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Evening star., 1945-03-27
Churchill Refuses
To Give House First
News Of Peace Bid
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 27.-Prime
Minister Churchill in Commons
today sidestepped a direct an
swer to a question as to whether
Germany had sought peace
during recent months" and
turned thumbs down on a de-
mand for assurance that Parlia-
ment would be notified when
and If such a moment arrives.
Laborite Rhys Davies formally in
quired whether "in view of the i'm
portance of bringing the war to an
early close, do you think 1t fair that
this Parliament should not be told
If and when the Germans are pro-
posing to lay down their arms, and
the conditions under which they
would be prepared to lay them
down?
HAS the German government
made any proposals to lay down
their arms and what are the con-
ditions?"
Would Communicate With Allies.
Mr.. Churchill replied that such
matters if they arose at any time
would first of all enter Immediately
into the province of inter-Allied dis
cussion. We should not be entitled
to disclose any matters of that kind
except purely military surrender at
the front"
"On anything which touches peace
negotiations and so on" he con-
tinued, I'VE should Immediately
communicate with our Russian and
American Allies and the House
would have to wait necessarily until
these discussions had taken place
They all lie in the power of the
crown which is vested in the execu-
tive"
Laborite Evelyn Walkden broke il
to declare that "one soldiers lif,
is more valuable than days of tall
in Parliament, and we have to stoy
shooting first and talk afterwards.
That sounds very good" Mr
Churchill agreed. Il like it very
much"
Churchill Gets Ovation.
The exchange arose when Mr.
Davies asked for assurance tha
Commons would have a chance o.
discussing terms for Germany's lay
ing down arms. Mr. Churchill re.
piled with terse, mo, sir"
just returned from the western
front, Mr.. Churchill was given 6
rousing ovation when he entered
the chamber.
He said the British government
would keep in mind the possibility OF
obtaining timber over a period ol
years from Germany as part of it.
share of indemnity in kind after
the Reich's fall This question hac
been raised by Sir William David.
son, Conservative, who declared
large amounts of wood would be re-
quired for housing and other pur.
poses, and that it would be i'm
possible to obtain it from norma
sources.
Evening star., 1945-03-27
Body Of Washington Girl
Found in Savannah River
By the Associated Press.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Mar. 27.-Rich-
mond county coroner R. Allen Elliott
said the body of a woman taken
from the Savannah River at the
foot of Eighth street yesterday had
been identified as Betty Jane john
son, 81, of Washington.
Three iron weights were attached
to the body, Mr.. Elliott said, and a
handbag fastened to her wrist con-
tanned letter she had written.
The coroner said he received word
from Washington that Miss johnson
was Federal Government employe
in Washington before coming to
Augusta.
The body will be sent to Culpeper,
Va, Thursday for burial.
The mother of the girl, Mrs. Lillian
Green Johnson, lives at 921 Shep-
herd street NV. She said her daugh-
ter had left for Augusta Christmas
week. The. girl was reared in Cul-
peper County, and two uncles, Rice
Green and Marshall Green, are
farmers near AmosvilIe.
Evening star., 1945-03-27
Party Dispute Revived
BY President S Move
For Lower Tariffs
Ry the Associated Press,

