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WATAUGA WATCH the LABEL on your paper as It shows the date your subscription will expire and the dale your paper will be slopped uclws sooner renewed. The Democrat ia operating sfric2iy on a cash isx ad vance basis. There are no exceptions to this rule. An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year i 868. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1944 RAT ERADICATION CAMPAIGN STARTS HERE THURSDAY City and Organizations Co-op erate to Rid City of tto dents; All Property Owners of City Arc Asked to Aid in Campaign j A city-wide rat crudicittien cam paign is to gt ; under way here Thursday of this we efcj and coii tinue through Saturday, according to an announcement made by Mayor Gordon H Winkler, and the city au thorities arc being joined in the ef fort to rid the town of rodents by the Merchants Association. Health Department. Lions Club, and Dr. Orby Southard of the vocational sericulture department of Appalach ian High School, and his students. Poison will be distributed the last three days of the week, and every citizen is asked to co-operate in making the campaign successful, and aid in placing the poisoned bait where it will do the most good. It is explained tiiat although the poison is not supposed to kill eats and dogs, they nevertheless, should not be exposed to the lethal food. The rat. is probably one of the greatest carriers of disease and de stroys incalculable property. The mayor and the co-operating organi zations join in asking the citizens to help them put on a real rat eradi cation campaign this year in Boone. Ample poison has been secured to d<5 the job and householders are asked to offer suggestions to those distributing same to the end that it will be most likely to l>e consumed by the rats. Both Candidates For Governor Are Natives States Other Than NC Raleigh, April 26 ? For the first ;:rac in 104 yews, North Carolinn is <Aesr1med to fleet u Oovcmcr who v.Bs bom in another state. Roth the major candidates (or governor, Ralph McDonald and R, Greta; Cherry, were born outside th^ Tar Heel State. Both decided' on North Carolina as a good place to worl< and live Cherry wu born in York County. South Carolina. McDonald way tj'im in Omaha, 111. As a baby, he wai taken to Arkansas and was rear ed in that State. Like Cherry, he received his higher education at Duke. One Of these men, barring a tre mendous upset, will be North Caro lina's next Governor. !t was in 1840 that North Caro lina ? tor the first and only time ? elected ? Governor bom in another State He was the able John Mot ley Morelieud, a native of Pittsyl vania County. Va. To go a little deeper into history. Morehead was the second Governor elected by popular vote in North Carolina. The first was Edward B. Dudley, a native of Onslow County, Uid a resident of New Hanover when he was elected in 1836. Register For Canning Sugar on May 1 an J 2 The Watauga County War Price and Rationing Board announces that registration for canning sugar will be held on May 1 and 2. Canning sugar for the coming sea son will be issued through the schools, with teachers, pupils and other volunteers handling the regis tration work, according to plans al ready formulated. BARBARA. FAYE STORIE Barbara Fave Storie, daughter of Mi*, and Mrs. Homir E. Storie. of Shulls Mills, w,">< born March 27, 1941. and died in the Watauga hos pital on April 13. 1944. The little girl was burned to death when her clothing caught fire, while her moth er had cone for the mail from her husband who is in service at Fort McClellan. Ala Funeral services were conducted at the home at Shulls Mills at 2:30 o'clock on April 21, by Rev. E. S. Gragg, assisted by Rev. W. C. Payne. Interment was iri the Cof fey cemetery at Shulls Mills. She is survived by her parents and one sister, and a host of friends and relatives to mourn her loss. V . INJURED IN ITALY Staff Sergeant Arthur C. