max WfTED STATES % J% war V' BONDS ? AND V STAMPS 11|l' P mir ? , . _ , VOL. LVI NO. 21. Russian battleTO OPEN WAY FOR ' EARLY INVASION ?????? Reds in Great Battle t? CnWapsi INazi Ccniw and Pave Way For Eventual Invasion Ol Germany Proper; Nazi Admit Reverses in Eight Sectors. .Russian forces drove v.-est of isoated Gomel and Zhitmir today in ; treat battle to collapse the Nat center and open an avenue for thf eventual invasion of Germany it T self. Gomel was virtually surroundec Only one escape railroad remained open after the Russians captured Uemekhi. thirty-four miles west oi lh?> railwav tn Warcnw -ovorl TTor? nr. tillery is already pounding thai route. At Demekbi, the Russians were within three hundred miles ot East Prussia and in the Neve! area farther north, the German border was only two hundred and seventyfive miies from Russian field guns. The Berlin radio asserted that the massed Russian forces had dented the German lines in eight, sectors The Russians were said to be driving west of Smolensk with 250,000 men. The Red Anny swung sharply to tfce north along the eastern edge of the Pripet marshes today, ripping out another important section of the German communications system and covering the flank of the great Russian bulge west of Kiev. The general line of attack shifted at least temporarily, from the former westward thrust to a new drive to the north apparently designed to eliminate any possibility of a major German counterattack in White Russia. The most immediate effect of the newest turn in the campaign was the cutting of the railroad and highway running west from Gomel, the southern anchor of the German "Wiiife Russian line. The strong German garrison which has been holding out in Gomel, war thus virtually isolated and that White Russian Citv was in imminent.danger.of. failing Liont CJ?b Members Hear War Veterans 7'he Boom- Lions Club met at the Gateway Cafe Tuesday evening November 16 with Lion Frank Payne presiding. The program consisted pt talks about phases of the war oy visitors. Chief Petty Officer Homer Brown, veteran of the Salerno Bay invasion. spoke geographically of the experiences of American boys on the fighting fronts in the Mediterranean theatre. Following his talk, he answered questions asked by Lions concerning enemy morale and attitudes. Lions were impressed by his tribute to our great ailies, Britain and Russia Mr. Joe E. Huffman, recruiting officer for the Navy and new resident of Boone, spoke to the Club in regard to his work. In his remarks, he stressed the importance of woman's contribution to the war effort, and expressed his interest in seeing the ranks of the WAVES grow. Mr. Phil Hudson, former athlete at Appalachian College, who is now a physical education instructor in the pre-flight school at Athens, Ga. spoke on the attitude of the men in the services toward the Jap and inhuman methods of making war. Other guests were Lt Ben Miller, U. S. Maritime Service; Mr. W. L. Bradsber, marketing specialist of the U. S. government, and Mr. Edgar Brown, of Boone. District Governor V?. Amos Abraras and District Secretary Robert R. King, invited members of the Club to go with them to Maiden, North Carolina, to attend charter nignt exercises or a new i_.ic.ns Ulut) there Thursday night. After the meeting, members of the Club were guests of Mr. Ted Norman to sec "Bombardier" at the Appalachian Theatre. CAMERON MORRISON INTIMATES HE MAY BE IN SENATE BACI Charlotte. ? Representative Cameeron Morrison, of the tenth district intimated to reporters here that ht would probably run for the U. S senate, but said his final deeisior would noc be announced for twe weeks yet. "It is true that I have taken under most serious consideration becoming a candidate for the United States senate," Morrison said. "It is my purpose in a formal statement to the people of the state to maks known my final decision immediately after Thanksgiving." Morrison, former governor anc senator, announced some time age that he would not seek re-electior in the house of representatives. ]J?" fe; 1 - ft a.iwumw.wMi VATA\ An Indep BOONE. WAT. Bahama Torch JV Count Alfred de Marigny as he viui iuiuucj ui nu kunei-iil'i&w, millionaire. Nancy de Marigny, righ "er of the victim. American police to testify in the sensational trial wh LOSE^ LIFE | Roger W- Stokoa of Sherwood. N. C., who yecanSHy lost hie life in the service ef hie country in the South Pacific war area. ^TEACHERS WILL GRADUATE! Mid-Year Graduating Exercises An! Innovation at Appalachian Teachers' ColJene An innovation at Appalachian Staie Teachers College this year is the mid-year graduation exercises, just before the Christmas holidays, on the evening of December 21, at 7:30 o'clock. Twenty-six women and one man will receive degrees at that time, marking the culmination for