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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
jefferson Has
Annual Debate
Sponsored By Dramatic Club;
Preliminary Winners Are
Announced

The Jefferson Dramatics club
held its annual debating contests
recently and the following pupils
won in the first prelininaries:
18th grade. Colleen Little, Will
lam Austin, Madge Bower and
Opal Koontz, 10th grade Betty
10 Bare, Imogene Barker, Wava
Eller, Sarah Neal, 9th grade,
Ruth Dixon, Mary Gordon Austin,
Dean c. Jones, Jr., Edgar Burkett,
Billie Dean Hairless, and Betty
Haynes.
. In the second preliminary, Miss
y ,ouise Switzerland, Messrs. Orv-
file Jackson and Charles Scott
served as judges. The following
speakers were chosen: Colleen
Little, William Austin, Imogene
Barker, Ruth Dixon, Opal Koontz
and Mary Gordon Austin, Blanche
Woodie served as chairman dur
ing the debates.
Finalists will be selected later
and they are expected to take
part in the district contest in
Boone, to be held in connection
with the statewide debate.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
B. ID. Dougherty
Gets Decoration

With The Fifth Army, Italy
Private Bernard Dougherty, Of
Clifton, has been cited by the
351st "Spearhead" Infantry Regi-
ment of the 88th blue Devil" Di-
vision and awarded the Combat
1nfantryman Badge for actual
participation in combat against
the enemy with the Fifth Army
in Italy.
Standards for the badge are
high. The decoration is awarded
to the infantry soldier who has
proved his fighting ability in
combat.
The handsome badge consists
Of silver rifle set against a back
ground of infantry blue, enclosed
in silver wreath.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Seven Ashe County Men Are
Reported Casualties OF War;
dead, l Missing, 5 Wounded
Pfc. Ida A. Brown Killed In
Action In France; Wesley
Goodman Missing = - 9

During the past few days sssz
en- Ashe county men have been
reported casualties of war. The
list includes one death, one mis-
sing in action and five injured.
Pfc. Ida A. Brown, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Este Brown, of Crump-
Ter, was killed in action in France
on J;---:ary 81, according to a
message just received by his par
ents. He had been in service for
thirteen months and overseas
seven months. Survivors include
his parents, three sisters and four
brothers, two of whom are in
service.
Pfc. Wesley w. Goodman has
been missing in action somewhere
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Need Women To
Help Wounded
,.'-Ha-- - =
WAC Solicitors Will Be AT
West Jefferson Post Office,
Tuesday, March 6

It was announced this week,
representatives of the U. S. Army
Recruiting Station, for this dis
trict would be at the West Jeffer-
son post office next Tuesday FROM
900 u ii. until 200 p. m, to in
terest young women in joining
the WAC.
A platoon is to be made up from
this district on March Is and all
who enlist for this will be able to
train together, it was explained.
Sgt. G. B. Faulder and Cpl. E.
]. Brown will be here on the en-
listment program and will be
happy to talk to all those interest
ed in this branch of service.
Because of the increase of the
wounded, more and more men,
bers of the WAC are needed for
hospital duty and it is for this that
new recruits are: sought. This
is real opportunity to serve your
country" one recruiter said yes
terday. o.. .-..-s.-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Stolen Cars Are
Found In County

Chief Deputy Carl B. GRAPHICAL
reported that car stolen i'm
Wilkes county was found here
last Friday. Officers from
Wilkes, who came for it, reported
local youths were arrested, there,
in connection with the theft and
that the car was returned to the
owner. The youths abandoned
the car here when they were I'M
able to secure gasoline for it.
Robert Blevins, who is employ
ed at Chilhowie, had his car sto-
len frcn the home of his parents
in TIE Crumpler section over the
week END while visiting here. It
was recovered near Trout, where
the driver had damaged the car
when it hit tree. Officers are
looking for the parties involved.
No arrests have been made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Will Continue
Dairy Subsidy
Farm Payments
viii Be Continued Through
1915, AAA Chairman An :
nOunces This Week

