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HHEQT X X 7 "'SaT3 W/ f Tj STAMPS w ^ 111 ^ /l ii Inde VOL. 55. NO. 3 CITIZENS TO ASK ? FOR RETENTION OF ? CO. HEALTH OFFICE H County Commissioners to Hear rej, Citizens Wednesday Evening the on Important Issue; a Review of Accomplishments of Health wfi Office in Watauga ch' The board of county commission- sj0, ers is to meet this (Wednesday) evening, and a large number of citizens of the county are expected to 00 appear in protest to the recent ac- the tion of the board in its discontinu- car ance of the district health office Jul here. urj In order that the people of Boone and Watauga county may have a c., clearer insight into the accomplish- caj ments of the department of health, _or The Democrat has secured the following statement, showing in con- wa cise manner just what is being done, ant its relatively small cost to the coun- the ty, and the huge returns in the health and general well-being of its citizenry: Review of Activities \| As the public should already kJV/. know, the work of the health department is to render a service of prevention of disease, and an educational program concerning health matters. Watauga county is com- Mor bined with a three-county unit con- |, sisting of Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga, and the three counties are served by one health officer, one sanitarian, three nurses and three Mi clerks. The following agencies con- ber r~n v ?nuuiv kttw iun\o ota ituiuwa. ty Q State, 22.5%; United States pub- paigi lie health service, 26.6%; venereal man disease program. 8.3%; children's ty. v bureau, 17.6%; Watauga county, 8.4 with %: Ashe county, 8.6%. and Alle- half ghany, 8%', or 25%?the three coun- Mr. ties contributing only 25% of the ber < cost for maintaining the department. m, The following figures furnish a parti brief outline of the services per- tors formed oy the health department in in n Watauga county only, from July 1. lectc 1941, through June 30, 1942: folio 233 individuals were registered CI under communicable disease con- R. trol during the 12-month period. D. These cases cover chickenuox, diph- Ja theria, measles, infantile paralysis, M. scarlet fever and whooping cough. R. Persons were immunized as fol- Le lows: Smallpox, 1,128; diphtheria, CI 560; typhoid fever, 2,107 (this being Ml the completed three doses.) scrv Under venereal disease control, the 118 different persons, both white > and colored, have been admitted as j T\J_, r.ew patients for treatment. These patients have made 1,415 clinic visits, and 267 field visits have been made by personnel; 1,521 treatments M were given, and 1,309 Wassennann cd Q blood tests were given for the detec- ^s?"c tion of syphilis. It is a state law . J" that all food handlers, pregnant za(K women and marriage applicants be nex. given (bis blood lest, and the syph- M( ilis cases were discovered through ^ 247 tuberculosis suspects and cases cj)a, 247 tuberculosis suspects and cases pj were admitted during this period. man 238 X-ray and fluoroscopic exami- gan nations were made; this being pos- rjSOI sible with the aid of the extension Tl department of the North Carolina L,haj Sanatorium, which sends one of its Qua physicians to the county health de- Coo] partment once a year to conduct these chest clinics. 368 clinic visits were made, while 273 field and office visits were made by health of- Hun ficer and nurse. Tuberculin skin Al tests were given to 2,105 different marl individuals. Qra. Under maternity service, 158 ^ pregnant women have been admit- mail ted to medical and nursing service. Qha There have been 163 visits made by q00 these pre-natals to the health office for advice and examinations. Prenatal clinics are being held month- Tr . ly at Clark's Creek and Bethel, and weekly in the Boone office. < Much time is devoted to infant and pre-school children. During this -period 277 children have been ad- i mitted to medical care, and 315 field and office nursing visits made r;OL on these children. Wa: 1,303 school children were examined by the health officer and in- wllj spec ted by the nurse. The nurse a]j made 278 field visits and office vis- este its were made by 52 children of at t school age. The school dentist, 28, which is paid through the health department, inspected 1,581 chil- mul dren, and treated 1,326 children with atte defective teeth. Eye and tonsil clin- reC| ics have been held in order that un- por derprivileged children might have an