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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
BIG BATTLE is
SAID TO BE In
THE MAKING

PARIS, Jan. 5.-(AP)-Armor-
ed and infantry forces of the
British Second Army were flung
into battle in the Ardennes sal
lent at its northwestern tip,
along with two and possibly
three American armies, in a
mounting battlefront, front line
dispatches reported today, indi-
eating this move might result in
the most bloody sector on the
Western front.
The forces of General Mont
gomery were reported yesterday
as having gone into the often
sive, attacking the Marche area,
where they were making advan-
ces, front line dispatches said.
The dispatches also disclosed
that other British forces attack
ed south of Rochefort on the
western end of the Belgian
bulge.
The Germans, who also expect
the forthcoming battle to be the
greatest of the war, said the u.
S. Ninth Army joined the British
and the U. S. First and Third
Armies in the assault.
The American field reports
said the u. S. Ninth and Elev-
enth Armies have been fighting
in bulge engagements ON the
southern side of the salient,
where they have flung back II
German counterattacks, but the
front remains substantially un-
changed.
The allied attack on 17-mile
front IS making slow and steady
gains through snow, ice and fog.
Berlin reported that Won Rund-
stedt's forces had broken through
the French Maginot Line at
Saareguen1ines, on a 25-mile
front, and has cleared an area
between the Saar and Rhine riv-
ers, Of u. S. Seventh Army
troops.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
ANYWAYS
Wien Alaska Airlines

Pilot Bill Peterson flew to
Council, Haycock, White Noun
tain and Koyuk Wednesday with
Peter Lee for Council, Doug
Johnson and Lena Paneok for
White Mountain, Sam Soagoak
for Golovin, and David Often
for Koyuk. Passengers from
Haycock to Nome were Wallace
Porter, Mrs. VIM. Porter, Lillian
and Victor Porter.
Mrs. John Fagerstrom and son
frankie, were incoming passen-
gers Thursday morning.
Peterson flew to Candle yes
terday afternoon with Herbert
Hadley, Billie Hadley and Tim
Richards.
Alaska Airlines
Wednesday, Captain MacKen-
zie and Co-pilot Hola arrived
with Mr.. and Mrs. McNee for the
u. S. Weather Bureau, and are
scheduled to leave Monday for
Anchorage.
Thursday Pilot Weaver flew
the mail run to Teller, Wales
and Shishmaref, and will return
tomorrow.
Pan American Anyways
Wednesday a plane arrived
with mail and passengers Mrs.
Joseph Kehoe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Love, and Kenneth Alex
ander, traffic manager for PAA.
Outgoing passengers were Ernest
Kohnert, Morton Hendrickson,
Banks Crooks, George Bayer and
Bob Omauk with a prisoner.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
BURMA PORT
is TAKEN

HANDY, Ceylon, Jan. sap
The city of Akyad, the third
largest port of Burma, which for
the past two years has been used
as an important japanese supply
base, has fallen to British and
Indian seaborne troops, Allied
headquarters said.
The communique announced
the attackers swarmed ashore on
Akyad Island, on which the city
of Akyad is situated, early yes
terday morning, without encoun-
tering any opposition.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
RED FORCES
ADVANCE In
BUDAPEST

Moscow Jan. SLAP
Russian forces are reported to
be grimly holding off German
armored attacks, supported by
hundreds of planes, In the Sow
iet-held corridor, 30 miles deep,
northwest of beleagured Buda-
pest, according to contmuniques
from the front.
German panzer thrusts down
the Danube, west of the great
Danube Bend, are entering the
third day of daringly designed
strategic move, to liberate the
remnants of nine Nazi divisions,
trapped in Budapest, the COM
muniques stated.
Inside Budapest, Russian
storm forces now occupy 400
blocks, and have gained ground
since the initial attack eight days
ago, today's communique said.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
AUSTRIAN
BORDER is
CROSSED

LONDON, Jan. 5.-tAP.-Yu-
goslav partisan forces have
crossed the Austrian border,
menacing the German arc be-
tween Klangenfurt and Graz,
Marshal Tito announced in a
broadcast of a communique
heard in London.
Marshal Tito also said the
partisans had cut the Maribor-
Graz railway line Gin many
Places" apparently in the areas
of Wildn, Leibnitz and Ehren-
hansen.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
BOND SALES
OVER THE TOP

