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WESM XX UHITEO STATES m nA WAR %JX ?ops T STAMPS mi* VOL. LVI?NO. 8. ISoCRItTO AID; IN DRIVE TO EASE PULP SHORTAGE Thousands of Cords Pulp wood Required for War Purposes; WPB Institutes Victory Pulpwood Campaign In Effort To Relieve Serious Shortages. The Watauga Democrat has joined other weekly and daily J newspapers of the nation in a campaign to aid the Government in solving the serious pulpwood shortage siutation. it i? Ihc second time since Pearl Karber that the nation's newspapers have been called upon to overcome a serious war material shortage. Last fall it was the newspapers' United Scrap Metal Campaign. At that time scores of steel mills faced shutdpwns for lack of vital mater- f ials. What the newspapers accomplished in that drive is history. The situation was saved with more than , 3,000.000 tons of precious metal col- f lected. Now it is the pulpwood campaign and it is equally serious because hundreds of thousands of cords of the nation's ouiowood are rcouired 1 for war purposes. The Victory Pulp wood Campaign was initiated by the War Production Board, with the cooperation 01 other Federal Departments, was agencies t and industry. It is designed to re- s lieve increasingly serious shortages \ in pulpwood. the raw material which a makes smokeless powder, rayon for s parachutes, plastics for airplane s parts, shell and bomb casings and shipping containers for ammunition ^ foods, supplies, blood plasma and other necessicites for our armed forces and our allies Of the pulpwood campaign, Mr. Donald Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, says: "Once again in an emergency situation involving production for the war effort. American newspapers have offered their assistance to the War Production Board. This voluntary and unsolicited action represents the highest expression of practical patriotism?the kind of patriotism which, if emulated by farmers and woodsmen in the pulpwood producing areas of the United States, will solve the problem of current and threatening pulpwood shortages and, by its broader example, help to hasten the winning of the war. Personally and as Chairman of the War Production Board. I am happy to welt accictarirp of tVif nAWS< any time in its history, despite war conditions, F.nd the firm enjoys an ever-widening volume of trade. papers in this important produc- 1 tion campaign." c The campaign, to increase the pro- 1 duction of pulpwood for the manufacture of products vitally necessary for military needs overseas and for home front war uses, is addressed to farmers, woodland owners, forest laborers and other available workers in the three major pulpwood producing areas of the South, Northeast and Lake States, where manpower shortages have been developed because of the withdrawal of the woodsmen for service in the armed forces or other war work. The growing seriousness of pulpwood shortages prompted Mr. Nelson to issue the following appeal to the farmers: "If every one of the more than 2,800,000 farmers in the 27 pulpwood producing stales were to de (Continued on page eight.) LOCALSTORElS VASTLY IMPROVED Hunt's Department Store Enlarged To More Than Twice Former Floor Space Hunt's Department Store, one of ! the leading retail establishments in this area, has just completed an enlargement program which provides approximately twice the floor space formerly used by the establishment. The ground floor of the structure was rearranged so that the entire front of the building, including the portion formerly used by McGuire's Beauty Salon, is used by Hunt's and , a second entrance has been provided- , In addition the entire second floor has been taken over by the store, and two wide interior stairways provide access to the departments housed there. Mr. Guy Hunt, manager of the store calls attention to the fact that this is the sixth time the store has been enlarged during the six years he has been in business here. The enlarged store has been repainted throughout and the front is greatly improved by the use of gray stucco. The stock of merchandise carried bv the store is lareer than at 'ATA I An Indeper BOONE, WATA VWWVAWWWrtVVWWVW. A Boone Marine Major Saves Life of Fellow Officer in Heavy Surf Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif. August 21?A Boone. N. C. Marine with a background of athletics was " commended today for saving the life of a fellow marine officer as they were swimming near La Jolla, California. He is Major J. H. Thomas whose wife and family. reside at Boone. N. C.. who saved the life of Major r. S. Winch in heavy surf by hold- is ing him afloat until a surfboard ar- tic rived to take him ashore. tic Major Thomas is provost max- p0 shal at Camp Elliott. He saved sev- tri eral swimmers' lives at Cape May. js N. J., in 1925 and 1926, and from ial i937 through 1931 instructed CCC p0 boys in North Carolina camps in to life-saving. In 1941 he rescued the fifj