| ky the Associated freSS.
Democrats and epublican
plunged headlong today on the road
back to one of their oldest party
scraps-the tariff.
President Roosevelt himself car
ried the flag for his party. He sent
Congress a special message asking a
three-year renewal of the Reciprocal
Trade Act, with added authority to
cut tariffs-some as much as rs per
cent under the 1880 Smoot- -Hawley
Tariff Act.
Republicans quickly moved into
line for the battle.
They brought forward an argu-
ment used through the years: That
low tariffs remove from the Ameri-
can worker his protection against
low-paid labor abroad, would reduce
American industrial production and
cause unemployment.
Would Permit Adjustments.
The proposed legislation would
not require any specific duty reduc-
ton. Instead 1t would allow tariff
adjustments in treaties with other
nations.
Voicing the Democrats case, Mr.
Roosevelt asserted tariff adjust
ments, comparatively with other
nations, would stimulate world
trade, increase industrial produc-
tion and employment.
The battle will not begin in ear
nest until late April, after the House
has settled down from an Easter
recess.
Chairman Doughton of the Ways
and Means Committee, who intro
duced legislation embodying the
Presidents proposals, said public
hearings will be called Immediately
after the recess.
However, Chairman George of the
Senate Finance Committee showed
no great enthusiasm for the idea
He suggested to a reporter that the
new tariff issue would increase the
difficulty of pressing a trade act
Nextension bill through the Senate.
Knutson Opposes Reduction.
Representative Knutson, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, Republican
leader of the Ways and Means
group, said new and severe reduc-
tions of duties would force many
industries to close and erase the
hope for so, ,000, 900 postwar jobs. An
other committee member, Repre-
sentative Woodruff, Republican, of
Michigan asserted he would seek to
kill outright 1.-The pseudo reciprocal
trade policy"
Mr.. Roosevelt in his message said
This is no longer a question on
which Republicans and Democrats
should divide
THE logic of events and our clear
and pressing national interest must
override our old party controversies
They must also override our Sec
tional and special interest"
He said the purpose of the re-
ciprocal trade program 'is to elm
mate economic warfare, to =
lay the economic basis for the Sc
cure and peaceful world we all de-
sire"
Evening star., 1945-03-27
unks
Continued From First Page.)

lage street and engaged in fire
fight with Mark Nv tank at the
other end, the Mark w tank would
not last. However, the great mobil-
ity of the Mark w tank usually en-
ables it to circumvent the slow and
unwieldy Tigers and not to engage
in a slugging match but to attack
them from the rear.
With the advent of the heavy,
cumbersome Tiger tank, the Ger
man, in my opinion, lost much of his
ability in armored combat These
tanks are so heavy and their road
life is so short that the German
uses them as guns and not as tanks
that is, he uses them on the de-
fense against our armor, whereas
we invariably try and generally Sue
ceed in using our armor on the Of
fense against his infantry, which Is
the proper use of armor.
Had the armored divisions which
accompanied the Sd Army across
France been equipped with Tiger
tanks, the road losses would have
been 100 per cent by the time we
reached the Moselle River. AS 1t
was, the road losses on our long
lived tanks were negligible.
Tigers and Panthers.
I'm the current operation, had
the 4th Armored Division been
equipped with Tiger and Panther
tanks and been required to make
the move from Saarguemines to
Arlon, then through to Bastogne,
from Bastogne to the Rhine, and
now to Mainz-it would have been
necessary to re-armor it twice, and
furthermore, it would have had seri-
Gus if not insurmountable difficulty
in crossing rivers.
Finally, we must remember that
all our tanks have to be transported
on steamers and the difference be-
tween 40 tons and 10 tons is very
marked. A lotion tank could never
have been brought ashore in landing
boats as many of our medium tanks
were. Nor could they have marched
fro mthe Cotentin Peninsula to the
Rhine as practically all of our tanks
have been required to- do.
I'm mechanical endurance and
ease of maintenance, our tanks are
infinitely superior to any tank in
the theater of war. The outstand-
ing advantage which our tanks pos
sess over the German tank Is the
mechanical traverse and stabilizer,
through the use of which we get
most of our kills.
Evening star., 1945-03-27

