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tmiTED STATES A WAR Vl 3QNC5 W 1 AND STAMPS ^811^ VOL. LVI. NO. 26 tTx"usters for WATAUGA COUNTY ARE APPOINTED [Listers to Call at Homes of Taxpayers for Purpose of Listing Property for Taxation for 1944; Names of Listers in Each Township On Monday the County Commissuners met with the newly-appointed list takers and gave them their instructions relative to the listing of property for 1944 taxation purposes. The commissioners, at' the same time, announced that the list-takers will call at each home in the county sometime during the month of January to list the property, and it is requested that taxpayers list all property in their possession, answer ;ill questions pertaining to same, and give any information whjch would aid in securing a just and equal listing. The co-operation of the people 11 asked in this regard. According to state law, all real and personal property must be given m during the month of January, together with polls for persons between the ages of 21 and 50. Farmers will also be asked to make a crop report at the time of listing. Following is a list of the list-takers appointed by the commissioners for the various townships: Bald Mountain: Wade Norris, Todd. Beaver Dam: W. R. Johnson. Sugar Grove. Blowing Rock: Fred Hartley. Blowing Rock. Blue Ridge: Stacy Ford. Blowing Rock. Boone: Ralph G. Greer. Boone. Brushy Fork: L. M. Hodges, Adams. Cove Creek: W. M. Thomas. Mabel Elk: Virgil Greer, Triplett. Laurel Creek: Roy Trivett. Beech Creek. Meat Camp: Leonard Wilson, Zionville. M til T r 1 T-? new i\ ivc i. iHiwam nrtHJKSiure, Boone. North Fork: Riley May. Trade, Tern. Shawneehaw: W. C. Smith, Banner Elk. Stoney Fork: Joe Coffey, Deep Gao. Watauga: O. J. Coffey, Shulls Wills. Aged Beaver Dam Man Is Claimed by Death Mr. W. A. Smitherman, aged 90 years, died at the home of a son, J. V. Smitherman. in Beaver Dam township on the 11th, after a fiveday illness from what was believed to! have been a heart ailment. Funeral services were conducted oh December 12, from the Timbered Ridge Baptist Church, by Rev. N. M. G reene and Rev. E. J. Farthing, and interment was in the Greene graveyard. Surviving are two sons and two daughters: J. Y. and Harve Smitherman; Mrs. Ellen Ward, of Reese, and Mrs. Maggie Dishman, of Mabel. A half brother, Dalt Matthews, of East Bend, also survives. Mr. Smitherman was born in Yadkin county, but had resided in Watauga for about 70 years. He was a farmer, and a charter member of his church. He was a fine citizen, and a neighbor commenting 'on his death, stated, "His life was 'noted for honesty and industry." Christmas Service At St. Luke's Church There will be a midnight service on Christmas Eve at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The doors will be open at 11:30 p. m. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this service held in honor of the Holy Birth of our Lord. The most joyous and best loved music of the Christian church?the traditional Christmas hymns and cafols?will be sung. The singing will be entirely congregational, so an opportunity to sing will be given to all who know and love this music. Before the service begins, several carols will be sung, and others will be provided for throughout the service. The sermon topic will be: '"And the Word was made Flesh." Democrat Is Issued Earlier Than Usual For Holiday Period The Democrat comes from the the press Tuesday afternoon this week rather than on Wednesday as is usual, in order that those responsible for the issuance of the journal may have a little time to be with their families during the Christmas season?the only time in the year they get a respite from their labors. r It is expected that a three-day holiday will be granted this year beginning Thursday, and that there will be business as usual at the newspaper office Monday morning after. Christinas. V. 7ATA\ An indep* BOONE. V WELL, ANT Taken by Death Joseph S. Winkler, 75, pioneer merchant and farmer of Boone, whose death occurred recently following a short illness. nn n n i iviiurvir im. IU l. LUW.1 DIES SUNDAY IN NASHVILLE, TENN Former Local Physician Succumbs After Long Period of Failing Health; Funeral Services Conducted in Taylorsville Tuesday . 