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An h VOL. 54, NO. 35 FEATHERS NAMED HEAD COACH AT APPALACHIAN Succeeds R. W. Watkins Who Returns to Teaching Post at Local College; Canipc Retained as Line Mentor in Shakeup oi Mountaineer Staff The athletic council of Appalachian State College last Thursday elected Beattie Feathers, one-time All-Amcrican back at the University of Tennessee, as head football coach of the Mountaineers in a shakeup of the coaching staff, and further discussed plans to extend the physical education activities because of the war situation. Mr. Feathers, who joined the Appalachian staff last February as backlield coach, succeeds R. W. "Watkins, who will retire from football coaching to return to full time teaching in the physical education department at the college. Mr. Watkins became head coach of the Mountaineers in 1940, succeeding Flucie Stewart, who took a job as head mentor at the University of Delaware. During the last two years the Appalachian machine has had lean seasons. Watkins will continue to coach the wrestling team as he has done for the past several years. It was also announced that Clyde Canipe will be retained as line coach of the football team and will continue to direct the Appalachian basketball squad. Canipe has tutored the Mountaineer quintet in successful seasons since Stewart's departure and the team is now vieing for its second consecutive North State conference championship. Prof. E. E. Garbee, head of the physical education department, will supervise the addition of several new activities in that department. Coach Feathers announces that spring practice for the grid squad will start late this week regardless of the weather. If inclement weather prevails, as is usually tire case this lime of year, the squad will take its drills in the college gym. Almost a dozen lettermen of the 1941 squad will be lost and Feathers said that he does not want to lose any time getting things tn line for next year. The majority of the gridders wrll be lost through graduation, the army and defense jobs. Feathers is 32 years old. He came to Appalachian after a span as salesman with the Southern Athletic company. He sparkled for the Ten nessee Vols in 1931-33, being named All-American in his last year. He played in the National pro football league, 1934-1940 with the Chicago Bears, Brooklyn Dodgers and Green Bay Packers. He coached and played with the Kenocaha, Wis., pro eleven in 1940 before taking his position with the Southern Athletic Company. The new mentor also played professional baseball with Knoxville in the Southern Association, Jackson, Miss., in the Southeastern League, Palataka, Fla., in the Florida State League, and Pennington Gap in the Appalachian League. Last year he played with Lenoir of the Blue Ridge League and batted .415 to lead the loop. The new coach states that he plans to make some changes in the Mountaineer system. He will use the "T" formation next year, he said, and will combine plays under the order of the Tennessee system. The team will likely use a balanced line. Eight games have been scheduled for the 1942 grid season, Feathers said. Catawba, Lenoir Rhyne, Western Carolina, Davis-Elkins, Naval Apprentice, King, Elon and High Point have booked games but the complete schedule will not be ready for publication for another month. One or two games with army teams are in the making, he said. Fair Association Meeting Postponed The meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Blue Ridge Fair Association has been postponed until Thursday, March 5, at 8 p. m., when it will be held in the Junior Order hall in Boone. The announcement comes from H. M. Hamilton, president, and Roy Ellison, secretary, of the association, who say that the change in date was made necessary by a conflict with another meeting being held in the county. Prof. E. E. Garbee and Mrs. Garbee are on the program of the annual convention of the Southeastern section of the American Camping Association meeting at Montreat February 26 through March 1. fATAt idependent Weekly Ni BOONE, WAT Bad News for Japs ] 1 J Somewhere on the Pacific coast, deep underground in a dugout beside an anti-aircraft battery, U. S. artillerymen pass along shells to serve their gun. These men are anxious to get a crack at the Japs. FIRST AID CLASS i STARTS TUESDAY ': > C Men and Women Eligible to Receive Standard Graduation c Certificates I i A Red Cross first aid course, s sponsored jointly by the Watauga 5 Chapter American Red Cross and i $ the local civilian defense council, will start at the girl's gymnasium, Appalachian College, Monday, March C 3, at 7-.15. The classes will be held t at the same hour on Tuesday, Wed- J nesday, Thursday and Friday. If Miss Thursa Steed will be the in- C structor and both men and women L are asked to take the courses. Twen- A ty hours of instruction is provided, I which merits the standard Red Cross R first aid certificate. Those desiring F to receive the first aid instruction R must be there for the first class and I participate in each succeeding class I .to be awarded the certificate. The I classes will be held strictly on time, F it is said. F J IVInlamlainAAwa R ?T*VUftUO?11VW1 O j ^ Catamounts To Play Thursday High Point, Feb. 245?The High Point College Panthers, touiney fa- d vorites, will meet the Lenoir Rhyne c Mountain Bears in the first round 2 of the second annual North State c conference basketball tournament opening here Thursday. 