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TX smmo statu m M WAR 1/1 *o*ps y i STAMPS ?|l* iln/n VOL. 55, NO. 11 U.S.O. APPEALS TO WATAUGA COUNTY FOR $500 QUOTA State Chairman of Service Organization Sends Letters to Local People Asking Their Help for Welfare Program of War Organization Watauga county is being asked for $500 for the benefit of the Uni ted service urganizauon, to turtner its moral-building program of recreation, and general welfare for the men 111 the armed services of the country. In the absence of a local organization to solicit funds for this cause, George M. Ivey, state chairman of the USO, Charlotte, N. C? is appealing directly to the people of the community and county, by letter, asking for their help in this enterprise. In his letter Mr. Ivey states: "It takes an average of $8.00 per man in the army, navy, marine corps and coast guard to provide the morale-building program of recreation. entertainment, welfare, and 'a home away from home' through the facilities of USO, which the war and navy departments and President Roosevelt have declared to be a definite part of the war effort. "The state campaign headquarters of USO is using this method of appealing to the patriotic citizens of Boone and Watauga county to contribute to this national campaign in support of USO. " "You Help Someone You Know When You Give to USO.' ><Aer..fA fV,.-. kruir nm.r wic uuja uu? ugiiuiig j this war from Watauga county that their families and friends are guaranteeing USO to them wherever they may be by mailing your contribution in the enclosed stamped, self-addressed envelope. "Let's back up the men in the fighting lines by supporting the only national organization providing them with assistance and guidance by trained directors during their offday hours." Many Contribute Information from state headquarters of the USO is to the effect that many local people have already responded to the appeal, and Mr. D. P. Lavietcs of the D & P Pipe Works, generously proposes to subscribe ten per cent of the county's entire quota. Others are asked to make their remittances promptly in any amount, direct to Mr. George M. Ivey, 1315 Independence Building, Charlotte, N. C. Statement by President In connection with the request for funds in this locality, the following statemc-nt by Chester I. Bernard, president of the USO, outlining the policy of the organization, is of interest: "The United Service Organizations is made up of six of the important welfare agencies in this country: the Young Men's Christian Association, the National Catholic Community Service, the Salvation Army, the Young Women's Christian Associations, the Jewish Welfare Board and the National Travelers Aid Association. When this emergency came upon us and in thorough co-operation with the United States government and endorsed by the President of the United States, these agencies came together in a united effort to serve our soldiers and sailors, and in some cases in overburdened communities, defense workers, by bringing to them spiritual, social and recreational values in order that their morale might be maintained. "Had this not been done, undoubtedly, the welfare work would have been carried on by the government. I am sure you will agree that if this were the case, much of the spiritual help which is so needed and which plays such a vital part in men and women's lives would be lost. Through the work and devotion of many unselfish people, this work was started over a year ago. At first, there were many difficulties -to be overcome because to get together such an enormous undertaking, bringing into united action three religious faiths, was no easy task. However, a real job has been accomplished and today, the USO, through its member agencies, has $18 operations throughout this country, in addition to others outside of continental United States. "The assignment of an agency to conduct a specific operation is made in the first instance by a committee consisting of an executive repf resentative of each agency plus a general officer of the USO and is approved by the officers of USO and the executive committee. The practical effect is that each of the agencies has an equal vote and it has been true almost without exception that no decision has been made except unanimously. {Continued on page eight) 1 ZATA1 dependent Weekly N BOONE, W/ Watauga SSgE Men With j The Colors Join the Navy j Among the 132 men from 20 westI ern North Carolina counties who | enlisted in the navy in Asheville