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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-19
CHAMP JOE, BILLY CONN
 WEIGHED IN
Both Men Are Reported in Fine Condition-Bet-
 ling Odds Given
By Gayle Talbot

NEW YORK, June 19.--Champion Joe Louis scaled POT pounds to Challenger Billy Conn's 1892 at the officials weigh-in for .tonight's 15- round heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium.
 For their other fight five years ago. which Louis won by a knock out in the 18th round, the cham pion weighted l99 1-2 to Conn's TIA
 The latest official weather fore cast report cloudy skies with a light easterly wind and a temper ature of about 60 degrees at fight time 500 p. m. (PSTD.
 It was learned reliably that the referee will be either Eddie Joseph, who was in the ring for the other Louis-Conn fight, or Johnny ByrEp, a middleweight fighter of the aarly 20's.
 A crowd of several thousand fans lined both sides of Broth Street ad- joining Madison Square Garden and had to be held back by a detail ql police while the two fighters were Icing weighed in at the Garden Ring.
 Betting Odds
 The latest official betting odds were quoted at 3-to-1 against Conn chances of winning the title from the man who has beld it for nsns years. The American Broadcastin4 Company will broadcast the fighs
 Joe Louis, a ring-weary victim of 32. will defend his title for the 22nd time, and he very likely will leave Billy Conn quivering mass in the resin somewhere about tLe fourth round.
 The indelible impression after watching the big Negro and his slighter but dead-game 28-year-old opponent from Pittsburgh train for the past 10 days is that Louis still carries too many bazookas for Billy. just as he did on another June night five years ago.
 LOutS LODHS GO0u
 Although he has not fought ser iously for four years, Louis will en- ter the ring tonight beautifully trained specimen. Veterans of the fight game who doubted that Joe could bridge the chasm of time and whip himself into anything ap- preaching his pre-war form have watched his closing workout in -mouthed amaze,nent.
 The big man who has held the crown for nine years still hits fast and with paralyzing force. His legs still look trim. and he shufiles about on his large feet about as swiftly as ever.
 Conn Fearless
 As for Billy Conn, he will carry into the ring no measurably greater weapons than he had that other blazing night when he went down under hurricane of blows in the 18th round. Billy still has fight ing heart the size of a pumpkin, he is utterly fearless Of Joe Louis. he is fast = and he thinks he can win.
 Also possibly on the credit side, Billy has put on few rugged pounds, which might help him take a punch better and hit a little harder.
 Cor other particulars of tn, fight, read sporting page)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-19

12O by 220 feet, a 3Oo-foot by 2o0 foot hangar, gas storage, parking areas and rehabilitation and relo- cation of existing buildings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-19
GEORGE L. ToBAsCo HERE

George L Tobasco, a resident of Haines, is staying at the Hotel Juneau during his visit in this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-19

Cork trees grow to 30 feet in height, and their trunks reach diameter of three or more feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-19

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Basketball Schedule Again
Resumed In County Schools

The official basketball schedule
in Ashe county was resumed on
Tuesday night, after a long delay
and many cancellations, caused
by the severe winter weather and
prolonged holidays.
Nathan's Creek went to Gras-
sy Creek, where these two teams
split honors. The active Virginia.
Carolina girls won by a score of
1924, while the Nathan's Creek
boys walked away easily by
chalking up 26 points against II
on the. part of the home team.
High scorer for the Grassy Creek
girls was Reedy, with 16 points.
Goodman, of the visiting opon-
ents, was high scorer of the even
ing with % points to her credit.
Stump, of Nathan's Creek, scored
10 points for the boys and Reedy
was high man for the home team,
with six points.
Healing Springs and Riverview
also split on the Riverview court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Farmers Urged
To Use Special
Leaf Fertilizer
Necessary If Quality OF To.
bacco Is To Be OF The
Highest Grade

w. B. Austin, member of the
State Board of Agriculture, at
tended meeting in Raleigh last
week, where among other farm
problems, the various types of fer
tilizer were discussed.
Mr.. Austin pointed out that at
tention was called to the fact that
much of the low grade tobacco
grown is due to the wrong kind
of fertilizer used. Farmers
should use tobacco fertilizer rath-
er than the usual crop fertilizer
often used" he explained. He
also pointed out the value of hav-
ing soil tested to determine the
type of plant food that is needed
to be added.
While in Raleigh, Mr.. Austin
attended a luncheon given for
Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son and also heard him speak at
State College.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Schools Opened
With Attendance
Slightly Lower
Sickness And Weather Re.
ported AS Causes For De-
crease In Attendance

