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A DEMOC An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FE. $1.50 A YEAR? 5c A COPY ALL IN READINESS FOR START OF RED CROSS WAR DRIVE Committees Named and Strenu ous Efforts Will Be Made to Raise County Quota in Short- j est Time Possible: A List of Organization Members Mr. Clyde R. Greene. War Fund .hairrr.an of the American Red v>oss. has completed his organiza tion for the beginning of the cam paign to aid in raising $200,000,000 on March 1st. and it is expected that with hard work on the part of the -solicitors Watauga County may be depended upon to raise her $R,000 quota in the minimum of time. Last year the local quota was $3. MK>. Actually $5,800 was raised, but rtur to the fact that the population of the county has continued to dwindle since that time, officials be i.eve it will be necessary for those who remain, to increase their con tributions this year, in order to guarantee the raising of the desired amount. Following is a list of the members the War Fund organization: TOWN OF BOOHr 2. Wade E. Brown, chairman. 2. College. D. B. Dougherty. Faculty Workers Students. Chamber oi Commerce, II. W. Wilcox. Merchants Association. Guv Hunt. Residential, Mrs. R. D Hodges. Mrs. M. R. Maddux. Pipe Factory, Austin Miller. Hosiery Mill, Mr. Holt. Highway Force. F. W. McCracken. Courthouse and County Building, Paul Coffey, Hurry Hamilton. Town Officials. Gordon II. Winkler. Lions Club, C. A. Price Poatofflce and Carriers. Mrs. Nell Lin ney. Haguman Clinic. Dr. W. M. Matheson. Boone Steam Laundry, W. li. Grarg. Boone Master Cleaners. It. B. Shun American Legion, Lee Stout Mar-ona I>odges Junior Order Eastern Star Woman's Club, Mrs. Warman SCHOOLS f?. F. Horton. chairman. tpnaLachian High School. Cratis l? Wil- ] Mams, chairman. Boone Demonstration School. Mrs. Ella Beshears. chairman. Howards Creek. Miss Maggie: ?.. Morelz. j Rutherwc?od. B. ti. Page. .to . M wmm Rich Mountain, Mrs. Ola Moretz Griper i Bamboo. Miss Floy Cannon. Rrccn Valley, Arfie E Moretx. Wtnebarger ? O. G. Wim-bargcr. Biverview. Miss Maxine Bradley. Deep Gap. Mrs. Velmn M. Cottrell. Castle. D. L. Bingham. Stony Fork, Mrs. Lola T. Maret/. Mount Paron, I. J. Bingham. QX. Mvs. Reka W. Shoemakv. Lover Elk, Mrv, Inez Hodges Todd. Blowing Rock High and Elementary .iSehocis. Mrs. Earl Payne Thomas^ -'chiirmBti. Coo* Springs, Mrs. Belle G. Greene. Pfe&ley. Miss Nina L. Morgan. Hradshaw, Reba Coffey. dock. Miss Almedia Bingham Valle Crucis, Mrs. Maxie G. Edmrsten. j Grandfather. Mrs. Pearl Luttrell. Cool Springs. Dough ton Greene Cove Creek High School. Mrs. Virginia D. ; ?Strothcr, chairman. Csn?e Creek Elementary. Mrs. Gladys M. I Bingham. chairman. Liberty Hill. Mrs. Mary D, Glenn Rominger, Mrs. Dough ton Greene. Presneil, Melvin L. Shephejd. XellerRvifle, Miss Edna Thomas. "Winch: Gap. HenryHagaman. Bethel, J. B. O'Neal, chairman. fUbet Miss Mabel NorrJs. Poltertown. Miss Thelma Perry ^atauga Colored. Lewis W. "Thompson. ; ? Jr. RURAJL SECTIONS H. M. Hamilton, chairman. The following are captains for their re spective sections: D. C. Coffey. .Lower Meat Camp. O. G. Winebargc.r. Upper Meat Camp. John Hagaman, Mabel. Mrs. Stanley !A? Harris. Cove Creek. Howard Edmisten. Shawneehaw W. W. Mast. Valle Crucis. Ked Glenn, Laurel Creek. W. S. Miller. Todd. Stewart Simmons. 53k. Collls Greene. Blowing Rock. Dale Vannoy. New River. Mrs. L. A. Hen son. Brushy Fork. Sanford Creed. Reese. D. F. Greene. Bethel. Robert Thomas. North Fork. W. D. Lookabill. Deep Gap. Mrs. C, P. Moore, Shulls Mills. Miss Myrtle Cooke. Blue Ridge. Theatre Offering Aids Local Polio Drive Those attending the bond pre miere of "Guadalcanal Diary" last Thursday evening at the Appalach lan Theatre contributed $56 to the infantile paralysis fund here, fol lowing an appeal made by Manager D. J. Norman, which was lucre than had been collected prior to that time. Mr. J. Edgar Brawn, chairman for the polio fund here, has decided to thhold his remittance for a brief to give others an opportuni ty to aid in this worthy effort He ill receive funds at the postoffice, ?ir contributions may be left at The Democrat office, if more conveni Sent Heavy Snowfall in County This Week it A six or seven-inch snow fell in Boone and surrounding country ?Monday, and bus transportation through the city was hindered to some extent. Highway crews clear ed the roadways as the snow fell, however. The snow abated in the afternoon and lower temperatures Monday night made a glare of ice in the place