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VOLUME 15, NO. 13
"County Nears Red Cross War Fund Goal
Churches Plan
Special Easter
Services, Sun
Merchants Enjoy Good Busi
ness; Fair Weather Is
Predicted
Easter is expected to be quiet
ly observed in Ashe county with
most of the churches holding fit
ting services. Fair weather has
been predicted and in spite of
some shortages, the parade of
Easter fashions should be up to
par.
Stores report unusually good
business with the feminine ele
, „ ment stressing hats, as usual.
Several groups have planned
egg hunts for the younger chil
dren during the week end.
Chicken Little has done her duty
and there will be a bountiful sup
ply of eggs for the occasion.
Some of the special Easter
church services are announced
here: ,
The Rev. John S. Jordan, pas-
Kor of the West Jefferson Method
list church, announced that spe
cial Easter services would be
held there on Sunday morning at
11:00 o’clock and that evening at
8:00 o’clock. Mrs. Sharpe S.
Shoemaker, vocalist, will sing,
“The Holy City” at the morning
service.
A special Easter program will
be given at the Riverview Meth
odist church on Sunday afternoon
at two o’clock.
The Rev. B. A. Meeks has an
nounced the following Easter
services to be held in the church
es of which he is pastor: West Jes
t ferson Presbyterian church, Sun
day at 11:00 o’clock a. m.; Big
, Ridge, 3:00 p. m. and Jefferson,
8:00 p. m. On Monday, April 2,
at a r special service
will be held at the Obids Presby
terian church.
Services will be held at the
Jefferson Methodist church on
Sunday morning at 11:30 o’clock,
with the pastor, the Rev. R. G.
Wagoner, delivering the message.
New members will be invited to
JBoin the church at this service.
The Rev. E. W. Powers, pastor
of the West Jefferson Baptist
church, announced that Easter
services would be held there on
Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock
and again that night at 8:00 o’-
clock. Special music will be fea
tured at each service.
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Outfit Os Local
Man Hits Germans
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With the Fifth Army, Italy
Cpl. James R. Vannoy, of Oval, is
a member of the 936th Field Ar
tillery Battalion which recently
has been harassing German troops
clinging to the last strip of high
ground barricading Italy’s Po .
Valley against the Fifth Army.
We is the son Mrs - Ella M. Van
noy.
The 936th operated under Ger
man small arms fire at Mignano,
killed more than 100 Germans in
breaking up a counterattack near
Mt. Maggiore, often fired mis
sions during the drive on Rome
before survey parties had staked
out positions, covered a 15-mile
sector north of Rome and parti
cipated in operations which'
bridged the Arno River and pierc
ed the Gothic Line. Pioneers in
night aerial observation, the bat
talion has by this method brought
fire on as many as five targets af
ter dark within 15 minutes.
In its first 450 days in Italy, 420
of which were spent in combat,
the battalion’s 155-millimeter
howitzers pumped more than 125,-
009 shells into German gun posi
tions, assembly areas, crossroads,
bridges and command posts.
Truck Owners
To Get Gas Now
It was announced by the local
rationing board that truck own
ers may come to the local board
for their second quarter allot
ments of gasoline.
It was announced, however,
that the office would be closed on
Monday, April 2, for reports, due
to the fact that April 1 comes on
Sunday.
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Allied Forces Push
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Dr. J. K. Hunter, who will
serve as chairman of the
| clothing collection drive.
Closing On Wed.
P. M. Announced
By M erchants
Committee Appointed To Meet
With The Town Board To
~ < v Clean Up Town.
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group of merchants on Tuesday,
it was decided to again close on
Wednesday afternoons during
the summer months. It was de
cided that the closing would start
on April 18 and continue each
Wednesday afternoon through
September. The announcement,
together with the names of mer
chants, who decided to close, is
, published elsewhere in the paper
today.
Serving on the closing commit
: tee were T. E. Parker, Jack
Rhodes and Dwight McGrady. It
was announced that the closing
hour on Wednesday would be
12:30.
(Continued on Page Four)
L. B. Tyson New
Bond Drive Chinn
L. B Tyson, popular highway
engineer, has been appointed
county chairman of the sale of
war bonds. He replaces Dean
McMillan, who has successfully
.filled this position during recent
drives.
Mr. and Mrs. Tyson, Mrs. P. G.
Wright, county women’s chair
man; A. B. Hurt, superintendent
of schools, and Mrs. Ed M. An
derson, region women’s chair
man, attended the region meeting
held in Lenoir on Monday night,
where state officials discussed
plans for the approaching seventh
war loan. Details for the drive in
Ashe county will be announced
'at an early date, chairman Tyson
said.
