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PAGE FOUR i Watauga Democrat An Independent Newspaper rUe RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY Established in 1888 and Published for 45 years by the !ate Robert C. Rivers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY i SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Four Months 50 Payable in Advance R. C. RIVERS. Jr. - Publisher | Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of Re- j spect. Obituaries, etc.. are charged J nt the reeular advertising rates Entered at the postoffice at Boone, N. C., as second class mail matter. 'The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right, and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or i newspapers without government, XI should not hesitate a moment to ' choose the latter. But 1 should mean I that every man should receive thes< papers and be capable of reading them." ?Thomas Jefferson. THURSDAY. DEC. 5. 1940 SIIOIT'ING EDITION Today's issue of The Democrat | comprises tlv. first holiday shopping : edition to come from the local j presses, and goes to its readers Sim- ! ultaneously with the lighting of the municipal Yuletide decorations, and the official opening of the Christmas shopping season. Herewith is to be found a compre nensive gut uireciory. tmoratms every line o? trade, and enabling readers of tile county newspaper to sit by their own firesides and complete extended giit lists, in advance of their visit to the Local stores and shops. An effort has been made to inject the spirit of Christiwis into the issue and special holiday fi.utures enliven the news columns. Boone is proud of its good sieves and shops, which are without doubt the finest to be found in the northwestern tier of mountain counties, and which are likely without peers in any city of similar size in the state. This year, with the country experiencing a business upswing, local business men have gone the limit in providing the most spectacular array of gift merchandise ever to be shown in this city. Every imaginable kind of gift, from a few cents value to several hundred dollars can be found here, and the prices are uniformly lower than ean be found in the larger cities of the country. You can make money by carefully preserving this issue of your county newspaper and checking the various shopping lists from time to time as the holiday season progresses. Your local merchant pays a large share of the taxes necessary for the maintenance of the county and citygovernmental units, he upholds the churches, the civic organization;,, and puts his shoulder to the wheel of every public advancement. When hardship and disaster come to out people, it is his finances which largely carry the load of alleviation. He is the mainstay of our community life and of our material progress, and deserves the full and unstinted support of the city and county. The I city w ill prosper and progress in I proportion to the patronage accord- j ed its merchants. Valle Crucis News The- Cut-Up Club of Valle Crucis enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Miss Gladys Taylor, among those present being: Mrs. Mast, Miss Winnie Thornburg, Mr. i and Mrs. R. A. Oisen. Mr. anu Mrs Henry Taylor, Messrs. Cal Went?, and Paul Wentr. Misses Nancy Taylor and Gladys Taylor and Mr. Frank Taylor. Mr. and Mis. R. A. Farthing entertained as dinner guests Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mast and daughter, Jo Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Farthing. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Shull had as dinner guests Sunday Rev. Mr. Osborne Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Eaird and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mast. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mast had as guests Sunday Messrs. Calvin Wentz and Paul Robertson. A number of friends of Miss Win nie Thornburg called during Tuesday afternoon and evening to honor her on her natal day. Entertained by Miss Carolyn Mast at dinner Sunday were friends froir, Chicago, Misses Nancy and Carolyn Phillips. $75,000,000 ALLOTTED FOR NEW AIR BASES Washington, Dec. 4.?A total of 575,000^00 has been allotted, it was disclosed yesterday, to start developing sites being acquired from Great Britain for naval and air bases guarding the Atlantic approaches to America. I r ?,1 NEWS AND VIEWS i OF THE FARMERS 1 Bv H. M. HAMTL/TON. Jr. County Farm Agent. TO TOBACCO GROWERS Every farmer who sells tobacco this year will have to call at the county agent's office and sign for his tobacco marketing card. Our office will be open from 8 o'clock in the morning until 5 in the afternoon ami you can call at our office for your card any day from now until the tobacco marketing season is is over. Unless you are sick you will have to sign for your card in person. If sou are sick, please send a written statement to that effect and give the name of the person to whom your card should be issued. Wo hope that every tobacco grower in Watauga county will sell his tobacco on the Bcone market. The Boone tobacco market is worth thousands of dollars to the tobacco grow ers of this county. Don't sell your tobacco to pinhookers because the pin hookers are counting on making a nice profit on ail tobacco that they buy, and you farmers should get all the profit from vour tobacco after vou have worked hard to grow it. CO OPERATE WITH AAA Around 460 farmers in Watauga county co-operated with the AAA program in 1940 