An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1886.
VOL. LVI. NO. 33
BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10,
COPY
HOSIERY MILL IS
EMPLOYING 45
WORKERS HERE
? ? |
New Equipment to Be Moved to
Baker-Coramack Plant to Add
Twenty-five to Payroll Soon;
Policy of Firm Not to Seek
Workers of Others
Forty ?five persons are now in the
employ <if the Bakcr-Commack Hos
iery Mills in Boone, it was reveal
ed Monday by Mr. L. E. Veale, of
Burlington, an official of^ the plant,
who states that additional machin
ery is soon to be placed in the local
factor;,, which will result in the
addition of 25 persons to the ex
panding local payroll.
Mr. Veale says production is now
beginning to reach satisfactory pro
portions here, and that 22 looped
and 17 knitters are now in operation
m the new plant.
5ri connection with employment,
Mr. Veale states that it is against
the policy of his company to employ
workers who already have jobs, and
that persons whose names are on
file with the applications, should no
tify the mill if employed. It is
stated that apparently plenty of
help is available from the stack of
.ipplications on file to provide all
the workers needed without inter
ference with workers for other
firms. Mr. Veale states that his
company is here to co-operate fully
with other local enterprises.
Housing Problem Serious
It is stated that the problem of
housing the trained employees and
their families which come here from
from Burlington is acute, and that
four or five houses are needed at
once for this purpose. It is iisked
that anyone having property to rent,
yet in touch with the plant by tele
phone.
Co-operale in War Loan
The Baker-Gommnck Co. is par
ticipating one hundred per cent in
the Fourth War Loan campaign and
the overwhelming majority of all
workers are buying a bond during
the current campaign. The week-!
ly payroll deduction plan for bona1
purchases will he placed in effect !
here following the Fourth War Loan
effort, it is stated.
MANYTO ATTEND
LINCOLN DINNER
Perhaps Thirty-live Local Republi
cans Will Attend Party Gath
ering Friday
From twenty -five lo thirty-five
Watauga County Republicans will:
attend the Lincoln Day dinner!
which is to be held Friday evening, j
Feb. 11, at the Robert E. Lee Hotel
in Winston-Salem, according to Earl
I). Cook, chairman of the Watauga
County Republican Executive Com
mittee. Mr. Cook asks that those]
who do not have tickets for the
dinner, contact him at once.
The Lincoln Day dinner, which is
tho big event of the Republican
party in North Carolina, is to be
featured this year by an address by
Senator James J. Davis, of Penn
sylvania, for many years a leader
in the national G. O. P. ranks, and
a political speaker of recognized
force and ability.
YANKS FINISH THEIR
DRIVE ON KWAJALE1N
V). S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, -
Pearl Harbor. Feb. 8? Admiral C. J
W. Nimitz wrote a' simple finish to
the Kwajalein invasion in the Mar- j
shall islands with the brief an
nouncement today that organized
resistance on the atoll "has ceased
and its capture and occupation have
been completed.;'
To the Peoplo
of this Community
THINK IT OVER
How about doing a little colrl tur
key thinking after you lay aside
this newspaper tonight?
You've got a good job. The
chances are there is someone else
in your family,
perhaps two or
three, working.
Your son or
your brother ?
may be away
at war.
This war must
end sometime.
Your whole fam
ily, your neigh
bors. are praying it ends soon 'and
those fighting boys of yours will
come home safely.
But will you be ready for what
ever happens when peace comes?
Will you Save something laid away?
We're all hoping there'll be jobs
aplenty, jobs which mean making
something for somebody's happi
ness and not for somebody's sor
row. That's where your War Bonds
.come into thejDiclure. Sure, Amer
icans own bimons of dollars of War
Bonds now; and before this 4th War
Loan ends they will have put away
billions more. But how about you?
You're the one that, counts. The
bigger the pile of War Bonds you
have when peace comes, the bie
ger chance you'll have to slip right
into the post-war world you're
dreaming about tonight.
So "Ut's'All Keep on Backing the
Attack"
THE EDITOR.
In Waves
Thelma Edna Coffoy, wamw
2 c, USNB. look her oasis train
ing at Hunter College. N. Y., and
was sent on direct as .ignmenl to
U. S. Naval Air Static n. New Or
leans. La. Before oining the
Waves she worked iit the Whis
nant Hosiery Mills. Hi :kcry", N. C..
