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VOLUME LVI.?NO. 5.
BADOGLJO SAID TO
BE DISCUSSING AN
ARMISTICE PLAN
Successor to Mussolini Reported
Armistice Conditions With Allied
Representatives: Hitler is
Said to he Forced Into Combined
Defense of Italy.
London July 27.?Italian Premier
Marshal Pietro Badnglio was reported
discussing armistice conditions
with allied representatives in a Bern
dispatch tonight as the Rome radio
told the world that the Italian people
had rejected fascism.
Without confirmation from allied
quarters or from Rome, the Swiss
telegraphic agency said information
from Rome stated that Benito Mussolini's
successor was talking terms
and that it was generally believed
the contact was made through the
Vatican.
The report \v as made after a day
of rumor to the same effect.
The allied demand for unconditional
surrender was placed anew before
the Italian people earlier in ut- I
terances by both President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill.
Even as the crisis appeared to heighten,
Adolf Hitler was reported to
have been forced against his wishes
into a combined German-Italian defense
or all Italy as tile price for
her continued participation in the
war.
Turkey in Picture
Laiy's new foreign minister, Ralaeie
Gua-iglia, conferred aboard an
Italian embassy launch at sea with
Turkish foreign Minister Nurnan
Menemc-ncloglu, with whom he has
been associated as ambassador to
Turkey, an Ankara dispatch said, reporting
the meeting might have farreaching
consequences.
In announcing the llalian disavowal
oi Fascism, the Rome radio!
said Badoglio's "purely professional
cabinet can only help in the present |
transition period" and that it did'
not. Jean to any specific political idea.
The Italians acted after finding
that "the curtailing of liberties" and
the errors of Fascist leaders "were
compromising the war effort," the
radio said.
President Roosevelt reaffirmed in
effect at a White House press con- ]
ference the allied policy of exacting
unconditional surrender. Secretary j
Kncx said developments in Italy in j
dicated some attempts to lake that
country out of the war in the reasonably
near future.
Drive to Continue
n.: ?t ai t ?i *
4 1I11IC JVi;uiM.Ci V_.llUi UULl UCC1URM
in an address before the house of
commons that allied commanders
had been ordered to exert the "utmost
rigor" of war against Italy until
she yielded.
Without confirmation, rumors of
negotiations for an Allied-Italian ar
misticc- circulated in neutral capitals
and in London.
Swiss newspaper dispatches indicated
that Italian factions long subordinated
to the fascism yoked upon
Italy by Benito Mussolini?and these
include liberals who seek an immediate
end to the war?were seeking
a voice in the development of a new
national policy.
Count Giacoma Suardo, Fascist
prsident of the Italian senate and
an aide of Mussolini, resigned today
and King Vittorio Emanuele appointed
Don Paolo De Velle to succeed
him, the Rome radio announced. The
king received the new cabinet in audience.
It was said however, in another
dispatch that no official decision had
been made regarding the future of
the Fascist party.
Yanks Continue Drive
Against Jap Position
Green-clad American soldiers and
Marnes slugging steadily forward
through the jungles of New Georgia
have scored new advances which
hav carried them to within less than
a mile and one-fifth of the strategic
airbase at Munda.
The jungle veterans drove through
strong Japanese defenses to the east
of the airdrome yesterday in the
second consecutive day of advance.
A spokesman at General Douglas
MacArthur's headquarters said the
new thrust took the Americans to
within 2,100 yards of the airdrome.
Driving forward in what the
spokesman called a considerable ad
vance all along the battle line, the
Americans passed the coastal village
of Tetere.
General MacArthur's communique
said they "continued their pressure
against the enemy centers of resistance."
These centers probably are
dugouts placed so that machine-gun
fire can cover advances against each
post.
