Newspapers / Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.) / March 25, 1943, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
WESM BHITCD STATtS % M WAR Vl *OMDS Y ^ STAMPS ' U|ir VOLUME LV.?NO. 39. FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS NOW IN RED CROSS FUND Watauga County Quota OverReports of War Fund Drive subscribed About 40%. Late Reports Indicate; Some of the Late Contribijtors. r>i,.,i? V> _u_: ..c Wijuc J.V. Miccuc, tlldUlUilli Ul. the Red Cross war fund campaign in this county, reveaded Tuesday evening that $5,036.15 had been subscribed by Watauga county people, or nearly 40c<" per cent more than the quota of $3,600 which was set for Watauga. There are still some reports to come in, and the figure given will be revised slightly upward when the final check-up is made. Following are the names of some oi the late contributors. The others will be published next week: Willow Valley Neighborhood. Ruth Greene, worker. C. F. Thompson 1.00, A. W. Phillips 50, Mrs. James Tester .50, Mrs. C. F. Thompson .50. Juanita Tester .05. Mrs. R. S. Tester 1.00, Clyde Greene 1.00. Sarah Swift .25, Bert Swift 25. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Glenn 4.00. Earl Main .25, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greene 1.00, Spencer Campbell 1.00. Mrs. SDcncer Camnhpll 50 Lucile James .25, Faye James .10, Mrs. Hannah Morris .25, Mrs. Dcssie Wilcox .50, Mrs Crete Swift 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harmani 1.00, Mamie Lois Harmon .25, Cecil' Harmon .25, Virginia Harmon .25, Mr. and Mrs. Roby Greene 1.00, Mrs Dillard Greene 1.00, Howard Greene .10, Grady Harmon 1.00, Evelyn Simpson .75, Grover Harmon .50, Howard Simpson .40, Ronda Norris -26, Earl Norris .10. Thclma Norris .25, Wilma Norris .25. Marie Greene, Worker C. J. Greene 1.00, Mrs. C. J. Green 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. George Harmon 2.00, Raymond Harmon .50, Iva Jean Harmon .50. Oscar Harmon .50, Albert Harmon .50, Maxie Harmon .50, L. D. Harmon .50, Mrs. A. P. Ward 1.00, Spencer Cable .50, G. C. Ward .50, Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Harmon .50. J. O. Ward 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Edmiston 2.00. Mary Helen Edmiston 1.00, Hoyt Edmisten 1.00, Marie Greene .50. Spencer Greene .50. Valle Crucis Neighborhood. W. W. Mast, worker. A. B. Hodges 1.00, Mrs. Stella Dunn 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kohnle 1.00, Ralph Baird .50, Leonard Hodges 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Eggers 2.00, Mrs. Jennie Eggers .50. Tripletl Neighborhood. Emmett Oliver, worker. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Carroll 2.00, Floyd Whisnant 1 00, Mrs. Viojet Hoak 2.00, Charlie Hodges 1.00. Mrs. Elsie Hodges 1.00, Claude Triplett 1.00, A. S. Hayes 1.00. A. J. Wheeler 1.00. Winebarger Neighborhood. O. G. Winebarger, worker. Ford Miller .25, Earl Bryan 1.00, Axlie Bryan 1.00. Woodrow Winebarger 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest j Moretz 2.00, Arlie Proffitt 1.00, Winebarger school 1.30. Howard's Creek Neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Finley Hodges, ( workers. Blaine. Miller 1.0Q, Watt Tester 1.00, JRonda Ragan 1.00, Miss Frances Miller .50, Mrs. W. L. Brown 1.00 ] David P. Miller 1.00, Mrs. Henry J. , Hardin 1.00, John Greene 1.00, Mrs. , N. L. Barnes .50, Mrs. W. O. Brown . 1.00, Steve Brown 1.00, Roby Brown .50, W. O. Brown .50, Mr. and Mrs. \ Grady Brown 2.00, June Greene 1.00. B. B. Greene .50, Mrs. Bill , Boyles 1.00, C. G. Hodges .50, Mrs. Roscoe Greer 1.00, N. E. Miller 1.00, , Mrs. Bart Norris 1.00, Mrs. J. J. Miller 1.00, Mr. and Mrs. Finley P. Hodges 2.00. Miller School Neighborhood. Herman Moretz, worker. Letha Norris 1.00, Pansy Norris , 55| Rosa Stanbury .50, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jackson 1.00, Mabel Keller .25, Pearl Cowles 1.00, Roxie Brown .50. (Continued on page six.) Greater Activity Needed to Meet War Bond Quota , Watauga county as of March 15. still had $12,187.50 to go on her quota of War bond sales for March, it is revealed by the War Savings Staff, Women's Division. An intensified effort on the part of Workers throughout the county will be required