{or seven years. Sh'.1 likes the
Waves fine. She is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Coffey of
Blowing Reek.
BOY SCOUT WEEK
BEING OBSERVED
Schedule of Activities Worked Out
At Weekly Meet'ng of
Local Scouts
The regular weekly meeting of
the Bo.v Scouts was held Monday
night at the Scout hut. AU Scouts
except one were present Wp sang
some songs and discusstd the pro
gram for Scout Week. The observ
ance of National Boy Scout "Week
began Tuesday, Feb. 8. and contin
ues until Monday, Feb. 14
The program which the .ooat troop
will carry out for this week is as
follows :
Tuesday ? Basketball ga ne with
Grandfather Orphanage at Banner
Elk.
Wednesday ? Home day. Every
Scout should do a special good turn
in his home.
Thursday ? Theatre party. 7:30 p.
m., through courtesy of the Appa
lachian Theatre and manager. Mr.
Norman.
Friday ? Hike and nature day.
AU Scouts meet at hut at 5 p. n>. pre
pared to go on hike and cook out.
Saturday ? Civic day. Scouts take
over the government at 3 o'clock for
one hour. Grady Morctz, highest
ranking Scout, will act as mayor;
Fred Council!, fire chief: Jack
Wliitener, water and street mana
ger; Joe Gaither and Don McCrack
en, policemen: W. B. York. Jr., <;itv
clerk.
Sunday ? Church day. Special
Scout service at Advent Church, by
Dr. Warman.
Monday ? Father and Son ban
quet, 7 o'clock, Boone Methodist
Church, sponsored by Scout moth
ers.
National Boy Scout Week is al
ways enjoyed by the kxjal troop ar.d
they confidently expect a week
of successful activities this year.
Hunting Season Ends
In This County Today
? i
The hunting season for rabbits,
quail and other upland game closes
February 10, states County Game
Warden Walter Ed in is ten, who says
that despite the shortage of ammu
nition this year, considerable quan
tities of game were taken in this
area.
Mr. Edmisten states that reports
of law violations this season have
been at a minimum and takes occa
sion to thank the people for their
fine co-operation with the conserva
tion program.
V-12 Test To Be Given
At Local High School
The third Army-Navy College
Qualifying Test for the army special
ized training prograrr> and the Navy
College program V-12 which will be
given throughout the country on
Wednesday, March 15, at 9 a. m.,
will be administered at the Appa
lachian High School, Mr. Herbert
Wey announced today. A leaflet of
general information whiich contains
:>rf admission-identification form
may be obtained at the high school
office. This form properly filled
out will admit to the test students
between the ages of 17 and 21, in
clusive, who arc high school gradu
ates or who will be graduated by
July 1, 1944. Intent to take the test
should be made known immediately
to Mr. Wey in order that the neces
sary test supplies may be ordered.
FEDERAL VOTE MEASURE
IS PASSED BY SENATE
Washington, Feb. 8 ? The senate
finally passed a watered-down ver
sion of the Green-Lucas federal bal
lot bill today and tossed it over to
the house which already is on record
in favor of leaving to the states the
machinery for voting by members of
the armed services.
ORATORY CONTEST
IS PLANNED BY
AMERICAN LEGION
Watauga Legion I'osl Offers
Twenty-five Dollars in Prizes
:n Oratorical Contest; District
Division anil State Prizes Are |
Offered
F'.ins are being formulated for |
tile National High School Oratorical i
con tost . spons-oied annually by the
ABicriean Legion, and in a letter to
the high schools of the county.
School Superintendent S. F Horton
states thai the Watauga contest will
be held in the B"0nc High School
auditorium on March 8th. at 2
o'clock.
The winner, of tile district contest
(embracing C.ddweli. Burke, Mitch
ell. Avery ;ed Watauga counties)
will compete Tor the division em
bracing seme twenty counties at
Ashevillc on March 31st. and the
final contest for the stale wiil be
held at Raleigh on an unannounced
date.
The Watauga Post American Le
gion is offering S12.50 as a first
prize in the county contest: $7.50
second, and S5.00 third prize. A
$25.00 prize will be given tin? suc
cessful contestant in the district
contest, and a $50.00 prize will be
given to the winner o! the division
contest in Ashevillc. The winner
for the state u ill receive a S4.000
scholarship in the Stale College -
Tho .subject this year is "The Con
stitution in a Changing World."
