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emocrat on 7oar as \i shows the- &*t? your suJb&cziplipix will expire ar.d ihs? vi^pt your >r? pot wiU bo slopped vrile** sootio* renewed. Tb? Democrat 2j9 oncr&ling slricily orx a C3sla in fcd vance ba.sls. Tliaro tiro ?jo excepzi-.m? to ttoi* rul?. An Independent Weekly Newspaper- ? Established in the Year \8$&M? BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, N^pCMBER 16, 1944 VOL. LV.1I. NO. 20 ENGINEERS RESUME! SURVEY BLOWING ROCK HIGHWAY Complete Plans For Post- War BuiWiug E'rogrmn To Be Maths By Stole Highway Commis sion. Sa> s Division Engineer Stewart Lor.oir, Nov. 14? Resumption of! survey work on the Blowing Kock ! highway has boon staitcd, accord ing; to urt announcement Monday by Zeb Stewart, division engineer of the Stale Highway Department. Ar. engendering party headed bv Guy L. Dillard is taking up ihe survey work at a point whore the previous survey was compu ted and will continue the survey of the re- | mainin*!- distance to Blowing Rock. The pr-'vious survey with all ne cessary plans for letting o? contract, was completed for a distance of about three miles from the end of the present new road or to a point near Dr. Hodrick's cabin oo the Blowing Rock highway. The war intervened, however, and tnc con tract was held up for the duration. The present survey which will j cover the remaining distance toj Blowing Rock is being made so I that the preliminary details will ' have been worked out and plans ! made for letting of contract for , work to start ss soon as the project i approved after the war. V. D Cuire. highway commission- ; er. .vtio has given close attention to tin- Blowing Rock highway, said Monday that completion of the road! from the end ot the present itttprov- j ed road will he among the first! projects to be worked on at the cors ciatior; ot the war. The survey ,-n-i plans for the last en which the engineers are now working, will be ready in time to let contract before the second lap, | for which plans are ready, is com- I pieted. he said. DEWEY LEADS IN COUNTY BY 740 Unsuccessful Presidential Candidate H?a L.aig# Loenl Majority Over F-D.R. G.'-wrnor -Thomas E. Dowry, ot j New York, who last was do- 1 leatr.-t m an oloctor:>l college tandl- j slide for Pnajitfent Fratiklir. I> j Roescvc It fared well in \Vatyug? ; county. n living amassed a k-ou of 740 over his successful opponent. The dtficial reiiin.s gave Dewey 3,i>54 .1.-; ^gainst 3,214 for Roosevelt. On thi: state ticket She county writ Rep.ibikan as was the ease with the locai and national slates.; for jffiwnuir Vr.ir.i; Patton, Re publican. of Morgan ton, led Hover- ; nor-elecl CSrvgg Cherry, of Gastonis. i bv 472. The totals were: Patton j 3.S61, Cherry 3.38S. For secretary of state. "Watt H. Gragg. cf Boor.e. carried the county j over incumbent Tbad Euro by 553 j votes, getting 3.391 to 3,338 lor Eure- ? The remainder of tiie state ticket! followed rather closely the pattern ' of the Cherry-Pattern race. Sgfc. Bynum Harrison Recovering From Hurts ) Sgt. Bynum Harrison, son of Mrs. j J. O Harrison of Blowing Rock, who i was wounded in action in Italy Oct. ! 13, is recovering in a hospital in j Italy, according to a letter just re- J ceived by his mother Sgt. Harrison was injured in the j shoulder and knee, but information j did not state whether the wounds > were the results of gunfire, shrapnel, j or were inflicted through other i means. At any rate the young man j is rapidly improving. ' Memorial services arc to bo hold next Sunday morning at the Cove Crook Rap; is! Church for Pfc. Frank Mast, son of Mr. and Mrs: A. C. Mast, of Sugar Grove, who was killed in action on the Pacific island of Saipan Julv 11. Rt-v. J. C. Ca nipe of the Boone Baptist Church, and Rev: Mr, Starling, pastor of the Henson s Chape] Mothodist Church, will take part in the service. Pfc. Mast, who was 25 years old, and unmarried, entered the army in September. 