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Watauga democrat WATCH the LABEL oc your pap?r 9Ji il shear* th? your ?ub>CT?pJioa wilt ?>cpir? and th? d?i? your p&pex wtll bv *lopp?<4 unWsa sooner raaewwi. The Doixxocrai Jx opor^Ung ?fce icily cn a cash in ?d? vanes basis. Th?y? 9-te no ?xc?pt2on* tc lhl* rui?. An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUS; VOL. LVII. NO. 6 COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE SET TO OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 18 Board of Education Delays Opening of Schools in Lane With Suggestion of State Health Department; Is Further Precaution Against Polio The Watauga county schools will open rn September 18. rather than August 3i. it was revealed Monday by Ccunty Superintendent S. F. Hor ton, who stated that the new date was set in compliance with a sug gestion by Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, state health officer, who asked all counties to defer openings of schools because of the current infantile pa- 1 ralysis epidemic. Dr. Heynolds stated that should the situation improve beyond expec tation ihe recommendation for post ponement of school openings could be changed, but that if the situation should be discouraging the postpone ment might best be extended two additional weeks. The health officer made his recommendations apply to every county in the state, stating that he thought this policy would pay in the Ic.ng run and eliminate confu sion. andWwblmr DIE ON FRIDAY Forroei Tcecher and Lumberman Succumbs to Long Illness; Kites Sunday Andrew Dudley Blair, 76, lumber man. and farmer of the Hodge;; Gap community, died at his home Fri day morning, Aug. 4, at 6 o'clock, following a critical illness of several months Mr. Blair became ill tarly in the Summer of IS43. He spent some time ;n Ciiy Hospital in Winston Salcin, where tie underwent an op eration, i (-turning home the latter part of the suirnxer. His health was slightly improved fci- a time, but he latex- was confined to his bed and since Christmas el last year he was quite ill. The funeral was held at the home Stuidi y afternoon, Aug. 6, at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. J. D Rankin was in charge of the service and was assist ed by Dr. B. B. Dougherty. Burial was in the Boone cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Vi'. Wink ler, Jack Gragg, Elbert, Tom and Ernest Vannoy and Leon Day. Flower girls were Mi's. Frank Brown, Mrs. R F. Greene, Mrs. Birdie Smith, Mrs, J. C. Hauser, Mrs. Leon Day, Mrs. Tons Vanr.oy, Mrs. A. E. Vannoy, Mrs. Myrtle Mil ler, Misses Eula Oakes, Virginia Hodges and Mollie Hodges. Mrs. Earl Blackburn and Miss Kathleen Greer. Mr. Blair was bom in Caldwell county Sept. 4. 1867. He attended Skyland Institute, at Blowing Rock, Globe Academy and Catawba Col lege. For some time in early life he taught school in the Caldwell and Watauga county schools and later and as long as his heath permitted engaged in lumbering and farming. He was a member of the Boone Methodist Church. Mr. Blair was twice married. The first time he was married to Miss Lula Hodges, who lived for only a short time. Later he was married to Miss Josephine Norris. She died early in 1942. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Harvey Dinkins, 2300 Lynd hurst avenue. Winston-Salem; two sons, Fred B. Blair, of the home, and Miles Paul Blair, Wilmington, Del.; three grandchildrc-n; five sis ters. Mrs. W. H. McGuire and Mrs. T. B. Moore, both of Boone: Mrs. George M. Sudderth, Blowing Rock; Mrs. George Merrirnan, Lake Como, Pa., and Mrs. J. T. E Williams, Joneaboro, Tenn.. and one brother,, George F. Blair, Fort Myers, Fla. Final Report Made On Fifth War Loan In Watauga County Mr. W. D, Farthing, chairman of the local War Savings Staff, has re ceived final clearance reports from the Federal Reserve Bank in Rich mond, indicating that Watauga county more than doubled its over all quota in the Fifth War Loan, but fell short of its E bond quota by nearly $11,000. The figures show that total sales of bonds here were $291,316.50, against a quota of $143,000. Total sales of E bonds were $85,036.50. The quota in this bracket was $96, 000. 