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ismar ?T UNITED STATES m M WAR Vli OHDS Jf ^ STAMPS 1||l^ VOLUME LV.?NO. 43. CANDIDATES OUT FOR TOWN OFFICE AT BLOWING ROCK Two Sets of Candidates Named At Blowing Rock Mass Meeting; Mayor Robbins Named Again; Other News Items From Blowing Rock. 31owing Rock, April 17. ? At a mass meeting of the citizens of Blowing Rock held at the high school auditorium Monday evening the following candidates for town officewere nominated: For mayor; G. C. Robbins and D. P. Coffey; for town council. H. P. Holshouser, W. C. Lentz, W. M. Bolick, R. M. Coffey, Fred Hartley and J. H-. Winkler. These candidates will be presented on the ballots of the | general town election on May 0, when the mayor and three councilmen will be elected. The only members of the present town board in the list of nominees are G. C. Robbins, incumbent mayor, and Fred Hartley, member of the i council for the last two years. The system of selecting candidates ? for town office in Blowing Rock is 1 a democratic and non-partisan one. * At the meeting any citizens may be nominated for the offices at stake. Then by popular vote at this meeting the two men receiving the largest vote for mayor are declared the candidates; while six men in the same manner are selected to run for the town council. q The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual election of officers next Tuesday evening at the "Wagon Wheel" cafe, where a chicken pie dinner will be enjoyed by all members of the organization and guests. The official body of the Boone Chamber of Com- g' merce will he invited as guests. A L committee consisting of G. C. Rob- A bins. C. G. Beck, F. W. Webster, and Walter F. Keyes are in charge of the P arrangements and have suggested n genda for the year's work to offer. Dr. A. P. Kephart vice-president will u act as toastmaster at the dinner and ^ preside over the business meeting. ^ fi The Bljrwing Rock Book Club gave a surprise party Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Lyles Harris of Durham. Mrs. Harris and son, Peter * Harris, have been guests of friends here for several days this week. The p| members gave suitable gifts to the a honor guest, who was for several years one of the leading members a of the club. ^ rr Recent guests registered at Sunshine Inn have included Mr. and ^ Mrs. Roy Sigmon of Hickory, Mr. , and Mrs. John Weiniking of Blow- .c ingRock. and Don Con of New lr York City. The following guests have spent some time recently at the Watauga grill; Sergeant Joseph E. Blahink of Fort Bragg, Mr. and Mi's. C. E. How- u ard of Wilmington, Captain and Mrs. u, n a ~r it., 1 w. ... v/iimaii ox me united states aj army, Private C. A. Hartley of Tam- s; pa, Fla., Walter P. Smith and R. C. Cobb of Norris, Tenn. h, ir Mrs. R. B. Scales has been a guest e, at Greene Inn for several days while ^ waiting for suitable weather to open her home "Afterthot." Dr. Scales c; remains a patient in Davis hospital rj States\'i)le. W H The commencement sermon for the tl senior class at the Blowing Jtock u High School will be preached Sunday fl evening April 18th, in the Blowing 01 Rock Baptist Church by Rev. W. M. gi Gerald. Graduating exercises will be held in the school auditorium April c( 23 at 8 o'clock. Honor students in is the senior class are Graham Wright si valedictorian, and Johnny Young, u salutatorian. The literary address b will be made by Rev. J. C. Canipe of Boone. The sunrise Easter service of the Rumple Memorial Presbyterian church will be held at the church on Easter morning as usual. After 11 the service a breakfast will be serv- zi ed in the social rooms by the young d people of the church ti D Harrv HnhKinc ~ W" 1 ? ? v/i iuc navy iiiii> re- p turned to his post of duty in Mary- g land after spending a weeks' fur- a< lough with his parents, Mayor and ai Mrs. Grover Robbins, Blowing Rock, w Rev. Walter K. Keys, accompan- 1' ied by Rev. Marian Currie of Boone, attended the meeting of Holston