I HJESMXX 8*! 'ED STATES ^ ^ WAR %/} BONDS W 1 AMD W STAMPS 'HI' VOL. LVI.?NO. 11. TWO MHRR THW1VK 1 II V II1V1UJ *U??iU TAKEN IN BRUISE INVASION OF ITAL\ Eighth Army Strikes 60 Mile: Into Italian Mainland: Scan' Opposition Encountered. Bu Many Roads and Bridges De strovcd By Axis. The British eighth army drovt steadily ahead on the Calabrian roac Tuesday, extending the invasion an around Italy't southernmost invasior tip to about sixty miles, and smashed another ten miles inland in the Santo Stefano sector to Delianuova On the west coast British and Canadian columns had pushed aheac at least as tar as Palmi. while on the South their gains extended some dis tance east of Melito. The capture ol Palmi. and Delianuova was announced by allied headquarters. With the coastal arc held by Gen Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's fighters now approximately sixty miles in length, the wedge driven inland from the original beachhead consisU of a triangle running about fifteen mites east-northeast from Reggie Calabria and then to the coast a! Palmi. (Although Axis broadcasts yesterday reported that the German and Italian commands had effected an evacuation of Southern Cadlabria, the Nazi war bulletin, broadcast by Berlin and recorded by the Associated Press, said: "On the Calabrian peninsula our protective formations engaged in minor encounters with th enemy.") Front dispatches reported thai o?.am I \\iu> L'KLUUiilfl^u U? the British and Canadian troops, hut that extensive demolitions. of roads bridges and tunnels and the extreme ruggedness of the terrain made progress slow. The allied communique describes the advance as satisfactory. The allied command took advantage of the situation to move reinforcements and a huge amount of material across the Strait of Messina to the mainland under the protection of the British navy and British and American air units. There were scarcely any attacks on this supply line. A Berlin broadcast recorded in London by the ministry of information said that in "view of the slow progress of the British landing operations in Calahria, it is probable that another landing enterprise is being planned." Invasion Of Italy Finds German Foe in Dispute As To Defense Positions The allied invasion of Italy was reported to have caught Adolf Hitler and members of his general staff at odds over the question of whether the German army should attempt to make a stand along the Po river or withdraw to positions behind the Alps. According to a Swedish observer, who cannot be identified by name but who has just returned after a long stay in Germany, Hitler is insisting?against the advice of his generals?that an attempt should be made to halt the Allies at the Po. The Germans have already erected huge fortifications along the Po, the traveler said, as the result of a deal made between Hitler and Mussolini before the latter's fall from power. This understanding provided for the withdrawal of Axis troops from most of Italy to the Po river with little more than delaying actions against the Allies farther to the South. AT CAMP WHITE Pfc. Rusell L. Thomas, son oi Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Thomas oi Mabel, N. C., who is stationed at Camp White Oregon. His address is: USAS 34455474. Etry A. 348 F. A. Bn.: APO 91. Camp White, Oregon. VATAl An Indepi BOONE, WA1 j SICILIAN CHILDREN k Native children of a North Sicilia . ^ Private Hoy Kirkland and Corp. Hd t j array. Wnittington was awarded the - 1 for bis rmrt irv tbo Sicilian War Loan Dr ; Watauga Qu | 4Hero's New Eves j1 f-.nm M....... C.II.U I.K-J.J C -? -.Miauji wtuivuii uy the sale of bonds or that ta: cbedules will be adjusted so as t< ake care of the amount. The campaign will be conductor ntensively and there will be a dail; adio program. Any changes in or anization or plans will be announc :d through the local paper. BED CROSS OFFICE HOURS The Red Cross office is now opei rom 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. When the of ice is closed calls may be made tc 13-R. I,EG IS BROKEN Mr. I .etcher Teague, popular lo a) service station operator, suffer d a broken leg in a fall at his hom< ere last Saturday evening. IN MARINE CORPS #? DEM< iper?Established in the Yi ROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMt ENROLLMENT OF ~ 400 AT FALL TERM OF APPALACHIAN Officials at Local College Well Pleased With Enrollment. In Light of Present War Conditions; About 51) Men Expected In Student Body. The completed registration for the fall term at Appalachian State Teachers college is expected to be about Ann - < " ' -n/u, ii was siuieo wear.esaav morning by Prof H. R. Eggers. the registrar. Two hundred and twelve upper classmen registerd Tuesday it was said and one hundred and twentyfive freshmen are on the campus, which with other students known to be coming, makes the 400 estimate conservative. Today the Freshmen are having their