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.' Miller of Banner Elk R. F. D., is recovering from recent injuries sustained in the Italian war theatre. Sgt. Miller, it is understood, suffered a fall in which his back was hurt and a rib broken. A letter from a comrade reveals that since he is in a tank; unit he may not go back into com bat, certainly not for three or four months, and that he may return home. 2.259.000 MEN IN I- A POOL Washington ? A record 1-A draft pool of 2,269,000 men in all age groups ? two-thirds of them fathers ? was available for induction as of April 1 Selective Service headquar ters reported to Congress yesterday. Mac Arthur Missives Hop. Arthur L. Miller (R. Neb.) at his desk in the Capitol with copies of letters sent to him by General Douglas MacArthur. Let ters were thought by some to in dicate that MacArlhur has made himself available for the Repub lican presidential nomination. YAMSTIGHTEN PINCERS ON JAP BASES IN PACIFIC i Japs Chased Into Jungle by Americans in Fight for Hollan dia's Three Airfields: U. S. Planes Rule Dutch New Guinea Skies MacArUiur's Advanced Headquar ters, New Guinea, April 20 ? Against negligible Japanese opposition, strong American lorces swung closer the jaws of a pincers on Hol lands's throe- airfields while planes from an already captured airdrome ruled toe Dutch New Guinea skies, a spokesnwm disclosed yesterday. All tyjpt-s of fifth H?r force bomb ers and fighters were using the seized Tadji airfield^ captured Sat urday on the first day of the in vasion near Aitapo, 150 miles south west of Hollandis. from more re mote bases, long range bombers hit everywhere that the Japanese might muster fin aerial counter ? punch. In contrast, a single Japanese bomber landed the enemy's only re ported blow, dropping bombs on the Hollandia beachhead. "We are closing in or. the air drome area l'rom both directions." toad the terse picture of the Holtan dia situation us presented in yester day's communique. Headquarters reported yesterday thai the Japanese around the Tadji airfield had been chased into the jungles and hiils but gave no new reports on the drive against Aitape village five miles northwest of the 'drome. Program For Three Forks Association Is Released Today The- spring session of the Three Forks Baptist Association will be held with the Blowing Rock Bap tist Church im May 5th, and the program will feature the general theme. "Knowing Christ." Following is the complete asso ciational program: 10 a. m. ? Devotional. Rev. W. D. Ashley. 1 G: 1!> ? Miscellaneous presentatidn of program, recognition of visitors, Wade E, Brown. 10:30 ? Welcome and special music by Blowing Rock Church, Rev. Ben L. Ray. 11:00 ? Demonstration of V. B. S. by Boone Church or A.S.T.C. 11:30 ? Baptist's Contribution to Christianity, by Rev. J. C. Canipe. 12:30 p. in. ? Lunch. 2:00 ? Devotional, Rev. R o n d a Earp. ? 2:15 ? Report from Churches, led by S. C. Eggers. 2:45 ? The Abundant Life, Rev. J. C. Pipes, Pre-School Clinics To Be Held in May County Superintendent S. F. Hor ton calls attention to the pre-school health clinics to be held in the county next month, and has mailed questionnaires to parents asking for certain information regarding the health record of the children. The dates for the clinics follow: Cove Creek, Thursday May 4. 9 a. m. Mabel, Thursday, May 4, 1 p. m. Valle Cruris, Wednesday, May 3, 9 a. m. Deep Gap, Wednesday, May 3, 1 p. m. Boone Demonstration School, Tuesday. May 3, 9 a. m. Blowing Rock, Wednesday May 10, 9 a. M Bethel, Thursday. May 11, 9 a. m. BRITISH ASSUME LEAD IN BATTLE FOR INDIA PRIZE .laps in Full Retreat in See tors of India Front, as 100, Nippo nese Are Destroyed; Ailies Able to Bring in Heavy Re inforcements .Southeast Asia Headquarters. Karidy, Ceylon, April 26 ? Seizing the fuli initiative north of Imphal, Brit Lsh imperial troops have cleared out 22 miles of the road to Kohima and the Japanese were reported in full retreat from that sector last night after losing nearly 10.000 men killed in their ill-starred invasion of In dia. Blast ins through one of the sev eral road-blocks across the 65-mile lmphal-Kohima highway. English and Indian troops swept through the village of Kanglatongbi, 22 miles north of Imphal. The only opposi tion was from a rapidly withdraw ing Japanese rear guard and the enemy had sowed wholesale destruc tion in an effort to cover his re treat "The initiative is now fully with the (British) 14th Army," an ofli eia! observer reported. Swiftly following up their decis ive victory at Kohima, the imperials also had cleared out a 30-mile stretch of the 34-mile road from Impha! to UKruhl.. enabling two contingents of the 14th Army to link up in that icnt:a. Uruhl is northeast of Imphal and through it passes a roundabout dirt road to Kohima, supplementing the main road. An Allied observer said that 4, 900 Japanese had been killed by