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w VOL."53, NO. 15 CRESTSTOREWILL OCCUPY NEW HOME ON NEXT THURSDAY Plans Being Made for Gala Opening of Handsome New Mercantile Mart; Building is j Ultra Modern and Houses 18 j Departments The Crest 5. SO and 25 Cent store, one of Boone's most popular retail outlets for the past four years, reaches another milestone in its local history. Thursday. October 24. when it formally opens its new and elegant building on the corner of King and Depot streets. All details have been completed for a gala opening and the people ol Boone Watauga county and surrounding territory, arc the invited guests of the store management for this date, at which time nothing will V.? 1-1 ?? .... w oi'm. iiuircsnmems WYII De served and music and souvenirs will add to the general public's first impression of this modern establishment. Thoroughly Modern The new building, which was con- = structcd expressly for the Crest i stores by Greer Brothers with Mr. j Ed Jenkins as building contractor, ' is one of the mast, modern mercantile ouildings to be found, and every detail designed for the comfott and convenience of the buying public has been included in the spaci- , ous building. 1 The store will house eighteen complete departments along with a thoroughly adequate candy department, where freshness and sanitation will be twin watchwords. The establishment specialises in 5 cent c to $1.01) merchandise. . The Crest Store, which has been so well received in this community t that expansion became necessary, is d a southern concern, operating in / three southern states, with headquarters at North Wilkesboro. N. C. 0 The company's policy of complete I satisfaction is strictly adhered to, ac- d cording to Mr. S. T. Taylor, official u of the organization, who has been in town several times recently, aiding iu making plans for the opening. ^ Mr. H. A. Manshxp, Jr., and his , complete force are working nigh'. ? ai)d fiov for th** ntxtn. I ing o? the new building, and the " store Will be iltotmd trrttil th?r<totC"orf . the formal opening. Mr. Manship. j. who has been in charge of the stole Jhere for three years, extends a spe cial invitation to the people o? this ? region to attend the opening iti the * new and modernised "building. *On pages two and three of The Democrat today will be found com- v plete details of the formal opening I cn Thursday evening, October '24, ? and of the grand opening sale which 1 starts on Friday morning, October *25. a ladMnIghtk i; well attended | S] Large Number of Boone and :! Blowing Rock People at Cham- a ber of Commerce Meeting a Sixty-four Boone and Blowing ^ xha;a. uumul'? liivii .'mi civic leaaecs were present last Friday evening at the ladies' night banquet of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, ana c heard David Ovens, Charlotte busi- ^ ness man, deliver an inspiring address on Americanism. Mr. Quattlebaum of the Queen ^ City Coach Company, presented a movie reel of scenes along the Yon- w ahlossee highway and the scenic Cl parkway. u H. W. Wilcox, president of the ^ Chamber of Commerce, presided at E the banquet. q 600,000 Ready For a Red Cross I^oll Call c V Washington, Oct. 8.?The largest t number of volunteers over to take ' part in an American Red Cross Roll C Call drive will appeal to the nation t November 11th, when the organi- 1 nation seeks membership support r for its vear-round services. a Vice Chairman James L. Fieser, I in charge of domestic operations, I said the appeal would be carried by * nearly 600,000 volunteers in more t than 10,000 communities where the t Red Cross maintains chapters and branches. He pointed out that many } phanton have been organized fnv the membership campaign since early summer and anticipate the most successful roll call in their history. No quota has been set as this t year's membership goal, Mr. Fieser v explained. He pointed out that the r Red Cross this year needs the sup- f port of every adult American ane j to join. { 'Today the Red Cross is faced a with a year of uncertainty?a year of great potentialities of human j suffering," he said. "If the Red j, Cross is to be able to share its re- t sponsibility in the important work c oi national defense, it must be ready t to carry on its services full a strength." v i Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crawford re eently moved into their' new home in Cherry Park. s ATAl An Independent \ BOO^ VVATAUGA C Store Manager ) Mr. R. A. Manslvip, Jr.. manager of the Crest store here, which is , celebrating the opening of its new \ building on Thursday. October 24. POSTAL GROUPS I HOLD MEETING; j longressraau Doughton Speak-' , at Convention Held on Yon- 5 ahlossee Highway V A district meeting of the western 1 [istrict. State