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VOL. 54, NO. 4
COMMERCE GROUP !
IN LADIES NIGHT
1 PROGRAM FRIDAY
Motion Picture Travelogue to Be
Exhibited: Matter of Improved
Radio Broadcasting Station '
to Be Discussed: Report on
Aluminum Drive
The Boone Chamber of Commerce
will hold it.-- annual ladies' night
banquet in the basement of the Baptist
church Friday evening at 7:30.
(and a feature of the evening will be
a new motion picture recently completed
by the Greyhound Corpora;
tion. entitled "This Amazing America."
The film shows some of the
most outstanding scenic attractions L
throughout America.
i ne same picture will be shown |
for the benefit of the general pub- 1
lie at the Appalachian State College j
auditorium at 4:30 p. m. Friday,!
without admission charge.
Mr. Herman W. Wilcox, president j
of the Chamber of Commerce, says I
that this will likely be the only la-1
dies" night event this year, and in- j
sists that all members and their la- I.
dies make plans to attend. !,
A number of items of business are ]
to be discussed, the principal one j
being the movement for the estab- j
lishment of a modern radio broad- '
casting system in this city. Mr. I
Wilcox, in this connection, pays
tribute to all who have given their l
fine r irvices to the present experi- j
mental station.
A report on the progress of the
defense campaign for aluminum
will also be made at this time.
Recent new members of the
Chamber of Commerce are New i I
River bight & Power Co., Sniithey's j
Store, Northwestern Bank and A. & j
P. Tea Company.
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Preach Here Sunday'"
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President of Davidson College Will '
Be Heard at Presbyterian
Church at 11 O'clock J
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Dr. John R. Cunningham, presi- 1
dent of Davidson College, will preach
at the Janitis I. Vance Memo- 1
rial Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock.
Since the erection of this church 1
no service has been held in which :
I the memorial aspect lias been recog
nized. Although this is not a me- '
morial service, the congregation will '
pause in memory of Dr. Vance and '
will be led in a memorial prayer by
Dr. C. G. Vardcll, president erne- t
ritus of Flora McDonald College. 1
Dr. Cunningham is peculiarly fit- 1
ted to deliver the sermon on this oc- t
casion. because of the close friend- c
ship which existed between l\im and
Dr. Vance. Also because the interest
which he has had for many years
in the growth and development of
the Presbyterian work in Boone. e
Dr. Cunningham served as pastor o
of the First Presbyterian church in c
Bristol. Tenn., as president of the r
Louisville Presbyterian Theological e
Seminary, Louisville. Ky.. as pastor f
of the First Presbvterian church of r.
Winston-Salem, and in January of s
this year became president of David- v
son College. f
Rev. John I. Rhea, pastor of the g
church, invites the public "to join a
with us in this service and to hear s
a man whose services, perhaps are c
more coveted than any man of the c
Presbyterian church ir. the United 1
States." IBpSt? 8 c
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H. A. Cantor Diet*
In Lewiston, Idaho
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Mr. H. A. Cantor, a resident of
Watauga county in the early days. a
died at his home near Lewiston, j.
Idaho, on July 6, and funeral serv- a
ices and interment were in that lo- a
cality. Among the survivors is a ?
sister, Mrs, Thos. Hampton of Blow- ^
ing Rock R. F. D. r
Mr. Canter was a son of the late (.
George Canter and was a native of c
Wilkes county. The family moved
to Watauga when he was a lad, and
he went to Idaho 56 years ago, t
where he succeeded well and where (
he had since lived. Mr. Canter had r
visited homefolks and friends in this j
locality occasionally since he left j
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Camping Group To J
Meet At Yonahlossee \
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The Southeastern section of the J
American Camping Association, of f
which Mrs. A. P. Kephart is president.
will hold its mid-summer 1
meeting at Camp Yonahlossee Friday,
the sessions to begin at the
noon hour. About 100 directors and
others are expected for the gather- I
ing. ^
This section includes ten southm e
states. '
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iependent Weekly Ne 1
BOONE. WAT.
Armored Division
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The U. S. army has released Ihi
first anniversary of the first armoi
Scout cars are shown proceeding up
Major General Bruce Magruder is ii
Waiauga County Tax
$1.25, According
DANCY SUCCEEDS
CLAY AS DEPUTY
3oonc Man Gets Deserved Promotion
in Donarintpni of !? ?
ternal Revenue 1)
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Mr. Glen Dancy of Iiays, N. C.. y
leputy collector of internal revenue, j(
las taken over the territory former- ?
y worked by Deputy Collector R. L. ^
-lav. comprising Forsyth, Wilkes, ti
Vatauga and Alexander counties, g
villi headquarters in Winston-Saem.
