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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-07
Weavers Ford Newa

A large crowd attended Pray
er Meeting at New River Ban
fist church, Sunday night.
Mrs. Therodore Hudler and
children from Lansing, were Wis
itorS in this community, Sunday.
Pfc. James L. Brown, of the u
S. Army, has returned home af-
ter almost year of overseas du-.
ty. At the present he is station,
ed at Camp Butner, in the hospi.
tai. He is expected home this,
week. Pfc. Brown is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Brown.
Junior Petty, of the U. S. Ma
rines, who recently spent a fur
Tough with his parents here. has
returned to duty again.
Mrs. Charles Phipps made q.
business trip to West Jefferson,
Saturday.
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Laura said. "And-they really
have sheep! What about the
sheep, Jerry?"
Don't know" Jerry replied.
Cant land on field full of
sheep!"
"There are only eight or ten"
Doctor Overton said.
Enough to crack us up if we
run into them on landing" Jer-
ry muttered.
The three men on the field, near
the small flock of sheep, had been
staring up at them intently. Sud-
denly they waved their arms.
Other men rushed onto the pas
ture from the nearby woods.
AS Jerry circled the field to the
south, so that he could come in
against the wind, he saw two men
pick up what appeared to be the
big rock and carry it to the edge
of the field Others lifted the
three trees and dragged them to
one side. The three shepherds
gathered up ropes to which the
sheep had been tethered and drag
ged them off the grassy space.
''The fields cleared!" Laura
cried.
els it long enough?" Doctor
Overton asked anxiously. L" Can
you make the landing?"
II think So" Jerry said, with
a side-slip."
The plane was south of the
pasture now, just completing it's
turn. Laura noted that Jerry did
not bring it completely out of it's
turn as he approached the field,
but kept it in a slight bank, Gid
ing toward the right ride of the
field rather than toward the CEN
ter. They WERE losing altitude
rapidly, and she felt that the
landing wheels, which had just
been lowered, might well be
touching the tops of the trees.
Almost before they cleared the
last of the trees, Jerry let the
craft slip sideways to the left.
Just as if it skidded down a slip
perry path on the air, the plane
slid toward the ground. In that
maneuver, Jerry had dropped the
plane more than ten feet closer
to the ground with almost no
forward motion. Strengthening
it out deity, he headed it straight
up the center of the pasture.
With bounce, the wheels touch
ed the ground.
(To Be Continued)
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MRS. GOSS MOVES
TO BLUEFIELD, w. VA.

Mrs. Laura Goss, who has been
operating boarding house here
for the past Is years, has closed
the business on account of the
condition of her health and NOV
ed to Bluefield, w. Va, Monday.
West Jefferson is a wonderful
place in which to live and I deep
ly regret to leave" she stated.
Everybody here has been ex-
tremely nice to me and I greatly
appreciate the friendship and ma
ny favors that have been extend
ed to me-" she said.
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Weekly Items OF Interest To
AShe Farmers

R. H. Grouse, county agent,
says that it is time to NOV pas
lures and that moving now will
eliminate undesirable weeds from
reseeding. ,4
E. V. Pierce says that by now
ing his pastures last year it was
as beneficial as almost anything
he has done. Mr.. Pierce says that
he plans to NOW his pasture again
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CHAPTER VII

