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Important Notice
Henceforth complete addresses
of soldiers and sailors outside ihe
United States will not be pub
lished in these k^'umns. In ihe
case cv? a soldier ihe designation
of his unit will not be used, or the
name of a ship on which a sailor
serves will not be published. This
%is in accordance with our under
standing of the censorship rules,
voluntarily subscribed to by
Am el ic an newspapers, and is sole
ly for the protection of men in
Ihe armed services.
The Publisher.
PFC. JOHN S. HOUCK, oi the.
Hast- General Despot. Los Angelc?,
C .til.. if a 15- day furlough
^ hi- Mr. ?n? Mrs*. J.,
"P. HoucU, in Boom- Mr. Houcjk !
c i-'iii'J <'?>- far as Charlotte by plane ;
PFC. RUSSELL L. THOMAS, son f
?>' Mr and Mrs. Spencer Thomas,
oi .VJ.ahel, has relumed to Camp
Adair. Oregon, after spending d 5
j furlough here with Ai:. parents and
! jiid frsends.
PFC. HUNTER STORIE. who has
i been on army maneuvers in the
. State of Tennessee. Was :t week-end
. isitor at tiie home of Ivs parents.
Mr. ;uul Airs H. S. Stei ie. in Boone.
JAMES E. HAY. V. S. Navy,
Cainp Peary , Williamsburg. Va? re
; . nfly .spent several* days ai his
; heme ik or Boone. He returned to
' Camp Peary Tuesday.
CPL. R. K. BINGHAM. JR.. of
the 4th Armored Signal Battalion.
Camp Polk. La . was visitor lasi
week at his. hoine in Boone
RICHARD F. BINGHAM, hospital
apprentice first class, Carip Br;<d
ferd. Norfolk, Va? was a week-end
v isitor at the home of his parents.
Dr. and Mir K. K Bingham.
PVT. CARL. SMITH. Ashford Gen
eral Hospital, White Sulphur j
Springs. W Ya.. was a week-end
Rootiit' - TootinViJfjythm!
YOU ASKED FOR TOP PICTURES!
Here TKey Are , . . Two of the Best!!
Both in One Week
MONDAY-TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
OF HEROES! mm
exploits of tighling Frank
Cavonoucjh, football
player, coach, warrior,
father!
ROONEr'
GARLAND
GERSHWIN'S S*
I FAMED MUSICAL! bn,
ROBF.RT
RUTH
TOMMY QORSEY
and his Orchestra
| visitor with his wife ar.d daughter'
I in Boone. |
pre. BURL W. THOMAS gradu
' ulcd Jan. 25 as an airplane mechan
ic from the Seymour Johnson Field
Technical School of the Army Air
Force Training Command. and
while awaiting assignment to factory
school or other duty. spent a short
lime with his parent.-, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Thomas at Mabel last week
j end.
SGT. COUNCILL C. COOKE re
i turned to lB2nd La Grade General
' Hospital. Now .Orleans. La., after
j spending a 15-day furlough with his
wife snd parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Cooke, of Boone.
CPL. WILLIAM L. MILLER, who
who has been vis-ting his mother.
Mrs. Amanda Miller, of Zionville,
for a ft w days, has returned to Salt
Lake City, Utah, where he is sta
tioned Anyone wishing to write
hiui can do so at this address:
Cpl. William L. Miller
lith Base Hqurs. 8 AB Sq.
Flight C. Bks. 15-01 AAB
Salt Lake City. Utah.
PVT DARREL R. ELROD has re
lumed to camp after spending 15
days' furlough with his wife at
Rogersville, Tenn.. and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Elrod. and friends
of Boone. His address is: Pvt. Darrel
K. Elrod. Base Ordnance Office,
Walker Army Air Field. Victoria,
Kansas
RILEY GREENE, of Baltimore.
Md., formerly of Stony fork, was
inducted in the tJ. S. Army Jan. 12.
After his induction he was sent
back to Baltimore and Mrs. Greene
came back with him to Deep Gap.
He left on Jan. 2-1, and Mrs. Greene
accompanied hiin as far as Charlotte.
After spending a few days with her
parents- at Deep Gap, she returned to
Baltimore where she is employed.
It is not known yet where Mr.
Greene will be stationed.
At Jefferson B?rracks, Mo.
?Jefferson Barracks. Mo., Feb. 4- ?
Sgt. Clyde A. Greene, son of Clark
Greene, is a newly-arrived soldier at
Jefferson Barracks. This historic
military post. or. the Mississippi
River, r* basic training center for
the A m y Air Forces Training Com
mand.
Sgt. Green was a farmer before
entering the s"rvice. He attended
the Bethel High School.
REQUIEM
Fdtlor Democrat: I would like tor
yeu ><i print this requiem in 'Die
Democrat. Thank vou.
PFC. ARGUS G. WALLACE.
Fort Leonard Wood. Mo.
Whenever the brave lie sleeping, no
matter how far the sod.
Seme heart is vigil keeping above
each son of God.
It may be an aging mother, a sweet
heart. .sister or wife.
A child or a friend or a brother.
Seaiei.ne he loved in life
Who today ;s feeling lonc-ly and
thinking ol other years.
But able to give him only the
tribute of silent tears.
The Sadies of men die swiftly, but
the deeds of the brave live long,
Their glory shall ring forever in
epitaph, story and song.
So, wherever the brave lie sleeping,
no matter how far the sod.