I Monday, were these three Wataugans: Russell Brady Contpbell, [ Vilas; Talmadge Wesley McGuirc, Valle Crucis, and Charles Proffitt, Jr., Sherwood. With Engineers Jack Dean Lawrence, brother of Mrs. E. T. Glenn of Boone, and a former student at Appalachian, is in England with the 343rd Engineers. Jack is the son of George I.awrence and the late Lena Culver Lawrence. Grady Wall a Visitor Pvt. Grady Wall returned to the army Tuesday after a few days' visil with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Wall of Boone R. F. D. 2. Pvt. Wall has been a patient in the Charleston military hospital for the past six months, but has practically recovered from his prolonged illness. At Annapolis Mr. Neil Hartley, ensign in the ! U. S. navy, who has spent the summer at Columbia University, is now at Annapolis, where he is taking special courses at the naval academy. Pvt. Greer Visitor Here Pvt. Edward Earl Greer, who is stationed at Eglin Field, Fla., has been spending some time in Boone visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Greer. Pvt. Greer has been in the army air corps since January 15, and with a few more hours flying will be able to take over the controls of a plane. Returns to Air Corps Corporal Charles E. Love, of the U. S. army air corps, Charlotte base, [returned to his post Saturday after snenrlinir a chnrt ftiplftorfU mstu u;~ I ? ? ?W. ? ?v/?^n nriwi uu parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Love. Corpora) Love was teaching in the J Monroe schools before enlisting, and is waiting to be called to the officers' training school at Miami, Fla., i in the physical training field. Visits Parents Charles Storie, of Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga? has returned after spending a few days' furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Storie of Blowing Rock, R. F. D. To Enter Foreign Service Chaplain John I. Rhea, former Boone Presbyterian pastor, and since enlisting in the army being attached to the 808th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Camp Robinson. Ark., has advised friends here that he is to leave within a week or ten days for foreign service. During his absence, Mrs. Rhea and daughter, Judy, will live at 148 Carlisle Ave., Louisville, Ky. In From New Mexico Corporal Gordon Winkler, U. S. air corps, AJberquerque, N. M., arrived Saturday and will spend a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roby Winkler, of the Rutherwood section. Young Mr. Winkler has been in the army for 14 months and this.is his first visit home. At Camp Rucker Private R. K. Bingham. Jr., of Boone, who was formerly stationed at Fort Bragg, is now with the signal corps at Camp Rucker. Ala. Promoted to Technical Corporal Arthur M. Welch, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Welch of Valle Crucis, who has been stationed at Fort Bragg for the past 18 months, has been promoted to technical corporal. In Air Corp* Maurice J. Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Harrison of Boone, who enlisted in the army air corps in August, is at Smyrna air base, near Nashville, Tenh. Legion and Auxiliary To Meet On Friday There will be a meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary at the hut Friday evening, September 11th, at 7:30. All ex-service men and their wives are urged to be present, as there will be important business to be transacted. Cripple Clinic to Be Held September 17 Dr. Gaul of Charlotte, will be in the health office in Boone on Thursday, September 17, at 1:30 p. m., to hold his regular monthly crippled children's clinic. BRISTLES Revival of interest in American hog bristles for use in brushes is reported, since manufacturers are no longer able to secure the imported bristles. UGA ] ewspaper-Established i lTAUGA county, north caro: TRUCK BEGINS TO i GATHER JUNK IN L COUNTY MONDAY WPA Vehicle Starts Assembling Vast Amount of Scrap Collected in Recent Campaign; Half Million Pounds Thought to Be Available After considerable delay, a large WPA truck arrived in the county Monday and began gathering the . large quantity of scrap material, assembled during the recent junk | campaign, which will soon be tnrn!ed into guns, planes, tanks and [ships to supplement America's stupendous war effort. Harry M. Hamilton, county sal- ! vage chairman, states that the truck 1 is equipped to weigh metal, and will ] buy the material outright, or accept ] it as a donation toward the tptal . war effort. Mr. Hamilton says that a heightened interest