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VOL. 54, NO. 38
? Seeks 17th Term J 1
ROBERT L. DOUGHTON
DOUGHTON ASKS
ELECTION AGAIN
Veteran Ninth District Representative
Will Not Make
Campaign for Votes
Washington, March 1C?Congressman
Robert L. Doughton of the
ninth North Carolina district today
announced for election for a 17th
term in congress, based upon almost
32 years of continuous service
as a member of the congress.
In making his announcement, Mr.
Doughton said that the war is the
overshadowing concern of the people,
that congress will be continuously
in session and he will not have
an opportunity to make a campaign.
Mr. Doughton has now served
longer in congress than any living
man except Congressman A. J.
Sabath of the fifth Illinois district
who came to congress March 4,
1907. Mr. Doughton first came to
congress March 4, 1911.
A farmer of Laurel Springs,
where he conducted a lerae eener-nl F
stoic, Mr. Doughton had had public
service when he was first elected to
congress. He tiad served six years
as a member of the state board of
agriculture of North Carolina, a
member of the state senate, and
been two years director of the state a
prison. j
Vital Activities
Mr. Doughton was first put on j-(
the roads committee on entering a
congress and assisted in preparing s
the present federal road laws under ^
which the fine system has been constructed
throughout the country. He ?
was then transferred to the ways j
and means committee, the most im- (
portant committee in congress, and
in 1933, with the advent of Mr. ^
Roosevelt's administration, Dough- ?
ton was elevated to chairmanship, e
and has directed the enactment and
drafted more important fiscal legis- v
lation than any man who has ever
occupied this post, former President
William McKinley not excepted.
Mr. Doughton is regarded the most j
industrious man in congress and de- '
spite the fact that he is past his e
three score and 10 years, is the first ,,
man on Capitol Hill in the morning n
and the last to leave and has the &
reputation of turning out more work
daily than any marl in congress. ^
Mr. Doughton is dean of the North
Carolina delegation and the vicedean
of the House and its most loved
and respected member. During all f
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Additional Scout t!
Contributions Made /
The following is a list of contri- r
butions made to the Boy Scout fund a
since the last report: s
J. L. Quails $ 1.00 s
Mrs. Stuart Winkler 2.00 C
L. T. Tatum 3.00 t
Wilma Baird 1.00 C
J. L. Reese 1.00 a
Helen Underdown 1.00
Lee Stout .: 2.00 1
C. H. Trotter 5.00
Charles C. Rogers 1.00
Dr. Graydon P. Eggers 2.00
W. W. Williams 3.00
Herbert Wey 4.00 j;
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Nash. . 2.00 n
Union Services to t
Be Held on Sunday c
c
Rev. John I. Rhea, who enters the i:
U. S. army as a chaplain next week, il
will preach at a union service to be a
held at the Boone Baptist church v
Sunday evening at 7:30. The people 1
of all denominations are cordially a
invited to attend this union service, c
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ATAT
dependent Weekly Nt
BOONE, WAr.
40 WATAUGANS
RECENTLY SENT TO
INDUCTION CENTER
Selective Service Board Gives
Names of Those Sent to Fort
Bragg Recently Under Terms
of Selective Sertice Act
Forty Watauga county citizens
tave recently been sent to Fort
3ragg for induction into the United
States army, under the provisions
>? the selective service act, accordng
to local draft board officials.
The list of those sent within the
tast several weeks is given below:
Henry Neal Blair, Jr.
Forrest Alexander Greene
Mack Donald Miller
Walter Kester Norris
Vollie Nichols
Floyd Lee Ward
Ray Thomas ilouck
John Danual Cook
Spencer Martin Trivett
Orrin Henry Stanberry
Richard Ernest Gragg
Charles Blanco Miller
William Donald Triplett
Charles Alfred Walker
Burl Bradley Storic
Morris Howard Henson
Allen Wray Beach
Travis Clyde May
Iva V. Reece
Floyd Alexander Wilson
Walter Earl Greene
Vaughn Henry Greer
Dale D. Adams
Paul Casie Hicks
Vance Charlie Hartley
General Lee Hodges
Thoinas B. Redmond
Thomas Bingham Cowles
Avery lie Guy
William Glenn Proffitt
Rhod Isaacs
Parks Gaultney Knight
Graham Triplett
Willard Walter Eggors
Paul Jones Carroll
Hoyle Samuel Hayes
Lonnie Charles Harmon
Wade Triplett Loqkabill
Arlie Darrell Hicks
Mitch Anderson Baird.