His knowledge was correct, as
Major Duncan learned about fiji
teen minutes later, when he talk
ed to Laura. She not only agreed
to the mission without hesitation
but wanted to start at once.
Promptly at eight o'clock, they
went to Major Duncan's office to
meet with him and Doctor Over
ton, and discuss the plans for the
flight to France.
''We've assembled a batch OF
aerial photographs of the region
enlarged so that they'll look just
about as the country will look
to you from your plane. You'll
be given a compass course tina,
will take you straight to the gen
eral region without any trouble
AS you approach it, there are
plenty of check points which you
can't mistake-first Mont Blanc
on YOUR right, Lake Geneva
ahead, the River Danse and its
various branches, hills of distinc-
tive shape and contour"
They all moved to table on
which were assembled the aerial
photographs of the area.
Captain Donaldson is the one
who must familiarize himself
with this the most" Major Dun
can said. 'But I've asked both
the doctor and the nurse to 60
over it too, because want them,
in case of emergency, to know
the terrain"
Next, they went over the details
of supplies that had been placed
in the big transport plane-drugs,
medicines, surgical instruments,
anesthetics, splints, bandages.
There were also food, blankets,
filters for the wounded and in
Difference to Jerry's request
several submachine guns with
plenty of ammunition.
'1n addition, two so caliber ma
chine guns have been mounted in
the pilots cockpit" the major
added. ''In this emergency
mounting, they are not very flex-
ible-can't move easily in all di-
rections- but they may prove
helpful. I hope, however, that
you'll have no occasion to use
Them
Jerry asked about the possibili-
ty of communication with home
bases by radio.
"You must maintain radio 81
lence," Major Duncan replied.
'The Germans are listening con-
Stantly, of course. They have no
doubt heard the message we re-
ceived from the guerillas about
the attack on their encampment,
the wounding of men and so
forth. Bus their new positions
and the position of the pasture
nrame in a code that will mean
Nothing to the Germans-refer-
ences only ID numerals and let
tiers indicating map positions.
Il understand" Jerry said. "I
won't radio except if needed on
the return trip, and then only af-
ter clearing enemy territory"
Right" said the major. ''But
that will be soon. AS you see,
your course is over water for
great deal of time. When you
leave here, you'll fly to the ad-
vance field in Italy, take on gas
oline and oil. Then You'll head
out over the. Mediterranean until
you strike the southern coast of
France. That's where you're
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FORMER ASHE MAN
FREED FROM NAILS

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Bur-
chett, formerly of Fleetwood,
who are now making their home
at Portsmouth, Ohio, have been
notified that their son, Pfc.
Coolidge Burchett, has been lib
Grated from a prison camp in
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Jerry was grinnlng like a
school kid who has won first
prize in the spelling contest.
'I'm just as amazed as you
are" he said. cts valley, Lau-
ra, but maybe it's not the right
valley"
81 think we can be grateful to
you, nevertheless" Doctor Over
ton said, 'for finding a valley in
stead of a peak to come down in
to-"
Jerry was busy scanning the
land, looking for the pasture
which should be their landing
field. He looked at the hills on
either side, searching for some
distinctive landmark that would
tell him they were in the correct
valley
Laura, look! Jerry cried,
pointing ahead. "That pond
it's not in our valley. We're in
the wrong one. I remember,
though, that the map showed a
little pond not too far from our
valley"
How'll you get to our valley?'
Laura asked.
Climb back up into the soup
again." Jerry answered, high
enough to clear the top of the
ridge, then let down again quick
ly on the other side so we won't
overshoot the valley. With that
pond spotted, I can calculate pref
ty accurately, though, so we
should not miss this time"
Jerry banked the plane and
circled around to cross the pond
once more, then headed east,
climbing fast.
I'm going up fast and steep and
coming down the same way" Jer-
ry told the others. 81 want to
get plenty of altitude to clear that
ridge in the clouds, but I sure
don't want to overshoot our val
ley"
A few wisps of fog passed their
windows swiftly, and then sud-
denly they plunged into the gray
blanket once more. They said
nothing as they climbed steeply,
Jerry keeping his eyes always on
the altimeter.
After a few minutes of tense
ness, he said, "Okay-I'm going
downstairs, fast!''
The plane tipped and the
sound of the motors eased off as
they no longer pulled the craft
away from the earth. Jerry cut
them to an idle hum as the plane
glided downward swiftly.
In less than two minutes, they
had broken through the cloud
bank again-and there was solid
earth, more than two hundred
feet below them. Jerry leveled
off and banked the plane to the
south.
Not one of them relaxed. They
knew they were in their valley
at last, but there was no time to
reflect on the miracle of good
navigation and luck which had
brought them to it. The impor-
tant thing right now was to find
that pasture which had landing
field.
"Near the southern end of the
valley" Jerry said, according
to the map. Remember the dis
features?'
Sure" Laura said. ''Three
small trees just east of the center,
big rock near the northern end
and brook running across the
southern end"
Fright" Doctor Overton agreed.
And the trees and rock are NOV
brook painted on the
surface of the ground. I'm eager
to see that. can easily imagine
the fake trees and papier-ma-
che rock which the supposed
shepherds can move, but I want
to see that brook"
There are the Shepherds"
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Germany, after having been a
prisoner for the past six months
and that he is now in France
awaiting return to the United
States. Pfc. Burchett has been
overseas for the past ten months.
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WILLIAM STARRET