1 . Dr. R. Z. Linney,'IV, who for more than a year was engaged in the practice of medicine in Boone, died in a Nashville, Term., hospital early Sunday morning, at the age of 43 years. Dr. Linney had been in ill health for the past six months, but his condition had been critical for only six weeks. Funeral services were conducted in Nashville Monday morning at 9:30 and the remains" were taken to Taylorsville, where they were interred at 2 o'clock Tuesday. Dr. Linney was the son of the late Dr. R. Z. Linney. HI, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Linney. He received his medical education at the University of North Carolina, and at the University of Pennsylvania, and soon after he received his license practiced for more than a year with Dr. J. B. Hagaman in Boone. Upon leaving Boone the family moved to suburban Nashville, where Dr. Lin ney had practiced his profession for about eight years. During his residence in Tennessee Dr. Linney had returned to Boone at every opportunity to visit at the home of his cousin, Kenneth M. Linney, and had been well-known in this community since his boyhood days. He was an eminent physician and surgeon and his services were eagerly sought by the people of this section when he resided here. Surviving is the widow, the former Miss Maitland Thompson, of Lumberton, and one son, B. Z. Linney, V. The mother, Mrs. R. Z. Linney. of Tayloreville, also sur-j vives. TABERNACLE SERVICES The Gospel Tabernacle will conduct its first all-night service beginning at 7:30 Christinas eve. Services December 25 at 3 o'clock and 7:30; December 26 at 3 o'clock and 7:30. Everyone is' cordially invited to attend. I JGA DEM( endent Weekly Newspaper?Established in the Ye; /ATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, DEC1 fHOW, HERE'S WISHING YOU? 1 ?he Beginning of Christmas "| ?y Editor's Note: Jim Rivers, for many years a potent force in tl\e f*jQ SSJt production of the local newspaper, once wrote a story of the birth of tG? the Savior, for a Chrlstman-weefc edition of The Democrat. Although much water has run under the bridge since, and oven more separates 4** m him from the Uttered desk upon which he penned his version of the l>eginnlng of Christmas, it is felt that Jim's inimitable telling of the 5g $ttj story which will tiover grow old, will again be appreciated by our ffg gf readers.! 5g OyH LONG the rough trails of Judacu, the scattered sons of w uh David hastened toward Bethlehem ... an order had been fa issued by Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed, that each man and his wife and offspring should return to the W| ffe land of his birth for enumeration. And the word of Caesar was fa law . . . Chills ooufged down the spines of the depressed tribes ?jg W men as.;they reaEft*ifefefegfr. uttlmtttim posted conspicuously m - *S tgjf market-places. ?? ?cic pncncu iuj me lUflg jUUJiltfy llOITie L>y IflOSC whose industry had brought forth these expensive chattels . . - an litters, born by ebon slaves, were employed to transport affluent jg Hebrews from adapted habitations to the sleepy little village. In crude vehicles, astride lowly domestic animals, on foot . . . jn they wended their way across the Gallilean border to carry out sg the wishes of an ambitions emperor. TO A jaded donkey halted near the outskirts of Bethlehem $3 a woman whose comely face was drown by the pangs of ap- X proaching deliverance slumped forward on the animal's neck W The stalwart husband came to her side, worried and sore afraid, ffh "Can you make it into the village, Mary?" Mary guessed she & could. And they trudged on as day gave way to twilightBethlehem was booming. A Syrian overlord with his glitter TO ing entourage of patronizing yes-men had swooped down from (m the northlands ... a hundred Roman soldiers in full armor had Jg arrived to see that Caesar was not denied his tribute. Harpies TO from surrounding villages had gathered in as vultures follow the vji herd . . . tavern-keepers smiled as they drew from dusty cellars jjS rare red vintages for the exacting appetites of the convivial TO publicans! Yes, business was at fiocd-iide in a village wliich Kg for untold years had lain in lethargy. Even the vain Herod. 2? Itetrach of Galilee, had sent a group of smirking ambassadors to TO bid the tax-gatherers welcome . . . and ladies of his court for their fv amusement. ?? Joseph halted his dor.key at ihe inn's entrance . . . spoke TO reassuring words to the suffering woman, anxiously surveyed the vjj meagre store of sheckels in his purse . . . and entered the door- S way. Embarrassment was written on his features as he halting- TO !y explained his predicament to the keen-eyed innkeeper . . . his ? worn garments were covered with the dust of travel . . . his large hands bore the rough callouses of honest toil. The inn- TO keeper was not in a mood to lend his attention to the ailments **g of lowly pilgrims . . . illustrious guests were demanding his serv- & ices . . . Joseph, Mary and her precious burden sought shelter ? from the elements in a nearby stable. TO Shepherds were watching over their flocks in the hills of (PI Judaea . . . conversation had waned . . . the night air carried a Jg stinging chill . . . the men huddled close together. The peaceful TO iuuua vvirn.