these students of the accelerated program put into operation a year ago. Another group of students will bo entering on November 22 to take up the accelerated work. The young man goes directly into military service, the young women, most of them directly into teaching. The names of the graduates and j the fields in which they will be cerj tified to teach, are: Grammar grade education: Naomi j Broyhill. Boomer; Hope Franklin, ' Crossnore; Virginia Goodman, West Jefferson; Elizabeth Hutchinson, of Cycle; Louise Kiser, Kings Mountain; Edith Lucas, Greensboro; Inez Robbins, Harris; Helen Sherwood, Sugar Grove; Lena Smith, Linwood; Mae Tucker, Mount Holly; Helen Winkler, Boone. High School: Margaret Barrier, Lexington; Marjorie Call, Mocksville; Holton B. Comette, Creston: ; Janette Forbes, Gas tenia; Betty Gerald, Statesviile; Jewel Graham, Todd: Violet Graham, Todd; Rosalind Page, Boone: Evangeline Potent, Bakersvilie; Dorcas Sigmon. Newton; Thelma Taylor, Westfield; T/nKnv{- YK7orrnn "Mart/ nrlnonc T I Primary education: Lucille Templeton, Olin; Rachael Tuokir. Monroe; Anna Von Oessen, Wilmington; Henrietta Wsddell. Rockingham. NATIONAL BOOK WEEK BEING OBSERVED HERE I This is Nationai Book Week, the , motto being "Build the Future With , Books." "One thing we must not forget?it is the children of today who will live in the postwar world . . . What better equipment can they [ have than the imagination and the ; broad tolerance which the right kind i of reading cultivates?" i Young people. Boy Scouts, Girl . Scouts, Campfire Girls, Cuhs. and Blue Birds, get acquainted with I your county public library. There > is a book for every reader. Your lii brary is open on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. LJGA >endent Weekly Newsp* AUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAf lurder Principals appeared during his trial lor the Sir Harry Oakos, Bahama multi t, wife of the defendant and daughexperts were taken to the islands lich ended in the Count's acquittal. LAST VETERAN OF ?T*TT<\mf t nm; r\*rw umm Mv.m urn William H. Blackburn. Watauga Las! Follower of General GrantSuccumbs at Age of 97. William H Blackburn, Watstig County's las', follower of Gener: Grant in the Civil War, died Moi day morning at the home of h daughter, Mm. W. M. Day of Laxoi Mr. Blackburn was 97 years of ag< Mr. Blackburn was said to be th second olde3t man residing in Wt taugi) county, having fought wit the union armies in the War Br tween the stales. Mr. Blackburn w? a native of Ashi: county, but ha spent most of his life in Wataug county, where he was held in th highest regard by his wide circle c acquaintances. Surviving are one daughter. Mr: Day of Laxon; and one sister, Mr' fseiiu Harmon of Elbanks^Ify. Funeral services were conducts at Laurel Springs Baptist Church a Laxon, at 3 p. in. Tuesday, the Re\ R. C. Eggers and the Rev. H. M Winkler, being in charge of th rites. Reins-Sturdivant funeral Horn was in charge of the burial arrange mailt*. Three Wataugans Kill Deer in Recent Hunti Mr. John Gragg of Blowing Rock Mr. H. Grady Farthing and Mr. E W. Stallings of Boone, each kille: finn htthlre i/)?rw ktivith ?r>?i being conducted in the Mount Mit chell Co-operative Wildlife Manage ment area. The deer taken by Mi Gvagg weighed 184 pounds, beini likely the largest animal taken fron the refuge thus far this year. Ml Farthing's kill tipped the scales a 135, and Mr. Stallings' at 120. A number of Boone and Blowin Rock people are participating in th hunts this year, which will end nex Tuesday. Allied Bombers Sink Jap Warship Dai It Allied bombers constantly search ing for Jap warships in general, am cruisers in particular, have sunk o damaged better than one a day dm ing the northern Solomons offer sive. On October 12, a record load c 350 tons hit Rabaul, New Britair It was the opening blow of the cut rent drive. Three destroyers wer among the ships sunk during th raid. Beginning with that raid, Allie fliers in their favorite huntin ground for enemy warships, Rabat and Havieng, New Ireland, hav sunk or damaged more than fort to date. Three cruisers, at least ten de: troyers and a gunboat have bee sunk. At least eleven cruisers, fit teen destroyers, a desLroyer tendc a submarine, a submarine tende and a corvette have been damage* Two additional cruisers were liste as probably hit at Rabaul. The air blows to the cruisers hav been so heavy that Navy Secretar Knox said Japan has been seriousl impaired in that category for ft ture operations in the Rabaul are: Adding to the Jap cruiser loss? during the period were one sun and two damaged in a naval battl off Bougainville. CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S CLINIC ON THURSDA Dr. Gaul will have the cripple children's clinic at the Count Health Office, Thursday afternooi November 