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NOVEMBER 25. 1943 CHAPTEK II I Sarah Daffodil acts in every capacity i fur the four-family house in Garset after her husband's death. In Febniaiw, l&tl, 23-year-old Andrew Thane and Candace Moore, who plan to be married the fol'owlng week, inquire about the Merding's apartment advertised in the morning paper. Sarah realizes that it may not be wise to rent to a couple of youiigs*ters with the selective training law "fianging over the boy's head." hut their youthful charm wins her over. "You're Andrew Thane. aren't you? 1 guess you don't know ine, but I'm a neighbor of yours?King Waters. We live in the same house ?my wife and I are directly under you, on the second floor." They shook hands gravely. His wife, King promised, would be up to call on Mrs. Thane before long. "She wanted to let her have time to get settled. I've gone down with you on the same bus two or three mornings, but there was always a crowd and I had no chance Andrew Thane read the first paxagrxtpu ox uaseDan comment, then forced himself to mumble conversationally, "Pretty fair service on this line." Transportation was temporarily speeded up. King assured him. because of the approaching Spring elections. "But the service we're getting now will seem de luxe, compared with what we'll be getting once we're in the war." That night King Waters mentioned to his wife that he had spoken to young Thane in the bus. "When are you going up to call on Mrs. Thane?" "Oh, sometime. Why?" He had thought she might be able to dispose of a couple of tickets tor the Legion's fair and bazaar, Waters suggested. "You know i got to get rid of sixty." His wife said that he had only himself to thank for that. "You always were one to bite off more than you could chew." Her crochet hook flashed swiftly. "Made up your mind about giving the committee one of your spreads? Haven't you got one with a mistake in it, a dropped stitch or something?" "Every one of my spreads is perfect and you know it.' Her husband took his unlighted cigar from his mouth, examined it with appaient interest, replaced it still unlighted. "Emma?" "Well, what?" "When do you think you'll gel up to see Mrs. Thane?" "My good heavens, how do I know? She isn't home during the day and I've got something better to do with my evenings than running around calling on women who don t take enough interest in their homes to stay there. I suppose, though, I won't have any peace until I go to see her and try to sell her a couple of tickets." Waters said, reproachful patience heavy on his tongue. "Funny how you feel about doing anything for the Legion. Here I was willing to give my life in the last war and you ?and a lot of dames like you?stall when you're asked to help fellows ^ His wife turned the radio dial who need help now." and an impassioned tenor voice besought listeners-iri to sample the merits of a new dessert. Emma Waters said coldly, "1 don't believe you were so crazy about the war until you found yourself safely out of it." "Is that so? Maybe I wasn't crazy about the war, but I was ready to do my duty. Not like that young fellow upstairs who is apparently all set to claim exemption. It's a dis! grace, the way marriage applications have jumped since selective training went into effect. Falling over each other at the City Hall, to get a marriage license so they can hide behind some woman's skirts." "You were drafted." Emma Waters crocheted a chain of stars at top speed. "Well, what's that got to do with it? I did what was asked of me and I stand ready to do it again. If p we go into this a second time, I'm going to see what I can do about getting a commission." I His wife shrugged her narrow shoulders. An airplane, flying low droned over the house and the noise seemed to partake of a motion?like a shudder. "There's a good chance Mrs. Thane will stop in here tonight," Emma Waters said. They had made each other's acquaintance in the neighborhood cash grocery, she revealed in response to her husband's curious prodding. "But why's she coming here?" "I asked her. I can't get Pearl for any day but Thursday next week and I want to see if Mrs. Thane will exchange garden days with me. She said her husband studies nights, so I thought it would be better to have her come down than for me to go up." She might have said something about it. Waters grumbled, pulling down his vest and jerking his tie straight. The door button buzzed and he hurried to answer it. Candance Thane, ushered ponderl ously into the living room, looked like a doll in contrast with tire thick I outlines of her host. The girl had to thread her way through an eddy 1^? fif/S* 7U JOSEPHINE IAWRE of low tables and chairs, to reach Mrs. Waters' limp, extended hand. "Nice ot' you to come. King, get a chair?not that one, something lower. I guess you don't know my husband, Mrs. Thane." 