WASHINGTON, Jan. sap
The total bond sales in the rec
ord-smashing Sixth War Loan
drive, was announced today as
$21 ,621 100000. This is $1,000,-
100000 above the previous all
time world financing record es-
tablished in the Fifth War Loan
SO per cent over the quota.
The sc" bond series was also
oversubscribed.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
ATC EVENTS

All persons having equip
ment belonging 10 the Alaska
Territorial Guard. Nome Unit.
and are no longer active. are
warned under penalty. to re-
turn all government property
to the ATG armorY. from 700
p. m. to $3.50 p. m. on Tues
January 9Th. and Tuesday.
January 18th.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
REDS MASS
AT VISTULA

LONDON, Jan. 5.-AP)-Ber-
lin radio today reported the Red
Army is again massing troops in
the Vistula river bridgehead
area. 100 miles south of Warsaw,
and scouting parties are probing
the Nazi lines along the Polish
front.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
SERVICES
ARE HELD

WEOKOLUK SERVICES
Funeral services for George
Weokoluk, a, who died last
Monday, were held from the
Methodist Church at 200 p. m.
this afternoon. Reverend Cape
ner presided in the absence of
Miss Constance Erickson, church
pastor. -. f
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05
ROOSEVELT
TO BROADCAST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-(AP)
President Roosevelt will take
the air tomorrow night to sum-
Marie to the nation, the state of
the Union. His message will be
delivered to Congress earlier in
the day.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1945-01-05

Advertise in The Nugget.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
World War Ii Veteran Urges
Support OF United War Fund

Ashe county men in the service
realize the value of the United
War Fund. The following letter
received by Rixie B. Woodie, OF
Wagner, a veteran of World War
II, tells what it is doing for the
war-torn countries of Europe:
Dear Mr.. Shoemaker,
After having read your letter
to my grandmother, have de-
cided to write you a short letter,
and also send in a few dollars to-
ward your drive. I am a discharg-
ed veteran of this war, having
spent over three years overseas.
I have seen millions of homeless
people, who have no idea where
they will sleep or what they will
have to eat one meal to the next.
Sir, maybe I have no right to
make a suggestion but in my es-
timation, if you could get one of
the numerous veterans to tell
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
County Survey
OF Blind Being
Conducted Here
Movement Being Sponsored
By The West Jefferson
WOman's Club

A countrywide survey of the
blind and usually handicapped
is being sponsored by the West
Jefferson Woman's Club.
Mrs Elizabeth Miller, tax col
lector, is cooperating with the
movement and cards are being
mailed out to the taxpayers ask
ing for the names and addresses
of any person known to them,
suffering from eye difficulty.
Miss Ruth Tugman is chairman
and the cards with the informa-
ton are addressed to her.
1t is believed that through the
survey, information may be Sc
cured leading to the examination,
correction and improvement of
the sight of children, particularly.
All of those who receive the
survey cards are asked to fill
them out and return them to Miss
Tugman.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Methodists At
Conference Nov
Session Being Held In Green's
boro: Appointments Are
To Be Made Friday

Ashe county Methodist minis
tiers and delegates, along with
others II the Western North Car
DINA Conference of the Methodist
Church, are attending the annual
four-day session in Greensboro
this week, with Bishop Clare
Purcell, of Charlotte, presiding.
Adjournment of the conference
session probably will be reached
around noontime Friday, i'm
mediately following announce
ment of appointments stationing
ministers for the new year.
The conference is expected to
give attention to plans for estab-
lishment of the Methodist Home
for the Aged, an enterprise made
possible by the late Eugene Ma
con Cote, of Charlotte.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11

what he has seen in these war
torn countries, the people of Ashe
county would give to the fullest
extent. I think they should. For,
aside from having to do without
a few things such as sugar, meat
and gas to ride around with, the
people of the United States have
Jared well. They have not had
their homes destroyed by bombs
and the terrors of war. Ask any
veteran who has been in Europe,
he can tell you about it. if he will.
Most of us don't like to talk about
it for we want to forget, but how
can we?
my grandmother is sending
$1,000 and so am I. Our names
are as follows: Mrs. Laura Wood
lie, of Wagner, and Rixie Woodie,
of Wagner, a veteran of this war.
Sincerely,
a : Rixie B. Woodie."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Officers Named
AT Presbytery

