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l:Hk'I XT UNITED STATES X T WAR Vl T STAMPS . N 11 E ' i An In: VOL. 55. NO. 14 50NEWSPAPERS LAUNCH DRIVE FOR WAR METAL $3,000 Be Given in Prizes by Newspapers of Carolina in an Effort to Avert Decline in Steel Production; Details of Contest Baleigh, Sept. 28.?North Carolinians are urged to shed their coats and really get into the scrap! Over fifty newspapers, covering the length and breadth of the state, today announced plans for a statewide contest with 53,300 worth of war bonds as prizes for collectors turning in the most scrap metal during the three-week drive beginning October 1. The mighty scrap crusade, inspir td by the lagging production of war vital steel because of lack of scrap metal, is being sponsored by the newspapers as a means of adding impetus to the salvage drive now underway. Their goal is a roundup of every piece of scrap metal that can be found. It's going to take hard work?and plenty of it! It's going to take aching backs and blistered hands! And it's going to require loyal, patriotic co-operation! It Can Be Done But participating newspapers know it can be done and with the help of every North Carolinian? young and old, rich and poor, big and little?the job will be done. In a message to participating newspapers, WPB Chief Donald Nelson said increased scrap collections are necessary "to avert a serious decline in steel production." Steel mills in the United States? industrial giant of the world?have facilities to produce 90 million tons of steel annually, but this year they will produce only about 05 million tons. They need scrap! And they need it now! It's every citizen's duty to help? to gather all the scrap metal he or she can find and hurl it smack into the faces of Adolf Hitler and associates. During the three weeks beginning October 1, North Carolinians will have ample opportunity to show how far they are willing to go in backing up the boys at the front. Give or Sell?But Get Special arrangements for handling the scrap are being made. As far as the prize contest goes, it makes no difference whether the scrap metal is donated or sold. Sponsoring newspapers are interested only in getting the scrap?now. Citizens of Nebraska, which recently concluded a similar campaign, collected 136,171,012 pounds of scrap metal in just three weeks?104 pounds per capita. North Carolina should do better. Newspapers enrolled in the cam(Continued on page eight) Hal Farthing Named Rent Control Head Of Portsmouth, Va. Appointment of Hal B. Farthing of Boone, N. C., as rent control administrator for Portsmouth, Va., was announced last week by C. P. Brownley, Jr., director of the Hampton Roads rent control area, at the main office of the organization at Norfolk, according to the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch Concomitant with the appointment of Mr. Farthing was the announcement that a rent control office would he established in the city at 105 High street. The new administrator has been serving as inspector of the rent control organization since it was first set up. He was educated in the public schools at Boone and at Appalachian State College where he received a bachelor of science degree. After graduating from Appalachian he taught in the schools at Leaksville, N. C., where he officiated as athletic coach and co-ordinator of diversified occupations. While at college he was a member of the International Relations Club, a Carnegie Foundation honorary society, and a member of the Varsity Letter Club and the North Carolina College Press Association, being editor of The Appalachian, the college weekly. Eggert Again Named As U. S. (pommsisioner Mr. S. C. Eggers has received notification from Judge Johnson J. Hayes of the middle district federal court, of his reappointment as United States commissioner. Mr. Eggers has served in this capacity for twelve years. ^Pi 1 ' "'-""" v?-t| ATAl dependent Weekly Ne 1 BOONE, WATi Holds Meeting 1 d* i p Dr. Arthur Fox. widely known 1< evangensi. wfio is conducting re- n vival services at ihe First Bap- li list church in Boone this week. a THOMASIS GIVEN j 5 TO 7 YEARS IN 1? DEATH OF COUSIN'; p Jury Finds North Fork Man a Guilty of Manslaughter; De- s fendant Says He Fired Fatal o Shots in Defense of Life; 1 Gives Notice of Appeal A Watauga county superior court jury last Thursday evening at 10 g o'clock, found Adolphus Thomas, t well-known resident of North Fork v township, guilty of manslaughter in f connection with the shooting of a a cousin, Bon Thomas, the homicide [ having occurred in December, 1941. 