Plans for continuation of dali
ry production payments through
the last nine months of 1915
have been announced by the War
Food Administration, according
to T. ]. GRAPHICAL, Chairman Ashe
County AAA Committee.
"This announcement definitely
extends the program for another
3-month period, through June 80
1945," he declared" and contin-
uation of the program after this
date is necessarily conditional up
on the approval of Congress. The
specific rates of payment after
June 80 must also remain subject
to later revision"
Subject. to these conditions "
Mr.. GRAPHICAL continued, "the
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
State Bone-Dry
Bill Is Killed
By Conn ittee
N. c. Assembly Is Now In Fin
al Stages: Cherry Supports
Medical Bill
BY Staff Writer

Raleigh - The N. C. General
Assembly moved a step nearer
the close this week as the pro-
posed liquor referendum met a
quick death and other important
matters came in for consideration.
The Senate finance committee
voted Tuesday to give an unfav-
erable report to a bone-dry bill
calling for a state wide liquor
referendum six months after the
war.
Swift action was taken by the
committee following public
hearing at which opponents of the
measure attempted to show the
'sevils" which they said would
follow passage of the bill.
"A motion by Senator Charles
Rose of Cumberland that the
ayes and nays be recorded was
defeated, and Senator Rose, who
introduced the measure, said he
did not plan to offer a minority
report.
Governor Cherry went person
ally before the Legislature and
supported the general principles
of the hospital and medical care
bill, but reminded that teachers
had a priority on any surplus.
Too, he said, many of the incor-
porated proposals must be post
poned until some future date"
Pursuing his oft-voiced advo-
cacy of conservative spending
and balanced budget, the Gov
ernor said that I'VE cannot safely
and securely build and; expand
our state services on a wartime
prosperity"
The bill, introduced last night
after weeks of discussion outside
the legislative chambers, would
appropriate 100000 for expenses
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Red Cross War Fund Drive Starts Friday
School i leaders
Named TO Assist
Chr,nIl. Shoemaker
Quota OF $6, 10000 To Be Di-
vided Between 10 School
Districts OF County

Sharpe S. Shoemaker, chair
man of the Red Cross War Fund
Drive, announced yesterday that
everything was in readiness for
the official opening of the drive
on Friday morning.
Initial gifts are already COM
ing in and with the fine co-opera-
ton of the. school principals, I do
not believe. we will have much
trouble in raising our quota of
$6,700.00," he said.
Late yesterday, over 100000
was reported. Initial contribu-
tors of $500 or more will be pub
lished next week.
At a meeting with the school
principals last Friday, Chairman
Shoemaker explained the drive
and assigned the various districts
their quotas.
The quotas are as follows: West
Jefferson, 100000; Lansing,
$4,000; Helton, $4,000; Virginia
Carolina, $500; Healing Springs.
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Hart Sponsors
Good Roads Bill
Measure INTRODUCED BY Davies
Representative Would Inn
prove Country Roads

Representative M. Donnelly
Hart was in the office on Monday
and pointed out that the bill in
troduced by Alexander, of Davie
county, and sponsored by him
self, Eggers and others, for the
spending of funds to improve
country roads, had received fav-
orable consideration and was to
be included in the highway ap-
preparations, he believed.
Following is the bill, as intro
duced:
A bill to be entitled an act to
appropriate seven and one-halt
million dollars annually for the
construction and improvement OF
county highways, and to require
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
MOTORISTS SHOULD
APPLY IN ADVANCE

1t was pointed out this week
by members of the ratiOning
board that application for
renewal of gasoline ratiOning
books for nOn-highway use
as well as both passenger cars
and trucks should be made a
week i'm advance i'm order to
facilitate handling.
The public is reminded again
that the passenger tire division
of the board meets each
Thursday evening and the
truck division each Tuesday.
1t was again explained that
applications can only be passed
upon by the board at meetings
and should not be carried to
individuals. Members Of the
OPA office explained that In
case Of an emergency, that
board members would be con-
tacted by them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Suspect Some
Foul Play Near
Parkway Drive
Jumping Off Place" Is Scene
Of Investigation By State
And County Officers

A large number of Ashe coun-
ty people, along with equally as
many from Wilkes, have visited
the Jumping Off Place" this
week over rumors about evidence
of a murder there. The theory
as to whether or not there has
been a murder committed is still
a question.
That is the question Sheriff C..
C. Poindexter of Wilkes county,
Highway Patrolman c. H. Clark,
Guy Scott, of the S. B. l., and
Ashe county's chief deputy,
Carl B. GRAPHICAL, have been
trying to answer during the
past few days after the discovery
of two bloody pillowcases, a
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Americans Gaining
Through Nazi Lines;
Big Battle On Two
Russians Smash AZ Miles
Through German Lines
Toward Danzig

