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unmr TT mno states m M WAR Vl *ohds y } STAMPS l||l^ VOLUME LV.?NO. 49. CfflNA HERALDS ft?i? atwt rniio ununiuji VUlll IN SIX YEAR WAR Five Japanese Divisions Are Said to Have Been Completely Routed by China; Nips Said To Have Been Thrown Back In Disorder As Foe Is Trapped. Chunking, June 1.?Spurred on by General Hsueh Yueh, and encouraged by air support overhead, battle-tried Chinese troops were announced today to have routed completely five Jap divisions in a victory hailed in Free China as the greatest in six years of war. The Japs were thrown back in disorder and with heavy losses toward Ichang, their Yangtze river base, the high command said. Chinese quarters in this provisional capital were elated over the reports from the Y'angtze front where the enemy divisions, involving perhaps 75?000 men, were said to have been trapped in a big encirclement. The Japs had thrust out from Ich ang in a many-pronged threat to Chungking. Up to May 27 more than four thousand Japanese ?dead had been removed from the battlefields, it was reported, and the all-front counterattacks of the past two days were said to have added thousands more. Today's high command communique announced further successes on the huge three hundred mile semicircular front extending from the Tungting lake region of northern Hunan, westward around Ichang on the Yangteie and Northeastward to the Hupeh-Honan border region. A body of Jap troops was completely annihilated near Yuyankwan, 35 miles south of Ichang, the communique said, and a tremendous quantity of war supplies was captured. Enemy remnants were thoroughly mopped up at three points west of Ichang, it was stated, and the Chinese continued attacks on the retreating foe. In northern Hunan, it was said, a battle of annihilation was proceeding against retreating Japs, with Allied planes incessantly active. HALF MILLIONCOAL MINERS ARE IDLE Washington, June 1.?While 500,000 miners remained idle, the deadlook in their wage negotiations tightened tonight when the operators rejected the United Mine Workers' proposal for $1.50 a day as a temporary settlement of the portal-toportal pay issue. Both sides announced the impasse in negotiations an hour after Secretary Ickes, as fuel administrator, had called upon President John L. Lewis of the UMW to order the miners to end their work stoppage which Ickes termed "a strike against the government." While saying that Lewis cannot escape responsibility in the crisis, the government's chief mine boss said "a few powerful operators deliberately opposed a compromise." -Lewis did not immediately reply to Ickes, but told reporters that the demand to return to work was a "matter to be given consideration.-' The operators, replying to Ickes, said "we do not feel that we can accept any responsibility for the delays which necessitated intervention by agencies of the government. This responsibility is that of the United Mine Workers, who have refused to recognize the wage stabilization policies of the government as reflected in the laws of the United States and executive orders of the president." The joint wage negotiations recessed until tomorrow with an announcement from the operators that they have called upon the War Labor board for further directions. Lewis told a joint press conference that the miners proposed temporary settlement, except for the amount of money, was offered by Secretary Ickes last night in a conference with Lewis and Charles O'Neill, representing the northern operators. Ickes did not propose any specific sum, the UMW president said. BOONE BOY RATES HIGHEST IN NAVAL TEST IN COUNTY Navy Recruiter J. E. Huffman stated that Richard Franklin Bingham son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Bingham of Boone, had made the highest mental score thus far in the county on the Navy entrance examinations. These mental tests were recently given in a number of the Watauga County Schools. James A. Barnes o( Route 2 is second high, only one point behind Bingham. Both of these young men leave Friday for Raleigh for final physical examinations and enlistment in the U. S. Navy. IATAI An Indep BOONE, WA Goes Into Active Duty LIEUT. ROBERT H. BINGHAM Atlanta. May 31. ? Lieut. Robert H. Bingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lama L. Bingham, of Boone, has beer assigned to active duty with the fighting leathernecks, it was announced here today. He was ordered to lead U. S. Marines in battle after successfully completing the rugged officers' training course at the famous Marine Base, Quantico, Va. COLEMAN LUCES FELL WEED QUOTA Operator of Local Burley Warehouses Sees Good Prices For This Season. "I want to urge every farmer in this section to put out his full quota of tobacco this season,'' R. C, Coleman, operator of the Mountam Burley Werhouses in Boone, said the first of the week. In discussing the threatened shor rage ot plants, Mr. Coleman said ho thought it would pay every farmer to get out his full allotment, even if he had to set it a little later than usual. He thinks that hurley tobacco will be in great demand this season and bring top prices. With