equal chance. A crippled children's clinic was held once a month, and during this ft period 89 cripples have been admit- sta ted to both medical and nursing Sm service. Several of these cripples put have had hospital care. , loo! Under adult hygiene, 1,081 people fea (Continued on page eight) in ATAL pendent Weekly New BOONE, WATA1 [ayor Proclaims Frii eroes Day; Asks For Mayor W. H. Gragg on Monday issi ilive lo American Heroes Day, whic nation next Friday: "Whereas, our nation is now engage ose outcome will depend the surviva independence, our way of living, and ristian ideals, "And, whereas, if this war is to be a, our boys in the armed forces mu the folks back home. They must h a. and all me materials which can b< hold of the totalitarian war lords. " i merchants have proclaimed next Fi y Retailers for Victory Campaign, in ' department's billion dollar war bon "Now. therefore. I. W. H. Gragg. m do hereby designate Friday. July 17, I upon the people of this city to join ls in uniforms at that time, and to b r bonds and stamps. Let's not brei i die. but invest every cent possible y may emerge victorious from hisloi RAPRUBBER DRIVE SUCCESS c Than Fifty Tons of Rub- Dea ier Collected in Watauga For War Effort Fi ire than 52 tons of scrap rub- 'lnu was collected in Watauga coun- ?as uring the recent national cam- ect n, according to Lee Stout, chair- supj of the effort in Watauga coun- '? ' vho expresses great satisfaction ^ the showing made here in be- pr?l of this phase of the war effort. or r Stout says that half of the rub- fro" :ame in during the last ten days. to < \ Stout thanks the people and 11 cularly the filling station opera- aupl for their co-operation and lists >und numbers the amounts col- apl* d by some of the leaders, as so*" ws: ** las. M. Watson. Boone....24,000 Sas< A. Olsen, Valle Crucis.. 6,400 ban T. Brown, Sherwood .. . 4,000 ck Rainey, B. Rock 16,000 R. Maddux, Boone 4,000 W. Colvard, Boone 2,000 tchcr Teague, Boone 16,000 yde Dula, B. Rock 16,000 A r. Stout says a number of other jng ice stations uiu gooa jods auring re?: progress of the campaign. ' ^oa an 4 w Committees For tifa Retailers Are Named qui) age r. John Conway, recently-elect- stnl resident of the Boone Merchants anc* iciation, has released the follow- Sas new committees for the organi- f?r >n, who will function for the to s : year: embership: R. A. Manship, chair- Hx , Cecil Miller, B. W. Stallings, 5. C. Rogers and Mr. Walters, nance: G. P. Hagaman, chair; M. I. Clark, J. E. Clay, Mr. C .; J. V. Caudill and J. L. Har- and 1. abl< ansportation: Clyde R. Greene, Wai rman; Paul A. Coffey, J. L. thai lis, I. T. Barnett and W. M. hun t. and ade promotion: Russell D. IV ges, chairman; W. B. Hallibur- fish D. L. Wilcox, Mr. Sams, Guy and t, and J. C. Cline. has dvertising: R. C. Rivers, chair- wit] i; Kenneth Linney and W. H. TE] egislative: R. C. Rivers, chairi; G. K. Moose, L. T. Tatum, s. C. Rogers and Councill C. E ke. Tel hav uck Owners Are tab fVsked to Gather Here of he shortage of trucks for trans- 000 tation, and the shortage of rub- nin for trucks, present the most se- no\ is problem we have to solve in | paj tauga county, says a statement $3,' the war price and ration board, B ch has scheduled a meeting of pa} truck owners and others inter- in d in transporatation, to be held noi he courthouse in Boone on July wa at 8 p. m. ma epresentatives from each com- ? nity in the county are urged to ed ind the meeting and get the cor- wh t information as to defense trans- em tation. cat bai CARL GOERCH A VISITOR fin pre Ir. Carl Goerch, editor of the sin te magazine, and Mr. Hilton ith, advertising manager of the 1 >lication, were in town Tuesday, Ar king toward the publication of a de! ture article on Watauga county Ur the State at an early date. me FGA spaper -Establishec JGA COUNTY, NORTH CAf lay as American Full Co-operation led the following proclamation h will be observed throughout id in a great war?a war upon 1 or destruction of our nationour cherished institutions and fought to a victorious conduct have the complete backing ave planes, tanks, guns, ships, ? devised with which to smashTo this end one million Ameririday the big day in the great an effort to put over the treasd and stamp quota for July, ayor of the town of Boone, N. i as American Heroes Day, and i in doing honor to our gallant uy to the limit of their ability *k faith with those who fight in the equipment with which y's greatest carnage of blood." tw