'Only by sight," Candace smiled. "My husband arid Mr. Waters are fellow bus commuters.'" "What I wanted to ask you." said Emma Waters, "is whether you'd be willing to let me have the laundry and yard this Thursday." Her laundress, she explained, usually came Wednesday but this week had served notice that her home affairs required her attention that day. Wednesday was as convenient as anv iitVior rl-n* for- Uov C .-J ? ~.v i M?J ?</* n?:i? v.aiivirtw submitted cheerfully. "We send out the big things every other week and I can do our small laundry almost any time. If Mrs. Daffodil doesn't care?" "Laws, she never interferes with the tenants' arrangements, it'll be only for this week and thanks a lot, Mrs. Thane. King, aren't you ever going to settle down?" King Waters said, "I'm on my way out. You folks like it here, Mrs. Thane? Beginning to feel settled?" "It's lovely." The girl's bright serenity suddenly sparkled. "We're crazy about the apparent andnnn crazy about the apartment and we are looking lorward to the Summer when that grand big lawn out back will be green." Her host chewed reflectively on his frayed cigar. "Can't look very far ahead, I'm afraid. A lot of tilings can happen between now and next Summer." She looked at him intently the glow in her large eyes faded. "I'm afraid most of you young people are going to come face to face with reality before many months are over. The news from across the pond isn't getting any better, you know." "Ar.dy won't claim exemption." Cundace spoke gentiy, her smooth forehead unruffled. "I don't suppose you and Mr. Thane would be interested in a couple of tickets for the American Le gum oazaar una lair? Lots ot prizes and a bang-up supper. Friday and Saturday nights next week. My wife's talking of donating one of the fancy spreads she makes to be raffled off." He held up two orar.gt colored slips. "Proceeds go to help the disabled veterans at the Memorial Hospital." They couldn't go, their week-ends were always planned ahead, Candace regretfully declined. She would, however, take the two tickets. "We're always glar! to do what we can for the disabled veterans, Mr. Waters. I can dispose of more tickets, if you'd like me to?I ear sell them to friends at the office." "How many tickets you think you can sell?at seventy-five apiece? A dozen?swell!" She was. he told her, a swell person and an example others might well follow. "People would completely forget those boy: in the hospital, if we didn't prod them." "I wish I knew where I could get a woman with a ear,'" said Ton Fitts into the telephone. She and her husband occupiec 2-B, across the hall from the Waters, but the two families could nol be called neighborly. Toni possessed a nervous, driving energy thai found expression in a dozen channels and kept her constantly anc actively occupied. She was a thin tall woman with a hard, bright mannor and a will tn her chairmanships almost automatically. Efficiency was her fetish anc everything about her from her severely tailored gray flannels to hei chromium-colored hair, cut short and swept back from her face ii: sharply carved rolls that looked a: inflexible as glass, suggested mechanical perfection. '"Well, I have someone in iniud.' She appeared to clip off each word the phone like a metal bead. "No, she hasn't a car?at least so far as I know. But clerical training Makes a nice impression. Yes. Call me back at this time tomorrow morning and 111 let you know." She replaced the handset and glanced speculatively across the breakfast table at her husband, who was watching the coffee percolator. Toni boasted that she planned