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The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Lamb Pool Is
Planned For Ashe
County, June 2S
Lambs To Be Shipped From
w. ]. Livestock Market;
Should Be In Early

A lamb pool for the farmers OF
Ashe county will be held Friday,
June % at the West Jefferson
livestock market, H. D. Quessen-
berry, county agent, announced
this week.
Lambs will be shipped in the
same manner as before, and will
be paid for as they are moved,
Mr.. Quessenberry pointed out.
Lambs may be brought in as early
as 600 and should all be in by
1000, he stated and further sug-
gested that lambs under 85
pounds should not be brought in.
Lamb growers who sell their
lambs before July may still re-
ceive a subsidy, Mr.. Quessen-
berry pointed out.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Hearing Is Held
In Connection
With Rape Case
Severt And Gambill Bound
Over To Superior Court;
Petty Returned To Jail

A hearing was held Monday
before Justice of the Peace A. j.
Blevins for Bud Gambill, Earl
Severt and Fieldon Petty, Jr.,
who were all being lodged in the
county Jail following arrest in
connection with the alleged rap
ing of a young Grassy Creek
woman on May 5. Fieldon Petty,
Jr., was returned to the county
Jail without bond and evidence
will be presented to the solicitor
for his consideration, it was re-
ported.
Bud Gambill and Earl SeVcrt
were both bound over to the next
term of Superior court under
$500 bond each.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Ed M. Anderson Is Presented
National Newspaper Award
At Convention In Colorado
Cited For Service Rendered;
Also Winner Of Second
Place For Best Editorial

Estes Park, Colorado Especially
Ed M. Anderson, publisher of
his and four other weekly news
]apers in Western North Car
Dina was presented the Amos
Award for ''outstanding service
to the weekly and small daily
newspapers" of the nation, at the
sixty-first annual convention of
the National Editorial Assoc
iation being held here.
This coveted award was made
at the opening banquet of the
association, which was attended
oy more than 600 editors, pub
fishers and other members of the
newspaper profession through
out the nation, with Canada also
being represented.
The award, an engraved plaque,
citing service rendered, was pre-
sented by w. Verne Mckinney,
of Hillsboro Oregon, past pres
ident of N. E. A. and chairman of
the board. In making the pres
entation he was high in the praise
of the service rendered by Mr..
Anderson throughout the past
several years and stated that he
was the unanimous choice of the
committee. He brought out the
fact that Mr.. Anderson had rem
dered invaluable service as chair
man of the N. E. A. legislative
committee and, for the past three
years, as the only non-daily news
paper member the newspaper ad-
visory committee of the War Pro-
duction Board for four years and
as chairman of the executive
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The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Office Now
Ready For Reports

Ashe county farmers may now
make their reports at the AAA
office for soil building practices
carried out for the 1916 program
year, it was announced this week.
They are reminded, however, to
bring bills for grass and clover
seed purchased in connection with
pasture practices and also for
commercial lime and other ma
terial purchased and used to car
ry out any practice shown ON the
farm plan.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
NATHAN'S CREEK TO
HAVE BIBLE SCHOOL,

A daily vacation church school
will begin on Monday, June "a,
in the Nathan's Creek Methodist
church, it was announced by Rev.
William C.. Crummett this week.
The school will run from 1:30 TO-
400 each afternoon through July
4. All children between the ages
of five to fourteen are invited to
attend.
The school will be under the
direction of Miss 10 Lassiter, of
Four Oaks, Director of Religious
Education.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Four Ashe Men
Are Discharged

During the past week the Ashe
county men listed below have
received honorable discharges
from military service, according
to records at the Selective Ser
vice Office, here.
They are: James C. Williams
Hemlock; Charles B. Coward and
Herbert D. Blevins, both of
Crumpler; and Gale ]. Lemly,
WarrensvilIe.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Rev. Walter Keys
To Preach Here

Revival services will begin Sum-
day, June %, at the Jefferson
Presbyterian church with Rev.
Walter Keys, pastor of the Blow
ing Rock Presbyterian church
conducting, it was announced
this week by Rev. William P,
Boyle.
The revival will open with a
service at o'clock Sunday eve
ming and will continue through
Sunday, June 80 at the same hour,
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Jefferson Bible
School To Open

