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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-01-02
Gen. Patton prodira

Tretja ameriska armada pod
poveljstvom gen. p a ttona js
.vceraj nadalievala napadi ma
Nemce, XII skusajo zapreti ko-
ridor, XII so ga Pattonove sile
zabile v memo prodrtje v Bel
giji.
Zadnje vesti S fronte pravijo
da je tretja armada napredova-
la nadaljnih s mill proti severn
in s tenn skrcila razdaljo do pr
We armade, ki tolce po Nemcih
s severne strani, ma IL mill.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-01-02
fOVVs s =
akciji

gPrva poroeila izkazujejo, da
so zavezniki v napadih izgubili
25 letal, toda stevilo ocividno
nj popolno.
Obseg zavezniske zracne o
fenzive je razviden il dejstva,
da je v teku zadnjih 36 ur mic
mani kot II, 900 zavezniskih le-
tai bombardiralo Nemcijo, kl
SO skupno zbila 337 nacijskih
letal.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-01-02
Zgubii 241 Ietal

Nelnska zracna otenziva Sc je
vrgla ma zavezniska letalska po-
liza v Franciji, Belgiji in Ho-
landski v ocividnem poizkusu,
da bi ohromila zaveznisko pre-
moe v zraku.
Naciji pa 50 "a svoj despe-
ratni poizkus placali visoko ce.
no. v napadih so izgubili 241 le.
tai. Navzlic ternu pa je zavez-
niska zracna ofeisziva hrumela
dalie. Ma Novega leta dan je
bilo rad konfinentorn najmanj
5000 zaYe4nishh leEal, XII So
bombardirala indugtrije in vo.
jaske naprave v Nemciji in dru
goo.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-01-02

Naciji SO vprizorili napade na
14-miliski 'front.', ki 10 drzi z.
ameriska armada, juno Cd
nemskega loka Z BeIgiii. Pr
tenn so pridobili nekaj ozemlja
in dobili nazaj Y poset trg Bit
che, ampak drugod je bill So
vraznik vrzen nazaj.
znnl,al: lA1 lofol
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
ENTERTAINS

Mrs. Alberta Collins entertained Professor E. w. D.
Issac of Nashville Tenn also Mrs Lucy Campbell and the
Good Will Singers from Memphis Tenn who here in
behalf of the B. T. u of Calvary M Church Tim enter
taement given the home of Mr. and Mrs Judge Har-
ris 32l West Broadway Street. Friday evening" August IT,
On the serving committee Mesdames Missouri Har-
ris, Arola Williams Carrie Bell and Moselle Williams Tok
ems of remembrance were presented by Mrs Ruth Brown
Mrs Jimmie Lindsey is Director and Mrs Missouri Harris
is the Secretary.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01

Punches of Koscusko Old acquaintance who enjoyed an
evening of pleasure with her at the Humans home WeTe
Mrs Be:nto Greenlee Cooper Mrs Nadine Huffman MISS
Ella Louise Dowsng Mrs jeanette Keller and Mrs Jesss
Mae Thomas The old familiar card game OF whist was en-
oyed all and the guests were refreshed with
potato chips nuts and ice cream
Sm nc Irving Wragg of cambridge, Maryland, spens2
a short furough at home recently.
Mrs Ernestine Morgan and little daughter, Ruth,
Weir Mississippi, spent enjoyable Sunday in Euporl5
Mississippi as the guest Of Mrs Margaret Bays Perry
Mrs Jessie Mae Thomas, manager Of the Century burlats
Funeral Home here away her vacation She will WISH
in st. Louis and Chicago. I
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
New from Holly Bluff, Miss.

New From Holly Bluff, Miss.
Mrs Corene Creighton visited in Memphis Tennessee
with her niece Mrs Sarah Jenkins who lives at 766 Hobart
Street, Memphis Tenn.
Mrs Lille McCoo spent several days in Chicago after
having gone attend the funeral of nephew who died in
u S. Army Service.
Peeler here fifteen Gay "Delay." This young
Peeler first visit home since he indicted into
His parents and many friends were happy to see him.
Mrs Jessie Clark of Jackson, Miss attended the fune-
raj of her sser-inaw Mrs Jimmie Bryant which held
here several weeks ago.
Miss Birdene Creighton, A. B., Alcorn College, has
copied position teacher in the high school Belzoi
Miss. N
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
News From Alderman, Miss.