company cleric of a CCC camp at rt, New River, N. C. ^AWAVWW/ASWVWAVA j1 Gi ASSOCIATION TO s CONVENE TUESDAY^ m; tnnual Baptist Gatberiug at the Clark's Creak Church: Asso- cp ciation i03 Years Old. ef tic The Three Forks Baptist Associa- be ion will convene for a two days scs- V1 ion at Clark's Creek Church, near sh /aile C rue is next Tuesday morning w it 9 o'clock, with Kcv. Vilas Minton m cncduled to deliver the principal sn ernion. a> A full program for the session is M >cing completed, says Mr. S. C. Eg- "r !crs, the moderator and a night sess- L on will bo hold Tuesday at 7:30. A . umber of prominent visitors arc ixpccled to take part on the pro- ^ [rant, including I. G. Greer of Thom- V ksvitle, Smith Hagantan of Winston talent, Rev. M. A. Hoggins of Ral igh and others- M The Three Forks Baptist Associa- q, ion was formed 103 years ago, with p| he Three Forks Church being the er irst church. Mr. Eggers is the 13th ar Moderator; Clyde R. Greene is the so tresent Clerk; Doughton Greene, pc listorian, and Wade E. Brown, vice- u-j noderator and Chairman of the Ex- ja, icutive Board Titere are 40 churches {,,, n the association with a memberhip of 0,000, or slightly more than pe nte-third the population of the coun- <ji y- ur Mr. Eggers insists thai all delcgat- ct. :s attend the sessions of the Asso- nt nation next week, so that they may uj nake reports to their respective hurches. All are asked to stay for ^j he night session Tuesday. nc ?_?. to 170 Jap Planes Bagged; ^ 1,500 Nips Bite Dust k( re se One hundred seventy Jap planes were destroyed and 1,500 Japs killed jn n a big allied raid on Wewak, New ct Juinea, the high command announc- w ;d Tuesday. ca Ten thousand bombs were drop- jn jed on Wewak, which is about 350 of miles northwest of the Salamaua 'round front in New Guinea, in the jj leavicst raid yet staged in the south vest Pacific area. The raiders destroyed the greatest iart of the air force at Wewak. re General Douglas MacArthur said h )f the performance; "It was a crippling blow at an op- ec jortune moment, of "Numerically, the opposing forces ze were anouT. equal in strength but ar )ne was in the air and the other was lot. Nothing is so helpless as a plane q in the ground. D ' In war, suprise is decisive." U The raiders in a mass attack upon rt ? heavy concentration of enemy air p froups, surprised more than 225 air- n planes and their crews on the al ground. ' G Consumer Education At Appalachian; Gov The Planning Conference on Con- it sumer Education got off to a fine start Tuesday in the auditorium of 11 the New Science Building at Appa- e lachian College. p President B. B. Dougherty in his v characteristic happy style, welcom- c: ed the membership to the "welcome- V ist welcome ever given, a real Appa- B lachian welcome," and introduced li Governor J. M. Broughton. e The Governor spoke of the many p minor causes of irritation connected h with adjustment to the war effort, reviewed the heroic story of Amer- tl ican loyalty and self-denial whenev- b er the common cause demanded and A frank information revealed the need. C He expressed confidence in North a Carolinians to be of the same qual- s JGA ident Weekly Newspap' UGA COUNTY, NORTH CARC IR PASSENGER SERVICE IS SEEN FOR THIS CITY reyhound Corporation Plans Combined Helicopter-Bus Service for Towns On Its System: Boone One of Proposed Stops For New Passenger Service. An indication of "things to come" contained in the recent applicant filed with the Civil Aeronau:s Board by the Greyhound Corration for a nation-wide air-bus insportation system, in which it proposed to operate helicopters of rgc carrying capacity to provide ssenger .mail and express service Boone and other points along the .000 miles of highway traversed by reyhound buses. The most novel feature of the proct, says Mr. H W. Wilcox, local reyhound manager and president the Chamber of Commerce, and le for which helicopters are fit J. is the plan to adapt present bus rminals, bus garages and other falities close to central stations of ties and towns as landing ports and aintenance hangars. Just as motor buses can make frclent stops without loss of operating ficiency to serve small communi>s, so will the helicopter-air buses able to maintain schedules proding for landings at comparatively^ ort distances. Thus the convennce and speed of air travel will be ade available to thousands of the iaUei communities, and by opering both land and air transportain we will be able to offer a codiunied travel service that will be itirely new. T t filer oirnrfift non 1 ?