orientation, physical and mental examinations, and will meet regular classes on Thursday afternoon In view of the huge demands on college-age groups for war industry i and for sen-ice in the armed forces, f college officials feel that the 400 registration will be excellent for the opening term. 9 Of the total registration about 50 will be men. it was stated. ; TEN ARE SELECTED FOR NAVAL DUTY a The following Watauga County s men have recently been selected for - service in the Navy and have depari ted for a training center: 1 A. Frank Hamrick Morris Barnett 1 Roy B. Greene a Dale C. Norris Edgar R. Hartley fj Charles Olin Wright I m w vri> H/vj/ii * v Mr. John T. Howeli, president of the local unit of the N. C. E. A. announces that the first county-wide teachers' meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Appalachian High School building on Saturday afternoon September 18, at 3:00 o'clock. tvtaston M. Hodges c Gonnie David Watson 1 Howard D. Taylor Harvey Blane Hayes New York University Professor Visits Boone Professor Ambrose L. Suhrie, who ' organized the department of Tcach" ers College Education in New York University and served as its head for eighteen years and who has fre1 quently been a guest speaker at Ap' palachian College, spent the past 5 week in Boone, as a guest of Pres' ident Dougherty, whose educational leadership and practical achievement he has long admired. 5 While here Professor Suhrie spent his time in the local cannery, which ' is under the management of Dr. Orby Southard, and the one at Vilas ] which is under the management of Mr. Ernest Hillard. During a five 3 day period the Professor canned, labeled and crated 479 quart cans of choice fruit, vegetables and chick' ens. He expressed himself as being greatly pleased with the quality of the fruits and vegetables he was ab le to get in the local stores and out on the nearby country farms, and he gave high praise to the management of the local canneries and their ef^ ficient and accommodating helpers. He plans to return next year. Prof. Suhrie says that scientific tests made at the Land Grant College of Iowa establishes the fact, too ~ little known and appreciated in this ~ community, that Boone is located in * the center of a mountain area which produces fruits and vegetables not excelled in any part of our entire country in their vitamin and mineral content. On Friday evening at 6 o'clock Dr. Suhrie joined the forces of the county under the leadership of Mrs. J. A. W. Davis in an appeal to our citizens to buy War Bonds. His appeal was made from the local broadcasting station. Vilas Cannery To Be Open On Each Friday The Vilas community cannery will be open each Friday until further notice, states Mr. Ernest Hillard, the superintendent. Mr. Hillard stales that the cannery will be open next week for the making of molasses, which will be done on the same basis as last year, except that the participating farmers will now be expected to supply a part of the labor. First Teachers Meeting Tft Ro Halrl nn 1 R i 3CRA ear 1 888. IER 9, 1943. Hosiery Mill Boone; To E 90; A Burling V ITALY QUITS! Press-time radio information tells of the unconditional surrender of Italy to General Eisenhower. allied commander in the Mediterranean theatre. News is that the armistice terms laid down by Eisenhower were accepted without reservation, and that hostilities between the allies and the Italian forces ceased immediately upon the signing of the necessary papers. Speculation is that the Italian forces may unite with the British army in driving the German forces from Italian soil, and there is also belief that Genera! Patton's American army will soon land in Italy to hasten the defeat of fVio flamiaw ? ? 11 ? ihern sector of the peninsula. The surrender of Italy came as a surprise as it was not expected in high military circles at this time. President Roosevelt refused comment on the day's big news, other than to say: "This is Gen. Eisenhower's story?let him tell it!" Short School Day Schedule Continued In Some Districts Tiic County Board of Education recommends the continuance tor two weeks of the short school day schedule in effect last week, due to the critical farm labor shortage. A resolution in this regard was passed by the board in its regular session Monday, as follows: "Resolved: "That in view of the emergency confronting us in the food situation and because of the shortage of farm help in the harvesting of crops, the Board recommends that the short day schedule in effect last week be continued for two weeks longer in schools where there is a demand for this plan and where the labor shortage is acute. Provided, that at least one day per week be made up at a later date for the time lost. Each district principal will work out his own schedule to conform to the above ruling." It was also resolved by the board that no elementary pupils be transported from one consolidated school district