'Mail Early * Poster Early Christinas mailing for j troops overseas was started with j She unveiling o{ the above giant j color reproduction of the official | war department J944 "mail early" poster. MRS. MORETZ IS DEAD AT AGE 98 Agod ResidoiU of Meat Camp Town ship Succumbs: Funeral This Afternoon Mrs. Ellen Morctz, 33. widow of lht_- late Joseph L. Moretz, prom inent Meal Camp resident, died at her home Monday night. The funeral will be conductcd from Mount Ziun Lutheran Church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, by Rev. Hoke Ritchie, the pastor, as sisted by Rev. Kdwjn Troutman, of Boone, arid probabijl Dr. Monroe, of Hickory, and Dr. J. I.. Morgan, presi dent of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod, of Salisbury. Burial will be in the Old Mount Pleasant chur>:h cemetery. "Aunt Ellen," as she was widely and affectionately known, became a j Christian at the age of 13. In 1890, when Mount Zion Lutheran Church was organized, she removed iier membership from Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church and became a charter member of Mt. Zion, with the success of which she h.v! much to do. remaining a faithful and steadfast member to the end. Mrs. Moretz was a daughter of William and Elizabeth Miller, pio neer Meat Camp residents, and most of her life was spent in Meat Camp township. For the last few years she had lived in Hickory, only re cently coming back to Boone to visit and became seriously ill. Mrs. Morels was a young woman during the War Between the States, and during the difficult reconstruc tion period following, she developed the philosophy that behind every dark cloud the sun was shining arid that if the little things of life were attended to, the major problems would be few. She was ever pres ent in the homes of neighbors in limes of sickness and distress to help and console and had lightened the burden of hundreds. She also was keenly interested in world and community affairs. Even during her last hours she inquired of the war and expressed the hope that soon the conflict could end and that our boys might return home in peace. Mrs. Moretz is survived by four sons, .all prominent business men of their respective communities: J. Monroe and Poley W., of Boone; McCoy, of Charlotte, and Leonard, of Wynne, Ark. The only daughter, Ida Candas, died in infancy; Tilden in childhood; Edward, Meat Camp merchant, died in 1927, and Alfred, prominent Hickory business and tex tile man died two years ago. Also surviving are 30 grandchildren, 78 greatgrandchildren and three great great grandchildren. The family has lost a kind and gentle mother, and the church has lost a faithful and staunch member, and the slate a beloved and useful | citizen. Hamilton Is Head Of United War Fund Campaign in County Mr. H. M. Hamilton, Jr.. has been named chairman of the United War Fund for Watauga county. This fund as was the case last year, contributes to 19 war agencies, and dollars contributed to this cause will travel into 91 countries and major geographical areas on six con tinents, touching an estimated 60, 000,000 people. Mr. Hamilton explains that 46% cents out of every dollar goes for our own armed forces. The campaign is to open in Octo ber, and it is asked that local peo ple plan to give generously, for our own and for our allies. The com plete list of those who will take part in the tocal phase of the cam paign will be given at an early date. TEN WATAUGA MEN! INDUCTED; MANY SENT FOR TESTS Sixty-six Registrants Go For Pre-Induclion Physical Exami nations; a List of Those Called Issued by Selective Service Board Ten Watauga county men have re ported at a:', induction center for ser vice with the armed forces, and at the- sasr.e time "C registrants went for pre-induetion physical examina tion;. it is revealed by the local Se lective Service Board. The following is a list of those sent for induction: Joe Bryant Wheeler Dallas Lee II jrtley Kansom Ford Greene1 lid v aid Lane Pariier Stanley Dow Story Kay Ford Dollar Ralph Aldnzo Woodring Curl Bingham