/i J > * Greyhound's purpose to start opation of this service between some the larger cities in the very near ture, it is said. Boone on Proposed Route. In a recent letter to H. W. Wilcox, r. Brawner, traffic manager for the reyhound Corporation stated that ans had already been made to opate this new service through Boone id that the present terminal with me changes, could be used. It is linted out that the proposed craft ill not require an airfield, can be nded in as small a space as 150 et square, 14 passenger will be car:d at a speed of about 100 miles ir hour. The service is to be coornated with transcontinental planes, id those wishing to go long distans could take the helicopter to thc amst field accommodating the regar transport craft. The Chamber of Commerce is worng closely with Greyhound so the ;w service may be made available Boone as soon as possible. The ' affic department of Greyhound has sured Mr. Wilcox that he will be ?pt informed on all developments garding the proposed new air-bus rvice. This probably would remove the tniediate necessity of this city seiring an airport, states Mr. Wilcox, ho states that where available land innot be secured the Corporation i_ l? :iJ l -1- -a 1_ ' ? LCT11US HJ UUI1Q lauuill^ uecxs oil iup j present bus terminals. [ONS CLUB IN REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT The Boone Lions Club held its gular meeting at the Daniel Boone otel Tuesday evening August 17. The Program Committee conduct1 a quiz period about the history Boone and Watauga County. Pris were awarded Dr. Amos Abrams id Mr. Ted Norman. Guests of the Club were Mr. B. . Childs, Professor of Education of ufte University; Dr. Roy Morrison niversity of North Carolina, repisentative of OP A; a former Lion resident, Richard Kelley, of the avy; Mr. Wm. Kelsey, Miami, Fla.; id visjting Professor Harvey Cutis, reenville, Ga. Conference Starts . Broughton Speaks y still. The chief executive expressJ the belief that the OPA is renderig a most valuable and successful ;rvice in its publicity efforts. Othrs speaking Tuesday were Mrs. :uth Vick Everett, information diision of OPA, discussing the eduational functions of OPA; Dr. Roy /. Morrison, Educational Service iranch, Washington, D. C., who outned the objectives of the confernce. Following this, many of those resent engaged in a spirited and clpful round-table discussion. The conference will continue tirough Wednesday and Thursday, oth morning and afternoon sessions, lany in-service teachers in North larolina and other southern states re attending the sessions as their ummer school duties will permit. DEMC T?Established in the Yea >LINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19. MISSING IN SICILL Brigadier-General Charles Keerans Boone. the commander of an airborne who has been officially reported as ir of Charlotte Observer. JURORSSELECTED! FOR FAU, COURT 1 September Term Watauga Su- j C perior Court in Session Week September 20. The following have been drawn j q for Jury service by the board of i ^ county commissioners for the fall j term of Watauga Superior court |n: which is to convene for a one week's w session September 20th. with Judge m Julius Rousseau of North Wilkes- cl boro presiding: T M. O. Greene, J- Enzer Townsend, 8: Cloy Pennell, C. O. Matney, Ben H. Phillips, Stewart Aldridge, R. S. ai Jones, C. L. Baird, Lloyd F. Wilcox, ir Smith Isaacs, Willett Moretz, Lloyd ti L. Hayes, Forest Greene, Dwiglit Cable, G. C. Robbins, M. L. Miller, Ja- \ son Moretz, Marshall Cornett, Floyd Eggers, M. C. Cook, Joe Moody, G. C. Greene, Charlie Miller, Clint Reid Noali Story, Albert Watson, Miles A. Ward, John A. Penley, J. E. Maltha, W. C. Eggers, Waldo Tugman, Geo. is McGuire, Clint Eggers, Riley May, b Clyde Robinson, George W. Robin- e< son, Roby Wallace, W. H. Cook,, E. e: Finley Shore, E. J. Presnell, Fred A. h Greene, Claude Greene, C. T. Cor- Z nett, A. C. Shoemake. 1 " tl Alfred Thomas Finds v Beans Good Cash Crop t( ti Mr. Alfred Thomas of Mabel is finding snapbeans to be a good cash F crop, says L. E. Tuckwiller, assistant county agent. Mr. Thomas leased nine-tenths of an acre of sloping land to Raymond C Warren for beans on the share-crop e basis. Mr. Warren has recently com- ^ pleted the harvesting and marketing of the beans, which brought a total s of $436 gross income. The cost of t hired labor was small, and Mr. Tho- o mas estimates that the net income 1 will be approximately $350. f Governor Broughton was a visitor r in the city Tuesday, where he spoke c at Appalachian college, and mingled C with friends in the city for a short C while. r )CRA r 1888. 