Mr. Dancy has been located j P
n Asheville for the past several j t
ears and is a most capable man. He j
ieserves the full co-operation of the!a
axpayers. ] p
On June 1 of this year Mr. Clay v
,vas promoted to the position of as- 5
iistant chief of the field division,
ind has the supervision of all depu- ?
ies in North Carolina. He main-!
ains his headquarters in Greens- ' u
loro. ia
Mr. Clay has been connected with tl
lie collector's office since Seplcm- a
ler 26. 1933. has been a most capa- s<
lie official, and the promotion came a
o him in recognition of the splen- c
lid service he has performed.
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Late War Bulletins ?
London, Juiy 22.?British bomb- "
rs sweeping almost unhindered 3
llfpr TvTAvtho>-.. P.-' " 4 J -** ^
- ? fianvc luutty dllclCK- "
d shipbuilding yards near the
nouth of the Seine river and their d
scorting Polish fighters shot down ti
our Nazi planes. British fighter
lilots said two large flights of Mes- ]
erschmitts encountered over France
eered away and refused to give
lattle. The Polish pilots machine;unned
German airdromes, hangrs
and grounded planes, atacked a
hip off the coast and claimed a
lirect hit on one coastal anti-air- 0
raft battery in addition to destroy- q
ng four German fighters. Attacks g
luring the night were carried out
n Western Germany, Denmark, the f(
Netherlands and Belgium. v
Moscow, July 23?Masses of Ger- ^
nan bombers attacked this Soviet
apital during the night in the sec- .
>r.d consecutive night raid but only ''
i few of the estimated 150 planes
iroke through to unload explosives
ind incendiaries, it was officially
innounced today. Several fires .
srere quickly extinguished among lc
Iwellings, a communique said. The
nain body of Nazi raiders were ?
leaten off by anti-aircraft fire and
ioviet fighters, it was added.
Berlin, July 22?German shock
roops charging forward with flame- rr
hrowers and hand grenades were p
eported tonight to have taken key ?
lussian defense positions at Polotsk k
n the drive toward Moscow. The a
>reak-through on the northern wing w
if the central front was declared to 5
lave come after a two-day battle in f]
vhich tens of thousands of Russians n
vere killed or wounded. German
iccounts said it permitted an in- f<
antry advance on a broad front. a;
LA GUARDIA TO SEEK 3RD fr
TERM AS N. Y. MAYOR 0
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New York. July 21.?Mayor F. H.
L.aGuardia announced tonight he
would run for a third term as chief tl
executive but said his decision was ti
'contrary to my preference." ri
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wspaper -Established i
AUGA COUNTY. NORTH CARO]
Gets Workout A
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Is picture in connection with the j"
ed division of Fort Knox. Ky.
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a creek during a tactical problem. aj,
a command of the unii. SI
Raie Remains at ?
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io Budgei Estimate
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bounty Commissioners Tenta- gi
tively Approve Estimate of;11!
County Accountant; Property
Tax is Expected to Yield $95,- w
00(1 for Fiscal Year ur
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The county commissioners b.
ave tentatively approved the at
iudget estimate for the fiscal \ .
ear of 1941-42, which would al- ^
jw the tax rate to remain at
1.35 per one hundred dollars
ax book valuation, and the bud- pt
f"1 will r*nmo n? .. f: 1 ? !
.?* w^f X.SJL 1II tit 1 LiJJ" I 01'
iroval at the August meeting of \ V.
he board. {al
C. Gordon Taylor, county account- ;ac
nt based his budget estimate on a|pt
roporty valuation of $7,600,000. al
."liich he calculates would yield j th
95,000.00 in addition to poll tax re- W
pipts. court costs and other receipts [ th
f the county.
Thirty-three cents of the levy j I
ill go to the general county fund j h
nd other departments, he stated: j
he debt service fund will require j
8 cents of the levy, the county !
riiool fund. 26 cents: old age assist nee.
5 cents, and aid tor dependent C<
hildren, 3 cents.
Of the receipts front property
txps. the general county fund is to \
eceive $25,080.00: the debt service!
and. $4-1,080.00; the general school
and, $19,760.00; old age assistance, j is
3,800.00, and aid to dependent chil- j Se
w*r? CO OOA nn
Lvn, yo!Buu.v/u.