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LIEUTENANT MORRIS EGGERS <
PUBLICITY GROUP |
TO MEET TONIGHT:
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| Airport Committee Boone and J
Blowing Rock to Meet
At Daniel Boone.
| The Boone Chamber of Commerce <
Committee on publicity and airport 1
developed is asked by President H. '
W. Wilcox to meet at the Daniel '
Boone Hotel this I.Wednesday) eve- '
'ning at S o'clock, with a similar com '
inittee front Blowing Rock to further '
study ways and moans of giving Wa- 1
tauga county the property degree of !
publicity as a tourist center, and to <
make plans looking to the develop 1
ment of an airport in the area.
j Those requested to be present are:
J. E. Holshouser, Barnard Dougher- <
ty, Clyde R. Greene, W. H. Gragg, :
[Wade E. Brown and Russell D. Hod- j<
.ai. wiicox asKs mat every mem- ;
ber of the committee be present and
takes oeeiision to thank the people ]
of Blowing Rock for their fine cooperation
in behalf of the common
progress of the two communities.
The local Chamber of Commerce
has almost completed its membership
campaign, and following are the
names of the recent firms and indi- ]
viduals to join: j
Boone Steam Laundry, I. T. Bar- (
nett, Northwestern Bank, Maddux ,
Esso Service, W. R Winkler, Boone j
Drug Company. Dr. W. M. Matheson l
Colvard Tire Co., John E. Brown, Jr.;
Parkway Company, Boone Tire and (
Bargain Store, Sniithey's Store, Wa- ;
tauga Democrat, Gateway Cafe and
W ,C. Greene. I
FSA REUEVEDOF
I FARM LABOR JOB!
County Supervisor Says Duties 1
Are Transferred to
the W. F. A.
William A. Smith, County Supervisor
for the Farm Security Administration,
emphasized yesterday that
the FSA has been officially relieved
of all responsibility in connection (
with the recruting, transporting and
placing of farm labor by an order
transferring these duties to the War
Food Administration's office of labor.
Howard H. Fordon, FSA Regional :
Director of Raleigh, has announced '
that ail persons employed by FSA to
handle farm labor have been transferred
to the pay roll of the other i
agency, effective July 1, Smith said. I
Those transferred include manaeers I
and other employees of the farm
labor supply centers which FSA has
built and maintained to provide the
shelter for, and facilitate the procurement
of seasonal farm workers.
Tire Recapping
Drive Opened
Washington, July 26.?Armed with
word from Rubber Director William
M. Jeffers that few new tires would
be available for months to come,
even for essential civilian driving,
the oil industry toady launched a
campaign to get. motorists to "recap
before it is too late."
The Petroleum Industry War
Council took up the campaign on a
nation wiuj basis, directing filling
station operators to keep motorists
I conscious of a letter by Jeffers to
the PIWC delivering the warning.
jjven unaer ine most optimistic
conditions, we should not expect to
get many tires, even for essential
driving until late this year or mid1944.
Only those drivers whose work
is most essential to the winning of
the war can count on new replacement
tires for at least the next 12
months."
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rAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAE
LIEUT. EGGERS1S
SAFE FOLLOWING
CRASH OF BOMBER
Boone Pi-lot. Aboard B-17 in
Crash Landing. Which Took
Life of One of Crew of 10: Local
Man Suffered Minor Cuts
and Bruises in Crash.
Lieutenant Morris Eggers. sort of
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Eggers of Boone,
in a letter to his parents, tells of having
escaped the crash of an army
boniber near Redmond. Oregon, recently
in which one of the crew of
ten lost his life.
The ietter from Lieut. Eggers telling
of the crash follows:
"Thanks for the prayers. It wasn't
just luck that I walked away from a
completely demolished B-17 this afternoon.
We had fuel trouble and got
ready to bail out, but petted the ship
to within sight of the field. We were
too low to jump when the motors
juit. so we rode her into the woods
it 140 miles per hour, cut down a
viiuii: mess oi juniper trees and j
flowed into the ground. My escape i
latch was jammed and I finally got
iut a ripped place in the side. Men
were lying all around. The pilot, the
wmbardier and I counted quickly?
inly 9. I found the tenth. Remember
low I used to faint at the sight of
ilood? it didn't bother me today. I
lelped eut the parachute off the boy
ind load him and the others in am- j
nuances. Then we all went to the |
lospital. 1 only had a few cuts on |
he left hand and asserted bruise.;.