0 The jury, wnich deliberated for f about two hours, recommended 1 mercy for the defendant, and Judge P Zeb V. Nettles on Friday morning c sentenced him to from five to seven t years in the state prison. Defense attorneys filed notice of appeal, and s appearance bond of $5,000 was filled, v Thomas took the stand during the 1 course of the trial and testified t that he killed his kinsman in de- t fense of his own life. He stated t that he and Bon Thomas had en- 1 gaged in an affray, that he (the de- < feridant) had taken a beating, and that he returned to the scene of the trouble to look for a pocketbook which he had lost. Further testi- i mony revealed that the fatal shots I were fired after Bon Thomas advanced upon him and past a large stone through the windshield of the vehicle in which he was traveling. Mr. Thomas had gone on trial at ! the spring term, but the jury failed * to reach an agreement on a verdict. ROBERT AUTON KILLED BY TAXI Fatal Accident Termed Unavoidable; Funeral Services Are Held Monday Robert Auton, aged 34 years, who resided near Blowing Rock, was instantly killed about 9 o'clock Saturday evening near Vilas, when he was strpek by a taxicab driven by John Parlier of Boone. Parlier, it was stated, was passing another automobile, going in the opposite direction, when Auton stepped into the path of his vehicle. It was impossible to stop the car before he was struck, and Parlier was not held responsible. 11 Funeral services were conducted i from the Cool Springs Baptist I church Monday by Rev. Robert < Shore and Rev. Tipton Greene, and < interment was in the Winkler ceme- 1 tery near Boone. I Surviving is the mother, Mrs. Alex Auton; one brother, Oscar, and three | sisters: Mi's. Fred Teague, Mrs. i Paul Shore and Mrs. Alice Daniels, i all of the home neighborhood. ! Singing Convention to ; Be Held at Oak Grove 4 The Watauga county singing con- 1 vention will be held at Oak Grove ; Baptist church next Sunday, begin- i ning at 1 o'clock. A great day is expected, and ev- 1 eryone is invited to attend. All singing groups are urged to be present. The more than 800,000 workers in the war-converted automobile industry are producing one-sixth of the total value of war goods. - JGA vspaper -Established \UGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR( 'ENAL CAMP PROBE i ARES ATTENTION IF SUPERIOR COURT wenty-one Witnesses Appear Before Judge Nettles to Testify Concerning Conduct of Local Camp; Superintendent Takes Stand Twenty-one witnesses appeared efore Judge Z. V. Nettles in Watjga county superior court last Friay and gave testimony concerning le escape of prisoners from the ate prison camp here. Ten conicts escaped from the camp Sunay night. September 13, and two thers escaped two weeks prior to tat time. After hearing the witnesses, Judge fettles ordered that a transcript of tie testimony be sent to the state enal director, Oscar Pitts, in Ra;igh, and to L. Ben Prince, chairlan of the state hiehwav and nuh c works commission for whatever clion they deem necessary. A copy was also ordered given to olicitor L. S. Spurling for possible resentation to the Watauga grand jry at the next term of superior ourt. Farthing Testifies The. witnesses included Carter J. 'arthing, who has tendered his res- j 'nation as superintendent of the rison camp; guards at the camp, nd citizens of the community. Mr. Farthing, in his testimony, aid he had not allowed the prisners to roam the countryside when hey wished, as had been rumored, nd that, to his knowledge, no prisner had spent the night at a hotel n Boone. Mr. Farthing stated further that n the occasion referred to he irought a convict into town to see a isitor, the wife of a prison oficial, a woman about 60 years of go, who was trying to obtain his larole. He said the highway offiial had highly recommended the irisoner to him, and for thai reason ic allowed him certain privileges, dr. Farthing said he took the prisiner back to camp about 10 o'clock hat night. Other witnesses testified they had een a trusty walking on the highvay in the direction of Boone. Mr. Earthing said the man slipped hrough the pates of the camp and hat he knew nothing about it until ne next morning when a guard told lim the man came back to the camp it 11 o'clock the same night. With reference to the prison break (Continued on page eight) granFjurTin report to court Judge Nettles Hears Recommendations of Jurors; Highway Hazard is Cited The grand jury last week submit;ed the usual report to Judge Zeb V. Mettles, touching the condition of :ounty property and institutions. The report which was signed by J. VI. Sherwood, foreman, is as folows: To Hon. Zeb V. Nettles, judge iolding court for Watauga county, 'all term, 1942: We have passed on all bills sent irom the court after examining the witnesses. We have visited the county home by committee and find it in very >cod condition, except the porch. We recommend that this be repaired. We also recommend further that three of the rooms be painted in irder to get rid of bed bugs. We /isited the county schools and found hom m rfA/irl or.n Jiti >-<?