North Carolina Newspapers

WATCH the LABEL on your paper as il show* the dale year subscription will expire and the date your paper will be stopped unless ssoaer renewed. The Democrat U operating strictly on a cash in' ad vance oasis. There are no exceptions to ibis rule. An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year I 888. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY $1.50 A YEAR? 5c A COPY BIG ALLIED DRIVE HITS NAZI LINES ON ITALIAN FRONT Stupendous Allied Forces Hit Germans From Beachhead in Italy to Threaten the Appiuuj Way on Road to Borne; Stroke Feared Most by Enemy .Anzio Beachhead, Italy ? American tanks and doughboys smashed yes teriay at the smoke-shrouded Go - man line guarding the Appian Way te Home in the greatest Allied nt tack from the beachhead since the Allies landed January 22. Under the eyes of Lieut. Gen Mark W. Clark. Filth army com mander, thousands of veteran Uni ted States infantrymen and hundreds of nrmored vehicles began the at at H:30 a. nt. after massed artil lery had loosed a big barrage and light bombers had rained explosives on the forward enemy positions. Supported by the fire of Ameri can warships offshore, British tom stormed into German positions aiong the Moletta Creek in simul taneous action on the northwestern extremity of the beachhead. This was the blow the enemy had feared nightly since Gen Sir Harold Alexander launched his offensive May .11 in the south. The Fifth army struck an hour after dawn, savagely in !h-o direction of Cister ivj. 2.500 yards distant, ana (he Al ba-: Hills close behind. Trained especially with ianks for thi' past month, the doughboys swarmed across the: flat, green no man's land in the wake of Sherman larks, their guns blasting into Ger man foxholes and weapon pits at point-hlank range. A wide belt of mines protected the approaches to the enemy's strongholds. The Germans had dug at least three defense lines south of Cisternn. Despite scattered clouds and low mist which combined with smoke from the guns and chemical ma chines to reduce the visibility tn iess than a mile, Allied planes flew in at almost strafing level to bomb the entrenched enemy. Thi res Guernsey Sale Will Be Held Friday; 42 Animals to Be Sold (? liie third annual Purebred Guer nsey Promotioal Sale will be held at W M. Wiklei-'s firm in Boone, on Friday, May 2(5, at 1 o'clock, it is announced by County Agent Harry M. Hamilton, a member of the sales committee for the sale. At this time 42 head of registered Guernsey cattle will be offered, con signed by some of the leading breed ers of the south, and Mr. Hamilton is insisting that the farmers avail themselves of the opportunity of buying these purebred animals. Thus the farmers in the future will have purebred animals to consign and besides contributing to the prosperi ty of the county, will assure the suc cess of future sales. A livestock in dustry built upon Purebred Guer nsey arid Hereford cattle will be a boc>i to the farmers of this area. Farm Agent Gives Out Advice To Burley Growers County Agent Harry M. Hamil ton is urging the farmers who grow burley tobacco to set their plants early this spring, and avoid the dan ger of the beds becoming infected with blue mold. Mr. Hamilton states further that where the plants are set early the tobacco will ripen in the field, and will bring more money on the market. Middle Fork Stream To Be Opened June 15 The Watauga Club, Inc., an nounces the opening of the part of Middle Fork owned and controlled by the stockholders, to the public during the month of June. It is planned by the organization to develpp the stream by construct ing pools, lakes and otherwise im proving the fishing qualities of the popular stream as soon as war con ditions will permit. The public is especially requested to abide by the rules of good spcts nianship. RALPH JAMES WELLBORN Ralph James Wellborn, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wellborn, of Boone, died Tuesday night of last week. Burial was at Mount Zion Church in Wilkes county. Surviv ing are the parents and two broth ers. Commissioned smssmawsasm&mm \ Wade E. Brow a, Boone attor ney. who enlisted in the navy and has beer, commissioned lieutenant ijg). He left Monday for Prince ton, N. J., for an Indoctrination course. Lieut. Brown, who has been piaciicing taw in Boone since 1331, states that his office will remain closed during his absence He has been a leader in public and church affairs in this com munity. Mrs. Brown and small daughter will remain in Boone tor tho present. On leaving, L.ieui. Brown stated: "I look forward to the privilege of serving my coun try. It is my desire to see this groat struggle successfully ended, and return lo Boone to my fam ily and friends, who have helped me along in such a fine way in Watauga County-" MEMORIAL D AY SERVICE SUNDAY Americas Legion Sponsor* Annual Memorial Service at Local Presbyterian Church The ?nnuai Memorial Day serv [ice, sponsored by the Watauga Post American Legion, will be held next Sunday, May 23, at 2:30 