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planes, of course. However,
we've been doing no bombing in
that region at all, so the Germans
may not be on the alert for our
planes there. All the planes
which have dropped supplies and
men to the guerillas have come
from England heretofore, so they
are looking for any further planes
from that direction. In that, you
have your best chance of getting
through"
After finishing their session
with Major Duncan, Laura, Jerry
and Doctor Overton went to their
quarters to snatch a few hours OF
sleep.
It was dark and still when they
all assembled at the air field for
the takeoff at 4 a. m. All were
silent, even Major Duncan and
the mechanics who had readied
their plane.
Doctor Overton sat in the CO.
pilots seat and Laura took up
her customary place on box
directly behind the cockpit. The
engines roared to life, warmed
up, and the plane TAXED to the
end of the runway.
Then they we're aloft in the
black night air, headed north.
On the way to the Italian adj
vance field, they all discussed the
problem of the clear weather
which the bright stars predicted
for their journey.
eve can't miss being spotted"
Jerry said, eff the skies are as
clear as this all the way High
altitude will help, but I'd like
some clouds"
maybe there will be clouds
ahead" Laura suggested.
always the optimist," Jerry
grinned.
But Laura was right. Shortly
after leaving the field in Italy,
they ran into a thick cloud bank
when they left the land and flew
out over the water.
They felt safe and secure in it's
clammy embrace for several
hours, but then Jerry began to
feel that they had enjoyed too
much of a good thing.
How soon do you have to let
DOWN." Laura asked.
Ought to begin it now, take it
easy" Jerry said. II want to
lose altitude gradually, looking
for a hole in these clouds. Well
here goes-down to the bargain
basement"
Laura could feel no real change
in the position of the big plane,
but she knew they were descend
ing. No one spoke for long time
as the thick clouds maintained
their blindfold upon them.
mo opening yet," Jerry COM
mented, and Laura could detect
the tone of concern in his voice,
though he tried to hide it. 81
might as we'll tell you folks this
is no picnic. I've been able to
check my course against nothing
absolutely nothing-since leav-
ing the coast of southern Italy.
If I'm exactly on course, we
should now be descending be-
tween two ridges of high hills in
to the valley with the pasture.
1t the clouds are low enough to
cover the tops of those hills and
I'm just a bit off course-we'll
never know the difference. But
there's nothing else to do but
go down and see''
Nobody answered. There was
to say. Laura felt no
panic within herself. Many
times in planes she had known
that her fate was being weighed
in delicate balance. There was
she could do about it.
She leaned forward a little.
Were the clouds a mere shade
lighter and thinner straight ahead
just below? Or was it her
imagination?
Jerry's whoop of joy gave her
the answer-that and the almost
>G LII
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PvIpwood pEodvesisn 10 @ profitable bust
ness now, and Xviii b Q sesd Business
In war OF peace sor n,any years 10 eenss.
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NOTES

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Legal Notice
atty: Edmund Ksryatkowski

1907 Oak st., Wyandetts, Mich.
State OF Michigan, County Of Wayne,
SIS. 3ls,soe.
At q session OF the Probate Court for
said County Of Wayne. held at the Pro-
bate Court Room In the City Of Detroit,
on the Twenty-Fifth day OF May, IN the
year one thousand nine hundred and
forty-five.
Present Patrick H. o'Brien. Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF VIA
DYSLAWA BEDNARECK Deceased
Edmund Kurzstkowski. Administrator
of said estate. having rendered to said
Court his first and final account in said
matter and filed Herewith his petition
praying that the residue Of said estate
be assigned to the person or persons en-
titled thereto:
It is ordered. That the Twenty-Fourth
day OF July. next, at nine o'clock in the
Room be appointed for examining and
allowing said account and hearing said
petition.
And &c is further Ordered. That q COPY
OF this order be published once in each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-
vious to said time Of hearing in the wyan.
dotte News Herald, a newspaper printed
and circulating In said County Of Wayne
Thomas C. Murphy.
Judge OF Probate
"A true copyj
Alfred l. Vincent
Deputy Probate Register.
tTHURSl June Z. IA. II
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Lesinski
Continued from Page y