Ashe county schools were re-
opened on Monday, after four
days of forced idleness because
of the condition of the roads and
weather.
Because of the failure of some
buses to run as we'll as much sick
ness, attendance was slightly
lower than average this week.
While the warm rains this
week have melted the snow and
ice off of the ground, for the first
time in three weeks, the condi-
ton of many sections of roads is
now almost impossible because of
the mud. School bus drivers
have been asked to use extra care,
and not to try to operate over
sections of roads that are impass-
able.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Processing OF
Meat Discussed
Proposed Cooperative At Dub
lin, Va, Is Explained To
Ashe Farmers

H. L. Meacham, Extension
Marketing Specialist, State Col
lege Station, Raleigh, and ]. D.
Wysor. field representive, of the
proposed Appalachian Meat Pro
cessing Cooperative, Inc. of Dub
lin, Va. met with a group of far
mers and business men at the
county agents office on Monday
afternoon to explain the proposed
project, and lead discussion on
the subject.
Fifteen people attended the
meeting. Mr.. Wysor explained
that the New River Ordnance
Plant at Dublin, Va, built by the
Federal Government for use dur
ing the war is to be sold, since the
government has no futher use for
it. A group of agricultural and
civic leaders suggest that the
farmers purchase this plant at
a fraction of it's original cost and
develop it into a group of coop
eratives. The meat processing
plant is one of the cooperatives
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Scout Officials
Met On Monday
Gale Mcmillan Is Chairman
Of Ashe District; Plans
Made For New Year

The regular committeemens'
meeting of the Ashe District OF
Boy Scouts was held Monoay
evening at the community build
ing here. The dinner-meeting was
opened by the group singing
america" After this, a deli
cious dinner was served to the
seventeen officials present.
Following the dinner, Gale
Mcmillan, the newly appointed
chairman for the Ashe district,
presided at the business session.
He complimented the fine work
of Levern Johnson, ex-chair1nan,
who has moved to Tennessee, and
also cited the splendid work of
several committee chairmen as
well as the members at large.
Various matters were discussed
and all chairmen present review
ed the past years work.
L. B. Tyson was chosen as the
vice-chairman for the district and
Larry P. Coward as commissioner.
Plans for the new year were
discussed and detectives made.
Scout executive Ralph Harrison.
of Winston-Salem, was present
and made splendid talk, stress
ing the outlook for Scouting IN
the Ashe district for 1916.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10

The Healing Springs girls won
easily with score of Is to 49, The
boys game was much closer with
a tie of 1919 at the end of the
fourth quarter. In the extra
period, Roland, of Riverview,
came through and the home team
won 21-19.
Elkland girls easily defeated
West Jefferson, Is to S; but the
boys teams were more evenly
matched. Elkland finally won
24-l7, thus the home teams lost
both games.
Lansing and Fleetwood also di-
vided honors with the Fleetwood
girls winning 1877 and the Lam
sing boys, 1925.
In spite of rain, there was an
unusually good attendance at the
games Tuesday night, the first of
the official schedule to be played
this year.
The official standings of the
teams are printed on page 8.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
County Officials Discuss
Plans For New Building
For Nathan's Creek School
Building, Recently Destroyed
By Fire, Is To Be Replaced
This Year