her day while breakfasting and certainly the table represented a fusion oi interests with nutrition coming out a poor second. The telephone, several leather - bound engagement books, two calendars and a number of memorandum pads with attached pencils fenced in Toni's place. Bert Fitts, a grizzled, placid gentleman of perhaps fifty-five or sixty v/ho had 110 figure to lose, deftly spread thick apricot preserves on a fresh slice of toast and genially inquired, ' Well, what's cooking?" "This is a terrific week for me,' his wife informed him. Her husband pointed to the percolator. "Throw out that cold slop and have a hot cup." "No more. That reminds me 1 must call up Bess about the nutrition classes. And I'm down for twe WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE NCE speeches on 'Preparedness' th: week and I've pledged a day to th British workrooms." The placid man pouring coffe did not raise his voice as he sai casually, "Women like you have cr lossal nerve to advocate this cour try's entrance into the war." "Well, I'd like to know what yo mean by that! Women are citizen: aren't they? We have a right to a opinion, haven't we? Look at th time and money and effort we giv to alleviate the suffering caused b this war. I'd like to know why w ! shouldn't advocate anything w happen to believe in!" She lifte the handset as the telephone ran and a high-pitched voice began t chatter rapidly over the wire. "I don't precisely advocate ou entrance into the war," she sai now, pushing the phone back, think we ought to help Britain i every way and if she needs ou men, why then?" Her husband was silent. "It's the women who have to uc hold a nation's ideals," Toni rt cited. "You admit that, don't you?" "I don't know what you're uf holding and I doubt whether yo do." he told her, replacing the cov cr on the jam jar. "Women whos linen will be in service?like l"Vi: girl 011 the top floor?have soni right to argue, perhaps, though I'i not a tall sure. After all, it's th men of military age who should d the talking?they'll be staking the: lives, Amelia.' His wife frowned. She had bee christened Amelia. She began 1 gather up her books and pencils. ' must get upstairs to call on ths Mis. Thane. She may be glad t do a little work for us?Mrs. Ws tcrs told me she holds some kin of clerical position.' Footsteps sounded in the kitchei the door clicked. "Morning, M Fitts," Belle, the cleaning womai called cheerfully. Toni Fitts encountered old Mr Peppercorn in the hall that ev< ning as she prepared to mount th staiis to the third floor. Stair climt ing afforded an excellent opporti nity to slim the calves and thigh the beauty parlor instructor had ii formed her, so that when Mrs. Pet percorn had reached the secon : landing on her way to the street, th old lady was a little alarmed to sc ; a tall, thin woman balancing he: ' self on one leg with her other knf pressed against her chest. "Oh, good evening." Toni Fit 1 resumed her normal stance. I'i on rr.y way up to see your ne ' neighbors. I don't suppose yc know whether the Thanes are hom ; Mrs. Peppercorn?" NO KNOWN CURE FOR 1 SORE SHIN DISEAS 1 Tobacco growers in many sectior of the state have confused the soi shin disease of tobacco, often calle ' "'rotten stalk," with the black shan ; disease and have ordered blac | shank resistant seed in the hope < getting resistance to sore shin, ri ports Howard R. Garriss, extensic plant pathologist at N. C. State Co ! lege. ' He says that there are no know varieties of tobacco which are r< sistant to sore shin or "rotten stalk and that growers should not ordi black shank resistant seed with tl ' expectation of getting resistance ' "rotten stalk." | He points out that the sympton of the two diseases, at gerta ' stages, are somewhat similar bi ! that the growers can distinguish bi tween them by keeping certain fac J in mind. Black shank kills roots quicki . and the entire lower part of tl t stalk becomes blackened up to ( point several inches above tl . ground. Sore shin, or rotten stal differs from this in that the base < the stalk and the roots usually r< main healthy for a longer time, thi [ confining the disease primarily to blackened section of the stalk at ar | for some distance above the groun