Bach grave is a temple to courage
which shelters a sen of God
Sgt. Alexander or. 47 Missions
Miami Beach. Fla., Feb. 5. ? S.
Sgt. Preston S. Alexander, of Blow.'
ing Rock. N. C., recently returned
from service outside the continental
United States, now is being process
ed through the Army Air Force Re
Top scene is from "Girl Craiy ', starring- Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland and Tommy Dortey and his
x?n^ playing Monday and Tuesday. Bottom, left, is Bill Elliott, a big favorite among the boys and girls '
of Soon*, plays Saturday in "Overland MA Bobbery." Bottom, right, is scvne from "Iron Major," starring
Pat O'Brien and Rath Warrick. One of O'Brien's greatest roles, plays next Wednesday and Thursday.
AO-oat for tide gnat awleetalnntMil at Appalachian Theatre next eirt.
Overseas
IH9HI 1
Staff Sergeant William R. Lov
ill. Jr.. of Boone, who is on duty
in the Mediterranean area, cable?
relatives here ihtit he is well and
all right. Sgt. Lovill has been
in the army for two years, about
half of which time has been spent
in overseas duty.
distribution Station No. 2 in Miami
Beach, when' his next assignment
will be recommended.
This is one or' the redistribution
stations within the command of the
AAK Redistribution Center. at
which returnees from theaters of op
eration arc examined by specially
selected medical and classification
officers whose joint findings arc
used in determining new assign- 1
ments.
Sgt. Alexander. 27 year-old B-25
gunner and engineer, flew 47 bomb
ing missions in the China-Burma-In
di:i theater: had two forced landings.
For his achievements, h. was award
ed the Air Medal. He is the son of
Mrs. Ernestine Alexander, cf Blow
ing Seek. N. C.
Ten Wataugans at Great Lakes
New recru'.ts at the U. S. Naval
Training Station. Great Lakes, 111.,
are ten Watauga County men.
They are now receiving instruc
tion in seamanship, military drill
and naval procedure. Snon, they
will be given a series of aptitude
tests for determining whether they
will be assigned to one of the
navy's service schools or to imme
diate active duty at sea.
Upon completion of their recruit
training, these men will be home
on n nine-day furlough. They are:
Alton E. Hodges, Jr., Stacey L.
Bingham. Jordan W. Cook. Thomas
W. Moretz. Rufus A. Shull, Charles
W. Dotson, Boone; Jacob S. Snyder,
Jr.. Reese: Henry E Johnson. Sher
wood; Sehyier L. Wilson. Vilas, and
Robert E Day. Zionville.
Born ? A Daughter
By VIRGINIA B. SMITH
County Nurse
Born, to Mr and Mrs. John Doe,
a daughter. May 1st.
A newspaper notice, terse and
simple, announces an accustomed
event. But behind many a birth no
tice lies a story of struggle and anx
iety that probably had its beginning
long before. Then what about those
births that are not announced, or
even registered. Deliveries are tak
ing place in homes without even a
midwife, iet alone a physician. Sonic
folks say, '-These people are on re
lief: they should not be having ba
bies If they cannot afford to pay to
bring them into the world properly
and support, them after they get
here." As a nation we are thank
ful for every able-bodied man and
woman who can help with the war
effort and for every healthy child
who is born and lives
The purpose of this article is to
impress upon parents the import
ance of seeing that the birth of their
baby is registered. This is of the
utmost importance and should be
done within 3G 'hours after the
baby's birth.
The physician, midwife, r.urse or
other attendant is required in every
state to report the birth to the local
registrar who will see that the date
of the birth and the child's name,
together with other related facts,
are made matters of permanent rec
ord.
Birth registration is necessary in
order to prove th_e date of your
child's birth and his citizenship. His
right to enter school; to go to work,
to inherit property, to marry, to
enter the armed forces, and to hold ,
office depend upon proof of age or
citizenship or both, and this proof
is most readily established by mearn
of birth certificates.
Proof of age is also necessary in
order to obtain benefits under the
social security act. such as aid to
dependent children and old age and
survivor insurance.
If no copy of birth certificate of
a child has been received an in
quiry may be sent to the state board
of health where the records are
filed. By making sure that the birth
os' every child born to them is reg
istered. parents are protecting the
fundamental right of their children.
Having recently completed a sur
vey of Watauga County, it might be
interest to review the following re
port. These statistics were obtained
from the combined registrar's re
ports. Your attention is called to
the total number of births occurring
in 1943 in contrast with the 436 re
ported in 1942. It is well known
that there has been a definite in
crease in the birth rate in the coun
ty as a whole during 1943. Should
not Watauga's birth rate report in
crease accordingly:
Total number of births. 456
No. delivered by physicians 401
No. delivered by midwtves 85
No. delivered by others_ 8
Of this births 349 occurred in hos
pitals; 107 occurred in homes.
BUY WAR BONDS
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SATURDAY
Appalachian Theatre
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AggMSiAN
Shows at 2:15, 4:00. 7:15. 9:00
Phone 170 Boone. N. C.
THURSDAY? LAST DAY
JOHN WAYNE
JEAN ARTHUR
LADY TAKES
A CHANCE
MARCH OF TIME
NEWS OF WORLD
This picture will run regular per
formance matinw and one show
at 7:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m.
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THURSDAY NIGHT 9:15
BOND SHOW
Admission by Special Tickets
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SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7:M
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Saturday Night 10:30
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MONDAY -TUESDAY
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Wfbd $ and his orchestra
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