The following officers were
elected at the fall meeting of the
Presbytery of Winston-Salem held
recently at Laurel Fork Presby-
terrain church. Elder J. Harold
McKeithen was elected moderator
and ]. Harry Whitmore, Thorn
asville, was named stated clerk
K. ]. Foreman was elected per-
manent clerk. Commissioners
included J. o. Blevins, of Lam
sing; Delmer Rose, of Glendale
Springs; Conley Thompson, OF
Apple Grove; George Bowlin, OF
Peak Creek, and F. J. Pendry, of
Laurel Fork.
J. Walter Osborne, ruling eld-
er of Lansing Presbyterian
church, is representing Ashe
Preshyterians at the annual
meeting of the Synod of North
Carolina now in session at David
son College. Attending also are
pastors John w. Luke, Louis J..
Yelanjian and K. J. Foreman, Jr.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
2-Year-Army Men Eligible
For Release By March 20

Washington-Enlisted men with
two or more years of service in
the army will become eligible fol-
discharge by March 20, regardless
OF point scores, Brig. Gen. Robert
W. Berry, Assistant Army Chief
of Staff for personnel, estimated
this week.
He told the House Military At
fairs Committee that this does not
mean that all two-year service
men will be released then, but
that they will become eligible and
will start to flow out of the army
on a "first-in-first-out" basis.
simultaneously, the army re-
vealed that it had released 1885,
900 soldiers last week, bringing
the discharge total to 1,350,OOO
since last May IL.
Brig. Gen. Raymond w. Bliss.
acting surgeon general of the ar
my, discussing release of doctors,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Rev. W. P. Boyle
Will Preach In
County Churches
Possibility That He May Sue
coed Rev. B. A. Meeks In
Jefferson Field

It was announced this week
that the Rev. William Boyle and
Mrs. Boyle would visit the Pres
byterian churches in the county
this week end in view of looking
over the field and the possibilities
of filling the place recently left
vacant by the Rev. B. A. Meeks,
who recently resigned to accept
work in Knoxville.
Mr.. Boyle will preach in the
Jefferson and West Jefferson
churches as we'll as at Obids and
Big Ridge. The public is cordial
ly invited to hear him.
Mr.. Boyle, who finished his
training at Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond, had VOL
unteered for duty as a chaplain
and was awaiting induction when
VI day came and the call for
chaplains ceased.
He and Mrs Boyle will be the
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Clark Brown, at Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11

disclosed that the War Depart
ment last Thursday arrived at a
firm schedule" for discharge OF
physicians in the Pacific theatre
in a decision which apparently
OVERRIDE General Douglas Mac
Arthur.
Macarthur had advised that
hospitals were swept clean" OF
key specialists, and had requested
requirements. The War Depart
ment replied that it would be Sim
possible" to meet the request.
Bliss said nearly $4,000 doctors
will be discharged by June, leav-
ing about $4,000 in the army. The
patient load should be down to
10000 or 10000 by then, he added.
He predicted that 5000 doctors
will be released in October and
that the total number of physi-
clans discharged will reach nearly
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
1t. l.. Iii. Shepherd
Gets Silver Star
Ashe Man Remained At His
Post Though Seriously
Wounded

1t. Leonard H. Shepherd, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Shepherd, of
Crumpler, has been awarded the
Silver Star medal for gallantry in
action in France. His citation reads
as follows:
ION "a January 1945 at Kalten-
house, France, when a heavy ar
tillery and mortar barrage disrup-
ted communications between his
command post and the platoons
of his company during an enemy
attack, 1t. Shepherd went out in
the face of enemy fire to check
on the position of the right flank.
After administering first aid I'M
der fire to one of his men who
had been wounded, he proceeded
to the right flank platoon where
he ascertained its situation. On
his return, 1t Shepherd was so
severely wounded by shell frag-
ments that he had to be carried
back to his command post but, in
spite of his wounds, continued to
command his company until evac-
uated."
1t. Shepherd entered the SER
vice April Is, 1941. He served Is
months in the Caribbean theater
and had been in France fOl1r
months when he was wounded.
He is now stationed at the Valley
Forge General Hospital at Phoe-
nixville, Pa.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
County NCEA Has
Planning Meeting;
Membership Gains
Goal Is Set To Secure 100 Per
Cent Membership In All
County Schools

