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i "W" "w UHTED STATES ^ A WAR V! BONDS f 1 ANO W STAMPS U|l' VOL. 54, NO. 52 WAR PR1CEAND RATION BOARDS MEET THURSDAY i ? Discussion of Instructions and Regulations Governing Permanent Gas Ration System, the Purpose: Registration July 9, 10 and 11 A joint meeting of the North Carolina war price and rationing boards is scheduled to be held on June 25. at 8:30 p. m., at the courthouse. at which time there will be a discussion of the instructions and regulations which will govern the registration for, and the operation of the permanent gasoline rationing program. This becomes effective on July 15. and the cards now in use will be supplanted by coupon books, so that there can be an accurate check on the sales of gasoline, ao jo U1C v-rtfiC Willi augdi. Automobilists will register on July 9, 10 and 11, according to Gordon H. Winkler, local ration board chairman. Mr. Winkler urgently requests all members of the county rationing board to be present, together with gasoline rationing assistants, the county superintendent, OCD representatives. county school site administrators, a representative of gasoline suppliers, and representatives from the retail gasoline trade. ROOSEVELT. CHURCHILL MAPPING WAR STRATEGY London. June 20?One of the main purposes of Prime Minister Churchill's current visit to the United States is believed in some quarters to be enlistment of additional United States help in holding the Middle East against expected German thusts frofn Libya toward Egypt and from the Rusian Ukraine into the Caucasus. TK.X Til VTAiiuut; giavn-jr Ul 1.111* J_ilU~ yan-Egyptian situation was viewed today by competent sources as likely to postpone until 1943 any really big United Nations land offensive in Western Europe, although commando raids may be increased. The hit-and-run raids would meet the clamor for a second European front now?something which the British man-in-lhe-street hopes will result from Churchill's newest visit to Washington. A. L. TRIVETTE DIES SUNDAY Albert L. Trivett died at his home at Bethel in Beaver Dam township, Sunday afternoon after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted from Bethel Baptist church Monday afternoon by Rev. E. J. Farthing, who was assisted by Rev. Mr. Stansberry. Burial was in Bethel cemetery. Mr. Trivette was 34 years old. He was born May 30, 1908, in the Beech Creek community and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Trivett. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist church till his death. For the last several years he had resided in the Bethel community, where he worked as a farmer. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Bertha Trivette, and four small children: Hurst, Wilma, Huston and Shirley; his parents of Beech Creek, one brother and six sisters. Pallbearers were Wiley Perry, Ivan Farthing, Carl Farthing, Dale Norris, Don Shell and Perry Farth ing. The floral offering was very beautiful. MEMORIAL AND HONORARY SERVICE AT MEAT CAMP The annual memorial service at Meat Camp Baptist churr'n will be held Sunday, August 2. This will be an all-day service with dinner on the grounds, furnished by the la: dies of the community. The afternoon service will be dedicated to the boys who are in the armed forces. The former pastors and their families are especially invited. I The program follows: Memorial Service 11:00 a. m. (e.w.t.)?Song service by Cook-Harless quartet of West Jefferson. 11:15?Memorial sermon, Rev. J. C. Canipe. 12:00?Closing song by quartet. 12:05?Decoration. 12:30?Dinner. Honorary Service 1:30 p. m. (e.w.t)?Song service, Cook-Harless quartet. 2:00?Address, Prof. I. G. Greer. 3:00?Special prayer for boys in the service. 3:10?Closing song. 3:15?Benediction. WOODROW GREENE, Chm. CARL BYERS MRS. WADE CLAWSON, Program Committee L v $ j@HB.faf' M ' ,"^P /ATA I idependent Weekly Ni BOONE, WA' Missing in Action Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, j commander of the Hawaiian air j force, who is missing in action. I He failed to return from an attack i on ihe Japanese fleet at Midway. | AREA RATIONING MEETING JUNE 29 Four County Gathering to Be Held in North Wilkesboro on Gas Rationing ( A four-countv meeting for the explanation of Ihe gasoline rationing program is scheduled to be held in North Wilkesboro at the town hall on Monday evening, June 29. 8:00 o'clock. Counties included in the meeting will be Wilkes, Surry, Ashe and Watauga. C. A. Lunsford, a field representative of the rationing administration, will have charge of the meeting Those asked to attend include rationing board members and their clerical staffs, county and city school superintendents, civilian defense council members and all civilian defense workers, representatives of all government agencies, gasoline wholesalers, dealers and retailers and all others who care to learn of the permanent gasoline rationing I plan. i TU Uf.t D x aii cc tt aiau^d ouys Enlist in U. S. Navy Three Watauga county men en| listed in the U. S. navy Monday I when C. C. Smart, chief machinist's mate, U. S. navy, conducted a recruiting office at the local postoffice. Tliey are: Don Franklin Thompson, Sugar Grove; Paul Jones