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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the \ ear I b88. VOL. LVfg NO. 12 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 1944 WATCH the LABEL on your paper as H shows lh? daJ* yeutr subECiipiion will expire and th? date yot:e paper will b* stopped unto** 60?r.flr renewed. The Deraocrai I* operating strictly oo a ca*b iiv ad vance bails. There are no exceplioas io this rule. KAR? 5c A COPY WILEY SHERWOOD SUCCUMBS; RITES HELD SATURDAY! Business and Educational Lead er Dies After Long Illness: Hat! Bret) in Mercantile Busi ness for 5H Years; Former Chairman Hoard of Education Wiley F. Slierwood, who had been act iv. in fhe business, religious and ?duea'icr;il life of Watauga county for riiera than half o century, died at Watting :t Hospital last Thursday, following a period of illness which extended over several years. His; condition hat! been critical tor only ! a few days, however. He was 73 ] year? okl. Funeral services were conducted from the Cove Creek Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. J. C. CHnipe, pastor of the Boone Baptist Church, and Key. R ,1 Starling, pastor of the Hen son's Chapel Methodist Church, and interment was in the cemetery near the church. The church was filled with friends of the deceased from a wide area, and the floral of fering was profuse. Surviving are the widow, two sons and five daughters: James and John Sherwood of Sugar Grove; Mrs. Paul Walsh, Mrs, Grace Bing ham. Misses Annie and Ruth Sher wood. r.-f Sherwood, and Mi's. T. H. Coffey, Jr.. of Blowing Rock. Mr. Sherwood was born in Wat auga county, a son of the late Rev. J. J. L. Sherwood and Mrs. Sher wood, and had lived here during his] entire life. He had been engaged in the mercantile business for the past 5fi years, and during his indis position his business was managed by a son, James Sherwood, and by a daughter, Mrs. Grace Bingham. For a number of years he was chaiiman of the Board of Education of Watauga county, and did a full share toward the development of the county's present fine school sys tem He aided materially in the establishment of Cove Creek High School, one of the leading institu tions of its k inri in this Sectftn of the state. Mr. Sherwood was a devoutly re ligious" man, and had been a mem ber of the Baptist church for more than t>0 years. For a long period of time he served as Sunday School superintendent at the Cove Creek church He was a Mason and a member of Snow Lodge No. 363. For wore than 30 years Mr. Sher wood was postmaster at Sherwood, N. C., a post-office named in honor of his father, the late Rev. J. J. L. Sherwood. Mr. Sherwood devoted his long life lo the well-being of his church find his community, and lived a life of rare usefulness. He was noted for his unselfish disposition, and his generosity, and was one of the coun ty's foremost and most outstanding citizens. He was widely known and held in the highest esleem by all his acquaintances. WARFUNDDRiVE BEGINS OCTOBER 7 War Campaign To Be Merged With Boy Scout Effort; Goal Is 54,500 The United War Fund Drive gets under way in Watauga county on October 7, it is explained by H. M. Hamilton. Jr., chairman of the cam paign, who states that the effort this year will be combined with the Boy Scout drive, and the quota for the county has been set at $4,500. 'The war isn't over yet," says Mr. Hamilton, "and our people are ask ed to give generously, and share our good fortune with our men in the service, and with our allies." Mr. Hamilton has asked the fol lowing to help him in the campaign: T. M. Greer, chairman, Boone; Rev. Walter K. Keys, Blowing Rock; Mrs. W. H. Wagner and W. W. Mast, Valle Crucis: Mrs. Albert Bingham and Mrs. Stanley Harris, Cove Creek; Dale Vannoy, New River; Mrs. L. A. Henson, Brushy Fork; D. C. Coffey, Lower Meat Camp; O. G. Winebarger, Upper Meat Camp; D. F. Greene, Bethel; Stanford Creed, Reese; W. D. Lookabill. Deep Gap; Stewart Simmons, Elk; John Haga man and Marion