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HM1TE0 STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS Hfir VOL LVI. NO. 30 An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANU. Sl.50 A YEAR ? 5c A COPY LOCAL BANK HAD BIGGEST GROWTH DURING YEAR '43 Resources ot Northwestern Bank ,"V ei" , Shows Increase of More II, an Five Million Dol lars During past Year. Qf ticers Elected Stockholders of"W Northwestern -- ank. winch maintains its home of North Wilkesboro, and branches m Boone, Blowing R?"k and a number of other cities, in an nua] meeting in North Wilkesboro !Zl week- hea*? reports of remark i'ijj ^?Uth "f thf' institution in --an fi, r^0UrCeS 'ncreascd more * -dp five million dollars. here re-elected ail mem : Nation T^di^ by :'C ?vhich followed ,'h, s^kK"? wetrng elected all officers of the ??nk lor another year ^executive vice-president" fthe profit fw 1943 -^k? Durini S P;'r ValU" Sha"~ <>f -- Duri"g the year a dividend - 12 per cent, or $1.20 per sh-,l s?2/?s iScloar ixzr"* ?? ? r, Mfety to hT"'0"' a S":al <kal stockholders. Duri^^ the' ve ir' > u'4-j U^TnTV't r 1 B,a'ck Moun Fort Aft. r fi'CrS Wlndow al OW J?' ? thl' loss in the I ioV thT'h i We 0|"'''"''d U>is office ' m ' .of ,hc yenr ??! i-n P??f)k' of BlaL'k Moun ?me US a vely cordi-''1 wei The activities of the bank incrceas ed tremendously during the year u. $1^357^55 i"SC Sf.lfe.46V.35 ! ?i4,J5<.95a.U. During this thp 1 -^ond year of the war thr man I foment of your bank has beer, fae^i I v"th "fay difficulties and w^fi pect no lighter burden in this new | U.Uowsd,RtAr:krei1'' ** B SmlfK Houghton. Sparta; N. Wi'lk }an ^-a'pb Ouncon Wilkt^sboro; H. I,. Doujrhton M liiEgins, En W r> Rct'v'*s, Laurel Springs ir'.i m^, Boone; W. W Mast! S g'w" ^ ? B-'>' Baw n G. W. Greene, Bakersvillo I?"v.wi'r- J D B?k' clamation for 1944 the officers ?hn served during 1943. They a-e- R L^U^t0n' ot Sparta, pre^'en^ Edwin Duncan, of Sparta, Ixecutkrp Sp^cerfpfnent; J?h" McBee ^ ^pruce Pjne, vice-president; D V Deal. of North Wilkesboro, secre-' |g! ^ Taytorsville, Sler^ Lions Club Accepts Eleven New Members At the second meeting of the Lions Club this year at the Gateway Cafe Tuesday evening, 11 new mem bers were accepted after a member ship drive lasting for two weeks. The main feature of the program was an excellent talk on "The Mean ing of Lionism in Boone," by Dis trict Governor W- Amos Abrams. Lion President Frank Payne wel comed the new members into the club in a brief message. Lion Wide Brown, captain of one of the mem bership teams, reviewed the history of the local club and recounted the achievements made in the work with blind children. The new members, who spoke briefly, were introduced by team captains Wade Brown and (Satis Williams. The following new members were received: Clyde R. Green" Dr. Ralph W. House, Prof. A. R. Smith, H. B. Teague. W. B. York, Joe Crawford, Prof. Edward Gunter, Charles Hartley, Prof. Lee Hodson, Prof. Elwood Roberts and Morris O'Sullivan. ? W. T. Spalding, buyer for the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., was a guest. At a meeting of the directors aft er the regular meeting, plans were discussed for a scrap paper drive, and a committee for organization and planning of the aifnual Lions Club entertainment program was appointed by the president. At the first meeting in February the new members will be formally initiated into the club. SPEAKERS AT TODAY'S WAR BOND RALLY Principal speakers al the War Bond Rally at the Appalachian Theaire Thursday morning will be Dr. Amos Abrams. W. D. Farthing, chairman of the campaign, and W. H. Gragg. The rally will be the offi cial opening of the Fourth War Loan here, and stores of the city will close during the one hour period from 8:30 to 9:30 o'clock. COUNTY SCHOOLS SELL MANY BONDS S29.924.ll in Bonds and Stamps Sold in County School System as of December 13 County Superintendent S. F. Mor ton states that sales of War Bonds and Stamps in the schools of Wat auga County as of Dec. 13. 1943. totaled $29,924.11. and exhibit- :i letter from the Treasury Depart ment. an eXCerpt from which is given : "This office wishes to congratu late you. your principals, teachers. < mplovees. students and Other pa irons of your schools for the ui* Standi).