Sgt. Kastming died a few minutes
igo. He was our ball gunner. Only
.wo had to stay in the hospital?cuts
ind bruises was all.
This was just an unavoidable accident
and very seldom happens. 1
mi being careful, and taking no
nances so don't worry. I'll be home
ill in one piece one of these days."
Employment Service To
iAid Jobless In County
On Specified Dates
David S. Gray, Jr., o! the U S.
Employment Service, North Wilkesloro
office wilt be in the countv on
ho dates and at the places mention d
below for the purpose of recruit*
ng war workers. Anyone interested
n employment should see him.
Monday?Vilas, 1:00 to 1:30; Vallr
Crucis, 3:00 to 3:30; Foscoe, 5:00 to
>:30.
Tuesday?Victor Ward's Store, 9
to 9:30; Bethel, Clyde Perry's Store
11:30 to 12:00; Sherwood 2:30 to 3:00
Mabel 5:00 to 5:30.
Wednesday?Rutherwood 3:30 to
1:00; Deep Gap 11:30 to 12:00. |
Thursday ? Perkinsville 9:00 tol
3:30: Sands Service Station 10:30 to j
11:00; Todd 12:00 to 12:30: Meat j
Camp 3:30 to 4:00.
Friday?Boone, itinerant service;
Blowing Rock 3:30 to 4:00.
Saturday?Adams 8:30 to 9:00; Lovill
10:30 to 11:00; Boone, Smithey's i
Store, 12:00 to 2:00.
Mrs. Winkler Counselor!
of "Minute Maid" Group
Mrs. Gordon H. Winkler, has been
named Counselor of the "Minute
Maids" organization of the younger
girls of the community, to cooperate
with the War Savings Staff.
Anyone interested in doing some
nrnrlr in tKic naitr
va ? i??? MIW in. tl U1 Id U3IV'
ed to call Mrs. Winkler. It is stated
that Poliy Pitcher tag day will be
observed in Wataug county on August
4, and the Minute Maids will
have charge of the War Stamp sales
on that day.
Patrolman Recovers
Stolen Automobile
Patrolman Miles Jones recovered
a stolen 1940 Hudson sedan Monday
afternoon, the property of H. Kemp
Holmes of Greensboro, N. C., and arrested
Herman Watson of Watauga
county and Walter Grady Dunlap,
Liberty, N. C., who admitted the
theft of the car, it was said.
The men are being held for the
Greensboro officers.
Associational W. M. S.
Holds Meetings Locally
The Women's Missionary Society
of the Three Forks Association, of
which Mrs. S. C. Eggers is president,
is holding meetings in the different
churches of the county for the re
iriiiiiiuer 01 me ween.
Mrs. Carpenter, wife of the Editor
of the Biblical Recorder, Miss Abee.
and Miss Mary Curran, State WMS
superintendent, all of Raleigh, are
dakiag part in the local meetings.
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.OLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 29. IS
Conquerors Surroiu
Sicilians liberated from Axis cppr<
lies gather admiringly around Ameri
invasion came an Allied ultimatum. t
This was soon followed by a bombtn
Elected By Retailers ^
GUY H. HUNT h(
HINT PRESIDENT *
I MERCHANTS ASSN. i
J. E. Clay Named Vice-President,
as New Board Directors !t()
Holds Meeting. w
ai
Guy H. Hunt, owner of Hunt's De ;*a
partment Store, and one of the load- |v
ing figures in the business and civic
hfe of the community, was named
president of the Boone Merchants ^
Association Friday evening at the f~
first meeting of the newlyelected |
board of directors of the organutation.
Mr. J. E Clay was elected vice- lr
president while Mrs. Ruby Ellis was
le-elected Secretary. ,a
The new board of directors which i
was elected last Wednesday at a bus- tj
iness session incident to the annual t(
picnic of the retailers, is as follows: tj
Kenneth Kinney. J. L. Quails, D. L.