> ti""" l.unuuivil, G-AXCpi llic 'rounds of Bethel high school; we -ecommend that the grounds around the gymnasium be cleaned off at ince in order to protect the health if the students. We also examined the school buses and found them in jood condition, with good brakes. We found the county jail in very *ood condition except the two toilets an the ground floor. We recommend that they be put in a more sanitary condition. The register of deeds' office, the clerk's office and other offices in the courthouse are all well kept and the guardians, administrators and executors hove made their reports except G. F. Critcher has failed to report. We recommend that he be notified to make his report at once. We examined all witnesses that came before us in regard to the prison camp, and find that Guards Bart Norris and Raymond Warren were on duty September 2, 1942, when and at which time Frank Byrd made his escape from the camp. We find that the superintendent's orders have not been carried (Continued on page eight) l DEMC in the Year Eighteen t 3LINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER Preview of New From the Philadelphia mint co cast as a preview of the new five-cc those containing the war-necessary the war effort. The new coin is ma ganes'e alloy?an alloy that will cli the old. and buy the same packag President I ] mm li!? m 1 T; ' ' |il#| jSaifliBRBlet 1 A. Dr. William" M. Malheson of Boon*, president of the First District Dental Society, which holds its annual meeting in Lenoir Monday. Dentists To Gather In Annual Convention; Lenoir, Sept. 29.?Dr. John Russell Mitchell of Atlanta, will make one of the principal talks at the 22?iH annual mutitincr nf tlto Firct ! District Dental Society at the Carlheim hotel here October 5. The meeting will be preceded by a golf tournament, to be held next Sunday afternoon. An organ recital will take place at the First Baptist church Sunday night. The meeting will be called to order at 8:45 a. m., Monday, October 15, by Dr. William M. Matheson of Boone, president. The invocation will be by Dr. O. R. Mangum of the First Baptist church, the address of welcome by Mayor Earl Tate and the response by Dr. S. E. Moser of Gastonia. Dr. Matheson's presidential address will follow. . Those making talks, all on technical subjects, during the morning meeting include Dr. S. P. Gay of Waynesville, Dr. H. O. Lineberger of Raleigh, and Dr. Mitchell. At the luncheon meeting, Lieut. David Abernethy will be toastmaster and the principal address will | be by Dr. Willis S. Parker of Ashe- ! ville. Cannons Are Removed j From Courthouse Lawn j Tile large cannons, relics of the World War, which were placed on the courthouse green several years ago by Watauga Post, American x-icgiun, iiavt* uwu uivveu irnm ine premises, and sold to a Bristol junk dealer for use in fabricating improved war machinery. The larger of the two weapons, a British-made fieid gun, weighed 9,000 pounds, while the other artillery piece weighs 7,500 pounds. The Legion received 45 cents per hundred for the metal. BANNER ELK SCHOOL HAS GOOD ENROLLMENT Banner Elk, Sept. 28.?Banner Elk school now has 306 pupils enrolled, according to Principal W. R. Fields, which is ODly slightly under last year's enrollment. The decrease can be accounted for by the fact that some families have gone to defense areas to live, and a large number of pupils have transferred into the high school department which is located at Cranberry. The diamond is the hardest and most imperishable of minerals. - ...v..: . >CRA S' idred and Eightyo-" i942 o 5 =========================== ckel-less Nickel mos this new nickel-less nickel, ?nt piece which will soon replace nickel. That metal will go into de up of silver, copper and manick subway turnstiles as well as e of gum. BURLEY MARKET PROSPECTS GOOD Increased Production of Weed is Seen for This Area; High Average Last Year Heavier burlcy tobacco produc:ion in this section brings the belief :hat bjsincss will be good this winder on the floors of the Mountain Burlcy Tobacco warehouses in Boone. The market here has grown rapidly, and the average price paid 'aimers tor their tobacco last year vas $30.29 per hundred pounds. A :otal of 1.469,354 pounds of the weed was sold by producers, and money laid out by the market was $449,145.38. H. Grady Farthing of Boone, is president of the Mountain Burley Warehouse corpc ration, and J. B. Mount of Shouns, Tenn., is vicepresident. S. C. Eggers is chairman of the board and sales supervisor. Clyde R. Greene is secretary-treasurer. The warehouses are under lease to R. C. Coleman of Tabor City. MERCHANTS TO AID SCRAP DRIVE Directors of Local Retail OrcraniTatiAn nra*?nl-/o Sol. vage War Materials At a meeting of the directors oi the Boone Merchants Associatior held Wednesday morning, whicl was largely attended by member: of the organization, other business men and civilian defense officials an intensive city-wide campaign tf augment the nation's supplies 01 critical war metals was inaugurat ea. Paul A. Coffey was named chairman of the salvage committee, together with W. H. Gragg, R. D liodges and Wade E. Brown. Those desiring to contribute scrap metal rubber, etc., are asked to contact Mr. Coffey at his office at the Park way Company. Various organizations in the town will join with the merchants in the salvage campaign and a concerted and organized effort will be made to get everj