Thomas, Mabel; Mrs. C. P. Moore, Shulls Mills; Col lis Greene, Blowing Rock township; W. S. Miller, Todd; Robert Thomas, North Fork; Miss Myrtle Cook, Blue Ridge; Howard Edmisten, Shawn ee haw; Dwight Cable, Laurel Creek; Alfred Adams, Treasurer; Mrs. M. R. Maddux, publicity director. Until Lafayette's time the Landes region in France was unhealthy marsh land. Gets Bronze Star Corporal William H. Kincaid, (above) of Sugar Grow, has be, en awarded the Bronze Si or medal for !iis heroic service in Italy. The ci tation reads: "For heroic achieve ment in direct support or' combat operation in Italy, from 29ih of Jan. 194'1. to Mil of June 1944, as a mem ber of wire team, ha displayed cour age. iniiative and steadfast devo tion to duty in laying and main taituus the wire lines of his bnl taiior. st all hours of the day and night under adverse weather con ditions, intense shellfire and over all types of (errain. When the wire tinei lie fore Cass i no were subjected to artillery fire he reconnoitered for less exposed routes, in some instan ces traveling mine areas to accom plish the mission On the Minturno front when the mfiinter.ar.ee of wire across the Gnrigiino River bocaine a major problem hi laid span cross ings, swimming the river at sev era! points to do so. In many eases when enemy fire made entry into an area perilous he performed ihe duties of wireman rather than send subordinates in his place. His ac tions and accomplishments through out this period exemplified the highest tradition of the military service." SAYSMANYVOTES" ARE MAILED OUT TO ARMED FORCES ! Chairman of Elections Board | States That He is Anxious For i AH Servicemen to Have the j Privilege of the Ballot; Co operation is Asked A large number of applications for absentee ballots for Watauga county men in the armed forces have been filed with the county beard of elections, slates Chairman Koby T. Greer, who adds that there are yet many men in the service to whom the privilege of the franchise hasn't been granted. Mr. Greer states that applications are being received daily at the elec tion board office in the Wade E. Brown building and that ballots will be mailed out to soldiers and sailors as long as there is any prospect of their being returned in time for the count on election day. Mr. Greer states that the board is very anxious that all tiie men who are fighting in the various theatres of war, and who are on duty in the camps in this country, be given the opportunity of registering their choice in the November elections and asks that the people of the county co-operate in filing the appli cations for ballots at once. Any member of the immediate family of a soldier may make the application, and the ballot is mailed the day the application is received, by air mail, at the expense of the government. It is explained that ballots for civilians who are away from home, may not be sent out according to the state laws, until October 8. Workers Wanted in Red Cross Bandage Work A number of workers are now urgently needed in the Red Cross rooms for the rolling of surgical dressings, and everyone who possi bly can is asked to assist in this urg ent war work. Bandages are being rolled each Monday evening, also on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday \ afternoons ir. the Red Cross rooms. DEWEY TRAIN IN COLLISION Portland, Ore., Sept. 19 ? The special train carrying Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and his party crashed into a halted passenger trjjin a mile north of Castle Rock, Wash., today, slight ly injuring approximately 50 per sons and sending a half-dozen to hospitals. But the Republican presi dential nominee and his wife were not hurt. BIG PAPER DRIVE | REACHES CLIMAX | HERE ON SUNDAY; J, ions Club, American Legion ! and Buv Scott Is l.'mte in Kf * j fori So Secure Maximum Col- . lection of Waste Paper; Col- j lectors to Tout City Sunday j Ralph Greer anil Mill Greet, eo- i chairrne.i. announce that all plans j are completed for the mammoth pa- j per "dcist'e