1943. \N CAMPAIGN r i ; %r ' I 1 W- - , i ; , son of Mr. Charles Keerans of division in the Sicilian invasion, kissing in action. Photo Courtesy khTg?tonspeaks thursday night ! ongressman to Deliver Address at Summer School Finals This Evening Hon. R. L. Doughton, veteran ongressman and Chairman of the "ays and Means Committee of the oti/Nnnl -^f i* v iv noi liuuai ui jicpirariuoiivra ill deliver the address at the suraer commencement of the Appalalian State Teachers College on nursday evening of this week at 30. All the people of the community nd county are extended a cordial ivitation to hear Mr. Doughton on tis occasion. Vatauga Youth Gets Scholarship at State Dana Tugman of R. F. D. 2, Boone : one of twelve outstanding farm oys in North Carolina to be awardd a $100 scholarship to help them nter the School of Agurculture at f. C. State College next month. Dr. i. P. Meleaft, director of instruction i the school, announced the last of ne week. The scholarships are provided anmally by Sears Roebuck Company o assist worthy farm youths in geting an agricultural education, LANS ARE MADE FOR ANNUAL COOK REUNION The reunion of the members of the 'ook family in Watauga and adjacnt counties will be held at the ML Vernon Church on September 19th. It is announced that there will be ome very prominent speakers on he program from various sections if the state, and it is urged for ail he Cook clan to be there with wellilled dinner baskets. Further information regarding the eunion may be secured from eithei >f the following: W. L. Cook, Nile J. Cook, E. M. Cook, Rev. Will J. look. Boone, N. C.: Mack J. Cook ot [odd L. Cook, of Lenoir, N. C. T $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY WINGATE HAMBY MEETS DEATH IN ^ AUTO ACCIDENT l S, ident of Stonv Fork Townip Meets Death Sunday in First Highway Fatality of the Year; Accident Believed Cans cu is\ opening of Car Door. Wingatc Hamby. age 33, a resident of Stony Fork township was fatally injured Sunday night on highway 421, just east of Boone, when presumably the door to the 34 Ford car opened, sideswiped a highway fence, and careened down an embankment on the opposite side jf the road Sheriff C. M. Watson was notified at about 1 a. rn., of the accident when the injured man was discovered by a cassing motorist. The sherrft says that indications were the car rubbed against the wire highway fence for about 50 yards before the driver felt to the roadway, and that the left arm was rubbed against the- coarse wire fence and literally crushed. Injuries of the head brought his death shortly after he was taken to the Wilkes Hospital. This was the firs' fatal accident to jeeur in Watauea Conniv iiiit i.*,-., t is revealed. Funeral sen-ices for the deceased .vert- conducted from Stony Fork itaptisi Church Monday afternoon, -t 1 o clock. Rev. W. D. Ashey contacting the rites, and burial was in he neighborhood cemetery. Reinssturdivant had charge of the ar angements. .Surviving are the widow. Lula jee Miller Haniby and one daugher, Edna: the father and mother, ilr. and Mrs. A. A. Hamby; six irothers, Prince, Dewey. Edward. Stewart, Clyde and Ray Haniby; hree sisters: Mrs. Thelma Greene, ilrs. Eller Watsin, Mrs. Blanche ireene. P.ATTLEOP SICILY ENDS ON TUESDAY 38-Day Battle for Italian Stronghold Ends in Complete Victory; Artillery Hits Mainland. The 38 day battle for Sicily ended Tuesday with the fail of Messina to American soldiers who stormed thru the hiliiside streets of the ancient (>itu nr??~l tV-./in nc^AhliaUn.J w.vj Miiu tUi(l?<Ck with the British eighth army coming up from the south, as Amis resistance ceased. The stirring finish, however, only appeared to have set the stage for the next operations against Europe. Almost simultaneously With the announcement of the end of the Sicilian campaign, a large formation of Flying Fortresses reached across the Mediterranean from recently established bases and gave France its first bombing. 1st res lit- Tube and Salon, the latter northwest of Marseille, were bias" ted in a rour.c! trip which involved at least 1,000 miles. The special communique announcing the capture of Messina said simply: "American troops captured Mes[sina early this morning. Some artillery fire is being directed on. the |city from the Italian mainland." The Germans, nervously blowing up installations on the exposed toe of Itaiy in apparent fear of an extension of allied amphibious operations, began pouring fire into Messina from IS inch and other batterteries stationed on the mainland across the two-mile wide straits not long after the city fell to the Americans. The Americans rushed up their heaviest artillery in their field bat1 nri Dc ! o"i n rl * ? ? * fV. *U^. ? Iv*.. Uiiv> UWCiCU WJUi UK; NJCl UlUlia Among doughboys and- tommies and allied airmen and seamen the question was, "where do we go from here?" From the Sicilian springboard Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had a choice of numerous objectives, ranging from the shores of Southern France to the shores of Greece, with vulnerable Italy square in the middle. The entire Sicilian campaign had hardly cost more lives than the final three weeks of the operations in North Africa, and each of the outfits engaged had emerged ready for new and harder tests. 2 RATTLESNAKES KILLED Mr. Monroe Greene of Deep Gap, killed a rattlesnake in the highway on the' Lenoir-Blowing Rock mountain Tuesday. The car ran over the ; reptile, and Mr. Greene finished kill ing it. On Monday Mr. James Sher: wood of Vilas, ran over and killed . a large rattler on the same highway. i BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS
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