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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
SON OF GRASSY CREEK
MAN is A GENERAL
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Handy was just looking on, but
the professor suspected him of be-
ing the ringleader.
THAT was the turning point in
Tom Handy's start toward becom-
ing a full general. He went to
the Virginia Military Institute,
was graduated, won a decoration
in France, along with Macarthur
and in the same operation. After
the war he taught at VMI, the
same school from which General
Marshall was graduated. During
the years of peace, when other
officers were playing golf, bridge
or polo, Handy was working
night and day. Quiet, shy, conf
dent he went through all the adj
vanced schools.
I'm the last three years he has
risen from a lieutenant colonel to
full general and is now deputy
chief of staff, the right-hand man
to Marshall"
General Handy has several rel
atives in the county and has visit
ed here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
Postwar Homes

When Mr. and Mrs America have furn-
ished their postwar home with labor-saving
gadgets, are they going to live in it? The
bright spots of city and broad highways of
country will compete for every hour of
leisure time. Will homes stand empty
while people look outside for their pleas
ureS?
There is evidence that home-buyers are
saving for homes they can enjoy as we'll
as live in For instance they are showing
interest in hobby tools and equipment At
the demonstrations staged by the Home
Buyers Institute of one of the countrys
largest banks, more people crowded into
the homecraft demonstration of power
tools for basement or attic hobby rooms
than for the showing of any other home
equipment.
The average family does want a modern
kitchen and bathroom, new furniture and
carpets, the latest in lighting and heating.
But these alone do not spell maximum en-
joyment of the home, and people realize it.
Still needed are activities in which mem
bers of the family can participate as group
and as individuals. Hobby rooms that Of
fer an outlet for creative energies are one
answer to this need.
The expected rise in juvenile problems
after the war is an added reason for max
ing our home activity centers rather than
just stopover headquarters. Returned
servicemen, too, will be anxious to enjoy
the homes they have been absent from so
long. Hobby rooms, music, outdoor play
yards are the activities most easily planned
for and most likely to appeal to average
families.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
DEPARTMENTS FOR MEN
OVER AGE EXPLAINED

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Registrars 1887 who have
been rejected will also be con-
tinued in IA (F), 2-B CD and
&c CD for an indefinite period,
and their class cards will also
show ''Indefinite" in the space
where the termination date is US
ually shown, it was explained.
"The files Of the registrants re-
ferred to above will be reviewed
by the local draft board every 3
months as usual, and those men
who warrant a deferred classifi-
cation will be continued in same.
Therefore, employers and regis
trants should continue to keep the
local board advised in regard to
their job status" Mrs. Yelanjian
said.
It was also announced this
week by Mrs. Yelanjian that the
local draft board would be closed
on Saturday noon, hereafter, be-
cause of the change in the regu-
lation hours.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
The Secret Is Out

There is something about Turkish to-
bacco's aroma that has set it apart from
the other types of smoking tobacco. Not
only has this aroma been greatly desired
by smokers and manufacturers, but its ORR
gin has been quite mystery. But now
the secret is out DR.. Frederick A. Wolf,
professor of botany at Duke University,
has discovered the source of the aroma to
be in tiny living hairs that cover both sides
of the leaves.
Dr. Wolf made this discovery recently
during field studies of Turkish tobacco.
He wore the same pair of overalls on sew
eral trips and when he had finished he
rolled them up and placed them in the tool
compartment of the car. Sometime later,
when he opened the compartment a strong
wave of the aroma greeted him. He look
ed for tobacco as the source of the aroma
and found none but he did find the over
alls covered with blackened gum. This
focused his attention to the tobacco leaf
hairs, known to be the source of the gum.
A thorough study reveals that there are
from one hundred thousand to half a mil
lion of these hairs on each leaf of Turkish
tobacco They cover both sides and on the
tip of each one is tiny gland, which pro-
duces aromatic waxy material. AS mat
ter of fact all varieties of tobacco have
hairs, but the number differs in the various
species as do the aromatic chemicals, which
the tips of the hairs exude.
This discovery opens new research
for producing improved or intensified to-
bacco aromas Who knows but what it may
be blended so carefully and successfully
that manufacturers will be saved much
trouble.
All of these discoveries about Turkish
tobacco are particularly interesting to
many people in Ashe and Allegheny coun-
ties since experiments in growing this to-
bacco are being carried on here this sum-
mer.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN ON AUGUST q

