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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25

quarter. Mary Sturdivant, with
II points, was high scorer while
Vivian Johnson Gagged 10 points
and Bobbie Miller, 8 points. Doris
Wayman played a fine game for
the winners as did Sheets and
Goodman. The Belk sextet, COM
posed of Belk employees and a
few "out-siders," played well and
never let the All Stars get too far
into the lead. 'Teen" Blevins
Topped in IL points besides play
ing a smooth floor game. Lyle
Gagged 6 points while Hart Topped
in 8 points. ''Topsy'' Barker
played an outstanding game at
the guard-post.
The Lansing All Stars easily de-
feated a pickup" team from w.
j., soundly drubbing the locals,
40-19 in a one-sided game.
The Boy Scouts played the fin
al game of the night with the
Lansing Boy Scouts as their op-
onents. The winner was West
Jefferson.
The Polio Fund realized $64.25
from the program. Chairman T.
E. Parker stated that he was
pleased with the results and
thanked the fans for supporting
this worthy cause.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25

brown shell eggs. A dozen eggs
will constitute one exhibit, it was
explained.
The following prizes have been
announced by Agent Grouse:
Bare and Little company, 100
pounds Purina Lay Chow for best
dozen white shell eggs and the
same for best dozen brown shell
eggs; Parkers Hatchery, one
prize of Is baby chicks for each
the white and brown shell class
es; Ashe Hardware, one poultry
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25

watering, fountain and one egg
basket; Central Hardware, two
dozen cardboard poultry feeders;
Smithey's Store, Is pounds grow
ing mash; Western Auto Store, 3
yards Flexo Glass; J. G. Brown,
Jefferson, box of poultry pow
ders; Service Store, Lansing,
poultry watering fountain; The
Skyland Post, one years sub
scription.
eve urge that Ashe county
poultrymen take advantage of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25
Rotarians Defeated By Odd
Fellows In Benefit Game, Sat.
Winch Interest In Gam e S
Played For Benefit Of
Polio Fund hG o7'@f

>AshR 1C0unty basketball fans
s&uE n real opportunity to see the
game 0f the year., as well as
goEttxibute to the Polio Fund, last
Saturday night at the local gym
Das7nm. a, 5,,,. >, ;.
The big program included four
Basketball games with the Rotary
Odd Fellow game being the."fea.
9ure attraction of ssthe@evening
The Odd Fellows defeated the
elusive Rotary quint by the score
IF z8 to II. The fans, however
were treated to all types Of play
land horse-play, as the two teams
<hattled it out. ~
T'he victory for the Odd, Fellows
ex0uld have been easily termed a
smasical victory as Sweets Cornett
land nnnpany took an early lead
never to trail. The two Method
ist preachers led the victory song
as Cmnett Topped in a points and
Sweet bagged II points. Ray
mOnd Francis accounted for the
either two points, 'asEDon, Black
burn and Robert Barr played a
splendid E:floor-game." 70 s..,.,...
For the Rotary club, Sharp
SsShuotin Sharpe Shoemaker led
his teammates, getting II of, their
III points. DR.. Dean Jones, John
: Reeves and Captain Levern John
sun. each with two points, COM
SrizsfEa the scoring for Rotary.
Gale Mcmillan saw limited serv-
ice due to the fact that his small
SON. Phil, objected to his playing
with such a rough bunch. Bill
Terry and John Jordan were used
rim substitute roles but performed
like veterans. One of the out
standing plays of the evening
came in the third quarter when
the Rev. John Jordan made a
beautiful flying tackle on the
Rev. H. B. Cornett, the result be-
ing that both pastors hit the floor
with sound affects, as the specta-
1tOrs 'rUared with laughter. Ref
seree Jim Story let both teams get
fhy>with aahuUst murder, this type
saf game pleasing the spectators
mach more than ''strictly-rule"
game. However, no one was
seriously hurt in the affair.
WED like to play those fell
lows again" one Rotarian stated,
: and added, 'I'd bet my last pair
ofsorks they couldn't beat us that
bad again
The first game of the evening
was between the w. J. All Star
girls and Belk's Department
store, with the All Stars winning
1920 in a fast and clearly played
game. The All Star sextet show
eed good form after slow start
stDLpnll into the lead in the second
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25
TRIED IN MAYORS COURT