lor Boime and Watauga I county. Ft is expected that every j business enterprise and every citi- i zen in Boone and the county will ] contribute to the success of this campaign sponsored by the Ameri can Legion, the Lions Cltih and the j Boy Scouts. I Last week the Boy Scouts of Blowing Rock collected and so) d approximately two tons of paper, magazine?, and cardboard as their contribution. Leaders in the loeal drive are predicting a collection ot ] 20 'ons from Boone and the rural j areas. Tin; proceeds from the collection [ m Boone will so to the Boy Scouts I and the proceeds from the county j schools will be turned back to the j schools as a lunch-room fund. Ev- 1 ery person who gives a bundle of i paper, a bundle of magazines or a j bundle of cardboard will thus be ; helping a worthy cause in addition i to helping to end the very acute paper shortage recently announced j by '.he government. AH trucks, ail voluntary workers, j and all committee members to be used in the Boone drive will meet at the Appalachian Produce Ex change on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 24. at 2:30. The tracks with their riders ami collectors wili then visit ! every home in Boone to pick up pa- 1 per. magazines and cardboard which ! will be bundled and placed on the { front porch or the curb. At least j ten trucks will he ready, and the! Legion, the Lions and the Scouts ! will be represented on each truck, j The following list includes the personnel ot the Various committees: i Transporlaiioti Boach Keller and Clyde Greene, .co-chairman ; Alvin Cannon, J. L. Storie, Charies Hartley, Lionel Wat l'.;ONTiN'tn.O ON PACK FOUR) Memorial Service is Held In Honor of Sgt, j J. B. Hollifield Sunday ! On Sunday afternoon. Sept. 17, aJ memorial service was held at the Boone's Fork Baptist Church in hoti-J or <;f Sri. Jay B. Hollifield. who was killed in action Sft the Island o? Saipan on July 9th. Sgt. Hollifield was the son of Mr. ana Mrs. Edwin Hollifield o! Blowing Hock. The church w filled to capacity; and a number of people could not j get inside. Sgt. Hollifield evident- 1 ly was an outstanding young man in his community according to the evi dence displayed by the people who gathered from over ? wide area. I The sermon was delivered by thel Ke.v. Levi Greene of Laxon. Other | ministers participated in the- service The American Legion was well represented and participated in the service. Ralph G. Greer, past com mander and publicity officer, pre sented the Gold Star certificate is sued by the Legion national head quarters and the local post, to Mrs. Hollifield. The Rev. Walter C. Greene, a Legionnaire, presented the U. S flag to Mrs. Hollified in honor of her son who gave his ali that the Stars and Stripes may con tinue t:o be free to fly in the United Sates, its possessions and on the high seas. ! Churchill and Roosevelt in Quebec iriJain's pjeiaier, Winston Churchill, leri, and Fresident P.oose pjciuved -when lhey met in Quebec for another ;:oufercnce oi Fate of Japan vras discussed. Pioneer Merchant Mi". D. Jones Coitreil, pioneer merchant ot this city, an account ot whoots death was p^xbluhod in The Dfcmocrut last week- Funeral service* weie conducted Thurs <J-y at the Boone SapinU Church and friends from a wide area gfirheiud Sor the rites. Interment was in the city cemetery. Guernsey Hailer of W. M. Winkler Brings Highest Price Ever Given For Watauga AAnimel I William M. Winkler, purebred] Guernsey hi eedor of Boone, sold a j t ten-months-old registered Guernsey j heife-r in George SaUey's Southern ! sale at Columbia. S. C., on Monday, j Sept. 11, for $950. Mr. Winkler bred j the calf and it is believed to be the 1 highest price that any Watauga bred animal ever sold for in a pure bred sale. This big sale was made up of con- j signments from South Carolina, | North Carolina. New York. New | Jersey, Maryland and Georgia. The j sale averaged $560 on thej>8 head' sold. The top animal in the sale was a cow which sold tcr $1,775. Mr. Winkler's calf