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transferred from this section to
the Riverview school.
While the Peak Valley students
are conveniently located to the
Riverview school bus line, patrons
pointed out that it was unsatis-
factory because of having to
leave home early. 1t was explain
ed that the buses are operated for
the convenience of the majority
of students, however. This mat
ter was referred to the district
school committee.
A group of the border line Sec
ton of the county, above Rock
Creek school, asked the board to
build a school in this section. This
community borders on the Ten
nessee line and is inconvenient
to travel. The matter was refer
red to the State Board.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
PRESIDENT ON WAY
TO BIG THREE MEET

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with Premiers Winston Churchill
and Josef Stain to map the end
of the war and lay groundwork
for a durable peace settlement,
the president travelled under
conditions drastically changed
from what they were a relative
ly short time ago when Germany
still was fighting the war.
There was no blackout at night,
no accompanying destroyers or
covering aircraft-just this and
one other cruiser churning along
in picture-perfect weather.
AS his warship sliced through
the calm Atlantic-three days out
from the U. S. coast-Mr. Truman
held continuous conferences with
Byrnes and Leahy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
AMERICANS MEETING
LITTLE RESISTANCE

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first reports of the powerful car
rier plane blow at Tokyo did not
so much as list single enemy in
terceptor shot down.
The air opposition to Vice Adm.
John S. McCain's carrier raiders
was so weak during the first
hours that undoubtedly they re-
turned in repeated strikes to
search for camouflaged aircraft
and enemy hiding places. What
they found remains to be told.
Even with the 10 Mustang vic
TINS added, for a total Tuesday
preliminary bag of 173 Nip air.
craft, the biggest question was:
Where is the japanese air force?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
Mrs. Badger Is
Hostess TOCrOup

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the West Jefferson Bap-
fist church met with Mrs. Guy
Badger recently with ten mem
bers and four visitors present.
Mrs. C. c. Greer presided with
Mrs. Nelia Dickson in charge of
the program. The theme for the
year is Facing Tomorrow With
God" and the topic or the month
was Christian Citizenship Today
and Tomorrow" The opening
hymn was America" Mrs. A.
|B. Vannoy taught the Bible les
son and Mrs. F. c. Nye led the
prayer, after which Mrs. B. E.
Reeves discussed the topic for
the month. Mrs. ]. c. Gambill
followed with an appropriate
prayer.
During the business session the
most important subject discussed
was the ACCESSIBILITY of sending
kits to the Russians. The kits
will be sent without expense to
Southern Baptist through Rus
sian War Relief.
Mrs. Guy Badger and Mrs. Guy
Badger, Jr.. served a tempting
sweet course.
During the social hour, Mrs.
Guy Badger, Jr., whose husband
is still in Europe showed the
group many lovely hand en-
broidered and hand-crocheted
fancy pieces of linen and several
lovely pieces of silver and jew
elry which he had sent her from
the European War Zone. He had
also sent several suits, beautiful
ly tailored, for his young son.
The meeting in August will be
with Mrs. Nelia Dickson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
Milk A Vital War Food

More efficient utilization of all food
nutrients of milk is one of the most signifi-
cant wartime developments. During the
past few years, much greater quantities of
butter and of other dairy products, have
been used as human food.
Food values of butterfat have been &C
copied to the extent that practically all of
it has been used as human food ever since
cows were domesticated. It is only in COM
paratively recent years that the vital i'm
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-07-12
ONE ASHE MAN is
KILLED ON OKINAWA

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the U. S. Marine Corps He had
been in service for some time.
Cpl. William S. Miller of the
u. S. Marine Corps, was wound
ed on Okinawa Island on June II,
according to a message recently
received by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Miller, of Fleetwood.
He was wounded in the shoulder
and is reported to be improving.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19
|U. $. Will Establish Arctic Weather
 Stations