Plans were perfected for the
complete organization of local
unit of the NCEA at a meeting
held in the courthouse last Fri
day afternoon, with Mrs. Ger
trude Vaught, president, in
charge.
In addition to principals of the
Ashe county schools, others &C.
tive in the meeting included
Supt. B. H. Duncan, Mrs. Marie
Jackson, secretary of the county
unit; and Gratis Williams, of
Boone, who spoke to the group.
Plans were made to secure 100
per cent membership in the Or
ganization. Riverview, Virginia
Carolina, Elkland and Healing
Springs reported 100 percent
membership in their respective
districts. Plans for increasing
membership in the national or
ganization were also outlined, as
Continued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Worth Sweet Is
Speaker At Rotary

The Rev. Worth Sweet, of Ma
than's Creek, told the Jeffersons
Rotary Club that, to bring about
world peace and keep it, we must
do away with economic injustice,
racial prejudice and take out of
our lives all hatred toward man.
kind.
+ MIR. Sweet was introduced to
the club by A. B. Hurt, program
chairman.
Lawrence. Tyson made several
remarks about the proposed me-
mortal building and the possibili-
ties Of locating it across the street
from the community building on
the gymnasium site.
|, The regular meeting time was
set up to $50 from tbs, due 10
the change to standard time. /
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Work Now Going Forward On
Several Business Buildings;
Others Are Started This Week
Ground Graded For Town
Building To House Fire
Equipment

Construction work started
sometime ago on the new build
ing for Smithey's store, and is
now we'll underway as is that OF
the business building being erect
ed by Wad sSIlu just ABOVE
the commUnity building.
Foundation work has been COM
pleted on the large garage storage
building started sometime ago by
E o .Woodie, next to the present
town hall building. A cinder
block building is being erected
by w. B. Reeves on Jefferson
Avenue, just below the monu-
ment yard.
Grading and foundation work
has been started by E. E. Jones
for his new store building on JEFF
;erson Avenue. Grading work
has been done for the new town
building, across from the one now
being used on Third Avenue.
Grading work has also been start
ed on this street for a building
by Charles McNeill. This is To-
Gated directly back of Ashe Drug
company.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
United War Fund Drive Reaches $4,000
Surplus Cabbage
Brings Farmers
Total OF $5,94O.OO
Is Carloads Have Been Ship
ped Out; More Is Still
Wanted

b. L. E. Tuckwiller, county agent,
announced this week that 18 car
loads of cabbage had been pur-
chased by the production and
marketing administration bring
ing in a total of $5,94O.OO. Seven
more car loads are expected to be
purchased this week making a
total of Is cars.
Farmers are urged to continue
to bring in their cabbage. Those
who had not previously been
bringing in cabbage are asked to
get in touch with Agent Tuck
willer. A fee of one cent per
bag will be charged for inspec-
ton and an additional fee of one
cent per bag will be charged to
cover checking bags, main tick
cts, postage and other items.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Initial Gifts Are
Still Coming In;
Goal Is $5,OOO.OO
Schools, Churches And Other
Organizations Are Asked
To Help

Sharpe S. Shoemaker, initial
gift chairman, reported yesterday
afternoon that $4,000 had been
received toward the United War
Fund goal of $4,000 for the county.
Letters were mailed out and
some gifts are still coming in by
mail, Mr.. Shoemaker said. He
urged that all who had not sent
their contributions in to do so at
once.
Bernard GRAPHICAL, county chair
man of the drive, said that he was
pleased with the initial response
but that much more would be
needed to raise the quota. He
urged all individuals as we'll as
organizations, including schools,
churches, social and civic clubs to
give as generously as possible.
The following contributions
have been reported by Mr.. Shoe
maker:
w. J. Parts Co., Belk's Dept.
Store and B. H. Duncan, $50 each.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ed M. Anderson,
1885.
Vannoy Furniture Co., Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Vannoy, w. B. Austin,
c. S. Neal, DR.. and Mrs. D. C..
Jones, E. A. Ray, Jr., Central
Hardware, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira T..
Johnston, Northwestern Bank,
Smithey's Store, $25 each.
E. O., Woodie, $40.
Parker Tie Co., Mr.. and Mrs,
Earl L. Davidson, Western Auto
Associate Store and the Lady Fair
Beauty Shop, SIS each.
Sturdivant Funeral Home, Mr..
and Mrs. E. R. Sturdivant, $3.50
each.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. c. Lillard. H.
tContlnu&d on Page -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Mrs. Wick VannOy
Will Again Head
County Red Cross
Other Officers And Chairmen
Are Named At Meeting
Here On Monday

