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nosy tt UlliTEO STATES A A WAR Vli BONDS W V STAMPS " ^ 111' An Inc VOL. 55. NO. 24 GREENE IS NAMED"] CHAIRMAN BOARD COMMISSIONERS Newly Elected Board of Commissioners Take Over Affairs of County Government Monday; Earl Cook to Be Tax Collector; Other Appointments Pending The newly-elected board of county commissioners, the first such body to consist of members of the Republican party in 16 years, took over the affairs of the county government at the meeting held Monday and organized by naming Wal- j ter C. Greene, well-known building contractor, as chairman. The otherj members of the board are William Winkler of Boone, and H. O. Aldridge of Shulls Mills. It was revealed Tuesday that Earl D. Cook has been elected county tax collector to succeed E. B. Mast, who tendered his resignation last ( Saturday. No appointment has been ( made as county accountant to fill -i the place made vacant by the resig- ] nation of Gordon C. Taylor. The commissioners are expected to meet Saturday and fill the different posts 1 in the county government. Meantime an audit of the tax office and of the general county business is being made by Charles E. Hagaman of Hickory, in connection with the transfer of the affairs to t the now board. t Sheriff C. M. Watson has taken ( over the law-enforcing branch of the government, succeeding A. J. c Rdmisten, defeated Democrat. Mr. ( Wiley Day of Laxon, is in charge of the jail. C DONALD WARD IS 1 VICTIM OF STORM? ( Escapee From laical Prison 1 Camp Frozen to Death in Section's First Blizzard The body of McDonald Ward, 24, an escapee from the state prison camp near Boone, was found early 1 Thursday morning on the highway at Shulls Mills, only about half a rile from the home of his mother, in which he had expected to reach , protection from the biting cold of the section's first real blast of winter. Officers who investigated the death, stated that he had frozen, and a jury summoned by J. V. Caudill, local coroner, Friday, sustained their judgment. Ward, whose home was at Shulls " Mills, was serving a sentence of five * to six years for breaking and entering, and had been convicted in April, 1941. He had left a road crew near Blowing Rock Tuesday, and was thought to have hidden in the woods until Wednesday night, when he attempted to reach his mother's home, in a six above zero gale. State Prison Director Oscar Pitts said Ward had an excellent record, and was a trusty. Christmas Section of 'The Messiah' Featured Miss Virginia Wary, director of the Boone Methodist choir, calls attention to the presentation of the Chrismas section of "The Messiah," at the Boone Methodist church Simday, Decemher 13, at 11 o'clock. The oratorio was composed by Geo. Frederich Handel in the year 1741. The general public is cordially invited to enjoy this rare holiday, musical treat. Important Notice to News Contributors The Democrat finds it absolutely impossible to handle the volume of contributions presented weekly, practically at press time. Much of this late matter could have easily been submitted days earlier, and routine organization matter, etc., cannot be handled at the expense of live news when the forms are ready to be closed. The publisher is anxious to handle all of this matter, and with co-operation of contributors he can do this. Kindly let us have this copy as quickly as available, as only spot news can bo used at press lime. This is stated not in the way of criticism, but merely as a statement of fact, and with the idea of co-operating fully with all our valued contribt> utors. k. ATAl lependent Weekly Nen BOONE, WAT/ New Chairman li ^ Walter C. Greene, the new chair- ^ man of the board of county commissioners. 