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has intensified the need for
drugs, ointments and acids to ease
pain and lessen mortality among
our soldiers as well as for syn
thetic rubber, protective coatings
and other vital war materials in
which waste fats figure, Connors
pointed out. Further, he said, the
OPA has continued its offer of
red ration points for each pound
of grease turned in at stores.
'The Importance of used fats
in the manufacture of the imple-
ments of war and of thousands of
products for the home front is
widely recognized" he said. "But
little is known of the miracles be-
ing, worked by military medicine
with the aid of converted fats.
Ashe county women, in making
their contribution to this salvage
drive, may take added satisfac-
ton from the knowledge that ev-
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Brevard College
Day, Next Sunday

Brevard College Day will be
observed in the Methodist church-
es in Ashe county and .throughout
the western NORTH Carolina Meth
odist conference next Sunday,
March 18.
A goal of $4,000 from the OBJ
servance this year has been set
and the churches in this county
are expected to make liberal con-
tributions.
m Brevard is modern junior
college, ideally located in the
mountains of Western North Car
DINA at Brevard. It is the only
educational institution that is
owned and operated entirely by
the Western North Carolina Meth
odist conference. Brevard is a
co-educational school and pro-
vides well rounded educational
training within the reach of all
students.
A number of students from this
county have attended Brevard
college.
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Three Ashe Girls
Enlist In Waves

1t has been announced this
week that Misses Helen Roland,
Norma Jones and Kate GRAPHICAL,
OF Lees-McRae College, Banner
Elk, N. c., have enlisted in the
Waves Reserve and are waiting
to be called for induction. They
will report to Atlanta, Ca, for
induction, whereupon they will
be Immediately sent to Hunter
College, New York.
Miss Roland is now a member
of the senior class at Lees-McRae
College. Miss Jones and Miss
GRAPHICAL are Medical Secretarial
1nternes at Grace Hospital, Ban
ner Elk, N. G..
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Ashe County Women Urged
To Save More Waste Fats

Ashe county's 5,O36 families
can fill an entire days medicinal
needs of 1889 battlefront casual
ties if each home will save one
tablespoon of waste kitchen fat,
1t was estimated today by the ma
tons largest single collector of
this vital war material.
There are few direct ways a
wife, mother or daughter can
help safeguard the life of a loved
one at the fighting front, and
salvaging used fats is one of
them" said T. A. Connors, head
OF a meat department of we'll
known chain store.
The value of the 9,128,OOO
pounds salvaged by our customers
throughout the nation last year
is evident in the fact that a sing
lie pound of fat will process about
260 quarts of life-giving blood
plasma."
The increased tempo of the war
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Americans Advance
In Germany; Gains
Made By Russians
Americans Continue To ADJ
vance In Philippine Area:
Hard Fighting

The Germans attacked the
American Remagen-Erpel bridge
head with at least go planes yes
terday and fought stubbornly in
the hills east of the Rhine river,
but U. S. first army troops push
ed relentlessly deeper and reach
ed within two miles of the great
six-lane superhighway linking
Franlxfurt-en-M Main and the in
dustria1 Ruhr.
Gains made by American in
fantry were measured in yards,
but it was pointed out that the
advances gave the doughboys
control of important heights con-
trolling the bridgehead, which
was now being speedily built up
with the help of a new1y-erected
pontoon bridge.
Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov,
achieving a breakthrough in a
frontal assault toward Berlin, has
pushed nearly 100000. Russian
troops across the Oder river be-
tween Frankfurt and newly-cap-
tured Kuestrin and has sent spear
heads within 80 miles of the
reich capital, the Germans said
yesterday.
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Three Mcmillan Brothers In
Service Praise The Red Gross

Three Mcmillan brothers, who
are serving Uncle Sam and have
been spending sometime here Wis
iting their father, Emmitt McMil-
Ian in the Ashe Hospital, are
among the many men in service
who are high in their praises of
the Red Cross.
Pfc. William Raymond McMil-
Ian, who was injured in action in
Germany, says: II know from
personal experience that the Red
Cross is always ready to help men
in service. I knew this before
I was injured and of course,
found it out again when I was in
the hospital"
Another brother, Emory Nc
MILAN, Sic, spoke of the assist
ance he had received from the
Red Cross. 'This is a wonderful
organization aiding men in serv-
ice," he declared. He spoke of
the Red Cross recreational CEN
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Ashe Men Leave
For Fort Bragg
To Enter Army
Large Group Also Leaves To
Take Pre-InductiOn Ex-
aminatiOnS