Rominger George William Cook Paul Bernard Moret>: i. he following men have gotio fcr j pre- induction tests: Waiter Ray Welch JMarvin Woocirmg Roberta Bernard Lester Tester Clement B. Johnson Bill Hodges, Jr. Victor Finloy W'ncharger Wiilard Spencer Johnson Blaine Thomas Hayes Aiex" Burl Greene Junior F.usseil Vannoy Arlie Howard Winebarger Jack M. Todd James Edgar Reece Finlcy Estcs Wagner Solomon Miller John Clifton Canipe, Jr. James Frank Wilson Robert Eirod Norris Clell Aldridge Ralph Frank Proffi), Roy Ransom Heiidrix Lloyd Filmore Snyder Jerry Baxter Coffey Claude Howard Bodenhommer Willie Haskell Your.ee Robert Lee Hicks Paul Carlton Claude TripleU Howard Odeil Prcsneli Stacy Charles Stansberry Dormar. L<-ster Winkler Blah Allen Komby Walter Edward Norris Tracy Waters Coffey Dexter Bascom Hampton Hade n John Cook J. M. South Mack Preston Dishman Arthur Columbus Moody, ,Tr. Andy Alloway Mains Dewey Martin Watson Mack Rexford Hambv Paul Jonathan Howell Dave Cleveland Woodring Walter Monroe Greer, Jr. Arlus Burton Glenn Clyde Monroe Miller Carl Nelson Presnell Venley L. Carlton Charles Lee Younce. jr. Dillon Lane Triplet! Elmer Lloyd Scott James Claude Beach Ralph Thomas Fan-child Fred Henry Greene Austin Bruce Miller Tommie Edwin Yates George Butler Adams Linard Laney Winebarger Willie Lee Watson Dallas Wade Stewart Arlie Cress Greene Dean William Moretz Donald Edmond Trivette Silas Richard MoGuire Jones Burl Miller, Jr. Lloyd Harold Miller Thomas Bert Swift Larkin Harrison Townsend Albert Warren King A. N. Brown McKinley Odell Stephens Transferred to other boards: Lyda Aldeen Watson Karl Wayne Berry Eniest Councill Williams Lincoln Lane Carlton Chamber Commerce Too Meet on Thursday The Boone Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Gateway Cafe on Thursday evening, August 10. at 7:45, it is announced by H. W. Wil cox, president. It is stated that some very im portant matters are to come up for discussion and that a full attendance is desired. ? ? ? ? ?? Arthur Coffey Reported Wounded; Is In Navy Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Coffey of Boone Route 1, received word on Monday that their son, Arthur Cof fey, of the U. S. Navy, had been wounded. No further details were given. American T roops fehded on Guam Guam landing amphibious tanks spurt toward Guam the first landing there by Anericari troops since Peart tanks carry marines and armament to drive the Japanese sea es another step toward Tokyo. SOLDIER BALLOTS | READY TO MAIL j Election Board Chairman f sks for j Aid in Getting Ballots to ?very Service Man Co -oiK.'i'aUon in placing ibsenteej ballots In the hands of a 5 many : Watauga county men in In ; armed | forces :>s possible, is requested by i tl T. Greer, -.'lection board chair- j man, who &aid ballot;. ba?'e boon | received and that they may be* I mailed out any day. Ar, office has been est: "blisiied i in the Wade- K. Brown build- i ing, Mv. John Perry has M named clerk to the board, and vvil' be on hand every day in the week to mail out ballots to servicemen Any member of the armed forces at home | on leave may get his ballots in per- 1 son by calling at the elections hoard office, Mr, Greer sai l, and explained that any member of a service man's family ? wife, hus band. brother, sister, pare-U or chiid of the voter ? may mate ap plication cither in person or by mail. Those who filed' applications ti> vote in the primary last spring need not apply again, but the beard is desirous of being notified of any changes of address of these men since that time. Alinough there is no official deadline for applying for absentee ballots, Mr. Greer sug gests that applications be placed as early as possible. It was pointed out that a number of absentees ar rived too late for counting in the Ma.v primary. The board states that the office is open now strictly for the benefit of servicemen, and that under state law absent civilians cannot apply for tneir ballots until October 8. C. S. Sherwood Dies In Detroit, Michigan C. 3. Sherwood, native' Walautran, died Sunday at his home in Detroit, Mich. Information reaching rela tives