1' Third-seeded Elon will meet Atlantic Christian in the other top bracket game. 1 Appalachian State, defending champions and second-seeded, drew Western Carolina Teachers in the second bracket of the first round, E and Catawba's Indians will meet the r Guilford Quakers in the remaining s opening game. n The semi-finals will be played h Friday night and the finals Satur- c day night. High Point closed the season with n 13 wins and one loss in loop con- n tests and Appalachian had a record h of 10 wins and three losses. a Sunday School Meet ? To Be Held Monday ? h An associational Sunday School 8 meeting for the Three Forks Bap- s1 tist Association will be held at the n- - Tv. . ' - ? - Dooiie tsapusi cnurcn Monday c evening, March 2, at 7 o'clock. e This gathering is being held for the benefit of the Sunday Schools of 1 the entire association, and all super- J intendents, Sunday School officers, pastors and other interested per- 1 sons are invited to attend. Sunday J School workers from the Baptist State convention will be present and take part in the program. LULL IN BATTLE CONTINUES ON THE BATAAN FRONT Washington, Feb. 24?A continued lull in the battle of the Philippines was reported today by the war department which noted, however, that Japanese planes again have showered incendiary bombs behind Gen. Douglas MacArthur's lines in Bataan. The second successive day of all quiet?most protracted lull this far in the 12-week campaign?was recorded in an army communique which said army and navy forces are prowling the shores of California for the Japanese submarine which shelled an area near Santa Barbara. Uruguay is the smallest republic in South America, with an area of only 72,153 square miles. jga ; jws paper -Established AUGA COUNTY, NORTH CARC DRIVE TO HELP f LOCAL BAND GETS DFF TO GOOD START Band Boosters Club Reports Raising of ?121.50 in Initial Effort to Provide Adequate Support for Appalachian High School Band The newly organized Band Boosters Club, under the leadership of lev. E. F. Troutman, is making a Irive for financial aid for the Appaachian High School Band, and alhough the campaign is just starting 1121.50 of the needed $500 to $600 ias been paid in. The money received, it is explain d, is to be spent for uniforms, debts runtracted last year and new instrunents which are too expensive for ndividuals to purchase. Seven new iniforms are needed to complete miforming of the band, and these vould cost about $150.00. Debts :ontracted last year amounted to 1200.00. New instruments which U 1 J i. _ .. jj ? . .? iiuui'a ue uaaca 10 tnc Dana arc Tench horns, which cost around 1150.00 each, and at least two are lesired. The itemized list of money needed I it this time for band purposes: * >even new uniforms, $150; debt to Jrodt Music Co., and high school for nstrumenls purchased two years igo, $200; new instruments, $150 to 1250. Total funds required $500 to ? 600. r The Contributors The initial report of Clyde R. Jreene, treasurer of the fund, shows he following contributors: . H. Councill $ 5.00 V. G. Hartzog 5.00 , !lyde R. Greene 1 :.. 5.00 >r. D. J. Whitener 5.00 ? lustin E. South 5.00 h )r. Busteed 5.00 Irs. F. E. Warman 5.00 lalph Greer 1.00 Irs. Mattfe Hardin 1.00 . T. Barnett 2.50 ,. T Tatum .J I 2.50 " lev. E. F. Troutman 5.00 f. W. Wilcox ....._ 2.50 cc Stout 5.00 j Irs. W. R. Lovill 5.00 i Irs. J. C. McConnell 5.00 ^ Irs Elsie Hagaman 2.00 'armers Hdwe. Co 50.00 . tob Rivers 5.00 ^ Total $121.50 ^ All those interested in the further ^ evelopmcnt and progress of the omrnunity's excellent band organi- j ation are invited to make their ontributions through either of the ollowine oreanizntinn*:- "Ranrt "Rr,r,? ?rs Club, American Legion, Cham- 1 T (Continued on page Tour) T IAVY REPORTS ELK PARK lg MAN AMONG MISSING d Elk Park, Feb. 24.?Mr. and Mrs. jc Id Ray of Elk Park, Avery county, ^ eceived notice Sunday that their on, Pat Ray, has been reported lissing while in the performance of tl lis duty and in the service of his p ountry. c The message, received from the d avy department in Washington, did ot give details other than to say e was reported missing on Februry 18. fi Ray enlisted in the navy about a ? ear ago. He was on furlough at jj Ihristmas time and spent several reeks here with his parents. While c ere- he was honored in a program j, iven at Elk Park school where he t