APRIL 18. 1940
HODGES RETIRES 7
AS POSTMASTER
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Acting Postmaster Named at pt
Adams, After Joe C. Hodges
Reaches Retirement Age
Joe C. Hodges for the past nine- j
teen years postmaster at Adams, re- ;
tired on March 31. the day he became
70 years old. a new low pro- 1 j,,
aiding '"or retirement at that age. iu
Ernest H-idges has been made act- Vling
postmaster, pending a permanent v,
appointment.
Mr. Hodges, who is one of the best
citizens of his community, in commenting
upon his retirement, exhib- ,a
ited a letter and autographed picture
of Poslmaster General Farley. Mr. '
Farley wrote: :.
"Dear Mr. Hodges:
"It has come to my attention that !
you are retiring from the position
of postmaster at Adams, N. C., after
serving in that capacity for nineteen th
years. ; es
"It gives me much pleasure to : di
compliment you on having rendered j he
iinfflpmi
WHERE else will low
price give you such a
big, luxurious car? Dodge
also gives you the advan- J
tage of Dodge engineering I
that means lower upkeep, %
longer car life and real econ- i
omy on gas and oil. See the m
1940 Dodge Luxury Liner. m
Learn why 4,061 engineers I
bought Dodge in 12 months!* I
Orfoiwr, 19.18, through September, \
1939. Ld(?!>f (?jl?res available \
P0P6E ENGINEERINGS
Graham M
MAIN AT RAILROAD AVENUE
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I MiwewMfF E^/' L'^
Mr Fa
Have you tried V-C Fc
leading brands of the
not, try it and you will
have done who have ti
would not use any ot
v.c.
V-C is one of the olde;
sold in Watauga count
more than 35 million t<
back of every bag.
Come in and see me w
Fertilizers- There is a
every crop on every fa
A full supply of all kin
Yours for go
C. M. CR]
WAREHOUSE N
Associate
WILL MILLER
N. L. HARRISON
BEN CULLER
HAMP CLAWSON
JAKE STORIE
LEM WRIGHT
WATAUGA COUNTRY STO
FOSCOE CASH STORE
COOK BROTHERS
I
val and faithful service to your!
vcrnment.
"I wish to extend my personal 1
ngratulations and hope you will
ijoy many years of happiness and
ntentment.
"I am enclosing an autographed
lotograph in the thought that you
ay desire to have it as a memento
the closing years of your service.
"Yours very truly.
"JAMES A. FARLEY."
WHAT AN APPETITE!
During his iifetiine. the average
iman being eats 400,000 pounds of
ead. 12.000 eggs, 300 hundredeight
of meat, and 600 hundredeight
of potatoes.
WHEAT
The domestic wheat supply in
40-41 is expected to total approxiately
900.000.000 bushels, estiatcd
I he U. S. bureau of agriculiral
economics.
BANKRUPTCIES
Bankruptcies among farmers of
e United States touched the lowt
point last year in almost two
?cadest dropping 21 per cent un?r
the total for the preceding year.
f Luxury liner 1
l 5
sxfss??/ i
yv h
vsYouNothing Extra cj
[otor Co.
BOONE. N. C.
^t\
ers InmaHBHi
rmer
utilizer with other
same analysis? If
do as many farmers
ied it and say they
her brands except
I
3t lines of Fertilizer
y and is backed by
3ns of experience?
hen you buy your
V-C Fertilizer for
rm.
ds now on hand.
>od crops,
[TCHER
EAR DEPOT
Dealers
- Zionville
- - Mabel
SUverstone
Meat Cainp
, Aho
- Blowing Rock
RE Valie Crucis
Foscoe
Stony Fork
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVI
Going, G
m-?\, ... ? -r-rr' -.Tf
L:L<uLists.. +.. _..
Danville, Va.?The black mare
over lhe falls in the Dan River,
lously escaping with minor scratch*
ed to get a rope about her, and af
from fright, was led to shore.
[OTHER OF MRS. VERNE S.
GREENE DIES IN MTN. CITY
Mrs. Gallic Thomas Crawford, 66,
iod at her home at Mounta City,
enn., at 9 o'clock Wednesday night,
pril 3, following a protracted illess
Her husband. D. H. Crawford,
ted in 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Craw>rd
moved to Mountain City from
radc in 1919. They were both
ighly respected citizens, believing
i helping those less fortunate than
lcmsclvcs. ever looking on the
right side of life and wanting to
?e everyone doing well. Mrs.
rawford was faithful in church
ork, teaching her children to go to
lurch and to serve the Master that
le loved, w anting them to be noble
ad faithful Christians.
