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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
MOUNTAIN APPLES ARE
HARD HIT BY FREEZE

Raleigh - The commercial ap-
pie crop in mountain counties
was hard hit by the April freeze,
with the condition of the crop for
the area as a whole now reported
at about 10 per cent. Prospects
in the Brushy Mountain section
of Wilkes and Alexander coun-
ties are considerably better than
for other commercial counties.
In this area, many growers in
favorable locations report a good
set of fruit. Production of apples
in the Brushy Mountain section,
however, is expected to be less
than half of last years volume.
In other sections, the crop ranges
from complete failure to a light
set of fruit.
June conditions as reported by
the State Department of Agricul-
ture make it appear that the
United States apple crop in 1945
may reach a record low total
somewhat smaller than the short
1913 crop. In the East and Mid
West, the effect of April freezes
became more evident, and addi-
tional May freezes and poor May
pollination weather further re-
duced prospects for the crop.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
ANTHRACITE COAL
PRICES WILL RISE

Washington - Anthracite coal
miners won a wage increase but
home users of the hard coal must
pay a'$1 per ton more for the fuel.
A wage agreement was approx
ed by Economic Sterilization Dl-
rector William H. Davis.
The wage pact, approved pre-
viously by the War Labor Board
gives $4,000 United Mine Work
ers an increase of $1.37R daily
and provides slightly lesser hikes
for 1000 others.
The anthracite price schedule,
effective June Is. Immediately
provides for an increase of 81 a
ton for domestic sizes and from
Is to so cents ton for industrial
sizes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
PRICE CEILINGS ON
MEAT ARE AVAILABLE

Complete lists of the legal
ceiling prices on all grades and
cuts of meat, printed in a con-
venient size that will fold to fit
the purse, have been received in
a limited quantity at the War
Price and Rationing Board, L. P.
Coward, chairman, said today.
Housewives and shoppers may
obtain these lists by calling in
person at the local War Price and
Raioning Board or by sending a
postcard, he explained.
eve are placing in the hands of
consumers a simple and power
full weapon to help smash black
market in meat" Mr.. Coward
said.
Prices shown on the Consumer
Meat Price List are the highest
that may be charged regardless Of
the size of the store, he pointed
out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
HINTON JAMES RESIGNS
AS N. G.. GAME HEAD

Raleigh - Hinton James re-
signed as commissioner of game
and inland fisheries, post he
has held for the last four years,
and said he would return to his
farming and business interests in
Laurinburg.
James resignation will be eff
fective July l.
While his successor has not
been named, it was learned that
negotiations are under way for
the return of John Findlay, who
resigned two months ago to take
over the supervision of Lake Mat
tamuskeet under a Federal-State
cooperative program. Findlay
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
BEIGIANS MAY STRIKE
AGAINST PRESENT KING

Brussels - Belgian organized
workers threatened to paralyze
the country with a general strike,
and the combined Left Wing po-
litical parties and the labor unions
called an their supporters to put
themselves Gin a state of self
defense" against attempts to re-
enthrone the King by force.
Death to Leopold! Hang him!'
cried members of Walloon
(French-speaking Belgians) So
cieties who gathered at famous
wounded Eagle" Monument at
Waterloo to commemorate the
defeat of Napoleon on June IL,
1915.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
Farm Census Has
Been Completed

H. M. Bailey, local supervisor,
district Number six, with head
quarters at Salisbury, advises that
the enumeration of farms for the
1945 Census of Agriculture in
Ashe county has been completed.
In order that there might be as
complete coverage as possible
and in the event anyone eligible
to be listed as a farmer has been
overlooked, Mr.. Bailey requests
that the person or persons contact
him at Salisbury, N. c., giving
their name and address.
To qualify as a farmer for CEN
Sus purposes, a farm consists of
three or more acres or if less
than three acres, having a value
of products raised of $3.50 or more.
Any persons operating such
farms, greenhouses, mushroom
cellars, hatcheries, or who keep
cows or other livestock, chickens
or other poultry, or bees, or who
grow flowers, vegetables, or fruit
for sale should be enumerated in
the 1915 Census of Agriculture.
1t is also requested that any per-
sons not heretofore enumerated,
who might think they can quail
fly as operating a farm for CEN
sus purposes, communicate with
Mr.. Bailey.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
RECORD PEACH CROP
IN SOUTHERN STATES