Ration Gas Cards Hard On Bootleg Dealers lers Must Have Customers' Ration Units to Obtain New Fuel Supply illing station operators who conj le to "bootleg" gasoline after the rationing program goes into efon June 15th, will find their ply of petrol severed, according ocal rationing board officials, fter the permanent rationing ?ram goes into effect, every dealnust present ration units clipped i his customers' books in order ibtain a new supply of fuel. a dealer sells any part of his ply of fuel without taking a unit a the ration book, he will be un to re-stock up on the amount e will be given only as much >line as he- has ration uniU on d. | is Dealers Must Register by July 20 11 gasoline dealers and retail fillstations handling gasoline must istcr with the price and ration rd in Boone before July 20, for 'application and registration cerate." 11 this form dealefe will be re ed to report their gasoline storcapaeity, and the board will inict them in the handling ot forms coupons regarding the plan for rationing. It is very important dealers to register if they expect ell gasoline beginning July 22. lilting, Fishing License Available o'mbination state-wide hunting fishing licenses are now availaccording to County Game rden Walter Edmisten, who states t these licenses are good for both iting and fishing to July 31, 1943, sell for $3.10. tr. Edmisten states that trout ing remains good in the county that one of the popular streams recently been heavily stocked h legal size fish. LEPHONE EMPLOYEES BUY WAR SECURITIES Imployees of the Southern Bell ephone and Telegraph Company e become one of the first large ployee groups in the nation to atl the goal of 10 per cent of their ges for war bonds. 'o achieve the record,, 99 per cent the employees, or more than 26,telephone men and women in e states, including this state, are v purchasing bonds through the Toll savings plan at the rate of f80,000 a year. Employees participating in the rro)l savings plan include 2,393 the state and six at Boone. Anincement of the goal's attainment s made today by Thos. Parks, nager of the telephone company, ipeaking of the goal being achievhere and in the company as a lOle, Mr. Parks said "telephone ployees' quick response is indiive of their determination tc :k up with their full support the ancial program and all other wai )grams to help America fight te -vive and win this war." More than 5,178,000,000 pounds o: nerican farm products had beei livered to representatives of th< lited Nations for lend-lease ship ;nt up to June 1. DEM( I in the Year Eighteen F iOLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1 WOMEN URGED 1 TO REGISTER FOR I DEFENSE WORK ^ Watauga Red Cross Chapter is _ Asked to Make 3G.000 Surgi- I cal Dressings to Aid in F.mer- I gency; AH Residents Asked to Give One Hour Weekly A city-wide canvass of Boone is being made this week to register the women of the town for volunteer civilian defense duty. All local women will be asked to give an average of one hour a week for defense work, including Red Cross. The local Red Cross chapter has been given a quota of 36,000 surgical dressings to be completed within the shortest time possible. To meet Red Cross stipulations, 25 women must give eight hours per week to this work, or 50 women must give four hours per week. Mrs. F. E. Warman is enrolled at present for a three-day period in a Red Cross divisional training school at Asheville where she will learn to I make the bandages so that she may | return to Boone and instruct local i women. The bandages are to be j used for the United States army and c the army has requested that the i dressings be completed as rapidly as j possible to supply the urgent need. ] The local Red Cross has also re- < 'ceived 400 yards of material to be ? converted into undergarments for *war relief purposes. The help of f jany woman with simple or advanced sewing talent will be appreciated. Women who wish to aid in office work, such as the issuance of rationing cards, may volunteer their services. It is hoped that committees may be appointed with definite duties in case of an emergency. Therefore, the registration cards should carry information as to whether the individual has had a first aid course, st , . . . Ill canteen, nome nursing, or otner " such course which would be useful ! in lime of stress. The civilian defense committee, ^ I working with the Red Cross chap- b | ter and the women's clubs of the I town, hopes to enlist every woman g