Miss Ella Louise Dowsing of Holly Springs Mississippi
back the county to her work Jeans Teacher
We wish her much success and prosperous school
throughout the county during the past year,
Mrs Daisy Ross and Mrs. Evelyn Whitton of Pine
Bluff Arkansas the guests of their cousin Mrs Han
nah Cannon and Mrs Easter Cotton of Sturgs, Miss They
also visited relatives in Sarkve their native home after
being away for time, they enjoyed very pleasant
trip.
Mrs Vstua Hughes of Chicago spent several days here
visiting friends and relatives She also the weekend
guest of Miss Eva Lee Huffman and Mrs. Lille Huffman
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
Crowned King In B. T. u. Contest

The King and Queen Contest between MIR. Jimmie
Lindsey and Mrs Anne Brown ended Friday night, Aug
us 81 1915 The contest given for the benefit of the
B. T. u of Calvary Baptist Church large number
present Mr. Lindsey crowned king, having reported
the sum of S67 contest Mrs Brown fought
good fight, reporting $54.
JIMMIE LINDSEY Director
MISSOURI COLLINS, Secretary
BERT COLLINS Mistress of Ceremony
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
ANSWERS TO
TEST YOUR l. Q.

Continued from Page y
l. sticky black waste material from wood 1t is now
being made into plastics.
2. "a per cent
g. Magellan sailed through in 1921 the first round
the-world voyage.
The Agriculture Department estimates it at $83 OO0O,
OOO
5. 63 per cent 1927 census.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
Rev. w. 4. Henderson Acts Pastor

Solomon Baptist Church had regular service
Slulay with W. A. Henderson acting
Son preached two wonderful sermons
Esent witnessed an enjoyable day. Two
tptized The King Solomon Baptist
spirit than and all members and
all services. The word of
4 King Solomon's door.
hostess to the Junior
ernon Baptist Church After the
the hostess served delicious
potato chips stuffed celery, cake
city home Eighth Street
,vey pink and the group
ching.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
Donates To Hospital Expansion
Program
ON BURROUGHS

Pfc Arther L. Mabry has returned from Italy and
here furlough He visited relatives at Pcken Msss
sippi while here Pvt. Mack Smith also here fur
Tough and visited his mother at Pickens.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

bered, land because he's such a sweet
guy when he wants something. l
gave him set of knocked-down Pull
man cars"
She didn't realize it at the time,
but it was at that very moment that
the Landers marriage headed for a
derailment.
With his customary enthusiasm
for a new hobby Lew plunged into
railroading feet foremost First he
requisitioned the breakfast room for
a workshop. There was no room on
the table for anything but electric
drills, screwdrivers, hammers and
trays of parts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

Before long the rapidly expanding
LanderS, Loco & Western began to
spill over into the downstairs bed
room, which it occupied completely.
Then new spur was extended out
10 the porch and in no time at all
the entire porch was criSs-crosSed
with tracks, sidings, loading plat
forms and stations.
No Hollywood director worthy of
his salt would be satisfied with simple
unadorned rights-of.way, so Lew
made sets of scenery. He did il by
cooking up shredded Sunday comics
with flour and glue and moulding
the pulpy mass into polychromatic
mountains and valleys. 1t was eff
fective, but trifle messy.
You guessed it." Carmen said. 'I
had TO clean up the kitchen"
With the addition of the scenery,
plus a few miniature villages and
such, Lew decided he must have
more lebenSraum for his project He
brought in carpenters to break an
opening through TO the garage.
That was when Carmen decided
she had better be uncoupled. She
moved to an apartment, hired an at
torney and went to court.
You don't mean to say that your
husband loved these little trains more
than he did you?" the judge asked.
That's exactly right" Mrs. Lam
ders agreed. Il was playing second
fiddle TO pipsqueak SIS and I'm
tired of it."
Judge Kaufman agreed that such
infidelity constituted mental cruelty
and Carmen got her decree.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

planned "He loved them devotedly.
He was simply crazy about them. But
| had to take care of them.
The orchid stage came next. Lew,
who was quite a doting husband
when he wasn't preoccupied. liked TO
give orchids 10 his wife but he got
tired Of paying for them. He decided
to grow them.
Even i'm California. orchid culture
isn't something you can take up with
your left hand while you're rolling
a cigarette with your right. There
were an awful lot of books 10 read.
and an awful lot of hours TO spend
with plants so tender that they
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