At a meeting of the Ashe Coun-
ty Board of Education on Monday,
A. B. Hurt, principal of Nathan's
Creek high school, recently des-
troyed by fire, discussed the needs
of a new building. The matter
was also presented to the county
commissioners and the two
groups agreed to work jointly on
the project.
Mr.. Hurt was asked to secure
plans from the State Department
of Education for the proposed
new building and to submit them
at the meeting on the first Mon
day in February.
The school is now using the
gymnasium and a nearby church,
since the school building was to-
tally destroyed by fire.
The question of further con-
solidation of schools in the coun-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Lnfantile Paralysis Fund Drive To Open Monday
County Has Quota
OF $2,575; Parker
Again Chairman
Central Committee Will Meet
Tonight To Make Detailed
Plans

T. E. Parker, chairman of the
Ashe County March of Dimes
committee to raise funds for the
fight on infantile paralysis, today
announced that the appeal will
open January IA and continue UNI
til january 81, with the county's
quota set at $2,575.00.
Mr.. Parker announced that
there would be a meeting OF the
central committee of the drive,
at the community building, inn
mediately following the Rotary
club program tonight, when de-
tailed plans of the drive will be
discussed.
Those serving on this commit
tee will be, in addition to Chair
man Parker, Gale Mcmillan,
Sharpe Shoemaker, w. B. Austin,
Misses Ruth Tugman and Helen
Ghormley, L. B. Tyson, DIR. Dean
Jones, Mrs. P. G. Wright, B. H.
Duncan, Mayor c. y. Parsons,
Mayor L. P. Coward and Mrs. Ed
M. Anderson.
Schools, churches and other or
carnations will be asked to CO.
operate in the drive, Chairman
Parker said.
I'VE realize that much of the
knowledge of the disease and its
treatment results from scientific
research made possible by the
National Foundation. I am sure
that everyone will contribute
more generously this year than
ever before he declared. a'
AS in former years, Mr.. Parker
said. one-half of all the money
collected in the county will re-
main here to finance the hospital
ization, care and treatment of To-
cal sufferers. The other half goes
to headquarters of the National
Foundation and is used for con-
tinuiag research, education and
emergency aid in epidemics
throughout the nation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Jefferson Boys
Organize Scouts
Rev. Joe Taylor Is ScOutmas.
ter; Cobra And Wolf Pa
trolls Are Formed

Twelve boys from Jefferson and
vicinity met at the home of the
Rev. Joe Taylor, Friday night,
January 4, to organize Boy
Scout Troop in Jefferson. J.
H. Payne. the assistant Scout
master of West Jefferson, was
present to help with the organ
ization. Two patrols were formed:
the Cobra Patrol and the Wolf
Patrol. The following members
were elected to serve on the pat
rolls:
COBRA PATROL:
Patrol leader, Bernard Bare;
Assistant Patrol Leader, Calvin
Miller; Treasurer, Fred Calhoun;
Scribe, Calvin Miller; Quarter
master, Jack Jones; Hikemaster,
Grady Bare; Grubmaster, Joe
Neal; Cheermaster, Calvin Miller.
WOLF PATROL:
Patrol leader, Jack Neal; AS
sistant Patrol leader, Sonny
Farnsworth; Treasurer, Dean C.
Jones, Jr.; Scribe, John w. Por-
ter; Quartermaster, Hugh Nc
Neill; Hikemaster, Bill Badger;
Grubmaster, Jack Neal; Cheer
master, John w. Porter.
Troop meetings will be held on
Saturday night and the Rev. Joe
Taylor will be Scoutmaster.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Prices Are Good
On Boone Mart

The Mountain Burley Tobacco
Warehouses, re-opened at Boone
on Monday, after being closed for
the holidays and reported good
prices for the opening days.
Prices on both quality and low
er grades of tobacco showed some
gain. officials said.
eve will be open until January
81 and even longer if there is
still a sufficient amount of tobac-
co to be Sold" Roscoe Coleman.
operator. said. Mr.. Coleman
pointed out that there was plen-
ty of room in the warehouses and
extended a special invitation to
all formers to sell the remainder
of their tobacco in Boone.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Building To Be
Enlarged; To Add
New Machinery
Complete Overhauling And
MOdernizatiOn OF Present
Building Also Planned

