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7^000 YEARLY D
ARE LARGE
Class in Life Saving and Wal
Safety to Be Held at App&lachii
College. Beginning September 2
Miss Steed in Charge
"On the basis of available recort
it is estimated that more than 7,0i
persons will lose their lives 1
drowning in the United States th
year, despite the fact that water 'a
cidents' are largely unnecessary ar
preventable."
This statement was made tod:
by Miss Thursa Steed, chairman <
the water safety committee of 11
Watauga chapter of the America
Red Cross. in announcing the form;
tion of a class in fife saving an
water safety, to be held at Appalaet
ian College, beginning Septembr
28th.
"Although the annual total c
drownings has been decreased b
one-third since the Red Cross lit
cavirto eort'inn Jiirif '-"-1 '">
?? ?'?, uj6UIIU.V;U <years
ago, it is still far beyond a!
reason and represents a needless tol
of death and suffering." Miss Steei
said. "Moreover, the figures citei
do not take into account the muci
greater number of persons?estimat
ed at 50 for every one drownedwho
meet with near-drowning ex
periences. Such incidents are no
only numerous and painful, but fre
quently so terrifying that the vie
tims are unable to persuade them
selves it is safe to attempt swim
ming or any kind of aquatic aclivi
ty thereafter.
"The vast majority of water ac
cidents." she pointed out. "are thi
result of ignorance and lack o
skill. The number of such accident
among competent swimmers is ver
small, and there is no disputing tin
fact that the person who takes par
in any kind of aquatic activity i
safe only in proportion to his know
ledge and ability."
Miss Steed requested those inter
ested in the life saving end wate
safety course to get in touch witl
her at the college.
FROZEN
Overalls, overall jackets, dling;
rees, work shirts, pants, breech*
and one-piece work suits made c
cotton fabrics can be sold at n
higher prices now than those un
vailing last March.
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Extra Juicy ??
Oranges
Dozen
35c *
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Superior Sli
Tomatoes w,
3 Cans 0r
28c te
Go
Extra Large
Lettuce
2 Heads ST
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27c ?
GRAPEFRUIT, Fancy Seg;
2 Cans
QUALITY FIGS, in Syru]
2 Cans _
DE LUXE CORN, Sweet
3 Cans
Hollar's
Main Sreet
rownings
:ly preventable
m 'Miss America, 19-12'
5 Here is Miss Jo-Carroll Dennison,
, who represented the state of Texas
! at the Atlantic City beauty contest,
' anil who walked ofT with the fai
' moos title, "Miss America, 2942.**
|:1 She thus opened the door to fame
auu IU1 iUUC. .1113> l/CIIIII>Ua IS IO
years of a?c, 5 feet 5 inches tail,
and weighs a smooth 118 pounds.
t; Scout News
By Scout Stanley Harris
Troop No. 41 hold its regular
" weekly meeting Monday night in the
" Scout hut. Scout South was appointed
scribe to replace Wm. Wil"
! son who has dropped out of the
2 i troop due to night employment. We
' discussed the Court of Honor which
? will be held October oth. Also the
*' : Scout rally which is a district af
; fair and will be heid in the college
' , gym in November. All Scouts will
s | participate.
" ! The trcop voted to invite the prospective
Scout troop from Cove
' i Creek over for our next regular
r meeting which will be held in the
* Scout hut on Monday night. Sept.
' 119th at 3 o'clock. All local Scouts
; are urged to be present.
The meeting closed with Allcgii
ancc to the Flag. led by Scout Billy
& Aldridge.
if
0 Yunnan, one of the largest provinces
of China, has an area about
twice that of New England.
r^rriTM^s 8
laaisifx,
:Ol N'D BEEF ftPp
?sh, pure, lb.
LB STEAKS
. 1 Grade, lb. O i C
:ef liver ?p?
ced, lb.
i ole ham
Shank Half. lb.
nderloin m f\ ~
nuihe Pork. lb.
Y. CHICKENS
II Dressed, lb.
EAK
iss, Round, lb. StC |
White
SQUASH
3 lbs. 10c
"*s- 25c
p: : 19c
Cream Style, 28C
Grocery
Boone, N. C.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER"
I The Week In
i !
