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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Berlin Is Doomed:
Rereating Japanese
Set Fire To Manila
big Three" Now Meeting To
Consider World Security,
British Paper Asserts

The Red army has stormed
across the Oder southeast of Bres-
lau and penetrated 1917 miles be-
yond its west bank on a 50-mile
front, Moscow announced last
night, while German reports said
the water barrier protecting Ber-
lin and the heart of the reich had
been crossed by the Russians in
two other sectors as well.
Breakfasts from Berlin, again
reporting Soviet successes long
before their confirmation by Mos
cow, placed Red army units west
OF the Oder northeast of Berlin,
perhaps less than 80 miles from
the battered capital, and north
west of Breslau in the area of
Steinau, a Silesian city which the
Germans said they had evacuated.
Liberated Manila's business
district was ablaze Monday from
japanese torches, Gen. Douglas
Continued on Page Four)
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as related to the purchasing Of
farms by veterans and the way
loans will be investigated by FSA.
Charlie Collins led this discus
sion.
Thomas H. Sears opened the
program discussing future plans
for the farmers as related to their
security.
Miss Helen Ghormley, county
health nurse, discussed health as
related to farmers and their work.
Progress charts were presented
by Supervisor Van Miller. Edgar
Green, of AAA told Of the ways
farmers could reap b n e fl is
through AAA and discussed the
program for 1915.
Turkey raising was discussed
by Mrs. Edgar Brown; silos, by
Marvin Parlier; tobacco produc-
ton by c. E. Brown; strip crop
ping by G. Fl. Pugh.
The meeting was concluded by
IContinued un Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Will Also Serve ::
As RecreatiOnal
Center For Ashe
Will Contain Reading Rooms,
Place For Supervised Ath-
letic Events

Initial plans are now underway
for a $50, 10000 memorial build
ing for the county to honor the
men of this war and to serve as
a recreationaI center for Ashe.
The project. is to be sponsored
by the Jeffersons Rotary club.
with the clubs community serv-
ice committee acting as the steer
ing committee. Levern Johnson
is chairman and other members
of the committee include J. L.
Segraves, Roy H. Grouse, A. b.
Hurt, w. B. Austin, w. w. Terry
and John S. Jordan.
Initial plans were discussed at
the Rotary club last week and at
a meeting of the committee at
the home of Chairman johnson.
who stated yesterday that plans
for raising the needed funds
would be announced at an early
date.
According to the initial plans,
the building will contain q
memorial room and permanent
records of the men of World War
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Presbyterians To
Have Rally Here

There is to be a joint steward
ship and evangelistic rally at the
West Jefferson Presbyterian
church, Tuesday evening, Febru-
airy IS, at 700 o'clock. This rail-
ly is being sponsored by Presby-
tery's Committees on Steward
ship and Evangelism. Speakers
for the occasion are: Mr.. A. A.
Cashion, of North Wilkesboro,
and Rev. Leslie Patterson, of
Rocky Mount, Va, it was an
nounced.
The following Presbyterian
churches are expected to be re-
presented: Glendale Springs, Eb-
enezer, Laurel Fork, Bother, Mil
lers, Low Gap, Peak Creek, Lans-
ing, Foster Memorial, Gillespie,
Obids, Big Ridge, jefferson and
West Jefferson.
Supper will be served in the
West Jefferson Pr e byter a n
Church basement promptly at
700 o'clock for all who come.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
w. J. Town Board
Passes Ordinance
.,,... For Sanitation
Rat determination Project
Will Be Carried Out In
Early Spring

At a meeting Of the board of
aldermen of West Jefferson on
Friday night, plans for improv-
ing the sanitary conditions here
that were discussed included the
unanimous approval of a rat ex-
termination project to be carried
out early in the spring.
Other sanitary measures in
Guided the unanimous approval
of the revoking of the war emer-
gency act, which permitted the
raising of hogs within the city
limits under certain conditions.
The board also passed an ordin-
ance regarding the abuse of pub
lie toilets and the drinking of in
toxicants therein.
A fine of not less than $500 or
more than $4,000 is to be i'm
posed on violators of the above
ordinance.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Assembly Hears
Expert Present
Income Reports
Committee Heard On Separa.
ton Of Game And Fish
From Dept. Conservation
BY Staff Correspondent

