend the meeting" Miss
Doris Whitesides, county home
agent, declared.
The meeting will open prompt
1y at two o'clock, it was announc-
ed. All members are urged tc
be on time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
MidWestern Press
Meets AT Shatley
Springs, Saturday
Interesting Program Planned
Good Attendance Is
Expected

Around 60 MEMBERS of the Mid
western Press Association and
guests are expected to attend the
meeting at Shatley Springs on
Saturday night when 1t. Colonel
A. L. Fletcher will be the guest
speaker.
Colonel Fletcher, who has re-
Gently returned to North Carolina
to resume his position as director
of the Unemployment Compen-
sation Commission, after serving
for more than two years on the
Presidential Board of Appeals, of
National Selective Service, will
discuss the C. 1. Bill of Rights and
the Kilgore Bill. He will be pre-
scented by Ed M. Anderson.
Included in the entertainment
features of the program will be
string music by Clifton Evans and
his band, from Sparta; a reading
by Miss Nena Bell Barr and vocal
selections by Miss Rachel RAIDER.
L. P. Coward, mayor of Jeffer-
son, will extend an official well
come to which Miss Beatrice
Cobb, secretary of the North Car
Continued on Page Four)
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:Rationing Guide
MEATS, FATS

NAA&AAO1 A<AA0
Book four red stamps AS
through rs and AS through
D5 valid indefinitely and are
worth 10 points each. Thirty
meat and fat stamps are avail
able to each consumer every
four weeks. Red tokens are
good for change indefinitely.
PROGRESSED FOODS
Book four blue stamps AS
through rs and AS through F5
valid indefinitely. All blue
tokens may be used for making
change indefinitely.
SUGAR
Book four stamps 80, 81 and
81 valid indefinitely for five
pounds each; stamp 40 good
for five pounds for home can
ming through Feb. 20, 1915.
SHOES
Airplane stamps / and 2 in
Book Three valid indefinitely.
Good for one pair each.
GASOLINE
ia coupons valid for three
gallons through Nov. 8. B-3,
B-4, C-3 and CA coupons are
valid for five gallons indefin-
itely.
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Is Leading
State With Milk
Cows; Has $500
Report From Department OF
Agriculture Continues To
Place County First

A report just released from the
N. c. Department of Agriculture
shows big increase in milk cows
in this state since 1941 and con-
tinues to place Ashe county in the
lead.
According to the report the
number of milk cows on North
Carolina farms has increased 49,
900 head since 1941.
Based on the number of milk
cows and heifers two years old
and older, the figure is now $780,
662 as compared with $4,000 in
1941, said the release. In 1912, the
number was 329,597.
Ashe County has $500 milk
cows, leading the list, and in
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Ashe Missionary Baptists To Meet Friday
3-Day Session Is
To Open Friday
At Valley Home
Good Program Planned; J. G.,
Goodman Is Moderator
And c. l.. Blevins, Clerk

Inspite of hampered travel con-
ditions, good attendance is ex-
pected for the fifty-eighth annual
session of the Ashe Missionary
Baptist Association to be held at
the Valley Home Baptist Church
at Toliver this week end.
The. meeting will open on Fri
day morning with the moderator,
j. c. Goodman presiding and will
be concluded Sunday noon.
In addition to the regular busi-
ness an interesting program has
been planned. DR.. I. G. Greer, sup
erintendent of the Baptist orphan
age at Thomasvil1e and Smith
Hagaman, superintendent of the
Baptist Hospital, at Winston
Salem are scheduled to speak on
Friday. Mr.. Goodman said that a
representative of the cooperative
program, of Raleigh would also
speak on Friday.
Rev. J. H. Gentry, w. L. Griggs,
R. c. Ashley and Rev. w. M.
Continued on Page Four)
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Funeral Is Held
On Monday For
J. r. Johnston, Is
Prominent Idlewild Man Died
On Saturday Following
Long Illness

Funeral service, which was
held at the Blue Ridge Baptist
church, on Monday afternoon for
John Romulus Johnston, who
died at his home Saturday, was
attended by a large crowd of
friends and relatives.
Revs. J. M. Hayes, Levi Greene
and John S. Jordan were in
charge of the service and burial
followed in the church cemetery.
Death came suddenly to Mr..
Johnston, who had been in de-
clining health for sometime. His
condition had appeared to be i'm
proving, however, and his sudden
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
BAN FOR CHILDREN
STILL ON IN ASHE