The American infantry and
armor smashing across the flat
lands of Western Germany yester-
day in advances of ten miles or
more, plunging all the way to the
Erft river and within 81 miles
of Cologne in a great drive that
threatened the whole industrial
Ruhr.
German prisoners were SCOOP
ed up by the hundreds and town
after town fell to the waves of
troops racing forward by truck
and afoot.
The spearhead of Gen. Eisen-
hower's mighty four army often
sive was the U. S. ninth army,
which by-passed the steel center
of Muenchen-G1adbach on the
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Barker And Ham
Hurt In Fracas

Lee Barker, of Silas Creek, was
painfully injured when cut in
several places about the body fol-
lowing az alteration at the Park
way cafe here, Saturday. Accord
ing to reports, % stitches were
necessary to close his wounds.
Wade Ham, who was apparently
struck on the head with bottle,
was also injured, Chief Deputy
GRAPHICAL reported.
No action had been taken in
the matter yesterday, because of
uncertainty of the blame.
Joe Hardin has been placed in
Jail for assault on Luther Phipps
on Saturday, following a prelim-
mary hearing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Red Cross Given
High Praise By
Porter Family
Members OF Ashe Family
Cite Service Rendered By
Red Cross

+ The views Of men in service
toward the Red Cross should be
an incentive to Everyone to give
to the War Fund Drive, now on.
Sgt. Garland Porter, son of D.
F. Porter, and the late Mrs. Por-
ter, of Grassy Creek, wrote the
following recently from Ger
many:
''For the information of many
of your readers, a few of whom
have written and questioned me
on this subject-I wish to say that
the American Red Cross is a wor-
thy organization, One which
does wonderful things for the
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Raises Some
Ration Points

Washington-The OPA ordered
a boost in the ration point values
on lard, shortening, salad and
cooking oils and margarine, effec-
tive at 1901 a. M, Sunday.
The margarine value goes to
five red points pound from
three, the ration cost of the other
products will be four red points a
pound instead of two.
Butter, not affected, remains at
"a points a pound.
The increases result from a
tight supply situation, OPA said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Club Will Have
Fish Fry Monday

It was announced this week
that the Ashe County Game and
Fish Club would have a fish fry
at the regular meeting in the COM
munity building on Monday ev-
ening at. 800 o'clock. r,.
All members and those who de-
sire to become members are urg-
ed to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
Rationing Guide
PROGRESSED FOODS

PROCESSED FLUIDS
Blue Stamps
Ks, VS., rs, Az, BIZ, now val
i'd, expire March 81. CO, DE-,
E2, F., G2, now valid, expire
April %. H2, J2, K2, LIZ, M2,
now valid, expire June 2.
MEATS AND FATS
Red Stamps -.
Q5, Rs, SIS, now valid, expire
March 81. rs, US, VS., W5,
KS, now valid, expire April 20.
VS., rs, Az, BIZ, CT, DE-, now
valid expire June 2.
SUGAR
Sugar Stamp No. 81, good
for five pounds, expires Feb
ruary %.
Sugar Stamp No. IS, good
for five pounds, expires June 2.
SHOES
Airplane Stamps No. /, No.
2 and No. 3 now good.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01
State Tax Man
Is Coming Soon

It was announced that a repre-
sentative of the N. c. Department
of Revenue would be at the post
office in West Jefferson on March
8, and at the courthouse in Jeffer-
son on March 9, to assist in filing
income tax returns.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01

Sgt. Joseph d. Houck, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Houck,
of West Jefferson, has been in
service for three years and is
now stationed somewhere in
the Philippine Islands, accord
ing to recent letters from him.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01

Pvt. Warren G. Goodman
has notified his wife, the for
mer Miss Eva Goodman, of
West Jefferson, of his safe ar
rival somewhere in Belgium.
He writes that he is getting
along fine with his work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01

Pvt. Barstow Gentry, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gentry, of
Toliver, has written recently
of visiting Rome, Italy. He
has been overseas for two
years and participated in the
invasion Of Africa and Italy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01