Washington
A Resume of Governmental Happenings
ill the National Capital
Washington. Sept. 22 ? Having
completed their unofficial summer
recess, most members of the senate
and house are now back in Washington
preparing to cast their votes
on taxes, on wage freezing, on farm
price stabilization and other vital
legislation.
following the President's "you do
it or 1 will" order in regard to stabilizing
wages arid farm prices' in
order to prevent further inflation,
both houses of congress arc showing
how rapidly they can come to
an agreement when it seems necessary.
The President gave thorn a
deadline of October I for handling 1
this situation, and it now seems
quite definite that by that date the
President tvill have final orders
from congress to freeze wages at '
what they were this summer and to '
put a parity ceiling cn farm prices.
The speed with which congress
has acted on this measure stands out
by contrast with t'nc stalling which ,
i iiit'}- nave uonc in goard to the tax |:
bill. It is argued that in putting | '
through the largest tax bill in his- 1
tory much time must be consumed
to consider the arguments oi all in- *
tcresled groups, but it is still the 1
general opinion here that a lot o? '
the delay has been caused by the
desire of many congressmen to postpone
final action on taxes until alt-.'
er the election.
Months ago the secretary of the
treasury pleaded for immediate ac- '
tion on taxes so that additional funds
could be collected this year, but all 1
talk of new taxes payable this year j
has now been abandoned. Most of '
the more recent pressure of the
treasury, department has been con- !
ccrned with insisting on larger taxes 1
than congress wanted to enact. It '
is st ill questionable whether a tax
measure will finally be passed be- I
fore the election, although some experts
here think it will be difficult
for congress to postpone final action
for six weeks moro.
At any rate, the taxes to be paid
next year Will undoubtedly be staggering
bs compared with other years
and even those people with very
low incomes will be required to
share in taxes. If the 5 per cent
Victory (ax goes through, which is
just a small part of the present tax
bill .everyone earning $12 a week
or more will have 5 per cent deducted
from wages or salaries, part of
which will be considered taxes and
part a form of compulsory saving,
to be refunded after the war.
As the tax proposals stand now,
a married man with two children
nn,| ? _ > iCo non - ?
R1U ?>i? iTTTMine iu 0^,'J'JU, win pay a
tax nf $65. If his income is $2,500.
the tax will be $162, if it is $3,000.
the tax will be $275, if $4,000, the
tax will be $528, and if $5,000 the
tax will be $007.
Congress also is expected within
the next two months to be asked
to pass legislation for inducting
youths of 18 and 19 years old into
the armed sendees. Discussing the
future selective service situation,
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national
selective service director,
said, "we can't have a recess in the
war until people grow up to be
drafted." The young men have
proved most valuable to the army,
particularly in aviation, and it therefore.
seems essential to our military
leaders that they dip into the under-20
group, since the young men
in their early 20s are most all in the
armed forces already if they are
not exempt because of physical un fitness
or their necessity to war
production.
General Hershey also said that
married men with children would
probably be called for military service
next year. He pointed out that
although he has issued instructions
not to break up homes until necessary,
there is no law or regulation !
wnich prevents the drafting of mar- '
ried men with children.
Pointing out the speed with which ,
men are being mobilized?which is
much faster than in the last war?
General Hershey said that it may
be necessary to mobilize between .
10,000,000 and 13,000,000 men. "We
will have to come to the realization,"
he said, "that there are not '
enough single men, that there are
| not enough married men without
children" to mobilize such a fopce.
| "The supply of men is limited," he
said, "even when you consider the
18 to 50 age group, because we are ,
rejecting about 33 per cent of those
I called for duty."
A general tightening up of those .
things which are limiting production
is also expected to be pushed rapidly.
Donald Nelson, head of the war '
production board, said that produc
tion of war supplies has increased ,
350 per cent since Pearl Harbor, but
that even greater production must
be speeded in order to turn the tidet
of battle in our favor. Longer hours ,
of work in production factories, plus
steering of more materials into war
production can be expected from
now on.
The consumer will feel this tightening
up as new steps are taken to
conserve rubber by wider rationing
of gasoline, and as more and more .
I consumer goods become rationed or |
- fir. atf-tfriW' " ? ?
Y THURSP \Y?BOONE, N. C.
Appalachian
Hi School News
School is really under way as evidenced
by the hurrying to and fro
between classes and the load of
books that cue must carry with him j
everywhere he goes. Of course!
there is always time for a cheery
'"Hello" and even a chat about the
good times we are having.