Six Ashe county men left here
yesterday morning for Fort
Bragg, to enter military service,
and thirty-eight men left for pre-
induction examinations.
Those entering service were
George REQ Miller, Vaughn Cal
Their Gilley, Martin Lee Wyatt,
Earl Forrest Miller, James Hayes
Church and James Henry Miller.
James Henry Miller was trans
ferred from Akron, Ohio.
The following went for pre-in-
duction examinations:
Otto Rupert Burgess, Marion
Spencer Hoosier, Paul Brantley
Bare, Carl Reeves Jackson, Ed
ward James Lindsay, Grover C.
Ellis, Jr., Robert Ted GRAPHICAL,
Eugene McNiel, Elmer Walter
Ham, Glenn Robert Rose, Albert
Severt, Eugene Delmer Cox.
William T. Bumgarner, William
L. Denny, Ralph Donald Barker,
Joe Hampton Cox, Clifford Med
ley, Johnnie Franklin Rotten, JOS
Continued on Page ~
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/ Legislature Is
Expected To End
Next Saturday
Calendar Committee Is Nam
ed; Several Bills Yet To
Be Considered
By Staff Writer

Raleigh, N. c. -(Special)-As
means of expediting legislation
during the waning days of this
wartime session of the general
assembly, Speaker Oscar Rich
ardson this week named seven
man calendar committee, to which
all new bills will be referred.
On this committee Richardson
named Reps. Bost of Cabarrus,
Taylor of Wayne, Grimes of
Beaufort, Horner of Lee, Kerr of
Warren, Uzzell of Rowan and
Bridges of Bladen.
Meanwhile, a point roads COM
mittee requested by resolution
the appointment of five-member
commission to report 80 days
prior to the 1947 assembly session
on the needs and facilities for
transportation of property on mo-
tor vehicles. The commission
would be named by the governor.
The resolution defers the hauler
issue for almost two years to give
time for study of what the utili-
ties commission calls a complica-
} ted problem.
In the senate a bill was passed
providing for a vote on the sale
of wine and beer in the counties
of clay, Graham, Macon, Swain
and Cherokee one year following
the war. Senator Penland, of
Clay, opposing the clause pro-
viding for the postwar referen-
dunn, introduced other bills to al
low county commissioners of
ICentinued Tn Page Four)
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Ashe County Man
Saves 8 Trapped
Yanks From Death

With the End Armored Divi-
sion-Eight men of 41st Armor-
ed Infantry Unit were saved from
death in the snow-covered Ar
dennes of Belgium by the quick
action of machine gunner, Pfc.
Robert c.. Liddle, who gambled
against enemy bullets, to aid the
men.
The unit was on mission to
capture Odeigne when strong
enemy combat patrol suddenly
appeared on the right flank.
Eight men were cut off from the
rest of the unit by the action and
apparently were at the mercy of
the patrol. Pfc. Liddle sized up
the situation and moved his ma
chine gun to an exposed position
where he could bring fire on the
Germans.
The fire laid down by the ma
chine gun enabled the eight
Americans to reach a safe posi-
ton and also gave the remainder
of the unit an opportunity to de-
ploy and take up firing positions
from which it destroyed the jer-
ry patrol.
Pfc. Liddle is the son of Mrs.
Mae B. Liddle, of Othello.
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GUILD TO SPONSOR
TACKY PARTY, SAT.

Plans are now being made
for an Dld-fashioned 'Tacky
Party" to be held at the conn
munity building on Saturday
night, to which everyone is
cordially invited.
Prizes will be awarded to
couples, individuals and spe-
cial prizes for children for
their costumes.
There will be games as well
as bingO, and other forms Of
entertainment, including spe-
cial music, an amateur hour
and other features.
The party is to be sponsored
by the Wesleyan Guild of the
West Jefferson Methodist
Church and a small admittance
charge will be made.
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Red Cross War Fund
Reaches $3,603.OO;
More Money Needed
County Is $3,O97.OO Behind
Assigned Quota OF $500.
Contributors Listed

