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uncr -*-jr OWED STATES m A WAR Vli BONDS J f STAMPS U|l' VOLUME LV.?NO. 38. RED CROSS FUND IS 25 PER CENT ABOVE GOAL FOR COUNTY AVar Fund Chairman Says $4,560 Already Reported Against Quota of County of $3,500.00; Says Final Figures Will Show $5,000; Many Reports Yet To Be Received. Clyde R. Greene, chairman of the Red Cross War Fund Drive, stated Tuesday afternoon that a tabulation of late reports indicates that Watauga county people have subscribed already S4.560.48. or more than 25% in excess of the quota set up of $3,500. Mr. Greene states that a number of reports are yet to come in and that it is reasonably safe to state that the final figures will be no less than S5.000. Referring to the splendid response oi the people of Watauga county, Mr. Greene said it hadn't really been "much of a job" so far as the central committee is concerned, and added that "the fine response was simply a spontaneous action on the part of the good people of the coun- * tv. who realize fullv the et-a-i/hv I - , o J J of the international situation, and the part that the Red Cross plays in aiding and ministering to our men in uniform." Mr. Greene, in thanking all those who have aided in this work, asks that late reports be forwarded him as quickly as possible. J1 The Democrat has been trying to !' publish the name of every contribu- t tor. Most newspapers only attempt to publish the special gifts, but we feel that all should be recognized. 2 However because of the huge number of contributors involved the names will be published from week to week, as space permits. Below g are as many as can be handled today n but others will appear in our next j. edition: t Boone Albert C. Farthing $2.00, Mary c Theresa McNeil 5.00, J. W, Nome 5.00, Roxtmna Bingham 5 00, Mrs. W. J. Dukes 5.00, Gordon C. Taylor 5.00, Paul A. Coffey 5.00, A. E. South * 2.00 linvr. P MeU 2 on Arnolio r s Greer 3.00, Lake TuckwiUer 5.00, Al- f ma Hodges 1.00, Forrest Smith 3.00, , Alice Bobbins 1.00,, J. D. Wir.ebar- _ ger 1.00, June Lee Russell 1.00, W. t H. Walker 1.00, Ruth McConnell 1.00 * Helen Underdown 2.00, E. D. Cook ] 10.00, I. B Wilson 1.00, W. B. Day I.00, Elizabeth Bridge 6.00, H. W. Horton 1.00, Pansy Woodie 1.00, Edna Stansberry 1.00, Mrs. W. S. Penn 1.00, Fannie H. Hodges 1.00, Mrs. L. S. Isaacs 2.00, Nettie Lee Shop 10.00, A & P Store 5.00, City Meat Market 15.00, Quails Furniture Store 10.00, Stallings Jewelry Store 10.00, Dixie Home Store 5.00, M. & J. Store 1.00, Charlie's Bowling Center 25.00. McGuire's Beauty Shop 5.00, Daniel 3oone Hotel 50.00, Snow Lodge No. 363, A. F. & A. M. 50.00, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home 25.00, D. R. Hodgin 2.00. Timbered Ridge Baptist Church 1.72, Poplar Grove Bap- ^ tist Church 7.50, T. M Shore 5.00, L. M. Hodges 5.00, Mr. and Mrs. J. * G. Hodges 6.00, Dewey Hodges 1.00, * G. B. Miller 1.00, L. F. Cottrell 1.00, Mrs. L. F. Cottrell 1.00, Mrs.' Laura Cottrell 1.00, Mrs. J. E. Clay 100, Mrs. J. F. Carter 1.00, Mrs. W. M. _ Cook 1.00, Mrs. W. H. Gragg 4.00, K Mrs. J. B. Hagaman 1.00, Mrs. Ruth a Graybeal 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. e! Cannon 5.00, Mrs. W. M. Burwell a 1.00, Mis. Coker Triplett 1.00, Mr. a: and Mrs. A. W. Smith 2.00. Mrs. De- t] witt Barnett 1.00, Dewitt Bamett l( 10.00, Mrs A. E. South 1.00, Mr. and Mts. J. B. Taylor 2.50, Mrs. Ella ^ Higgins .25, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lyon w 1.00, Mrs. Carrie Adams 1.00, Mrs. ^ Bill Rush 1.00, Mrs. H. S. Storie 1.00, Mrs. J. L. Storie 1.00, Mrs El- * sie Hagaman 1.00, Mrs. D. L. Wilcox 2.00, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. W. Davis 5.00, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hagaman 11 1.00, Mrs. T. Len Cook 1.00, Mrs. a "Vera C. Tunnell 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. c' Thompson 5.00, Robert W. Pulliam n 5.0Q,Walter Bumgamer 1.00, Edna Bingham 1.00, Will H. Hayes 5-.00, ei Roby G. Greer 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. J. n H. Greene 2.00, Mrs. W. M. Grubbs a 2.00, Estelle Grubbs 1.00, Mrs. Flucie Stewart .50,' Mrs. Florence Bar- p bee 1.00, Mrs. J. T. C. Wright 1.00, w Isabel Eggers 1.00, Beth Eggers 1.00, a Mary Jean Garbee 