Viae Arthur Assumes
Command of Allied
Forces in Pacific
Washington, March 17?-The dramtic
transfer of General Douglas
lacArthur, hero of Bataan, to surerae
command of united nations
jrces in the Southwest Pacific gave
lift to allied morale tonight and
tjrred hopes of early offensive
iuws agauisi me Japanese IOC.
MacArthur, only allied general
ho has fought a majQr Japanese
rive to a standstill, arrived in Ausralia
today by plane, the war deartment
disclosed. His gallant de- J
?nse of the Philippines already an
pic, the fighting general was shiftd
to his new command with its
astly greater responsibilities and
rider opportunities, by the orders of
'resident Roosevelt at the request '
f the Australian government.
Jubilation members of congress
ibelled the news the best of the 1
rar to date, and from abroad came
xpressions of British and Austraan
satisfaction. "He's the best
lan for the job," the Australians :
aid.
Following the war department's
isclosure that American ground
roops and air force units have arived
in Australia "in considerable
lumbers," the assignment of Macixthur
to the supreme command
here gave impetus to the growing
iope of a major offensive against
he Japanese who as yet have hesiated
to risk a direct attack on
tustralia.
Arriving at an undisclosed desti- ,
lation in Australia, MacArthur was
ccompanied by his wife and small
on, and by several members of his
taff. Among the latter were Major ;
Jeneral R. K. Sutherland, MacAr
hur's chiet ol staff, and Brigadier
leneral Harold H. George of the
ir force.
iook Campaign is
91 Short of Quota
The county lacks 91 books of havng
its quota of 500 volumes for the
aen in military service.
It is urged that all the people of
his section share in this worthy
ause. Good books in first class
ondition are wanted at the central
ollection point, which is Appalachan
College library. Those finding
t more convenient may leave books
t Stallings Jewelry Store, and they
/ill be taken from there by memlers
of the Boy Scout troop. Prompt
ction is urged since the campaign
loses soon.
JGA
ewspa per-Establishc
rAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
To Speak Here
Hon. Saniford Martin, editor of
the Winslon-Salom Journal, will
speak at the meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce to be held on
the evening of March 26. The
well-known journalist will use as
his subject, "Keeping the Home
Fires Burning.'' Chamber of
Commerce officials will be elected
at the meeting which will be
held at the Gatway Cafe at 7:15.
COUNTY TEACHERS
AID IN DEFENSE
Large Purchases of Bonds and
Stamps by Tutors; Many Take
First Aid Courses
The teachers in the Watauga
county schools have purchased $7,421.00
in defense bonds, according
to W. H. Walker, county superintendent,
who adds that at the same
time the tutors have contributed to
the war effort by the purchase of
defense savings stamps to the
amount of $1,945.38.
Fifty-one teachers have taken
first aid courses, arid 4^1 students
are receiving this training; 456 boys
in the tenth and eleventh grades
are being given health and physical
education, and 140 out-of-school
people have taken defense training
courses under the supervision of the
schools. Fourteen schools are engaged
in the collection of waste
paper and scrap iron.
The schools in Deep Gap and
Blowing Rock districts have not
reported and arc not included in
the above figures.
Band Booster Fund
Near Halfway Mark
The campaign recently inaugurated
by the Band Boosters Club for
more adequate support of the Appalachian
high school band continues
to bear fruit. The club set $500 as
the goal and to date $223.59 has
been reported.
It is regretted that a contribution
of $2.50 last week was credited to
Mrs. Frank Smith, when it should
have been credited to Mrs. Frank
Stubbs. The present status of the
fund, as submitted by Clyde R.