Superintendent Horton in a letter
to the high school principals of the
county says: "1 fec i that the stu
dents entering tins contest will de
rive great good from the study Of
this subject, even though they may
not win a prize. ( hope that every
high school in me county will enter
both the county and district contests
and that we may send a contestant
] to compete -.n the division contest
to be held in Ashevillc. Please
send ih'e ame of your contestants
as soon as they ore selected at a pre- ,
iiminary meet in the school."
, ?
Business Area
At Newland Is
Hit By Flames
Newland. Feb. !) ? Fire of unde
termined origin sweat half of a
block here Tuesday morning, re- i
suiting in damage estimated at |
$40,800.
The blaze, discovered about 5 a.
m., leveled the Benbow huilding, '
one of the fir.-,i structures erected i
Here when construction of the town |
was begun in 1911, and the adjoin
ing residence of Mrs. Mary Loven.
together with all the . irnishings. 1
The Benbow building housed the ;
furniture store of Fred W. Taylor. ,
law offices of R. W. Hall, the Ma- j
sonic lodge, and a number of apart- i
ments, including furnishings of i
Mrs. Pearl Benbow. owner oi the
building.
The flames were prevented from
spreading to other buildings by the
town's volunteer fire department.
I Railway Express Agency Starts Service
To Boone Tuesday; Officials Visit City
m m
Army Signal Corps Photo \
This American soldier took refuge under a truck during a Jap bombing raid of j
our positions on ^icndova. A Nipponese bomb, however, had his number on it. j
Here you see his comrades gently removing his body from under the engine.
When you are asked to buy War Bonds think of this picture. From U.S. Tressuiy
POLIO FUND DRIVE
REACHES SUM $44
| Scant Interest in Effort to Raise
Quota for Fighl on Infantile
Paralysis I
Postmaster John E. Brown, Jr..'
chairman of tho Watauga County i
l campaign to raise $290 for the na ]
; tional fight against infantile para- ]
lysis, reports a dearth of interest in I
the campaign and says thai only |
$44.04 has been contributed to the
fund thus far. Mr. Brown insists i
th?t the people of the county re- j
spond promptly to this appeal for
funds, half of which will be used j
t ight here to aid children suffering ]
from polio. He asks that all those I
willing to contribute to the fund !
leave contributions with him or if ]
more convenient at The Democrat j
office.
Mr. D. J. Norman, manager of the
Appalachian Theatre, will give all ?
, who attend the bond premiere of j
: "Guadalcanal Diary ' Thursday eve- j
ning an invitation to contribute to '
; the fund.
The status of the fund as of to- ;
day follows:
G. D. Burnett . SI. 00
J. O. Cook 1.00
; -Joe Crawford 1.00
: J. W. McGht-e 10 ,
Wade E. Brown .20
i Fanners Hardware Co 10.00
i Rob Rivers 5.00
! Mrs. Nell Linney 1.00
Dr. Warfield 1.00
Benefit Movie 23.74
1 Total $44.04 .
Record Number Report For Army Duty;
Large Majority of Quota Married Men
Watauga County's largest quota
of selectees for army duty have re
ported for pre-induction physical
examination, and the overwhelming
majority of the men are married, it
is said. Very few single men are
included. The names of those which
comprise the current quota from
i this county are:
Watson Lerioir Tester
Paul J. Fox
Harley Ford Dotson
Kever Gurney Cornett
Avery Hugh Moretz
Morris Casey
Everett Newton Hollers
Ulys Earl Miller
Ira Ralph Ford
Charlie James Main
Lester Hardy Ragan
Paul Robert Combs
Carl Rupard
Sam Ernest Wilcox
Rom McNealey Cook
Earl Denver Church
Ralph Washington Jones
Clifford Earl Welch
Robert Jack Greene
George Calvin Trivett
Russell Frank Carroll.