is being shown throughout the county in the salvage effort, and that he expects the ~ present campaign to yield no less 1 than a half million pounds of the " vital war materials. He urges everyone to aid in the shipment of all j scrap metals, rubber, etc., and would | highly appreciate any help the truck driver might receive in loading the junk. The shortage of labor pre- ' eludes sending around sufficient i help with the truck to handle heavy ' discarded machinery, etc. < Another truck will be in the i county soon, and Mr. Hamilton asks < that everyone make an especial ef- 1 fort to have something to sell or do- ? nate to the war. The situation regarding scrap iron is growing more c serious, and some of the steel mills < are threatened with shut-downs un- C less the flow of scrap is increased. < C. of C. Supper at J Blowing Rock Friday j Blowing Rock, Sept. 9.?The Blowing Rock Chamber of Com- r merce will give its annual supper and hold its autumn rally at the "Wagon Wheel" on Friday evening ta at 7:00 o'clock. The speaker of the ^ i-vcnuig wui oe mr. uavia uvens 01 j OJ Charlotte and Blowing Rock. i e( All members of the Chamber of Commerce and their wives will at- ^ tend. The officers of the Boone Chamber of Commerce will be in- p vited guests. ^ A report on the summer's work ' will be given and some plans for 2.' another year will be discussed. Reservations for the supper should be 5? made by 4:00 p. m. Thursday. Merit Examinations ci To Be Given Oct. 3 at Dr. deVyver, state merit system b< supervisor, has announced that an- c? other examination for clerical ol workers will be given on October 3. ft The final date for receipt of appli- fr cations for this examination is Sep- ei tember 16. Application blanks may lc be secured at the local welfare office. , gi Tlie place for the examination has bi not been announced, but if as many si as ten persons apply for the exami- k: nation in Watauga county, it may be tl given in Boone. a: Trucks, Buses and 1 Ordered Unt WijeVi in ertnn Cnr?4 ft TKn ?& vw.i, wvjju a. ut iiauua a 11 i entire commercial transportation la- v< cilities, excepting railroads, airlines th and private passenger vehicles, will be placed under strict government n< wartime control on November 15, ec the office of defense transportation ai announced tonight. fc In a sweeping move to conserve e: equipment so there will be no in- vi terruption in essential traffic. ODT w announced new regulations setting al up nationwide rationing of gasoline, tires and parts for more than 5,000,- bi 000 commercial vehicles. The order will hit 4,890,000 non-military w trucks, 154,000 buses and 50,000 in taxicabs. Heretofore gasoline rationing has "t applied to only the 17 eastern sea- w board states and the District of Co- tii lumbia. The order means the entire nation will be affected to some at degree. et ODT Director Joseph B. Eastman defended the new program by say- d< ing "these motor vehicles must be si kept rolling." te After the effective date of the new regulation, operators of com- re mercial vehicles must carry and ra show a "certificate of war necessi- h; ty" before they will be able to ob- d< tain gasoline, tires or parts. These to certificates will stipulate the maxi- ce DEM( n the Year Eighteen i LINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBl At 68 He Got in the S< | Sr *W- ' B i J On a 14-acre farm in southern I jether a whole wagon-load of scrap town. He was paid regular prices fc Slier did something for America, loo [y needed by steel mills. Every bit i in old-fashioned flat-iron, can be use at the battle fronts. Do your part your farm or yard, store or warehou Valauga Cabbage Su AifJ nf Fnrlns-nl fl ntu ui J. bucim u County Agent Harry M. Hamilon and other agricultural leaders n this area are making strong eforls to assist the cabbage grow!rs of this and adjacent counties n disposing of their huge 1942 :rop. which is moving slowly due 0 lack of transportation facilities md other causes. A meeting was held at the :ounty. agent's office this (Wedneslay) morning between Phillip W. ^lore of the United States AgH:ultural Marketing Administraion. county agents and other arm leaders from Watauga. Ashe ^aie Bulletins From' USSIAN LINES HOLD < AHOUHD STALINGRAD ! Moscow, Sept. 9?Massed German ' inks, infantry and planes have ' ,ade a frontal assault on Stalin- ! rad from the west, and have fore- 1 1 the Russians back to new defenve positions, the Soviet high com and announced today. A midnight communique of the ed