single item of material not needec by its owner, into the maws of the nation's war machine. Surgical Dressing Workers Are Needed Mrs. F. E. Warman, supervisor ir I rhjirfP of thp cnraionl droccinfft project which is being conducted ir the quarters formerly occupied by the medical offices of Dr. H. B. Perry, requests that all those ladies who have signed cards signifying their willingness to heip with thf work, are urged to report for work without further notice. The group is far behind with its production schedule, and those willing to aud should report for work any day oi the week except Monday. Hours art 3:00 to 5:00, and 7:30 to 9:30 or Friday nights. Any club or Sunday school class with as many as 1( workers can arrange to work amy night. Ladies who can give even a little time to this emergency wort are urgently requested to report. - New Zealand's population abom equals that of Detroit. Half of th< males between the aiges of 16 anc 60 are in the fighting forces, whicf number 250,000 men, fully trainee and equipped. Eight $1.50 A YEAR BLACKOUT TEST VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THIS REGION 100 Per Cent Co-operation in First State-Wide Blackout; Boone and Blowing Rock and Area Roundabout Douse Lights; So More Pre-Arranged Blackouts The state-wide blackout test conducted Tuesday evening, arranged on the 25th anniversary of the breaking of the Hindenburg line in the other World War by North Carolina troops of the 30th division, met with enthusiastic response by ! the people of Watauga county. In Boone all lights were quickly extinguished when the alarm was sounded, very few residents had to be asked to co-operate by the wardens. and within a few minutes the blackout was 100 per cent. Word comes from Blowing Rock to the effect that the people of that town likewise extinguished every ray of light promptly, country people responded well and automobile traffic was stopped. Civilian Defense Chairman Wade E. Brown, takes occasion to express appreciation to al! wardens and the people generally for their fine patriotic spirit in enforcing the blackout, which incidentally will be the last to be pre-arranged in this state. In the future there will be no notification of a blackout other than the usual alarm. Tells How Men In Service May Vote Absentee Matter Is Causing Much Confusion in Slate. Eure Reports Raleigh, Sept. 29?Secretary of State Thad Eure today endeavored to clear up "much confusion" that has arisen over arrangements being made for members of the armed services to vote in November's general election by absentee ballot. The confusion has arisen, Eure saidi because there are two laws under which soldiers, sailors, marines or coast guardsmen can vote absentee. One is the state law and the other is the recently enacted federal law. Members of the armed services I generally can vote under either?but not both?laws. But if they choose 4? ih? r 1 1 1 4.1 w vuic umn-'i me xcuci<u icLW entry can vote only for U. S. senator and members of congress. If they decide to vote under the state law, they can vote for senator, members of congress and state and local offii cials. i Another difference between the i state and federal law is that the fed> eral act does not require members - of the armed service to be register, ed before they are permitted to ? vote, and the state law does require f them to be registered. The federal law is being administered in this state by Eure and the - state law is being administered by the regular election officials. Under . the federal law members of the ^ armed services will get cards in, forming them that if they are qualit fied voters they can vote in the gen eral election by absentee ballot. - Those who want to vote will send ; this card to the secretary of state , and he will send them ballots and instructions on how to vote. The ' ballots will be returned to the sec1 retary of state and he in turn will ; send them to the chairman of the board of elec ions in the voters' home counties. These instructions will call atten. tion to the fact that members of the I armor! eofui/?on ?" ? * - I mSSCS VOii ClCUl IU VUIC | an absentee ballot in this election i under our state law for all national, state, county and local officers." The instructions will advise members of the armed services that if they want to vote under the state law they should write to the chairman of their county elections board requesting an official absentee ballot application or have some member of their families apply for the ballot The federal act provides that if both federal and state ballots are sent in by the same voter, the federal ballot is to be disregarded. Jack Frost: Pays His Initial Visit Tuesday morning a heavy frost visited the region, and mercury dropped to slightly below tbe-freezt ing point, in the first grim reminder ; of approaching winter. The frost I followed closely on the heels of a 1 general rain. I Wednesday morning an even heavier frost blanketed the countryside.
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