Daily Vacation Bible School
will open at the jefferson Pres
byterian church Monday morning
at 9 o'clock, it was announced
this week. All children between
the ages of five and fifteen in
elusive, are invited to attend.
Bible school will also be held
at the Big Ridge Presbyterian
church on Monday, July . at 9
,'clock. Childret4 of the same age
are invited to attend.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
w. J. Bible School
Program Friday

The daily vacation Bible
school now has an enrolment of
So, Rev. John S. Jordan announ-
ced this week.
The school will continue
through Friday when commence
nent exercises will be held at the
church at 7:30 pm. All parents
are cordially invited to attend.
Also as part of the closing
Exercises, a picnic will be held
it noon Thursday.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
CARL GOERCH is
VISITOR HERE, TUES

Carl Goerch, editor and pub
Usher Of The State magazine, and
we'll known North Carolinian, was
a visitor here on Tuesday.
When asked by a Post reporter
how long he had been here, Mr..
Goerch said, "Just long enough to
see Healing Springs, Shatley
Springs and Crumpler," and the
remainder of his stay was all of
five minutes long.
The Skyland post., 1946-06-20
Sugar Stamps 9,
40, Now Valid

Sugar ration stamps now valid
are spare stamps 9 and 40. Spare
stamp 10 will become good July
l for five pounds of home can
ming sugar.
Spare stamp 9 is also good for
five pounds of canning sugar.
Both 9 and 10 will be valid
through October 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Blizzard Rosed58 Years Ago
 Drifts of 1888
 Never EquoIIed
 In Waterbury

Fifty-eight years ago today a snow storm of unusual proportions started in this area. Tn a short space of time, the storm which started on a Sunday evening, grew to blizzard proportions and ragged pretty steadily for 48 hours, accom- panied by high winds which piled up drifts which have not been equaled since that year 1888, as far as can be learned from the record.
 This morning at l0:30 there vas a snow furry, the sky darkened, and there was a bit of speculation as to the possibility of a return engagement of the blizzard of 'S8 At l0:45 the sun was again shining and this did not seem very likely.
 From hearsay and looking at the Democrat reports as of March l2 to IA, 1888, it is learned that the tieup in Waterbury was pretty thorough. Bank and outh Main Str S e canyons with snow piled nigh and stores and buildings hardly visible. Home owners and business proprle- tors were kept busy making the narroweSt of paths. Some were caught downtown by the blizzard and did not get back to their homes until late the following day.
 The blizzard of '88, according to the Democrat, made streets impas- sable, shut the sity off from the rest of the world, caused the suspension of business, and incidentally fur nished a fine topic for disc 's.sion from that day to this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Pharmacist Gets Chair
 FeIdmon to Die
 For Killing Wife

New York. March l1.--(UP)-- Beuiamin Feldman, 3a Brooklyn pharmacist who was convicted Feo 28 of first degree murder in tne strychnine poisoning of his Wile Harriet. 24, was sentenced today to die in the electric chair at Sine Sing prison during the week ol April 2i. -
 Feldman was sentenced by Kings County Court Judge Samuel 5. Iiebowitz, who presided at the 10 dav's trial climaxed by Feldman's conviction by an all male jury. Be- fore he passed sentence LieboWlt2 denied two motions by defense Atty Michael Kern to have the verdict set aside. 4,
 'The defendant wishes me to sneak for him." Kern said after the motions were denied. He wants the world and this court :.
 Now please don't speak for the newspapers" Liebowitz interrupted
 q have got to make this state- ment," Kern said.
 He was told to proceed. .,
 "The defendant wants the world and this court to know" Kern said "that he is innocent of the crime of which he has been found guilty
 Leibowitz pointed out that Felo- man had refused to give a court representative information about himself and his past history. Kern said he did so lon my advlce. Leibowitz then pronounced sentence concluding. May God have mercy on your soul"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Fushuan, Manchurian Mines Taken by Chinese Communists
RuSsionArmy Withd rowinq FromMukden
 MoFsholl Leaves
 For ConfeFenee
 With MoeAFthur
By WALTER LOGAN