Returns are still coming in on
the Red Cross War Fund Drive,
but more funds are needed to
reach the quota, Sharpe S. Shoe
maker, chairman, announced late
yesterday afternoon when the to-
tai had reached $3,6O3.49.
The county's quota is $6,7O0.0O
and there is still around $3,O97 to
be raised if the quota is to be
reached.
Mr.. Shoemaker urged that all
schools and individuals double
their efforts in securing needed
contributions so that the drive
could be concluded this month.
The following is a list of con-
tributors not previously publish
ed:
Mrs. Mary Grant, M. Donley Hart,
Curbe Bare, w. L. Cooper, Clay
Kilby, MIR. and Mrs. S. c. Arnold,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Stump, Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Spencer, R. w.
Hardin, Mrs. Winnie Church, Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley Little, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Viers and daughter,
j. G. Bare, Mrs. Hala Bare, Mr..
and Mrs. c. c. Phipps, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. R. Young, Mrs. Minnie c.
Johnson, Helen Shatley, Miss
Virginia Dare league, B. H.
(Continued on Page ~
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Rotary Club To
Sponsor Sale OF
Easter Seals
Funds Raised Will Be Used To
Aid Crippled Children OF
County

Plans are now being worked
out to again sponsor the sale of
Easter Seals to aid crippled chill
dren of the county, Gale B. Nc
president of the Rotary
club, announced this week.
= It was pointed out that there
were around 35 crippled children
in the county not aided by other
funds except the Crippled Chill
dren's Committee and funds rails
ed for this cause were used to a
good advantage.
Records show that during the
past three years, that through this
fund, 40 children have received
hospital treatment; seven have
been furnished with braces and
eight with casts while a total of
POI have attended the clinics
where they have received exam
nations and treatment.
In speaking of the many ways
children are aided
through this fund, Miss Ruth Tug
man, welfare superintendent
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Meetings Will
Stress Growing
More Feed Here
Series Of Group Meetings To
Be Held Throughout Ashe
County

Feed production meetings for
Ashe county have been scheduled
by the county agents with repre-
sentatives of other agricultural
agencies and Kraft Cheese COM
pany cooperating.
Colored pictures will be shown
on the screen at each meeting on
recommended farming practices
for the county, which will be of
interest to everybody, it was an
nounced.
"The economical production of
feed crops on our farms deter
mines our profits. Let's follow
the practices that are proving
most profitable for Ashe county
farms, backed up by the Expert
ment Station and State College, -
Agent Grouse said. =.
The following meetings are
scheduled and others will be an
nounced next week:
Fleetwood high school, Friday,
March Is at 800 p. M; Green
Valley school, Monday, March 10,
at 800 p. M; Baldwin Church,
Tuesday, March 20, at 800 p. m. F.;
J. w. Dougherty's, Hemlock, on
Wednesday, March 81, at 800 p.
m; T. E. Hartsog's, Idlewild, Fri
day, March %, at 800 p m.
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tiers he had visited.

Marshall Mcmillan, another
brother, a warrant officer, lost
leg in Italy. He, too, knows of
the work of the Red Cross. 'They
do everything possible for men
in service. When I was injured
and brought back of the line, the
first American girl I saw was
Red Cross worker" he said. The
hot coffee and doughnuts they
served behind the lines tasted
mighty good" he declared.
In addition to being on the job
On the battlefronts, Marshall told
of the services rendered by the
Red Cross to men on leave, of the
recreational centers, the sight
seeing tours planned and other
services rendered. '"The Red
Cross is truly a wonderful or
ganization and deserves the sup
port of everyone" he concluded.
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Rotary Hears
About C.. l. Bill

Thomas Sears gave an inter-
esting talk to the (Jeffersons Ro-
tary, club last Thursday night on
the G. I. Bill of Rights, in connec-
ton of the boys returning, who
wanted to buy farms.
He stated that plans and COM
mittees had already been set up
in the county to study and pass
on loans for this purpose.
This proved to be a very inter-
esting subject to the Rotary men,
bers and several questions were
asked and answered at the close
Of the talk.
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Rationing Guide
MEATS AND FATS

Book Four red stamps Q5
through SIS good through
March 81. Stamps rs through
Ks good through April %, vs.
and rs and Az through DE-
good through June 2; E2
through IL good through June
30.
PROGRESSED FOODS
Book Four blue stamps Ks
through rs and Az and BE-
good through March 81. Stamps
CT through G2 good through
April %; H2 through M2 good
through June 2; NJ through So
good through June 80.
SUGAR
Book Four stamp IS valid
for five pounds through June
2. Next stamp scheduled to be
validated May I.
SHOES
Book Three Airplane stamps
1, 2 and 3 valid indefinitely.
OPA says no plans to cancel
any.
GASOLINE
14-A coupons good every
where for four gallons each
through March 81. BIS, C-5,
BIG, CO, BIZ and CO. coupons
good everywhere for five gall
Ions each.
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One Ashe Man
Reported Killed;
Others Wounded
Roger F. Miller Killed In Ae.
ton In Germany On Feb.
10, 1916

