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H 1 An In VOL. 54, NO. 44 SUGAR RATIONING REGISTRATION TO START ON MONDAY; Institutional and Industrial Users of Sugar Registered This Week; the Information Required; Places of Registration Given Applications for sugar rationing books today were cautioned by Mr. Gordon H. Winkler, chairman of the Watauga rationing board, to come prepared with full information when they register at elementary schools in their vicinity May 4, 5, 6 and 7. Institutional and industrial users of sugar registered April 28 and 29 at high schools in their communities. They will be required to file detailed records for two years. In the meantime, they will not be permitted to make any sugar sales after April 28 except upon surrender of sugar certificates. Hence, retail sales will be suspended for a brief JJtTl UIU. Only one member of each family may register for the family unit, but he or she must have with them data regarding the other members of the family. Ration books will not be issued until the data is furnished, it was made clear. Here is the information which should be furnished at the time of registration: 1. A list of the members of the j family and their exact names. 2. An exact description of each j member of the family unit?height, j weight, color of eyes, color of hair, | age and sex. 3. The exact relationship of each j member of the family unit to the I person who is registering for the j family unit. 4. It is necessary to know to the j pound just how much sugar is inj possession of the household. The | amount of sugar will be divided by I the number of people in the family unit and stamps will be torn out by the registrar for all sugar in .excess of two pounds per person. If more than four stamps have to be reraov(Continued on-page-eight) FIRE THREATENS BLOWING ROCK Number of Homes Saved by Volunteer Workers; Cone Workers Give Aid Blowing Rock, April 28.?A forest fire which has been burning for the past week along the CaldwellWatauga line, became a distinct threat to Blowing Rock Saturday and Sunday. This fire has been raging in the Sampson, Bailey Camp and Blackberry sections and a number of homes have been saved only by the heroic efforts of volunteer firefighters. It is reported that oni saw mill and several hundred thousand feet of lumber was burned in one community. Saturday the fire began to threaten the approaches to Blowing Rock by way of Thunder Hill and Green Hill, and a general call was made for men to fight it. All the men employed on (Continued on page five) Report of Watauga C Department For ey uc\. nuon,ni rt. i\ii\v_r, (District Health Officer) During the first three months of 1942, we have had three cases of diphtheria reported, nine measles and 16 scarlet fever. This does not represent, by any means, all the cases of measles for there has been quite an epidemic of German measles which are miss-called French and little measles by a great many of our citizens. The disease is reportable and quarentinable for one week's time, and we would like to emphasize the need for reporting these cases by physicians, and where i no physicial is called, by the family concerned or by the school teachers. Fifty-one visits have been made to these cases, together with eleven consultations with physicians. During this same period, we have had 254 immunizations against smallpox, and 16 against typhoid fever. This is the preferable time of year for all of these immunizations, and we sincerely urge all of our citizens to take advantage of this service in order to protect themselves and their families against these three, easily prevented diseases. Venereal disease control is one of the services of the health department, and during this quarter, we MAI dependent Weekly Ne BOONE, WA1 h Back On Job i nC g I Bl . fl BHMflfiKidfl HPj Afier iwo months' illness. Secretary of State Cordell Hull has returned to his desk. Photo shntus I him walking up steps at the White House for a call on President Roosevelt. Hull spent two months in the south on orders of his physician. 1 CLEAN-UPWEEK WILL BE BEGUN HERE ON MAY 11 Mayor Gragg Insists That All Residents Join in Effort to Ciean Up the Town Before Tourists Arrive; Trucks to Gather Trash Mayor W. H. Gragg has designat- 1 ed the week beginning May 11 as the annual clean-up period for the city, and urges all the residents of ' the town to really join in making : the city clean and attractive during 1 this period, so that it will present a pleasing appearance to tourists this [summer as well as to the hundreds of teachers who attend summer school at Appalachian College. Mr. Gragg states that front yards, side yards, back yards, vacant lots. as well as the backs of business houses should have the immediate attention of their owners. Some of the merchants, he says, have received