18tii. DEM< iper?Established in the Y< IOLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBEI "[COMMERCE GROUP] | TOHOLDBANQUE^ 1 TUESDAY Important Matters To IJe^^Fed at Chamber of Commerce Dinner. Representative Standard Oil Company to Be Rrincipal Speaker at Dinner Meeting. There will be a dinner meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Gateway Cafe at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday November 23. it is announced by H. W. Wilcox, chairman of the organization Some very important matters, of concern to the entire community, are to come up for discussion, and a full attendance of the membership is requested. In addition to other distinguished guests. Mr. G. F. Ball, in charge of public relations for the Standard Oil Company in this State, will address the assembly on radio and on News. Through the medium of talk"" ing motion pictures, will take his hearers around the world and be iii.-ki ine scenes mat we rrugni ac_ tually see the titanic struggle of Is skilled news reporters, working day J and night at every strategic point to bring the latest news with light's ning-like speed and unerring accuracy. "News in the Air" is the title of this exciting presentation which ,u brings you the actual pictures of the bombing of the United States gun. boat "Fanav" near Shanghai and ls shows how the news of this grim j disaster was flashed across seven thousand miles of space, in just, four ^ minutes. . . Frior to showing the sound film, ^ Mr. Bali will speak briefly on how *_ newspapers and the radio bring the B r.ews of the world quickly to readers d and listeners, and how the large a news-gathering organizations pere form their work in the news field equally as well and with the same dispatch and accuracy. _______ " ?: CHRISTMAS SEAL J SALE STARTS 22nd it ? Appointments of local chairmen " of the Christmas Seal Sale Com6 ntitlee c.f the Tuberculosis Associnf" tiou were announced today by Mrs. J. E. Holshouscr, county chairman of the committee. The Seal Sale will open cn Monday, November 22, and continue until Christmas. The funds from the sale finance the year-round work of the association Accepting appointments are: Mrs. M. R. Maddux, Boone; Miss MargarI et Vance, Blowing Rock: Mrs. Stan3 ley flan-is, Sherwood: Mr. G. E. Tes" ter, Sugar Grove; Miss Nannie - Smith, Valle Crueis: Mrs. Virginia - Smith, Deep Gap and Meat Camp j -- sections. v Animal, ..-111 - u I r> >vui aujH'iill (l iu cai committee which will be respon' sible for all local arrangements for t the campaign. "We are happy," said Mrs. HoJ.g shousor. "to have so many of the e workers of other years volunteer t for the campaign this year. As soon as possible, we expect to hold our . Christmas seal conferences and plan ; our campaign. Our local chairman ] will follow the procedure of past f years in asking for help from local , clubs and other organizations. Too , much credit cannot be given to the d groups, wltich year after year, assist r in the work of the tuberculosis asscciation." Those who will volunteer to help in the local arrangements are urged lf to fall the local chairman. ). - Watauga Current Bond e Quota Is $20,000.00 ^ The War Bond quota for Watauga County from now until December 7, is $20,000, the largest quota that c has been set for the county thus y far, according to Mrs. B. W. Stallings. chairman of the women's di' vision of the War Savings staff. - Mrs Stallings was recently named as head of the Women's Division to succeed Mrs. J. A. W. Davis, when the Davis family moved to Roanoke, i d Va- ' e RAF Hits Burma y Hardest Blow Of We" a- RAF medium and heavy bombers s Tuesday carried out the most conic centrated attack on Burma since the c war in the east began, it was announced at Calcutta. The target was the railway station. freight yards, and barracks at V Pegu, forty-six miles northeast of Rangoon. d I A large number of aircraft drops' ped a heavy tonnage o? high explosi, 1 ives, completely shattering the tarJgct 3CRA ?ar 1 888. p Banquet Speaker * o Mr. G. F. Ball, special lepjtesen- n lalive of Ihe Standard Oil Co.. of R N. J. who will speak al a meeting f, of Ihe Chamber of Commerce ai the Gateway Cafe Tuesday even- e ing. V RHRIEV MARKET JC?V-> i HUUU11J 1 s PROSPECTS GOOD ;| Coleman Expects Sale of More Thar, 1> Two Million Pounds for Av- si erage Above fO Ccr.fr.. e; Mr R. C'. Coleman, operator of " the Mountain Hurley Tobacco Warehouses here, arrived last week from t< Tabor City and is very optimistic Sl about the prospects for the market t! this season. Mr. Coleman confidently A expects to sol) considerably more B than t wo million pounds this year for an average of more than 40 cents a r pound. * Mr. Coleman, who is touring the tobacco producing regions of Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, together