Raleigh - Especially In addi-
ton to a number of local bills,
financial matters as well as others
of statewide Importance came
before N. c. so1ons this week.
Tax and revenue experts told
the joint appropriations commit
tee yesterday that under existing
fiscal policy the state could ex-
pect a general fund income of ap-
proximately $13O,275,O28 in the
next biennium barring a sudden
ending of the war in Europe.
The experts testified as the
committee began its executive
consideration of the proposed 1945
At appropriations bill now before
the general assembly which calls
for an overall expenditure of
more than $20O,OOO,OOO for all
phases of governmental activities.
Of the total, $128, 407, 1903 would
Continued on Page A.
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Two County Men Reported
Killed In Action; Others Are
Now Missing And Wounded
Sgt. William Phipps And Cpl.
James G. Russ Both Killed
In Europe

During the past fewf days Two
more Ashe county men have been
reported killed in action, others
wounded and missing.
S-Sgt. William H. Phipps, son
of Mrs. Lora E. Phipps, of Gras-
sy Creek, has been killed in &C
ton somewhere in the European
theater of war, according to in
formation received here.
Cpl. James G.. Russ, "a, of Cres-
ton, was killed in action, some
where in Germany, on December
26, according to a recent message
received by his wife, Mrs. Mary
Lee Russ, from the War Depart
ment. He is the son of Dan Russ
and has been in service three
years, having served in Panama
for year before the war. Cpl.
Russ had been overseas for three
months.
News has been received by rel
atives in the county, of the death
of Lieut.. Joe Neal McF'errin, on
January IL, with General Pat
tons Army, somewhere in Ger
many. Lieut.. McFerrin was the
son of Mrs. Berta Neal McFerrin,
Continued on Page ~
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Frank Tucker
Buried Sunday
Well-KnOwn Tuckerdale Man
Died Suddenly Friday,
Following A Stroke

Funeral service was held or
Sunday morning at the Tucker
dale Baptist church for Franklin
Burgwin Tucker, GA, who died
suddenly at his home there on
Friday afternoon, following g
stroke of paralysis.
The service which was cond-
ucted by Rev. w. E. Denney and
Rev. M. D. Hart was attended by
a large crowd of friends and re-
latives. Burial followed in the Coz
family cemetery.
The deceased, who had been In
declining health for some time
was for years active in business
in Tuckerdale. He served as post
master for many years and also
operated a general store.
He was also active in the church
and served as a deacon Of the
Tuckerdale Baptist church for q
NUMBER OF years.
He was the son of the late
Elijah L. and Mrs. Ida Foster
Tucker and had spent most of
his life in this county. He is sur
vived by his wife Mrs. Mamie
Cox Tucker and one foster SON.
Frank Tucker.
He is also survived by a
number of brothers and sisters
Mrs. P. G. Wright, of West JEFF
ferson; Mrs.. Sam Diggs, of JEFF
ferson; DR.. ]. O.. Tucker, OF
Tuckerdale; DR.. @. c. Tucker, Of
California; Mrs. G. w. Davis, OF
Parkton, Md; Mrs. w. c. Davis
of Marion, Va; and Mr.. A. E. Til
ley, of Mt. Airy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Reeves Youth Is
Prisoner OF War

George Horace Reeves, report
ed some time ago as missing in
action, is now believed to be q
prisoner of war in Germany, ac-
cording to unofficial information
received here this week.
George, who is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Reeves, formerly
of this county, and grandson OF
J. Frank Reeves, has been over
seas for some time. No word has
been received from him since the
announcement of being missing
until this week, card was receiv-
ed by a local girl, from a prison
er-of-war, stating that he had
that day talked to a fellow pris-
oner from this county. George
Reeves.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Scrap Paper Is
Being Collected

AT a meeting of school prin-
cipals last week, it was decided
that the schools would coop
crate i'm the scrap paper drive
how underway.
Everyone, who can, is asked
to bring or send scrap paper to
the school and it will be pick
ed mp here by John Poe (cOl-
ored).
The paper is to be properly
tied in bundles before it can
be picked up and as soon as
schools h ave a sufficient
amount to justify a truck be-
ing sent, officials should con-
tact Roy II. Grouse, county
agent; w. w. Terry, command
er or the Ashe Post Of the
American Legion, or John Poe.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Army Plans To
Recruit Women