The following were tried in
Mayors Court here on Monday
by Mayor Chas. o. Parsons:
Paul Hardin, West Jefferson,
and Clarence Roland, Clifton, ar
rested for fighting, were each
fined $500 and cost. Grover
Combs, Jefferson, arrested for
public drunkenness, was fined
$4,000 and costs and Harley
Campbell, who was arrested for
public drunkenness, resisting ar
rest and assault, was fined $4,000
and costs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25
ASHE MEN IN TANK
DESTROYER GROUP

Continued from Page One)
open up on the approaching COL
umn. The first two Mark Tvs
were stopped by one round of
ammunition each, at range of
1000 yards. This disorganized
the attack, the Germans aban-
doned their tanks. From then on
it was a simple matter of firing
high explosive shells to 'kapur
the German personnel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their
help and kindness during the i'll
ness and death of our father and
husband, Lee 0. Bare.
The Children and
Mrs. L. o. Bare.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25
ASHE BLDG. & LOAN
HAS GOOD YEAR

CONTINUED tro~o Page Onel
elected. The officers, in addition
to Mr.. Segraves, are w. B. Trib-
BILE, vice-president, and Glenn B.
GRAPHICAL, secretary and treasur-
err.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-01-25

opportunity of hearing the dis
cussions and demonstrations Civ
en- by these poultry specialists,
Mr.. Grouse added.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

pared for her own family, that
she won first prize at the fair.
Later the same exhibit was car
ried to the fall federation meet
ing at Lexington, where about
$50 home demonstration club
women noted her excellent stand
ards of canning.
Mrs. Lanning is a very res
ponsib.e z, dependable leader, who
thoroughly enjoys her activities, !"
says Miss Blalock. "She is one of
the most outstanding home dem
onstration leaders that Davidson
County has produced, and we
need thousands more like her,
both men and women, in all Sec
tons of North Carolina. Given
local leadership such as that sup
piled by Mrs. Lanning, All &C
Invites can be greatly expanded
and improved. Her voluntary and
unselfish leadership is wonder
full thing for the boys and girls,
who will be our farm leaders of
tomorrow"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
Farm Leaders
Needed In All

All phases of All activities are
showing great progress in the
Wallburg community of Davidson
County; and county and home
agents of the State College Ex-
tension Service say that thousands
of such leaders as Mrs. r. G.
Lanning are needed throughout
the state.
Mrs. Lanning, the mother of a
home agent, has been leader
of Home Demonstration work for
many years and now she is specia-
lizing in All activities, helping
other boys and girls do a better
job.
According to Lala Blalock, as
sistant home agent in Davidson,
Mrs. Lanning has been president
of the county Home Federation
Council, a representative to the
State Council, and a willing
neighborhood leader.
This fall she assisted with the
Davidson County Fair and was
made director of the canning
department. So good was her own
personal exhibit from the 522
containers of food that she pre-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
AUCTION SALE

By order of Chancery Court at
Mountain City, Tennessee, I will
sell to the highest and best bid
der 291s acres of farming land
on Bristol highway No. 421, To-
Gated three miles from Mountain
City, Tennessee. Close to church
es, school and store. Includes
one five-room house, two barns,
out buildings, lights, and two
spring branches run through the
farm.
The sale of said land will be
December Is, 1915 at 200 p. M,
on premises. Terms, six and
twelve months. Clerk & Master
of Chancery Court will be the
auctioneer. E. E. Nave, Gdn.
11-29-2tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
HOWARD JONES is
NOW A T.-SERGEANT

According to information re-
ceived here from the U. S. Arm
ed Forces in Europe, Howard E.
Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. R.
Jones, of Todd, has recently been
promoted from S.-Sgt. to T.-Sgt.
Sgt. Jones participated in the
battle of the Rhineland and the
campaign in Central Europe.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29
EX-SERVICEMEN ARE
HONORED AT DINNER

The ex-servicemen of the Mill
Creek community were honored
at Thanksgiving dinner by Mr..
and Mrs. Hobson Houck at their
home last Thursday.
Those entertained were Harget
Houck, Stewart Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Houck, Mr.. and Mrs.
Basil Houck, of Boone, and Way
burn Houck, student at High
Point college, who was visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hobson
Houck, for Thanksgiving.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