Raleigh - Peach prospects de-
clined approximately 6 per cent
during the month of May. Fail
ure' of early peaches to size up as
expected and hail damage in the
upper Sandhill region accounted
for the decline. Cool weather
during May held back somewhat
the development of later varieties
and sizing of fruit is now expect
ed to be about average.
The State Department of Agr1-
culture reports that severe hail
storm which occurred in the hea-
wv producing Candor-Norman
area of the Sandhills on June z
seriously damaged the grade on
around 400 cars of peaches. 1t
is anticipated that practically all
of this hail-pecked fruit will move
to market but at considerably
lower price than would have been
received if no damage had oc-
Cured. Harvest dates by varie-
ties are ten days to two weeks
earlier than average. Peak har-
vest of Elbertas is expected IN
mid-July. The peach outlook in
the Polk-Rutherford commercial
area is good but is disappointing
in Surry county. The early April
freeze nearly wiped out the crop
in the central and upper Piedmont
counties except in very favorable
locations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21

Cleveland IL, Mecklenburg II,
Avery, Burke, Guilford and Ire
dell with 10 each.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
BIBLE SCHOOL FOR
TUCKERDALE CHURCH

Miss Virginia Dare league
Ashe Baptist Associatonal work.
er, will conduct Bible School at
the Tuckerdale Baptist church be-
ginning June Is. All children I'M
the community are invited t0 AT.
tend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21
SUMMER SCHOOL OPENED
AT A. S. T. G. LAST WEEK

Boone-The first term of the
Forty-third Session of summer
school for Appalachian State
Teachers College opened on June
18th with the largest registration
for the summer since the start of
the war. At the close of the day
on Friday, the registration num-
bered five hundred forty-five,
representing most of the southern
states. This puts the enrolment
back in terms of pre-war days.
From the academic point of view,
two hundred seventeen of these
have bachelors degrees and nine
teen have masters degrees. Sew
enty-eight of the bachelors are
enrolled in the Graduate Depart
ment of the summer school, pur-
suing courses toward masters de-
grees to be conferred by the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
North Carolina furnishes two
hundred ninety of the students,
South Carolina leads the outer
state registration with one hun
dred twenty-seven, Florida fol-
lows with eighty and Georgia
with thirty. Other outer-state
registrations come from Kentuc-
ky, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississ-
ippi, New Jersey, Michigan, Tex
as and Ohio. In county registra-
tons, Watauga leads with IS, fol-
lowed by Ashe and Rutherford
with II each, Wilkes with Is,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21

WAR BONDS buy them
help win victory.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21

had been with the division, part
of the Department of Conserva-
ton and Development, for seven
years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-21

Buchanan and Mr.. and Mrs
Claude Buchanan, Of N. Wilkes
boro.
Rev. Mr.. Bumgardner VIII FEzs
his regular appointment at Smeezf.a-
port and Clifton, Sunday. Snretfa-.
port at II a. m. and Clifton at g..
80 p m.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
Founding
CONTINUED from Page I,

eered the increasing success o,
the organization. the public was
very cooperative in our drives
for money, even though the FRS
few years were pretty hard going
THEN SHE told 81 the tag dan,
and the huge pageans which
marked the FRS; Efforts o. TIE
group TO raise money. 9For many
years" she said, The Charity balls
3ust after Easter were looked for.
ward 20 as great social affair
In 1907 the group was incorpor-
atcd under the laws ~ he state
a. Michigan and nc present home
was purchased Through Tho wears
requests Cor adTi;,ancc hsy, COM
tinued 10 increase The waiting
List has continued - sroa.
MRS LOOMS Was the frs, cor
responding secretary of me assoc
citation and iacr ,crNoi as re-
CorGing yecVta.' from 1908 until
1914 Il d. aopC She stated
that the public V., continue the
KIND and generous SIppor, that il,
has always gwen go &c assoc alton
snd VII maze ,hc present d,ve
success Trc-p "a >a,a q great
rcei :or cn,sr-!r- ne facilities Of
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

NoU Based At
Largest Station

SHOEM AKER, Calif.-Ebra
Morrow. signalman second class,
-USNRr 24-year-old son of Mrs.
Inez Morrow, 6l24 Hartford ave-
nue., Detroit Mich, has arrived at
the worlds largest naval receiving
station. a unit of the US. Naval
Training and Distribution Center,
for Reconstruction and further as
signment.
Morrow. a veteran Of 81 months
In the Navy, served as signal
man aboard the u SIS YP-90. a
patrol craft He did various types
Of communications work while on
patrol in the Northwest Pacific for
IL months In October, 1913,
when his vessel ran aground dur
ing a gale. his efficient perform
ance as signalman aided in her
salvage He holds area medals for
the Asiatic-Pacific and American
theatres Of war Morrow attended
Northwestern High school in De-
trOit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
Festival