Association of Letter c iarriers, the North Carolina Fedeaiion of Postal Clerks and the la- i ies of the auxiliary was held at the tppalachian assembly campgrounds n the Yonaluosr.ee highway near Slowing Rock Saturday and Sunlay with several hundred members if the associations in attendance. j Congressman Robert L. Doughton j vas the principal speaker of the t ession. delivering has address Sun- <j [ay afternoon. A number of state < nri national leaders of the groups > !so spoke. i Thn ' 1 nut.ui4iuiA ?UUinb- V?as IK- i lvered Saturday by George M. > sudderth. Blowing Rock postmas- j er, responses being by C. A. Wnl- i rop of AsheviUe, C. A. Oglesby of t 'orcst City, and Jess Thomburg of f "hmlotte. c Speakers at the banquet Saturday s . ere Oscar- H. Street of New Bern, y iresident of the State Association r f Letter Carriers; J. M. Bradbunt of 'I lharlotie, president 01" the North i Carolina Federation of Postal Clerks. / nd William H. Gunther of Balti- r tore, Md., seventh vice president of |: he National Federation of Post Of- t ice Clerks. In addition to Congressman | ioughton, James K. Langa 11 of Piltsurgh. Pa., an official of the Nationi Association of Letter Carriers, poke at tire Sunday attemoon sesion. Features of tire convention were 2 trip up Grandfather Mountain and : n old-time fox hunt. g brother Mrs. Hardin t Succumbs on Monday [ it Mrs. R. H. Hardin was called to C harlotte Monday on account of tire h eath of a brother. Dr. Fred D. Ausn. which neenrrv^rt pppIv tg after an acute illness of several ays. S Funeral services for Dr. Austin, \ 'ho was coroner for Mecklenburg _ ounty and one of Charlotte's most " rominent physicians, were held J uesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, ir. Charles R. Nisbet, pastor of the Caldwell . Memorial Presbyterian hurch, had charge of the services f nd interment % was in Oaklawn emetery- s Surviving near relatives are the c /idow and four children: Dr. Fred ). Austin, Jr., of Charlotte, and J. j. L. Austin, a student at The Citadel, iharleston, S. C.; Mrs. Charles F. Inward, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. 'liomas H. Lever of Charlotte; his ^ aother and the following brothers nd sisters: B. O. Austin, Pittsburgh, 'a.; Dr. Dewitt Austin and James 1. Austin of Charlotte; Mrs. R. H. lardin, Boone; Mrs. George H Peteway and Mrs. J. B. Rudisiil of , iharlotte. iVins Four Blue i Ribbons On Potatoes 1 i Mr. L .A. Henson of Vilas, one of i he county's best farmers, did the s musual this year, in winning first < irizes at four agricultural fairs on t lis Irish potatoes. Mr. Henson's 1 ubers took the high award at Cove .'reek, Hendersonville, state fair, > md tire Stanley county fair. i Mr. Henson exhibited the Green j floiintain r?f nAtof/vaf ; le grew from certified seed, the seed ! icing dipped to protect tliem from lisease. He averages about 200 >ushels of potatoes per acre, and s ittributed most of his success to 1 ising the very highest' type of seed < l is possible to obtain. < . c Traffic accidents killed 489 per- i ons the first eight months of 1940. i JGA Weekly Newspaper?Eats OUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA." BOILER BLAST KILLS TWO MEN Explosion at Sawmill in Ashe County Blows One Man Distance of 315 Feet Two inen were instantly killed, mother one was critically injured md three others miraculously escap:d injury in a sawmill boiler explosion in Ashe county early Friday norning. Ronda "Ross' W or ley ar.d John AViriev, both of Todd, are dead and 1'onimy Greer of the f ame commu city, was brought to the Watauga lospital where he is suffering from ievere burns. The tragedy occurred, in North Pork township near the home of Dr. V G. Sharpe. Ronda Worlev, who was oiling the n-.gine next to the boiler, was down a distance of 315 feet whiie the boiler and firebox were blown jn equal distance in the opposite direction. Worley's body sailed over an apple tree and road and struck a rail fence. His neck was broken and ltv~ 1 2? ~1-- 1 * ' ' i'- uuu; st'vtjreiy Durnea anci scarled. John Worlcy was thrown about 20 cot ami his head was crushed by a arge pice of iron. The sawmill belonged to George llreer of Todd. He and two others itandina near the saw were not inured. People living within a radius of liree miles heard the terrific explo ;ion and many said their homes book. No one seemed to know the cause h" the explosion, it was stated that he boiler was getting old and that old water might have been turned nto it too quickly. 