here was to the effect that a heart ailment likely brought about his demise. He was 68 years old. Funeral services and interment were in Detroit Wednesday. Mr. Sherwood was reared in Wat auga county, leaving here about -10 years ago for the west, where he remained for some time. He return ed here for a visit about 25' years ago and bought property near Elizabethlon. Tenn., where he re sided for a short lime. He lias lived in Detroit since He is survived by the widow and two sons, Frank and Cart Sherwood, both of whom live in Detroit. J. W. Beach W ounded In Invasion Battle; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beach, of Boone, received a message Mondav stating that their son, S/Sgt. J. W. Beach, had been seriously wounded somewhere in the French theatre of operations. Sgt. Beach, who was a graduate of Appalachian High School, and one of the most popular young men of the town, entered the army June 26, 1941. and had been overseas for about six months. He participated in the original invasion of the Nor mandy peninsula. James Shull Injured In Fight For France Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Shull, of Sugar Grove, have received word that a son, Pvt. James Shull, who is somewhere in England, was seri ously wounded in the fighting in 1 | France. No further information was | given by the War Department, GA. ESCAPEE IS | CAPTURED HERE) Sheriff Effects Capture of Atlanta j Man Charged With Murder; Was a! Blowing Hock Sheriff C. M. Watson revealed Monday how iio and fellow officers arrested one- Jack Lance, billed 011 murder charges in Atlanta. Ga., and who had skipped an appeal bond, within an hour after Georgia officers had notified him that Lance was supposed to be in this immediate area. The arrest was made at one of the exclusive Blowing Rock summer ho tels. where Lance had registered un der the name of M. E Laney, and where he occupied a rooir., costing $14 per day. The sheriff learned that when Lance was taken from the hostelry the management had suf fered a loss of S129 Cor his lodging. Deputy Sheriff Wiley Day and Chief Charlie Belick of Blowing Rock, accompanied Sheriff Watson to the hotel, and although the mes sage- from Atlanta stated that Lance wes a desperate Kort of character, he gave officers no trouble. The prisoner was incarcerated in the Boone jail, and Alloot'i officers have returned him to thai city. No details of Lance's longer activities were given other than that lie had bet n tried for murder, had appealed, and that the bond he had given was lurgc. 1 Camp Yonahlossee Aids Polio Activities Campers and counsellors at Camp Yonahlossee, in planning their an nual carnival, decided to present the proceeds to the work with infantile paralysis at Hickory. Contributions amounted to $85 and proceeds from the refreshments find attractions amouned to $115, making a total contribution of $200. In appropriate ceremonies at camp the check will he presented by the queen of the carnival, Mary McCrary, of Ashc boro. to Mayor Lyerly. of Hickory, who will be presented by Mayor Bobbins of Blowing Sock, chairman of the infantile paralysis fund. In the Fifth War Loan drive the campers, staff and owners, Dr. and M<-s. A. P. Kephart, and Margaret Kephart. of Washington, D. C., rais ed $fi,800 and put it in with the Watauga county drive. The camp is still maintaining a voluntary quarantine under the di rection of the camp physician. Dr. Evans f.t. Wood, of Daytona Beach, j Fin. I Miss Margaret Kephart, of Wash I ington, D C., who ie employed by i the Australian ministry of supply, \ has been spending her vacation at Camp Yonahlossee for the past two weeks. Pfc. Jay C. Grayson Is Missing in Action Pfc. Jay C. Grayson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Grayson, of North Wilkesboro, has been reported as missing in action in France since July 7. according to a War Depart ment message received by his fam ily last week. Pfc. Grayson is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Watson of Boone. Curtis Glenn Suffers Wounds in France Corp. Curtis Glenn, former resi dent of Sherwood, has been wound ed in the fighting in France, it is revealed in an official message re ceived by his wife, Mrs. Muriel Har j mon Glenn, of Boone. | No details were given other than that the local mar. had been injured. SIX WATAUGANS LOSE LIVES IN GLOBAL WAR Casually List Grows Longer as More VVataugans Art- Added to Rol! of Those Making Su preme Sacrifice; Those Who Have- Been Killed The v.ar has been brought close home to Watauga county people in i!i" i -1st few days, with the informa tion that six- local men have lost their lives in the different theatres of the wotttl-wija^ struggle, and thai. ?' number of c.