army also acknowledged a new xis armored penetration of Soviet I ?fenses in the area of Novorossisk, lack Sea naval base, where earlier ports had described the Soviet tuation as difficult. (The Moscow radio, heard by nited Press in New York, broadist the following account by a Tass I gency correspondent of the fighting 1 ; Novorossisk: ine ooviets are engaged in stubsrn defensive battles which do not :ase, night or day. The defenders i Novorossisk are holding back irious enemy onslaughts and, in equent counter-attacks, wear down lemy forces, inflicting heavy . isses.") j Earlier dispatches from the Stalin- , rad front said the Germans had ;en checked in the frontal on- : aught by a Soviet barrage which ] illed 3,000 attacking troops, and i lat the Nazis were being held all , round the battle arc before the ' 'axis Are ler Federal Control; um mileage allowed for individual ; ihicles or the maximum loads that ' ley may carry, or both. Private passenger automobiles are 11 it included in the program. Coveri, however, are all types of trucks ' id other rubber-tired vehicles used ir transporting personal property, ccept motorcycles, and all motor 1 iliicles carrying passengers or < hich are available for public rent- ' s. ; The regulation also embraces am- i dances and hearsed. i Eastman said the certificate of i ar necessity was so drawn as to sure that: 1 1. Operations are confined to I hose which are necessary to the 1 ar effort or to the essential domes- 1 e economy." 1 2. Operations are conducted "to ? tain maximum utilization of the luipment involved." < 3. Operations conserve and pru- i intly utilize rubber and rubber ' ibstitutes and other critical ma- i rials. ( It is possible that seat rationing 1 gulations may be extended to the s lilroads later, although Eastman j is emphasized that such action will i jpend on how the public responds < i his plea for a cessation of unne ssary travel. )CRA ? * iundrei 2nd Eighty-l ===== 5 =================== ER 10, 19^ crap . io Can You ^ I J HQflj mm SSIli Dhio, Alpha Etlor. 68, gathered to- 11 and hauled it to a Junk dealer in I ?ho .?>? ???? r-..? I . Scrap iron and steel are urgent- ( >f old metal, from an auto body to ! jd to make munitions for our boys and get the junk and scrap from ' se. irplus a Problem; ; overnmeni Is Given and Alleghany counties. There is said to be a likelihood lhai the c surplus cabbage may be purchas- ' ed under the surplus commodities I r plan of the federal government. Since a large per cent of the t income of local farmers is realised from the growing of cabbage, p County Agent Hamilton was quick to realise the gravity of the prab- ( lem facing the growers. He ap- ( pealed to the state authorities for j help in this connection, and Mr. Clore promptly came from Washington to try to aid in working out a solution of the problem. ^ The Fighting Fronis . c :it.y. The high command said the ' Soviet forces fought a "tense" bat- , :ie west of Stalingrad, the area to ( .vhich the Germans evidently has , shifted the main weight of their ; attack. ALLIES TO COME TO AID OF J RUSSIA. CHURCHILL SAYS J London, Sept 8?Prime Minister j Winston Churchill told a cheering ] souse of commons today that Brit- ( sin and the United States have as- , >ured Russia they are coming to her , aid "as quickly as possible with- ] out regard to losses or sacrifices" and that the British 10th army in < Iran and Iraq eventually may sup- ; port the Russian left flank in the Caucasus. The recent allied raid on Dieppe, he said, was a preliminary to the full-scale invasion. JAPANESE LANDING FORCE DESTROYED AT MILNE BAY Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, Sept. 9?A Japanese landing force of 700 has been "practically destroyed" at Milne bay in southwestern New Guinea, and allied torpedo-bomber.; and fighter planes probably damaged a destroyer in at- j tacks off the Trobriand islands north . sf there, a communique announced, i While the ground fighting in the j Kokoda-Myola sector, less than 60 miles from Port Morsby, was de- i scribed as static, allied bombers sPfirwl hftautlw An * Vtt nil- oopoitcac I coastal base of Buna which feeds < the Kokoda salient. . Fighter planes also bombed and ] strafed Japanese positions in this j area, which is near a 6.000-foot gap , leading through the Owen Stanley j mountains to Port Foresby. JAP ATTEMPTS TO LAND IN SOLOMON ISLES FAIL Washington, Sept. 8.?American land and air power blasted away today at scattered Japanese forces ' which, gambled heavily