p. in., in the James I. Vance Memorial Pres byterian Church. Commander Ralph G. Greer will preside, while Chaplain Wilson Nor ris will read the Scripture. Lionel Ward and Cleve Gross will present the names of the Legionnaires who have passed on. Mrs. Or ay don Eggers will be the! pianist and Stanley South will sing| Kipling's Recessional. The memo ? ' rial message will be delivered by Rev. Louis J. Yelanjian, pastor of the host church. Also other min isters will have part on the pro gram. The public is most cordially in vited, especially the parents and families of the men who are en gaged in the present war. The committee arranging tlic. pro gram is composed of Cleve Gross, Wilson Norris and Lionel Ward. Deposits at Local Bank Reach Record Total of $1,523,200 Deposits at the Boone branch of the Northwestern Bank on May 15, passed the inillioi. and a half mark, states W. D. Farthing, cashier, who says the exact figures on that date were $1,523,200.98, setting an all time record at the local bank. To indicate the remarkable growth of deposits here, Mr. Farthing gives out the following comparative fig ures for May 15 of each of the years mentioned: 1938, $360,651.78; 1939, $435,663.73; 1940, $583,704.32; 1941, $635,870.48; 1942, $671,445.53; 1943, $1,083,362.65; 1944, $1,523,200.98. Local Soldier Said By Enemy to Be a Prisoner of Nazis Private Paul J. Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carroll of Route 1. Boone, has been mentioned in an enemy broadcast as being a prisoner of the Germans. Mrs. Carroll has received the follow ing telegram from the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service of the Federal Communications Com mission: "The name of Private P. J. Car roll has been mentioned in an enemy broadcast as a German prisoner. These enemy broad casts aim at getting listeners for their propaganda . However, the army is checking for accuracy and will advise you soon as pos sible." CROWELL IS NEW SECRETARY C. OF C. TO SUCCEED BROWN! Former Chamber of Commerce Secretary Now in Navy, is Given Thanks al Meeting ol Organisation; Dr. Dougherty Speaks Al .-i nioL'ting of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening. Bus Cruwel!. of the Belk-Wliite Co.. was elected seereLiry of the organization, succeeding Wade E. Brown, who left Monday to assume his duties as lieutenant (jg> in the navy. Regret j was expressed by the chamber at | losing their efficient secretary, and I Mr. Brown v;is given a rising vote of thank-; for his excellent service to the organization during the past years. President H. VV. Wilcox ex pressed personal appreciation for his services. Guests present at the meeting were Dr. Bustced, A. R. Smith, Lee Stout, executive committee of the local Boy Scout troop, also Profes sor Quincv. Scout leader, and B. W. Stallings, past leader. Each spoke briefly. Dr. Dougherty spoke of the prog ress of the Appalachian College en dowment fund, and the chamber voted to assist him in raising $4,000 and to this Dr. Dougherty agreed to add another $1,000. The directors decided to set the second Thursday night of each month as regular meeting time. S. C. Eggers was named chair man of a committee, he to select the other members, to secure the aid of all residents of the county in listing their spare rooms or buildings with him or the secretary so that the Chamber of Commerce could assist in placing tourists this summer. An overflow tourist business is ex pected this season, and all Watauga is asked to co-operate ir. taking care of 1hoi:c who wish to spend their va cations in the mountains. Park Trustees Would Preserve Grandfather Washington, May IB. ? Preserva tion of Grandfather Mountain, com prising more than 12,000 acres in North Carolina's Blue Ridge coun try, is urged by the board of trus tees of the National Park Associa tion. At its annual meeting here, the association took the view that the partly primeval forests of this wild legion offer high recretional and esthetic values to the people of North Carolina, as well as to the na tion as a whole. The trustees en dorse the efforts of Mr. Harlan P. Kc-isey and others to acquire Grand father Mountain and the adjoining Grandmother Mountain, and placing , them in public ownership, as one of the camping and recreation areas along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The association points out that the area is today threatened with log ging, and should this threat become a reality, it will result, in an irre parable loss. NEW LUTHERAN MINISTER Rev. Hoke H. Ritchie, of Salis bury, has been assigned to the Mt. Pleasant-Mt. Zion Lutheran Parish, Boone. The announcement was made on the occasion of the gradu ation of a number of North Caro linians from the Lutheran Theologi cal Seminary in Columbia, S. C., last Wednesday. A bale of cotton in the United States averages 500 pounds. 