^ and patriotic accomplish ment. It is ,i pleasure to enclose the following awards: Boone High School hold $10,761-75. The award one triple- throat, famous jeeps, two junior triple-threats Boone "Elementary, $7,006.95; onf tripie tUreat. one junior triple- throat. Howard'b Creek. S15.00, three bayonets. Rather wood. SI 50. two winter flying suits. Bamboo. *1,007.50. two junior triple ihrcats. Blowing Rock, $1,744.40. one famous ' jeep, one junior triple-threat. Valle Crucis. $992.55, one junior triple Ihreat. Cove Creek High. $3,425.01. two famous | jeeps, two junior triple -threats. Cove Creek Elementary. S2.962.70. two i famous jeeps, one junior triple-threat. Liberty Hill. SI00. one 0-;nch armor piercing shell. Bethel, SI ,323.25, one famous jeep. Mabel. $500. one junior triple-threat. School Principal Resigns; Other Co. School News Mr. Edward C. Coker, principal of the Blowing Rock High School, re signed just before the holidays to accept work in Coker College in South Carolina, for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Sarah B. Gaither, teacher, of the seventh grade in the Blowing Rock school, was elected to fill the vacanccy. Mrs. Georgia W. Wilson has been named teacher for the seventh grade, and Mrs. Beatrice C. Winkler has teen placed in the high school. Miss Vida W. Teague has resign ed her position in the Appalachian High School, and Mr. Arthur W. Hartung resigned in order to enter the service. Mrs. James Winkler has been secured to fill one of these vacancies. ' The attendance throughout the county has greatly improved since the holidays. The epidemic of flu, measles and whooping couph seems to have improved. Red Cross Officials Go to Winston-Salem A group of officials of the Wat auga Red Cross chapter were in Winston-Salem Tuesday attending a regional meeting, at which plans were made for the War Fund Drive which is to open March 1. Chairman Clyde R. Greene has already com pleted plans for the drive in Wat auga County. Those attending the meeting were Rev. E. F. Troutman, chairman; R. W. Watkins, vice-chairman; Mrs. F. E. Warman. executive secretary; Clyde R. Greene, chairman War Fund drive; Mrs. M. R. Maddux, as sociate chairman Red Cross War Fund drive. Accident Prevention Course A Red Cross accident prevention course will be conducted at Appa lachian College beginning March 31. Anyone interested may take this course. SEED POTATOES The production of certified seed potatoes was up 42 per cent in 1943. This represents more than 6 per cent of all potatoes produced. Heads Polio Drive t m mmsmmmami John. E. Brown. Jx.- poslmas.tor at Boone, who is chairman ol the drive lo raise funds locally for the national inf3nJiie paralysis foun dation. ;no presidents BALL THIS YEAR i Plans Being Laid for Raising Funds With Which to Combat In faniile Paralysis John E. Brown, Jr.. chairman of the local committee which usually has a President's Birthday Ball, with which to raise funds for the fight against infantile paralysis, states that this year the usual ball cannot he held, but that plans are going forward for basketball games, movie shows, etc., which will enable the county to raise its quota of S290 for the fuQd. Last year no ball was held, but through various efforts a creditable sum was raised. Mr. Brown solicits the full co-operation of the people in this worthy effort, and will an nouncce the detailed plans for the campaign within a few days. Direct contributions to the fund are being sought, and those who will con- I tribute are asked to do so at once. Benefit Show at Theatre Tickets go on sale immediately by ; several organizations to see "Gov- ] ernment Girl," starring Olivia De- ; Havilland and Sonny Tufts show- j ing at the Appalachian Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday. ; The tickets are 20 cents for chil dren and 50 cents for adults on both j matinee and night performances. In i this way you will be contributing j to the Marchc of Dimes effort and 1 also enjoy one of the best of 1944's j pictures Buy your tickets from Boy Scouts or Woman's Club or other organiza- ; tions that might contact you. War Workers Are Being Sought in Area Mr. Raymond B. Davis, leading man welder at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and S. Ma Perviance, of the national advisory committee for aeronautics, Langley Field, Va? are spending the next three months in this area with the United States Employment Service, seeking work ers to aid in the war program. Mr. Davis wants numbers of shipyard workers, while Mr. Perviance wants any kind of help, men or women, for almost any kind of work. These gentlemen will be in Boone Tuesday and Friday of each week, and it is pointed out by them that men classified in 4-F and men who have been discharged from the arm ed services may do their bit by of fering their services at this time. Good salaries are being paid, and working and living conditions are excellent, they say. Transportation, meals, etc., may be furnished those who are without funds. ' RAILWAY EXPRESS SERVICE STARTS IN BOONE FEBRUARY 7 Important Improvement in Transportation Servicc in This Area is Announced at Cham ber of ? Commerce Meeting; Bigger Tobacco Bases Are Sought After several years' effort on the part of officials of the Roone Cham ber of Commerce find members of spoei.nl conmi' tees, a Railway Ex press "Agency has finally been sc cur4iJ tor Boone and the office will open here on February 7, it was re vealed at the dinner meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening It is noled that very few places without rail facilities have been for tunate enough to secure this new service, which will place Boone in the tariffs of all Railway Express agencies in the world Mr. E. C. Berry, genera! manager of the Railway Express Agency, states: "Railway Express Agency is anxious to extend its services into al! communities of our nation. We feel that you at Boone merit this splendid nationwide express serv ice such as we are rendering, pro- j viding service as we do on all rail I and communication air lines, many miles of steamship lines over the world, and the commercial air lines that are serving beyond our own United States. We shall be delight ed in bringing Boone in connectcion with the entire outside world with our far-reaching express service." The tariffs have been published, it is stated, and the rates to Boone will be about the same as to Lenoir. This service will be handled from Boone to Lenoir via the Smith Transfer Co.. and was established largely through the fine co-opera tion of Mr. Carter Smith, owner of the Smith Transfer. Local express will be handled from all principal trains at Hickory and Charlotte via fast Railway Express trucks, as well as making connections with the train at Lenoir from intermediate points. Mr. H. W. Wilcox, bus terminal | manager, has agreed to act as agent for Railway Express service, and his warehouse facilities which now house the Smith Transfer Co., X. J. N. Trucking Co., and ET & WNC j Transportation Co., will be used. Seek Larger Tobacco Bases The matter of securing larger acreage allotments to those grow ing tobacco in this section, came up for disccussion before the Chamber. Previous investigation, made by Dr. B. B. Dougherty, revealed that Con gressman R. L. Dough ton is now working with other members of the congress toward the end sought. A committee composed of Dr. Dough erty, chairman; Clyde R. Greene, W. H. Gragg, R. C. Coleman, W. R. Lovill. Grady Farthing and R. A. Olson was named by Mr. Wilcox to work for larger allotments, and to promote the producction of better grades of tobacco in the county. An inspiring message was brought by Dr. W. Amos Abrams, who was the speaker of the evening. Mr. R. C. Coleman and buyers of the Mountain Burley Warehouses, were guests of the Chamber of Commerce, and gave reports on the tobacco market and discussed plans for the future operation of the local warehouses. The name of the Hohenzollern family, which ruled Germany until 1918, was taken from a hill called Zoliero near Stuttgart. t -ft ilourih War Loan Campaign To Get f Under Way Here As Organization I Is Perfected; Bond Rally Thursday BURLEY SALES ARE WELL ABOVE TWO MILLION AND HALE All Former Records Broken at I Local Burley Houses as Sea- ! son Nears End: Sl.91o.00lt Value of Weed; Average. Ahead of Burley Belt 1 The Mountain Burley Warehouse? ? will close their current selling sea- j son Thursday, and figures compiled Wednesday morning indicate that in cluding Tuesday sales 2,548,888 pounds of weed have been auction ed for a total of SI. 184.?, 76 46, or an average throughout the season ot $46.48 per hundred pounds. This average, states Mr. Coleman, is well ahead of the average for the entire burley belt. Wednesday's and Thursday's sales, the closing days of the market, are expectced to hring the season j grand total to 2.575,000, as against i the former banner year of the mark- | et in 1942-43 when 1,913.000 pounds j were sold. During the three years ' Mr. Coleman has managed the local ; houses sales have increased about | one and a half million pounds. When the final sales are conducct- j ed a detailed and finai accounting of the season's business will be. i published. LOCAL MEN GO TO j INDUCTION CENTER! A List of Those Composing Current ; Quota Under Selective Service Legislation The following Watauga County men recently reported to an induc tion center of the U. S. Army, Un der the terms of the Selective Serv ice Act: Nathan Roger Colvard Karl Stewart Blackburn Robert Castor Horton Don Garland Ragan Bynuni Carlton Ariie Baxter Proffitt Guy R. Carlton William Turner Stoiii? Walter Lewis Loudennelt Owen Craig Wilson Arden James Wilcox Clarence Wiiliam Hodges Arthur Ernest Hamby, Jr. Earl June Bodenhammer Carl Reed Fred Vaughn Hartley Elmer William Wood Laine Henson Charley Hale Church Carl Aster Taylor Victor Tester Salmon Chase Tate Arlie William Greene Paul Clarence Fletcher Lonnie Alvin Greene Charles Bradley Greene John Dennis Greene David Barnard Dougherty John Edgar Brown Charlie Henry McGuiro Henry Earl Colvard Walter Ray Shore Russell Smith Greene George Coffey Jack Taylor Winkler Newland Harvey Greene Ernest Elmo Hodges John Riley Greene Arlie Shull Charles Mack Townsend Ralph Bartlett Norris J. P. Palmer James Elmer Stewart George Edward Phillips Conley Clay Isaacs