the increased allotments which have been made, Mr. Coleman says he thinks 1943 will be a banner year for the Boone tobacco market. Memorial Day Services Are Held Last Sunday The annual Memorial Day services of the American Legion were held til is year at the Mount Vernon Church. At the entrance of the church were placed six crosses with wreaths, in memory of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War; the War of 1812; the War between the States; the Spanish American War; World War I and V/orld War II. At the front ot the church hung long scrolls bearing the names of those from Watauga county who had served in World War 1 and World War II. The program consisted of patriotic songs, with special numbers by Mrs. Elbert Vannoy, and by the Mt. Vernon quartet. Talks were made by Mr. W. H. Gragg, Mr. Albert Watson and Mr. Brown. Rev. W. C. Greene was chairman of the meet ing and the sermon was delivered by Mrs. F. E. Wannan, who used the text: "greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends." A large crowd attended the services. FOUR LOCAL MEN ARE ACCEPTED FOR THE NAVY Joseph E. Huffman, Navy recruiter, who is in Boone on Monday and Tuesday of each week announced that four men from this county have oeen accepted pending final physical examination in Raleigh this week. They are: , Thomas Herndon Coffey, Jr., of Blowing Rock; Richard Franklin Bingham, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Knox Bingham; James Andrew Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Barnes of Boone; Austin Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Lewis of Todd. Upon passing final physical examinations in Raleigh, these men will! be enlisted in the Navy V-6 program. To those that qualify 55 different trade schools are open. These schools provide trained men for the petty _rr: U111CC1 Xclllllga XII utc mpiuiy CApanding fleet. Courses taught range . from cooks and bakers school to aviation machinists, pharmacists' mate electricians, radiomen, metalsmiths, ; etc.. Chicks Poor quality chicks, poor quality feed, and inexperienced persons at tempting to grow chicks, has caused . the mortality experienced in man) . years, reports County Agent L. F ! Weeks of Duplin. I BUY WAR SAVTNQS BONDS JGA iendent Weekly Newspapx iTAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR LARGE NUMBER OF MOTORISTS ARE CITED BY 0. P A. Many Drivers of Automobiles Have Violated Rationing Regulations, says OPA Office; Future Violators May Suffer Loss of Ration Books. A large nuumber of automobiles have been cited for various abuses of the wartime rationing regulations, says Richard A. Olsen of the local OPA office, who warns that Federal regulations call for drastic measures if such violations continue, i Mr. Olsen releases the following jlist of license numbers of vehicles iwuuie owners nave vioiaiea me regulations: 184406 140389 118509 108141 145007 175719 184570 175532 175394 175568 118641 145092 175667 139358 175645 102770 132244 175906 699118 717555 544421 240437 699661 545008 543405 545262 184631 555075 161846 542702 143506 699664 .195053 628441 175437 544572 118,962 696,469 175770 699676 " 113365 488600 490009 720090 491245 723415 491355 718953 489044 718927 555174 723259 Mr. Olsen states that if a vehicle ' number shown above appears in this paper again, for abusing OPA regulations?that is, driving over 35 miles per hour, unnecessary driving, over- 1 loading, tire abuse, tire inspection ' record not complete, the T. A. B. or C book held may be taken away for 1 30 days or even for the duration of 1 the war. This is a government reg- \ ulation, he says, and it is the patriot- 1 ic duty of the board to see that it 1 is enforced. Drunken Driving : Owners of the following vehicles 1 will appear in next OPA court for I drunken driving. The vehicle license numbers are: 1 134079 699184 544325 768975 489198 487952 For Speeding: 731723 395386 491958 195054 709199 637202 544442 709199 The names of these offenders and the penalties prescribed by the board will be published later. i Gas Bation Books Holders of C gasoline ration books in Watauga county are to mail their ] books into the local ration board in j Boone before June 10. ; T-gas books for pickups, it is said, i are to be reduced, on account of too much unnecessary driving and speed- ( ing. It is also stated that T-coupons in some instances are being given to ' passenger car owners. One caught thus violating the law, will have his truck parked for the duration of the war, it was stated. County Singing To Be Held Next Sunday At 1:30 next Sunday all "sacred singers of the county" are invited to gather at Mount Vernon Church for the annual singing convention. Mr. N. L. Harrison states that Sunday School will be held early at Mt. Vernon and that vocalists from a distance may start at 11:30 if they would I prefer. RECRUITER SEEKS MEN FOR DUTY WITH THE SEABEES Lieutenant Charles J. Dietrich, CE C, USNR, will be at the Navy Recruiting Station, Post Office Building, Winston-Salem, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday June 7, 8, ' and 9th to interview men from 17 to 50 with construction experience for petty