Limited Press Staff COrrespOndentl
 Chungklng, March ii = (uP)-- Chinese Communists, flaming out 20 miles east of Mukden in the wake of withdrawing Red Army forces, were reported today to have occu- pied Fushuan and the big coal mines around the Manchurian town.
 Chinese Nationalist forces ape peared to be winning a race with the Communists for control Of Muk- den itself, where sporadic street fighting had lulled,
 GeneraliSsimo Chiang Kal-Shek's l4th Division of the 22nd Army reached Mukden last night, reports from Manehurla said, and occupied strategic heights, intersections and strongholders of the city.
 To Meet MacArthur
 Gen. George o. Marshall left this evening for Tokyo where he will confer with Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur on the Manehurian situa- ton.
 Marshall and MacArthur were ex- pected to discuss the possibility oi borrowing officers for executive headquarters which badly needs cd. dltional field teams to oversee the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
New England  With Flood
 HotfieId, Moss.
 Almost IsoIoted By Spring Thows

Boston, March ll--(UP)-Scores of New England communities along the Connecticut, Charles and Ne- ponset Rivers were threatened with floods today as spring thaws and ice jams blocked traffic and dis. rupted train travel.
 Already virtually isolated was the town of Hatfield, Mass, that felt the full brunt Of four to five feet of water pouring over the Connec- ticut Rivers banks. A proposal to have Army engineers bomb an ice jam that blocked traffic two miles above Northampton south of the town was vetoed.
 Meanwhile the Hartford, Coun.. weather bureau issued a routine caution" warning for residents along the Connecticut River valley for fear of a sudden thaw or heavy rainfall. The warning was directed particularly at residents in the vul- ley living in lowlaAd sections un- protected by dykes or high embank- ments. However, authorities said conditions would be normal by the middle of the week unless heavy rains came unexpectedly.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Russio's Answer Awoited
 Novikov Likely
 To Deliver It
 To Byrnes Today

Washington, March ll--(UP)- Another week of Soviet-Americar diplomatic bric&bats was in pros- pect as the Soviet charge d'affaires N!kolai Novikov scheduled an ap- pointment with Secretary of State James r. Byrnes for late today.
 He may be ready to deliver Soviet Russlas answer to the American protest against retention of Soviet troops in Iran.
 On his last call at the State De- partment last week he delivered a Soviet protest about note the United States has sent to Bulgaria "a protest which accused the U. 5, of violating the Moscow agreement on Bulgaria. The American reply may be made public today.
 Failure of American-Soviet rela- tons to | prove promised a hectic ten days prior to major test TOT the United Nations Security Coun. ell next week-a test whether UNC machinery Is adequate for mend ing deteriorated Big Three relations
 Big Three Farley?
 If 1t proved inadequate at ltS
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Republican, Democratic RopPed
 James Roosevelt
 Refers 10 Both
 As Meaningless
By LYLE c. WILSON

ShASCu kECSS SsAAA OOHNCSVUuACNS
 Washington, March ll-UP)- Former Secretary of Interior Harold L. IckeS today unveiled plans to help mobilize l0,0o0,000 Independent voters with a committee of white and Negro artists, scientists and professional people.
 He said he had become executive chairman of the Independent citi- zen's Committee of the arts, sciences and professions. National political director of the organization is James Roosevelt. the late presdentis eldest son.. They will be active in this years Congressional elections.
 Ickes did not threaten a third party. But he is an old-time 'bolter He bolted the Republican party in 1912 to follow Theodore Roosevelt When he left the. cabinet here after nearly l3 years service, he annoan- ced he never had been a Democrat
 James Roosevelt was a Dsmo.y { and may still be. But he told a Philadelphia audience last night that the Republican and Demo- cratic parties were meaningless.
 This l946 Ickes- Roosevelt con- bination is thus off to a non-par-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
7OOForreI Men Return tomorrow
 Enough Moteriol
 On Hand to Begin
 UsuoI Operations

Production at the waterbury rar- rel Foundry & Machine Company, halted for more than two months, will be resumed tomorrow morning A 6S-day strike which kept almost 700 employees from their jobs ended when Q company offer of an IS i-2 cent an hour wage increase vas ace cepted Thursday by the Farrel unit of the C.T.O. United steelworkers.
 Foremen, sub-foremen and main' tenance crews have been busy since Friday getting machines and other equipment ready for the resumption of work tomorrow, William T, Ban. non, personnel director, said today sufficient material is at hand for regular operations starting tonor- row.
 The Farrel strike began January l4, with employees demanding an increase of @ Q day, This was scaled down to lo i-2 cents an hour following the steel settlement. The company made one pre-settlement offer, proposing an increase Of le Ia cents, subject to OP,A, approval of price relief, but this was rejs ted by the union because of The con tingency provision. Last week the company offered an l8 l-2 cent boost, with no conditions attached and this was accepted,
 The company announced today that ali employees of It's foundry unit will report for work ct 3 Q. m, tomorrow. Other workers had been notified in earlier announcements to begin work tomorrow.
 Refining of the cupola and other necessary pre-production steps at the foundry are being completed ahead of schedule, as 1t had not been expected that the foundry unit would be ready before Wednesday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
$3O6, 954 Balance Realized by City
 Unexpended Amount May Result
 Largest Surplus in Waterbury's History