of the melted snow Warmer weather came Tuesday afternoon and clearing skies indicated mild weather in the offing. Over-All Bond Quota May Be Doubled In Watauga Major Pictured above is Major Olen C. Cook, of Blowing Bock, now com pleting his training as squadron commander with a heavy bom bardment group of Liberator bombers stationed at the army air base. McCook. Nebraska. Major Cook is 25 years old, a son of Mis. Lona Cook of Blowing Bock. He is a graduate of Wake Forest Col lege, and received his preliminary training at various air force sta tions before Joining his present outfit, which is preparing for combat duty overseas. GREER WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR Watauga County Man. Now Su perintendent of Baptist Or- 1 phanage. Will Not Be Candi date for G. O- P. Nomination; Issues Prepared Statement I G. Greer, of Thomasville, Wat-; augu County man and former pro- j fessor m Appalachian State Teach ers College, now superintendent of ; the Baptist Orphanage of North j Carolina, will not be a candidate forj the Republican nomination for Gov- j ernor of North Carolina. Mr. Greer, who had been prom- j inenUy mentioned for the nojnina- ' lion in G.OJ5. circies, issued the fol i lowing statement: I 'For some time I have been re quested by letters and through per sonal interviews to become a can didate for governor. Many of these requests have come from citizens who ordinarily are not politically minded, but who are, regarless of political affiliation, interested in the welfare of the state. "In arriving at a decision, it has been my purpose to eliminate all personal ambition and selfishness. These are days in which every citi zen should render the best service possible to state and country. This I want to do. However, it is my deliberate judgment that I can be of more genuine service as a citizen not to become a candidate for gov ernor. "To me, the help I may render to dependent children makes a strong er appeal than the lure of public of fice. "I shall stand ready to render any service that I may in winning this war, and in helping to preserve those ideals that will be needed to re build a war-torn world. "I appreciate most keenly the ex pressions of confidence from my friends and hope that I may in some way render a service that will jus tify my decision." indoor Carnival Coming Feb. 25th The Watauga Post American Le gion, has a contract with the Caro lina Producing Company of Greens boro. to sponsor an indoor carnival, which will be on display in the to bacco warehouse, from Feb. 25 to March 5, inclusive. This is the first time this carnival has ever been in this area and will be entinely new. Also this is prob ably Qie first time in the history of the hat there has been any entertainment of this kipd in Wat auga county during the winter sea son. Officials of the local Legion Post appreciate very much the fact that the directors of the Mountain Bur ley Warehouses and the Farmers Hardware Co. made it possible to use the warehouses for this event $221,000 in Bonds Sold, to Topj County's Quota by Almost S 100.000; E Bond Quota Al most $5,000 Short; Time Ex tended to End of Month on Series E, F' and G (>>i Tuesday Watauga County had passed its over-all bond quota in the fourth War Loan by almost S100. C00. with prospects that the quota of $122,000 would be doubled, and the goal for E bonds would be leached, although cales to individ- j uals had lagged almost five thousand 'dollars behind the amount sought. ' Mr. W. D. Farthing states that $222,459.50 in bonds of all types have been sold and remitted for, of which $97,262.50 are of the "E" series, leav ing $4,738 of E bonds yet to be sold to reach the quota of S102.000 for this type of bond. As of the 1 1th $173,459.50 in local bond sales had cleared the Federal Reserve Bank, of which $90,262.50 were in E bonds. Mr. Farthing announces that sales of E, F and G bonds through trie remainder of the month will lie counted against the Fourth War Loan quota, and confidently pre dicts the doubling of the over-all quota, and the passing of the quota on E bonds. The contests for the sale of E bonds in the schools of the county will continue until February 25, Mr. Farthing states, and principals are asked to report the winners on the morning of the 26th. the last day on which returns can bo made, with expectations of Federal Reserve Bank clearance by the end of the month. He insists that citizens con tinue their purchases of bonds, par ticularly E series, during the re mainder of the month