with Messrs V/. H. Gragg and S. C. Eggers of the local warehouse staff, states that the quality of the weed this year seems to be considerably ^ better than a year ago. and that ar. if increased number of fanners are ol expected to come to Boone this year tl to sell their leaf. si The warehouses here will be op- y en for receiving tobacco on Monday rr November 29th and auction sales p will start on December 8. o Mr. Coleman will be joined the o latter pari, of the week by a son, R. C. Coleman, Jr.. who will again l'c assist him in the operation of the ii local houses. Watauga Farmers To ^ Name AAA Committee ? OJ Watauga County farmers will go ,r to the- polls from November 29 to ^ December 3 to elect 100 AAA Com- ? munity Committeemen to represent ' : ? aaa :- ci vxjv.mj i m iian iuiiii**i r>, n, is announxed bv W. W. Most, chairman of the ? Watauga C. A. C. A In each community farmers castirig ballots elect the following rep- '' icsentatives: ? Three regular county committee- 51 men, two alternates, a delegate to ? the county convention, and an alternale delegate. The County convention will be held Saturday, Decern- a her 4, at which time county commit- s tees and officers will be named. See " next week's election for places and dates of your community election. v a Late Soldier and Escort J' p w c: tl Pic. Glenn H. Dishman. right, son oi Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Dishman of Mabel, who lest his life at Camp Adair. Oregon on October 24. when a boat in which be was crossing a river, was capsized. At the left is Pfc. Jack Proffit, son oi Mr. and Mrs. Jim Proffit oi this county, who acted as escort when the body was returned to Watauga for intntsent. f rr $1.50 a year?dc a copy \B0UT HALF OF " WAR FUND QUOTA IS RAISED HERE Campaign for Important Relief Fund' I.ags in 'litis County; Organization Leaders to Meet Thursday Night to Map Flans For Reaching Quota of $2,600. The National War Fund Campaign i Watauga county is still far snort f its goal, according to Mrs. M. R. laddux, chairman, who states that lightly less than one-ball of the aunty's quota of 52.600 has been used. In order to stimulate interest in ic successful culmination of the ainpaign. the county leaders of the rgaiiization have been invited U> met at the Gateway Cafe Thursday vetting, when plans will be made or intensifying the effort. The national war fund, it is again xplained has. nothing to do with '/ar Bonds or the Red Cross. Its tomes are divided between a turner of relief organizations, and beides bringing aid and comfort to ur own fighting men. alleviates if- miseries being visited upon the eople in war-devastated lands. It ; highly important that this money t raised at once, to forestall undue uffering, and to make the paths isior for our own men fighting to tve us from experiencing the grim alties of war. Everyone in the county is invited i JAEfi ill Ihie nni?nn, firm or corporation to start or itise to be started and fire or igite any material in any of the areas f woodlands under the protection i the State Forest Service or withig five hundred feet of any such rotectcd area, between the first day f February and the first day of une. inclusive, or between the first ay of October and the thirtieth day f November, inclusive, in any year, ,'ithoui first obtaining from the llaie Forester or one of his duly uthorized agents a pennit to set ut l'ire or ignite any material in uch above mentioned protected arop* til C-* vv *( '(I i k,,, IU, taicll 11U Ullilll Uf lilUUC ir the granting of said permits. "This section shall not apply to ny fires started or caused to be tarted within five hundred feet of a welling house. "Any person, firm or corporation iolating this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon convic>n shall be fined not more than fiff (5G> dollars or imprisoned for a criod of not more than 30 days Condemnation Papers Filed on Parkway From Deep Gap, Grand View The State Highway and Public forks Commission on the ninth, fild condemnation proceedings on ir.d for the construction of the cenic highway on section 2 F l, extnding from Deep Gap to the irar.d View Service Station, a dislnce of 5 3-4 miles. This is the last section of rightf-WfiV to ho fondpmnivJ KAttimwt lie county lino and Blowing Kock. The condemnation proceedings rere filed by Attorney Kmest Gander, of the Highway Commission leal staff, who will be in the county >r the next three months, talcing are of the details necessary for the ransfc-r of the property to the State. STORES OF CITY WILL CLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING As usual tUo stores of the city, with but few exceptions, are So close their doors Thursday ot next week in observance of Tlvsnksgiy tag. Public offices are also expected to dose tor the holiday. lis