1.00, Everett Lee Garbee 1.00, Mrs. E. E. Garbee 5.00, e' Mrs. A. J. Payne 1.00, Mrs. Frank ? M. Payne 1.00, Mrs. Earl Payne Thomas 2.00. Mrs. John F_ T-??rHir> i no Mrs. Jessie McGuire 3.00, Mrs. Hen- S Ty Greene .25, Mr. and Mrs. Hall Smith 1.00, Mrs. H. M. Hamilton 1.00, Mrs. FYank Miller 1-00, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Leighty 10.00, Mrs. M. R. Maddux 2.00, Mrs. Wayne Richard- si son l!00, Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Glenn ri 25.00, Mrs. Ralph Mast 1.25, A friend 8 .50, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith 10.00, ci (Continued on page eight) Jh ATAT An Indepi BOONE, WAH Thirteen Lucky Nur i a_.- r. _ ^ k- j iii^^gj68B|^^J9 a ijfj . VTar^fl l Thirteen is the lueky number of but unlucky for the Nips. The sub device in the center, counts ten J warships sent to Davy Jones' iocl not named, was commanded by Lie ry Chappell, 38, of Columbus, Ga. impressive of the war. Mrs. Annie Rominge Army, Termed "All Camp Lee, Va.?On every street, ' a every home, and in every gather- ] ng you now see Stars of Honor be- i ng proudly displayed to pay tribute 1 o loved ones serving in the armed ! orces of our country. To Mrs. Annie Rominger, mother I f Private Richard W. Rominger, Co. ] 1, Eighth Regiment, Camp Lee and ; he Camp Lee Traveller, extend i heir most military salute and con- ; [ratulations as the "All-American ; nother." c For Mrs. Rominger, probably un- : mown to herself, is the winner of he Traveller search for the mother i if the largest militarv fnmilv with a i ^presenl&tjj^. fct, jsiW -ieeSeven Sons in Service. i And here is the. reason. Mrs Roninger is the mother of seven sons i erving their country. A real record 1 o shoot at?seven from the same . amily in Uncle Sam's armed forces. I ts a tribute to Mrs. Itominger, the < JLACKOUT TO BE ? THURSDAY NIGHT A local blackout will be arranged for Thursday night March 18, ' in this area, it was announced at press time by the local Council of Civilian Defense, the primary purpose of this test being to acquaint the people with tbe signals used for heralding such occasions. f The blue signal will be heard at c 3:50 p. m.: the red at 3:00 p. m. i and lite blue at 3:10 p. m. No all- s clear will be sounded. The all-clear 1 will be announced by radio. : fr-^rTTTr-Q?tT~fT ] DP A EASES UP ON ] TIRE RATIONING ] Price Administrator Prentiss ^ rown liberalized tire rationing for second time Tuesday and express- t d belief that all motorists will be t ble "to keep their cars on the road" ? s the result bit the release of addi,onal tires by*Rubber Administra- t ? William Jeffers. i Effective April 1 Brown made a irade II tires available to drivers t 'ith gasoline mileage allowances ex- j ceding 240 miles a month?most B, and T card holders. These tires, j 'hich include new tires made be- I are 1938, other new but slightly amaged tires, and Victory tires p lade of reclaimed rubber, were av- t ilable previously only to passenger t ars driven more than 560 miles per c lonth. 1 At the same time Brown nnnmmo. v [T that motorists eligible for 660 or e lore miles will be allowed to buy c limited number of Grade I tires, t le highest grade casings. The tires, reviously were reserved for drivers j ith a ration exceeding 1,000 miles month. All of these types of tires, howver, still have to be obtained with irtificates issued by local ration cards. s Imall Articles May Be t Sent to Men Overseas e Postmaster John E. Brown, Jr., tates that small articles, such as f izor blades, etc., not weighing over i ounces and sent prepaid at first i lass rates may now be delivered t > men in foreign service. i " JGA endent Weekly Newspaj [AUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAJ nber For Sub Crew the crew of this U. S. submarine, >'s special tally flag, with its own ap merchantmen and three Jap :er. The submarine, which was utenant Commander Lucius HenIts "bag" was one of the most r, With 7 Sons In I American Mother" Traveller will forward, as soon as Possible, a large white service flag vith a red border, bearing seven slue stars ? one for each of her sons in the service. Out of the mountains of Watauga -ounty, N. C., went the first of the Romingers 10 years ago to join the irmy. Since that