if the county is to exceed her quota, as has been the case in the past months. BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS MAI An Indep BOONE, WA' Eden Holds Press ( mm Anthony Eden, British foreig ference in the British embassy ference he said: "Co-operatioi Great Britain, Soviet Russia, a pensable if the world is to hav Shown left to right, are Lore Watch The Date r\Yi ilia " v? uiv tuucj VI your copy of the Democrat. It indicates the . dale your subscription expires, and the date your paper will be stopped unless renewal is received be- < fore that time. Our circulation j list is now strictly paid in advance and will be kept that way in the ' future. The new ruling, which the ; publisher found expedient to make is being followed strictly, and impartially. Do not expect an expiration notice?Just watch the dale on your label. FARTHING HEADS WAR LOAN DRIVE J Northwestern Bank Cashier To; Be Chairman of Luteal War Finance Committee. Mr. W. D. Farthing, cashier of the Northwestern Bank in this city, has been apointed chairman of the war finance committee for Watauga county, and will direct the second war loan drive in this county in April. The appointment was made by Hugh Leach, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, district chairman. The April campaign will seek to sell Treasury bonds of all kinds with a goal of 13 billions for the nation as a whole. The quota for the state and for Watauga county have not yet been announced. Mr. Farthing states that in the forthcoming campaign the War Savings Staff and the Victory Fund Committee organizations would be combined under the U. S. Treasury War Finance Committee. All committees formerly working on these organizations should be combined under the U. S. Treasury War Finance Committee. All committees formerly working under those organizations will be calied upon to serve in this drive and other workers will be added. The object of the Treasury Department will be to seek out every person who can possibly purchase an $18.75 bond or more. The campaign will open April 12 and continue to May 1. "This secnnd war loan drive will put across the largest financing program ever undertaken by any government in me nisiory of the world," Mr. Farthing stated. "It will require the most enthusiastic effort on the part of the largest organization of volunteer . salesmen ever assembled." A wide variety of bonds will be i offered including Series C tax notes Series E War Bonds, Series F and G Savings Bonds, 2% medium term bonds and 2%% 26 year bonds. Mr. Farthing stated that a complete county organization for the local drive would be anounced in a few days. Burley Tobacco Bill Goes Through House Washington, March 22.?Without objection the house approved today a bill which would permit all growers of burley tobacco to plant at least half an acre this year. The bill was sent to the Senate. Its author, Rep. Flannagan (D., Va.) said he expected speedy passage there. Favorable growing conditions and a record demand for farm products increased the farm income from 6,748 million dollars in 1941 to 10,200 million dollars in 1942. JGA endent Weekly Newspap rauga Bounty, north car< Conference in U. S. BBtPI n secretary, holds a press conin Washington. At this con1 between the United States, nd China is pretty well indis2 lasting peace after the war." Halifax and Anthony Eden. FUN DRIVING BAN ENDED FOR EASTRATION HALVED .. .... : - . . I wew nation Urder Eltcctivc Onj Last Monday Limits Non-Oc- c cupational Car Use to 90 Miles ' A Month; Ride-Sharing ReKequircd for Supplements. Eastern motorists in Watauga and i the east generally were rid of the | pleasure driving ban on Monday, at the start of the new gasoline ration period, hut their troubles are only 1 beginning. i At 12:01 a. m... when the ban ' was rescinded, basic "A" gasoline ra- 1 tions were halved to limit non-oc- ' cupational driving to 90 miles per 1 month. In terms of gasoline consumption this means each "A" card 1 holder will be limited to a gallon 1 and a half a week over a four-month ' period, instead of three gallons a 1 week over a two-month period. ' The "A" card holders have one ' advantage, but it is not too flexible. ( If they have been driving to work ' they will be eligible to supplemen- 1 tal rations, but first they must prove 1 they have formed car-sharing slubs ' or convince their local rationing boards they are unable to do so. Failing in this, they'll face a gaso- 1 line famine. J The reduced gallonage may be used at the motorists discretion for family or personal necessity such as ? * ? 