Il
same attention given
an infant except. per-
haps, for a change Of
costume.
"IIe was gone from
home so much that
when he took a COM
mission in the Ma
rines | hardly missed
him." Carmen said
But life went on
with CO m para tive
SmoothneSS un til,
three weeks before
Christmas, Lew Wis
tied a friend who
was building a minia-
ture railroad.
Fright a w a y he
started clamoring for
a railroad kit for
c hris S I m a S." Mrs.
l. an derS remem-
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

Blink IS exactly what Superior
Court Judge KurtZ Kaufman did in
Los Angeles the other day when he
listened TO pretty Carmen Marseille
of the films recite her grievances
against Lew Landers, who directs
movies whenever he can spare the
time from one OF his hobbies.
Carmen Was pretty upset about il
all. She said She had been a widow
Of one kind or another during almost
all Of their ten years Of married life
a golf widow, camera widow, a
dog widow, an orchid widow, even
war widow since Lew put in a
stretch as Marine captain.
She went through those vicissi-
tudes without too much grumbling,
Carmen said. but when her husband
decided he would rather play choo-
choo with his miniature railroad than
go byebye with her. that was all she
could stand and little bit more She
wanted a divorce.
Lew'S hobby streak showed UP
right after marriage. Carmen told the
Judge. He went in for golf in a big
way, and for several months life was
just montage of niblicks, putters,
brides, slices and 18th holes.
Then he became a camera fan
The golf clubs went to the closet and
the chemicals went 10 the bathroom.
For months on end ii was almost
impossible 10 take a bath in our
house" Carmen said. IF you could
get into the bathroom in some brief
moment when Lew wasn't using IL
for a darkroom. you were bound 10
trip over pans of developer or get
caught in long spirals of film that
(hung from the ceiling like flypaper"
Then the Photographic parapher.
MALTA joined the golf clubs in oblivion,
and lew Wont IN for dogs. The Ian
ders' home began 10 rival the city
pound There were Dobcrmans. Scot
ties, daChShunds. terriers, cookers, 20
different dogs of a dozen breeds.
Lev loved them" Carmen ex-
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24

n1"S not particularly unusual for the wife OF a Holly
wood motion picture director TO appear in and
that she has been robbed of her husbands af
fections However, when the Turing Lorelei
to be streamlined siren but merely scrubby toy
train. the judge is entitled to a couple of blinks
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
N. C.. Solons Are
Confronted With
Problems To End
Hit Snarl On Medical Care
At Close OF 9th Day Of s
Wartime Session
BY Staff Writer

Raleigh Especially AS the
l945 wartime N. c. Legislature
came to a close yesterday, after
81 sitting days, the bill providing
for hospital and medical care was
still problem on which the SEN
ate and House compromised.
The Senate adopted amend
ments to the bill as passed by the
House, but the House refused to
concur in these and the bill was
returned to a conference commit
tee for a final agreement.
The House this week, passed a
bill providing for new 15-mem-
Der State hospitals board of con-
troll to be appointed for staggered
terms by the Governor. The new
board will be appointed from the
States IL congressional districts
with three members at large. The
measure also provides that the
hospitals board business manager
be appointed for a six-year term
instead of two.
A measure placing the Roanoke
Island Historical Association un-
der the patronage of the State
also passed the House. The bill
provides that the State set up a
fund of $4,000 to underwrite the
associations historical production,
the Lost Colony, in case the
money is needed to get the pag-
cant under way after the war.
Meanwhile, the legislature pass
ed measures calling for a consti-
tutional amendment on whether
to allow legislators $40. a day for
expenses in a regular 60-day ses-
sion; and 1endi1ag moral support
to War Mobilization Director
Brynes' curfew directive.
In the house, Rep. William T..
Hatch formally announced for
speaker of the 1947 session. He has
served in all sessions, special and
regular, since 1886. Rep. Thomas
J. Pearsan indicated several days
ago he would be a candidate but
deferred issuing a formal state
Continued On Page Feur)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
HemlOck Man LIS
On Two Beaches
Denver ID. Robinson Is Mem
Der Of Coast Guard Crew
Carrying Men, Food, Etc.