F presbytery in Ktngsport, Tenn., Monday and Tuesday. tt Visits Homsfloks. V Pfc. Ray F. Houck, who is station- S ed at Fort Myers, Fla., spent Tuesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff W Houck. ' . MAI An Indep BOONE, WA Manpower Shortage ^ BPfe S W* *' > ' JnB^g * A picture received in America from London, after publication in an Axis magazine, proves the extreme shortage of manpower in Germany, even in the armed forces. Here is a boy of about 13 being trained for duties as a so-callsd "help sodier" aboard a German warship. VICTORY LOAN CAMPAIGN HERE IS ON LAST LAP ounty Must Reach Goal of $53,000 By First Day of May; Predictions Are That $75,000 May Be Raised Here; Name Of Private Henry Prof fit Used. "Watauga County must reach its jal of $53,000 in the second Victory oan Drive before May 1," says Dr. .. P. Kephart, publicity chairman f the Watauga county campaign, in redicting that the county will have o difficulty in doing its full share. "A few who know the county 'ell," says Dr. Kephart. "have pre- . icted that we will reach $75,000.00. Te have already sold about fourfths of the quota. That means a , lighty effort in the next ten days ad no one must be excused from aing his part. Have you done yours? . is well known that many have one all they can or could be exacted ,to do. There are still probbly many who have done nothing, re YOU among that number? Buy share of freedom this month if ou have never done it before or lay never again. "We are asked to risk so little, hile our men are risking so much. 11 we have to do is lend our money >r a while. It will come back with iterest at a time when it will be tost welcome. Before you go to bed might ask yourself whether you ave done all you can and should > back up the boys in the fox holes id in the-navy who are risking ev-ything for us who are so unwor- j ty. We must buy about $20,000 of ands in the next ten days. No, we e not buying anything, we are mply taking Uncle Sam's note, the , est security in the world, for it ' oil ,.< 1 1- ...lit. ivauo aii ui UU1 lilUliey LKtUW W1U1 ( iterest. Some of our boys will lose /en life. They will get nothing ick." In connection with the Victory impaign, the name of Private Hen/ Grady Proffit is honored. Young [r. Proffit, a son of Mr. and Mrs. enry H. Proffit of Meat Camp, was le third Watauga man to give his fe for freedom in the present conict. He was drowned in a storm n the Gulf of Mexico, while enaged in practice landing operations. How little money means when ampared with the loss of that proming young man! Help pay for your iare of freedom today by putting p all the money you can. Rememer IT comes back. flayor To Have Shrubbery for Citizens Mayor W. H. Gragg states that aere will be available to the citi:ns of Boone on Thursday and Friay April 29 and 30, a nice collecon of shrubbery, evergreens, and owering shrubs at a very low rice. These plants are nursery rown and acclimated, and should Id much to the beauty of our town nd homes. Mr. Gragg suggests that re keep the city beautiful and home ke for our soldiers when they reirn. ISHING WILL BE PERMITTED EASTER SUNDAY. MONDAY Anglers in this section will be invested to know that fishing this ear will be' permitted on Easter unday and Jfpnday. This information was given out londay by county game warden falter Edmisten. UGA . >endent Weekly Newspape TAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CARO WINKLER HEADS CITY DEMOCRATIC ELECTION TICKET Former Representative to Oppose Mayor Gragg; Owen Wilson, Dr. Matheson and Lee H. Stout Completes Ticket Nominated By Democrats Tuesday. Gordon H. Winkler, former representative in the Assembly was chosen by the Democratic Convention Tuesday evening to oppose Mayor W H. Gragg. as head of the city government in the election to be held on May 4th, For the board of aldermen, Owen Wilson, Dr. W. M. Matheson and Lee H. Stout, were chosen. A municipal executive committee was established with the following members: Lee