Wade E. VannOy, chairman
of the county board of health,
called attention to the fact, this
week, that the ban prohibiting
children under sixteen years of
age from public gatherings has
not been lifted in the county.
Mr.. Vannoy pointed out that
indications were that this
could be lifted in the near flu
tgre If the epidemic continued
to Subside. As far as il is
known, there have been NO
cases reported for several
days i'm the county; but health
authorities pointed out that
they did not wish to take any
chances.
Parents are asked to con-
tinue to cooperate in this mat
ter for the protection Of chill
dren and public announcement
will be made as soon as the
ban is lifted, it was explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Information reports.

1nIOrmaC1On reports.
Sailors everywhere want pock-
et-sized dictionaries, novels, my
stories, westerns and humor-but
no war stories; sneakers for show
ers and moccasin-type bedroom
slippers; pocket knives with at
tachments, Bibles, alarm clocks,
playing cards, dice, poker chips,
insect repellants, small snapshots,
toilet kits and shaving kits, foot
powder, sunglasses, fountain pens,
writing pads, fruit cake, timed
luxury foods like olives, sardines
nuts; coat hangers, wash clothes,
small homemade personal articles
steel mirrors and favorite tobacco
mixtures.
Army nurses want washable
brunch coats, clothes pins, buttons
needles, thread, mending equip.
ment, lingerie, bobby pins, hair
nets, elastic, cosmetics of all
Continued on Page s.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Scholarship Is
Given Here By
Don Richardson

Don Richardson, noted violin
teacher, of Charlotte, who has Of
ten visited Ashe county, was a
guest of the Rotary club last
week and presented the club with
a check for $4,000 to be used as
a scholarship fund for some wor-
thy boy or girl, by the club.
Mr.. Richardson, who has al
ways shown much interest in the
youth, attached no strings to the
offer, but left it up to the club to
use the money as the directors
saw fit.
The noted musician spent sew
eral weeks here at the time the
Ashe Hospital was being estab-
lished and gave concerts in behalf
of it. At that time he was made
an honorary member of the JEFF
Persons Rotary Club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Christian Unity
Baptist Group Met
Rev. ID. o. Miller Is Moderator
And Rev. Carl Sturgill
Is Clerk

The tenth annual session of the
Christian Unity Baptist Associa-
ton was held with the Sugar
Grove church last week end with
a good attendance. The former
moderator being unable to be
present, Rev. D. o. Miller was
elected to preside and Rev. F.
Carl Sturgill was elected again
for clerk-treasurer.
One church was excluded from
the association and one joined,
which leaves the number of
churches in the body at ten.
There are eleven ordained and
seven licensed ministers. The
total membership last year was
800. The present membership is
419, after the loss of Greenwood
Church, which had "a members,
according to the report.
Last year this body started to
aid the hospital at Winston-Sa-
lem and the orphange at Thomas
vile, giving the small sums of
$4,000 and $500 respectively. The
association asked the church to
do what they would by way of
free-will offering. The amount of
this years fund is $12635, approx
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Sgt. Elmo Jones Is
Active In Invasion

Sgt. Elmo Jones, son of Mrs.
Denton Jones, of Warrensville,
played a CONSPICUOUS part in the
successful landing of allied troops
on D-Day in France.
He and Is other American para
chutists volunteered to land on
the beach 40 minutes before the
airborne troops and were success
full in placing lights at strategic
points for the safe landing of the
men to follow.
Sgt. Jones won his present rank
for completing this daring mis-
sion. Since then he has had a
seven-day furlough in England.
He has been in service for three
years and overseas for 18 months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Officers Chosen
By Grange Unit
w. L. Woodie Elected AS The
Master Of Nathan's Greek
Grange

