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WATCH the LABEL or. yov*r pap?t? a* i? *&aTrs your .Tchrcriplkm "*nui explss ami lii* cUlfr ysur paper vnU ix? s'oypsxi uni*W tooaor r??iv?w?<L Tlxa Domocral hi o^rating stvfccfiy on * cajkia ia sui v snce basis. Therw <?? no ?xc*ptlow? tc ibi* nxta. An independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year i 888 BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. SE5 BAPTISTS NAME REV. MR, CANIPE AS MODERATOR Three Forks Association Closes Annual Meeting at Bethel Church; Clyde R. Greene Re mains Clerk of Group; Other Officers Elected Rev. J. C. Canipe. who has been pastor of the Bcnme Baptist Church for more than nine yearv. was chOi en the moderator of the Three Forks Baptist Association, at the clone of its 104th annual session, at Bethei Baptist Church, in Beaver Dan: township last Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Canipe was elected to ih* important position in the church after S. C. Eggers of Boone, who had served as moderator for four years, withdrew his name from con sideration. Other officers elected included the following: Rev. G. A. Ham by, vice- modera tor; Clyde R. Greene, clerk; W. J. Farthing, historian; It C. Eggers. chairman of the executive commit tee; C. J. Farthing, Sunday School director; R. D Hodges, orphanage dirc-clcr: W C. Greene, hospital di rector; W. .T. Farthing, B.T.U. direc tor; N. "v?. Greene, association's! mis sionary; Gordon Hodges, song lead er. Miss Kathleen Frink was elected ! association education director. Shej will be located in Boone and will be on cail by any church in the associa tion lor aid in Sunday School. B T. Xj . W, M. U. work, or in any gen H?y&mun Speak ; The first day's session was featur-j ed by the address of Smith Haga- > man, superintendent of the Baptist1 Hospital in Winston-Salem, and the] annua] sermon which was delivered by Rev. Raymond Hendrix There was o discussion of Chris tian Education by Kev. M. H. Ken daii. professor of Bible at Mars Hill (CONYSlSrUEO ON PAGE POUK) V Aiil CRUOS MAN KJ1XED IN FRANCE Pvt. Bynum E. Hayes Loses Life Ou July 30; Had Been In Ireland and England Pvt. Bynum E. Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard F. Hayes, of Valle Crueis, was killed ill action ;n France on July 30. according to s message received torn the War I)o paranent. Pvt. Hayes entered the service Oct. 5. 1943. and took his basic training at Camp Blandinp, Fla. He was stationed at: Fort George G. Meade. Md.. prior io his going over seas in March, 1944. He served in the armed forces in Ireland, England and France. Besides the parents. Pvt. Hayes is survived by five brothers: D wight, of Viiss; Roger Portsmouth. Va; Thomas. Raymond and Dale, all of Valle Crucis. Aiso four sisters: Mrs. Robert Banner, Sugar Grove; Mrs. Ralph Baird, Valle Crucis; Mrs. Edward Herman, Detroit, Mich., and Miss Carolyn Hayes, of Valle Cruris. Dr. Lawrence H. Coffey, Well Known Here, Dies! in Lincolnton Hospital J Dr. Lawrence H. Coffey, 69, who j had a number of relatives ir. Boone J and ir. the county, and who was well known here, died in h Lincoln ton hospital Sunday, after suffering a stroke Saturday at his summer home in Blowing Rock. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Waxhaw, where the physician lived, and interment was in the Coffey cemetery near Collets - ville. Dr. Coffey was a prominent phy sician, and a leader in religious af fairs. He was in apparent good health last week when he wer.t to his cottage near Blowing Rock, but did not rally from the stroke suffer ed Saturday. The deceased is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Archie King, Orlando, Fla.; two sons, Capt. Jack Coffey, San Antonio, Texas; Wilbajfi H. Coffey, Charlotte; one brother, C. D. Coffey, North Wilkes - boro, and three grandchildren. Paul J. Carroll Is German Prisoner Private. Paul J. Carroll, son of Mrs. Mollie M. Carroll, of Boone Route 2, is listed as a prisoner of war in Germany. Last week Private Carroll was re ported to have been missing in ac tion. Scene of Associational Gathering BeJhel Baptist Church wh'^re the Thiee Forks Baptist Associa tion held a two-day session last week. On? cf the largest crowds in many years attended the meetings. Moderator REV. Jt C. CANIPE i. ? QU ALLS BUILDING BOUGHT BY CRAVEN Newtsnd Mm Purchases Valuable Buvinc*& I'roporty: in Fur mruvo Business Mr. arid Mrs. J. L. Quails have sole! their business block in Boone which fovmerly housed tn? Quails Furniture store and other busi nesses, to Mr. J. R Cravori of New land. The trade has been under way for some time, but announce ment of the actual consummation of the deal, fiime only the first of the week. Mr. Craven and Rev. Divight Ed misten. of Sugar Grove, are opening s furniture store, in the part of the building occupied by the business of Mr. and Mrs. Quails, and the new firm will be known as the Ed mis - ten-Craven Furniture Store. An nouncement of the opening of the store appear;; in the advertising columns of this newspaper today. Mr. Craven has had wide experi ence in the furniture business, and [ before going to Newland, operated j a store in