Greene, treasurer, follows:
Previously reported $195.80
Bal. Teachers Banquet 1.82
Received from show 10.97
Mrs. J. M. Gaither 5.00
Frank M. Payne 10.00
Total $223.59
Allies Girding for Jap
Drive On Australia
Melbourne, March 17.?Powerful
new allied reinforcements ? an
American expeditionary force "in
considerable numbers" and united
nations troops who escaped from
overrun Pacific battlefields?today
stood shoulder to shoulder with the
Australian army girding for a
showdown with the Japanese.
Official announcement of the upsurge
in Australia's armed might
also said that most of the Royal
Australian air force which had
served in Far Eastern outposts had
returned and joined in the aerial
battle believed to be a prelude to
a Japanese invasion attempt.
GARBEE TO SPEAK AT
MEETING IN RALEIGH
Prof. E. E. Garbee of Appalachian
College, will speak on "The North
Carolina Association for Health,
Physical Education and Recreation
for 1942, and Projected Plans for
1943" at the annual meeting ol
teachers of health, physical education
and recreation in Raleigh Friday.
Mr. Garbee is president of the
association.
DEM'
d in the Year Eighteei
ROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCt
i CIVIL DEFENSE
SQUADS FORME'
AT APPALACHlAi
Charles O. Hartley is Named D
rector of Auxiliary Defent
Squads; Attends Meeting s
Raleigh; the Complete Oi
ganization
Charles O. Hartley has been nair
ed director ol the newjy-forme
auxiliary civil defense organizatio
at Appalachian College by Wade I
Brown, chairman of the civil di
fense council for Watauga count;
and a complete organization ha
has been set up at the college.
Mr. Hartley attended meetings o
State College in Raleigh on the lOt
and 11th, familiarizing himself wit
! the rivil Hefettc.-* .??.!
similar instruction in Charlotte on
day last week.
The complete organization at Ap
palachian is as follows:
Fire protection squad: Tom Bead
director: Cecil Hampton. Stanie
Houck, Milton Payne, Carson Tali
Craler Marsh, A. \V. Dotson, Dillar
Triplett. Morris Casey, Raymon
Eller, Rod Isaacs.
Utilities repair squad traininf
McKUiley Ayers, director; Crat
Teague, Bynum Presnell, Ralph E:
tcs, John Wellborn, Sylvester Wal
i son, Odell Taylor.
I Fire watchers training: D. J. Cot
treil and Earl Blackburn co-dircc
.tors: Tipton Greene, J. P. Houcl
[ Bedford Greene, Andrew Ragar
Sain Cox, R. Bingham.
Air raid wardens training: C. C
Cooke, Barnard Dougherty.
First aid courses: E. E. Garbee, di
rector; Brantley York, Floyd Haga
man.
Police force: Howard Cullers ,di
rector; Joe Cooke, W. H. Scott
Granville Norris, R. L. West.
Dairy farm squad: H. C. Houck
director; Blan Houck, P. W. Palmei
Arden Wilcox, Mr. Phillips.
High School Forensic
Tourney M&rch 20-21
The second annual Western Nortl
Carolina High School Forensic tour
nanient will he held here on Frida;
and Saturday, March 20-21. School;
from several surrounding countic:
will participate in at least fou;
rounds of debating.
The query for discussion is, "Re
solved, That a Union of Westeri
Hemisphere Nations Should be Es
tablished." This is a question o
considerable interest because of tin
war.
Mr. A. Frank Hamrick, coach o
debating in the local high school
is making arrangements for the tour
nament. Following the plan usee
last year, college and townspeopl
will co-operate in furnishing lodg
ing for the visiting debaters.
Appalachian high school will bi
represented on the negative by Rutl
Hardin and Ned Austin, while tw
teams composed of Willie L e <
Hodges and Jacqueline Cook, an<
Murlee Shore and Juanita Colfe wil
alternate in defense of the affirma
tive.
Members of the college forensii
club will serve as judges. Speaker,
will be rated individually, a n <
awards will be given to the best de
baters in both boys' and girls' di
visions.