The cotton South is on the
threshold of an industrial-agri-
cultural revolution that will
shake it's economy right down to
the cotton roots, says Secretary
of Agriculture Clinton P. Ander-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Cpl. Walter Fl. Eldreth, son of
Mrs. c. H. and the late Mr.. Ell
dreth, of Apple Grove, received
his discharge from the army at
Fort Bragg, November Is, 1945,
after serving since December 4,
1912. He served in Northern
France, Ardennes, Rhineland and
Central Europe as truck driver
He wears several medals includ-
ing American Theatre Campaign
Medal, EAMET Campaign Medal
with 4 bronze stars, Good Con-
duct Medal and others with Driv-
er and Mechanical Badges S. S.
80 Cal. rifle, M. M. 80 Cal. Car
bine MI.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

First Lieutenants Pearl Doing
er and Ethel Belle Hurley, who
have been spending few days at
their home here, have gone to
Des Moines, Iowa to receive their
honorable discharges from the
Army Nurses Corps. They were
stationed together in Africa,
Sicily, Italy, France and the Paci-
fic. Both were witnesses to the re-
cent OkinaWa typhoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Jimmy Rhodes, Ph.M. &c, spent
the week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rhodes, here.
He is stationed at the u. S. Ma
val Hospital, Asheville, N. c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Sgt. Arnold Wyrick, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Wyrick, of Crum-
pier, is now stationed in Japan
He has served % months over
seas, and expects to be home soon.
SGT. Lloyd Dolinger has just ar
rived in the States, according to
information received here. He
will be a patient at Walter Reed
Hospital before coming home.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Sgt. Arthur R. Shatley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shatiey, of
Jefferson, is now serving i'll the
Air Force, stationed on lie Shema.
Sgt. Shatley entered the service
in June, 1914.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Robert McNeill, SIC, is now
home on delayed orders for fiji
teen days and will report back to
Raleigh for further assignment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Sgt. Arthur r. Shatley, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shatley, of
Jefferson, is now stationed over
seas with the Air Force. He en-
tered service in June, 1913.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-11-29

Don't let the boys doWn-buy
Victory Bonds NOW!
Evening star., 1945-09-07

The old Spanish trail is a highway
2,743 miles long that extends from
st, Augustine. Fla, to San Diego.
Calf.
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Zionist Head Urges
|Repdrations for Jews

The settlement in Palestine of
million Jews, with international
financial assistance, including repa-
|rations from Germany, is advocated
by Rabbi Israel Goldstein, president
of the Zionist Organization OF Amer
lea.
Rabbi Goldstein has completed .
visit to liberated Europe and attend:
ed the first postwar World Zionist
Conference in London. He spoke yes
terday at a press luncheon at the
Hotel Statler.
+ He declared the dominating desire
of the 100000 surviving Jews of
Europe is Ito emigrate to Palestine
to begin new life of security and
freedom"
The plan for the settlement OF
Jews in Palestine is coupled with
the proyiso that Palestine be desig-
mated as Jewish Commonwealth.
"The cost Of it's realization is esti-
mated anywhere between one and
one and half billion dollars on a
lprewar basis" he said. 1.-The money
stolen from the Jews of Europe by
Germany and its satellites is set at
seven to twelve billion dollars. Were
Jews to collect a fraction of the
1eparations due them, the financing
could be assured"
William c. Ftzgibbon, of the War
Finance Division of the Treasury,
presented Rabbi .Goldstein the
Treasury Departments official cita-
ton in recognition Of the Zionist
organizations sale of $125 900 900 in
War Bonds in the Seventh War Loan
drive.
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Downey Favors Raise
In U. 5. Employees Pay

Chairman Downey of the Senate
Civil Service Committee announced
today that he favors an increase
in the basic pay of Government
employs.
Senator Downey's announcement
follows close on the heels of Presi-
dent Truman's recommendation to
Congress yesterday that the pitt
full wages" of all Federal employees
be raised.
At the same time, Senator
Downey said he would give "sympa-
thetic" consideration to the bill in
troduced yesterday by Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada to
reduce the Federal work week to
30 hours.
Chairman Ramspeck of the
House Civil Service Committee has
not yet returned to Washington
from Georgia, but his Office said
that he is sympathetic to pay raises
for Government employees.
Evening star., 1945-09-07
100000 Jops Due to Yield
ToChinese in Mankind SUNDAY