. WASHINGTON, Sep. 19-jR)- Legislation to establish weather stations in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere in coopera- tion with other governments was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee. Senator Brewster, au- thor of the bill said much weather affecting United States could be foretold if the proper stations were set up in the Arctic in CO., operation with Canada and other countries. Russia has two hun dred forty stations in the Arctic and we have practically none" Brewster said.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19
Territorial School Opened

Nome Territorial School opened with an enrolment of 175 pupils. l32 are in the grades and 53 are high school students. It has been evident that there are fresh men, as they have been on the streets attired in rubber boots and miscellaneous odd raiment.
 His School Days
 AS soon as the students were settled in school, a meeting was held by the student body. At this meeting a group composed of three sophomore girls, one sophomore boy and one senior boy, was chosen for the initiation commit tee. This committee immediately held a meeting, and decided what the Freshman students were to wear during Initiation Week.
 Many unique costumes were seen in the school house.
 Plans have been made for the party which is to be held Friday evening. At this party the fresh men will receive the final works"
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19
SON BORN TO
 MIR. AND MRS. PAT BLISS

MT. and Mrs. Pat Bliss are the parents of a baby son who weigh ed in at pounds and 2 ounces. Pat Bliss is a well known flyer formerly with Wien Airlines, and more recently has been flying for the Arctic Air Service at Candle.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19
P.A.A. OFFICERS VISITING IN NOME

Lauren Fernault, maintenance supervisor for the Pan American Airways, stationed at Seattle, and John Moe, traffic manager of the Juneau office, are visitors in town for few days.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19
Forecast And
 Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the United States Weather Bureau, Nome, Alaska.
Wednesday, September l9, 1945

Wednesday, September 19, 1945
 Forecast Nome: Clear to scat tered clouds tonight, becoming foggy Thursday morning and part ly cloudy in the afternoon. Lowest temperature tonight 30, highest temperature Thursday 50.
 Nome data as of 8:30 am. today:
 Precipitation last "A hours none. Total precipitation this month l.60 inches.
 Temperatures last "A hours: highest 51, lowest 27.
 Maximum wind last "A hours l2 miles per hour from the north west.
 Sunrise at 6:38 am., sunset at 7:15 pm.
 Comparative data:
 Temperatures one year ago to-
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19
MRS. s. DAVID MAZEN LEAVES FOR ROCHESTER

Mrs. $. David Mazen, wife of the postmaster and clerk for the Selective Service Board departed TOT Rochester, Minn., for medical attention.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19

day: highest 46, lowest 29.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: lowest 2l in 1880, highest 56 in 1886.
 Data for other selected stations as of S:30 am. today:
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-19

CR RATEF Mime. Chiang kai-Sh wife of the Chinese gereralissimO, shown in her Riv- erdale, N. Y., home as she thank cd the American people for their
 aid to her country.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Volunteer Firemen
To Meet September II

Fire companies from Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
and nearby Virginia have been in
vited to attend the annual conven-
ton of the Montgomery County
Association of Volunteers Firemen
at Takoma Park, Md, September
%, Norman c. Jones, convention
chairman, announced yesterday.
The parade of attending fire
companies will begin at 4 pm. Fifty
companies are expected to be pres
ent. Following the parade o series
of demonstrations will be shown.
These will include the operation of
fire alarm mechanislns, estinguish-
ing oil, gasoline and building fires
with water fog; operation Of a
one-man control aerial ladder; use
OF a deck gun and aerial water
tower equipment.
Dinner will be served to Mont
gomery County firemen at 6 pm.
and visiting flremen will be served
refreshments at $50 pm. Election
of officers will be conducted at
7:30 pm.
Loving cup prizes will be pre-
sented to winners in the follow
ing events:
Best appearing engine, ladder
and rescue companies; also for the
Oldest fire engine not in active serv-
ice and for the company coming
from the greatest distance.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. "A
Spending his first day at home after
more than three years of Japanese
Imprisonment, Capt. David A. Hurt
yesterday told of the last cruise Of
the submarine Perch of which he
was in command when captured
Tired after his long journey home
and several days of welcome in
Washington, Capt. Hurt recounted
the story of heroism and ordeal be-
ginning with three-day battering
of the Perch by Japanese destroyers
and ending fortnight ago when
Jap prison camps were opened.
Following the raid on Pearl Har-
Dor, Capt. Hurt took the Perch, on
which he had been skipper for more
than two years, on a Jap-hunting
cruise into South Pacific waters.
Late in February, 1912, the sub
marine received damage from she'll
fire from Jap supply ship and her
destroyer escorts off Kendari Bay.
Temporary repairs were made at sea,
and the Perch continued her patrol.
On the night of March /, 1912,
while. going in for an attack on
enemy transports landing troops on
Java between Suriago Straits and
Batavia, the submarine was caught
by depth charges, but managed to
escape two Jap destroyers searching
the waters for her. The escape was
short-liyed, however, for early in
the morning of March 2, the two
destroyers found her and renewed
the pounding with depth charges.
Capt. Hurt said both periscopes of
the Perch were knocked out, one
shaft was put out of commission and
Evening star., 1945-09-14
II. Wheeler, Senator S Son,
Getting Release From NAVY