Cpl. Franklin S. Shoemake,
SON of Mrs. Elizabeth Church,
has notified his mother of his
safe arrival somewhere i'm the
Pacific. He entered service
i'm May, 1912. He says he likes
the army fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-01

Cpl. Paul S. Brooks, who
has been i'm service since De-
cember, 1914, and overseas
since January 10, 1915, is sta
toned somewhere i'm France.
He is the SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. w. Brooks, of Lansing.
Evening star., 1945-12-04

withdraw by March 2-six months
after the end of the japanese war
they see no reason for changing the
agreement.
| What most American officials pri-
vately fear is the possibility that the
things which happen from now on
in Iran may show up in some meas
ure as the oppression of a small ma
ton by great power.
Russia Has Barred Way.
One specific issue still wide open
is whether the government at Te-
heran should be permitted to send
its own troops into the Province of
Azerbaijan, where rebellious tribes
men and groups seeking self-rule for
that area began an uprising about
three weeks ago. Thus far Russia
has barred the way to the Iranian
forces. thus deny them the right to
enforce order.
One result of the dispute very
likely may be the overthrow of the
present regime at Teheran There is
considerable expectation here, too,
that it might be replaced with a
completely pro-Soviet administra-
ton. Should this occur it almost
certainly would be followed by
charges that Russia in some man.
ner had forced the change.
Evening star., 1945-12-04
New Method Of SteriIizinq
barbers' CLIPPERS Shown

A new method of sterilizing bar
ber's clippers which will eliminate
the ringworm fungus was demon
strated at meeting of the Barber's
Board and Health Department Off
cials yesterday at the Municipal
Building.
Following the adoption of the
proposed new BARRIERS regulations
which will be the subject of an open
hearing called by the Commissioners
some time this week, the Public
Health Department will recommend
this method to all BARRIERS, accord
ing to DR.. Melvin p. Isaminger oi
the Health Department.
DR.. Isaminger pointed out that the
proposed regulations forbid the use
Of clippers on children under IL
unless sterilized by a disinfectant
recommended by the Public Health
Department.
The sterilization is done by i'm.
mersing the clippers in light min.
eral oil at a temperature of lO(
degrees centigrade for two minutes
According to Dr. Louis Schwartz anc
DR.. Isadore Botrinick of the Public
Health Service, who gave the dem.
onstration. this will kill the ring.
worm fungus. Antiseptics now uset
are Intellectual, they said.
Tony J. Durse, head of the Bar
bers' Board, said the BARRIERS woul
be glad to hear an effective disin
fectant had been found.
Evening star., 1945-12-04
o'Danie| CITES Roomy
Governor S Mansion
In Eviction Fight

Senator O'Daniel. Democrat, of
Texas, who said yesterday he had 81
rooms at his disposal in the Gov
ernor's mansion as chief executive
of his State, does not consider his
apartment building at lis Second
street NE. too large for a family
home. The Senator's attitude came
out yesterday at pretrial hearing
in his Municipal Court suit to evict
w. w. Brauer. one of the three re-
manning tenants in the building.
Suits for possession of two other
occupied apartments> also are pend
ing.
IA Apartment Units.
The three tenants fighting the
eviction efforts, in answers to the
suits, have challenged Senator
O'Daniel's intention to use the
entire building as family residence
The premises consists of IA apart
ment units.
I'd like to find out whether a
man can't buy a small apartment
house for his home" said D. Hey
wood Hardy, the Senator's attorney
pointing out that the floor area OF
the building approximately equals
that of the Governors residence ir
Texas.
Mr.. Hardy told Judge Brice Clagett
that Mr.. Brauer had offered to move
if the Senator would make certain
returns. among them the use of hi:
influence in pressing a "$10,0O0,00(
suit" through the State Department
Reprimanded From Court.
The attorney said quarters COM
parable to those Mr.. Brauer now
occupies have been found for him
but that Mr.. Brauer still refused tc
move. Notification of the tenants
that the Senator had purchased the
building was made May 2, Mr.. Hardy
said
The Senator sat quietly by during
the proceedings, interrupted several
times by heated outbursts from Mr.
Brauer which finally resulted in a
reprimand from the bench.
Maurice Guervitz, Mr.. Brauer's
attorney, agreed to the plaintiff s
statement that his client had made
one monthly rent payment-S5O-tc
the O'Daniels, who thereafter re-
fused to accept rent\money.
The two other tenants who have
requested jury trials in the suits are
Austin Patrick Fitzpatrick and Mrs
Orpah Wilcox.
Evening star., 1945-12-04
Army Seeks -Four Flyers
Lost in Mountains
Py the Associated Fress.