Stout. Dewitt Barnett D. J. Whitener. Wade E. Brown and V. C. Howell. The convention was presided over by Chairman T. B. Moore and was well attended. The nominations were affected without dissention. The Republicans have renominated all of the incumbent officials: Mayor W. H. Graee: Messrs D L Wilrrw G. K. Moose and Kenneth Linney for the council. The election will be held on Tuesday May 4th, and Saturday is the last day the registration books will ? be open at the city hall. All those k who have previously voted in city elections need not register, but those who have reached their majority since last town election or who have become eligible through residence since that time must register Saturday if they are to be allowed to par- L ticipate in the election. Named Chairman Of Aviation Cadet Group bt Mr. H. Grady Farthing has been notified of his appointment as Wa- vj lauga county chairman of the St te Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Com- n; mittec, and releases the following j;, set of requirements for admission of young men in this branch of the service: d, Applicant must be a male citizen of the United States for a period of at least ten years. Must be 17 years of age. Must agree to remain on duty for four years, including periods undergoing training, unless released sooner by the Navy Department. Must be unmarried and must agree to remain unmarried until completion of training and acceptance of commission unless sooner discharged or released from such duty by the Navy Department. Must be morally, physically and psychologically qualififed for appointment as aviation cadet in accordance with prescribed standards. Must be graduated from or currently enrolled in an accredited high school or secondary school with reasonable expectation of graduation by June 30, 1943. Must be in the upper half of his class in academic standing, and must be recommended as to moral charcter and quality of leadership. Must be able to pass Fine Screen Mental Tests as prescribed. Anyone interested may get further information by getting in touch with Mr. Farthing. ASSOCIATIONMAPS ? SPRING PROGRAM Baptist Association to Gather at Tabernacle Church On April 30tli. ^ The regular spring session of the Three Forks Baptist Association will be held with Tabernacle Baptist Church on April 30th, and the following program for the meeting has dl been released: P' 10:00-10:15?Devotional, Rev. Ray- si mond Hendrix. 'a 10:15-10:45?Presentation of program and miscellaneous, Wade E. hi Brown. C 10:45-11:15?Church oportunity in Time of War, Rev. G. A. Hamby. 11:15?Dedication of Tabernacle Baptist Church, in charge of Rev. N. M. Greene, the pastor. Dedication s* sermon. Rev. W. D. Ashley. b" 12:00 Noon?Lunch on ground. 31 1:30-1:45?Devotional, Tom Stans- *' berry. st 1:45-2:15. ? Church Evangelistic A Opportunity in Time of War, Rev. >" Burl B. Culler. ol 2:15-3:00?Roll call of churches; miscellaneous. < 3:00-3:30?Inspirational address by ' Rev. John W. Kincheloe, Jr. BUY WAR BONDS jj i DEM< ir?Established in the Y LINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25 HAVE YOU DON! d?LJ| W> # ' i -?.; ; m ' ?*: ; -r. ^^flHfln * ^ jHSs "They Give Their Lives 10 WATAUGANS i ENTER THE ARMY / I ist Given of Those Definiiely j Accepted From Local Draft Board. Forty Watauga county men. have ;en defintcly accepted for army du as Watauga's current quota, says le Watauga County Selective Serce board. New regulations lurovide that the imes of those sent cannot be pubshed, but the names of those aclulaccepted are released. The names of those recently inlcted are as follows: Melvin Jennings Norris Robert Lee Hayes Bruce Ellington Higgins Herbert Wiley Hollificld Glenn Paul McGuire Darrel Ralston Elrod Robert Ray Wallace Herman Henson Carson Clay Eggers TY:iuiH Pinl'npu Tntm Alfred Parks Watson Jack Garland Delmer Jones Scotl Rudolph Carson Greene Bruce Carlton 1 , Raymond Ray Ward Lee Roy Miller Jack Edgar Ward John Edward Ward Robert Ransom Greene Carl Greene William Martin Harmon Rawleigh Edgar Young Estel Solomon Eggers Moyer Hurl Stephens James Earl Bryan Jim Murphy Ward Earl Dean Cornett John Wesley Scott Mack McCoy Hodges James Milton Payne Carlton Cole Wiley Norman Combs Albert Lee Holman The following men volunteered rough the draft board: Andrew Jackson Eggers Robert Calvin Winkler Lewis Dee Hodges Clyde Eller Welch Norman L. Reese Ronald Tommy Shook. Aabel Youth Kills 300 Pound Bear Glenn Isaacs. 