Continued from Page u
be blacked out in tribute 10 the
late President Franklin ID. Roose-
welt. while the mAssed choir Of
500 voices will chant Path OF
Our Fathers" a favorite hymn
Of President Roosevelt.
MIR. ROOSEVELT endorsed the
festival as an instrument Of good
VIII and a prime factor IN creating
racial unity and harmony.
In connection with the memorial
VIII appear Navy Chief Petty or.
ficer Graham Jackson. singer and
accoydionist who played Dvorak' s
Going Home when Mr. Roose-
vclt'S BODY vas being borne from
Warm SPRINGS, Ga
Marvin Dupre and Harold II.
rallman viii direct the 500-voice
intcrraclal choir
W. &. Handy. composer OF the
st Louis Blues" has been
named honorary chairman Of the
festival.
The Deep River Boys, noted for
Their smooth and melodic rendi-
ton Of splTItualS and classics, viii
ais % on the program
IN ADDITION. The three Win-
ncrs ~ the Search For-Taleut con-
test viii also appear. and a noted
scout from one ~ the leading mu-
SIC schools n the East viii be IN
the audience Miss Sara Osborne,
Louisville XIV. won first place;
Miss Guiida Burns, Chicago, was
second. and Wl.loughby Jones St
Louis VAS thlrd
NJ. Kelly Fritz, director Of the
Detroit Festival SAID ta.s Week
that arraracUcntS had seen com
plcted for various groups and or
carnations 10 purchase ticket, that
will enable them 10 be seated un-
der their COlors
The conSuls of the United Nations
viii be guostS OF tho festival. and
most Of them have already accepted
the invitations. according 10 Fritz
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
Eiue Michigan Men
At Pearl Harbor

resides at $500 Beaubien street. De-
troit. and his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Shaw. make their home
at 974 Hague street. Detroit
Before entering the naval service
Shaw was a policeman at the Ford
Motor company in River Rouge,
Mich.
From Baldwin. Mich. Is Ma
thaniel A. TookeS yeoman. Sec
Ond class, USNR.
TOOKES carries out his duties
with this organization as a clerk
He enlisted in the navy in May
l943. and has been overseas for ten
months.
His wife. Mrs. Lila v. Tookes
resides at $50 Orlean street, Chi
cago. Ill.
Before entering the naval service
Tookes was employed at Campbell
Wyant and Cannon Foundry in
Muskegon Heights, Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
Officer Transferred
After 477fh Incident

WASHINGTON. D. c. - Army
officials denied this week that the
personal inspection report Of Ma
Jor General Virgil l.. Peterson on
discrimination against Negro Off
GERS OF the 477th Bombardment
Group at Freeman and Goldman
Fields had anything 10 do with
his recent transfer.
Peterson was transferred from
inspector Of the army 70 personnel
director OF the Army Services
Forces soon after the filing Of his
report. He has been replaced by
Lieut. General Daniel I. Sultan,
formerly commander Of the United
States forces in the India-Burma
theatre.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
Injunction
Continued from Page /

iCOntlnued from rage !
jon J.. CoNAr|. Spc,.a' So ctary
al The Cop. $1,000 WIS paid IN
Gown payment on TIE property
ard i waS agreed tbat an dadl-
tons. $1,000 would he palc down
O. Inc $50 900 contract
TIE judge advised the members
G, b1th the Coop ana the news
raper group 20 secure the advice
a. LEGAL Cog0Se, before entering
into any further business trdnSac.
ions
WITNESSES for the defense
were John / Cowlinc. John Swan.
Jessc Matthews. Mrs Jimmie
Esi;ston, ana Mrs Fannie Perkins.
Leroy G White was called 10 the
stand in his own defense as was
Go,ee Bryant. his business aSso-
este
Minutes Of the meetings OF the
executive board and general as
Sen5les OF the Atlas Power Co
operative. revealed that the group
had decided 10 purchase the prop
city ~ l44l (. Hancock. but not
10 rent II 70 anyone
Mrs Zemmie Moore Hairstone
testified tina, she had protested
the signing Of the contract for
the property, but had been over
ruled by the late Mr. Reed and
preSSured into signing IT, She told
Of reporting in a meeting the terms
Of the contract. and being ruled
of the floor Reading Of the min
utes OF the meeting Substantiated
her claims. Mr. Hairston also ac-
cused officers of the World News
paper Syndicate OF Offering her
$500 10 make il right with your
people" The officers denied this
allegation through Mr.. Goiee Bry-
ants testimony on the stand.
NINE EXHIBITS were entered
as evidence by the defense De-
tense attorneys were Messrs Har-
old z Bledsoe and Hobart Taylor
The plaintiffs were represented by
ATTY Chester Smith.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