Tester, Sugar Grove, and Bynum Everette Maltha, Valle Crucis. Mr. Smart announces that a naval recruiting officer will be at the Boone postoffice every three weeks in the future. Dr. McDonald To Address Retailers Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, former gubernatorial candidate and now a member of the Appalachian College summer school faculty, will speak at the joint meeting of the Boone Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce tonight (Thursday). The banquet is to be held at the Watauga hotel at 7:30. The retailers will elect a new board of directors following the banquet, while the Chamber of Com- I merce will likewise eneaee in a hrief I business session. All members of both organizations are urgently requested to be present on this occasion. REID B. KELLAM NOW CADET IN ARMY CORPS Maxwell Field, Ala., June 21.? Taking the initial step toward wini ning his wings as a pilot and a second lieutenant's commision in the army air force, Reid Barnes Kellam, Jr., of Boone, N.C.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Reid B. Kellam of Binghamton, N. Y., is now enrolled as an avia: tion cadet in the army air force's pre-flight school (pilot) at Maxwell Field, Alabama, where he will undergo expert military, physical _ and academic training calculated to fix him for the job of learning to fly fighter planes. Cadet Kellam is a former student of Binghamton central high school, Binghamton, N. Y., and Syracuse University, and was an insurance engineer when accepted as a cadet in the U. S. army air force May 4, at Fort Jackson, S. C. When he has completed his course here Cadet Kellam will be sent to one of the many primary flying schools in the southeast for the first . phase of his pilot training. JGA ewspaper -Established TAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CARC VICTORY DAY FETE j IS PLANNED FOR GLOR'OUS FOURTH Civilian Defense Council Acts to Stage Fourth of July Cclbration in Line With Governor's Proclamation; Program is Incomplete The Watauga county council of civilian defense is arranging to hold a victory day celebration here on July 4th, in response to a proclamation by Governor Broughton. urging every county in the state to observe the day in this manner. Mr. Gordon Nash, Appalachian band director, is co-operating with * Wade E. Brown, civilian defense ! chairman, in making preliminary | plans for the celebration, which will be prominently featured by concerts by the Appalachian summer school band. At a gathering, probably on the postofficc lawn, Mr. Brown will outline the program for the sale of | war bonds and stamps, a booth for | this purpose will be set up, and the drum majorettes of Appalachian ' band will sell stamps. Details of an attractive program ! are being worked out and will be | released next week. j Community Cannery To Open Tuesday The community cannery at Vilas, ' sponsored by the Cove Creek high j school department of agriculture, will be opened Tuesday, July 3, for canning. In the beginning it will only be open on Tuesday of each ; week until the canning season is j more advanced. Improvements are being made and ] additional equipment installed. This i will make canning quicker and more ] easily done. The biggest improve- < ment will be a new water system. Mrs. Hattie Lewis will supervise I 41 : TT> J 1 *>*._! - UIC V.CK1U1I1&. CAIWdlll OIUKSS, H 51U~ I dent in agriculture of the Cove' I Creek high school, will assist Iter in ; the work. i Tin cans are available this year. < So far the government has no restrictions on tin cans for home can- I ning. I Now is the time to can your peas ' and greens. Both of these vegetables, ' like all other vegetables, should be processed under 10 pounds of pres- ' sure, ' Anyone living in Watauga county is privileged to make use of the cannery. ' 1 Watauga Girls Get i Signal Corps Positions ? Five Watauga county girls have j received appointment in the U. S. army signal corps as a result of work j experience gained on war training , radio projects operated by the NYA. J The girls, who entered their new positions in the signal corps' gen- , eral development laboratories at * Fort Monmouth, N. J., are: Vivian j Ora Miller, Laxon; Annie Moretz and Flora Mae Wood, Boone; Myrtle Sheffield, Sherwood, and Clau- ? dia Ward, Sugar Grove. STICKERS CURB GAS CHISELING \ i Wtiehinffi on Timn Ol T/\ nmr I ..v.w.w.tbvw<>, ??"C AW nip auj chiseling under the permanent east- ( ern gasoline rationing system start- j ing July 15, every automobile will ( have to carry a colored sticker j showing the type of rationing book ( held by its driver, the office of price administration announced today. ] Those holding the basic A cards , will receive, at the time the cards ( are issued, a black sticker with a large '"A" printed on it in white and the words "gasoline ration" below. "B" stickers will be green, , "C" stickers red and "S" stickers, ? for commercial vehicles, brown. Joel Dean, chief of OPA's fuel rationing branch, said he expected the sticker system to "prove an effective deterrent against any person 1 obtaining and using gasoline ration ' books to which he is not entitled, in- < as much as iie will come under con- i stant public scrutiny." 