- suuuemy illuminated witn dazzling light! An angel ffa appeared in the inidst of the startled herdsmen ... a chorus of 35 cherubs drifted down from on high, and blended their golden Ka voices in glad hosannas. fa The angel smiled as he made his brief announcement: . . . -p> "Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to ail ?8 people: FOR UNTO YOU IS BORN THIS DAY IN THE CITY fa OF DAVID A SAVIOUR WHICH IS CHRIST THE LORD! And this shall be a sign unto you: ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." The angelic chorus caroled fa a happy anthem: "Glory to God In the highest, and on earth 33 Peace, Good Will toward men." < r? Then snowy wings rustled . . . the heavens swallowed their fa triumphant messengers. And the shepherds gathered their cloaks about them and hastened to Bethlehem that they might fa see with their own eyes that which the angel had made known to fa them. In a squalid manger back of the crowded inn they came tS upon the object of their search . . . Joseph and Mary and a new- ^58 born Babe, which-was to bear the name of Jesus! fa Back to their flocks went the jubilant shepherds, shouting $5 praises to God for the Son which He'd sent to a decadent world Vg . . . telling their neighbors of the blessed event! fa From Jerusalem came a trinity of Wise Men, under hypo- IS critical orders from the treacherous Herod, to seek the Christ jGj Child . . . and a star of wondrous brilliance guided them to the fa straw pallet whereon lay the saintly Virgin and her sinless off- jS spring. Straightway they knew that the words of the great prophet had been fulfilled . . - down on their knees they wor- fa shiped the tiny Saviour . . . and from chests they dragged gifts M of gold, frankincense and myrrh to lay by His side. *S From the inn came discordant sounds of maudlin revelry fa ... an Eastern potentate boasted of his royal lineage, of the B strength of his amiies, of the power of his estate. But Mary of ? Nazareth, daughter of a commoner, heard them not . . . close to fa her bosom she held the infinite object she had brought forth S . . . her fingers caressed the shapely little head that was des- ss tined to wear a cruel crown of thorns . . . she lovingly traced *8 soft little shoulders that one day would bear a heavy cross to M the crest of Calvary . . . she counted the dimples on chubby little as hands that a few yearn later were to be nierced hv the snikes of W Xf crucifixtion . her lips brushed a little mouth out of which was 5f to How the great promise of man's immortality! And Mary soft- sS E5f ly hummed a soothing lullaby to the Child in her strong young re gr arms . . . like all mothers, she was proud of her Baby! fS 5? Thus Jesus Christ was born of the blessed virgin in the vil- 35 yrf lagc of Bethlehem, which is in Judaea! OCRJ* ar 1 888. 5MBER 23. 1943 Sales p Bur Millie'i And High Averag Season Average Now 47 Cents: Expected to Total 150,004) to Above Last Season; Wednes Resume Auctions January 3 ?7T0r,RAmUTfi' MI l v uiuiwiilLi AT APPALACHIAN TUESDAY EVENING Judge Johnson J. Hayes to Deliver Address at First Holiday Commencement Exercises tu Be Held at Appalachian State Teachers College Twenty-seven students will be graduated with B. S. degrees from Appalachian State Teachers College this (Tuesday) evening at 7:30. in the first holiday-commencement exercises to be held at the local insti lution. Judge Johnson J. Hayes of the Middle North Carolina Federal Court (' District, will deliver the address to the graduates in the auditorium of . the administration building and the 1 public is cordially invited to hear . the distinguished jurist. The remainder of the commence ment program, and the names of those graduating follow: Recessional? ?J. Elwood Roberts Hymn?Holy. Holy, Holy Heber Congregation Invocation Rev. J. C. Canipe Hallelujah from "Messiah".. Handel A Cappella Choir Onward Ye People.. Sibelius A Cappella Choir Conferring of degrees and awarding of diplomas .Dr. B B. Dougherty Benediction. .D|\ E. K. McDarty The following will receive their B.S. degrees: Margaret Berrier, Naomi Broyhill, Mariorie Call, Hoiton B. Come Us Janet to Forbes, Betty Gerald. Virginia Goodman, Jewel Graham, Violet Graham, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Louise Kiser, Edith Lucas. RflSnlinH P aon tN,ni.rtni:Brt . -n- > Poteat, Inez Kobbins. Helen Sherwood. Dorcas Sigmon, Lena Smith, Lucille Templeton, Mae Tucker, Rachel Tucker, Anna Von Oesen. Henrietta Waddell, Robert Warren, Helen Winkler. WATAUGANSSENT TO ARMY CENTER Current Draft Board Quota Numbers 41: Three Transfers Are Included Eorty-one men composed the cur1 rent quota for the armed forces, ac; cording to word from the Selective Service Board, and the following ; have been sent to an induction center of the U. S. Army. Included ir the list are three transfers from other boards: Stewart Glenn Shore Vester Raymond Warrc-n William Francis Tester Stacey Lewis Bingham Ottie Bliss Miller Floyd Eggers Thomas Wilson Moretz Russell Thaddeus Norris Lloyd Estei Roark riai ik. iviai Liii oimmons Wilbom John Barrier Jacob Smith Snyder, Jr. Lloyd Earl Smith I Robert Bryan Shull Henry Ellis Johnson John Luther Keller Robert T. Gross Rufus Andrew Shull j Robert Edward Day Russell Dean Swift. Jr. f Lee Henry Jones Jordan W. Cook Arlie Clint Coffey ' Stanley Carl Love i Charles Hamp Blackburn. Jr. Gene Jones Bingham Alton Edward Hodges, Jr. , Paul Lee Miller Schyler Lewis Wilson ' George Donald Church at ait..:.