17 year old, a resient of Mabel shot and killed a 300 jund black bear on the Tennessee de of the state line on Tuesday of st week. The bear, which was credited with iving slain 3 sheep in Watauga ounty was killed with seven shots' om an ordinary .22 calibre rifle. MRS. PANSY PHILUPS Mrs. Pansy Phillips died at Patterin April 16, 1943. She is survived Y her husband, Raymond Phillips, id the folowi-ig children: Billie Joe ian, Zella and Geneva. The funeral irvices were held at Pilot Mountain pril 16. 1943. Mrs. Phillips was 25 ears of age and a former resident E Watauga County. If yon haven't gotten around k to baying a Second War Loan |P Bond, stop and think what K B would mean to yen if our aolV dlers hadn't gotten round to toe fight. DCRA ear 1888. ^ 1943 ^ ^ *** " Mmwwu s ?You Lend Your Money" ; LOCAL CATTLE "1 BRING BIG PRICE, n b Eleven Head of Local Herefords n Sold At Wilson For An 4 Average of $510. y d Watauga county Hereford cattle ^ breeders sold eleven head of registered Herefords in the State Hereford sale on Friday April 16, at unusually high prices. c The breeders and the number of cattle each sold is as follows: Ship- v, ley farm, Vilas, 6 head: W. H. Walker Sugar Grove, 4 head; and Bernard v Dougherty and Gordon Winkler, of Boone, 1 head. s W. H. Walker of Sugar Grove, i: sold the highest priced animals among the Watauga breeders. He sold 0 four bred heifers for the following g prices: $629. $610. $475. and $410. The Walker cattle averaged $528.50 per head. The Shipley cattle sold for the fol- g lowing prices: One bred heifer $600,11 one bred heifer, $400, one nine year! ^1^ --- P'MC m .i ' ' ' uiu cuw oot<), oiiu iu monuis oict ncifer calf $345, two 10 months old hei- t t'er calves $300 each. This breeder's cattle averaged $381.66 per head. 5 The bred heifer which belonged to Barnard Dougherty and Gordon 1 Winkler, sold for $410. The entire 3 sale of 55 animals averaged $510. s The Watauga breeders who atten- t ded this sale also received a number of inquiries for more cattle like the 1 ones sold at this sale. This sale gave I the county some real publicity and it is hoped that more breeders of 1 purebred Herefords in this county J will consign cattle to next year's state sale. I Blowing Rock Chamber Commerce Holds Meet A special meeting of the Blowing ? Rock Chamber of Commerce was ? held in connection with an banquet 3 at the Wagon Wheel restaurant on a Tuesday evening. 1 a After a delicious meal the meet-Is ! ing was turned over to Dr. Kephart,p | for the regular business session and c election of officers for the coming year. a The following officers were elect- c Vice-President, Dr. A. P. Kephart; c ed: President, F. W. Webster, First 1 Second Vice-President, Geo. M. Sud- t derth: Secretary-Treasurer, Hal C. 1 Martin. Board of Directors: C. G. t Beck, Frank Isenhour. G. C. Robbins. I The meeting was largely attend- s ed and a number of talks were made and all were enthusiastic over the 1 prospects for the coming tourist sea- t son. t 1 A Few Recent Red j Cross Contributions 1 i Clyde R. Greene, chairman of the 1 local Red Cross war fund drive, says ' the Watauga county contributions 1 have now reached the sum of $5,815.34. The following late contri- < butions are reported: Linville Creek Prayer Band 6.00, ' E. B. Hardin 1.00, Mrs. A. L. Miller 1 1.00, Mrs. Carrie Greene 1.00, Mrs. /~"1 T>? , - - - -- 1 ^iay Dcatn i.ir), martin Moretz 1.00. In a recent report Stacy Lester I was reported as having given 1.00. v The name should have been Stacy t