Ashe Soldier, Injured Four
Times, Recovering In England
The 52nd < General Hospital,
England Wounded four times
during the fighting on the con
tinent, a 19-year-old Infantryman
of Idlewild, is now recovering at
this United States Army General
hospital irr England. He is Pri
vate First Class Robert L. Church,
who holds three Oak Leaf Clusters
to the Purple Heart.
He suffered his first injury in
France and his fourth in Ger
many, the only wound which hos
pitalized him.
During the American drive
near Luneville, Pfc. Church was
wounded in the right shoulder by
shrapnel from a mortar shell
when his squad attacked a Ger
man machine gun nest. '
Returning to duty af*°r re-
Strong Defenses Are Met In
Philippines By American
Forces
Allied armies poured east in a
torrent through smashed German
lines yesterday, led by U. S. first
army tank forces knifing 27 more
miles eastward and breaking
across the Dill river where the
enemy’was desperately trying to
rally for a stand 235 miles from
Berlin.
The entire front blazed with the
fires of victory as seven allied
armies pressed home what Gen.
Eisenhower declared was one of
the greatest triumphs of any war.
A front dispatch said “the rout is
under way.”
Armor-paced Russian forces
plunged within 61 miles of Vien
na’s city limits, herding the Ger
mans back upon the Austrian bor
der now 23 miles away from So
viet units charging across the ta
bleland of Northwestern Hungary,
Moscow announced last night.
Veteran Yanks of the Sth army’s
American division landed on Cebu
island against well-prepared
beach defenses Monday morning
after effective naval and air
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Sheep Growers
Association To
Meet Saturday
Officers To Be Named And
Other Business Matters
To Be Discussed.
Roy H. Crouse, secretary of
i the Ashe County Sheep Growers’
[Protective Association, announced
: that the annual meeting 'would be
j held at the courthouse on Satur
day morning. All members, as
well as all other sheep growers
are invited to attend and become
members.
“We are anxious for all sheep
growers in the county to have the
advantages of the association and
urge that they become members,”
Secretary Crouse said.
The benefits of the association
will be discussed at the meeting
as well as plans for pooling lambs
and wool, it was. pointed out.
A large number of sheep grow
ers belong to this protective as
sociation which covers them with
insurances for losses for the sheep
killed by dogs.
W. B. Austin is president of the
organization. Officers will be
named at the meeting on Satur
day.
James Member
Os Draft Board
Mrs. L. J. Yelanjian, clerk of
the local draft board, announced
this week that S. W. James, of
Amy, had been appointed as a
member of the local doard to re
place Bruce Bowlin, who recently
resigned.
ceiving first aid at the company
command post, Pfc. Church was
placed on observation duty near
Saarburg on the German frontier
where he hit again, this time
in the hand by a piece of shrapnel
from a German 88 shell. Com
ing back from the aid station he
was hit in the thumb by a frag
ment from a German tank 88
shell. After receiving treatment
the plucky infantryman insisted
on returning to his unit.
Then his unit swept into the
Roer River sector in Germany.
Attacking a heavily fortified
house which was preventing the
Americans from making any ar
tillery observation, his unit charg
ed into a terrific mortar barrage.
(Continued on Page Four)
THURSDAY, MARCH 29,1945
New Air Strip Under Construction In China
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AU. S. soldier operates an American tractor and sheepsfoot roller, smoothing filled
ditches on a field being prepared as an 0-47 strip in China. Coolies are cutting burning grass
in the background. (U. S. Signal Corps Photo)
Two County Men
Killed In Action;
Another Missing
Howard Parsons And Chas. T.
Wood Killed On European
War Front
Two more Ashe county men
have been reported killed in ac
tion and another missing during
the past few days.
Pfc. Charles T, Wood, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wood, of
Todd, died on March 9 in Ger
many from wounds received in
action on February 27, according
to a message received by his par 7
ents from the War Department.
Pfc. Wood had been in service for
a year and overseas since last
September. He had recently
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Austin Jones To
Issue Licenses
For Car Drivers
Will Examine Prospective
Drivers Here Next Thurs
day, April 5.
Ronald Holcutt,. director of
highway safety for N. C., announc
ed yesterday that Austin Jones,
popular local businessman had
been appointed to give examina
tions and to issue licenses to au
tomobile drivers.
He will issue licenses all day
next Thursday, April 5, at the
G. F. P. Chevrolet company and
after that time will issue licenses
on each Saturday there. Atten
tion of prospective drivers is cal
led to this.