laying down Of arms, evacuation
of troops and other pertinent
data. An American representa-
tive and other Chinese officers
are assisting Gen. Chem
The signing of the surrender
terms at Marking will take place In
the National Government Building.
Gen. Boatner said he believed the
main surrender there would be fol-
lowed by other surrenders at such
points as Canton, Peiping and other
cities. In each area, he said, it
was likely that the local Chinese
commander would decide the
method to be employed in handling
japanese who lay down their arms
Gen. Boatner said it was possible
the Japanese might be left in con-
troll of such matters as utilities and
other civilian services after the off,
cial surrender, until such time az
the Chinese can take over-perhaps
in about three months.
The American officer said he be.
lieyed the only way to handle the
Japanese surrender was to have
them turn in their suits" He sale
If various staff problems were al.
lowed to interfere with the turning
in Of Japanese arms, difhcultie!
might arise.
Gen. Hsiao Yi-shu, chief of stat
to Gen. Ho Ying-chin, field com
mander of the Chinese Armies, ar
rived here yesterday for the sur
render ceremonies.
Buildings and automobiles in tn
capital have blossomed out with Chi
nese national flags, forbidden unit
a few days ago by the japanese
That order had been countermand
ed by Chinese Army headquarters.
Evening star., 1945-09-07
BY the Associated Press.

NANKING, Sept. 7.-Indications
today were that the ofncial japanese
surrender in China would take place
in this capital Sunday (Chinese
time), and an American spokesman
made it clear 1t will be 100 per
cent Chinese SHOW"
"The Americans have been ordered
to stay in the background and let
the Chinese run It" said Brig. Gen.
H. L. Boatner of New Orleans,
deputy commander of the Chinese
American Combat Command, who
arrived here yesterday.
Gen.. Boatner said the Americans
would stand by and do only what
the Chinese asked them to do during
the surrender Of Japanese troops in
China, estimated at about 1000 600
men.
A comparatively small number of
Chinese, assisted by United States
troops, will accept the surrender, and
Gen. Boatner, commenting on this,
said that never in the history of
the world" had there been a military
situation such as the one now exist
ing In China.
He explained the c&1apse of the
Japanese came so suddenly that
large numbers of Chinese troops
were not close enough at hand to
take over Immediately in the key
points throughout China.
United States transport planes al
ready have begun the greatest move
ment of troops by air in the military
history of the Asiatic continent
Fully 10000 men will be involved ir
the vast movement. The first fee
took of yesterday from Chihkiane
in Human Province on the 650-mil.
fight to Nanking, beginning an op.
Grafton which probably will take A
days.
The Chinese 9Th Army was beint
flown to Nanking. and the Chimes,
Gath stood by at Liuchow at Kwangs
PROVING = be taken on the 90O-mil,
fight To 6 1anghai, China's creates
city. 1T1is movement was expected
to begin Sunday. Troops also ar,
being foN n to other key cities IL
the coastal provinces.
Preparations were under way
for japanese to surrender in
Shanghai. A delayed dispatch
from that city said 1t. Gen. Chen
Shu-sun, representing the Sd
Chungking Army, on Tuesday
night handed surrender instruc-
tions to 1t. Gen. Toll Minfu, chief
of staff Of the Japanese 18th
Army, detailing the manner of
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Paul Lehman Killed in Fall;
illustrator Of Western Life

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. Paul Leh-
man, 56, artist-sculptor who special
lied in Western illustrations, died
today in fall from the roof of his
history studio apartment building
His wife, Makrea Cramer Lehman
also an artist, told police Mr.. Leh-
man had taken 10 pills to relieve
his hay fever, then went to the root
to sleep. Police theorized the pills
made Mr.. Lehman dizzy and he fell
over the edge, which lacks a guard
rail.
Mr.. Lehman, an instructor at the
Chicago Academy Of Fine Arts, ex-
hibted his work at the Chicago
Art Institute and other galleries
throughout the country. His early
employment as a cowpuncher was
reflected in his paintings of Mexi-
can and Far Western scenes.
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Mrs. Ida Waggener
Dies in Atlantic Civ

Mrs. Ida M. Waggener, a resident
of Washington for rs years, died in
Atlantic City, N. j., Wednesday as
she was preparing to return to
Washington to celebrate her Goth
birthday Sunday. She lived here at
the Washington Hotel.
Mrs. Waggener, born in Philadel-
phia in 1885, came to Washington
with her parents. AS a young wom-
an, she was employed in the Dis
trict government. Until her death,
she was active in civic and religious
work.
Her first husband was George
Wight. Later she married William
E. Waggener.
She was a charter member of the
Women's City Club, honorary life
member of Chaplin Union, WCTU,
active member of the Political Study
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Ey The Associated Press,


