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D. & P. Pipe Works Opens Finishing Plant In Alleghany County Sparta.? Operation of D. & P. Pipe Works' large finishing plant, located a short distance from Spar ta. has been started and approxi mately 75 gross, or over 10,000 "Jimmy" and "Spartan" pipes are now being made every week out of native ivy and laurel burls and stalks. A total of 65 men are employed at the plant and when additional machinery is installed, production will be doubled and at least 150 per rons employed, David P. Lavietes, owner, announces. About three years age when the -var shut off supplies of raw pipe materials from Europe, Mr. Lavietes .vent to Boone and started buying ivy and laurel burls. He establish ed a pipe block plant there and fater set up a branch plant here in Sam Porter's lumber mill. Instead of shipping these blocks to northern pipe manufacturers, Mr. Lavietes decided that they could be made right here in the mountains. With the co-operation of Mr. Por ter, who had dreamed of the estab- j lishment of a pipe finishing plant near Sparta and who had urged Mr. Lavietes to erect such a factory, the Sparta power dam and lake were purchased from the Northwest Carolina Utilities about two years ago, and later they bought several adjoining acres of land from Elgin Edwards. Under the direction of Mr. porter, work was started on the construc tion of a three-story building locat ed near the lake on the Sparta Elkin highway and on a large 150 horsepower generator. Construction of the building, which is 70x80 feet, was completed recently and modern equipment and machinery for the manufacture of pipes was installed. Power for the plant is furnished by the hydro electric generator. SUGAR The WFA Ireports that, supplies of sugar will be lower this year than last because of the use of sugarcane molasses for industrial alcohol, in creased for sugar, and wartime ship ping conditions. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their kindness and help and aid and sympathy during the illness and death of our dear mother, Mrs. Martha E. Watson: May God bless you all. ? W. A. Watson and his Brothers and Sisters. BUY WAR BONDS In Norfolk S. 2-C JAMES H. COFFEY, ton of Mrs. Iola Coffey, of Blowing Rock, has completed his basic naval training at Bai abridge. Md.. and is stationed ai Norfolk. Va. Mr. Coffey is married and lis wife lives at Blowing Rock. He has been in the service since Novem ber. 1343. S. C. F. COMMITTEE MEETS The S. C. F. executive committee for Watauga County met in the courthouse Feb. 24. Mrs. Mae Mil ler, chairman, presided. 1 Ir. A. E. South, treasurer, gave a : tatement of the total sales from clothing, $540.75. Expenses of sale;, $111.10. Hot lunchcs for an scn< ois were discussed. The committee decided one major objective was to help in this phase of work as far as funds permitted. A sub-committee was appointed to investigate the possi bilities of each school. Tl e county superintendent of Schools is co op erating 100 per cent. The home demonstration agent will supervise garden seed distribu tion, giving lessons in gardening to groups of women, 4-H Clubs and others. Suggested changes in S. C. F. clothing procedure was r ad and Unanimously approved. All members of the committee are assisting by donating fv.rniture, coat hangers and other eqi ipment for the S.C.F. clothing sales room. Mrs. Simpson gave several inter esting and complimentary reports on the progress of sponsored schools. ? Reported. BUY WAR BONDS! NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS oi Waiauga County The -Board of County Commissioners will meet on Monday, March 13, 1944, as a Board of Equalization, for the purpose of reviewing the tax list for the year 1944 and transacting such other business as may be pertinent. The board will adjourn from day to day until the work is completed. WATAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS W. C. Greene Chairman; W. M. Winkler, H. O. Aldridge first chance at Long Distance It maani a lot for a boy in the service to talk to his ixiends and family back homo. Usual ly the best time ho has to do that is in tho availing. How about giving him a break by not using Long Dis tance in tho evening except in emergencies? leather* Ball Tetepkeae mud Ttleftarfc i TODAY and TOMORROW By DON ROBINSON DREAMS facts I don't ordinarily like to go around sticking pins in dream bubbles. But I do think it is important, right now, to explode those dreams about the war being "all over but the shout ing." A more accurate description of the present status of the war might be "It's alt over but the fight ng" ? and that means the fighting on the home front as well as on the battle