4o?y, Broughton Talk to Welfare Folk Governor Clyde R. Hoey and the. democratic gubernatorial nominee, f. Melville Broughton were the :cadline speakers at the or.e-day oint conference of county welfare loard members, county superintenlonts of public welfare and members .f the state board of charities and >ub)ic welfare, which was held in taleigh October ,9., Governor Hoey vild Mr. Bmiihtai snnke at the uncheon meeting held at the Caromn hotel. Other addresses of ir.erest and importance were delivered by Mrs. W. T. Bost. state wetare commissioner, Co!. W. A. Blair tf Winston-Salem, chairman of the late board of charities and public t'effarc; Nathan. K. Yelton, director if public assistance, and Dr. Frank \ deVyver, merit system supervisor. >.c meeting was attended by Mr. t. V/. Greene and Mrs. Mary Haris, members of the local welfare rearci, and Miss Marguerite Miller, ounty welfare superintendent. Campaign For Scout Funds Is Continued Contributions are still being ought for a Scout fund of $550 to inish the Scout hut, and to finance he winter activities of the local icout troop. Following are the mounts received since the last isue of the paper: 'reviously reported $94.00 Irs. Hill Hagaman 1.00 Irs. Mae Miller _... 1.00 ? a_- n eL: in nn rrao^ r uruung xu.uu Irs. J. C. McConnell 2.00 Total .'. S108.00 Contributions may be left at tailings Jewelry store or at the Watauga Democrat. VI AN WHO LOST HOR ERECTS ANO' Dwight Nichols in Journal-Patriot) "If lightning doesn't strike in the ame place twice, then why should lides?" Perhaps that's the logic followed ty Guy, Carlton, v.-ho has erected a leat little dwel. g on the side "f lighway 421 near Deep Gap?cn the dentical spot where a slide in the lood on the night of August 13 detroyed his residence, store and ser-ice station. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton and three of heir four children are already oclUpying their new home. Their ourth child hasn't recovered from njuries received when the slide wept away the service station and ias not been released from the hospital. Carlton figures that if there should >e another flood as bad as the on" n August, another slide at the same ;pot would be unlikely because the me which swept down the moun,ain took all the dirt and trees and eft only bare rock. With the residence completed, ,'arlton figures on erecting a service station adjoining the house. The ;as tanks from the old one remain i) the ground as the only thing left rem his former business. Instantly Demolished Eight persons were in his service ;lalion when it was almost instants' demolished by the slide. Of the nght, two are dead: Carlton's niothn-ir.-law, Mrs. Martha Carroll, who lied August 16 of injuries received n the slide, and Johnny Greene, tine, who was visiting there and DEMC ablished in the Year Eighte< THUBSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1940 j America's Lat? ^ - ^ '-y Los Angeles. Calif.?The Doug out lheso now American air bombe program. In performance, this late; famous Siukas. !M:NFJLL TO SPEAK ATG.O.P, RALLY Republican Candidate for Gov- 1 eruor to Feature Gathering Here Next Week Hon. Robert H. McNeill, Republican candidate for governor of North 1 Carolina, will be the principal \ speaker at a rally of the llcpubli- | cans of Watauga county to be held s at the courthouse in Boone Wednes- t day evening. October 23, at 7:30 C o'clock. Mr. McNeill is known as un unusually able and forceful c speaker and a cordial invitation is j extended to all citizens of this area t to attend. 1 Hon. Monroe Adams of Statesville, v Republican candidate for congress from the ninth district, will also be i present at the rally and speak p briefly. t At the same time Mr. T. E. fciing- ii ham, chairman of the Republican t executive committee, has announced p series of township Republican rul- \ Iiam ? j uvrjjrAii ?.u?saay even- ^ ins? and which will end with a county-wide gathering in the courthouse here Saturday evening No- j vcmher A complete list of these, j township engagements appears in j an advertisement by the committee r published today. At toe township meetings Dr. A. P. Kephart, candidate for represen- totivc, will be the chief speaker, but ? ail the candidates for county office are to be present. S3 United States Civil s Service Examination i The United States Civil Service commission announces an open competitive examination for operator (mountain highway maintenance and construction equipment) for filling ' the positions of junior employment * operator; 30 to 50c an hour, when s actually employed; and equipment c operator, 50c to 75e an hour, when ? actually employed, in the public roads administration. 8 Applications for this position must , r;e. ?,:a. a.. ? . t |wv vn WMU txie stxxeuuy, Doaru of Tj\ S. Civil Service examiners, . Public Roads administration, 1523 L ' street, Northwest, Washington, D. C., not later than November 4, 1940. ^ Competitors will not be required v to report for written examination, but wili be rated on their training a and experience. 