continued from Page u
areas to accept war Jobs should re-
turn to their respective localities
be 1t in Michigan or any other
of the AZ States.
It is an accepted fact that unem-
ployment is growing daily in Detroit
and the areas adjacent thereto and
as result thereof demands are be-
ing made for some type of COM
pensation to hold over the workers
until reconverSlon comes.
The only solution to the housing
problem which can see is for the
National Housing Administrator to
plan permanent homes, financed
through FILA or by loans through
RFC. This solution would, I am
sure, be very agreeable to those
opposed to the temporary housing
project and II permanent homes are
to be constructed 1t should be done
by private industry.
II these temporary housing pro-
jects are moved they will have to
be wrecked not later than 1947 and
that, In my opinion, would be an
unnecessary seuandering of the tax
payers money and the useless ex-
penditure Of msnpowee.
Mr.. President, am of the opinion
that an impartial investigation of
this matter will disclose that there
Is absolutely no need for this hous-
ing project and I would indeed con-
slider 1t an honor and a privilege
If I may be given the opportunity
10 discuss this situation with you
Ct your convenience.
With an expression Of my very
highest esteem and best wishes, I
I'm
Faithfully yours,
JOHN LESrNaKI. n G.
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Legal Notice
Petitioner: Angola Maris Lepetroms

3I75 Newport, Detroit Is, Mich.
State of Michigan, County Of Wayne.
SIS. 2S3, 100.
s.. BIS. sos.
At session OF the Probate Court for
said County OF Wayne held at the Pro-
bate Court Room in the City Of Detroit.
on the Twenty-first day Of May, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
forty-five.
Present Thomas C. Murphy. Judge OF
Probate.
In the Matter of the Change OF Name
Of ANGOLA MARIs LEPETROME. an
adult
On reading and filing the petition Of the
said ANGOLA MAR1S LEPETROME pray
ing that her name be changed TO ANGE-
LIMA MARIE LOPETRONE:
1t is ordered That the Twenty-seventh
day OF June next at nine o'clock in the
forenoon. Central War Time, at said
Court Room be appointed for hearing said
petition.
And Il Is further Ordered. That a copy
Of this order be published once in each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-.
vious to said time Of hearing in the
Wyandotte Nevs-Herald, newspaper
printed and circulating In said County
OF Wayne.
Thomas c. Murphy.
Judge Of Probate
"a true copy
Thomas r. Mcmillan
Deputy Probate Register
Thurs. May 81, June Z. II
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Petitioner: Mrs. Anna X. Sonntag
96l0 Long.cre. Detroit. Mich.
State of Michigan, County Of Wayne

State of Michigan. County of Wayne
SIS. 32e, $50
At session OF the Probate Court for
said County of Wayne. held al the Pro-
bate Court Room in the city OF Detroit
on the Twenty-Eighth day of May. in
the year one thousand nine hundred and
forty-five
Present Joseph A. Murphy. Judge of
Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate of EDWARD
JULIUS SONNTAG. Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Anna K sonntag praying that admin
istration Of said estate be granted TO her
self or some other suitable person:
It is ordered, That the Twenty Ninth day
Of June, next. at nine o'clock in the
forenoon Central War Time at said Court
Room be appointed for hearing said petit
ton.
And 1t is further ordered. That q copy
II this order be published once In each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-
gious TO said time of hearing. in the Wy
andotte News Herald a newspaper printed
and circulating In said County of Wayne
Joseph A. Murphy,
Judge Of Probate
"A true copy
Alfred l. Vincent
Deputy Probate Register.
(THURS) June Z, II. FL
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Petitioners: Charles Lee Edwards
Samuel s. Broughton