PEARL HARBOR. T. II. Day
and night the countless operations
OF a great naval supply depot link
together to provide equipment and
supplies for advanced bases and
ships throughout the Pacific. The
men Of Manana Barracks are cred
tied with a great share in these
operations. =.
One OF the men OF Manana Is
Leroy Burdis. seaman, second
class, USNR, of 5817 st. Antoine
street. Detroit. Mich.
BURDIS carries out his duties
with this organization as supply
worker. He enlisted in the navy
in September. l943. and has been
overseas for IL months.
His wife. Mrs. Rebecca Burdis,
resides at the Detroit address.
Burdis and his Manana mates
deserve the praise they have been
given for their work in the admin
istrative offices. al the ships and
docks and in the operation OF their
naval barracks The men of Manana
have made their mark on the war
record of victory in the Pacific.
Another man Is Claude &.
Fisher. seaman. first class, USNR.
of Detroit, Mich.
FISHER carries out his duties
with this organization as managing
editor of the station newspaper. He
enlisted in the navy in January
1914. and has been overseas for
seven months.
His parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
c. Fisher. make their home at 6430
Vinewood Detroit.
Before entering the naval service.
Fisher was employed at General
Motors in Detroit.
Thomas T.. Foster. seaman, sec
ond class. USNR. of 1880 Lump
kin street, Detroit. Mich, is also
at Manana.
FOSTER carries out his duties
with this organization as a cook.
He enlisted in the navy In June,
l943. and has been overseas for 20
months. His parents, Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Foster. make their home at
1880 Lumpkin street, Detroit.
Before entering the naval service,
Foster was a student at Mt. Clemens
high school
Another of the men of Manana
Is Bened Shaw. specialist, first
class. USNR. of Detroit, Mich.
SHAW carries out his duties with
this organization as an athletic
specialist. He enlisted in the navy
in August. l943. and has been over
seas for II months.
His wife. Mrs. Geraldine Shaw,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

The domestic airlines OF the
United States expect to obtain a
needed 1000 pilots and co-pllotS
under the new program of the
Army Air Forces allowing the re-
lease of limited number OF mill
tary pilots for airline duty.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

TALLAHASSEE-W. Dewey Hill
sabeck. state census enumeration for
Dade County has been using an
airplane 10 count Seminole Indians
in the Everglades and tracking
down inhabitants on the Peninsula
States KEYS.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

Continued from Page j.
to remove trees, underbrush. and
stumps from the street locations
and refill stump holes.
This work along with other side
development work, is in prepara-
ton for the principal construction
for which plans and specifications
will be available July "a 10 con-
tractors interested in bidding.
MR.. LAWRENCE said further
that the Federal Public Housing
authority is constructing this prof.
ect under a mandate from Con-
sress 10 provide housing for war
workers where the need is urgent.
and under assignment by the Ma
tional Housing Agency based on a
finding Of need that has been re-
affirmed by the President of the
United States
To meet without further delay
the urgency TO relieve the acute
housing need of war workers i'm
the Detroit area, the FPHA is
proceeding on this site by use of
the War Powers Acts and authority
given by an order of the ", S.
District court granting possession
of the land for the purpose.
THE FORD MOTOR CO, Ecorse
Township. and the city of Dear
born have attempted through court
action TO block the project on the
grounds that there is no need for
such housing.
Hearing on that Ford petition is
scheduled for July %
! The Down River Communities
/ this week offered Nankin Town
ship as a substitute site for the
temporary war housing which is
scheduled TO be built in Ecorse
township.
Acting through their representa-
tives in the Wayne County Board
OF Supervisors. the Down River
Communities accepted the chal-
lenge OF several public housing
authorities and selected a substi-
| tute site
Nankin township lies south Of the
Michigan Central railway and
borders Van Born road.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