to another school district. Should children select a school other than that to which they are assigned, they will furnish their own transportation. Owners of Stray Dogs Warned By Mayor Mayor Gordon H. Winkler states that numerous complaints are reaching him about the depredations of dogs, which are allowed by their owners to roam over the community at will. The Mayor respectfully asks the owners of . these canines to keep them on their premises, before more drastic action is necessitated. IN ENGLAND " 1||H Ronda G. Hampton, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hampton, of Blowing Rock, R. F. D.. who has boon in England with the U. S. Army For the past two months. Mr. Hampton vounleered for army duty June 26, 1341, and wits trained at Fort Jackson. Columbia. S. C. lT h $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY tQ Locate In im >loy About orfrvl T *1 rl n iimuoii y Zs * m ' Rcprc# a itives of Baker-Commack J .upany to Be in Boone Saturc?v to Recruit Workers; Concern Has Assets of Million Dollars; No Fiscal Considerations Asked From l.ocal People or Governments. | _ The Baker-Commack Hosiery Mills of Burlington, N. C.. have complet ed preliminary arrangements for the opening of a hosiery plant here, designed to employ about 90 women, and which it is their intention to open just as soon as help may be found and the machinery moved to this city, says Wade E. Brown, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who has beer, working on the project for the community fer several weeks. Plans call for the utilization of the Ear! Cook stone building on Depot Street for the new manufacturing industry. The Watauga Farm Coi operative, Inc.. which is doing a thri i.'utun-si ui i.ne torn; mulcting is prepared to change locations in i ihe interest of the plant, it is rei vealeu. Representatives oi the company tviii be in Boone Saturday to inter| view applicants for work, and just i as soon as equipment can be instali: ed. present plans call for the open ir.g of the mill, which will feature ; the manufacture of the better grades i of men's cotton and rayon socks. According to Mr. J. E. Baker, pres! ident of the Baker-Commack Co., ; Boone was selected for the new enj teprise. on account of the interest I of local leaders, the chances of seI' curing labor more readily than in the industrialized sections, and the , fact that adequate trucking facilities I are available. Ii is planned to use local women | in the plant exclusively and it i3 isaid that the minimum starting wage I will be $14.40 per week. Experienced | workers will be paid more, accord! ihg to their ability, it is said. ! The product of the Burlington mills competes with the nationally advertised lines, and the company has grown into a concern with as; sets of over a million dollars. Mr. Baker says that with the location of a large aircraft plant in Burlington . tire town has become over-industrialized. and that the secondary' plant I will be established here in order to i secure labor. Mr. Baker emphasizes in his talks with local citizens, that he expects no sort of financial concessions from individuals, city or county govern| ments, that the venture is purely a business one, and that all he asks is the good will of the people and such cooperation as may be extended in the matter of securing labor. As a follow-up of a lead Mr. Brown had secured some time ago, Mr. Baker recently came to Boone and conferred with local citizens, and last Wednesday Mr. Brown, Mayor Gordon Winkler, Earl Cook and Clyde R. Greene went to Burlington and discussed details of the project with him. All women oi the county between the ages of 18 and 30 who are interested in securing employment are asked to see representatives of the company af the Earl Cook building next Saturday between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. ra. S Local Farmer Sell 621 Lambs Through Pool ! Sixty nine farmers sold 621 lambs j through the third shipment of the l 1943 lamb pool on Saturday Sep' tember 4. states county agent Harry j Hamilton. These lambs were assembled at ] West Jefferson, along with the pool! ed iambs front Ashe and Alleghany I counties, the three counties shipping" |a total of seventeen hundred lamb3. | The- lambs were sold at auction to 4- 1 raj-- A - wic xijgjictib maaer. Armour 31 U3-, bought the blues at $14.25, and Wilson and Co . ptirchased the reds at $13.25. G. M. X^eonard, Abingdon, Virginia, bought the medium lambs at $10.59. The last shipment of pooled lambs will be weighed up around October I, Mr. Hamilton said. AUTO BURNED A Chevrolet automobile, the porperty of Mr. E. Ford King was burned Tuesday morning from unknown causes. The fire department quickly responded to the alarm but when the fire was extinguished the car was seriously damaged. The car had been parked since Monday, it is understood, at the King home, and the cause of the fire hasn't been determined.