During the past few days, four
more. Ashe men have been re-
ported as casualties of war, one
killed and three injured.
Mrs. J. r. Miller, of Nathan's
Creek, has been notified by the
war department of the death of
her son, Pfc. Roger F. Miller, who
was killed in action in Germany
on February 10. He had previ-
ously been reported missing i'm
action. Pfc. Miller was with the
Third Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lillard Richard
son, of Tuckerda1e, have been mo-
tofied by the war department that
their son, Pfc. Jones N. Richard
son, was wounded on February
%, somewhere in Germany. The
message stated that it was a neck
wound and that he was making
a normal improvement. Pfc,
Richardson has been overseas
since January and in service for
a year.
Pfc. Jay S. Greer, son of Mrs.
Eta Greer, of Fayetteville, Ark,
formerly of Todd, was wounded
in action in Germany on Febru-.
airy "a, according to information
received by relatives here. He
has been overseas for the past
seven months with the First Ar
my.
Pvt. Mack Sheets, son of MIR,
and Mrs. George Sheets, of Peach
Bottom, Pa, formerly of this
county, was slightly wounded in
action on December z, according
to information received by his
wife, the former Miss Grace Wad-
dell, of Sturgills. Pvt. Sheets
has been in service for over a year
and overseas for several months.
Mrs. Larry Crewey has received
message from the war depart
ment telling of the death of her
husband p Larry Crewey. ~
the par Oh FebruarR /
sosnewl1efe ,lless lAaafiiol,
al inforrnation Yves to follew.
Crewey, the former Miss Pauline
Miller, of Idlewild, and son, are
making their home in Marion.
Pvt. Crewey had been in service
over a year and overseas sir
months.
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RED CROSS BRINGS
BROTHERS TOGETHER

Two Ashe county men, who
had not seen each other i'm two
and One-half years, were
brought together In Holland
recently by the Red Cross.
They are Pfc. Howard H0osier
and Pfc. Robert HoOsier, the
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
HOOsier, of Bina.
Robert has been in service.
for the past two and one-haIf
years and is with the medical
unit in Holland.
Howard has been in service
for twenty-seven months and
is with the infantry in Ger
many. Both have been over
seas for five months.
Both of them wrote about
how much they enjoyed seeing
each other and spoke Of their
appreciation for the Red Cross
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-15
John Roupe To
Be Buried Today

Funeral service will be held
this afternoon at 200 o'clock, at
the home, for John Roupe, 81, of
Whitetop, Va, who died on Tues
day, March Is, after short il
lness. Burial will follow at the
Sullivan cemetery.
MIR. Roupe, who was a native of
this county, is survived by his
wife, and the following children:
Mrs. Minter Miller, Mrs. Dewey
Farmer, Wilson and Howard
Roupe, of Whitetop, Arthur Roupe
of Husk, and Roy Roupe and Mrs.
Ambrose Little, of Bandy, Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-15
Geo. Severt, 80,
Buried Monday

Funeral service was held at the
residence on Monday morning at
eleven o'clock for George Severt,
S, OF Jefferson, who died on Sat-
karday, March 10. Elder Dewey
Rotten and Elder c. D. Hall con-
Quoted the service. Burial fol-
lowed at the Severt cemetery.
Mr.. Severt, who was a native of
this county, is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Caroline severt; one
son, Thomas Severt, and three
daughters, Rachel, Hannah and
May Severt. One brother and
two sisters also survive
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-15
New School Board
Named In Bill

According to unofficial but re-
liable information received by
this paper from Raleigh this
week, the following members of
the county board of education
were named in the omnibus bill
passed by the house on Monday:
L. P. Coward, w. G. Vannoy, H.
H. Burgess, ]. A. Blevins and
Roby Lewis.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-15
Band Concert
For Red Cross

A band concert will be pre-
sented in the West Jefferson high
school auditorium on Friday,
March 16 at two o'clock. This
will be given by the students, UNI
der the direction of Miss Lorene
Perkins, for the benefit of the
Red Cross and the public is COR
daily invited to attend.
Parents of children are especial
ly invited. A small admission
charge will be made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-15
J. B. Hash Again
Welfare Ch1nn,

AT meeting of the Ashe Coun-
ty Welfare Board, last Friday, j.
B. Hash was again named as
chairman. Other members of the
board include: w. E. Vannoy,
chairman of the board of county
commissioners, representing the
county, and w. B. Oliver, state
appointee.
The budget for the coming
years was discussed and adopted
and other routine matters taken
up,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-15
HELTON MAN GIVEN
MERIT CERTIFICATE