Mrs Wick Vannoy, who has
efficiently served as chairman of
the Ashe County Chapter of the
American Red Cross for two
wears, was unanimously selected
to succeed herself at a meeting
on Monday night when other Of
ficers were named and plans
made for the coming year.
Thomas Sears was named vice
chairman, Miss Edith Pierce, Sec
rotary, and L. P. Coward, treas
urer.
Division chairmen named at the
meeting included Mrs. Levern
son, production; Levern
johnson, disaster; Mrs. Herman
Haire. Junior Red Cross, Mrs.
Gertrude Vaught, first aid; John
Jordan. home service; Elmo Jones,
War Fund Drive, and Mrs. Ed M.
Anderson, publicity.
It was decided to secure addl-
tional space for the office and a
production room. Mrs. John Har-
din. executive secretary, will have
a part-time assistant under the
new arrangement and the office
will be kept open longer hours it
was explained.
Red Cross flags are to be Sc
cured and some other necessary
equipment.
Ira T. Johnston gave an inspira-
tional talk at the opening of the
meeting on Monday night and
lauded the efforts of the officers
and division chairmen. He also
cited the necessity of carrying on
the work since the war is over.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Ashe County Schools To Play
Active Part In United War
Fund Drive; Quotas Assigned
Prizes Are To Be Awarded;
Plans Are Presented To
Principals

Ashe county schools are being
called upon to play an active part
in the United War Fund Drive
in a special school campaign
which opened yesterday morning
But they are to be we'll awarded
for their efforts and will be given
prizes for raising their assigned
quotas.
B. B. GRAPHICAL, county chair
man of the drive, announced quo
tas as we'll as plans for the spe-
cial school campaign at the meet
ing of principals held in the Of
flee of Supt. B. H. Duncan, on
Friday.
THE school reaching it's quota
this month will be awarded q
prize of $500, provided their
quota is over $1OOOO," Chairman
GRAPHICAL stated, land an addition
al prize of $500 will be award
ed the school which first turns in
its quota"
The quotas for the schools are
as follows:
Lansing, Ron Davis, principal,
100000; Riverview, Herbert Gray
beal, principal, $4,000; Helton
John Burkett, principal, $4,000;
Virginia-Carolina, L. K. Halsey
principal, $4,000; Nathan's Creek
A. B. Hurt, principal, $4,000;
Healing Springs, A. D. Good
man, principal, $4,000; Elk
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
School Men Hear
Press Discussed

At a meeting of Ashe county
school principals, held in the Of
flee of Superintendent B. H. Dun
can last Friday, the educational
value of the press was discussed
by Mrs. Ed M. Anderson of this
paper.
In connection with National
Newspaper Week, the essay con-
test being launched by the North
Carolina Press Association and
The Skyland Post was discussed
and principals were urged to en-
courage the students to enter this
In addition to statewide prizes to
be awarded. The Post will also
give a $500 war bond.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
2 Ashe Students
Are At Mars Hill

Mars Hill-Betty Wilma Cor
nette and James Walter King, OF
Ashe county, are e,rolled in Mars
Hill College for thu fall semester.
A total of $50 students are en-
rolled including SIT from North
Carolina, 40 from South Carolina,
35 from Virginia, 35 from Florida,
IA from Tennessee, 9 from Ken
lucky, 4 from Maryland, 2 from
Alabama and l each from Ohio,
Texas and the District of Column
bia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
United War Fund
Group To Meet

1t was announced yesterday by
B. B. GRAPHICAL, county chairman
of the United War Fund Drive
that there would be a meeting of
the, executive committee at the
community building tonight, i'm
mediately after Rotary, all men,
bers are urged to attend.
At this time plans for the sue
cessful conclusion of the drive
will be made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Demonstration OF
Slip Covers Here

Next Wednesday, October II
at the West Jefferson community
building a slip cover demonstra-
ton will be given by Miss Rose
Ellwood Bryan. The meeting
will last all day and will open al
1000 a. m. All home demonstra-
ton club members and visitors
interested in making slip covers
are invited to attend this meet
ing.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
NCEA Meeting To
Be HeldOn Friday

It was announced this week that
the annual fall meeting of the
North Carolina Educational Asso-
citation would be held on Friday,
October II, at High Point. All
principals, as we'll as teachers,
who can arrange their work in
order to be away are urged to
attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-11
Lansing Given
Another Teacher

Because of increased attend
ance, Lansing school district has
been allotted an additional teach
er. This will go to Windfall, Mr..
Duncan said. It is understood that
this position is being filled by a
teacher, who previously served as
a substitute.