325,800 Tarheels Are Expected To Vote in Primary Next Saturday! Raleigh ? Political observers fore cast last night a vote of roughly 300, 000 to 325,000 in the Democratic pri mary next Saturday that wil] em brace races for governor, U. S. sen ate, county and local offices. Old heads in the election game said that approximately 12,000 ap plications had been filed for absen tee ballots by members of the arm ed services. The Democratic pri mary four years ago recorded a vote of 469.000. Candidates for the governorship on the Democrtic ticket, R. Gregg Cherry, former speaker of the state house of representatives from Gas tonia; Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, run ner-up to Clyde R. Hoey eight years ago, and Olla Boyd of Pine Town, fsce two days of campaigning. Frank Patton, of Morgan ton, is unopposed for the Republican nomination for governor. Five candidates seek the Demo cratic nomination for the U. S. sen ate seat now occupied by Robert R. Reynolds, of Asheville. They are former Governor Hoey. of Shelby, Cameron Morrison, former governor and senator from Charlotte; Giles Yoeman, of Newton: Arthur Sim mons, of Burlington, and Marvin L. Rich, Charlotte lawyer. Democratic aspirants for the nomi nation for the lieutenant governor ship are Jamie T. Lyda, W. I. Hal stead and L. Y. Ballentine. The Re publican candidates for the post are George L. Greene, Robert L. Love lace and A. Harold Morgan. State Treasurer Charles M. John son will be opposed by L. J. Phipps for that office, and Republicans seeking the nomination are Hiranj B. Worth and & B. Roberts. State Auditor George Ross Pou is opposed for the Democratic nomi nation by Fred S. Hunter, of Hunt ersviUe. Thad Eure is opposed by W. N. { Crawford, of Greensboro, for secre tary of state. Tour British Installations Prime ministers of England's dominions and Gen. Dwighi Eisen hower. supremo Allied commander, accompany Prime Minister Win ston Churchill on a lour of the British army installations in the field. They are. left to right, Mackenzie King, prime minisier of Canada: Premier Winston Churchill: Peter Fratier. prime minister of New Zealand: General Eisenhower: Sir Godfrey Huggins, prime minisier of Rhodesia, and Gcii. Jan Smuts, prime ministei of South Africa. SERGEANT GUY IS WAR CASUALTY Stafl Sergeant John E. Guy, son ' of Mrs. Myrtle M. Paries, of Reese, j Watauga county, has been report- j ed missing in action in the Euro- ] pean iheater of operations, ac cording to a slatemment issued | by the War Department Sunday. Appalachian College Sells Top Holstein Cow in State Sale At the North Carolina Kolsteiri Friesian sate in Greensboro on May 17. Appalachian College consigned four animal?, a bull cult, a heifer calf and two mature cows. The (our animals sold for an average price of ^508, the top Appalachian cow topping the sale at $1,000. The overall average for the cattle con signed from the different sections of the state was only $3i8, thus in dicating the high quality ot the registered herd maintained at Appa lachian. At the Greensboro sale 14 temales two years and over sold for $7,750, or an average of $540.71: one bred yearling brought $290; 22 open yearlings sold for $4,550, or an average of $206.82, six bulls brought Sl,265, for an average of $210.80. The 43 head sold for $15,675 to make the state average of S318. Charles Potter Rites Held Sunday Afternoon Charles Potter, a native ot Wat auga county, but lor many years a resident of Washington, D. C., died there on the 18th, and the body was returned to Watauga for interment. Funeral services were conducted from the Baptist Church at ZionviUe Sunday afternoon by Rev. R. C. Eg gers dnd burial was in the cemetery ihere. Surviving are the widow and three children: Nancy. Charles, Jr., and Paul A. Potter, Washington, and the following brothers and sisters: Ross Potter, Detroit; J. R. Potter, j Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Jennie Roten. i Riclunond; L.ee Potter, Detroit, and | Miss Sarah Potter, Richmond. The pike attains an age of 200 years. TYPHOID CLINICS TO START JUNE 1 Health Department lo Conduct Clin ics Throughout County During Month o* Jane The health Hepiirtiwent will con duct typhoid clinics throughout the county this year. The same method as was used last suirimcr will be used again this year. Only one visit will be made to each place. It has been found that where one has had several courses of the vac cine that their defensive organisms can be stimulated just as effective ly by a single dose of vaccine given once a year iis the three doses given once every two or three years. Therefore, it is urged that everyone in the county come to the designat ed place, nearest your home, at '."ne appointed time and receive one- dose of typhoid vaccine. Should anyone miss the locai clinic, they are asked to call by the health department on any Monday or Saturday morning and receive their doss there. Parents are also urged to bring their babies to the typhoid clinics and have them immunized against diphtheria, it is n stale law that thc-y be iminuned against diphth eria between the ages of six and nine months. Small pox vaccinations will also be given at these clinics. It is urged that all