Aboard A Coast Guard Manned
Transport At Two lima, Volcano
Islands, February 81 (Delayed)-
Serving as a seaman in landing
craft, 21-year-old Denver D. Rob-
inson, Of Hemlock, is one of the
Coast Guard boat crewmen from
this ship who since early on D.
Day have been ferrying men anc
supplies into Two Jima's shell
swept beaches.
cts worse here even today than
it was on D-Day at Normandy u
Robinson, a veteran of the Nor
mandy and Southern France land
ings last summer, declared on one
of his return trips to the ship to-
day.
''The Jap mortar fire right on
the beach and out into the water
as the boats come in is heavier
than anything I had to 60 into at
Normandy" he explained. "They
began throwing all that mortar
stuff on the beach at H-Hour and
they are still putting it down as
hard as ever"
The heavy fire concentrated on
the landing area wrecked many
of the boats and also hit a lot of
equipment coming off boats at
the waters edge, according to
Robinson's description.
There's more wreckage along
the beach than I saw at Norman
dy," he said. There's so much
of it now that the landing boats
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
New Charts For
Apparel Prices
Are Distributed
Must Be Filed By April 20.
Forms And Assistance To
Be Supplied Merchants.

''The job of calculating ceiling
prices for apparel, dry goods and
house furnishings will be greatly
simplified by the pricing charts
in accord with the new retail price
regulation mailed to all local re.
tailers this week, L. P. Coward
chairman of the War Price and
Rationing Board, said. Each re.
taller must prepare a pricing chart
showing the costs and selling
prices of the goods he offered for
sale during 1912.
Mr.. Coward, chairman of the
committee, said 1--WE welcome this
simplification of our pricing pro-
cedure. We are pleased to cooper
ate with our Price Panel to make
sure that every merchant quickly
gets the information he needs to
make his pricing chart.
COPIES of the regulations which
explain how to prepare these
charts have been sent to all local
retailers of clothing and house
furnishings.
Additional copies are available
at board headquarters, West JEFF
ferson, for all merchants who de-
sire them," Mr.. Coward said.
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
New Board Will
Meet On April 2
Expected To Organize And
Name County Superin-
tendent Of Schools

According to information re-
ceived here, the newly appointed
county board of education, named
in the omnibus bill of the N. c.
Legislature, is expected to meet
the first Monday in April, organ
ize and name the county superin-
tendent of schools for the next
term of two years.
Members of the newly named
board include: L. P. Coward, w.
G. Vannoy, H. H. Burgess, ]. A.
Blevins and Roby Lewis.
The outgoing board, which has
served efficiently for the past
two years, includes: v. c. Lillard,
chairman; Bryan Kirby. A. J.
Houck, Clyde Houck and Mack
Absher. In spite of handicaps
brought about by wartime condi-
tons, county officials pointed out
that these members had rendered
real service to the county, as has
A. B. Hurt, superintendent Of
schools.
According to routine plans, the
members of the new board will
be sworn in office by the clerk of
the court and begin their duties
on April 2, the first Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
Farmers Showing Interest In
Feed Production Meetings

Roy H. Grouse, county agent,
announced this week that the in
terest and attendance were unus-
ually good for the feed produc-
ton meetings being held in the
county this week and announced
schedule for further meetings
throughout the month.
The schedule for next week is
as follows:
Wagner School, Mond a y,
March 26, at 800 p. M; Elkland
School, Tuesday, March q, at
800 p. M; Church near Graham
School, Husk, Wednesday, March
% at 800 p. M; Warrensville
Methodist Church, Friday, March
80, at 800 p. m.
.Three of these meetings have
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
Ration Board Is
Closed Two Days

The local War Price and Ra.
tioning Board closed yesterday
and will be closed today on orders
from the District Office, L. P
Coward, chairman of the Board
said today.
'The rationing and price work.
load at the board is accommodating
to the point where it will cause
confusion unless we close the
Board to the public for two days
and give the clerks an opportuni-
ty to bring it up to date" MIR. Col
ward explained.
The Board Chairman has ask
ed the public to anticipate their
rationing and price needs in adj
vance and not to try to transact
any business at the Board on these
two days except in a case of ex-
IRENE emergency.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
DRAFT BOARD NEEDS
MORE INFORMATION