Clint Elmer Rominger
Odell James Perry
Jasper Grant Presnell
Claude Watson Minton
Raymond Demacrs Wilson
Billy Jones Cook
Romie Estis Stone
Delmer Lee Wallace
Ed Finley Jones
Clarence Ivory Earp
Elijah Webster Bentley
John Henry Reece
Charlife Mitchell
General Captain Hicks
Francis Marion Ford
Lee David South
Eston Duey Moretz
James Mace Fletcher
Earl Stanley Reese
Tom Bumgamer
Charlie Henry Hatten
John Wesley Henson
Howard Taft Greer
George Donald Campbell
James Clay Phillips
Edward Gray Hartley
John Wilbert RominRer
Frank Wade Lewis
Archie Dancy
Vaughn Joseph Reece
George Glenn Beach
Boyd James Wilson
Stanley Hicks
Byron J. Cook
Cordie William South
Carl Lathan Hollars
Noah James Parlier
! Charles Henry Campbell
Andrew Jackson Ellis
! Harlie Letcher Perry
Clyde Eli Harmon
Russell Joseph Bentley
Stanley Ward
Don Monroe Triplett
Raymond Lee CorneU
Harold Nelson Wood
Austin l.orenzo Miller
Jack William Tester
Wilson Franklin Hodges
William Byrd
Conley Eddie Trivette
Bynum Clint Baird
William Isaiah White
Mack Thomas
Willie Bruce Cole
Edd Henry Harmon
I Frank James Pearson
I Gordon William Moody
I Robert Blan Isaacs
Cearon Clyvanis Vandyke
! Walter Bumgarner
Millard Dean Norns
j Emmit Harrison Dollar
Goldie Hicks
Amos Lee Ward
: Clay Albert Perry
Boyd Greene
Tilman Wilson Bamett
James Blaine Warren
Howard Milt Harmon
Lyday Merrill Nonis
| Johnny Bruce Greene
Transferred to Other Boards
Eugene Yates Woodruff
Leonard Cecil Hartley
Ralph Enoch Fletcher
Julius MacDonald Ford
Ernest Evert Fletcher
1
Chamber of Commerce MeetiiiR j
Featured by Addresses <>' j
Messrs. Klontz and Snyder:
Some Details ot New Trans
portation Service
The Railway Express Agency
opened its office in Boone Tuesday,
and began giving the people of this
city the same kind of service en
joyed from 23,000 offices in the
United Stales, us well as those lo
cated throughout the Dominion of
Canada.
The new service was explained in
detail at a dinner meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, a.
which time Mr. J- M- Klontz, of
charlotte, and Mr. S. J. Snyder, of
Greensboro, representing the Kau
wuv Express, gave the details of the
new transportation service.
The establishment ol the office
herd was secured through the ex
treme need of the region for such
transportation, and a result ol the
fine co-operation of the people of the
town, following the leadership ol
the Chamber of Commerce which
has been working oil the plan foi
months. Express shipments to Boone I
will be routed via Lenoir. where
they will he taken from the rails
by Smith Transfer Co.. and deliv
ered to the office in Boone and
thence to the consignee. Tariffs in
cluding rates to Boone are in effect,
and the- motor truck charge, tor de
livering from Lenoir to Boone is
eliminated.
Air Express Service
Railway Express has developed a
huge business in the air express
field, serving 353 cities direct, and
through the co-ordinated an man
service serving every express office
in the nation. Thirty per cent of
the air mail shipments are deliv
ered to towns like Boone, oft the ait
A new service ol much interest
to the people of this section is the
forwarding of shipments to so'.diere.
When packages are delivered to
army posts after a soldier has been
transferred, his new address is se
cured. and the package forwarded
to him without extra cost
Messrs. Klontz and Snyder are
oroud of the service their company
has been able to bring to Boone,
and ask that local people take ad
vantage of the savings, and faster
service provided. Mr- H. W. Wilcox j
at the Union Bus Terminal is;, the
express agent here, and will be glad
to assist users of the new service.
All outgoing shipments are picked ,
uo by the company, and incoming
shipments delivered to^door within
the corporate limits of the town.
| Business people and others desiring
to use this service should instruct
their shippers to use Railway ex
press, via Lenoir. N. C.
Highway Problems Discusicd
The Chamber of Commerce went
on record in favor of a survey and
construction when possible of the
road from Blowing Rock to the Ten
nessee line, and a committee com
posed oi the following was named
to contact the Highway Commission
in this regard: W. C. Greene, R. D.
Hodges. Wade E Brown and Dr. B.
B. Dougherty. , ?
At the request of- Clyde K.
Greene, chairman of the Red Cross
War Fund campaign, a committe
was named to assist in the drive. Its
members are: W. H. Wilcox, Bus
Crowell. C. A. Price and M. K.
Maddux. , __ , ~
Dr. , Dougherty and Clyde K.