criticism from their patrons because of the unsightly condition of their back yards, while garages in some instances have allowed old cars, bodies and junk urgently needed in the war effort, to litter up their premises. All citizens of the town, white and colored, are asked to join wholeheartedly in this cleanup effort. The mayor states that there is an ordinance in force whereby those failing to clean up their premises may be fined $25. This has never been done, he says, and adds that he hopes it will not be necessary. Arrangements are being made whereby a committee from the women's clubs will make an inspection of the town and report to the officials those not co-operating. City trucks will start Wednesday and throughout the rest of the week will gather up the rubbish. Tin cans and other small rubbish should I be placed in containers so that it | may readily be hauled away. ounly Health First Quarter of 1942 have had 45 individuals under treatment with a total of 280 clinic visits, and 12 field visits; 264 treatments were given for syphilis and 23 for gonorrhea. This report of treatments is badly out of balance if we accept the ratio reported by the army which states that they have some eight cases of gonorrhea to every one of syphilis. We have added another member to our staff, whose duties will be to follow up those cases not reporting for treatment regularly, and also to investigate sources of infection. Tuberculosis is a disease with which we are all familiar, to some extent. We have become accustomed to thinking of the disease as one which Is steadily declining, but we should realize that under war conditions, we are in danger of having a marked increase in the number of tuberculosis cases found, due to food shortages, longer hours of work, etc. One of our outstanding needs for Watauga county is for funds to be made available by our county commissioners to see that every case of tuberculosis, where the family is unable to pay for it, receives sanatorium care. Comparatively, this cost would be relatively small to the (Continued on page eight) JGA 'wspaper -Established AUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR DOLPHUS THOMAS CASE MUST BE TRIED IN FALL Mistrial Results When Jury in Murder Case Fails to Agree; Opinion Divided Between Second Degree and Manslaughter, Rumor Says The jury which heard the eviience in the case against Adolphus Thomas, charged with the murder of r cousin Bon Thomas, was dismissed by Judge Felix Alley in superior :ourt Friday night, when the jurors found it impossible to agree on a verdict. Accordingly, a mistrial was decreed by the court and the defendant will be again tried at the tall term of Watauga superior court, j meantime ne is out on bona, wtncn was in force prior to the trial. Unofficial information is to the effect that nine of the jurors favored Returning a verdict of manslaughter, while three voted for second degree murder. The jury was composed of Custer Wallace, Charles Simmons, W. B. Day, J. R. Holman, J. W. Far Lhing. C. F. Thompson, J. W. Winkler, H. A, Hugainan, Clyde Downs, Spencer Miller, J. D. Hodges and R. W. Smith. The trial of the case, which began Wednesday afternoon, attracted wide attention and the court room was filled with spectators during the progress of the trial. Chief interest centered in the testimony of the defendant, whose good character was proven by prominent citizens from three counties. He testified that he and Bon Thomas engaged in a fight following an argument about the behavior of their respective children, that he left the mill operated by Delmer Mock, brother-in-law to Bon Thomas, returned home, where he discovered he had lost his bill fold containing 550. Returning to the mill in quest of the lost money, Thomas said, he was confronted by Bond Thomas, who threw a rock through the windshield of his car. He stated he shot in self defense. The broken windshield was introduced into evidence as was the stone. After firing the first shot, he testified Bon Thomas CONVICT ENDS LIFE WITH RAZOR Elijah Owens, Jackson County Man, Commits Suicide at Local Prison Camp I Elijah Owens, 4(1 years old, one of the prisoners at the state road camp near Boone, ended his life last Thursday night by slashing his throat with a razor. Attendants stated that Owens had gone into a bathroom, shaved himself, and then wielded the blade with the fatal result! It was said that he was almost decapitated, and died before medical aid could reach him. Deceased was a resident of Jackson county and was sent to the roads last October for the second degree slaying of his brother. The body was prepared for burial at the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home and relatives claimed the body Friday, taking it to the late home for interment. MORE SHRUBBERY TO BE AVAILABLE Mayor