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An Inc VOL. 53, NO. 46 DR. KING GIVES ] REPORT ON WORK ! OF HEALTH DEPT. =<* Need of Diphtheria Vaccinations i Cited; Tuberculosis Clinic Nevt October; Dental Defects Among Draftees Mentioned; a Full Report of Health Progress By ROBERT B. KING, M. D.. | (District Health Officer) A report of the activities of the health department for 1940 was pubTisinoH u fpw mnnthc nrrr\ ir? wh'fh t the need of better reporting of coni municable diseases was pointed out, as well as the necessity for a greater use of the immunization against diphtheria, smallpox and typhoid fever which is made available through the health department. North Carolina ranks second among the states in the number of cases of diphtheria reported. Vaccination can change this if and when our people will let it. No one would expose then- child to a mad dog, and yet this far greater killer is blithly ignored. Our venereal disease work is keeping a rather steady level with , the advantage, however, that more cases are reporting earlier. Early and steady treatment is most important in this trouble. One does not wait until a building is destroyed before trying to put out the fire, nor does one throw on a few buckets , of water and stop before his purpose is accomplished, so it is with syphilis; a few doses of medicine does not cure and the longer we wait before starting treatment the ( harder it is to "put out." Our next tuberculosis clinic will ! be held in October. This is another ' disease tnat demands continued vigilcnce if we are to make progress ' against its increase and one where halfway measures only too often , means death for the victim. Maternity service so far this year shows a nice increuse over 1940. During these four months we have , admitted 30 new pre-natals to our ' service. A clinic is set up at the Lutheran church on Clark's Creek , and is held on the fourth Tuesday of j each month. More men, who are called up for military service, are rejected for dental trouble than for any other cause. Certainly with this showing up, we see a greater need for dental service, and the best place to begin this service is in our school dental : program. Our department should ji have an increased allotment of dentin, al service, and this can only come , V about through an increased budget. In our schools we should not forget the necessity of physical examina tions of all teachers, janitors, but drivel's and others having close con- i ' > tact with our school children. The Lions Club is again sponsoring clinics for crippled children and is doing a great service to uu> unfortunates. This is a great oppoi tunity and the Lions should be ] justly proud of their share in this Wnrir Let us not forget the F.S.A. pro- 1 gram for general sanitary improve- 1 ments for their clinics. Much of this ' goes unsung but the educational i value as well as the actual prevention of sickness assured by these _ measures is of untold value to those directly concerned as well as to countless numbers who never realize their benefit. Looking forward to the fiscal > ar ; starting July 1st, we feel that our work could benefit most by a suf- ' ficient increase in our appropriation to assure us at least 20 weeks of dental services every school year, r and to add an additional sanitarian to our staff. An additional appropriation of $500 would be sufficient * to expand our health program. * Local Youths Join Army Flying Corps Morris Eggers, son of Mr. and Mrs. j S. C. Eggers. and James, son of Mr. j and Mrs. W. D. Farthing, will leave I Friday for Hicks Field. Fort Worth, ' TflVOP ->! ?-? !-? ? > *" . , i.il,. .v ui oner upon their duties with the United States air corps. j Messrs. Eggers and Farthing, who . both taught at Mills Home, Thomas- ( ville, during the past year, enlisted 1 in the air corps some time ago, but were allowed to defer their entrance 1 until their school closed. Both have . had considerable flying experience, i ] ATTEND BAPTIST MEETING Rev. G. A. Hamby, Rev. Dwight i Edmisten, Rev. J. C. Canipe, Rev. 3 , Vilas Minton and Rev. H. K. Middleton were among those attending the recent Southern Baptist conven- i tion in Birmingham, Ala. 1 /ATA1 iependent Weekly Ne BOONE, WA U. S. Built Plane -- . V .v... Jl-? ..;-> +*L* ' y . .