unaor -w-% UNITED STATES m fW WAR . VI <>.?,"?* T STAMPS 1I|I' Aal, VOL. 55. NO. 18 JAPANESE THRUST IS BEATEN BACK ON GUADALCANAL American Troops Regain Posi1 tions Penetrated by Attack; Heavy Damage Inflicted on Foe's Warships in Sea-Air Struggle Washington. Oct. 27?American troops on Guadalcanal have beaten back an enemy thrust which penetrated their lines, while their fighting comrades in the sea-air struggle have inflicted heavy damage on enemy warships, a navy communique disclosed tonight The communique gave this picture of the fierce and unremitting light for the Solomons: Ashore: "During the night of October 2526 (Solomon islands time) enemy troops were active on Guadalcanal and succeeded in piercing our lines on the south side of the air field. Army troops threw back the attack and regained their positions. Marine troops were active on the western flank and reported small gains in heavy fighting." At sea: Two Japanese destroyers were sunk; a battleship was hit; a cruiser was badly damaged; a destroyer was damaged. New hits were scored on two previously damaged cruisers, and an American torpedo found its way into the hull of a previously damaged enemy aircraft carrier. Military men emphasized the extreme importance of the fighting ashore. Marines and army men were apparently determined to hold the air on Guadalcanal at all costs. This flying field, constructed by and seized from the Japanese, was called the key to all the fighting. Should it be lost, it was said, the American cause miphi cnffct- >>. ;? reparable blow, for it had a bearing upon both the land and sen fighting. Some of the planes which sank or damaged enemy war vessels were operating from Guadalcanal. In one instance, planes believed based there came quickly to the rescue of two American minesweepers, which had been engaged by three Japanese destroyers near Guadalcanal. Two of the latter were sunk. At sea, the Japs apparently had fairly secure control of the sea lanes in and around the Solomons, for an enemy destroyer penetrated close enough to Tulagi harbor to sink the U. S. fleet tug Seminole and a harbor patrol boat?the only American ship losses announced in tonight's communique. Otherwise, small task forces, both American and Japanese, apparently were playing hide-and-seek in the general neighborhood of the archipelago, and occasionally joining action. Those in a position to know said that the results of the battle were still far from conclusive and that it continued unabated. REDS THROW BACK MANY ASSAULTS IN STALINGRAD Another German offensive was battering at the factories and the ruined workers' district of northern Stalingrad, but the Soviet midnight communique last night said one attack after another was beaten back. Near one factory, more than 900 vjfi 11uiiis way reported wiped out, and 11 tanks destroyed. Northwest of the city, 20 German attacks against a Russian-held hamlet were repelled. Up to Tuesday evening Stalingrad's calm battle report was that the enemy had been thrown completely out of the southern industrial district of Stalingrad by a week ui uueajoii couuieid uauiis, aiiu iiiaL his infantry-tank combinations in the northern factory section of the city had made gains which amounted at best to a few hundred yards. U. S. FORCES ON ALEUTIANS PUNISH JAP U-BOAT BASE There was news Tuesday of the Aleutians sector a navy communique which disclosed that the U. S. aerial task forces assigned to continuous punishment of Kiska. the Jap base, had spied out and attacked an enemy submarine base. This base was attacked on successive days (Friday and Saturday) by Liberator's and Flying Fortresses, accompanied by Lockheed "Lightning" fighters. No Jap planes rose to meet them. BOX SUPPER -A box supper will be held Saturday evening, October 31, at 8:00 o'clock at the Mabel' school. The public is invited to attend and bring boxes. The person wearing the best Halloween costume will be ' given a prize, and the proceeds will be used for the benefit of the school. ndependent Weekly Ne BOONE, WAT Returned Here ^ iflb i Dr. E. K. McLarty, esteemed i pastor of the Boone Methodist nuu was [VlUintni lO lilt* local