-tisers have Ix-en woun ded in line of duty. The brief information available as to thos? killed in action follows PVT. FRANK T. MAST News from the office of the ad jutant geneva! reaching Mr. and Mrs. ; A. C. Mast, of Sugar Grove, ind\cr>t<?s that their Son. Pie. Frank T. Mast, | was killed in action en Sa'tpar. on I July 11. There was no further of f i - | rial information. j Pic. Mast entered 'he army in j September 1940. At the time of his j death he was 25 years of age He ! :s survived by !he parents, one brother. E. B Mast. Canal Zone; four sisters, Mrs. Ray Farthing. Mrs. Hugh. Reese, Misses Cark.en and Joatf Mast, al! residents of Watauga county. KILLED IN ITALY Sgt. GarroU B. Eggers. a son of Air. and Mrs. G. C. Eggers, former iy of Vilas, now of Banner Elk, was killed in the fighting on the Italian front, the War Department message said. There is no further informa tion. KILLED IN PACIFIC Pfc. Iioy Moretz, a resident of the Todd neighborhood lost his life in the fighting on Ssipan, but no oth er information is available other than that he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moretz. of Todd. DIES ON SAX PAN Sgt. j. B. HoUifiold. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H Hoilificld, of Blowing Rock, wes killed in action July 9 on the island cf Saipan, the War Department said. Sgt. IfoUi field was serving in the Arrny Ait Corps and had been in service Hnce Sept. 1G. 1941. He was a man of good repute in his town and county, and widely es teemed. He is survived by his fath er and mother, a brother, Dale Hol iifield. of the Army Air Corps; tv.-o sisters. Misses Martha Hoilifield, of Kingsport, Tenrs., and Miss Nadine Hu'lifield. of Blowing Rock. LT. ROBERT HAL BINGHAM Word came to Boone Tuesday that Lieut. Robert Hal Bingham, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larna H. Bingham, of the U. S. Marine Corps, had been killed in action in the Pacific, but details were lacking in the official message. j Lieut. Bingham, who was a grad uate of Appalachian College, where he made an enviable record in scho lastics, reported for duty in the Marine Corp? December 2fi, 1942, and entered service outside the States in December of 5943. Prior to his enlistment he had been responsibly employed hv the Tennessee Valley Authority." and was clerk in the Boone postoffice. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Gene Bingham of Boone. VALLE CRUCIS MAN KILLED Staff Sgt. William Caudill, son of Mr. ana Mrs. Shirley Caudill, of Vaile Crucis, who had teen reported missing in action over Italy since April 27, has now been officially re ported as killed, in a message from the War Department. Sgt. Caudill had been in the army for about lis months, and on active duty for six months. He was a gunner on a B-24, and had been decorated with the Air Medal, Silver Star and Oak Leaf clusters for his gallantry over the targets of the enemy. He was 20 years old. Three brothers are in the armed services. jSgt. Paul Welch, Reported a* Missing, Is Prisoner of Nazis Sgt. Paul Welch, son of Mrs. Wal ter Welch and the late Mr. Welch, of Deep Gap, who had been report ed as missing in action in the Eu opean sector last February, is a prisoner of war in Germany, ac cording to late advices received by the family from the War Depart ment. Sgt Welch was a tail gunner on a flying fortress, and failed to re turn from a bombing mission over the European continent. He had been in overseas service for about 60 days.
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