The small Valencia oranges now on
markets generally throughout the
country are coming from southern
California. where trees this wear pro-
iuced a record crop of little fruit,
bat few of the larger size, according
20 marketing specialists.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

The best way 70 hold fruit flies in
check is TO keep all garbage, over
ripe fruit and refuse cleaned up thor
oushly and removed from the prem
ises daily Wine and vinegar should
be closely covered. Garbage should
be covered while IL stands in the
kitchen. Fruit flies can go THROUGH
ordinary screens.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
Charges Youth, l8,
Took Gas Stomp

An l8-year-old youth. whom po-
lice charge with the armed rob-
berry of a gas station attendant.
was named this week in a recon-
mendation for a warrant by the
prosecutors Office.
Police charged Samuel w. Cole
man. of 1854 Antietam street. with
holding up a gas station at 1900
Gratot avenue and escaping with
SAC Is in cash and gas stamps for
372 gallons OF gas.
James Flynn, AZ. Of 1912 Mon
roe street. was listed as the COM
plainant.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

NIOuuuuc0 IrOm rage ~
atives. The House Rules Com
mittee has refused TO grant .
rule 20 enable the House 10 vote
on the measure.
THE NATIONAL CIO and the
CIO Political Action Committee,
following a meeting in Washing
ton last week. included in the in
tensive nationwide campaign
around six major legislative issues
a call for immediate action on ad-
equate congressional appropria-
ton for the FEPC and the enact
ment Of federal legislation estabi
listing the organization on a per-
msnent basis
A strenuous effort was made by
southcrncrS in the House 10 knock
out the If and until" clause TO
guarantee the immediate liquida-
ton Of the FEPC. An amendment
was submitted by Rep William
VI Colmer of Mississippi TO strike
and until The amendment lost
by a vote Of 1873 10 ll6. No record
vo'e'was taken.
When the House Liquidation
ulllmatum" reached the Senate.
Sen Wayne Morse, Republican, of
Oregon, opposed the compromise
figure of $3.50 600 in twc-hour
sp,ech He said IL lis better tina;
FEPC not have any money at all
than that il be given an INSULT
cicnt amount of money, which
makes. it perfectly certain In adj
vance that FEPC cannot do the
Job which needs TO be done" He
said the amendment as proposed
by the House would break the
back of FEPC" if adopted.
Sen. Morse then criticized the
Democratic Party for proposing
the compromise. and did not fail
To blame his own party for not
insisting on a vote on the clio
ture petition.
THE SENATE, passed the, House
amendment without a record vote
There was not more than 10 SEM
itors on the floor at the time Of
the vote, Sen. Bilbo called for n
quorum. but when the roll call
was begun, Sens. Barkley and Nc
Kellar cornered Bilbo and con-
WINGED him he should withdraw
the request for a quorum call. The
request was withdrawn and the
FEPC's fate. such as 1t was, was
settled.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
Beaten
CONTINUED from Page u

Continued from Page u
man. came TO Conklin's assistance
after he had been knocked down
by Harris.
Two witnesses. however. said
Conklin. without saying anything
walked over and slapped Harris.
who retaliated by knocking him
down. According to the wit
nesses, Mcdowell and Crosson
came to Conklin's assistance.
JOHN ID. WATHALL. member
Of the NAACP legal redress
committee. told the Michigan
Chronicle that he and his brother
Luther Wathall. Of 5242 Brush
street. were at the station and saw
Conklin slap Harris.
Wathall said Harris was taken
upstairs on an elevator by the
three men. and a short time later
came back down. bleeding pro-
fuSelv about the face and head.
Police said that when arrested
Harris had an open knife in his
pocket. He is being held pending
an investigation Of carrying con-
cealed weapon.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

Wherever storage space Is limited.
the housewife will do well TO remem-
Der that square containers ave space
because they At together closely and
round containers waste space. The
square refrigerator dishes save more
space on shelves than the bowls, jars
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21

given two years probation Tuesday
by Recorders Court Judge John
]. Maher. Davis. who calls himsSf
Jesse FL. said his wife, Georgia.
had left him several years ago.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-21
DIDN'T SUPPORT WIFE

Convicted last week on a charge
Of not supporting his wife. Jesse
Davis, a Moorish-American, was
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FEPC

Continued from Page
atives. The House Rules Com
mittee has refused TO grant .
rule 70 enable the House 10 vote
on the measure.