children entering school this fall have small pox vaccinations be fore school opens. Following is a list of dates for the CillllC" June 1st Poplar Grove Church 9:30-10:30. Shulls Mills P. O. 11:00-12:00. Foscoe 1 :00-2:00. Grandfather 2:30-11:30. June 61h Brushv Fork (Dock Mast's store) 9:30-10:30. Vilas (Henson's Service Station) 11:00-12:00. Phillip's Branch (Willow Valley Church) 1:00-2:00. Windy Gap School 2:30-3:30. June 71h Cove Creek (Moody's store) 9:30 10:30. Jim Mast's store 11:00-12:00. Mabel School 1:00-2:00. Zionville (Church) 2:30-3:30. June 81h Rutherwood (Michael's store) 9:30-10:30. Laxon P. O., 11:00-12:00. Deep Gap School 1:00-2:00. Stony Fork School 2:30-3:30. June 13th Howards Creek Scljool 9:30 10:30. Rich Mt. School 11:00-12:00. Silverstone (store) 1:30-2:30. June 15th Triplet! School 9:30-10:30. Bamboo School 11:00-12:00. Aho 1:00-2:00. Blowing Rock 2:30-3:30. June 20th Meat Camp (Stevens store) 9:30 10:30. Green Valley School 11:00-12:00. Riverview School 1:00-2:00. Castle School 2:30-3:30. June 21st Don Hagaman's store 9:30-10:30. Reece (Dean Reece's store) 11:00 12:00. Bethel School 1:00-2:00. Timbered Ridge Church 2:30-3:00. June 22nd Valle Crucis 9:30-10:30. Matney (Tester's Store) 11:00 12:00. Rominger P. O. 1:30-2:30. Victor Ward's store 3:00-4:00. Files of the Red Cross show the organization helped 2,500,000 serv icemen and their families through home service in 1943. LOCAL INTEREST IS HEIGHTENED IN PRIMARY VOTING Race for Governor Takes oi> New Interest as Candidates for State Offices Go Down the Home Stretch: Morrison and Iiocj Contest of Interest Here The pre-primary campaign in Watauga county, which for a time appeared to bo a rather colorless affair, is now gaining momenta" and indications arc today that by Saturday interest will have been ironsed to such an fx ten I that there wiil be K sizeable vote, particular ly in the Democratic contests. Principal interest centers on the gubernatorial race, where Ralph Mc Donald and Gregg Cherry are eon ducting a heated campaign for the chief magistracy. Both have set up organizations in Watauga county, arid there is signs of increasing ac tivity as primary day draws near. Expressions of confidence in car rying the county rails' from both the Cherry and McDonald camps, and more or less disinterested spec ] tators observe that both group;, 'have strong following. Ill the race for the United States Senate, former Governors Cameron Morrison and Clyde- R Huoy both have appreciable local support, with indications perhaps on the side of Morrison for carrying the county. I!"<:y. however, is popular here, and the gap cctween the two may be narrowed by voting time. In the republican contests the only one drawing much interest here is that between Emory C. McCall, of Lenoir, and Monroe Adams, of Statesville, for the ninth district congressional nomination. McCall is the favorite of G.O.F'. leaders so far as can be learned, and he may be depended upon to gamer the big majority of a light vote. The polls will open {Saturday at 6:30 and close at 6:30 p. m. Mrs. Lovie Presneil Dies at Banner Elk Mrs. Lovie Presneil. wife of E. J. Presneil, died last Friday at the Banner Elk hospital, at the age of 53 years. Funeral services were conducted on Monday and burial was in the family cemetery at Ro minger. Rev. G. W and L. M. Presneil were in charge of the rites. Surviving are the husband! E. J. Presneil; father, W. R. Ward, and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Virgio Hicks, Mrs. Jettie Pres neil, Rominger; Gilbert Presneil, U. S. Army in Alabama; Carson Pres neil, Croft Presneil and Miss Stella Presneil, Rominger. Two brothers and four sisters survive: N. D. Ward, Doe Valley, Tenn.; N. T. Ward: Mrs. James Ward, Mrs. Chas. Presneli, Mrs. W. C. Presneli and Mrs. Car son Maslen. of the Rominger sec t ;.c n. Mayor Says Lads Are Accused of Destroying Birds Mayor Gordon H. Winkler's at tention is called by ;he Boone Bird Club to the fact that boys in the city have been killing song birds. The mayor asks that those guilty of these offenses desist, since the birds are protected by city ordi nance. as well as state and federal statutes, which provide heavy fines for violators. Ration Calendar for Week of May 22nd Processed Foods Blue A8 through Q8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with token. Good indefinitely. Meats and Fats Red 8 through T8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. Good indefinitely. Stamps U8, V8 and W8 become valid June 4. Sugar Sugar stamps 30 and 31 (Book 4) good for five pounds indefinitely. Canning Sugar Sugar stamp No. 40, good for five pounds of canning sugar until Feb. 28, 1945. Apply to local boards for supplemental rations The canning season has been divided into two periods. Show Airplane stamps 1 and 2 (Book 3) valid indefinitely. Gasoline A-10 coupons valid in North Caro lina. Expire August 8. Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his license number and state in advance on all gasoline coupons in his poessertee.