The Nathan's Creek Grange
met Saturday night and elected
the following officers: Master, w
L. Woodie; Overseer, c. c. Dixon;
Lecturer, IS g. DixaniAss
sistant Loe e
Steward, ~ Dickson IS
ant Steward, Re- .. Jones Crap.
lain, Worth Sweet; Sec -tary
Mrs. William T. Miller; Treasur-
er, William T. Miller; Gatekeeper,
J. H. Payne; Ceres, Mrs. T. E.
Dickson; Pomona, Mrs. Paul
Reeves; Flora, Mrs. Rex Jones;
Lady Assistant Steward, Grace
S. Davis; Executive Committee,
A. B. Hurt, T. E. Dickson and r.
H. Grouse.
A. Grouse Jones, State Grange
Deputy, was present and instruct
ed the officers in Grange proce-
dure.
One new member, Mrs. j. H.
Payne, was taken in.
The members present decided
that the Grange would meet the
first Saturday night of each
month. The next meeting will
be held September 2. All Grange
members are urged to attend the
meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Waste Paper Is
To Be Collected

w. w. Terry, commander of the
Ashe Post of the American Le-
gion, said today that plans were
being completed for the big
waste paper drive which will
open September 3.
He announced that both Bare
Little and Cash Wholesale would
assist in hauling in the scrap pa
per from various sections which
they cover.
Carl Coward, manufacturer,
has also agreed to cooperate in
the hauling. The city truck will
also be used whenever possible,
it was explained. Details of the
drive will be announced next
week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
i. S. Forces On Road
To Germany; Paris
Has Been Liberated
New Invasion Is Reported I'm
Bordeaux Sector; Many
Germans Killed

French Patriots have liberated
Paris, it was announced yester-
day while Allied Armies tight
ened great moose around $4,000
survivors of the beaten German
Seventh Army and American fly
ing columns dashed out far be-
yond the capital to within 100
miles or less of the German bor-
der.
An American armored column
has driven more than half way
across France on the road to
Germany, plunging past the an
cient town of Sens, So miles
southeast of Paris, in a 65-mile
smash against only meager op-
position, a dramatic front dis
patch disclosed yesterday.
Sens is a full 100 airline miles
from the original Normandy in
vasion beachhead-much farther
over the road of battle-and only
1856 miles from the German Dor
der to the northeast near the Saar
town of Neunkirchen. Germany
also lies due east, 200 miles away
at the Rhine.
French military authorities said
a third allied landing in France
started Tuesday night in the area
of Bordeaux, which was reported
under a co-ordinated attack by
American and French columns.
(There was no immediate con-
firmation in other allied or axis
quarters of Bordeaux landing.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's SUI
preme headquarters has been 81
lent upon the progress of a spear
head from the u. S. third army
since it broke 10 miles south of
the Loire river from the Nantes
area earlier this month";
Tremendous new twin Russian
offensives on the long-dormant
Romanian battle-ground have
gained 38 to A miles on a 1856
mile front, topping the big in
dustrial city of Iasi and costing
the Germans $4,000 dead and
more than $4,000 prisoners.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
NEEDS CANS FILLED

''The West Jefferson Baptist
Church requests the cooperation
of all Baptists in the county in
canning products of the. farm for
the Baptist Orphanage, at Thorn
asville. Anyone else who will can
food for the orphanage are well
come to do so and it will be highly
appreciated, Rev. E. w. Powers,
said. Some cans can be obtained
from the storage room in the base
ment of the Baptist Church, at
West Jefferson. Bring all cans
that have been filled to the same
place., Mr.. Powers said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
SGT. Watson Is
Awarded Medal

18th Air Force In Italy-Ser-
geant James F. Watson, rs, of
Beng, who is an armorer with the
ground crew of Psi Mustang
fighter plane group in Italy, has
been awarded the Good Conduct
medal for Exemplary behavior,
efficiency, and fidelity
Sgt. Watson enlisted in the ar
my September 26, 1941 and has
been overseas since August, 1912.
He is eligible for the European
African-Middle East theatre rib
bon and the Algeria-French Mo-
rocco, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy
battle stars.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
LOCAL BOARD is NOT
TO MEET THIS WEEK

It has been announced by
members of the local draft board
that they would not meet at the
Irregular time this week, but that
meetings would continue each
Friday hereafter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-24
Farmers May Get
Necessary Lumber
With Application
Should Apply Through AAA
Office In West Jefferson

~
Partner Ashe County are
entities III ia s| orders for lumber
If they use Il TOR essential main
tenance and repair of implements
and farm service buildings, ac-
cording to T. J. GRAPHICAL, chair.
man of the Ashe county AAA
committee.
"a farmers lumber certificate
is a rated ORDER" he said. A dea-
Ter who fills farmers order sup
ported by a certificate may ex-
tend the rating and place certi-
fled and rated order with his sup
plier for replacement of his stock,
he explained. sDuring this time
of lumber shortage, the use Of
farmers lumber certificates is the
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09