State Collector to Be Here March 2, 9 Mr Joe Sink, Deputy Commission er from the North Carolina Depart ment of Revenue, will be in the office of the Cierk of Court in Boone on the 2nd and Sth days of March, for the purp<!se of aiding taxpayers in tiling their State tax returnr.. Any unmarried man or any wom an. it is explained, having an in come of ?1,000 or more during the year 1943. and any married man having an income of $2,000 or more must file an income lax return. Any person owning on December' 31, 1943, intangible persunal prop erty, such as money on hand, ac counts receivable, notes, bonds, mortgages, or other evidences of debt, or shares of stock of corpora tions (not wholly in this State), must file an intangible tax return. TO PROVIDE AID FOR INCOME TAX PAYERS LOCALLY Collectors From Kevenue De partment to Be Her* Three Days Next Week to Assist Taxpayers in Filing; All Must File With Income of $624 Messrs. Glenn Dancy and Robe-t Trainer, deputy collectors from the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue in Greensboro, will be at the Boone posloffice February 17th. 18th and 19tli. for the purpose of aiding local taxpayers in filing their Federal returns. Mr. Dancy urges all those who will need help in preparing their forms to meet the collcctors on one of the dales mentioned. Due to the un precedented nut/iber who are to file this year, and the complicated forms involved, it will be impossible, it appears, to give everyone aid. Where possible taxpayers should fill in such of the blanks as they can. and have figures readily available for I he collector. It is pointed out that all those who had an income in 11)43 of as much as $624 ($52) a month) are required to file, whether or not there is a i tax liability. Those who filed esti mates last September, will also bo required to file detailed forms by March 15. Farmers who were given to December 15th to file estimates, must likewise file their detailed re turn bv the March 15 deadline. You V/ill Need When you call on your deputy | collector for aid you will need: I 1. Form W-2 furnished you by j youi employer, showing wages re i ceived and taxes withheld 2. Form li25 sent you by the : Collector of Internal Revenue with i the blank forms for 1943 showing I tax reported and amount paid for j 194?. 3. If you filed a declaration of 1 estimate to tux during 1943, a copy of such declaration. Form 1040-ES | or the taxpayer's work sheet used ' in preparing it. 4. All members of The armed forces and any other taxpayers who do not have item 2 above should 1 have with them a copy of the 1942 | tax return and a record of the ex act amount of tax paid Uiereon 5. An accurate record of all oth er income besides wages received in : 1943. Please do not cause loss of time to yourself and the revenue em ployees by asking for help unless you have the above essentials. If you can fill out the tax blank yourself, by all means do so. If you can even partially prepare it, do so and ask only for the help actually needed It is physically impossible to as sist all taxpayers, so please help the revenue department to give assist ance to those who need it most. Your co-operation will be sincere j ly appreciated. ; Activities of Health Department in Watauga County During Year 1943 Baptist Commend Rev. Mr. Canipe On Remaining Here The following resolution was read j and unanimously adopted by tlit j congregation of the Boone Baptist Church at the morning service Sun j day: | Whereas, our beloved pastor, the Reverend J. C. Canipe, and his wife, Mrs. J. C. Canipe, have labored de votedly and unceasingly with the membership of the Boone Baptist Church ?md its various organiza tions, with the faculty and students of Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, and ww the preachers, churches and the people of this mountain section for a period of more than nine years, and. Whereas, he has recently been of fered a position with our Baptist State Mission Board at a better sal ary than he is now receiving, and. Whereas, after much thought and prayer, he has come to the conclu sion that his work in this section has not been completed and that he will remain with us as our pastor: therefore. Be it resolved that the member ship of Boone Baptist Church pub- j licly commend our pastor and his I wife for their more than nine years 1 of service, for their decision to re main with us, and that each and every one pledge them our more loyal support hi their coming years of ministry than we have accorded j them in the