Petitioners: Charles Lee Edwards
Samuel s. Broughton
Wyandotte, Michigan
state OF Michigan. County OF Wayne,
IS. ls2oe3.
At session OF the Probate Court for
said County OF Wayne, held at the Pro-
bate Court Room in the City OF Detroit.
on the Seventeenth day OF May. in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
forty five.
Present Joseph A. Murphy. Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF ARTHUR
w EDWARDS, Deceased.
Charles Lee Edwards and Samuel s.
Broughton, Trustees under the last VIII
and testament OF said deceased, having
rendered to said Court their sixth annual
account In said matter:
It Is ordered. That the Twenty-first day
OF June, next. at nine o'clock In the fore
Room be appointed for examining and
allowing said account.
And It is further Ordered. That q copy
Of this order he published once in each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-
vious to said time OF hearing, in the
Wyandotte News-Herald. a newspaper
printed and circulating IN said County
OF Wayne.
Joseph A. Murphy.
Judge of Probate
IA true copy
Thomas ?. Mcmillan
Deputy Probate Register
THURS, May 81, June T. IL
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Attorney: MeInerney & Littl.wood

Attorney: Mclnerney LittleFOOd
29Il Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. Mich.
State Of Michigan. County Of Wayne,
IS. 329,42l
At a session OF the Probate Court for
said County of Wayne. held at the
Probate Court Room in the City of
Detroit on the Twenty-second day Of
May in the year one thousand nine
hundred and forty-fiye.
Present Joseph A. Murphy, Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter Of tn. Estate Of CLARA
JEAN. Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of
August Jean praying that administra-
ton OF said estate be granted to himself
or some other suitable person;
1t is ordered. That the Twenty-iifth day
Of June, next. &C nine o'clock in the
forenoon Central War Time. at said
Court Room be appointed for hearing said
petition.
And 1t is further Ordered. That q copy
of this order be published once In each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-
vious TO said time Of hearing. In the
Wyandotte News-Herald, newspaper
printed and circulating In said County Of
Wayne.
Joseph A. Murphy.
Judge OF Probate
"a true copy
Thomas F. Mcmillan
Deputy Probate Register
Thurs. May 81. June :, IA
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Atty: Edmund KurratkowskI

1907 Oak ST.. WyEndotte, Mich
State OF Michigan, County Of Wayne.
SIS. 32s.635
At session Of the Probate Court for
said County OF Wayne. held at the Pro-
bate Court Room in the City Of Detroit.
on the Twenty-Ninth day OF May. In the
year one thousand nine hundred and
forty-five
Present Patrick H o'Brien. Judge of
Probate
In the Matter OF the Estate OF HELEN
GENIAC, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF
Louis Geniac praying that administration
of said estate be granted to himself or
some other suitable person:
1t is orderd, That the Twenty-third day
OF July next, at nine o'clock in the fore
noon Central War Time at said Court
Room be appointed for hearing said petit
ton.
And It Is further Ordered. That Q copy
Of this order be published once IN each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-
vious to said time Of bearing In the
Wyandotte News-Herald. newspaper
printed and circulating In said County
Of Wayne.
Patrick II. O'Brien.
Judge Of Probate
"A true copy)
Alfred L. Vincent
Deputy Probate Register.
(THURS) June Z, IA. Fl
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Attys: MeInerney & Littlewood

Attys: MeInerney Littlewood
2911 Biddie Avenue, Wyandotte, Mich,
State OF Michigan. County of Wayne
IS. 324. s7s
At session Of the Probate Court fol
said County OF Wayne. held at the Pro-
bate Court Room in the City Of Detroit.
on the Twenty-Fourth day OF May, in
the year one thousand nine hundred and
forty-five.
Present Patrick X. o'srisn. Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF ANNA
GUDITH. Deceased.
Charlotte 3. Carson. Special Admins
tratrix Of said estate. having rem
dered to said Court her first and
final account In said matter and filed
Herewith her petition praying that the
balance Of said estate be turned over TO
the executor OF the last will and tesla
ment of said deceased:
It is ordered. That the Seventeenth day
Of July. next. at nine o'clock In the
forenoon Central War Time at said Court
Room be appointed for examining and
allowing said account and hearing said
petition.
And it is further Ordered. That Q copy
Of this order b published once IN each
week for three weeks consecutively pre-.
yious to said time Of hearing. In the
Wyandotte News-Herald. newspaper
printed and circulating In said County
Of Wayne.
Patrick II. O'Brien.
Judge OF Probate.
"A true copy)
Alfred l.. Vincent
Deputy Probate Register.
(THURS) June z. II. IL