tudied as a boy. a The telegram received by the par- l nts said that if the body is recov- d red they would be notified. fi Many Renewals Beini Revision of Demoi Subscribers to The Democra subscriptions as a result of the m the publisher is grateful for the thus far. However, many have not yet peated that due to the mountir county paper will no longer be s tion account remains unpaid. T SUBSCRIBERS and will be enf If you arc not among the I ready renewed their subscriptioi won't miss a single issue of yo dentally, if costs continue to mc of necessity eventually be advani you from the immediate effect If your subscription notice n the label on your paper. It in Renew_ promptly, for all subsci BE CANCELLED. DEM< in the YearEigkteer iLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRU/ TWO SONS .. Mrs. Madeline Harmon looks poses with her lwo sons, both g General Millard F. Harmon. Jr.. t is al left, and Brig. Gen. Hubert the gulf coast air corps training at the right. BOUNTY VISITED BY HEAVY SNOW line and One-half Inches Falls Tuesday in Heaviest Snowfall of Winter Bcone and the entire mountain sgion were visited by the winter's eaviest snow Tuesday when nine nd one-half inches fell. The snow rhich began in the early morning ours continued unabated throughut the day, with low temperatures nd without wind, but ceased at veningtide. Shortly after dark a brisk wind rose and drifted the snow to some xtent, impeding motor traffic iightly. Wednesday came with toderate temperatures, and town 'orkera and other citizens busied lemselves with cleaning the side'alks. The snow was general over the .ate, 25 inches having fallen at tount Mitchell. Six inches fell in harlotte and Winston-Salem, and Wilmington was covered with snow y nightfall. AP SUB CAUSED LITTLE DAMAGE ON WEST COAST Santa Barbara, Calif., Feb. 24? he enemy submarine which pour1 shells into an oil field last night 1 the first attack upon United tates soil in the present war caused arnage of only $500. Oil field officials estimated the >ss today as land, sea and air forces ept sharp vigil for a possible apearance of the undersea craft, deL'ribed by eye-witnesses as mons-ous. The attack occurred during resident Roosevelt's fireside war hat. Afterwards the submarine isappeared in the darkness. GOES TO AIR SERVICE Paul Lavictes, a partner with his Jthcr, Mr. D. P. Lavietes, in the I. & P. Pipe Works, since the estabshment of the local enterprise, left Wednesday morning for Atlanta, la., where he will enter pilot traintg with the U. S. naval air service, he D. & P. Pipe Company was host t a going away party for young Mr. avietes at the Carolina Cafe Tuesay evening, at which about 40 :iends were entertained. 5 Received Pending crat Nailing Lists :t are rapidly renewing their Dtices sent out last week, and t exceptionally fine response heeded the notices. It is reig. costs of publication, the lent to those whose subscripts rule will apply to ALL orced impartially, large number who have alas, do so today, so that you ur county newspaper. Inci>unt, subscription rates must ?d. Prompt action will save of such an eventuality, as been mislaid, look now at dicates the expiration date, -iptions not renewed MUST 3CRA i Hundred an <r ightyiRY 26, 1942 ? ,* . TWO GENJ .LS i Ihe pari of a proud mother as she [enerals serving Uncle Sam. Major :hief of air staff, Washington, D. C,. P. Harmon, commanding general of cenler at Randolph Field, Texas, is : BOONE WINS CLASS 'B' CHAMPIONSHIP Swept Into Western Class 'B' Finals by Defeating Paw Creek 52 to 39 Appalachian high, one of the state's finest high school teams, swept into the western class "B" finals of the state race by defeating a fighting Paw Creek high quint here last Thursday night by the score of 52 to 39. i Boone will meet the Hanes high . team, winner over Bryson City, in ] the west finals in the Hanes gym i in Winston-Salem tonight (Wednesday). : The Wey-coached machine click ed at top speed Thursday night, hit- ting for a 27-11 lead in the first half. , Coach Wey used ten men in the vie- ; tory. Beach, Coffey and C. Greene paced the victory parade for Boone, while Underwood, Paw Creek cen- ' ter, was one of the big stars of the , battle, finding the range for 20 points in the losing fight for his team. Beach and Coffey scored 12 points each, while Greene followed closely with 10. Boone moved into a quick lead and had command of things throughout despite a spirited second half rally by Paw Creek. 