time six sons have followed. Two sons, both married, and two young girls remain at Matney to help Mr. and Mrs. Rominger :onduct a large farm and operate a sawmill. With the more than a score of antries in the contest, the decision was an easy one, for the Homingers were the only family with seiifenJmnediate members in the service. Mrs. Rominger's seven sons in the army tnclure offsprings serving with :he Quartermaster Corps, Infantry, :\ir Corps, among other branches of the service in the United States and overseas. ^olonsreturn" from raleigh iVataugans Well Pleased With Dispatch With Which Assembly Acted. Representative Tom Jackson and Senator H. Grady Farthing returnid Thursday from Raleigh, followng the adjournment of the shortest session of the General Assembly in !0 years and the first war-time ses;ion since the days of the Civil war. Both solons expressed themselves is being impressed by the business ike manner in which the state's busness was attended to, and the gen;ral attitude of the members of the Assembly. Following are laws which were rallied concerning Watauga County: A bill for the improvement of Apialachian College, giving the trusees power to accept gifts, donations itc Establishing a municipal board of lections for the town of Boone. As imended the law makes the board i permanent establishment rather han a temporary one, as originally Irafted. A bill to reimburse Thelma Farthng for injuries sustained in school >us accident. In spite of earnest efforts on the >art of Messrs Farthing and Jackson he bill calling for a refemdum on he sale of wine and beer in this ounty, failed of passage. Also a bill >y Senator Farthing which would lave given the county commission-1 rs authority to refuse the issuance if beer license, passed the Senate, >ut met defeat in the house. bounty Has Smaller Bond Quota for March The March quota of War Bond ales for Watauga county has been I et at $16,665, according to word :oming from the war savings staff,; his amount being considerably lowir than previous quotas. MACHINERY Next to farm labor, the outlook or farm machinery presents the nost serious obstacle to production n 1943. The only way out is to ake the best possible care of machnes and keep them running. dem< >er?Established in the Ye 10LINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18 SIXTEEN THOUSAND RATION BOOKS ARE DISTRIBUTED HERE "Watauga Plan" For Registra tion Under Rationing System is ueciaeaiy successmi; ur.i | Praises People Who Have Aided in New Program: Resolutions Are Drafted. The "Watauga Plan" for the registration for W'ss Ration Book No. 2 has been a markfcd success in this county. With registration now about completed, more than 16,000 books have been distributed among the men. women, and children, and this work has been done without the j loss of a single book. I The new book with its red and) blue stamps has been in operation for about fifteen days, and observers are saying that the whole undertaking has met with the most kindly and patriotic response from everyone. At a meeting this week of the local OPA board, the officials were outspoken in their praise for all the people who have helped start the new program. The parents, the school children, the merchants, and especially the school teachers and principals were generously praised and officially thanked for their lov al cooperation. The board unanimously adopted the following res- . olutions: , "Wheareas our country has askc-d I every patriotic and law-abiding citi- ' zen to cooperate in a program of rationing certain foods which are necessary to win the war, and Whereas the registration for the new War Ration Book No. 2 has ' been completed in Watauga county, be it resolved: 1. That the school teachers and principals deserve much of the credit for getting the new program started. For their unselfish service the . local OPA board hereby extends official thanks. 2. That the school boys and girls who helped their teachers and parents, deserve the thanks of all the j good ctizens. 3. That the grocerymen of the county have and are cooperating pa- , trotically in this war effort. 4. That the Watauga Democrat and Mr. Dacus' radio shop have help- . ed make the registration a success through their generous publicity. 