I into some form of war service. Aft- g | er having listed their free hours on<]j the cards, the women will be no- ^ tified by card or telephone when y and where to appear for work. Reg- j istration will be continued this r; week. Mrs. B. W. Stallings is chairman of the drive. Any woman Iiv- j ing outside the town may also volunteer services by calling at the ^ civilian defense office and filling out registration cards. j, Youths To Meet At c Baptist Church Sunday p E The Youth United for Peace move- r ment will be presented to the peo- p pie of the county for the first time p at the Boone Baptist church Sunday a evening at 8 o'clock, according to p Baxter Howell, leader of the pro- p posed organization, who will discuss a the subject, "Peace and Youth." n An entertaining program has been t( arranged for the occasion, and the movement will be carried to other n churches throughout the county in j, the near future. a Watauga Fishing and ( Hunting Club to Meet There will be a regular meeting of the Watauga Fishing and Hunting Club at the Parkway Company Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock, it has been announced by Lee H. Stout, president of the sportsman's organization. All members of the club, and nonmembers concerned about the work of protection and propagation of fish and game in this locality, are asked to attend. Singing Convention To Be Held Sunday The Watauga county singing con1 vention will be held at Cove Creek next Sunday, beginning at 1 o'clock. Mr. N. L. Harrison, president of ] , the association, in announcing the j event, extends a cordial invitation 1 to everyone to attend. ] l ; FIRE DRILL POSTPONED Mr. Bob Agle, chief of the emer- < > gency fire department, states that ] : the drill which was to have been , : held this (Wednesday) evening has : ) been postponed to Thursday even- j ing at 7:30. , ( f Cash income from American farm . i marketings in May, totaling $988,5 000,000, was only slightly higher - than April receipts but 32 per cent more than in May of last year. )CRA I undred and Eighty-l 942 Jlans Taking Delimit Jay Celebration Hen Var Bonds To Be Pu: D Bund Leader t wunelm Kunze, German-Amer- *c ican bund leader, who was caught 1 Ln Mexico after fleeing from an espionage indictment in Connecti- ^ cut, is shown as he appeared in federal court to answer for draft a* law violation. He had been held on bail of $50,000.?Soundphoto. ? 1FTY TO GO TO \ FORT BRAGG SOON S CO W raft Board Gives Out Names 0t of New Selectees; 11 Negroes a Inducted Tuesday tic The Watauga county selective or rvice board announces that fifty di ore white men are soon to be sent pi i the United States army from tatauga county, as follows: is Jones Hodges, Willie Oliver Har- p son, Kenneth Franklin Ragan, El- w ert Hanr.on. Paul Day. John Mo- w >tz, Smith Alfred Rominger, Lewis oyd Norris. Thomas Newt Hartley, lardy Berlin Andrews, Harvey Gil- a] am, Jack Arthur Moretz. Clyde 01 e.i f :r., A.c..ci r II I fill Newland Wellborn. Homer 0j ethro Bolick. Howard Henry Noris, Curtis Nading Glenn. Odis Lawmen Greene, Fred Homer Reese. ohnny Preston Greene, John Wes?y Lookabill, William Boyd Baiid, ? dward Joe Isenhour, Lester Callo- : ,ray Baird. Lloyd Pennell, Grady 1 saac Barlow. Clyde James Day, i f1 'red Robert Greene, Lloyd Isaacs, diaries Worley Miller. Lawrence ! ? llenn Hayes. Edward Lawrence j 'oter, Henry Martin Bentley, Thos.:' Idgar Trexler, Samuel Spencer Aid- \ idge, Leo Clus Aldridge. Lowell ?' tonda Cooke, William Custer Wal- s ice, Andrew Howard Jestes, Lon- j P rd Lewis Beach, Albert Pershing; 'ord, Ralph Phillippi Glenn, Arvill . .ester Perry, Geo. Wesley Greene.; !: irlie Albert Penley. Roy Bumgar- 11 er. Benjamin Carl Townsend, Wal- s ir Denver Norris, Lee Edmisten. ? The eleven negro selectees, whose ames were previously published, P :ft Tuesday for Fort Bragg for rmy induction. T iroup Riding Plan Will Aid in Emergeticy b Mr. Wade E. Brown, chairman of e he civil defense council, states that c ransportation emergency may be r :onsiderably improved by the adop- Jion of the group riding plan in this 1 action. It has been suggested that in the 1 1 ural communities, when a person' ' ,vith a car or truck is contemplating i trip to town, he let his neighbors > enow. Thus several may travel to- s 'ether, saving tires and rationed J gasoline. Further, it is stated, that c persons who regularly use their pars under the group riding plan, c ire entitled to special considerations c n the rationing of gasoline. WORKERS WANTED The following are some of the jobs 1 listed with the United States employment service. For further in"ormation, call at the courthouse on ] ?riday between the hours of 10 a. m. md 3 p. m.: Machine learner, signal corps pquipment; electrical, industrial and mechanical engineers; mechanical 1 draftsman, radio operator, stenog- } rapher, machinist, arc welder, car- i penter, plumber, automobile me- 1 Phanic, radio repairman, speeder ten- < ier. tire builder, doffer, farm hand, steam fitter, laborers, colored. 