4 L - ' 1 ouu^puig, it ips iu me augior or aentist, or even pleasure driving?at his own risk. c OPA has instructed ration boards ( to "get tough" on ride-sharing re- t quirements. Reasons of inconven- r ience will no longer be accepted. Applicants for supplemental rations < (Continued on page eight) g FIVE SCHOOLS^IN ; FORENSIC EVENT; i On Friday March 19, the following high schools participated in the sixth annual Appalachian High School Language and Forensic Tournament: Appalachian, Blowing Rock, Cove ( Creek, Elkland, and Jefferson. ( Prof. S. J. Wood of the Depart- , ment of English at Appalachian Col- t lege directed the tournament, ass is . ted by Miss Jean Stirewalt as stu- . dent chairman. The first and' second place win- , ners in each division are as follows: ( English?8th grade girls: Margery t Bradley, Cove Creek and Peggy Lo- , vill, Boone; Winstan Miller and James Benfield, Blowing Rock. 9th grade , girls: Marylyn Johnson Boone, and ( Evelyn Vannoy, Jefferson. Boys: j Floyd Furr, Boone, and Earl Coffey, , Blowing Rock. 10th grade girls: Betty Jean Farthing Boone, and Mary ( manna tsingnam, uove creek. Boys: , Wilbur Brewer, Cove Creek, and Al- . an Craig, Blowing Rock. 11th grade j girls: Mary Hazel Farthing .Cove . Creek, Willas Borden, Elkland; boys: , Lane Reese, Cove Creek, and Gene , Reece, Boone.. ] French: First year girls: Betty Jean Farthing, Boone, and Lelia Ward, Blowing Rock. Boys: Tommy Kelp, Blowing Rock. Second year girls: Mary Hazel Farthing, Cove Creek, and Frances Dillard, Jefferson; boys: H. Y. Mast, Cove Creek. Declamation: Ronda Teams, Cove ? Creek, first; and John Graham Elk- i land second. < Extemporaneous speaking: girls: t Doris Howell, Boone, first, and tied t (Continued on page eight) j1 V % DEM< er?Established in the ^ DLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH LARGE DORMITORY AT BANNER ELK RAZED BY FLAMES Lees-McRae College Sutlers Bif Loss in Monday Blaze; Los? From ?50,000 to ?75,000; College Library Is Saved; Boom Fireman Aid In Fighting Fire (Special to the Democrat.) Banner Elk. March 22.?LeesMcRae Junior College. Bannei Elk, suffered the greatest property loss in its history Mondaj afternoon when fire destroyed Tennessee Dormitory for girls The loss was placed at betweer $50,000 and $75,000, and was partially covered by insurance. Members of the faculty were al lunch when one of the girls whe stayed in the dormitory rushed in and s lid the building was on fire The alarm was sounded, and students, eachers. citizens and childrer of th<- community rushed to the scene to aid in any manner thej could in extinguishing the biaze. Boone Firemen Called. Ba ner Elk itself has no fire depart! .ent, hut firemen were callec from Boone, hewland and Elk Part and they arrived on the scene with in 3C minutes. However the blaze gained head way rapidly and despite valiant ef torts the building could not be sav ..j ?r?? t- ' cu, :iinx nours aner tne lire started at 1:15 o'clock,, smouldering ruins were all that remained of the fourstory. semi-fireproof stone building, which had concrete floors and was srectr 1 in 1925 as the second of the model n structures of the college plant. Library Is Saved. Thn ugh the work of students, the Lcachers and townspeople, who formed a line to pass the books from jne to another, the college library if more than 1,000 volumes was sav?d. It was housed on the first floor if the dormitory. Dr. V'". C. Tate,-president of the Edgar Tufts Memorial Association which owns and operates the college jrace Hospital, and the Grandfather dome .for children here, said that efforts will be started at once to replace the building. To do this, a :ampaign for funds will be conduced. with the hope and expectation hat friends of the institution will espond liberally to the appeal for lid. (Continued on page eight) MERCHANTSTO SERVE BANQUET The members of the Boone Mer:hants Association