1 Numerous letters have been re- ? ceived urging OPA to provide some ' means of public notice of the type ? of ration book issued to each car, Dean said. < Another disclosure today was that t a retail price increase on gasoline j < in the eastern shortage area is un- | < der study by the OPA and that a < decision will be announced soon. < Declining to confirm reports that < the increase might be three cents',* a gallon, one high official said the j amount had not yet been decided i i upon. [l DEM in the Year Eightee JLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE i Fun Aboard a U Although rations are never best fed and best paid sailors in of the minor inconveniences of aircraft carrier, the last T-bonc snip's band parades the juicy m the steak's honor guard. Two scoffing this "last T-bone in ca JOHN LENTZ DIES OF LONG ILLNES Slowing Rock Merchant an Farmer Succumbs; Funeral Services Saturday John Albeit Lenlz. pioneer cit :en and business man of Blowir Jock, died at Watauga hospital la Friday after a period of failir tealth covering several years, durii .vhich time he had suffered a nun jer of strokes of paralysis. He W! >2 years old. Funeral services were conductc [rom the Rumple Memorial churt Saturday afternoon. Officiating I :he services were Rev. Walter i 'leys and Rev. W. M. Gerald, ii termcnt was in the Reformed chun iemetery. Active pallbearers were Thorn; Coffey, Jr., Wade E. Brown, Pa Coffey, Allen Gragg, Frank Icei lour, Shuford Edmisten, Howai Joffey and Sam Austin. Surviving, in the immediate fani y, are the widow, Mrs. Bethsaic -entz, and five sons, Eugene, llos Thomas. William and Johnny Brool -entz of Blowing Rock. There ai wo sisters, Mrs. Ira Bolick an drs. Claud Shore of Blowing Rod wo brothers. Calvin Lenlz and Wi iam Lentz. Eleven grandehildrc iurvive. Mr. Lentz was born in Rows :ounty on September 12. 1879. Wht te was two years of age his paren noved to Watauga county where 1 las since resided. For more than fears he had been engaged in tl nercantile business on the outskir >f Blowing Rock, and was active i i farmer and stock raiser. He ws widely known and had large nun jers of friends in this area. J. S. Reed Dies at Shulls Mills Horn Mr. J. S. Reed, aged 88 years, res lent of the Shulls Mills section, die tt the home on June 14, after ? llness with paralysis. Funeral services were conduct< >n the 16th from the late residem ay Rev. Robert Shore. Rev. E. jragg and Rev. Frank Wilcox, ar nterment was in a neighborhot :emetery. Mr. Reed was a member of tl 3aptist church and had served < he board of deacons for a numbi >f years. He was a splendid citize Surviving is one son. J. B. Ree >f Shulls Mills. Sister of Rev. Mr. Graee Dies Tuesda Mrs. Rebecca Crisp, aged 83 yeai inly sister of Rev. S. E. Gragg Shulls Mills, died at the home ^ollettsville Tuesday from a lot llness. Mrs. Crisp had suffered iroken leg in a fall some time ag md this injury, coupled with tl tatural infirities of old age, broug] ibout her demise. Funeral services are to be co: lucted Thursday morning at 11:1 >'clock from the Berea Advei Christian church in Collettsvill md interment will be in the fami lemeterv nearby. Rev. W. I,. Trf :tte of Boone, and Rev. R. L. Isbe >f Lenoir, will conduct the obs juies. Surviving in the immediate far ly is one daughter, Mrs. Co! SSoore of Collettsviile. OCRA tr n H undre f nd Eighty 5 C ~ >5, 1942 T . S. Airc^ Carrier short aboard American warships, the the world still can joke about some war. On the flight deck of a U. S. i steak is passed in review as the orsel nasi a steak-hungrv crew. Note enlisted seamen won the honor of ptiviiy." STORES TO REMAIN S OPEN ON FOURTH1 [fj Observance of Independence Day to Be on Monday, July o, it is Indicated i_ | The stores of the city are expect,g ing to remain open on Saturday, July 4th, it was indicated early in ltJ the week, thus giving the general |Ct public the convenience of end-ofv week trading as usual but the re,s tailerS and their employees will celebrate Independence Day by remaining closed on Monday, July 6. h Drug stores and cafes are ex-. at pected to observe their usual hours, ^ it is stated, while W. D. Farthing, .J. cashier of the .Northwestern Bank, ,j, states tliat "the Fourth wii! be observed on Saturday at the bank. Mr. as Farthing states that this is necessary . due to the fact that depositors' statements must be prepared during the . week, and the provisions of the 'wage law. It is regretted that these conI ditions make it impossible for the i bank to observe the holiday in line with the other business places, says ' Mr. Farthing, who asks that busiV, ness men and others needing change . or having other business at the bank ! on Saturday, take care of the trans' j actions on Friday instead. :n JUNIOR HORSE AND PET SHOW BE HELD AT BLOWING n ROCK ON JULY FOURTH .'11 is A junioi" horse snow and pet show will be held at the horse show grounds in Blowing Rock on the aft'e ernoon of July 4th. This is an innovation in entertainment at this popls ular resort town. Through a mis- | ls print, there has been listed in some ! publications for the Fourth an America First celebration in Blowing Rock. The only interpretation that