Mr. Holcutt pointed out that he
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Rationing Guide
MEATS AND FATS
Book Four red stamps Q 5
through S 5 good through Mar.
31. Stamps T 5 through X 5 good
through April 28; Y 5 and Z 5
and A2 through D 2 good
through June 2; E2 through J 2
good through June 30.
PROCESSED FOODS
Book Four blue stamps X 5
through Z 5 and A2 and B 2
good through March 31. Stamps
C 2 through G 2 good through
April 28; H 2 through M 2 good
through June 2; N 2 through
S 2 good through June 30.
SUGAR
Book Four stamp 35 valid
for five pounds through June
2. Next stamp scheduled to
be validated May 1.
SHOES
Book Three Airplane stamps
1, 2 and 3 valid indefinitely.
OPA says no plans to cancel
any.
GASOLINE
15-A Coupons good every
where for four gallons each
through June 21, B-5, C-5, B-6,
C-6, B-7 and C-7 coupons good
everywhere for five gallons
each. B-5 and C-5 coupons
expire March 31.
$2.50 a Year Out of County
County To Collect
Clothes For Victims
Os War Next Month
New Gharts For
Apparel Pricing
Are Explained
OPA Officials Discuss Plans
At County-wide* Meeting
Os Merchants
Around 100 merchants and as
sistants heard a simplified ex
planation of the new OPA pric
ing charts to be filed by April 20
at a county-wide meeting of furn
iture, apparel and notion mer
chants, held at the courthouse on
Tuesday evening.
L. P. Colvard, chairman of the
rationing board, presided and in
troduced A. L. Harper, field offi
cer and Mr. Pearson, price analyst
of the Charlotte district office.
Forms were distributed to the
merchants and they were told
how to compile them. The advan
tage of this new system was also
brought out.
It was explained that every
clothing and house furnishings re
tailer is required to .prepare three
copies of the pricing chart. Two
copies must be filed with the OPA
District Office, Price Chart Sec
tion, 210 Law Building, Charlotte,
North Carolina, on or before
April 20. One copy of the pricing
(Continued on Page 4)
ATTEND OPA MEETING
IN NORTH WILKESBORO
Among those from here who
attended the district OPA meet
ing in North Wilkesboro on Mon
day were Ruby Barker, chief
clerk; Mrs. Earl Davidson, price
clerk; members of panels includ
ed Mrs. Dwight'McGrady, Sharpe
S. Smoemaker, Mrs. William Beat
ty, Mrs. James Story, the Rev.
John S. Jordan, Mrs. Don Black
burn and Mrs. Jennings Rader.
Legislature Makes Record;
Activities Are Summarized
By Staff Writer
Raleigh—(Special)—The 1945
session of the North Carolina
General Assembly, which ended
last week, was one of the most
business-like sessions in the en
tire history of the state. It was
in session for 67 days, seven days
more than the legislators receiv
ed pay for, and there was very
little legislative foolishness, idle
debate over silly questions, or
petty and partisan arguments.
From the first day until ad
journment last Wednesday, the
leaders and members of both
houses seemed to realize they
had a big job to do and apparent
ly they devoted all of their ef
forts to doing this job for the best
Dr. J. K. Hunter Is Chairman
Os Drive; Need For Warm
Clothing
Organization plans are now
underway for the participation of
West Jefferson and Ashe county
in the United National Clothing
collection drive scheduled for the
month of April with the nation’s
goal set for 150 million pounds of
clothing for relief and rehabilita
tion of war victims in devasted
areas.
Dr. J. K. Huntei; is county
chairman; Mrs. Sharpe S. Shoe
maker, vice-chairman and Miss
Doris Whitesides, secretary.
Chairman Hunter explained
that the help of the churches,
schools and other organizations,
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Scout Leader Is
Heard By Rotary
E. H. Bakken, national director
of rural scouting, told the mem
bers of the Jeffersons Rotary
Club, and several special guests
that are interested in scout work,
that the Boy Scout organization
was not an organization of boys,
but a volunteer organization of
men to work with the boys for
better character and citizenship,
and that these two things were
the outstanding objects of scout
ing.
Levern Johnson presided at the
meeting and Mr. Bakken was in
troduced to the club by Scout
Executive Vaughn-Lloyd, of Win
ston-Salem.
Following the inspiring talk by
Mr. Bakken, a moving picture,
“Rural Scouting” was shown by
James Thomas, of Winston-
Salem. Discussions on various
Scout activities was also heard
following the regular Rotary
meeting.
interest of all of the people of'
the state.