AS part of an about drive to
enlist 165 women as WAC medi-
cal technicians before May l, a
Women's Army Corps recruiting
team from the Asheville recruit
ing station will be in Boone, all
next week. During their stay the
recruiters will visit West Jeffer-
son.
The recruiting team, 1t. George
B. Faulder, Sgt. Mary Norton and
Cpl. E. Jane Brown will make
special attempt to enlist unskilled
women for training with the
medical branch of the armed
forces.
In West Jefferson this week to
complete arrangements for the
stationing of the recruiters in this
area, 1t. Lucian L. Davis, assis-
tant recruiting officer at the
Asheville station, declared the
medical problem of the armed
forces to be growing more and
more acute, and limited that a
general CONSUMPTION of the ma
tons woman-power might soon
become a necessity if a substan-
tial number of women are not
enlisted Immediately.
'sMore than 10000 wounded
men are returning to this country
for rehabilitation every month, "
the officer declared, land we
must have sufficient personnel
to assist doctors and nurses in
caring for these wounded men,
The government has spent thou
sands of dollars and personnel
educating the public to the need
for these technicians, but re-
Spouse has been practically nil"
1--WE don't mean to see our
wounded heroes suffer-" the of
ficer concluded.
Tentative arrangements place
the recruiters available at West
jefferson post office on next
Wednesday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Mrs. Trivett, 81,
Buried Yesterday


Burial service was held at the
Big Flats cemetery yesterday
morning for Mrs. Elizabeth Tri-
vett, 81, of Fleetwood, who died
on Monday, February S, after
several days of illness. Rev. Her
man Gentry conducted the serv-
ice.
Mrs. Trivett, who was a native
of Wilkes county, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Church, was
preceded in death by her hus-
band, James S. Trivett. She is
survived by three children, Vicy
Westover, Lois Ellison and Ber-
tina Atkins.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08

Big Need Is For
More Feed; Plan
Other Increases
More Turkeys And Sheep In
cIuded In Goals For Year;
Improved Practices

Farm goals for Ashe county,
now being discussed at the COM
munity meetings, include in
creases in several lines as well
as improved practices. These
goals, based on the statewide
production plans, call for a big
Increase in feed for livestock,
sheep, turkeys, victory gardens,
milk production, poultry and
eggs, Roy H. Grouse, county
agent, pointed out this week.
In speaking of the needed in
crease in feed, Agent Grouse ex-
planned the need Of farmers pro-
ducing all the feed possible in
stead Of having to use large
amounts of commercial feed. And
in discussing the milk production,
IN which Ashe county leads all
others in the state, he urged that
milk production be increased per
cow instead of increasing the
number of cows. Last year, the
county sold 16, 900 pounds of
milk to processing companies. An
increase over this is planned for
1915.
Farmers are urged to increase
sheep production at least Is per-
cent. An increase in turkey pro-
duction of % percent over last
year is asked.
Farmers are asked to maintain
last years level in victory gar
dens as well as in commercial
vegetables, with increases in
some, including Irish potatoes.
ssAn increase in beef cattle is
also asked with emphasis being
placed on the proper feeding pro-
gram.
In speaking of goals in poultry
and eggs, Agent Grouse said that
farmers were being asked to Gull
flocks and to pay particular at
tention to management in order
20 lower costs on production, if
possible.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
To Build Another
Boone Warehouse

Boone-It was decided last
week at the Board of Directors
meeting at the office of the Sec
rotary and Treasurer of the
Mountain Burley Warehouse, Inc.
to build a second warehouse, the
size of the present warehouse, to
be built on the Coleman property,
which was purchased by Mr..
Coleman last year for this par
ticular purpose. The management
and operation of the new ware
house will be under the same sup
ervision of Mr.. r. c. Coleman,
who has so successfully operated
the present warehouse, and built
the Boone Tobacco Market to its
present high standing. Work will
begin on the new building as soon
as permission is granted by the
w. P. B.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Three Ashe Men
In 10Th Division
Are Given Certificates OF
Honor For Fighting
Records