States That Citizens May Get More Evergreens ai City Hall Today Mayor W. H. Gragg states that the response of the citizens last week to his efforts in providing nursery grown shrubs and evergreens was so gratifying that another load of the nursery stock has been bought and will be available at the city hall from Thursday morning throughout the remainder of the week, or as long as the supply lasts, at a small portion of the usual cost for such plants. The evergreens available will include much larger arborvitae plants, plenty of balsam, Scotch broom, etc. Those interested in securing these plants are asked to go to the city hall immediately, as they should be planted as quickly as possible to get the best results. Honor Roll Additional names for the roster of Watauga men serving in the armed forces are: Wm. G. Farthing Thomas Dixon Farthing Lee Ward Burl Greene. DEM< ' in the Year Eighteer DLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL I Rains Brir Fire Fi{ Home After Torp >/~ 1 ' r - '' > f' ' K* H9 MBLyyT ^8gpr^.T- ,>wjCTPBHP ~*^ct It is a happy homecoming f dent as she pulls aside her parer covered herself with glory. It v German cruiser Prinz Eugen off an intensive Nazi hunt and em War Bond Campaigi In Watauga M( C. OF C. TALKS OF FIRECONTROI Commerce Group Asks Thos Interested to Appeal for Fire Warden Service. The problem of forest fire contri j\vas the principal topic to come u i for discussion at the meeting of tli Chamber of Commerce Monda evening, and a committee was aj pointed for the purpose of confei ring v/ith the county commissions relative to securing fire warden sei vice in this county. Understanding is thai the fedcr; government, the state and the cour tv pflrh rnntrihnlp nno-tViirH Fit service, lookout towers are mail tained, wardens employed and ei ery effort made to check fires bi fore they gain headway. The con mittee will meet with the count commissioners next Monday at 1 o'clock. All persons in the count who are interested in forest fii control are asked to express the views to the commissioners at th time. There was considerable discussic of the bus transportation syster and the possibility of securir changed schedules to better provic for the needs of the people of tl county as well as tourists. Commi tees were appointed to take up thei matters with the bus companies an make reports to the Chamber i Commerce. Mr. C. S. Prevetle, president i the Blowing Rock Chamber of Con merce; Mayor Grover C. Robbins Blowing Rock, and Wm. J. Tobi manager of the Green Park hot< attended the meeting. nnmett Hliilffl Is Drowned In Watauga Rive Bi'.ly Lee Cornett, six-year-ol( son of Mr. and Mrs. Hay Cornet of Shulls Mills, was drowned ii Watauga River a short distanci from the home at 3 o'clock Mon day afternoon. Billy Lee and some other chil dren were fishing, when he slip ped from a rock on the river ban] and fell into 12 feet of water. The other children immediate ly spread the alarm and relative and friends rushed to the scene However, it was about an hou after the accident before the bod; of the child was recovered. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday afternoon at 2:0 o'clock from the Assembly of Goi church at Shulls Mills, by Rev Mr. Mullis, the pastor, and buria was in that neighborhood. Surviving are the parents, on brother and one sister, Shirley and Thomas Ray Cornett. OCJRA i Hurd and Eighty30, 194' | i<.? (espite t< Thiers in Ea tedoing Prinz Eugen ? -ff ^ r * ipMHM ftLfv 1 W: * nri** t HFTtHWi WWffir'TO iff PawHWr :.: ^ r'^K SrasSBfeW^wl^M or the sleek British submarine Tri\t ship after the patrol in which she fas the Trident which torpedoed the the coast of Norway- She survived erged unscathed. a To Be Launched mday, Says Farthing Cashier of Local Bank Chairman of Organization to Make Effort in Behalf of Sale of J Bonds and Stamps; Everyone to Be Solicited e Plans are rapidly shaping up for the formal launching of the war bond campaign in Watauga county next jl Monday, May 4, when workers unp der the direction of County ChairlC man W. D. Farthing will begin a y! systematic canvas to the end that I every income earning citizen may be | given an opportunity to pledge vol -s | Ltmai liy some portion 01 nis or ner r_ , income to the regular purchase of j defense bonds and stamps, il | Governor Broughton, who is honl ' ornry chairman of the campaign, in is i a proclamation issued recently, desl ignated May 4-9 as War Bond Week r- and called upon "the full and prompt co-opcralion of all citizens in signr ing a voluntary pledge for the pur:y chase of United States savings seL1 curities." .y Every pledge is conditional upon re the signer's remaining financially ir able to make the stated purchase, is This condition is expressly stipulated in the pledge. It will be left to in j the signer's to decide whether