Wilcox, R. A. Manship, G. K. Moose, j
B. W. Stallings, W. H. Gragg. Guyjtl
Hunt, Bus Crowell, Grady Tugman, I
R. D. Hodges. r
The annual picnic was held at
Camp Fiesta. Games, swimming,
races and plenty of fried chicken be
Ung tealures of the entertainment.
The group met at the Bank corner
and journeyed to the camp in cars
and trucks, about 100 being in the si
group. a1
Besides the election of a board of cj
directors, the business session heard p
the financial report of the year, and t<
the President made a brief report of 0
the activities of the Association during
the period. h
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Returns From National ?
Lions Club Convention i
t
Dr. W. Ainos Abrams, recently-el- v
ected Governor of District 31-A Lions j
International, returned last Satur- e
day from Cleveland, Ohio, where he j.
attended the International Lions t
ciud convention, ur. /torains was r
a part o? a delegation of 75 Lions jv
and Lionesses from North Carolina l
in attendance.
For the first time in history, says i.
Dr. Abrams a North Carolina man j
was named on the International j
Board of Directors, Wesley W. Brown J
of Asheville. Dr. Abrams succeeded ^
Mr. Brown as District Governor.
Masonic Lecturer Is
Here This Week \
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Mr. J. F. Marquette, of Statesville. <
assistant Grand Lecturer of the Ma- s
sonic Lodge is in town this week, t
and lectures are being delivered at
Junior Hall, as well as at the rooms 1
Iof Snow Lodge at Sugar Grove. All i
Masons are asked to take advantage i
of the ODDortunitv of hearing Mr. 1
{Marquette. If
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rssion by fhe invasion of the Al- J.
can soldiers. On Ihe heels of the jtli
eUing Ilaly to get out of the war.
g of military objectives in Rome, j
IARENCE MULUNS 2
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ormcr IJoonc Man Struck By j
Automobile in Baltimore. ist
Saturday the 17th "
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Clarence Mullins. former Boone m
roccr. died in the Union Memorial i*?'
dspita!: Baltimore. Saturday, July j
from injuries sustained when '
ruek by on autoinobile m that city (J
ve days previous, according to be *
ted information reaching the Dem- ji
mat. J]
Mr. Mo] 1 ins. who was well known
ere, where be red many friends, j
as said to have been the victim of Bi
hit and rue. inotorist. but the negro
river of the car has been apprornried,
it was understood.
Mr Mullius suffered a fractured
:uil, broken leg, and paralysis on 1
ie left side. t?
The body was taken to the old fii
imp of the Mullins family at Grun- de
V;,., for interment. to
'RESIDENT TO TALK *h
O NATION TONIGHT <u
President Roosevelt will deliver a "t
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uiu uuui cm ui uiajui -.lu^ui icii.wu I ?
i the nation at 9:30 p. m.. eastern t*1
ar time, this (Wednesday) evening. n
id he has indicated that he will Vt
iik about the whole sweep ot the
ar effort, both at home and on the ac
altlcfrouts. v<
The chief executive's first broad- cr
ist to the nation since Italy ousted
remier Mussolini will give Mr. n''
oosevelt a chance for any appraisal
e cares to make ot that develop- f
lent.
But the President made it clear at !
news conference that he did not
sped to confine himself to the Itlian
situation, but he would cover
le war as o whole. He took pains
> make it plain that lie considered
ic home and overseas fronts to be sl
iterlinked insuperably and a part
f the whole picture of trying to win c'
irough to victory.
tAF Fliers Smash Nazi
Attempt to Reinforce n"
Sicilian Isle By Air hl
Deadly RAF Spitfires on Tuesday
lattered another desperate German
ttempt to reinforce their troops in _
icily, knocking down 21 giant trans P
orts over Messina as the Nazis took
i the airwavs to stave off the fall
f Sicily a little longer.
Aground. U. S. and Canadians
urled back Nazi counter-attacks, a,
nd then drove deeper into the biterly-defended
but slowly dwindling -j
lortheastern corner of the island, al- (
ied headquarters announced today. "
The 21 Junkers-52 transports were
ilasted from the skies Sunday along
I'ith eight axis fighters, and RAF
leaufighters in another action downd
two great German 323-Merse- c
iurgs. The latter can carry more p
han 100 men apiece, but it was not j,
eported whether they were filled tl
rith troops.