1t. q. g. Edward K. Wheeler,
U. s. N. r., 32-year-old son of Sena-
tor Wheeler, Democrat. of Montana,
was being separated from active
duty IN the Navy today.
His discharge, according to a
spokesman at the Washington Navy
Yard, where he was on duty is the
result of an application made on
grounds of undue personal hard
ship brought about by the illness of
a member Of the law firm of Vesey,
Wheeler and Prince of Washington.
from which 1t. Wheeler is on leave
OF absence.
The spokesman said that 1t.
Wheeler did not qualify for release
from active duty under the Nayy's
point system. having only SO of the
40 necessary points.
1t. Wheeler was graduated from
George Washington University in
1885 and from Harvard Law school
in 1888. He lives at TOO Norway
drive, Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Hearing in Beer Larceny
Set for ) Ex-PoIicemen

Three former Montgomery Coun-
ty policemen are scheduled to appear
In Rockville Police Court at 1880
pm. Monday for a hearing on
charges that they stole three cases
OF beer from the Dixie Pig Restau-
rant in Silver Spring last July 81.
The three, who resigned after
County Police Chief H. Leslie Car
lin charged them with conduct un-
becoming an officer, misconduct and
violation Of the police manual" are
Herman Paul, Takoma Park, q
former corporal; George Wilt, Rock
Vile, and Julian Leins, Silver Spring,
former privateS.
The men were arrested Wednes-
day on charges. Of larceny of the
beer. They were released on $500
bond each pending the hearing.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Maryland Planning
1oUse u. ). Road Fund
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 14.-Wilson
T. Ballard, chairman of the State
Roads Commission, said today he
hoped to use $4,000 in residual
Federal aid funds now available
to Maryland toward carrying out
the States postwar roads program
Herbert s. Fairbank, deputy ad-
ministrator of the Public Roads
Administration, announced in WASH
ington that the funds were avail
able because of the removal of re-
strictions on appropriations frozen
shortly before the outbreak of the
war.
All outstanding unused and un-
obligated funds of this type
amounting to $l06,O00,OO for the
entire country-were frozen by
presidential order in 1941. How
ever. Mr.. Fairbanks explained, most
OF the roads projects under way
in Maryland when the funds were
frozen had been permitted to con-
tinue because of their emergency
nature.
Regular Federal-aid funds amount
ing to more than $14,000,OO0 will
be available to the State for match
ing purposes during the three years
following a declaration of the end
OF the war, under the Federal Aid
Act of 1914. -.
Mr.. Ballard said that the commits
sion would meet Tuesday to dis
cuss the postwar roads program and
means of financing it.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Alexandria Conflict
On zoning Clarified