The surviving children are: Mrs.
erne S. Greene, Bonne, N. C.;
irs. B. E. Hodge, Mountain City;
Jiss Irene Crawford, Boaz, Ala.;
tiss Maude Crawford. Mountain
ity, and Roger Crawford of Cathtmel,
Wash. One brother, A. A.
homas, and two sisters, Mrs. G. T.
othco, Mountain City, and Mrs. Ed
ustin, of Lenoir, N. C., also surive.
Funeral services were held Satrday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
fountain City Baptist church where
io had been a faithful member
nee 1920, moving her membership
icre from Trade Baptist church.
ho rifoc \?'Orn 1t> oh-iritn "f ?-? ?
..w ...,w ^AIM \j-u u?i_ pac- :
ir. Rev. Sam Edwards, assisted by
v A. E. Brown. Mrs. Joe T. Ray
ad charge of the music
At the close of the services at the
lurch the remains were taken to
\lAlB CHOCOl
* Y vOURFAVOSiTI
\ AS tONG AS Tt
^^^L'pSRouge
Im.XJWR CHOICE Of *? loi
5 SHAOEijfc'o^
1 6 cokes in o PkS ^qv/
te? ONLY AS LONG ASTH
Medford White v
1 Pr.r%o*??"? N?
?? J# W i V *1
Tha bigoail voloo In socially cortact,
ap-lo-dofa stationary yoa'ra
??an in a long tint a. -48 vkaats whita ..
48 aavalopas to match. Vr%?*t
Callopfcan* wrap pad. a
FRIDAY ONLY A5 LONG AS THI
8 cakes Toilet Soap
4 composition 8
coasters Q
Ontq *** 04lU *0 * MotonM
SATURDAY ONLY AS LONG AS TH
1 Mitt Holiday Faco Powder ^
1 Mi** Holiday Crtam
2 Plcg*. Klanxo Facial Tissue* J
OnJtf o*e <W> to a fM^rwu
gnooMMngMP
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!RY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
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oiug? i
' V- D
' l^l'l
V. ' . _ 'I
owned by L. I. Ramey being swept
She landed on her flank, miracu2s.
Rescuers in a rowboai managier
two hours the mare, shivering
I I
the Donnelly Funeral Home and
held awaiting the arrival of the sor.
from Washington, who came Sunday
evening. Interment was made" in
ivioumam view cemetery Monday"
afternoon at 2 o'clock
Flowers in charge of Mrs. Rose
Fuller, were carried by members of
the Woman's Missionary Society and
Philathea class of which she was a
member. Pallbearers were: Dr. K.
O. Glenn. Prof. Roy Shoun, Emory
Phillippi. Col. Joe C. Muse, Worley
Cress. Rev. Clarence Shupe. Gaines
Butler, Reed Soehorne. Russell
ITamby
Those attending the funeral from
a distance included: Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Harnby. Valriese; Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Crawford and daughter.
Obids: Mrs. E. J. Austin, Lenoir;
Mrs. M. C. Bobbins. Lenoir; Mrs.
Bessie Greene, Zionville; Rev, Tipton
Greene, Boone; Mrs. A. E. Cox.
Kiizabothtcn. Tenn.; Rev. Gienn and
Mi's. Weatherford. Johnson City,
Tenn:
HAS THE CENSUS TAKER
VISITED YOU?
Amusing comments by one of Amer-!
ica's best-known wits on the recent |
county-wide quiz sponsored by |
Undo Sam. One of many interesting I
features in the April 21st issue of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed
with the
BALTIMORE AMEERICAN
On Sale at All Newsstands
April 17-1
WMt
40 V*
^ ONE p?-us ONE GENJTj
THESE ARE SAMPLES
OF BIG VALUES
ry i atT 29c Klenzo
- L- SHAVING CREAM 2 for 3
60c Size 8 oz. Jar Stag
ana srushless cream 2 for 6
c
25c Size Cigarette Case
sale Style S<
POWDER FOR MEN 2 for 2(
75c Size b oz. Stag
2WS1 VEGETAL LILAC 2 for 7<
EY LAST
75c Size Lavender
SHAVING LOTION 2 for 7<
? k.