was the fifth highest selling animal in the sale. A CORRECTION In the story last week regarding ihe sale of lambs in the third lamb pool, it was stated that farmers re ceived $15.75 for blue circle lambs. It is explained that the price paid was $15.25. The error is regretted. , Many Attend Birthday Celebration For J. E. Luther, 101; a Confederate Veteran On Sunday, Sept. 10. friends and neighbors of Jesse Eiihu Luther gathered at his home on top of the Blue Kidge mountains in Watauga county at Deep Gap to celebrate with him his 101st birthday. There were about 200 in attend ance at which time several tables were loaded with delicious food. Those in attendance were relatives, friends and neighbors, and among others were Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of the United States District court., Wilkesboro: J. Gordon Hacket, of North Wilkesboro; T. E. Story, prominent lawyer, Wilkesboro; R. W. Gwyn, banker. North Wilkes boro, and J. B. Williams, building and loan and insurance executive. North Wilkesboro. Several Talks Made Just before those in attendance were called to lunch, Rev. E. C. Hodges, of Hendrix, acting as toast master, called upon Mr. Hackett, who made a splendid talk in honor of the 101-year-old veteran. Follow ing Mr. Hackett, Judge Hayes deliv ered a splendid address in which he eulogized the aged veteran and gave to the others in attendance admoni tion on living clean and useful lives and being law-abiding citzens. Followng Judge Hayes. T. E. Story, a native of Watauga county, made a brief talk of greetings to his former friends and neighbors. J. B. Williams made a short talk in which he gave a brief biography of Mr. Luther's life. Jesse Elihu Luther was born in Randolph county on Sept. 10, 1843. He is Lhe son of William Luther and Mary Loflin Luther. He with his parents moved to Willcesboro when he was 12 years old. There he grew into young manhood. When he was (Continued on Page Six) C. OF. C. TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT Postwar Program to Be Chief Topic of Discussion: Pamphlet on County to Be Printed The Chamber of Ctinim-.nv.' will meet at (in* Gateway Cafe Thurs day night a! 7:45. in a banquet ses sion. ;,t which tin: principal busi ness will bo ihe discussion oi post war projects for the further devel opment of this immediate section. ! At the meeting committers will be appointed to prepare -m advertising pamphlet mi Watauga county, which will sive an insight into th<- re sources and possibilities of ths area, and outline the inducements being offered to prospective ir-dustries. The educational, agricultural and business life oi the county would be outlined in the proposed publics tion. A special committee from the Blowing Rock Chamber of Com merce will be present, and aid in the preparation for the material i'or the proposed advertising bulletin.. Rev. Mr. Parker New Presbyierian Pastor The Rev. J. Kenton Parker, jr., of Copeard. N. C., who has accepted the call of Jnn.es i. Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in this city, will occupy ihe pulpit Sunday re.orn- I iny. The Rev. Mr. Parker is a gradu ate of Dayidsbn College and Colum bia Theological Seminary. He has held two pastorates since his gradu ation from Columbia. Mr. Parker's father has been a minister for a number of years. Accompanying Mr. Parker will be Mrs. Parker and their two children, Helen Hege, age 7, and J. Kenton, III. age 4. Rev. Louis J. Yelanjian, who has been supplying the puipit of the lo cal church, will go hack to "High Haven." their home at Glendale Springs, Ashe county, and continue his writing. The Parkers will move to Boone about the middle of October. Until then, Mjr. Yelanjian will continue to preach here. The church will be host at a Sun day supper at 5:45 p. m., to the re turning and freshmen Presbyterian students of A. S. T. C. School Buses to Gather Food For Lunch Rooms The school buses will gather the canned foods for the lunch rooms at the- Boone schools on Friday of this week, it is