Gy lIt ASSOClateQ fIeSh.
PORTLAND, Greg, Dec. Army
rescue crews on snowshoes today
searched the area south of WASH
ington's Mount St. Helens for four
Navy airmen~ who parachuted from
their plane last Thursday.
One of the airmen surviving the
crash was resting in an air base
hospital here after spending three
nights in the rugged mountains
sleeping in logs and under trees
wrapped in his parachute.
He is First 1t. Warren H. Lawson
Mangun, Okla, Army veteran of 19
months European theater combat,
who last night told how he strug-
gled through deep snow and the
dense forest growth before reaching
a road where motorist found him
Meanwhile, another Army unit
was trying to reach wreckage of a
B-24. one, of two missing since No
vember with nine men aboard The
air base here reported air patrols
from McChord Field yesterday
sighted the wreckage about l6 miles
west of Silver Lake, Wash. north
of the Columbia River.
Search also was continuing near
Coos Bay, Greg, for one Army airmar
still unaccounted for in the crash
of C-36 transport plane eight days
ago. Nine of the airmen were res.
cued and two officers were foune
dead in the wreckage yesterday.
All four of the planes disappeared
over the Cascade Mountains during
| heavy storms.
Evening star., 1945-12-04
'Manchurian Forces
Reported in Mukden
To Greet NationaIists
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Dec. A Chinese
press dispatch today said independ-
ent Manchurian forces had marched
into Mukden to welcome Nationalist
troops only 80 miles away. ..
This report said brother of Mar
shal Chang Sueh-liang-who once
kidnapped Generalissimo Chang
kai-shek-had proclaimed himself
IAN ally of the Nationalist" and
had sent his troops into the key city
Dispatches few days ago report
ed that the marshal's brother, Gen.
Chang Hsu-shih. was ready to join
the Nationalist cause if assurances
were given that his brother would
not be molested.
A report from Yenan. Communist
capital, also had credited Gen. Chu
Teh, commander in chief of Chinese
Communists, with a statement that
his forces had no connection with
the activities of Marshal Changs
former northeastern forces.
A dispatch from Peiping asserted
the Nationalist-held air field at
Chinhsien, railway city about halt
way between the Great Wall and
Mukden. had been repaired and
ground crews already had arrived
there
Evening star., 1945-12-04
Ydnks Seize 4 Manila Youths
In $275 900 Robbery of Bank

and tipped off American Army
authorities.
Military police closed in quickly
and surrounded the four in house
in the suburb of Santa Ana. They
surrendered without firing a shot
A fifth man was arrested as a sus-
pected accomplice
Police said protection for the mes
sengers had not been asked by the
Bank of Communications which Is
the second largest Chinese bank
there.
Col, Holland gave credit for the
quick arrests to Its. William D.
Davis, Alexandria, La. and George
Cannell, San Jose, Calf. the latter
a policeman in days of peace with
five years of experience.
1t. Cannell, admitted it was the
biggest case he ever worked on. In
San Jose he was a traffic accident
investigator and Il never heard of
that much money"
Evening star., 1945-12-04

pletes his present assignment. He
was not identified.
Rear Admiral Richard L. Con-
oily, an amphibious commander
holds the post now.
The third key position assigned to
an aviator will be that of deputy
chief of naval operations for air
now held by Admiral Mitscher. The
Office has charge Of all aviation
plans, determination of aircraft
characteristics and aviation logis-
tics.
Stage In Evolution.
The other three deputy assign
ments are held by Vice Admira
Louis E. Denfield, personnel; Real
Admiral Bernhard H. Bieri, ad.
ministration, and Vice Admiral Viii.
liam S. Farber, logistics.
Secretary Forrestal called ths
changes another stage in that evo.
luton" which he described recent,
by saying:
Aviation is an integral part O.
the Navy and is becoming increas
ingly dominant. The influence O
air power on the Navy will be al
evolution, not revolution"
In making today's announcement
the Secretary said he wanted t,
emphasize that although the car
rier is the cutting edge of the pres
ent Navy, it must be backed up b,
the full complement of a well
balanced fleet