14 Tires Are Rationed For Number of Vehicles Following is a list of the truck and automobile owners granted permission to buy tires and tubes, by the local rationing board this week: Trucks: Fred Yates, Vilas, 2 tires and 2 tubes, hauling produce. T. M. Shore, 1 tube, hauling coal and fertilizer. A. B. Hodges, 1 tire and 1 tube, hauling cattle. John R. Horton, 2 tires, hauling coal. Walter Hampton, 2 tires and 2 tubes, hauling milk. Clarence Watson, hauling coal, fertilizer and lime. Walter Greene, 2 tires ancl 2 tubes, repair service. Vance Harman, hauling milk. Two tires and tubes were approved for W. B. Estes, a U. S. mail : carrier. Plenty of Game is Reported in County Walter Edmisten, county game i warden, states that hunters of the i county enjoyed a most successful season, and that indications are ' there is plenty of game left for the start of the hunting season next fall. Mr. Edmisten urges farmers, sportsmen and others to co-operate in the protection of all kinds of game during the closed season, so that the supply may be increased . each succeeding year. 1 933 ARE REGISTERED , The total registration'on February i 16, under the selective- service act, is 933, advices from the local board i indicated Wednesday. To the previous figure of 933, 43 have been ( added, they consisting of persons ' who are residents of Watauga county, but who complied with the law at other points. The local board expects to get quite a few more of these outside registration cards. T Eight $1.50 A YEAR CITY SEWAGE PLANT PLACED IN OPERATION 550,000 WPA Project Designed to Serve Town of 6,000 Inhabitants; Carson Keys Construction Engineer on Model Sewage Disposal Project Boone's new S50.000 sewage disposal plant was placed in operation last Saturday, and Carson Keys, construction engineer, who has been on the job since it was started in November, 1940, states that the plant will serve the town for many years to come and can easily take care of the needs of a community of 6,000 I population. The disposal plant, which was constructed jointly by the city and the WPA, will be entirely finished with two weeks working time, says Mr. Keys, who explains that a considerable amount of back filling is to be done, and finishing touches to be added here and there to the job. The plant consists of an Imhoff lank, which has a measurement of 22x45 feet inside and which extends 32 feel and two inches into the ground, only four feet of the structure being above the surface of the ground. The filter beds are 50x80 feet and have a depth of two feet. Both structures are of reinforced concrete. The disposal plant is located on the Rev. W. L. Trivelte farm and is 5,700 feet from the present sewer outlet on Winkler's Creek; 1,786 feet of this distance is of metal pipe on concrete piers. Project Costs The plant was to have cost $50,000, and up to last Friday $44,542.33 had been expended. According to Mr. Keyes, the final cost will be considerably lower than the initial figures. As an indication of the size of the project the following figures will be af interest: The WPA payroll up to February 20 was $24,141.11; city payroll $732.72. Materials furnished by WPA amounted to $6,327.97; materials by town and equipment rentals, $13,340.51. Of further interest is figures indicating the cost of some of the principal items in the construction as taken from the records of Mr. Keys: 502 yards of reinforced concrete were poured at a cost of $5,416.67; 4,005 yards of earth was excavated for $5,709.26; 1,598 yards of rock excavation, $8,399.16; 4,050 feet of 15inch terra colta pipe, $4,456.94; 1,7ftfi fi^ol mvriiifatpfJ C V~1 595.40; 38,470 pounds of reinforced steel, $3,228.10; 22,552 square feet of forms for concrete. S6.649.18; 13 manholes, $628.81; cast iron piping and valves. $914.37. The sewage plant was built from plans drawn by the WPA, approved by the state board of health, and altered in some instances by Mr. Keys to suit the location. The plant is said to be one of the finest to be constructed anywhere in the state, and is a tribute to the engineering genius of Mr. Keys. Sewing Room to Be Open Each Week Day The Red Cross sewing room in Boone is to be open each week day from 1 to 5, to accommodate those who could not sew on the days the room has previously been open. New goods have arrived for spring quotas of garments for war relief, and a number of workers are needed to complete the work before the busy spring season. Those ill charge of the sewing room thank each one who has aided in getting the winter quota finished, but it is still to be borne in mind that the war is still raging and as long as there is war the Red Cross will be called upon for garments to clothe the families who are torn F,-?~ *1?i MVlU U1CU UUIUCS. North Carolina Is Allotted 2,077 Rationed Autos North Carolina will be allowed to ;ell 2,077 automobiles during the three-month rationing period beginning March 2, the region office of price administration in Richmond announced yesterday. The quota of the western North Carolina counties follows: Ashe 6, Avery 3, Buncombe 73, Caldwell 19, Catawba 40, Cherokee 7, Clay 1, Cleveland 35, Graham 1, Haywood 15, Henderson 17, Jackson 4, McDowell 10, Macon 4, Madison 5, Mitchell 4, Polk 5, Rutherford x24, Swain 3, Transylvania 6, Watauga 6, Wilkes 17, and Yancey 3. ml II
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