will be hosts to ;heir employees at the annual banluet to be held at the Gateway Cafe Thursday evening at 7:30. ine Danquet will be in the form if a point meeting of the Merchants [roup and the Chamber of commerce ind the latter organization is slated to elect officers at this time. In so far as the merchants are :oncerned the program will be stricty one of entertainment and fun. Red Cross Garments Are Badly Needed The Watauga County Red Cross Chapter is to receive soon 100 pounds >f wool for garments for our service men. and the knitting committee would like to complete and ship ill garments from previous quotas is soon as possible. If, for any reason, garments canlot be finished within two months time, the committee would be glad o have them returned to the work room. The following paragraph from a recent letter from Red Cross headjuarters will explain why it is so mportant not to hold up this necs;ary work: "If you have not already complet;d previous quotas, please make ev?ry effort to do so at the earliest possible moment. The calls from our [ield directors and from Nnwai ?im jly Depots are still greater than we :an meet. A follow-up should be nade with every worker who has tad yarn for more than one month.' 1943 Fishing License Are Now On Sale Fishing license for the 1943 seaon, are now on sale at the usual >laces throughout the county, says bounty Warden Walter Edmisten, vho reminds that the trout season will be- open in this county on April 15th. OCR^ Tear 1888. 25, 1943. Little Miss MoffelM^ .- jMBw Lucky is little Ann Moffet of 1 Millbridge, Maine, for, while oth1 er little boys and girls must be content with stuffed Teddy bears she has the real McCoy. Maine , game wardens found the cubs abandoned in the woods and little Ann applied for the job of foster mother. ! FARMERS MAY GET ADDITIONAL GAS TO MARKET PRODUCE Community Committeemen Ave Receiving Applications For Jbxlra lias For Use in Farmers' Cars, Tractors. Etc., A List Of the Various Committees. Any farmer who will need an additional amount of gasoline for his ear in order to naul produce to market can see his local community may sec his local community committeeman and place his application,, says W. W. Mast, Chairman of the Watauga County Farm Transportation Committee. Committeemen, continued Mr. Mast, will also take applications for tractors and other non-highway fuel burning equipment. Each application will be reviewed by the Watauga County Transportation Committee and recommendations will he made to the Office of Price Administration in order to assist farmers in securing sufficient gasoline to market farm produce. In view of tightening of gasoline regulations it is very necessary to attend to this at once. Additional gasoline may be secured only through the above procedure. Following are the names of the committeemen who may be seen regarding gasoline for farm cars and non-highway fuel-burning equip Bald Mountain: W. F. Norris, W S. Miller. M. H. Stevens. Beaver Dam: George Robinson. (Continued on page eight.) Urgent Need Red Cross Surgical Dressings Is Noted; Need Workers Local Red Cross officials point to the inadequate number of workers in the surgical dressings department and insist on every person in the community who possibly can, lend ing a hand in this essential war work. It is pointed out that local workers are still engaged in the filling of last November's quota, and it is felt that with complete cooperation of the people Watauga county can "catch up." Information coming to the local chapter is to the effect that the Moore General Hospital at Swannanoa is now full to overflowing with wounded soldiers from the present war, and that they don't have enough bandages. Reports also reach tVlO A'Wininle ? J - ?