Patras, midway between the Philip
pines and Hong Kong.
Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LIE Mays B.
29s, departing from their low level
tactics which devastated vital in
dustrial sectors Of Tokyo, Osaka,
Nagoya and Kobe on Honshu Is
land, delivered high altitude at
tack shortly before noon today on
Kyushu. The enemy placed the
raids duration at about an hour"
More than 200 B-29s are believed
to have taken part in the raid.
The targets extended to the west
coast of Kyushu where the sky
giants hit a big aircraft assembly
plant at Omura-thus for the first
time blasting a point previously
hit from the east by B-29s of the
China India theater.
Battleships in Action.
Omura, one of Japan's biggest
naval air stations, stands guard
over the nearby naval base OF
Sasebo.
Americas biggest and fastest bat
tleships, freely prowling waters of
the Ryukyus which extend to within
80 miles of Japan, poured shells
Monday into the shore defenses OF
Okinawa while carrier planes dived
down on inland ARTICLES and in
stallations.
The double-barreled assault added
another devastating chapter to the
most extensive task force opera
ton Of the Pacific war.
The operation began March 1s
with flattop raiders cratering air.
fields the length and breadth OF
Kyushu. The next day Admiral
Mitscher's air arm crippled II en-
emy warships, including one 45,000-
ton battleship and several carriers
in hideouts Of the Inland Sea. To-
day Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
messaged his congratulations, saying
the Inland Sea attack thrilled the
Nation" Thirty-six other enemy
ships, mostly freighters, were sunk
or damaged.
Also on March 19 more than 300
Super Forts hit Nagoya with $500
tons of incendiaries.
March 20 and 81, Admiral Mitsch-
er's carrier planes, covering retire.
ment of his task force, fought with
japanese planes, piling up a total
bag for four days of more than TOO
aircraft.
March %, while Gen MacArthur's
bombers sustained the offensive
against Formosa, Admiral Mitsch-
er's force refueled, then tore into
the Ryukyus Friday and Saturday
On the latter day, the Super Forts
went back to Nagoya, bomb-blasting
the Mitsubishi aircraft plant.
The enemy air force reacted to
yesterdays Okinawa attack, send
ing out planes which succeeded at a
cost of six raiders in damaging a
light warship, presumably a de-
stroyer. Tokyo made its customary
large claims, saying two cruisers and
two destroyers were sunk and an
other destroyer heavily damaged.
The Okinawa targets were not
specified but the largest segment of
its population of more than 400 900
is in the southern part where the
chief city, Naha, is situated. Many
military defenses are in that area.
Evening star., 1945-03-27
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny with
temperature in the 70s this after
noon. Fair and continued warm to-
night and tomorrow. Lowest tenn
perature tonight near SO degrees.
Virginia and Maryland-Fair and
a little cooler tonight. Wednesday
fair and continued warm.
Five-Day Forecast.
Very warm the remainder of the
week, becoming cooler Saturday or
Sunday. Showers Friday or Satur-
day.
River Report.
Potomac River cloudy, Shenandoah clear
A. aarpers Ferry. Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1945-03-27
Russia
Continued From First Page }

small, but well-equipped antitank
units stationed at easily defended
positions.
The Russians mounted special
mobile groups on motor cycles and
jeeps, armed with tommyguns, and
placed them ahead of the main
body of Red Army tanks in order
to combat these enemy obstacles.
In addition to wiping out the
ambushes the Russian mobile units
caused considerable panic behind
the German lines, Red Star said.
The Germans, realizing they were
only screening their main defenses,
retreated rapidly to the safety Of
the better-guarded zones.
Evening star., 1945-03-27
Pacific
Continued From First Page

is certain to be another operation.
- The enemy strives to pin down
our air force power of activity prior
to the actual launching of landing
operations"
Okinawa Is Near Japan.
Okinawa is less than 400 miles
from the Japanese home islands
an easy two hours bomber trip or
a days steaming by warship.
Formosa is being neutralized daily
by Philippines-based planes of Gen
MacArthur's command. Today the
enemy radio, without confirmation
extended the paralyzing naval and
air sweep of the Allies 260 miles
southwest of Formosa, saying 1C
cruisers shelled the tiny island OF
Evening star., 1945-03-27
Joseph Simon Dies at 81;
Cigar Store Proprietor

Joseph Simon, 81, proprietor Of a
cigar and tobacco business at 928
Ninth street NV, died yesterday at
Emergency Hospital after a short
illness.
Born In Russia, Mr.. Simon was
brought to Baltimore at the age of
2. He had been in business here for
80 years. He was member OF
Samuel Gompers Lodge, F. A. A. M. +;
the Elks and was a Shriner.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Ida E
Simon, he is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Nellie Jacobs, New York City
The family residence is located at
1928 Upshur street NV.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. tomorrow at the Danzansky
funeral home, followed by burial in
Adas Israel Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-03-27
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Evening star., 1945-03-27
WET Goods Reach SmeIter

GREAT FALLS, Mont. P.-Night
shifters at the nearby smelter un-
loading zinc concentrates from Aus
tralia stared in astonishment when
they uncovered full pint of Scotch
whiskey, distilled in Perth, Scotland
Evening star., 1945-03-27
33 District Men Report
To Armed Forces TODAY

Thirty-three District men are
scheduled to report for induction
into the armed forces today. The
names follow.
Evening star., 1945-03-27

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 73, noon. Year ago, 64.
Lowest, 81. am. Year ago. As.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on March II.
Lowest, IL, on February 25.
Evening star., 1945-03-27