5P' Morgan Lock Knit in. .1
^lAST Dish Cloths
Hum Gardenia Glorifying Cre
? |<* so--sl" 2 for 51
WHftifiBfTJluui mm
INT SIZE
iTH sac 45c 8 01. Purotost
9_ CASTOR OIL 2 for 46c
^ 51.00 Pl9. of 110 Pur.?.f?
COD LIVER OIL
tY LAST CONCENTRATE TABS
|4for 2 ?'-??
10c Sao 4 or. Purofoit
lOl EPSOM SALT 2 for lie
' 45c Siro Poroloit
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3REEN VALLEY CLUB MEETS |
The Green Valley i-H Club met
riday, April 15. The president:
illed the house to order and turn- JA
i the meeting over to Miss Bridge, j pi
ho introduced the visitors. Mr.' Tig
an Holler showed some moving ' - u
;ctures. He showed what the girLs
id boys are doing on 4-H Clun i
>urses. The pictures were enjoyed i
y ali?Reported.
Since the first automobile ap-.
eared 011 the market, more than j
<)00 different makes have been de- j
eloped.
Iran l&i
TO BUY YOUR 1940
KELVINATOR gives you full H
61,'. cubic foot capacity . - . ffi
qualify backed by America's oldest fiff
maker of electric refrigerators . . . B|
and prices that are just as low as you
might pay elsewhere for an out-of- H
date, last year's model.
Look at the features you get in the tSjfi
beautiful Kelvinator illustrated. . 88
cold storage tray - . - automatic light
... 84 ice cubes?9 lbs. . . 2 extrafast
freezing shelves . . . the Polar- i
sphere sealed unit, that uses current ,
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sufficient capacity to keep 5 retrig- 1
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hold conditions . . . and many oiher 1
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Conic sec the complete line of |
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Guide". {
'SlAt* ?ui icxal i- w: extra. ^
Parkwc
8-19-20 - 800
PRESCRIPTIONS:
Filling prescriptions is lhe mod
business. We employ two lull li
who give ail prescriplions caref
is lhe only drug store in V/alai
operated by registered druggis!
prescription ar.d rest assured it ,
an experienced licensed druggi
would want it to be.
i WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
g// ~M/\ Watch th? newspapers art
*** windows fcr latest news o
W/ti GU/lMf *^ow?featuring Glen Gr?
flflr/fVifF cbestre, Tony Martin, the
notch racio iters. The big
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MfT T/MB AT /ff) '
lONECENrSAlB V'L0
PRICES Fee? Powder or
we've been able
5C Sale.'
FOR HAIR At
75c Site Stag
Sc HAIR AND SCALP TONIC
35c $:Zf, 8 ox. Harmony
BAY RUM
faC 50c Sis? Petroleum
t-IAlK KUB
Of 2Sc s;?
|e Martel's HAIR OIL
R.
S fe) $ ?>fe REGULAR 39c SIZE TUBES
I :?r *3 MILK OF MAGNESIA N.
: m TOOTH PASTE ?
! K """JTcJir" 41
is! name
I I ADDRESS
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PAGE THREE
HELPFUL HINTS FOR BUSY
HOUSEWIVES
collection of tested receipts, comete
menus for the week, aids to
thten housework. A regular feare
every Sunday in
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed
with the
BALTIMOHE AMERICAN
On Sale at All Newsstands
?11?! Finn nr.?
mrnrn
i REFRIGERATOR
!l 5SS??v1
BIG $ ? 6'. CUBIC FOOT j
19d0 MODFl J
KELVINATOR 1
$114.95*
Delivered in your kitchen J
With 5 Year Protection Plan. %
iv Co.
NE DRUG CO.
I
t important p?.rl of our
ime registered druggists
ill attention. Our store
jga County owned and
t. Bring us your next
will be handled only by
si just as your Doctor
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
our
in our big radio
i and -the Casa Loma Or-^^H
Three Roquet and ether top
show of the year.
vTi^s idj&Aj
Cream. Another big special
to get you for this One Cent
fou've really got to see these
to appreciate the big value.
rty 2 for*l01
THE r^xtt STORE
sID SCALP
2 for 7?C
2 for 3Gc
2 for 51c
2 for 2Gc