or not nj : they are able to continue their purig I chases. |e. Purpose of the campaign is to enie j able the government to take a nat | tion-wide inventory, so that tax ;e plans may be laid accordingly tc id pay for the cost of the war. The Continued on page eight) l Dr. Dougherty Agai ? Appalachian St ? Dr. B. B. Dougherty was re-elected president of Appalachian State Teachers College at the annual meeting of the board of trustees last week. Two new members of the board of r trustees were announced by President Dougherty. They are William J. Conrad of Winston-Salem, and j W. M. Moore of Statesville. They t will serve with V. D. Guirc of Lej noir, who was elected chairman of e the board; G. P. Hagaman of Boone, vice-chairman; Mrs. E. F. Reid of Lenoir, Wade E. Brown of Boone. T. . C. Bowie of Jefferson, Eugene Tran. sou of Sparta, and H. A. Cranor of c Wilkesboro. The president appointed Mr. Hagaman, Mr. Transou and Mr. Cranor members of the execu5 tive committee, with full power to act when the regular board is not in r session. Dr. Dougherty made a rej port to the board of trustees, the outstanding points of which are as - follows: 0 A total of 875 students were reg1 istered for the year 1941-42. There r. were 234 freshmen, 198 sophomores, 1 218 juniors, 198 seniors and 27 special students. a President Dougherty also reports f enlargement of the facilities of domestic science, music and library lT ^ $1.50 A YEAR > Weary st Watauga jFire in Elk and Blue Ridge ? Townships Curbed When Welcome Rain Came ,300 Men Engaged With Forest Fire Untold Damage Results in Watauga. Caldwell and Wilkes From Series of Fires; Slate Guard Units Aid in Work; Fixes Believed ol Incindiary Origin; One Arrest Made; Damage in Beech Creek Section The most disastrous forest fire to visit this area perhaps in 25 years, and which made its heaviest introads in the Dugger Mountain and Buffalo sections of Watauga and Caldwell counties, was brought almost under control late Tuesday, before a | fairly heavy rain brought re : spite to the approximately 300 I men yet on duty in the fireravaged area. j Lieutenant John F. Gaylord of Charlotte, who accompanied two state guard troops to the scene of the conflagration, came to Boone late Monday evening, where a meeting was held with county officials and other local leaders and made arrangements for vastly increased manpower to check the ravages of the flames. Barnard Dougherty, business manager of Appalachian College, dispatched 100 volunteer fire-fighters to the fire district early Tuesday morning. These men were carried by college bus and through the courtesy of Bryan Tucker, local taxi operator. When the fire was checked late in the afternoon it was estimated that 300 men from Watauga and Caldwell counties were engaged in combatting its fury. E. P. Simmons, district ranger of LeI noir, Lieutenant Gaylor and others | were in charge of the work. District Game Protector H. Grady Farthing and Walter Edmisten, county game warden, carried dinners to the men from Boone, and on their return they also received supper through the courtesy of the board of commissioners. One hundred more men from WVWOW TTW4V. 4 k.UUJ IU llgllk kllC HdilltO Tuesday evening when the tire was brought under control, and when the (Continued on page five) More Than 1,200 Are Registered Monday j Information from the local selec! tive service board indicates that 1,211 men registered Monday for military service in the 45-65 age group, not including one small rural community from which returns have not been received, i Complete information on the registration will not be available until our next edition. in Named Head ate Teachers College science, and extension of the curriculum by the addition of several new courses, listed as follows: A course in commercial work, a course in training for the navy, and the university and Appalachian graduate school. . Tho rt- - ??t icuuuuuig ux uie power piani which was destroyed by the flood of August 13, 1940, was one of the physical improvements approved, continued President Dougherty's report; also a new sewer plant, new well, new barns and the enlargement and improvement-of the dairy, which includes a reservoir to furnish fire protection for the dairy. A new stack for the power plant was provided for. The loss of the railroad was discussed and it appears, said Dr. Dougherty, that there will be no damage to the college on this account. The coal is being hauled from the mines cheaper on trucks than it was by rail, and the bus connections in Boone are excellent. ! That there has been a marked , | improvement in the instructional service was fully recognized by the board when it passed a resolution i re-electing every member of the faculty and every worker around r the college.
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