1< Full information and application blanks may be obtained from J. Wil- li son Norris, secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service examiners, postoffice, r Boone. n, IE IN SLIDE I rHER ON SAME SPOT ? ? c was swept away. His body was i found, five days later ,10 miles away I in the valley below. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton and children. Annie Lee, eight, Claude, nine, and Clara, four, were not bad- ' ly hurt. Gurnoy, 11, received a c bad injury when a piece of timber c rammed between his ankle joint, r The wound hasn't healed -et and he i remains in a hospital. Mrs. Lula i Anderson, also in the service sta tion when it went off, was not bad- a ly hurt. I All of them had left the house and t gathered in the service station when C the slide carne directlv down the v mountain ravine and swept every- c thing before it. What everybody i can't understand now is why the house and service station and a a great part of the slide turned at t right angle and went down the I highway instead of going directly r down the mountain side the way it t was headed. But the slide, diverting I its course eastward over the high- i way instead of thundering on down the mountain, is what made the s death roll at that particular poiut I two instead of eight Collapses 1 The service station collapsed in the thundering mass of earth, stone, trees and water and as it swept down the highwav about 300 yards, 1 to where it pitched off the lower 1 side on to the valley below, the vie- 1 lirns somehow made their way out t - ?all except Johnny Greene. Even \ Mrs. CarroU, who died of injuries. ( (Continued on page eight) < ICR A ^Pghty-Eight f Dive Bomber las Aircrafi Company is turning rs as part of the nation's defense ;t U. S. mode* exceeds Germany's PARENT-TEACHER GROUP IN MEETING Initial Gathering cf Organization Consists of Business Ses siuii iiuu v.onceri The first meeting of the Boone 3arent-Teacher Association was held n the high school auditorium on Honday evening at 7:30 The protram consisted of a Short business essiori and a concert by the school and under the direction of. Mr. Jordon Nash. The Band Boosters Club, organized last year to promote band work n the school and community, has his year been combined with the >.-T. A. It is hoped that this change rill promote interest in the work of he P.-T. A. by increasing its scope, 'he organization iias as one of its najor aims this year the support of he band and other phases of music nstvuetion. It will also lend its aid o other school and community projcls. Special attention will be given r. the problem of caring for needy hildren. Officers of the P.-T. A. for this j ear are Mrs. F. E. Warman, presi- J lent: Mr. John T. Howell and Mr. 1. S. Christenbury. vice-presidents; Irs. Mao Miller, treasurer; Mrs. Pilev Smith, secretary.' Parents of children enrolled in he elementary or high school are rged to join the P.-T. A. It is oped that the organization will erve as a strong link between the choo) and the community, binding lie two together in mutual underlanding and co-operation. Activities of Local Red Cross Are Cited Mrs. E. E. Garbce, chairman of he Watauga chapter. American Red Iross, issues a brief statement of ome of the regular activities of the hapter during the past year. The ccomplishments mentioned here lave no connection with the emer ;ency activities following the flood: Twenty-five dollars was expended or first aid supplies in institutions vhere trained teachers were em iloyed for these courses. Dr. Robert R. King of the district icalth department, received 3i50. L'ith which to purchase necessary Lems for undernourished children, nd those suffering from tubercuasis. Two army cases were handled by Ir. A. J. Greene. The Junior Red Cross was opeated under the direction of Miss laude Cathcart. Life saving and first aid courses /ere sponsored at Appalachian Col2ge and instructors trained 300 in irst aid work. Also one WPA irst aid course was given at the olleee. I.A.F. POUND GERMAN BASES ALONG COASTS London, Oct. 16?Adolf Hitler's 'invasion bases" along the channel :oast were under the blazing attack if R.A.F. bombers and British longange guns yesterday and last night ifter a - shattering assault on Berlin \ n the early morning hours. For 75 hours, beginning shortly iter 2 a. m. Tuesday, relays of Iritish bombers unloaded "tons" of, mmbs that lighted the center of the lerman capital with leaping fires vhich blazed simultaneously over a hain of vital targets, the air minstry. Britain's long-range guns planted long the Dover cliffs laid down a hunderous bombardment of the lazi-held French coast 22 to 30 niles away this afternoon and a ew hours later waves of British lumbers swept across