charge by the Western North , Carolina Conference, in session ' iast week in Charlotte. Rev. M. ( A. Osborne was returned to , the Watauga circuit, while Rev. W. H. Nease will be in charge of the Todd pastorate. . SCRAP CAMPAIGN I IN COUNTY YET ON; RESULTS LAG | Lack of Weighing Facilities at i Many Schools Has Made Ac- s curate Reports Lag; Total Re- * ccipts N?tv Around 300,000 'c The campaign for the collection of scrap metal in Watauga county |. continues, and despite the fact that j Watauga county is near the bottom j. of the list in the tabulated state to- c tals, this situation will change ma- j, erially when the junk which has j actually been gathered in the vari- j ous communities of the county, is j brought in to places where weighing facilities are available. County Salvage Chairman Harry Hamilton states that former delays in providing transportation and lack , of scales at many of the collection |" points, have kept the official score for the county down, but that now j me siuie nignway h'ucks are naming in the scrap and that soon complete figures will be available on s Watauga's effort. 1 Mr. Hamilton reports today an ad- s ditional 60,000 pounds, which added 1 to the former total brings the tabu- ^ lation to 287,000 pounds. t Jurors Drawn for ^ Federal Court Term 1 c The November term of federal court will convene in Wilkesboro November 16, with Judge Johnson J. Hayes presiding. Following are I those selected for jury service from Watauga county: Chas. G. Lewis, Mabel; C. D: Honeycutt, Valle Crucis; E. E. Ra- ( gan, Todd; Thomas R. Miller, Boone; < Paul Coffey, Blowing Rock; H. P. r Holshouser, Blowing Rock; Rock } Hatton, Boone; H. C. Beach, Zion- E ville; John Ward. Sugar Grove; Jas. t B. Mast, Sherwood; I. B. Wilson, s Zionville. 1 GERMAN LOSSES IN ? RUSSIA SET AT 10,060,000 ? Moscow, Oct. 26.?P. N. Pospelov, c member of the Communist party \ central committee, said in a speech to the Ked army today that the tier- t mans had lost 10,000,000 men killed, \ wounded and taken prisoner in the t battle of Russia. Pospelov, who also t is editor of the Communist party a newspaper Pravda, declared also: v "The friendly relations between s the Soviet Union, Britain and the United States have become stronger s but the opening of a second front s in Europe would further strengthen t our fighting friendship with our al- t lies." i Pospelov said that the Red army ; had "shattered" 73 German divisions between May 1 and Aug. 1, \ and that it 'had all the possibilities" c of halting, routing and annihilating c the Germans. > s ? On the Egyptian desert front, the , position after four days of British r general attack was that the British t Eighth army had carefully extended c the penetrations made by infantry ( and armor in the strong Axis line, t At last reports, however, the real \ showdown between the main oppo- j silion tank forces had not begun. ( British, American and Imperial war- j planes maintained .their complete j command in the air, over the battle ^ area and beyond, over both land and ^ sea. ; JGA '.wspaper-Established ^AUGA COUNTY, NORTH CARC USO CAMPAIGN TO [ RAISE $500 QUOTA L IS LAUNCHED HERE Rev. Marion H. Currie, Chairman of Watauga County Drive to Provide Funds to Aid Men in Armed Forces; Contributors to Date A belated campaign to raise $500 for the benefit of the United Servce Organization was started in Watauga county this week, with Rev. Marion H. Currie. pastor of the fames I. Vance Memorial Presbyterian church in Boone, serving in he capcity of chairman. As is well known, the USO prorides healthful recreation, library iacilities and spiritual environment [or the men in the armed forces and n the camoilivn last rnnrlimteH in Watauga county, the region oversubscribed its quota. Rev. Mr. Cur- _ rie will institute a vigorous campaign to make the present drive 1 measure up" fully, and has issued ' he following statement in connec.ion with the activities of the USO: "The USO is doing a good job as t plans recreation for our men in he armed forces. The whole na- L ion realizes the value of planning heir free time. If the system is not ret perfect, it is