officer ratings in the Seabees. J. E. Huffman, recruiter assigned to Watauga County will be at the postoffice in Boone on Tuesday June 1 to pass out application blanks and information on this branch of the Navy. Urgently needed are blacksmiths, building carpenters, electricians, steel workers, engine operators, metal workers, plumbers, welders, shov' el operators, telephone men and oth| er experienced men. ' In England, the government owns all food supplies and is rationing them out to both restaurants and to households as needed for the duration. Demi sr-?Established in the Y OLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3,1! Army Rescues As flood waters continued to ris brought barges and amphibious je rescued residents and thpir bmmpi livestock. Here two goats and thre from the flood zone. FLORIDIAN BUYER OF GREEN PARK Workmen to Start Next Week Placing Blowing Rock Hotel in Readiness for Opening. Mr. R. H. Gore, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., capitalist and hotel man was the successful bidder for the Green Park Hotel property Monday, when the property was foreclosed at public auction by the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. The amount of the purchase price was not made public, but it was authoritatively stated that workmen would be on the job next week getting the famous Blowing Rock hotel property in readiness for the opening next month. The Green Park is ;ne of the oldest of the Blowing Rock Hotels and has been widely patronized. Mr. Gore, it is said holds extensive hotel properties in the state of Florida, and has other widespread business interests TOWN PASSES BEER ORDINANCE Week-End Sales of Beer and Wine In City Made to Comply With The State Law. The city council at the last regular meeting passed an ordinance in line with power granted them by the state board, prohibiting the sale of beer and wine through retail outlets in the town of Boone, from 11:30 Saturday night until 7:00 a. m. Monday. Mr. Gordon H. Winkler, the Mayor, states that the power was vested in city governments by the last Legislature to pass such ordinances. NO FATHERS TO GO UNTIL OTHERS SENT No fathers in North Carolina are to be called in the selective service as long as single men and married men without children listed with the boards, are still subject to call, it was stated last weeK by represenatives of state selective service headquarters. The points stressed by the officials at regional meetings held over the state were: 1. Boards should review all cases rigidly so that when fathers are called no single men or childless married men will be left in civilian life after fathers are called except for vital reasons. 2. Boards should impress on employers that hereafter deferment of draft-age single and childless married men will be renewed only in extreme cases and that replacement arrangements are becoming imperative. Single men and childless married men, it was said, are being called from the war industries, such as shipyards and airplane factories. Em ployers however, will be permitted to make replacements before such men are drafted. Replacements will be by men with children and by women. "U>r^ fl?4" The newly-created Office of Civil' ian Requirements is planning to pro vide farmers with 50 "hard to get' itefns, from auger bits to singletrees ?items urgently required for thi food program. 3CRJ* ear 1 888. )43. Flood Victims ^ ' ' ' V" ' H*-' ^^3SH80B3HfcO^' e in the Midwest, army engineers eps into the area. They not only told furnishings, but also removed e pigs are being floated on a barge COMMERCE GROUP TO MEET FRIDAY Banquet Session Chamber of Conr merce Featured by Boy Scout Leader's Address. A dinner meeting cf the Boon Chamber of Commerce is schedulei to be held at the Gateway Cafe Fri day evening at 8 o'clock, accordini to an announcement by Mr. H. V. Wilcox, president of the organiza tion. The meeting will be featured b; an address of Mr. Stanley Harris, national figure in the Boy Scout 01 ganization. Mr. W. B. Farthing and Mrs. J. / W. Davis will have their county wa stamp and bond workers present fc further planning in connection wit the sale of the war securities. It is requested by President Wil cox that every member possible b present at this time. A meeting i the directors will be held immedii tely after the banquet session, an each director should make it a poii to be present. High School To Open Summer Term June 1! The high school and elementar school in Boone will open for tli summer Ltjim on ruesaay June I Courses to be offered in the hig school will include home economic typing, shorthand, science, math matics, history, and English. All sei en grades will be offered in the e ementary school. This is the first year home ecoi cmics have been offered in the sun mer, but it is being offered this ye; so that special courses in cannir and war projects can be carried o Regular high school credit in hon economics will be given in th course. First Synthetic Tires Arrive In This Cit; The first tires to arrive in tl county which are made from tl new synthetic rubber, have been r ceived at the Main Street Gulf St tion, according