1941, and was never home again. He was trained at Fori Bragg, Camp Wolters, Texas, and in California, before going to the Pa cific perhaps two months prior to his death. He was in the Hiawiiun Islands when the Saipan attack was launched, and asked to be in the engagement, Pfc. Mast is survived by his par ents, one brother. Edward B. Mast, of Boone, and four sisters: Mrs. Ray Farthing, Sugar Grove: Mrs. Hugh Reese, Mobile, Ala.; Misses Carieen and Joan Mast, of Sugar Grove. Wounded Cpl. Councill J. Norris, son ol Mr. and Mrs. Guru?y Norris -of Scone Rout* 2. who was wounded in action on Oct. 14 in lhe fighting in Xtelf. The message to lhe par ents stared that they would be advised as reports of his condition are received. COMMERCE GROUP ! HOLDS MEETING: Problems Discussed Dosti.ug With Post-war U?veiopmo:it of City Tin Chamber oi Commerce meet ing held at the home ot Mr and , Mrs. L,. T. Tatum last Thursday eve- j ning, was largely attendee! and many matters of. city and county concern were t.ikeri up for discus sion. The dinner was served by the cradle- roll workers of the Bap tist church. The water committee reported ; talks with the city administration j regarding the water shortage, with some promise oi a solution. Opinion ] Was ihut some solution must c?i found to the wrater shortage, as fu ture development of the town must depend on an adequate water sup ply. The liomung coimuittee mad - a , itiGOit, indicating confidence that a solution of this problem eoulrl bo found. The gathering favored a now vaiu- i ution of all properly in Watauga; counly for taxation, thus enabling a reduction in the tax r,-.?e. and offer- 1 ing further inducements to people from other sections to invest hero.! Memorial Service Is Ar raged For pfc. Frank Mast WATAUGANS CAST ; RECORD VOTE IN NOV. ELECTION! About Eight Hundred Marc Votes Cast in Election of Last ] Week Than Was the Case i? 1942: First Senator Elccted by G.O.P. Sin e 1920 Watauga county turned out per haps the largest vote in history last week, when the Republican party won every contested county office, elected a senator from the 29th dis trict. and went preponderantly for | G.O.P state and national nominees. ! ! This significantly large Republican ; majority marked the first time since j 192-1 for the Republicans to make a . clean sweep of the county, although j m 1042. they elected every c-andi- ; date except Representative Tom ' Jackson, who nosed out his oppon-i ent by only 25 votes. This year only | Register of Deeds Helen Underdcvwn j j is a locai Democrat office holder, i I having had no Republican npposi i Hon. Taking the figures cast for rep- j resentgtive. it is found that the to- ! tai vote in 1912 was 6,461, as against i . 7,268 this year,, a gain :>i! 807 votes, j ! S. C. Eggers won this year over ! Gordon Winkler by 260 votes. In j the race for surveyor, tor instance, ! the Republican candidate. Iredeli Bumgarner defeated Ernest Boiick, Democrat, by 388 votes, further in - i dicating the current Republican ! j trend. GOP Takes Senate Seat The Republicans kept up their : ! winning stride by capturing the j 1 29th district senate seat for the first [ | time since 1920. H. M. Thomas, i Republican, defeated \V. Carlos | ! Thomas, both of Ashe county, by I | about HI0 votes, breaking a political ! 1 tradition in this district of 24 years' i standing. in checking up on the old records j for this senatorial district, it is in ! teresting Ig note that Hon. R. L.. Do ugh ton was elected in 1!J08, R. K; Tinney in 1S10, E. S. Coffey, Wat I auga. 1912; R. L. Ballou, Ashe, 1914; ! Eugene Transcu. Alleghany. 1D1G; E. F. Will, Watauga. 19-8-. Dr. W. J. | Robinson. Ashe, Republican, 1620; Alien .Tones, Alleghany, 1922; John E. Brown. Watauga, 1924, P. T. Mc ' Nei!. Ashe, 1920; C. W. Higgitts, Af leghanv. '.028; W. R. J-ovfii, Wat-] | auga, 1930. P. T. McNeil. Ashe,' [ 1932: Qalten Warren, Alieghor.y, : ; 1934; J{. T. Greer, Watauga. If >. \ ; W. R. Austin, Ashe, 1938; Eujucno Tran-sou. Alleghany, 1940; H. G. I Farthing. Watauga. 1942. P.-T. A. Auction Sale Is Marked Success j The I'arent-Teac'.tcr Association pnade a net profit b? $152.12 at the i auction sale and basketball game I sponsored Friday evening at the ' high school auditorium. The or ganization wishes to thank en eh in dividual in the community for ilie splendid co-operation given in mak ing the affair such a signal success. The event was largely attended. ! Pvt. Alex Wilson Missing in Action Nazi War Front Pfc. Alex Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson of Meat Camp township, has been missing in action in the fighting in Ger many since October 23. according to a message received Friday by his parents. Pfc. Wilson had informed his , parents some time ago that he ; j was in Germany. Ke was a ma S chine gunner in an infantry di- ; vision. Official Vote of Walauga Couniy in She Nov. 7 Election Prccinci Boone Bald Mountain Beaver Dam ..._ Blue Ridge Brushy Fork ... Blowing Rock . Cove Creek Elk Laurel Creek ... Meat Camp 1 ... New River North Fork Shawneehaw ... Stony Fork - Watauga Meat Camp 2 ... Totals Senate Ha| : ? Q I * s o -C ?