5. That a copy of these resolu- , tions be sent to the Watauga Democrat with the request that they be j published. , The resolutions were signed by , Gordon Winkler, County OPA chairman, and Richard Olsen, executive , secretary. Merchants Group To Hold Annual Banquet TKn ann.rnl Jo/lSne' - ?"* ?""! laujca IU^JH meeting ] and employer-employees banquet of s the Boone Merchants Association is t to be held at the Gateway Cafe on < Thursday nighty March 25th at 7:30. c This will be a joint meeting with ^ the Boone Chamber of Commerce. s The Publisher Makes E Statement Of Policy = c The publisher of the Democrat lakes occasion to thank the 500 c readers who have renewed their a subscriptions since the "deadline" c for renewals was set just a week ago today. fhis shows that the t county newspaper is really appro- 1 cialod and its circulation has reach- 1 ed an all-time high. 1 The revision of the mailing list has been affected, and everyone J who was not paid up at least until today, was dropped from the list. If you receive this copy of the paper and your address label dale shows your subscription has expired?it's just an error on our part, for we think we got every- I one deleted who was even a week I behind. 5 The readers have had long not- I ice of the adoption of this cash pol- s icy. both through these columns, s and by notices mailed them indi- 1 vidually?so again, if your sub- i scription expires with this issue, s you won't gel a paper next week, i unless renewal is made by next Wednesday. This rule will be r strictly and impartially adhered to j and will be a permanent policy of 1 this newspaper. At least for the j duration, subscription notices will c not be sent out, so readers should r watch the date on their label, for s that is the exact dale the paper I will be stopped if not renewed. . In revising a list of some 2200 names, errors could have occur ed. J Any such errors noted should be i promptly reported. < H h 0 U B Ui 0 fi! iv Bru-a.aj-isarg < yCRA :ar 1888. . 1943. Vonley Tr(b] Injured As Finish Locaj Housewife's Friend Mrs. Phillip L. Crowlic of Huron, S. D. looks over charts at the Office of Price Administration in Washington. She has been chosen to represent housewives at policy hearings of the OPA, and to explain new orders to the nation's women. Mrs. Crowlie has three children. IJONSOBSERVE LADIES MIGHT; flans Being Made For Benefit Minstrel to be Staged Here Soon. The Boone Lions Club met Monlay evening, the annual ladies night >anquet being the feature of the lathering, which was largely attenled. The entertaining program was in :harge ot Lion Robert R. King, and Jr. Amos Abrams announced the various committees for the hoir.e-tal;nt benefit minstrel, which is to >e staged at the Appalachian Theare soon. The following representatives of he local club attended a meeting n Shelby Tuesday honoring the inernation president Edd Payne: Dr. 3. J. Whitener, Deputy District Governor Dr. Abrams, Dr. King, R. A. Vlanship, Lee Reynolds and Wade 3. Brown. Other clubs of western Morth Carolina were represented. Yankee Subs Claim Four More Jap Ships In Pacific Scalane* American submarines have sunk 'our more Jap ships, including a deitroyer and a troop transport, and lamaged three other vessels in their :easelcss war of attrition against the nemy's Pacific supply lines, the nary revealed Tuesday. ir. us tea as sunK, besides the detroyer and transport, one large carlo vessel and one medium-sized carlo ship. Damaged were one medium-sized ind one small cargo ship and a melium-sized tanker. They raised the tally sheet of American submarine victories to 137 hips sunk, 23 probably sunk, and 38 lamaged, a total of 198. Since Pearl Harbor American com>at forces of all types have sunk a otal of 316 Jap ships, with submarines accounting for 40 per cent of he toll. Jed Army Within 50 Miles Of Powerful Smolensk Nazi Base The Red Army rolled the Germans >ack on the important front west of Moscow yesterday, driving to within 0 miles of the powerful Nazi key >ase of Smolensk and capturing a core of populated places, but to the outh in the Donets basin below Charkov Russian troops were locked n a great defensive battle against trong German tank and motorized nfantry forces. In the southern