1 1 The cotton that goes into a medi- ' um-priced auto would make four army uniforms. l"frf $1.50 A YEAR ihape For Heroes * Jn Friday; Sale of shed by Merchants 'r. Amos Abrams to Deliver Address at Celebration; Band Concerts to Feature Program; Retailers in All-out Campaign for Sale of War Bonds and Stamps Next Friday. June 17, the people . Boone and Watauga county will iin together in a gala patriotic . lebration in this city, honoring the undreds of Watauga county men ho participated in all the wars in hich America has engaged, and injgurating the local phase of the merican retailers in the national impaign to sell one billion dollars orth of war bonds and stamps uring the month of July. Russell D. Hodges, who is chairlan of the general committee on rrangements for the American eroes Day celebration has arrangd for Dr. Amos Abrams, popular lember of the Appalachian College iculty to deliver the patriotic adress for the occasion, while Mayor H. Gragg, master of ceremonies, expected to call on a number of lose attending for brief remarks jpropos to the celebration. The time of the celebration is 3 clock Friday afternoon, and the ithering will be in front of the istoffice. Prominent on the proam will be Gordon Nash and his ppalachian summer school band in ncerts and patriotic music, while yde R. Greene is chairman of the mmittee which will honor the atauga county heroes of the variis wars. Mr. Greene is preparing valuable historical statement on. .e part Watauga county men have ayed in the wars in which the najn has participated, and tlie memy of those who have died in the ifense of our liberties will be apopriateiy honored. Veterans of the World war, Spanh-American war, Civil war, and lose soldiers of the present war ho happen to be here, together ith their parents and other relaves are particularly invited to atnd the ceremonies, and indications -e that the gathering will bo thorighly enjoyed by everyone. Veteris of all wars present will be recjnized. ~c it,? Ml aiic Mum ul me city win use xne eriod between 3 and 3:30 for the lie purpose of selling war bonds nd stamps, and no other commodif will be offered for sale during le period. Everyone is urged to onor our heroes on next Friday by uying these securities to the limit f their ability. All stores will be dequatelv supplied with stamps for re occasion. Recently in a similar 5-minute period the city merchants old more than $2,000 worth of tamps alone, and the supply at the ostoffice was exhausted. An even irger sale is anticipated for Friday. Every citizen of Watauga county s asked to come to Boone Friday, a an effort to promote the war pirit, and to show the fighting men f the nation that the home folks are ehind them in this hour of their sureme trial. ^ew Credit Rules Are Pointed Out The local war price and ration oard calls attention to the new govrnment regulations in regard to redit, and points out that some arangements have to be made in setling accounts on or before July 10. 'he statement by the board says: "Your first duty is to your couny. Pay that tax to the tax colector and do it now. "Then your merchant, who is our friend when in need. Make ome arrangement with him to pay our debt to him as quickly as you :an. "Do not forget your debt tq your loctor, dentist, etc., and all other lebts that you owe. "Since these are government reg tiaviuno, we die required Dy law to ibide by them. The same regulaions that govern your credit apply o all of us. Brother Boone Man Is Fatally Injured Grover Woodard, 50, brother of VIr. L. D. Woodard of Boone, and a esident of Rosman. N.C., was fatally injured on June 26, when he fell irom a moving motor tfuck, and leath resulted on July 4. Mr. Woodard was an employee of ihe Gloucester Lumber Co., was well known in Boone, where he had visited. A daughter, Miss Beatrice Woodard, formerly was employed by the Hagaman clinic. K iWM
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