Tliis newspaper today carries a ! u,
ctailed summary of the budget es- j so
mate for the new fiscal year. |
ndependent Oil Men isc
Of State to Convene f0
At Blowing Rock
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The two-day summer convention at
f the Nortli Carolina Independent I to
>il Jobbers Association will meet at ! a
lowing Rock Friday. I ci
Speakers will be Forrest H. Shu-! ht
jrd. state commissioner of labor; th
1. S. Tyson, labor department at?rney;
H. L. Shankle, chief of the to
ate gasoline and oil inspection di- ro
ision; W. F. McCullock, Raleigh at
lsurance specialist, and G. Denny w
loore of New York, managing di- nt
ictor of the Gasoline Pump Manu- to
icturers Association. bt
C. B. Myers of Statesville. is pres- cc
lent of the association. ce
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tare's Fair Store th
In New Expansion
Bare's Fair Store, one of the town's pe
lost popular department stores, is "
lanning to double its floor space, c*
y stocking the second floor of the _
uilding they occupy. Carpenters w
re now working on the upstairs, P?
'hich will be arranged to suit the ca
usiriess, and it is hoped that the
oor may be occupied within about u<
5 days. m
The store was established in Boone P1
>ui years ago, with Mr. Guy Hunt a
s manager and the business has v?
rown rapidly. The new expansion fr
takes the third time the floor space b<
f the store has been approximately 01
oubled. d;
Newspaperdom ranks twelfth in ft
ie list of England's national indus- c;
ries and employes 80,000 workers 21
egularly. ti
DEM<
in the Year Eighteen I
LINA, THURSDAY, JULY 24. 1
JLUMTNUM DRIVE I
GETS UNDER WAY
IN THIS SECTION
i
tone and Blowing Rock Collaborating
in Campaigin to
Raise Aluminum: Theatre Announces
Plan to Accept !>lelal
in Lieu of Tickets Friday
Boor.e and Blowing Rock are collating
jn a drive for the collcc"i
of aluminum being used in the
defense program.
In Blowing Rock. Mrs. Wade j
utz. cha nnan. has set up a col-1
-tion poir- at the Chamber of j
>mmerce where the gentle olunk i
peicolators against pans and pots i
dicatcs progress in her efforts, j
iriry Coffey was the first contribu- j
r in Blowing Rock. j Meanwhile
Robert Greene of
owing Rock, lias agreed to con- j j
ibute his antique Franklin auto- ;
obile which is almost entirely ^
uminum at a minimum charge of 1
0. To raise this sum Mrs. Klutz i
selling chances on a S5 prize, the
inner of which will be announced jthe
Blowing Rock Chamber late
tturday afternoon.
Herman Wilcox, Boone chairman,
is reported a preliminary survey
ade by Boy Scouts of Boone's supy,
the collection of which will be- a
n today. Boone trucks will pick u
) all aluminum beginning at 3:30 a
is morning.
Miss Elizabeth Bridge, who is u
orking with the various county a
lits, reports excellent co-operation 11
all units, and she expresses apeciation
to Mrs. F. E. Warman and b
W. Stallings for their work in the
uminum drive. C
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..luminum Good For ,'J
Movies On Friday ?
Manager C. H. Trotter 01 the Ap- si
ilachian Theatre, in an tnltl
J iii the defense drive for old
uminum, has announced that Fri- f*
ly. afternoon from 2 to 3 o'clock,
ly person, child or adult, may gain S
(mission to the theatre with the f>
esentation of any kind of piece of V
uminum. The film being shown on 5*
is occation is "Down Argentine S
ay," one of the most popular of i C
e recent cinema releases. I
ANNERY READY
FOR BUSINESS I
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immunity Cannery Open Ev- 0
cry Day Except Saturday; to F
Supply Lunch Rooms ^
The community cannery at Vilas ^
now open every week day except e
iturday.
Recently a MYA project was set j
i to do canning for the county
hool lunch rooms. Ira Fox has
ion appointed supervisor and
ilph Stokes as an assistant. Each
hool must furnish the products to c
canned and the cans to can the I
od in. There will be nn rhavao IT
the school tor the work. It is j f
ged that the school patrons ot (i
iuntv see that their surplus vege>les
and fruits are made available c
their school lunch room. This is c
time of national defense and every v
tizen of the county should want to '
dp in providing better lunches for c
eir children.