-< cj ? s o s w House O \ Surveyor County Commissioners ; 686| ' S5| ! 313j 42 j 285 j 215 400: ii 286, 283 333 19 77 143 233 37 j 247 686, 98 88 i 173 312; 269; 45 1661 289 243j 223 478| 398 141 i 19 261 239 305 1031 197j 286 288 353 15 81 404| 152 4401 230 47! 39 : ? C ! i -O ! 1 S ? ! Q S\ I a> is ! ao W af i ? ? c o rt <? r> ? ? i I o CQ CQ t; : ? ?c 1 E 239| 697 93; 87 180| 322 266; 43 164 i 292 | 241 j 230| 479 i 404 | 141; 17' 263 237 289! 289! 289 341! 106 178 404 438 14! 81 ! 150! 236 1 668 i 2511 87! 85! 311! 176 j 421 269! 285! 166! 218j 241; 392 | 482; 17 j 141! 2861 260; 284! 236; 330; 305' 14 j 107 ? 71| 179: 1451 400; 230! 433: 46: 39; 37; 41] 666 j 87 j 316| 42 j 288! 218) 396 17 288| 2891 327] 14! 78 1 149 1 231 1 38] 660 84 315! 314! 672: 263 82. 95! 174 j 42! 421 269! 289j 291| 169! 216! 2161 245| 400! 403; 480 j 17! 17 j 141 i 289! 237; 260; 287! 288! 232! 333' 336: 305; 14j 14' 107! 80! 79| 177; 137; 149; 433; 235! 237! 433; 38! 41 j 46! 2 I 5 < i ? 244 i 259 95. 102 173 [ 173 269: 269 165 | 166 241; 244 4751 476 141 i 141 259 261 231 308 107 179 436 436 47 241 306 107 177 415 438 44 3434!3793!3504j3764j3531i3417.,3805!3454j3436|3475iS7S5!3765;3819 Word has boon received by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Miller. Sr.. ct Zionviile. that their son. Pvt. Mas I.. Miller, was wounded in France on Oct. 8. Pvt. Miller has been, in service since February. 1343, and has been overseas for the past four montlis. He has been award ed the Furple Heart DOUGHTON LEADS BY 14,000 VOTE Totai ->7,!i!5 Lawrence Moody v 72, Taken by Death After A Protracted Illness Lawrence Kttiody, former prom inent resident ot the Cove Creek section of Wiittuga county, dire! at she home of a ciaughtei'. Mr-:. Wil liam 1"). Wilson, ir> Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. 6 Mr. Moody had been in unpaired health for several years, and had suffered a paralytic' siroke shortly before his death. He had made his home in Cleveland for about two years, and had dis>xised of his farm in the Sugar Grove neighborhood. Funeral services were conducted last Friday from the Cove Creek Baptist Church by Rev. ,i. C. Cc nipe, of the Boom- Baptist Church, and interment was in the Cove Creek cemetery. Mr. Moody is survived by two sons and twe daughters: Coy D. Moody, Cleveland, Ohio: Sgt. Hardy Moody, who is in a Texas army camp: Mrs. James Horton, Des Moines, -la., and Mrs. William D. Wilson. Cleveland, Ohio There is one sister, Mrs. Robv Giver ,o? Elk Park. Mr. Moody was reared in Watauga county and had spent most oi his life here. He was a member of the Cove Creek Baptist Church, was a dec-ply religious man, and a splen did. upright citizen. The news of his death was received with sorrow by his many fri?r,ds throughout this county. Wounded in Actk Congressman Robert L. Doughton was re-elected to his ninth district! scat by a majority of 14,167, com-; plete figure? from the nine counties i of the district reveal. He carried j six counties, while his Republican ? opponent. E. C. MeCaii, of I-enoir, > led in three? Wat-.uga, Alexander | and Stanley. MeCall got 41,3% of i the vote, while Doughton received 58.7%. The vote by counties is as fol- j lows: County Dough- MeCall ton, D ft. Alexander 2.31S 2,895 Alleghany 1,573 i ,24(1 Ashe 4.47 B 4,438 Ca&arrus 9.12K 3,678 C.JL-wcll - 5.214 4,-?0G Iredell 8,532 4.17?. Rowan . 10.010 5.22.") Stanley 2.768 3,721 Watauga . . 3.399 3,851 Congressman Gets Six of Nine Counties in District With 56.7% of Vote Cast Tommy Osborne House Is Damaged by Fire: | Tlic stone house in Daniel Boone i i Park, occupied by Mr. a .icl Mrs. i J Tommy Osborne, arid owned by Miss | j Marguerite Miller, was severely i ; damaged in an afternoon fire Satur- j day, the structure having been j damaged an estimated Si, 000 by the] flame and water. No one had been in the house I since 1 a. m., and it is not known j how the fire started. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne lost practically all their personal effects, including clothing, bedroom furniture, etc.. bat there is no estimate on their loss. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne had no insurance, it is stated. j Red Cross Accepts Messages for Internees i The Watauga lied Cross chapter states that it will now accept mes sages for delivery to ar.^ prisoner of war or United States civilian in ternee in the Philippines. While delivery cannot be guaranteed in every ease-, this is the first time the Red Cross has been able to contact those left in the Philippines. Sixth War Loan Drive To Start Here Monday J PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR Y/hereas the United Siafces of America has be^n in an all-out. global war with Ine outlaw and aggressor nations of Germany and Japan for almost three years; and Whereas a war o 1 such rr.agni lude which is being fought around the world necessitates that wc have forces on every continent and in every ocean; and Whereas a modern war of this scope requires almost unlimited amounts of equipment of all kinds, supplies and materials which must be delivered to these forces scattered throughout the world? : and Whereas large sums ot money are required io purchase all this necessary materials of war? and Whereas the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. has announced that the Sixth War Loan drive will run from Nov. j 20th to Dec. 16th. 1944. to raise SI 4.000,000.000 and has called on , lhe 5,000,000 retail employees in j the United States lo form the Third Army for the sale of these : bonds: now therefore, I Gordon If. Winkler, mayor o I Bociie, N. C?, do hereby designate Monday. Nov. 20. a! 8:30 a. nu as the time and the Appalachian Theatre as the place for the store owners, managers and employees l of the city of Boone to rne-et to organise the Boone unit of ihii -Third Army and I farther call upon al I places of business of Boone to close from 8:30 to 10:15 on Monday. No?. 20. and that eech ot them attend this organisation meeting. Done in the city hall iu Boww1 N. C,? this the 15th day of Novem ber, 1W4. GORDON H. WXKKXJSR. Mayor. WAS FUND DRIVE REACHES QUOTA! $4,500 Collected in War Campaign I Ju&S Closed; Pcopls Aj-r Thanked fcr Aid Watauga county has dvfinitplyj passed fcfr cj'jots of 31.500 in thftl War Fund c;fepaign ;,ur,l closed. ' says Man y M. Hamilton. chairmen j o: I'm -.'f.roi t. who states rhat there J ;uv still a f<".v contributions to be ; recetved. All those .who haven't j gm?n. u?ay make their contributions j to any member ot th>.- war funu or- . {Utilization. Mr. Hamilton state? u.at iour of : the 13 neighborhoods in the eiiunty! exceeded their quotas, hi ilif order j giver.- jLower SJeav Camp. Mabel. . Elk, and Upper Meat Camp Mr. Hamilton takes occasion to j thank ail workers and ali contrslr.i- 1 tors tor making She campaign a suc cess in trie county. Some of the recent contributors to the fundi appears on page seven of ?his issue VOTE ON COI.LEGE MERGER HOL.DS BAPTIST INTEREST Charlotte, Nov. 14 ? Centering the attention of more than 1,500 dele gates to the North Carolina State Baptist convention in session here vviii be a vote Wednesday afternoon on the controversial proposal to merger Meredith and "Wake Forest colleges into one great Baptist uni versity. J The proposal has caused a differ ence of opinion within the denomi nation and the prospect of a decision by 'today's vote was expected to draw perhaps the largest thong of the meeting ;o the convention floor. STORES OF CITY WILL CLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING Pursuant So old custom the stores and most other business places of the city will close Thurs day, Nov. 23. in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Drug stores, cafes and some service stations will remain open cs usual, it is said. The bank, postoffice, city and county offices will close for the day. Patrons of business establish ments are asked to anticipate their needs, and attend to their business in town prior So Thanksgiving so that the minimum of inconveni ence may result from the general closing. As is often the case, consider able display advertising was omit ted from The Democrat this week, in an effort to lake care of the news situation and to co-op crate in the saving of newspaper and labor. Contributions with out news value or general public interest are usually omitted, to make room for