^n Scores of U. S. built war planes they were battling the Nazis, are pi Island of Martinique in the Caribbi tion of Nazi technicians was alie< prompted some U. S. senate leader French possessions in the Western other American republics. Uniied Service Orga To Raise $150.01 ^ Memorial Services Largely Attended i The memorial services which were I leld at Oak Grove Baptist church Sunday morning under the sponsorship of Watauga Post American Lesion, were largely attended, the auiitorium being completely filled, an stimated 500 people being present. j About 50 World War veterans and ; their families, together with one Spanish - American War veteran 1 were present, but no survivor of the Civil War attended the meeting. Lionel Ward, American Legion service officer, was in charge of the meeting, and following the address af welcome by Clcve Gross, gave the names of Watauga soldiers who were killed in action, who died in the j service and who have later died. ; Albert Watson, Spanish-American ! war veteran, spoke briefly. Mayor W. H. Gragg delivered a | patriotic address and spoke briefly of the defense program. Barber I Bill's quartet rendered several numbers. The Sermon Rev. Grady Hamby delivered the annual sermon from the subject, j "Faithful Soldier in the World," ; using the Scripture from Timothy j 4:1-9. The sermon outline follows: I 1. I am ready. Paul loved his country and was always ready to defend it. He had to suffer, therefore, we have to suffer as he did. Paul said, "I have fought a good fight, I have been a good soldier in the name of the Lord." Men today nonrl tn fiaKt Jv? fho *-?rrv.*? nf ,.vv.v? ?.?_? i.bn V Ml bill, U1UI jr U1 UUU. 2. We need men to fight for souls. Men and women need to fall down on their knees and build a great defense program for God. Jesus says, "If I make you free, ye shall be free indeed." Are we ready to back this program the government has set for us? What we need today is for the nation to get right with God and let Him be ruler over all. 3. God will reward everyone who is a good soldier. There is a reward tor all those who love His appearing. By serving our country we will serve one another and will have a great reward for it. We have protection in God. We must be a true soldier if we win. After the sermon the exercises j were concluded in the churchyard, I where a cross was erected for every war since 1812, these crosses were explained by J. Wilson Norris, and each one decorated. At the conclusion of the exercises taps were sounded by J. B. Hagaman, Jr., and David Love. Ministers Attend Mars Hill College Meeting A number of Watauga county ministers are attending the pastor's , school which started at Mars Hill! -ollege Monday, and which will continue for two weeks. Among those attending the school Erom this county are: Rev Dwieht Edmisten, Rev. Vilas Minton, Rev. Srady Minton, Rev. Grady Hamby, Rev. R. C. Eggers, Rev. Carl Triplett, Rev. Clayton Greene, Rev. J. C. Canipe, Rev. Raymond Hendrix and Rev. N. M. Greene. Chicago's police department recovers an average of nine of every ten automobiles stolen there. JGA ] wspaper -Established, TAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROl :s on French Isle I IN ||p| ha tol th< ^ ;. sold to the French last year when ^ ictured in a meadow on the French ret ean sea. Reports that an infiltera- 1j1( :jedly taking place on the island Rj, s to suggest the taking over ot all Dd Hemisphere, with the aid of the 21 Ju _ 21 nization Seeks tee } In Watauga County z wa Watt Gragg Chairman of Com- re( mittce to Provide Recreation- fill al and Other Facilities for Soldiers: Rob Rivers Treasur- pl. or; Committees Named to Fur- wc ther Work of New Organizane tum dn I un A unit of the United Service or- m< ganiations has been formed in Boone wc with W. H. Gragg as chairman and wi plans are underway to raise $150 in re| Watauga county as a part of a na- ad tional fund to provide amusement^ Of [recreational and other facilities to- lei 'American soliders. R. L. Bingham has been named ^ vice-chairman of the organiation, and Gene Wike, publicity director. The United Service organization is the result of the co-ordination of the resources and activities of the ie< YMCA, the National Catholic Com- pf munity service, the Salvation Army. no the YWCA, the Jewish Welfare | Board and the National Travelers |jC Aid Association. Its purpose is to jj, aid the American troops with re- cu ligious service, personal counsel and ^ guidance, social events and entertainment, groilp activities in dram- al( atics, music and crafts, distribution of literature, information facilities, Bj transportation