Black shank usually kills 01 [ practically all the plants in coi taminater spots in the field, whi ?QIjB Sinn sins out scattered plan I throughout the field. Stalks killed by black shank ust i ally remain standing while thoi diseased with sore shin have characteristic habit of breaking nei the soil line and falling over. The black shank disease is coi ; fined primarily to counties in the oi belt while sore shin occurs commol . ly throughout the entire tobacc< growing area. Try BISMAREX for Acid Indigestion. Insist t on genuine BISMAREX and refuse other so-called Antiacid Powders, recommended to be "just as good." BISMAREX is sold ih Watauga county only at 'E BOONE DRUG CO. The REXALL STORE RY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C News of the Colored Community The regular preaching services ol the Missionary Baptist Church wen held Sunday, Nov. 14, with the pastor, Rev. Ernest Long, being th? is speaker. e Rev. H. A. Houston, pastor. wa< the speaker at the Methodis e Church, at the regular preachinj j sere-ices on Nov. 14. Rev. P. H. Seaman, superinten dent of the Mennonite Bretheret Church, was the speaker at the loca Mennonite Bretheren Church 01 " Nov. 14. 5' Seaman James McQueen, who i: n stationed at Great Lakes, Mich., ii ' the naval training camp, spent a few ^ days in the city visiting his wife I Mis. Clara McQueen, relatives ant e ' frieuds. He spent the week-enc , | visiting his motiier, Mrs. Jennie Mc j Queen, in Bristol. Tenn. ^I Pvt. Paul Grimes spent the weekend in the city visiting relatives anc r I friends. ^ i Vesper services will be held by .J.'tile Glee Club of tile Watauga Conj solidatcd School on Friday evening I Nov. 26, at 6 o'clock, for the bene| fit of the lunch room. Admissior | 25 cents per couple. | A rally was hold at the Minnonitc > I Church on Sunday. Nov. 21. Tht j purpose of the rally was to raise j funds to remodel the church edifice j At this writing, Mrs. Laur: r_i Mitch-11 is very ill. and her many I relatives and friends hope for hei ltj a speedy recovery. The regular services for the Men n nonite Church will be held Sunday ? evening. Nov. 28. Rev. Roekfort gj Hatton is the pastor. . The regular services of the Holi ncss Church will be conducted Sun day afternoon, Nov. 28, at 3:30 p.m Rev. Hagler is the pastor. ,j[ Due to t.he illness of the reporter . i this column did not appear las o wcek" >; BONE MEAL d Since there is a shortage of bom meal, livestock growers can substi tute deflorinated rock phosphate, 17. per cent by weight of the grain fed "> says Dr. A. O. Shaw, of State Col lege. NOTICE OF APPLICATION TC e HI. MADE TO THE COM J- M1SSIONERS OF WATAUG/ t- COUNTY TO DIVIDE BOONI s, TOWNSHIP AND TO MAKi t-j THREE SEPARATE TOWN >-| SHIPS. id NOTICE is hereby given, that, we le the undersigned citizens and free :e holders of Boone township, Watau r- ga County, North Carolina, will, oi * MONDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1942 apply and petition the commission Is crs of Watauga County to dividi ti Boone Township into three distinc w and separate townships, so as to con iu stitute three independent townships e, the names and boundary lines o each to be as follows: (1) One to be known and desig nated as BOONE TOWNSHIP, th E boundaries of which shall be and in elude the corporate limits of th is Town of Boone as now established, -e (2) One to be known and desig id nated as NEW RIVER TOWNSHIP ik the boundaries of which shall be a :k follows: Beginning at the corner a ,r 1,1 out r-o,,,.. ..o.t e, r?.? 2- ships as now located and runs a wes in tern direction with the Meat Cam 1- Township line as now located to point where Junaluska road cross n es the said township line; thenc B- with the said road to the line c > the corporate limits of the town c ?r Boone; thence with said corporat le limit line as now established to th to point where the Poplar Grove roa road crosses said Boone Corporat limit line; thence in a southern di lu rection with the said Poplar Grov J(. road to a point where the said roa crosses the Watauga Township lin as now located; thence with the Wa tauga, Blowing Rock, Blue Ridg< , Elk and Stony Fork Township line ^ as now established to the beginninf (3) One to be known and designs ted