Twenty-Ninth Infantry Divi-
sion: Cpl. Dale J. Roland, War
rensville; IA Fred Fender Of
Crumpler and S-Sgt. William H
Phipps of Grassy Creek, N. c.
have received certificates per.
sonally signed by their command
ing general honoring them fol
fighting with the Twenty-Ninth
Infantry Division from D-Day to
st. Lo.
The honor is personal salute
rom Maj. Gen. Charles H. Ger.
z1ardt to the officers and men who
battered their way through flood.
4 ed areas and the Normandy he'd.
gerows and stormed the key city
of st. Lo in a campaign where
the taking of every 500 yards was
major battle.
The Army reckons the Norman.
dy fighting as one campaign
which entities participants the
che star on their theater ribbons
but General Gerhardt's certifi.
cate recognizes the unusual tough.
ness of the fighting.
The BLUE and Grey" Division
has won two unit citations and its
members have been awarded f..
629 personal decorations since
the outfit stormed the invasion
beaches. The 18th Infantry Reg.
iment was cited for being the
first unit into st. Lo.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Purple Heart Is
Awarded To Wife
g Of C.. I'll. Walters

The Purple Heart Decoration
has been awarded posthumously
to Private Charles Herbert Wal
ters, ST., who sacrificed his life in
defense of his country, last Octo-
Der, somewhere. in France. Pvt.
Walters was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Walters, of Jefferson.
The decoration was sent to his
wife by the Secretary of War, at
che reuuest Of the President.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
County Is Still
Short OF Polio
!. 49,
Fund Drive Quota
Plan To End Drive On Next
Thursday, Feb. Is; Co.
operation Urged

T. E. Parker, chairman of the
county's Drive to Fight Infantile
Paralysis reported yesterday that
to date around $2,331 had been
raised and that $1,218 remain to
be collected if the county's quota
of S., $4,000 is to be raised. Plans
are to close the drive next Thurs
day, February IS and everyone
who has not done so is urged to
make a contribution before that
time.
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
REPRESENTATIVE AND
SENATOR HERE THIS WEEK

Representative M. Donnelly
Hart and State Senator Edison M.
Thomas spent the past week end
in the county.
Both expressed a desire to cur
tail the sale of wine and beer in
the county. A bill relative to
this, introduced some time ago
by Hart, is still before the COM
mittee, he reported.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-02-08
Red Gross Now
Has Sweater Yarn

Mrs. Levern Johnson, Red
Cross Production Chairman, has
that yarn for making
sweaters has arrived for the To-
cal chapter and that she would
anyone, who will help
make them, calling for the yarn
at her earliest convenience.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06
General Bradley
For Equal Benefits
To All Soldiers


ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
In a letter expressing regrets that
be could not attend a recent dis
cussion of the Georgia Veterans
League, General Omar Bradley, Ad-
ministrator for the Veterans Adj
ministration, declared to c.. w.
Greenlea, Director of the Hunter
ST. USO, that he stands for bene-
fits to all veterans without regard
to race, creed or color"
The generals letter appears in
full:
"Dear Mr.. Greenlea:
81 did not receive your letter ID
September, 1915 until after my re-
turn on September 20. was pleas
ed to have your invitation to at
tend your conference but as you
know, would have been compelled
to offer my regrets in view of the
tight schedule which I was operat-
ing.
IT am fully aware of the contri-
buttons of all soldiers to the Nation
and shall endeavor to the best on
nv ability to provide the BENEFITS
and opportunities to which they
are entitled without regard to race
creed or COLOR
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06
Alcorn College
EnrOIlS B. T. w.
Students

ALCORN, Miss = Sept. q -
ACNS- Alcorn Agricultural and Me-
chanical college is offering to
worthy students of insufficient
means an opportunity to secure a
college education, President William
H. Pipes announced recently.
A person qualifying as Booker
T. Washington student"-a worthy
student who is unable to pay any
of his or her expenses-may come
to Alcorn A and M. college, attend
school, working part-time and re-
ceive a degree from four to five
and one-half years.
The student may work full year
without attending school, and then
enter school his second year with a
part-time job, or he may be able
to work his way" otherwise.
To date, Alcorn college has two
Booker T. Washington Students"
Miss Gree Sons OF Meridian, Miss.
ard Mr.. Fitzhugh Lee Shelton of
Winona, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06
Albanian With
Salvage Repair
Unit I'm India