sector, the Berlin adio stated, the Russians were rexjrted as retreating east of Khartov, beaten, and in no position to ittempt to retake the city they had svacuated, while the Russian comnunique, although reporting tactical uccesses, made it clear that heavy ighting was under way. The most pracitcal methods of ood preservation, in order of their mportance, are?steam pressure tanning, hot water cooking, freezing, trying, and brining. $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY lett Seriously ticer's Bullets (Street Fight Officer Gross Says Shots Fired In Self - Defense Elk Township Mail Patient In Wilkes Hospital. Following Altercation With Chief Gross; Local Policeman Relates Story of Street Fighting Which Culminated Tragically. Vonley Triplett, about 40 years old, a resident of Elk township, was shot and perhaps fatally injured Saturday afternoon, by Police Chief A. L. Gross, as he and Deputy Sheriff Wiley Day (attempted to incarcerate him, two sons and a brother, whom the officers state were intoxicated. Two shots fired by the police officer. One of them is said to have passed through the body, fracturing the spinal column, while the other landed in the > hip. Reports from the Wilkes Hospital, where the injured mar. was rushed after the shooting, at first indicated that there was little hope of his recovery, but later information tells of some improvement in his condition. According to the officer's story of. the affair, Vonley Triplett, his brother Clyde Triplett, and two sons, Raymond and Gurney Triplett had been in town throughout Saturday afternoon, drinking rather heavily. Mr. Gross states that late Saturday afternoon, he in. company with Deputy Sheriff Wiley Day, were riding down-the street near-the Mrs. E. S. Coffey home, as the Triplett men were going along the street, "staggering and cursing." Mr. Gross stated that he and Mr. Day stopped, approached them, and told them they were drunk and under arrest. He took hold of Clyde, he states, who cursed him and averred he wasn't going to jail. After a scuffle, Mr. Gross says, in which he was struck by Clyde, the latter was placed in the police car. Vonley then is alleged to have approached the officer, with much profanity, vowing that neither of the four would go to jail ? that they would go nowhere. In the subsequent scuffle, as the officers attempted to effect the arrest. Mr. Gross says that Clyde struck him I twice from behind, probably with his fist. The officer says he struck Raymond with his billy when the latter "came at me with a rock." As the culmination of the fight in which the four men engaged. Chief Gross says he iiied the two shots in self-defense, both of them taking effect in Vonley Triplett's body. Mr. Gross then aided in getting the injured man to a local hospital, and j later an ambulance was called and | he was sent to the North Wilkesboro j hospital. Clyde and. Raymond Tripi lett were placed in jail, but the ofj ficers allowed Gumey to accompany I his father to the hospital. This statement given the Democrat by Officer Gross is verified in detail by Deputy Wiley Day. No legal action has been taken ^gainst Mr. Gross, pending the outcome of Vor.ley Triplett's injuries. A. G. Quails Receives Federal Appointment Archie <3. Quails, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Quails of Boone, has been appointed to the legal department of the Office of Price Administration and is attached to divisional headquarters with offices in the law building, Charlotte. Mr. Quails resigned his position with the U. S. Casualty Company on January 9, after having served as adjuster for Western North Carolina for three and a half years and assumed, hispresent position on January 11. in ms new position Mr. Quails has served as prosecutor of OPA violators for the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg county. His duties also include the investigation of black market activities in the Charlotte division which includes the 4S wes- > ' tem North Carolina counties. A. J. Eubanks of Hookerton, ' Greene County, is delighted with his 4 acres of Loblolly pines, set two years ago. He has 95 percent of a stand and the trees average three feet in height :
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