for the first time, while the total number of farmers who co-operated with the program this year was 2.170 as compared with 1.710 in 1939. and 1.040 in 1930. Therefore, there is 106 per centl more farmers in Watauga co-ope- j rating with the agricultural conservation program now than was thej case ill 1938. church 1 AXXOUXCDttVfS REV. SMITH TO PREACH Evangelist J. Harold Smith of Greenville. S. C., will preach at the courthouse in Boone Thursday, December 12, at 7:30 p. m. THREE FORKS BAPTIST Rev. Vilas Minton. Pastor Services first Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and first Sunday in the month at 11 o'clock. Sunday school each Sunday at 10 a. m, Mr. W. G. Todd, superintendent. Come and let us worship together. LAUREL FORK BAPTIST Revival meeting will begin next Sunday night, December 8, and will continue for two weeks The pastor. Rev. Vilas Minton, will be assisted in the meeting by Rev. N. M. Gieene. The public is cordially invited. JAMES I. VANCE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (High School Library) Rev. John I. Rhea. Minister Sunday school 9:45 a. m., Starr Stacy, superintendent. Morning worship service 10:50. Sermon by the pastor. Mid-week worship service each Wednesday in the county building at 7:45. FIRST BAPTIST Each Sunday 9:45?Sunday school, Bernard Dougherty, general superintendent. Classes for all ages. 10:50?Worship and sermon by the pastor. 0:00 p. no?Training Union, James S'crie, director. 7:00 p. m?Worship and sermon by the pastor. Wednesday 7:00 p. m.?Prayer and praise service. Choir practice at f: p. m. EVANGELISTIC CLUB The Boone Evangelistic Club is holding its meeting each Saturday night at the Boone Baptist church. Rev. J. Harold Smith of Greenville, S. C.. will preach at the courthouse December 12 at 7:30 p. m., and the public is invitedWEATHER HALTS GERMAN RAIDS OVER ENGLAND London, Dec. 4?The German luftwaffe broke off its attacks on London and a western midlandstown shortly before midnight last night in the thick of dirty flying conditions. The midlands town apparently was the main objective, although the raiders flew over Wales and other provencial areas and paid London fleeting "nuisance" visits, dropping some bombs in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire. The midlands raid, of comparatively short, duration, was the firsl on that town in several days. Principal damage reported was to shops and homes. A dozen incendiary bombs fel on a London movie theatre. Thei showeied the audience with sparks and plaster, but the auditorium was cleared without incident and fire men, quickly extingushed the fire. In 1919 a jet of flaming gas rose more than 500,000 miles from the sun's surface. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE] Republican Named to Wilkes County Board When Democrat Quits North Wilkcsboro. Dec. 3.?Another one of those political situations fnr whieh Wiilrnc h/vr.rro fn rnous developed Monday when tw. Republicans and one Democrat, in stead of two Democrats and one Republican as were elected Novembei 5. were sworn in before Clerk oJ Court C. C. Hayes. In the election C. E. Lendennan Democratic candidate in district No 1 was elected over Dave Mink. Republican and V. T. Walsh. Democrat. was elected over Grover Hamby. Republican candidate for thai subdivision of the county established by the legislature at its last session for the nomination and election ol commissioners. Monday Clerk Hayes said he hac received the resignation of Lender man, elected in district one. The resignation expressed appreciatior for the support of the people in the election but said he could not serve in the office of commissioner because of his health. Taking the position that a vacancy existed, the clerk of court appointed Max Foster of North Wil kesboro. a Republican, to fill the unexpired term of Lenderman and Foster was sworn in along with M F. Absher and V. T. Walsh. Attorney W. H. McEhvee said the legal status of Fosters appointment would be determined and added that his position was that there was no vacancy on the board since Len| derman had never been sworn in j and could not resign without first | taking the oath of office. i GREEKS NEAR IMPORTANT ITALIAN SUPPLY BASF j Athens, Dec. 4.?Greek troops advancing tlirough a heavy snowstorm were reported last night driving upon Port Edda. vital Albanian port for Italian military reinforcements and supplies, after seizing control of the highway northward to Argirocastro. The Associated Press in a dispatch from Athens early Wednesday morning said the Greeks had advanced to within a mile and a quarter of Port Edda. Reports from the Epirus front said l ard-driving Greek forces had captured a walled town between Port Edda and Argirocastro dominating the entire coastal sector of southern Albania and keystone of Fascist defense there. Great numbers of Italians were killed or wounded, it was reported when the Italian Ftrrara divisioi holding a valley below an unnamec town was out elf and shelled bj Greek guns until 60 per cent of it! men fell. The survivors finallj charged up a mountain pass, only tc be hurled back by the bayonets ol the Greeks, reports said. TREES ARE ALLOTTED FOR WATERSHED IN WESTERN CAROLINA The Te-nnessee Valley Authoritj has allotted 2.300,000 forest tree seedlings to the TVA watershed counties of western North Caroline for the 1941 planting season, R. W Graeber, extension forester at N. C State College, announces. The trees will be given free tc farmers who agree to set them out as erosion control projects. The If TVA counties are Avery, Buncombe Cherokee. Clay, Graham, Haywood Henderson, Jackson, Macon. Modi son, Mitchell. Transylvania, Swain Watauga and Yancey. Tirrri \gT? ! DODGE ; r *Fluid Driva spHMui at aflgfct evtra cot Graham MAIN AT DEPOT STRE *Y THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. "She I f< f ; ^ S . -' rv N * sfe W-ttmW >X / K\ I K;"\' *'; I ?