LEDO, ASSAM, INDIA - TIA.
James Lamar, husband of Mrs.
Leola Lamar 757 Mcdaniel ST..
Atlanta, Ga, is with the 3099th
Quartermaster salvage repair COM
pany here. The Negro unit is more
active now that the war is ended,
since it is charged with keeping,
salvaging and repairing equip
ment for all troops along the Still
well Road to the China border.
Operating the base salvage yard,
the men repair and make service
able thousands of dollars worth ~
shoes, uniforms, tents, Office ma
chimes, cots, cooking equipment as
Chinese and British troops in the
area. Their work saves. thousands
well as handling like duties for
of tons of valuable shipping to
this terminus of the worlds long
est supply line
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06

versity, he has been employed as a
Fair Practice Examiner in the Re-
gional FEPC Office located in At
lanta.
EXCELLENT RECORD
In this capacity he has dealt
with employees, war industries,
Government agencies, and trade
notwithstanding complaints of
discrimination based upon race,
religion, and national origin and
seeking the satisfactory adjustment
of these by informal judicial
means. At the time of his termina-
ton, he had the longest service
record in this region of the deep
South" and had maintained a rat
ing of excellent throughout his
period of service. This region served
Alabama, Florida. Georgia, Missis-
sippi, South Carolina and Tennes-
see.
Citizens of Atlanta will recall his
persistent interest and efforts on
behalf of Negro workers in Atlanta
during the several years when he
served as advisor to the Negro
Workers Council of Atlanta which
was sponsored by the Atlanta Ur-
ban League. Since 1941 he has been
member of the National Panel
Of Arbitrators of the American Ar
bitration Association.
WELL EQUIPPED
| AS to formal training, Mr.. Hope
is a graduate of Morehouse Col
lege, has received the M. A. de-
gree in Economics and has COM
pleted most requirements for the
Phi. D. at the University of Chi
cago. In the field of Labor and Per-
sonnet Administration, he has
| studied under such outstanding
scholars as Paul H. Douglas of the
University of Chicago; George Bigge
a member of the Social Security
Board; and H. A. Mills, former
chairman of the National Labor
Relations Board. He has been the
recipient of fellowships from the
General Education Board and the
Rosenwald Fund for studies in
Economics.
| From the fall of 1882 to the time
of his resignation, Mr.. Hope was
professor of Economics at Spelman
College and a member of the
Economics faculty of Atlanta Uni
versity. He also organized and
supervised the Atlanta University
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06
Overflow Crowd At
West Hunter: But
No Conference Held

ATT ANTA, Ga.-(SNS)- :.
The west Hunter Baptist Church
conference. scheduled to be con-
Quoted Friday night under orders
from the court was. not held. No
reason was given for cancellng
the meeting Neither was any tu-
ture date announced when the
meeting would be held The pastor
cid say that the why's and where
fores" will be announced later.
A packed house ostenslbly duly
constituted members of the church
was on hand well in advance OF
the meeting hour Several musical
plumbers were sung by the large
congregation. The officers fellow
shipped with each other and the
pastor then took charge of the
brief services.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06
Hope Leaves
A. j. System
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS-
John Hope, II has resigned from
his position at Atlanta University
in order to join the staff of the
Race Relations Institute at Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee. 1t
will be his responsibility to develop
under the auspices of the American
Missionary Association program
aimed at combating the menacing
tide of racial discrimination in
the postwar period. For the next
several months, his attention will be
centered primarily upon the COM
plex problems of reconversion with
the purpose of sustaining the move
ment toward fair employment prac-
tees for Negro wage earners which
was advanced during the war
period
Mr.. Hope is eniirently fitted for
this task of pioneering in the field
Of Negro-white industrial relations
both by experience and training.
For the past two years, while on
leave of absence from Atlanta Uni
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06

first violinist un der Bernstein,
and before that was assistant con-
d,1ctor of Billy Roses Carmen
Jones'" He was also a member OF
the New York City Symphony last
season appearing as sololst IN
March.
Lee is Cleveland boy. From
1898 to 1910 he was a member OF
the Cleveland Philharmonic. Re-
Gently, he was asked to join the
Adolph Busch Chamber Music
Players as first violinlst. He Is
shown above discussing the mu-
sic with few members OF the
orchestra before going on for his
second performance.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-06

ANOTHER "FIRST"-NEW YORK
- History was made last Tuesday
evening at the Martin Beck Thea
ire, where "On The Town is still
a sellout, when the Is year old
Negro violinist Everett Lee enter
ed the orchestra pit. For it was
the first time member of his
race picked up the baton and led
an orchestra in Broadway pro-
duction as musical director and
conductor. The assignment was
given him by the composer of the
music in the show Leonard Bern
stein, who recently resigned the
post to replace Leopold Stokowski
as conductor of t h e New York
City Symphony orchestra. Lee was