Except for the hospital and
medical care program that was
inaugurated, this session was not
a historic one, although it was
very eventful. The question of
“when will the war end?”- made
it necessary to deliberate on all
permanent measures, subject to
the answer to this vital question.
The accomplishments of the 1945
session show a combination of
good sense, conservatism and pro
gressiveness, with minimum of
selfishness on the part of indivi
dual groups or classes.
On the whole, its actions fol
lowed closely the blue-prints that
had been drafted by Governor
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OVER THE TOP
FOR VICTORY
A Vy/ with
XA VfiL UNITED STATES WM
™ BONDS-STAMPS
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Want AU Gifts
Turned In Now;
Need More Cash
$«,323.10 Reported Late Yes.
terday Afternoon; $376.90
Is Needed
Latest reports yesterday after
noon revealed that the county is.
now nearing the Red Cross War
Fund Drive goal; but that $376.09
more is needed before the quota,
of $6,700.00 is achieved.
Drive Chairman Sharpe &
Shoemaker pointed out that it
was important for all workers as
well as individuals to turn in
their contributions at once. **We
would like to go over the tep
this- week and end the drive on
time,” he declared;
It was revealed that some work
ers as well as some schools hwrf.
not turned in all of their gifts and
that these should be reported in
order to reach the final total
Listed here are some contribu
tors not previously published:
Mrs. Leonard H. Shepherd, Vi
ola Cutri, Robert G. Barr, Chari
ty V. Barr, Billie Anderson, Lucy
Long, Louise Long, Suzanne Ha
fer, W. L. Hughes, Pete Rudoifi,
B. F. Cook’s store, Mrs. William
H. Beaty, Mrs. Hazel Edwarde.
P. T. McNeill, B. D. Barr,
Ruth Watson, Raleigh Roten, Q.
A. Duncan, $5.00 each.
John Reeves, Eugene Hater,
$6.00 each;
$25.00; B. H. Duncan, $15.00; E.
R. Sturdivant, $10.00; Mrs. W. G.
Vannoy, $10.00; Mrs. B. H. Dun
can, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs. C. Earl
Reeves, Aberdeen, Md., $10.00;
and Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Bau
guess, Washington, D. C., BMMfe i
Cash Wholesale GroceryiiMftteK
Band KJ.HigSBM
$33.39; J Todd Gentry,
store, Kraft Cheese Co., Mr and
Mrs. Ward Ray, Coble Dairy, W.
L. Tomlinson, $25.00 each.
Worth Gentry, Roger Holman,
R. D. Houck, $20.00 each; Mr. and
Mrs. M. G. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs.
E. D. Greene, $15.00 each.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Dollar,
Mrs. Eula M. Johnson, Mrs. R. F.
Barr, SIO.OO each.
Va. Dare Girls’ Auxiliary of
Phoenix Baptist church, $10.10;
W. M. U. Phoenix Baptist churrh,
J. C. Goodman, G. F. P. Chevrolet
Co., W. R Faucette Co., Mr. and.
Mrs. Earl Davidson, Virginia D.
Goodman, W. M. Goodman, Mrs.
James B. Hensley, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Reeves, Mrs. J. W. Luke,
Mrs. Myrtle Miller, Roy Crouse,
J. F. Neal, Mrs. Jack Rhodes;
SIO.OO each.
(Continued on Page 4)
Should Gall For
Wheat, Thurs., Sat.
Beginning the first week m
April, feed wheat now stored in
the wheat bins in West Jefferson
will be sold on Thursday and Sat
urday from 9:00 a. m. to 4:30
m. each week, according to T. J.
Graybeal, Chairman Ashe Coun
ty AAA Committee. This change
is necessary, Mr. Graybeal states;
because the Commodity Credit
Corporation has ruled that only
a member of the county or com
munity AAA Committee may
weigh this wheat out to feeders.
The price of wheat for April will
be $1.45 per bushel.
“Since the supply of feed wheat
in storage is very low all over the
nation, we may be unable to ob
tain any more wheat for sale in
this county,” Mr. Graybeal stated.
“When our present supply is sold
we have been instructed to sell
the bins, or return them to the
Commodity Credit Corporation.”
‘ NCEA Meeting
Is Postponed
.Raymond Francis, president es
i the Ashe county unit of the North
Carolina Educational Association,
i announced this week that the
: banquet meeting, planned ter
■ Friday night, had been postponed
f to a later date because of incom-
■ plete arrangements concerning
the program.
Mr. Francis said that the date
t for the meeting would be. an
* nounced again as soon as arrange
ments could be made.