information of concern to large groups ot' citi zens of the town and courtly. Mayor Asks That Stove Owners, AtanHgers aiui Employees o? the City Meet a i Theatre Next Monday to Start Sixth War EoAfi; Other Information as to Financing Campaign iu Wat mi i; a The Sixth "War Loan campaign of WataiSga county will get under way next Monday morning, when War Drive Chairman Clyde R. Greene and Mayor Gordon IT. V/ inkier insist thai all business men and their em ployees of the city meet at ths Ap palachian Theatre at 8.30 a. m., to organize the Boor.e unit of the THIRD ARMY. All places of bus ness are asked to close from 8:30 to 10:15, and al! the peoule employ ed attend. Mr. L. H. Crowejl, chairman of the retail bond sale effort, explains that a program is being arranged lor the meeting, and that at this time pledge cards will be given out, and gach attendant promises to sell $300 in bonds Under the plan the first army is composed of the men in ac tion. the second army those in war factories, and the third army the war bond salesmen. Army insignia will be distributed and solicitors will be given anything from a private to a four-star general's insignia, de pending upon the amount of his or her bond sales. Chairman Greene is organizing an intensive campaign throughout the county in an eifoft to raise the local quota of $il?,0SKi as quickly as pos sible. The HucaJ Campaign Mr. IT. M. Hamilton, Jr.. has been placed in charge of the rural area.-; of tiie county, and is; establishing an organization in each neighborhood, the personnel of which will be pub lished next week. Schools Participate Dr. D J. Whitener is chairman for the county-wide school system, and has supplied the principals of each school with complete rules of a con test which has been arranged. the plan $5 in war stamps ?will tie given to the student in each school seiling the largest amount fin cash value) ol war bonds E scries, during the period Nov. 20 to Dec. KS. $5 in stamps will also be given to the student in each school selling bor/ds to the greatest number of people. A grand prize of a $25 t>or<d will be given the student in the county selling the most bonds On value) and S25 to the student soi;'.;;g bonds io the greatest number of individuals. The following schools will par ticipate- in the contest' Bethel. Cove Creek. Mabel. Valle Cruets, Blow ing Rock, Deep Gap. Appalachian High and Demonstration Schools. The nrize money is being given bv the Boone Merchants Association: Ladies' Division MVs. Vs. V/. Stallings, chairman of itl.e women's division, says that her activities will be divided into four phases: 1. There wiil be an effort made to sell a S25 war bond io each baby born in 1 044 Mrs. Dais v Eggers, chairman. 2. Hacii service man's wife to be asked to buy S25 horn? from allot ment. Mrs. W. M. Grubbs. chair man. 3. Each housewife to buy a $2-5 bond from "pin money." Mrs. Con nie Cook , chairman. 4. Mrs. Mae Miller will he in Charge of bond booths at the bank and other public places. Chairman Greene points out. that the war is going into its most de cisive phases, that the conflict is far from finished, and insists that Ihe folk.-: on the home front buy bends to the point of sacrifice, to back up the men who are winning our battle Xcr liberty* and justice. Memorial Service to Be Held Sunday For Pvt. Michael of Valle Crucis Memorial services are to be he id at the Holy Cross Church. Valle Crucis. Sunday. Nov. 19 4 o'clock, for Pvt. James Liiwilie Michael, of that section, who was killed in ac tion in France oil Sept. 15. Pvt. Michael entered the service st Fort George G. Meade. Ma., on Feb. 6. 1943, and later was trans ferred to Camp Croft, S. C. After receiving his final training at Green ville. Pa., he left for overseas duty oil June 25. 1943. He was in the in vasion of Italy and remained in Italy unti) the latter part of July, 1944. He arrived in France sometime in August, 1944, and was killed in ac tion Sept. 15, 1944. He is survived by his parents. Mr and Mrs. Lee Michael ; a sister, Miss Edith Taylor, and a brother, Fred crick Michael, all of Valle Crucis. VALUABLE PIPES The D. & P. Pipe Works has placed on display at Boone Drug Co. three pipes made by the famous Marxman Co., of New York, from WatdUga county wood, and which are masterpieces of the pipe maker's art- Such pipes, it is said, would iretail for around $25 each.