with troops, i ships and planes in a desperate ef- ( "ort to reinforce their isolated pa- I -ols in the southeastern Solomon 1 slands. t Disclosing the latest enemy* atempts to regain lost footholds in t he strategic Solomons, the navy re- 1 ported yesterday that U. S. planes t pombed and strafed fleets of small * poats, destroying many of them and r causing "heavy loss of life." Presumably, the Japanese sue- ' ceeded in landing some reinforcements for their shattered forces. The navy communique, however, re'erred to the landings as "attempted" and added that "our marine c "orces are continuing their efforts to \ search out and dispose" of isolated 5 patrols which had withdrawn to the s mountains and jungles after Ameri- i can occupation. 1 A U. S. air patrol discovered the 1 (Continued on page eight) ? iwpffiWMwiaaMWMfl Mwmf : JA light $1.50 A YEAR WATAUGA COURT TERM WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 21 ludgc Nettles to Preside at Fall Superior Court Term; About 50 Cases on State Docket; Few Civil Actions Slated For Trial; Jury List The fall term of Watauga superor court will convene on Monday, ieplember 21st, with Judge Zeb V. fettles of Asheville. presiding over he one-week criminal and civil sesion. Fifty cases are to be tried on the itate docket, about half the usual lumber, and most of them involving he commission of misdemeanors. Most interest centers in the re-trial if Adolphus Thomas on charges of fatally shooting a cousin, Bon Thomas. A mistrial resulted in this iction at last spring's term, when the jury failed to agree on a veriict. Only ten civil cases are caleniared for trial and are expected to ake the attention of the court on 3 -ns-tJ n v.uin_ouuj , inuiaudj ell IU r i luay. rive of these are actions for di orce. The civil calendar follows: Civil Calendar S. J. Price vs. A. C. Williams, it al. Mrs. Roberta B. Hodges vs. Secuity Life & Trust Co. Annie Belle Horton Jones vs. Meedith Jones. Robert Gamewell Kincaid vs. dyrtle Cottrell Kincaid. William Greer vs. Ennis Carlton Jreer. Carrie H. Johnson vs. Don S. !ohnson. W. L. Cook vs. R. T. Greer et al. I. J. Bingham vs. S. C. Carroll. Henry W. Miller et al, vs. W. E. f annoy, et al. Orpha Pitts vs. Oscar Pitts. Jurors Those whose names have been Irawn for jury service are as fblows: Art Parker, T. J. McGuire, Bald fountain; J. M. Sherwood, W. M. Hay, D. F. Greene, D. H. Eggers, leaver Dam; Paul Coffev, F. W. lainey, I. W. Bolick. T. H. Coffey, lr., Blowing Rock; Carnie Story, larnie Critcher, Blue Ridge; W. C. Jreer, B. W. Stallings, George Main, Jeorge Austin, D. J. Whitener, J. L. iarrison, Boone; Henry Norris, R. J. Edmisten, J. M. Burkett, Willie Hole, Odus Wilson, Cove Creek; H. 2. Hodges, Chas. Simmons, P. G. Carroll, Elk; Zeb V. Harmon, H. A. Hagaman, Rufus Ward, Aud L. Ward, Laurel Creek; Henry Proffitt, Willie Proffitt, L. E. Beach, James McNeil, E. R. Stephens, Meat Camp; Arch \yilson, Clyde Wallace, J. R. May, North Fork; Lloyd Welch, Martin Yates, Shawneehaw; B. F. Wellborn, Greene Carroll, Joe J. Wellborn, E. B. Hardin, Stony Fork; G. W. Rowe, Henry Taylor, Don Shull, Arlie Hodges, C. P. Moore, ITT-r w aiauga. Rev. and Mrs. Hamlet To Make Home Here Rev. and Mrs. Peter Hamlet, who for the past 25 years have been mis>ionaries of the Baptist church in China, have returned and arrived in Boone the first of the week, tvhere they will reside in the I. G. Creer home. I Rev. and Mrs. Hamlet who had seen prisoners of Japan in an oc :upied area, returned on the rescue ;hip Gripsolm recently. Mrs. Harriet will be remembered here as the former Miss Lettie Spainhour, laughter of the late J. F. and Mrs. Spainhour of Morgan ton. American Legion Gets $184.82 From Carnival I The American Legion received >184.82 as their share of the earrings of the Crescent Amusement Company's carnival, which was in Soone all last week, according to itr. Kelley Osborne, chairman of he Legion's carnival committee. Mr. Osborne takes occasion to hank all the people of Boone and Yatauga county for their co-operaion in patronizing the carnival and tiding the Legion in securing this lice sum of money. 18 to 20 Age Draft Measure Introduced . - . Washington, Sept. 8.?Lowering if the drafttage from 20 to 18, which vould make from 2,500,000 to 3,150,000 youths subject to military ervice, was proposed yesterday in t bill introduced by Representative Yadsworth, Republican, of New fork, author of the original draft ict. 1 _ t -
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