Donley Ray Isaacs Billy Lee Greene Boyd Homer Moretz Howard Luther Greene Bert James Wilson Leroy Kirkpatrick Transferred to Another Local Board Joe Bryant Wheeler Martin Jennings Josh Lillard Black John Benjamin James Carlton Heath Trotter Charles Spurgeon Walser Benjamin Wheeler Farthing Transferred to Local Board Elmer Lee Bumgardner Harold Codington Quincy. Burley Applications Must Be Filed by 1st All local farmers who do not have a burley tobacco allotment and wish to secure one. are required to make their applications at the AAA of fice in the county building prior to February 1. BUY. WAR BONDS I Those Appointed to Fill Key Po sitions in War Bond Campaign Named: Theatre Party This Morning to Be Grand Opening of Local War Fund Effort At a meeting of the War Savings I Staff of Watauga County, held last ! Friday evening, a permanent orgam zat ion was set up for the raising of the local quota of $122,000 in bond sales for the Fourth War Loan cam paign, and arrangements have been made for a big bond rally to be held ; at the Appalachian Theatre Thurs day morning from 8:30 to 0:30. at which time the campaign will really 1 get off to a go--.; start in this lo ! cality. Members of the Lions Club. Cham ber of Commerce, Merchants Asso ciation and other local business houses, together with their em ployees, will gather at the theatre Thursday mcming at 8:30 for one hour, and the theatre program wii! ! be featured by addresses by Chair ! man W. D. Farthing. Dr Amos Aij | rams and W. H. Gragg. Plans will be made for the sale of bonds at this time through local business channels. Manager I). J. Norman has secur ed a film. "The Price of Rendova." which will be screened in connec tion with the bond rally. This pic ture gives some idea of the cost in men and materials involved in this Pacific accomplishment. Mr Norman has also arranged to have a bond premiere of "Guadal canal Diary" on February 10. at 9 p. m., al which time the purchase of a bond will entitle anyone to a fret ticket to the theatre. It is hoped that every seat in the theatre may be filled with those Who have bought bonds in the current campaign. Mr. Norman is tr. be congratulated upon securing this outstanding war film at this time. At first the booking agency turned down his request, since the film was booked in ad vance for four months. However, after great difficulty, Mr. Norman secured the local booking, which will provide one of the high spots in the local Fourth War Loan effort. The Organization The organization is composed of W. D. Farthing, general chairman; Mrs. B. W. Stallings, woman's di vision, and Alfred T. Adams was recently appointed to the state or ganisation as assistant chairman. Mr. W. H. Nfial. of Winston Salem, area manager and vice-president of the Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.. was present at the meeting and made a talk to the members of the local organization. The initial campaign organization was perfected, Mr. Farthing tells The Democrat, and Clyde R. Greene has been placed in charge of adver tising and newspaper publicity. Mr. Farthing insists that business houses Jie as liberal as possible in using the sponsored advertisements. Dr. D. J. Whitener is the educa tional director, and will contact cach high school in the county. A prize will be given the student selling the greatest number of E series bonds, with a grand prize of a $25 bond to the student sell ing the most E bonds in any school in the county. A committee composed -of W. H. Gragg, Clyde R. Greene, D. J. Nor man, Dr. Amos Abrams and Dr. D. J. Whitener, was appointc-d to work with the Merchants Association, Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and other organizations, to arrange for the sale of bonds through the various business establishments of the town. Mr. Farthing staces that Mr. Norman will have full charge of the theatre advertising during the campaign. County Being Organized Mrs. Saragh G. Wagner and Mrs. W. W. Mast, of Valle Crucis, have been asked to direct the campaign in Watauga, Shawneehaw and Laurel Creek townships. Mrs. Mary S. Harris, of Sherwood, will head the campaign in Cove Creek, while Mrs. M. R. Maddux, i of Boone, will assist the chairman of (CONTTNUKD ON PAGE FOUR) Pays to Advertise i W. M. Thomas, of Mabel, has fcund that an inexpensive want ad in the coHDty newspaper is the sur est way for a farmer to dispose of surplus livestock. Recently, Mr. Thomas advertised two cows, the paper came from the press Wednes day afternoon, and that night his telephone brought the first sale. Both of the cows were disposed of on Thursday before Mr. Thomas had received his own copy of the Demo crat through the mails. "Democrat ads really bring seller and buyer to Igether quickly, and with a trifling cost," said Mr. Thomas, in relating his experience.
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