35 ARE CALLED FOR MILITARY DUTY s in] Latest List of Selectees Issued cn by Local Selective Serv- ,if ice Board or te Following are the names of those co comprising Watauga county's cur- 19 ent quota of men under the selecive service act, who arc to be inlucted into the anny at an early or late: isl Walter Edward Bobbins, Clarence r'< Gannon, Linney Howard Winkler, thod Isaacs, Maston Thomas Nonas, Stanford Clinton Baldwin, Bennie Jexter Rominger, Cyrus Clark Miler. Roy Wood Young, Donley Eph- 111 ly Rominger, Ward Gumey Carroll, Ja 3 rant Ulas Miller, Bynum Greer, on Jilas Franklin Penley, William D. 311 Vatson, Carl Stewart Townsend, ,h Smest McDonald Caudill, Grady -l')ward Greer,. Arthur Stuart Wil- ;s< cox, Luther Frank Isenhour, Earl f? 3 rant Main, Boyd Roscoe Cook, Joe 'Cl .limit*} wiiiittfi, INurvic rvlmy, jamos lutlcr Ragan, Roy Bumgarner, Wil- IV iam Filmore Harmon, David Monoe Woodring, Willie Yates, Edgar Jean Farthing, James Howard Smith, Marl D. Aldridge, Terrance iohn Mattcrn, Edward Leroy Winelarger, Noah Claude Greene, Henry 3aul Storie. Calvin Curtis Byers, \lbert Alfred Ward, Charlie Nelson, Warren J. Brewer, Ronald Louder- cjj nelt, William Odell Culler, Chester j William Johnson, Benjamin Frankin Lookabill, Calvin, Sanders Shore. Kelvin Lawrence Shepherd, Roy g. Leonard Townsend, Milton Wright dorelz, Isaac Jake Lewis, Howard iWilliam Cooke, Earl Thomas Jones, q Toe Hinsley Hodges, Charlie Arvil to" ^resnell, John Rex Combs, Estil Lee Jay, Clyde Albert Fletcher, James ^ Joughton Hagaman, Mack Conrad Tl Williams, Astor Henry Sluder, Jas. j William Byers, Clyde Ray, Jr., Paul q tobertson Coffey, Clyde Harding Townsend, J. Lee Shore Lemuel ar venneth Dgvis, Robert Alfred Townsend, Leroy Elwood Wilson, Roland j'c -ee Hardin, Lee Vance Love, Hardin 31aine Coffey, Grady Harmon, Ma- jj( ion Glenn Ford, Roy Franklin Corlett, Joseph Arlton Eggers, Donnaly ? Say Pitts, John Sylvanus Minton, " Sugene Lawrence Smith, Bennie lackson Baird, Jack Shore, Paul i/ernon Greer, Dallas Hardin Hamay, George Thomas Smith, William Donley Presnell, Richard Lee Hatley, James McKinley Burkett, Jr. ^ ; of Mrs. Dixon Moretz "c Is Taken by Death of as Mrs. Rosetta Norris Moretz, 63 re years old, died at the home on Boone Route 2,, last Saturday from a long cc illness. D Funeral services were conducted ai from the Three Forks Baptist church ol on December 6, by the pastor, Rev. y( Raymond Hendrix, assised by Rev. ol Mr .Watson and Rev. J. C. Canipe. yi Surviving are the husband, Dixon ol Moretz: four sons and two daugh- tl ters, all residents of Watauga couii- d ty: Willett, Roling, Walter and Jones Moretz; Mrs. Tom Brown and Mrs. D Simon Wheeler. Officers Named For Snow Masonic Lodge Following is the slate of new of- t; ficers elected at a meeting of Snow V Lodge, No. 363, A. F. & A. M., at a rr meeting held on December 4th: ir Lee H. Stout, worshipful master; U T. M. Greer, senior warden; B. W. ft Stallings, junior warden; Clyde R. Greene, treasurer; J. E Clay, secre- cl tary. n 4 JGA vspaper-Established OJGA COUNTY, NORTH CAB 1EGISTRATI0N OF 18 YEAR OLD LADS STARTS FRIDAY xth Registration of Military Manpower Involves Youths 18 Years Old; Wataugans Must Register at Local Selective Service Office The sixth registration of men th which to fight the world war, 11 start next Friday and continue til December 31, according to >rd received from the local selec c service board. It is stated that Watauga county youths required regiser under the President's oclamation will register at the aft board office here. Registrant will be conducted between the >urs of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. There will be three groups to reg.er as follows: (a) "Those who were born on or ter July 1, 1924, but not after Auist 31, 1924, shall he registered on y day during the week contmencg Friday, December 11, 1942, and ding Thursday, December 17, 1942. (b) "Those who were oorn on or ter September 1, 1942, but not aftOctober 31. 1924, shall be regisred on any day during the week mmencing Friday, December 18,, 42, and ending Thursday. Decern-1 r 24, 1942. j (c) "Those who were born on or ter November 1, 1924, but not alt-1 December 31, 1924, shall be reg-j .ered on any day during the pe- ] >d commencing Saturday. Decemr 26, 1942,"and ending Thursday, member 31, 1942." The order sets forth that during e continuance of the present war, ose who were born on or after nuary 1, 1925, shall be registered the day they attain the 18lh iniversary of their birth, provided at if such anniversary falls on a I inday or a legal holiday, their reg.ration shall take place