The debates will begin at 7:30 ii
the local high school. The publi
is cordially invited to attend.
Local Pipes Are Well
Received by Sportsmei
The D. & P. Pipe Works of Boone
has received word that pipes mad
from the mountain laurel were en
thusiastically accepted by visitors a
the recent sportsmen's show in Nev
York City.
The local plant is now working 1
hours a day, employing 80 mer
with production averaging as hig]
as 23,000 blocks per day. They hav
never received word of a burn-ou
in a pipe made from their product
.which is treated by a patented pro
cess, making the wood practicall;
fireproof.
Douglas Redmond Is
Commissioned in Navi
Mr. Douglas C. Redmond of Boone
who has been engaged in NYA edu
cational work for the past severs
months, has been named a lieuten
ant, junior grade, in the A.V.S. a
intelligence, U. S. naval reserve
and will report for duty in Raleigl
! within tt* next few days. This car
ries the rank of captain in the reg
ular service, and is one of the bes
assignments thus far coming to
Watauga county man.
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l If idred and Eighty
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Goes to Army
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e REV. JOHN I. RHEA
j REV. MR. RHEA TO
I ENTER U.S. ARM1
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d
Local Presbyterian Mirustt
Will Be Chaplain; Goes to
| Fort McClellan
Rev. John I. Rhea, for the pas
[.. two and a half years pastor of th
James I. Vance Memorial Presby
c" terian church, has volunteered hi
services to the nation as a chaplaii
in the army air corps and will re
port for duty at Fort McClellar
- Ala., on March 28.
Mr Rhea will preach his last ser
mon in Boone Sunday and his resig
' nation will be accepted at a congre
gational meeting to be held then. Di
Robert R. King has been namei
chairman of a committee to find an
' other minister for the local church
the other members being Guy Hunt
Mrs. J. E. Halshouser, Miss Myrtli
Brandon and Starr Stacy.
. During Mr. Rhea's services witl
l the armed forces Mrs. Rhea ant
small daughter Judith, will residi
i with relatives in Louisville, Ky.
- I and the family will leave Boom
1 next Tuesday.
.1 ?c.. r>i i. _ i
s ;vu . auLM nas oeen most popuiai
s during his residence here and undei
r his ministry the church has showi
a splendid growth. A handsome
- new building was erected and th<
1 membership has been increased fron
- 30 to about 80 members.
f
1 Watauga Youths Enter
f NYA Training Center;
?
] A number of Watauga count;
e the Red Cross, the committee ii
. various NYA defense training een
ters for courses in electrical wort
electric welding, radio, sheet meta
1 machine shop, auto mechanics am
a ship carpentry. These nationa
e youth centers are located at Wil
j mington, Asheville, Durham, Ra
I leigh Greenville and Hickory Grove
_ The youths accepted were: Dexte
A. Yates, Vilas; Berlin Winebargei
c Mabel; Blaine Fletcher, Mabel; Ar
s lis Shull, Sugar Grove; Jay S. Greei
j Todd; John Lookabill, Zionville; C
. E. Welsh, Deep Gap; Edgar Kymei
. Triplett; Jack Smith, Brownwood
Marshal B. Ruppert, Blowing Rock
1 William Maltba, Shulls Mills; Johi
c W. Thompson, Sugar Givve; Luthe
Smith, Triplett; Carl Wm. Pitt
Blowing Rock; Stewart Hamptor
Triplett; Walter Thompson, Suga
Grove; Perry Stansberry, Suga
^ Grove; Butler Isaacs, Sugar Grove.
i. Merchants Banquet
To Be Held Friday
t
v The Boone Merchants Associa
tinn will hnl/1 ite oMriiiol
uwii ? nutu ito auuuai laviit.
6 night employer-employee banque
i, at the Watauga Cafe Friday ever
ti ing at 7:45, and indications are tha
e a large crowd will attend the popu
t lar event.
t, It is announced that the prograr
i- will depart from the usual, in tha
y there will be no set speeches, an
that an all-fun program will be en
gaged in.