The city ended Its 194o tlScal operations with an uneXpended balance of $S06, ,954,S9, according to the year-end report of Budget Di- rector Arnold E. Furlong.
 Total expenditures for the year equalled $6,54l ,S03,39 of an approp- riated and adjusted budget of $6,- 234,849. The unexpended balance, plus surplus revenues (the latter not yet computedD will likely result in one of the largest surpluseS in city history.
 The largest departmental balance is shown for the Street and Sewer Department in amount of 75,663.- 90. Second and third largest are for the Child Care and Police re- Spectively, in amounts of $39,OOl .66 and $35 5,593.59.
 In the case of the Street and Sewer Department great share of the accrued balance resulted from inability of the department to acquire materials and labor to un- dertake proposed projects. In the case of the Child Center attendance at these centers dropped of follow ing V-J Day. The government also abandoned continuation of the pro- gram at the end of the year.
 The largest departmental expen- diture during the year was made by the Education Department in amount of $2,Ol0, ,755.33 Second larg- est was the Fire Department in amount of $646,995 with the Police Department ranking third with an expenditure of $562 2,322.67.
 Revised Budgets
 The following are the revised budgets, expenditures and unex- pended balances of each general department respectively:
 General Government $482, ,l97; $446,35 and $35.846. Safety De- pertinent, consisting of police and fire, dog warden, building and elec- trical inspection and weights and measures-$l ,287.7l7; $l,23O,67s and S57, ,038. Health Department consist ing of vital statistics, abbatorr, street, sanitation and waste re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Vanderbilt Ring Powned
 Daughter Cuts
 Off Allowance

New York, Mar. ll-(UP)-Mrs. Gloria Morgan vanderbilt has been forced to pawn her 6-carat, heart shaped diamond ring because her daughter, Gloria Stokowski has cut off her S2l 600 yearly allowance, The Daily News said today in a copyrighted story.
 Mrs. Vanderbilt said that Gloria had promised to continue paying her S2l,O0O q year after her 2lst birthday, but had reneged, The News said. She received the $2i 900 yearly before Gloria turned 2i.
 The 22-year old Gloria, who was inc subject of a bitter court battle l2 years ago when Mrs. Vanderbilt sued her sister-in-law. Mrs. Ger tr,lde Vanderbilt Whitney, for cus- tody of the child, recently married 64-year old orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski.
 She fell heir to a S4,500 900 es- tate when she became 2i years Of age. but she Is not required to sup" port her mother,
 Mrs. Vanderbilt refused to e0m- ment on reports that she had pawned her heart-shaped diamond. inc engagement ring given her by inc late millionaire sportsman Reginald c. Vanderbilt, The News said. ..
 She also denied that she would sue Stowkowski for exercising 'un- due Influence" upon his young wife 10 discontinue the payments t0 her mother, The News reported
 'srhere will never be another 'Van- derbilt case.' income or no income | could not endure it," the paper quoted her as saying.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stokowskl were bee lIevea to be somewhere in Mexico and could not be reached for com- pnent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
By UNITED PRESS

A strike of the Central Railroad of New Jersey was deferred today, but a possible work stoppage in the soft coal fields posed a new threat to the nations industrial peace.
 President AF. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Roadway Trainmen announced at Cleveland after a consultation with the White House last night that 1900 union mem bers had postponed plans to walk of their jobs at 6 a. m. original deadllne for a nationwide rail strike.
 whitney said he had agreed to call of the strike after receiving assurance that any award handed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Bridgeport Brass Faces Strike
 Union Moy Begin
 WoIkout Thursday;
 5,2OO Affected