as Brushy Fork Township, th . boundaries of which shall be as fo! 1 lows: Beginning at the corner c Cove Creek and Meat Camp Towr e" ships and runs an eastern directio ^ with the said Meat Camp townshi line as now established to the poir where the Junaluska Road crosse said Township line; thence with sai road to the aorporate limit line c J" the Town of Boone; thence with sai 'e corporate limit line to a point wher ts the Poplar Grove Road crosses th said corporate limit line as now lc cated; thence with the said Popla Grove Road to the Watauga Town a Township line as now established * thence with the Township lines c Watauga, Laurel Creek and Cov t- Creek as now established to the be Id ginning. i- NOTICE IS FURTHEK GIVE] a- that we will ask that said applies tion be heard by the said Count, _ Commissioners at their regu r meet ? ing in the courthouse on Decembe 6th, 1943, and anyone wishing to b heard in regard to the same wil please be present. This the 30th day o? October. 1941 G. C GREENE. W. H. GRAGG W. L. COOK RALPH G. GREER S. C. EGGERS M. C. HOLLAR W. C. CARROLL J. P. COOK GRADY HAYES L. M. TRIVETT - 11-4-4c Laurel Fork News i Mr. and Mrs. Will Anderson have . moved from the Laurel. They are , greatly missed by their many iriends. Odell Cooke, son of Mr. and Mrs. " I. G. Cooke, entered the navy on Nov. 17. * Staff Sgt. Charlie Minton visited ' Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hollar and ' daughter Saturday night. His many friends were glad of his return home. ? Miss Dorothy Hollars spent Saturday night with her sister. Mrs. 1 Horace Walls, of Valle Crucis. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hollars visited | * Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Greene Sotur- ! ) day. Mrs. Alice Cooke spent the weekend with her son, Mr. I. G. Cooke. Melba Hollars was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hollars on Sunday. Mr. Aud Hollars' family is ill with | the measles. Mr. Edd Walls has returned home from the Baptist Hospital and is said , to be some better. BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS I i SLAP THE JAPS Teleoho: ?? ? , u re jj Get your ivy and 1: ter. Next winter may bi Imported briar is so 1' ** D. & P. PIF "*j AUSTIN MILL CQ D. & P. PIPE WOR t ; WATAUGA LNSU All Kinds c We Are Glad \ R. A. GAULTNEY ^ Norttntcstoroi 5 ROOM"! ; PROTECT YC !. by becoming < I REINS-STURDY 1 ASSOCI i, TELEPHONE 24 . f 1\ 25 cent fee is charged upon joi dues are in effect: el Qua One to Ten Years _ c Two to Twenty-nine Years Thirty to Fifty Years ~ Fifty to Sixty-five years s ? . f a AN APPEAL TO e Help Your country I: It woe I MEDGENTRA, e Manufacturers a e I ASHEVI1 3 BOONE, N. C. ~ 1 *. L e |j We have opened a new Boone Woodworking Shop n War requirements for p jj cloth demands that textile r ,s full capacity. j They need Dogwood Shi ders vita! production. e Farmers and timbermer e wood to our Boone milL r Top prices paid and spo I: if 10 CORDS WOOD m GIVES DEF ly r For Victory Buy Wj e II For specifications and ] write to MEDGERTB (Boone P. O. Bo* 505 _______ PAGE SEVEN TREAT YOUR FAMILY to plenty of our wholesome Grade "A" PURE RAW MILK , The Nation's Number 1 HEALTH FOOD New River Dairy Hillside Dairy Grade A Raw Milk Permit No. 6 Telephone 44 BARNARD DOUGHERTY. Owner R. W. NORRIS. Manager. Your patronage will be appreciatc<iBUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS ,-RUY RONDS I ;ie 194 53 urel burls in this win? too late. ^ Id at one half our cost. S3 o E WORKS 2 ER. Gen. Mgr. Q w KS, BOONE, N. C. RANGE AGENCY if Insurance to Serve You GORDON B. WINKJLEK Bank ButUliM* i. N. C, lUR FAMILY i member of /ANT BURIAL ATION . . BOONE, N. c. ning, after which the following rierly Yearly Beneftt .10 .40 $ 50.00 .20 .80 100.00 .40 1.60 100.00 .60 2.40 100.00 THE FARMERS! >y bringing your dog- , id to LTD., U. S. f Loom Supplies -LE, N. C. [JOGWOOD UNIT shuttle block mill in the old in Boone. arachutes and other military nills keep up their output to littles, shortage of which hin i can help by delivering dogt cash on delivery. _ j 3 CUT IN 3 MONTHS ENSE BOND xr Bonds and Stamps prices call at Boone mill or [A, LIMITED Unit) Boone, N. C.
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