-* r* t_ , ttqjoici uiccui:, ur. Emest Lee Rowe Dillard Lee Watson William Vance Ward Norman Filmore Watson Newland Wellborn Roy Grover Presnell Elmer William pry an George Wesley Townsend Billy Lillard Michael Henry Clay Eggers Albert Glenn Price James Perry Mast Charles Walter Dotson Transferred from other boards: Arthur William Hartung Fletcher Vancy Flowers Jonathan Howard Ragan BIG CORN YIELD Mr. B. J. Davis, of Bone R. F. D 2, was in town the other day am tells The Democrat that despite thi serious shortage of farm labor, hi was able to gather 75 bushels o com from a single acre on his farm \ BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY * * ley Over One Half Pounds; e Maintained Sales Tuesday and Wednesday i Bring Pre-Christmas Selling Far iday Sales to Be Last of Year: To ( a. Monday's sale of 143,000 pounds of tobacco at the Mountain Hurley Warehouses here, brought the total poundage for the ?ason to 1.514. uuu, ior a season a\ c-rage of 47 cents, states R. C. Coleman, operator of the local market. As this issue of The Demociat is printed Tuesday, sales had not been started on the local floors, but con servative estimates place Tuesday and Wednesday sales at 1511,000 pounds, which would bring the proChristirias sales to approximately 1,1 800 pounds, or 300.000 above the . reconl of a year ago. Mr Coleman, who conducted thorough surveys of the hurley belt before the start of the sales this . year, thinks it is very likely that his houses will sell three-quarters of a million pounds after Christmas. At any rate he confidently expects the total sales for the 1943-44 season In be 250,000 to 400,000 ahead of last season, for a total of ?.250,000 to 2,650.000 pounds. Sales Close Wednesday Mr. Coleman states that auction I sales will close Wednesday and that the first sales of the New Year wilX be conducted on January' 3. The i houses will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but will reopen for | the receipt of tobacco Monday folj lowing Christmas. I Empty Stocking Fund ! Reaches Sum of $61.50 When The Democrat's Empty Stocking Fund wax closed the end of the week $61.50 had been subscribed. for which those trying to aid the destitute children express sincere thanks. The final report on the status of the fund follows: Previously reported $32.50 xuu^imui .... ? Lions Club 19.00 Dr. R. C. Bustccd ,5,00 Mr. and Mrs J. L. Quails 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Webster 2 00 Friday Afternoon Club 5.00 T. M Greer 1.00 $31.50 j Babson Business Outlook Will Be Printed Next Week ' As is customary, The Democrat , ] next week will carry Roger W. BabI son's Business and Financial Outlook I for 1944, presenting this valuable J feature to its readers at the same time it is released to the dailies for ! publication. j Babson's forecasts on the war and j the elections are the most startling " statements ho has made since he , predicted the 1929 stock market crash. 1 Two Watauga Men Are Given Paroles Two Watauga County men were included in the list of those granted paroles by Governor Broughton last week. Adolphus Thomas, of North Fork township, has been released after serving approximately 18 months of a five to seven years sentence for the fatal shooting of a cousin, Bon Thomas. George Moretz, of Boone, was pa roled, having served a little more than two years of a 12 to 15 year sentence in the slaying of William Lowrance of Cove Creek township. Triolets Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyon Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lyon, of Boone, are the proud parents of triplets, two girls and a boy, born at the Dr. Hagaman Clinic last Friday. The children are described as being perfectly normal, in fine health, and they are all expected to survive. Names for the three youngsters had not been selected the first of the week.. [stores to close on next monday The stores of the city will be closed next Monday, for an added Christinas holiday, it was decided tjy the merchants Tuesday morniiuj. Shoppers are asked to bear this m mind, and attend to their wants before Christmas, so that no inconvenience may result SEAL SALE REPORT Cove Creek reports the sale of ' $52.38 in Christmas Seals, this being 1 the only report to come to the newse paper office this week. e f With more cows on farm.v than L last year, milk production was down 2 per cent in November. Egg production was about 4 per cent higher.
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