The Navy disclosed last night
that a 100000 pipe line across
the Isthmus of Panama was nearing
completion.
1t was planned originally to guar
antee fuel supplies to the feet
should the Panama Canal have
fallen victim to enemy action But
the Navy said it proved so valuable
and the needs of the Pacific Fleet
became so great that the capacity
OF the line was more than doubled by
building a duplicate even before the
first was finished.
The entire project is now more
than 95 per cent complete, the Navy
said. -~,N nzt
The double-barreled line linking
the two oceans has a capacity of
265, 900 barrels of fuel oil, $1,000
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Labor Peace Farley
|WiII Be Held Here
Ion Oct. 2o or Nov. 5

The Labor Management Peace
Conference which President Truman
hopes will pave the way for smooth
industrial relations will be held here
October 20 or November S.
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
and Secretary of Commerce Wallace
jointly made this announcement
after a meeting yesterday with top
labor and industry leaders Direc-
tor John w. Snyder of the ONCE
of War Mobilization and Recon-
version also took part In the meet
ing.
Opening of the conference was
postponed to a date later than Of
ficials had hoped for because CIO
vice presidents will attend q meet
ing of world trade union officials
in Paris in October. Mr.. Schwellen-
bach said the meeting might be
held November because it was un-
certain whether the CIO officials
would be back by the earlier date
Committee Is Named.
Meanwhile, committee was
named to make arrangements fol
the conference. 1t will be headed
by Maj. Paul Douglas, wounded
Marine officer who gave up q post
as professor of economics at the
University Of Chicago to enlist as
a private. He Is the husband o1
Representative Emily Taft Douglas
Democrat, Of Illinois.
Charles Symington, New York
City manufacturer, was named by
Mr.. Wallace to be co-chairman
Other committee members are Rob.
ert j. Watt, AFL: Ted F. Silvey
CIO; Joyce O'Hara, United State,
Chamber of Commerce, and Ray
Snethurst, National Association OF
Manufacturers.
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Ethiopian Oil Grant
To Sinclair May Stir
Wide Repercussions
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Sept. Exclusive
rights to Ethiopian oil have been
granted the Sinclair Oil Corp. by
Emperor Halle Selassie, it was an
nounced by H. F. Sinclair, president
OF the company.
The Emperor granted an exclusive
concession covering his entire $780,
O00-square-mile empire, part of it
under 50-year lease. In return for
permission to explore for oil, and
ship it out of the country, the COM
pany will pay royalties to the EN-
peror and build one or more schools,
hospitals, clinics and research foun-
dations.
1t also will finance educations for
Ethiopians in the United States for
the next 10 years. Whether there
was any monetary grant outside of
these provisos was not announced.
Diplomatic Effect Seen.
The contract almost certainly will
have wide commercial as well as
possible diplomatic repercussions in
the Middle East, where British in
terests have been particularly
strong.
Other American petroleum COM
panies have been driving for oil
development in Saudi Arabia, on
the other side of the Red Sea, and
the question of whether a pipeline
would be built to the Mediterranean
area is in the discussion stage.
Once before, in 1885, Halle Sc
lassie made an oil grant to Anglo
American oil interests, causing a
worldwide furore and the deal was
not consummated. The arrange
ments, engineered by British Pro-
moter Francis M. Rickett were
called scandal" in the controlled
Italian press The governments in
London and Washington issued
statements.
Italian Future Involved.
Under the new grant, all oil de-
velopment rights in Ethiopian ter
ritory will rest with the Sinclair
Corp. for five years. Then so per
cent of the territory will be re-
leased After further exploration
for five years, another 25 per cent
of the country will be released from
the agreement.
The concession just signed comes
almost on the eve of meeting of
foreign ministers in London, at
which the question of Italy's one
time foreign empire may be dis
cussed Ethiopia is entirely cut off
from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
by Italian Eritrea and French, Brit
ish and Italian Somaliland.
The grant was signed in New
York for Ethiopia by Alto Aklilou
Abte Void, vice minister of foreign
affairs and his countrys chief dele
gate to the San Francisco Security
Conference.
Commenting on the agreement,
Mr.. Sinclair touched on the delicate
Anglo-American balance in the
Middle East, saying:
THE development of petroleum
in commercial quantities would
greatly strengthen the United
States economically in the Middle
East, and would contribute to the
economic and social welfare of Ethi-
opia.''