past. j BUY WAR BONDS By ROBERT R. KING. M D (County Health Officer) Communicable disease control is fairly easy with certain diseases, but with others it is quite difficult. How ever, any control measure of suc cess is of necessity based on the quality of reporting done by those on whom this responsibility falls. That is, physicians, teachers, parents and others with knowledge of con ditions. Only too often reporting is neglected entirely, or done in a very unsatisfactory manner. The disease reported most frequently during 1943 was measles, 58 cases being brought to the attention of the health department. Whooping cough was next with a total of 34, and scarlet fever followed with 14. We also had 7 cases of diphtheria called to our attention which :s entirely too many when we realize that this is a preventable disease. Visits and investigations for the purpose of service were made to most of these cases. . We had no ty phoid fever reported during the ( year and no smallpox though a re cent table drawn up showing the states grouped according to then laws regarding vaccination for small pox, shows that those having com ; pulsory vaccination, of which North Carolina is not one, have the lowest | percentage of cases over a period of years, and those having no laws at all show the highest percentage of cases. Watauga County is doing well in this respect, having had 1. 206 individuals vaccinated for small pox during the year which is sec ond highest shown by our records for any type of vaccination. Typhoid fever immunization came first with 1,864 and diphtheria third with 227. (CONTINUED ON PAGS TOOT) Fire Sweeps Grocery and Produce House Tuesday FLAKE BOWLES IS KILLED IN ACTION ; Former Assistant County Agent Dies in Fortress Over Germany; Had Been Reported Missing Lieut. Flake Bowles, native of Hiddenlite. N. C., but for a year and a half assistant Watauga County farm agent, was killed in action December 20. while navi gating a Flying Fortress over Germany, it was revealed last Wednesday in a message from the i War Department to his parents, j Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Bowles, of j Hiddenite. Lieut. Bowles had been reported missing some time ago. but friends here had held out hope that he was yet alive. Lieut. Bowles went into the service November 13, 1912. and was trained as an air navigator at Monroe, La., and at an army air field in South Dakota. He was a graduate of State College in the class of '41. and is the first mem ber of the extension service to have lost his life in the present conflict. Mr. Bowles was named assistant farm agent in Watauga County in June, 1941. and remained here until called to the colors. He was ? intensely interested in his work j here, and was popular with the i farmors of the county. WAR BOND FILM IS SEEN BY OVER 700| "Guadalcanal Diary" Draws Large j Number of Bond Buyers: to i Return March 2 The- bond premiere of "Guadal- ! canal Diary.' perhaps the most stu- j pendous war production of the pits- 1 onl conflict, screened last Thursday ' evening by Appalachian Theatre, I without cost, to aid in the Fourth J War Loan, was unusually well re ceived, and 709 persons attended. [ Admission was only upon special i tickets issued upon the purchase of j war bonds, and the box office was not opened. Mr. Norman, theatre i manager, states that the amount of j bonds represented bv the tickets is i 879,025.00. The film, which is the first screen j version of this war, showing Ameri can might at its victorious best, will be returned here on regular billing March 2, it is announced. Lions Club Meets Boone Lions Club met at the Gate way Cafe Tuesday evening with Lion Frank Payne presiding. The program for the evening con sisted of initiation exercises for 12 new members recently accepted into the club. Lion W. Amos Ab rams, chairman of Lion Education committee, led the program. The examination of new members was conducted by Lee H. Stout, T. Mil ton Greer, Dr. G. K. Moose, Dr. Robert C. Busteed. D. J. Norman and J. E. Holshouser. Membership cards and buttons were presented to Bus Crowell, Dr. Ralph W. House, Prof. A. R. Smith. Clyde R. Greene, H. B. Teague, V.'