About Fifty Tons
Of Scrap Assemble*
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Approximately 100,000 pounds c
il scrap metal has already been gath
- ered in the county and arrange
r ments are being made to sell to
i, dealer in an effort to speed up th
It disposal of the metal.
While snow held up delivery c
- the material for a time, the driv
;t has been renewed and farmers at
a asked to assemble junk at point
where it may be reached by trucl
lT 0
y-Eight
$1.50 A YEAR
1 REPUBLICANS TO~
" HOLD DISTRICT
MEETING TODAY
Many Local Partisans Go to Lenor
to Aid in Naming Con!
grcssional Candidate: l>r. Kephart
is Likely Opponent of
Congressman Doughton
A large number of Watauga county
Republicans will be in Lenoir
this (Wednesday) afternoon to attend
the district convention of their
party, the principal business of
I i which will be to perfect a district
j organization, and to name a candi!tdate
to oppose Representative R. L.
Doughton for the ninth district seat
in the lower house of the national
congress.
Dr. A. P. Kephart of Blowing
Rock, a leader in Republican circles
here; is being favored locally for
the nomination, and his supporters
believe he will be named. Hobart
it Morton of Albemarle, former U. S.
| district attorney, is also mentioned
prominently for the nomination.
Information is that CI. W. Klullz,
;r I Lenoir attorney, has been urged by
many to make the race for conj
gross, but has definitely stated that
j he will not enter the race.
Alumni Group Will
\ tM-l?I C_1 1
/-ll mauci OVI1UU1
The Watauga Alumni Association
of Watauga county will meet on
Friday, March 27, at the Mabel pub'
lie school, it was announced here
this week.
Dr. W. Amos Abrams, head of the
- Appalachian College English de
partment, has accepted an invitation
-. to address the organization, and the
1 boys' quartet from the college will
- give renditions of folk and popular
i, songs.
The program for this event has
a been arranged by Dale C. Norris,
Starr N. Staey and Councill Cooke,
i Refreshments will be served by a
1 committee composed of Mrs. Dale C,
e Norris, Mrs. Julian Yoder and Miss
., Ruth Sherwood.
2 All graduates and former students
of Appalachian at any period in its
r history are invited to attend this
r meeting.
i A refreshment and entertainment
: fee of ten cents will be collected at
; the door.
STOCK MARKET
in ct* r/tnrtrtnrtwTT
sj la autmsMUL
y Loral Venture in Three Years
1 of Operation Does $.100,000
of Business
l!
j The Watauga Livestock Market
j comes to the end of the three years
_ of its existence with a rcord of having
done about $300,000 worth of
business, and is now easily one of
the best and most widely patronized
markets in the entire area.
During the first year stockholders
received a dividend of 20 per cent,
the second year 20 per cent profit
was again earned, but last year's
dividend was only 10 per cent. This
is due to the action of the last legn
islature in requiring a licensed vetr
erinarian to be present at each sale
3, to test cattle for Bang's disease. The
i, expenses thus incurred halved the
r profits. Incidentally, it is to be
M thaf rrnt a o l *-> rrl o nnen
Bang's disease has been discovered
at the local market.
The farmers of Watauga county
are greatly pleased with the market,
since they can bring their stock to
Boone any afternoon, get their
check and return home, saving
l~ much on traveling hitherto done to
; outside markets. Buyers from a
large area come to the market for
l~ their requirements, and the venture
is growing rapidly.
l" A meeting of the stockholders
will be held at the office of S. C.
n Eggers in the bank building on
* April 4, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose
of electing a board of directors,
who in turn will name a new slate
of officers.
ASHE SCHOOLS PLAN TO
J ENTER BOONE TOURNEYS
West Jefferson, March 14. ? A
if number of Ashe county schools are
i- planning to enter the commercial
f- tournament to be held at A. S. T. C.
a in Boone on March 27 and the home
e economics tournament which is to
be held there March 31.
if These afre sponsored by the cole
lege and the Appalachian High
e School Association each year and
ts attract much interest among the
t. high schools.