actual count in the Manipur fighting while as many again were estimated to have been buried by their com rades or fallen under Allied artil lery and aerial bombardments be hind the lines. Mopping up operations are con tinuing in the Kohima area, an Al lied communique reported. With the clearing of Japanese siege forces from around the town, the Ailies were able to bring down heavy re inforcements from Dimapur to ex pedite the drive to link up Kflhima and Imphal. When' that is achieved the im perial command will present an un broken front to the Japanese still clinging to hill positions west and southwest of Imphal on both sides of the Bishenpur-Silchar road, it self still open to Allied transit. Heavy fighting was reported in the Bishenpur area where the two ene my groups were reported trying to join forces. BILL INTRODUCED TO INDUCT MEN NOT IN WAR WORK Washington, April 24 ? A work or-be-draftcd bill giving selective service power to put into uniform 4-F's or draft-deferred men who re fuse to work in essentia] jobs was introduced in the senate today by Senators Brewster (R., Me.) and Bailey (D., N.C.) Tho bill also would order imme diate induction for any worker who leaves an essential job without per mission. Under its terms the national se lective service director weuld have authority to order any deferred or rejected draft registrant to take an essential job. If he refused he would be inducted for active or lim ited military duty, depending upon his condition. The house military affairs com mittee proposed last week that 4-F's who spurn essential employment be inducted into the army as non-com batants to serve as "domestics around the army's and navy's camps and hospitals." The committee conten ded, however, the system could be adopted under the present law. Fund Available For Polio Victims Here Funds are now available for the relief of Watauga County children who have been afflicted with infan tile paralysis. R. W McGuire, chairman of the infantile paralysis activity in this county, states that he is anxious that those eligible for help get the funds which have been raised for their treatment. Anvone knowing of cases of this kind deserving help please <*et in touch with Mr. Mc Guire. Special Service At Local Advent Church Tomorrow (Friday) night, there will be a preaching service in the Advent Christian Church. Rev. Thos. J. Ellis, of the Eastern North Carolina Conference, will bring the message. Rev. R. L. Isbell, of Le noir, will also be present at that time. This will be Rev. Mr. Ellis' first visit to Boone. All are invited to hear him Friday night. Shodkovsk .Gencshk [Novo ivanovkafc j**- r^Dzhonkoi Mmt Kurman iKERCi ^Vlad istavok a j Foodosiyq SEVASTOPOL Balciklayq' The Crimea again occupies the historical spoilight as Red forces push the Nazis into a pocket at Sevastopol. This close -up reveals how German and Rumanian armies were trapped 11) when Reds reached Dzhankoi and \2) cut communications link. Meanwhile am phibious forces took over Kerch (3) and moved rapidly iowaid Feo dosiya and Simferopol. Nazis made desperate attempts to evacuate by beat as Russia moved swiftly to check this means oi escape. COMMERCE GROUP TO HOLD MEETING Officers lo Be Elecifid and Other Business Transacted al Cham ber of Commerce Gathering Tho annual meeting of tlie Boone Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Gateway Cafe Friday evening j at 7:30 o'clock, according to an an- 1 nouncement made Tuesday by li. W I Wilcox, president of the organiza j lion. The meeting will feature the elec- i tion of a new slate of officers, and the report cl' activities of the Cham- i her of Commerce for th-; past year, i Other important matters are to be j discussed at the dinner meeting, and t each member of the organization is [ asked to be present. A special prusrarr. has been ar- j ranged for th'i banquet which will j he most e njoyable REGISTRATION BOOKS TO OPEN New Voters May Register Saturday ".n Different Precincts of County The registration books for the May 27th primary wilt open in the sev eral voting precincts of the county next Saturday. April 29th, and will I be open for the registration of new voters each Saturday including I Saturday, May 13. May 20th has j been designated as challenge day. J Voting places have been establish- | ed in the two new precincts created by the board of commissioners. In Brushy Fork the voting place will be at the