the channel n strong assaults. Watchers along the Kent coast decribed a terrific pasting of the big renin puri 01 rsouiogne, wun lames spreading for miles along the rrench coastline. STORY OMITTED "Thunder From the Sands," a serial story being followed with inerest. by many readers of The Democrat is not being published toiay. A circumstance arising at >ress time, precluded the ipsertion >f this week's installment, which vill appear next week as usual. T $1.50 A YEAR 2^000 WATAUGANS REGISTER TODAY UNDER DRAFT ACT Election Officials Conducting Enlistment of Men for Military Selection: Eight Hundred to ! Register in Boone: Rcgistraj tion Ends 9 p. m. 1' More than two thousand of the flower of Watauga's young manhood are marching to the various polling n!arp? *?-? ? * " " , iv-Riaiei in me i irsi peactime draft of manpower in the history of the country. Registration is being conducted by the regular election officials, with large groups of voluntary workers assisting in filling out the forms, and it is expected that before nine o'clock this evening, a complete registration of men between the ages of 21 and -15 will have been effected. In Boone precinct more than three hundred out of a possible eight hundred men had registered by eleven a. m. and a large crew of workers were busy filling out the forms, there being little congestion at the courthouse where the activity was being carried on. Students at ApI palachian College are being regisi tered on the campus. Million at Work For the big registration job about a million workers are being used throughout the nation, and as each man presents himself he is being r.skod eleven questions: name, address. telephone number, age, place of birth, country of citizenship, name of a person who will always know his address, the relationship to the latter, the address of the latter, his employer's name and, last, his place of employment or business. A tour by six-inch, filing card, upon which his answers have been entered will be handed liirn for his signature, and that is all that each is being called upon to do today. In. trie days that follow officials here and in the state capital will be busy making their reports to Washington. Sometime between October 26 and November 2, a lottery will be held. Numbered slips in capsules piled into a huge goldfish bowl will "a-1 Hrnum The " tiensbig of the numbers, as drawn, j tc the numbers on the filing carvi which the registrant signs today, w ill determine the order in which those who register may be called to military service. Closes a). 9 p. m. Registration will close this (Wednesday) evening at 0 o'clock, but all those waiting in line at this time will be registered. Those within the age limit and not otherwise exempted are subject to arrest if they do not register. The local draft board, which will handle the conscription details after registration is completed is composed of Vance C. Howell T. L. Mast, and J. E. Clay. Dr. Robert R. King is the examining physician for the board, and W. R. Covill, the attorney. DOUGHTONWILL ADDRESS VOTERS Governor Morrison Also Invited to Attend Meeting Here October 26 Congressman Robert L. Doughton will speak at the courthouse in Boone on Saturday evening, October 26, at 7:30 p. m., and former Governor Cameron Morrison has also been invited to deliver an address at at a rally of the Democratic voters of the county and all others who would like to attend. The candidates for the house of lepresentatives and county offices will also be present, a band is to be secured for the occasion, and the issues of the campaign will be discussed by local peonle as well as by the distinguished visitors. UNUSUAL CHRISTENING A vnrv unusual r?h**iet?vr?-iT?er foriV place at Boone Methodist church last Sunday morning, when little Jo Anne Hardin and Sarah Martha Crowell were christened during the 11 o'clock service The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hardin and Mr. and Mrs. Bonis Crowell. Also present were the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hardin. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stiles and Mrs. T. ICrowell. But most unusual was the fact that the greatgrandmothers, Mrs. Sarah Hardin and Mrs. M. BBlackbum, were present, both being great-grandmothers to both the children, FIRST TO REGISTER Edward B. Mast, police officer of this city, was the first man to register in Boone township for military duty Wednesday morning. Mr. Mast is said to have appeared on the courthouse grounds before registration opened and waited for the chance to be the first name on the dotted line. Miss Mary Winkler spent last week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Coles in Winston-Salem. , si
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