and other aid to service men on leave and other workers in transit. In other words, the various activities of each of the or- G{ ganizations mentioned will be continned under the central agency, and citizens may be relieved of hav- ^ in? to discriminate between several er groups in making contributions for ^ this particular cause. ha The national goal for this purpose is $10,765,000, while the state or- ge ganization, under Chairman Robert wi Hanes, is to raise $124,500, this coun- sh ty's share of which is $150. A coun- pu ty-wide committee is being set up by to raise this amount, and on the na i thirH Hav rif Timn ..... w. ww^ v/i wuuv, iiauuiiai icautiO, HI including the President, will fully cr explain the organization and its mi purposes and formally launch the to campaign for funds. As quickly as Bi possible thereafter, the local organi- wi jzation will go to work and finish its quota. SI The Committees [ Following is a partial list of the township committees which have thus far been named to assist in the nc campaign for the money: ya Blowing Rock: G. C. Robbins, Mrs. ;n Wade Klutz, Mrs. Ernestine Clarke. ac Boone: Rev. E. F. Troutman. Dr. iF. E. Warman, Rev. J. C. Canipe, i Rev. John I. Rhea. Rev. J. B. McLarty, Mrs. Ruby Ellis. all Cove Creek: Sam Horton, Mrs. j Mary Harris. Marion Thomas. Valle Crucis: Mrs. Sarah Wagner, ; Richard Olsen, Miss Wilma Baird. ! Other committees will be named, and in the meantime it is urged that j contributions to this important ac wvnj uc ivi wdiucu ai once xo iXOD Rivers, the treasurer. ; wREDECORATING ^ Work is going forward preparing | su the interior of Belk's big store for t the summer season. The woodwork | ot in both the basement and first floor ga department is being refinished, w while the front will also be given Je a new coat of paint. pi fe Gold wire has'been drawn so fine that it weighs one ounce to 3,500 xe yards and makes human hair look be coarse and thick in comparison. DEMC in the Year Eighteen H L.INA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 194] eivITegistratioing i set for july 1st i k en Who Have Reached 21 Years of Age Since October ? Kith Must Register ( Washington, May 27.?Approxiitely 1,000,000 young men who _ ve become 21 years old since Oc- !| x?r 10 or will reach that age in * ; next five weeks were ordered by f esident Roosevelt yesterday to | Sister on July 1 for possible mill- I 1; y training. rhe registration will be conducted the selective service system's 6,1 boards throughout the country, d the new men signed up in each ?n are expected to be put at the ttom of their local draft lists in order of priority among themves to be determined by a new tional lottery. in a proclamation fixing the regration date, the President said the 8 tion was "required in the interests 9 the national defense" and defined a jse who must register as all un- 9 jistered male citizens and aliens in : United States. Hawaii, Puerto co, and Alaska who have attain- ve their 21st birthday on or before ly i. D? Some of those who have become ca since the first group of 16,500,000 wj in wore signed up on October 16 eady have registered and volun- en rod for a year of training. A pro- 1|1( ion of the draft law allows voltary service by men 18 to 21. The July 1 date was chosen, it DI is understood, in order that men I I fistering then would have time to d out before fall whether or not ;y might expect to be called for ty. This would permit them to m ahead for their fall and winter ^ja irk or educational schedules. The manner of integrating these R w men with the first group of iftees in each local area has been der consideration here for several inths. Two principal methods V ire studied, one called for sand- Hoc ching them among the original unl Ttcfrnnte Kl/ lnt iomr tKr> fr... nine .. ?..W MJ .1/111,1,; , IIn; uuici. J-ViJ p?v-i ding them to the end of the lists, arrr ficials said yesterday that the lat- Hit method probably would be used. J) plai ftne and Beer Dealers ? Must Have Licenses thr. E Avery W. Greene, county tax col- can dor, states that several dispensers hin: wine and beer in the county have Wh t yet secured their licenses to sell mei e beverages, which should have en issued as of May 1. He states E at all these delinquents must se- of ! re their licenses without further try lay. the Last year there were 13 dealers in stal x/holic drinks in the county. wil Bri ISMARCK SUNK IN 5-DAY on CHASE OVER ATLANTIC r be V nr, nn mi n ? ??? . Hrtr Liuuuun, may ? ine JO,UUU-lOn " trman battleship Bismarck, one of ' e newest and most powerful in the ' >rld, was smashed and sunk today sa'' British warships and aerial bomb- out s on the fifth morning of as coldly rat iplacable a chase as sea warfare A" s ever known. 