old store building of T. I,. Mast. In New Kiver balloting will take place at the Harrison Baker mill at Pcrkinsville. Those who have become 21 years old since the last election, as well as those who have become qualified for voting by length of local resi dence as required by law, will have to register in order to vot< in the primary or general election. Candidate few Congress Is Visitor in Boone Mr. E. C. McCall. prominent Le noir business and civic leader, and a candidate for the Republican nom ination to Congress in the Ninth district, was in Boone the first of the week, looking after l>is inter ests here, and perfecting a primary organization. Mr. McCall. who appears to be the favorite of local Republicans, is be ing opposed in the primary by Mr. Monroe Adams, of Statesville. who filed after the congressional con vention had gone on record against offering a candidate this year. Wataugans to Serve On Federal Jury The soring term of Federal court for the Middle District will be held in Wilkesboro, beginning Monday, May 15, and the following Watau gans have been summoned for jury service: John Johnson, Triplett: W. B. Castle. Blowing Rock; Geo. Roark, Vilas; Newton Blackburn, Todd: E. F. Shore, Blowing Rock; S. H. Mil ler, Laxon; C. C. Triplett, Boone; John Castle, Zionville; 3. A. Norris, Boone; Don Shull, Valle Cruris; Clyde Tester, Matney. ARTHUR WARREN MAST Arthur Warren Mast, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mast, of Valle Cruris, died last Thursday and funeral services were conducted from the home on Monday by Rev. Mr. Starling, of the Methodist Church Burial was in the Mast cemetery. The only immediate sur vivors are the bereaved parents. STRAY DOGS ARE CITY NUISANCE Mavor Again Appeals io People to Take Care ol Dons, in Ac cordance With Law Mayor Gordon H. Winkler again calls attention to the complaints ?f citizens of the town in regard to the large number of dops which are allowed tu run at large, with subse quent property damage, and issues the following statement: "Valuable dogs sometimes run at large. No one wishes to destroy a good dog. However, the dogs in Boone generally are not being piup eriy eared for, and owners of prop erty are being disturbed by roam ing dogs, are becoming impatient ?and have killed at least three dur ing the past week. Others ate de stroying property and. are being watched for. If you have a good dog. please see that he is properly cared for according to law. Your co-operation will be appreciated." Plans Made For Youth Recreation Center Here Representatives from the Cham- 1 ber ol Commerce, Lions Club, Mer chants . Association. Red Cross, the American Legion, ministers of tlu various churches and Worthwhile Club met with the Save the Chil dren Federation executive commit tee in the Boone courthouse on April 22, for the purpose of discussing a youth recreation center in Boone, where youths may enjoy a leisure hour under proper supfed vision. Miss Elizabeth Bridge, home de monstration agent, explained the purpose of the meeting. A round table discussion took place. Com mittees were approved to investi gate further in regard to a loca tion, funds and make important contacts The above-named agencies and town officials will cc-operate In the undertaking. National Farm Loan Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting The annual stockholders" meeting of the North Wilkesboro National Farm Loan Association was held in the town hall at North Wilkesboro on April 1", with a representative attendance from each of the counties served by- the association. A review of last year's operations shows the association to be in strong financial position, with reserves set up to safeguard against future losses. The association, through the Fed eral Land Bank of Columbia, sup plies long term credit to the farmers of Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Wat auga and Wilkes counties at a low interest rate, with small easy semi annual or annual payments. All officers and directors were re elected. The directors are: P. E. Dancy, North Wilkesboro: Max C. Wilson. Lenoir; S. C. Eggers, Boone: J. W. Hampton, Lansing: W. P. Col vard. Crumpler: V. B. Phipps, Piney Creek, and T. R. Franklin. Glade Valley. P. E. Dancy was elected presi dent, J. W. Hampton, vice-president, and O. H. Bracey, secretary-treas urer. S. C- Eggers, Max C. Wilson and T. R. Franklin were elected as a loan