Besides regular classroom studies. :
each student has the privilege of i
joining a couple of ciubs which !
meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The clubs were organized to meet
the students' needs and desires as
nearly as possible, and each person
may choose the one best suited to
his own particular interests. These
organizations include such activities
as current events, model airplane,
music appreciation, boys' and girls'
glee club, boys "and girls' basketball,
folk dancing, travel, fiovver growing,
current fiction and many others.
The student council was organ iced
last week under the sponsorship
of Mr Williams, dramatics instrucior.
Officers elected were Walter i
Boone, president, Faye Aldridge,
vice-president., and Betty Jane Miller,
secretary. Members include
Stephen Davis, Baxter Miller. Louse
Hardy and Constance Jackson
"rom the senior class: Kenneth Clay,
jiiiiu career. j. u. Miner. Nancy
fane Wilcox, Lois Howell and Dorithv
Brown from the iunior class;
\rbie Greene, Rachel Anne Vance.
Svelyn Hartley anc' Walter Cooke
rom the sophomore class; and Yerion
Honeycutt. Bill Alclridge, Jean .
Vilson and Annie Mae Carroll from ,
eliminated. The report of the rubier
investigation shows that the
ubber situation really is perilous ;
ind it appears likely that confiscation
of rubber products, including
ires, will be necessary unless the
lublic shows a much greater willngness
to co-operate than has been
demonstrated so far.
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J Men's new Fall Suits
^ iCurlee 1 00 'A all
| 25.00 ai
If Other Suit prices star
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Belk^
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'he freshman class. The purpose ol
the student council is to leach derex
racy in the high school and t?
train the students in self-government
This club meets every Wednesday
morning from 9:45 to 10:1E
:> room 210 tc discuss and try tc
solve the problems brought before
it. and it is very important that each
member be present.
The senier class will be lead this
year by Stephen Davis. His corps
of helpers will include Louise Hardin
as vice-president: Albert King as
secretary, and Betty Jane Miller as
treasurer.
Mrs. Penix's senior girls chose
Mary Jo Pagan as president; Louise
Greene as vice-president; Virginia
Morris as secretary, and Ollie Jean
Clawson as treasurer.
The commercial department of
the demonstration high school is offering
courses to adults in shorthand
and typing from 4:30 till 6:30 every
Monday through Friday. The only
charge connected with either of
these courses is a SI.00 rental fee on
a typewriter each month. Those interested
in taking cither or both
courses, please get in touch with
Mr. Wey or one of the high school's
commercial teachers. Miss Bell and
Miss Conlee.
SCRAP
Since the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor, a total of 3,100.000
pounds of scrap materials has been
gathered and shipped from Martin
county.
WANTED! SOMEONE TO FIND
A BILLION DOLLARS
Huge treasures in gold and em Eralds
buried hundreds of years ago
still elude scientific expeditions but
eventually someone will become
rich with the turn of a spade. A
highly entertaining article you'll
want to read in in the September
27th issue of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
The Big Magazine Distributed
With the
BALTIMORE
SUNDAY AMERICAN
On Sale at All Newsstands
^'1 Get',Rt
^uits \
5, including the
-wool suits
id up
t at ... $15.00 , \
way Plan
?hie Con
It For Lew
SEPTEMBER 24. 1942
BOONE ROUTE 2 PERSONALS
Mr. and Mr?. J. H. Jones visited
'! their daughter. Josephine, at a Win
slon-Salem hospital last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hartley and
* daughter Jane, have returned to
' Bristol after spending a week with
' Mrs. Hartley's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. Cook.
Miss Jackie Cook has been ill
; suffering from an infected tooth.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Norris are visiting
this week in Bristol.
Fort Bragg is named for General
Braxton Bragg, C. S. A., native of
, North Carolina.
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Watch Their Health
NOW THAT
i Back To School Time
IS HEREl
Be sure they drink New River
Dairy rich milk from tested pure1
bred Guernseys!
New River Dairy
WANTED!
| ELACK BIRCH BARK: also
, Brush in green stage.
RIPE CHERRIES, not dry, 3c
pound or 8 cents dry.
WANT TONS OF SASSAFRAS
roots, not dry.
i BONESET LEAVES and tops,
I 6c pound dry.
YELLOW ROOT or Barberry,
; 10c pound, dry.
We buy hundreds of other
items. Ask for price list.
Wilcox Drug Co.
Boone, N. C. Phone 201
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One of Our New *
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all-wool Over- ^
n various sizes and ^
est fabrics, only "fc
16.50
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