Mrs. Louis Yelanjian, chief
clerk of the local draft board,
called attention to the fact that
the board frequently receives
incomplete information from
registrants, which is no value.
She stated that many COM
municatiOns came to the board
unsigned. 'This is of no val
ue and all communications
should bear the former as well
as the present address of the
registrant, together with his
name," she declared.
The following is a sample of
the type Of unsigned letter Of
ten received:
Dear Sir,
/ am working at Glen L..
Martins airplane factory,
Baltimore, Md. Middle River.
My address is:
ga Byway North
Riverdale Apis.
Essex, Md.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
Scout Director
Is Rotary Club
Speaker Tonight
Plans Will Be Made To Extend
). Scouting Program To
R Rural Areas

E. II. Bakken, national director,
rural scouting service, Boy Scouts
of America, will speak to the Ro-
tary club and a group of other
citizens from Ashe county to-
night at the community building.
Rev. E. w. Powers will act as
chairman.
A special effort will be made
by the Ashe district committee to
extend scouting to boys in the
rural areas, who have not been
able to participate because of lack
of leadership for troops. Through
the Neighborhood Patrol and
Lone Scout plans, it will be pos
sible for any boy, who so desires,
to have the advantages of Scout
tCenrnHea On rage ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
Must Apply For Canning
Sugar Later In Season

Ashe county people, along with
others throughout the country.
are expected to get the same al
lotment of canning sugar as was
allowed them last year, a maxi
mum OF 20 pounds per person, &C.
cording to information just re-
leased by OPA.
This is to be secured through
local rationing boards, but the
public is asked not to apply until
the date for receiving applications
lis announced. This will be some
time after May /, officials ex-
planned.
The Office of Price Admins
ttration says there will be enough
sugar to preserve as much fruit
as was actually "put up" in homes
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
Sunday Is Red Cross
Day In Churches;
More Funds Needed
$5,569.17 Is Reported Raised;
Quota For County Is
$6,7OO.OO .

Sunday is to be Red Cross Day
in the churches of Ashe county
and all of those that have not al
ready taken up a special collec-
ton for the Red Cross, are urged
to do so either during the Sunday
School or church service.
due to the great work the
Red Cross is doing, we feel that
all of the churches are interested
and will contribute" Chairman
Sharpe S. Shoemaker said.g
He announced late yesterday
that $5,569.17 had been raised SC
far and that 81, 10000 was needed
to reach the quota.
Many people have responded
generously, but there are many
who have not sent in their con-
tributions," Mr.. Shoemaker said
He explained that he wanted to
60 over the top this month, when
the drive officially ends.
Some contributions not previ-
ously published include the fol-
lowing:
G. c. Grimes, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
L. Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs. E. D.
Bare, Mrs. Mamie Dixon, Mrs.
1Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
County Unit OF
NCEA Will Hold
Banquet Mar. 80
DIR. Amos Abrams Will Speak;
Raymond Francis Is
President

Raymond Francis, principal of
Nathan's Creek high school and
president Of the county unit of
North Carolina Educational AS
ISOLATION, announced this week
that plans were being completed
for the banquet meeting of the
county group to be held at the
community building here on Fri
day night, March 30.
DR.. Amos Abrams, of ASTC,
will speak and there will be other
interesting features on the pro-
gram, Mr.. Francis said. All
county members are cordially in
vited to attend and are asked to
send in their reservations to the
secretary, Miss Blanche Pugh, at
Nathan's Creek, in advance.
The banquet will be served by
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the West jefferson
Methodist church and will start
promptly at 1880 o'clock, it was
announced.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22
Arthur Bell, a,
Buried Monday

Funeral service was held ON
Monday morning at ten o'clock
for Arthur Bell, A, of Warrens-
vile, who died on Saturday,
March II. The service was held
at the Warrensville Methodist
church and was conducted by
Rev. Cicero Ashley, Rev. Arthur
Ashley and Rev. r. G. Wagner.
Burial followed at the Wallace
cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, the former Miss George
Mcneil, and three children:
Benny, Bobby and Judy. The
ollowing brothers and sisters al
so survive: Homer Bell, Mrs. Tom
Miller, Robert Bell, and Mrs. D.
Collins.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22

been held to date with total at
tendance of 159 at Fleetwood,
Baldwin and Green Valley school.
The meetings are receiving good
response in each community
where they have been held.
Colored pictures are being shown
on the screen dealing with rec
commended practices being car
ried out in Ashe county in the
production of our most important
feed crops and pictures of silo
construction and CATTLE" Mr..
Grouse said.
Representatives from each OF
the agricultural agencies in the
county and the local milk COM
pany are participating in the
meetings with the county agents