New strike action threatened the Bridgeport Brass Company today Local S20 of the CI,O. Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers Union having voted unanimously to begin walk out Thursday morning unless the company grants an eight and half cent increase 1t claims the com pany promised more than a month ago, The strike would affect 5,200 workers.
 Bristol Offer Accepted
 On the brighter side of the Con- necticut brass picture was a wage settlement at the Bristol Brass Corporation, Bristol. The Bristol Local, M.M.S.W., voted to accept a company offer of an IS l-2 cent increase, which is not subject to approval by any government agency, Between 400 and 800 workers will benefit by the settlement.
 John J. Driscoll, state CI.O. sec- retary, and John Mankowski, mem- Der of the unions international eX- ecutive board, took part in the Bris- tol negotiations. Union spokesmen hail the agreement as significant not only because of the increase but because of the fact that Roger E. Gay, company president. is key figure in the Brass Mill Products h. dustry Advisory Committee.
 At Bridgeport Brass, strike wal averted when the union accepted, on February 8, company offer of ar immediate increase of 10 cents ar hour, with the company later to add whatever increase can be justified under the steel settlement. The union has protested that nc action to grant the additional in- crease of eight and half cents has been taken by the management. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11

can military alliance would mean the death of the United Nations Or- ganization.
 Pravda unleashed its full fury against the wartime British premier in an editorial denouncing his speech at Fulton, Mo-, six days ago, It accused him of plotting secretly against Russia all the time he was cooperating with Generaltsslmo Stalin during the war,
 Everyone knows, Pravda said, that the Anglo American alliance pro- posed by Churchill would be aimed at Russia.
 "Who does not see that this means the lluidating of the United Nations Organization?" Pravda asked, Thus in one stroke Church. Ill does away with the organization whose defender he professes htm- self.
 "A military alliance of two part ners of the coalition against the third means the liquidation of the coalition of the three great powers which was formed during the Sec- ond World War. Thus in one stroke Churchill sweeps away what he had helped to build dur ing the war"
 Policy of Force"
 Caustically remarking that Churchill fancies himself as the saviour of Europe from Communism, Pravda said his plan was "a policy of force" which would mean liqui- dalton of the UNO. Then 1t re- ferred to his statement rejecting the inevitability of new war,
 Tn reality he was trying to con- vey the idea that new war is inc evitable," the newspaper said More than that, he was instigating a new war and calling for war against the Soviet Union"
 A Moscow dispatch from United Press correspondent Henry Shapiro described the Pravda article as bitter, vigorous language such as is seldom used" in that paper. He noted that Pravda reverted to its pre.war type of editorial castigatior in branding Churchill as Q hardened reactionary, war rnonger and hypo- crite for being @ false friend to Russia.
 The editorial filled three columns on Pravda's front page.
 Pravda said Churchill's plan for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
ScoUiH, Union Renev Talks; Early End to Strike Probable
C.I.o.Accepts ComponyPIon To Bargain
Negotiations
 Resumed Today By RivoI Units
By RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK

By RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Direct negotiations between [ he Scovill Manufacturing Company and a c. I, o. com mittee were resumed at 2;30 this afternoon, the union accepting Q company invitation to renew bar gaining talks, An early to the Scovill strike, which has been in progress since February G., was seen as ct least Q possibility,
 John J, MankowSki member Of the executive board of the Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers Union, said the Scovill Local had agreed to Tee sume bargaining at the company's suggestion, A lengthy meeting of the executive board of the scovill Local was held this morning,
 Declined Comments
 Prior to MT. Mankowski's on. nouneement, made at l;l5 ?. m, both management and union spokes- men had declined comment on re- ports that negotiations were being resumed.
 When bargaining sessions ended in a deadlock last Friday, the union had rejected Q company offer Of pay increases of i6 and i7 percent, The company proposed to pay l6 percent more to men in the top nine labor grades, and l7 percent to men In the two lower grades and to women h all four labor. grades. The union stood firm on It's demhnd Tor a flat increase of IS l-2 cents an hour for all.
 O.P.A. officials and the Brass Mill Products Industry Advis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-11
Musical 7herapy' as Aid To Mental Cases Proued

"a well-known pianist 10 years ago walked onto the stage, looking neither to right nor left. and sat down quickly at the piano.
 Any doubt as to the patients ability to play the piece selected fer the broadcast were dispelled as he ran though 45 minutes of clas- sies. ranging from the delicate Moonlight Sonata to Chopln's lofty Polanaise Militaire.
 Encouraged
 At his side during the entire pre- bNoadcast concert was Mrs. Jane AdGasis Matney. therapist-assist-
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