on the da./ llowing that if not a Sunday or gal holiday. liss Josephine Jones Dies From Long Illness Miss Josephine Jones, age 30 ars, resident of Boone Route 2, sd at the home last Thursday from long illness. Miss Jones had been patient both at the Dr. Hagaman nic in Boone and the Baptist hostal in Winston-Salem in recent onths. Funeral services were conducted iturday at 11 o'clock from the eat Camp Baptist church by the istor, Rev. Vilas Minton. Rev. J. Canipe and Rev. W. J. Cook also ok part in the rites, and interent was in the church cemetery, rtive pallbearers were Bart Norris, acy Turner, Wilson Brown, Dilrd Idol, Ray Brown and Edward reene. Surviving arc the parents, J. H. id Mrs. Sarah Ellen Jones; three others and two sisters: Herbert ines, Boone; Major Jones, Johnson ity; Raymond Jones, Boone; Misses ?ne and Ruth Jones, Boone. I : leeting Set For 14th For Appeals On Gas Rationing A number of owners of trucks ive reported that their allotment gasoline and mileage on their ertificate of war necessity" is enrely out of line with the amount work they are doing and have ked what could be done to corct this situation. The defense transportation comittee is meeting at the county lurthouse on Monday and Tuesday, ecember 14 and 15, to hear appeals ifi malfP rppnmmATi^atiAnc fice of defense transportation. If iu are dissatisfied with the amount : gasoline and mileage allotted au, please bring your "certificate ; war necessity" and appear before lis committee on one of the above ays. WILL W. MAST, Chairman, efense Transportation Committee. /lust Have License To Deal in Raw Furs Merchants and others in the counr are notified by County Game /arden Walter Edmisten, that they lust have a license in order to deal i furs. The license cost from $5 > $25. and may be secured from tr. Edmisten or direct from Raleigh. Mr. Edmisten is soon to make a heck of dealer licenses in this conectioh. > DEM( I in the Year Eighteen I iOLINA, THURSDAY, DECEM3E OPENING BURL! AVERAGES GR Minimum Price Set On Poiaioes No. 1 Irish poiaioes are expected io bring the farmer $1.20 per bushel, according io word ccming from the local OPA office Tuesday afternoon, this minimum price regulation having i come from the office of price administration in Washington. A price of 90 cents per 100 pounds has been olaced on No .2 potatoes. il was stated. These prices, it is oointed out. represent the minimum farmers are to receive for their potatoes j from wholesalers. SALE OF SEALS II REACHES $375.00 Good Progress Noted in Sale of ' Mealtli Stickers; Recent Purchasers Given i A preliminary report from thei sale of Christmas Seals indicate that ! I $375 worth of the stickers have been disposed of, or considerably more than one-third of the $1,000 quota established for Watauga county. This figure may be raised considerably when a mom careful tabulation I of the returns is secured. Follow- ] ing is a list of recent purchasers: Blowing Rock Mrs. Blanche Blue, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Bolick. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Castle, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Coffey, Mrs. T. H. Coffey, Jr.. 20c; Mrs. Ann Ward Councill, Miss Vida Hunt Francis and Dr. Anne Thomas $3, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gragg 30c, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Greene 50c, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Henson, Mr. and Mrs. Duke Hollars, Mr. and Mrs. Tilden Isenhour. Miss Epsie Keller. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Klutz, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Klutz. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Hal Martin, Mrs. H. C. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pendley, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pitts, Miss Virginia Ryder, Mrs. William E. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Weedon $10, Mrs. Cameron Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. (Continued on page eight) County Teachers to Hold Two Meetings; Two meetings of the Watauga County Teachers' Association will be held this week?one at Cove Creek, Thursday, December 10, at 2:30 p. m., and one at Appalachian high school, Saturday, December 12, at 2:30 p. m. , An important feature of each pro- ; gram Will be a discussion of propos- l; ed legislation affecting schools. Mrs. j Dessa T. Edmisten, chairman of the , legislative committee, will be in , charge of this feature on the pro- i gram at each meeting. Increased salaries for teachers, | the ninth month of school, teacher j tenure, sick leave for teachers, ex- , panded programs of physical and vocational education, and compul- j sory attendance of pupils are some features being considered by the legislative coir mittee of the association. Baptist Choir to Give Christmas Cantata The choir of the First Baptist church, under the direction of J. Elwood Roberts of the college faculty, will present its Christmas music program at 6 o'clock Sunday evening, December 13th, in the church auditorium. The cantata, "Childe Jesus," by .lrvspnVi W Clokev and Hazpl Jean Kirk, will be rendered by the 28voice choral group. Solos will be sung by Bob Warren, tenor; Mrs. Amos Abrams, sopranto; Juanita McSwain, soprano; Royster Barnett, contralto;-Dr. J. T. C. Wright, bass, and A. J. Smith, unchanged voice. Mrs. Graydon P. Eggers will be at the organ, and Mrs. Elwood Roberts will be at the piano. Highlights of the program will be the soprano obligalo in the TjtoIean carol "Mary's Lullaby", sung by the 17-year-old bov soprano, A J. Smith, of Whiteville, N. C., a freshman at the college. This is one of the most beautiful of the Christmas cantatas and it is hoped that a large number will attend. i undrJmfand Eighty :Y/ALE HERE OfER $42.00 Quarter Million Pounds Disposed of Today The Mountain Burley Tobacco warehouses, opened their auction sale of leaf tobacco this morning, and indications are that the price averages for the opening day are about 42 cents, thus establishing a record for the market which has consistently been in the forefront of burley belt averages. At noon sales were partially completed in warehouse No. 1, where about 225,000 pounds of the weed had been auctioned, and this afternoon, a minimum of 25,000 pounds is expected to be disposed of on the floors of the second warehouse. Meantime trucks continue to arrive steadily, despite the slippery conditions of the highways, and it is believed the day's sale will set a record both as to volume and price, with no less than a quarter million pounds being sold. The first crop disposed of this morning belonging to T. A. Madron of Trade, Tenn., brought 54 cents. Plenty of baskets could be seen on every band from 50 to 55 cents, and very few could be located in the low twenties and below. Farmers appear to be elated at the prices received, which arc averaging well above the government-fixed belt average of 38 cents, and with signs of clearing weather the volume of weed is likely to increase during the remainder of the week. There is plenty of room in the warhcouses here, a quick sale for the top dollar, and ample accommodations for the farmers. Mr. Coleman. warpliniispmttn nrnmicnc ? first sale every day, and no waiting. 'Women at War' Meet To Be Held in City Saturday Afternoon Mrs. J. W. A. Davis, general chairman of the "Women at War" cam paign, designed to intensify the ef fort to sell war bonds and stamps announces a meeting to be held a the REA offices here Saturday aft emoon at 3 o'clock. It is emphasized that this effor ?n the part of the ladies of the coun :y is not for one week, as originally rnnounced, but for the duration. A1 interested are asked to attend, es -eciallv the community chairmen ,vho should bring their reports in ai this time. Due to the bad weather few reports have been received, but scattering information is to the effect that the work is progressing nicely About $7,650.90 of bonds and stamp; have been sold, according to suet reports as could be gathered. One of the latest organizations U be established to aid in this work it by Joseph Shull, colored schoo teacher, who is pushing the sale o war securities through his people. Bible Conference Is Held at West Jeffersor The Baptist Bible conference hel< last week at the West Jeffersor Baptist church last week was wel