There will also be allowed credit I
those who wish to receive lunchom
tickets which would be issued 1
the beginning of school. Credit J
ould be allowed according to
imber of cans filled. Beans, tomaes
and greens 3 cents per quart;
sets and carrots. 4 cents quart, and
rn 3 cents a pint. It is not ne- |
ssary for the individual receiving
edit or giving the food to provide
e cans.
The cannery provides two meth1s
by which home canners may do
eir own canning. A 1 cent charge f
ir can is made for processing ex- $
ipt when glass jars are used for t
inning vegetables, a It* cent *
large per can is made. For those c
ho do not wish to prepare and e
ick their food an extra 2 cents per .
in is charged.
It is urged that quality of prod:ts
be stressed. The cannery has
eans of giving you a product sueme
in quality provided you bring
quality food to be canned. All
igetables and fruits should be fresh
om the garden and corn will not j
; accepted urJess it has the shuck
1 and has been gathered the same
ly it is to be canned.
No. 3 tin cans (quart size) sells 1
>r 3 Vi cents and the No. 2 tin <
ins (slightly over pint) sells for i
Vz cents. Cans may be used three ;
mes. 1
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iundred and Eighty-t
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g. Physician Dies j L
Dr. J. M. Hodges of Boone, who C?
succumbed io a long illness Friday .
ST a \TV mvmnim Trr.r? |U
U/ViA 1 LU11 1RU3U 1L pi
TORTH STATE FUND".
lUnihcr of People Make Early ^
Donations to Fund to Aid Cr
English Civilians 'b
la
The local campaign to raise S100 di
s part of a $75,000 slate fund which til
rill be used to purchase an airplane si.
mbulance to relieve distress in
omb-stricken areas of England. i/v
hich was first announced a week Ky
go, has already drawn 26 cohtrib-ljj
tors and members of the commit-1^(
;c feel that the total amount will g.
e subscribed within a few days '
Governor Broughton heads the '
lid North State Fund, which has A
it up organizations in each of the cl"
00 counties tu provide a fund for ^
le "mercy ship" to be given the Jo
eople of England by North Caro- A.
nians, and Watauga has been as- ry
igned a most reasonable share of T1
lis expense. ar
The initial contributors tu the
md are: w
Gordon Tarl,,,- ?1 W n u?
- -J . W V * * " "QLUUg
1. W. R. Lovill SI, M. W. Beach SI. ?
[, K. Moose SI. Elizabeth Bridge $1,
! '. A. Smith SI, Ernest Mnish SI, 00
Irs. Alma Shoemake SI. Olive 'a
hull 25e, Helen Undcrdowit Sl.;1'1
iladys Taylor 40.c, H. S. Webster SI. if"
Ir. Robt. King SI. Miss Grace Pen- j lit
ell 25c Mrs. Jones 50e, Wilma Baird I in
0c, Gladys Tiigman 50e Norman i m
r'ilson 50c, Velnia Miller 25c. Glenn bt
'arthing 25c, Wwight Cable 50c, til
tartha Hanes 25c, Eubert Teague tl
0c. W. F. Bowles 25c. W. H. Wnl- N
er SI. Rex Geer SI. Total S18.25. '
The local commitee is composed i g
f Rob Rivers, chairman; Dr. H. B. |
'erry. C. C. Rogers. Mrs. T. A. -'
feaver, Mrs. Fred Winkler. Dr. B.
5. Dougherty and Mrs. Charles hi
bounce. Those desiring to con- er
ribute to the fund may contact at
ither member of the committee. m
of
Benefit Dance **
Saturday Evening ?
The ladies of the Tuesday night j w
iub have announced that they will
lold a nickleodeon dance in the old
Democrat building Saturday evening ,.
rom 8:30 to 12 o'clock, to which the
[eneral public is invited.
The proceeds from an admission X'
:harge of 35 cents will be used as a o1
ontribution to the North State fund el
vhich will buy an airplane ambu- m
ance to relieve some of the distress 1>
iccasioned in England by the all-out tt
jprman bombings of the civilian j
topulation. , d
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BOONE TAX RATE I
FIXED AT $1.80 /
Budget Estimate is Sent to Local
Government Commission
For Approval
The city tax rate for the coming a'
iscal year has been established at J1
;l.80. the same amount which has
ieen in effect for two years, pending
he approval of the local government w
ommission, which has been furnish- r;
id a copy of the budget estimate.