committee. S. C. Lattimore, vice-president of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, was present and addressed the meet ing, stressing the point of service the Federal Land Bank and National Farm Loan Association has rendered in obtaining long term credit at low interest for the farmers in more than a quarter century of operation. Short talks were also made by S. C. Eggers and Max C. Wilson on what this service had meant to their re spective counties. SUPERIOR COURT ENDS CRIMINAL DOCKET TUESDAY Number of Judgments Handed Down by Judge Warlick. as Slate is Cleared for Trial of Civil Calendar: Adjournment Expected by Friday The trial of the stafc docket was concluded in Superior Court Tues day afternoon, and the attention of the court is taken up today with the civil calendar, a number of cases being slated for trial. Court, attaches expressed the opinion that the court would likely adjourn by Friday. Following are the judgments handed down by Judge Warlick: Dcughton Williams, larceny front person, 24 months on roads. Johnny Moretz. driving drunk anu violation prohibition law. $50 and cost. Cecil Biungarner, - violation pro hibition law. four months on roads. With urn R Greene, driving drunk. MO and the costs. Joe Wiriebarger. abandonment. To pay wife 512 per month and one ha!i the cost Ceo. Houck. manufacturing li quor, six months in jail. To work at jail or county home. Alonzo Isaacs, driving drunk, $50 and tne cost. Orcrtis McLane, assault with deadly weapon. Prayer for judg nient continued for two years 011 payment of $12 and cost. Milton Winkler violation prohi bition law. S25 and the cost Homer Smith, Ledford Baird, at tempted robbery with firearms. Five years in stale prison. Soilie Watson, hit and run driv ing. $25 and the cost. Walter Shull, driving drunk, JT5 and the cost. Thos E. Sutherland, driving, drunk, $50 and the cost. Hubert W. Thomas, driving drunk, $75 and the cost. Marvin A. Shook, driving drunk, $50 and the cost. Lacy Thompson, driving drunk, ?75 and cost. Doctor F. Main, driving drunk, $50 "and the cost. Roy Davis and Pear) Craig, pros titution. $20 and the cost. James P. Mast, violation prohi bition law, $25 and the cost Fred Proffitt and A. B. Miller, violation prohibition law, one-half cost. Dillon Tnpleu, driving drunk, $50 and cost. Fred Oxetitine, non support. To pay wife $10 niohth and one-half the cost. Dennis Church, violation prohi bition law, $25 and cost. H. T. Dougherty, reckless driving, $10 and the cost. Lincoln Mint.on, driving drunk and larceny. $75 and the cost. I CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE! Senior Class Presents 'The Closed Door" The senior class of Appalachian High School will present their an nual senior play, entitled "The Clos ed Door," on Friday night. April 28. The play >vitl be presented at the high school auditorium, starting at 8 o'clock. Admission prices will be 40 cents tor adults and 20 ccnts for high school and free school students. The entire cast is chosen from this year's graduating class. Seniors in the cast are Helen Caudill. Phil Vance. Marbetli Winkler, Norma Kerley, Essie N orris, Martha Cook, Marilyn Johnson, Blanton Miller, Ted Hagaman and Fivd Hodges. The play is under the direction of Mr. Cratis D. Williams, who has di rected many of the one-act plays this year and he is the regular dramatics class teacher. The public is invited to come out and sey "The Closed Door." The class is grateful to the Bur gess Antique Shop for furnishing the furniture for the set of the play. Union Services To Be Held Next Sunday The fifth Sunday union services of the churches of Boone will be held in the Baptist Church next Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Dr. Mc Lartv will preach. HERO FINDS VOTING MORE TROUBLE THAN FIGHING Pittsburgh, Pa. ? Sergeant Charles (Commando) Kelly had more trouble casting his vote in Pennsylvania's presidential preferential primary Tuesday than he did in killing 40 Germans in Italy ? a feat which earned him the Medal of Honor. REDS FORCE NAZI RETREAT London ? Russian troops forced the Germans to retreat on one sector ir. Southwestern Poland yesterday, while Black Sea fleet naval planes, maintaining a tight blockade around beseiged Sevastopol, sank four more enemy escape vessels, including two transports totaling 3,000 tons.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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