Cherryvilie. Mr. Ednsis j ten is a Watauga native, and is well known throughout this section. Second Brick Building Mr. and Mrs. Quails came to Boone in the fall of 1920 and built the second brick business house in Boone. For a time they engaged in the hardware business, which relinquished in a short time to en ter the furniture line, in which they have stayed since. Mrs. Triplett Speaks At Lions Gathering Mrs. Triplett, a case worker for the blind in Watauga and six other counties, and who lives in Lenoir, was a principal speaker at a meet ing of the Lions Club Tuesday eve ning. She brought many articles with her which were made by the I blind in Watauga, including chairs, key cases, belts, cigarette holders, etc., so that the members of the club could see the excellent training the blind are having in the area. It was announced that the ladies' night meeting of the Lions Club will be held Wednesday, Sept. 20. One of the most needed contribu tions of the club to the life of the community is a number of drinking fountains donated to the town. County Singing to Be Held Here in Oct. The county singing convention will be held at the Tabernacle in East Boone on the first Sunday in October, Z. T. Greene, secretary of the organization, announced Tues day. There will be no picnic dinner, and Mr. Greene asks that the pub lic eating places arrange to take care of the wants of thoso attending the singing. MINISTERS FLAY i SLOT MACHINES! j | Say Many ot the Illsgai Devices Are Being Operated in the County ] The ministers of the Three Forks Baptist Association, in session in Boone Monday, stated that "slot ma chines ore in full operation in the town of Boone ar.<I over the coun ty.' ai.rj called upon officers of the law in Boone and in the county to enforce the statutes against these devices. The resolutions passed in this con nection. and which were signed by k committee composed of J. C. Ca nipe, Lawrence Hagaman and G. M. Watson, are ait follows: Whereas, it Jtias come to the at tention of the law-abiding citizens of Watauga county, that slot ma chines are in full operation in the town of Boone and over the county, and whereas, this is a flagrant viola tion of the laws of our stale, and the moral laws ot our God. we the preachers of Three Forks Associa tion, in regular meeting Monday, September 4. IS4'1. by unanimous motion do pa>r, the following resolu tion: 1 We deplore the situation ir. re- i Hard to thefe slot machines and call i on all good citizens to make their i protest known to the officers of the law . 2. We call upon the duly consti luted officers, of the state and the county and the town, to do their duty oft thi:> mallei at once; that we particularly expect our mayor of the town of Boone, and our police force to ciean up the slot machines in our town: that we further call on the sheriff of our county and his assist - 1 unit, to check al! places where these machines are in operation, and con fiscate them according to law, 3. That a copy of these resolu tions go to our local paper ar.d the officers whose responsibilities it is to protect law-abiding citizens against such outrages. Friday Last Day For Lunch Room Canning The canning of foods for the Boone school lunch rocur. will close Friday, and those having vegetables to be canned for the benefit of the children are asked to bring them in Friday morning so that they may be processed during the day. Airs. Grady Moretz and her corps of workers have canned about 1,200 quarts for the local lunch room dur ing the season, and Mrs. J. E. Hol shouser, chairman of the lunch room committee, wishes to express appreciation for ihe fine work done by these people. She also thanks the many patrons of the school for the foods they have furnished for processing. Patrons who have promised to supply canned food for the lunch room are asked to have it ready so [ that it may be picked up within the I next few days. This food, together with that processed at the cannery, Mrs. Holshouser believes, will be sufficient to furnish the local lunch room during the coming year. Each patron of the school had been asked to furnish at least 10 quarts of food. Local Insurance Man Wins Trip to Beach Mr. C. T. Stanley, popular agent for the Occidental Life Insurance Co., has won a week's fishing trip to Wrightsville Beach, N. C., for pro ducing more sales than anyone else in his agency for the month of Au gust. This is the second prize won by Mr. Stanley since his appointment by "the Occidental Life Insurance Co. last February, the other being a $50 war bond, for maintaining the best record of any agency with the com pany for the month of March. LEGION ASKS FULL AID IN GATHERING PAPER FOR DRIVj Fians Near Completion for tensive Campaign lo Gather Critical Material; Boy Scouts to Gather the Paper in Town of Boo lie The American Legion s 'n.miUff on collecting scrap paper in Watau ga county has about completed de tails on how !o get the material in the proper channels. Ralph C. Greer, chairman of the committee, has been conferring | v.-ith Scoutmasters in Boone and Blowing Rock, also Mr. S. F. Hcr ion in regard to putting the cam paign across. Mr. Greer feels that; the help of these men and with thej co-operation of all citizens in Wat auga, the campaign v.