"Wishful thinking won't win the
war - buying bonds will do much
more"
Evening star., 1945-03-27

Report for Last "A Hour
Evening star., 1945-03-27

Monthly precipitation in inches inS the
CAPITAL (current month to datel:
Evening star., 1945-03-27
Humidity Report

From noon yesterday to noon todayo
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-08
NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE JERK

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
T. L. Moretz and wife, Lillian
MOretz
VS..
Mrs. Annie Ballou and husband.
V. E. Ballou, Arthur Cowles,
Matte Cowles Steel, and Mrs.
Margaret Carter, guardian of
Matte Cowles Steel
Under and by virtue of an or
der of the Superior Court of Ashe
County made in the above en-
titled proceeding, I, Ira T. john
ston, Commissioner, will sell to
the highest bidder for cash at the
Courthouse door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, on the 18th day
of March, 1915, at one o'clock P.
NJ, the following described tract
or parcel of land, to-wit:
Beginning on an iron hub on
the bank of Gap Creek Road run
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Of.
That said action is an action by
the plaintiffs to set aside a GER
tain deed executed by the plain
tiffs to the defendants on the 21st
day of August 1926, for the reason
that the defendants have breach
ed the conditions and stipulations
and provisions of said deed.
You are hereby notified to ap-
pear at the office of the Clerk of
Superior Court of Ashe County
in Jefferson, North Carolina, on
or before the End day Of April,
1915, and answer or demur to the
complaint in said action which
has been filed in the office of the
Clerk of Superior Court of Ashe
County; and if you fail to do so
that the relief therein prayed for
will be granted.
This the End day of March,
1915.
c. S. NEAL, Clerk Superior
Court, Ashe County.
3-8-4tp
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Commissioners, will sell to the
highest bidder for cash at the
Courthouse door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, at one o'clock p.
M. on March 81, 1945, the follow
ing described land, to-wit:
First Tract: Beginning on a
chestnut oak on Bakers Branch
Calvin j. Hodgson corner of old
grant running N SO poles to a GU
cumber; thence E so poles to a
stake in David Hodgson line;
thence S 40 2-3 poles to a chest
nut; thence to the beginning, con-
tanning II acres, more or less.
Second Tract: Beginning on a
stake in James N. Conner line near
the North end of his house, rum
ming w Is poles to a chestnut an
agreed corner with w. D. Hodg-
son; thence S 20 poles to a stake
in Calvin Hodgson line; thence
f with said line to chestnut oak
on the bank of Bakers Branch
James N. Conner corner; thence
N with his line to the first sta
ton. This boundary shall in
clude house, barn and other out
buildings.
Third Tract: Beginning on a
chestnut Conner corner, running
S AZ poles to a cucumber; thence
S 79k w SO poles to a stake;
thence N AZ poles to a stake in
Conner line; thence to the begin
ming, containing one acre, more
or less.
This February %, 1915.
IRA T. JOHNSTON, Com
missioner. 3-8-4T
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TER, ELIZABETH BLEvINS
VS.,
MARGARET STIKE. EFT AL.

lNA114bAI<A1GG4 = IL Lac, Ell ALL
Under and by virtue of an or
der of the Superior Court Of Ashe
County made in the above en-
titled proceeding, I, Matte Stu
art, Commissioner, will sell to the
highest bidder for cash on the
premises at Tuckerdale, North
Carolina, at one o'clock P. NJ, on
March IL, 1945, the following de-
scribed tract or parcel of land, to-
wit:
First Tract: Beginning on a will
low stump Edd Combs corner,
running S % poles with the Coun-
ty road to a stake at the road;
thence S 40 E crossing the Creek
8 poles to balm bush on the East
bank of the Creek; thence up said
! Creek N 40 E 81 poles to the
mouth of small branch; thence
N 60 w 9 poles to willow stump.
at the beginning, containing by
estimation one acre, more or less,
Second Tract: Beginning on
three hymns on the bank of the
Creek; then running S 81 E 8
poles to a stake; thence N go E
2 poles to stake in a line of the
Right of Way of the Railroad:
thence with same S % E 6 poles;
thence 9 E 6 poles, S II WI poles,
S 40 w poles, S 81 w 8 poles.
w 2 poles, S 81 E 634 poles to a
stake in H. c. fuckers line:
thence with said line N Is E 20
poles to stake on top of ridge:
thence N so w 4 poles; thence N
SIS E IA poles to the beginning.
Third Tract, Beginning on a
spruce pine on the South side of
the Creek running S 81 E 6 poles
to an ivy and birch; thence S 10
w 9 poles, S SO w IL poles, N GO
E % poles. N 80 w q poles to a
sycamore on the North bank of
the Creek; thence N>12 w AZ
poles to a stake in the line of
Railroad Right of Way; thence
with said line S ca w z poles, S
IS w 20 poles; thence to the be-
ginning, each piece containing 4
acres, more or less.
This February z, 1945.
MATTE STUART, Com
missioner. 2-15-4T
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HeltOn News