. B. York, Joe Crawford, Edward Gunter, Charles Hartley, Lee Hod son, Elwood Roberts and Maurice O'SulUvan. Visiting the Club were C. C. Love well, Red Cross worker. Drew Field, Fla.; Lion Bryan Collins, Asheville; L. H. Smith, Winston-Salem, and Jake Caudill, Boone. The club looks forward to the next meeting, at which time a delegation of the North Wilkesboro Lions Club will furnish a program. The local club will send a delegation to Val dese to put on an program March 2. Thompson's Grocery Store Prae ? tically a Total Loss. While M. C. Hollar. Local Produce Dealer. Loses Heavily in Seed, Potatoes, Bags. Etc.; Building to Be Replaced Quickly as Possible A fin* of unknown origin which started in the Thompson Grocery store building early Tuesday morn ing, gutted the structure, bringing a loss to Messrs. Triplett and Thomp son. thi- owners of the. food store, pi from S3, 000 to S5.000. M. C. Hol lar, who used a portion of the build ing for storage of produce, states that his loss of seed, potatoes, bags, etc., is from SI, 600 to $1,800. Mr Hollar and volunteer workers suc ceeded in salvaging a considerable part of tin- stored potatoes, but Mr. Triplett states that the grocery slock is to be considered as a totai loss. No insurance was in forc-j Sit either the stock of groceries or pro duce. The building, the pro pony of Mr I. T. Barnett, and which was a fi pnratively new brick structure, wojs all but demolished, although the walls stand. Mr. Barnett plans to start the rebuilding of the structure a:- quickly as possible. The fire was discovered in the back of the store shortly after 3 a. m.. and when the alarm was sound ed, the volunteer fire department responded, and aidc-d by other citi zens of the town, fought the fin1 heroically during the freezing tern peratures, aiding in the salvage work and preventing the spread of the flames to other buildings. Grocery Had New Owners The Thompson Grocery store had been bought by Messrs. Coker Trip lett and Donald Thompson the first of the year, and since that time the new owners had added u> the stock, and were enjoying an increasing patronage. Mr. Triplett desires to express thanks to the customers of the store for their f'.ne patronage and states thai just as soon as the building can be finished, the firm will again be doing business with an enlarged stock, and asks for the ir. diligence of the people during the in Mr. Hollar had used a section of the building as an auxiliary storage space for a long time. However, much of his stock was in his own building; as well as in other struc tures in town. Messrs. Triplett and Hollar cy press their appreciation to those who aided them during the confla gration . Legion and Auxiliary To Meet Friday Night ! ! The American Legion and Aux ? iliary will meet Friday night, Feb. j 18, at 7:30. All ex-service men of ; bo I h World War 1 and 2 are invited to attend. Also any service men who may be home on leave are cor dially invited to be with their friends at tliis meeting. In addition to the regular rou [ tine business, there will be some : other matters of much interest to the ; Post to be considered. Comrade Lionel Ward will be at | this meeting with the necessary ' blanks for making application to se j cure mustering-out pay. All vet ; erans of World War 2 who have an j honorable discharge may apply for this money It is required that your : discharge accompany this applica : tion. It is advised that all ex-serv ] ice men have their discharge re | corded in the office of the register i of deeds at the courthouse. Comrades and veterans of World j War 2, come to this meeting. Bring your discharge and apply for litis i mustering-out pay. BUY WAR BONDS Robbers Loo! Ration Board Office Typewriters Taken From Draft Board A large number of gasoline and shoo stamps and No. 4 ration books were taken from the local War Price and Rationing Board Tuesday night and three typewriters were stolen from the office of the Selective Service Board, presumably at the same time, since entrance to the county building was gained by forc ing a window in the draft board of fice. The investigating authorities have been notified of the robberies by the locaJ officials. Mr. Richard Olson, executive sec retary of the War Ration Board, states that 75 No. 4 ration books were- missing: 10 "E" gas books; 61 shoo stamps; 43 "A" books, and 25 "R" books. In the hope that local merchants and filling station operators will be on the lookout for these stolen stamps, and aid in help stamp ing out the black market, and thus in winning the war, Mr. Olsen lists the serial numbers of the stamps lost. The No. 4 ration books are num be red 924026 tc 924100; "E" hooks numbers 403141 to 403150; "A" books 646008 to 646050; "R" books 635926 to 635960. The special shoe stamps stolen were unnumbered, Mr. Olsen says.
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