still better than failng to provide at all for the men in he big cities away from home. "These men are our own; they ai lave sacrificed many comforts and R ileasures to join the fight. Let us(h >e careful to see that while we en- . P oy the normal pace of "pleasure as tt isual" at home, they have at least! ai ome wholesome place to go while | rr iway from the camp areas. Let us la ill sec to it that Watauga county v Iocs not lag behind in our quota of ;500. Give to the USO!" U Following is a list of those who sr lave already made contributions: c( Joone Laundry $ 5.00 nlurgess Antique Shop 8.00 d C. Eggers 1.00 tl Cing St. Grocery 5.00 .Irs. Jessie McGuire 5.00 diss Sallie Ray 1.00 | ). P. Lavietes 50.00 V Total $76.00 MAKE IT GROW! n . nr r uets r lve i ons or 1 Scrap at Elk School Mr. I. S. Miller, who teaches chool in Elk township, reports that he people in the small neighborhood 6 erved by the school have gathered ' 0,000 pounds of scrap in the sal- b rage campaign and that they con- h inue to gather the junk. h Mr. Miller rightly believes that is i fine record on the part of that b iplendid section of the county, and u hinks when the totals of the scrap r campaign are tabulated, Elk will w lave the highest record of any of c he small schools in the county. el CI Red Cross News t Hard at work in the new Red Iross headquarters building are the a iirectors of bandage rolling and garnent production, with their many n lelpers. In the bandage room, we t] ire happy to learn that your ready u esponse has alrady made it pos;ible to complete the October quota. While these two branches of serv- tl ce are working hand in glove with c :ach other, there are some differ- t] mces in government regulations d :oncerning them which it will be ^ veil to note. The sewing room invites you to p ake out materials and garments to r. vork on at home, so there are knit- n ers and dressmakers at work g hroughout the county. The band- ,i iges must be made at headquarters, where working conditions can be u upervised. tl At the beginning of this work, j ample bandages were taken out in ^ ome instances, but these were never 0 ised in treatment of injuries. Hence, j, he misunderstanding by some that t| t would be' possible to roll band- 2 iges at home. 2 The services of all Red Cross b vorkers here is a voluntary patri- j, >tic service, rendered without pay. r Some friends have thought that ? a iries were paid to local directors. f< is a matter of fact, the only expense esembling any remuneration is the S1 nileage allowance for car expense to g he home service committee. In ad- tl lition, the exceedingly small sum 0 >f $20 has been paid, conforming to he nationwide practice of helping vith the expenses of the home nursng classes held at night. The genirous manner in which every de- n jartment head has given of his or c ter time is a reminder that in these , g mlu'ntary services thre is a spirit c which money cannot buy?a spirit s> which is contagious, too. a DEM< in the Year Eighteen >LINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBEI Maneuver for Pos V:>*' v." 'This phoio was sent by radio tr io Chicago by soundphoio. It sho cal jungle on ihe Solomon Islands : entrenched on Mataniku river. VATAUGANS IN SOLOMONS FIGHT lieutenant Kcpliart Member of Flight Squadron on Sunken Carrier "Wasp" Lieutenant Kephart. son o? Dr. nd Mrs. A. P. Kephart of Blowing ock, naval air pilot, is believed to ave been in action when the airlane carrier "Wasp" was sunk in le Solomon Islands. The lieutenit was attached to the flight comland on the ill-fated carrier when st heard from, and no further adices have been received. Beach Kellar of Boone, according > word reaching Mrs. Kellar, is j lie following the engagement which I >st the navy heavily. He was a lember of the crew of one of the estroycrs which effected rescue of te survivors of the "Wasp." I0FFEE RATIONING TO START NOV 28 'crsons Above 15 Years of Age Will Be Allowed One Pound Every Five Weeks Coffee rationing starts Nov 28, the overnment announced Monday, but will be more liberal than the ugaboo which has frightened ousewives in many cities into oarding and