A levy of 95 cents, it is explained, 11
s necessary for the debt service o'
und, while 95 cents is required for U
he general fund, which includes tc
iperating and other expenses inci- ai
lent to the operation of the city g
[overnment. li
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SITE OF SNAKE IS FATAL ai
TO CALDWELL GIRL S
Lenoir, July 20.?Mabel Coffey, li
10-year-old daughter of Mr. and L
VIrs. Cuba M. Coffey of Edgemont,
lied in a local hospital last night E
ifter being bitten by a rattlesnake n
yesterday morning while she was li
picking berries near her home. jii
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light
$1.50 A YEAR
AST RITES FOR
DR. HODGES ARE
HELD ON SUNDAY
idely Known Boone Physician
Succumbs After Long Illness;
Had Practiced Medicim* ???
This Region for Almost Forty
Years; Former State Senator
Funeral services were coilacted
Sunday afternoon at 2
clock from the Boone Baptist
lurch for Dr. Joseph M. Hodges,
gea 75. popular Boone physiah
and former member of the
ate senate, who died Friday
torning irom a long illness. Dr.
odges had been more or less inipacitated
since lie was serious'
injured in an auto accident in
126. but continued with his
ractiee until January. 1940,
hen he suffered a paralytic
roke.
The rites wore conducted by Rev.
C. Canipc. paste of the Baptist
lurch, and Rev. J. A. Yount, Luthan
minister, and interment was in
e Gragg cemetery near Boone. A
ige crowd of friends from widely
vcrgent points gathered to nay
eir respects to the esteemed phy:ian.
The pallbearers were: Dr. T. R.
lien. Roan Mountain. Tenn.; Dr.
. S. Dorsey. Knoxville. Tenn.; W.
Gragg, A. E. Hamby. Sr., W. R
>vill. R. M. Owens, Russell Hodges,
jone, and Howard Gragg. Meat
imp. The large floral offering
as in charge of Mrs. Jennie Critchand
the following: Mesdames
;sie Winkler. Rufus Greene. J. W.
lies, P. O. Brewer. T. Len Cooke,
E. Hamby. Jr.. W. C. Greer, Hen.T
Hrovtin t)-,.,l r-?rf?.. -V o
lomas, R. D. Hodges. Birdie Smith
id A. E. Hamby, Sr.
Joseph Marion Hodges was born in
atauga county, a son of Rev. LarkHodges
and Thursa Michael
adges. He received his medical
location at the University of Marynd.
graduating from that institu>n
in 1904. He established his of:e
in Banner Elk, where he prac:ed
for a short while before movg
to Boone. He remained here
nil 19UU, when he located in Cran?rry,
where he was physician for
ie Cranberry Iron Company and
le East Tennessee and Western
orth Carolina Railway, until the
;ar 1924, when he returned to
oone where he practiced until last
-ar.
Dr. Hodges, until ill health forced
s retirement, was one of the leads
in pubiic matters in this area
id took a keen interest in governental
matters. He was a member
the state senate during the 1923
ssion, and proved himself to be an
cceptionally able legislator. He
as a consistent member of the Bap3t
church since early manhood and
as a thirty-second degree Mason.
Dr. Hodges was one of Northwest n
Carolina's most useful citizens.
e was an excellent physician, courous
and kind, and ministered to
le needs of his people, regardless
l monetary consideration. A man.
: the most generous tendencies, he
lade friends easily, and was wide
k now 11 and held in high esteem
iroughout this area.
Surviving are three sons and one
aughter: Dr. H. S. Hodges, Alva,
v.; Bynum C. Hodges. Bluefield,
Va.; Jack A. Hodges and Mrs.
. T. Robertson, Boone.
3lue Ridge Loan
Approved by RE A
The state rural electrification aulority
last Thursday approved an
pplication of the Blue Ridge Elecic
Membership Corporation for
>ans from the federal REA totaling
>31. The application will be forarded
to Washington for consideition
by the federal agency.
Of the money, $170,000 would be
sed to purchase 120 miles of lino
wned by the Northwest Carolina
tilities and now serving 1,500 cus>niers
in Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany
nd Surry counties; $311,000 would
0 for construction of 311 miles of
nes to serve 1,401 new customers
1 Caldwell, Ashe, Alexander, Wataga
and Alleghany counties; and
150,000 would be spent to improve
nes bought from the Northwest
tilities.
Gwyn Price, chairman of the state
:EA, said the federal REA had
lade the purchase of the utilities'
nes contingent on construction of
ie new lutw.