With the 9Th Armored Division
in Germany-Pfc. Ida w. Pals
ley was recently awarded the
Certificate Of Merit for outstand-
ing performance of duty.
He is the son of Mrs. Gertrude
T. Paisley, of Helton.
Evening star., 1945-03-08

the Air Forces and effectively full
filled the needs for the instruction
of, and demonstration to, air officers
in all grades covering the limita-
tions of equipment and tactical use, -
it was said The ability shown by
air commanders in combat reflect
the success of his efforts" the cita-
ton added.
Col. Alexander d. Reid, who has
served with the operations section
Iof the general staff, has been
awarded the Legion of Merit for
contributing in great measure to
the success of the invasion of Europe
and to the prosecution of the war;
| the War Department announced
today, from May, 1912, to August
1914.
He has been a member of the
Latin American theater section
assistant chief of the North African
European theater section and chief
Of the European theater section OF
the general staff.
Col. Reid, whose wife, Mrs. Kath-
crime Reid, lives at 1908 Cathedral
avenue NV, was graduated from
West Point in 1928 He was stationed
at the War Department before he
went overseas with the infantry
last fall, his wife said. He was
wounded January Is in Belgium and
is now in hospital in France, Mrs
Reid said. Two children. James, 16
who attends Western High School
and An, Is, who goes to Wilson, live
at the Cathedral avenue address.
Col. William H. Banner. jr., Gen.
eral Staff Command, has been
awarded the Legion of Merit for his
contributions to the formation OF
strategic plans and policies adopted
oy the Joint and Combined Chiefs
If Staff. He also served as liaisor
officer with the British Joint Plan
ners in London and on special Joint
Chiefs of Staff missions to London
and Moscow, where he was of special
help in dealing with the govern
ments Of these countries, the cita-
ton said.
Col Banners wife, Mrs. Alice
Banner. lives at 5806 Nevada ave-
nue. NV. Col. Banner is now in
France, his wife said. He was born
in Omaha, Nebr.. and was graduated
from West Point in 1888 He is the
father of 7-week-oId twins whom he
never has seen.
Col. Lewis L. Mundell has been
awarded the Legion of Merit for
negotiating an exchange of weather
information with the Soviet Gov
ernment which provided the AAF
with vital meteorological data from
the Soviet Union, the War Depart
ment announced today.
On duty with United States Mill
tary Mission. Moscow, Col Mum
dell assured AAF units in all COM
bat theaters, access to essential
Soviet data and negotiated a sepa-
rate exchange providing for the
transmission of additional meteoro-
logical data from Western Russia to
furnish American Air Forces units
in the United Kingdom and Italy
the detailed coverage necessary for
the shuttle bombing operations, the
citation added.
Col. Mundell's wife, Mrs. Lewis L
Mundell, lives at 1920 Woodside
Parkway, Silver Spring. Md.
First 1t. Frederick L. Bach, jr.
"a, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
L. Bach, 20 T street NV, has re-
ceived the Distinguished Service
Cross for extraordinary heroism on
October 10. According to his cita-
ton, he led his platoon through
the enemy-held village OF Foffieux
France, and 16 Germans, including
an officer, were captured when their
positions were overrun as q result
Of the maneuver. 1t. Bach also
Evening star., 1945-03-08
Two Veterans Address
Arkansas Avenue Citizen.

Two servicemen-one a GONZALES
cent patient at Forest Glen Annex
of Walter Reed Hospital and the
other a Marine Corps flyer-were
guest speakers at meeting of the
Arkansas Avenue Community Asso-
citation last night in the Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Pvt. Frank Mercurio. who lost
both legs while fighting in Italy
spoke briefly on the work of the
Red Cross in aiding our servicemen
overseas. A collection for the Red
Cross was made after his talk and
the members present contributed
$63.
Maj. Gordon w. Heritage recount
ed experiences and showed several
souvenirs - including a Japanese
officers saber-he had collected dur
Evening star., 1945-03-08
[eonardtown Genera
Gets Legion Of Merit
For Air Forces Aid,

Brig Gen. Hume Peabody of
Leonardtown, Md, has been awarded
the Legion of Merit for his services
as commandant of the AAF School
OF Applied Tactics and later COM
manding general, from December
1912, to March, 1914, the War De-
partment announced today.
Gen. Peabody assembled and
organized an academic staff and
initiated, planned and co-ordinated
the construction of the facilities
necessary to conduct the school and
a demonstration air force" the
citation said. He developed a
cohesive team from the many and
sundry combat units embodied in