Determined to win as much time (
is possible in Sicily, the Germans
ittempted the aerial reinforcement
ifter sending the 29th motorized divsion
to the island from Italy. Now
illied planes are ranging the coasts,
dazing at shipping and harbor installations
to cut off sea communiatinnc
1
The Germans gambled extrava-1 1
;antly with their giant transports, j
or the allies have captured or neuralized
all of Sicily's main airports, '
ind the great aircraft presumably
itarted for improvised or badly dam- '
igcd fields, risking crash landings.
Only one Spitfire was lost in the
>attle over Messina. The RAF t'eat 1
luplicated that of American Light- ]
lings last week in knocking down '
J1 transports near Sardinia in a
:ew moments.
CVL.L.J&UEI flllALd
eleran Congress Member Literary
Speaker at Appalachian
Summer Commencement. Occuring
August 19; Two More
Enrolled Than A Tear Ago.
Hn. Robert L Doughtor., chairman
the Way-- and Means Committee
the United States Congress will
?liver the literary address at the
irampr commencement of Appachian
Slate Teachers College, on
e evening of Thursday, August 13.
was anouneed this morning by Dr.
D. Rankin, dean of the instituon.
The date for the closing of the secid
summer term, says Dean Ranki
has been fixed one week earlier
lan the original date, because of
to cariy opening of the North Car
ina schools, to adjust to the uniirm
nine month's term. Class work
. the college is being conducted on
six-day schedule to make possible
lis earlier closing.
The complete enrollment lor the
conri term is three hundred and
fly-one. being two larger, than in
ic second term of last year. This
akes a total increase for the sum
( r quarter over tiiat of last year of
rty-seven students.
iEAV\ DEMAND
[ERE FOR CABBAGE
uycrs Disappointed in Not Being
Able to Load Their
Trucks. Says Eggers
Vatauga farmers, caught rather bereen
the early and late crops, are
idiiig themselves unable to fill the
mand of the big trucks coining inthis
section this week, says Mr.
C. Eggers. local realtor, who aid?
e farmers through his radio and
herwise in disposing of their proice.
Mr. Eggers says that on Tuesday
knew of truckers wanting to load
,000 pounds of cabbage, and while
ere is a good deal of the late crop
the county it is not ready for har
siing.
Mr. Eggers soys that the cabbage
reage tins year was partially dieted
to string beans and other
ops. Ho will be glad to render the
rmers any assistance possible in.
avketing their crops.
Community Cannery
To Open August 5th
The Boorfc- community cannery is
> begin operation on Thursday Auast
5th, Dr. Orby Southard, tile
ipervisor stated today.
Since sealers have not yet arriv1,
it is impossible to state whether
inning may be done m tin cans at
le beginning. However persons
ishing to do home-canning in glass
irs, may bring their produce to the
innery, which is located in the baseent
of the Mountain Burley Wareause.
Further announcements of canning
ites will be made in the next issue
: the Democrat.
dumber Of New Books
At County Library
Some of the new books recently
tided to the Watauga Library are:
"Journey Among Warriors," Cuie;
"The Year of Decision." Do Volt
"Never Call Retreat." Freeman:
The Human Comedy." Saroyan;
Forest and the Fort." Allen: "Asignment
in Brittany," Mclnis, and
The Little Prince," St. Exupery.
Mrs. Ingle, the librarian, asks all
lubs and individuals to return all
ast due books to the Library for an
iventory. Visitors are invited to use
he Library.
Sugar Stamp 14
HaaJ Alimml 1C*L
MUUU nuyudi mill
Washington, July 26.?Sugar stamp
10. 14 in ration book No. 1 will be:ome
valid August 16th and will be
*ood for five pounds of sugar thrugh
October, the Office of Price Administration
announced today. This on
the same basis of previous rations?
ibout one half pound per person per
week.
The presently valid stamp No. 13
.vi 11 expire August 15. OPA said it
nade the early announcement to enable
the trade to plan packaging.
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