can be given this program is ? that it will be the first time the Americans at Biowing Rock and in this section have had such a show given for them on the Fourth of !d 1 July. ,n I The show will be under the direction of Mr. Lloyd Tate, well^ known horseman of the Carolinas. J? There will be no charges for entry either at the gate or in the classes ld shown. Jumping, horsemanship, hunters and all kinds of pets will be a part of the afternoon's entertainIf merit. m I Enlistees To Get $50 Minimum Pay I The United Slates is now paying y j men serving in the army, navy and I marines a minimum of $50 per t ! mnntK or.4 J 1 A? uuu uiuoc Willi of get additional money for their supin port. ig This makes the American fighting a men the best paid in the entire o, world. te The bill recently signed by the lit President provides increases for all grades of enlisted men and would n- boost the pay of lieutenants and 30 navy ensigns from $1,500 to $1,800. ot Wives of enlistees getting less e, than $78 a month, will receive $50 ly monthly. Of this amount, $22 will v- be taken out of the enlistee's pay ?11 and S28 will be contributed by the e- government. In addition, the government will contribute $12 monthn ly to the support of the first _child ra and $10 monthly for each additional child. Eight $1.50 A YEAR 18 TO 20 YEAR OLD BOYS TO REGISTER FOR ARMY SERVICE Fifth Registration of Selective Service Act on June 30; Lads May Register at Various Schoolhouscs Throughout the Day Men between the ages of 18 and 20 years are to register on June 30th for military duty under the terms of the selective service act, and by proclamation of the President of the United States, and the local selective service board is getting ready for the fifth registration of men for the armed forces. Specifically every male citizen must register who was born on or after January 1, 1922, and on or before June 30, 1924. As formerly, the hours of registration will be from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. Registrations will be held at the selective service board office in Boone and at the following places: ] Bethel school building. Blowing Rock school building. Cove Creek school building. Deep Gap school building. Elk school building (Upper). Foscoe school building. Green Valley school building. eiaoei scnool Duilding. Pottertown school building. Rominger school building. Vallc Crucis school building. Lee Stout Heads Petroleum Scrap Rubber Committee Lee Stout has been named chairman of the Watauga petroleum scrap rubber committee. This drive began June 15, and runs for a period of two weeks, according to announcement made by T. A. Aldridge. chairman for the state of North Carolina. Every gasoline station on the east coast is now a collection center. The co-operation of every citizen in the state is earnestly solicited in making this drive a big success. Mr. Stout will work In co-operation with Mr. Harry M. Hamilton, chairman of the Watauga county salvage committee operating under the direction of Mr. N. E. Edgerton, chairman, and Mr. J. B. Vogler, executive secretary of the state salvage committee in Raleigh. The scrap rubber drive will end June 30. People throughout the county are bringing the rubber to the filling stations in large quantities; it is stated. One of the largest collections to be reported is that of Letcher Teague at the Main Street Gulf Station, who has gathered about three and a half tons. A rr.mniete report next week will give the number of pounds collected at each service station, as nearly as the information can be secured. Lulu Belle Explains Music Of Mountains Chicago.?"People often ask me where hillbilly singers come from," says Lulu Belle, recently named queen of hillbilly singers by the Chamber of Commerce, Boone, N. C. "Well, I know where one of them came from and why she still likes mountain music. That's me. I was born in the "Land of the Sky' and practically reared on plunkin' guitars and banjos and typical American folk songs. "My first 'singin' song' was 'Little Black Mustache' which told about a dashing young feller of the gay 90s. with his gold watch chain and his waxed mustache. My mother sang it and a lot of other ballads to me all during my childhood and I've never forgot them." Once Lulu Belle thought she would like to try "straight" music, but her fans set her right and now she sticks largely to mountain tunes on the "National Barn Dance" or in such pictures as "Hi, Neighbor," which she and Skyland Scottv are making for Republic pictures. Lots of people don't understand what mountain music is, says Lulu Selle, but it's, really very simple. They're just learned in the mountains that poetry and not prose is the natural expression for a story. In the hills they take a practical joke, a train wreck, a murder, anything that catches popular fancy, and that folks like to talk about, and rhyme it to simple music. Lulu Belle and Skyland Scotty Wiseman, her husband, now have over 300 unpublished ballads in their repertoire which they sing to the accompaniment of Scotty's guitar. Leaving California, Lulu Belle and Scotty are now back on the "Barn Dance" program. 1 .' s:
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