'ra From the Norwegian port of Ber- ^ n?where American-built Hudson a~ irplanes attacked her before ever ac*c e left the harbor?she had been Pu* irsued and harried for 1,750 miles a vast concentration of royal C ivy units afloat and in the skies stal [til at last, crippled and whirling to azily and trapped and already ortally hit, she was sent to the bot- whm 400 miles west of Nazi-occupied res est. The crew of 1,500 went down ext ith her. We it. JPPLY OF RED CROSS ten YARN IS NOW AVAILABLE We of Mrs. Mae Miller states that she P?' iw has .iew supply of Red Cross use rn to be used for making garments atti connection with the war relief tivities. Mrs. Miller would like for anyle desiring to knit sox, gloves, It ^eaters, etc.. to call at her home no> id secure the necessary materials, thr FAIR MEETING 5 Fifty-lwo shares subscribed to Fair ; isociation last night at S10 per are. It is urgently requested that all bo can poseibly do so to see either yde R. Greene, Wade E. Brown or yself this week and make your ' bscription. A meeting of all stockholders and hers who are interested in the or- l~ri nization of the fair, is called for crf' eanesday night, June 4th, in the oln mior Order hall at 7:30 for the vv0 irpose of electing c *:cers and per- ^01 cling the organisation. P^a We would like to see every ciii- P?' n in Boone who desires ihe iaj* iJ tirr i there. the H. W. WILCOX. era )CR/ s? u! ?>.red and 'Eight y re Lauds People Marked Progress For Expansior 3ne Scot To Another Sgt. David McLean of the Denr. Colo., police, whose father me from Scotland, hearing that ivid McLean of Glasgow had ptured Rudolf Hess armed only th a pitchfork, decided to send n a shotgun for such further icrgencies. He poses here with 5 gift. RESIDENT SAYS AID IMPERATIVl lerials Must Reach Britain ooscvelt States in Declaring National Emergency Washington, i lay 28.?Presiden iscvelt last night proclaimed ai United national emergency an iged full use of United State red might, it necessary, to crusl lerism. te announced the proclamationring the nation on a war footin uring a 45-minute fireside chc ieh was broadcast nationally an lughout the world, liplomats of the other 20 Ameri rAniihlifi: ttrnrn unthomH ohrtli i ill the historic East loom of til ite House as he made his mr itous declaration. c Wilt Deliver Aid Safely tluntly reasserting the "freedoi the seas" policy which this coui abandoned temporarily undc neutrality act, the Presider ted emphatically that all-out ai 1 be delivered safely to Grei tain and other nations fightin the side of democracy, ielivery of this aid, he said, "ca done; it must be done; it will b le." le left unanswered the questio ether convoys would be used t eguard war cargoes. He pointe , however, that the extended ope ions of the neutrality patrol in th antic are helping to insure saf nsit of munitions. filitarv nnri nnval lectin ininnc h erted, are working out new an litional safeguards which will t into effect as needed. Defines National Policy :ieariy and unmistakably 1 ted this country's national polic be: First, we shall actively resi cnever necessary, and with all 01 ources, every attempt by Hitler 1 end his Nazi domination to tl stern Hemisphere, or to threate We shall resist his every a ipt to gain control of the sea insist upon the vital important keeping Hitlerism away from an nt in the world which could I :d and would be used as a base i ick upon the Americas. (Continued on page eight) PAINT CLUB HOUSE lessrs. Wilson Brothers and Vai have been engaged for the pa: ee weeks in the interior decor; 1 of the Blowing Rock count: b house. The work will be fir id in about two more weeks. BULLETIN! >rvill Hartley, 28, nephew o? M M. Critcher of Boone, was kille an airplane crash near his hon Cortland, N. Y., today, accor< to information coming to M tcher by telegraph this af oon. The message gave no detai er than to state that the funer. aid be held at 1:30 Thursda; jng Mr. Hartley owned an ai ne, but had been intending I n the U. S. air corps for son: e RolMivec here believe tha refore, he was likely klled in tl sh of an army ship. lT y-Eight $1.50 A YEAR i of Waiauga For ; As Plans Proceed l of