- v^<v'oh Miau ojufj^ uuuung on Carolina's coast and unloading woun ded soldiers, bring stories of washing and reusing bandages. No machine has been devised that can roll these bandages, so that there will be no wrinkles to irritate the raw wounds upon which they will be used. They must be made-by hand ?YOUR hands if you please, if there is to be enough. Immediate volunteers are requested. W. T. GRAGG SUCCUMBS Meager information tells of the re cent death in the Globe neighborhood of Caldwell county of W. T Gragg, aged citizen of that community who had made hi??hq?no -it Boone until the last few months No details are available other thar that the funeral services were conducted at Lenoir last Sunday. $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY VONLEY TRIPLETT I DIES FROM SHOTS I POLICE OFFICER rfidcnt of Elk Township Succumbs in Wilkes Hospital To Shots Fired in Altercation In Boone With Chief Gross; Funeral Services Held Friday. | Vonley Triplett, aged 39 years, resident of Elk Township, died ! in the Wilkes Hospital Wednesj day night of last week, where ! he was taken on the Saturday | previous, for treatment for gunj shot wounds inflicted by Policej man Lee Gross of Boone, when I an altercation developed as the 'officer sought to arrest Triplett i and his compaions on charges of i drunkenness. i Triplett was hit by two revolver j bullets, one entering the left abdo| men. the other in the right side. Afi ter he received emergency treatment ( in Boone, he was taken to North Wilkesboro. where little hope was ever held for his recovery. According to official statements reI yarding the tragedy the shots were l fired by the officer when he attemptj ed to arrest Vonley Triplett, a broi j thrr Clyde, and two sons of the dead ' man. Raymond and Gumey Triplett < n charges of inebriety. A general fight developed when the men rei sistcd arrest, and the Police Chief I states he fired the fatal shots in selfdefense. Deceased is survived by the widow, Mrs. Sallie Triplett. and five sons: Gurnie, Raymond, Herbert, Arlic and Daniel Triplett. The body was returned to Watauga and funeral services were conducted Friday at 2 o'cock at the Laurel Springs Baptist church. jMrs. J. L. Glenn, 72, Succumbs Thursday Mrs. J. L. Glenn, 72 of Sugar Grove, died at the home of a son. Dr. R. O. Glenn of Mountain City, Tennessee, last Thursday, after a hort illness. Mrs. Glenn was a native of Wa- * tauga County and the daughter of the late Edmond Marshal and Rach. el Farthing Greer. Her noble and Christian character was manifest in her home and in her community. The funeral services were conduct-. ed from Antioach Baptist Church, of which she had been a loyal member for many years at 2:00 Saturday afjternoon by Rev. J. C. Canipe, as| sisted by Rev. W. C. Payne and i Rev. D. M. Ermisten. Interment.was j in the family cemetery. ! Her grandsons and nephews were ! pallbearers: Ray Farthing, Baxter j Farthing, Hubert Thomas, Ralph | Church, Wilson Hodges, Barton Farthing, Frank, Abner, and Edmond 1 i Greer. Victor 'Rn.ss?*l AiKaM Marshall Farthing. Flower girls were granddaughters, nieces,'trod friends of the family. She is survived by the husband, John Louis Glenn, whom she married June 4, 1886; six daughters: Mrs Hard Thomas, Mrs. Ben Farthing, jMrs. Aubyn Farthing, all of Valle 'Crucis; Mrs. Clyde Tester of Banner lElkf Mrs. Orrus Trivette of Beech Creek; Mrs. Doughton Greene, of Suigar Grove; four sons: A. G. Glenn !of Smithfield; R. O. Glenn of MounI tain City, Tenn.; E. T. Glenn of Boone; E. L. Glenn of Sugar Grove; a sister. Miss Edith Greer of Sugar Grove: three brothers: Alfonso Greer of Butler, Tenn.; Orrus Greer or Rupert. Idaho; Raymond Greer of Morewood, Okla., twenty-six grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. (County Agent Says j Every Family Should j Have Victory Garden T"Every family in Watauga county should plan to grow a garden this ; year," says county agent Harry M. Hamilton, who adds: "I think that most of the people of this county re alize the importance of growing a larger and better garden, however 1 there are some families in all sec! tions of the county who have not ; had much of a gaitien in the past and it is these families that we want to encourage to plant a better gar i "A Victory Garden simply means i a garden that furnishes an ample supply of the proper vegetables for . the families during the summer and enough to can for winter use. i "Every good gardener is urged to . encourage those people in his or her l community who have not had good . gardens to grow the right kind of garden this year." " 1H IliSwwBHSB
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 25, 1943, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75