- US go over the top just like all others have. "I leol like everybody is more than anxious to help in any way possible to aid m supporting the war effort and to help bring into effect the means which art necessary to carry the many thousands of items to our boys who are doing a splendid job in beating the enemy.'' Mr. Greer states. "We need all the scrap pa per. cardboard and other paper products that can be had to make into containers to cany the many items lo the lighting fronts. We have quit catling it waste paper ? there should be no waste paper now. Scrap paper is the more ap propriate term." The American Legion is asking ?he people of the entire county to please look around vour places 'of j business and your homes and gather \ up all the scrap paper, cardboard and magazines thai can he found and have their, ready when the time comes to send them into the places which will be designated at a later date. Scoutmaster Quincey of Troop 41. Boone, plans to have his Boy Scouts collect the material in Boone Sun cHv.-, Sept. 24. All bufSftcss men and residents are asked to have their scrap paper ready for the boys when they call, and save time for all. Rev. Den Lee Ray. Scoutmaster of the Blowing Rock Troop, has al ready been gathering scrap paper anil has a large collection on hand. However, he plans to make another special dri\ e on the 15th. Mr. Giver' asks business men and citizens to aid the Scouts in collecting this ma terial. Please have all the paper, magazines and cardboard ready when the boys call on the 24th. Lions Club Joins in Scrap Paper Drive Tbe Boone Lions Club has accept ed the invitation of the American Legion to join with il in the mam moth paper drive to be concluded on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 24 Com mittees of Lions will meet with Legion committees to work out de tails. Ai! residents of Boone are asked to have paper, magazines and cardboard bundled and placed on the front porch by 2:30 Sunday aft ernoon. Sept 24. Corporal Glenn is in Hospital in England Mrs. IVJuriel Glenn has received additional information in regard to the injuries her husband, Cpl. Cur tis N. Glenn, sustained in France on July 20. Cpl. Glenn stated in his letter to Mrs. Glenn that he was still recuperating at a hospital some- 1 where in England. He escaped a direct hit when an 88 mm. shell hit his dugout, causing a cavein. but sustained a sprained back that ne cessitated hospitalization. Sgt. J. W. Beach to Be Back in Action Soon Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beach of Boone, have received word that their son, S-Sgt. J. W. Beach, who was seri ously wounded in actionem the bat tles for France, is recovering, and expects to be back with his divis ion in the next few weeks. His in juries, it was explained, consisted largely of schrapnel wounds in one hip. Pvt. Gene Ragan Missing in Action Pvt. Gene Ragan. son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ragan of Boone, is reported by the War Department as being m Using in action. Neither the date, nor the place where Pvt. Ragan was engaged, is revealed in the information at hand. Store Manager Mrs. J. L. Reese. who is in , charge of Bare's Fair Store here. I which will open its doors to the public Friday morning. Mrs. Reese was employed by this com pany for five years, and in all has been engaged in Eoone depart ment stores for a period, ox eight years. She is well known to the people of this entire trade area, and appreciates their friendship and confidence. P AKE'S STORE TO OPEN FRIDAY New Department Store Occupies Wilccx Building Across From 1'ratoffice Bare s Fair Store, which is being installed in the building recently pmch^scd by Mr. D. L,. Wilcox, op posite ihn pcstoffice is to open its doors for business next Friday, ac cording to an announcement mad'.' in the advertising columns of this newspaper today. The store. which will feature a full line 'H clothing for every rt!?*rvt- j ber of the family, will be managed by Mrs. J. i . Reeso. who has been engaged in similar work ir this city fnr many years. In commenting on his new store: j Mr. Bare says: "We are {jjlad to agair: be in Boone. We appreciate the fine business this fin;-, was formpr iy given here, and promise a com plete and economical merchandis ing service." Lieut, David Greene Happy To Be Home Lieut. David F. Greene.