Leroy Peabody, chairman of the
Alexandria Planning Commission,
said today that a check of the COM
missions master plan for zoning the
northwest section of the city shows
that the SO acres of Commonwealth
avenue which Edward Carr is seek
ing to have rezoned CO residential
are planned as an A-residential area.
At the meeting of the City Council
Tuesday, when property owners in
the neighborhood protested the re-
coming, Mr.. Peabody. in response to
a question as to its status in the
master plan, said he believed" it
provided for multiple dwellings, but
did not have the plan on hand to
confirm the statement.
Sharply criticizing the city's pres
ent custom of spot" coming, Mr..
Peabody said if the plan, submitted
to the City Council last January,
had been adopted, large groups Of
residents, such as appeared to pro-
test the rezoning, would have been
protected and there could have been
no fight"
He further charged that Council
man Paul Delaney was playing to
the gallery when he stated at the
council meeting that "if the plan
called for multiple dwellings in the
disputed area, he would vote against
the plan"
Mr. Peabody added that residents
will force the Council to adopt q
master plan for the coming of un-
developed areas of the city and
eventually will turn its attention to
similar plan for the older section
so that spot" coming and the re.
current fights it causes will be elm.
mated.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Maryland Assessors
And Supervisors 10
Attend Training School
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 14-A train
ing school for Maryland's assessors
and supervisors will be established
at the University of Maryland next
month, under the auspices of the
State Department OF Education, DIR.
Thomas c. Pullen, State superin-
tendent of schools, has disclosed.
Both the university and the State
Tax Commission will collaborate on
the project, advocated by the In
Service Training Committee of the
Maryland Supervisors and Assessors
Association. which met at Ocean
City.
Courses, extending from one to
two weeks, will deal with the theory
Of taxation, assessment methods and
specialized procedures, DR.. Pullen
said.
The program will be under the
direction OF the Education Depart
ment's division Of adult education.
1t will be patterned after a similar
training school functioning at the
University of Connecticut.
DR.. Pullen said instructors would
be furnished by the Department of
Education, the State Tax Commis-
sion and the university. The latter
also will provide the necessary facili-
ties at low costs.
Three members of the Supervisors
and Assessors Associations In
Service Committee, headed by
Chairman Richard T. Boyle, Cecil
County, visited the University OF
Connecticut's 1945 training school
session and based their recommen-
dations on their study of proceed
ingS there.
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Democratic Machine
AssaiIed by Landreth
By thu, Associated Press,

a
SUFFOLK, Va, Sept. As. Floyc
Landreth, Republican candidate fol
Governor of Virginia, asserted last
night that good men" were dis
couraged from opposing William M
Tuck in the August Democratic
primary by leaders of the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Landreth said the votes that
Mr.. Tuck is credited with receiving
in the recent Democratic primary
are not convincing, and it indicated
clearly that the voters in Virginia
are thinking for themselves.
In his opposition in the primary
Mr.. Moss Al Plunkett did not
hesitate to say that the Vir-
ginia system of government was not
a government of the people, but a
government dictated, planned and
manipulated by a few leaders and
from that leadership the word quietly
went out to the courthouses request
ing support for the decisions that
were inyisibly made under cover at
time when the people were in no
way consulted" the candidate said
In another adrdess, Lester S
Parsons, Republican candidate fol-
attorney general, said popular gov
eminent according to the wish OF
the people no longer exists in Vir-
ginia.
THE educational system in Vir-
ginia stands AID in the roll of
States,' the Norfolk attorney said
''The tax laws are lopsided and un-
fair. The preservation of natural
resources is disregarded, and the
farm population is practically ig-
nored. The aged, the needy and the
blind are not properly cared for"
Evening star., 1945-09-14
Darden Denies Veterans
Must Pay High Tuition
by the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 14-Gov.
Darden yesterday challenged the
Virginia Association of War Dads
cor any other organization or citi-
zen' to produce evidence of single
instance in which Virginia vet
eran has been charged higher tut
tion than he would normally have
to pay at Virginia college or uni
versity.
Virginia veterans who return
from war to take up their studies in
State-supported schools and uni
versities will be required to pay only
the normal State tuition and not
the out-of-State fee, Gov. Darden
declared.
The cause for the Governors
statement was the adoption of a
resolution this week by the Virginia
Association of War Dads appointing
a commission to prevent such over
charges to Virginia veterans. The
Governor said that with all due re-
spect to the War Dads, the commits
sion would find no work to do along
that line.