to Mr. W. R. Winkl operator of the station. The tires are mamifnetiirerl hv tl Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., ai considerable interest has been arou ed among motorists who have e amined them. Mr. Winkler says tl tires cost no more than those fas ioned from natural rubber and a claimed by the manufacturer to gi' 14% more mileage. Stores to Continue To Close at 7 Saturday At a recent meeting of the Me chants Association it was voted continue closing the stores on & urday evenings at 7:00 o'clock, stat Mr. Rossell D. Hodges, president the retail organization. . orn rnrvco nortnrtrTTAM CHAIRMAN MAKES REPOI Mrs. McKinley Ayers, productii chairman of the sewing room of t Watauga Chapter of the Americ Red Cross, reports the following 1 the closing fiscal year: From January 1,1942, through A - ril 1, 1943, our quota was 1095 g - ments. The garments actually ma ' and shipped from the materials i , ceived were 1429. This complel a our quota with the exception of ni pairs of boys' overalls. |lj? $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY HEATH CLAIMS V R. O.BANNER, 62, AT BANNER ELK 4 i, I" ' -?ol A * - *? - ~ v n.> .uiuugvlUCIUS lUtUlIl" \St < for Merchant and Lead' ?> ^Citizen of Neighboring CflTYimunity; Death Conies Unexpectedly on Tuesday. Banner Elk.?R. O. Banner, 62, prominent Banner Elk merchant, died unexpectedly at the hospital here Tuesday afternoon a short time after he collapsed at his home. Mr. Banner had been in ill health for some time but his passing was unexpected. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Banner of Banner Elk and was born here May 31, 1881. He was educated in the Watauga county schools in the section of the county from which later Avery was formed. Mr. Banner became a merchant as a young man and continued in business here until his death. He took a prominent part in church, ? civic and political affairs in Western North Carolina and had served as mayor of Banner Elk. He was also a member of the building committee J for the Banner Elk Presbyterian church. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Eva i. Lowe Banner and the following children: Mrs. Ruth Jennings of Banner Elk; Mrs. Mary Sue Dellenger of Shelby; R. O. Banner, Jr., of E Banner Elk; Pfc Edwin Banner of 3 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Mrs. Thelma . Tilley of Banner Elk; Fred Banner g of Baltimore, Md.; and Misses Carols line, Geneva, and Jean all of Ban_ ner Elk; three brothers four sisters and seven grandchildren. y Due to repairs being in progress a at the Banner Elk Presbyterian - church, funeral services will be held at the Methodist church at a time L to be announced later. The Rev. r Thompson B. Southall will officiate r and burial will follow in the Benh ner Elk cemetery. i- TreasuryjCitation Is ^ Forwarded Local Bank i d The Northwestern Bank at Boone it has received from Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., a citation, honoring the magnificent work of the local institution in the m prosecution of the war savings pro5 gram. Few banks, it is understood, in this entire area have been so honored. e Signed by Secretary Morgenthau ^ the certificate cites the Northwest ^ ern Bank "for distinguished service , in behalf of the war program." The * handsomely engraved certificate has , been placed in the lobby of the j bank. i RATION BOARDS : USE MAILING PLAN n. le is To accomplish the gigantic task of getting war ration book three into the hands of 940,800 North Carolinians, Uncle Sam is borrowing an idea from one of the nation's most sucv cessful businesses?the mail order ' house. He's making it just as simple as le possible for everyone to get the new le ration book. He is having the applie_ cation delivered to your home by the postman, where the head of the er family can fill it out at his convenience. Once completed, it need only 1Q be mailed back between June 1 and 10 to the OPA state mailing center (the card is already pre-addressed) x" and you can forget all about the lle whole thing until the postman deh livers your family's ration books to re your door. vc Distribution of the new ration .cook is uie biggest mailing job in history, but it won't be a difficult one I for the Post Office Department or for OPA if citizens are careful in 7S filling out the application forms. All information is to be typewritten or ,r. printed on the form, with the ext0 ception of the signature at the bottorn of the card which must be writes ten (this protects applicants against of forgeries). No books will be issued on unsigned cards. Space is provided on the blank for the names of 12 members of a IT family. Should additional space be necessary, another form should be on filled in, listing the other names and he the two cards fastened securely toan gether. or Protection against loss in the mails is afforded by the numbered stub p. which forms the top part of the apar. plication. This stub should be torn <je off before the form is mauled and -e. held until the books are delivered by tes the postmaui. ne BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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