Some postwar expansion plans
of the Kraft Cheese plant here,
including the enlargement of the
present building, a complete
overhauling and modernization Of
the building and equipment were
activated this week with the ar
rival of E. L. Kuhn, construction
superintendent from the Chicago
office.
The plans include an enlarge
ment of the cold storage facilities
of the plant, which will mean an
addition to the rear of the build
ing, ,twenty-three by thirty-six
feet. Improvements to the build
ing, not including the machinery,
will cost approximately $1S-
10000, it is estimated.
MIR. Kuhn explained when all
|of the new machinery has been
installed, no milk will touch any
thing except stainless steel, as it
is brought through the plant in
the various processes.
New stainless steel cheese watts,
presses and can washers are
among the types of equipment to
be added. Non-slip tile floor is
to replace some of the present
flooring to cut down on the haz-
ards. New power conveyors to
carry the milk cans in as well
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Proclamation

WHEREAS the disease of in
fantile paralysis RACES in many
cities of our nation every year,
leaving in its wake hundreds,
even thousands, of stricken
men, women and children, ma
ny of them crippled for life,
and
WHEREAS the NATIONAL
Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis, by assuring care and
treatment for all victims of
pOliOmyelitis and by carrying
on its great program of re-
search for the prevention and
possible cure of this virulent
disease, has earned the over
Whelming gratitude of the
American people, and
WHEREAS the March of
Dimes, conducted annually by
the National Foundation will
be held January Ia to 81.
THEREFORE be it resolved
that all citizens are urged to
cooperate with the March of
Dimes in West Jefferson and
Ashe county, to deposit their
gifts in collection boxes set up
by the Committee, or to send
them to: March of Dimes, West
Jefferson, N. C.
c. Q. Parsons, Mayer of
West jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Brooks Funeral
To Be Held Today

Funeral service for frankie
Brooks, 67-year-old Silas Creek
resident, will be held today at
HOO a. m, at his home. Inter-
ment will follow in the family
cemetery with the Rev. Edgar
Denney officiating.
Mr.. Brooks succumbed at his
home Tuesday morning following
a severe case of pneumonia. He
is survived by three sisters and
three brothers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Farmers To File
For New Tobacco
AllOt1nents Now
Feb. / Is Final Date; COndi-
tons For Eligible Farmers
Are Cited

All eligible producers interest
ed in applying for a new grow
err tobacco allotment should file
an application at the Ashe Coun-
ty AAA office prior to February
l, j. w. Gambill, chairman Ashe
county AAA committee said here
today.
He pointed out that in order to
be eligible for a new tobacco al
lotment, the following conditions
must be met: ~ The farm oper-
ator shall have had experience in
growing the kind of tobacco for
which an allotment is requested
either as a sharecropper, tenant,
or as farm operator during the
past five years, or if the farm OPP
orator has been in the armed
services of the United States,
within five years prior to his en-
try into the armed services; ~
the farm operator shall be living
on the farm and largely depend
ent on this farm for his liveli-
hood; 90 the farm covered by the
application shall be the only farm
owned or operated by the farm
operator on which any tobacco is
produced; and az no kind of to-
bacco other than the kind for
which application for an allot-
ment is made will be grown on
such farm in 1916.
He emphasized that the only
tContlnued IN rage Four
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Tax Listing Is
Started In Ashe

After a slight delay, because
of weather conditions and failure
to secure listers, tax listing in
Ashe county is now underway.
H. H. Burgess, tax supervisor,
urged that all individuals list
their own taxes where it is pos
sible It was explained that
there is a penalty for failure to
list during this month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Baptist Group
To Meet Jan. 10

1t has been announced that the
w. M. u. leadership conference
would be held Wednesday, jan
uary 16, at the West Jefferson
Baptist church.
Miss Ruth Keller, representing
w. M. U. headquarters in Raleigh,
will be in charge of the confer
ence. All Baptist churches are
urged to send representatives to
the conference.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
OF
Hospital To Meet

Notices have been sent to the
stockholders Of the Ashe County
Memorial Hospital of the annual
meeting to be held on Tuesday,
January Is, at 200 p. m. All
stockholders are urged to be pres
ent.
Following the meeting of the
stockholders, a meeting of the di-
rectorS will be held.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Motorists Get
New Tags By Feb. ]