attended. Services were held eacl day and night. Rev. J. C. Canipe o Boone, and Rev. J. C. Pipes of Ashe ville, led the ministers in thei: work. The following ministers f r o n Watauga attended the conference W .D. Ashley, D. M. Edmisten. Vila Minton, H. M. Winkler and J. C Canipe. Graduate Recital at College Next Monday The Appalachian State Teacher college department of music wil present a graduate recital by Robei Warren in the auditorium Monda; evening, December 14, at 8 o'clock it is announced by Miss Virgini Wary, director. The general publi is invited to the recital. -Eight $1.50 A YEAR ELECTIONS BOARD STRIKES OUT 312 DISPUTED VOTES County Board Follows Instructions of State Group and Changes Previously Declared Election Results: State Findings The Watauga county board of elections in a meeting called Saturday by Chairman R. T. Greer, voted unanimously to follow the instructions of the state board of elections and eliminate 312 "Otes from the teturns of the election of November 3. These ballots, which were found in the constitutional amendment box in Boone precinct, consisted of 274 Democratic votes and 30 Republican. and had caused a heated political controversy since the tally of the votes in this precinct. They were included in the county canvass of the votes, the legallity of the votes were challenged by the Republicans. and the matter appealed to the state board for final disposition. In eliminating the disputed ballots from the count, the previously announced results of the election were changed in Watauga county, thus giving the Republicans the three county commissioners?Walter C. I Greene. William Winkler and H. O. Aldridge, the surveyor, I. A. Bumearner?in addition to Sheriff C. M. Watson, who was elected regardless of the questioned ballots. The changed figures would indicate Sheriff Watson's election by a majority of 276; Jackson. Democrat, for the legislature. 25; Linney, Republican. for the senate. 222; Bumgarner. Republican, for surveyor. 64; for board of commissioners, the majorities are indicated as follows: Greene 84. Aldridge 3, Winkler 31. The county hoard in a written (Continued on page eight) REV.G C BRINRMAN DIES AT BREVARD Former Pastor lioone Methodist Church. Lately Retired, Dies of Heart Attack Funeral services for Rev. Granville C. Brinkman, 76, retired Methodist minister and former pastor of the Boone church, who died at the home in Brevard last Thursday morning from a heart attack, were conducted Friday afternoon from I the Brevard Methodist church. Officiating were Rev. J. A. Jenkins, the pastor, and Rev. Dr. E. P. Billups of Canton. Interment was in Gillespie cemetery. Rev. Mr. Brinkman was born and ' reared in Baltimore. Md. In 1906. he moved to Charlotte and entered the ministry in 1908 During the following 22 years he server! a number of Methodist churches in the West" ern North Carolina conference, reI tiring from active duty in 1930. Since that time he had made his home in Brevard. t Reese Home Damaged in Blaze Monday Evening The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. > Reese was seriously ^damaged by a i fire Tuesday evening, defective wiring being blamed for the blaze. > Pending the visit of an insurance 5 investigator, the damage could not 1 be accurately estimated, but Mr. f Reese states that the upstairs furnishings and structure are seriously damaged, as was the room. Some insurance is in force on the building. I i Christmas Edition i Is Issued Today f *?a~.. J ?? skiv a^cuiuwcu iwua)> uvvuicu principally lo Christmas adrerr tisemenls, good will messages from business firms, and especi^ ally prepared features dealing with the glad holiday season. Its f pages are full of the Christmas spirit, and shoppers will find it a complete directory of gift merchandise. The stores of Boone, in spile of scarcities of most commodities, f present normal stocks of gifts, and people of this area can save S| real money by shopping in Boone !11 ?at the same time contributing t lo the war effort by conserving y , tires and gasoline. Read the business messages in a The Democrat today?and trade c with the home folks. J -
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