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Miller and
son. OF Comet, were Sunday visi-
tors OF MIR. and Mrs. Frank Por-
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Segraves
were visitors in the community,
Sunday.
MIR. Herman Barker, of Rugby,
Va, spent last Saturday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bark
-. i&
Mrs. Jack Taylor and small son,
Roland, arrived last week to
spend sometime with Mr.. Tay-
1or's mother, Mrs. Goldie Sc
graves.
Rev. and Mrs. Roe Paisley and
children spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Avery Barker, of Silas
Greek.
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ming N u w 1872 poles to a white
oak; thence N So 30 w to a
stump, N 80 30 w II poles, N
IL 30 E 63 poles, N ~ 80 w "a
poles, S 75' 80 E 372 poles to a
stake on bank of Gap Creek Road;
thence S 49, E % poles to stake
on bank of said road; thence S
81 1900 Is poles to the beginning,
containing 81 acres, more or less.
This February z, 1915.
IRA T. JOHNSTON, Com
missioner. 2-15-4t
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NOTICE OF SALE

NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
Wiley Lambert
VS..
Lee Lambert and wife, Mollie
Lambert, Wiley Poe and wife,
Demie Poe, L. P. Coward and
wife, Myrtle Coward. J. P. Col
ward and wife, Kate Coward, An
ME Dent and husband, w. L. Dent,
Maude Holloway and husband,
j. G. w. Holloway
Pursuant to an order of the
Court made in the above entitled
cause, I, w. B. Austin, Commits
sioner, will, on the oath day of
March, 1915, at 100 o'clock P. M.
at the courthouse door in Jeffer-
son, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash to satisfy
a judgment lien for taxes the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-
wit:
Lying and being in North Car
DINA, Ashe County, Jefferson
Township. on the waters of Naked
Creek, adjoining the lands of F.
N. Coward, and bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning on a large rock,
F. N. Coward and J. F. billiards.
corner and running Northward
with F. N. edwards line to a
large white oak in the old John
Dent line; then Westward with
Mrs. Beulah Park Hamilton's
line to the Easter Fieldon the top
of Gasping's ridge; then running
Westward with Mrs. Beulah Park
Hamilton's and A. A. Prices line
to a stake on the extreme top of
Negro Mountain: then running
Southwark with the extreme top
of Negro Mountain to a stake in
J. F. billiards. line; then Eastward
with J. F. billiards. line to the be-
ginning, containing SO acres,
more or less.
This the 21st day of February,
1915.
w. B. AUSTIN, Com
3-1-4T missioner.
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Having Qualltled as Admins
tratrix of r. E. L. Plummer, de-
ceased, late of Ashe County,
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the said estate to present them to
the undersigned for payment on
or before the LIST day of February,
1916, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This the 26th day of January,
1945.
C.. Callie C. Plummer, Ad-
miniStratrix of r. E. L. Plum
mer, deceased, Crumpler,
North Carolina. 2-1-6T
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Having qualified as Admins
traitor of L. o. Bare, deceased,
late of Ashe County, North Caro-
lima, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate
to present them to the undersign-
ed for payment on or before the
9th day of January, 1916, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
This the 9th day of January,
1945.
Arval H. Bare, Administra-
tor of L. o. Bare, deceased.
Jefferson, North Carolina.
2-1-6T
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Having qualified as Admins
tratrix of A. c. Jones, late of
Ashe County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to pre-
sent them to me at Glendale
Springs on or before February 2,
1916, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will please make immediate
payment.
This February 2, 1915.
Mary E. Miller, Administra-
trix of A. G.. Jones. 2-8-6t