fronts. I don't know whether it's true of , ail towns ? but in most of the towns I've visited lately tho people seem to be relaxing more and more. In I some places they seem to be just j sort of hanging around waiting for ' the bells of victory to start ringing so they can run out in the street and join the cheering throng. I don't know where all this opti mism came from. I suppose it grew out of the predictions made by some generals and some Washington offi cials that the war would end in 1944. But from what I have been able to find out, the men who are in the know are convinced that 1944 is going to be the toughest year civilians in ?'lis country have faced. Our rations of gasoline may soon be drastically cut. Food is apt to become scarcer rather than more plentiful. Automobile tires may soon be almost impossible to obtain. Housewives are going to have to take jobs to keep our war produc tion from falling off. And our na tion's standard of living is prob ably going to go down rather than up. PREVIEW 1944 ! am not making these predictions because I enjoy tossing wet blank ets around. The reason I am trying to paint a dark picture of what 1944 will be like is because I have been listening in on a preview of 1944 as seen by spokesmen for the War Production board, the War Man Sower commission, the office of far Information, the department of treasury, and half a dozen other alphabetical agencies ? and after hearing their expectations it would take a pair of very thick rose-col ored glasses to see anything but a dark picture ahead. They still don't say that the war in Europe won't end in 1944. They don't talk much about when it will end. But they do intimate ? every one of them ? that the war is going to last a lot longer than any of us expected if the, people of our coun try relax in their war work. These government agencies, which are responsible for the progress of the war on the home front, have called upon the best brains in the advertising profession to work with them in "selling" the people on taking a realistic attitude toward the problems ahead. All of the lead ing industries, as well as newspa pers, magazines, radio chains and other mediums of communication are being enlisted in this campaign. And, although there will be many campaigns on specific subjects, the one great theme behind all of them will be? every American must fight harder in 1944 than ever before. * * * PROBLEMS . . . , . meiugn There are some people \vl don't have too much respect for advertis ing. But in my opinion, from the importance which government agen cies attach to the jobs which it has assigned to advertising for 1944, it is quite possible that the outcome of the war, or at least the shortness of the war, will depend to a large degree on the success of these cam paigns. Advertising men have been asked to solve a crucial manpower prob lem by getting 900,000 housewives, all of whom are not working now, to leave their homes for 40 hours a week and go into a factory or an of fice or a store. They have been asked to figure out how to get Americans to stop patronizing black markets, a practice which, if con tinued, could get our whole domes tic economy out of kilter. They have been asked to stop inflation by persuading the people to save in stead of spend their excess earn ings. They have been asked to sell the nation on greater conservation of gasoline ? the all-important fuel of this war. And they have been asked to do dozens of other educa tional jobs all of which are closely related to the progress of the war. The leaders of the advertising profession have voluhteered to do these jobs without profit to them selves for only one reason: They have been convinced by the men who really know, that unless they are done successfully the future ot our nation is endangered. So when you see these official war messages in advertisements, read them carefully and believe in them. They are the instruction sheets on what the people of this country must do to bring about early vic tory. Army To Give 17"Year Olds Broad Program Washington. March 3. ? The army sSid last night that it contemplates "broad expansion" of i,ts specialized training reserve program for men in the pre-induction, 17-year-old group. "rhis group was not affected by the recent decision to cut drastically the size of the army specialized training program and to put the great majority of men into active service to make up deficiencies in total army strength. The War Department did not elaborate on its statement that the reserve training program would be expanded, but said that details would be announced "soon." Buy War Bonds DR. McDONALD MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT Democratic Candidate For Gover nor Will Make Race on 24 Point Platform All-out support of the war effort, and an "emphatic leadership" in sound progress thereafter, keynoted an address in Winston-Salem last week by Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, in formally launching his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of North Carolina. Dr. McDonald recently resigned from the State University to make his second gubernatorial race. His first contestant was the former Gov. Clyde R. Hciey in 1936. who rolled : up a small majority of votes in a ? second primary. In his Winston-Salem address. Dr. McDonald outlined a 24-point pro gram, setting forth his views on major issues. Particularly stressed by the candidate were educational progress, a major post-war road building program, increased farm income, adequate pay for state em ployees, full provision for returning service men and women, opposition to the sales tax, reduction in the personal income tax, development of aviation ? and a strong temper ance stand. Dr. McDonald declared for a "school program which will give every child in North Carolina edu cational opportunities equal to any in the nation." He also urged new and connecting roads to promote agriculture, industry and tourist trade. A prominent church leader. Dr. McDonald declared: "I will do ev erything within my power to pro mote sobriety, decency, and law enforcement, and to make North Carolina a better state in which to rear our children." He promised a firm leadership in promoting harmonious relations be tween capital and labor in accord ance with orderly government and the principle of collective bargain ing, but stated that "the public in terest will always come first." State headquarters for the Mc Donald campaign has been opened in the Hotel Sir Walter in Raleigh, with State Manager E. D. Broad hurst, of Greensboro, in charge. Legal Notices NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as the adminis trator of the estate of J. S. Winkler, late of the county of Watauga, State of North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased, to present them to me within twelve months of the date hereof, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All those indebted to the estate art' asked to mafce prompt settlement. This February 28, 1944. W. R. WINKLER, Administrator Estate of J. S. Winkler, Deceased. 3-2-6c. NOTICE North Carolina Watauga County. In the Superior Court. Harrison Baker vs. O. M. McGiamery O. M. McGiarnery, the defendant above named, will take notice that an action, as above-entitled, has been commenced in the Superior Court of Watauga County, North Carolina, for the purpose of the plaintiff enforcing the performance of a said bond for title executed by the defendant to the plaintiff for a one-half undivided interest in 50 acres of land, lying and being in Watauga County, N. C., and specifi cally described in a bond for title from O. M. McGiamery to Harrison Baker, dated December 2, 1935, re corded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Watauga County in Book 44, page 413; and the said de fendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the term of the Superior Court in said county to be held Monday, the 24th day of April, 1944, at the courthouse [ at Boone, North Carolina, and ans wer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will ap ply to the court for the rilief de manded in said complaint. This 24th day of February, 1944. A. E. SOUTH, 3-2-4p Clerk of Superior Court. Vulcanizing and Recapping We maintain a modem and complete Vulcanizing and Recap ping Department, and are rendering the best of service. COMPLETE ESSO LUBRICATION SERVICE MADDUX ESSO SERVICE Phone 9103 M. R. Maddux. Prop. WATAUGA INSURANCE AGENCY All Kinds of Insurance We Are Glad to Serve You E. A. GAULTNEY GORDON H. WINKLER Norihweslern Bank Building BOONE. N. C. SWIFTS y FERTILIZERS HELP WIN THE WAR WITH FOOD . . . Plant all you can lake care of. Good Seed and Fertilizer will make the job easier. We endeavor to give you the very best of quality. See us now for your re quirements. MM FARMERS HARDWARE and SUPPLY COMPANY, Inc. BOONE, N. C. ...a way to say " Pardner " to a visiting Pole When a Polish flyer says Hallo, Bracie, be greets you as a brother. He American means the same thing when he says Have a "Cote", whether he offers it away from home or from his icebox at home. Around the world, Coca-Cola stands for lit pause that refreshes,? the global high-sign of the kind-hearted. ftOTTltt) UNDO AUTHORITY Of TH( COCA-COL* COMPANY ?Y COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.. Hickory. N. C.
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