- Jr.. formerly of Boone, but now uf Greensboro, is spending three weeks with his family there, after 14 months spent in the Pacific war theatre. Lieut. Greene entered the 'service April, 1942, and took his pre-flight training at Ellington Field, Texas. He received his wings and was com missioned at Midland, Tex.. Febru ary. I;!43. as a bombardier ori a Mitchell bomber. He joined his out fit in Sicily, and was then sent to Italy. '?Don't let the 'sunny* Italy foci you because it is plenty cold there," he said. Later he- went to India where it was hot and rainy. Lieut. Greene completed 59 mis sions and on his last mission, as lead bombardier, he and Iris crew were shot down over Burma, They were picked up by the natives and after four days returned to their base. "I've been on some tough mis sions, but my hat it off to the in fantrymen. who are in mud and r^in all day. They are really doing a swell job? he stated. Lieut. Greene was awarded the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf clus ters in December, <943, in Italy, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross in July. 1944, in India. Three Wataugans Are Recruited Into Navy ?J. E. Hoffman, specialist first class, navy recruiter, who comes to the Boone post office each Monday, announced the names of three men who have been accepted and sworn into the naval reserve. These 17 year old Wataugans are: Clyde Ver non Ellison, Tamarack: Dean Ray Tester, Sugar Grove, and Otto Gris som Thomas of Mabel. Three other applicants have been accepted sub ject to passing physical examina tions and are scheduled to leave on Sept. 13. These are Jack Moody of Blowing Rock, John Ernest Estes of Globe, and Kenneth Clay of Boone. The quota for 17-year-old youths has been greatly increased, accord ing to Recruiter Hoffman, and any interested applicants should see him at the Boone post office on Mondays. IMPORTANT JfOgtCE The stores in Boone will cio*e ai 3:30 Thursday, Sept. 14, for Merchants Association picnic. TWO ARMY FLIERS HURT IN CRASH OF I GLIDER ON MONDAY Lieutenants Cut Loose Ship From Tow Plane When Air Currents Threatened Craft; Crash Into Mountainside in Beach Creek Section Two Army Air Force lieutenants, forced by adverse air currents to re leas*- their glider from its tow plane, crashed the motorics '.raft into a / nountainside in ibc Beech Creek section pi Watauga county Monday afternoon, and miraculously enough lived to tell the story. In tact, while badly injured, neither ot' the men is considered critically hurt. The officers figuring :r. Watauga county's first air accident were l>t. H. 1-. Maiik. whose home is in Arnericus, Ga.. and I-t. W. A. Lipsie of B'.ainiviile. Pa The former suf fered a fractured left leg. with torn ligaments about the knee, and a severe cerebral blow. The latter came out oi the crasn with serious facial lacerations, chipped teeth and perhaps torn ligaments in the back. The two men. in their early twen ties, chatted good naturediy with a representative of The Democrat Tuesday morning from their beds in Watauga Hospital, and told of the harrowing moments spent when they knew a crash was inevitable, l,ieut. Lipsie admitted that a rather cold sweat broke upon his brow, when he thought the end was in sight, while his fellow traveler suggested t.i'i condition bordered on "petrifica tion," En Route to Muton The chine and giider were on a ierrying mission from George Field. II!., to Maxton, N. C., when the ac cident occurred. The occupants of the glider explained that conflicting air currents were responsible for tr.eir had luck, and that in order to save the glider, and perhaps avert, t CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR; HlJNTlTOREBUYS WINKLER BLOCK Department Store Plans Expansion Soon Says Guy Hunt, the Owner Hunt's Department Store announ ces the pureh?s? from W. It. Wink ler of the building next to their es tablishment, more commonly known as the 5 and 10 cent store building, and Mr Guy Hunt, the owner of the store, says that plans are now un der \yay to utiiizo the new proper ty in connection with his rapidly ex panding store Work is noiv going forward on adding additions! floor space to the rear of the present quarters of Mr. Hunt's store, which has been en larged a number of times to take care of the enlarged stocks which are being carried. Blowing Rock C. of C., Town Council Hosts To Officials, Others Blowing Rock, Sept- 4 ? The direc tors of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce and the town council were joint hosts at a banquet given in the hunt room of Mayview Manor last Friday evening. Guests were the officials of the Watauga County rationing board, the Chamber o? Commerce of Boone, the Bocne Mer chants Association, the Boone town council, and the Watauga county board of commissioners. F W'. Webster, preside. it of the local Chamber of Commerce, was master of ceremonies. The address of welcome was made by Mayor G. C. Robbins. and responded to by Mayor Gordon Winkler of Boone. Dr. A. P. Kephart welcomed the visitors on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, and the response was by H. W. Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce. Brief talks were made by Mayor Thomas Gam ble of Savannah. Ga.. who was the guest of C. G. Beck: R. A. Olsen, chief clerk of OPA; Milton Chap man, manager of Mayview Manor, and F. W. Webster. Following the six-course dinner, the address of the evening was de livered by David Ovens, of Char lotte and Blowing Rock. Speaking of postwar plans and programs, Mr. Ovens said, "No one knows what the days which lie ahead hold for this county or any other county; but we do know that prosperity and prog ress will come to those who deal fairly with their fellowmen." About -10 of the leaders of the business, professional, educational and civic life of Watauga county were present.
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