stated by Mrs. J. E. Hol shouser, chairman of the lunch room committee. Patrons of the school have been asked to contribute 10 quarts each of canned food, and it is suggesied that the food be assembled at a central point to facilitate collection. HITLER REPORTED MAKING* PLANS TO LEAVE REICH London. Sept. 18 ? Dispatches from Stockholm reported today th at Adolf Hitler is getting set to leave his beloved Nazis at the proper mo ment and make a break for safety, but they disagreed as to the means lie would use. A report in a Stockholm newspa per said that 10 Messerschmitt-164 planes were kept at the disposal of Hitler and his staff and that they were suddenly fuelled Sunday. A Daily Mail dispatch from Stock holm reported that a specially con structed submarine, fitted out as a passenger craft and capable of reaching Japan, awaited Hitler un der heavy guard at Gdynia. Poland. TWQj/ IE BEING TP ,D IN DEATH j IP DAVID C. GUY Second Degree Verdict is Ac cepted by Slate, as Trial Pro ceeds in Superior Court: Case Expected to Be Completed This Afternoon Edna Oliver Rhymer and New-land Dotson went ti! trial Tuesday in j Watauga Superior court, charged ? with second degree murder con nection with the death of David C. Guy. whose: body was found float ing in the Watauga River during the month of June. Mrs. Maggie Hicks, Bulletin At the conclusion of the stale's evidence in ihe case against New land Dotson and Mrs. Edna Oliver Rhymer, charged with the killing of David Guy, defense attoru?*ys made a motion for nonsuit, which was granted by Judge Armstrong, and the defendants were released. Court was adjourned at II o'clock, following the disposal of a few divorce actions. No other civil j esses were tried. ?' ; StC,r ? Rf^ner. ia charged 1", o'n': 'in ??"?** after the . , , SulK'ltor L s. Spurting, en '?etuilr 0f -he state, accepted a sec K ChM-8R' m lh'" Winioa . ; 'hR facts thc case did not jus tify prosecution tor murder in the first degree. ,l,:!'c*y witnesses testified that -d %,e T?1' dnd Dotso? tod Visit-' d tne Tavern, near Vilas, in the in cu'?'1 ?L tho/ia-V Gu> ?'? kiUod '.ng ",al th,>v had been robbed- that oSrfc "h"' *tinB ,hwn had fe&ea - n'" car and lied. Sheriffs officers {he foJIowiiia day found the body of Guy hvthf 'ifi 3Ud U,e t?!?'n?-ny ! V J ri- HyKamar. reveaiid (hat I j . deceased had suffered severe Wows aboUI the head, and a /3! t'?n v?f one; v/rist. Oificers stated that at a later da & wldio Dol"':'' ),iHi t0'd thtm that \.iu!e Dotson was ash -p i? lho c l,i attempted to assault her -n.-! t.iat she struck him over the'Mft with a wme hot lie: Evidences of b.ood were found between the point where the car is supposed o W stopped and the place wherTouy^ body was found in the river. taking fhUri ?'! c'xpected 10 fmish taking the evidence in the case bv noon today, when the argument I Z fore the jury wili begin. Judgment - -peced to be passed this IS Following is a 1U| ?f the judg ments passed by Judge a1M| th? '<* homt h,-5?ari?f Priteharrt. violating pro s' In? *?'*? f,""d $2U0 and costs. J&Z ?"'*?* ?* V ? ??? Nathan Presnell, operating car ^ter license .-evoked, six rnonfhs on COLLEGE WENS FALL SEMESTER Unuwally High E^lmem j, Seon Wednesday Noon.- Over 400 Are Registered reSi1^3? CoUe?e began its .regular fall term on Tuesday and information from the office of *he Registrar. Dr. H. R Fm?. ? e that i7t fc . aggers, indicates that 175 freshmen and 235 upper classmen have already registered bringing the total for the two S to 410, or a gam of 50 over the er. tire year of 1943-44. Mr. Eggers states that registration and rttir throughout &$8& and that the number will probablv he appreciably increased by the time the registration period closes Frtshmen are taking their tests to tZ tnd -7*Ular classroom work the'we;kUntier Way by the ot The Appalachian High and De monstration Schools as welfL The other schools in the county owned on last Monday, and a large attend* ance is reported. attend
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