State Highway Patrolman
Jones, this week reminded motor
lists that they must secure the
new 1916 license tags and have
them on cars by Feb. l.
After January 81, it will be I'M
lawful to drive car without a
new 1916 license plate, Jones ex-
planned. Car owners in Ashe may
secure license plates from the
nearest office, at North Wilkes
boro, or they may order same
from the department of motor
vehicles at Raleigh, it was ex-
planned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
World War III Vets
Get Invitation To
Meeting Saturday
Legion To Have Special Pro-
gram; G.. I. Bill To Be Dis
cussed; Other Features

It was announced this week
that plans were now being COM
pleted for the special meeting of
Ashe Post I'll, American Legion
to be held at the community
building when a special invita-
ton has been extended to World
War II Veterans to attend.
In addition to the regular fea-
lures of the program, there will
be a short speech on the C. I.
fContlnued on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-10
Quail Season To
End January 81

Hunters are reminded by off
icial game protectors that the
quail season in Ashe county will
end on January 81.
Attention is called to the fact
that the grouse season ended jan
uary l, in this county.
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Evening star., 1946-04-18
Some Types Of Cancer
In Women Traced 10
DIET Lacking Thiamine
By Thomos R. Henrv

Striking evidence that deficiency
OF vitamins in the diet may be the
primary cause of certain common
forms of cancer in women has just
been presented to the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science here by two Canadian
doctors.
Drs. j. Ernest Ayre and w. A. G..
Bauld of McGill University report
that l8 out of 20 cases of cancer
OF the uterus showed a low level
OF thiamine, the most important
element of the 'vitamin B complex
and a corresponding increase in
one of the growth stimulating sex
hormones, or estrogens, which is
chemically related to some synthetic
substances known to cause very
deadly malignant growth in ex-
perimental animals.
Long Suspected.
These eStrogenS have cycles of
activity and at other times are in
activated by the liver. The two ex-
perimenters present evidence, how
ever, that the liver will not inacti-
vate them in cases of deficiency of
the vitamin B complex-chiefly the
substances thiamine and ribof1avin.
The female sex hormones long
have been suspected of some role
in cancers of the breast and uterus.
Some of them will cause cancer in
mice. This is the first time, how
ever. that the relationship has been
carried step further back and as
sociated with the diet.
These types of cancer, the expert
menters point out in their report to
Science, official organ of the asso-
citation, are most frequent in wom-
en- approaching middle age. when
spartan diets to reduce weight are
In order
Would Prevent Cycle.
The experiments do not indicate,
they stress, that once a malignant
growth starts additional thiamine In
the diet will be of any value, since
once the vicious cycle is begun it is
able to carry on by itself.
When we couple the finding with
the background of what has been
proven in animals" they say, there
appears to be excellent circumstan-
Evening star., 1946-04-18

tial evidence that the nutritional
deficiency may have been primary
factor leading to the malignancy.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

The finding of combination Of low
thiamine and abnormally high estro-
gen could be recognized as a danger
Gus precancerous linkage. Recogni-
ton of this would permit correction
and possible prevention of cancer
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-30
Telephone Boost
Likely In Ruling
OF Utilities Body
Hiy Lynn NlSbCD
Daily Dispatch Bureau

RalciGh. oct. 2U-An order is cv-
pcctCd carly nC"i week IN the tclc-
phon" rate case ON which the utili-
ties Commission held public hear
inGS recently. Commissioner Rob
crt Grady Johnson and Fred E.
Hunter expect To- leave November q
10 attend tho national association uf
utilities commissioners at Los Angc-
les, and johnson said they expected
TO clear the telephone case before
leaving.
Southern Bel is asking Increased
rates on business telephones and on
certain schedules of long distance
tolls. estimated to yield an additional
million dollars year in dcvcnuc.
II has been pointed out. however.
that after taxes this Will net the
company less than 100000 a year.
Almost certainly some increase will
be authorized. but Watcher il will
be the amount asked for or less.
whether on permanent or tcmpor-
airy basis. arc matters yet To DC dc
tcrmincd by the commission.