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OPEN WAY FOR
' EARLY INVASION
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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.
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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<
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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.
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?: 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.
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- 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
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Late Soldier and Escort J'
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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.
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$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?n<ii?rt
( iiif; a solicitor may mail or bring
loir contributions to Mr. Alfred
dams at the Northwestern Bank,
none, N. C.
"er smith Required For
Burning Brush Under
State Forest Laws
Mr. Pat McGuire. county tire waron
calls attention to the fact, that
; is unlawful to start a fire in any
f the areas of the woodlands under
?e protection of the State Forest
jrvice during certain periods of any
ear, without first obtaining a perlit
Mr. McGuire states that these
ermils may be secured from him,
r from Ernest Rolick, Boone, N. C..
r Lee Roark of Reese.
The following excerpts of the state
irest laws are cited by Mr. McGuire
i this connection:
"It shall be unlawful for any per>n,
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.
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