~~~ ~ Eft&ijf Hf ft County Officers (Continued from page one) McNeil and Mr. Billings, the retiring members: "T!i:?t wlu>rp.'K Tailor MPNPI'1 in I the retiring chairman of said board of county commissioners and Coy I Billings is a retiring member of said board of county commissioners; "And whereas, the said retiring chairman and member has individually and officially served the people of Watauga county for several terms as county commissioners and have 1 always given of theii time and best efforts in an untiring, unscflish and 1 faithful manner, and in such a man' ner as to bring credit to Ihemsclvcs and honor to Watauga county for their outstanding public service to t the welfare and betterment of our 1 county, and all the people; ' "And whereas, the financial and other affairs of the county have ; been handled with such wisdom and ' business-like efficiency as shown by 1 the audits and records of said coun' ty, and the good management of said county has been due in a large measure to the wise discretion and faithful performance of their every official duty, so that fairness and L justice has been done to all whether great or small; r "Now, therefore, be it resolved that we as the incoming hoard of I county commissioners, as represeni taUvcs, of the people of Watauga . county, offer our sincere thanks and . appreciation for the outstanding public service rendered by the said i Ellcr McNeil and Coy I. Billings, re> tiring members, and wish for them i success and happiness in their ev. cry undertaking. , Duty adopted, this December 2, 1940." Read the Advertisements _ :r=r _ _. ? W! you're next to drive THIS NEW "Dwfoe AFTER all, actions speak louder jt\ than words. So we say: Take the wheel of this great new 1941 Dodge yourself! Experience the brand new thrill of Dodge Fluid Drive* combined with Floating Power. Imagine, if you can, the freedom of being able to shift gears or not, just as you wish ? even in thickest traffic?with nothing new to learn! Come in and try it today. ,rv - pcrolt delivered *oac 1 tir -1 Motor Co. ET BOONE, N. C jot, Sam'l, And Don't Mis . _______ ok V > \UCRt^isiG~ \ -e;s"' k \' \k"r v. v w ?Vf?i y > . v? 0<- ft .. r $ft, ^?o0?~ "-V V r',1Mrf ; &&&> r /%?> IrlW 4SS^ '"?. '- itf. wl?p^ \ ' I ' ^ Hearing Held (Continued l'roni page one) lots of freight from the rails and i, placing it on the trucks, because , more profit would result from the highway form of transportation. The company's agents contended \ that while incoming freight into I Bonne was of satisfactory volume, i there was little possibility of an! increase in outgoing revenues, since ; timber and other resources had been moved from the region. Figures introduced by Clyde H. Greene indicated that during the past year, the following tonnage had moved from Watauga county, it being implied that it was the job of the railroad to secure the freight: ISO standard cars of livestock; 500 tons apples, 4,000 tons cabbage, 3,000 tons poldtoes, 900 tons tobacco (actual figures), 690 tons kraut and 1,500 carloads of timber. Incoming freight included approximately 7 tuij ions 01 coal, j.buu ions ot fertilizer, 75 cars of autos. 450 tons of cement, 510 tons brick and tile, 200 tons roofing. 550 tons teed and seed, 180 tons plaster, 200 tons gas, and a huge amount of highway surfacing stone and asphalt. Mr. Hackett spoke of the value of the railroad to the highway departI Christma ANY QU Cooking Apples, per bushel High Grade Eating Apples, Storage open 7:30 i VALLE CRUCI VAI.LE CK1 POTA WAIN It's close to Christmas and ... so I am ready to but cember 10th to 20th. M. C. H BOONE WATAUGA INSl All Kinds < We Are Glad E. A. GAULTNEY Northwestern BOON! '^ DECEMBER 5. 1940 > s!" -V C Tl : ^c-ii | >?s i I \Qt- v _ . 1>ETEKSE. j TlE:L -jB V*--* ilff : ment in the movement of surfacing materials. Dr. Dougherty reviewed the negotiations leading to the building of the railway, including the voting of $27,000 of Boone township bonds to aid in the project and stated that I there was a contract, botli actual 1 end implied to provide permanent railway service into Boone. Mr. Fisher stated that his company still held the $7,000 in unpaid bonds and that these would be returned to Boone township; $20,000 in principal and $25,000 in interest has been paid on the railway bonds. Attorney Lovill handled the evidence for the Boone people. The examiner will turn the evidence over to the commission for a decision at some unannounced date. Current estimates of the earth's age made by scientists run at least i 1,000,000,000 or 4,000,000.000 years. CARD OF THANKS The children of Mrs. Mary E. Hodges wish to express our appreciation and deepest gratitude for the sympathy and kindness of our friends and neighbors during her sickness and death Read the Advertisements .s Apples ANTITY 25c up up to $1.50 a. in. to 5:30 p. m. S ORCHARDS LICIS, N. C. TOES ITED we all need a little money r your potatoes from DeOLLAR n. c. 1RANCE AGENCY )f Insurance to Serve You GORDON H. WINKLER Bonk Building 5, N. C.
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