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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
<ht
$1.50 A YEAR
ACTION DRAWS
EAR WITHOUT
USUAL FANFARE
l Campaign Coming to ??
ise in Watauga County
th Predictions of Smaller
le: Slate of Able Candies
Before Electorate
;tion day is next Tuesday, and
the present time the campaign
is ncaring its climax, has
i little of the fanfare and pubthusiasm
which has characterhe
political battles of other
;late of able candidates has
placed before the people by
political parties, and while the
ligns are being ably and dili
conducted by the candidates
heir friends, there have been
blic speakings, and little to rethe
public generally that an
>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.
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