over-buying. One pound every five weeks will e allowed for every person who /as 15 years or older when sugar ationing started last May. This rorks out to slightly more than one up a day, and in households where hildren 15 or older do not drink offee, the grownups can have the hildren's share as well as their wn. Moreover, it will still be possible 3 get a cup of coffee in a restauant regardless of how much is used t home. Details of the rationing or restaurants are still to be anounced but it probably will follow aat of sugar, restricting commercial sers to a certain percentage of heir former consumption. And those who care to substitute ea, cocoa or other beverages for offee at certain meals can drink all riey wish. No rationing of these rinks is being imposed, at least for le present. Retail sales of coffee will be stopped at midnight Nov. 21 in prepa ation for the rationing starting at lidnight Nov. 28. In that interval rocers can stock their shelves for he start of rationing. The sugar ration book will be sed for coffee and no new regisration will be necessary. The last 0 stamps in the book will be used ar coffee. Because of the position f these stamps. No. 27 will be good ar the first coffee ration. No. 2 a for he second, No. 25 for the third, No. 6 for the fourth, 23 for the fifth. 4 for the sixth and so on, working ackward to No. 19. The plan will avolve no curtailment of sugar ations and new books will be vailable when the sugar and cofse stamps are exhausted. The sugar ration books were isued for everyone from babies to rownups. But only books where he age of the user appears as 15 or Ider can be used to get coffee. RADIO PROGRAM The radio program Sunday afteroon over station WDRS will inlude recorded music, variety proram, sermon by Rev. Marion H. urrie, old Christian Harmony angs, the Watauga meditation hour nd children's hour. 3CRA1 H undred and Eighty-Eig Solomo^ J EL^ \ -v. f.hown %~ |,c ,*Fr L ?*hj bccn om Honolulu io San Francisco and both j ws marines moving through a iropi- 1 camP* to gel into position io attack Japs gently 1 and t no pu mind TRUCKERS TOLD ?? OF REGULATION the cc Applications for Certificate of War Necessity Must Be their Secured at Once chise mediu After November 15lh, all trucks. . buses, taxicabs and other commer- . . - If cial motor vehicles must carry cer- ? 10 tificates of war necessity, and with- j?r ?n out such certificate it wilt be impossible to obtain gasoline, tires or 10 11 parts for any such vehicle without 1011, n this certificate, it is revealed by the ? . 1 local office of defense transporta- 0 tion. Gamc Carriers who have received their c2,n application blanks should fill them ?. | out accurately and return them at 110 once in self-addressed envelopes ^ou"c' provided for the purpose. v? It is revealed at the local ODT of- S1 Jr fice that after November 15, a "T" ?nl gasoline ration book will be issued ( to supplement the "S" books now j? seei being used by commercial operators. r:le The new ration book cannot be is- Ltonoc sued. it. is said. Without the nresen- P' lation of the certificate of war ne- c'a'ec' cessity. 's 'he U has been arranged by the local assenl ODT for all the fanners of the Aus county to finish their applications this week, while owners of other suPl,'"i vehicles, whether passenger car or ?S?6, truck, used for commercial pur- nt>m:n poses, must register during next She] week. incum splend SPECIAL RATION of the OF ELECTION GAS br; a spl Provision Made for Use of Extra Gasoline for Purposes of ltepul Aiding Electors C. cumb A special gasoline ration has been provided which can be used for the ot 001 purpose- of carrying persons to and ^1? n from the polls for the purpose of ^or voting in the election, it was stated Demc Tuesday at the office of the local ration board. ness i This special ration is to be used 'ead'r only for the specific purpose of fa- mc eilitating the exercise of franchise "A3"' on the day of election only, and use yalte ot the gasoline is not restricted to lr]g c< the voter's own car, but may be is- "'AT 1 sued for a car that is used to haul I If' voters to and from the polls on the ' day of election. h?'y A special gas ration may be issued to a candidate for his own di- "u?a rect and personal use. shouli Carl Byers Dies of' Si, At Meat Camp Home ^yt! are ti Carl D. Byers, 51, resident of Meat from Cumn tnwncViin Hie?H nf u haart at. tack at his home early Thursday ? tj morning of last week. Funeral services were conducted from the Meat Camp Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2:30, the Rev. j J. C. Canipc being in charge. Rev. zen 0j R. C. Eggers and Rev. Vilas Minton aj j^s assisted in th rites, and interment jng_ . was in the neighborhood cemetery. pIK,UI Mr. Byers was a farmer by occu- diate pation, but many years ago he pUI1 taught in the public schol system of ducte< tiie county. He was a man of the from very highest character, and had churcl large numbers of friends. r q Surviving are the widow, two the ri daughters, Mrs. Ruby Michael of cemet Bristol, Tenn., and Miss Opal Byers gur of Asheville; one son, William By- daugh ers, of Meat Camp, and two broth- Manic ers, N. T. and J. W. Byers of Wat- Frank auga county. Reese ? Mrs. 1 Of 10 average industrial workers, Raym seven drive their aulos, two use Wilsoi public transportation, and one Q. M walks. Ray j n campaign is in progress, observers incline to the belief he vote may not reach its usuiportions in this county. Large va vuicij ?ue away irom iunty. in the armed forces and r work, and the political leadive devoted considerable of effort to providing the franto those voters through the m of the absentee ballot. Strong Candidates year besides the usual counLCt, Watauga electors will vote e candidate for solicitor. Hon. Spurting, popular incumbent, s without Republican opposind on two candidates for the senate. H. Grady Farthing, business leader and district protector with the department servation and development, is mocratic nominee, while Ken!. Linney, member of the city 1 and prominent hardware , is running on the Republican Jackson, former superinten>f welfare here, and teacher, ng to represent the county in luse of representatives on the rntic ticket. Thomas R. Milapular manager of the AssoTransport Terminal in Boone, Republican candidate for the oly. tin E. South, Democrat, for ars the capable clerk of the or court, will return to his the Republicans not having ated a candidate against him. rut t\. J. h-dmisten, Democrat, bent for six years, and a lid law enforcer, is being opby Mr. C. M. Watson. Mr. n is one of the leading farmers ? county, and operates an oil :ss ir. this city. r. Caudill, local mortician, and endid Boone citizen, has no aign troubles, since his name rs on both the Demoratic and alican ballots. F. Thompson, Democrat iuent, and I. A. Bumgamer, Re;an. are running for the office anty surveyor. Both are capaien. county commissioners the eratic nominees are: Grady ', incumbent, farmer and busiman; Ira Edmisten, incumbent, ig farmer, and Grady Moretz, r teacher and now a lumberThe Republican nominees are r C. Greene, well-known buildantractor; H. O. Aldridge, popfarmer and citizen of Shulls and William Winkler, owner 2 New River Dairy, it can be quickly deduced that lever way the wind blows Watcounty is going to have good nment right on. But the folks 1 rally to the polls this year of ars, and exercise the privilege : franchise, whichever way choose to vote. Let's freely tat which our foreign enemies ying so hard to take away us. .oby Wilson Is Dead At Age of 75 Robv Wilson, prominent citithe Beaver Dam section, died hftmfl lit Bfloon rPlinr.J^. ?? j. u^cstaci v cveiiifter a long period of illness, nonia was given as the immocause of his death, icral services are to be coni Thursday afternoon at 3:00 the Beaver Dam Baptist ti. Rev. W. D. Ashley and Rev. Eggers are to be in charge of les, and burial will be in the cry near the ehurch. viving are four sons and six iters: George A. Wilson, Boone; y A. Wilson, Bessemer City; Wilson, Reese; Dallas Wilson, ; Mrs. Ora Greene, Reese; N. L. Brown, Kannapolis; Mrs. ond Eller, Reese; Mrs. Grady n, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Kelley iles, Washington, D. C.; Mr#. It out, Neva, Tenn. V HMpl:? jsHHwfflK 11