Empire Classifeds Pay!
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
ALASKANS ARE TOLD
NOT TO TAKE AUTOS
SOUTH; GAS RATI0kS

For Alaskans who plan to take
the family car along when they
make that anticipated trip to the
States, the advice of the Territorial
Office of Price Administration is
don't" Gasoline is not to be had
for the asking, according to late
information received by the ration
ing division.
Gasoline rationing is becoming
more strict" writes Bert l.. Nc
Carly, Alaska representative of OPA
in Seattle, and persons intending
to use their personal cars for travel
in the States will find local ration
boards will live to the line and
issue basic "A cards which permits
persons to travel 100 miles per
month, or if used for business pur-
poses only, no more than enough
gasoline can be obtained than will
permit them to travel 400 miles per
month based on Is miles per gal
lon. Persons from Alaska who in
tend to make their home in some
distant point in the States can OBJ
tain enough gas to take them to
their destination by the most direct
route"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
SALMON INU5TRY
HEARING Will BE
HELD, kET(HIkAN

William Paul, Jr., Secretary of
the Alaska Native Brotherhood, has
received notification from MILFORD
Long, Regional War Labor Board
official in Seattle, that a hearing
on the Alaska salmon industry case
will be held in Ketchikan on June
Is and 49,
At the hearing Alaskans interest
ed in the fishing industry will have
an opportunity to present their
views, and copies of the transcript
of the proceedings will be submitted
to the board to be analysed and
studied by the five man panel. The
latter will then make appropriate
recommendations on such. portions
of the proceedings as shall be. de-
termined as properly before the
board this year.
The notification recommended
that a written summary of the is
sues and evidence regarded as sig
nificant be presented to the hear
ing officer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
ANNUAL SEEDS up;
PULL CHICkWEED

| Annual seeds are now up, alone
with a fine crop of chickweed II
Juneau gardens. This weeks sug-
gested work schedule for the gar
dener includes removing the chick
week. This weed is easier to re-
move while it is still small al
though the weed has a tendency
to break off at the surface and
come up again from the root.
A warm, dry day is best for pull
ing chickWeed as the roots will
come up more easily and the sun
helps to kill those which are only
partially uprooted.
Rose bushes should be sprayed
now for green aphids and mildew.
Black Leaf 40 mixed as directed
on the package with soapsuds as a
spreader, will be efficient if ro-
tenone is not available.
Small plants may now be given
treatment of Vitamin B solution.
Liquid or pill form may be avail
able and will give the plants a
good growing start.
Empire Classifeds Pay!
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
CANDIDATES
NOMINATED,
PRIMARIES

The complete vote and candidates
nominated on the Democratic and
Republican tickets for Territorial
offices as the result of the primary
election held April rs has been GER
titled to by Territorial Auditor
Frank A. Boyle and are as follows ::
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Delegate
E. L. Bartlett, 1884; Henry Rod
en-, 1920; A. H. ziegler, 1916.
Attorney General
Ralph j. Rivers, 1916; Karl Drag
er, 2201
Auditor
Frank A. Boyle, 1888.
Highway Engineer
w. Leonard Smith, 1868; Frank
Attorney General, Ralph J. Rivers;
Auditor, Frank A. Boyle; Highway
Engineer, w. Leonard Smith.
A. Metcalf, 3093.
The successful candidates nom
mated on the Democratic ticket
follows: Delegate, E. l.. Bartlett;
REPUBLICAN TICKET
Delegate
John E. Manders, 1927; George B.
Grigsby, 1906. Former nominated.
Attorney General
Harry G. Mccain, 2018.
Auditor
Will H Chase, 1865.
Highway Engineer
E. F. Wann, 1857.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
SPECIAL N0TATION5 ON
BONDS PURCHASED HERE
DURING INVASION WEEK

The local office of the War FL
nance Committee received the fol-
lowing release by wire from Under
Secretary of the Treasury Bell:
"As result of the invasion, nu-
merous requests have been received
for authority to place special no.
tations on savings bonds issued
during this period Without modi-
flying requirements that bonds bear
imprint of issuing agents stamp
with current date, we will not OBJ
ject to such notations as Issued
during invasion week June 6-12
1914 If such inscription is carefully
placed on the margin of bonds SO
as not to interfere with textual
matter inscription or dating"