Tester. t $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY POLICE OFFICER IS FREED IN SHOOTING BY GRAND JURY 'Not a True Bill" Finding Of Jury In Investigation of Case Brought Againsi Lee Gross in r *r * - ? i/caui 01 voniey iripiett; Utter Superior Court News. A. L. Gross, until recently Boone tolice chief, was freed of charges [rowing out of the fatal shooting of fonley Triplett Tuesday, when the jrand Jury of Watauga Superior "ourt, found "not a true bill" as a esult of its investigation into the inlictment. Judicial comment was to he effect that presumably the jury lad examined each witness, and ar-ived at the conclusion that the of'icer was justified in firing the fatal shots. Mr. Gross fired upon Triplett, in i fight which resulted from the debased man and three companions resisting arrest on a charge of drunkenness. The officer maintained hat he acted in defense of his own ife. and this belief was shared by i number of witnesses to the shootng. The spring 'term of court convened Monday with Judge Will Pless preiding, and Mr. L. S? Spurling presenting a light criminal docket. The erm was for two weeks, but Clerk Austin E. South states that the most f the civil cases have been continicd and that the session will likely djourn by Friday of this week. A large number of cases bad been ried up to Tuesday night, but in nany instances sentences had not ecu passed. Following are the judgments of the court up until that ime: James O. Cook, non-support, 2 ears on roads, suspended on conlition that he pay his wife and chilron $50 per month. Edward Puett, Roy Puett, breaklg and entering. Not guilty. Walter F. Clarke, carrying conealed weapon $50 and the cost. Willard Greene, manufacturing /hiskey. $40. Bruce Phillips, carrying concealed /capon. 3 months on roads. Bruce Phillips, larceny, 6 months uspended for 2 years during good ehavior. Dillard Watson, larceny. 6 months n roads, suspended on payment of 50 and one-half the cost. Perry Greer, larceny, 6 months on cads. Willard Ray, receiving stolen oods, knowing them to be stolen, 8 months on the roads. Clyde Triplett and Raymond Tripstt, public drunkenness, one-half lie cost. Joe Harold Triplett. driving drunk ;50 and the cost Norman Wallers, Albert Hayes, arceny. 2 years on roads. Also a 2 fear suspended sentence passed at i former court term, was placed in iffect. FINAL RITES HELD CAR I ll'HT OlIIDI RV i mi liUju 1. 01111 LL1 runeral Services Are Conducted At Bristol For Army Aviator. Funeral services for Lt. Joseph W. Ihipley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. ihipley of Vilas, N. C? and Bristol, 'enn., were conducted Wednesday fternoon of last week from the Akird Funeral Home in Bristol. The ervices were in charge of Dr. Robert fast, assisted by the Rev. A. C. Clear ii Wallace, Va. Lieut. Shipley met death Saturday i week ago, when he and a group of ither officers were on routine flight iver Tampa Bay. Young Mr. Shipey was not piloting the plane at he time of the crash, "St is revealed. [Tie bodies were removed from the >ay on Monday. The body was accompanied to iristol by Lieut. Edward P. Richardion. Lieut. Shipley is survived by his .vidow, the former Jocelyn Baillie >f New Orleans; his father and moher Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shipley; 'our sisters, Miss Virginia Shipley, >f Bristol; Mrs. T. A. Belk, of Mount lolly, N. C., Mrs. Foster Bryant of 31acksburg, Va., and Mrs. Claude S. 3erry. Columbus Ohio, and two brohers, James Shipley, Rcidsville, N. Z.. .and Pfc. Robert G. Shipley of Ceesler Field, Miss. Lieut, Shipley, who was 27 years >ld, was a graduate of the Wallace 7a.. High School and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He entered the irmy air corps in December 1941. Private Joseph H. Johnson of Co. = : )., 725 M. P. Bn. Fort Jackson, S. C. 'isited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ar hur Johnson of Sugar Grove, over he week-end. .
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