Greene reported on efforts to se
cure a base acreage of no less than
an acre for all farmers in the county
desiring to raise burley this year.
PASTOR SERVED 9 YEARS
In a story last week it was stated
that Rev. J. C. Canipe had been
pastor of the Boone Baptist Churc
for seven years. By way of correc
tion it is stated that Mr. Canipe has
actually been here nine years and
three months.
$25,000 MORE OF E
SERIES WAR BONDS
TO BE SOLD IN CO.
Over- all Figures Far Surpass
Quota But E Sales Are Be
hind: Farthing lTrges Increas
ed Buying oi' These Bonds by
Public
In over-ali sales, Watauga Coun
ty's quota of SI 22,000 in the Fourth
War Loan has been oversubscribed
by about $35,000. but actually the
quota hasn't been topped insofar us
sales of E series bonds are concern
ed. Tile quota included $105,000
of this kind of bond, ap.d actual
sales including Tuesday, lacked
$25,000 E bonds of reaching this
amount. **
Mr. W. D. Farthing, chairman of
the War Savings Staff, insists that
everyone who possibly can. buy an
E series bond during the remaining
days of the campaign in order that
the quota for these bonds may be
reached.
Official figures as of Tuesday
night indicate that actually $158.
510.25 in bonds of all types have
been sold here during the Fourth
War Loan, representing a big over
subscription on the face of it. Of
this amount, however, only $78.
09U.25 are bonds of the E series.
Mr. Farthing states" that as of
Saturday night S14G, 590.75 in local
war bond sales had cleared the
Federal Reserve Bank, of which
amount $66,168.76 are E securities.
"Guadalcanal Diary"
Thursday evening at 9:15 p. m.. a
bund premiere of "Guadalcanal
Diary" will be screened at the Ap
palachian Theatre., admission L>einS
the purchase of a war bond. Tickets
have been provided and are avail
able to all those who purchase a
bond. You are going to buy a
bond perhaps, anyway. Buy it
now and see the first big victory
picture of the Pacific war without
cost.
WINKLER BUYS
FORD AGENCY
Dealership for Ford Automobiles in
County is Relinquished by
Earl D. Cook
Mr W. R. Winkler, local automo
bile dealer, has purchased the Ford
automobile agency for Watauga
Counly, formerly owned by Mv.
Earl D. Cook.
Mr. Winkler is having his build
ing remodeled to take care of the
new line, a large volume of Ford
parts is being bought, ana Ford
cars in Watauga County will be as
sured. he states, of the very best
service. The new business will be
operated under the name of the
Winkler Motor Company.
Mr. Cook, in relinquishing the
Ford business, expresses his sincere
appreciation to the people of the
county for their splendid support
while be was in the automobile
business. He has been the local
Ford dealer since 1939.
Elk Man Returns
Check to County
George Watson, resident of Elk
township, who suffered the ampu
tation of a leg many years ago, and
who has often found the going pret
ty rough from an economic stand
point, was granted a ?5 per month
check from the county commission
ers several months ago. This isn't
at all unusual, since county aid has
been tendered the unfortunate for
ages. But it bears the earmarks of
news when one of these county aid
checks is returned to the commis
sioners ? and that is just what George
Watson did the other day!
In returning the check to his
county government, Mr. Watson
said he'd secured a job, was making
a living and didn't need further as
sistance ? "but thank you just the
same for the help given." Mr.
Watson deserves commendation for
making himself independent of the
public till as quickly as possible ?
such folk deserve help in the
pinches.
Food Store* to Close
Wednesday Afternoons
The grocery stores and meat
markets of the city will observe a
weekly half holiday each Wednes
day afternoon beginning February
16.- The stores which will be closed
each Wednesday afternoon until fur
ther notice are as follows:
Smithey's Store, King Street
Grocery, Hollar's Grocery, A. & P.
Food Store. City Meat Market, Dix
ie Home Store, Thompson's Grocery.
JAPANESE FLEET IS NAILED
TO NARROW HOME WATERS
Washington, Feb. 8 ? The Ameri
can warship assault on Paramushiro
Island has nAiled Japan's fleet in
escapably to the narrow confines
of Japanese home waters.
Naval experts say this was one
of the most important strategical re
sults of the bold foray which car
ried United States surface units
across waters of the North Pacific
to bombard a key enemy base only
1,300 miles northeast of Tokyo.