Agricultural Fair -+ I Banquet at Daniel Boone Hotel Tuesday Evening is Largely Attended: Hon. Virgil D. Guire 1'rincipal Speaker; Half the Required Money for Fair Purposes is Subscribed More than fifty leading citizens of 'the town gathered at the Daniel ! Boone Hotel Tuesday evening to I hear an address by Hon. Virgil D. ] Guirc. newly-appointed state high way commissioner, and to lay plans i for an enlarged Watauga County j Agricultural Fair, which would be held in Boone next September. The banquet, which was a joint ' meeting of the Boone Chamber of : Commerce, the Merchants Associa! tion and the I.ions Club, was pre! sided over by Mr. Herman Wilcox, , president of the Chamber of Comi merce. Mayor W. H. Gragg recog1 nized each guest and John Frank Hampton, head of the Lmville Company, and the only visitor from Avery county, in acknowledging his | introduction, asked for support in securing a direct highway from Boone to Linville, thus giving the people of Avery county quick access to Boone, which he described as "our 1 town, and the shopping center for a - wide area." I Fair Proposal Clyde K. Greene, president of the j Boone Merchants Association, preI* isented the proposal for the mnntv j j fair, prefacing his remarks with a I brief recapitulation of what the association, the Chamber of Commerce l> and the Lions Club and co-operating citizens and agencies have done for the town of Boone in the past few years. He mentioned the widened and improved streets of the town, the t tobacco market, the Daniel Boone a Hotel and many other improved menks as the results of community s teamwork. h He then explained that the Watauga County Fair which was or_ ganized at the Cove Creek high g school several years ago, has outit grown its space in that community d and proposed that the Blue Ridge Fair Association be incorporated, i- stock sold in the venture, and plans it made for holding a tri-county fair e in Boone next September. It was i- suggested that stock would he sold for $10 per share and Mayor Gragg was first to endorse the proposal, n with a substantial stock subscription; Mr. Hampton followed suit and .r when the entire group had been it questioned, more than half the esd timated fiscal requirements of the it venture had been subscribed. ? Plans are tn hnlH tli.- nvViihits r?f livestock and farm products Tn the n tobacco buildings, while the midway e attractions would occupy a section of the adjacent Queen street territory. n It is said that by this arrangement 0 the fair could be staged with the j minimum of expense. It was unanimously agreed to go c forward with the fair plans, and e more definite announcements along this line will be forthcoming soon. Mr. Guire's Address ^ Hon. Virgil D. Guire, Lenoir c manufacturer and business man and member of the state highway commission. was presented to the audience by Wade E. Brown, local at'e torney. ^ Mr. Guire spoke entertainingly of the wonderful progress made in res cent years by Watauga county and 11 particularly by the town of Boone. ? "No town in the state has shown lc more marked growth in recent years 11 than has Boone." he said. The speaker then spoke of the f' great men produced in this area, "e and spoke of Dr. B. B. Dougherty as an outstanding educator at the head "i of the south's greatest colleges. Appalachian State. "When the history of this generation is written," declared Mr. Guire, "the name of Dr. Dougherty will be written alongside those of Melver anH Avr-rtplr ac nno i- of the leaders in educational thought st and action in North Carolina. In i- fact, I think Dr. Dougherty has done y more for the cause of public education than any man the state has produced." Referring to the rugged qualities of character inherent in the people of this mountain region. Mr. Guire stated that Americanism is at its best right here in Watauga county, and expressed his deep interest and abiding faith in the citizenship of le this immediate area. The co-operative spirit, the Christian tendencies r- and the patriotism of the people here can't be duplicated, he said, 's Speaking of the world crisis, Mr. Guire stated that in the fight for y the. preservation of democracy, the r people of the south and particularly o of western North Carolina will be ie depended upon to do a full share in t, the preservation of the American ie way of life. Touching briefly on (Continued on page eight) i -ySS&i I
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